Chapter 9: Follow the Bouncing Ball
"Oh, no, there goes my ball!" Toby exclaimed as he ran after it. He was on a playground by himself playing kick ball. He didn't have very many friends, and he was a dreamer. He liked to think about other worlds where fairies and unicorns existed, and magic was everywhere. "Ouch!" Hoggle cried. He noticed a kid with deep brown eyes and blonde hair standing over him. He must have fallen and blacked out when the ball hit him. "Hey, are you all right. You're not from around here are you?" Toby inquired. "You can see me!" Hoggle asked, surprised. "Of course I can. I'm sorry that my ball hit you. I wasn't watching where I was going. Here, let me help you up," Toby said, apologetically. "It's all right kid. No, I'm not from around here. I'm from a different...well, place. It's complicated kid," Hoggle said annoyed. "Oh, well, my name's Toby," Toby announced. "Toby?" Hoggle said. Now why did that name sound familiar? "Toby, you wouldn't by any chance have a sister named Sarah, would you?" "Yes, I do, how did you know that?" Toby inquired. "She's a friend of mine. Now, have you seen a fox riding a dog? His name is Sir Didymus and he's another friend of mine." "Yes, he looked surprised as well about me being able to see you. He said tht he was going on without you to continue on his quest. Whatever that means," Toby replied. "That's just like him. Listen kid, your sister's baby has been kinapped. That's the quest he was referring to. Now, if you'll excuse me I'll be on my way," Hoggle snapped. He started to turn and walk away, but Toby stopped him. "Wait, let me go with you. I want to help find Jadyn, too. My parents told me she was kidnapped a couple of days ago. Please, she is my niece after all," Toby begged. "All right, kid. But stay outta my way. Got it?" Hoggle demanded. "Yeah, hey, you never told me your name," Toby stated. "It's Hoggle, and don't say I didn't warn you about this. Come on," Hoggle said.
People were packed in every available inch of the mall, shopping, and laughing. The stores were having numerous sales and people were carrying numerous packages. Ludo looked frightened at all of the noise, and Sarah wished she could hold his hand to calm him, but knew it would look too odd. So, she decided to just keep walking until they reached the store where Jadyn was taken. It was a store called Baby's Palace, and it was on the third level. Once they reached it, they asked the sales people if they had seen Jadyn, and let them look at her picture. Everyone they asked seemed to either not care, or was distracted by something. Sarah finally gave up, and her and Ludo went back to her apartment to wait for Hoggle and Sir Didymus.
"Oh, no, there goes my ball!" Toby exclaimed as he ran after it. He was on a playground by himself playing kick ball. He didn't have very many friends, and he was a dreamer. He liked to think about other worlds where fairies and unicorns existed, and magic was everywhere. "Ouch!" Hoggle cried. He noticed a kid with deep brown eyes and blonde hair standing over him. He must have fallen and blacked out when the ball hit him. "Hey, are you all right. You're not from around here are you?" Toby inquired. "You can see me!" Hoggle asked, surprised. "Of course I can. I'm sorry that my ball hit you. I wasn't watching where I was going. Here, let me help you up," Toby said, apologetically. "It's all right kid. No, I'm not from around here. I'm from a different...well, place. It's complicated kid," Hoggle said annoyed. "Oh, well, my name's Toby," Toby announced. "Toby?" Hoggle said. Now why did that name sound familiar? "Toby, you wouldn't by any chance have a sister named Sarah, would you?" "Yes, I do, how did you know that?" Toby inquired. "She's a friend of mine. Now, have you seen a fox riding a dog? His name is Sir Didymus and he's another friend of mine." "Yes, he looked surprised as well about me being able to see you. He said tht he was going on without you to continue on his quest. Whatever that means," Toby replied. "That's just like him. Listen kid, your sister's baby has been kinapped. That's the quest he was referring to. Now, if you'll excuse me I'll be on my way," Hoggle snapped. He started to turn and walk away, but Toby stopped him. "Wait, let me go with you. I want to help find Jadyn, too. My parents told me she was kidnapped a couple of days ago. Please, she is my niece after all," Toby begged. "All right, kid. But stay outta my way. Got it?" Hoggle demanded. "Yeah, hey, you never told me your name," Toby stated. "It's Hoggle, and don't say I didn't warn you about this. Come on," Hoggle said.
People were packed in every available inch of the mall, shopping, and laughing. The stores were having numerous sales and people were carrying numerous packages. Ludo looked frightened at all of the noise, and Sarah wished she could hold his hand to calm him, but knew it would look too odd. So, she decided to just keep walking until they reached the store where Jadyn was taken. It was a store called Baby's Palace, and it was on the third level. Once they reached it, they asked the sales people if they had seen Jadyn, and let them look at her picture. Everyone they asked seemed to either not care, or was distracted by something. Sarah finally gave up, and her and Ludo went back to her apartment to wait for Hoggle and Sir Didymus.
