Revelation (part 2)

"The Digestors? They're here?!" Carmin exclaimed in shock.

"Not exactly... But they may as well be." Hade proclaimed grimly. Observing Jake and the young woman in turn, the Fluid Grandmaster wore an apologetic expression.

"Unfortunately, this is mostly my fault, although I did bring forward their arrival a little bit. Since I don't quite know what you have heard about me, I'll first tell you what you need to understand. At this point, keeping the secret from the participants is no longer important."

"Wait a minute, if these are Digestors, why haven't we been repatriated to the Mirror Universe?" Jake interjected, raising his hand. "That's what happened when their presence was discovered during my First Ordeal."

Hade blinked in astonishment, but immediately pulled himself together. Carmin was still shocked. Never had she considered the possibility that these hellish aliens could appear here.