Gus remembered that the invitation said there were certain magic words that needed to be said or else they’d be eaten to death. Shawn knew the entire time what they were. He said, “the magic words” and lights turned on and the growling stopped. Shawn also knew that the growling was a stereo because it had a pattern. When the two entered the fortress they were surprised by how run down and trashy looked. This was supposed to be an exclusive club where magicians performed their most illusionary tricks. As Shawn and Gus proceeded to the bar area to give the bachelor the gift; they were stopped by a magician on the ground “picking up” his cards. Gus took a card and continued with the trick and as they walked away from the magician he found his card in his sock. As the party continues a loud shriek comes from the front of the building. Everyone ran to the front and the building started to shake as if there was an earthquake. It shook again. And again. A large green monster like guy came in and walked spontaneously around the room weaving in and out between people. His name is P’tol P’kah and he is a “Martian Magician.” He was there to perform his signature act. He would dissolve in a glass tank of water and then materialize in the back of the fortress. A volunteer named Balustrade came forth from the audience of people to prove that the tank actually had water in it and there were no stipulations that would allow him to escape the tank of water without materializing. P’tol P’kah shut the glass covering while Balustrade was still inside. He was struggling and gasping for air when P’tol P’kol pulled him up by his feet with a rope. When everyone noticed that the tank had no fake flaws about it; the “Martian Magician” continued on with presenting his illusion. He got in the tank and the tank started filling up with bubbles which were being released from P’tol P’kah’s body. Slowly appendages began to look like stubs and the tank was empty…… The crowd turned toward the back of the room where he said he would rematerialize and he wasn’t there. He hadn’t come back? Where was he? A woman screamed when she noticed that his boots and hat were still in the tank and they were being worn by a chubby fat man who was clearly dead. The Santa Barbra Police Department came to the fortress and was surprised to see that Shawn and Gus were there. No on the Department wanted them to be there. Detective Charles Lassiter was directing people to be organized into one room and figure out what magicians had a problem with P’tol P’kah. And they all had something similar to say and that was they all hated him for some reason. So who did it? And where did P’tol P’kah go?
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