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Little fox.
>> Who are you?
>> Gliss's mother screamed at Morb.
>> How did you get past our shield?
>> It's him!
>> Zan shouted.
>> The man we were telling you about.
>> Morb ignored him.
>> Freeze.
>> He intoned, pointing at Gliss's parents.
Instantly her parents froze in place.
Her mother's eyes were wide and
frightened.
Her father's mouth was open in the
middle of a shout.
>> Mom! Dad!
>> Gliss shrieked.
Morb made a beckoning motion. A second
later two large hideous trolls appeared.
>> Take them to the dungeon.
>> Morb ordered the trolls.
Another quick flash and the trolls
disappeared along with Gliss's parents.
>> No!
>> Gliss screamed.
>> We have to get out of here.
>> Zan shouted. He rubbed his hands [music]
together.
Perda was already doing the same. But
not Gliss. She just stood there.
>> She's in shock.
>> Zan said.
>> Even if we get away
>> There was no time to say more. [music]
Morb had turned toward them.
He glanced at Perda with disinterest.
But when he saw Gliss, he smirked.
>> Another red.
>> He said, raising his hand.
>> No!
>> Darb cried.
He reached into his pocket and flung a
handful of panic bugs into Morb's face.
Morb exclaimed as the little insects
panicked, releasing a foul-smelling
odor.
>> Get away from me, you repulsive
creatures.
>> It only took Morb a few seconds to blast
the bugs to smithereens.
But that was enough time.
>> Get her!
>> Zan shouted at Perda.
Perda grabbed Gliss. Zap! They both
disappeared. Zan dived for Darb. His
hand closed on his friend's arm just as
Morb spun toward them.
The man's eyes narrowed.
>> Don't you dare.
>> He exclaimed.
>> This time you're not getting away from
>> Zap!
Splash!
>> Drat!
>> Zan cried.
>> How come I always land in the swamp?
>> Forget that.
>> Dorb said breathlessly.
>> At least you got us out of there.
>> Zan nodded.
>> Good thinking using those panic bugs.
You probably saved us all.
>> Thanks.
>> Dorb looked sad.
>> I wish he hadn't blasted them though.
>> Zan wasn't going to waste [music] time
mourning a bunch of smelly insects.
>> We'd better find the girls.
>> He waved a hand to summon a spy fly.
Suddenly, Morb materialized in front of
them.
>> Stop right there.
>> He exclaimed.
>> What?
>> Zan cried, startled.
>> How did you
>> He didn't bother to finish. Grabbing
Dorb, he zapped them away again.
This time, he aimed for the cave where
Zing was waiting.
>> Whew!
>> He said when they landed.
>> That was close. How in the world did he
>> Again, Morb appeared.
>> Give up, RED. YOU CAN'T ESCAPE.
>> Zan instantly grabbed both Dorb and
Zing. This time, he didn't have time to
think of a destination.
>> Ouch!
>> Dorb exclaimed as they landed on a
craggy boulder.
>> How's Morb doing this?
>> Zan cried.
>> He can't follow us through a zap unless
we leave him a trail.
>> Dorb didn't answer. He just grabbed Zan
as Morb appeared again.
>> Morb cackled.
I told you, it's no use trying to
escape. My magic is far superior to
>> Zap!
Dorb yanked on Zan's arm as they landed
near a stream where they'd often fished
for moon minnows.
>> Come with me.
>> He urged.
>> What?
>> Zan was rubbing his hands preparing to
zap again.
He hoped his magical energy held out
until he could figure out what to do.
>> Come on.
>> Darb took off running with Zan flying
behind him.
>> Darb, wait.
>> Zan chased after them.
>> You'll never escape that guy without
magic.
>> Darb didn't answer. He dove into a thick
clump of bushes.
Zan followed.
>> What are you doing?
>> Shh.
>> Darb crawled forward, peering out from
among the dense branches.
Morb soon appeared in the spot where the
boys had landed.
>> This game is becoming tiresome.
>> He glanced around.
>> You might as well give up.
Trust me, you do not want to anger me
further.
>> Quick, let's zap away again before he
>> Zan hissed.
>> No.
>> Darb cut him off.
>> Don't you get it? He's tracking your
magic somehow.
>> Could Darb be right? Zan had never heard
of someone tracking people through their
magic.
Then he remembered.
>> I think we studied that last year.
>> He said.
>> But that kind of magic has been banned
since the old times.
Flash freeze is our legal, too.
>> Darb reminded him.
>> And Morb has been using them.
So, what can we do?
>> Zan felt helpless.
If Morb could find him every time he
used magic, there was no escape.
>> Let's get to the hollow.
>> Darb said.
>> His magic can't find us there. It'll
give us time to think.
>> Zan gulped. The hollow? He would feel
even more helpless there.
But Darb was right. They had to get away
from Morb long enough to figure out what
was going on.
>> Okay.
>> Zan sneaked another peek at Morb.
>> But first I've got to use magic once
more to let Purda know what's happening.
>> Darb looked worried. [music]
>> Morb will know where you are as soon as
you summon the moth.
You won't have time to inscribe the
message.
>> Zan bit his lip. Good point.
>> Darb smiled.
>> Then again, I happen to know that
message moths like to rest in shady
underbrush.
So, if we can find one without using
magic.
>> He carefully crawled around peering
under leaves.
Seconds later, he cupped his hands
around a fluttering insect.
>> Awesome!
>> Zan whispered. Grabbing the moth,
[music] he quickly inscribed his message
onto its wings. Don't use any magic.
Meet at the hollow.
