And here's where they laid eyes on the observatory...

Chapter 14: The Observatory

A couple of minutes later, they went to the back of the other side of the McDodd house and Jojo followed them over to where his observatory is. Jonah, Sam, Cyrus, Hawk and Travis all gasped in amazement as they saw the little tower in front of the house in a distance. Jonah saw Jojo climbing some steps and stopped him for a sec. He asked, "How do you get from there?"

Jojo chuckled, "Let me show ya."

He went on the steps and climbed on the little basket, where he opens the umbrella and it takes him to a wooden plank, then he sits down on a unicycle, going back while stretching the elastic band, then pulled the lever, which made the stretch band go in another direction and catapulted him to the top of the observatory and then, he jumped out of there and walked up the steps and stops for a sec. He turns around and sees his friends down there. He asked, "Is that cool or what?"

Jonah's jaw dropped down and he was speechless. Travis was more shocked than Jonah was and asked, "How do we get up there?"

"They always bring it back, but I've got a better solution."

Then, then another basket comes forth in front of them and it's a medium sized one that can fit about three people. Jonah looked extremely nervous and wanted to step back, but he couldn't miss seeing what Jojo does there, so he slowly walks in the basket along with Travis and Cyrus. Travis was shaking a little as the basket slowly takes them up to the steps of the observatory.

"We're gonna die, aren't we?" asked Travis.

As soon as it lifts them up in the steps, the door opens and they all walk out of there, standing where Jojo's standing. Jojo chuckled and said, "Just invented it a few weeks ago."

"I was afraid that we would die for some reason."

"I've tested it numerous times. Trust me, when you get on it, it sorta makes it a lot faster to get there. So, death is not a possiblity."

"I guess you're right."

Then, it picks up Caitlyn, Hawk and Sam along the way. Sam chuckled and said, "How come you're not afraid of this?"

Caitlyn giggled and said, "If Jojo made it, there's no problems."

"How do you know?"

"I trust him. He's my friend."

Jojo blushed a little and Travis can see that in front of him. He asked, "You love her, don't ya?"

Jojo scoffs and said, "We're just friends."

"Sure you are."

A quick second later, Mike, Cody, Marcus and Misty come off the ride and Misty feels something in her leg and it's Mike. She groaned and said, "Okay, Mike. You can let go of my leg now."

Mike opens his eyes and sees Misty's foot. He quickly shuddered and stood up and got out of the basket. Cody chuckled and asked, "You were scared, weren't you?"

Mike didn't want to admit it and said, "I wasn't that scared."

"How does grabbing my leg for dear life not scared?" asked Misty.

"Well, I panicked a little, but I wanted to look danger in the eye and your foot is a good example."

"Whatever."

"So, now that we're all here, you're about to witness something creative and so awesome in my observatory." Jojo said.

"Which door do we take?" asked Sam.

"This little door."

They see the little door on the bottom of the big door and he enters inside, along with the others coming in behind him. Sam, Travis, Jonah, Cyrus and Hawk look around and they're in total and complete awe of this observatory. Sam gasped in shock and asked, "You made all these?"

"Yep. Every nook and cranny known to every who in Whoville." Jojo said.

"What do you do with these things anyway?" asked Cyrus.

"Make music instruments. I draw some things from the observatory and see what kind of instruments would I make. When I would come here, I start with it right away. It's really amazing to see what you drew on a sheet of paper and then, built it and make it into a reality."

"You surprise us."

Jonah looks at the golden horn and asked, "What's this?"

Jojo turned around and walked towards him and said, "This is one of my inventions. It's pretty much well-known."

"Well known how?" asked Travis.

"I used that thing during the Horton incident where I climbed up to one of the buildings, look at the sky and then I said the famous words as loud as I could."

"What was that word?"

"Yopp!"

"It's true. Jojo definitely saved the entire town of Whoville with that word and his dad, of course." Mike said.

"How come we never saw it happen?" asked Jonah.

"You weren't here when this happened."

"So, who's Horton, anyway?"

