Bringing Down the Mouse
“As settings went, the Moon Base’s steps were as official a place for an awards ceremony as Charlie could have imagined; the imposing pyramid-shaped building gave off a feeling of importance. From where Charlie was standing next to Jeremy in a crowd of kids at least twenty thick, everything felt very real and intense.
“Come on, man,” Jeremy mumbled, for what had to be the hundredth time. “We’re going to be late for the monorail, and Warden Walker is going to have our butts. What the heck are we ...doing here, anyway?”
Charlie didn’t answer. Instead, he glanced around the crowd, picking out the faces of the rest of his team. Finn and Magic were together a few feet to his right, and Greg, Sam, Jake, and Daniel were behind them, below the bottom step. Charlie didn’t see Miranda anywhere, but he assumed she was watching from somewhere. None of them would be there without her, of course; she had to be savoring the moment.
“I mean, you can’t really care about some stupid midway game contest, can you?MoreLess
“Come on, man,” Jeremy mumbled, for what had to be the hundredth time. “We’re going to be late for the monorail, and Warden Walker is going to have our butts. What the heck are we ...doing here, anyway?”
Charlie didn’t answer. Instead, he glanced around the crowd, picking out the faces of the rest of his team. Finn and Magic were together a few feet to his right, and Greg, Sam, Jake, and Daniel were behind them, below the bottom step. Charlie didn’t see Miranda anywhere, but he assumed she was watching from somewhere. None of them would be there without her, of course; she had to be savoring the moment.
“I mean, you can’t really care about some stupid midway game contest, can you?MoreLess
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