And at the end—
A massive operations room glowing with screens.
Wren stops suddenly.
“That’s it.”
Boone follows her gaze.
The infrastructure command hub.
Inside—
Rows of servers hum.
Lights pulse across massive display walls showing the entire Los Angeles grid.
Traffic systems.
Hospitals.
Power networks.
Water control.
All of it.
And standing calmly in front of the central console—
A woman.
She turns slowly as the team enters.
Her expression is completely calm.
Almost curious.
“Well,” she says.
“That was faster than expected.”
River’s rifle locks on target instantly.
“Step away from the console.”
The woman tilts her head slightly.
“You must be River Channing.”
River doesn’t react.
“Hands where I can see them.”
She raises them slowly.
Not afraid.
Just… cooperative.
