Chapter 2 "It's Christmas tomorrow!" Isaac said happily as he approached Garet. Garet didn't bother to look up. They were back in Vale after visited Megan and Justin, Mia's apprentices in Imil. Ivan and Mia had each gone back to their respective hometown.

"And what are you going to do about it?" Garet asked. Isaac seemed a bit put out by this. "I was hoping to invite Mia and Ivan over to Vale for Christmas."

"You'll have to ask Master Hammet first" Garet commented.

"Well. I'll just have to go and ask him" Isaac muttered. "Are you coming?"

"No."

Isaac frowned, then suddenly, his face brightened. "I know! You can go up to Imil and ask Mia!". Garet immediately jumped up and faced Isaac. " If you think I'm going up there again."

"What's so bad about Imil?"

"It's cold.and icy.and"- Garet trailed off.

"Okay, okay. I get the point" Isaac said. "Fine, you go to Kalay, and I'll go to Imil". With that, Isaac turned, and walked off towards his house to get prepared for the journey. Garet turned back to practising his Move Psynergy.

"GARET!"

"What?"

"YOU JUST CRUSHED MY FLOWERS!" Garet jumped, and in doing so, lost his concentration. The upright log, which he had been attempting to Move, fell onto his foot.

"OWW! KAY!" His older sister stood behind him, her hands on her hips.

"YOU CRUSHED MY FLOWERS. AGAIN" Kay screamed "I DIDN'T GET YOU LAST TIME 'COZ YOU HAD TO LEAVE TO SAVE THE WORLD BUT NOW!."

Garet gulped, his sister could be scary. He ran off to Kalay.

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When Garet got to Kalay Ivan was also practising his Psynergy. He also spark plasma-ed Garet.

"Ivan, if it wasn't nearly Christmas, I would Pyroclasm you"

Ivan gulped and said, "err, why are you here?"

"Isaac and I want you to come for Christmas, with Hammet's permission of course"

"Sure. MASTER HAMMEEEEET" shouted Ivan "wait he's asleep."

"Now I'm not," said Lord Hammet, coming down the garden stairs, before Ivan opened his mouth, Hammet said

"Yes Ivan you can go to Vale for Christmas" Hammet smiled "if you get me a present"