In the Shadow of Goll by Tony Abbott

Author:Tony Abbott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2016-06-08T16:00:00+00:00

At the same time, the Skorth ships jostled inside the closed gates, eager to burst out onto the open seas and attack the distracted navy. Several jagged-finned serpents had already begun to batter the king’s ships.

Ko bellowed, “Open the Horns! Open them! We attack now!”

Errrch! With a deep wrenching sound, the scraping of stone on stone, and a violent sloshing of waves, the enormous rocks of the Horns of Ko began to part.

“Noooo!” yelled Keeah. “The Skorth will ambush our navy while they’re battling the serpents. We have to help them — oh!”

Blam! A burst of violet sparks accidentally escaped from her fingertips, loosening some rocks at her feet. They skittered down the side of the stone head and landed on the deck of Ko’s ship with a loud crash.

The emperor looked up, scanning his own giant likeness.

“Uh-oh,” said Julie. “He’ll see us —”

“No, that’s it!” cried Keeah suddenly. “Let’s blast the ground and start a rock slide — right onto those creepy ships. We can delay their attack on the navy! Eric —”

At once, the two wizards sent bolt after bolt of sparks at the ground beneath their feet.

Blam! Blam! Loose rocks tumbled down the face of the stone head and smashed onto the decks of the Skorth vessels crowded below.

The beasts aimed their cannons at the top of the heads and fired. But the cannon blasts only sent more rocks toppling down at them.

“Stop firing, you fools!” Ko shouted. “Pull away from the cliffs!”

The ships began to retreat from the Horns, slamming into one another in their haste to clear the falling rocks.

“Traffic jam!” said Neal. “That’s what we like to see!”

Meanwhile, cannons shot from Zello’s ships at the sea creatures. Relna blasted the waves with a thin stream of blue sparks.

“Now, Eric,” yelled Keeah. “Let’s blast the water. Make it too hot for the serpents!”

“You got it!” said Eric. “One, two, three —”

Whoom! Blam! Both wizards sent powerful bolts at the sea from their position atop the Horns. Squealing and shrieking, the attacking sea serpents dived away to the cooler depths, leaving Zello’s royal navy free to sail straight to the open Horns.

“Yahoo!” cried Julie. “Teamwork does it again!”

“Close the Horns!” sputtered Ko, and the channel filled with the sound of iron wheels turning and stones coming together. “Draw back from the gates —”

“That’s not so easy when you reverse the steering!” boomed a familiar voice.

The kids turned to see Galen racing along the top of the stone head, his curved staff blazing with light. He was completely soaked.

“Galen!” said Keeah. “Where have you been?”

“Sabotaging the ships!” chirped Shago, who scampered up behind the wizard, with Kem, both shaking themselves dry. “Now, everyone, watch this —”

Crash! Plonk! Crunchhhh!

As the Skorth ships drew away from the Horns, they began sailing in circles, crashing into one another.

Seeing his chance, Zello gave out a loud whoop, and Max piloted the Jaffa Wind neatly between the Horns of Ko. Booom! It rammed right into the emperor’s floundering ship.

“Now, back to the shore and into the ship!” said Galen.

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