They were all crammed into the back of Elara's Pet Shop again - a cluttered maze of cages, feed bags, and the faint, ever-present stench of wet fur. Somewhere nearby, a cat hissed at Sven, who hissed right back for no reason other than to amuse himself.
Kai stood at the far end of the storage room, staring at the unassuming steel door they had entered previously. Behind it was Elara's secret lab - a place that felt more like the den of a mad scientist than a research facility.
"Right," Kai muttered, before tapping the keypad beside the door. The others gathered behind him, curious. "Let's see if she changed it."
He typed slowly: C-A-T-L-O-V-E-R-1-2-3.
Isaac blinked. "You're joking."
Kai shrugged. "I thought it was a joke too last time, but I'm pretty sure that's what Shadow typed in. What's the worst that could happen?"
The door before them beeped, then clicked.
