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                  “Hey, the Odd Couple, do you two mind getting us the hell out of here?” I snap loudly as a bullet hits the pillar beside me, causing me to squeal.
                  “Aw, what? The newbie doesn’t like warfare? Not excited that being a Lost Boy isn’t all star shine and fairy dust?” Peter’s mocking is followed by a swift kick in the shin from Belle.
                  “Enough,” she demands, reloading the chamber on her overheated gun, which resembles a sniper rifle. “Peter, get us out of here.”
                  “Don’t worry, baby,” he pecks her with a kiss on the cheek. “Did I mention you look sexy shooting?”
                  Her eyes lower into a suspicious glare, “Peter, I swear…”
                  “Calm down. We’ll get to make our escape in three ... two ... one ...”
                  We watch as an explosion slams against the base of Alex’s ship, causing it to take a giant dip downward. At the sight, we let out guards down, which turns out to be a big mistake. There’s a similar explosion on our ship but on the main deck rather than underneath. Quickly, Justin yanks me out of the way, both of us barely missing the burning debris.
                  “We have to get off this ship!” Eiden yells at the top of his lungs.
                  “Ya think?!” Everyone snaps at him in unison.
                  Fire swarms around us into a dome, preventing us from exiting the ship topside.
                  Calmly, Justin says, “They ripped open a hole on the bottom. We can get out that way.”
                  “Let’s go!” Peter yells, jogging down the stairs with us behind him.
                  Once we’re on the lower level, everyone grabs their bag or, in my case, bags and slides out the hole only moments before the entire ship is swallowed by the monstrous fire.
                  Holding onto Justin’s hand, since I’m still uncomfortable with the idea of flying, I try to catch my breath as I ask, “Now what?”
                  “Now ...” Peter glances at Belle, who looks slightly disappointed that her return home is delayed. “We fly ...”
                  Peter takes off toward Earth with his duffel bag tight in his hand. I watch Belle fly behind him, her pink and gold wings glistening in the night’s light. With defeated looks, Aiden and Eiden get in line to fly behind them, leaving me and Justin in a moment of silence. Nodding, Justin gives my arm a tug and pulls me alongside him as we head back to the planet.              

 
    Chapter 2
     
                  Worn out from my first round of full-fledged flying, I’m thankful when we finally land on an empty beach shore, thanks to Justin’s navigation. To my surprise, Peter let him land us here, without the help of maps or stopping to ask anyone for directions. I mean, who would we stop and ask the pigeons we flew past?
                  The minute my feet hit the ground, my body collapses from exhaustion. Between the changes in the air pressure, temperature, and speed, flying isn’t very easy when you aren’t accustomed to it. I don’t know what feels worse, though—the energy the flight drained, when I didn’t have much energy before, or the guilt from the fact that I slowed everyone down.
                  Justin instinctively relocates next to me, tosses his bag to the side, and brushes the hair out of my face, “You OK?”
                  Barely having any air left to speak, I nod slowly, “I’ll be fine.”
                  “Newbie can’t even hold her own in the air. Great. Flying around the world with you will be a blast,” Peter tosses his bag down and rolls his eyes.
                  “I’ll learn to hold my