I heard giggling before someone shook my shoulders. I jolted upwards almost slamming myself against Zu and Liam, who hovered above me.

" Good morning darling," Liam drawled. Zu giggles some more and grabbed my hand to help me up.

"Thanks," I smile at her and she returns it before running off to where Chubs sits packing his bag. i watched her leave and even though I wasn't looking at Liam I felt his eyes boring into me. when I looked over at him he smiled.

" So I discussed it with Zu and Chubs and both me and Zu agree that it would benefit us all if you would join us," his eyes focus on my eyes for two seconds before I look away.

" Chubs doesn't like me too much does he?" I asked nervously twitching my fingers.

" I wouldn't worry about him. Plus two against one, we win," I didn't know what to think of that. there were surely people after me. After a while of not answering Liam finally added, " If you want that is."

" I would it's just that…. there is people chasing me and I wouldn't want them hurting any of you guys," I said staring directly at Zu. I imagined the president getting his hands on her. He would surely kill her with his experiments. Liam just laughed.

" Aren't there people after all of us," he was right there was people after all of us kids, but none as dangerous as the ones out to find me. the president would send millions of psi officers after me, and there was Cate. I didn't know why she wanted me. did she want the girl who had lost her powers, but then she wouldn't have been happy when I had seen into her mind.

" If you'd like we could always take you to the nearest train station or something," that idea seemed safer. I could travel with them and leave without any of them getting hurt. I nodded slowly.

"Okay then, everyone in the van," Zu hopped into the backseat and I followed. Chubs reluctantly hopped into the front passenger seat. Looking back at me, Chubs sent a death glare. I squirmed back in my seat and looked down.

Zu squirmed over to the middle seat and reached over to grab my hand. I wasn't quick enough to pull away and images flashed before my eyelids. The pain in the images were enough to make the pictures blurred. I winced and shriveled away, pulling my hand far enough that we were no longer touching. Zu looked up at her and then shied away again.

I looked at Zu, sorry that I had pulled away, but she only looked down. I bit my bottom lip and told myself that I had done what I had needed to do, and yet I still felt mean.

" So what's your color, darling," Liam asked, looking at me through the rear view mirror. My colour. My colour? My colour was… orange? But would they be scared then? Would they not want me?

" I don't know," I blurted. It was the truth. Plain and simple. I had no idea if I had a colour anymore. And would it matter. Kids were more than just colours. " My colour had been orange. But I had been taken in for experiment. That was why I had been in Washington." Wow, that was a conversation ender. So what colour are you?

Um… well you see these selfish scientist stuck about a gazillion needles in me and cut me open so I no longer have a colour, except their experiment went wrong so now I like have my ability only on occasions. Liam stared at me with pity through the rear view mirror and Zu gave me and awe struck look and Chubs just sighed.

" See I told you she was trouble, what now, are we just supposed to get chassed by the whole army just because you two decided she should come," Chubs was practically yelling at me by the end.

"Chubs-" I cut Liam off before he could continue.

" He's right and I knew it. I knew they would be after me, I just thought if I could just get a lift someplace it might work out for both of us. But I was wrong and I was selfish and I know that." I said not looking at anyone.

" See, she admits it, she's a no-good, selfish-" he faltered as the screeching of wheels made us all turn our head. Behind us was a black car that seemed to be chasing us. I swore silently to myself. This was because of me. this was my fault and I owed them a chance.

" Pull over." I said as Liam drove faster ignoring my comment. " Pull over this is my fault and you guys deserve the chance to escape." He shook his head and pressed harder on the pedal.

Praying that my powers were still working I bent over and touched Liam on his arm. Before he knew what I was doing I snuck into his mind. I avoided his memories and every time I saw an image I felt like I was stealing a piece of him. I whispered slowly.

" Pull. Over." Liam as if in a trance pulled to the side of the road and stopped the Black betty. Chubs stared at me as if I were a lunatic, I guess I was. I nodded to him and smiled a Zu before exiting the vehicle. I touched Liam's mind and told him to drive for an hour before he could stop. As soon as I was out Liam, Chubs and Zu drove off. Tears pricked my eyes as I looked at the car. I was dead. They would kill me after showing me off to the world.

I expected psi officers to barrel out and tie me up, but it was to my surprise Clancy grey who stepped out of the car. And he seemed to be alone.

" So they haven't done the procedure on you yet?" I asked for about the millionth time. Clancy smiled.

" No, I tricked my dad, making him think that it was a good idea I went away for a couple of days," he said, and I nodded.

" And when was this?"

" Soon after you escaped. The children's league helped you right?"

" I….. I don't know, all I know is that her name is Cate." Clancy nodded and went back to starring at the road. We had been driving for only fifteen minutes but it felt like forever since I had left the others. " So where exactly are we going?" I asked after a moment of silence.

" we are headed to East River where I have set up a camp for all kids that have escaped." I wondered why I had never heard of it, but I guess people didn't just go screaming the name out all the time.

" So why'd you follow me?" I asked starring at Clancy who starred straight ahead.

" Because you, Ruby, are like me."