everything’s the same. I however will sneak over to the empty building and check it out”
“That’s it. Sam’s gone crazy” Kyle said.
Bobby looked nervous “Oh, I don’t know. Those men in black give me the creeps. What if they catch you?”
Sam looked at him “I’ll only be there for a second, then I’ll get out of there. They won’t have time to catch me”
Timmy looked over to Kyle “Your right, Sam is nuts”
“I hope this works out,” Bobby said. “Your idea sounds crazy, this is real life not an action movie”
“Something is going down in this town” Sam said, “We need to figure out what it is, right now. We got weird looking men in black sneaking around our town grabbing people off the street, plus they’re following us. Now they’re meeting in a building that has been empty all of our lives. I for one don’t like this cat and mouse game. Who are they and what are they planning? The guy who grabbed Bobby said we where chosen for something. What did he mean?”
Bobby looked to Sam “What did he mean? Might I remind you he is crazy. He meant nothing by it. You saw his eyes like I did. He’s crazy”
“Bobby’s right” Kyle said, “We can’t chase after men in black because of something a crazy man said”
“It will only take a second.” Sam said, “If I find nothing, I’ll come back right away.”
Timmy agreed, “He’s right, something weird is happening around here. We need to figure it out”
“But we’re kids, what can we do?” Bobby asked, “Why not tell the police the car is following us?”
Sam shook his head “The driver of the black car hasn’t done anything wrong, the police can’t stop it for driving down the street. We know something isn’t right, that’s why we need to look into it. How many times have we talked about being a spy and saving the town, now’s are chance. The man said we were chosen. Maybe the men in black know something we don’t. We should look into it. This could turn out to be something big”
The three boys looked at each other and nodded.
“Just don’t get caught” Bobby said “Those men in black looked weird. Who knows where there from”
“Make sure you don’t stay for too long though. Any sign of danger and you need to run” Timmy said.
“No problem, I’ll spy on them long enough to hear what they’re talking about, found out how it includes us,” Sam said.
“We’ll head back to the park incase were being watching us from a distance” Bobby said.
They all nodded, the three boys turned and headed back down the sidewalk towards the park while causally looking down every street and alleyway at each intersection for any more black cars.
They reached the park as the mayor was introducing the band Fly By Night. The crowd cheered loudly as the bass player struck a few notes. At the same moment red fireworks shot into the darken sky. The three boys looked over their shoulders for any movement on the street.
Sam made his way up Main Street. He slowly approached the dark two story empty building that stood empty for the longest time.
He walked by the front of the dark building making it look as though he were bored and slowed his pace. Gave an innocent look over his shoulder, making sure he wasn’t being watched and smoothly slipped down the side of the building towards the alleyway. He leaned against the wall hidden by the darkness just below a window. He made sure not to make any noise.
A loud crash from the fireworks exploded in the sky, lighting up the town and Sam in bright red.
He slowly rose up under the window that was open ever so slightly; this would give him a chance to hear what was going on. He peaked inside. His eyes lit up, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. A single light hung from the ceiling. A table was in the center of the room. A group of military men in uniforms and some scientists wearing white coats stood around the table looking at a map. He recognized the man in the middle as the General. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing. The General must’ve slipped away from the stage when he and the others went for popsicles. They looked like military warriors preparing for battle. What on earth where they planning? A million thoughts ran through his mind as the area around him lit up from the fireworks. He could tell the map they were looking at was his town, but they appeared to be pointing at the forest. Why on earth would military men need to point out the forest on a map? It was hard to hear anything from the exploding fireworks a few blocks away. He could hear everyone at the park cheering as the explosions went off. He figured everyone was so focused on the show no one noticed the General gone. He wanted a better view, but he had to stay low to avoid being seen. He wanted to run inside and demand answers, but that wouldn’t work. It would only get him in trouble. He figured he return to the others and try to solve the mystery with them.
At the park the band played hit song after hit song as the fireworks shot off in to the sky lighting up everyone in attendance in a dazzling display of colors, as everyone watched in amazement.
Band members ran around on stage playing their guitars as the kids near the front cheered on.
Timmy turned to Bobby “Sure hope they haven’t caught Sam? He was crazy to spy on them. We were crazy to let him go.”
Bobby nodded “I know how you feel, but we couldn’t stay behind. If the men in black are watching us they would’ve seen Sam looking in the window” he said as he tired to focus on the music on stage, giving himself a distraction. Every few seconds though he would look over his shoulder.
A few nervous filled minutes later Kyle noticed someone walking along the sidewalk approaching the park. He recognized it to be Sam. “Guys look there he is” he whispered and pointed.
Timmy and Bobby quickly looked where Kyle was pointing,
“Your right, he’s coming back. Man, that was close” Timmy said as he felt the world lift off his shoulders. He couldn’t imagine what he would’ve told Sam’s parents if he went missing.
Sam gave one last look over his shoulder making sure no one was following him as he crossed the street. He made his way over the grass towards the others.
When he arrived they each took a few steps back from the crowd so no one would hear them talking.
“Guys you’re not going to believe this,” Sam whispered, “I peaked through the opened window and I saw the General in there. There were a few other military men as well and a few scientists. They were standing around a large table pointing at a map. Looking like there were planning something big”
The three other kids all looked at each other in shock.
“The General?” Timmy asked, “I though the military just came here this weekend for a friendly visit”
“Looks like they have other plans.” Kyle said with his back to the stage as everyone else in town stood facing it enjoying the music.
“Could you see the map?” Bobby asked.
“I couldn’t tell exactly where, but it looks as though they’re planning something in the forest”
“Our forest, right here in town?” Kyle quickly said. “What’s going on around here”
Sam whispered while making sure no one else could hear “It was hard to understand what was being said, I could only make out a few words, the window was only open a little bit, but The General while pointing at the map said the army will be ready when they arrive. I don’t know what he meant, but whatever it is. It’s going to happen, tonight”
“Tonight?” Kyle eyes lit up as he rubbed his hands together “Guys, it doesn’t take a geniuses to know what’s happening here. I figured it out. I know what it is”
Sam and Timmy looked at him confused.
“I saw this exact thing on a TV show last week called Boys in Blue. Cops stood around a map and came up with a plan to take down a bunch of low life criminals all at one time. The criminals had planned to meet each other in the woods; the cops found out about the meeting and hid in the darkness and busted all the low lives at once. I bet you that’s what going on here”
“But Sam didn’
t see cops, he only saw the military?” Timmy said confused “That doesn’t make sense. Why would the military go after someone in the woods? Why not have the police arrest them?”
Kyle paused for a moment as Fly by Night started their next song. He knew Timmy was right. He quickly looked back to him when the answer came to him. “Don’t you see, the criminals aren’t just coming here for a talk, they’re planning something really big. Something so big it goes beyond what a small town police department can handle and since the military is in town, they’ll make the bust”
Timmy still looked troubled “I’ve never heard of the military being needed to arrest someone” he shook his head in confusion. “They fight wars, not arrest bad guys”
Bobby nodded and agreed with Timmy.
“Besides, no one is aloud out in the woods tonight anyways” Timmy said. “They’re dusting for the dangerous insect. It’s not safe for anyone to be out there”
Sam spoke up “Timmy’s right, it doesn’t make sense. If they’re dusting with poison why would the military put themselves in harms way to arrest someone?”
They all paused and looked at each other in confusion as the bright fireworks continued to fire into the night sky as the band played on.
Kyle’s eyes lit up “Unless that’s what they want us to believe”
The other boys looked to him.
Kyle continued, “Could it be there’s no dusting at al? It’s just a lie to keep everyone out of the forest so no one gets tangled up
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