The Smartest Kids Alive (IN NEED OF REVISING)

Chapter XXV

SAM

Music: Final Attack from Gradius PC-Engine

Upon arrival in Point Reyes, I immediately recognize the sight of robots and slaves everywhere. The scene looks exactly like what Dr. Magdon showed us right before we embarked.

But rescuing slaves isn't our primary focus right now. If we can manage to take out the robots, the slaves won't need to worry about being slaves anymore.

I activate a GPS on the hovercraft and use it to find West Marin Middle School. I put the hovercraft on autopilot at this point, and also make sure to take a safe enough route so that the robots didn't spot us.

"I have a feeling Wersaw is aware of our hunt for him," Heath had said earlier.

After finally finding the school, I park the hovercraft behind some nearby trees and we all step off to do some last-minute strategy talk.

"Wersaw's probably expecting us, guys," I tell everyone. "But we need to be prepared for what he's got in store for us. Based on past experiences we've had, his defense is probably going to be especially high."

"Yeah, but we've got nothing to go against him with," Luke complains.

That's when the hovercraft emits a couple of beeps, and a message pops up on its screen telling us to look in the glove compartment. Inside the glove compartment are a couple of handguns and knives and... a Frisbee.

"Sweet," Heath nods as he and Luke pick up two of the handguns.

"You guys know how to use guns?" Eghosa asks, surprised.

"Let's just say we've got some skills you didn't know we had," I laugh. "Now, is everybody ready?"

The response is mostly positive, so I say, "Alright, then let's do this." As I say those words, I feel a small sense of confidence, but also a slight amount of fear. At this point, anything can go wrong, and chances are, something will go wrong.

But I decide to brush that fear aside, and I tell everyone to line up near the front doors.

ELLE

Music: sword lord's remix of William tell Overture

Once our entire team is lined up (I'm to Sam's right, for the record), Sam gives us the final instructions. "Okay, this is it. We're just gonna go in there and raid the place. It might work, it might not. Chances are it will. We good?"

Everyone else nods, so Sam tells us, "Okay then.... Onwards!" As he says that, he looks my way and gives me a quick wink, as well as a smile of reassurance. Both actions make me feel slightly better about what's about to go down.

With that, the nine of us begin a Walk of Faith-styled march to the front doors of West Marin. After reaching the front doors, Heath and Luke press their ears to the door to listen for anything inside. Heath gives us an okay, and then kicks the door open.

From there, we begin quickly walking throughout the building, taking out any robots that get in our way. Avery, Mackenzie, and Skylar happened to come prepared for this mission with pepper spray, which is surprisingly effective in shortening out the robots.

Since the satellite we need to destroy is on the roof, that means we have to (duh) find a way onto the roof first. It starts off harder than it sounds, since the door that would normally be used for janitors or whoever to get onto the roof is locked, and, well, none of us know where the key is.

"Looks like we're gonna have to be creative," Mackenzie mutters.

So our next idea is to start searching for alternate ways onto the roof, preferably a window we could climb out of. Almost all of the classroom doors on the second floor of the building are locked, since they are acting as prisons for the enslaved people.