to goblin detectives and troll tinkerers everywhere liam O’donnell to Justin and Kaylee Mike deas
chapter One Bot attack the robot was going to crush me I froze like a midwinter booger on a bike rack The battle bot stomped closer with its massive feet The ground shook with every step It reached out with its long arms Its sharp claws were perfect for crushing other bots And smushing goblin detectives like me The name is Marlow Fizz Marlow Fourth-grade goblin part-time detective and reluctant battle-bot bait It wasn’t my idea to step into the arena with the Rawlins Reaper the toughest battle bot at Gravelmuck Elementary 1
Fizz Get out of the way Locked on target Fizz Marlow Stop messing around Fizz Marlow Get off the battlefield Sorry Miss Blinx
SLAM I’ll get you next time Marlow Miss Blinx dropped me on my tail Tank Wrenchlin my best friend and detective partner lifted me to my feet That was close she said Rizzo’s battle bot could have smushed you You said I needed to get close I said There’s close and then there’s too close Fizz Well I’m not getting that close to Rizzo’s battle bot ever again I handed her the small metal ball she had given me only a few minutes ago You can take your code smeller back It’s a code sniffer Fizz Tank was the best troll tinkerer tinkerer this side of the Dark Depths Inside the ball were gears circuits and a bunch of other stuff I didn’t understand understand But Tank did and that was all that mattered 3
