We had just over six hours left on the ship’s clock, and we were all loaded up and headed out. I kind of wanted to ask LaKeemba what would happen if we were on the ship when its time ran out, but I figured I didn’t want to know.
Marcus steered us all around the world and back and forth through time and within an hour, everyone was dropped off in their spot with a big hug from me and a firm handshake from Oyá. The plan was to come back and get them all before the ship—um—stopped being a ship. But if we couldn’t get back in time, they each had a way back, a tree to walk around for most of them, or if you were Charlie, you got to come with Adesina, something I didn’t think he’d mind one bit.
After everyone had left, I collapsed onto a bench, looking out over the Australian outback where we’
