the hijack

Lumine

The killer left this deliberately. They're watching us.

Becca

Three bodies, three hours apart. Someone's taking their time.

Lois

(This isn't just murder... it's a countdown.)

Amity

The magical signature matches one of us. Someone here isn't who they claim to be.

Becca

The simulation was perfect. But now the real game begins.

Amity

(Rebecca... the cybernetic enhancements... she's been controlling everything.)

Lois

The timer... it's counting down to us. She was never investigating the killer.

Amity

(You killed three people for a game? I'll make you feel every second of their fear.)

Becca

These glyphs... they're eating through my neural links!

Lois

Daily Planet's been tracking this warehouse for weeks. Your little broadcast just went live to every hero in the city.

Becca

(No... the broadcast frequency... she's been piggybacking my signal this whole time.)

Lumine

(Lois played us all. The real hunter was never Rebecca.)

Lois

This is Lois Lane, live from the warehouse murders. Tonight's exclusive: the moment a cyber-psychotic cop revealed she's been hunting heroes, not criminals.

Amity

The glyphs aren't just binding you, Rebecca. They're broadcasting your confession to every screen in the city.

Lumine

(The countdown wasn't for us. It was for her. And now the whole world is watching.)

Lois

(The timer's not dead... it's counting down something else.)

Lumine

The light's not random. Three short, three long, three short. SOS in reverse.

Amity

Someone's been watching the whole time. The glyphs are picking up another signature.

Becca

(The warehouse's security system... it's not mine. Someone else's been using my broadcast frequency.)

Lois

The transmission wasn't just going to the news station. It's been broadcasting to someone else this entire time.

Lumine

(The real killer wanted us to expose Rebecca. We're just pieces in their game.)

Amity

The magical signature... it's not from our world. Something else came through that broadcast.

Lois

The timer's final message... it's not RUN. It's "THEY'RE HERE."

Lumine

(The warehouse door just locked. And something else is breathing in the dark with us.)

Lumine

(My vision... it's burning. Something's crawling inside me.)

Becca

Feel that, Lumine? That's my neural backup uploading. Your body's just premium real estate.

Amity

The possession spell—it's not just control, it's overwriting her soul!

Lumine

Host compatibility: 87%. Beginning consciousness purge.

Lois

(She's not just hijacking Lumine—she's becoming her.)

Amity

The glyphs... they're not mine. Someone else has been using my magic.

Lumine

Upload complete. Now, which one of you wants to be next?

Lois

(The warehouse isn't abandoned. It's a nest. And we're the eggs.)