member of the Garde who arrived on the second ship from Lorien. John and Sam are taken to FBI HQ but are quickly rescued by the raging-mad Six, who complains about John going to meet with his girlfriend instead of helping her battle the Mogs. She reveals that she is headed to Santa Teresa, Spain, as she has found a help signal. John refuses, saying he isn't leaving without his chest. The team splits up again. Six travels to Spain where she rescues Marina and Ella from the attacking Mogs, and John and Sam go to the Mogadorian base to attempt to retrieve the stolen chests. In the process they are almost caught, and during their escape they find and rescue Number Nine. Four and Nine manage to escape, but Sam does not. Characters John Smith - The narrator of the first book. He also narrates half of this book. He is the fourth member of the Loric Garde. Number Six - Sixth member of the Loric Garde who accompanies John throughout this book and evolves to become his other romantic interest. Sam Goode - John's best friend and Number Six's other love interest. He also joins John and Six throughout their journey. Marina - The narrator of half the book. She is the seventh member of the Loric Garde. She finally meets Number Six at the end of the book. Adelina - Marina's Cêpan. She dies during the battle in the convent with the Mogadorians to save Marina. When in the convent, she doesn't believe Lorien is still alive Ella - Marina's best friend. She is the tenth member of the Loric Garde who has the ability to change between ages, known as an Aeternus. Crayton - Ella's unofficial Cêpan (she was too young to be assigned a Cêpan when she left Lorien in another ship as a baby). Héctor Ricardo - Marina's only human friend. Number Nine - The ninth member of the Loric Garde in the series. He is initially a prisoner of the Mogadorians in a Mogadorians’ base in West Virginia. Sarah Hart - John's girlfriend from Paradise, Ohio. She was suspected to have called the FBI. Reception Reception for The Power of Six has been mixed to positive, with the School Library Journal writing that although the book has "a lack of character development, pedestrian dialogue, and uneven continuity... the nonstop action and violence-packed fight