It wasn't until Barnaby landed onto the ground and got one good look at some of the large shadows swooping overhead that he realized they might have just made a grave mistake. True, if they had not directed the patients toward the exit in a calm and orderly fashion, it would have likely been a matter of time before someone used their NEXT powers to burst open a window or tear part of the bus open, causing more panic and injuring others in the process.
However, he'd failed to take into account that the strange creatures may not have been confined to only the buses. The owner of one of the shadows, a large bird with and even larger wingspan, swooped down at one of the fleeing patients, who barely managed to dodge out of the way. Barnaby's heart jumped into his throat at the unexpected sight, and for a second he felt simultaneously pulled in different directions. But now wasn't the time to become mired in self doubt or second guesses.
They needed to make sure the patients on the bus were okay before they could turn their attention anywhere else. The grim reality was that they would fail to accomplish anything if they lost focus now.
After throwing a glance over his shoulder to make sure Kotetsu was following, Barnaby turned and dashed toward the door on the driver's end of the bus.
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It wasn't until Barnaby landed onto the ground and got one good look at some of the large shadows swooping overhead that he realized they might have just made a grave mistake. True, if they had not directed the patients toward the exit in a calm and orderly fashion, it would have likely been a matter of time before someone used their NEXT powers to burst open a window or tear part of the bus open, causing more panic and injuring others in the process.
However, he'd failed to take into account that the strange creatures may not have been confined to only the buses. The owner of one of the shadows, a large bird with and even larger wingspan, swooped down at one of the fleeing patients, who barely managed to dodge out of the way. Barnaby's heart jumped into his throat at the unexpected sight, and for a second he felt simultaneously pulled in different directions. But now wasn't the time to become mired in self doubt or second guesses.
They needed to make sure the patients on the bus were okay before they could turn their attention anywhere else. The grim reality was that they would fail to accomplish anything if they lost focus now.
After throwing a glance over his shoulder to make sure Kotetsu was following, Barnaby turned and dashed toward the door on the driver's end of the bus.