But it looked more like a transporter effect to me.
A moment later, Lopez was claimed by the transporter effect.
There had to be a moment when she could at least throw herself into the transporter effect with them.
Then the transporter effect vanished and his friends as they were now came for him.
Before the transporter effect had even died down, Gomez was holding up one hand.
Then the transporter effect claimed her and she found herself back on the Lexington.
It was a transporter effect on a grand scale, covering almost the entire floor of the building.
As the transporter effect faded, he stood up and stepped clear.
That was a transporter effect, she thought when the moment of disorientation passed.
He remembered her saying something before the transporter effect took him away.