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The doors opened to the Amtrack station. Melana got off with me.
"I feel like we are lonely without Chelsie," Melana said.
I nodded. Chelsie is the oldest of us and she barely failed in the test but she still failed.
"Yea, now where are we going to get practically perfect jokes?" I commented.
I looked around and spotted a couple of agents that our part of our group in uniform.
The group was made up of Melana (102), Glenn (53), Kira (98) and me. Kira and Glenn were the combat agents. Melana is the floater. I am the techy person. We all made a pretty good team.
When we approached our team, I got a good look at the others. Kira was a tall, skinny blond girl. Glenn was a short Asian kid with sport sunglasses. They looked way more professional then Melana and I who only wore our green uniform and brim hats.
"99 and 102 reporting for duty,"I said.
"Good,"Kira said without any recognition that she was glad that we came. She then looked at Glenn.
"We are off schedule thanks to you guys by 5 minutes and 3 second,"Glenn announced.
I rolled my eyes, a on schedule weirdo just what I was craving for right now.
"First off, we need to check in the Kawada Hotel. We are planning on staying her for two days, today to complete our mission and then we leave for home tomorrow," Kira explained, looking into her notebook.
I was impressed a little bit by her straight to business style. Maybe they are not so bad if they are efficient. But one thing bothered me that I just had to bring up.
"Do we have to check in the hotel now? If the bomb is expected to blow tonight, shouldn't we be scouting the area by now? It's better safe then sorry,"I said.
Glenn slowly nodded his head in agreement.
"Sure. So we are detecting a signal from under the orchestra pit,"Kira said, not wasting any time.
"Do you know where the bomb is?" Melana asked.
"No."
"Do you know what kind it is?" I asked.
"No."
"Well glad we are scouting."
"Yea, who knows when it would blow,"Melana added.
"Here is what we need to bring: first, we all have to be approved by the guards which I think would be easy; second, Elysea gets the Lockism in case the bomb is locked; Third, the rest of us cover the perimeter,"Glenn said.
"Sounds like a plan,"I said.
As we started to walk in the entrance, my phone rang. The caller i.d. was my dad. I immediately picked it up.
"Hello?"I said. But then the connection dropped when I was fully inside the building.
"Damn,"I muttered.
"Who was that?" Melana asked.
"My dad,"I replied. She just looked at my sadly.
"You still haven't heard from him yet?"
I shook my head.
"Wait, Disneyland is a hour from here. Maybe you can go and search for your dad in the remaining time left."
"I can't do that." Is she nuts? A agent is never to leave her group without given permission.
"Why not? You have the gear," she said, nodding towards my backpack.
She did make a point because I was carrying 'the works' backpack. I had all that I needed in it.
"You gotta point," I said. Melana beamed.
Once we past security, we put our plan into action. We covered areas that we thought the signal came from but then we found it coming from a floor vent. Glenn and Kira covered the perimeter near the vent. Melana stuck with me, I was glad. I crouched near a good three-foot wide vent. I pulled out my flashlight and shined it inside. I saw a dusty floor with a few boxes.
"I think it's okay to go inside,"I whispered to Melana.
I radioed Glenn and Kira saying,"Going in."
I took out my screw driver and unscrewed the screws. I pulled the vent cover out and climbed in the hole. I slowly let myself down to the floor. Once I was on the ground, Melana threw the Lockism down. The Lockism is a special computer that can disable bombs but only in emergencies. I grabbed the case and ran towards the middle of the basement. I looked around quickly, trying to find the bomb. I flipped on my bomb detector on my watch. I walked slowly towards the walls.
"Come on,"I muttered,the watched shown noon.
Then I heard a beep. I waved my wrist over that section of the wall again and it beeped again. I knelt to the ground and the beeping sped up a lot. I looked towards the lower all and saw a crack. I got out a durable pocket knife and started scraping away at the linings. The slab of rock fell to the ground. I put my knife away and pulled out a flashlight and shined it inside the hole. I saw a Macbook Pro with a timer, marking 60 minutes exact.
"Okay, here it goes,"I said.
