The Desperate Escape

Silvia and Chad, still donning their respective disguises, stood in the vast chamber of the CRC time machine. The sheer enormity of the machine, its metal frame towering over them, left them awestruck. The hum of its power reverberated through the air, instilling a sense of urgency in their hearts. They knew they had to retrieve the Cronus Shard and escape as quickly as possible.

The engineers, among them Sherlock and Sandra Urchard, busied themselves with the time machine, Silvia spotted the shimmering Cronus Shard nestled within the machine's complex framework. She seized the opportunity and whispered a spell, her hand waving like a conductor's baton. The Shard levitated out of the machine, undetected, and into her waiting palm. She quickly hid it in her pocket, her pulse quickening at their success.

“Chad, I’ve got it.” Now that the shard was in her possession, both of them motioned to escape the lab.