Chapter Two

Henry was playing a video game with Tom and Lucy Little. Henry heard his mother call, "Henry! Your pen-pal is here!"

Henry picked up Tom, Lucy and Dinky, and placed the three of them in his pocket. "Now remember not to make a peep, because there could be MAD Agents around!"

"OK, Henry," Tom promised.

Mrs. Little warned from the vents, "You'd better be careful, kids!"

Lucy called out, "We will, Mom!"

Henry and his little friends went into the main foyer. His parents were standing outside. His father, Mr. Bigg, said, "Check this out, Henry!"

"WOW!" The Littles cried out. The Gadget Van was standing there. They had never seen such a cool van! The doors opened and out came Penny, Brain, and of course, Inspector Gadget. His Gadget legs activated with a springing sound, and he fell down.

"It's him! Inspector Gadget!" Dinky was excited.

"Dinky, sssh!" Tom warned.

"Uh, sorry about that," Gadget told the Biggs.

Penny looked and said, "Henry? Is that you?"

Henry was surprised. "Penny! I'm glad we could finally meet!"

"Wow, you look so handsome!" Penny told Henry.

Henry was blushing. "Thanks."

Mr. Bigg said to the inspector, "So, you must be the great Inspector Gadget, the uncle of Henry's pen-pal."

"That's right," Gadget announced. Let me give you a quick demonstration. "Go-go-Gadget coat!" He pulled a cord on his trenchcoat, which began inflating, making Gadget appear really fat and bloated. He began floating in the air, and then deflated it, calling out, "Go-go-Gadget copter!" Out came a little helicopter with handles from his hand. The inspector clutched onto the handles and flew safely to the ground.

Dinky was widely impressed. "Wow! That is so cool!"

"Don't even THINK about it, Dinky!" Lucy Little warned.

"So, Penny," Henry said, "I'll show you to my room where you'll be staying."

Penny replied, "That's great! I got my sleeping bag with me! I'll show you my computer book inside…"

Gadget told the parents, "Don't bother with beds for me. I'll sleep on the couch!"

…

They didn't notice Dr. Hunter's van driving past. Inside, the evil scientist was with his assistant Peterson. Dr. Hunter turned on his computer webcam-like device. "Inspector Gadget has arrived in Grand Valley, Dr. Claw."

Meanwhile, at a creepy old house on the outskirts of Grand Valley, Dr. Claw had settled himself there with his pet, MAD Cat, and his computer device. Dr. Hunter's face appeared on the computer screen. "WHAT?" Dr. Claw was outraged. "GADGET is THERE? Eliminate him at once!"

"I can't do that, Dr. Claw," Dr. Hunter replied. "I don't want to murder people; I just want to capture those Littles!"

"FINE!" Dr. Claw then hit a couple of buttons on his computer, and a big, lumbering MAD Agent was on the screen. This was MAD Agent Fred. "Go round up the other agents, and eliminate Gadget!"

"Sure thing, Dr. Claw!" Fred replied. Then the screen went blank.

Dr. Claw then began patting MAD Cat. "Soon, MAD Cat, we will have Gadget out of the picture, AND have discovered those so-called Littles! MAD will then finally have a good reputation!" He laughed evilly, and MAD Cat laughed with him.