Everyone woke up the next morning and headed upstairs to the bakery. Topanga and Katy were making blueberry muffins and pancakes. Shawn was frying sausage and was making scrambled eggs. The kids noticed that there was snow on the ground. Cory turned the radio to listen to see if school had been canceled.
"They've called school off for the day!" declared Cory. "At least, I don't have to go to school today."
"Daddy, have you forgotten you put us on homebound?" asked Auggie. "What if there's school tomorrow?"
"Auggie, I know all five of you are on homebound, "responded Cory. "If there's school tomorrow, I still have to go."
Topanga, Katy, and Shawn began to serve breakfast to everyone. Riley and Maya put some sausage links, scrambled eggs, and a blueberry muffin on their plate. Then they headed to a table in the corner. Auggie, Farkle, and Lucas sat down at the girls' table.
"We know what you are doing?" said Auggie, with a smile on his face. "You're planning on going to find your aunt and uncle."
"How'd you know?" asked Maya.
"Auggie,heard you wake Riley up," admitted Lucas. "He was awake the whole time, when you were looking for the Olivers."
"Why didn't you say anything? asked Riley.
"We know how Maya feels," added Farkle. "Besides, we want to help too."
"You do?!" gasped Maya.
"We really do!" answered Lucas.
They all started plotting and planning. Lucas saw a pen and note pad laying on the table. He picked them up.
"We need to jot down who's going, what we will take with us, and how we are going to find them," informed Maya.
Topanga walked over to the table. They were afraid that they were going to get busted.
"Kids, we're probably going to be here in this building for awhile," informed Topanga. "So, I'm giving you permission to go up stairs. I thought that you could play some video games, and watch TV. When you come back down, bring what ever you want with you to the lab."
After Topanga left, the kids finished eating and went up stairs. Cory and Shawn went up stairs with them, to unlock the door. After Cory let the kids in, he took a seat on the coach and started watch a college basketball game.
The kids went in Riley's room and took a seat in the window. Lucas had already made a list of what they needed to take. He showed Maya the list.
"So, we need to take snowboots, hygiene items, emergency blankets, two or three extra outfits, Band-Aids, tennis shoes, and electronic items?" questioned Maya "Why electronic items?"
"So, we can keep in touch with everyone back here," remarked Farkle.
"You didn't rat us out?" asked Maya.
"We told Shawn," stated Auggie."He has agreed to help us, but we have to tell Daddy."
"Why do we have to tell dad?" asked Riley.
"Because I know where your aunt and uncle are?" remarked Auggie. "They are somewhere in the high school."
"How do you know?" asked Maya.
"When I saw you and Riley go back to bed, I went and go on the computer," explained Auggie. "I finished tracing them. They are in a secret room."
"Where is the location of the room?" asked Riley.
"In Mrs. Sweetwater's office," confirmed Auggie.
"You, mean Elsa," corrected Riley.
"That's who I'm talking about," declared Auggie. "The entrance of the room is behind a bookcase. I saw it on the screen. But I don't know how to get in or out."
"We will defiantly have to take Auggie with us!" confirmed Maya.
"When are we leaving?" asked Farkle.
"When I go back to school!" interrupted Cory.
"DAD!" gasped Riley.
"Shawn told me about what you are planning," informed Cory. "This is going to dangerous! I can't let you go until, we learn how to enter and exit the secret room."
"You told Shawn everything!" yelled Maya.
"Yes, he did!" remarked Shawn. "I got up to go the bathroom and saw Auggie running the scan. He told me everything that he found out."
"Dad, how will you find out how to get in and out?" asked Riley.
"It just so happens that I can get every room at school on my security camera," explained Cory. "It also records the activity that goes on. I'll go down to the lab and put in my security code, so we can access the security camera's from the lab. Shawn has agreed to stay up here, to make sure no one tries to sneak out."
Cory left the room. Shawn made all of the kids sit in the living room with him. Riley took her laptop into the living room. Farkle programed her computer, so she could also view the school's security system.
Meanwhile, Tommy and Kimberly had finished lifting weights and running laps around the track. Elsa gave them some time to drink water and eat a banana. After they took a small break, they went into the bathroom to get ready to get in the pool. Tommy folded up both of their outfits and put them in the bathroom closet. They walked back out into the room and got in the pool. Tommy and Kimberly started swimming laps.
Back at the Matthews apartment, Riley was watching the security cameras on her laptop. No one had been in the assistant prinicpal's office all day. Maya couldn't wait much longer, she was trying to come up with a plan to sneak out. She realized that she'd have to convince some people to go with her. When no one was looking Maya was making a list of what to take with her. She had written down three days of clothes, hygiene items, cellphone, emergency blanket, flashlight, band-aides, show boots, tennis shoes, small bottles of water, crackers, and pop-tarts. Maya was trying to think of more items, but Riley interrupted her.
"Hey I've seen Elsa and Zeltrax leave the room!" gasped Riley.
"How do they exit?" asked Shawn.
"They go up the stairs and it looked like they punched in a code," answered Riley.
"Farkle, can you zoom in and see if you can get the code? asked Shawn.
"Sure," answered Farkle. " I've zoomed in and I rewatched the footage. The code is SWEATWATER."
"Now, we have to find a way in," stated Lucas.
"That may take awhile, "interrupted Cory. "I've been watching the footage. I haven't seen them go in. I change adjust the cameras, so they are on full time. But, I can only do that from my office. Right now, they come on at 4:00 in the morning and go off at 6:00 night."
"What if someone goes into school, after hours?" asked Maya.
"The alarms go off and the police will come," answered Cory. "I'm sorry Maya. We will keep watching. When we find out how to get in, I'll sneak some of you into school."
Maya thought really hard and realized something. It dawned on her that Elsa and Zeltrax went to the underground room before the camera's were on. She also realized that during school hours, Elsa was in her office. But, why didn't the others see where they went when they left the room. Maya decided she was going to get up early the next morning and try to watch the monitors. Then she could show Cory and the others.
