People ran screaming from the gunshot: apparently, the luau was over. Crawling on the ground, Zenon and Tasha tried to avoid being stepped upon, and tried to make it out of the luau grounds.
A few moments later, they rolled to their feet and took off towards the docks. About ten minutes later, gasping for air and trying to stop the burn in their lungs and stomach, they stumbled aboard the boat, and Yvonne started the motor, and they took off, just as the three men clambered onto the docks.
Yvonne breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Tasha, "Where should I head to?" Tasha drew air in, and answered breathlessly, "The big island. The one over there," she pointed weakly.
They reached the big island without trouble. However, the whole island was sleeping, it seemed, or they were over on Maui for the luau. However, that seemed unlikely. Suddenly Zenon gasped. "Nebula sent me a vid. message!" she said excitedly, tapping her password into the video phone. Nebula's face appeared on the screen.
"Hey, Z," she said breathlessly. "My family and I are vacationing in Hawaii on...I can't pronounce it's name, so I'll just say we're on the big island," she said. Zenon glanced excitedly at her friends. "We're staying at a LaQuinta hotel-not sure where, but that's where we are. Anyway, I've found out who they are."
Zenon drew in her breath sharply. "Their names are Robbie Dlick, John Flagg, and Daniel Makihala. That's all I know. Get in touch with me as soon as possible."
"Well, we know who they are and where Nebula is," Zenon said. "Tasha, do you know where the LaQuinta hotels are?" She looked closer at her friend. "Tash? Are you okay?" Tasha's face was white. "Did Nebula say Daniel Makihala?" she asked. "Yeah," Yvonne answered. "Why?" "Lolo Kaniela," Tasha breathed.
Zenon and Yvonne exchanged glances. "You mean the guy who was hitting on me?" Zenon asked. Tasha nodded. "I just thought he was being a jerk," Tasha said. "Maybe he was trying to find out about you and us." "Possibly," Zenon answered carefully. "Is it possible that there is another Daniel Makihala?" Tasha glanced up irritably. "Point taken," Zenon said. "Well, let's just focus on finding Neb. Maybe she can pull some strings and get us a ride to the Spay-Stay." "Why?" Yvonne asked. "We don't even know what they're going to do!" "Hopefully, up there we'll be able to find out," Zenon answered.
"Let's get a holo," Yvonne said, as they walked off the boat onto the docks. "No need," Tasha grinned. "I know some shortcuts-nani shortcuts." The twins followed Tasha as she led them off the dirt road and into a forest-past a sign that said: No Trespassers.
Yvonne and Zenon were stunned. In the silvery moonlight, the forest was lit up like you would imagine it in a fairytale. There were palm trees with their leaves gently swaying in the cool night breeze, and trees with strange fruits that they hadn't seen before. One thing that was different, Zenon noticed, was that the earth was brown, not red as it had been at the school. "The dirt here is so rich," Yvonne noted, stooping to let it run through her fingers. "Yes," Tasha agreed, smelling the sweet scent of Hawaiian flowers mixing with the salty sea breeze.
They passed some gorgeous flowers: the pink orchids that grew wild, like Tasha had told Zenon, and some beautiful red, heart-shaped flowers, and several others that the girls didn't know their names. And then, they came out of the forest, and found themselves on a smooth rocky ledge. "Slight detour," Tasha explained. "Sit down," she motioned as she herself sat. "The sun will rise soon."
Yvonne and Zenon carefully sat upon the ledge, and caught their breath at the sight that they saw. In the midnight blue sky, stars were starting to fade away, but the moon still shone brightly. The ledge overlooked the entire island, and the islands nearby as well. They could see the blue/silver waves undulating gently upon the soft, sandy shore, and on another side of the island there was a beautiful crystal blue waterfall that fell over black rocks and pure white sand below, for several feet. It was the most breathtaking thing Zenon had ever seen in her life.
For a moment, Zenon forgot about the Spay-Stay, and a single thought entered her mind: I wouldn't mind living here.
And then the sun rose. This was possibly more beautiful than it had been. The sun colored the sky pink and red, reflecting upon the waves. It shed light upon the waterfall, and Zenon realized it was paradise.
Tasha sighed, and shook herself out of her reverie, and said, "Come on. We have to go and see Nebula."
Silently, the girls filed back into the jungle, each reflecting on what they had just seen. And as they exited the jungle, Tasha sighed a deep sigh, and blew a kiss back at it as they entered the city.
