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Chapter Twelve: Failure and Success
"Can't you just hotwire the van or something?" Ashley B. asked as she and Vince searched for the key.
"Are you crazy? Only Bob knows how to do that."
"It's worth a try. I mean, there's no way we're going to find that key. For all we know, Bob took it with him."
"Nah, Bob wouldn't do that...and if he did, it was by accident."
Ashley sighed as she continued searching the front seats for the key. The wolves were getting restless, and one had even started scratching on the door.
"I still think you should try hotwiring it," she insisted.
"If I do, will you be quiet about it?"
"I guess."
"Okay," he replied, scooting down the driver's seat to find the wires. "Now, let's see, which wires do I cross?"
He closed his eyes and picked two, then twisted them together. Nothing. He chose two other wires. Still nothing. He chose a third time and miraculously they were the right ones. The van came to life. The wolves were a little startled by this and back off a few steps.
"All right!" Vince shouted. "Now, we're in business."
He started beeping the horn as hard as he could. The wolves nearly had a heart-attack when they heard that.
"I think it's working!" Ashley exclaimed. "They looked pretty scared."
"Good! Maybe now they'll leave us alone."
Ashley's smiling face suddenly fell. "Uh...Vince. They're not leaving."
"They will. Just give 'em a minute."
"No, I mean they're getting closer. And they look even madder."
"WHAT?!"
Vince peered out the window. She was right. The wolves looked extremely agitated and were now growling and folding their ears back. Uh- oh...
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"If you ask me," Patty said as they drove down the road. "I think your friend needs to see a doctor as soon as possible. He could have some kind of infection."
"That's why we went for help in the first place," Bob explained. He felt a little weird for having to sit in between two girls--Ashley on his right, and Patty on his left.
"And we REALLY need to hurry up and get back there," Ashley said. "I'm worried about Ashley Q. and Lawson."
"What for?" Bob asked. "They can take care of themselves."
"But you know they like to argue. And Ashley Q. likes to start stuff. She's probably making everyone miserable."
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"I think one of us needs to act as a diversion," Ashley Q. proclaimed, trying to come up with a way to get rid of their mountain lion problem.
"Since you suggested it, YOU can do it," Lawson smirked.
"I was thinking YOU could do it."
"Why me? It's your fault we're up here."
"Stop reminding me, okay? Right now, we need to concentrate on getting out of this tree, and I think we need to have a decoy."
"Ri-ight, more like 'live bait'."
"Stop being such a grump and get down there!"
"Make me."
Ashley had had enough of this. She leaned over to Lawson's side of the trunk and forcefully pushed him out of the tree.
"AHHH!" he yelled as he fell to the ground. The lion picked her head up and growled when she saw that one of her prey had finally descended from their hiding spot. Lawson couldn't believe Ashley had just pushed him out of a tree. When he saw that lion glaring at him hungrily, he got on his feet and took off running, with the angry momma after him.
While he was doing that, Ashley got to get down and start trying to climb the mountain. She suddenly realized, however, that she wasn't a very good climber. Actually, she sucked at it.
"I hate the outdoors!" she exclaimed as she ran along the ground looking for somewhere to go.
Meanwhile, Lawson was still getting chased by the lion. He tore his way through the thick brush and skidded to a stop. There wasn't anywhere else to run. In front of him was very steep cliff that had very pointy rocks at the bottom. He glanced behind him and saw the lion behind him had stopped too. She got into her crouching positon and pounced at him. Luckily, he had good reflexes, and ducked down in order to prevent the lion from catching him.
The "plan" worked. The lion went flying over the side of the mountain to her death. Lawson closed his eyes as it landed on the rocks. Eww...not a pretty sight to see.
By this time, Ashley had shown up. She was shocked to see the lion wasn't anywhere in sight.
"Where's the lion at?" she asked.
"Down there," Lawson told her, pointing down the side of the cliff. "You might not want to look; it's kinda gross."
