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right now.”
    “Where are you guys going?” Scruffy’s friend Meredith spoke up for the group.
    “You’ll be fine, hun. I’ll come see you when you get back…all of you that live in Mountainside…I’ll come see you,” Scruffy answered.
    “C’mon , Scruff, let’s go.” I nodded in appreciation at the old couple and they returned the sentiment. Then I turned to the embattled group and did the same thing, assuring them that things would be okay from here on out; even though I didn’t know that for sure.
    Just as we were about to walk out the front door to the little market, a female voice called out, “Thank you .” I turned to acknowledge the whole group one more time with a smile and then we walked out of the store.
    The two of us headed down the street so we could get to the outskirts of the town. People were peeking from behind closed curtains at us. It appeared that the word was out about the strange people in their town. I guess Scruffy, doing the right thing of course, going door to door to find someone that would help them, kind of sped up the process. With all of the suspicion and uncertainty going on with the patrons of Transylvania, a very eerie vibe was in the air. I didn’t sense anything evil, just uneasiness. The streets were dead empty as Scruffy and I continued our walk out of the location.
    “You think they’ll be okay, Leo?” Scruffy voiced his concern.
    “If there’s one thing that I’ve learned, bro, nothing is certain about this mess we are all in.”
    “And what is it exactly, we are into? I mean, vampires, kidnapping, Shade’s diary that says you’re a demon or something like that, flying people…things…whatever.”
    “Just like you told me, I’ll answer that when we get home…and when we get a free moment to do so, but right now, we gotta get back as fast as we can.” I stopped when we reached a safe point for me to take off. We were a short distance away from the town now.
    “Oh no, not this again.” Scruffy breathed out a sigh.
    “What’s the matter? You scared of heights?” I teased him.
    Scruffy quickly composed himself and cleared his throat . “O-of course not. I think I’ve handled these freaky circumstances pretty well, if I must say.” He stood proud.
    “Well , all right then, let’s do this.”
    Before Scruffy could prepare, I whipped out my wings and he let out a big “whhooahh” as it was the first time he ’d seen my enormous objects of flight. I grabbed hold of him and immediately thrust my wings and we took to the skies.
    “Wait! I’ve changed my mind! Leave me with the other people! Ohhhhhhh myyyyyy gaaaawwwd!” Scruffy panicked.
    It took quite a few minutes before Scruffy would quit screaming bloody murder. I couldn’t help myself and did a few corkscrews and dives just to mess with him.
    “Ohhhhh, I hate you…I hate you!” he howled.
    All I could do was laugh at him the entire time.
    “You do realize I’ve taken Shade on rides, per her request mind you, and she hardly ever makes a peep,” I teased him further.
    “Well then, you two can have at this all you want…just leave me out of it from here on out. Ohhhhh nooooo.”
    He bellowed again as I took a dive towards the open ocean so I could fly a few feet above the water. I couldn’t help myself; I just had to screw with him the entire flight. I also couldn’t contain my laughter, as all he could do was complain and whine.
    When we reached the American shores, from high above the clouds, the sun was setting on this side of the earth. It wasn’t long before we reached Colorado. When we got to my spot, I landed and placed the very happy to be on the ground Scruffy back on his feet.
    “See, not too bad for a first time flyer…more or less.” Scruffy sighed in relief.
    “Hey, whatever you gotta tell yourself.”
    “Look, I’ve gotta get back or my parents will begin to think I’ve gone missing, too.” We walked toward Sandra’s car that was still parked at the top of my