Dakota ran over to the escalator. He went downstairs, then out the door. Dakota then walked through the parking lot. It was a very long walk, but eventually he made it to the back. There, in the last parking spot, was Brick and Savannah's time limo. Dakota got in and set the coordinates for 2175, before he and Cavendish were fired, and a few blocks away from the B.O.T.T. He watched his other self get out of Brick and Savannah's other limo and walk into Float Cone. Dakota knew he had to wait until his other self was done, so he walked into the restaurant down the street and ordered a burger. He watched out the window for his other self. Then when his other self passed the restaurant, he ran outside.
Dakota then watched his other self from a few hours ago walk into the B.O.T.T. and followed him in, being careful to be very quiet.
Author's note: For this scene, I will refer to the Dakota we were just following as Dakota, and his other self from a few hours ago as Vinnie.
"Dakota? What do you want?" asked Mr. Block.
"I just need another can of that pistachio fertilizer," Vinnie responded. "That plant was a lot more unstable than we thought."
"What do you mean?" asked Mr. Block. "Our scientists are never wrong!"
"Well they were wrong this time," said Vinnie.
"Now's when we heard that noise," Dakota whispered to himself. Then he pushed over a stack of boxes and ran away.
"Wait, what was that?" said Mr. Block.
"I think it came from over there," Vinnie said, pointing in the direction of the noise.
"I better go check it out," said Mr. Block.
"What about me? I could help," said Vinnie.
"No! You stay here. And you better not run out with any of that pistachio fertilizer!"
Vinnie waited until Mr. Block wasn't looking, then ran off in the opposite direction. He grabbed a bucket of pistachio fertilizer and ran off to Brick and Savannah's limo (the one he came in). Dakota watched his other self until he walked out. Then he walked over and casually stood where his other self had been.
Mr. Block walked back over to Dakota. "Well, it looks like you followed my orders for once! Good job Dakota!"
Gretchen walked over to where Mr. Block was talking to Dakota, holding a bucket of pistachio fertilizer. "Sir?" she said. "We redid the calculations and the pistachio plant DOES need an extra bucket of fertilizer."
"Really," said Mr. Block, skeptical of his assistant. Then he turned to her and said, "Well, I guess he did stand here and resist the urge to steal it." Gretchen gave Dakota the fertilizer.
"Thanks Gretchen," said Dakota. And he carried the bucket outside to the limo he came in. Then he reset the coordinates and went back to a few seconds after he left at the beginning of this chapter.
What comes next? You know the drill. Leave your suggestions in the comments below.