that I thought he was in over his head, but Shade just followed the plane and did what it wanted.”

“But he’s a child, how in the world could he possible have any idea of what he was doing up there?” with that Barbra smiled at Julia and then jumped down from the plane and started to talk to her squadron, during the talk Shade poked his head slightly out of the cockpit and looked at the women who several times looked out of the huddle in his direction. After a they stopped talking Barbra walked up with the squadron smiling slightly.

“Alright Shade that’s enough flying today.” Barbra said, as she picked Shade up out of the cockpit and started to walk him to the hanger of the small airfield. Later that night, when Shade should have been in bed, he was out on the grounds following Barbra as she walked to the mechanic shack and found her with a meeting with the other pilots. As he looked into the small window he listened closely as they spoke, he had done this many times before and knew what would happen if he got caught. As he listened in on these secret meeting he learned about a group known as the Hausers, as wanted to learn more about them.

“Alright girls first still nothing from command on the Hausers, and we haven’t had anything on radar, but that doesn’t mean we can get sloppy we keep practicing and we keep an eye out for them, second how is the jacket coming along?”

“It’s all done Barbra, we even got that flight cap in today on the mail run.” Gloria explained as she smiled at Barbra

“That’s fabulous, and how does the jacket look?” with that Gloria pulled out a small flight jacket dark grey in color, with two fearsome looking eyes on the back. “That looks great, and the call sign tag?”

“Don’t worry Barbra they got it just the way you told them.” with that Gloria turned the jacket around and Shade could see the name on it in red lettering the word GHOST.

“Perfect, are little ghost.” Barbra said, as she smiled at the jacket and took it from Gloria. “Shade is going to love this.” with the mentioning of his name Shade moved slightly causing a stack of loose parts to fall getting the group to look towards the window, and getting Shade to bolt back to the hanger, and into his bunk. “Wake up Shade.” Barbra said, getting Shade’s mind to quickly race remembering this event vividly he knew that he didn’t get into trouble with the squadron on this night, because they didn’t catch him.

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“Wake up Shade, Wake up.” Molly cried as she shook Shade several times, getting him to sit up and look at her.

“What’s going on Molly? Are we under attack?” As the little bear giggled slightly she held up her doll to him.

“No silly I want to play.” with that Shade looked at Molly for a second and then laid back down in the bed.

“Molly I need sleep.”

“But you’ve been sleeping for hours, can’t you play now?” with that Shade looked at Molly and smiled slightly.

“Let me think about that.” with that Shade rolled over and closed his eyes, only to have Molly climb over him and look at him. “Your not going to let me sleep are you?” Shade said, with his eyes still closed as Molly kept looking at him.

“Nope.” with that Shade sat up and looked at the little bear cub.

“Fine we’ll play… What do you want to play?” Molly got off the bunk and started o walk away, smiling.

“I don’t know, what do you want to play?” Shade narrowed his eyes at Molly then looked at his wrist guard where there was a hand full of sleeping darts ready to go.

“Molly I’m very tired, I had a long night last night, can I please get more sleep before we play a game?” Shade was trying to be calm and cool with the little girl and then saw her walking back dressed up as Danger woman. As he slowly reached for the darts he thought about using them on her, only to mentally slap him self for it, as he came up with another idea. “Ah Danger woman by friend from the day time, same deal as always you keep the streets safe during the day while I sleep, and I keep them safe while your sleep during the night.” with that Molly smiled as she looked at Shade.

“Yes no problem, there is nothing to worry about while Danger woman is on the job.”

“Oh that’s very good to know… good night.” Shade rolled over and went back to sleep while Molly sat on the crate and smiled as she pretended to be danger woman.

*****

fun run

*****

As Shade found him self back on the Night Witch airfield he was running in small fatigues with Brianna following a few steps behind, keeping pace. “Come on Shade you want to be faster don’t you.” with those words Shade started to sprint and found him self running in front of Brianna for a few minutes before slowing again. “Is that all you got little one, you’ll never be able to out run me with that.” Brianna said, as she passed Shade.

