The Sorcerer's Apprentice Page #3

It focuses your energy.

Helps you master new spells.

It is where you will learn the Art.

Step inside,

you leave everything else behind.

Once you enter,

there is no going back.

So, I should probably pee first?

Better safe than...

I can hold it.

I am Balthazar Blake,

sorcerer of the 777th degree,

and you are my apprentice.

Sweet.

Your ring is not a piece of jewelry.

It projects the electrical energy

of your nervous system

into the physical world.

Without his ring,

a sorcerer is powerless.

The only other thing a sorcerer needs

is a nice pair of pointy shoes.

Your rubber soles block the current.

Plus it helps to look classy.

These are old man shoes.

Excuse me?

I love them.

A lot.

I haven't seen that cane since I saw

a picture of it when I was a boy.

You've been locked up a long time.

And now I'm out.

And I need soldiers.

I got one kid.

He ain't old school.

One will do.

Your ingenuity and your heart

will give you an advantage

over Morganians.

They rely only

on the power of their magic.

But if you're up against the wall,

there's only one weapon of choice,

the plasma bolt.

Nothing. There's nothing.

I got it! I got one! I got one!

That's underwhelming.

God.

Again.

Ow! Ow! Ow!

... and invite my soul...

And again.

See? That's what padding is for. Oh!

So, out of a bath full of jewels,

I'm going to emerge, right?

And everyone's going to think I'm me.

I reach into the big top hat

and I pull myself out,

but I'm a woman.

A ball of fire, right, a baby sitting

in a nappy, but I would like a tiger.

If I could get, like,

a tiger jumping out of a leopard.

But not out of its mouth,

that's been done, I'm sure, somewhere.

Gorgeous. Just perfect, darling.

Yeah. Yeah, now,

keep it straight up sinister.

Oh, do tell me this is a joke.

Sorry, are you lost?

So, you're what passes

for a Morganian these days.

Maxim Horvath!

You are one smoking man of...

Will you excuse us, ladies?

Yes, excuse us, ladies.

Bob.

Sorry.

So, they tell me

you're some kind of entertainer.

Five sold-out shows at the Garden,

plus back end on the pay-per-view.

Did you ever see Morgana

pull a rabbit out of a hat?

Look, my master disappeared

when I was 15, vanished!

Left me with nothing but an Encantus

and some prescription-grade

abandonment issues.

So I improvised.

Well, the time for improvisation is over.

Balthazar Blake may have found

the Prime Merlinean.

He wears the ring?

Mmm.

The best way to defend against fire,

vacuum sphere.

Your turn.

I did it! I did it!

Excellent. Excellent.

- Excellent.

- I just did that.

What's wrong with your Tesla coil?

It seems to be firing on its own.

Really, really funny.

This will be hilarious, then.

Oh, my God!

Dude!

Beg your pardon.

I haven't eaten in 10 years.

Yeah. Yeah, fair enough.

You mind if I ask

what's so special about this bench?

- No, no, no.

- What?

There's no time for that,

and too much at stake.

That girl,

she's the one, man.

And you're my mentor, Balthazar.

Aren't you supposed to help me

to achieve my personal goals?

Yes! Yes! Except I'm not your mentor.

I'm your master.

And your master says

if Horvath catches you out on the street,

you'll die.

Is she worth that?

Think about it, Dave.

And don't eat my sandwich.

Becky! What a coincidence.

Oh, hey, Dave.

- Going uptown or...

- Are you stalking me?

Not in a threatening way.

Why was I even concerned?

So I listened to your show last night.

- What did you think?

- It was amazing.

I've never actually heard

of any of those bands,

which I think is a good indicator

that they're cool.

I'm glad someone was listening.

This may come as a surprise to you,

I don't get up to much.

Give me the cash. Give it. Come on.

- Give me the bracelet.

- Okay, okay.

- Give me.

Hey, hey, hey.

That was my grandmother's bracelet.

No! Dave, don't!

You just give me

that bracelet back, please.

You better run back to your girlfriend.

Believe me, I wish she was...

You thought she was my girlfriend?

Really? Is that the kind of vibe you got?

You talk too much. Shut up.

What are you doing?

I have no idea what you're referring to.

I honestly...

Whoa!

- You seeing this?

- Heads up.

Up the stairs!

- Are you okay?

- Yeah. Here you go.

Your grandmother's bracelet.

How did you do that?

That guy was huge.

I've been doing a lot

of cardio boxing lately.

Let me introduce Thunder, Lightning.

Something about you seems different.

I'm wearing new shoes.

- Nice.

- Thank you. This your train?

Yes. Thank you.

I just want to tell you that

if you want me to help you

with your midterms,

come by my lab.

- I'll text you the address.

- Yes, yes, that would be great.

- Yeah?

- Tomorrow?

It's a date.

No, no, no. It's not a date!

It's a date like an appointment.

No. A date like an appointment!

Love is a distraction.

Sorcery requires complete focus.

Let's go, Thunder and Lightning.

There's more to learn.

This is perfect.

The Rising will happen here.

We'll use their satellite dishes

on the rooftops.

There, and there, and there.

- Get it done.

- My "Best of" DVD drops next month.

Here we go. All right. Move.

Sorry about that. It's just nice for them

to see a genuine icon like me.

Fortunately, they'll all be dead soon.

And before that,

we need to find the boy.

Well, how do we do that?

We'll wait until he's alone.

Now, focus on control.

Set me down slow and steady.

Dave? It's Becky.

I'll be back shortly.

Could you please hide?

Hide now. Please.

Dave, get back here.

We have important work to do.

Knock, knock.

- Yeah.

- Hi.

- Hi.

We should go. A library, anyplace...

Dave?

Is that company I hear?

Yeah. Okay. Fine. Becky, this is my...

Uncle. Uncle Balthazar.

Hey, Dave, I'm confused.

I thought you and I

were staying in together.

If this is a bad time,

- I can come back.

- Yes, actually.

No. No.

Uncle, you and I have plans for later on.

Becky, let's just get out of here.

You know what? It's all right,

because I just remembered

I have to go into town

to pick up your anti-itch cream.

So, you two stay here.

Pleasure to meet you.

Okay, enough with the studying.

There's something I want to show you.

- What are these things?

- Tesla coils.

I was using them

to generate something called plasma.

The thing is, I got so fixated

on the technical aspects of it

that I almost didn't notice

something kind of

beautiful.

I think you'd better step into my cage.

Okay, it's definitely the first time

anyone has said that to me.

I'm not surprised.

Just hold on to this bar, please.

Both hands. Yep.

Okay.

Okay, hold on tight and enjoy the show.

Oh, my gosh.

How is this possible?

The coils are firing

at such a high frequency

that the sparks literally create

soundwaves as they fly through the air.

Which is nerdy.

You were listening.

I played this song the other night.

These coils are my life.

Two years I'm down here

working with them,

and they're making their own music

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