asking Aunt Melissa for one.”

“Aww…” Molly pouted cutely, trying not to sound too disappointed.

Back on stage, Melissa was finishing the details of the trick.

“As I was saying,” Melissa said, smiling down at Molly and her nephews, who were eagerly awaiting the trick. “This is just like any normal pot; as you can see, there is nothing inside the pot, correct?” Melissa asked, turning to Jeffery and lifting the cover slightly, so that Jeffery could peer inside at the apparently empty pot.

“Nope, there’s nothing in there that I can see.” Jeffery replied, shaking his head. “So, what’s on the menu to make appear tonight, Mom?” Jeffery asked, comically trying to make the trick seem funny and comical at the same time.

“Well honey, I don’t really know, you know how this trick works on me here lately, it could be anything.” said Melissa with an air of mystery.

At that moment, Baloo, who had been lying back in his seat, snoring since the start of the show, jerked bolt upright and was now staring at Melissa with a hungry expression.

“Anything?” he gasped, his mouth watering, “did she say ‘anything’?” then he greedily rubbed his hands together. “Ooh, baby! I hope it’s pot roast.”   

“We’re not being served dinner here, Baloo,” hissed Rebecca, scowling at him. “Now be quiet!”

Kit, Chris and Molly get a laugh out of there aunt and cousin’s comical speeches as well as Baloo’s reaction.

“Let’s find out, shall we?” Melissa asked the crowd.

“Yeah, sister!” Baloo yelled out to her, cheering. “Show me the pot roast!”

Covering the pot with the lid, Melissa said the magic words: “Abracadabra!” and tapped the steal pot with her wand. With a bang, the pot lid flew off the pot and the pot started sprouting rainbow colored scarves everywhere. And then they started coming out of all the unlikely places, including the sleeves of her tux and Jeffery's costume as well as their pockets.

“Whoa! Heh, heh, heh…oops! I guess I overdid it again.” Melissa laughed as she and Jeffery were trying to finish pulling the remaining scarves out from their outfits.
 “Wow!” Kit and Chris both shouted in unison, their voices copying each other again, they glanced at each other, surprised that they both were speaking in unison. They smiled at each other before turning their attention back onto the show.

Baloo, however, slumped lower in his seat, looking disappointed that he didn’t get his pot roast. Kit and Chris noticed this and had to stifle their laugher behind their hands. Poor Baloo…

“Sorry dear,” Melissa laughed as she then dumped the scarves on Jeffery's head “I’ll watch it better next time.”

“Yeah, you slightly overdid it again, Mom.” Jeffery replied, laughing, popping up from beneath all the scarves. “No worries though.” He smiled. “I still believe in you, Mom.” Jeffery added, walking up to his Mom and hugging her around the middle.

“Aww…” cooed the crowd.

Jeffery then gathered up all the scarves and carried them off stage, where he could bring out the next illusion.

“Wow! Did you—?” Chris started to say.

 “—just see that?”  Kit finished the sentence for him. Both of them sitting in their seats, awe-struck, their mouths hanging open and their eyes bulging slightly.

“Kit, that was amazing!  I want you and me to be as good magicians as Aunt Melissa and Jeffery!” Chris said excitedly, cheering and waving his arms in the air along with his brother for the appreciation of their aunt and cousin’s trick.

 “We can try, Chris.” Kit replied, scratching his head in a puzzling way. “But, I’ll say this: I cannot explain that one at all! That was truly amazing!”  And I can’t see how that one was done at all, he thought. Could it be real magic, or maybe the answer’s right in front of my eyes, I’m just not seeing the trick behind the magic? How did they do that?  Kit now realized that he was now thinking like a real magician.

“I don’t know either,” Chris said, looking straight ahead at his aunt and cousin for fear of missing anything.

“Hold on, they’re about to do their next trick” Kit said eagerly, now watching every movement of his cousin and aunt made like a hawk.

