Attack of the BULLIES (NERDS Book Five)

Attack of the BULLIES (NERDS Book Five) — page 5 — Savage’s massive head dissolved and was replaced with an image of the complete opposite a sweet cheerful-looking twelve-year-old girl with a grin as big as the midwestern sky Her image morphed into a photo of an ultramodern building We don’t know the when or how but we think we have a where Sugarland Academy a very prestigious prep school for the children of political bigwigs and power brokers It’s here in Arlington I know the lunch lady over there the principal said The Did you say you know the lunch lady there the general security is top-notch asked Um we used to trade recipes Okaaaaay Savage said slowly Anyway Sugarland has its own twelve-officer police department that cooperates with Tessa’s four-man Secret Service detail That’s a lot of eyeballs on one person the principal said Who would even try to kidnap her The image was replaced with a photo of a woman wearing a black mask with a white skull painted on it The principal scowled Ms Holiday She’s calling herself Miss Information now Savage said We managed to get a mole inside her organization He called it chaotic filled with hundreds of scientists working on thousands of schemes aimed at every corner of the world It’s really breathtaking how quickly she’s put this thing together And she’s had us running ragged ever since the principal growled I’ve had to split the team to handle it all What else is this mole saying

Attack of the BULLIES (NERDS Book Five) — page 6 — Nothing He’s dead We found his remains in the belly of a beached great white shark this morning We’ve alerted the president He and the First Lady are beside themselves with worry If the commander in chief’s own daughter can be kidnapped what does it say about our national security The principal nodded This is not going to be easy for us General It will be tough to keep an eye on Tessa without her or the president knowing about it The founders of this team were very concerned about staying out of the political maneuverings of whoever is running the country If the politicians were to find out we had a superteam at their disposal the kids lives would be turned upside down Then I suggest the kids keep their powers to themselves No upgrades the principal said Good idea sir I’ll have And leave the crazy one at home The principal paused Did the boss really think he would do something so dumb as send Heathcliff Hodges on a mission If only there was somewhere to send him Unfortunately until the brains in the science department found a way to return his parents memories of him Heathcliff had to stay in the the kids enroll at Sugarland Academy I’ll work with the Secret Service and the school’s police Savage said There is one other problem Director Sugarland is a sophisticated school The students are mature and cultured Sir And your kids are not especially the hyper one Flinch Don’t worry sir The team will rise to the occasion

Attack of the BULLIES (NERDS Book Five) — page 7 — Playground I don’t think I have to tell you this mission is your top priority Savage continued I know it’s not easy to fill Agent Brand’s shoes but if you and the team succeed in keeping Tessa safe no one will question your leadership Is someone questioning my leadership the principal asked But the screen had already gone black The room’s technology was quickly replaced with the drab battered furniture of his principal’s office The principal was tempted to run to the file cabinet snatch the spatula and stuff it safely in the pocket of his suit jacket It would make him feel better but deep down he knew Randy and Barry were right He was the boss now He had to put the grill and the deep-fat fryer behind him Take me to the Playground he said out loud A green light flashed and the floor beneath him opened It was time to fight the bad guys and he was heading toward a place where he could do just that

Attack of the BULLIES (NERDS Book Five) — page 8 — KID YOU’RE LIKE BEDBUGS I CAN’T GET RID OF YOU I’VE TRIED EVERYTHING SHORT OF DDT BUT YOU KEEP SHOWING UP AND BEING ANNOYING FIRST THERE WERE THOSE EMBARRASSING DNA TESTS THEN THE CODE-BREAKING QUIZ THEN I THREW THAT PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM AT YOU AND FINALLY THE PHYSICAL CHALLENGES EITHER YOU’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT BEING A SECRET AGENT OR YOU’RE DIM IN THE HEAD MY MONEY IS ON YOU BEING DIM SO WHAT’S LEFT FOR YOU TO PROVE NOTHING YOU ACTUALLY MADE IT YOU’RE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ESPIONAGE RESCUE AND DEFENSE SOCIETY CONGRATULATIONS SO STATE YOUR CODE NAME

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