AT THE LAQUINTA HOTEL...
"Nebula!" Zenon exclaimed, hurling herself into her friend's arms. "Zenon!" Nebula laughed with delight, hugging Zenon. "Neb, this is Tasha and Yvonne," Zenon introduced her friends. "Whoa, girl," Nebula stepped back. "That girl looks just like you!" "Twins. I'll tell you about it sometime," Zenon said.
"Now, onto more important things: have you learned what they're after?" "I've been hacking into their computers and databanks all week, and still haven't learned anything," Nebula shook her head sadly. "Sorry, Z. It's too well hidden. There's one file that I've continually tried to access but couldn't. I think maybe that's the info we need." "Let me try," Zenon suggested. Nebula shrugged and handed her the datapad.
Zenon tapped in some numbers and frowned when a metallic voice said, "Access denied." Suddenly Nebula's eyes lit up and she gasped, "Oh! I think I've got it!" She grabbed the datapad from Zenon, and quickly tapped in some numbers. "Access granted," the computer said, and there was a slight ding.
"Neb, you did it!" Zenon said with delight. "How on earth did you do it?" "I typed in 86ZSS," Nebula said, eyes dancing. "What does that stand for?" Yvonne asked. "Death Zenon Spay-Stay," Nebula explained. They laughed.
Zenon read quickly, eyes zipping along the lines. She quickly switched off the datapad. "They want me out of the way so that they can take over the Spay-Stay, we knew that," Zenon said. "They want to destroy the Spay-Stay because they had higher orders from an outside source. The president of Russia," she said.
"I should have guessed!" Tasha moaned. "How would you know?" Yvonne asked. "I met him once. A real jerk. He despises everything American, and doesn't like the advances to colonizing space. A real knock-out," Tasha explained.
"We have to get up there and get ready to stop them!" Zenon exclaimed. "But how?" Nebula asked. Zenon sighed. "Can't you get us a ride up there?" she asked. "Maybe," Nebula said doubtfully. "But it'll take a while for me to get you a ticket and the information you need. You'll have to hide out until then."
"Consider it done!" Zenon said. "Um, guys!" Tasha said. "We might have to leave as in, yesterday! They found us already!" "How do you know?" Zenon asked. "They just drove up!" Tasha pointed to the door, where three men were getting out of a car.
A few moments later, they rolled to their feet and took off towards the docks. About ten minutes later, gasping for air and trying to stop the burn in their lungs and stomach, they stumbled aboard the boat, and Yvonne started the motor, and they took off, just as the three men clambered onto the docks.
Yvonne breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Tasha, "Where should I head to?" Tasha drew air in, and answered breathlessly, "The big island. The one over there," she pointed weakly.
They reached the big island without trouble. However, the whole island was sleeping, it seemed, or they were over on Maui for the luau. However, that seemed unlikely. Suddenly Zenon gasped. "Nebula sent me a vid. message!" she said excitedly, tapping her password into the video phone. Nebula's face appeared on the screen.
"Hey, Z," she said breathlessly. "My family and I are vacationing in Hawaii on...I can't pronounce it's name, so I'll just say we're on the big island," she said. Zenon glanced excitedly at her friends. "We're staying at a LaQuinta hotel-not sure where, but that's where we are. Anyway, I've found out who they are."
Zenon drew in her breath sharply. "Their names are Robbie Dlick, John Flagg, and Daniel Makihala. That's all I know. Get in touch with me as soon as possible."
"Well, we know who they are and where Nebula is," Zenon said. "Tasha, do you know where the LaQuinta hotels are?" She looked closer at her friend. "Tash? Are you okay?" Tasha's face was white. "Did Nebula say Daniel Makihala?" she asked. "Yeah," Yvonne answered. "Why?" "Lolo Kaniela," Tasha breathed.
Zenon and Yvonne exchanged glances. "You mean the guy who was hitting on me?" Zenon asked. Tasha nodded. "I just thought he was being a jerk," Tasha said. "Maybe he was trying to find out about you and us." "Possibly," Zenon answered carefully. "Is it possible that there is another Daniel Makihala?" Tasha glanced up irritably. "Point taken," Zenon said. "Well, let's just focus on finding Neb. Maybe she can pull some strings and get us a ride to the Spay-Stay." "Why?" Yvonne asked. "We don't even know what they're going to do!" "Hopefully, up there we'll be able to find out," Zenon answered.
