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nor was the other soul they’d dealt with; my Seeker。 Sunny; however; seemed to embody the essence of 
my gentle; timid species; we were powerful only in great numbers。

 “Sorry; Sunny;” Jeb said。 “Didn’t mean to scare you; there。 Maybe we ought to get out of here; though。” 
His eyes swept around the cave; where a few people lingered by the exits; gawking at us。 He stared hard 
at Reid and Lucina; and they ducked down the corridor toward the kitchen。 “Probably ought to git along 

to Doc;” Jeb continued with a sigh; giving the frightened little woman a wistful glance。 I guessed he was 
sad to be missing out on new stories。

 “Right;” Kyle said。 He kept his arm firmly around Sunny’s tiny waist and pulled her with him toward the 

southern tunnel。

 I followed right behind; towing the others who still adhered to me。

 Jeb paused; and we all stopped with him。 He jabbed the butt of his gun into Jamie’s hip。

 “Ain’t you got school; kid?”

 “Aw; Uncle Jeb;please? Please? I don’t want to miss —” 

 

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Jamie turned his hurt eyes on me; but Jeb was absolutely right。 This was nothing I wanted Jamie to see。 I 


shook my head at him。


 “Could you get Trudy on your way?” I asked。 “Doc needs her。”


 Jamie’s shoulders slumped; and he pulled his hand out of mine。 Jared’s slid down from my wrist to take 


its place。


 “I misseverything; ” Jamie moaned as he turned back the other way。


 “Thanks; Jeb;” I whispered when Jamie was out of hearing。


 “Yep。”


 The long tunnel seemed blacker than before because I could feel the fear radiating from the woman 


ahead of me。


 “It’s okay;” Kyle murmured to her。 “There’s nothing that’s going to hurt you; and I’m here。”


 I wondered who this strange man was; the one who had e back in Kyle’s place。 Had they checked 


his eyes? I couldn’t believe he’d carried all this gentleness around inside his big angry body。


 It must have been having Jodi back; being so close to what he wanted。 Even knowing that this was his 
Jodi’s body; I was surprised that he could expend so much kindness for the soul inside it。 I would have 

thought such passion was beyond him。

 “How’s the Healer?” Jared asked me。

 “She woke up; just before I came to find you;” I said。

 I heard more than one sigh of relief in the darkness。

 “She’s disoriented; though; and very frightened;” I warned them all。 “She can’t remember her name。 

Doc’s working with her。 She’s going to be even more scared when she sees all of you。 Try to be quiet 
and move slowly; okay?”

 “Yes; yes;” the voices whispered in the darkness。

 “And; Jeb; do you think you could lose the gun? She’s a little afraid of humans still。”

 “Uh—okay;” Jeb answered。

 “Afraid of humans?” Kyle murmured。

 “We’re the bad guys;” Ian reminded him; squeezing my hand。

 I squeezed it back; glad for the warmth of his touch; the pressure of his fingers。

 How much longer would I have the feeling of a hand warm around mine? When was the last time I 

 

 No。 Not yet;Mel whispered。

 I was suddenly trembling。 Ian’s hand tightened again; and so did Jared’s。

 We walked in silence for a few moments。

 “Kyle?” Sunny’s timid voice asked。

 “Yes?”

 “I don’t want to go back to the Bears。”

 “You don’t have to。 You can go somewhere else。”

 “But I can’t stay here?”

 “No。 I’m sorry; Sunny。”

 There was a little hitch in her breathing。 I was glad it was dark。 No one could see the tears that started 

rolling down my face。 I had no free hand to wipe them away; so I let them fall onto my shirt。

 We finally reached the end of the tunnel。 The sunlight streamed from the mouth of the hospital; reflecting 
off the dust motes dancing in the air。 I could hear Doc murmuring inside。

 “That’s very good;” he was saying。 “Keep thinking of details。 You know your old address—your name 

can’t be far behind; eh? How does this feel? Not tender?”

 “Careful;” I whispered。

 Kyle paused at the edge of the arch; Sunny still clinging to his side; and motioned for me to go first。

 I took a deep breath and walked slowly into Doc’s place。 I announced my presence in a low; even 

voice。 “Hello。”

 The Healer’s host started and gasped out a little shriek。

 “Just me again;” I said reassuringly。

 “It’s Wanda;” Doc reminded her。

 The woman was sitting up now; and Doc was sitting beside her with his hand on her arm。

 “That’s the soul;” the woman whispered anxiously to Doc。

 “Yes; but she’s a friend。”

 The woman eyed me doubtfully。

 “Doc? You’ve got a few more visitors。 Is that okay?” 