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Chapter Twelve: Failure and Success
"Can't you just hotwire the van or something?" Ashley B. asked as she and Vince searched for the key.
"Are you crazy? Only Bob knows how to do that."
"It's worth a try. I mean, there's no way we're going to find that key. For all we know, Bob took it with him."
"Nah, Bob wouldn't do that...and if he did, it was by accident."
Ashley sighed as she continued searching the front seats for the key. The wolves were getting restless, and one had even started scratching on the door.
"I still think you should try hotwiring it," she insisted.
"If I do, will you be quiet about it?"
"I guess."
"Okay," he replied, scooting down the driver's seat to find the wires. "Now, let's see, which wires do I cross?"
He closed his eyes and picked two, then twisted them together. Nothing. He chose two other wires. Still nothing. He chose a third time and miraculously they were the right ones. The van came to life. The wolves were a little startled by this and back off a few steps.
"All right!" Vince shouted. "Now, we're in business."
He started beeping the horn as hard as he could. The wolves nearly had a heart-attack when they heard that.
"I think it's working!" Ashley exclaimed. "They looked pretty scared."
"Good! Maybe now they'll leave us alone."
Ashley's smiling face suddenly fell. "Uh...Vince. They're not leaving."
"They will. Just give 'em a minute."
"No, I mean they're getting closer. And they look even madder."
"WHAT?!"
Vince peered out the window. She was right. The wolves looked extremely agitated and were now growling and folding their ears back. Uh- oh...
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"If you ask me," Patty said as they drove down the road. "I think your friend needs to see a doctor as soon as possible. He could have some kind of infection."
"That's why we went for help in the first place," Bob explained. He felt a little weird for having to sit in between two girls--Ashley on his right, and Patty on his left.
"And we REALLY need to hurry up and get back there," Ashley said. "I'm worried about Ashley Q. and Lawson."
"What for?" Bob asked. "They can take care of themselves."
"But you know they like to argue. And Ashley Q. likes to start stuff. She's probably making everyone miserable."
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"I think one of us needs to act as a diversion," Ashley Q. proclaimed, trying to come up with a way to get rid of their mountain lion problem.
"Since you suggested it, YOU can do it," Lawson smirked.
"I was thinking YOU could do it."
"Why me? It's your fault we're up here."
"Stop reminding me, okay? Right now, we need to concentrate on getting out of this tree, and I think we need to have a decoy."
"Ri-ight, more like 'live bait'."
"Stop being such a grump and get down there!"
"Make me."
Ashley had had enough of this. She leaned over to Lawson's side of the trunk and forcefully pushed him out of the tree.
"AHHH!" he yelled as he fell to the ground. The lion picked her head up and growled when she saw that one of her prey had finally descended from their hiding spot. Lawson couldn't believe Ashley had just pushed him out of a tree. When he saw that lion glaring at him hungrily, he got on his feet and took off running, with the angry momma after him.
While he was doing that, Ashley got to get down and start trying to climb the mountain. She suddenly realized, however, that she wasn't a very good climber. Actually, she sucked at it.
"I hate the outdoors!" she exclaimed as she ran along the ground looking for somewhere to go.
Meanwhile, Lawson was still getting chased by the lion. He tore his way through the thick brush and skidded to a stop. There wasn't anywhere else to run. In front of him was very steep cliff that had very pointy rocks at the bottom. He glanced behind him and saw the lion behind him had stopped too. She got into her crouching positon and pounced at him. Luckily, he had good reflexes, and ducked down in order to prevent the lion from catching him.
The "plan" worked. The lion went flying over the side of the mountain to her death. Lawson closed his eyes as it landed on the rocks. Eww...not a pretty sight to see.
By this time, Ashley had shown up. She was shocked to see the lion wasn't anywhere in sight.
"Where's the lion at?" she asked.
"Down there," Lawson told her, pointing down the side of the cliff. "You might not want to look; it's kinda gross."
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