CHAPTER 2
VEGETABLE KINGDOM
Brocc leaned against the railing of the blimp, staring at the giant cauliflower spider stomping over the colored houses of the vegetable kingdom. Every step from the spider shook the ground eight-fold, and Brocc felt the vibrations even though he was two thousand feet in the air.
The spider’s eyes glowed red and it skittered over the kingdom, crushing rooftops. Leaves jutted from its legs, and green energy pulsated from its lumpy, purple-cauliflower body like a force field.
“Cheesus, sis,” Brocc said, sighing. “Six extra legs don’t look good on you.”
Frank motioned to him from the wheel.
“Hang on. We’re going closer.”
Brocc gripped the metal railing as the blimp listed to one side and steered toward the spider. The kingdom was still far away, but he began
