“Back inside!” the Captain yelled before the helicopters got within shooting range. The soldiers scrambled through the opening in the cargo dock and back into the prison, slamming the steel door behind them. Three X7 gunships came blasting over the island from the other side. “Crap those things are fast,” he screamed over the noise and the wind. “I kind of wish we hadn’t designed them.” Then the choppers started to turn back towards them.

“Veronica, GO!” The blonde envoy took off back towards the prison, with Eliza and the Captain right behind. The Captain overtook the lead. Then Veronica tripped, her ankle apparently injured. Eliza grabbed her and pulled...