| Coming Together

Jack found that Jarvis was standing right behind him, wearing a long dark overcoat over a thick blue dress. Her deep brown eyes seemed troubled. 'Tell me, Jack, have those poor souls caged in the locker room been given their fix of Lucy's serum?'

'I guess so,' Jack reported. 'They were due a dose at six.'

Jarvis nodded gravely. 'There will be terrible bloodshed tonight.'

'So what do we do?' Jane wondered aloud. 'I guess getting the hell out of here ain't an option?'

'Not without Ava,' Jack shot at her.

Jarvis nodded. 'We must get inside the arena. Stop this madness once and for all.'

'Nice thought,' Lucy grunted. 'Any practical ideas on how we do that?'

But Jarvis had already turned on her heel and was striding away, her long silver hair trailing behind her like a comet's tail, her dark overcoat flapping about her ankles.