Spy Camp by Stuart Gibbs

Author:Stuart Gibbs [Gibbs, Stuart]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781442457553
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

TRANSPORTATION

Wardensville, West Virginia, and vicinity

June 14

1500 hours

The woods around us were a tinderbox waiting for a match. It only took one flaming bit of paper to land in just the right spot, and the next thing we knew, we were surrounded by flame.

However, there is one good thing about a forest fire: It gets the attention of every search-and-rescue squad for a hundred miles.

Luckily, the woods that went up were a relatively small patch surrounded by a great deal of open space. We were able to get out of the flames with only a small bit of singeing and then camped out on a bald peak a good distance away. The first patrol helicopter soon appeared on the horizon.

“Why is it so important to investigate Murray now?” I asked, waving my arms wildly to get its attention. “Shouldn’t rescuing the others be our priority?”

“No, taking SPYDER down is the priority. We have to figure out what they’re up to: Why do they need you so badly? And what’s going on with Murray Hill?” Erica unzipped a flap on her camouflage. There was a large patch of silver material sewn into the other side, which she used to reflect the sun at the helicopter. It was much more effective than my arm waving. The helicopter quickly spotted it and banked toward us.

“Murray might just be the key to all of this,” Erica went on. “And if we can learn what SPYDER’s plans are, then maybe we won’t have to exchange you for your friends after all.”

“Sounds good,” I said. I hadn’t been too keen on the whole being-traded-to-SPYDER plan.

“One more thing,” Erica warned us as the copter lowered toward us. “Don’t tell anyone anything about what’s going on here.”

“I’m not sure that’s the best policy,” Alexander said. “If this Murray Hill thing doesn’t pan out, we’re going to need a great deal of help to rescue your friends. . . .”

“First of all, they’re not my friends, they’re my schoolmates,” Erica snapped. “And second, you’re an idiot. SPYDER told us to come alone or they’d kill everyone else. The moment we breathe so much as a word about what’s happening to one person, we’ll lose control of the situation. They’ll call the police, who’ll call the sheriff, who’ll call the FBI, and before you know it, there’ll be a thousand people swarming the countryside. SPYDER has ears and eyes everywhere. We mess with their orders and they’ll know.”

“If we can contact the right people at the CIA, SPYDER won’t hear a peep,” Alexander countered.

“As far as we know, SPYDER is monitoring all communication with the CIA right now,” Erica told him. “They picked us up on a ham radio, for Pete’s sake! That’s prehistoric communication. There’s no way we can contact the Agency without SPYDER knowing.”

“Looks like we’ll just have to agree to disagree then,” Alexander replied.

Erica couldn’t argue the point any further because the helicopter was so close it was deafening. It landed near by, its rotors kicking up a spray of grit and gravel that sandblasted our skin.

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