Adventure of Armorhide 1

The transport remains stationary inside the loading bay. Workers check the chains around Armorhide, tighten the fuel packs, and read the refrigeration gauges while Mara Venn watches the open doors.

The CDC researcher and immune child remain aboard with Armorhide, while Mara Venn and the rescue workers stay outside to prepare the convoy. The depot doors frame a gray, moaning street.

The immune child leans toward the dim blue glow beneath Armorhide’s hood, keeping both hands around the sealed specimen case as a worker checks the last chain.

A refrigeration gauge steadies in the green. Outside, the rescue workers hold position beside the lead vehicles, listening to distant impacts while the convoy waits for Armorhide.

Armorhide’s dim blue core steadies beneath the hood. Her engine catches with a heavy growl, and the transport’s chains strain as she tests the secured load.

The immune child presses the sealed specimen case against their chest as Armorhide rolls forward. The repaired tire turns cleanly, carrying the convoy’s mission beyond the loading bay.

Mara signals the rescue workers. Engines roar outside, vehicles align behind the transport, and the open depot doors reveal a gray street scattered with abandoned cars.