Gabriel clung to my hand as we stepped out of the veil and into the basement at the Zornov's. Simon and Owen both looked up, panic on their faces, as I appeared.

"We were just about to call you," Simon said, all trace of his grudge against me gone.

"Tell me." I held Gabriel close to me while I joined the boys at the monitors.

"We lost contact with Apollo about fifteen minutes ago," Owen said. "We thought it was a ...