Disney's Inspector Gadget by Scott Sorrentino

Author:Scott Sorrentino [Sorrentino, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Novelisation
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

A month went by with Brenda and Gadget seeing very little of each other. Brenda had her new lab at Scolex Industries where she had unlimited funding and complete control over her research. Gadget, on the other hand, was the novelty of the Riverton Police Department. Before long, he had saved a drowning child with silly string, rescued dozens of pets with his telescopic limbs—everything but solve the mystery of Artemus Bradford’s death. Gadget became so discouraged, he was ready to give up.

“I know I could help those guys with the Bradford investigation,” he told Penny as he opened a can of tuna with his finger can opener. They were making sandwiches in his kitchen.

Penny placed four slices of bread on the counter in front of them as Gadget cut a piece of American cheese onto each with his finger saw.

“It’s just that Chief Quimby—” Gadget stuck his hand into the bowl of tuna salad Penny handed him and activated his power mixer. “He says the Bradford case is real police work,” Gadget continued, raising his voice above the loud motor of the mixer, “and that I’m not a real policeman.”

He scooped some tuna out of the bowl and dumped a large glob onto each of the sandwiches.

“Maybe he’s right. Maybe I am just a publicity stunt.”

This made Gadget suddenly sad, and he didn’t feel like talking about it anymore. “Tuna melt?” he offered, changing the subject. Penny nodded.

He held the sandwich up and with the thumb torch from his other hand, heated it to a golden brown.

“I can totally relate,” Penny said after a moment’s thought. “Like yesterday, I wanted to try out for the intramural soccer team and my teacher said I wasn’t good enough. So I’m not even gonna try.”

“What!” Gadget said, his mouth full of tuna. “Don’t take no for an answer! Go back and demand the chance to show what you can do!”

Penny smiled. “After you,” she said wisely.

“Good one,” Gadget said.

Gadget went to Chief Quimby the very next day and demanded that he be put on the Artemus Bradford case.

“What’s your problem, Gadget?” the chief said. “Every time you flick your Bic you make headlines. Be happy with that.”

Gadget continued to protest, but the chief was adamant.

“Get out of my office,” Quimby roared. “Can’t you see I’m busy?”

Defeated, Gadget walked down the hall of the police station, his head low. He passed a poster with his picture and the heading i’m on the case! What case? he wondered.

Someone tapped him on the shoulder. “Hey, Gadget. I need some help!” It was one of the other officers.

“Really?” Gadget asked enthusiastically. “A new partner? Backup?”

“Actually,” the cop said, “I was wondering if you could nuke my burrito? Microwave’s on the fritz.”

Gadget’s hopes were dashed, but without complaint he activated the heating rod from his finger and stuck it into the burrito. Within seconds it was piping hot and ready to be eaten.

“This’ll be perfect for the stakeout,” the officer said. “Thanks, Gadget.”

“Stakeout?” Gadget wondered aloud. “Sounds exciting.

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