Danger Guys Blast Off by Tony Abbott

Author:Tony Abbott
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781480486348
Publisher: Open Road Media

NINE

The force was unbelievable. The tip of the rocket was getting red from the heat. Our faces were doing funny things again.

In a flash we passed through the clouds.

Then there was a loud sound. But it wasn’t us this time. I looked around. I nudged Zeek.

Behind us was a huge black jet. It was following close. Flames were coming out of its engines. There were attack rockets under each wing.

“I knew it,” yelled Zeek. “They think we’re the enemy and they’re going to shoot us down!”

Then the pilot pulled alongside. I could see the American flag painted on a panel just under the cockpit. It made me want to cry.

The pilot held up his hand to me and gave me the okay sign with his fingers. Then he pointed behind him.

I looked there.

In the seat behind him were … my parents!

“They heard me calling them!”

I started to choke up, but Zeek said, “Look at the timer. It says two minutes!”

I held up two fingers to my parents to show that we only had two minutes left. They didn’t get it. They each held up two fingers too.

“They think I’m giving them the peace sign.”

“Yeah, the Rest-in-peace sign, you mean.”

Then we dropped suddenly and the jet had to pull back.

We flashed down so fast I could hardly breathe. We were headed straight for Mayville.

“Noodle, we’ve got to save our school. Do something! Your pocket! Look in your pocket!”

I dug in my pocket. I felt around. I didn’t feel anything. All the junk from this morning was used up. I made a face.

“No! Don’t tell me it’s empty!” Zeek started pounding on the control panel. “We’re all going to blow up!”

We were diving fast. I started feeling around again. There must be something. There must be!

Zeek was looking sick. He looked like he was ready to cry.

But then I started to smile. I felt something. I pulled out my hand. I held up … a paper clip!

“Hooray! I knew you had something. I knew you did!”

I got to work right away—the timer showed only thirty seconds left. I bent the paper clip into a J and jammed the long end behind the timer. I figured that’s where the computer brains would be.

Fifteen seconds.

Twelve seconds.

Zeek held his breath.

Mayville School was dead ahead.

I wiggled the paper clip.

Ten seconds.

Five seconds.

I wiggled it some more.

Two seconds.

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