The light swung shadows faster, slamming into the ceiling, throwing all of us into darkness for a split second before the two cords pendulumed in the other direction.

"Come on!" the captain yelled from down the hallway.

Mase fired again. Another wail, so close the light searched the rows of needle-sharp teeth in its mouth. It pulled the trigger of Poh's gun. The shot went wild.

"Mase!" I shouted from down the hallway.

He turned, and the three of us ...