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Once aboard the helo, Jeff had asked if he could go “help” with the California crash. Before Miranda could even consider the request, his father shut that down.
“You can watch it on TV. It’ll be the only thing on all the news channels.”
For the rest of the short flight down the mountain, Miranda struggled to fit together the pieces.
The AC-130J Ghostrider had several unique features that were unfamiliar. The biggest change was the laser system. She needed to go inspect one so that she’d know how to understand its possible effects. Beyond its five-ton mass, she knew little about it.
She also needed to inspect the new crash.
And if there was still an undead general involved, then…
Miranda felt torn in all three directions. And a part of her wanted to return to the top of Snowmass a
