THE INDICATORS OF THE DARK convoy ahead blinked left, and as if they were all on rails, one turned directly after the other, with Voice tailing close behind. …

“Gloomier than I remember,” Voice said to Dubbs’s assistant as they approached the building. “Let me out!” growled Dubbs from the trunk. Voice popped the trunk open, and Dubbs cooed as he felt butt cheek and side boob flop from the car. …

THE HALOGENS APPEARED to dim as a new source of light fought its way through the tunnel ahead. A scout jogged back and announced that they were indeed nearing the end of the escape route. “Jesus, it’s about time,” mumbled Boss. Leon turned, chiding remark at the ready, but thought…

BOSS WAS PULLED ASIDE and fell to the ground, slamming hard against the floor. Leon landed somewhere nearby. “Where is he?” The voice sounded worried. Boss caught a boot to the ribs. “Dammit, where is he?” The leader stepped in, putting a hand between Boss and the aggravated soldier. “If…

A SPOTLIGHT BURNED ABOVE Marbles, who was chained to a chair in a small metallic room. “Okay, do you want to tell us why you’re here?” asked a uniformed man. “I don’t know.” “Better you come clean than us find out for ourselves. And we will find out.” The uniformed…

LEON WALKED ON IN THE DARKNESS, staring at the feet of the soldier in front of him, all sense of time lost. Through his blindfold, he glimpsed nothing but blotches and imagined his surroundings based on the sounds he heard. The further they walked, the darker it felt and the…