[MD1, 3:42P, Scranton]

Newt had never been so happy to be on solid ground in all his life. For all the many dreams and fantasies he's had about soaring through sky and space... Earth was definitely the place to be! If he hadn't been so worried about what his fellow agents might have thought, he'd have dropped and kissed the ground. There was definitely something to be said for keeping ones feet on the ground!

He moved to where the team leader was talking with airport security as well as a couple of policemen. "So he got away?"

The policemen nodded. "We found the bodies of the pilot and the stewardess...what was left anyway. But nothing of the hijacker. No chute .. no nothing."

"Means he had someone waiting for him. He couldn't have gotten out of there so quickly without help."

One policeman nodded, "Yep. I'd say he was after you and your team."

She nodded and turned to where her team was beginning to assemble around her along with Newt. "So we go rent a couple of cars and head to World's End."

Newt gulped. He'd been expecting it .. they were after all on a mission .. but it would be nice just to curl up and contemplate having almost died! Actually having almost been murdered! It was not a pleasant thought.

Kate must have seen the sickly pallor on the young man's face as he wiped his brow and pushed up his glasses. "Best thing to do is keep going, Newt."

He nodded and she grinned, "First mission is always rough."

"I'll get used to it."

"For your sake, I hope not."

As they all headed for the main terminal, Newt saw the business woman who'd been so prepared to die while they were in the air. She motioned him over, "You didn't tell me you were FBI. I'd have never guessed it."

He shrugged, "We were keeping a low profile."

She laughed, "Well, thanks to you were all on the ground again .. for a while."

"You can still fly after something like that."

She nodded, "It's safer then the roads. Besides .. it's my job."

He frowned, not understanding and she shook her head, "Don't worry about it. I could probably get a job where I didn't have to commute so far and so often, but where's the fun in that .. Anyway, thanks for giving me a second chance. Now I've got a company to dissolve .."

He watched as she headed on her way.


[MD1, 4:00P, Traveling to World's End]

Once settled in a car, Newt was able to pause and reflect on what had happened .. and on what the woman had said to him. Finally he spoke, "Kate?"

"Hmm?" she said looking at him through the rearview mirror as she drove.

"Can we take the bus next time?"


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