Jonah was crushed.
Stupid, stupid, STUPID, he said to himself, over and over again, lying on his bed. He'd done just what he promised himself he wouldn't do – underestimate his opponents. The last night, he'd nearly lost the Janus serum formula. To top that off, the Janus High Council had messed up big time. Why weren't they smart enough to see that it would fail.
He paused in his mental rant. They weren't smart enough…
He sat up and reached for his bedside table. He picked up his iPhone 4 and scrolled through the contact list. Highlighting one, he pressed the call button.
He put it to his ear as he waited for the connection to be made.
"Hello?" he said. "Ned? I've got a couple questions for you."
