Cloneward Bound by M.E. Castle

Author:M.E. Castle [Castle, M.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-1-60684-405-2
Publisher: EgmontUSA
Published: 2013-02-12T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

I’d rather be around strangers who are curious about me than friends who don’t really care.

—Two, Personal Journal

The lights were blazing, the cameras were ready to roll, and the craft services table was still in one piece; it was a busy day on the bustling Strange Science set. Dr. Devilish stood very still as one of his patented “beard-bots” buzzed around him, its multiple arms whirring, neatly trimming his goatee. Little whisker bits flew into the air, forming a blurry dark cloud around him.

Amanda stood deliberately away from Fisher. He’d seen her briefly in the hallway when he’d returned the night before, but she’d gone on walking with a wallpaper-stripping scowl that made him keep his distance.

Once again, the class was watching from the risers behind the camera as assistants helped with the final setup of the lab. This episode was going to involve special guest participation, and so many of the kids excitedly chatted with one another and tried to gain the still-grooming Dr. Devilish’s attention in the hopes that they might be chosen as a volunteer.

This was it. The last day in LA. With suited agents closing in all around him and a renegade clone bent on superstardom. If he didn’t take decisive action today, if he didn’t find a way to pull himself out of the deep, dark hole that he’d dug himself into, it would cave in all around him.

He was so preoccupied, he’d even let FP wander away from him. The pig was probably finding something new to knock over or chew through already, but he couldn’t bring himself to care. There were two Fishers, but events were moving toward there being zero pretty soon.

He looked over at Amanda, who had deliberately chosen to sit as far away from Fisher as possible. He wanted to ask more about what, exactly, Two had said to her, but he wanted to plan his approach carefully. Amanda hadn’t spoken to him since the Hollywood Bowl, and he didn’t want to drive her off even more.

Veronica was huddled with her friends, chatting about Kevin Keels. Apparently, he was scheduled to make a guest appearance on an upcoming Strange Science episode. Fisher’s blood began to simmer. He wished he’d thought to record the conversation he’d overheard between Kevin and GG, but he’d been so shocked, he hadn’t even thought to whip out his pocket AV equipment.

Fisher scanned the room for FP and finally spotted him, trotting out from behind Dr. Devilish’s worktable. Close on his heels was Wally the Wombat, who had supposedly powered the lightbulb in the previous day’s experiment. They started what looked like some kind of game. FP would look back at Wally, then stretch out his forelegs a few times, before running forward and hopping into the air. Wally would then try to copy what he did.

Was FP trying to teach Wally how to fly?

Fisher shook his head, cracking a smile for the first time in what felt like forever. At least FP was enjoying LA.

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