stories of people who’d been hit by lightning more than once and survived There were also pictures of amazing flood rescues Austin chose anything full of excitement Where is everyone Wendy asked Cumulus He licked the corner of her glasses She pulled them off her nose and wiped away the dog slobber Never fear Super Weather Scientist is here Dennis leaped into the room and folded his arms like a superhero wearing a stuffed backpack with glow-in-the-dark clouds all over it So what’s the emergency Wendy grinned You’ll find out when everyone gets here Dennis pulled out a handful of dog treats Cumulus danced around him 10
A flash lit up the room Great shot Jessica said She stared at the screen of her digital camera and frowned Rats It’s too blurry Wendy gave her best friend a hug Just wait till you hear what happened Jessica’s eyes opened wide What Wendy just smiled The door to the clubhouse burst open Austin spun into the room Hey I’m a tornado He shouted Kaboom I’m thunder He snapped his fingers over Wendy’s head I’m pieces of hail falling on you You’re weird Wendy said Dennis grabbed Austin by the arm and led him to one of the chairs around the card table in the middle of the room 11
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Okay Wendy we’re all here What’s this big surprise Dennis asked Wendy shook her head We’re not all here yet There’s one more person we have to wait for One more Jessica asked Someone knocked Wendy clapped her hands when she saw Mr Andrews standing at the door Come in she shouted Mr Andrews stepped inside He looked around the clubhouse nodding and smiling This is really amazing Jessica grabbed her camera and took a picture of their fifth grade teacher We haven’t seen you all summer she said Dennis shook Mr Andrews’s hand Wendy giggled 13
