Quarterback & Stats (Newsies | Sprace)

Chapter 4

"Spot focus," Jack said hitting Spot on the head. Spot was spacing off watching Race. Race wasn't usually at practice but today he, a boy with a crutch, and another with an eyepatch were all in the press box messing with a laptop they had brought.

"Sorry Jack," Spot replied trying to focus on practice. His focus was quickly pulled away as the horn on the scoreboard went off and patterns of numbers appeared on the screen. The horn was soon stopped as the boy with the eyepatch stuck his head out the window.

"Sorry, we hit the wrong button!" He yelled before closing the window.

Spot and Jack walked across the field to their coach. "What are they doing up there?" Spot asked.

"They are creating new images and stuff for the board," Coach explained.

"Who is they?" Jack asked.

"Race, who is the head of the Tech-lab and his buddies Crutchie and Blink," Coach explained.

"Tech-lab?" Jack said confused.

"After practice go to room #256," Coach laughed. About half way through practice Race and his friends left and disappeared into the school, "Practice is over, go home you sweaty dogs."

Spot and Jack ran into the school, eventually, they found room #256, but to their surprise, the door was locked. Beside the door was a card reader. Jack knocked on the door not knowing what to do. The door opened as Specs face came into view and was soon lost as the door closed.

"Race!" Specs yelled running across the room and jumping over the back of the couch landing on Mush who was asleep, "Jack and Spot are at the door."

"What! Why?" Race quickly sat up from his place on the floor. Race walked across the room avoiding the snail race that David, Blink, and Crutchie were having on the shuffleboard table. Skitt and Romeo were playing some game on the X-box and Mush was asleep before Specs jumped on him.

Spot was surprised by who open the door next, "Race?"

"Do you need something?" Race questioned leaning against the door frame. Spot and Jack could see past Race into the room and surprise was clearly evident on their faces.

"What kind of room is this?" Jack question. Race pushed the door open all the way and step to the side, so Jack and Spot could step into the room. They walked into the room completely awestruck.

The Tech-lab had multiple computers, but also a large screen tv with multiple game consoles, multiple couches, ping-pong, foosball, shuffleboard, darts, pinball machines, and the snail's home.

"Welcome to the Tech-lab, home of the misfits who have no friends," Race said before shutting the door.