Fred is a white hole that Nita and Kit accidentally bring down to Earth from space when working their first spell together. His full name when translated to English is "Khairelikoblepharehglukumeilichephreidosd'enagouni", but he agreed to go by "Fred" (from the syllable "phreid"). When he accidentally swallows Nita's pen, he gets an unfortunate case of the "hiccups", emitting objects such as televisions and airplanes instead of radiation and particles. Fred accompanies Nita and Kit on their ordeal, giving them useful information such as who the Lone Power is. Near the end of the story, Fred sacrifices himself in order to provide Nita and Kit with moonlight so they may continue reading from the Bright Book to save their lives, along with all the people on Earth.