The Riddle of Zorfendorf Castle by Tony Abbott

The Riddle of Zorfendorf Castle by Tony Abbott

Author:Tony Abbott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-03-13T16:00:00+00:00


Julie smiled at Keeah. “So, cousin Kee-Kee, how do you like our pond?”

“Nice,” said the princess. “Big waves, strange fish, but nice.”

Mr. Frando squinted at the kids. “Strange fish, all right. I’ve never seen anything like that before!” Then he squeezed the water from his hat and tramped away with the lifeguard.

Meredith frowned. “If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were all up to something.”

“Up to something?” asked Eric as he put his hands behind his head. “Like what?”

The new girl looked from one to the other. “I don’t know. You seem a little too goofy.”

Neal grinned as he leaned back on Khan. “Hey, we try!”

“Uh-huh,” she said. She stared at them for a long moment, then turned and walked back to the beach.

When Meredith was gone, Khan bounced up and brushed sand from his face. Max wiggled all over and set his cape into place. Keeah gave the blanket a twirl, and it vanished.

“Thanks,” said Eric. “We could have been in deep trouble.”

“We’re already in deep trouble,” said Keeah. “If the boat returned to Droon, Ko could get it. We need to get back now.”

“The staircase,” said Neal. “Let’s go.”

Eric looked at Keeah, Max, and Khan. “Okay. But let’s go the back way.”

The friends scurried deep into the woods and worked their way around the pond.

“Ko’s not only after the boat,” said Eric as they darted behind a garage. “He’s after Sparr, too.”

“And why does Ko want him back so bad?” asked Neal. “I mean, Sparr brought him back to life. Isn’t that enough?”

Ever since he had heard Ko and Gethwing talking on the flying palace, Eric had been wondering the same thing.

“Maybe Ko’s afraid of Sparr,” said Julie. “Maybe he’s afraid because with Sparr’s help, we might actually beat Ko.”

Eric’s heart skipped a beat. If Sparr could help them defeat Ko, and he could grow up good, Droon might finally be at peace.

Keeah would be so happy! he thought.

But the princess was frowning.

“Or,” she said, “what if Ko needs him for some big, dark magical thing? Maybe that’s why Ko kidnapped him from the Upper World in the first place. You know, back when Sparr was a baby. And now that Ko’s awake, he needs Sparr to help him put his evil plan into action.”

Eric felt as cold as ice.

“I guess that’s possible,” he said. “Either way, we have to be sure Ko never gets him.”

Looking both ways, they dashed across one last street and up to Eric’s house.

Breathing hard, Eric pulled his back door open, listened, then nodded. “It’s okay. No one’s home. Come on.”

Neal led the way down to the basement.

“How amazing!” whispered Khan as they crowded into the small room under the stairs. “Mrs. Khan and my little ones will not believe it! And you get to do this all the time!”

Smiling, Eric closed the door behind them. “It is pretty cool. Is everyone ready?”

“Ready!” said Keeah.

“Next stop, Zorfendorf!” said Julie. She reached up and turned off the light.

Whoosh! — the rainbow stairs appeared, right on cue.



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