Chapter 5: Search and Retrieval Summary

Nita sits on the steps of the planetarium, convinced that her mother will kill her for sure. Kit isn't as concerned, reminding her that portals such as the World Trade Center portal are open all the time. He can't help but admire the firepower Dairine controls, however. Nita looks in her wizard's manual and notices a new entry. Now Dairine's name is listed as well and her novice rating is almost twice that of Nita's and while Nita's lists her as on summer vacation, Dairine's lists her as being 'On Ordeal: no calls'. Nita can't understand how Dairine managed to open a Mars portal without a manual of her own. Kit steps back into the planetarium through the bricks of the outer wall to close the portal while Nita heads for the phone to call Carl and...