Chapter 9:

"Hi..." says Joe, "I don't suppose you can help us out..."

"¡Claro que sí, amigos míos! ¡Tengo la respuesta que buscáis!"

The three look at each other. "Great, do you know any English," asks Joe.

"Apologies. I am Zolphius!"

"What happened," asks Maddison.

"I know what happened. I wanted to tell the others, but none of them have ever asked me to tell them in English!"

"You could've... where are the kids," asks Joe.

"The children are all trapped in a dimensional limbo," says Zolphius, "it was done with dark magic, and that dark magic caused the Givanium to explode and change all of us! I was once the Janitor!"

"So, this was some kind of magic thing," asks Joe, "who used dark magic!"

"It was someone who did it to hurt the one who loves her the most!"

Joe thinks about it. "Is this someone Claire's looking for," asks Joe, "is Claire the one they want to hurt? Why?"

"We all have monsters inside us," says Zolphius, "the only thing that can save the children is love!" Zolphius then leaves.

"Wait," says Joe, "you didn't answer all our questions!"

"Zolphius," says Josh, appearing, "not always helpful!"

"I can see that, Granddad," says T.