CHAPTER 22- GETTING THE PRISONERS BACK
The next day, Meghan, Katie and Nicole were still mad about losing their prisoners so they decided to try to get them back.
"All we have to do is hypnotize them again," Katie was telling Meghan and Nicole.
"But we don't know where the saxophone players keep them," said Meghan.
"Rumor has it that the saxophone players let our prisoners have a party yesterday to gain their support but before 1st period the saxophone players took them somewhere in this school and are forcing them to make more saxophones," said Nicole.
"So all we have to do is find out where they are?" Meghan asked excitedly.
"Yeah pretty much," said Nicole.
"How are we gonna do that?" Katie asked.
"I say we torture Mike!" Meghan declared.
"Sounds good to me," said Nicole.
"No, no. We have to hold on to our dignity. Torturing people from other sections goes way below bassoon player standards," said Katie.
"Oh goody. We're a bunch of angels," Meghan said sarcastically.
The flute, clarinet, and French horn players and Jackie walked into the bandroom.
"I have an idea," said Katie.
She walked up to them.
"Hi!" she said.
"Sup?" Karyn asked her.
"The saxophone players stole our prisoners yesterday," said Katie.
"Those darn saxophone players," said Erica.
"But there is a way to get them back," said Katie.
"What do you want us to do?" asked Jessica.
"Spy on the saxophone players," said Katie. "Go to different parts of the school, but don't walk around in a big group. I was thinking maybe 4 or 5 people could go to the science wing, and 4 or 5 people could go to the senior wing and stuff like that."
"Ok, I think that'll work," said Jackie.
"I think we'll need some walkie talkies….." said Katie. A FEW MINUTES LATER…..
All the people who were spying on the saxophone players were in their places. Jackie, Amanda, Schellen, Karyn and Nicole were in the science wing hiding behind the stairs when Mike and 3 saxophone players walked into the science wing.
"Ok, how are the saxophones coming along?" Mike asked one of the saxophone players.
"Um, I'll go check. My teacher let me out late," said the saxophone player Mike was talking to.
"Well don't just stand here! Go down to the basement and check!" Mike yelled.
"Right away, oh mighty one!" said the same saxophone player, running toward the basement.
"Come on guys, there's much work to be done," Mike said to the 2 remaining saxophone players.
They walked away.
"Score!" Jackie, Amanda, Schellen, Karyn and Nicole whispered to each other.
They ran to the bandroom and told everyone who was spying to come back ("These walkie talkies are the bomb!" said Schellen). When everyone who was spying came back, Jackie, Amanda, Schellen, Karyn and Nicole told them what they heard.
"All right!" said Meghan. "Let's go!"
"I think we should wait until later. I have a test next period and this period's almost over," said Katie.
"Ok, we'll do it 7th period then," said Nicole.
"Sounds good to me," said Meghan.
"Me too," said Katie.
7th PERIOD…..
Nicole, Katie and Meghan met in the bandroom.
"Let's do it!" said Nicole.
"Wait, where's the basement?" Meghan asked.
"I know where it is," said Katie. "Follow me."
She ran to the entrance to the basement with Meghan and Nicole following close behind. They walked down the stairs quickly but quietly no saxophone players would hear them if there were any there.
"I've never been down in a school basement before!" Meghan whispered. "This is so cool!"
It didn't take long for Katie, Meghan and Nicole to find where the prisoners were because they could hear the sound of hammers and machines. "Those dorks! They could've found a better use for our prisoners. Making saxophones? What an insult to us!" said Nicole.
"Nicole, breathe in, breathe out. Everything'll be fine when we've got them back," said Katie.
"Let's see if the hypnotizing word still works," said Meghan.
She walked to where the saxophone players prisoners were making more saxophones.
"Ew, look it's a bassoon player," they said.
"Oh shut up," Meghan snapped. "Saxophones suck."
The prisoners immediately went into a trance.
"Yes! It still works!" Meghan yelled to Katie and Nicole. Then she turned to the prisoners. "Repeat after me: saxophones are bad. Bassoons are good. You will obey bassoon players and only bassoon players."
"Saxophones are bad. Bassoons are good. We will obey bassoon playerws and only bassoon players," the hypnotized prisoners said.
"Sounds good to me," Katie said as she and Nicole walked up to the prisoners.
"I know just the place for them," said Meghan. "I'm sure the French horn players won't mind sharing their prisoner place."
Meghan, Katie and Nicole took the prisoners to the orchestra room where Christina, Amanda and Jessica were hanging out.
"We got our prisoners back. Can we keep them here with your prisoners?" Katie asked Christina.
"I don't see why not," said Christina.
"Thanks a lot!" said Nicole.
Then everyone locked the prisoners in one of the practice rooms and had a victory celebration.
MEANWHILE…..
"Those darn bassoon players didn't keep their word!" Mike yelled, outraged about the disappearance of his prisoners. "They agreed to winner keeps all!"
"Well, at least we do things fair and square. They only sink so low cuz they have nothing," said a saxophone player.
"You're right. But we'll get our prisoners back sometime," said Mike.
"When?" asked a saxophone player.
