Jody in Neverland

Chapter 24 - Defend the DG - Part 1

Just as everyone was getting ready to leave for the theatre, Tyler rushed down the stairs.

Mike, May-Li, Sasha's sick and so is Alex.

What? No, you've got to be kidding me! If we don't leave now we'll be late for the show. groaned Mike 

Mike you get the others in the car, I'll deal with this responded May-Li firmly

May-Li followed Tyler upstairs. First of all they stopped outside the bathroom. Alex was locked inside and was making some rather realistic vomiting sounds. Next they went to Sasha's room, where Sasha was in bed moaning and clutching her tummy.

I don't believe this. They're both ill. I'm gonna have to stay behind. I'll never get a relief careworker at such short notice.

No! I mean, I'll stay. Mike will need your help with the others, he'll never keep control of the younger ones and Bird and Jay. Mike needs you. I'll stay here and keep an eye on these two. I'll call you if anything happens. I promise.

I don't know. I couldn't ask you to do that Tyler.

Honestly its fine.

If you're sure.

Totally!

Tyler, you're a lifesaver, call me if they get worse.

Will do.

Tyler grinned as May-li shut the front door. Stage one complete.

Now they had the house to themselves. Sasha, Tyler and Alex set to work. Tyler spread out a plan of the house on the kitchen table.

So buckets of paint above the staff bedroom door and the ensuite bathroom. Fingers crossed someone can run in and lock the bathroom door behind whichever unfortunate burglar is caught red handed, literally!

Super glue and Gaffa tape need to be in my room, ready for a Tyler special.

We booby trap the back door, its bound to be the way Kingsley and his cronies get in, they're not gonna risk trying to break in at the front of the house in case anyone sees. And I reckon the first thing Jody told Kingsley would've been that May-Li keeps a spare key underneath the plant pot.

And we need to booby trap the stairs as well. To give everyone time to get into position upstairs.

Got it replied Alex

I knew prankster Tyler was still around, waiting to pounce chuckled Sasha

Tyler got his trusty Dictaphone and put in his pocket. He then went downstairs to the office and set up a phone to record video. He hid the phone on a shelf behind some photo frames, so the camera lens was positioned in a gap between them. Tyler stood back and admired his handy work. The phone was barely visible unless you knew where to look. He then set another hidden phone in the living room. Next he booby trapped the back door. He piled up some plant pots, bags of recycling,and other odds and ends behind the door as a sort of barricade. He then blew up four large inflatable beach toys – a dolphin, a crocodile, a unicorn, and shark. The motley crew of blow up animals usually spent most of the year gathering dust in the garage waiting for the annual beach trip, but today they were getting an early outing. This time to block the back door. Tyler stood back and admired his handy work, the passage from the back door to the kitchen was blocked by the inflatables and everything else Tyler could find, anyone trying to get through that little lot was gonna have fun.

Meanwhile, Alex and Sasha had been setting booby traps upstairs.

An hour later and preparations were complete. All they had to do was wait for Kingsley to appear.

Suddenly there was a crash from the direction of the kitchen. Tyler, Sasha and Alex jumped in surprise.

Kingsley must be hear hissed Sasha

Tyler motioned to the others to be quiet and brandishing a rounders bat tiptoed downstairs and through the living room towards the kitchen. The kitchen was in darkness. Tyler saw a slight movement in the darkness.

He switched on the light and charged forward. Only to stop in surprise. It wasn't Kingsley, it was Jody.

Jody, what are you doing here?

Kingsley left the house ages ago to meet up with his mates and get ready to burgle this place. So I snuck out. I couldn't sit there waiting and not knowing what was happening. Not when it was all my fault. I had to come and help.

I'm glad your ok but you shouldn't have come, it would have been safer to stay at home.

I don't care. This is my home and its about to be burgled because of me. The least I could do was come and help you. Plus I thought you might like to know what your up against. There's four of them coming to burgle the place. Kingsley and his mates Ant, Benjy and Kelly. I heard Kingsley on the phone. They are planning to raid the DG at 7.30.

Right good to know. We've got 20 minutes.

Tyler and Jody went upstairs, Sasha and Alex were surprised to see Jody and listened with interest when Tyler explained what Jody had overheard.

Four of them exclaimed Sasha in a loud whisper how are we going to tackle four burglars?

Divide and conquer. They are bound to split up and search for valuables in different parts of the house and we deal with them one at a time. Don't forget we have the element of surprise and our booby traps. They don't know we are here and they don't know how many of us there are. So just follow the plan.

I'm going to sort out the back door barricade that Jody has dismantled

Sorry responded Jody apologetically

You guys find some marbles and small toys andscatter them on the stairs, just make sure you leave me a way up instructedTyler before hurrying downstairs.