Zoey had decided it was time to face her fears – or at least, tackle her anxieties a little. After talking with Sarah's friend Serena and learning about the limits and challenges of social anxiety, Zoey knew what her first project would be.

"Morph-X bikes," she showed Sarah the design that she had worked so hard on. The design that, once finished, caused her anxiety to flare because she knew she was going to have to ask someone for help. She was nervous now, and she could feel her face and cheeks burning red. Her stomach was a little queasy but knowing now it was just her anxiety acting up, she was able to fight it a little better. "You… uh, well it's like a normal bike, but if you don't feel like pedalling, there's an engine that can do the work for you. A little faster than walking, but doesn't have any emissions, unlike a car."

"It's a great idea," Sarah smiled. "What made you think of it?"

"The mayor's considering cutting down the forest and building a road to ease traffic in the city," Zoey said. "I know congestion is a real problem but… the forest… we've always been a green city, so cutting it down doesn't feel right."

"The Morph-X bikes are an emission free alternative to driving," Sarah nodded.

"People can still get to where they need to go." Zoey nodded. "And if more people are using bikes, less people will be using cars. Traffic will clear up, and we'll save the forest."

"So what do you need?"

"Parts… I guess," Zoey nodded. "I've never really built anything before so…"

"I can help you there," Sarah said. "I'll help you get the parts and ask for the stuff you need, but I want you to present this to the mayor when you're done."

"My first challenge is talking to the mayor?" Zoey looked a little shocked by this. She was hoping for something a little easier, like asking Nate for help. The mayor was an important man.

"It'll be fine," Sarah assured her. "You have a great idea with real potential."

Zoey wasn't sure. Sarah liked the idea but could the mayor? Would he want to listen? How would she even go about getting his attention, never mind getting him to listen to her pitch?

And her pitch! What would she even say to him? How could she sell the Morph-X bikes? What if he liked the idea but she didn't present it well? Or he laughed at her idea? Or at her!

"Zoey!" Sarah called, snapping Zoey out of her thoughts. "You got this. I'll be there if you need me for the whole thing, alright? Just tell me what I need to get?"

"Here's a list," Zoey said and handed Sarah the piece of paper from her notes with all the supplies she might need to get started.

"I'll ask Nate what he has lying around. You work on the pitch, alright?" Sarah said before heading off. As she left the hangout, Ben and Betty walked in.

"A pitch?" Betty asked curiously. Zoey nodded her head.

"Yeah… it's just an idea I had."

"What's the idea?"

Zoey wanted to brush them off. She wanted to pretend like the idea wasn't something big. She didn't want the attention from Ben and Betty and didn't want to risk that they didn't like her ideas.

Then she thought back to her conversation with Serena. She had to face her fears. Ben and Betty were good people and it was possible that it was just Zoey's anxiety keeping her from sharing her idea. And if she was going to have to present her Morph-X bikes to the mayor, practicing her pitch on Ben and Betty might help her work up the courage.

So, while her face turned red and her armpits started to sweat, Zoey showed Ben and Betty her blueprints.

"They're called Morph-X Bikes," she said. "I'm going to suggest the Mayor invest in them to help with the congestion problems the city is having."

"That looks amazing!" Ben and Betty looked to the blueprints enthusiastically, then too each other. "It's a great idea!"

"You think?" Zoey asked, glad this seemed to be going well. Maybe she would be able to pitch her bikes to the mayor after all.

"And I know just how to make improvements," Betty smiled. She turned to Ben, "Come on, little bro. We have to get to work on our own Morph-X bikes."

"You're stealing my idea?" Zoey asked. Betty turned around and shook her head.

"Pitch your idea to the mayor and if he likes it, we'll share our idea with him too."

"We won't steal credit," Ben promised as he was dragged out of the room. Zoey watched them go, a little uncertain about how to feel. Ben and Betty had been inspired by her idea and wanted to improve it? Did that mean they thought it wasn't good enough, or that it was so good, the challenge was making something better?

"Nate had everything we needed," Sarah said as she returned with a toolbox and a cart. It had some scrap pieces from the lab on it, as well as the frame of an old bike. It would have to be cleaned up and painted, but it was the best Sarah could find. "And he promised once we had a prototype, he could fast-track making about a dozen of these for a trial for the mayor if he wants to accept our pitch."

"So now what?" Zoey asked. Sarah grinned like a little girl at Christmas.

"We build!"