Chapter five
John
"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" I asked skeptically.
"Look, I know that the two black wires go with each other. They're the same color, therefore they attach. Then again," April added, rewiring the console on the bug fighter that controlled the rest, "The only other thing I know is the red and black wires can't touch…"
"What? Where'd that last part come from?"
"Old camp song."
"Great, we get our bug fighter manual from some losers at a campsite."
"Hey, it was Catholic camp. Don't diss it. Besides, you've Jesused me more than they did that entire week."
"'Jesused?'" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Giving someone the whole speech on 'Jesus is our savior,' 'Remember, he died for us!' and all those other things I know and despise. I think I understand, especially now, the power of sacrificing one's life for the well-being of the world."
"Point taken."
"My mom better not make me go to SS anymore after this is all over and done with…" April muttered.
"SS?"
"Sunday school."
I sighed. "How long is this going to take?"
"Well, Allison got most of the repulserlifts working, and I got the rest, so I just rewire this thing, and we're out of here."
"The question is, do you know where you're going?"
"Yeah. Cassie told me where they lived in the Yeerk pool."
"Fine."
"I think…" She said, connecting two blue wires, "that we're done."
"Start 'er up."
"You should. You're the faster morpher. Just in case it explodes, we should be in cockroach morph."
"April, you don't have a cockroach morph… Wait, if it what!"
"Yes, I do. It may explode if I wired it wrong," She pointed out. "All you do is press this itty bitty button," she explained, "and start morphing." April began to morph.
"Argh…" I muttered. When she was done, I began my morph. I focused on retaining my hand and my height, but otherwise going roach. I pressed the button.
The bug started. We demorphed.
"This'll be fun," April said. She stepped up to the controls. "John, you take the weapons. Cloaking field on."
And we began our journey to the other side of the continent.
Sorry SoRrY SORRY! for the wait. I've been really really busy, and keeping all these plates spinning is really hard.
Janika: Thanks. Here's your cheese. hands over