The Bridge to Never Land by Dave Barry Ridley Pearson

Author:Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction - Middle Grade
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide

CHAPTER 22

ROSEY

MAC’S CABIN WAS AT THE END of a steep dirt road that snaked up a densely wooded hillside a few miles outside the North Carolina town of Highlands. They reached the cabin at mid-morning, bone-weary from the long drive. Sarah snagged the bedroom; J.D. and Aidan crashed in the living room. All three were asleep within minutes.

As morning turned to afternoon, J.D.’s growling stomach woke him. He rummaged through the pantry, dusted off a big can of ravioli, and heated it up in a pot on the stove. The aroma roused Sarah and Aidan, who trudged into the kitchen zombie-style.

“What’s for lunch?” said Aidan.

“Ravioli from about 1987,” said J.D.

“Any other choices?” said Aidan.

“Spam from 1971.”

“I’ll have the ravioli,” said Aidan.

J.D. spooned the food into three bowls. They ate like wolves.

“Now what?” said Sarah, chewing her last forkful.

“Now I call Mac,” said J.D., pulling out his cell phone.

“Can’t the police trace your phone?” said Aidan.

“I’m just getting the number off my cell,” said J.D. “There’s no signal here anyway.” He walked over to a wall-mounted phone. “I’m hoping Mac didn’t disconnect this line.” He lifted the receiver, heard a dial tone, and punched in the number. “You guys want to listen?”

Sarah and Aidan nodded. J.D. hit the speaker button. They heard the brrrr of the receiving phone ringing, then Mac’s voice. “Hello.”

“It’s J.D., Mac. Sarah and Aidan are listening on speakerphone.”

“Are you all right?”

“We’re fine. We’re at your place.”

“Glad to hear it. From what I’m seeing on the news, you three are very much in demand up here.”

“I bet. We really can’t thank you enough for helping us out.”

“Not at all.”

“Mac, the reason I called is…okay. I’m just going to come right out and ask you. What can you tell us about my grandfather and the Einstein-Rosen bridge?”

There was a moment of silence, then, “Sounds as though you’ve been doing some sleuthing.”

“So you know something about it?”

“Perhaps you can tell me what you know.”

J.D. quickly summarized what they’d read in the diary, and his theory about what it meant. When he finished, there was a long pause on the other end.

“So,” said Mac. “You’ve concluded that they created a stable Einstein-Rosen bridge, which they then used to transport an entire island to another universe. And they did all this without computers—essentially without modern technology.”

J.D.’s face fell. “You’re saying I’m insane,” he said.

“I’m not saying that.”

“Are you saying it’s true?”

“I’m not saying that, either.”

“Then what are you saying?”

Mac sighed. “I’m in a bit of an awkward position here.

I gave my word to your grandfather that I wouldn’t reveal anything about his organization or his work with Doctor Einstein.”

J.D. was about to respond, but Sarah beat him to it.

“That’s real noble, professor,” she said. “Your word and all. But here’s the thing: J.D.’s grandfather’s organization was fighting against something evil. You knew that, right?”

“I was aware of it, yes.”

“Well, that evil thing is still around, and it’s after us. It’s partly our fault—”

“Our fault?” said Aidan.

“Okay,” said Sarah, “it’s mainly my fault. I went poking around into something I probably should have left alone.

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