>> Darb was peering out.
>> He's getting closer.
>> He whispered.
>> Better do it now.
>> Perda.
>> Zan told the moth.
He rubbed his fingers together and
released the creature.
>> Morb howled triumphantly from very close
by.
>> Zan yelled, focusing [music] on the spot
right outside the hollow.
>> Where do you think they took my parents?
>> Gliss asked tearfully.
>> I don't know.
>> Zan tried to answer patiently, [music]
even though Gliss had asked the same
question about 50 times already.
>> It'll be okay.
>> Perda put an arm around Gliss's
shoulders.
>> We'll figure out how to save them.
And Baz and all the others, too.
>> An hour had passed [music] since Zan had
zapped himself, Darb, and Zing to within
a few paces of the hollow.
Zing had whimpered as soon as he'd
realized where they were.
But Darb had coaxed [music] the nervous
dragon into following him and Zan into
the hollow.
They peered out as Morb appeared. He'd
looked around in confusion, muttered a
few angry words, and then zapped himself
away again.
Darb's plan had worked. Being in the
hollow had blocked whatever spell
[music] Morb was using to track Zan.
A few minutes later, Perda and Gliss had
arrived on foot.
Now it was getting dark, and they were
all still in the hollow. The hollow was
a low, grassy spot protected by a thick
tangle of thorny vines.
The only entrance lay between the
gnarled trunks [music] of two ancient
mood trees, and nobody who didn't know
it was there would ever notice it.
Not even Morb, whoever he might really
be.
>> We need to figure out how a void got
such strong magic.
>> Zan said.
>> Enough to perform flash freezes and
whatever tracking spell he was using to
follow me.
>> Gliss looked confused.
>> How would a void get any magic at all?
>> She asked.
>> It's impossible, isn't it?
>> Not totally.
>> Zan said.
>> I knew a void when I lived in First
City. His mom was a red, and she infused
a pair of gloves with a little bit of
magic he could use each day. Just enough
to conjure up lunch and stuff like that.
>> Zan was surprised that Gliss [music]
didn't know about that sort of thing.
Then again, she'd lived in Swamp Bottom
all her life.
There were only a few voids in town, and
most seemed content to rely on others
for what little magic they needed to get
by.
It was different in the larger towns and
cities, where people weren't as
neighborly.
>> But that's not the kind of magic we're
talking about.
>> Perda said.
>> No magic infused glove could do a flash
freeze. The magic would be too weak. You
couldn't even use it to zap yourself 6
inches away.
>> I know.
>> Zan was thinking hard.
>> The directory said Morb worked in the
research lab at the university,
remember?
Maybe he learned about some stronger
kind of infusion.
Researchers are always working on new
forms of magic there.
>> Perda looked skeptical.
>> If researchers were working on something
that big, we would have heard about it.
>> She said.
>> Every void in Magica would be lining up
to try it. Right, Darb?
>> Darb shrugged and kept petting Zing, who
lay beside him looking anxious and
miserable.
>> I
>> I wonder how Morb got those trolls to
work with him.
>> Darb said.
>> Perda shuddered.
>> Oh, those trolls were scary.
I never saw a real one before, only
pictures in books.
>> Bliss wasn't paying much attention to
the others.
>> I can't believe my parents are gone.
>> She moaned.
>> We need to find them.
>> I know.
>> Zan said.
>> I'm worried about my grandfather, too.
But Morb got a good look at all of us.
Who knows what he'd do if he saw us
again?
>> We already know what he'd do to you,
too.
>> Perda glanced at Zan and Bliss.
>> He'd [music] summon his trolls to carry
you off.
>> Darb stepped toward the entrance and
looked out.
>> Maybe I should sneak back to town.
>> He suggested.
>> I could let our families know what
happened and see what I can find out.
>> No way.
>> Zan said.
>> It's too risky.
>> Perda nodded.
>> If we hide out here for a while, the
grown-ups will take care of everything,
right?
>> Nobody said anything for a long moment.
Zan felt sick and scared. He'd always
[music] longed for adventure and
excitement. Now he'd found it. But
somehow it wasn't nearly as much fun as
he'd imagined it would be.
Darb was still staring out into the
night.
>> Look!
>> He said suddenly.
>> Here comes a message moth. We better see
who it's for.
>> Zan's heart thumped.
>> Are you sure that's a good idea?
What if Morb [music] can track us
through it?
>> I doubt it.
>> Perda said.
>> Otherwise, he would have found me and
Bliss when you sent us that message
earlier.
>> Right. It seemed like his tracking spell
worked by locating the person who was
creating the magic.
>> Darb said in his logical way.
>> It probably doesn't track the moth
itself or the person that it's going to.
>> I hope you're right.
>> Zan stepped outside with the others.
The moth immediately fluttered over to
him.
He gently held the creature in his
hands, peering at it in the moonlight.
>> It's from Bozz.
>> He said when he saw the name etched on
one wing. The message on the other wing
was inscribed in Bozz's sloppy
handwriting, not the neater letters that
appeared when he wrote mentally. It
read, "Morb no [music] good.
Find my old diary and show it to
Palace."
>> That means he's alive.
>> Pert cried.
>> The reds who disappeared are alive.
>> Gliss looked relieved.
>> We have to find them and save them.
>> Zan knew she was right, but it wasn't
going to be easy. To find Bozz's diary,
they'd have to leave the safety of the
Hollow and return to where Zan's house
had been.
Then they would need to figure out how
to get to the Palace in First City.
And they'd have to do it all without any
[music] magic.
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