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“How’s that?!” Gutt lamented in disbelief, eyes darting out of his skull and down to his wristwatch. “Rats, normally we’d have a solid 10 minutes left. Must have horsed around too much.” He glanced down at the remaining spoils. “Ah, hell! We forgot the flamethrower y'all wanted.”

The remaining portals pulsated to a wavering beat, a slow throb of about every 4 seconds. A ferocious surge in my circuits told me to streak to the exits with what we had. I could feel my legs twitch, rabid dogs bucking in attempt to wrest free from their cages and chains. But I resisted. “Do we absolutely have to have the Flamer?” I shook the sack. “We already have plenty!”

He made sounds under duress, trying to hammer out a course of action. “Don’t Panic…” He churned with a vigorous expression. “They still won’t give out for a bit.”