I felt around the laptop, no wires.
I carefully pulled the laptop out and looked around it. There was no way, from what I could see, to get to the computer hard drive without accidentally blowing it up. I opened the Lockism and connected the USB wire to the laptop. The info of the bomb popped up.
"Woah,"I mumbled.
It was all tech. It was made that if anyone would touch a wire it would ignite a minor bomb. Enough to blow up the person who touched it. Glad that I didn't touch it.
I clicked the disable button and the Macbook powered down. Very nasty system, but easy to shut down.
I felt my phone vibrate when I started to shut down the Lockism. I reached in my pocket and looked at the caller i.d., it was my dad. I flipped my phone open.
"Hello?"
"Elysie,"said my dad. The reception was so bad that I could barely hear a thing.
"What's wrong?"I asked.
"Elysie . . . ,"my dad started but there was a eruption of loud noises and groaning.
"Sorry dad, I can't hear you. You got to speak louder."
"DISNEY! FLIGHT! RIDE! POD! NOW!," my dad yelled into the phone and the call dropped.
"Dad?" I yelled into the phone. All I heard was a drone tone. Oh no, I am not losing you.
I vigorously packed up my things and climbed up the vent.
"You shut it off" Melana asked.
I screwed the vent cover shut, got up, and handed her the Lockism.
I radioed Kira,"Disabled bomb. Call security to location."
I turned to Melana and said,"When Kira gets here, give the Lockism to her."
"Where are you going?" Melana asked, confused.
"To the Happiest Place on Earth."
Confusion lingered on her face, but then realization.
"Trouble?" Melana said.
I nodded.
"I am going with you."
"No, Melana. It's too dangerous."
"If I was going to a battle, would you come with me too?"
I thought of that for a second. Only a second.
"Yea, okay let's go."
As we passed by Glenn I yelled,"Assigned to another Apollo! Nice working with you!"
I didn't look back to wait for a answer.
We ran to the bus stop and the bus read that it was heading to Harbor Blvd.
"Come on,"I said to Melana.
We hopped inside, payed our ride, and the bus drove off. I looked through my backpack frantically.
"What are you looking for?" Melana asked.
"The pod. But I didn't bring it," I said.
Then I remembered Jiang. I opened my J.U.S.S. phone and Jiang's number popped up. Whenever some one types in my number in any electronic device, my phone scans the number or brand.
I dialed the number.
By the first ring, Jiang answered.
"Elysie?"
"Not time to chat. I need you to head to my apartment, grab the pod, and meet me at the Disneyland entrance ASAP," I said.
"Got it." Jiang hung up.
I sighed and slipped my phone inside my pocket.
"Who was that?" Melana asked.
"Just a friend, running a errand for me,"I said.
"So, your friend is going to go to your house, which is up north, then bring the pod to you; which you are in the south."
"Yea. She's kinda fast."
Melana just stared at me confused.
There was a silence between us. Traffic started to clog up the highway.
"Hey, um, do you believe in God?" I asked.
"Yup. My parents go to church every Sunday so I just tag along," Melana replied.
"Yea, but, do you believe it?"
"Yea. Who can't? I mean, all the proof is in front of your eyes, you just have to clear the fog to believe it."
"Okay, got a little quotey there."
"Haha, my dad told me that quote. I thought that you might like it."
"Yea."
I stared out into the traffic and into the driver's faces. I saw different faces. I see content and happy, sad and stressed. Then my eyes landed on a SUV with a dad talking to two little girls, all laughing. Looking so darn . . . merry.
I sighed.
I really wish I can be with my dad right now.
Then a light bulb flashed.
"Hey, Melana, can astronauts call people from space with cell phones?"
"Maybe."
"What if they are a universe away?"
"That's is definitely impossible. Theres no service."
I thought hard.
If my dad said that he was in Neverland, he's a wormhole away! That's not possible that the call got through.
"Uh, Melana. My dad called me back at the concert hall and he said that he was in Neverland and that he needs help. The reception wasn't all that great, but I could still hear him."
Melana thought long.
"I don't know. That's impossible . . . what if it's a miracle?"
