CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE “The … the Sleeping Beast?” said Switch in a horrified voice. “How …?” “Where do you think we were spending the last week?” said Tsunami. “We went to Antarctica to find the Sleeping Beast and to bring it out into the wider world. It was by no means a simple or easy task, even with my powers, but we managed to fit it into this spare room behind the Throne Room. We haven’t awoken it again yet, but in time, we will, because the Sleeping Beast will be a useful weapon for the initial conquest of Earth.” “But the Sleeping Beast is uncontrollable,” said Switch. “You saw it destroy the Collector, even though he was the one to awaken it with the Blood Gems. That thing can’t be controlled. It can only be awakened or put back to sleep. There’s no way to tame it.” “The Collecto

