They arrived at the abandoned industrial complex at precisely 5:45 PM, giving them fifteen minutes to scope out the location before Yuki's skeleton crew arrived. The building loomed against the darkening sky—a rusted monument to industrial decline, all crumbling brick and shattered windows, surrounded by chain-link fence with warning signs every ten feet.
"Cheery place," Kai observed, shouldering his pack of dimensional anchors. "Really sets the mood for child rescue."
"The aesthetic is very 'abandoned horror movie set,'" Marcus agreed, checking his equipment. "Which, given the circumstances, is disturbingly appropriate."
Callum was already mapping exit routes with his usual tactical precision, his dragon senses on high alert. "Three entrances visible from here. Probably more inside. The dimensional pocket should be in the sub-basement according to Nova's map."