"Miracle?"
"Yea, from God. Think abou it. What happened if you never heard that call? No one will go to your father's or his friend's aid. I think God let that call go through to call you to your duty."
"What's that?"
"I don't know. Maybe he wants you to help save your father and a mystical island."
"Seriously?"
"I don't know. That's just a random guess. Wake me when we get there."
Then Melana tipped her hat and fell asleep. Leaving me thinking, hard.
Can God really call me to do this? Is there even a God?
I decided to do one thing; pray.
I clasped my hands and closed me eyes.
Uh, hi God. I never exactly prayed to you before so I don't know how it goes. Well, to make story short, my dad is in trouble along with his groupie to save some island. I don't know what to do so can you please help me . . . us with this mission. Please. Um . . . Amen.
I opened my eyes and everything was still the same outside. I wonder if my prayer got higher than the ceiling.
I looked out at the traffic. It was still a long way. I closed my eyes, tipped my hat, and fell asleep.
---------------------------------------------------
I heard jingling.
I woke up and saw the bus, empty.
I stood up.
"Where's everybody?" I muttered.
Then a bright light floated towards me.
"Tinkerbell? Oh good, this is just a dream."
She smiled, then all went white.
The bus around me was getting swallowed by light. Fear gripped my chest. The floor was no longer under me, I looked down, terrified, then I felt like I was falling. I screamed as I fell into the darkness.
Elysea!
I heard a voice above me and I looked up. I saw a bright, golden kingdom. Paths paved of gold. I saw a man standing there, wearing pure white clothes that were so bright, holes in his hands and feet. I couldn't see his face though because I was too far away.
"Who are you?" I yelled.
Come.
I looked down and I saw a lake of flames with people inside of it.
Hell.
I looked up and tried to stop my falling.
"I can't come! I can't stop!"
Come, the man said again.
"Help me!" I yelled, tears streaming down my face as I felt the heat of the fire.
Then a hand grabbed me.
I saw the man in white pulling me towards the opening.
Once my feet landed on firm ground, I immediately hugged him.
"I am so happy that you saved me. I am so sorry that I denied you my entire life. Please forgive me, Jesus,"I blurted out, through tears.
The man hugged me tighter.
Your sins are forgiven.
I cried uncontrollably.
Go and save the lost souls in the Mollusk Island. I will watch over you.
Then the dream faded.
I woke up and saw the Matterhorn in the distance.
"99 and 102 reporting for duty,"I said.
"Good,"Kira said without any recognition that she was glad that we came. She then looked at Glenn.
"We are off schedule thanks to you guys by 5 minutes and 3 second,"Glenn announced.
I rolled my eyes, a on schedule weirdo just what I was craving for right now.
"First off, we need to check in the Kawada Hotel. We are planning on staying her for two days, today to complete our mission and then we leave for home tomorrow," Kira explained, looking into her notebook.
I was impressed a little bit by her straight to business style. Maybe they are not so bad if they are efficient. But one thing bothered me that I just had to bring up.
"Do we have to check in the hotel now? If the bomb is expected to blow tonight, shouldn't we be scouting the area by now? It's better safe then sorry,"I said.
Glenn slowly nodded his head in agreement.
"Sure. So we are detecting a signal from under the orchestra pit,"Kira said, not wasting any time.
"Do you know where the bomb is?" Melana asked.
"No."
"Do you know what kind it is?" I asked.
"No."
"Well glad we are scouting."
"Yea, who knows when it would blow,"Melana added.
"Here is what we need to bring: first, we all have to be approved by the guards which I think would be easy; second, Elysea gets the Lockism in case the bomb is locked; Third, the rest of us cover the perimeter,"Glenn said.
"Sounds like a plan,"I said.
As we started to walk in the entrance, my phone rang. The caller i.d. was my dad. I immediately picked it up.
"Hello?"I said. But then the connection dropped when I was fully inside the building.
"Damn,"I muttered.
"Who was that?" Melana asked.
"My dad,"I replied. She just looked at my sadly.
"You still haven't heard from him yet?"
I shook my head.
