Courage woke up in his attic room. He tried to stand up but he felt too weak to move. He laid back down and waited. A few seconds later Mr. Worth appeared in front of him.

Courage looked up at the ghost and whined softly.

Mr. Worth knelt down and petted Courage. "It will be daylight in a couple of hours, Courage. You need to get some sleep. You're probably very weak and tired from traveling with us."

Four of the children appeared in the room.

Mr. Worth turned around. "Are the others resting?"

All four children nodded.

"Good. I need you four to stand guard by the doors. Two of you by the front door and two of you by the back. If anybody comes into the house one will come get me while the other stays to watch. When you get tired, one of you will go get two of the others to take your place. Just make sure that the door you are guarding is watched at all times, understand?"

All four children nodded again.

Mr. Worth smiled at the children as they disappeared then he turned his attention back to the exhausted dog. "I'll stay here and keep watch over you."

Courage looked up at him. He managed to speak one word clearly, "Muriel?!"

Mr. Worth sat down beside Courage and rested one hand on the dog's back. "She and Eustace are still sleeping. Don't worry, the two children who are guarding the front door are down there with them. If anything happens, they will let me know immediately."

Courage sighed and struggled to move close enough to Mr. Worth to rest his head on the ghosts lap. Mr. Worth smiled softly down at the dog and scratched his ears. "Everything will be fine. We'll find the antidote and we'll figure out what that cat is up to."

Courage managed a weak smile as he dropped off into a deep sleep.

It was nearly dawn when Courage was awakened by a loud noise downstairs. One of the Children was whispering something to Mr. Worth.

Courage struggled to get to his feet.

Mr. Worth turned around as he realized that Courage was awake. "Be quiet Courage. There's somebody in the kitchen."

Another small ghost appeared and whispered something to Mr. Worth who nodded and whispered something back.

Mr. Worth leaned down to Courage. "Can you hold on to me?"

Courage grabbed onto Mr. Worth's hand and the ghost disappeared taking Courage with him. They reappeared out in the yard where Courage could clearly see two cat-like shapes through the kitchen window.

A small boy appeared beside Mr. Worth who listened for a moment before becoming visibly agitated at what the little boy was telling him, "I think I've had quite enough of this. Scare the living crap out of them!"

The little boy grinned wickedly and disappeared. A minute later loud shrieks could be heard from within the house. Through the kitchen window, Courage saw several bright glowing shapes flying around furiously. An instant later, two red cats burst through the back door and took off running down the road as fast as their legs could carry them.

Mr. Worth let out a devilish laugh as he watched the two cats run. Courage tried to laugh but found himself still to weak.

He whined softly up at Mr. Worth who smiled down at him. "Still not feeling like your normal self huh? Don't worry, this is normal. It's kind of a side effect of the spell we used to hypnotize you to take you with us. Also, too much of that kind of travel can drain the energy from person... or in your case, a dog. Your strength should come back soon. You just need to rest."

Several children appeared and helped Mr. Worth carry the exhausted dog back into the house.