Yeah, I know…another super short chapter. I promise thought that the next 4 chapters will be super long, meaning that they'll take a lot longer to write. Anyways…
On to the review!
Doodlegirl: Yeah…we all hate Doris. But she'll get what she deserves soon enough. Enjoy!
On with the show!
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Chapter 26
A Rescue Party
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Wilbur sighed as he and Carl walked home. They stayed very silent. He really hoped that Mike would have believed him, but considering the fact that they sorta bullied him the night before, may be the reason why he hated him. After all, not only did they inflict that upon him, but the were teamed up with Al, who could have possibly been the love of his life. Even though Wilbur didn't like Mike personally, he still felt sorry for the middle-aged man.
"Ah…don't worry little buddy," said Carl, breaking the silence. Wilbur looked up as Carl gave him a smile. He wrapped his arm around his shoulders. "I'm sure we'll find a way to figure this out. I mean, we made it out okay the last time this sort of thing happened…"
"Yeah…but we had Lewis with us," sighed Wilbur. "This time, it's just us two…and I'm not a genius…I'm just a deadweight for you Carl…"
"No you're not!" said Carl in a somewhat disappointed tone. "Wilbur, it's because of your cocky-fun attitude that makes my life eventful everyday! If you followed the rules like everyone else, I'd be bored out of my mind! Sure, sometimes I wish you would stop, but Wilbur…you are someone special! I know we'll find a way to save your dad's and Mike's future, because you're my little buddy. Wilbur Robinson never fails."
Wilbur shook his head. "This time, he does."
Just as Carl was about to say something…
"Wait!"
Both of them turned to see Ted running after them. Once he arrived to where they were, he stopped to pant. Wilbur cocked an eyebrow.
"What are you doing here?"
"Listen," began Ted, "I left Mike's house about two hours ago because we had a little fight about trusting you and whatnot. I came back and he was gone…not only that, the living room seemed like it went through a hurricane! Also, the ceremony starts in like, an hour and a half! I have a bad feeling that something took Mike…"
"Doris..." whispered Wilbur to himself.
"Well, do you know where he could be?" asked Carl.
"Not a clue," said Ted with a shrug.
Suddenly, Wilbur's eyes lightened up. His mouth formed into a sly smile; the same expression he always got when he was concocting a plan.
"I know how to find him…"
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A few moments later, Ted, Wilbur and Carl were in the garage. Wilbur was holding on to the Location Scanner, and invention his dad made not to long ago to find things. He typed in the name, "Mike Yagoobian" and pressed enter.
"Aha!" said Wilbur as the Location Scanner gave off a beep. "I found him! He's at an abandoned warehouse not to far from here…I wouldn't be surprised if Doris has anything to do with this…"
"Great!" said Carl. "We can go rescue him, destroy Doris and make it back in time for your dad's ceremony. The family already left I'm guessing since the house is empty.
Wilbur grew suspicious. It didn't seem like the family to leave without him and Carl. Franny would have made them all wait, and when they arrived, he would have received a lecture and then they would arrive late. It already happened when he came home late on the day of Grandma Lucille's Disco tournament.
To be safe, Wilbur typed in Franny Robinson into the Location Scanner. It read that she was at Robinson Industries. He then tried Cornelius Robinson, then Bud Robinson, then Joe Robinson…
Ever Robinson was at Robinson Industries, according to the scanner. He typed in DOR-15, just for kicks. The Location Scanner beeped and it read:
Robinson Industries.
"The family's being held hostage!" yelled Wilbur. "It says so right here!"
Ted gasped. "but Mike's still held up! You need to help me save him!"
"We will,' said Wilbur. 'And then, we'll rescue my family and destroy that stupid hat once and for all."
"Let's go!" screamed Carl.
The three boys all ran out to find Mike. But not before Wilbur grabbed the Location Scanner and the Pocket Grappling Hook that his dad made.
"It'll come in handy," he told himself as he ran off to catch up with Ted and Carl.
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The next chapter is the big, jumbo, MONSTER sized battle against Doris. I probably won't post that until Friday though. Sorry! Gee…only 4 more chapters until the story's over. It comes to a shock to me…
Thanks for reading!
-Kim