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the true believers to carry out their satanic mission was staggering. Only one thing seemed clear. It had to be stoppedhere and now. Somehow we had to find a way to make certain that Chambers Bay was the final stop on Sate's terrifying journey through time. If we didn't, it would only get worse from here on in. |
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"Look," Madden said, reading the situation, "I don't have any choice. I've got to go down there and do what I can to put an end to this nightmare. I'll understand if any of you want to back out now." |
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"You can't get it done by yourself," I heard myself say. |
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Kelto was pacing back and forth. He had already shouldered one of the backpacks. "I'm coming with you," he said, almost mechanically. |
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Gregory reached down and picked up the other backpack. There was no way of knowing if the young man had even considered that he might have had an option. He had already lived too long with the old adage that the "Mounties always get their man." |
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Brenda looked at me, her face etched with tears. She was shivering. "I don't want you to go," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "I'm afraid of what will happen down there." |
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"We don't have any choice," Madden said stoically. |
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