FaerieTales Page 20. Holly collides with Biv, a slender young man taking out trash. They both fall, and when Biv helps her up, she tells him someone stabbed her and is chasing her.

Running in a panic through the streets must be a pretty common occurrance on this colony.

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BAM! Holly and the pink-haired boy collide hard, sending wooden crates flying in every direction. Both tumble to the ground, stunned.

“I’m so sorry! Here, let me help you up! Are you okay...?” the boy stammers, scrambling to gather his spilled supplies.

Holly waves him off, eyes wide and wild. “No...! Some crazy guy just shot me up with something... jabbed a needle right into my chest!” She looks over her shoulder, panicking. “He was right behind me. He could be here any second!”

The boy looks toward the heavy metal door they’ve fallen beside. “Well... we’re not getting in that door. It locks automatically.”

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the street, Puck charges down the alley in a frenzy, his coat flaring behind him. “No no no no no!” His breath comes ragged as he slams a hand against the locked door. “I can’t lose her! I can’t...!”