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On Saturday morning, Otto woke up bright and early. He dressed silently, not wanting anyone in the house to know what he was about to do. He'd just opened the window and had almost climbed out when his bedroom door opened. Framed in the doorway was his sister, Reggie. She was tall and slim, a pair of blue sunglasses perched atop her purple hair. She wore a typical outfit of camoflague pants, red sneakers, and a fuschia T-shirt with a yellow rocket on the front.
"Rocket Boy, what are you doing?" Reggie asked, approaching the window.
"I'm going to the beach with Twister," Otto replied.
Reggie raised an eyebrow. "At 5:30 in the morning?"
"Um...there's supposed to be a killer swell heading our way," Otto made up.
"Really? Cool. I'll get my board and meet you guys there." said Reggie.
"The swell isn't supposed to hit 'til later this afternoon," the younger Rocket added hastily. "We're just gonna fish or go bird-watching while we wait. Don't wait up for me, Reg. And don't lock the window."
That said, Otto lowered himself onto the platform of the homemade half-pipe the Rockets had in their backyard. Twister stood nearby, bleary-eyed and yawning.
"Come on, Twist! This gonna be the adventure of the century!" Otto said excitedly.
Twister wondered how his friend could be so hyper at this early an hour. Maybe it was just something in the genes.
"Where's this nude beach supposed to be anyway?" Otto asked as they walked through the nearly deserted streets of town.
"A block past Spray Beach, turn right, look for sand dunes, you can't miss it," Twister rattled off tiredly. "I found out last night when Lars called Pi and Sputz."
Otto rubbed his hands together. "The dunes will make a perfect hiding spot."
When they reached the spot, they hid in the tall dune grass and waited.
