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ENDING · No Spark Left Behind
Romeo anchors the line. Maddie calls the safe footholds. Paddy catches the guard’s wrist just as the rail tears free. Chorus keeps both of them listening to one voice instead of the collapsing metal.
They land in the vehicle in a heap. Pip closes the door with its mop. “Floor services,” it announces, “now includes dramatic exits.”
The Spark’s memories are intact. The purge records are safe. The guard is alive, disarmed, and receiving care—not suddenly converted, and not thrown back into the rain.
As dawn reaches the windows, the rescued Spark asks for a name. “Choose one,” Chorus says. After thinking, it answers: “Beacon. I would like to help someone find their way.”
Mission result: Spark, crew, Pip, and guard all survive. The original evidence survives too.
“Do we get paid extra for this?” asks Paddy. “You adopted a janitor and a lighthouse,” Maddie says. “We are already over budget.”
Commendation: THE OPEN HEART. Mind understood. Body acted. Soul cared. Nobody had to do it alone.
No Spark is cargo. No angel is property.
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN: You saved the Spark and the fallen guard. Replay and see what happens if you put the evidence before escape.