01_-_The_Alchemyst

“Perenelle told me to take the children to the Witch,” Flamel said
patiently. “And the Witch is in Ojai.”
Sophie and Josh looked quickly at each other, but said nothing.
Scatty sat back and sighed dramatically. “Would it make a difference if I
told you I didn’t want to go?”
“None at all.”
Sophie crouched between the seats to stare at the little screen. “How
long will it take? How far away are we?” she wondered out loud.
“It’s going to take most of the day,” Josh said, leaning forward to squint
at the screen. Where his hair brushed his sister’s, a tiny spark crackled
between them. “We need to get to Highway One. We go across the Richmond
Bridge…” His fingers traced the colored lines. “Then to I-580, which
eventually turns into I-5.” He blinked in surprise. “We stay on that for over
two hundred and seventy miles.” He hit another button, which calculated
some totals. “The entire trip is just over four hundred miles, and will take at
least six and a half hours. Before today, the farthest I’ve ever driven is about
ten miles!”
“Well, this will be great practice for you, then,” the Alchemyst said with
a smile.
Sophie looked from Flamel to Scatty. “Who is this Witch we’re going to
see?”
Flamel snapped his seat belt into place. “We’re going to see the Witch
of Endor.”
Josh turned the key in the ignition and started the car. He glanced in the
rearview mirror at Scatty. “Someone else you’ve fought with?” he asked.
Scathach grimaced. “Worse than that,” she muttered. “She’s my
grandmother.”