Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia

Author:Kwame Mbalia [Mbalia, Kwame]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2020-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

MISSING.

All the lakes and waterfalls in the palace froze for a fraction of a second as that word echoed around the palace, a pause so brief I thought I was imagining it until I saw Junior scanning the area as well. Our eyes met, and for once he didn’t glare at me. I guess we were both worried.

I leaned closer to Chestnutt, recalling Ninah’s words. “Was she…taken?”

The little bunny nodded. “We think so. That’s why I’m here. I’m on a mission for the Warren. They wanted someone here to investigate Wata’s disappearance.”

I didn’t need a network of cute and fuzzy spies to figure out what had happened. “It was the Shamble Man, wasn’t it?”

She nodded again. “Most likely. And it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.”

“What do you mean?” Junior asked.

Her ears drooped. “There was supposed to be a big summit. All the gods were supposed to attend. From the Sands, the Horn, the Grasslands, and MidPass. Nyame was planning on hosting it in the Golden Crescent. ‘The Future of Alke,’ he called it. But then Mami Wata disappeared and that giant vulture showed up. I was sent here to find clues about where the goddess could be.”

“And?” I asked. “Did you find any?”

“Yup, yup!” Then Chestnutt hesitated. “Well, a few. But I need to confirm them.”

I shook my head and a wry smile crossed my face. “Look at you. Keeping secrets. You’re a regular spymaster. Brer Rabbit would be proud. The real Brer Rabbit, not the impostor in the SBP.”

She wrinkled her nose. “SBP?”

Gum Baby, still trying to hurl sap balls at the leaping fish, missed and stomped her foot. “Story Box Phone. Bumbletongue’s trying to be less bumbly, so he’s making up words now.”

I ignored her. “Chestnutt, that monster—the Shamble Man—he has my grandmother. He came to my world! Stomping around and destroying my grandparents’ house. And he took her. I have to find him. I have to save her.”

A giant sigh that felt way too big for such a tiny bunny escaped from between her whiskers. “I haven’t pinpointed his exact location yet. I’ve been trying for days.”

I sat back, frustrated. The others remained silent, Ayanna staring at her staff and Junior tossing a few stones in the air. Too many pieces of the puzzle were still missing. Why kidnap Mami Wata? What could the goddess have that the Shamble Man needed? Why take Nana? Trying to come up with answers felt like trying to grab greasy ice with my toes. Im-poss-i-ble.

I blew out a puff of air. “If only I’d listened to Ninah when she first tried to warn me. Instead, I acted like a blockhead.”

Chestnutt sat up straight. “Wait, you saw Ninah? Everyone thought she’d gone missing along with Mami Wata, since she was one of her favorite daughters. Where is she? If anyone can fill the lakes again until Mami Wata gets back, it’s her.”

I winced. “I don’t know where she went. Everything got confusing after the Shamble Man arrived. And why aren’t the lakes working? It’s so dry out there.

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