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A few minutes later, Amaya appeared into a brightly lit forest clearing when she transformed. All three of the spirit animals were there. Amaya examined them; the lizard, Koozye, was missing her tail. She stood protectively in front of Waysa, who was in bad shape. The cat's blue fur was matted with crimson blood, and his chest rose and fell haggardly. Night Eagle said, "She's here, Waysa."

Waysa's head rose slightly. "Come… Come here, child."

Amaya ran over to the cat. This entire situation was so confusing; Amaya didn't even know their spirit animals could be injured. "Y-yes?" She got down on a knee next to him.

Waysa's eyes fluttered. He said, "We must… awaken Basai. Go to Finn." The heavy sound of Waysa's breathing was odd; it was rare to hear the cat breathe.

Koozye eyed Owlette. "He has a bracelet. Activate it."

Amaya eyed Night Eagle, who was anxiously surveying the area. "Will you three be okay?" A growling sound emanated from the wooded area nearby and made Amaya's skin prickle.

With a nervous look, Night Eagle quietly said, "Yes. We have an alternate plan, too. Activate the bracelet and come back to HQ. We will fix whatever damage you cause, now go!"

A minute later, thunder rumbled as Owlette flew the Owl Glider out of the HQ. She coaxed the vehicle to fly faster until she arrived at Greg's house. Lighting flashed as she landed the glider and opened the cockpit. As she flew out of the glider, a sudden burst of wind blew Owlette into the fence, and she cursed. "It wasn't storming like this a minute ago!"

As if in reply, lightning struck nearby, and the boom of thunder made Owlette's ears hurt. Rain pelted her as she flew up to the window at the end of the Edmonds' upstairs hallway. "Super Owl Feathers!" Feathers shot from her fingertips, and the window shattered. Owlette flew inside and landed at the doorway to Finn's room.

She ran inside and saw the preschooler was still awake, playing with some toys. "Finn!"

Finn appeared afraid. "Who are you?"

Owlette smiled. "I am Amaya." She pulled off her mask, and the little one relaxed.

Finn tapped his chin and sat his toys down. "You look funny without glasses."

Amaya smiled. "Yeah." She looked down at Finn's wrist. Just as Koozye had said, there was a glowing grey bracelet there, similar to the one the PJ Masks have. Had he always had that? "I need your help, Finn." She sat down next to him. "See your bracelet?" Finn nodded. "Does it always glow?"

Finn shook his head. "No, just sometimes."

Amaya noticed he was wearing a set of elephant-print footie pajamas. She'd never thought about it before, but he's had those PJ's for years… Shouldn't he have outgrown them by now? She re-focused, though, and said, "Push it. If you do, you'll get a cool costume, like me." She pulled on her mask and stuck her tongue out, trying her best not to seem nervous.

Finn's eyes lit up. "Really?" Amaya nodded, and he stood up, and said, "Okay!" He brought his opposite hand down on the bracelet, and there was a blinding white flash of lightning outside Finn's window.

When Owlette could see again, nothing was there. Finn was gone. "What the…?" She stood up and looked around; there were scorch marks where Finn had been standing.

Another voice chimed in. "Oh my…" Owlette turned around just in time to see Linda faint.

Owlette said, "Oh, shit." She ran over to the woman, and she seemed okay. She stood up apprehensively, and said, "Screw it, Night Eagle said they'd fix everything."

She flew down the hallway and back toward the Owl Glider. Just as she did, she heard a deafeningly loud call, "KYAAAA!" The nearly five-second long screech sounded like a hawk and struck fear into Amaya's heart. She looked around frantically and saw a winged monstrosity dive down in front of her. It appeared like an eagle, but the rear feathers of its wings and tail glowed blue. The bird's feathers cackled with electricity. Oh, and its wingspan was probably more than forty feet.

She stopped dead, with the wind howling around her, and said, "Holy crap!" She had no time to flee; when it flapped its wings, lightning struck her, and she disappeared. The rain and wind continued to pummel the city and the bird circled the sky and screeched again before fading away in another flash of lightning.

After the flash, Finn appeared in a wooded area, still in his pajamas. "Wow." He suddenly felt better; no more aches and chills. He looked around and gasped. "An elephant!"

Standing twice Finn's height, a juvenile elephant trumpeted. With a friendly male voice, it said, "Hello."

Finn jumped, "Ah! You talk?" He looked around for any more surprises. When none were forthcoming, he cautiously approached the elephant. "I'm Finn."

