Ch 79 All-Nighter.
Thea and the triplets went back to their room to rest for a few hours.
When it was time, they got up, dressed in black clothes they could move easily in, and met Delta team in the garage.
Everyone was decked out in military combat gear, vests filled with weapons and tools, all designed so they could shift without destroying it.
There were tearaway spots strategically placed.
They put protective gear on Thea and the triplets.
Everyone took antidote pills.
“We have weapons, and everything is ready to go,” Liam said.
“Any word from the refugees?” Thea looked at her phone.
“Everything looks good,” she said.
“There’s something I want to do before we go.
Everyone just wait a second.” She closed her eyes, connected with the Earth, pulled its energy up, and funneled it into everyone there.
She knew they were more alert, stronger, more awake.
She opened her eyes.
Everyone looked at her in awe.
“Okay.
Let's go.” They piled into SUVs and headed toward the first pickup location.
As they approached it, Thea started to feel out with her senses.
The woods were filled with bugs, animals, plants.
She sensed a group of people, scared, working their way out of the woods toward the road.
She also sensed other wolves spaced out, not afraid, Keeping watch on their perimeters.
The frightened group was already past them.
They'd gone unnoticed.
“They're close,” Thea said out loud and in mind link.
“Pull over in about a hundred yards.” The drivers pulled over and idled the vehicles.
She focused on the group.
The overwhelming feeling from them was fear.
She didn't feel any nefarious intentions.
“l think this group is clear.
They're past the patrolmen.
No one is following them.
They feel good,” she said in mind link to the whole team.
A few seconds later, a group of people in ratty clothing emerged from the trees.
All the SUVs opened their doors.
Thea stepped out, followed by the triplets.
“Let's go to the bar, friends,” Thea called out.
The group sighed in relief.
“Come, get in the cars, quickly.” The group split up, ran to the SUVs, and piled in.
Seconds later, the convoy was driving back to New Dawn.
When they reached the gates, the guards waved them through.
They pulled up to the pack house entrance, where Lizzy and Alessia stood, waiting.
Everyone piled out of the SUVs.
Thea and the triplets walked up to Lizzy and Alessia, turned, and faced the refugees.
“Welcome to New Dawn,” Alaric said.
“Lizzy and Alessia are going to get you settled in.
We have to go pick up more people.
Follow them.” “Come with us,” Lizzy said.
She walked through the open doors and motioned for the group to follow her.
They did.
Hesitantly.
“It's safe,” Thea said.
“You're safe now.” They bowed their heads as they passed Thea and the triplets.
The next two pickups went about the same.
Coming up on the fourth location, Thea sensed that a patrolman caught the group sneaking out.
He was confused.
He was questioning them.
They didn't know what to say.
Thea focused on the patrolman.
She started pulling his energy out and sending it into the Earth.
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