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Authors: Chad Morris
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Rafa to close the door.
“Naïve cretins!” Grandpa burst out, clanking his cane on the ground as he walked. “Ignorant moldwarps! Do they understand nothing?”
“Wow,” Carol whispered to Abby. “I think his genius undies are in a bunch. He’s angrier than a wolverine with stickers in its paws, pine cones up its nose, and its tail on fire.”
“This time travel stuff is serious,” Derick said.
Grandpa waved the group toward him. “We have much to think about and to decide. I’ll be contacting most of you soon.”
Most of you? Abby wondered if he would contact her. The group gradually spread out as they made the journey back up toward the school.
Abby inched up closer to her grandpa. There was still something she couldn’t figure out. Maybe it was the right time to ask. Derick and Carol followed. “Grandpa,” Abby said quietly, “I have a question.”
“Go ahead,” Grandpa said, his red face slowly fading back to its normal hue.
“I understand that you must have some sort of device that told you when Muns used an energy burst, but how did you know where in history Muns had sent his men?”
Grandpa looked over his shoulder, then spoke softly. “Derick and Carol, did you both hear that question?”
They nodded.
“I don’t believe anyone else did,” Grandpa said. “Do not share that question with them. I have been preparing for quite some time to answer it, but would like to address it my way. But it is a very good question.” He cleared his throat. “The kind that needs an answer.”
Abby walked alongside her Grandpa. She waited for him to tell her more.
“There is something I have become increasingly worried about,” Grandpa said. “There is more to understand than even those with keys know. Now that Muns has acted again, the urgency has increased.” He took a few more steps. “Yet some answers shouldn’t just be given.”
“What does that mean?” Derick asked.
“Just as with the secrets you learned from inside your lockets,” Grandpa said, “some answers you need to earn. The answer to your question is just as serious as the answer you learned about our ability to go into the past.”
A rush went through Abby. Really? Something that serious?
“It is not a trifling matter,” Grandpa explained. “Monday morning, check the safety deposit room.” Abby had seen that room before. It was on the main floor of the Hall, a place where students could store valuables they didn’t feel comfortable keeping in their dorms. Abby had never used it; she hadn’t had the need. “I will send you a retrieval code. Please keep secret what you find there. Derick and Abby, because you have keys, you will find special information there. Carol, you do not have a key, but you know the secrets of the Bridge already. If you desire, I will let you assist Abby and Derick. No one but you three should discover what you find. I urge you to treat this seriously. After tonight’s events,” he paused for a moment, choosing his words carefully, “it has become very important for someone else to know the answer to that question. It could be essential in the future if Muns continues to strike.”
9
The Black Box
The three students approached the safety deposit room. Carol yawned. It was still early. The cafeteria hadn’t even started serving breakfast. Most of the school was still sleeping. The room was long and thin, a row of twelve doors down one side, each with a scanner beside it. Derick approached a door and raised his hand so the machine could match his fingerprints and verify his identity. He waited for a moment.
“Nothing here for me,” he said. “I bet Grandpa sent it to you, Abby. You were the one who asked the question.”
Abby raised her hand. She couldn’t feel the scan, but knew it was happening. Almost immediately a message came through her rings.
Your belongings are being authenticated and delivered.
A light turned green beside the door. Abby opened it and stepped
“Naïve cretins!” Grandpa burst out, clanking his cane on the ground as he walked. “Ignorant moldwarps! Do they understand nothing?”
“Wow,” Carol whispered to Abby. “I think his genius undies are in a bunch. He’s angrier than a wolverine with stickers in its paws, pine cones up its nose, and its tail on fire.”
“This time travel stuff is serious,” Derick said.
Grandpa waved the group toward him. “We have much to think about and to decide. I’ll be contacting most of you soon.”
Most of you? Abby wondered if he would contact her. The group gradually spread out as they made the journey back up toward the school.
Abby inched up closer to her grandpa. There was still something she couldn’t figure out. Maybe it was the right time to ask. Derick and Carol followed. “Grandpa,” Abby said quietly, “I have a question.”
“Go ahead,” Grandpa said, his red face slowly fading back to its normal hue.
“I understand that you must have some sort of device that told you when Muns used an energy burst, but how did you know where in history Muns had sent his men?”
Grandpa looked over his shoulder, then spoke softly. “Derick and Carol, did you both hear that question?”
They nodded.
“I don’t believe anyone else did,” Grandpa said. “Do not share that question with them. I have been preparing for quite some time to answer it, but would like to address it my way. But it is a very good question.” He cleared his throat. “The kind that needs an answer.”
Abby walked alongside her Grandpa. She waited for him to tell her more.
“There is something I have become increasingly worried about,” Grandpa said. “There is more to understand than even those with keys know. Now that Muns has acted again, the urgency has increased.” He took a few more steps. “Yet some answers shouldn’t just be given.”
“What does that mean?” Derick asked.
“Just as with the secrets you learned from inside your lockets,” Grandpa said, “some answers you need to earn. The answer to your question is just as serious as the answer you learned about our ability to go into the past.”
A rush went through Abby. Really? Something that serious?
“It is not a trifling matter,” Grandpa explained. “Monday morning, check the safety deposit room.” Abby had seen that room before. It was on the main floor of the Hall, a place where students could store valuables they didn’t feel comfortable keeping in their dorms. Abby had never used it; she hadn’t had the need. “I will send you a retrieval code. Please keep secret what you find there. Derick and Abby, because you have keys, you will find special information there. Carol, you do not have a key, but you know the secrets of the Bridge already. If you desire, I will let you assist Abby and Derick. No one but you three should discover what you find. I urge you to treat this seriously. After tonight’s events,” he paused for a moment, choosing his words carefully, “it has become very important for someone else to know the answer to that question. It could be essential in the future if Muns continues to strike.”
9
The Black Box
The three students approached the safety deposit room. Carol yawned. It was still early. The cafeteria hadn’t even started serving breakfast. Most of the school was still sleeping. The room was long and thin, a row of twelve doors down one side, each with a scanner beside it. Derick approached a door and raised his hand so the machine could match his fingerprints and verify his identity. He waited for a moment.
“Nothing here for me,” he said. “I bet Grandpa sent it to you, Abby. You were the one who asked the question.”
Abby raised her hand. She couldn’t feel the scan, but knew it was happening. Almost immediately a message came through her rings.
Your belongings are being authenticated and delivered.
A light turned green beside the door. Abby opened it and stepped
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