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straight paths. It wouldn’t take much to get lost in here.”
    “Sometimes the crazy paths come in handy. Yes, I have studied this building extensively since I moved in. I am surprised you haven’t been through it with a fine-tooth comb.” I say as I take a right turn at a fork in the road.
    I don’t mind the sensory deprivation I get from having my ears closed because even when me and Alex aren’t talking, Sebastian is hanging out in his little corner, so there is always some kind of noise to be heard. He isn’t actively drawing my attention, but I can feel his life force, or something, as if I were actually touching him. I have come to except him there and I can now understand how difficult it was for him when our original bond was deactivated.
    “One of these days you will have to make room for me to join him in there.”
    “My head is pretty full without Sebastian being there. I will see if I can make some room for you in my medulla.”
    “I was thinking more of the hypothalamus. I know that is where I have a special place picked out for you.” How much do you want to bet that part has something to do with sex?
    I decide to bypass going all the way to the apartment. As I have thought about the tunnels more, there is a better route. The only thing I am worried about is that the door will open into the pool area. I figure that is probably where the other team has hidden their flag. It is where I would hide out and I am hoping that at least Phee has the common sense to do the same.
    “How many of them do you figure they left behind?” Alex asks.
    Good question. Since there are eight of them, I wonder if they have even come to an agreement on anything. None of them have an alpha mentality, so I am not sure if they will have a defined leader to guide them.
    “I bet we are going to run into the majority of them still there. You good for handling two or three of them without getting shot?”
    “With my eyes closed,” he replies.
    We are finally to the door I want to use. My nose tells me seven of the eight members of the other team are within close range. The evil minion, Phee, is missing. I am pretty sure she has something up her sleeve.
    “These seven are meant to be a diversion. I am surprised Sam is allowing her to be off on her own, but wherever she is, the flag will be.”
    “You don’t think she went looking for our flag?” Alex asks. If he knew Phee as well as I did, he wouldn’t have to ask. She has been learning through osmosis and takes in everything I teach her. My teachings won’t be helping her tonight because she still isn’t prepared for the likes of us and she recognizes it.
    “No. She knows she cannot beat us, so she wants to have a little fun. We go in on three. I will be taking to the air as soon as I get enough room. They won’t know where to look. I will somersault in and try to clear you some space.”
    “Got it.”
    “One. Two. Three,” I say and spring into action.
    I swing open the door and immediately complete the somersault I spoke of. While I am in motion, I fire towards where I can smell the people in the room. I cannot tell if anything hits while I am moving, but I don’t stop firing.
    As I complete my turn and come to my feet, I spread my golden wings and launch into the air. From this vantage point, I can see I have hit two of the targets and Alex quickly finishes off three more when he enters the fray.
    I shoot Kris and a blue paint smear from Alex's gun appears on Sam bringing a quick end to the battle. Now, we just have to find Phee and the flag. I still don’t smell the scamp, so that leaves only one place for her to be, if she is playing by the rules.
    The only place in the gym that I wouldn't be able to smell her is the quiet room. After sparing for hours on end, we sometimes need a little time to ourselves to calm down before we are acceptable company. The quiet room allows us a place to do that without any external interruptions. It is soundproof, smellproof,