"That won't happen here, I promise." Kurt reassured him with a clap on the shoulder before he turned to ascend the stairs. It took a few minutes for them to reach the top mainly because it was a hundred meters tall.

And as Kurt had promised, it was one hell of a view. They could see Currahee in the distance, a bright shining break in the near black forest tops. And further out north were the faint, blinking lights that indicated the parameter fence of Zone 67.

And overhead, the auroras were in full view, spinning all manner of colors above their heads. "You see those lights about thirty clicks out? That's Zone 67. Real ONI spook stuff going on there, we're not allowed anywhere near it."