"It's a place where many worlds join, basically. My dad found a portal drag racing his car with his best friend's car--his best friend is my cousin Stephen." Isabel chuckled at that, a little.

"So I mean, I lived on Earth for a bit, usually during the summers, and then during the fall and the rest of the time I lived...elsewhere. I think part of that was my parents hoping if I spent more time on Earth than my mother had, I wouldn't have the problems she did..." Isabel shrugged at that, then. "So far, it seems to have worked...then again, I don't think I'm as powerful as my mother is, either. Not that I mind that!"