Oh shit! Wrong thing to say...

Madeleine backpedalled immediately.

"Look no one here thinks of you as a pest. While I certainly can't speak for the rest of humanity, I convinced you are pretty amazing. You flew Dr. Flint out to help Lenore last night. You didn't have to do that, and it probably saved that girl's life. Besides I've never met anyone with wings before." she smiled, hoping she had calmed the girl.

If she hadn't she would have to leave Elly up there. Madeleine knew she couldn't subdue her physically and she wasn't likely to hurt anyone.

Madeleine stifled a scream as Elly jumped. It didn't matter that she was perfectly capable of the drop, it still terrified Madeleine.

She turned and walked inside, once again looking for Rion.

"Nathan!!!!!!!" she called, running to the door. "Hazel! Where have you been??? Last I heard you were taken to an asylum....." he paused. "No, I'm not crazy. they just wanted me for my powers."she said. "How about you let me in?" "Oh yeah! sorry." Nathan turned inside. "HEY EVERYBODY!!! HAZEL'S BACK!!!!!"

Lenore would have curled up the warm, suspiciously furry, thing beside her but she decided not to risk hurting herself and made do with leaning as close as possible to it.

Hazel waved to Drake and he went back into the car; he would wait. Hazel stepped inside the old warehouse. Nathan began climbing up a mountain of wooden crates and calling, "ALL KIDS WHO CAN CLIMB UP MOUNT CRATE MEET BELOW THE MOUNTAIN!!!!" he beconed Hazel to follow him up the crates/

Ivan smiled when he felt Lenore lean closer to him and moved a little closer to her, He moved so that more of his fur was touching her.

Elly decided to have a quick shower. when she was finished she wrapped her long hair in a towel and dried off, she hated getting her feathers wet... but it kept them clean. she then got changed into some of her street clothes she brought with her from Japan. she then brushed her hair out and put on some make up. there was a knock on her door "Miss Ryuk" a nurse said "we are ready for your examination" Elly got up and followed the nurse down the hall.

[[here is what the dress looks like]]
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Soon, kids began to creep out. Some she recognised, but many were new. Nathan said, "Hello and welcome all Outsiders. Many of you remember Hazel, Right?" many of them cheered, happy she had returned. Nathan turned, allowing her to speak. "Hello old and new friends. I wish I could stay for many many days, but I have come for backup. You see, I've been in an asylum....."

Lenore was very comfortably, now that the warmth had edged closer. The mass was oddly animalistic but she didn't really care, all she wanted was a nice long sleep and to wake up with her leg back to normal. As if, the last (tiny) rational part of her brain whispered.

"and here I am." she concluded. During this time, she had sat down, had a glass of water, and every one had been horrified. Many of the children, who were around her age, started glancing, scared at what might happen. "I tell you this because one thing remains: we have to get those poor people out of there." she said, standing up. "We don't want this to happen to other people like us! We need to tell that asylum, buzz off! Who's with me?" a brief silence, then a roar of approval.

Madeleine was surprised at the lack of people up and about. She sound found an office with a temporary nameplate tacked into place.

"Dr. Tiang" the plate read. She flung the door open to reveal a crowded office that the former occupant hadn't bothered to clean out. She was glad to have something to do. She fell upon the mess and old files re-filing those that had been scattered across the desk and floor and throwing away the collection of takeout containers and paper coffee cups.

Within a half-hour Madeleine had the office presentable and in reasonable order. She sat behind the desk and started looking at the current patient files that she had dug out of the mess.

Elly, Hazel, Ivan, Lenore.. they all need more intensive care.

She was a little angry that the supervision had been so lax. Hazel was the escapee who had endangered Lenore, the girl who fell. Elly was the winged-wonder. She was amazed at the files, beyond their mental issues the children had some very colorful background.

She was very engaged in the files and completely forgot about finding Rion or her appointments.

Soon, everyone was rushing about to get supplies for the Big Escape Plan. many of the people had pwers just like her, but they avoided capture.

Ivan smiled and glad that Lenore stoped moving and was comfortable now.

The quiet of true sleep slipped over Lenore, numbing the pain like a hyperactive medicine. She slept dreamlessly as she wished for her leg to heal.

Rion grumbled as he finally woke up and began to dress. He still could have used a couple more hours of sleep and grabbed a cup of coffee before heading off to his office.

Finally, they had all practiced enough to get going. like promised, Drake was still there, but this time with a van. Only half of the people were coming in the van. Others proceded by foot.

Madeleine heard someone outside her door and was startled out of her intense concentration. She walked to the door and opened hoping to catch Rion. He stood there sleep-rumpled and cradling a cup of coffee.

"Rion, do you have a moment? I've got some questions. I need to know a little more about the students before I start seeing them regularly."

She smiled and gestured him inside her newly tidy office. The coffee maker she had drug down from her room was percolating nicely and the room smelled like Kona roast.

Drake chuckled. "I always knew you were good in the art of persuasion, but I didn't think you could perswade all of them!!!" he smiled. "Ahh, you haven't changed a bit." "You know the plan, right?" "Yeah."

"Oh, of course," Rion said as he stared at the clean office. His office once used to look like hers, but lack of sleep caused it to become a mess.

Drake told the car to stop at the bottom of the hill. two teens stepped out, pretending to hold Hazel captive. Drake led the way to the top of the hill. He knocked. "Um, excuse me, I have some one to bring to you."

Drake waited for a second. "What happens if they don't answer?" He asked. Hazel shrugged, so he started knocking again.

Madeleine heard the banging at the main door. That was weird. This was a hospital, not a drop-by baby shower.

"Should we go answer that? It might be that girl who ran off last night." She asked Rion before walking out of the office and down the corridor to the huge door.

"If it is, it's probably better we don't answer it," Rion said, "At least without precaution, there are others like her who have ran away. It would be like her to form an army of some sort to free the rest of the others when they're not ready to leave at all."