The fireworks paused all across the nation. The fuses fizzled for ten seconds, then they launched, and each one spelled "Hello, Earthlings."

Lacy danced with sparklers in her hands, wishing they were fairies. Something brushed her eyelids, and she saw hundreds of dancing lights.

Mary traced dark arcane symbols with a sparkler. They lingered on her retinas, and the earth groaned as demons emerged from their prison.