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"Look, I’m sorry I’m really desperate You can’t take me back Please It has to do with Kaine--I know you’ve heard of hio to the VNS headquarters in Atlanta"

"Well," the cop replied, "if you know so much, all the more reason to take you in"

"But--"

The cop had had enough "Get In The car"

Deflated, Michael did as he was told

"Maybe this is a good thing," Sarah said after the hovercar had vaulted into flight They were nated for such vehicles, al?" Michael repeated "I can’t wait to hear why" He knew the cop could hear him, and he didn’t really care

"We need to tell somebody," she countered "You really think we can find ents by ourselves? I think we’ve done just about all we can do--we tried the VNS, and that didn’t pan out so well So noe try telling the police, the GBI, Central Intelligence, whoever So Sarah’s side, but Michael shook his head

"I feel like the VNS are the only ones who’ll take us seriously" He interrupted Sarah’s protests before she could even begin "Yes, we tried, and I know they brushed us off But there had to be a reason for that Maybe Agent Weber orried about spies, orto protect us, I don’t know But soet face to face with her"

"I don’t know, man," Bryson said Which depressed Michael, because if anyone was going to be adventurous, it would’ve been Bryson If he’d given up, resigned to go along with the police, then that was probably what they’d just have to do

"All right," Michael said, giving up himself For the moment "Hopefully someone will listen to us eventually Really listen to us"

"Well," Bryson responded, "unless you want to kick this guy out the door and fly the car yourself, I don’t think we have much choice, now, do we? This ain’t the Sleep, man We can’t code ourselves out of this one"

For one crazy, franticinto the front seat like an escaped gorilla How hard could it be to fly a hovercar? But the moment passed, and Michael sat back, folded his arms, and looked out the

Below them, the streets flashed by like rows of crops in the Lifeblood countryside

They drove on in silence for a while, Michael’sabout as going to happen with the police and who they’d be handed over to Would anyone believe their story? The farther they drove, the s just wouldn’t settle in his mind

The only person he knew besides Sarah and Bryson was Gabriela Would she help the her dad in Atlanta didn’t escape him The possibility seemed insane, but he knew absolutely no one else And they were getting desperate He could easily find her Net address with just a little ti…

They had reached the central part of the city, and Michael zoned out as they sped through a canyon of tall skyscrapers, glass and steel reflecting the dying sunlight Very few hover-cars shared the airith them, and Michael had to avert his eyes whenever they did pass The cars seeht for them, only to swerve out of the way at the last second It had Michael on edge