She knew that in her heart she was coming home and wanted to know everything about it. Marcus had told her a lot but he hadn’t told her how he had set up his little compound. It must have been quite a coup to acquire the size canopy he had set up. The mountains were beautiful. There were oranges, reds, browns, and yellows that painted the side of the mountain. Leaves where starting to fall and, as the MAV cleared the top of the mountain and began the last leg home, the leaves were falling like huge colorful raindrops as they floated to the ground. Kim continued taking in everything else as the MAV turned and entered the denser forest. They crossed the barrier of the canopy and Kim noticed that Jocelyn switched the MAV’s exterior shield off. They crossed the little stream that emptied into the lake and just ahead she could see the cabin and other buildings coming into view. She began smiling as she saw her group standing on the front porch waiting. The MAV pulled into the clearing in front of the huge cabin. Her little group ran down the steps and opened the door for her. She was mobbed by them and they wouldn’t let her move until she had hugged them all. After they were finished, she moved to the rear door and opened it up for Savannah and she began introducing them all to her.In the meantime, Wynd, Rom, and Twig had gone to the driver’s side of the MAV. Wynd gently opened the driver’s side door and they all looked at Marcus. He was a mess. He had dried blood on the side of his face and scratches up and down his arms.
