Gadget Geeks by Cara Brookins

Author:Cara Brookins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Goldminds Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

THE SPIES ARE SPIED UPON

Hope left for Drew’s house at eight o’clock sharp on Saturday morning. Today they planned to spend the entire day working on Sticky. Hope couldn’t wait to actually help with the robot. Up until now, she had only helped gather parts for him. She tied the trash-bag bundle of solar light tops to the back of her bicycle. Mission Solar Surprise had been a great success and they now had twenty-six solar panels.

She was so anxious to get to Drew’s house that she didn’t even notice the black sport motorcycle following her. The man riding the motorcycle was wearing expensive designer jeans and a freshly pressed white shirt and a purple striped tie. The mirrored visor on his sleek silver helmet completely hid his face. He looked out of place riding through the streets of Dried Springs. When Hope parked her bike in the Binary driveway and entered the house, the man stopped nearby and made a phone call with his cell phone.

Drew was typing rapidly on his computer when his mom appeared at his bedroom door with Hope.

“Hey Hope,” he said without looking up. “I’ve been chatting on an instant message program with Neon since seven o’clock this morning. He’s giving me some great tips for working with the solar panels. Without his help, it would have taken us weeks or maybe even months to figure out how to connect the tiny solar panels for the best use of power.” His fingers clicked rapidly against the keyboard. “Ah, yes. That is a brilliant idea…” he mumbled to himself.

Hope pulled a chair beside Drew’s and watched in fascination as the two robot enthusiasts spoke of things she knew nothing about.

Finally, Drew turned to her as if he was surprised to see her sitting there. “Sorry, Hope. I’ll be through here in just a minute. I have to get my web-cam set up so we can video chat later. I want to show Neon how well Sticky works when we are through today.” Drew was installing a video chat program onto his computer as he spoke. “Neon will be online and waiting for us at around four o’clock. We have a lot to do before then, so I hope you’re ready to work!”

“I’m ready. Will we be able to see Neon? I’ve been dying to see this mysterious stranger your Dad sent our way.” Hope dumped the bag of solar light tops into a heap on Drew’s floor.

They talked about Neon and Sticky for the next hour while they carefully removed the small solar panels from the light tops. “Neon figured we will need around fifty panels to give Sticky enough power,” Drew said. “Each light has two small panels, making fifty-two panels in all.”

One panel snapped in half and cut Drew’s finger when he was removing it, so they only had one to spare. Unfortunately, the bandage made in difficult for him to bend his right index finger. This would make it more complicated for him to solder the delicate solar panels.

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