Meanwhile...

Italics) Blaze! MOVE!!

*A shelf starts falling. Gwithian dives out of the way. He only just makes it.*

Italics) WE NEED TO GET OUTTA HERE!! WHERE'S PHOEBE?!

Sophie) I SAW HER DIVE THROUGH A DOOR, BUT I THINK SOME SHELVES FELL ON IT!

Italics) WE NEED TO FIND ANOTHER DOOR!!

*Suddenly the aisle of shelves starts to cave in. They run, but Gwithian slips. The shelves fall on him!*

Italics) BLAAAAZE!!

*Then a small, red, furry head pokes out from beneath the fallen shelves.*

Jack) A squirrel.

*The squirrel slowly turns back onto Gwithian. He looks utterly bemused.*

Gwithian) What... the... Hell...

*You seem to be a Phase.*

Gwithian) I noticed. But HOW?!

Italics) Well, Miranda's a fox. You must have a couple of Phase ancestors.

Charlotte) Look. We NEED to get out of here, and hopefully find Phoebe too. Lets worry about this later, OK?!

Italics) Yeah!! Come on!! We need to find another door!!

*They continue to work their way among the shelves and smashed potions. One of the boys manages to step in something which makes his shoes turn into cardboard, but not much else happens. Their attackers seem to have fled, so they are seemingly alone. Then, as they are passing some of the few shelves that are still standing, a green scaly figure lunges at them!! Gwithian grabs a random potion and chucks it at the crocodile. It hits it square in the face and the crocodile is turned into a handbag. They continue walking.*

Italics) Look a door!!

*They rush and open the door.*

Gwithian) ...ouch.