Chapter 13: The Stow Away
About an hour after Jenny had reached the orphanage, and Jenny already hated it.
"Hi, I'm Jack," One boy said to her.
Jenny smiled, "Hello." As she look her luggage and placed it on her "new" bed.
Jack had short and sort of curly brown hair, it was sort of messy, and his face had freckles, his clothing was well worn and dirty, but he didn't seem to mind too much.
"So where are you from?" Jack asked.
Jenny sighed, "I'm still trying to figure that out. I kind of feel like I don't belong anywhere."
Jack nodded, "Yeah, all the new kids get that feeling when they first get here."
Jenny had a stubborn look on her face and she opened one of her bags of luggage.
"Well I'm not going to be here long! My cousin is going to save me." She mumbled, and then noticed there seemed to be a lump in her clothing, she looked at it oddly.
"Save you? Look, miss, miss … sorry there, I don't remember your name .."
"That's because you never asked for it and I never told you." Jenny sort of snapped, she really didn't like being this mean to anyone, but she really didn't want to talk to anyone.
He didn't seem to mind her anger, "Oh, well, sorry then, what is you name?"
Jenny sighed, "I'm Jenny Neutron."
Jack smiled, "That's a pretty name. But anyways Miss Jenny, I really don't see how he'll be able to save you …"
Suddenly .. out of no where there was a small whimper.
Jack gave her a confused look, "Miss … did you just whimper?"
Jenny shook her head no, "Umm … no … there's something in my luggage .."
Jenny pushed clothing out of the way and she saw … pieces of medal?
Jenny gasped and smiled, "Goddard? Is that really you Goddard?"
Jack was even more confused, "You call your clothing a Goddard miss? Where ARE you from?"
Jenny shook her head, "No, no, it's Goddard! My cousin's dog!"
Suddenly the pieces of medal floated into mid-air and came together to form Goddard, and Jack stared in awe.
"Bark, bark!" Goddard barked.
Jenny smiled and hugged Goddard, "I knew Jimmy was lying when he said you malfunctioned!" And Goddard gave her a big sloppy lick on the face, but with out the slobber, because as you know medal dogs don't drool or have slobber.
Jack's mouth hung open, "Oh … so that's .. Goddard."
Jenny then said, "So you where part of Jimmy's plan, huh Goddard?"
Goddard opened his mouth and a hologram came out and Jimmy and Cindy where standing there.
"Hi Jenny, told you we had a plan!" Jimmy said.
Cindy said, "Now here is what you need to do, tonight when the guards aren't looking, Goddard will activate as the same rocket that you and Jimmy rode on your birthday."
Jenny gulped, "No one said anything about .. about … about riding a rocket."
But obviously because it was a hologram, and it was a previous recording they didn't reply to her.
Jimmy then said, "And Goddard will switch to auto pilot and will fly you to the government base, give your parents the forums to sign, then you'll fly back to the orphanage, drop them off, and then you'll come on home!"
Cindy then said, "We can't wait till your back home Jenny, we miss you!"
Then there was a pause and Cindy said, "Ummm … and all I have to say is help me obi- wan Kenobi, your our only hope!"
Jimmy looked at her oddly, "What?!?"
Cindy shrugged, "Sorry, I've always wanted to say that on a hologram thingy! Who could seriously resist?"
Jimmy nodded, "Ok, right. Well, we have to go now Jenny, and good luck! We'll see you when you get home!"
Then the hologram stopped, Goddard looked at Jenny, she hesitated for a moment, completely forgetting about Jack.
"No one said anything about flying … especially not a rocket …" Jenny said quietly.
Jack gulped, "Well, if it really means that much to you, I can help you escape, I can be the distraction."
Jenny looked at Jack and smiled, "Sure, thanks."
About an hour after Jenny had reached the orphanage, and Jenny already hated it.
"Hi, I'm Jack," One boy said to her.
Jenny smiled, "Hello." As she look her luggage and placed it on her "new" bed.
Jack had short and sort of curly brown hair, it was sort of messy, and his face had freckles, his clothing was well worn and dirty, but he didn't seem to mind too much.
"So where are you from?" Jack asked.
Jenny sighed, "I'm still trying to figure that out. I kind of feel like I don't belong anywhere."
Jack nodded, "Yeah, all the new kids get that feeling when they first get here."
Jenny had a stubborn look on her face and she opened one of her bags of luggage.
"Well I'm not going to be here long! My cousin is going to save me." She mumbled, and then noticed there seemed to be a lump in her clothing, she looked at it oddly.
"Save you? Look, miss, miss … sorry there, I don't remember your name .."
"That's because you never asked for it and I never told you." Jenny sort of snapped, she really didn't like being this mean to anyone, but she really didn't want to talk to anyone.
He didn't seem to mind her anger, "Oh, well, sorry then, what is you name?"
Jenny sighed, "I'm Jenny Neutron."
Jack smiled, "That's a pretty name. But anyways Miss Jenny, I really don't see how he'll be able to save you …"
Suddenly .. out of no where there was a small whimper.
Jack gave her a confused look, "Miss … did you just whimper?"
Jenny shook her head no, "Umm … no … there's something in my luggage .."
Jenny pushed clothing out of the way and she saw … pieces of medal?
Jenny gasped and smiled, "Goddard? Is that really you Goddard?"
Jack was even more confused, "You call your clothing a Goddard miss? Where ARE you from?"
Jenny shook her head, "No, no, it's Goddard! My cousin's dog!"
Suddenly the pieces of medal floated into mid-air and came together to form Goddard, and Jack stared in awe.
"Bark, bark!" Goddard barked.
Jenny smiled and hugged Goddard, "I knew Jimmy was lying when he said you malfunctioned!" And Goddard gave her a big sloppy lick on the face, but with out the slobber, because as you know medal dogs don't drool or have slobber.
Jack's mouth hung open, "Oh … so that's .. Goddard."
Jenny then said, "So you where part of Jimmy's plan, huh Goddard?"
Goddard opened his mouth and a hologram came out and Jimmy and Cindy where standing there.
"Hi Jenny, told you we had a plan!" Jimmy said.
Cindy said, "Now here is what you need to do, tonight when the guards aren't looking, Goddard will activate as the same rocket that you and Jimmy rode on your birthday."
Jenny gulped, "No one said anything about .. about … about riding a rocket."
But obviously because it was a hologram, and it was a previous recording they didn't reply to her.
Jimmy then said, "And Goddard will switch to auto pilot and will fly you to the government base, give your parents the forums to sign, then you'll fly back to the orphanage, drop them off, and then you'll come on home!"
Cindy then said, "We can't wait till your back home Jenny, we miss you!"
Then there was a pause and Cindy said, "Ummm … and all I have to say is help me obi- wan Kenobi, your our only hope!"
Jimmy looked at her oddly, "What?!?"
Cindy shrugged, "Sorry, I've always wanted to say that on a hologram thingy! Who could seriously resist?"
Jimmy nodded, "Ok, right. Well, we have to go now Jenny, and good luck! We'll see you when you get home!"
Then the hologram stopped, Goddard looked at Jenny, she hesitated for a moment, completely forgetting about Jack.
"No one said anything about flying … especially not a rocket …" Jenny said quietly.
Jack gulped, "Well, if it really means that much to you, I can help you escape, I can be the distraction."
Jenny looked at Jack and smiled, "Sure, thanks."