Alecie woke up early the next morning, long before anyone else. She couldn't sleep very well for fear of her family's safety and besides, she always woke up early the next morning after having just lost her wings. Sneaking out of the room, she quietly shut it behind her so as not to disturb Mia and Alanna. She then tiptoed downstairs and made her way outside.

'It's almost sunrise.' She thought as she stood in the front yard, waiting.

Alecie wasn't the only one up either. Rowen was up as well, along with Kento and Anubis. He had seen Alecie walk outside and had followed her outside to see what she was up to. He leaned against the door.

'She seems to be waiting for something.' He thought to himself as he watched her.

Alecie, unaware that she was being watched, straightened her shoulders when she knew the sun was about to come up. As soon as the sun peeked over the trees, a stream of sunlight hit Alecie as she closed her eyes in anticipation. This was her favorite part. Alecie started to glow as two white wings magically grew on her back, until they were full sized.

Rowen stared at her with his mouth hanging open in awe.

'wow.' Was all he could think as he stared speechless at the cloudrunner. As soon as Alecie felt the familiar weight of her wings, she kicked off from the ground, her wings spread as she soared around the house. She made one or two laps, delighting in having back her wings as she touched down on the ground where she had stood earlier.

Rowen smiled as he clapped. Alecie turned around startled.

"Wonderful performance." He said with a smile walking toward her. Alecie blushed at his compliment.

"Sorry, I always do that the day after a full moon." She said somewhat sheepishly. Rowen shook his head.

"I can understand why. I mean going most of your life with wings and then losing them temporarily for a night. I'd probably do the same thing." He said. Alecie smiled at his understanding. No one at home understood why she did that, "It's only for one night." They said. But Rowen, he understood, he seemed to understand what it was like for her to have something so precious as her wings, and then to have them taken away, even if only for a night, and then the rejoicing she felt the next day when they were back.

"You know, I think that you would have made a great cloudrunner." She said to him. Rowen smiled at what he assumed was a compliment.

"I wish I could have been one. It must be awesome to be able to fly like that. I've always wanted to fly." He admitted.

"Well, you will get your chance today to see what it's like." She said.

"Can't wait." He said. The two stood there for a few more minutes before heading back inside. By then everyone else was awake. Everyone was amazed at Alecie's wings, as they sat down to eat before they left. Everyone was quiet until Alecie broke the silence.

"How do you guys know Broadway?" she asked suddenly. Everyone looked at her quickly then to Sakura who lowered her eyes. Alecie sensed she had touched a tender subject for at least one of them, and she felt a hunch that it was Sakura.

"It's a long story." Sakura said finally and Alecie didn't ask anymore. She too had her share of "incidents" with people that she cared not to get out into public. She figured that this was like that.

"So who is coming with me?" Alecie asked changing the subject.  

"Well, we had a question about that." Ryo said. "Is there anyway that once we get up to Skybax City that we could get more soaring stones so that all of us could go?"

Alecie thought for a moment before answering. She leaned back in her chair as she thought about her father's reaction and how he would take to bringing more of them.  They way things were, she wasn't even sure if her father would accept help from the earthwalkers, and she was nervous about going back.

"Well, I honestly don't know. I brought only the ones that belong to me. My suggestion is that we take as many as we can now, and if we can, I will come back and get the others. Is that okay?"

Ryo nodded. "That's fine. Who would you like to come if only six of us could go?"

Rowen's name immediately came to Alecie's mind but she didn't say it first.

"Well, I really don't know your strengths and weaknesses like you guys do." She said. "just choose who you think would be the best suited to going." Ryo looked at the others.

"Anyone not want to go?" he asked.

"I don't really like flying." Cale spoke up.

"And I don't like heights." Kento added.

Everyone nodded in understanding. "Well, my suggestion is that me, Sakura, Sage, Rowen, Anubis, and Cye go. Is everyone okay with that?" Ryo asked. Everyone agreed as they stood up.

"Then let's head out."