Previously, in BLACK DOOR: The incidents in Bloomington and Columbus, Indiana (giant spiders and a strange Santa Claus episode in September) have come to a close…

The chopper set down on an unfamiliar parking lot empty of cars, but Garrett was spared the problem of figuring out where he was. Fiona Street waited for him with a couple of men in suits. A black cat stood on her shoulder like a freaking pirate's parrot.

"Welcome to Ft. Benjamin Harrison," she called over the engines as Garrett and his people dismounted. "Captain, you and Mister Ratchik are with me. Sergeant Grace, these gentlemen will get you set up."

She turned away from the makeshift helipad and began walking toward a low-slung, sprawling building abutting the...

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