Meeting the Paragon Seekers

Clip from the 11th chapter of my story "Dark Horse Gambit"
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Two objects suddenly dropped down on the table in front of him. His eyes widened. It can't be. Shakily, he reached out and touched the Dino Medals, feeling them warm under his fingers. How…?

Overjoyed, he looked up at Archer to say something, anything, but stopped when he saw his superior. The other man had gone very, very still and was looking past Marquis. A sense of foreboding suddenly fell over him as his sense of logic caught up with him. If his Dino Medals were here, in the base, then that would mean it had all been a trick and that he had—

Oh no. Please, please, please let it not be—

Slowly, he turned around.

Amused aquamarine eyes met his own.

The world around him seemed to shatter as Creed Peregrine waved almost cheerfully from against the doorframe. A vicious looking v-raptor loomed behind her.