Galaxy X by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

“If that’s the case, why in the world would McKenzie call in ATAC?” Frank sounded skeptical. “It’s one thing if his motive is insurance or something. Having us here gives him cover—makes it look like he’s really trying to solve the problem. But if he’s just after publicity, he’d be a fool to take the risk of us finding him out. And whatever other faults he might have, I think it’s safe to say that Tyrone McKenzie is no fool.”

He had a point. “Whatever,” I said. “It was just a thought. Anyway, I’m starting to think that even if all this is for real, it’s just some lame cyberprotest.”

“But the UTV . . . ,” Frank began.

“Yeah, there’s that,” I broke in. “But think about it. If I hadn’t been driving, er, creatively, even that wouldn’t have been such a big deal.”

“Hmm. You may be right.” He frowned at me. “At a normal rate of speed, we probably just would’ve ended up bumping into a tree or a trash can and getting shaken up a bit.”

“Exactly. The ice thing wasn’t likely to get anyone killed either.”

“It might have,” Frank argued. “What if Delfina had landed on the baby?”

“Thanks, Mr. Worst Case Scenario. My point is, nobody’s really gotten hurt.”

“Yet,” Frank added succinctly. He’d already gone back to scanning the crowds.

I rolled my eyes. The preview opening was fun so far, but Frank was kind of a downer. “Why don’t we split up?” I suggested. “We can cover more ground that way. You know—to watch for anything suspicious.”

“Good idea,” Frank agreed. “Why don’t you head deeper into the park? I’ll stick around here and watch who comes and goes.”

“Deal.” I hurried off before he could change his mind. Wandering around checking out the park definitely sounded more interesting than standing there all day.

I headed out, keeping an eye peeled for anything suspicious. But all I saw was a bunch of famous people having a blast. All the celebrities seemed to be having a great time so far. There were several people testing out the BMX bikes, and a group heading for a crazy-looking ride called the Whirligig. I even stopped and watched while a well-known gossip columnist crawled up the beginner-level climbing wall with several celebs cheering her on. From what I could tell, she’d lost some kind of bet.

A while after that I found myself in the area of the park known as the Wild Wild West. It had a cowboy-type theme, with a big shooting gallery and the Old Glory roller coaster Erica had taken us on the day before. Right in the middle was the building called the Saloon, which Frank and I had passed a couple of times yesterday. Seeing several famous faces heading in through the swinging doors, I decided it was time to check it out.

There were several attractions inside the building, but at the moment everyone was gathered around the mechanical bull in the main room. I recognized two or three actors, a famous snowboarder known only as Chill, and the guitarist for a hot new punk band called 2 Hostile.

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