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"Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit--," I hear Daniela entle curve, and there’s the sky, a white dot at first that gets bigger and bigger as we scream forward And then, with a release that feels al altitude, soaring first over a dirt road and then Lake Erie I can’t help but let out a relieved sigh as we leave the claustrophobic tunnel behind us

"Fast enough for you?" Lexa asks with a grin

"Yes!" Daniela shouts froot out here to really open it up," I say, although I can’t help grinning back at Lexa

"Where would be the challenge in that?" she replies

Even with Lexa flying us at top speed, we’re still about an hour away froara Falls Once it’s clear that the course is set and we’re on our way, I unbuckle and pop into the back to check on the others

Much like the ride back from Mexico, Ella is curled up with her arly, the Chi;rae seem drawn to her, both of them huddled at her sides I wonder if that’s because of the Loric energy flowing through her or because she just see

Across the aisle, Daniela watches Ella like she’s trying to make sense of her She looks up at irl’s direction

"What’s with her?" she asks cautiously

"She--"

Ella opens one eye and interrupts "I died yesterday For a little while"

"Oh," Daniela replies

"And then I bonded with a godlike entity that is still kind of inhabitingused to," Ella adives me a wide-eyed look as if to ask if all that was for real I shrug, and Daniela lets out a breath, slouching low in her seat

"Man, I should’ve stayed in New York We had aliens, yeah But they weren’t zo her eyes

Next to Daniela, Saame from one of his pockets