Vapor wouldn’t check the stream as per Ling’s orders, but she considered what the reward for Sprite’s black mark must be. It had to be tempting to garner this much attention. Perhaps after their move she would take a peak.

Ling and Darkholm made love that night, both glad to have gotten out relatively unscathed, glad to be alive, and glad to have someone to hold and to hold them in this dark world.

Scotty lay in bed, trembling, unable to go to sleep for some time, his body still producing an overload of adrenaline. Too much danger and stress.