Chapter 7: Grief
Once Daphne was near Moonhaven, she threw the pod into the air and let it bloom. The pollen covered her and she instantly turned small.
She ran towards Moonhaven.
Mandrake was right. Moonhaven was destroyed. It was covered in darkness and dying plants and it was completely empty.
Daphne kneeled down crying. "It's all my fault," she said to herself.
When she finished, she tried thinking where her parents could be. Suddenly, Daphne got an idea on who would know.
"Nim!" she exclaimed.
Suddenly, a loud flapping sound approached. It was Blu!
Daphne got on his back and said, "You always know when to come, Blu."
She looked forward. "To Nim Galuu!" she called.
Blu and Daphne started flying.
Meanwhile, MK and Nod were trapped in Mandrake's lair. Nod was watching his wife who was lying on the ground, too depressed to do anything.
He sighed and walked over to her. "MK, everything's going to be fine. Daphne's OK."
"But, what if she isn't, Nod? What if Mandrake's got her somewhere we don't know, torturing her?"
"Oh, I don't have your daughter, I can assure of that," Mandrake assured smugly.
Nod looked up to see the Boggan watching them. "You know something! Tell me where she is!" he yelled.
"Oh, she's fine. She's a Stomper now, in that old Stomper House at the edge of the forest, unaware of what's happened."
MK looked up. "She's...a Stomper now? She's gone?"
"'Fraid so. But, you're not gone. You'll always be here." Mandrake laughed and left.
MK fell to the ground again in tears.