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He was suddenly extremely aware of the fact that he had never been in her bedroom before But this was not the time

“Bug He took the Junior Mints”

She stared at him “You woke me up for that?”

“At the power plant Alton and Dalton They were both telling the truth Neither of them took the candy, or Josh, either Someone else was there Someone they didn’t see”

“Why would Bug be at the power plant?” Astrid wondered Then her eyes widened as she understood

“Because I’et Edilio You’re in charge till I get back”

“You ,” Astrid said

He was already on his way out He pounded down the stairs and out into the frosty night air He found Edilio at the firehouse, where he stayed hts

“Who’s on guard at the plant?” Sam asked Edilio after he’d shaken him out of a sound sleep

“Josh, Brittney D, um, Mickey, and Mike Farmer”

“Mike’s solid,” Sam said “The other three?”

Edilio shrugged “Man, I hat I got Mickey’s the one as playing around with a gun and shot a hole in the floor of his house, killed the washing machine in the basement Brittney may be cool She’s motivated Josh? I don’t know, man”

They piled into the Jeep It took the the town before they had rounded up Dekka, Brianna, Taylor, Orc, and a handful of Edilio’s soldiers They added a sedan and a giant Escalade to the convoy Orc snoozed in the back of the Escalade

They had ten kids in the three vehicles They paused in front of the town hall Sam stood on the sidewalk, where he could be heard by everyone

“I’ you all out of your war to make a move on the power plant,” he said