"Hey!" Billy squirmed in her arms, his hair now a rather ridiculous-looking mess. Strands of it stood straight up.

He looked out at the places below them, where they walked, a world that almost seemed far away now. It was thrilling, really, to be out here like this---even with a smug Bond-sister having ensnared him.

"Absolutely. There will be some tough adjustments, but I could do this again and again," he answered, his wings fluttering to help keep them up.