"Hey! buddy! where ya going? Where's your fast lil devil of a brother?" Lance did not respond, instead picking up the pace to a light jog himself Jared did not falter and easily kept up with him. "Don't make me talk to myself all day. You can speak ya know…"
With that Lance turns and looks at Jared his eyes distant. "I am going to the next island"
Jared grabs Lance and stops him. "That is insane! Everyone knows that people like you can not swim!"
Lance doesn't answer, resuming his now run towards the beach.
Jared was now being dragged along by the running teen. "dude come on! That's not how Joe would have wanted it! He wouldn't want you drowning yourself!"
Lance smiled for the first time since he entered the marine base. "Who said anything about touching the water" Lance shook off Jared and sprinted towards the beach. As he reached the stairs he kept moving forward, and said "DASH-DASH air-walk!" and ran through the air, heading after the pirates who had tried to save them. He smiled as he took his first steps towards redemtion
