Previously:

Naomi rolls her eyes and walks closer to Fawkes. "My name is Naomi," She says to the Phoenix. "This is Ally and we need help in finding a way home. Do you know when Dumbledore will return?"

"Right about this moment in time it would seem." Naomi and Ally whirl around and gasp.

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The Ship lurches suddenly as another bolt of lightning makes contact with the unshielded ship. The front explodes.

"Thoth!" Ma'at cries out as his body hits the floor behind her.

Neah jumps to the controls as Ma'at moves to Thoth's fallen form. Jilan turns to the others behind her. "We're going down!"

Episode Eighty-Four

"Off to See the Wizard"

"Do you know when Dumbledore will return?" Naomi asks Fawkes the Phoenix.

"Right about this moment in time it would seem." Naomi and Ally whirl around and gasp.

A tall, thin, and very old man stands before them in the doorway. His silver hair and his sliver beard are very long and he smiles down at them, his blue eyes glinting behind half moon spectacles.

"Professor Dumbledore!" Ally squeaks.

"Well now this is most exciting," Dumbledore says. "A talking cat and a lawn gnome come to see me in my office." He walks further into the room and towards his desk. "Seeking my help if I heard correctly?"

"Yes sir, we are," Naomi confirms. She looks over at Ally who is oddly silent.

Dumbledore walks around to his desk and stands beside it so he can still see the small creatures who visit him. "And how might I be of help to you?"

"Well, we aren't supposed to be here, Professor," Naomi explains since Ally is apparently broken. "We belong in a different world."

"I see," Dumbledore says in an understanding tone. He scratches his crooked nose. "And how did you get here?"

"Through Big Ben," Naomi replies. "But we can't get back the way we came. It kinda broke." She pokes Ally to see if the Cat has really gone catatonic.

"Big Ben Broke, you say?" A twinkle gleams in the eyes of Dumbledore. "How delightful." He smiles and stands up straight. "I think I may have an idea about how to get you home."

Meanwhile, in the Desert

It takes a moment for things to refocus. The first thing Pizoku notices is the smell of acrid smoke. Something is burning. What, he doesn't know.

He blinks and the world around him tilts and swirls. He can hear voices talking. And sparks seem to be falling onto the floor from the ceiling.

"Lay still my love," the voice of Ma'at fades into focus. "Just lay still."

A hand touches his face turning him. "Are you okay?" Reese looks down at him, concern etched in his features.

Pizoku moves gingerly. "Yeah, I think so." He tries to sit up and the room swirls again. He can hear a roaring noise, somewhere. It's sorta muffled and yet close by.

"Don't move too much," Reese tells him. He helps Pizoku lean back against the wall of the downed vessel. A metallic groaning makes them both look up.

"My ankle." Pizoku sees his father across from him wincing and holding said ankle. He can hear Ashlee swearing from somewhere out of sight.

"Neah?" Reese calls out towards the front.

Neah makes her way into view. Pizoku isn't surprised to see that she's apparently not injured at all. Just ruffled. He looks for Taylor beyond her and sees him hunched over on his knees.

Neah kneels down and feels Naoki's ankle. "It's sprained," She diagnoses, then looks back over her shoulder. "Ashlee?"

"I'll be good," Ashlee says. She stumbles over to the group with Jilan behind her. Pizoku can see a cut on her forehead. "How is he?"

Neah looks towards the front where Ma'at is beside Thoth. "Not as lucky."

Jilan looks up at the ceiling which is shaking and groaning. "It's still out there."

Pizoku remembers. The Nine. The Sandstorm. He shudders and looks at Neah. She closes her eyes and her hands glow on his father's ankle.

"What do we do?" Ashlee asks. "We can't just sit here." The vessel jolts and sparks fly from the ceiling. Ashlee swears again. Pizoku can feel a vibration in the wall.

Neah looks back over at Thoth. "He needs help."

Pizoku looks over at Reese who is looking off towards the front. At Taylor. "Taylor?"

The ship starts to shake. Taylor begins to stand. Pizoku backs against the wall. His eyes widen when it appears that Ashlee, Neah and Jilan are doing the same thing.

Taylor turns around. Pizoku gasps. Taylor's eyes have gone black and his appearance has turned darker. An energy seems to be glowing from within him but in a dark way. Pizoku can taste the power in the air and it scares him.

Taylor looks up at the ceiling and it splits in two.

To Be Continued.