Spies In Disguise: The Skills and the Spies (#2)

Chapter 13: Spies Track Spies

"We're not getting anywhere," Mom says furiously and impatiently.

"At least we'll get there eventually," I pipe up quickly, hoping that it'll ease Mom's mood. If you tell Mom that everything's going to be fine, she'll snap back, "Don't tell me everything's going to fine when we haven't even started dealing with that 'everything' yet!"

Funny, that's also what I say when someone tells me that everything's going to be fine.

"Adil and Elaine are also stuck in traffic, Sabrina, so it'll be fine," assured Aunt Alicia, and I see Mom relax a bit. Good.

"Wait, so when we get to the mall, who's going to go track Adil and Elaine?" I ask curiously.

"Alicia, you and I can go, so we can disguise ourselves as a couple shopping at the mall!" suggests Uncle Hector, at the same time that Mom says, "Alicia, you and I can go, so we can disguise ourselves as two ladies shopping at the mall!"

"I never said I wanted to go!" says Aunt Alicia quickly. "But sure, I'm fine with going. Hector, you can keep an eye on the girls and stay here, while Sabrina and I can go spy on Adil and Elaine!"

"But are you sure? What if he sees you? What if something happens?" asks Uncle Hector.

"Sabrina and I have black belts in karate, we're more than fine. Plus, you guys will be maintaining communication with us through voice calls," sighs Aunt Alicia. "We can also spend some quality sister time together!"

"Fine..." grumbles Uncle Hector. "But you'd better keep me updated!"

"Well, that's settled!" I say happily.

"Are we there yet?" says Maddie suddenly. Mom looks around, and grumbles. Great, now she's in a bad mood again.

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Twenty minutes that were spent in agony waiting for the traffic to speed up pass, and we finally arrive at Maybrook Mall. We park at a spot where nobody will really notice us, and Aunt Alicia and Mom head to the back of the van to get some disguises.

Soon, I see Mom and Aunt Alicia wearing wigs. Both of them are also wearing glasses. Mom's hair is shoulder length and blonde, which looks kind of weird, to be honest. Aunt Alicia has long black hair and bangs now. Mom's also put on a sweater, and both of them have changed their shoes.

"Looking good!" I call to them. "Are you leaving now?"

"Yes, we should get going," says Mom, looking at her watch. "See you later!"

We all say bye to Mom and Aunt Alicia, and the three of us quickly climb to the back of the van. Uncle Hector logs on to the computer, and we find chairs and sit around the computer.

"Did you girls know that you can voice call any spy or any other spy vehicle," explains Uncle Hector all of a sudden. He has a tendency to do sudden explanations. "To voice call a spy vehicle, just find the license plate of the vehicle you want to call in the 'Contacts' section of your watch."

"Oh..." Maddie and I say in unison, trying to digest what Uncle Hector told us.

Uncle Hector finds the computer program we use to track people, opens it, and locates Mom and Aunt Alicia. He also opens the voice call program and calls Aunt Alicia. Uncle Hector also tracks down Adil and Elaine, so that he's tracking Mom, Aunt Alicia, Adil, and Elaine at the same time.

"Hello?" I hear Aunt Alicia's voice coming out from the computer speakers.

"Hello Alicia, this is Hector," says Uncle Hector.