As Ralph talked about the suit, Pam kept an eye on Cyler, trying to figure out how Cyler was going to react to the story, but got her answer shortly. ...

"So, Mr. H, would the suit protect Aidan if she was gassed? And, could she, well, fly the plane to safety?"

"I don't know Cyler. I dealt with tear gas when I wore the suit with no problems, but no one ever tried to use knock out gas. Probably afraid it'd made me stronger. But, I know from experience it doesn't always protect the wearer's head, so there is that risk." Ralph replied. "She does know how to fly, both suit and plane though..."

"So, that must mean she didn't have the suit on at all, or even if she did was unconscious at the time the plane went down," said Cyler, frowning. "And, I'm guessin' Tony was in the same situation as well. I'll make sure that we have LifeFlite on standby just in case we need it."

Pam blinked a couple of times, still in disbelief. "Uh, you actually believe us?" she said. "I mean, Ralph has gotten into trouble a few times because of the suit."

Cyler pursed his lips. "Mrs. H, all my life I've had to learn to trust people. And I know Mr. H here won't like it, but I can tell when he lies, and he isn't."

"So that's how you knew Pam and I were keeping the suit a secret," said Ralph, having wondered how Cyler caught on.

"Yeah, since so many teachers gave up on those of us in special ed, I just picked up on how to know if the teacher was lying or not. Now, why don't you guys head back over to Rhonda and when we find out something, we'll getcha."

Ralph and Pam nodded, and went back to the group. Now, all they had to do was wait, and hopefully the news they'd receive would be good.

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Arriving back at the main part of the plane was slow but relatively smooth. Once he was inside the remains of the plane, Tony laid Aidan on the ground and checked her vitals again.

Relieved to see they were still strong, Tony tried to see if she'd wake up. He smiled when she stirred and moaned only to frown when he saw her eyes roll back into her head. "At least you're fighting to wake up," he said quietly. Tony also still heard the rattling in her lungs and found she was starting to get cool to the touch. He rolled her onto her side to help make her breathing easier.

Feeling the temperature start to plummet again, Tony took off the suit's cape from her shoulders and covered her with it. "OK, Ade, I don't know what all's wrong with ya, but first thing we've gotta do now is see if we can stay warm so none of us gets frozen like popsicles," he said, trying to keep both of them calm. He then assessed the situation as far as fire. He knew there probably was some dry tinder under the plane, but the lightning was becoming more and more dangerous for him to attempt to go outside. The last thing either needed was him to get hit by lightning or a falling tree branch.

Tony rummaged through Aidan's purse and found many things in addition to the supplies he put in it, but other than her jeans, nothing else that would keep them warm. He also found her jacket in the cockpit, which she had removed prior to their hike.

Realizing that the jacket wasn't going to help her out much more for the time being, Tony resorted to plan B. "Survival sometimes means feeling silly," he said, laying down next to her in a reclining position with his head resting against the cushion of a seat. He turned and pulled Aidan up to where she was sitting in his lap, her head lolling against his chest. He re-covered her with the cape and wrapped his arms around her, sharing body heat. He let out a breath when he felt her breathing seem to ease even more.

As far as himself, his knee was practically screaming every epithet it knew and his ankle was responding in kind. On top of those injuries, he received a cut to his leg during his rummage through the plane during the bear attack. It wasn't serious though, and he was glad the bear hadn't returned for an encore attack. "Haveta admit, Ade, I'm glad ya hit the bear to scare it, otherwise we'd be easy pickin's for it if it had come back," he said softly, not surprised she when didn't answer back.

As he held Aidan, Tony began to think about what was going on in the rest of the world. Was Cyler and the FBI looking for them? How long would it take for the rescuers to find them, and would they make it in time? Had they told Rhonda that he was missing in action... or worse, dead?

Looking at Aidan's quiet form, Tony started to worry further. In addition to what he already knew, Aidan was showing signs of really being sick, not allergies as she assumed. He knew Ralph and Pam had nearly lost Aidan before when she was shot the day she got the suit. With Bill being as close to the two, he knew for sure that they already knew about the crash. And, knowing that she lost her birth parents in a car crash...

He held Aidan closer to see if he could warm her up faster. "C'mon Ade, ya've gotta wake up," he insisted quietly. All he heard was the sound of rain as it continued to fall down and her slightly ragged breathing.

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"Sir, we've narrowed the grid as to where Miss Hinkley and Agent Villacana are," shouted one agent, waking Ralph and Pam from their thoughts.

Cyler rushed over to the agent and smiled. "That's great," he said as the others walked over to him.

"We'll find Tony and Aidan soon," said Rhonda, excited to hear some good news about the two.

"Do they know exactly where?" said Ralph.

"No, but according to the control tower, we've been searching a couple of miles in the wrong direction," said the agent.

"Great, that means they still could be anywhere," sighed Ralph, regaining the same nagging feeling.

Looking over the man's shoulder, Pam smiled softly. "Maybe not. Listen, there's a way we can narrow it down furthe," she said.

"Well, whatever we use depends on... well how they are and what we use," said the agent.

"What about something that would detect body heat?" said the judge, remembering an arson case she presided over recently. "The fire department use machines that detect body heat now, even in fires, so if there's one available, we should try it."

"We've never tried it..." the agent said, dismissing Pam's idea too easily.

When the agent looked at Cyler, the lead agent was not happy with what he said the Pam. "Well, we're going to try it, mister. You're right, Mrs. H, we do. We have one or two nearby and someone will make calls to the fire stations to see if they have another one. Right now, we'll gather the first search group up and send them out with the equipment."

"I'm going with them," said Ralph, with Pam standing beside him as well.

Cyler opened his mouth to protest, but remembering what Ralph said about the suit, realized he might know something about how it works and could help them find the two sooner. "All right, you're going as well. If you find them, you need to remember to let the paramedics check them out. They're bound to be hurt from the crash and if you help them beyond covering them with blankets, you could hurt them worse."

Ralph and Pam nodded grimly, and after receiving search gear as well, set off with the search group with the equipment. They also prayed that what they did eventually find wasn't their worst fears.