The Barton Street Gym by Zoey Ivers & Pam Uphoff

Author:Zoey Ivers & Pam Uphoff [Ivers, Zoey & Uphoff, Pam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dimensional Travel, AI
Publisher: _FicEN
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Joe looked at the phone in disbelief. "Her dad says he grounded her. And took her phone away. Good grief. I'm going to have to show more appreciation for being the son of an absentminded professor type dad."

Tommy laughed. "You should know your dad better than that. I suspect 'e can be plenty alert when 'e needs to be."

Joe snorted. "Maybe. I sure don't see much of it." He tapped his fingers on the four sheets of paper he'd picked up from the floor of the mall. Pictures of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Richard Wagner, and Albert Einstein. Brief biographies, a few quotes. The background held faint impressions of circuit boards, and a big dark spot in the bottom right corners. "Do you think these four will become the bombs again, once we're back in Dimension five?"

Tommy grinned. "Only one way to find out. And we need to go back there, with some powerful lights, to see if we can track the T-Rex."

"After school. I really need to turbo my classes and graduate. These dimensions deserve full time study." Joe glanced at his watch. "Drat."

He didn't spot Alice in school, but despite the distraction, he aced the two tests. Ten hours later he headed home.

Tommy was waiting, and had the other backpack loaded.

"Right. Well, let's get going. I have to get back for school again tomorrow." Joe dropped his school pack and reached for the other one. "I just need to stop at an automat for a spotlight and rope. I have an idea for a T-Rex trap."

Joe winced as he maxed out his credit. I really need to get a job. I wonder if being a vermin foot soldier in the AI war pays?

Then he dropped down to the sub basement pedestrian tunnels. Alice had said she'd come and gone from her own cubby, but Joe wasn't sure that was a good idea. What if Dad noticed? I really don't think giving the FBI a door to weird dimensions is a good idea. Because these AI could be dangerous, and I'd prefer to keep one of them appreciative of us vermin, and help him win.

Tommy trotted happily down the dark hallway to the d-door they'd been using. Tommy grabbed the recessed latch and pulled, braced his feet against the base and heaved. Gave up in disgust.

"Lad, I swear if I was just a bit bigger, I could get it myself. I think I'm going to try to eat more of those leafy things in there. Maybe I can grow."

"That would be excellent---assuming Barton Street could get you some ID. And that Lily could grow too."

"Aye. But what about the horses? Can't keep a full sized horse in a Gym. Maybe they'd better not eat any of it."

"I think they already did." Joe grabbed the latch and pulled. The square door lifted and they jumped in.

This time there was no nearby edge to help orient them. Joe pulled out his compass. "If north is that way, the bridge is in that corner.

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