"Phil! Phil! Are you ok?" Keely asked as Phil fell backwards on the hard cement. They were on the skyak, and he accidentally fell from 100,000 feet. Keely tried to maneuver the skyak to the ground safely,

and was now standing next to a badly injured Phil. She called 911, and an ambulance came within 15 minutes. At the hospital, Keely sat in a chair in the waiting room while the doctors examined him for any

complications. When the doctor came out, she said, "So, what's the damage?" "Well, he had a really bad fall. What happened? Was he skydiving without a parachute or something?" Keely said, "Uh, yeah,

that's it. He um… forgot his parachute." She looked at the doctor, hoping he would belive her. Good thing I turned the skyak into one of those ball things before I called the police. "Do you know

him?" "Oh, yeah. Phil is my best friend." He nodded and said something that she never suspected. "He has a chance of survival, but only if he gets a medical treatment. I don't know if you or his family can

afford it, though. It costs 28,000 dollars." Her face fell. "Oh. Well… I should call Phil's family now," Keely walked away from the doctor, trying to fight tears. "Hello? This is Keely," she said on the phone.

"Oh, Keely, Phil's not here right now. He's with you, right?" Mr. Diffy said on the other line. Just as he was about to hang up, she said, "Phil's in the hospital." They rushed right over. "How are we going to

come up with the money?" Mrs. Diffy said. "I could use the replicator to replicate money," Pim said. "Pim, you are not going to use any future technology to save Phil," Mrs. Diffy whispered so no one heard

the word "future". Keely looked up. "Can I help?" Mr. Diffy sighed. "I don't think there is anything you can do to help. If you want to try, go ahead."

The next day at school, people were questioning about Phil. Keely just ignored them; she had three tests that day and needed to focus. She walked up to the school's message post. There was 'Dancing

lessons for beginners', 'Music contest with a medal as a reward', 'Singing lessons', 'Ten day horserace in Palm Desert with a reward of $30,000', and a 'Futuristic Meeting where the talk about what life will

be in 2090'. Hmm…. The only thing that has a reward is the music contest and the horserace. The music contest only gives you a medal, but the race has a reward big enough to pay for the

operation! Just three problems. I don't have a horse to ride, I don't know how to ride, and I'd have to take time off of school. Let me see... Free lessons at the stable where you can ride

whenever. That solves the first problem. The race is from… March 24 to April 1st! That's during Spring Break! Better… I have about a month to learn how! Just one more problem. How am I

supposed to pay for the horse? I've heard they cost like, $5,000!

Keely found out a way to get around part of the price of a horse. Her mom told her that her aunt owned a ranch, and that she could probably get a cheap horse for around $1,000. That meant that Keely had

to work really hard in order to get one. It means she would need to get a job! "She'll only let you get the horse if you work part-time at the stable," Ms. Teslow said. "That might help you learn how to take

care of the horse and everything! Don't worry, pumpkin, I'm sure you'll do great." So, of course, Keely had to go to her Aunt Joan's ranch and get a job. Lucky me.