Demons and Druids - James Patterson

"The Alien Hunter is here. He is close by. Find him.

NOW! BRING HIM TO ME DEAD OR ALIVE! WHOEVER BRINGS ME DANIEL X WILL GLOW FOR ETERNITY!" The workers scattered at the command, fanning out through the narrow aisles of the dump.

"See why you needed me here, Daniel?" Dana said.

"No," I told her angrily. "This is about me, not you."

"I'm part of you. We're a part of each other. It's all the same."

"Just... disappear, Dana! Disappear!"

We'd wasted precious moments with our argument, because Beta had embarked on his own search. I guess he wanted to glow for eternity, too.

His flames had abandoned ship and spread through the dump, each fire stream covering more ground in a few seconds than a human could in an hour.

"Okay, Daniel," said Dana. "This is the part where you disappear us and then, like, create a rainstorm or something major to take out this maniac."

"Got it."

But I couldn't. I tried, and tried again.

I wanted to howl with frustration. I'd just gone metal a few times like it was nothing.

I didn't have time for a Plan B before we heard a knocking at the window. We hunched down in the car's backseat, trying to make ourselves as invisible as possible, but we couldn't escape Beta's voice.

"I know you're in there, Dan—Dana—Daniel... come