Chapter Six: Meeting in the Froyo Store...

Finn tapped his fingers as he stared at the door, not even bothering to be subtle about the fact that he was waiting for someone to show up. Philby groaned as he lifted his spoon up, shoving it fiercely back into the plain vanilla froyo that he had paid for. "Finn... I'm sure Maybeck will be here soon. Just relax."

Charlene lifted a spoonful of strawberry froyo to her lips, one eyebrow shooting upwards. "You're telling Finn, average teenager that is in charge of a group of average teenagers, to save the world, to relax because his sentry, is running late?"

"Didn't know that you guys cared that much about me." Maybeck suddenly appeared, holding a large bowl of froyo in his hand. Dropping into the only empty seat at their table, he plopped his bowl down to reveal a mess of different flavors with crushed candy bars scattered across it.

Finn sighed with relief at his arrival, grabbing his spoon to lift a small bit of the raspberry cheesecake froyo to his lips. "We need to get a hold of 3D glasses."

Willa nearly spat out her death by chocolate froyo upon hearing that, her eyes widening in surprise. "What!? You wanted us to meet outside of normal times to just tell us that?"

Finn rolled his eyes, before fetching out the note that Amanda had left him. "Amanda, a classmate of mine that just happens to be a Native to the... you know where, gave me this. It's the answer we've been looking for with the clues...I just know it."

All eyes scanned the note, before Maybeck took a large mouthful of froyo. "So...what I'm hearing is that we need 3D glasses to help us get a different perspective on things since we're talking entertainment here."

"You got a better idea?" Finn shot back, eyebrow raising slightly in question about whether or not Maybeck was up to task.

"Nope... just checking that you did."

...

If anyone had told Finn that he was going to wish that 3D movies were still popular just last week, he would have called them off for being crazy. He bit back a groan as he checked the movie listings on last time. "Great... none of these movies are 3D!"

Mrs. Whitman raised one eyebrow upwards, glancing over at him in puzzlement. "Why would you want to see a 3D movie?"

"Nothing Mom... honest. I just was curious about if the glasses really makes a difference on how you see things in the world or not." Finn shrugged, giving her a half-truth.

Mr. Whitman shuffled the newspaper he was reading, a frown creasing his features. "Don't we have that old Barbie 3D movie downstairs? I think we still have the glasses to it."

"Dad! You're a genuis!" Finn took off as fast as he could, sprinting to the basement door. Taking the steps two at a time, he approached the cabinet that they kept the movies in. Pulling it open, he scanned through it until he found what he was looking for. The old 3D barbie movie used to be his sister's favorite movie, however years of being ignored meant that it now had a good layer of dust on it. Grinning to himself, Finn pulled out the box, opening it to find two beat up 3D glasses still inside. "Bingo..." He pulled one out and shoved it into his back pocket, noting that he still had to wait for the next night before he could do anything about it since they had agreed to sleep tonight.

...

"So... who was able to get the glasses?" Finn waited for everyone to show up at the warehouse before questioning his team. The response was instant... four pairs of 3D glasses in various well-used conditions were pulled out and held up in the air for his inspection. Finn grinned as he pulled out his own pair. "Good. I don't particularly like the idea of us getting behind on this so we're looking for the sun and the cloud clue tonight. Willa, Charlene, you guys take the sun. Hopefully the Overtakers won't think that we'll go back there so soon. Philby, you're with me with searching for the cloud. Maybeck, as the sentry, I think you're job is kind of obvious."

Maybeck nodded in understanding, already clenching his teeth together in determination. Willa turned her map on, scanning the hologram for a few seconds, before tapping on a building. "Splash Mountain has the most, and biggest clouds in it in the entire Kingdom. I suggest that you start there."

"Good." Finn took a deep breath, before looking each one in the eye. "If anything happens, go straight to Wayne's. I want everyone back here by midnight. Got it?"

"Got it."

...

Finn scanned the dark room, shivering as cold water seeped through his armor. After much discussion, and Philby contacting Willa to confirm a few things, it was decided that the best way for them to do this was to swim through the ride. Lifting a hand up to push his 3D glasses further up his nose, he scan the clouds that loomed above him, a frown crossing his features as he once again didn't see anything that screamed clue. Shaking his head, he was about to suggest that they turn back, when Philby's hand darted out, snagging him by the arm. "Do you hear that?"

Finn frowned, confused about why Philby sounded so scared... for five seconds. Panic seized him when one of the log shaped boats that guests would ride on came barreling down on them. He had always considered himself a mediocre swimmer until right then. With Philby right at his heels, he swam far faster than he had ever before. The log grew closer and closer... next thing he knew he was in the log himself, pulling Philby into it next to him. "Hold on! Didn't Willa say that there's a big drop just up ahead?"

"Now you remind me..." Philby pushed his 3D glasses further up his nose, worry edging his voice.

Finn leaned back as the log tipped dangerously forward, before plunging over the fall. The next room appeared to be...less dark than the others. Finn spotted the biggest clouds yet... and nearly had an heart attack at the sight of the lette sprayed painted on it. Wait... Reaching a hand up, he removed his glasses. The letters disappeared. Dropping his glasses back on his face, they reappeared. "Found our first clue..."

A/N: Done! Schedule is changing just slightly. I'll be active in the early-ish evenings and on the weekends. Mainly cause Dad was told to work from home due to the coronavirus and with the strain the Wifi is undergoing with all the schools switching to online, Mom doesn't want anyone online when Dad's online for work. From what I've been told this is only going to last for three weeks. I'll keep you posted in case something happens, like it gets extended to a full month.

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