Adrian contemplated this possibility in silence for a long few minutes, turning things over and over in his head - and then finally began laughing.

"What?" Boston demanded. "What are you laughing about, Adrian? Did you not hear her? Parallel dimensions! We could get lost! We could ruin timelines! She could be lying, or crazy, or leading up into a trap! Why are you laughing?"

"Just...Aunt Muriel," he said. "Just like her to send us to a parallel dimension and not say a word."

"We don't even know it's real!"

"True," Adrian said, sobering. "But even the idea is entertaining."