3. Mirror, Mirror, in the Sub

CHAPTER Three Mirror, Mirror, in the Sub The underwater world was beautiful. Thick bunches of sea vines coiled up from below. Bright red balloon plants puffed and unpuffed as they passed. A school of yellow lumpy fish swam by, grinning right into the window. "This is awesome," Eric said. "I'm sure glad we're in here," Neal added. Keeah smiled. "It won't be long now. Lord Sparr is nearby. We are getting close." Galen pointed to a map on the control panel next to Max. "We have tracked Sparr to the Dust Hills of Panjibarrh.

Legend says that is where the giant, Zor, lies buried in his lost tomb." Eric shuddered as he remembered their last adventure. The evil sorcerer Sparr stole an ancient piece of jewelry. It was called the amulet of Zor. The amulet was supposed to have the power to bring the giant back to life. Max twittered nervously. "They say when the giant lived, he was taller than a mountain!" "With luck, we'll stop the big guy," Neal said. "With luck and with help," Keeah said, touching a single white feather that hung on a silver chain around her neck. The kids knew what it was. It was a feather from Keeah's mother, Queen Relna. A spell had transformed her into a white falcon. But she had changed shape again. No one knew what shape the queen had now. The princess smiled, touching the feather again. "This makes me feel as if she is with me." Zzzzt! "What's that sound? Are we leaking?" Neal said, whirling on his seat. "Because I don't like leaks when I'm in a sub." "It is Galen's magic mirror," said Max. "It has something for us to see…."

The wizard stepped over to an old mirror hanging on the back wall of the sub. The mirror allowed the wizard to see what was happening in different parts of Droon. The rippling surface flickered with a dull glow. The kids already knew what was about to happen. They had seen the mirror before in Galen's tower. Galen waved his hand and the mirror cleared. "There's a dark room," Keeah said, peering at the image. "It's dusty and dirty and very large. Big stones are everywhere." "It is a tomb," Galen said softly. "And look!" Stomping toward the mirror was the sorcerer himself. Lord Sparr. His long black cloak swept across the floor of the tomb. And the pointed purple fins behind his ears certainly didn't make him look any friendlier. "I see we're tuned to the wicked sorcerer station," Neal said. "Man, he gives me the creeps." Surrounding Sparr was a troop of plump, red-faced warriors in black armor. They carried shovels and picks and torches. "Here!" the sorcerer said, pointing down. Flickering torchlight glowed on a large, dusty stone. A strange symbol was carved on it.

"The sign of Zor!" Keeah gasped. "Sparr has already found the lost tomb!" Sparr's eyes flashed. He shivered as he stood over the large stone. "So… I have found the lost empire. And the legend is true. Zor lies here." "Lost empire?" Eric whispered. Galen sighed deeply. "Droon is a world with a long past, my friends. Lord Sparr has discovered what remains of the ancient dark realm of Goll. It is an empire whose cities now lie buried beneath the earth but that once ruled this world. Goll is a lost civilization. An empire that time forgot."

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"Too bad Sparr remembered," said Neal. The sorcerer snapped his fingers, and his Ninn warriors began quickly digging around the edges of the stone. Clank! Clong! Before long, the Ninns pulled the stone from the floor. They looked down. They backed away from the hole, trembling. "Have you found… him?" Sparr said. The Ninns muttered to themselves. Sparr pushed them out of the way and leaned over the hole. His fins turned pale, almost white. The mirror zoomed in. There, lying open to the flickering torchlight, was a large dark object. "Oh, my!" Max muttered. "What is it?" Eric asked. "It's a… a… head!" Keeah gasped. The head was six feet long from chin to brow. The large eyes were closed. The dust of centuries covered the cheeks and lips. But the strangest part was the skin. It was dark and smooth and glimmered golden red in the torchlight. "He's… made of metal!" Eric said. "Bronze," Galen muttered. "Zor is a giant made of bronze. He walked the earth long ago."