Raphael and Julia hid behind a tree from their buzzing pursuers.

  He triggered a jammer, their noise stopped, but his device's battery died.

  The humming returned.

  "Let's go, Jules! If we're caught, we'll never see each other again."

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  Colorful lights flashed everywhere.

  The two lovers stood at the edge of a precipice.

  "Raphael, I can swim, but what about those rocks?"

  He gazed into her eyes. "Anything's better than plugging in."

  "You're right." Julia wept.

  He kissed her.

  Capture drones fired webs and tranquilizers.

  The couple lept off the cliff ...

  Scouts flew over, scanned the bottom, and then turned around.