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A wave of light chased them through the twisting tunnel, the walls brightening and brightening until it seemed as if they were running through the corona of a star. Jena had to cover her eyes.
A moment later, it died down.
Splitting her fingers apart to peek through the cracks, Jena turned her head to look for her friends. “Are you guys all right?” she asked in hushed tones. “Harry, do you have any idea what that was?”
Her boyfriend was bent over with a hand pressed to his belly, gasping for breath. “Whatever it is,” he wheezed, “I don't think it's anything good. The Nexus is just around the next corner.”
Melissa stood with her back pressed to the wall, her eyes shut as she tried to catch her breath. “Can you interface with it, Dad?” she squeaked. “Because I'm pretty sure this plac
