Megan walked through the halls that she knew so well. She stopped at a rough wooden door and knocked. A boy about 12-years-old answered the door. He had short brown hair and brown eyes. Megan noticed a piece of straw stuck to his shirt.

"Uh... hi." Megan waved awkwardly. Looked like someone got a new roommate.

The boy looked her up and down suspiciously. "Hi... who are you?"

Megan opened her mouth to answer, but before she could Jace appeared beside the boy. "Megan?!"

She shot him a wide grin. "Hey Jace."

He laughed as they clasped hands. "Hey Twitch, look who's back."

Twitch peaked out over the new boy's shoulder. "Megan!" He hopped out of the room and gave her a hug.

She chuckled as she returned the gesture. "Good to see you two again."

The other boy cleared his throat. "Care to catch me up."

Twitch spun, happy to oblige. "This is Megan. She's was the best scout the Sky Raiders have ever had."

Megan gave a breathy laughed. "Don't give me too much credit."

Twitch rolled his eyes. "You should see her in action. She's incredible."

Megan pushed aside some stray hairs. "Well then, I guess it's your lucky day."

"Wait! Seriously?" Twitch turned to look at her.

Megan nodded. "Jones may not be a bad master, but he doesn't give his help for free."

"What do you need his help for?" Jace asked.

She sighed. "You know the brother I told you about?"

He nodded.

"Well," she explained. "He's healed. And he followed me back here with a couple of kids."

Jace scoffed.

"Yeah. My thoughts exactly." She crossed her arms. "But I'm not surprised. He never was the type to think before jumping into danger."

"So, you're looking for a way back... permanently." Jace deduced.

Megan nodded.

The new boy's eyes widened. "Really?"

Megan met his gaze then glared at Twitch. "You didn't introduce him to me. What kind of host are you?"

Twitch retracted to make himself as small as possible.

She rolled her eyes and offered her hand to the new boy. "Megan."

He shook her hand. "Cole."

"Where are you from?" She asked.

"Arizona." Cole answered.

Megan raised an eyebrow. "You're from earth."

He nodded. "I was taken here with a group of friends, but we got separated. I have no idea where they are." It looked like he might cry, but he held back the tears.

Megan placed a hand on his shoulder and leaned down to eye level. "If I find a way out, I promise, I'll come back for you... and your friends."

Cole gave her a confused look. "Why? You don't know me."

Megan met his gaze. "Because no one deserves to be trapped here."

"Hey!" Jace interrupted annoyedly.

"You know what I mean." Megan rolled her eyes.

A bell rang, echoing through the halls.
"Time to go." She started down the corridor then looked back at the boys. "Are you going to watch the show or not?"

Jace shot Cole a devious grin and the trio followed her down the hall.