"Wait, Disneyland is a hour from here. Maybe you can go and search for your dad in the remaining time left."
"I can't do that." Is she nuts? A agent is never to leave her group without given permission.
"Why not? You have the gear," she said, nodding towards my backpack.
She did make a point because I was carrying 'the works' backpack. I had all that I needed in it.
"You gotta point," I said. Melana beamed.
Once we past security, we put our plan into action. We covered areas that we thought the signal came from but then we found it coming from a floor vent. Glenn and Kira covered the perimeter near the vent. Melana stuck with me, I was glad. I crouched near a good three-foot wide vent. I pulled out my flashlight and shined it inside. I saw a dusty floor with a few boxes.
"I think it's okay to go inside,"I whispered to Melana.
I radioed Glenn and Kira saying,"Going in."
I took out my screw driver and unscrewed the screws. I pulled the vent cover out and climbed in the hole. I slowly let myself down to the floor. Once I was on the ground, Melana threw the Lockism down. The Lockism is a special computer that can disable bombs but only in emergencies. I grabbed the case and ran towards the middle of the basement. I looked around quickly, trying to find the bomb. I flipped on my bomb detector on my watch. I walked slowly towards the walls.
"Come on,"I muttered,the watched shown noon.
Then I heard a beep. I waved my wrist over that section of the wall again and it beeped again. I knelt to the ground and the beeping sped up a lot. I looked towards the lower all and saw a crack. I got out a durable pocket knife and started scraping away at the linings. The slab of rock fell to the ground. I put my knife away and pulled out a flashlight and shined it inside the hole. I saw a Macbook Pro with a timer, marking 60 minutes exact.
"Okay, here it goes,"I said.
I felt around the laptop, no wires.
I carefully pulled the laptop out and looked around it. There was no way, from what I could see, to get to the computer hard drive without accidentally blowing it up. I opened the Lockism and connected the USB wire to the laptop. The info of the bomb popped up.
"Woah,"I mumbled.
It was all tech. It was made that if anyone would touch a wire it would ignite a minor bomb. Enough to blow up the person who touched it. Glad that I didn't touch it.
I clicked the disable button and the Macbook powered down. Very nasty system, but easy to shut down.
I felt my phone vibrate when I started to shut down the Lockism. I reached in my pocket and looked at the caller i.d., it was my dad. I flipped my phone open.
"Hello?"
"Elysie,"said my dad. The reception was so bad that I could barely hear a thing.
"What's wrong?"I asked.
"Elysie . . . ,"my dad started but there was a eruption of loud noises and groaning.
"Sorry dad, I can't hear you. You got to speak louder."
"DISNEY! FLIGHT! RIDE! POD! NOW!," my dad yelled into the phone and the call dropped.
"Dad?" I yelled into the phone. All I heard was a drone tone. Oh no, I am not losing you.
I vigorously packed up my things and climbed up the vent.
"You shut it off" Melana asked.
I screwed the vent cover shut, got up, and handed her the Lockism.
I radioed Kira,"Disabled bomb. Call security to location."
I turned to Melana and said,"When Kira gets here, give the Lockism to her."
"Where are you going?" Melana asked, confused.
"To the Happiest Place on Earth."
Confusion lingered on her face, but then realization.
"Trouble?" Melana said.
I nodded.
"I am going with you."
"No, Melana. It's too dangerous."
"If I was going to a battle, would you come with me too?"
I thought of that for a second. Only a second.
"Yea, okay let's go."
As we passed by Glenn I yelled,"Assigned to another Apollo! Nice working with you!"
I didn't look back to wait for a answer.
We ran to the bus stop and the bus read that it was heading to Harbor Blvd.
"Come on,"I said to Melana.
We hopped inside, payed our ride, and the bus drove off. I looked through my backpack frantically.
"What are you looking for?" Melana asked.
"The pod. But I didn't bring it," I said.
Then I remembered Jiang. I opened my J.U.S.S. phone and Jiang's number popped up. Whenever some one types in my number in any electronic device, my phone scans the number or brand.
I dialed the number.
By the first ring, Jiang answered.
