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father’s blood to stabilize his body.
So that’s why you’re acting different…more powerful!
Maxim nodded while remaining glum.
That explains a lot!
There’s something else I think you should know.
Nexa winched. I’m listening.
I found Nero’s secret laboratory.
Then it is true. Nexa gasped. The place actually does exist!
I found Willa there.
Nexa’s eyes lit up. I want to get her and bring her home.
We can’t! Maxim’s head drooped. The memory device holding her DNA data is missing from the android body we remember as our nanny. I found it discarded in a heap along with other scrap metals.
Nexa began to think hard. Willa’s data still has to be stored somewhere in the lab.
Yes, I agree; but before we go and look for her, let me tell you about the most extraordinary thing that happened to me.
Nexa crawled over to her brother’s side and eagerly waited for the details.
Do you recall all that sophisticated equipment we saw when we found out what happened to Oddily’s mother?
Yes, I remember.
Well…I believe the contents of that lab are now inside a giant cavern.
Nexa jumped up excitedly. What are we waiting for? I want to go and check it out!
Sit down and listen so I can finish. There was this chair and…I don’t know if I fully understand what happened.
Try anyway!
Okay. After I sat on it, I…I don’t know exactly what happened next; but according to Tinley, I was transported to a parallel universe and ended up inside the mind of another me.
Oh, come on! Nexa had a hard time believing him.
I’m serious. I was part of a musical group with a bunch of screaming fans and—stop laughing, sis.
I can’t help it. Where is this magical chair? I want to see it for myself.
I’ll show you, but I need to try something first. Nero may have reprogrammed Tinley to keep us from tampering with the data that guards his lab, but I think I’ve found a way to outsmart him. I’m going to attempt to dismantle the sensors to get into the hideout without alerting Tinley. If my plan works, I’ll bring you there.
That reminds me, Nexa made a sour face, you weren’t very nice to father today.
Maxim shook his head. Why should I be? You told me yourself that he didn’t want me to know that he was here yesterday.
But he saved your life Maxim—and Oddily’s too!
So tell me. How did he know we were in trouble?
He didn’t find out from me! Nexa’s angelic face showed that she wasn’t lying.
Sis, I’m worried. I need to find out who tampered with Tinley and why they programmed the android to harm Oddily.
Do you think it’s that girl with the spiky black hair?
There’s only one way to find out. Maxim stood up and began to pace back and forth again. I saw Tinley shortly after you and Oddily left for school and he was behaving normally. That means I could create a time slip, returning to that moment in time, and hide in the control room. I’ll wait there for as long as it takes until I find out who it is.
I’m ready to do it right now! Nexa got up from the bed and stretched.
What about Oddily? I don’t want to leave her alone.
Activate your bedroom sensors. We will know instantly if there is movement in the room.
All right; but once we are inside the control room, you must remain hidden even after I show myself to the intruder.
Nexa smiled. You won’t even know that I’m there.
* * * * * *
After Maxim and his sister materialized inside the control room, Nexa asked, How long do you think we’ll have to wait?
I figure it will be no more than an hour.
You do realize that you can’t tamper with what already happened, right?
Maxim frowned . I know. That’s why I want you to watch from inside the main cabinet.
Where will you hide?
I’ll position myself behind one of the screens.
Maxim readied himself for the encounter while Nexa hid, finding a comfortable position with a view of the room. She couldn’t wait to find out the identity of the demented person terrorizing her family and
So that’s why you’re acting different…more powerful!
Maxim nodded while remaining glum.
That explains a lot!
There’s something else I think you should know.
Nexa winched. I’m listening.
I found Nero’s secret laboratory.
Then it is true. Nexa gasped. The place actually does exist!
I found Willa there.
Nexa’s eyes lit up. I want to get her and bring her home.
We can’t! Maxim’s head drooped. The memory device holding her DNA data is missing from the android body we remember as our nanny. I found it discarded in a heap along with other scrap metals.
Nexa began to think hard. Willa’s data still has to be stored somewhere in the lab.
Yes, I agree; but before we go and look for her, let me tell you about the most extraordinary thing that happened to me.
Nexa crawled over to her brother’s side and eagerly waited for the details.
Do you recall all that sophisticated equipment we saw when we found out what happened to Oddily’s mother?
Yes, I remember.
Well…I believe the contents of that lab are now inside a giant cavern.
Nexa jumped up excitedly. What are we waiting for? I want to go and check it out!
Sit down and listen so I can finish. There was this chair and…I don’t know if I fully understand what happened.
Try anyway!
Okay. After I sat on it, I…I don’t know exactly what happened next; but according to Tinley, I was transported to a parallel universe and ended up inside the mind of another me.
Oh, come on! Nexa had a hard time believing him.
I’m serious. I was part of a musical group with a bunch of screaming fans and—stop laughing, sis.
I can’t help it. Where is this magical chair? I want to see it for myself.
I’ll show you, but I need to try something first. Nero may have reprogrammed Tinley to keep us from tampering with the data that guards his lab, but I think I’ve found a way to outsmart him. I’m going to attempt to dismantle the sensors to get into the hideout without alerting Tinley. If my plan works, I’ll bring you there.
That reminds me, Nexa made a sour face, you weren’t very nice to father today.
Maxim shook his head. Why should I be? You told me yourself that he didn’t want me to know that he was here yesterday.
But he saved your life Maxim—and Oddily’s too!
So tell me. How did he know we were in trouble?
He didn’t find out from me! Nexa’s angelic face showed that she wasn’t lying.
Sis, I’m worried. I need to find out who tampered with Tinley and why they programmed the android to harm Oddily.
Do you think it’s that girl with the spiky black hair?
There’s only one way to find out. Maxim stood up and began to pace back and forth again. I saw Tinley shortly after you and Oddily left for school and he was behaving normally. That means I could create a time slip, returning to that moment in time, and hide in the control room. I’ll wait there for as long as it takes until I find out who it is.
I’m ready to do it right now! Nexa got up from the bed and stretched.
What about Oddily? I don’t want to leave her alone.
Activate your bedroom sensors. We will know instantly if there is movement in the room.
All right; but once we are inside the control room, you must remain hidden even after I show myself to the intruder.
Nexa smiled. You won’t even know that I’m there.
* * * * * *
After Maxim and his sister materialized inside the control room, Nexa asked, How long do you think we’ll have to wait?
I figure it will be no more than an hour.
You do realize that you can’t tamper with what already happened, right?
Maxim frowned . I know. That’s why I want you to watch from inside the main cabinet.
Where will you hide?
I’ll position myself behind one of the screens.
Maxim readied himself for the encounter while Nexa hid, finding a comfortable position with a view of the room. She couldn’t wait to find out the identity of the demented person terrorizing her family and
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