The vortex bubbled up out of nowhere, hung shimmering in the air in front of me, glistened and gleamed brightly. There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf. Then someone had me by the hand, someone was pulling me away. Leading me inside the house, behind a screen, safe from danger. I didn't understand what had happened. I was numb with shock, half-blinded by the brightness. I felt Laura