"Just a few more little preparations and we'll be ready," Luis called over his shoulder. The dosage had calculated and he was triple-checking everything to make sure it was precise. This was too risky to leave to chance.

He regretted that they couldn't sedate Steve to start with, but they couldn't predict what the sedatives would do mixed with the treatment. It was this first time that was the scariest. If it ended up working, this would be the new weekly routine, but they wouldn't need to worry about an already-weakened Veronica going haywire.

"Ready to do this?"