"Let's get a holo," Yvonne said, as they walked off the boat onto the docks. "No need," Tasha grinned. "I know some shortcuts-nani shortcuts." The twins followed Tasha as she led them off the dirt road and into a forest-past a sign that said: No Trespassers.
Yvonne and Zenon were stunned. In the silvery moonlight, the forest was lit up like you would imagine it in a fairytale. There were palm trees with their leaves gently swaying in the cool night breeze, and trees with strange fruits that they hadn't seen before. One thing that was different, Zenon noticed, was that the earth was brown, not red as it had been at the school. "The dirt here is so rich," Yvonne noted, stooping to let it run through her fingers. "Yes," Tasha agreed, smelling the sweet scent of Hawaiian flowers mixing with the salty sea breeze.
They passed some gorgeous flowers: the pink orchids that grew wild, like Tasha had told Zenon, and some beautiful red, heart-shaped flowers, and several others that the girls didn't know their names. And then, they came out of the forest, and found themselves on a smooth rocky ledge. "Slight detour," Tasha explained. "Sit down," she motioned as she herself sat. "The sun will rise soon."
Yvonne and Zenon carefully sat upon the ledge, and caught their breath at the sight that they saw. In the midnight blue sky, stars were starting to fade away, but the moon still shone brightly. The ledge overlooked the entire island, and the islands nearby as well. They could see the blue/silver waves undulating gently upon the soft, sandy shore, and on another side of the island there was a beautiful crystal blue waterfall that fell over black rocks and pure white sand below, for several feet. It was the most breathtaking thing Zenon had ever seen in her life.
For a moment, Zenon forgot about the Spay-Stay, and a single thought entered her mind: I wouldn't mind living here.
And then the sun rose. This was possibly more beautiful than it had been. The sun colored the sky pink and red, reflecting upon the waves. It shed light upon the waterfall, and Zenon realized it was paradise.
Tasha sighed, and shook herself out of her reverie, and said, "Come on. We have to go and see Nebula."
Silently, the girls filed back into the jungle, each reflecting on what they had just seen. And as they exited the jungle, Tasha sighed a deep sigh, and blew a kiss back at it as they entered the city.
AT THE LAQUINTA HOTEL...
"Nebula!" Zenon exclaimed, hurling herself into her friend's arms. "Zenon!" Nebula laughed with delight, hugging Zenon. "Neb, this is Tasha and Yvonne," Zenon introduced her friends. "Whoa, girl," Nebula stepped back. "That girl looks just like you!" "Twins. I'll tell you about it sometime," Zenon said.
"Now, onto more important things: have you learned what they're after?" "I've been hacking into their computers and databanks all week, and still haven't learned anything," Nebula shook her head sadly. "Sorry, Z. It's too well hidden. There's one file that I've continually tried to access but couldn't. I think maybe that's the info we need." "Let me try," Zenon suggested. Nebula shrugged and handed her the datapad.
Zenon tapped in some numbers and frowned when a metallic voice said, "Access denied." Suddenly Nebula's eyes lit up and she gasped, "Oh! I think I've got it!" She grabbed the datapad from Zenon, and quickly tapped in some numbers. "Access granted," the computer said, and there was a slight ding.
"Neb, you did it!" Zenon said with delight. "How on earth did you do it?" "I typed in 86ZSS," Nebula said, eyes dancing. "What does that stand for?" Yvonne asked. "Death Zenon Spay-Stay," Nebula explained. They laughed.
Zenon read quickly, eyes zipping along the lines. She quickly switched off the datapad. "They want me out of the way so that they can take over the Spay-Stay, we knew that," Zenon said. "They want to destroy the Spay-Stay because they had higher orders from an outside source. The president of Russia," she said.
"I should have guessed!" Tasha moaned. "How would you know?" Yvonne asked. "I met him once. A real jerk. He despises everything American, and doesn't like the advances to colonizing space. A real knock-out," Tasha explained.
"We have to get up there and get ready to stop them!" Zenon exclaimed. "But how?" Nebula asked. Zenon sighed. "Can't you get us a ride up there?" she asked. "Maybe," Nebula said doubtfully. "But it'll take a while for me to get you a ticket and the information you need. You'll have to hide out until then."
"Consider it done!" Zenon said. "Um, guys!" Tasha said. "We might have to leave as in, yesterday! They found us already!" "How do you know?" Zenon asked. "They just drove up!" Tasha pointed to the door, where three men were getting out of a car.