"All Clear!" comes the call.  Ash holds Eva's hand until they reach the ladder.  After a day in the dark and claustrophobic tunnel, the bright sunlight hits you like a sack of hammers.  Squinting, you see rubble from buildings, abandoned cars, buildings in decay, some rubble, some with just broken windows and doors.  Silk is all around, and the withered corpses hang from it, swinging in the wind.<br/><br/>"The next safe zone is San Francisco Airport.  It's about a 5 hour hike from here, I expect we'll reach it about 2 pm with stops to rest."  Lurker says.  The wasp girls are scowling and fidgety, whipping their eyes and heads from side to side, antennae waving.  "Mmmmary and Jazzzz, scout ahead on the left, Rrrrain and Vvvvicki scout ahead on the right, keep the humans in sight.  Donnata and I will circle to scout.  Freki, stay on the windward side of the humans to smell trouble before it reaches you."  The wasp girls fly ahead and he adds "The girls are going to get pretty grouchy until they give birth.  Stay out of their way."  With that he and Donnata take flight.  Wings extended, you see that Donnata's unusual wings (for a wasp woman) are identical to Lurkers, and resemble dragonfly wings.  For several hours, the Gensects fly ahead, taking out individual spiders and warning to stay away from larger packs.