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open portals that are special gateways between your world and
Creepy Hollow. We call these the Ectomagic Gates. We use
them to travel back and forth between our two worlds. But here
on Earth, only children like you two can see the gates… and
can see us.”
Jack scowled and said, “So that old Hobgoblin brought you
here.”
“Yes,” said Wishbone. “The very next day. He used my own
magic key to open a gate and bring me and the black pumpkin
here. Then he hung me here, on your Grandmother’s front
porch.”
“This Ectomagic Gate,” said Nikki, “does it open here, at
Grandma’s house?”
“The gates open wherever we want them to open,” said
Wishbone. “However, come midnight tonight, we won’t be able
to open any more gates until next year. Those are the rules.”
“You said Hobgoblin used your key to open the gate,” said
Jack. “Does he still have it?”
“No, after using it he tossed it in the creek before he went back
to Creepy Hollow. Naturally, he has his own key, but using
mine and then leaving it here got rid of any evidence that might
point to his involvement in my disappearance.”
“What does this key look like? Maybe we can find it,” said
Nikki.
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