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there’s no point arguing over all that now. Our first priority is to get away from here. There’s a train station in the town – I passed it while I was getting here. I think we should head to Paris first. Ed’s right. It’s big and busy there – easier for us to throw Geri off the scent. We can decide how – and how quickly – to trace Sydney Church from there.’
    The others nodded their agreement. I turned to Amy. ‘Okay with you?’
    Amy nodded eagerly. ‘Okay, yeah. I mean, that’s a brilliant plan.’
    ‘Er, thanks.’ I frowned.
    Beside me, Ketty suppressed a giggle. Why? I mean, Amy was definitely a bit over the top, but what was so funny?
    ‘Amy isn’t coming with us,’ Ed said firmly. ‘She goes straight back to England on the next ferry.’
    ‘But I came to help you.’ Amy stuck out her chin. For a fleeting second, she looked just like Ed.
    ‘But Mum and Dad will be worried sick,’ Ed said.
    I hesitated. Ed was right, of course. We also didn’t want to be saddled with Amy all the way to Paris. But maybe getting her home gave us an opportunity . . .
    ‘It’s better if you go back,’ I said to Amy. ‘You can be our eyes and ears in England. And Ed can stay in touch with you through remote telepathy.’
    Amy nodded reluctantly. ‘Okay, Nico.’
    I turned to the others. ‘I’ll make sure she gets onto the ferry okay.’
    ‘I can do that,’ Ed protested.
    ‘But if anything goes wrong, I can use my telekinesis,’ I said firmly. ‘We need to get a bit closer to the terminal first, to make sure we get the right boat. Why don’t you three find the station and buy tickets to Paris? I’ll join you as soon as I’ve sorted Amy.’
    Ed reluctantly agreed. As Amy and I walked towards the ferry terminal, I chucked my phone into the sea. I didn’t like not having it with me, but there was no choice. Now Geri knew the number, she would be able to track it whenever it was used.
    My plan firmed up as we walked. Amy was almost skipping beside me, chattering away in my ear. I didn’t pay her much attention, just strolled along, my mind completely focused on what I was planning to do. I discreetly juggled a handful of euros using my telekinesis as I walked. Doing so helps me concentrate, though it was weird to think that just a few months ago I couldn’t even control the bag of chips I attempted to juggle to impress Ketty.
    I stopped about a hundred metres from the ferry terminal building. Now we were closer it was obvious which boat was heading back to England. It was loading up with cars and foot passengers.
    ‘I’ll change back to Geri and buy a ticket,’ Amy said.
    ‘Okay, just to get through immigration, but once you’re on board, you should change into someone else,’ I said. ‘If Geri knows you stole one of her passports and that you’re a shape-shifter, she might easily work out that you’re travelling using her identity.’
    ‘Dad and Sandra won’t have told her about the shape-shifting,’ Amy insisted. ‘They don’t want her to know.’
    I shrugged. ‘They might do anything if they think it will help find you. Anyway, Geri might have known about you having the Medusa gene from the start.’
    Amy frowned. ‘I’m sure she doesn’t . . . if she did, surely she’d have said something by now?’
    I had to admit that was probably true. Nothing I’d ever seen Geri do suggested she thought anyone other than Dylan, Ed, Ketty and myself had Medusa abilities.
    Amy set off towards the terminal building and I turned my attention to the next part of my plan: I was going to smuggle myself onto the ferry again and go back to England with Amy.
    I hadn’t told the others – they would never have agreed – but this way, not only could I make sure Amy got safely home, but I could find the Norgene Clinic on my own and extract the information we needed without putting the others at risk.
    The first step was getting on board the ferry. I could, I was sure, have persuaded Amy to buy me a