He packs all of his valuable belongings in his backpack, the pictures and map his grandfather had shown him as a child,the letter and the book written by Emerson,his clothes,his wallet,a phone charger,family photos, and just to be safe he packs his grandfather's favorite pistol and a bunch of bullets. He's grateful his grandfather had found a peculiar who was able to put a charm on this bag, so it would never be full. He sneaks into the kitchen, careful to not wake up his parents. And quietly packs himself enough food to last him a while. He puts on the backpack and sneaks to the front door and quietly exits the house and runs down the street. He remembers holding his grandfather as he was dying. And how he'd told him to go to his old loop. His grandfather had explained to him that he was peculiar when he was little, and had told him of the home full of children like himself in Cairnholm,watched by a wise bird,a Peregrine falcon to be exact. His grandfather had lived with the bird and her peculiar children when he was a boy. And had told him that one day so would he. He knew that the things he could do were not ordinary, and that he should be around others like himself. His grandfather had passed away months ago, and he remembers the horror he'd felt when he'd discovered that a hollowgast that had done this to him. His grandfather had explained to him years ago what they look like, but to see one in real life was even more terrifying. His parents were afraid he was going crazy so they'd had the doctor prescribe him multiple medications and had eeven made him see a therapist, Dr. Golan. He'd decided that he'd had enough with hiding. That he's going to Cairnholm and he's going to find miss Peregrine's loop. Once he's far away from any houses, he transforms into a raven and begins to soar high in the sky.

'Goodbye ordinary life, hello adventure' he thinks to himself as he continues to fly away from everything he's ever known.

After a few hours of flying he shifts into human form and checks his map. He munches on one of the granola bars he'd packed, then puts everything in his backpack. He puts it on and then shifts into a Peregrine falcon. He's only a few hours away from Cairnholm and has seen a few of them flying around. He then perches on top of a boat that is traveling to his destination. After about an hour the boat is within sight of the island and he decides to fly the rest of the way. He stretches his wings and launches off into the sky and flies towards the island in the distance. After a few minutes he sees another Peregrine and let's out a small squawk to greet it. It glances at him and squawks back before flying off. He watches it go and enjoys the feeling of the breeze against his feathers. It had been so long since his last flight. He eventually reaches the island and after a while of flying around the forest he finds the old beat up house. He flies through one of the many broken windows and shifts back into human form. He walks around the house, hoping that soon he'll be part of its loop. He remembers the stories his grandfather's told him about the children. Enoch is a boy that can give life to things he creates, even the dead. Bronwyn is a very strong little girl. Hugh, the boy with bees living inside him. Millard the invisible boy. Fiona, the girl who can control plants, Olive the girl that can control fire. Horace the boy who has prophetic dreams, and a keen sense of fashion according to his grandfather. The twins who wear masked ballerina outfits, to avoid turning their friends into stone. Claire, a little girl with a back mouth. And last but not least Emma, the girl lighter than air. His grandfather had never actually confirmed this, but he has a strong feeling that they'd been a couple for a while. He hopes that they'll welcome him into their family. He knows his arrival will be quite a shock to all of them. It's then that he makes a plan, he'll wait for a few days before going off to find them. He'll enter the loop in the morning, but he'll stay around the town and the beach for a few days so he won't necessarily startle them. Once he's finished thinking this over he glances out the window and sees it's getting dark. He shifts into the form of a black Siberian husky and goes up to the attic. He curls up under the bed and soon falls fast asleep. Little did he know that he'd meet one of the members of his new family very soon.