Alien on a Rampage by Clete Barrett Smith

Author:Clete Barrett Smith [Smith, Clete Barrett]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Ages 8 & Up
ISBN: 9781423155249
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Published: 2012-06-05T07:00:00+00:00

I found Amy in the backyard, setting up a croquet course. Probably another one of her Senior Night activities.

I slipped into the woods for cover and skirted the lawn, slowly making my way toward her. I hid behind a tree and whistled to get her attention.

“David?” Amy stood and wiped the grass from her knees. She started walking toward me. “Your grandma was looking for you a few—”

I held up my hand as a stop sign and put a finger to my lips. Amy tilted her head, studying me, then looked up at the house.

“Can you meet me up on the logging road?” I whispered. “Five minutes?”

“I don’t know.” She glanced back at her equipment on the lawn, and then down at her shoes. “I kind of have some things to do right now.”

“Please? It’s really important.”

She lifted her head and crinkled her eyebrows. “Important how?”

I took a deep breath and tried to make a Very Serious face. “Amy, the future of the planet is at stake.” Man, how do you say something like that and not sound like a delusional idiot? Even if it is the truth.

But her eyes lit up. “Is it about the Collective? And their decision?”

“Sort of. But look, it’s even bigger than that. Just come and talk, okay?”

Amy chewed on her lip, and then nodded. She started walking toward me again.

I shook my head fiercely until she stopped. “I’ll go through the woods. You go around the front of the house and head into the forest where the main road cuts out. I’ll meet you up there. If you run into anyone, you never saw me.”

A few minutes later Amy walked up the logging road, and I stepped out from where I was kneeling behind a huge fern patch.

“David! You startled me.”

“Sorry.”

“Why are you being so weird? What is so top secret?”

I glanced back in the direction of the house, even though it was hidden by trees. “I really need to talk to you.”

“Right. That’s why I’m here. Let’s talk.”

“In private.”

Amy laughed, looking all around. “More private than this?”

I checked over my shoulder again. “I just want to get farther away first.”

She crossed her arms over her chest. “Come on, just tell me what this is all about.”

I scanned the trees. “It’s about Scratchull,” I whispered.

“Really?” She sighed. “You’re worried about him again?”

“Shhh!” I waved her off. That creepy guy could be anywhere. “Look, just trust me, okay? I need a really private place to tell you this. No one else can find out.”

Amy shrugged. “Fine. I’ll play along.” She slipped her arm through mine and pulled me off the logging road, deeper into the forest. “Besides, it’s a nice day for a hike, whether the planet is ending tomorrow or not.” She was kidding, but I felt a chill go down my spine. “I know the perfect spot.”

We waded through fern patches and climbed over rotting logs. I was intensely aware of Scratchull’s device in my pocket. Amy led the way while my brain whirred on autopilot, my concerns multiplying with each step we took.

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