Ok, this is a pretty short chapter. But…I was lazy when I wrote this.
The Code"Mark, your ring is glowing!" Courtney Chetwynde shouted in surprise.
"I thought Bobby was taking a break. Doesn't that mean we take a break too?" Mark Dimond complained. Bobby Pendragon, Courtney, and Mark were all hanging out in the Ave, enjoying the time they had together before Bobby had to go jump worlds again.
Nevertheless, he was still curious on what news the ring would send. But the Ave was full of people and the ring was quickly expanding, so they had no choice. They had resorted to the shelter where no one goes. The place that has been deserted for so long; even the bravest person dared not enter. The stench of the small, concealed area was overwhelming. Unfortunately, no other option was available. This "torture chamber" was infamously known as the dreadful…
Johnny on the Spot. Or…the portable toilet.
"Ugh, this place stinks," Courtney complained.
"Then go wait outside. Take guard or something," Mark snapped.
A few minutes later, Mark and Bobby emerged. "And here are our two brave souls, who actually came out of the Johnny alive! Do you have anything to say about that?" Courtney mused, pretending to hold a microphone.
Mark and Bobby didn't look too happy, their heads down looking at the message that was received. The two were looking at a black, plastic board, resembling that of a computer chip. On it was engraved:
J'MM CF XBJUJOH BU DSZQUP
- TBJOU EBOF
"What's it say?" Courtney wondered.
"That's what we're trying to figure out. It's…some code. Our job is to decode it and see what it says." Bobby explained.
"There's a word for that, right? It was something like crite- no, crop-"
"Cryptography," Mark said.
"Well, we better get decoding," Bobby decided. "I guess it's back to hero work."
Mark and Courtney groaned.