Chapter 3: Gadgets and Brains
"Smithers?" Mrs. Jones said as she and Alex walked into the room.
"Mrs. Jones," Smithers said looking down at the things in front of him. "Oh and Alex nice to see you again."
"You too," Alex said as he took a seat across from Smithers, and Mrs. Jones by him.
"What do you have for him this time?" Mrs. Jones said as she examined the different objects lying on the table. There was a pack of gum, a hairdryer, a backpack, a text mate, and a laptop along with a case to carry it in.
"This here is a tracking device," Smithers said referring to the gum. "The device inside the gum is so small you cannot chew it. All you have to do is chew it to make it sticky and place it on the target you are trying to track. If it is someone then try to stick it on their shoe. You can track them by using the text mate, and you can contact us with it as well. You can scan things with it and take pictures also."
"Cool," Alex said simply as he examined the gum himself and picked up the text mate.
"Now this is a grappling hook," Smithers said fettling around with the hairdryer in his hands. "To get this to work you simply press the on button once to lock aim twice to fire and hold onto."
Alex look at the thing with a grimace look on his face.
"And this is a laptop I guess you know how to use one," Smithers continued. "You will be able to have connections to the internet everywhere because of our towers and such. This is the bag for it and you will use it instead of buying book and such to take to class. Any questions?"
"What's the backpack for?" Alex said as he look at it.
"For school," Smithers said seeming as though Alex was crazy.
"Okay," Mrs. Jones cut in.
"Yes?" Smithers said as he looked at her.
"I believe that he needs to go now so that way he doesn't miss his flight," Mrs. Jones said as she stood up.
"Hold on there's one more thing," Smithers said as he stood up.
"What?" Alex said as he stopped at the door all of the gadgets in hand.
"Here," Smithers said as he handed Alex a tiny ear dud. "This is so we can tell you what to write on you stories and your test so you can stay in school."
"So you're going to be my brains?" Alex said a little aggravated.
"Exactly," Smithers said as he pulled out a microphone and motioned for Alex to put the device in his ear. He heard him say that he needed the brains.
"What did you tell him?" Mrs. Jones asked as she looked at Smithers and then back at Alex who was rather red at this time.
"Just that he needed the brains," Smithers said as he placed the microphone back down on the table and walked over to the door. He opened it for Mrs. Jones and Alex and then shut it behind them.