"Look you just need to calm down Victor. Whatever that shadowy thing was, we left it behind in Serenity Hills. The kids are safe and we can still go through with our plans to show them a good time."
I told him before taking a sip of soda from one of the many, many vendors that lines the streets of Metro Nexus.
"Sure we'll have to go back sooner or later but for right now we're safe. I mean its not like that shadow can follow us here. Who ever heard of a shadow that can portal travel? And if you are really worried about that thing waiting for us, we can always file a report with the Metro Nexus police and have an officer go back with us when we take the kids home."
"We're fine. We're at one of the biggest multi dimensional crossroads of the multi-verse. What can possibly go wrong?"