Chapter 323: A grinning Greldo
Irwin examined the instability of the soulforce before him. The massive explosion of the Chaos Whale hadn't done any noticeable damage to the closed portal, and after inspecting it a bit more, he turned to the others.
Mia stood with Zan and Ti, huddled close to Scintilla, while the three boys were being held back by a grinning Greldo. Irwin could see that Mia wanted to join them, likely only staying where she was because Zan was scared without her. Ti was staring at where the portal was, a curious gleam in her eyes.
I wonder if she can see it, Irwin thought before focusing on Scintilla.
"Bring them all into our room, just to be safe," he said.
"Aw, Dad! I want to see!"
Soot shouted, quickly echoed by Glow. Flux and Mia were giving him looks that said they were less than impressed, but Irwin ignored all of them.
"The last one down will need to eat a double portion of cinder scallops," Irwin said, wiggling his eyebrows.
There was a single moment of stunned silence followed by a mad dash as his six children sprinted to the door. Mia and Glow were fastest, vanishing from sight as the others banged into each other. Scintilla shook her head, grinning at him.
"You sure you didn't talk with my mother about how to handle young Ignitzians?" she said before turning and walking after the kids.
Irwin waited and looked at Greldo until his friend smirked.
"They are all downstairs, and Soot and Flux were last. Right now, they are complaining that Mia and Glow tricked them somehow."
"I bet they will tell us later," Irwin said before looking around.