House of Dynamite:
Aaron and Alfie were still rather shocked after KT told them that the Frobisher-Smythe couple's car accident was not an accident. KT opened her bag and looked for something.
"How do you know?" Asked Aaron.
"Here," said KT, giving Aaron the piece of the newspaper.
"This is an article about the car crash," said Aaron.
"Right there on the car, said KT.
KT gave Aaron the magnifying glass and he looked at the car in the picture and was shocked when he saw the symbol of the cobra.
"The cobra," said Aaron.
"The order, they really exists," said KT.
"Hey, come here," said Aaron.
Aaron put his arms around KT, KT put her head against his chest and felt scared.
In the meantime, Mara, Jerome, Otis and Mason were busy moving things for the auction back to school.
"You guys really have a lot of stuff already," said Mason.
"Yeah and this isn't even all of it," said Mara.
"You think you can fit everything in this room?" asked Mason.
"No, that's why we brought stuff up to the house," said Mara.
"If you need any help, just say so," said Mason.
"That's sweet of you Mason, said Mara.
The school bell rang and Mason was a little startled by this again.
"I'm still getting used to that school bell, said Mason.
"Yeah, it's kinda loud," said Jerome.
"I'm gonna go to class, have a good day," said Mason.
Mason walked out of the classroom and as soon as he was out sight, Jerome and Otis started laughing.
"Okay, strange," said Otis.
"What a weird guy," said Jerome
"He's not weird, he's just a little different," said Mara.
"Victor," said Otis.
"Yeah, Victor's kind of weird," said Mara.
But Jerome and Otis didn't laugh and looked a little scared. Mara turned around and saw Victor Sr. standing behind them.
"Haven't I been very clear?" Asked Victor sr.
"About what?" Asked Otis.
"About that junk," said Victor sr.
"Yes, that was no longer allowed in the house," said Mara.
"Then what is it still doing in my garden?" Asked Victor sr.
"Yes, look Victor in the garden is not in the house," said Jerome.
"So technically we kept our end of the bargain," said Otis.
"Get that junk out of my garden in two hours," said Victor sr.
"In two hours?" Asked Jerome.
"But we've nowhere else to put it," said Otis.
"The auction's in two days," said Mara.
"That's too late, In two hours it's gone, Or I'll take care of it myself. And if I have to do it myself, then there will be nothing left, nothing at all," said Victor sr.
Victor Sr. walked out of the room, Mara tried to say something to him, but she couldn't get a word out.
"Two hours, we're never gone be able to do that," said Jerome.
"Is he for real?" Asked Mara.
"Of course he is, this is Victor we're talking about," said Otis.
In the meantime, Aaron, Alfie and KT were still talking about what KT had discovered. Victor Sr. walked up and began to eavesdrop on the three.
"I still can't believe it, it wasn't an accident," said Alfie.
"Neither can I," said KT.
"Listen Alfie, we've got to get the club together as soon as possible and discuss this," said Aaron.
"Yeah," said Alfie.
"Are you eavesdropping?" Asked Mason.
Aaron, Alfie and KT turned and looked in the direction of Victor Sr. and Mason.
"I'm sure you have your reasons, but I don't think eavesdropping is ever justified," said Mason.
Victor Sr. looked at Mason with a threatening look, but he didn't seem afraid of it. Victor sr. walked away.
"You're my hero," said Alfie, as he run up to Mason and jumped into his arms.
"All right," said Mason, feeling a bit awkward.
"Dude, I wanna be you when I grow up," said Alfie.
"Let's go," said Aaron.
"What are you doing?" Asked KT.
"I'm taking you home, or have you forgotten that you keep passing out," said Aaron.
"Of course not, but you've got class," said KT.
"You think I care about school right now?" Asked Aaron.
"School may not be, but you're going to have to talk to the club again," said KT.
"That will come later," said Aaron.
"Aaron," said KT.
"Don't Aaron me, I'm taking you home," said Aaron.
Aaron took off his jacket and gave it to KT and together they left the school.
In the meantime Nina and Amber were in the girls' bathroom. Nina was lost in her thoughts and stared down at the sink.
