At the treehouse, four children were sleeping. And one was up and about in her room, collecting various things and putting them in a rainbow-colored backpack. She moved quietly, since Numbuhs Two and Four were on either side of her room, and waking them would be disatorous.
Outside the treehouse, a small blond girl crept behind the hedges. The Kids Next Door had no cameras, which was good, but they had defense lasers in the wall. She unrolled the coil of rope on her shoulder and attached a gleaming metal spider hook to one end. She reared back and hurled the spider hook up, up the wall.
It went straight up in the air, then snagged on a window sill a few stories up. The girl tugged on the rope to make sure it was secure, then climbed catlike up to the window.
Numbuh Three zipped the backpack and waved to her friend, who waited patiently. Swinging the backpack over her shoulder, the Japenese girl opened the window, and the petite blond climbed inside.
Exchanging no words, for fear of discovery, the blond unhooked the rope and coiled it back over her shoulder. Taking a deep breath, she jumped out the window. (yes, you heard me correctly)
After falling about 7 seconds, she shifted her weight to the left. This made her land on something springy and soft, which was a large lilac bush that belonged to a neighbor. She jumped safely to the ground, just as her friend sank into the bush. "Whee!" the raven-haired girl cried softly as she bounced to the ground.
The blond girl nudged her affectionately, a silent signal to stay quiet. The two slunk into the shadows and headed for the forest that lay a few blocks away, at the edge of town...
Outside the treehouse, a small blond girl crept behind the hedges. The Kids Next Door had no cameras, which was good, but they had defense lasers in the wall. She unrolled the coil of rope on her shoulder and attached a gleaming metal spider hook to one end. She reared back and hurled the spider hook up, up the wall.
It went straight up in the air, then snagged on a window sill a few stories up. The girl tugged on the rope to make sure it was secure, then climbed catlike up to the window.
Numbuh Three zipped the backpack and waved to her friend, who waited patiently. Swinging the backpack over her shoulder, the Japenese girl opened the window, and the petite blond climbed inside.
Exchanging no words, for fear of discovery, the blond unhooked the rope and coiled it back over her shoulder. Taking a deep breath, she jumped out the window. (yes, you heard me correctly)
After falling about 7 seconds, she shifted her weight to the left. This made her land on something springy and soft, which was a large lilac bush that belonged to a neighbor. She jumped safely to the ground, just as her friend sank into the bush. "Whee!" the raven-haired girl cried softly as she bounced to the ground.
The blond girl nudged her affectionately, a silent signal to stay quiet. The two slunk into the shadows and headed for the forest that lay a few blocks away, at the edge of town...
