Science Fair by Dave Barry

Author:Dave Barry
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
Published: 2011-10-20T14:15:58+00:00

INSIDE TOBY’S HOUSE ON MILKWORT COURT,

Fawn Harbinger was in the kitchen cooking dinner, which involved pickled seaweed. She poked her head through the doorway to the family room, where Toby’s dad was reclining on his recliner, watching the local news.

“Roger,” she said, “could you please call Toby up for dinner? He’s in the basement watching TV.”

“Just a second,” said Roger. “The helicopters we’re hearing?” He pointed at the TV. “Look at this.”

Fawn moved closer to the screen, which had the words LIVE AND BREAKING across the bottom. She frowned as she recognized the building.

“Isn’t that Jungle Norman’s?” she said.

“Yup,” said Roger. “There’s some kind of huge federal raid going on. There are FBI agents and SWAT guys all over the place.”

“That’s less than two miles from here!” she said. “What on earth happened?”

“No one’s saying much.” Roger threw a lever, and the recliner lurched forward, nearly ejecting him. “The reporter said the FBI allegedly busted some kind of spy ring that was stealing defense secrets.”

“At Jungle Norman’s?” she said.

“I know!” said Roger.

As he spoke, the TV news camera showed four men coming out the front door of Jungle Norman’s beneath the giraffe head, carrying something large toward an FBI van. The image jumped around for a few seconds, as the camera person was jostled by the mob of newspeople shoving each other for a closer look. Finally the camera stabilized, and Roger and Fawn got a look at what the agents were carrying.

“Is that the singing gorilla?” said Fawn.

Roger nodded. “Gordon,” he said.

“But why on earth would—”

Roger held up his hand and said, “They’re bringing out the suspects.”

There were shouts, and again the image went jerky. For a moment, Roger and Fawn could see only a blur of bodies and faces. And then, all at once, there he was, filling the screen.

“Ohmigod,” said Roger.

“Toby!” screamed Fawn, staggering backward.

Their son was being half carried through the surging crowd by two men in dark suits flecked with orange dust. For just a moment, Toby’s pale and terrified face filled the screen. The next shot showed him being hustled into the van along with Gordon Gorilla. The van doors were slammed shut and the van roared away. The camera swung back to pick up…

“That’s Micah and Tamara!” Fawn gasped.

They were being hustled toward a second van. But by then Roger and Fawn were no longer looking at the screen; they were staring at each other, speechless, their faces slack with shock. Finally, Fawn found words.

“He was supposed to be in the basement,” she said.

“Yeah?” said Roger. “Well, guess what?”

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