Chapter EightyWith everyone behind the machine, Remo had a clear path to us. The stream circled his raised fist in thick ropes, pulsing with zapping power and growing. Zantry reached for energy and I clapped, but even before I finished pulling my blade, Remo had the rope of energy around my neck, burning and choking me, his face, for the first time since I'd met him, red and contorted with raging fury. I fell back, Remo over me, choking me with the cable of energy. I punched and kicked, and Zantry hit Remo from the side. They tumbled sideways and before I could wheeze a warning, they were swallowed by the hole. Without warning, the choking rope around my neck tightened and jerked me after them.
The last thing I saw was Roland's horrified expression… and then the leeway took me. The line w
