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  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
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  49. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  50. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Colonel Charles looked between them, frowning, then abruptly opened a drawer and pulled something out in his closed hand. “Oppenheimer, I notice you’re missing your protective amulet,” he said, quickly standing and walking around to stand behind them. “And between that and the fact you called Fitzgerald here ‘Fort,’ I’m going to assume I’m speaking to… Sierra?”

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SIERRA LEAPED TO HER FEET, but Colonel Charles was faster. He slammed something down over her head, and Sierra shrieked, collapsing to her knees.

“Ah, I wasn’t sure that would work,” the colonel said, grabbing a pair of handcuffs from his desk and placing them on Sierra’s wrists behind her back. “I’ll have to give Oppenheimer credit for that, if he ever regains control.”

Sierra thrashed around on the floor in pain, and Fort finally made out what Colonel Charles had put around her neck: a protective mind amulet. With Sierra’s mind inside Dr. Opps’s, there was no telling what kind of damage the amulet was doing to her.

“What are you doing?” Fort shouted, jumping to his feet too. “Stop it! She’s in pain!”

Colonel Charles stepped between Fort and Sierra and pushed Fort back to his seat. “Ah, now that’s disappointing. Here I was hoping you were under her control as well. But considering she’s barely able to think right now, I think we can safely guess you’re here all on your own.” He gave Fort a curious look. “What exactly did you want with me? To take over my mind, and control the entire school? Wipe my memories again? What was the plan, Forsythe?”

Fort just stared at him, then launched forward, trying to pull the amulet off. Unfortunately, the colonel was faster, grabbing Fort by the wrist before he could reach Sierra. Colonel Charles twisted his arm painfully, pushing Fort’s head and chest down against the desk, pinning him there.

“She’ll be fine,” Colonel Charles told him. “Unless, that is, you pull a stunt like that again. Now, can we talk like civilized adults, or do I need to keep this up?” He wrenched Fort’s wrist again.

Fort gritted his teeth to keep from crying out. “Okay,” he hissed. “But please, let her go.”

“What… what are…,” Sierra tried to say, slowly pushing to her knees, only to drop back to the floor. “I’m… you’re… splitting me in… half!”

“Really?” Colonel Charles said, looking back at her. “Honestly, that’s news to me. Oppenheimer never claimed it’d be painful. Just thought it might be a last-ditch way to drive one of those monsters out if it took over a student again.” He leaned down to give Sierra a closer look. “But instead, I’m guessing it’s interfering with your spell, while not allowing you to leave his mind. That’s actually perfect.”