Disney Lands by Ridley Pearson

Author:Ridley Pearson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781484719381
Publisher: Disney Book Group

Minutes later, the two girls crossed the laundry room. Amanda pointed out the short-circuited 390 lying in the doorway. But the other doorway stood empty.

Emily kept her voice down. “Seeing the mess down here, I guess I should mention something else. The suits have to stay clean. Dirt or mud on the diodes shows up as a black spot or lines. I call them dead spots. Not good.”

Shuddering at the thought, Amanda gave a thumbs-up. She carefully cleared a path through the mess of spilled detergent with a rag. The girls stepped over the 390 and out of the laundry room.

Amanda led the way down the aisle. Things went well until a rat crossed their path and Emily screamed. Both girls froze. Amanda hand signaled, steering them to the left on tiptoes.

A few more minutes passed before a turn left them facing a wall of chain link fence, like a tennis court. The storage area? Amanda wondered. As the girls moved closer, Amanda identified the sound of a 390. She signaled Emily by marching in place mechanically.

Emily nodded and tried the doorknob. Locked. “We’re going to stand out of the way. Remember,” she whispered, “face it head on. Don’t turn to the side.”

Amanda nodded.

“Okay. Throw the switch.”

The two girls reached down.

They disappeared.

An old man—Dirk—appeared first. He swung a flashlight in front of his path. He was followed by a slower moving 390. As the pair drew nearer, Amanda felt sweat running down her ribs. She hoped she wouldn’t short-circuit the suit.

The man’s wrinkled leathery eyes squinted. Reaching the door, Dirk stopped and tested it, finding it locked. He turned his back on the chain link and took several steps as if leaving. Then, reconsidering, he withdrew a cluttered key chain, and unlocked the door. The hinges shrieked like wounded birds. In a creaky voice, Dirk called out a command to the waiting robot. “Guard.”

The robot issued a series of cheeps.

Dirk entered the room and threw the light switch. Though it was tempting, Amanda did not turn her head to see what he did next. All she could make out was Dirk’s shadow, stretching thinly toward the 390.

The invisible Emily took Amanda by the hand and tugged.

The girls slipped in behind Dirk and stopped to face him as he pivoted. He looked directly at them. Through them.

He turned down a narrow aisle between tall shelves neatly ordered with hundreds of cardboard file boxes.

Emily pulled Amanda away and down a different aisle. She switched off her suit to conserve the battery. Amanda did the same.

The girls were visible.

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