"Elysie?"
"Not time to chat. I need you to head to my apartment, grab the pod, and meet me at the Disneyland entrance ASAP," I said.
"Got it." Jiang hung up.
I sighed and slipped my phone inside my pocket.
"Who was that?" Melana asked.
"Just a friend, running a errand for me,"I said.
"So, your friend is going to go to your house, which is up north, then bring the pod to you; which you are in the south."
"Yea. She's kinda fast."
Melana just stared at me confused.
There was a silence between us. Traffic started to clog up the highway.
"Hey, um, do you believe in God?" I asked.
"Yup. My parents go to church every Sunday so I just tag along," Melana replied.
"Yea, but, do you believe it?"
"Yea. Who can't? I mean, all the proof is in front of your eyes, you just have to clear the fog to believe it."
"Okay, got a little quotey there."
"Haha, my dad told me that quote. I thought that you might like it."
"Yea."
I stared out into the traffic and into the driver's faces. I saw different faces. I see content and happy, sad and stressed. Then my eyes landed on a SUV with a dad talking to two little girls, all laughing. Looking so darn . . . merry.
I sighed.
I really wish I can be with my dad right now.
Then a light bulb flashed.
"Hey, Melana, can astronauts call people from space with cell phones?"
"Maybe."
"What if they are a universe away?"
"That's is definitely impossible. Theres no service."
I thought hard.
If my dad said that he was in Neverland, he's a wormhole away! That's not possible that the call got through.
"Uh, Melana. My dad called me back at the concert hall and he said that he was in Neverland and that he needs help. The reception wasn't all that great, but I could still hear him."
Melana thought long.
"I don't know. That's impossible . . . what if it's a miracle?"
"Miracle?"
"Yea, from God. Think abou it. What happened if you never heard that call? No one will go to your father's or his friend's aid. I think God let that call go through to call you to your duty."
"What's that?"
"I don't know. Maybe he wants you to help save your father and a mystical island."
"Seriously?"
"I don't know. That's just a random guess. Wake me when we get there."
Then Melana tipped her hat and fell asleep. Leaving me thinking, hard.
Can God really call me to do this? Is there even a God?
I decided to do one thing; pray.
I clasped my hands and closed me eyes.
Uh, hi God. I never exactly prayed to you before so I don't know how it goes. Well, to make story short, my dad is in trouble along with his groupie to save some island. I don't know what to do so can you please help me . . . us with this mission. Please. Um . . . Amen.
I opened my eyes and everything was still the same outside. I wonder if my prayer got higher than the ceiling.
I looked out at the traffic. It was still a long way. I closed my eyes, tipped my hat, and fell asleep.
---------------------------------------------------
I heard jingling.
I woke up and saw the bus, empty.
I stood up.
"Where's everybody?" I muttered.
Then a bright light floated towards me.
"Tinkerbell? Oh good, this is just a dream."
She smiled, then all went white.
The bus around me was getting swallowed by light. Fear gripped my chest. The floor was no longer under me, I looked down, terrified, then I felt like I was falling. I screamed as I fell into the darkness.
Elysea!
I heard a voice above me and I looked up. I saw a bright, golden kingdom. Paths paved of gold. I saw a man standing there, wearing pure white clothes that were so bright, holes in his hands and feet. I couldn't see his face though because I was too far away.
"Who are you?" I yelled.
Come.
I looked down and I saw a lake of flames with people inside of it.
Hell.
I looked up and tried to stop my falling.
"I can't come! I can't stop!"
Come, the man said again.
"Help me!" I yelled, tears streaming down my face as I felt the heat of the fire.
Then a hand grabbed me.
I saw the man in white pulling me towards the opening.
Once my feet landed on firm ground, I immediately hugged him.
"I am so happy that you saved me. I am so sorry that I denied you my entire life. Please forgive me, Jesus,"I blurted out, through tears.
The man hugged me tighter.
Your sins are forgiven.
I cried uncontrollably.
Go and save the lost souls in the Mollusk Island. I will watch over you.
Then the dream faded.
I woke up and saw the Matterhorn in the distance.
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