7. The Powers of Sparr

CHAPTER Seven The Powers of Spar "That's it, we're doomed for sure!" Max chittered, scurrying behind his friends. Then the Ninn smiled. And his fat red face began to change. It went pale, and a long white beard grew from his chin. His warrior's armor shriveled away and became a long blue robe. "Galen!" Keeah said. "How did you get here?" The wizard motioned them into the shadows as he spoke. "The cave I saw was an old entrance to Goll. To avoid being captured, I pretended to be a Ninn. My friends, it's worse than we thought. Sparr wants to raise Zor for one reason only."

Keeah trembled. "What reason?" "Ages ago, Zor came under the power of something called the Golden Wasp," Galen said. "Only the giant knows where it lies hidden." "The Golden Wasp!" the princess exclaimed. "One of Sparr's Three Powers!" Eric, Neal, and Julie shared a look. They all remembered the first time Galen told them about Sparr's Three Powers. They were magical objects the sorcerer created so that he could take over Droon. When Galen found out, he put a spell over them to change their shape. Now they were hidden; no one knew where. The First Power was a jewel called the Red Eye of Dawn. It controlled the forces of nature. "What does this Wasp thing do?" Neal asked. "The Wasp is even more dangerous than the Eye of Dawn," Galen told them. "It controls the minds and thoughts of others." Neal snorted. "Ha! It won't control my mind." "Right," said Eric. "Only pizza does that. And ice cream. And peanut butter. Also nachos." Neal frowned. "You're making me hungry." Julie turned to Galen. "What can we do?"

But the wizard didn't answer. His eyes were filled with fear. "Look now!" he said. Sparr stood over the giant's body. "By the stars of Droon, rise, O ancient Zor! Rise!" The ground began to rumble and quake. Then, all at once, the giant's huge arms burst up from the ground, sending rocks flying everywhere. His legs kicked suddenly, shattering the earth. Then Zor lifted himself out of his tomb. He struggled to his feet. His tremendous shadow fell over the valley. "Uh-oh," said Julie. "We have a problem." "A big problem," Max chirped. The dark eyes of the giant stared at the sorcerer beneath him. A simple lift of his foot would crush Lord Sparr in an instant. But Zor did not crush him. He knelt before Sparr and bowed his head to him.

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"Master!" the giant boomed. "What would you have me do?" "Holy cow!" Eric whispered. "How are we going to stop that thing?" "We can't!" Max chittered. "We're doomed!" Sparr's face twisted into an evil grin. "Zor, I command you to find the Golden Wasp!" Zor turned his head and stared at the sun. His dark eyes took on a fiery glow. "With the Wasp, I, Lord Sparr, shall conquer all of Droon!" the sorcerer shouted. "Then I shall rise to the Upper World and conquer it, too!" The Upper World! Eric thought. My world. Sparr thrust his hand into the air. "Go, my giant! Find the Wasp!" The giant swiveled his enormous body. Thoom! He took a step. Thoom! Another step. "Go!" Sparr cried out. "Let nothing stop you!" Eric couldn't take any more. He jumped out of the shadows and shook his fist at Zor. "Nothing but us!" he cried. "We'll stop you!" Thooom… The giant stopped. He turned his enormous bronze face. He lowered his eyes at Eric and his friends.

"Um," Eric mumbled. "Did I really say that?" "I think you did," Neal answered. Sparr whirled around and pointed toward the children. "Zor! Destroy them!" "Watch out, here he comes!" Batamogi yelled. An enormous foot slammed to earth near the kids. Thoom! Sparr began to laugh wildly. "Yes! Yes! Destroy them, once and for all!" The giant's other foot lifted up over the kids. Its huge shadow fell over them. "Run!" cried Batamogi at the top of his lungs.