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properly. He needs medical assistance.”
    “I don’t believe you,” the youth said.
    Brodie was exasperated. “What is it with you people? You have to believe me!”
    “Do you have a doctor?” Ebony asked.
    “Yes, but -.”
    “As a symbol of good faith, my friend will put her weapon down,” Ebony said.
    Brodie felt none too happy with complying with the idea, but she could see the sense in it. “We will not attack you,” she said. “All we want is help for our friend.”
    Brodie placed the gun down. If the young man decided to shoot her, she doubted she could dodge out of the way in time.
    “Get your gun, Donna,” the youth said.
    The woman named Donna scooped up the weapon. “She’s fast, Jason. Watch out for her.”
    Ebony stepped into the corridor. “Dan’s getting worse. He needs help.”
    Jason pointed them back into the room with his rifle. Donna looked down at his inert form.
    “He doesn’t look well,” she peered down at him.
    “That’s what we’ve been trying to tell you,” Brodie said. “Do you have a doctor?”
    “Doc Williams can look at him,” Donna said. “You young people better not be trying anything -.”
    “We’re not,” Ebony said. “We just want help for our friend.”
    “I’ll get the doc,” Donna said, departing the room.
    Brodie found herself clenching her teeth in annoyance. Hopefully this doctor had some sort of proper qualifications, otherwise she and Ebony would have to fight their way out of here. Jason kept his gun trained on them until they heard the sound of a door opening and closing.
    Donna returned with a man aged about sixty. He wore military fatigues like the others, but he had a red cross sewn onto his pocket and carried a leather medical bag. Kneeling down beside Dan, he quickly took his pulse and checked his breathing. After a moment he pulled out a small bottle and needle from his bag.
    “What’s that?” Brodie asked in alarm.
    “Don’t panic, missy,” he said. “Your friend’s had an allergic reaction to the hypodermic. I’m just giving him something to ease his breathing. He’ll be back to new before you know it.”
    He injected Dan. Almost immediately, the boy’s color seemed to improve as did his breathing. It did not sound so labored. Brodie gave the doctor a grateful look.
    “Thank you for your help,” she said.
    “That’s okay,” he said. “It’s my job.”
    “When can we get out of here?” Ebony had sat back down on her bunk bed. “Why have we been taken prisoner?”
    The doctor held up a hand. “It’s not my place to answer those kinds of questions, but a man will be here shortly who will set your minds at ease.”
    I doubt that , Brodie thought. The only thing that will set my mind at ease will be leaving this place.
    As the doctor exited, Donna and Jason hovered in the entryway where the metal door used to be. They gave the gap a critical look.
    “We won’t try to escape,” Brodie said. “You have my word.”
    Jason seemed satisfied, but Donna looked undecided.
    “We’re not leaving our friend,” Ebony said. “And he obviously can’t travel so it looks like we’re stuck here whether we like it or not.”
    Donna nodded and departed. Jason gave them an appraising look.
    “You people have got powers,” he said. “That’s going to come in handy.”
    “Why?” Brodie asked.
    “You’ll see,” he said enigmatically.
    They heard the door open down the passage and a man sidled past Jason into the room. He was completely bald. Even apart from his baldness, Brodie realized he looked unusual and it took her a few seconds to work out why.
    Oh my God , she thought.
    He had no ears.
    “My name is Jeremiah Stead,” he said in a deep, confident voice. “I’m in charge here.”
    “Where is ‘here’?” Brodie asked. “Exactly.”
    “You’re at the Sanctuary Compound in Montana,” he said. “Consider yourselves to be among the fortunate few.”
    “What do you mean?” Ebony asked.
    Jeremiah smiled grimly