D-Dad?” I said, holding onto him tightly despite my surprise. “What the—? Where did you come from?”
“Took you long enough,” said Triplet in Dad’s other arm. I noticed that his Thirds weren’t around anymore, perhaps having merged with Triplet again. “You’re getting slow.”
“Not my fault,” said Dad. He nodded at the barrier surrounding the campus. “The barrier was a bit tricky to get through. Slowed me down, although now I can go at full speed.”
I looked at Triplet in confusion. “Wait, was Dad the guy we were waiting for? The one you said would rescue us?”
Triplet nodded. “Pretty much. I didn’t want to get your hopes up in case he couldn’t make it through the barrier.”
“Frankly, I probably couldn’t have if you hadn’t weakened it,” said Dad. “And even then, the barrier is still standing.
