Budarin arrived panting, clutching a brushed-steel canister.
"I got it out of the highest-clearance part of the lab. It was marked 'not for distribution.' It's codenamed 'Super #Spreader.' Let's give it a whirl, yeah?"
"Analysis first! Let's find out what it--"
Too late. Budarin had opened the canister and was sprinkling the contents, a radiant powder that scintillated and sent out multicolored sparks as it hit the ground. Soon everywhere was a flashing sea of color.


