This was a absolute treasure! I catch tell you how much I loved this fic, it is going in my favorites folder to be read over and over.
Funny thing, I was trying to locate area 51 last week on google earth and the only way I could get close was to locate Grooms lake. Now a fic about it I have always been fascinated by that place.
Mystery Train? I don't suppose you are a Dean Koontz fan perhaps ;) One of my favorite novels of his mentions the Mystery Train
My favorite line "If I had a piece of dead monster, I'd give it to you." Spider didn't reply, but he dropped his own arm to fall, seemingly carelessly, around the boy's shoulder.
That was just priceless! Needless to say this story pushed all the right buttons for me. Thank you so much.