“Are you ready?” Queen Magika asked, standing on the throne platform early the next morning.
Mike gave a sharp nod. Next to him, Marina nervously bit her lip. Her parents and Isha stood to the side silently watching.
“Remember, you will only have until the first rays of the sunrise. If you are not back at the place where you arrived once the sun crests on the horizon, the portal will close, and I cannot open it again. You will be trapped in your world,” Queen Magika warned, stepping down until she was even with them.
“We understand,” Mike replied, reaching out and gripping Marina’s hand.
“Marina, do you have your Grandmother’s stones?” Queen Magika asked, turning to Marina.
“Father…,” Marina called, turning toward her parents.
“Yes,” Ariness said, stepping forward with a small sack.
