It was a touch climb, but Granville managed the inside of the top room of the tower. He felt very proud of himself. Something like this was something he had always wanted to do his whole life and he felt better for accomplishing it. Then he looked around the room and discovered that Rincewind was right. There was only a giant glass with a candle on it; there was nothing else. This must be the light beacon Rincewind meant, Granville thought. Well, it must be because there's nothing else like it.
There was no matches or bits of wood to rub together to light it. The harder he looked for it, the more desperate he became. He didn't need to hear or feel those giant footsteps getting rougher by the minute.
Then he heard a difference noise. He looked down to see it was screaming coming from Danger Mouse and Penfold as they fell out of his apron and into the candle.
"What were you two doing in me apron?" Granville demanded.
"Well, Penfold here didn't feel like facing giants so I thought we could help you find a way to light the candle."
"Well, I do appreciate the help, but I've looked around and found nothing but damp and dusty rocks. See if you can find anything better." Granville continued with his searching.
Danger Mouse looked at the candle and around the room where Granville was still searching to no avail. Then he tripped over a loose rock. It hurt him but then it gave him an idea. So did Penfold's glasses. "Penfold, your glasses could do with a bit of polishing. May I?"
"But my glasses are fine," Penfold protested. But they were yanked off anyway.
Danger Mouse would have been careful not to damage Penfold's glasses with the loose rock if the rumbling of the giants approaching weren't getting rougher by the minute.
The giants finally caught up to the tower.
The Fleshlumpeater chuckled. "Nice try, you pathetic freaks, but no medal! Now, give us the jewels or we'll stomp you!"
"Never!" Frost snapped.
"Well, it's your choice!" the Fleshlumpeater said. He signaled his gang to join them to squash their opponents, but they stopped when a blue light overtook them.
Danger Mouse and Penfold were caught in the blue light themselves. After the mouse managed to light the candle with his assistant's now-broken glasses, they were shot out of the glass. They would have flown out of the tower if Granville didn't grab them. Then he tried to open the door but it was jammed. He kicked it and they could finally escape.
"I can't move!" the Childchewer said.
"Why aren't we movin'?" asked the Bonecrusher.
"Just shut up and get movin'!" the Fleshlumpeater snapped.
Then they did start to move – only upwards, not forwards. The blue light was picking them up from the ground and aiming them to the sky as if it was a cannon. Then, further more like a cannon, they were shot up into the sky and vanished into the stars.
The others on the ground were delighted to see their mission was successful. Then they turned to see the green door being kicked down. Out emerged Granville with Danger Mouse and Penfold.
"Well, did it work?" Granville asked.
"Well, we got rid of the giants," Frost said.
"But what about Rincewind and them important jewels?" Rodney asked.
Then Rincewind appeared in a flash. "The jewels are secured. And I see that you've blown those pesky giants away. Well done!"
Everyone cheered.
"Where did you put the jewels, Mr. Rincewind?" Nanny asked.
"That's confidential," Rincewind said.
"You destroyed them, didn't you?" Rodney asked.
Rincewind appeared shocked to hear that. "What the hell gave you that idea?"
"Well, if those jewels are as powerful as you say they are and the whole universe is doomed if they fall into wrong hands, why not destroy them so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands?"
"What you're forgetting, Rodney, is that they also protect the universe as well," Rincewind said. "So I secure them somewhere so secret that only I can find them and no one else."
"You see, Rodney? Use your head, you plonker," Del teased.
Rodney just shook his head.
"Well, thank you all for your help to save the whole of the whole universe," Rincewind said. "Now the jewels are safe and secure, I will now send you back to your home planet. Take care now." He snapped his fingers and his friends all vanished.