Page 136 of Visions & Shadows

“Yeah. Give me the names,” he replies.

He checks the details, then nods. “It’s in Ireland. Dublin, to be exact.”

Not knowing how we’re going to get there, I mutter, “Well, that’s where we have to go.”

“Where is the nearest waterfall, Jason?” Finian asks.

Jason just stares at him, and it makes Brenna chuckle.

“We can’t travel by waterfall,” I mention. “I originally planned to go to Fish Creek Falls, but I had a vision just as I shifted and ended up in Jason’s pond.”

“What?” Worry instantly tightens Raighne’s features as he stares at me. “You could’ve been killed.”

Yeah, I didn’t think about that. It would’ve sucked ass if I had a vision of anything that didn’t have a body of water.

“Raighne’s right,” Brenna agrees. “She could’ve died if that vision was any different.”

“I have a pilot's license,” Jason mentions. “We can find an airfield and hire a plane.”

It’s our turn to stare at him.

“What? I’m a man of many talents,” he mutters. “Alchera didn’t just dream me up for no reason, you know.”

A smile forms on my face, then I ask, “Are you a professional pilot?”

He shakes his head. “No, I’m a veterinarian, but sometimes I need to fly out to farms to check on livestock.”

“Makes sense,” I say. “Let’s go to the nearest airfield.”

Jason checks on Google Maps, searching for one that has planes for hire, before he starts the engine and drives away from the motel.

It’s early in the morning, and the roads are practically empty as we drive to our destination.

“We’re going to have a problem if we can’t use a waterfall,” Finian mentions. “Flying all over the world will take time we don’t have.”

“Why are waterfalls important?” Jason asks.

“We travel through them,” Finian replies.

The car swerves before Jason regains control, and he shoots a you-must-be-crazy look at Finian. “You’re shitting me, right?”

“Nope,” I say from the backseat. “It’s all going to take some getting used to, but we travel through waterfalls, and if your mind’s not blown enough, some of the people on Vaalbara have powers.”

“Like superhero stuff?” Jason asks, the expression on his face telling us he doesn’t believe a word we’re saying.

He pulls the station wagon over to the side of the road then glances at us. “Powers? Show me.”

Finian opens his hand, and a second later, a white light starts to glow. He squashes it quickly, then explains, “I have the ability to stun someone with a streak of electricity.”

“My brother, Raighne,” he tips his head to the back seat, “can move objects, and my twin can levitate almost anything.”

“Holy fuck,” Jason mutters, shaking his head in disbelief. “This is all a little too much to process, so I’m just going to pretend you’re all normal.”

He steers the car back onto the road, and silence fills the cab as we continue to drive.

“It’s for your safety,” Brenna says. “We’re all here to get you to Vaalbara in one piece, so you don’t have to be afraid of us.”

“Ah-hah…” Jason mumbles before switching on the radio just in time to catch the tail end of a news broadcast.

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