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He forced his eyes closed, but the nagging in the back of his head was ya attention

Alton and Dalton fighting over whoed to Who had taken them

Did it ever occur to you it uard?

No Heather B and Mike J were at the guardhouse And Josh was asleep the whole time

What do you mean Josh was asleep?

Junior Mints The map with the power plant at its center The memory of the day of the battle

Bug, the chameleon

Bug

The power plant

Sam jumped out of bed like he’d been shot from a cannon

He pulled on jeans and searched frantically for his shoes under the bed He slipped them on and ran to Astrid’s room He didn’t knock, just threw open the door

She was asleep, a tangle of blond hair on a pillow

“Astrid Wake up”

She didn’tan illicit thrill despite his frenzy “Wake up”

Blue eyes snapped open “What? Is it Petey again?”