Chapter 14
The next day, Sam came to work to pick me up. When I left the building, he was laying on the company sign. I walked over to him.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Waiting for you." He answered as he jumped down. "We need to make a few purchases."
"Why?"
"Well, by the looks of it, I need some chemicals and electronics. I have nothing now big enough to make a bomb to hurt this ship, if it is as big as you say it is. I need a few materials."
I began top demorph from my fake human cover. "Like what? Do we have enough money?"
"Probably. What I need is simple chemicals. Probably no more than fifty dollars worth. Then an igniter. It won't light underwater, so I also need some insulation, coming to a grand total of about 100 bucks.
I got my wallet out and looked in it. I had 150. That was enough. "Good, I do have enough." I put my wallet back.
"Good, let's go to the mall."
We both walked to the mall. Both in our black suits, we looked like we were ready to cause trouble. We never really talked, except about the mission, which was unfortunate. Our lives now revolved around this war. We were still just kids. Oh well, it was a game anyway.
We reached the mall and the first stop was radio shack. Sam picked up a few generic cables and batteries. He also got some little cheap clock, probably a timer. We paid for them and left.
Our next destination was the gardening section.
"What do we need here?" I asked.
"Fertilizer." He answered.
"Why?"
"Nitrogen and phosphorous. Two very deadly chemicals. Not poison, but reactant. Well, the nitrogen is, anyway."
"What does it mix with?"
"Diesel fuel. The mix and correct balance of reactant and organic material will cause an explosion of surprising proportions. To amplify it, we will put it in a pipe with welded ends. The chemicals will force the metal out, and by the time it gathers enough energy to explode, it will be huge. You see, explosions can't be contained, so they expand, creating pressure." He explained.
"I see, so, do we go to the metal bar section?"
"No, we just go here, the hollow handles of garden tools will work will do just fine."
We got our fertilizer and spade and paid for them, then we were on our way. We went to sporting goods. He got a dozen tennis balls and a hell of a lot of firecrackers. I was very curious now.
"What do you need that for?" I asked.
"Simple, grenade." He pulled one ball out of the case. "You see, if we can drill a small hole in this and pour the gunpowder from the firecrackers in it, it can be very deadly. Put a few pebbles in it and a fuse, you have a very potent weapon. A claymore." He explained.
I was impressed. "Cool."
We bought them too and were on our way. We went on our way home, but decided that since we had so much money left over, that we would maybe go see a movie. We decided to watch the Matrix: Reloaded. It was great. On our way out, I saw someone I knew. It was Lindsay, a friend of mine from school. I was tempted to talk to her, but decided against it. With Will being partially in the loop, we didn't need anyone else to even remotely know about our secret. So I decided against it.
"So, you like her eh?" Sam nudged me.
"Well, yeah..." I thought about it. "But not that way. I think she was good to talk to and was always nice. She is also cute."
Sam smiled. "You like her."
"Shut up, Sam. We need to go."
We began to walk away, when she stared at me for a minute. I turned and walked away. She caught up to us and tried to get my attention.
"Excuse me, do I know you?"
"No, I don't think so." I said to her as I kept walking. But she got in front of me.
"Are you sure? You look really familiar." She stared at me in the face while I tried to walk around her, she stopped me. "I know you, who are you?"
I looked at her for a minute. "No, I am sorry, your face does not ring a bell. Now, would you please let me go, I have places to be." I looked around for Sam, he had already left and was waiting outside for me.
"I guess I was mistaken." She said, then she let me pass. I left and went to Sam.
"Thanks for your help, let's go."
We left and picked up our materials from a half finished building at the construction site across from the mall and got a gallon of diesel fuel on the way past the gas station.
The next day, Sam came to work to pick me up. When I left the building, he was laying on the company sign. I walked over to him.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Waiting for you." He answered as he jumped down. "We need to make a few purchases."
"Why?"
"Well, by the looks of it, I need some chemicals and electronics. I have nothing now big enough to make a bomb to hurt this ship, if it is as big as you say it is. I need a few materials."
I began top demorph from my fake human cover. "Like what? Do we have enough money?"
"Probably. What I need is simple chemicals. Probably no more than fifty dollars worth. Then an igniter. It won't light underwater, so I also need some insulation, coming to a grand total of about 100 bucks.
I got my wallet out and looked in it. I had 150. That was enough. "Good, I do have enough." I put my wallet back.
"Good, let's go to the mall."
We both walked to the mall. Both in our black suits, we looked like we were ready to cause trouble. We never really talked, except about the mission, which was unfortunate. Our lives now revolved around this war. We were still just kids. Oh well, it was a game anyway.
We reached the mall and the first stop was radio shack. Sam picked up a few generic cables and batteries. He also got some little cheap clock, probably a timer. We paid for them and left.
Our next destination was the gardening section.
"What do we need here?" I asked.
"Fertilizer." He answered.
"Why?"
"Nitrogen and phosphorous. Two very deadly chemicals. Not poison, but reactant. Well, the nitrogen is, anyway."
"What does it mix with?"
"Diesel fuel. The mix and correct balance of reactant and organic material will cause an explosion of surprising proportions. To amplify it, we will put it in a pipe with welded ends. The chemicals will force the metal out, and by the time it gathers enough energy to explode, it will be huge. You see, explosions can't be contained, so they expand, creating pressure." He explained.
"I see, so, do we go to the metal bar section?"
"No, we just go here, the hollow handles of garden tools will work will do just fine."
We got our fertilizer and spade and paid for them, then we were on our way. We went to sporting goods. He got a dozen tennis balls and a hell of a lot of firecrackers. I was very curious now.
"What do you need that for?" I asked.
"Simple, grenade." He pulled one ball out of the case. "You see, if we can drill a small hole in this and pour the gunpowder from the firecrackers in it, it can be very deadly. Put a few pebbles in it and a fuse, you have a very potent weapon. A claymore." He explained.
I was impressed. "Cool."
We bought them too and were on our way. We went on our way home, but decided that since we had so much money left over, that we would maybe go see a movie. We decided to watch the Matrix: Reloaded. It was great. On our way out, I saw someone I knew. It was Lindsay, a friend of mine from school. I was tempted to talk to her, but decided against it. With Will being partially in the loop, we didn't need anyone else to even remotely know about our secret. So I decided against it.
"So, you like her eh?" Sam nudged me.
"Well, yeah..." I thought about it. "But not that way. I think she was good to talk to and was always nice. She is also cute."
Sam smiled. "You like her."
"Shut up, Sam. We need to go."
We began to walk away, when she stared at me for a minute. I turned and walked away. She caught up to us and tried to get my attention.
"Excuse me, do I know you?"
"No, I don't think so." I said to her as I kept walking. But she got in front of me.
"Are you sure? You look really familiar." She stared at me in the face while I tried to walk around her, she stopped me. "I know you, who are you?"
I looked at her for a minute. "No, I am sorry, your face does not ring a bell. Now, would you please let me go, I have places to be." I looked around for Sam, he had already left and was waiting outside for me.
"I guess I was mistaken." She said, then she let me pass. I left and went to Sam.
"Thanks for your help, let's go."
We left and picked up our materials from a half finished building at the construction site across from the mall and got a gallon of diesel fuel on the way past the gas station.