Chapter 11:

Clary, Jace, Alec, and Magnus were on one team and Simon, Isabelle, Jem, and Will were on the other. Sebastian was in the middle. Clary threw the ball. It sailed over Sebastian's head. Will caught it. He threw it back, and Jace caught it. The aliens watched as they played.

Alec threw the ball and instead of sailing past Sebastian, Sebastian caught it. Alec and Sebastian switched places. They continued playing for a little while. One of the aliens caught the ball as it sailed through the air. He put it away. The aliens walked over to their pets and reattached their leashes.

They pulled them out of the room and walked a little ways to another room. The new room was like a park. They spread out a blanket and set food on top of it. They pulled bowls of food and water out for their pets and placed them on the ground.

After eating, the shadowhunters, along with Simon and Magnus, began wandering about looking at the different plants. Sebastian looked at one and sniffed it. He sneezed. He sneezed again. And again. Sebastian continued sneezing. Josh noticed and walked over to them, looked at Sebastian, and then said something to the other aliens. Josh picked Sebastian up and started walking for the door. Torgan picked Clary up and followed. Clary turned and saw the other aliens doing the same.

The aliens took them to the infirmary – the chamber of evil as Sebastian had dubbed it – and set them down on the beds. Josh called for the doctor. As soon as Sebastian saw the doctor, he began struggling.

"No! Keep Doc Evil away from me!" Sebastian screeched, and sneezed.

Josh held Sebastian's struggling form and spoke to the doctor. The doctor nodded and picked up a small device. He ran it over Sebastian's body. The doctor looked at it. He walked over to a fridge and pulled out a tiny jar of liquid. He picked up a hypodermic needle and filled it part way with the liquid. He put the needle on a tray and walked over to Sebastian. He spoke to Josh, and Josh wrapped his arms around Sebastian to hold him still. The doctor then injected Sebastian with the liquid.

The doctor then scanned each of the other pets. Determining there was apparently nothing wrong with them, he said something to the other aliens.

"Maybe we shouldn't take Sebastian with us. It's so much fun watching the aliens play with him," Jace said.

"You can't leave me here! I already promised to go with you to the Clave!" Sebastian shouted.

Sebastian's nose started to lengthen.

"What's happening to me?" Sebastian asked, nervously.

"I think you have developed Pinocchionitice," Magnus said.

"What is Pinocchionitice?" Sebastian asked.

"It's a disease that makes your nose grow longer when you tell a lie," Magnus said.

"But I didn't lie," Sebastian protested.

"Technically, you did. You said that you had already promised to go to the Clave with us when we got back to Earth, but you haven't promised yet," Clary said.

"How do I get rid of this Pinocchionitice?" Sebastian asked.

Magnus shrugged. "Don't know. There has been only one person who has had Pinocchionitice before, and he had to have woodpeckers eat away the extra part of his extended nose."

"I'm not letting woodpeckers eat my nose!" Sebastian exclaimed, emphatically.

"How about a duck?" Will asked.

Ignoring Will's suggestion, Sebastian asked, "Who was this other person?"

"Pinocchio," Magnus answered.

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