"She's dead?" Adam asked. He sat in a Stargod just beyond the force field. ​

     "No," Claudia replied. 

     "Of course not. That would have been too easy."

     "I sense her near the outer rim of the compound."

     "How long do we have before I can get to Gramps and Katy?"

     "The technology I have buried beneath the compound is more or less intact. I'm going to use some of it to absorb the radiation from those missiles to convert to my own use, but it's going to take a few minutes. If I try to send you in right now, the Stargod will melt like plastic. And wait till you see what I use the converted energy for." 

     "Got an ace up your sleeve, huh?"

     "She just made me nuke my own home, Adam. I'm going to do everything I can to bring her down." 

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