They walked through the rest of the night. At sunrise, the carts started up with only a few issues which Ellie and Weylin were quick to fix. The carts rolled forward at a man's pace as they followed the road through the flat desert.

By the time nightfall hit, another city lay on the horizon. This one looked much smaller than the last, but Jimmy kept them still when the carts ran out of power.

"Hybrid! Smart-girl!" Jimmy beckoned.

Alex slid out of the cart. She ...