not heaven, but that heaven is the achieving of perfection itself: an ability beyond any particular time or place. Suddenly, Chiang disappears, then reappears a moment later, displaying his attainment of perfect speed. When Jon begs to learn Chiang's skills, Chiang explains that the secret to true flight is to recognize that one's nature exists across all time and space. After concentrating hard on this thought, Jon suddenly finds himself transported to a strange planet. Celebrating his beginner abilities, he continues practicing his teleportation talents with Chiang, gradually improving his understanding of the invisible principles of life and perfection. One day, Chiang slowly transforms into a blindingly luminous being and, just before disappearing for the last time, he gives Jon one last tip: "keep working on love". Jon ponders Chiang's words and, in a discussion with Sullivan, decides to return to his own home planet, to teach his original Flock all that he has learned. Arriving there, he finds a fellow lover of flying, Fletcher Lynd Seagull, who is angry at recently being "Outcast" by the Flock, to take on as his first new pupil. Jonathan says he will teach Fletcher only if Fletcher promises to forgive the Flock for banishing him. Part Three Jonathan has now amassed a small group of Outcasts as flying students, with Fletcher the star pupil, and tells them that "each of us is in truth... an unlimited idea of freedom". The deeper nature of his words is not yet understood by his pupils, who believe they are just getting basic flying lessons. For a month, Jon boldly takes them to perform aerial stunts directly in front of the bewildered Flock. Some members of the Flock slowly join the Outcasts, and one new recruit with a broken wing is miraculously able to take to the air, simply with Jon's encouragement and a shift in mindset. Jon exclaims that freedom is the very nature of a gull's being, and any laws or fears against it should be cast aside. Meanwhile, Fletcher shares rumors that the rest of the Flock thinks Jonathan is either a messiah or a devil; Jon sighs at being misunderstood. One day, Fletcher, flying too fast, is killed in a collision. Awaking in another reality, he hears Jon's voice teasing him that the trick to transcending the limitations of time and space is to take it step by step — not so quickly.