From behind the bar, Kat, Katrin, Mitch and Sean kept watch over the Colt, the last safe place in Kat/Katrin's consciousness. The three without a bloody great double-barreled shotgun each carried a small Colt Revolver, and each time the Bug-Katrin returned, they put it down. However, they knew they couldn't keep her away forever, as the whispers tore at Katrin's mind..
Your friends will feed the swarmYou are already oursYou will lead us in conquest across the galaxy"Like hell I will!" Kat yelled over the counter, firing at the latest apparition and taking it's head clear off.
"Kat," Katrin said. "She called us, 'Child of the split mind.' Do you think that's why she wants in so bad? Because our mind is so fractured?"
"Don't be silly." the other mind replied. "I bet Isani's going through this exact same thing. We're going to kick this
**** out of our head, save Isani, and get the hell of this planet. Then, we're going to take a nice holiday to a desert planet. Just you and me, nobody else."
"What if that's the problem? That there is two of us in here?" Katrin said. "What if, we have to become whole again to escape, what if... One of us needs to die?"
"Don't talk like that!" Kat yelled, grabbing Katrin's shoulders. "Listen to me. We're getting out of here. Both of us, and no psychic bug queen
**** is stopping us, got it?"
"Kat. If it comes to it. Make sure you're the one to get out..." Katrin replied, tears coming to her eyes. "You've got so much more to live for, and I'm just a traumatized wreck, along for the ride."