The gifts that were given to the children start coming in in this chapter, Jane's locket is first, and Michael's will come along later.
When the door swung open, Michael was at the door, and Sky could see that he had been crying, or sneezing.
When she opened her mouth to speak, Michael suddenly hugged her tight, and she wondered what had happened.
"It's B-Bert, h-he's l-leaving." Michael cried.
"He is?" She asked.
"Y-yes, too f-fight in the great war." He continued sobbing as she hugged him tight.
"Shhh, it's all right, where is he?" Sky asked.
"You mean you're not mad at me anymore?" Michael asked.
"No, but I need to talk with that idiot before he leaves." Sky muttered.
"He and Mary Poppins were fightining and he walked out the back door and that was three hours ago." Michael replied as he dried his tears.
"Hmmm, I'll go find him, and talk something into him." Sky said and Michael released his grip.
"You will?!" Shouted Jane Michael and Uncle Albert, in which Jane and Uncle Albert had been in the living room, and heard the conversation quite clearly.
"Yes, he's like a dad to me, and Mary's, and I can't believe I'm gonna say this," Sky said rolling her eyes. "She's like a mom and Jane and Michael are my brother and sister, I've gotta help somehow, and I am not going to take no for an answer!" Sky said and she clampped her mouth shut quickly, for she realized she had just spoke in a proper way.
Jane, Michael, and Uncle Albert immideatly caught on and busted out into laughter, which sent them flying up to the ceiling, and Sky let out a shriek.
"Whoa! Ok, well I'm gonna go, but get yourselves down!" Sky said as she went out the front door again, leaving Uncle Albert, Jane and Michael, up on the ceiling.
Sky searched everywhere for Bert, and couldn't find him anywhere, it was like he disappeared into thin air or something.
"Lilli, I could use your help right about now." Sky said into the locket and when she opened it, she didn't see Lilli, but Ironsides.
"Well bless my soul, it's Sky!" Iron shouted.
"Hush! Sorry, anyway, do you have any idea where Bert is?" Sky asked.
"Hmm, he likes to draw, go see if he's drawing somewhere, he is a screever you know." The horse replied.
"Ok thanks, and tell Lilli I said, I've about figured out the greatest power." Sky said and she shut the locket tight and she hid it away under her blouse.
"Now, if I were an artist and needed a good place to draw, where would I hide?" Sky asked herself as she shut her eyes and imagined Greenwhich.
Her eyes snapped open as she remembered the best place for drawers to go.
"The park!" Shouted an overly excited Sky. She looked around at her setting, it was obviously a long way to the park, and she needed to get there fast.
"I could really use your help Ironsides." Sky wished and sure enough, with a flash, Ironsides was there, not as a chalk drawring, but as a real live horse.
"Ironsides!" Sky yelled as she vaulted on the horse's back and rubbed her neck.
"I'm here in your mind, I can't talk in your world." Sky heard in her thoughts.
"Oh great, more things I needed." Sky said.
"Hang on!" Iron yelled through Sky's mind and it was a good thing Sky had grabbed the mane when she did because Ironsides reared and took off towards the park.
"Whoa! You're fast!" Sky screeched.
Iron chuckled and ran even faster, just to show off, but it was a mistake because coming around the corner, was two constables, in search of Sky.
"uhh Iron! Get me outta here!" Sky yelled ducking low onto the horse's withers.
"I shall, just hang on and watch my fancy footwork, which Fancy is my real name." The horse replied.
"Ok, I'm trusting you." Sky whispered and she hugged the horse's neck tight and shutting her eyes.
(I changed her name because I never did explain whether or not her real name was Ironsides, I made it her nickname. lol Anyways, back to Sky.)
Fancy slowed down to a walk and Sky put her hood over her head and rode right bu the constables, but just when she thought she was safe, the constables recognized the worn black coat and reined the horses and began chasing after Sky in the police carriage.
"Oh shi.. GO!" Sky yelled as she straightened up and kicked her in the sides.
Fancy knew what that meant and she broke into a run, and the great chase was on!
Fancy ran as fast as she could, but the constables were not to far behind.
"Cut through the park!" Sky yelled guiding her in the right direction, right onto the sidewalk.
"Stop theif!" One constable yelled.
"Hiya!" Sky screamed as the team ran through the park gate, scaring nearly everyone and finally after doing millions of circles, the carriage turned over and that would slow down the officers for a while, but Sky couldn't help but laugh.
"Come on, we've gotta get to Bert now." Sky said stopping Fancy.
"Can...I...walk?" Fancy said gasping for breath.
Sky laughed and said "You can go back home now, I got everything covered from here."
"Oh thank you!" Fancy said, and she dispearsed right before Sky's eyes.
"Goodbye friend." Sky murmerred and she began walking through the path way. She saw many little pieces of chalk everywhere and thought to herself "Bert's around here somewhere, and he's mad a ghastly mess." She nearly slapped herself for saying ghastly.
Sky looked at her fingers and decided she needed to learn how to do her powers someday, so with a snap, the chalk jumped into her pocket, and Sky continued on her way.
When she saw someone moving around she broke into a run and when she reached the end of the park, Bert had his back faced to her and he was on the ground drawing.
