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square, rectangle, some were even triangle shaped, and they
all hung low to the ground. They were made of gold, silver,
bronze—every metal imaginable. Some were even dressed with
multicolored jewels and looked as though they belonged in some
make-believe castle. Some of the mirrors were old fashioned, with
brass frames and blackened mirrors—marked with age as though they
were hundreds of years old. Others looked new, with no traces of
wear. They reflected the light like a river catching the rays from
the sun in the early morning.
    Two men in green uniforms were delicately
removing a large cracked mirror and leaving a large rectangular
stain on the wall as though the mirror had been there for ages.
Another man with a broom was sweeping up the pieces.
    As she strolled past, Zoey leaned forward
for a better look. Above each mirror were two light bulbs, a red
one and a green one. Most of the red lights were on—all except for
one.
    She could hear a low humming, and a sudden
draft brushed her cheek as though a gust of wind had rolled by. But
there were no open windows nearby. Then the only mirror without a
red light shimmered as though the mirror itself was made of water.
The green light bulb flickered on, and a man in a yellow rain coat
stepped out, leaving a wet trail behind him.
    Zoey’s jaw dropped.
    The man smiled as he passed Zoey and said,
“The rain is really coming down in Bangkok.” She closed her mouth,
embarrassed when she realized she had been staring at him.
    Did he just say that he just came from
Bangkok ?
    There was a sudden loud buzzing from the
opposite side of the hall. The light bulb on another golden mirror
flashed green, and a woman walked out. Her body covered in orange
smoke like she had just stepped out of a volcano. The woman dusted
herself off and walked calmly away with her chin in the air, as
though everything were normal.
    “Keep moving, Little Red,” said Agent Barnes
with a smirk. Zoey moved along, but she kept turning around, trying
not to miss anything.
    And then she saw something that made her
gawk even more.
    An impressive glass panel on the right wall
was a directory for the building. The large black lettering
read:
     
    THE AGENCY
    North American Branch No. 416
     
    SUPERNATURAL AFFAIRS, Room 4A
    MYSTICS LAWS AND REGULATIONS, Room
3B
    CREATURE CONTROL, Room 2C
    INTER-DIMENSION TRADE, COMMINUCATIONS &
TRANSPORTATION, Room 2A
    MILITIA AND DEFENSE, Room 1B
    SEVENTHS’ ACADEMY, Room 1D
    ILLEGALS, DETAINEES, OR ANY UNLAWFUL AND
HOSTILE MYSTICS, Basement level
     
    A small note at the bottom added:
    For all other matters, please see Ms.
Andrews at the front desk.
     
    Zoey was mesmerized. As she passed, she
could see her own astonished face reflected in the countless
mirrors that lead off the main hall. It reminded her of the one
time she had sneaked into the circus’s fun house, where the mirrors
distorted your face and body. But these weren’t ordinary carnival mirrors, these were much more unusual.
    Suddenly the entire hall buzzed, and masses
of people stepped out of mirrors all around her—people and
monsters.
     

Chapter 4
Management
     
     
     
    Blood pounded in Zoey’s ears. A
kangaroo-like creature with a flat, human-like face and a very long
feathery tail hopped along the corridor. A dog with the face of an
axe trotted alongside a man with four legs in a navy suit. A woman
with thick green and orange striped skin and red eyes like burning
coals carried a pile of important looking papers. Striding next to
her was an enormous man with bulging muscles, a pronounced
forehead, and a single piercing blue eye. Zoey’s creeps stung her
skin like a nuclear goose-bump attack. The sensation wasn’t cold
this time, though—it was unusually warm . Subconsciously, she
reached for her backpack, but let it go when she caught Agent
Barnes’ warning scowl.
    Zoey’s attention was quickly diverted when a
beautiful steed galloped by. Its body blazed like a wildfire in red
and orange flames.