Grey Griffins: The Brimstone Key by Derek Benz & Jon S. Lewis

Author:Derek Benz & Jon S. Lewis [Benz, Derek & Lewis, Jon S.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: & Fables - General, Legends, Children: Grades 4-6, Fiction, Myths, Fables, Robots, Science Fiction, YA), Ages 9-12 Fiction, Schools, School & Education, Values & Virtues, Social Issues, Magic, Adventure and adventurers, Juvenile Fiction, JUV001000, Fantasy & Magic, Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure - General, Action & Adventure, Children's Books, General, Fantasy, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's, Good and Evil, Legends; Myths; Fables
ISBN: 9780316045216
Google: Tb2mNwAACAAJ
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2011-04-11T22:00:00+00:00

“Someone is throwing a party in

one of the Construction Zones, and

we’re invited.”

“The Construction Zones are

off-limits,” Harley objected.

“Since when have you ever

worried about the rules, Harley

Eisenstein?” she countered quickly.

“Besides, Stacy Bechton said they

do this all the time. The teachers

just pretend not to notice. What

could possibly go wrong?”

“Who the heck is Stacy

Bechton?” Ernie wanted to know.

“It’s this way,” Natalia said,

motioning for the rest of the Griffins

to follow. She broke away from the

crowd of students loading onto the

Zephyr, before disappearing into a

crumbling passageway marked off

with yellow tape. She reached into

her bag, pulled out a flashlight, and

set off down the lonely hall.

“I checked some of the records

in the library,” she continued as

they picked their way over the

rubble-strewn floor. “This passage

should lead us directly under

Sendak Hall.”

Ernie sighed. “Sendak Hall

isn’t really a place to party. Trust

me.”

“Well, we’re going under it,

not into it,” Natalia returned

crisply.

As they wandered down the

cramped tunnel, Max couldn’t stop

thinking about Baron Lundgren’s

warning. He knew they shouldn’t be

here. The last thing he needed was

to get suspended. How was he

going to explain that to his

grandmother? Still, Natalia was so

excited about being invited to an

exclusive party that he couldn’t say

no.

“So has anyone heard from

Brooke?” Max asked, trying not to

sound too interested. He didn’t want

Harley to start teasing him about

having a crush on her.

“I’ve been chatting with her on

my DE Tablet,” Natalia said,

leading them deeper into the

darkness. “She says she’s ready to

come back to school, but her dad

won’t let her.”

“Why not?”

“She

thinks

he’s

overprotective, I guess,” Natalia

replied. “I’m supposed to go to her

place after school, so I should know

more tonight.”

“This looks like an abandoned

mineshaft,” Harley noted as he

stepped over a pile of fallen

masonry. “Are you sure we’re going

the right way?”

“Of course,” Natalia replied.

“The girl who invited us described

it perfectly. They leave it like this

so

the

teachers

won’t

get

suspicious.”

“Wouldn’t they notice the

footprints?” Ernie asked. “I mean,

you’re the detective and everything,

but there’s a lot of dust down here.”

Natalia ignored him.

After a few minutes, they found

themselves at the top of a shadowy

staircase blackened with soot and

grime. “Down we go,” Natalia

directed.

“Are you kidding?” Ernie

asked as he looked over the edge

with trepidation.

“Nobody forced you to come

with us,” Natalia said. With that,

she stepped over a broken gargoyle

and began the descent.

“If Sprig were here, she could

turn into a giant firefly or something

and light the way,” Ernie suggested.

Max’s stomach turned. His

attempts to find his Bounder had

failed. She’d never been away this

long before. If it was true that

faeries were hiding from someone,

maybe she was fine and just waiting

until things were safe again.

“I told you there was nothing

to worry about,” Natalia said as she

moved quickly down the stairs.

“Shhh… I hear somebody

following us,” Ernie warned.

Natalia turned her flashlight

back up the stairs, but nobody was

there. “It’s probably more people

coming to the party.”

When the Griffins finally got to

the bottom of the stairs, they found

themselves in a long hall. The floor

and walls were damp, and Max had

a strange sense that he had been

there before.

“There’s no one here,” Harley

said, turning to Natalia. “Someone

pulled a prank on you.”

“Wait a minute,” Natalia said.

She saw someone move in the

distance, the tail of her dress

fluttering as she disappeared down

one of the passageways. “That’s

her.

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