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"You were Peanut?" Annie said.

Morgan nodded. "I always squeaked to the ones who helped you."

Morgan nodded and smiled.

Morgan shrugged. "Let's just say we had a little talk. He stopped by the moon base while you were out."

Morgan nodded again.

"But the moon man came along to help us," said Annie. "He drew a constellation of a mouse! Is he a friend of yours?"

"The same way you had a talk with the ninja master, right?" said Jack. "And the monkey and the sorcerer?"

"To break the spell, we had to be on the moon," said Morgan. "You could have broken it the minute we arrived."

"Really? You were with us all the time?" said Jack. "On all our missions?"

"Oh, that's what Peanut -- I mean you were trying to say!" said Annie. "We didn't have to leave the moon base at all."

Morgan nodded, smiling.

Jack just stared at her.

"Why did we have to go on this mission to find a mouse?" said Jack. "If you were always with us?"

"Thank you," Morgan said softly. "You have freed me from the magician's spell."

"Yes!" said Jack and Annie.

But only for a moment.

Then everything was still.

"Us?" said Annie shyly.

Morgan handed Annie the Pennsylvania book. "Are you ready to go home now?" she asked.

Morgan nodded.

Morgan smiled again. "Certain wise ones understand the language of little creatures," she said.

Morgan nodded. "And I thank you both with all my heart."

"I bet it was you who turned the pages of the books!" said Annie. "To show us where to go next!"

Morgan sniffed. "He's not that great," she said. "He doesn't even know I have two brave friends who help me."

"Merlin!" said Jack. "The greatest magician who ever lived."

Morgan frowned. "A certain person who likes to play tricks on me," she said. "His name is Merlin."

It spun faster and faster and faster.

The tree house started to spin.

"But how did they understand you -- a mouse?" said Jack.

"But who turned you into a mouse?" said Annie.

"You're welcome," said Jack and Annie.

Annie pointed to a picture of the Frog Creek woods. "I wish we could go there," she said.

Absolutely still.