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temple and the guard crumpled to the ground.
    The door directly in front of her burst open and four other guards rushed out, all armed with semiautomatic weapons. Renata turned her entire body solid and watched with interest as a hail of bullets rattled against her now-transparent uniform.
    One day I’m going to have to learn how this power of mine works,
she said to herself.
How come I can turn myself solid, and my uniform, but not anything else?
    At first Renata had only been able to solidify her whole body. Since then, she’d learned to control the power with greater precision. Now, she could pick individual parts and change them at will.
    It wasn’t easy, and almost every time she did it she got a throbbing headache soon afterward, but the trick had saved her life on more than one occasion.
    Now, the four guards were staring at her in panic.
    They clearly know who I am, so they should be able to guess that I’m not here alone.
    Two of the guards were looking around and the other two had stopped to reload.
    Renata turned herself back to human and grabbed hold of the nearest two, slamming them into their colleagues.
    One of the men recovered quickly and started to scramble away. Renata was about to dart after him when he suddenly collapsed to the ground.
    Danny Cooper materialized in front of the guard. “That’s it,” Danny said. “That’s all twelve. Bubbles is around the other side using his force-field to beat up two at the same time.”
    They turned at a noise from the jungle to see Impervia and Façade approaching. “All done?” Façade asked.
    Danny nodded. “Yep.” He looked at Impervia. “Though we should check inside to make sure there aren’t any others.”
    “No need,” the older woman said. “The scanner says they’re all out here.” She hit the switch on her communicator. “Vaughan, you can tell the copter pilot to break cover and start coming this way now. I want them to take the hostiles to the nearest U.S. military base for interrogation.”
    “Acknowledged,” the man’s voice replied. “That’d be the USS
Ronald Reagan,
out of San Diego. She’s currently three hundred kilometers due north of our position, en route for Costa Rica.”
    “Perfect. Get it done. Butler? You there?”
    “I’m here.”
    “Good. Carry the hostages clear. Fifty meters at least. I’m about to set the charges.”
    “Wilco,” Butler replied.
    “You too, Renata.”
    Renata nodded, crouched down and grabbed two of the unconscious men by the ankles, then started dragging them away from the building.
    She was on the way back for a second run when she saw that Danny was trying to use his one arm to move one of the men.
    “Leave him,” Renata said. “I’ll do it.”
    “I can manage.”
    “I know you can. That’s not what I’m saying.” Renata lowered her voice. “Any luck with that intangibility trick?”
    Danny shook his head. “Nah. I don’t think that one’s ever coming back.”
    Renata paused and glanced toward the building’s entrance. “When Impervia opens the door, you think you can get inside without her noticing?”
    Danny frowned. “Yeah, probably…. Why?”
    “If this place is a weapons cache, how come not all of the guards were armed? Why were there only twelve of them? The place should have been much better defended.”
    “What else do you think could be in there?”
    “No idea. But I think we should find out.” Peering over Danny’s shoulder, Renata could see Impervia opening the door. “Go!”
    There was a blur, then Danny was suddenly standing in a slightly different position, a worry line creasing his forehead. “I
knew
there was something wrong here. You were right. There’re no weapons in there, unless they’re well hidden.”
    “So what
were
they defending?”
    “The place is filled with huge crates of dried fruits, flour, cereals, dried meats…all wrapped up in airtight packages. They’re just like the emergency supplies we have in the basement of