Max Quick 2: The Two Travelers

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Prelude: A 12-minute recap of Max Quick 1: The Pocket and the Pendant

We learn what has befallen Max, Casey, Ian and Sasha during the past five years in Starland, California. But an encounter with a crazed old man brings an abrupt end to the lives they have come to know ...

The foursome discuss Ian's recent discoveries. Max rashly attempts the Whispering Stone. He learns much, but is greatly disturbed at the same time. The Niburians attack: the foursome must use the Pyramid of the Arches if they are to escape -- but

Max and Ian go back through an Arch to 1912, the pivotal year that contains 'the Machine', a mysterious device somehow intertwined with Max's secret. Sky Chambers roam strangely unseen by the people of this time. Max and Ian pursue a hooded, child-

Casey and Sasha follow Enki through another Arch and discover the strange town of Arturo Gyp. There, they meet Cody Chance, a too-perfect cowboy with a toothpaste smile, and a blind Indian: Logan White-Cloud. After scant clues of Enki's presence, t

Back in 1912, Max and Ian meet the Hidden Hand, a group consisting of the gypsy Madame Europa Romani, alienist Carlos Gustav, Sambhava the monk, the retired magician Gaspar Faliero and Michelle LeVeux. Are these the Niburians behind the Machine, dis

Sasha and Casey set out from Arturo Gyp in search of Enki. Across the screeching-white sands beneath a bloody sun, the duo trudges on. But the desert holds many surprises along the way -- and where they end up is the most surprising of all ...

Max and Ian are eager to begin the hunt for the Machine, but clash with Romani and Gustav, who prefer a more measured approach. Michelle sneaks a sly word with Max, and then a stab of ... something attacks the House.

Casey demands that Cody and Logan explain exactly what happened in the desert to Sasha and herself. Then Cody treats Casey to a night at the Thirteen, all while Casey keeps an eye out for her 'star people' amongst the denizens of the Gyp. Things at

Max and Ian exchange information about the Machine with Romani, Gustav and Sambhava. Max makes a bold request -- which alienates Ian. Sambhava, sensing this, takes Ian on an errand in 1912 New York, where they overhear two Pinkertons discuss the do

Sasha gives Casey an earful; then Blackthorne gets his fortune told while Casey sneaks a listen. Then Logan White-Cloud faces down both the Sheridan Brothers and Blackthorne. Finally, Sasha and Casey are taken out to the desert by Logan to learn some

Carlos Gustav begins training Max. Feeling left out, Ian explores a secret passage in the House of the Hidden Hand and makes a startling discovery ...

Ian must now deal with the consequences of his discovery; Europa Romani tells her 'origin story'. Finally, Ian and Romani meet the enigmatic loner Marvin Sparkle, here to fight the Machine, but who has his own views on who is a friend and foe ...