"Nina," said Amber.
"Yeah," said Nina
"Are you okay?" Asked Amber.
"Yeah, I'm fine," said Nina.
"I'm your best friend and I can see something's bothering you," said Amber.
"It's just all a bit too much right now," said Nina.
"You mean what Eddie said yesterday," said Amber.
"It's Eddie, it's KT, it's the mysterious helper," said Nina.
"Maybe we should focus on that, find out who it is," suggested Amber.
"You got any ideas on who it might be?" asked Nina.
"Maybe it's Mason?" Guessed Amber.
"Mason?" Asked Nina.
"Yeah, just when he shows up at the house, the mysterious helper shows up," said Amber.
"It's not Mason," said Nina.
"Why can't it be him?" Asked Amber.
"He's far too innocent for that," said Nina.
"That's a perfect cover," said Amber.
"Mason is not our mysterious helper," said Nina.
"Do you fancy him?" Asked Amber.
"Of course I like Mason," said Nina.
"I mean, do fancy him in the way of, being in love with him?" Asked Amber.
"Mason is very nice and sweet, but I'm not in love with him. Besides, I don't know if I'd be ready for a new relationship," said Nina.
"Do you think you could ever fall in love again?" Asked Amber.
"Even if I ever do fall in love again, I know I can never love that person as much as I love Fabian, he will always have my heart," said Nina.
Nina had tears in her eyes. Amber grabbed a piece of toilet paper and handed it to Nina. Nina dried her tears and Amber gave her a hug, to comfort her best friend.
At that same time. Eddie was already in the classroom waiting for class to start, Patricia entered the room and sat down next to him.
"We need to talk," said Patricia.
"About what?" Asked Eddie.
"You," said Patricia.
"What about me?" Asked Eddie.
"No one in the club is really happy with you right now and that also counts for me," said Patricia.
"Seriously, you're gonna turn on me too," said Eddie.
"What you said yesterday was unacceptable, You've hurt Nina deeply, You've hurt everyone deeply," said Patricia.
"That was because of Amber, she's been against me since the beginning," said Eddie.
"And that's how you're acting now, I couldn't have you like this, this is not the Eddie, whom I fell in love with," said Patricia.
"Patricia we don't have time for this kind of drama now," said Eddie.
"No, but I will let you know that if you continue to act like this you will lose everyone, including me," said Patricia.
Patricia stood up and sat down somewhere else in the classroom. The rest of the students entered the classroom and then the teacher and the class began.
In the meantime, Aaron had taken KT home.
"And now you go upstairs and rest," said Aaron.
"Would you mind walking up with me, doesn't seem very convenient if I faint on the stairs," said KT.
"Sure," said Aaron.
Aaron walked KT upstairs and took her to her room.
In the meantime, Victor Sr. angrily paced back and forth through the cellar.
"That new stupid rotten boy is ruining everything," said Victor sr.
"You always said I ruined everything, but you don't do a very good job of it yourself," said Victor jr.
"Shut up! In an hour or so I won't need that clue anymore," said Victor sr.
"What do you mean? What's going on?" Asked Victor jr.
"It'll be a blast of the century, I can promise you that," said Victor sr.
Victor Jr. knew what his father was up to and was even frightened by it. Victor sr. walked out of the cellar to carry out his plan.
Back at school, class was over and Alfie was standing by his locker, when he was approached by Mara, Jerome and Otis.
"Alfie," said Jerome.
"Yes," said Alfie.
"We were wondering if you might be auction master?" Asked Mara.
"Me?" Asked Alfie.
"Yeah," said Mara.
"Are you serious?" Asked Alfie.
"We thought you'd be perfect," said Otis.
"Finally, a little appreciation," said Alfie.
"It's not that easy, you've to raise a lot of money," said Mara.
"It will go great, you're talking about Super Alfie here," said Alfie.
"Well, that settles it," said Jerome.
"Thank you very much," said Mara.
"Thanks," said Otis.
Mara, Jerome and Otis walked away and headed to room where the stuff for the auction was being stored
"Now let's hope Victor doesn't touch the stuff," said Mara.
