THE BLUE FEATHER
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family out as criminals. His mother once told him how his father
and uncle had stood in long lines for days trying to get legal work
papers to enter the United States, only to be turned down.
America doesn’t mind sending work to China, halfway around the
world. Why not help your neighbors first?
The Otherworld power had transformed the officer’s minds;
A.J. was the first to say, “You know, I need to help you. Am I
right, Brother?”
“We need to help them...that’s for sure. The wild mustangs
need our help, too,” Billy Bob said, now under Tital’s mental
control.
“We need to get to a small town south of Albuquerque, called
Los Lunas. And we need to get there quick,” Jonathan told them.
“Billy Bob, we’re on a Mission! Radio ahead, full police
escort. Get the Gallup police to clear us a path! Now, who’s
going to ride shotgun with me?” A.J. yelled out to the crew.
“Jonathan, you go with Officer A.J. Parker. Try to keep him
and his cruiser in the middle of the road. Levitate the car if you
have to and keep it from having accidents. This man is under the
influence,” Bardala told him.
“Viviana, we need you to go with Officer Billy Bob Parker, do
the same things with your special powers as Bardala told
Jonathan to do. I know you can do it. Take Moka and Eegh with
you, they can help,” Tital instructed her.
Viviana followed Officer Billy Bob Parker to his police cruiser,
and with Moka and Eegh riding in the back, drove south. Bardala
followed in the Expedition, and Officer A.J. Parker pulled back on
the highway with Jonathan. That left Tital at the tail end of the
caravan. With the Highway Patrol’s blue lights flashing, Viviana,