"Nooooooooooooo!" Hardison flung himself forward, trying to reach his friends only to have the tear finish closing before he could go through it.

Parker and Eliot were gone. Val sat calmly on the street corner, looking completely fine with the entire series of events. Hardison wanted nothing more than to leave her there, but he couldn't make himself. "C'mon, girl," he said dully, turning to head back to the empty apartment. "I gotta figure out what to do next."