"You should be," she retorted teasingly, taking his hand and giving a tug before stepping into the teleporter. "Well. Here goes nothing."

However it worked - which she cared not to think too much about, exactly - the machine did the trick. one moment they were in the darkened tunnels below the plaza and the next they were standing on the beach, no town in sight. She blinked, shading her face with her hand until her eyes adjusted to the sudden brightness.