"Horton's an elephant. Neither of us can see him, but we can hear him with that old record player speaker that's been attached in the balcony of my dad's office in city hall. He still keeps in touch with him." Jojo said.

"That's awesome."

"How do you make all those sounds here?" asked Hawk.

"I'll show ya."

He went over to where all the instruments have bene invented and decided to play them and while he did that, he got on one of the kites, then grabbed all the bells and falls to the yarn balls, pushes them, gets on top of one of them and then falls off, grabbing on to the string, pulls the lever down where little metal balls were sliding off the stairs and he slid down the rails too.

Mike, Caitlyn, Cody, Marcus and Misty were amazed as well as Jonah, Travis, Sam, Cyrus and Hawk for watching everything come alive. Then, Jojo bounces up and into the basket. He grabbed Jonah's hand and then, as he pulled the lever, they reach up to the higher parts of the observatory and Jonah was on the ground as Jojo cranks up the another level and the roof of the observatory opens up and sees the entire sky there.

The others were left speechless and Jonah could not believe his eyes when that roof opened. Jojo got down on the ground and asked, "What do you think?"

"It is amazing. That's why you come out here all the time?" asked Jonah.

"All the time. It's like a second home and a safe place for me to get away from everything, including my dad."

"Such an awesome place. I am definitely coming back here."

"So are we!"

Jojo looks down and sees the others down there. He chuckled and got the basket down and Travis and Hawk were next. Jojo said, "Pull the red lever."

Travis pulled the lever and it rose them up to where they're at and they saw it unfold. It was something they have never seen before in their lives-a skyview of Whoville.

"Hey! Whay about us?" asked Cyrus.

The basket was brought down and Cyrus, Sam and Mike were going along for the ride. When they got there, it was a sight they have never seen before. Cyrus chuckled and said, "Jojo, this is the best place ever."

"Thanks."

Then, Marcus and Cody were next and Misty and Caitlyn were the last to go and looked at the entire view together. They felt the wind blowing through their fur as they looked in the air. Jonah chuckled and said, "Thank you...for showing us your getaway."

Jojo smiled and said, "No probs."

"Think we can come over, so we can see what you do?" asked Hawk.

"Anytime."

They looked at the sky until Jojo cranks the lever and the roof of the observatory was closed and they were surprised. Misty said, "So, that's how you close it."

"That's what I was gonna say." Cyrus said.

"Well, you guys have seen my observatory and it was awesome." Jojo said.

"Of course."

"How long do you stay there?" asked Jonah.

"Until dinner or at least when it's time to go to bed or something like that."

"Sneaky, aren't you?"

Jojo chuckled and said, "It's a getaway."

"I understand."

"So, when we come out, how do we get down from here?"

"We land on the ground." Cody said.

"On the ground?" asked Travis, nervously.

"Yep."

"Don't worry. Jojo always makes sure we land safely."

As they got out, he brought in a trampoline and lands it on the ground and Jonah was the first one to jump down. He gulped hard and then, he took a plunge and jumped out and landed on the trampoline and then, got down on the ground. He looked up and did an 'okay' sign on his fingers. Travis was up next and he seemed a bit nervous. He sighed heavily and said, "The things I do for friends..."

He jumps down and lands on the trampoline and then, to the ground. He chuckled in relief and said, "I'm okay."

"Duh, dude. We're cool."

Hawk, Cyrus and Sam jumped all together and they went in the trampoline and back to the ground. Sam chuckled and said, "Dude, that was awesome!"

"Thanks, Jojo!" exclaimed Cyrus.

"No probs. See you guys tomorrow." Jojo said.

They all waved 'bye' to him as they walked away. Caitlyn, Misty, Mike, Cody and Marcus were saying bye to him too as they jumped out of the trampoline and landed on the ground. Jojo looked down and chuckled softly as the wind blew through his hair and then, he went in the the observatory, with a smile on his face.

Seemed pretty cool. But as soon as they get home...let's just say it will end up in a huge rage for Paul. Find out next time!