There are kids in this world who are different. Special. They look like us and they act like us. But they are not us. And one of them is missing. Cyrus? What are you doing out here on my roof? I climbed up with the ladder. I'm coming with you to the docks. I told you. I can do this on my own. I was there on the boat the day we found you. I went into the water. You don't remember any of it. You need me. Plus, I have sandwiches. And Mom's credit card. They'll track the credit card.
Right before they send those scary dudes in the helicopter after us. Just like they did Badger. They meaning mom and dad? All I know is we're basically prisoners. They grounded us and took away our phones. They don't want me to get answers about who I am and where I come from. Hey guys, what are we doing out here? You woke me up and why are you- on the roof and why do you have a backpack huh no you don't you're not leaving me again
Come out here and close the window. And keep your voice down. You're gonna blow our plan. My plan? Whatever. Can you two please tell me what's going on? Please? I need to know where I come from. how I ended up in that water. But you guys told Mom and Dad you were done investigating. You lied. Were you... running away? No, I... You weren't even going to say goodbye, either of you. We're not going away forever. I don't care how you got here. I like having you as my big sister. I like it too.
And that's not going to change, no matter what. I'll be back as soon as I figure this out. And we need you to stay here and pretend you don't know anything. Just play dumb. You know, be yourself. Hey, I'm definitely not gonna miss you as much as I thought. Ow! Did you just biff me? We'll be back, Birdie. I promise. Holiday? Don't forget to bring your hoverboard.
Our boat left from Pier 7. Over here. Marine Adventures. Is that the boat? Yeah. The tour guide was useless. She didn't know anything about whales. When I pointed that out, Birdie called me a nerd. She looked so sad when we left. Once we get answers, we'll go back for her. Okay? Nerd. Why don't we take a look around the boat? Who knows? Maybe it'll jog a memory.
Over there is where Bertie was standing when she... Who's there? Um, hi. Are you the captain of this boat? Did my badge give me away? Oh, it says it right there. Captain Benjamin. He was the captain. What are you kids doing out here at night? Wait a minute. I know you. And you. You do? She's the one. The one from the water. Yes. Yes, you remember. You remember that day. How could I forget?
30 years without an accident, and three kids going to the water on one trip. Almost cost me my job. We're sorry, sir. We have some questions for you. I don't want to talk about that day ever again. Please. My whole life could depend on it. I promise, once we're done, we'll leave you alone. Fine. Follow me below deck. I probably got some snacks down here. You want water? Uh, no thanks. Just...
Answers would be great. So ask already. Okay. Okay. On the day we found her in the water, were there any other boats nearby? Nope. No other vessels for miles. You sure? Maybe there was like a little motorboat. I just said there were no other boats. So it was a quiet day. Did I say it was quiet? I don't understand. I had to take a different course that day to get away from the helicopter. Helicopter?
Blights on the water, all that noise and wind disturbing our peace and our whales. A helicopter? Yes! It was the Sea King flying over just before Bertie fell in. Where was I when you found me? Can I see on the map? When the alarm went off, I killed the engines. We were about here, ten miles past Effin Cove. Can I have a pencil? Thanks.
How high was the helicopter hovering? Sorry, I don't carry a measuring tape that big. If I remember, it wasn't too high. Maybe 250 feet? Hold on. 250 feet. 3.31pm, right? August 24th. The tide was medium high. How do you know that? The North Pacific Current meets up with the Alaska Current going north, right at this stop. So if I ended up floating here...
You know currents? Since when? I just know. Listen, Captain. I answered your question. That's all I know. Feel free to keep doing that crazy math. I'm heading back to the bridge. Cyrus. I must have been on that helicopter. The question is, did you fall out? Or did I jump? Yes, this is Captain Benjamin from Marine Adventures. You came by last Labor Day asking if I'd come across any unusual kids. Well, I got a girl on my boat right now and she is far from usual.
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