A crashed Russian stealth jet that shouldn't exist in Area 51. A Chinese bomb that definitely shouldn't be there. And sixty seconds on the clock.

Jeremy Trahn has always been the smartest guy in Miranda Chase's shadow. His hands may be freezing. His nerves may be shot. But for the first time, he isn't following Miranda's lead. Today, Groom Lake belongs to him.

His Own Cool Path ? because sometimes Q gets to be Bond.

(Originally published 2025 in Thrill Ride Magazine #11, Sidekicks.)