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wasn’t thrilled, and I couldn’t see well enough to know whether he flipped me off. So we waited for him to return.
    “Lauren, I found his pack and the transmitter but our guard is nowhere to be found. There’s evidence of a struggle.”
    “Is there a trail you can follow?”
    “Yes, but it disappears after five feet. It is like he was sucked up by aliens or something.”
    “Or something is more likely. Is there any sign of a hovercraft? We left them with one and we didn’t find it by our dead man. Maybe he flew out of there.”
    “I’ll check.”
    While Tokem did his search, I turned on my headset.
    “Corbin, Traygen, any guess on what we are facing here? The games are less than a week away and we still have three other universes to scout out. I’ve a bad feeling about this.”
    “I’d think you were crazy if this place didn’t give you the creeps or creepy crawlies. This universe by itself is lethal, let alone someone or something snuffing out our guards.”
    “I agree with Corbin on this. Until we find out what or who killed the guard we need to assume this universe is compromised.”
    “I agree with both of you, if we can’t find this second guard we will need to shut down this universe. The fae will be mad as hell, but I don’t think we have a choice.”
    Before we could discuss it further, Tokem’s voice came over our headsets.
    “Hey, I found his hovercraft. I’ll come get you. This brush is so darned thick I am having trouble getting through it.”
    “Did you find him?”
    “No, but someone or something else did.”
    I definitely didn’t like the sound of this. We followed Tokem deeper into the brush. We zigzagged our way through it, under it, or over it. A machete and a blowtorch might not make a dent in this mess.. I itched to burn it off, worried I might destroy evidence. So we chopped our way through it. That’s when I spotted the hovercraft. It dangled from the largest spider web I’ve ever seen. The web easily covered an area the size of half a tennis court. I didn’t see our missing guard anywhere, but he literally might be right below us and we’d never be able to see him. I was certain of one thing. I didn’t want to meet whatever the hell made the web. Unfortunately, this wasn’t lucky day. The web rippled and shook, and I looked to see what caused it.
    Then a spider the size of a large horse moved toward the hovercraft. I shouted for everyone to move back and they didn’t need convincing. I raised my bracelet and fried it. There was no flipping way I’d let the supersized spider live. We needed to search for our missing guard, and I didn’t want to look over my shoulder constantly for the Godzilla of arachnids. As it is, I’d have nightmares. I only hoped it didn’t have relatives in the area.
    “Tokem, are we still getting a signal from our missing guard?”
    “Yes, it is directly below us. I’ll see what I can find.”
    No one needed to convince me to stay put. I asked Traygen to move us up above the trees. Corbin followed right behind us. We circled while we waited for Tokem to return. I was one disaster away from shutting down a universe now resembling the great race from hell. I definitely wondered what sadistic person thought up these deranged things.
    “I found him. If you come down almost directly below the web you’ll see him.”
    We picked our way back through the dense tangle of trees, limbs, and shrubs. Finally, we reached the web and made our way down another ten feet when we spotted the man. Traygen wound his way in and out of foliage until we found a place to land. I went over to check the man and the area for any clues to help us determine what occurred here. The man was dead and I found no obvious cause of death. No bite marks, no wounds, period. It was possible he fell to his death, but I didn’t think it likely. I sent out my senses to probe for any signs of supernatural activity. I moved through the immediate area until I felt a subtle shift in