The Outlands

| 50 miles outside Harmony City |

It was the witchy hours of night, lit only by the moons of Galatea, shining through translucent clouds.

Four Providence rovers bounced across a dreary landscape. The engines were nuclear-powered and made very little noise in the desert. It was windy outside, so the windows were screened. They had already seen a few twisters on the way. It was safe inside the air-locked rovers.

"Dr. Chrysalis, may I ask you a question?" Nadja posed. Noah's squad was traveling in Jack's vehicle while the other teams were accommodated in the other three.

"Yes?"

"Why couldn't we arrive directly at the dungeon's gate with your DimPort?"