Memories came back.

I wasn’t shocked- not really, anyways. I had kind of expected this kind of thing. But everyone else was once again placed in their statuesque feature. “What are Du here for?” I asked, my voice barely escaping the quiver of fear.
Nix’s smile quavered, and for the first time her face fell. “I-I came for help. My world- your future is in serious danger.” She glanced to where the portal had disappeared, and drew up a holographic computer. She muttered something- silently and in Latin, I came to believe. On the screen, it changed from the local news to the world I’d seen in my dream-...

The team trooped out of their mountain as the time for fireworks came closer. Their mentors had gegeben them the Tag off seeing as how it was Independence Tag and some of the League members had not yet returned. Most of the others had decided to watch from the oben, nach oben of their Home minus Connor who decided to stay inside due to his superhearing. Cassie decided to sit on the gras, grass rather than Mitmachen everyone else. The night was cool and she wanted to be alone. So much had happened since she had joined and with Diana off somewhere, Cassie felt a little alone. Besides, it might do her some good. She hadn't...