 

 The woman hesitated; then nodded cautiously。 “Okay;” she whispered。 
“This is Ian;” I said; motioning him forward。 “And Jared; and Jeb。” One by one; they walked into the 
room and stood beside me。 “And this is Kyle and… uh; Sunny。”


 Doc’s eyes bugged wide as Kyle; Sunny attached to his side; entered the room。 
“Are there any more?” the woman whispered。 
Doc cleared his throat; trying to pose himself。 “Yes。 There are a lot of people who live here。 All… 


well; mostly humans;” he added; staring at Sunny。 
“Trudy is on her way;” I told Doc。 “Maybe Trudy could…” I glanced at Sunny and Kyle。 “。 。 。 find a 


room for… her to rest in?” 
Doc nodded; still wide…eyed。 “That might be a good idea。” 
“Who’s Trudy?” the woman whispered。 
“She’s very nice。 She’ll take care of you。” 
“Is she human; or is she like that one?” She nodded toward me。 
“She’s human。” 
This seemed to ease the woman’s mind。 
“Oh;” Sunny gasped behind me。 
I turned to see her staring at the cryotanks that held the Healers。 They were standing in the middle of 


Doc’s desk; the lights on top glowing muted red。 On the floor in front of the desk; the seven remaining 
empty tanks were piled in an untidy heap。

 Tears sprang to Sunny’s eyes again; and she buried her face against Kyle’s chest。 
“I don’t want to go! I want to stay with you;” she moaned to the big man she seemed to trust so 
pletely。


 “I know; Sunny。 I’m sorry。” 
Sunny broke down into sobs。 
I blinked fast; trying to keep the tears from my own eyes。 I crossed the small space to where Sunny 


stood; and stroked her springy black hair。 
“I need to talk to her for a minute; Kyle;” I murmured。 


 

 “No; no;” she begged。

 “It’s okay;” I promised。 “He’s not going anywhere。 I just want to ask you a few questions。”

 Kyle turned her to face me; and her arms locked around me。 I pulled her to the far corner of the room; 
as far from the nameless woman as I could get。 I didn’t want our conversation to confuse or frighten the 
Healer’s host any more than she already was。 Kyle followed; never more than a few inches away。 We 
sat on the floor; facing the wall。

 “Jeez;” Kyle murmured。 “I didn’t think it would be like this。 This really sucks。”

 “How did you find her? And catch her?” I asked。 The sobbing girl didn’t react as I questioned him; she 
just kept crying on my shoulder。 “What happened? Why is she like this?”

 “Well; I thought she might be in Las Vegas。 I went there first; before I went on to Portland。 See; Jodi 
was really close to her mother; and that’s where Doris lived。 I thought; seeing how you were about Jared 
and the kid; that maybe she would go there; even when she wasn’t Jodi。 And I was right。 They were all 
there at the same old house; Doris’s house: Doris; and her husband; Warren—they had other names; but 
I didn’t hear them clearly—and Sunny。 I watched them all day; until it was nighttime。 Sunny was in Jodi’s 
old room; alone。 I snuck in after they’d all been asleep for hours。 I yanked Sunny up; threw her over my 
shoulder; and jumped out the window。 I thought she was going to start screaming; so I was really 
booking it back to the jeep。 Then I was afraid because shedidn’t start screaming。 She was just so quiet! 
I was afraid she had… you know。 Like that guy we caught once。”

 I winced—I had a more recent memory。

 “So I pulled her off my shoulder; and she was alive; just staring up at me; all wide…eyed。 Still not 
screaming。 I carried her back to the jeep。 I’d been planning to tie her up; but… she didn’t look that 
upset。 She wasn’t trying to get away; at least。 So I just buckled her in and started driving。

 “She just stared at me for a long time; and then finally she said; ‘You’re Kyle;’ and I said; ‘Yeah; who 
are you?’ and she told me her name。 What is it again?”

 “Sunlight Passing Through the Ice;” Sunny whispered brokenly。 “I like Sunny; though。 It’s nice。”

 “Anyway;” Kyle went on after clearing his throat。 “She didn’t mind talking to me at all。 She wasn’t afraid 
like I’d thought she’d be。 So we talked。” He was quiet for a moment。 “She was happy to see me。”

 “I used to dream about him all the time;” Sunny whispered to me。 “Every night。 I kept hoping the 
Seekers would find him; I missed him so much。… When I saw him; I thought it was the old dream 
again。”

 I swallowed loudly。

 Kyle reached across me to lay his hand on her cheek。

 “She’s a good kid; Wanda。 Can’t we send her someplace really nice?”

 “That’s what I wanted to ask her about。 Where have you lived; Sunny?” 

 

 “Just here and with the Bears。 I was there five life terms。 But I like it better here。 I haven’t had even a 

quarter of a life term here!”

 “I know。 Believe me; I understand。 Is there anywhere else; though; that you’ve ever wanted to go? The 
Flowers; maybe? It’s nice there; I’ve been。”

 “I don’t want to be a plant;” she mumbled into my shoulder。 
“The Spiders…” I began; but then let my voice trail off。 The Spiders were not the right place for Sunny。 
“I’m tired of cold。 And I like colors。” 
“I know。” I sighed。 “I haven’t been a Dolphin; but I hear it’s nice there。 Color; mobility; family…” 
“They’re all so far away。 By the time I got anywhere; Kyle would be… He’d be…” She hiccuped and 


then started crying again。


 “Don’t you have any other choices?” Kyle asked anxiously。 “Aren’t there a lot more places out there?”


