Anaconda Adventure
““Yes—another hologram—another bit of code,” confirmed Petty, peering through her powerful microscope.
Josh and Danny took a look. The hologram this time was of a cat of some kind. A tabby … or a tiger. It was hard to tell.
Petty looked thoughtful. “Only one more to go,” she said. “So I’m guessing our Mystery Marble Sender will reveal himself soon. And then what? This … feels dangerous to me. Very dangerous.”
“Maybe whoever it is just wants to help,” suggested Danny with a hopeful shrug.
Petty gave a hollow laugh. “Ooooh, I doubt that! Nobody ever just wants to help. Everybody’s out for themselves! I learned that the hard way when my so-called best friend betrayed me and stole my work—or what he thought was my work—and burnt out my memory!”
She picked up a picture in a shattered glass frame. In it was her old friend, Victor Crouch, his arm around a younger Petty, smiling. He wore a hat but no eyebrows.
“Do you think it is Victor Crouch?” asked Josh.
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