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Burke called out before he turned
into the hallway. Adam still fired one shot that tore through the air next to
his head. Burke walked quickly down the hall as Adam held up the rifle as an
apology for firing at him. He had an odd expression on his face as they stepped
into the ship together.

“I thought you were leaving?”

“I should have,” Adam muttered.
“Maybe next time I will.”

“The base is set to explode. We
need to go. Now.”

Adam nodded and walked to the front
of the ship. Kristen was still on the floor in the cargo hold, in the same
position as he had last seen her. He loosened the straps of his armor and let
them drop to the floor as he stepped toward her. When he was close enough, he
crouched down—feeling his leg split open anew as he did so. He winced back the
pain and set a hand down near her head. He felt the ship’s engines come to life
through the vibrations through the floor.

“I killed them,” he said. “You
don’t have to worry about them ever hurting you again.”

The ship lurched as it left the
moon. A bright flash of light came through the windows of the doors behind
them. The moon base erupted in a spray of fire moments after they left the
surface. Burke kept his eyes on Kristen.

“All of them?” she asked, her voice
firm despite how injured she looked.

“All of them,” Burke lied, and felt
no guilt as the girl closed her eyes.

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