"Are they still at the house?" Asked Jerome.
"Yes, they are," said Mara.
"I'll go take a look," said Otis.
Otis ran through the school hallways to the exit and got to the house as fast as he could.
Back at the house. Aaron wanted to leave the house through the garden to go back to school and when he got to the garden he saw that Victor Sr. was busy placing the dynamite rods. Victor sr. walked up to the box and pressed the red buttons.
"Ten more minutes," said Victor sr.
Back at school. Patricia walked towards the girls' bathroom and Eddie walked right behind her.
"Patricia just please wait for a second," said Eddie.
"What is it Eddie?" Asked Patricia.
"I need to talk to you," said Eddie.
"Can you do it fast, I've to go to the toilet," said Patricia.
"I'm sorry," said Eddie.
"What did you just say?" Asked Patricia.
"I'm sorry about everything, I've been a jerk," said Eddie.
"That's an understatement," said Patricia.
"Okay, I've been a total incredible jerk," said Eddie.
"Why did you act to way you did? It's just not you," said Patricia.
"Because I'm scared," said Eddie.
"Scared? You? Asked Patricia.
"Yeah, I'm just so afraid of losing you, because if we fail, I'll and I don't want that because I love you," said Eddie.
"Eddie everyone is scared, it's not something to be ashamed of," said Patricia.
"I'm not supposed to be afraid, I want you to make me feel safe," said Eddie.
"I feel safe with you and you know I can take care of myself," said Patricia.
"But we don't have much control over this," said Eddie.
"We do if we do the tests right, and we can only do that if we're a team, if we're a club," said Patricia.
"But because of me, we're hardly a club now," said Eddie.
"You've to make it up to the rest," said Patricia.
"I know, but they're not gonna forgive me for this, I put Alfie in danger and what I said about Fabian," said Eddie.
"You didn't mean it," said Patricia.
"Amber was right, if Fabian was still around I wouldn't have done it, but since his death, sometimes I don't know anymore," said Eddie.
"We all miss Fabian," said Patricia.
"It's not fair that he's gone," said Eddie.
"It really isn't, too young and too soon," said Patricia.
"I love you Yacker," said Eddie.
"I love you too, Numbskull," said Patricia.
Eddie gave Patricia a hug, After a few seconds he let go of her and they looked into each other's eyes.
"It's going to be okay Eddie," said Patricia.
"Since when are you so wise?" Asked Eddie.
"I've matured a lot this year," said Patricia.
"You're amazing," said Eddie.
"I know," said Patricia.
Eddie got a smile on his face and he and Patricia had a long and lovingly kiss.
At the same time Otis arrived at the house and walked into the garden and was startled when he saw the dynamite.
"That man is crazy, that man has really gone crazy," said Otis.
"Your time is up, now it's my turn, said Victor sr. as he walked into the garden.
"Victor this is stuff for the auction, you can't do this," said Otis.
"Then you need to pay very close attention," said Victor sr.
In the meantime, Aaron had gone to KT's room and sat down on her bed.
"Victor is going to blow up the garden with dynamite," said Aaron.
"Dynamite! We've got to do something!" Said KT.
"I already took care of it," said Aaron.
"You did?" Asked KT.
"Yes, as soon as he presses that button, all he hears is absolute silence," said Aaron.
"How's that?" Asked KT.
"I took the liberty of pulling all the fuses out of the sticks," said Aaron.
Back in the garden, Victor Sr. was about to press the button and Otis kept begging Victor Sr. not to do it.
"Please, it's for Uncle Isaac," said Otis.
"With any luck, it'll fly straight to Kenya," said Victor sr.
Victor Sr. put his finger on the button and Otis looked for cover. And then there was the sound of a small explosion, which Aaron and KT could all the way upstairs.
"Oops, apparently I forgot a few," said Aaron.
"Apparently," said KT.
At the same time Otis got up and the smoke cleared and to Otis's delight most of the stuff for the auction was undamaged.
"It failed," cheered Otis.
Otis turned around and the smile disappeared from his face when, he saw that Victor sr. was under a chair and not moving at all.