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to have the same effect on him that adrenaline had on human beings.

Red wasnтАЩt mad at him. Red was helping him out.
That was good.

The door, that booby-trapped super-steel door that Morguson had been so proud of, swung open, and
Stan Morguson stepped out, hands on his head. He blinked at the bright sunlight, took a moment to
locate his opponents.

тАЬWell, at least it took three of you,тАЭ Morguson said at last.

The Captain took a breath, planning to say something about doing whatever was needed in the name of
justice, but he hesitatedтАФwas it the right thing to say?

And before he could decide, Swift said, тАЬHey, it was a slow night, you know?тАЭ

Red laughed; the Captain hesitated again, then he, too, chuckled heavily. He supposed that the
incongruity of SwiftтАЩs casual remark, after a life-and-death struggle against a brutal killer, was humorous.
Or perhaps it was just a relief of tension.

тАЬAll right, Morguson,тАЭ he said. тАЬLetтАЩs go.тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩve got the law waiting down the block, Captain,тАЭ Swift said.

тАЬAnd that reporter from Channel Nine, I see,тАЭ Red remarked. He winked at Swift.

The Captain turned, and spotted three police cars and the Channel 9 news van, all stopped in the street
just fifty yards away. He tried to brush the powdered concrete off his armor as he walked toward the
clustered vehicles.

Morguson didnтАЩt put up any resistance; he kept his hands on his head as he marched along the sidewalk.

The Captain glanced at him. тАЬGlad to see you know when to quit,тАЭ he said.

тАЬHey, IтАЩm not stupid,тАЭ Morguson said. тАЬI donтАЩt want to mess with any super-aliens. Everyone knows
about you and the Church of Doom, and I heard what you did to the Dickerson monster. I saw on TV
what happened to that guy with the laser gun last week, too.тАЭ

тАЬThat was an accident,тАЭ the Captain protested.

Morguson shrugged. тАЬWell, I donтАЩt want any accidents happening to me, thanks. Better I should hope for
a friendly jury.тАЭ

Red smiled; he always liked it when the bad guys were sensible. There wasnтАЩt any fun in bringing in a
raving loon. And the Captain was always so serious about everythingтАФmaybe extraterrestrials didnтАЩt
have any sense of humor?

But then, it was hard to think of a guy like the Captain as an alien. After all, heтАЩd been raised on Earth
from infancy; he was just a regular guy.