After their break, they’d only been on the road for another hour before crane number four stopped in the air beside a wire fence. “This is it.” Tristan confirmed.

Behind the fence was what looked like an abandoned farm house. The paint was peeling off the walls and the top hinge on the front door looked broken. Further back, there was a large barn which was in the same state of disrepair as the house.

Thomas pulled up beside the fence and Lucas stopped right behind him. They all got out and gathered around number four, which dropped into Tristan’s hand.

Fear and impatience welled up in Hunter. “Is that it?” she asked. “That’s all you can do?” She grabbed Tristan by the shoulders. “Where is he?”

“Hunter, calm down.” Thomas tried to calm his sister while Lucas pried the girls apart. “Tristan isn’t done.”

The girl nodded and pulled out another piece of paper. “Think of it as two settings.” She explained while she folded number five. “One for long distances and one for accuracy. I can only pinpoint someone’s location if I’m within a certain distance of them.” She held out the finished crane and it quivered. “Jasper is somewhere on this farm.” The crane floated into the air and passed over the fence. “Let’s go find him.”

The smile Tristan offered made the back of Hunter’s brain itch. She rubbed her neck, but it didn’t help. “Sorry.” She mumbled.

“It’s hard not understanding.” Tristan agreed. “These abilities just leave even more things we can’t understand.” She looked over at Hunter. “Will you ever know what it feels like to forget something?”

The question surprised Hunter. She’d often been asked what it was like to remember everything, but no one had ever worded it like she was missing something.

They stood in silence while Michael and Lucas broke the fence until it was wide enough for them to pass through unharmed. K morphed himself into a blue-jay and flew shakily after the crane. He’d make sure they knew where it was going if it got to far away.

“So much for useless.” Hunter whispered to Thomas. Her brother chuckled and shook his head. “What?”

“You used to say that about yourself.” He mused. “How a perfect memory wouldn’t help anyone.”

Hunter nodded along, but something terrified her as they walked further into the farm. She didn’t remember ever saying that.