Tom's P.O.V
The next day was school and I was so tired and frustrated with myself. I mean they could've just made a stuff up with the tape it doesn't mean someone edited the tape. My spy senses were like a sixth sense and they were telling me that something was wrong. And that someone HAD hacked into the news broadcasting server and edited the tape. There was time before school so I decided to check the News Broadcasting server for any illegal activity- besides my own- although mine is for research so it could be written off as an investigation. The firewall wasn't too complicated. It was easy compered to what I had to do to get access to the Mars Rover. It turns out that there was some suspicious activity. Maybe I'd ask Frank if it was worth looking into. I thought while I was walking downstairs before leaving the house.
It was a beautiful morning, the air was crisp but not incredibly cold. The flower buds were just starting to bloom into vibrant flowers. As I turned the corner there was a house covered door to door in thick, emerald green moss, the gate had a fresh coat of white paint on it.
When I reached the gates of St Hearts I could see Dan and Keri standing around talking. So I walked over to them.
"Hi, Did any of see the news last night?" I asked.
"Yeah totes flip out with that wacky reporter," Keri said.
"I think the broadcast was edited," I said lowering my voice to make sure no one else heard "How?" Aneisha asked walking over to join the conversation and interlocking her fingers with mine. (We'd been going out for a few months.) "I thought it pretty strange when I saw the news report so I sort of looked into it this morning," I explained.
"By looked into you mean hacked into the news broadcasting server and scanned for illegal activity?" Keri guessed.
"What do you think?" Aneisha rhetorically questioned.
Keri was about to answer but Dan cut her off by saying.
"I think we need to go and see what Frank wants," Dan said referring to our flashing pencils.
We made our way the Caretakers Storeroom and did the regular routine of scanning thumb, piling into the storeroom, pulling the broom and finally plummeting downwards.
We got out of the lift to see Frank looking concerned.
"Ah team did any of you watch the news last night?" He asked.
"Yes," said Keri and Tom.
"It looks like the footage was edited and we think it was done by this girl," Frank said pulling up a picture of a girl," Annabel Lawrence, computer hacker and games programmer. 14 years old," Frank said.
"Sounds like you two would get along," Keri said looking towards me.
"We do. I know her. We met online playing Blade Quest and now I Instant Message her," I said.
"So your friends with her?" Dan questioned noticing that Aneisha flinched when he said the word 'friend'.
"No but well, sort of. I mean I've never met her," I stammered.
"Never the less you are all infiltrating the house and retrieving both Annabel and her brother Jacob," Frank ordered.
"Why are we also getting her brother? What's he done?" Dan asked.
"He has grown up with her. He might know something about her illegal activities without knowing it himself," Frank answered, "I've sent the address to your SpyPod's."
"If she's 14 won't she be at school?" Keri asked.
"Her school is having a half-day. You will leave after Lunch," Frank replied .
Annabel's P.O.V
"I'm so glad that Mum didn't see the news last night," I said looking at my brother Jacob as we were walking home from school because of the half day.
"Me too, remember what she did when she found out that someone had hacked into the Mars Rover and you 'accidentally' yelled across the room and I quote 'WHAT HOW?! I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR MONTHS AND NOW SOMEONE BEATS ME TO IT! Son of a-'"
"I get your point," I said cutting him off, "She grounded me for a month and took all of my electronics. Well all that she new about. I guess it could've been worse,"I admitted.
"Yeah she could've told you that you had to stop Instant messaging your boyfriend," Jake said.
I rolled my eyes.
"Tom is not my boyfriend. As I told you before he's a guy I met online playing Blade Quest who unlike you understands half the shit I rattle on about. Besides he's probably got a girlfriend."
"You got that part right," A voice said from behind me scaring the absolute stuffings out of me.
I turned around and standing there were four kids of a similar age to me.
"Who are you? And how do you know my name?" I asked.
The boy that had spoken before extended his hand and said, "Tom Tupper."
Wait did I hear that correctly he's Tom. Several questions were whirling around in my head. What are you doing here? Who are your friends? Etcetera etcetera. But the most worrying one...
"How did you find me?" I managed to ask.
"I hacked into the Mars Rover. It's not that hard to track a girl I met online and find out where she lives," Tom said.
"That was you?" That was it... I hated him.
I was going to question him more but some handcuffs were clasped over Jake's and my hands and bags thrown over our heads. I couldn't see anything but I could hear a van screech to a holt and could feel myself being pushed into the van.