“But you got longer legs.”

“Save your breath kiddo it only mess up your breathing.” As Brianna kept running with Shade close behind, Julia and Barbra smiled as they watched the two from the tower.

“Looks like are little ghost is still having trouble keeping up with Brianna.” Julia said, as she smiled at Barbra.

“True but at least he’s still trying, and if he can reach her speed at this age when he grows up he’ll be much faster.” Barbra said, as she smiled at Julia.

“Hey Barb I found what was wrong with your engine.” Gloria said, as she walked up and held up a broken piston. “looks like your baby was working with out one of her pistons firing.

“Ah frap, I knew she was sounding funny, can you fix her up?”

“Hey who do you think your talking to Barb, when I’m done with her she’ll be better than new.”

“Great how long will it take you to fix her up?”

“I’ll need at least a week to fix her up right, but I can fix her up in an hour to work until I can get the parts I need in.” with that Barbra looked at Gloria and smiled.

“Alright you get her fixed up to work and.

“HEY!” Barbra jumped at Julia scream and looked at the radar to see nothing, but then looked up at the window. “He’s doing it.” Julia said, as she pointed out the window, as Barbra got to the window she saw that Shade was slowly catching up to Brianna again, only this time he was keeping pace with her.

“Start timing him.” as Julia did as she was told, Gloria came up beside them and kept a close eye on Shade and Brianna.

“Come on kid you can do it, just a little longer.” When Brianna finally stopped running Shade stopped shortly after.

“Good run kiddo.” Brianna said, with a smile on her face only to see a irritated look on Shade’s face.

“YOU SLOWED DOWN!!” Shade yelled, as he looked at Brianna only to earn him self a boxed ear from her.

“FIRST! I did not slow down young man, SECOND! the next time you raise your voice to me it’s not a sore ear your going to earn.” Brianna explained as Shade tried to knock her hand away from his ear. Once she let it go Shade stood in front of her holding his ear sniffling as he looked up at her, she still looked angry at him, but as he started to walk away whimpering her anger melted away, we she caught up with him she turned him back around to face her and knelt down rubbing his ear softly. “Now Shade I like you a lot, but you can’t be back talking me or the others, you know what happens when you do.” Shade looked away from Brianna as she made this statement and then got his face directed back in her direction, by a loving hand. “And you know that if I was Julia you would already be on a trip to the mechanic shed don’t you?” with that Shade nodded, looking at Brianna as she smiled at him, then pulling him in for a hug. “That’s are little Ghost.”

*****

As Shade was woken up once more he felt Molly climbing up into the bunk with him as he turned over and looked at her as she smiled when she let out a yawn, and curled up next to him. As she closed her eyes, he reached over and pulled his trench coat over both of them and closed his eyes once more, wanting to remember the days he spent with the Night Witch squadron. A few hours later Rebecca walked back into the cargo area to find Molly sleeping next to Shade with his trench coat over both of them. As she went back into the cockpit she smiled at Baloo.

“Their both sleeping like angles, Molly’s curled up in bed next to him.” Rebecca reported, as she smiled at Baloo who smirked and looked at Rebecca.

“Told you button-nose could get him to lower his guard.” With that Rebecca and Baloo smiled at one another then watched as Kit went into the back. Once in the back Kit walked up to the two sleeping on the bunk, the sight of the two sleeping so peacefully together started to give him flashes of his drug induced nightmares which made his hand move to try and take Molly away, only to have it caught before he touched her.

“Leave her be, she just fell asleep.” Shade said, as he held Kit’s hand tight.

“But she shouldn’t be.”

“Just leave her alone.” with that Shade let go of Kit and sat up. “If you fear for her safety then I will move, let her sleep.” with that Shade got up, covered Molly in the blanket that