Charlene Montoya put the finishing touches on her makeup, and brushed the last few strands of hair into place. She had seen the Stormloader docking and ran to her room to get ready for Kristofer. The team must have finished their job early in Mandelovia, but that didn't matter to her. All that mattered was that she would be seeing Kris again. What was taking him so long to get to her room? She heard a knock on her door.
She ran to answer the door, pulling it open only to find a surprise. "Kris, what-" Grimm and Tayden stood in the doorway, faces down. Grimm held something in his arms. His jacket, it seemed, wrapped in a bundle.
"Charlie. . ." he said.
"What's wrong? Where's Kris?" she was beginning to get worried.
"Charlie, as acting Chairman of Vanguard, it is my solemn duty to inform you that Kristofer Schanz died in Mandelovia. He gave his life to save his teammates."
"Oh, god." she covered her face with her hands and slowly sinked down the floor, sobbing.
"Let it out, Charlie." Tayden sat down next to her and cradled her in his arms as she cried into his shoulder.
"Be here for her, Tayden. I still have to tell Dr. Quantos." The angel motioned for him to go with his hands as he did his best to comfort Chance's former love interest.
