"Please, have you seen this boy?" Kyris felt as though she'd asked a hundred times. Some people answered no, but most didn't bother to answer at all, jostling by her in their hurry to wherever they were headed. Kyris still had a pounding headache, and she ached everywhere-- it felt like what people described having the flue was like. Still, she kept at it, until finally: "Excuse me, have you seen this boy?"<br/>"Hmm? Oh! Oh, yes, I have. Seemed in a proper hurry."<br/>"Do you know what way he was headed?"<br/>"West, dear."<br/>"Thank you! Thank you so much!"<br/><br/>Kyris had sprinted for a few miles before stumbling to a stop. She couldn't run like she used to. There was no way she'd be able to catch up with Toshi on foot. Besides that, if he changed direction or veered in any way, she'd have no way of knowing. She needed a better way to see, and a faster way to follow. She turned her eyes to the sky, where a few birds darted between the buildings.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Ah. I need to fly.</span>Still woozy, she hailed a cab and directed it to a flight center.<br/><br/>"I need a chopper," She stated, flashing her badges to the clerk. It wasn't the first time she'd called in this type of favor, and the facility was well known for working in tandem with such agencies as this. Sometimes it was necessary.<br/><br/>"Awright, lady. Just a sec. Sign in here, please."<br/>Kyris signed her name just as her pilot came out from the back.<br/>"Yo. You needed a ride by air?"<br/>"Yes. I've a missing person that I absolutely must find."<br/>"A missing person? Wow, I feel kinda like a hero now."<br/>"We haven't found him yet," Kyris pointed out.<br/>"Well, then let's get going! Got a general direction?"<br/>"West. And fly fast, he has a really big head start."<br/>"You got it!"<br/><br/>They'd flown for about twenty minutes, before they were flying over a large field. Kyris, vision sharp and aided by the vantage point she had, noted a figure walking up ahead, perhaps fifty kilometers away. She squinted hard, but all she could make out was a hoodie and a bag slung over the person's shoulder. It was all she needed. Her instincts told her that it was the person she was looking for. But she also knew that he would hear the chopper for sure if they got any closer.<br/><br/>"Drop me here."<br/>"But there's nowhere to land..."<br/>"That's fine," Kyris managed a weary smile as she slid open the door, "Thanks for the ride," she said, before jumping from the chopper. Thanks to her enhancements, she was able to land just fine. With a final wave to the dumbstruck pilot, she took off after Toshi, running as quickly as she could without making too much noise.<br/><br/>Around her, the fields glowed red with the setting sun. It looked like the world was on fire.