Ok here chapter 42 let see what Spencer is doing, and then we will go back to the present and see how friends Valentine's Day date is going are. Please read and review and I will be happy :)

Spencer had decided to stay in Washington and keep an eye on Nevel as well, he didn't know what the men general Morgan sent to spy on Nevel looked like, but he never contacted him with any news about Nevel either. When the school let out for the holidays he left Washington and followed Nevel back to Seattle, he saw him and his friends split up at the airport and go with home with their own families. He decided to return to home, he would still keep an eye on Nevel, but he also wanted to go home. When he got to his apartment he ran into Ms. Benson "oh Spencer, I'm glad to see you back, how is your grandfather doing?" "He's doing better, so I came home, thank you for taking care of the apartment" he said "no problem, here's all your mail" she said giving it to him. He thanked her and went inside and closed the door, he took a shower to relax him self and calm his nerves. He went to a Christmas Eve party with Socko and Taylor. He got a call from Carly Christmas morning and he told her he was spending Christmas Day with all of the parents, but he didn't tell her anything else. He headed over to the Campton's where everyone else was meeting, they all seemed happy and he was glad they weren't dwelling on the past. On New Year's Eve he followed Nevel and his friends to the Beverly Garden hotel for a party, he hung out in the dance room keeping an eye on the group. He saw Nathan and Jeanette leave the ball room but kept his eye on Nevel, he noticed Nevel leave the ballroom and go up to the front desk, he noticed Nevel seemed angry and then saw him give the man some money and the man told him something. Nevel headed for the elevator and Spencer went to the front desk "excuse me can you tell me where Nevel Papperman" he asked "oh yes he just headed up to the 5th floor" the man replied. He thanked him and took the elevator up to the fifth floor; he walked the halls searching for Nevel when he heard a scream. He peeked around a corner and saw Nevel standing in the doorway of a room, from the way he was acting Spencer could tell he was angry. He then saw Nevel run out of the room and close the door, Nevel starting coming his way and he hid behind the corner. He saw him get back on the elevator and he looked shocked and slightly scared. Spencer went back down to the ballroom and looked for Nevel he saw him sitting at a table drinking punch; he stayed until Nevel left and went back to his house. He followed him back to his house and then headed back to his own apartment, from this holiday vacation Spencer had only learned a little bit more about their plan and he knew that he had to do something. Two days later Nevel and his friends took a plane back to Washington back to the school, Spencer got a flight to Washington and headed back, and he called Socko and told him to watch the apartment. When he got to Washington he went back to the same hotel and rented another room, he stayed up in Washington for half the month spying on Nevel, and then he followed Nevel and his friends back to Seattle. For Spencer this was becoming hell, he had followed them from Washington back to Seattle and still hadn't learned anything more except that they were planning something. He sat in his apartment trying to occupy himself with the sculpture he started but never finished when he got a call from someone surprising. "Hello Spencer" "General Morgan…………I'm surprised to hear from you" "well I'm calling you because my men who were at the school told me that Nevel and his friends made their way back to Seattle, they told me that they had finished their classes up there and were going back home and then heading down to California." Spencer immediately dropped his sculpting tools when he heard this "they are heading to California?" "Yes, they are, my men told me that they were leaving for California at the first of February" "well thank you for contacting me" "no problem and Spencer…………be careful" Spencer hung up and started pacing around the room. He was panicking and talking to himself "oh god, what am I going to do, what am I going to do!"

He rushed to his room and grabbed his suitcases which he didn't even unpack; he went back into the living room and then looked at his calendar. It was only January 17th, so he still had the rest of January before anything would happen. He sat back down and continued working on his sculpture and tried to keep his mind on what he was doing instead of thinking about Nevel and his evil plan. The rest of the month went by pretty slow; he finished his sculpture and finally got paid for it which made him happy. He spent time with Ms. Benson, she was still feeling down and he kept her spirits up, but at the same time he was making to keep and eye on Nevel and his friends, following them wherever and wearing funny disguises to hide himself. He would cross off the days on his calendar until February 1st arrived, on that day he put his suitcases in his car and told Ms. Benson his grandfather needed him and to watch the apartment.

He drove by Nevel house and just like General Morgan said Nevel and his friends were packing to leave, he parked down the street and waited until they left and then followed them to the airport. He watched as their limo drove onto the tarmac and up to a jet, he parked his car in the parking lot and locked, not bothering to call anyone to come get it. He immediately went out onto the tarmac with his suitcases and joined the other men who were loading the jet. He threw his suitcases in the cargo hold with the others when he noticed three large crates being loaded into the hold. He had suspicions about what was in those crates and it gave him Goosebumps, when no one was looking he jumped into the cargo hold and hid behind several suitcases. The men closed the door and stuck his head up and smiled, he had just got a free trip to California. He stood up and suddenly the plane jolted sending him into a pile of suitcases "whoa, ow" he sat up and could hear the engines roar, the plane was taking off. After the plane had stopped shaking he got up once more and walked over to the crates, they each were labeled 'Fragile' he then saw the logo for the Washington Artillery Training School and he knew exactly what was inside. The plane ride for him took for ever, so he pulled out his pearpod and listened to his music, but he ended falling asleep. He was awoken by the plane shaking once again which meant it was landing; he immediately went and hid again. He saw some more men coming in and out of the cargo hold unloading suitcases so he grabbed his and at the right moment he carried them out like all the others but walked on the other side of the plane and bolted away from it. When he was clear of the tarmac he sat down to catch his breath, he was pretty proud of himself for what he had just done. He went inside the airport and rented a car and then thought about what to do next, he immediately thought of going to the house where Carly and the others were but he instead decided to follow Nevel. He looked back out on the tarmac and saw Nevel getting into a limo, he kept his eyes locked on the limo and followed it out of the airport. He followed them for what seemed like forever until they turned up into a long driveway, he parked his car on the street and snuck his way up the drive way. "Oh my God" was all he said when he saw the mansion. He saw the limo had stopped in front of the house and the doors were opening, he noticed that he was in plain view and anyone could see him so he dived into some bushes and peered through them.

He saw two more cars drive up into the driveway, he watched Nevel and the other kids walk to the cars and they began to unload some bags and suitcases. A bunch of other people unloaded the three large crates from the other car "alright Nevel I know where you and I know what your up to, and I'm going to stop you" he whispered to himself.

Ok so Spencer is gotten to California, the next chapter we will go back to the present. Now please R&R that would make me very happy :)