"Dormouse has given me some disturbing news Caitlin."
Caitlin blinked. She was an hour into the flight, and feeling a little sleepy. Fluffy white clouds scudded across the featureless blue of the Atlantic as she glanced through her window.
"What's wrong?"
"Dormouse appeared to be a very aggressive bodyguard, and I was going to alter its parameters. Until it told me the reason why."
The prospect of sleep quickly disappeared. "What's going on?"
"Dormouse has subverted your aircraft's flight control system to prevent any attempts to crash the plane. You are safe though."
"What else has it had to do?"
"Dormouse has successfully intercepted 23 attempts to have you, and your family, stopped at the U.S. border control by their Homeland security. Five attempts to notify security services in the U.S. have been made to the F.B.I., N.S.A. and C.I.A."
"So Dormouse is doing her job then?"
"Yes."
"So what's the problem?"
"Dormouse penetrated, and assumed control of the airport security systems before you boarded the plane. It ran a facial recognition scan, and found some anomalies."
"Anomalies?"
"Yes. It appears that humans are not the only ones occupying this world. I believe this is why we are in danger."