The captain nods. “Time to the target injury?”

“Just a coincidence.” “Perhaps.”

Everest’s peak dims in Himalayan dusk.

The zombie war didn’t leave me crazy, Kid.

“You sure we’re immune to zombie bites?”

“I’m just a gorilla girl given human speech and intellect.”

None can describe it. No recording survives, except 3 seconds of audio...

“You needed help with monster trouble?”

“I’m too old for this,” she protests. “We’re not witches!”