"Oh Berty! Where oh where are you?" Sky said in a sing-song voice.
"Do ya 'ave to do that mum?" Bert asked without turning around.
"Well, that is certainly no way to speak with a lady." Sky sniffed and stuck her nose in the air.
"Yeah, well I don't see one around here." Bert snorted and continued his work.
Sky's attitude changed quickly. The sky above became darker and lightining flashed. "ALL RIGHT! THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD IT!" She shouted. Sky kicked Bert over and he was lying flat on his back, looking up at the mad blond.
"Ok, you've got two options! First one! You can get up and listen to what I say! Second, you don't walk away at all!" Sky snarled as her hair blew in the wind, which made her look even more scarier then a few seconds in the past and another lightining bolt didn't help the situation along.
"Ok, I'll get up, just, calm down." Bert said getting up slowly and rubbing his side.
The skies went back to a light gray and Sky's face softened.
"Now, what I wanted to talk to you about was you leaving. Why are you doing this?" She asked.
"Because I feel I've got to." He replied.
"You know, want and have are to very different things." Sky said.
"I'm not that uneducated, but what does this have to do with anything?" Bert asked confused.
"You neither have to or want to. I'm not as dumb as I look... hey look a butterfly." Sky said pointing at nothing.
Bert grinned and laughed. "You really don't want me to leave eh?" He asked.
"I'm more worried about Mary then anything, she loves you with that prim and proper heart she has." Sky said.
"I know, but..." Bert started to say before he was interupted.
"Goats butt, birds fly, and what the hell am I saying!?" Sky said running her hand over her face and shaking her head.
"Are you trying to get me to stay?" Bert asked.
"YES!" Sky shouted and scared some birds out of the trees.
"Still though..." Bert started, but Sky interupted him again.
"You say still though again and I'll bash your face in." She snarled showing him her fist.
"Ok, ok, sorry, I guess I'll stay." He said moving her fist out of his face.
"Good, let's go tell Mary! She'll be so happy." Sky said.
"Well that seems to be a long run from here." Bert said.
"I've got it!" Sky said as she grabbed his hand and began to run. Sky felt the wind and she jumped and suddenly she and Bert were in the air.
After a few minutes, Bert shook Sky's shoulder.
"We're here, you can open your eyes now, just think down." Bert said trying not to laugh.
"Ok, down, down, DOWN!" Sky yelled and then sure enough the two hit the ground with a thud.
"Ok, now much your arse in there right now and tell Mary what I just said, go! I'm still shaken." Sky lied, she knew that when Bert opened the door, Mary would probably there, crying, waiting for them to come back, and she was absolutely right.
When Bert came through the door, Mary looked up, she was sitting on the stairs, and her eyes were red from crying.
She got up and Bert hugged her tight. "I ain't goin' no where." He whispered in her ear and she started crying again.
"Well, I guess I'll go and enjoy my time with Jane and Michael." Sky said as she meanuvered around them, but Mary stopped her.
"Not so fast, you need to get ready to leave." She said pulling away from Bert and turning her attention towards the now confused teenager.
"And where am I going?" She asked.
"Take a look at your locket, you are no longer Sky Angel Coker, but Angela Sky Poppins." Mary replied with a smile.
Sky froze, but her arm grabbed her locket and looked at it. Her new name was imbedding itself and when it was finished, she ran her thumb over it and tears slipped down her cheeks, she had found her family.
"Ok, but, when do I leave?" She asked.
"As soon as possible, someone will need you very soon, and I think you can handle it and before I forget here's something you'll need." Mary smirked.
She threw Sky her tape measurer and Sky caught it and glanced at Mary and then at the tape measurer.
"Yeah, I hope." She said as she hugged them both and made her way upstairs.
"You really are leaving aren't you?" Jane asked.
"Yeah, but remember, I'll always be right there." Sky said as she pointed to Jane's heart.
"Michael, make sure you keep that compass close, because if you ever need me, just say my name and I'll hear it wherever I am." Sky said.
"Ok Sky." They said and they hugged her at the same time.
"By the way, when I get back, you'll have to call me Angela." She replied and then she remembered the tape measurer.
"Something is nagging at me to measure myself." She said and pulled it out and let Michael hold one end and she pulled it up to her head and as she stared at it, she saw "Sky Angel Coker- Theif and liar, change to Angela Sky Poppins, nearly practically perfect in every way."
Sky smirked and she rolled up the measurer and grabbed her sack off the bed and climbed out the window to the rooftops.
Jane and Michael watched her run and then jump into the air. They yelled goodbye as she went higher and higher. Bert and Mary had walked outside and waved at her as she flew over head.
Rob also happened to be on a rooftop and she saw him and fell on the roof with a thud.
"Still gotta practice eh?" He said.
"Well, I'm leaving, but wanted to give you this for your help." Sky said and she kissed him on the cheek.
His face turned bright red and Sky smiled.
"I'll see you later." She said and she went into the air again, knowing soon that she would be back, and it was sometime soon.
Man! I loved writing this story, do you want me to write a follow up? Because I had an idea for a follow up, so what you think?
Ashton