The elephant reached its trunk out and tickled Finn's side, causing him to giggle. "I know. I am Basai."

Finn screamed and ran over to hug one of the elephant's legs. "Can we be friends?"

"Sure." Basai used his trunk to pick the boy up, and said, "We are going to have a visitor, soon. He is a friend, okay? Even if he appears scary."

Finn nodded. "Okay!"

Basai said, "In fact, there he is now, with another guest."

A giant bird landed nearby. A pink flash accompanied it's landing, and Amaya appeared nearby, looking confused.

"What the heck?" She jerked her head around a few times, and ran over to Finn and Basai, ready to protect the little one from the menacing bird. "Leave him alone!" She put her arms out defensively.

Finn happily shouted, "Amaya!" He wasn't bothered by the bird. Why should he be? Basai would protect him.

The bird drew in its wings and Amaya felt a surge of terror in her heart. A bright light flashed and the elephant Basai said, "Calm yourself, owl-child. He is a friend."

Amaya looked back at the elephant and relaxed slightly. Finn looked on, awestruck by the sight of a boy standing in front of them with a blanket made of feathers wrapped around him. The boy's skin was a reddish caramel color. The first thing Amaya noticed about the boy was his unsettling, grotesque smile. Then chills ran down her back as she studied the paint on his face; it made him appear to have six eyes. His real eyes had golden irises, and they contained a hideous intelligence that just wasn't right for a boy of his age. All his facial features seemed healthy, but the smile and the look in his eyes struck a feeling of fear into Amaya.

The boy looked younger than Amaya, but his voice didn't sound quite right when he said, "Do I frighten you, Amaya?" His voice had an authoritative tone to it that was unnatural for a child of his size, although the pitch and timbre of his voice both sounded right for a prepubescent boy.

The boy dropped his blanket and revealed his only covering was a loincloth. His body was taut and athletic, and his upper body was completely covered in tattoos.

Chills ran down Amaya's neck. "Y-yes." She nervously asked, "What are you?"

Much to Amaya's surprise, Finn said, "His name is Thunderbird." He wriggled in Basai's grasp, and the elephant let him down.

Thunderbird said, "I am also called Baraqiel." He grinned and showed off unusually sharp teeth.

Amaya grabbed Finn protectively as he walked toward Thunderbird. "Finn, no!"

Thunderbird snarled, and said, "I will not harm him. Release him. Now."

Amaya shook her head and cradled the child against her chest. "No!"

Finn wriggled and said, "Amaya, lemme go!"

Basai tapped Amaya's shoulder with his trunk. "Let him go. He is safe."

Amaya looked around anxiously, and said, "I… Okay." She sat Finn down.

As Finn walked over to Thunderbird, Basai snorted, and said, "I didn't know the two of you were already acquainted."

Thunderbird flatly said, "You'd have to ask Koozye and Waysa about it."

Finn approached the boy and said, "I know you."

Thunderbird crouched down to Finn's level and said, "Indeed you do." He looked over to Amaya. "I brought you here solely at the request of Night Eagle, Amaya. She wanted me to tell you the issue has been handled. The wolf is exterminated."

Amaya nodded solemnly in reply. "O-okay."

Thunderbird looked back at Finn. "You assisted my friends by coming here, Finn. As my thanks, I have cured your sickness."

Finn smiled and hugged the boy. All he'd done was mess with a bracelet. "You welcome." He let go, and said, "Can you help someone else, too?"

Thunderbird raised an eyebrow. "Perhaps. Who?"

"My friend, Connor. He doesn't feel good…" Finn tapped his chin. "He's in da hos… hopi… hospital!"

Thunderbird smiled. "Very well. I will have to borrow your body to do that; is that okay?"

Finn nodded, and said, "Okay."

Thunderbird nodded and looked back at Amaya. "You. You and the Romeo boy need to be careful. That wolf was… Anomalous. It was not from this reality. That portal you two are attempting to meddle with could be… dangerous." He grinned and said, "Let's go, Finn."

Finn reached his hand out, and Thunderbird took his hand. There was a bright golden flash, and before Amaya could ask questions, she poofed back into the fusion core room where Romeo was working with a welding torch.

She blinked, and Romeo stopped his welding. "That was fast."

Amaya sighed. "It was kinda confusing, too."

"Is Night Eagle okay?"

Amaya rubbed her temples, "Yeah. Let's just finish what we've gotta do tonight and go home."