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[English]

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.