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“Bug, are you in here?” Caine asked

“Right here”

Drake al was just three feet away, not quite invisible but not quite visible, either He had thewhen he was using his power, the ht notice was a sort of ripple in the scenery, a bending of light

“Knock it off,” Caine growled

Bug became visible as the snot-nosed little creep he was “Sorry,” he said “I just…I didn’t…”

“Don’t worry, I’m not in the mood to throw anyone into a wall,” Caine said dryly “I have a job for you, Bug”

“Go into Perdido Beach again?”

“No No, that’s what Sa,” Caine said “We stay out of Perdido Beach We don’t need the town They can have the town For now, anyway”

“Yeah, let theenerous,” Diana said,them

“It’s not about territory,” Caine said “It’s about power Not powers, Drake, power” He put his hand on Bug’s shoulder “Bug, you’re the key person on this I need your skills”

“I don’t knohat else I can see in Perdido Beach,” Bug said

“Forget Perdido Beach Like I said, it’s about power Nuclear power” Caine winked at Diana and slapped Drake’s shoulder, working his old charain But Drake wasn’t fooled: Caine eak in his body and disturbed in his mind The old confidence was subdued: Caine was a shadow Although he was a shadoho could throw a person through a wall Drake’s whip hand twitched against the small of his back

“That power plant is the town’s lifeline,” Caine said “Control the electricity and Saive us whatever ant”

“Don’t you think Sauards at the power plant?” Diana said

“I’ So, fly now, little Bug Fly away and see what you can see”