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Ch.7

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Welcome to the latest chapter of this fic! This chapter won't be as action-packed as the past few chapters, but I promise to keep the action coming throughout this fic. Please R&R!

One moment, Kevin and Eddy were flying through the air on the chariots, but as the light engulfed them, they were back in the computer room with Chris and Zeke, along with the rest of the kids.

"Nice going in there you guys," said Chris with a nod.

Kevin clenched his fists in anger. "Okay, I don't know whether to beat the snot outta Zeke for putting us all in there or Eddy for being a dork!"

"What'd I do?" asked Eddy agitatedly. It wasn't long before he was surrounded by Kevin, Nazz, Sarah, and Rolf. Ed, Double D, Jimmy, Jonny, Chris and Zeke winced as they watch Kevin deliver a left hook to Eddy's face, Sarah bit him in the leg, and Nazz kicked him in the gut before Rolf rose the smallest Ed over his head and threw him across the room.

"That felt good," replied Sarah as she watched Eddy attempt to crawl to his feet. "So, what now?"

"Now that you've proven that you're capable of helping us," explained Chris. "We have to take you to Superior. He'll give us our orders from there."

Ed scratched his head in confusion. "Superior? Where's he?"

"If you knew, we'd have to kill you," replied Zeke as he turned off the main computer, stuffing his laptop into his bag. "I hope you guys like airplanes, 'cause we'll be on one for a while." He and Chris walked to the door to the left of the room and opened it, revealing a plane on the other side. "Ready to go?"

The interior of the plane was nothing special. There was three rows of three, the Ed's sitting in the front, the girls and Jimmy sat in the middle, and Kevin, Rolf, and Jonny sat in the back. Chris and Zeke were in the cockpit, ready to take off.

"Hello, this is your captain speaking," said Zeke over the speaker. "I hope everyone's comfortable because we won't be landing for at least ten hours."

"Ten hours?" snapped Eddy. "What are we supposed to do for that long? There better be a movie or something."

"Don't worry," assured Chris. "We'll be there before you know it. "Now then, while you've been sitting back there, you've been breathing a chemical which will loll you to sleep in less than a minute. We you wake up, we will have landed at our destination. Possible side effects include nausea, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, and really messed up dreams. Sleep tight!"

Jimmy shrugged. "That's funny; I don't feel the least bit…" His head suddenly slumped over as he began to snore blissfully. The rest of the kids soon followed, engulfed in slumber.

The kids bolted out of their seats, covering their ears from the blasting air horn Zeke held in his hand. "Rise and shine kiddies!"

"We the heck did you do that for?" shouted Sarah.

"We're here," said Chris as he opened the door to the plane, a flight of stairs swinging down to the ground below. "Thank you for flying with Chris and Zeke Air. We hope you choose to fly with us in the future." The kids grumbled tiredly, rubbing sleep from their eyes as they followed the young adults out of the plane.

Rolf shook Jonny's shoulder. "Jonny the wood boy, we must follow the others."

However, Jonny continued to clench Plank tightly as she shook with fear. "I saw things…things I can't un-see!"

After a short walk, the group arrived inside the building. Everything looked high-tech and metallic, as if they had walked into a portal to the future.

"This is absolutely amazing!" exclaimed Double D in awe, his eyes scanning the area. "I'm speechless! If the average Joe was able to acquire such advanced technology for everyday use, we could easily bring the world to a…"

Eddy slapped his hand over Double D's mouth. "I thought you were speechless!"

"Okay then," said Chris as he turned in place, facing the kids. "Superior will speak to you in an hour." He handed the kids a map and a lanyard with a rectangular pass on it. "Feel free to walk around and check stuff out, just remember, if you tell anyone what you see…"

"Then you'll kill us," replied the kids in a monotone voice as they rolled their eyes.

Zeke nodded in approval. "You're all getting so much smarter already! Have fun!" The kids split up; some going down the hall while others went into the elevators.

Double D unfolded the map, his eager eyes scanning over it. "There's so much to see here, where should we begin?"

"Oh I know!" exclaimed Ed, raising his hand as if waiting to be called on by the teacher. "We should go see if they make mutants or animals that talk or robots that can hula dance or…"

Eddy grabbed his two friends, pulling them aside. "Forget that! You guys are gonna help me dig up some dirt on that Zeke guy!"

"Zeke?" asked Double D. "I'll probably regret asking, but why?"

"He's already tried to kill us a bunch of times in less than two days," replied Eddy, looking at Double D as if he had asked the stupidest question ever. "I think he's a double agent."

Ed gasped in surprise, clapping happily. "I love spy stuff!"

"Good," replied Eddy as he pulled his friends in a football-like huddle. "Now let's expose Zeke for who he really is!"

Double D rolled his eyes as Ed watched Eddy look over the map. "If I had the ability to read minds, I'd like to see what goes on in that head of yours Eddy."

I hope you enjoyed the chapter, despite its lack of action or length. Please R&R!