Chapter 3

"I couldn't really do anything with the tracker. It's kinda hard without my tools." Lexington told Goliath.

"It's alright, Lexington." He said.

"Did anything happen, father? It's almost sunrise." Angela asked.

"Bronx caught a scent." He showed the clan the scrap of red fabric.

"That looks like Elisa's jacket." Brooklyn frowned.

"We found it on the north side of town, but Bronx lost the scent when we passed a broken sewer pipe." He put it back in his pouch and got on his perch.

The next night, Goliath took the whole clan to the spot where Bronx had lost the scent and let both dogs try to track the fading scent. They tried, but failed. As the clan scaled a building to sleep on, four yellow eyes watched them.

"Well, what'd you know? They're still alive." Talon told Maggie.

"And so are you, Derek Maza." An elf with a giggling baby stepped out of the shadows.

"That's Alexander Xanatos! Did something happen to his parents?" Maggie reached for him.

"Why does everyone pay more attention to the baby?" The elf muttered, holding him away from her. "No, his parents are perfectly fine."

"Who are you?" Talon asked.

"I'm Puck and I've been tasked with finding your family for the big guy." Puck pointed to the roof across the street. "Of course, we can always make room for few more." He smiled at Maggie.

"Wait, what's my family got to do with this?" Talon growled.

"Goliath won't come back with us unless we find Elisa and since he doesn't want her to be alone; he wants the rest of the family too." He sighed.

"Elisa's missing?" Talon frowned.

"Nobody's seen her since the Eyire fell." Puck said as a map appeared from Alex's hands. Few icons were on it.

"What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Talon shouted. Puck teleported the group away.

When the clan woke up, they flew to the hunting ground on the other side of town. A group of humans and three mutants were waiting for them. They landed and surrounded a woman standing a ways out from the group.

"See, they were just a little late, Fox." Xanatos told his wife.

"Elisa!" Goliath hugged her, picking her up.

"Hey, big guy. I missed you too." She laughed.

"Lass, where've you been?" Hudson asked.

She waited until Goliath put her down. "When I left, it was almost Beth's birthday and I was going down to Flagstaff to go surprise her. I hadn't really decided until that day. I left you a note in my apartment. After the plane touched down, I found out an earthquake hit Manhattan. A few days later, Beth and I started to pack for our journey back when Coyote dropped in and he hasn't left us since. He teleported us whatever possible, but he could never be sure of the next time an earthquake or aftershock would upheave our path. We just got here yesterday night."

"Thank you, Coyote." Goliath told him.

"I wasn't going to stop them." He shrugged.

"Elisa, I-" He turned to her.

"I already know about it. We all talked it over and decided we'd go with you." Elisa looked at Coyote. "Well, almost all of us."

"I can stay for a bit." He smiled coolly.

"Alexander is getting sleepy. We should head back to the bunker." Owen said.

The clan and mutants followed the two cars in the air to the bunker and then Owen put Alex to bed. Everyone introduced themselves or caught up with others. Goliath and Xanatos had somehow ended up watching the pleasantries from the sideline.

"You know, Goliath, I think this new world will work well for us." Xanatos smiled.

"Yes, I believe so." He watched his daughter and mate talk.