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Fang flashback

"Welcome to the South Dakota Rural Police Offices. How may we assist you?" The secretary behind the desk asked in a sing-song voice.

"I need to find someone... I need you to send out an Amber Alert." I asked in a whispered tone. Eva was taken and I wasn't just going to let that happen.

"Ok I'll send you to Jenni, the Missing Persons Officer. Her office is through the third door on the left." she instructed.

"Thank you..." I whispered, barely audible. My wings were tucked in as far as I could get them. I was holding them in so tight it almost hurt. I hate offices. I feel so trapped. I walked to Jenni's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in." I heard her soft voice call from inside the room. I slowly turned the handle on the door and walked into the miniscule room. "I guess you need an Amber Alert?"

"Uh... yeah." I said. Isn't it kinda obvious that I need an Amber Alert. You are the 'missing persons officer' I thought to myself. I sat down in the chair and figited while I waited.

"Describe this missing person." Jenni said with her clipboard in hand.

"She's about three years old... um... she has black hair... brown wings... dark--" Jenni cut me off.

"Did you just say wings?" She asked.

"Yeah..." I said. I was desperate to get Eva back. If there was anything that would help get her back sooner, I'd do it. That's the only reason I said something about her wings.

"Are you ok? Should I send you to Adriana, our Psychiatrist?" She asked with a change of voice. Her voice changed from a 'weird-police-officer-taking-notes-like-every-other-day' voice to a 'this-guy-might-be-mentally-unstable-so-I-should-talk-to-him-like-he's-five' voice.

"You know what... I'm just gonna go. You're no help anyway."I said curtly getting up to walk out the door.

"Are you sure? 'Cause I can get you some help." Jenni suggested.

"I'm fine. Have a nice day. Goodbye." I replied. I walked out the door and out into the fresh afternoon air. I walked to my car in the parking lot and drove home in silence.

Ari POV

Eva got her first power today. She can... well... transport herself... from one place to another. It's pretty cool if you ask me. They've been testing her all day. First they put her in a maze. If she didn't run it would burn her bare feet. The maze was a trick though. There was no way to get through it. There was a single patch of the maze that didn't have burning wires on the floor. She had to make it to that place but the low ceiling prevented flight. Eva transported herself to the spot effortlessly. I just wanna know how they're gonna keep her in the School if she can transport herself...

Eva POV

Well I got a new power. The baboons here don't know I've got more than one. I can... well... speak with... dead people. I only found out because of one person. Naomi.

Naomi was the 9 year old mutant in the cage next to me. She was dying from an experiment gone bad. She was part bird as well as I am. Her wings were an ashen colour with cobalt speckles. Her black hair was long and straight. She was in the Eraser play-pen and was seriously wounded. The whitecoats just threw her back in her cage and left her to die.

I was talking to her until she died in her cage. I whispered her name so quietly that even I could barely hear it.

What? I heard in my head. It was Naomi's voice.

Naomi? I questioned silently.

Eva? I heard. Am I dead?

Uh... yeah... why can I hear you in my head? I asked her. I must be going crazy! I have the voice of a dead bird-kid in my head! I thought to myself.

Well I don't know... some guy sittin' next to me at this bus-stop-thing says that you can speak to the dead. Naomi told me.

Where are you? Your body is still in your cage. I asked her.

Uh... I don't know... It's like a bus stop... only in the clouds... It's beautiful. All I know is that it's better than that School. she said, obviously relieved.

Well I can't exacly 'talk' anymore. Freakin' whitecoats are coming to get me for another experiment. I told her. Bye.

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