Calm Before the Outbreak

Hazel pulled out the long-handled net again, focusing her mind and trying to stash it in the white pocket sanctuary. But once again, it ended up in the black pocket sanctuary.

'That's weird,' Hazel thought. 'I tried everything before, living or dead, solid or liquid, all kinds of shapes, but nothing could go into that black pocket sanctuary. How is this net the one that works?'

She tried several m