"When they least expect it," said Mike.
The next day, Meghan, Katie and Nicole were still mad about losing their prisoners so they decided to try to get them back.
"All we have to do is hypnotize them again," Katie was telling Meghan and Nicole.
"But we don't know where the saxophone players keep them," said Meghan.
"Rumor has it that the saxophone players let our prisoners have a party yesterday to gain their support but before 1st period the saxophone players took them somewhere in this school and are forcing them to make more saxophones," said Nicole.
"So all we have to do is find out where they are?" Meghan asked excitedly.
"Yeah pretty much," said Nicole.
"How are we gonna do that?" Katie asked.
"I say we torture Mike!" Meghan declared.
"Sounds good to me," said Nicole.
"No, no. We have to hold on to our dignity. Torturing people from other sections goes way below bassoon player standards," said Katie.
"Oh goody. We're a bunch of angels," Meghan said sarcastically.
The flute, clarinet, and French horn players and Jackie walked into the bandroom.
"I have an idea," said Katie.
She walked up to them.
"Hi!" she said.
"Sup?" Karyn asked her.
"The saxophone players stole our prisoners yesterday," said Katie.
"Those darn saxophone players," said Erica.
"But there is a way to get them back," said Katie.
"What do you want us to do?" asked Jessica.
"Spy on the saxophone players," said Katie. "Go to different parts of the school, but don't walk around in a big group. I was thinking maybe 4 or 5 people could go to the science wing, and 4 or 5 people could go to the senior wing and stuff like that."
"Ok, I think that'll work," said Jackie.
"I think we'll need some walkie talkies….." said Katie. A FEW MINUTES LATER…..
All the people who were spying on the saxophone players were in their places. Jackie, Amanda, Schellen, Karyn and Nicole were in the science wing hiding behind the stairs when Mike and 3 saxophone players walked into the science wing.
"Ok, how are the saxophones coming along?" Mike asked one of the saxophone players.
"Um, I'll go check. My teacher let me out late," said the saxophone player Mike was talking to.
"Well don't just stand here! Go down to the basement and check!" Mike yelled.
"Right away, oh mighty one!" said the same saxophone player, running toward the basement.
"Come on guys, there's much work to be done," Mike said to the 2 remaining saxophone players.
They walked away.
"Score!" Jackie, Amanda, Schellen, Karyn and Nicole whispered to each other.
They ran to the bandroom and told everyone who was spying to come back ("These walkie talkies are the bomb!" said Schellen). When everyone who was spying came back, Jackie, Amanda, Schellen, Karyn and Nicole told them what they heard.
"All right!" said Meghan. "Let's go!"
"I think we should wait until later. I have a test next period and this period's almost over," said Katie.
"Ok, we'll do it 7th period then," said Nicole.
"Sounds good to me," said Meghan.
"Me too," said Katie.
7th PERIOD…..
Nicole, Katie and Meghan met in the bandroom.
"Let's do it!" said Nicole.
"Wait, where's the basement?" Meghan asked.
"I know where it is," said Katie. "Follow me."
She ran to the entrance to the basement with Meghan and Nicole following close behind. They walked down the stairs quickly but quietly no saxophone players would hear them if there were any there.
"I've never been down in a school basement before!" Meghan whispered. "This is so cool!"
It didn't take long for Katie, Meghan and Nicole to find where the prisoners were because they could hear the sound of hammers and machines. "Those dorks! They could've found a better use for our prisoners. Making saxophones? What an insult to us!" said Nicole.
"Nicole, breathe in, breathe out. Everything'll be fine when we've got them back," said Katie.
"Let's see if the hypnotizing word still works," said Meghan.
She walked to where the saxophone players prisoners were making more saxophones.
"Ew, look it's a bassoon player," they said.
"Oh shut up," Meghan snapped. "Saxophones suck."
The prisoners immediately went into a trance.
"Yes! It still works!" Meghan yelled to Katie and Nicole. Then she turned to the prisoners. "Repeat after me: saxophones are bad. Bassoons are good. You will obey bassoon players and only bassoon players."
"Saxophones are bad. Bassoons are good. We will obey bassoon playerws and only bassoon players," the hypnotized prisoners said.
"Sounds good to me," Katie said as she and Nicole walked up to the prisoners.
"I know just the place for them," said Meghan. "I'm sure the French horn players won't mind sharing their prisoner place."
Meghan, Katie and Nicole took the prisoners to the orchestra room where Christina, Amanda and Jessica were hanging out.
"We got our prisoners back. Can we keep them here with your prisoners?" Katie asked Christina.
"I don't see why not," said Christina.
"Thanks a lot!" said Nicole.
Then everyone locked the prisoners in one of the practice rooms and had a victory celebration.
MEANWHILE…..
"Those darn bassoon players didn't keep their word!" Mike yelled, outraged about the disappearance of his prisoners. "They agreed to winner keeps all!"
"Well, at least we do things fair and square. They only sink so low cuz they have nothing," said a saxophone player.
"You're right. But we'll get our prisoners back sometime," said Mike.
"When?" asked a saxophone player.
"When they least expect it," said Mike.