“Now for my next trick, I’ll make my son disappear before your very eyes.” Melissa announced with a slight grin, for she always loved doing this trick with her son. “Jeffery, my brave young man, would you please take you place inside the magic box for me, I promise  I won’t sent you to Thembria this time.” She laughed at her own joke as she lightly shoved Jeffery into the box

“Oh very funny, Mom.” Jeffery said sarcastically, remembering the last time being misplaced in his Mom’s disappearing and reappearing performance  during the last show “Okay, Mom, okay!” he said, laughing as his Mom was pushing him in the box, as if he was fighting it. “I’m going, I’m going.” Finally, he willingly steps in the box without his Mon pushing him now.

“Bye-bye son, send me a post card from Thembria,” Melissa said as she closed and locks the door, shutting Jeffery inside.

“WHAT?! But Mom! You promised you weren’t sending me there!” Jeffery protested from within the box and the audience laughed at his exclamation and panic. “Not funny, Mom! Mooooooommmmm!” he shouted as the box was being turned around and around. “Aaahhhh!” he screamed as he fell through the trap door inside the box, vanishing completely.

“Sorry dear, I didn’t catch that,” she jokingly replied as she opened the door, showing Jeffery had indeed disappeared to Thembria.

“Kit! Kit! Did you see that? Did you see that?” Chris was so excited, amazed by the magic act that he hadn’t noticed that he repeated himself twice. “That’s amazing! Aunt Melissa is the best magician ever. I hope she vanished him with a coat on, it’s freezing in Thembria. Thank you for bringing us here, Mom!” Chris was overjoyed and still hyper, but Kit was slowly getting used to that.

“You’re welcome, Chris,” Rebecca said smiling with Molly in total shock on her lap.

“Hey, what about me?” Baloo said in mocked indignation. “I was the one who drove us here.”

Rebecca rolled her eyes and Chris laughed at Baloo’s reaction.

“Yeah, thanks Daddy Bear.” Chris said with a grateful smile, creating his own little nickname for Baloo.

Baloo smiled at the young bear cub, reaching over, he gently patted the boy on top of the head. “You’re welcome, Lil Buddy.” He said, giving Chris his own nickname so that Kit could still be called ‘Lil Britches.’

Chris looked up at Baloo with affection as he leaned over the armrest of his seat and hugged Baloo.

“I love you, Daddy Bear.” Chris said, resting his head on Baloo’s chest.

Baloo chuckled as he massaged Chris’ head. “Back at ya, kiddo…back at ya.” 
“Now bring Jeffery back!” Molly said cutely to her Aunt Melissa.

Kit snaps out of his trance to finally answer his brother’s question.

“I did, I did see that.” Kit said, his amazement making him repeat himself as well. “Now I just wonder how she going to bring Jeffery back.”

Chris sat back down in his seat, eagerly watching the show.

“Watch this,” Melissa smiled, leaning down to Molly and her nephews, her cape draping in front of her slightly which got a laugh from Molly and the boys.

“Hello? A-anybody?” said Jeffery’s distanced voice. “I’m freezing out here and I’m ready to come back now!”

Everyone was looking around, trying to locate the source of the voice, but saw nothing.

“Coming son.” replied Melissa, sounding forgetful. With a few quick spins of the box. Melissa tapped the door a few times and said. “You were gone for not very long, but very far. Now it’s time for you to reappear!” Melissa unlocked the door and opened the box slowly.

The opened box was showing that Jeffery had reappeared. He emerged from the box with a few flakes of Thembrian snow on top of his head. He was also wearing a Hawaiian flower necklace.  

“Miss me?” asked Jeffery smiling, taking off the flower necklace and placing it around his Mom’s neck. “Aloha Mom,” he said laughing with a sly grin, adding in a slight kiss on his Mom’s furry cheek.

“Did you escaped from Thembria?” asked Melissa, gesturing to the Hawaiian flower necklace around her neck.

“Of course I did, you sent me to Thembria with my wand, you see.” Jeffery explained, holding up his junior assistance wand. “I simply teleported myself to someplace warmer before you decided to bring me back.” 

The audience laughed at the boy’s cleaver way of outwitting his own Mom.

As they both took a bow with the crowd cheering and laughing madly.

The stage lights faded for a slight moment as the stage was being prepared for the next trick.

Kit and Chris were sitting on the edge of their seats, both totally amazed by Melissa and Jeffery’s trick

“You’re the best magician ever, Aunt Melissa! And you’re the best assistant ever Jeffery!” both Kit