“What should I do?”

     “They know you’re here.  Get them to leave. Or give me the element of surprise,” the Templar gripped two pistols.

     Darwin moved to the door.  It opened in front of startled Troops.  They raised their guns to him.

     “No need for that,” Darwin laughed nervously.

     “How did you know we were here?” a Trooper asked, his metallic voice masking his identity.

     Darwin pointed to the monitor.

     “Every move you make,” he winked and moved to a desk by the window.

     “We’re doing a search for the prisoner who escaped,” said the Trooper, moving into the room.  Two others assumed guard at the door.  “This will only take a moment.”

     He walked around the room, moving closer to the table.

     “They found a car in the quad.  It was hidden, but they traced it with heat signatures.  We impounded it.  They can’t use the car if they get away from us,” the Trooper explained to the Doctor.

     Darwin made a move to his bag.  One of the Troopers at the door turned on him, motioning him away with his gun.  Darwin sat back in the chair, sweating.

     “We’ll search the campus once.  Then create a perimeter to keep watch.  Of course, after dark, we’ll rely on the old Mob to keep them in for us.”

     He leaned around the edge of the table, staring at the three escapees.  Templar raised a pistol to his faceplate.  Pip grabbed his arm, jerking it down and shaking her head.

     Ju winked at them and moved on.

     “Nothing in here,” he told the other Troopers.  “Doctor, I’m going to ask you to remain in this room until we are done searching.  Then maybe get your car and get home before dark.”

     Darwin nodded, confused.

     The Troopers left, sealing the door behind them.    

     Pip popped her head above the table.

     “All clear.”

     Robe jumped up with the Templar.

     “That was Ju.  He’s on our side.”

     The Templar nodded.

     “He knew we were in here.”

     Pip powered down her rifle.

     “He gave us the torch to cut you out.  His Suit is registered to ours.  Even though we’re off line, his Suit will tell him when he’s near us.  We set it up that way, so he’d know to duck if things got hot.”

     “Wouldn’t want to shoot him,” Robe added.  “He gave us a lot of information.  They found the car.  Now what are we going to do?”

     “Follow his advice,” the Templar smiled.  “Wait until dark, then use the Doctor’s car.”

     Bruce fainted, falling to the floor with a loud thud.

     “What’s wrong with him?” Pip asked.

     “I think he remembered the Mob,” said Darwin.

     He looked out of the window, waiting for darkness to fall.