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Keltie took Grayson’s hand as they ran toward the settlement. She wished she could have told him that she'd seen it before, that her life changed irrevocably and forever there.
Was it the same place?
Had she been there?
“Incoming!” Grayson cried.
He and Keltie dove to the ground as one of the figures swooped at them. It missed them by inches and wheeled back up into the sky.
A figure grabbed Michiko, but Smoke pulled her away from it.
“Faster!” Devika shouted.
Keltie’s lungs were pulsing. She hadn't run this fast in ages. Not since she was here last.
They reached the settlement. The gray figures swirled upward and vanished in the sky.
“What was that all about?” Grayson asked, panting. They leaned on each other, trying to catch their breaths.
“Don’t know, but I’m happy to see