 I could hear Trudy talking to the Healer’s host; but I tuned out the words。 Let the humans take care of 


their own for the moment。


 “Not that the off…world ships are going to;” I told him; shaking my head。 “There are lots of worlds; but 
only a few; mostly the newer ones; are still open for settling。 And I’m sorry; Sunny; but I have to send 
you far away。 The Seekers want to find my friends here; and they’d bring you back if they could; so you 
could show them the way。”

 “I don’t even know the way;” she sobbed。 My shoulder was drenched with her tears。 “He covered my 
eyes。”

 Kyle looked at me as if I could produce some kind of miracle to make this all work out perfectly。 Like 
the medicine I’d provided; some kind of magic。 But I knew that I was out of magic; out of happy 
endings—for the soul half of the equation; at least。

 I stared back hopelessly at Kyle。 “It’s just the Bears; the Flowers; and the Dolphins;” I told him。 “I 

won’t send her to the Fire Planet。”

 The small woman shuddered at the name。

 “Don’t worry; Sunny。 You’ll like the Dolphins。 They’ll be nice。 Of course they’ll be nice。”

 She sobbed harder。

 I sighed and moved on。

 “Sunny; I need to ask you about Jodi。” 

 

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“What about her?” Sunny mumbled。 
“Is she… is she in there with you? Can you hear her?” 
Sunny sniffed and looked up at me。 “I don’t understand what you mean。” 
“Does she ever talk to you? Are you ever aware of her thoughts?” 
“My… body’s? Her thoughts? She doesn’t have any。 I’m here now。” 
I nodded slowly。 
“Is that bad?” Kyle whispered。 
“I don’t know enough about it to tell。 It’s probably not good; though。” 
Kyle’s eyes tightened。 
“How long have you been here; Sunny?” 
She frowned; thinking。 “How long is it; Kyle? Five years? Six? You disappeared before I came home。” 
“Six;” he said。 
“And how old are you?” I asked her。 
“I’m twenty…seven。” 
That surprised me—she was such a little thing; so young looking。 I couldn’t believe she was six years 


older than Melanie。 
“Why does that matter?” Kyle asked。 
“I’m not sure。 It just seems like the more time someone spent as a human before they became a soul; the 


better chance they might have at… making a recovery。 The greater the percentage of their life they spent 
human; the more memories they have; the more connections; the more years being called by the right 
name… I don’t know。”

 “Is twenty…one years enough?” he asked; his voice desperate。 
“I guess we’ll find out。” 
“It’s not fair!” Sunny wailed。 “Why do you get to stay? Why can’t I stay; if you can?” 
I had to swallow hard。 “Thatwouldn’t be fair; would it? But I don’t get to stay; Sunny。 I have to go; too。 


And soon。 Maybe we’ll leave together。” Perhaps she’d be happier if she thought I was going to the 
Dolphins with her。 By the time she knew otherwise; Sunny would have a different host with different 
emotions and no tie to this human beside me。 Maybe。 Anyway; it would be too late。 “I have to go; 

 

 And then; flat and hard from right behind us; Ian’s voice broke the quiet like the crack of a whip。

 “What?”

 CHAPTER 56

 Welded

 Ian glared down at the three of us with such fury that Sunny shivered in terror。 It was an odd thing—as if 
Kyle and Ian had switched faces。 Except Ian’s face was still perfect; unbroken。 Beautiful; even though it 
was enraged。

 “Ian?” Kyle asked; bewildered。 “What’s the problem?”

 Ian spoke from between his locked teeth。 “Wanda;” he growled; and held his hand out。 It looked as if 

he was having a hard time keeping that hand open; not clenching it into a fist。

 Uh…oh;Mel thought。

 Misery swept through me。 I didn’t want to say goodbye to Ian; and now I would have to。 Of course I 

had to。 I would be wrong to sneak out in the night like a thief and leave all my goodbyes to Melanie。

 Ian; tired of waiting; grabbed my arm and hauled me up from the floor。 When Sunny seemed like she 
was ing along; too; still joined to my side; Ian shook me until she fell off。

 “What iswith you?” Kyle demanded。

 Ian hauled his knee back and smashed his foot hard into Kyle’s face。

 “Ian!” I protested。

 Sunny threw herself in front of Kyle—who was holding his hand to his nose and struggling to get to his 

feet—and tried to shield him with her tiny body。 This knocked him off balance; back to the floor; and he 
groaned。

 “C’mon;” Ian snarled; dragging me away from them without a backward glance。

 “Ian —”

 He wrenched me roughly along; making it impossible for me to speak。 That was fine。 I had no idea what 

to say。

 I saw everyone’s startled face flash by in a blur。 I was worried he was going to upset the unnamed 
woman。 She wasn’t used to anger and violence。

 And then we jerked to a stop。 Jared was blo
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