09 Morgan

Chapter 09 Morgan “ Thank you, ” Morgan said softly. “ You have freed me from the magician’s spell. ” Jack just stared at her. “ You were Peanut?” Annie said. Morgan nodded and smiled. “ Really? You were with us all the time?” said Jack. “ On all our missions?” Morgan nodded again. “ Why did we have to go on this mission to find a mouse?” said Jack. “ If you were always with us?”

“ To break the spell, we had to be on the moon, ” said Morgan. “ You could have broken it the minute we arrived. ” “ Oh, that’s what Peanut—I mean you were trying to say! ” said Annie. “ We didn’t have to leave the moon base at all. ” Morgan nodded, smiling. “ But the moon man came along to help us, ” said Annie. “ He drew a constellation of a mouse! Is he a friend of yours?” Morgan shrugged. “ Let’s just say we had a little talk. He stopped by the moon base while you were out. ” “ The same way you had a talk with the ninja master, right?” said Jack. “ And the monkey and the sorcerer?” Morgan nodded. “ I always squeaked to the ones who helped you. ”

“ But how did they understand you—a mouse?” said Jack. Morgan smiled again. “ Certain wise ones understand the language of little creatures, ” she said. “ I bet it was you who turned the pages of the books! ” said Annie. “ To show us where to go next! ” Morgan nodded. “ But who turned you into a mouse?” said Annie. Morgan frowned. “ A certain person who likes to play tricks on me, ” she said. “ His name is Merlin. ” “ Merlin! ” said Jack. “ The greatest magician who ever lived. ” Morgan sniffed. “ He’s not that great, ” she said. “ He doesn’t even know I have two brave friends who help me. ”

“ Us?” said Annie shyly. Morgan nodded. “ And I thank you both with all my heart. ” “ You’re welcome, ” said Jack and Annie. Morgan handed Annie the Pennsylvania book. “ Are you ready to go home now?” she asked. “ Yes! ” said Jack and Annie. Annie pointed to a picture of the Frog Creek woods. “ I wish we could go there, ” she said. The tree house started to spin. It spun faster and faster and faster. Then everything was still. Absolutely still. But only for a moment.