Corpse Girl’s powers protected Zzzap and Captain Freedom

“Please note,” said Stealth, “the ex went after you, Danielle.”
“Yeah,” she snapped, “I noticed.” She clenched her fists again and again.
“It went after you,” Stealth said, “even though Barry and Captain Freedom were closer targets.”
Their eyes all drifted between Freedom, Barry in his arms, Danielle, and the gap between the two cars where the ex had been lurking. They looked back at the broken ex in the street. They looked at each other again.
And then they all looked up at Madelyn, still hanging on the huge officer’s shoulders.
“The ex in the car also did not react to Freedom when he moved past it. It remained focused on Danielle and St. George. The sensory filter that renders Madelyn near invisible to ex-humans has been active for some time now, most likely since her true appearance began to register in our conscious minds again.”

Excerpt From Ex-Purgatory, pg 472
Peter Clines
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