Ed, Amity, and Luz ran for their lives. Then, they heard shattering glass and looked back to see that the roc had gotten free.
Ed felt his heart racing, and he told himself it was with excitement rather than fear, but he knew he'd be feeling a lot better if Em were with him. But he didn't need her to get him out of messes like this, and he was about to prove it!
"So, you two having fun?" he joked. Em would've thought that was funny, but Amity wasn't amused.
"That thing's after me," Ed said. "You two had better get away."
Amity sighed and reluctantly said, "I can't do that. But Luz, you should – Luz?"
Without saying anything, Luz had started running back towards the beast.
"Is she trying to get out of danger?" Ed asked.
"Somehow, I doubt it," Amity replied.
Luz drew a big ice glyph on the ground with her pencil and tapped on it, sending up a big tower of ice that the roc crashed into.
"Wow," Ed said. "She's incredible."
"Yeah…" Amity said dreamily. "I mean, she's… pretty brave… sometimes. Hey, Ed, make an illusion of yourself on that ice tower."
"Good idea."
Ed did as she said, and the roc clawed at the illusory figure, getting angrier and angrier that its claws were clutching nothing but air despite the evidence of its eyes.
"Well, that bought us some time," Ed said.
"I've got an idea," Amity said. "Ed, make an illusion of yourself run back to the enclosure. I'll grab Luz."
Ed did as Amity said while casting another illusion to distort his features enough that hopefully the roc wouldn't recognize him.
The roc flew right back into its enclosure. Then, Ed saw Amity and Luz carrying a big banner advertising the roc exhibit but with an ice glyph drawn on it. Luz angled it so the ice would go right through the opening the roc had made to escape and then tapped on it. The ice closed up the opening while the roc was still clawing at the illusory Ed.
"We'd better get out of here before that thing figures out what's going on," Amity said, and the three of them rushed out.