Chapter 2
Joanna's POV
I woke up the next morning, with straw in my black hair? then i remembered what happened yesterday and the day before that. Brett wanted me to follow him. I brushed the straw out of my hair and ran after the soaring falcon. After several days we came across a small cabin in the middle of no where. The falcon was sitting on top urging me to knock.
Zane's POV
We were training to past the time until the recruits showed up. My falcon switched to falcon vision making it so i could not see the course. My friends seemed to notice. "What is it Zane?" Cole asked. "My falcon switched to falcon vision." I responded. I hooked my self up to the "seeing" devise. We saw a girl about the age of Nya with black shoulder length hair and ragged dress knock on a door. "Hello?" Said a voice. Another girl about the same age came out. She had blonde hair pulled back, an orange shirt and jeans. "Where am i." Asked the black haired girl. "The hidden desert, in the Middle Counters" said a brown haired girl came out. . Then the falcon vision turned off."i have a feeling those will be the new recruits." Kai moaned at the idea of having three more girls on board. "I will tell my falcon to find a way to lead them here."
(Ann is Joanna's cover up name)
Lin's POV
Ann seems a little suspicious. I invited her in our ate a little food and went to sleep. As soon as Ali woke up and got all eat breakfast, we disused it would be fun to play a few games outside. After we played for an hour Ann stopped. "Why did you stop?" Asked Ali, I looked at the direction her eyes pointed. A falcon was perched on our roof. I was going to scare it off, when it did something unexpected. It flew in a circle and started heading West. Ann started to follow it. "Where are you going?" I called. She stopped and so did the falcon. " i follow the falcon everywhere. He showed my how to get here. I trust him." She said and ran off some more. Ali and i looked at each other. We ran to Ann.
Ali's POV
We ran for HOURS. Ann didn't stop for lunch, so we didn't stop for lunch. Ann must follow that bird a lot. We finally made it out of the desert, there Ann let us rest. After about five minutes of rest Ann said, "Now, lets do this for real." She took off running faster than in the desert. The heat must have slowed her down. After about two more hours of running. She stopped. Me and Lin both clasped behind her and black out.
Ann's POV
I heard Lin and Ali faint behind me. The falcon was perched on a ship. In a clearing, in a forest. I walked on deck. I stood there not knowing what to except. A green ninja came out on deck and noticed me. Then he started screaming," Girl," flailing his arms, as ran in a circle. This repeated until a black one, a blue one, and a red one joined the green one. All the spinning people made me dizzy and i fell. A gray ninja, a white ninja, and a girl my age came out. They quickly got the others to stop, but ended up needing to pin down the green one. The white on helped me up. "Um.. Thanks?" I realized one thing, i caught the black and gray one staring at me. I was going to leave when the white one asked me, "What are doing here?" "Well" i began. "I've been following Brett since i felt the Upper lands." Then the blue one spoke, "First off, Who are you, Second off, Who is Brett? Third off, YOU WALKED ALL THE WAY HERE?" I responded him question by question. "My name is Ann. I named the falcon i followed Brett." "Why Brett?" interjected the red one. "You got a better name?" I asked him kind of sassy. He was silent. "Hm.. Thought so, and yes i walked all the way here, um.. Where is here?" "Forest of Tranquility, in the Lower Abides." Replied the black one. "Can me and my friends stay with you guys for now?" I asked. "What friends, are they imaginary." Asked the gray one. I pointed to the two passed out girls. "Those friends." I replied. Then we all went inside.
Mason's POV
I knew who Ann really was. After the two girls woke up we did was still staring at Ann. Fortunately we were right next to each other. I leaned over, "Cole and Ann sitting in a tree" i began. He shoved me away as i burst out laughing. "Hey, it's not funny!" Cole basically yelling at me. That got me to laugh even harder. I fell off my seat and was laughing my head off. Cole looked embarrassed as everyone looked at him,which made me laugh even harder. I soon wasn't able to breath. I pulled it together and sat down. Ann looked confused. "I'm Cole and this is Mason." Cole told her. Everyone else introduced them selves. The we had dinner. After dinner I walked onto the deck. Then i heard foot steps. I turned to see Ann. "I know who you really are." She told me. I looked at my feet in defeat, "Okay, What gave it away?" I asked as she came closer. "The laugh, the eyes, the smile what can not go on the list that gave it away. Anyway what WAS the laughing about?" She asked. "Cole is in love with you." I said in sorta chuckled. She looked at me mysteriously and glanced over her shoulder. "I think i like him too." She whispered. "You better not tell anybody!" She yelled at me. "What if I did?" I questioned her. She replied as if she was prepared." I took you done four years ago, i have a hunch i still can." She replied kind of sassy. "I bet i can beat you." I snapped. Oh, who was i kidding. She would most likely win. "You wanna go?" She asked. "Bring it." I told her. After one minute after we started i was lying on back, and she was making me unable to get up. "Oh, to let you know i was going easy." She said smirking. I knew it was best not to question her. She helped me up, and realized how battered my arm was. I walked back inside and ran into Cole who noticed my arm. "What happened?" He asked gazing at my arm. "Lets just say, don't get on Ann's bad side." I said walking away with Cole frightened to go on the deck.
Zane's POV
After diner i turned off the falcon. I took out his memory card and plugged it into the computer. I saw everything my falcon saw. i saw the tops of the trees, he flew over houses and over lovly gardens. I saw the Upper lands castle. "Father you cant do this!" I heard someone scream. The falcon flew to the window as a girl was pushed into a room. I believe it was Princess Joanna, the Princess that went missing about a week ago. "You will stay here until the wedding next week." The king yelled. I saw the girl scream then fall on her bed crying her self to sleep. I speed it up so i was on the next day. The falcon landed next to her and it sort of gave her a jump. I saw her call the falcon brett, to help with something. Brett, i think i will call him that from now on. During the next few minuets,I saw Princess Joanna change into Ann. I stopped it right there. I unplugged the chip back into the falcon and turned him on. I could not get rid of the thought of Ann being Joanna. I turned my self on to sleep mode so that i would not hurt my self by thinking.
Ann's POV
I saw Zane flip a switch. Robot, or not i need to make sure he wont tell my secret. It's already bad enough that my brother is here. I turned the lights off and tied him to a chair and put the chair in the closet. In the closet i woke him up. I saw his eyes flutter open. "Where am I?" He asked. "Why should i tell you?" I said in voice that didn't sound any thing like mine. "What do you want with me?" He asked. "I want your secrets. What do you know so far about the girls that joined your group?" He seemed hesitant. "Why should i tell you?" he questioned. I grabbed a small hidden dagger and pointed at his chest where is off switch is. "I can switch you off permanently." He reluctantly replied, "One of the girls is Princess Joanna." I smiled at him, he looked at me. "Ann?" He said surprised. "Took you long enough." I said regular voice. I cut the rope, then i grabbed him by the arms. "But if you tell any one about this meeting or who i really am. You will be a tin can." I told him as i squeezed his arms. When i had let go i saw a dent where i saw my hands. He looked at his arms then looked at me. When we got out of the closet. We ran to the bridge. "Zane what happened." Said Jay observing his arm. "Lets just say don't get on Ann's bad side." Zane replied.