According to the Council she was a criminal, a remorseless criminal and had a heart of ice.
It has been exactly 93 days since the Final
Act of War.
Finally almost everything went back to its place.
𝘈𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘢 was drowning in her lies, tragedy, c...
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ATLAS WONDERED IF IT WAS BECAUSE AURORA WANTED TO MAKE PIPER PROFICIENT THAT SHE DECIDED TO MAKE HER CHARM SPEAK THE PILOT.
"Probably." Isis answered.
The Park Service copter was big enough for medical evacuations or search and rescue, and when Piper told the very nice ranger pilot lady that it would be a great idea to fly them to the Oakland Airport, she readily agreed.
"No," Mr. McLean muttered, as they picked him up off the ground. "Piper, what-there were monsters- there were monsters-"
She needed both Natasha's and Jason's help to hold him, while Coach Hedge gathered their supplies.
Fortunately Hedge had put his trousers and shoes back on, so Piper didn't have to explain the goat legs.
"It'll be okay, Dad," Piper said, magic in her voice. "These people are my friends. We're going to help you. You're safe now."
He blinked, and looked up at helicopter rotors. "Blades. They had a machine with so many blades. They had six arms."
"If he doesn't calm down he will get a one way ticket to Asylum." Aurora commented.
Blood thirsty demons laughed.
When they got him to the bay doors, the pilot came over to help. "What's wrong with him?" she asked.
"Smoke inhalation," Atlas suggested. "Coupled with heat exhaustion."
"We should get him to a hospital," the pilot said.
"It's okay," Piper said. "The airport is good."
"Yeah, the airport is good," the pilot agreed immediately. Then she frowned, as if uncertain why she'd changed her mind. "Isn't he Tristan McLean, the movie star?"
"No," Piper said. "He only looks like him. Forget it."
"Yeah," the pilot said. "Only looks like him. I-" She blinked, confused. "I forgot what I was saying. Let's get going."
Finally they got him on board, and the helicopter took off. The pilot kept getting questions over her radio, asking her where she was going, but she ignored them.
"Good for her." Isabella muttered.
They veered away from the burning mountain and headed toward the Berkeley Hills.
Piper got Aurora the pilot's phone and she paced around the helicopter.
"Piper." Her dad grasped her hand and held on like he was afraid he'd fall. "It's you? They told me-they told me you would die. They said.....horrible things would happen."
"It's me, Dad." It took all her willpower not cry. "Everything's going to be okay."
"They were monsters," he said. "Real monsters. Earth spirits, right out of Grandpa Tom's stories-and the Earth Mother was angry with me. And the giant, Tsul'kälû, breathing fire-" He focused on Piper again, his eyes like broken glass, reflecting a crazy kind of light.
