As soon as she knocked she felt a strange pull on her and immediately noticed there was magic pressure around her and a magic circle beneath her. With...ut warning the magic circle activated with a strange noise and everything around her changed, it went from being at a tower's front door surrounded by a brown arid environment to what seemed to be inside the tower. The walls were stone decorated with arcane banners and shelves of potions, in the middle there was a big cauldron with arcane. He included the patent applications he needed his father to apply for on Earth just in case it becomes an issue.The scientists not going home, and this was most of them, were busy getting their research notes typed up as part of their obligations to UNSEC.Bing Edwards, Mathew Merritt, Nina Finn and Ryan Aioli had agreed to stay on the ship with Rolo, so they had a full company of the original engineers to the relief of the Captain. He, Sung, Brendan Cole and Alison Burt had also agreed to stay. And after tonight they probably would ... along with a whole lot of other families doing likewise!When Jessie came to the end of that first number she was given a standing ovation from the audience. Every single one of them was on their feet and clapping and whistling and shouting and showing just so much appreciation for this girl that they all thought really did have the voice of an angel. That standing ovation then suddenly intensified very dramatically when Jessie pulled at something along. ’ ‘What is it Tom?’ ‘I talked to Gracie this morning, and we’re coming up.’ ‘Tom!’ Ed was elated, ‘that’s wonderful! ‘Marion will be so pleased!’ ‘Ed,’ Tom began, ‘tell me more about your place.’ ‘Listen Tom,’ he said, ‘you will absolutely love it. Remember the summer we spent up at Sloan’s Lake?’ Tom smiled. The year they’d spent their summer in the mountains at Sloan’s, Ed had worn that ridiculous fisherman’s get up, though they’d rarely caught any fish. And his young Gracie was a knockout.