Meanwhile, elsewhere in the base, Ophelia and the kitchen staff, who were secretly escorting the first group of children to safety, winced as the piercing screech blasted through the speakers. They barely had time to recover before a voice echoed across the entire compound.
Ophelia didn't need to guess who it was.
Ashley.
Everyone instinctively looked up at the speakers, listening as Ashley ranted as though she were finally venting every grievance she'd bottled up for years. It was the last thing anyone expected, yet her voice carried through every corner of the base.
"Ophelia..." one of the kitchen staff whispered. "Who… is that?"
Before she could continue, one of the children spoke.
"Ophelia... was that Super B?"
Ophelia swallowed hard, forcing down the dread threatening to overwhelm her. She looked at the women, then at the frightened children. After taking a deep breath, she said,
"Take the children. I'm going back for the others."
