Roughly a couple hours after we escaped alarms started blaring all over the islands. I assume they had rounded up all the kids at hand and checked off who was missing. It was much, much later when we had started to get closer to the cliffs again. Although we didn't go any further, guards patrolled the beach. So we nestled in some bushes waiting.

They probably wouldn't care so much about the little kids dying they were more concerned with the older more dangerous patients escaping the island into civilisation where they would surely cause havoc.

The sun had just started setting and I had gathered the kids and climbed down the rock face to the small cove below. 4 Small sheds sat on the side of the road around the corner from the cove. In them I found numerous building and electrical tools, also a box of small inflatable rafts. I took 3 back to the beach where the twins had started to nod off.

I also brought a couple of large sheets of cloth and a plank of wood as an oar because there were non at hand.

Quickly inflating the orange raft I placed all the little ones in and dragged it into the oncoming waves. Swimming further out into deeper water, passed the break and into a current that would take us out towards the sea and back around the Gotham, or close enough to start paddling in.

I climbed in and sat at the end of the boat using one of the sheets under us, one to wrap around the kids and one to wrap around all of us.

They had all fallen asleep, and I couldn't see a thing in the terrible weather. The frigid wind attacked us, sharp fingers slashing out at my skin. I quickly fell asleep too.

I don't know how long after that is was when small hands grabbed my nose. Gideon's bright green eyes sparkled in the pale moonlight and his skin seemed to glow in the dark.

"I'm cold Ally" Gideon, Dulcie and Primrose cuddled with Clair.

"Come here" I moved the plank to one end of the boat to prop me up so I could see where we were going but was half laying down and sitting up. They cuddled around me and I stroked Gideon's soft hair.

I started to sing the lullaby the nurses used to sing when we couldn't sleep.

A strong wave crashed into us and sent us rocking violently. They squeaked and grasped me "The wind outside has settled my little darlings. It's whispering quietly in your ear" I breathed and sunk lower into the protective sides of our raft. "It calls for you to drift away... into a land of swirling dreams. The rain it patters on your window... dancing on your pane"

Gideon had started to snore quietly, Nestled under my left arm. "Ally look" Claire had moved to the front of the boat and was pointing to bright lights up a head. "Is that Gotham?" I smiled.

The last time I had been there I had been so small. Claire wouldn't even remember, she hadn't even spent a week there. "Hey Prim, LC , Giddy wake up, quick look we're almost there"

Their little heads popped out and looked out over the water. "Where are we going to stay Ally?" I snuggled back down, taking the paddle and slowly steering us towards land.

"I dunno my little White Rabbit" Claire smiled at the name.

Dulcie didn't look so happy "Won't the doctors find us" I held her hand tightly.

"Even if they come banging on my door, even if they barge in, even if they rip you from my arms." I closed my eyes and took a breather "They won't be able to take you from my arms unless I'm dead and I'm not planning on dying any time in the near future." Giddy's eyes were scared... "Hey, don't freight my little door mouse. I'll let you all in on a secret..."

"She's a girl of her word"