hard, the lens cracks. Vector jumps, which makes the girls smile.
Confidently, Gru begins his march to rescue the girls.
BAM!
He kicks down the gate.
POW!
A mechanical boxing glove aims for him. After a few of Gru’s best karate moves, the glove is worthless.
WHOOSH!
The shark jumps out of the water at him. With one punch, Gru knocks the beast back into the water.
Vector watches all of it on another monitor… and starts to panic.
Gru is about to kick down the final door when the entire fortress starts to rumble. Suddenly, the room lifts off, detaching itself from the rest of the building. It’s an escape pod! Gru grabs the side of the escape pod as it soars into the air.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
“This time, good
triumphs. Who is this
mysterious hero?
And what will he
do next?”
—TV Newsman
Gru holds on as tight as he can while the escape pod flies through the sky. Gru is relieved when he soon sees Dr. Nefario piloting his own airship next to the pod, coming to Gru’s rescue.
Then it dawns on him. “The ship’s big again?”
“Not as big as the moon is going to be,” explains Dr. Nefario.
Gru looks out the cockpit window and sees Vector’s escape pod zooming away in the distance. “Oh, no, the girls!” They hurry after it.
Inside Vector’s pod, the scoundrel sticks Margo, Edith, and Agnes inside a giant glass bubble. Then he looks through the rearview mirror and sees Gru’s ship approaching. Vector pushes the throttle forward and tries to get away. He doesn’t notice the moon wobble and increase to the size of a beach ball.
After a few minutes, Vector checks the rearview mirror again, but he doesn’t see anything.
Vector doesn’t know that Dr. Nefario has positioned the ship directly
below
the escape pod.
“This is good,” Gru says to Dr. Nefario. Then Gru pushes a button. A grappling hook shoots out of the side of the ship and attaches itself to Vector’s pod. Now Vector can’t escape.
Inside the pod, the moon has grown to the size of a small car and rolls right toward Vector!
“Aaaaaah!” cries Vector.
The now giant moon is rolling toward the girls’ glass prison. Margo puts the other girls behind her to protect them.
CRASH!
The moon shatters the glass, sending water everywhere. The girls leap out of the way just in time to keep from being squashed by the massive ball of rock. The moon begins to roll all over the ship, destroying everything in its path. A giant hole rips open in the wall, and the wind rushes in. The girls scream…until they see Gru’s ship below. They run to the opening.
“Mr. Gru! We’re up here!” shout the girls.
Gru stands on the wing of his ship and calls up to them. “Okay, girls. You’re going to have to jump!”
“Jump? Are you insane?” yells Agnes.
“Don’t worry. I will catch you!” Gru promises. He holds his arms out wide.
The girls exchange nervous looks, and then Agnes and Edith jump. They land safely in Gru’s arms, and he passes them down to Dr. Nefario.
“Margo, jump!” instructs Gru.
“You gave us back!” she shouts.
“I know,” Gru says with remorse. “And it was the worst mistake I ever made. Margo, I promise, if you jump, I will catch you. And I will never let you go again.”
Margo’s heart swells a bit. She takes off her glasses and jumps blindly to Gru. He reachesout his arms and catches her, holding on tight. They’re all together again. They detach the grappling hook from Vector’s ship and zoom back to Earth.
Vector is on his own. The moon keeps expanding, crushing everything inside the escape pod. Vector holds on as the moon rockets into space.
Finally, the violent journey ends, and he opens his eyes. Vector realizes he’s all alone on the moon, which is now back to its full size. He scratches his head. “Did not see this coming.”
On that evening’s newscast, there is good news to report. “This time, good triumphs, and the moon has returned to its rightful place in the sky,” states the newscaster
Confidently, Gru begins his march to rescue the girls.
BAM!
He kicks down the gate.
POW!
A mechanical boxing glove aims for him. After a few of Gru’s best karate moves, the glove is worthless.
WHOOSH!
The shark jumps out of the water at him. With one punch, Gru knocks the beast back into the water.
Vector watches all of it on another monitor… and starts to panic.
Gru is about to kick down the final door when the entire fortress starts to rumble. Suddenly, the room lifts off, detaching itself from the rest of the building. It’s an escape pod! Gru grabs the side of the escape pod as it soars into the air.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
“This time, good
triumphs. Who is this
mysterious hero?
And what will he
do next?”
—TV Newsman
Gru holds on as tight as he can while the escape pod flies through the sky. Gru is relieved when he soon sees Dr. Nefario piloting his own airship next to the pod, coming to Gru’s rescue.
Then it dawns on him. “The ship’s big again?”
“Not as big as the moon is going to be,” explains Dr. Nefario.
Gru looks out the cockpit window and sees Vector’s escape pod zooming away in the distance. “Oh, no, the girls!” They hurry after it.
Inside Vector’s pod, the scoundrel sticks Margo, Edith, and Agnes inside a giant glass bubble. Then he looks through the rearview mirror and sees Gru’s ship approaching. Vector pushes the throttle forward and tries to get away. He doesn’t notice the moon wobble and increase to the size of a beach ball.
After a few minutes, Vector checks the rearview mirror again, but he doesn’t see anything.
Vector doesn’t know that Dr. Nefario has positioned the ship directly
below
the escape pod.
“This is good,” Gru says to Dr. Nefario. Then Gru pushes a button. A grappling hook shoots out of the side of the ship and attaches itself to Vector’s pod. Now Vector can’t escape.
Inside the pod, the moon has grown to the size of a small car and rolls right toward Vector!
“Aaaaaah!” cries Vector.
The now giant moon is rolling toward the girls’ glass prison. Margo puts the other girls behind her to protect them.
CRASH!
The moon shatters the glass, sending water everywhere. The girls leap out of the way just in time to keep from being squashed by the massive ball of rock. The moon begins to roll all over the ship, destroying everything in its path. A giant hole rips open in the wall, and the wind rushes in. The girls scream…until they see Gru’s ship below. They run to the opening.
“Mr. Gru! We’re up here!” shout the girls.
Gru stands on the wing of his ship and calls up to them. “Okay, girls. You’re going to have to jump!”
“Jump? Are you insane?” yells Agnes.
“Don’t worry. I will catch you!” Gru promises. He holds his arms out wide.
The girls exchange nervous looks, and then Agnes and Edith jump. They land safely in Gru’s arms, and he passes them down to Dr. Nefario.
“Margo, jump!” instructs Gru.
“You gave us back!” she shouts.
“I know,” Gru says with remorse. “And it was the worst mistake I ever made. Margo, I promise, if you jump, I will catch you. And I will never let you go again.”
Margo’s heart swells a bit. She takes off her glasses and jumps blindly to Gru. He reachesout his arms and catches her, holding on tight. They’re all together again. They detach the grappling hook from Vector’s ship and zoom back to Earth.
Vector is on his own. The moon keeps expanding, crushing everything inside the escape pod. Vector holds on as the moon rockets into space.
Finally, the violent journey ends, and he opens his eyes. Vector realizes he’s all alone on the moon, which is now back to its full size. He scratches his head. “Did not see this coming.”
On that evening’s newscast, there is good news to report. “This time, good triumphs, and the moon has returned to its rightful place in the sky,” states the newscaster
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