The station captain stopped her hunters at the locked gate.
On the other side, passengers pressed against the bars, trying to reach the platform nearest the street. The first creature had appeared by the lower concourse. People could hear fighting there and see uniforms at the exit. From their side of the gate, the shortest route to safety was obvious.
The captain’s route map showed that platform out of service.
“Why?” she asked the station worker beside her.
“Repair gap at the north end. Power isolation incomplete.”
“Can you open the south access?”
“If someone clears the service trolley. And if we keep them out of the north section.”
She pointed to two hunters. “With him. Do what he tells you about the platform. The rest hold the concourse approach.”
