Peter had been worried about Myka since the night before he had said he would enter Spring. That was why when Axel suggested he be part of the emergency response team, Peter agreed immediately.
But when Axel had sent the team even without the signal, he was concerned. So Axel told him that he was only sending them early to ensure they were close if and when the signal came through.
Peter understood. Axel was just as worried about Alice as he was about Myka. It made sense. So why did Peter feel such a strange foreboding when they arrived just outside Spring?
The team had only been there for two hours when it happened. The emergency beacon sent a signal.
Peter was prepared for this. They had told him it would happen. The signal would come through as a blue light on the small machine the team leader carried. It would give them a location, and they would know exactly where to go.
The only problem was that the light wasn’t blue. It was red.
