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Authors: Kaza Kingsley
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close to them. Something
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else was different about it too. A large face was filling it.
Jam saw Erec shielding his eyes while trying to get a glimpse. "Don't worry, young sir. This sun will not hurt your eyes like the one we are used to. It's just a light source, really."
As Erec relaxed, he realized that it was the face of King Pluto himself lighting the city. That struck him as funny, and he laughed.
"Shh." Jam looked around. "Don't let anyone see you do that. The laws are fairly loose here, but anyone who disrespects the king can be punished by death."
They climbed into the vestibule of the Port-O-Door. Could King Piter's brother have gotten this crazy from using his scepter so much? Or was it Baskania's influence on him that warped him more? "That sun is so close. Is that what is making the city so hot?"
"No, sir. The cities of Aorth are a mile and a half under the ground. The earth's core heat does it." They closed the vestibule, opened the other door, and appeared back in King Piter's house. It felt great to be under the dome of the controlled, perfect weather of Alypium after that roasting blast. Jam and Erec took off their UnderWear suits.
Jam went to pack some snacks for their quick trip. For a moment Erec worried that Mrs. Dumpling Smith might peek in on them, but then he remembered that she was only missing Danny and Sammy. She would only see the twins in Americorth North.
Soon Jam came back. "Are you ready to go meet the Fates, young sir?"
Light flashed outside, then flashed again. Erec looked out the window and saw a tall man taking pictures of the house and trying to spy inside. Slick strands of dark hair were badly combed over most of his bald head, and a monocle squeezed into one eye. He spotted Erec looking at him, and waved to him wildly, shouting, "Come out here right now, young man!"
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Erec knew he had seen the man before, and he had a bad feeling about him. Going outside didn't seem like a good idea, but he raised the window a crack. "What do you want?"
The man snapped a photograph of Erec through the window. "You hoodlum. This house is under investigation. It will soon be deemed illegal under the new rules of the Green House administration. There was no building warrant made for it, and there are rules about houses being built on castle property."
"Castle property?" Erec was confused. "King Piter's castle is gone."
The man sneered. "A new castle is being built very soon, right where the old one was. So your presence here is against the law, which makes you a criminal as well."
A bad feeling crept over Erec. This house would not be safe for long. The Shadow Prince was pulling the strings of the government of Alypium, and they could cause a lot of trouble.
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CHAPTER FIVE A Green House Investigation
NSIDE THE PORT-O-DOOR, Jam poked the picture of the Temple of Apollo on the map of Delphi. Erec remembered a safe spot to put the door, in a grove of trees just a little ways off the path. Delphi might be a mystical place, but it was still a part of Upper Earth. If someone saw a door appear, and people walk out of it, they would probably call the police.
The sun shone down on them from a vivid blue sky, but a cool breeze hit their faces. Erec was glad Jam had insisted they wear jackets.
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It was in the low fifties, and after the furnaces of Aorth it felt even colder. They casually strolled away from the Port-O-Door onto the paths that wound up the hill. On top the Temple of Apollo had once stood in its full glory.
Jam stuffed his hands into his pockets. "It's earlier here than in Alypium, young sir. Time change. Lucky it's not dark yet. And not too crowded today."
Erec nodded. A few people walked near them toward the ruins--gleaming white columns and parts of ancient stone walls that were scattered around the paths. Cliffs dropped in deep reds and browns from trails that wound through stately olive groves.
A hawk plummeted toward the ground in the distance, probably toward an
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else was different about it too. A large face was filling it.
Jam saw Erec shielding his eyes while trying to get a glimpse. "Don't worry, young sir. This sun will not hurt your eyes like the one we are used to. It's just a light source, really."
As Erec relaxed, he realized that it was the face of King Pluto himself lighting the city. That struck him as funny, and he laughed.
"Shh." Jam looked around. "Don't let anyone see you do that. The laws are fairly loose here, but anyone who disrespects the king can be punished by death."
They climbed into the vestibule of the Port-O-Door. Could King Piter's brother have gotten this crazy from using his scepter so much? Or was it Baskania's influence on him that warped him more? "That sun is so close. Is that what is making the city so hot?"
"No, sir. The cities of Aorth are a mile and a half under the ground. The earth's core heat does it." They closed the vestibule, opened the other door, and appeared back in King Piter's house. It felt great to be under the dome of the controlled, perfect weather of Alypium after that roasting blast. Jam and Erec took off their UnderWear suits.
Jam went to pack some snacks for their quick trip. For a moment Erec worried that Mrs. Dumpling Smith might peek in on them, but then he remembered that she was only missing Danny and Sammy. She would only see the twins in Americorth North.
Soon Jam came back. "Are you ready to go meet the Fates, young sir?"
Light flashed outside, then flashed again. Erec looked out the window and saw a tall man taking pictures of the house and trying to spy inside. Slick strands of dark hair were badly combed over most of his bald head, and a monocle squeezed into one eye. He spotted Erec looking at him, and waved to him wildly, shouting, "Come out here right now, young man!"
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Erec knew he had seen the man before, and he had a bad feeling about him. Going outside didn't seem like a good idea, but he raised the window a crack. "What do you want?"
The man snapped a photograph of Erec through the window. "You hoodlum. This house is under investigation. It will soon be deemed illegal under the new rules of the Green House administration. There was no building warrant made for it, and there are rules about houses being built on castle property."
"Castle property?" Erec was confused. "King Piter's castle is gone."
The man sneered. "A new castle is being built very soon, right where the old one was. So your presence here is against the law, which makes you a criminal as well."
A bad feeling crept over Erec. This house would not be safe for long. The Shadow Prince was pulling the strings of the government of Alypium, and they could cause a lot of trouble.
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CHAPTER FIVE A Green House Investigation
NSIDE THE PORT-O-DOOR, Jam poked the picture of the Temple of Apollo on the map of Delphi. Erec remembered a safe spot to put the door, in a grove of trees just a little ways off the path. Delphi might be a mystical place, but it was still a part of Upper Earth. If someone saw a door appear, and people walk out of it, they would probably call the police.
The sun shone down on them from a vivid blue sky, but a cool breeze hit their faces. Erec was glad Jam had insisted they wear jackets.
65
It was in the low fifties, and after the furnaces of Aorth it felt even colder. They casually strolled away from the Port-O-Door onto the paths that wound up the hill. On top the Temple of Apollo had once stood in its full glory.
Jam stuffed his hands into his pockets. "It's earlier here than in Alypium, young sir. Time change. Lucky it's not dark yet. And not too crowded today."
Erec nodded. A few people walked near them toward the ruins--gleaming white columns and parts of ancient stone walls that were scattered around the paths. Cliffs dropped in deep reds and browns from trails that wound through stately olive groves.
A hawk plummeted toward the ground in the distance, probably toward an
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