Chapter 1

Ting explained about the fallen signpost and the street sign on the wall, 'its the place where you, and Elizabeth will be safe.'
Alice came sprinting over, 'Elizabeth wants you, Flakey. Can't stop, I'm helping Metro. Debbie says Amanda's looking a lot better.'
Elizabeth appointed Flakey to lead the line in a neat procession. 'Follow Ting, keep him in sight, don't get distressed.'
Flakey whimpered, of all the positive qualities he thought himself equipped with leadership wasn't anywhere near the pinnacle of any of them but Elizabeth had faith, she trusted him with the most important endeavour undertaken so far.
'I know you can do this. Do it for me.' Elizabeth approached her hero, 'do it for the Sounds, prove to yourself you can lead.' Elizabeth kissed him. 'Wait here, I'm going to help Alice assist Metro with the tail-end of the Sounds.'
'Will you be back before I have to go?' Flakey, never a strong personality became an enhanced Super-Sound when he was near Elizabeth, as long as she was in sight his insecurities held together reasonably well. He looked at her wistfully, 'she beautiful.'
'Everything going well?' Elizabeth asked Metro.
'I've tied every Sound to the one ahead, the one behind tied to them.' Metro continued checking the strength of the knots as he talked.
Elizabeth admired Metro's skill with the diminishing length of string. 'Have you got enough there to bind all the Sounds? We can't afford to lose any, not now we've found them.'
'Yes, I'm finished here, they're all securely linked, one to another.' Metro pulled hard on the last piece of string, tying the loose ends tightly around each other to form a knot. 'One thing I've noticed though, they don't recognise who the Sound in front of them is.'
'What do you mean?' as...

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...Elizabeth, 'I'm sure she'll let us know when she's ready.'
Alice approached the burning tree. 'I think this is yours.' Alice raised her right arm and with all the strength she could muster stuck the missile back where it came from.
'Can we still use it for a bridge?' called out Ting to Doris who passed the enquiry on to her sizzling friend.
'Yes.' Alice patted the tree. 'What's left of it has moved a little closer to the other side of the street. We won't have to jump now.'
Ting turned to Elizabeth, he liked this Sound, she was always reliable and only questioned his leadership when she knew he was wrong. 'Do you think it's safe to use that tree as a bridge.'
'Is what safe?' Grace who was puzzled to see George escorting Alice to her place in the line. 'What happened to Alice's hair?'
'Get some rest, I'll tell you when I come back.' Elizabeth marched into the water.