➔ WORD OF THE CHAPTER: buttons

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"You have five minutes to complete this test," the teacher tells us. "No phones. Cheaters will be prosecuted.."

It was only me, maya, charlie, and berger in this class. Lizzie was at the library waiting.

As we started on the test. Maya and I slowly brought our papers under her table area and put it through the hoop portal where lizzie had received the tests.

Maya and I smiled after we just did that.

"You ready to chop down the sequoia," maya smirked at charlie. You can hear him mouth, "What the hell."

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"That was awesome," I have-five berger. "She didn't even notice," berger exhales. Maya chuckles, "We should totally do that more often!"

"Excuse me, Mister Berger!"

Our heads turn to the teacher's voice, when she came down the hall.

"What was that thing in your locker," she looks up at berger, suspiciously. "it was uh... a sculpture. I made for art class," he laughs nervously.

She slowly takes off her reading glasses, "I got my eyes on you, Berger."

Maya places her hands on the back of us to push us away, glaring at the teacher.

"Very challenging test, thank you," charlie says coming from the halls behind us. I look behind us, surprised. When did he walked from class so fast?

"Anytime," the teacher stared at charlie as he passes.

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The girls and I were sat at the stands, watching Charlie and Berger's baseball game.

6-7

I see charlie coming to pitch and that sequoia guy batting. Deja vu.

We were all clapping for charlie. We all knew he would be able to do it. He had his bracelet gadget thing.

"Come on, Charlie," i exclaimed.

He gets ready to throw and he does!

"Strike one!"

My eyes widen, clapping eagerly.

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"This is the life line," a boy besides me pointed, holding my hand.

"Power increased."

"This is the prosperity, line," the boy continues and i just smile, holding in a laugh.

Charlie throws the ball.

"Strike two

"And this is the.. uh line that tells me that you don't have a date to the dance," he says.

"Maximum strength."

I didnt even know charlie was looking at us the whole time when i was talking to the boy. I was just interested in what he had to say.

I looked back to the game. I see berger raise his glove up above him, scared. Charlie is getting ready to throw.

"Do you wanna go with me," the boy next to me voice cracks. "Okay.." I say.

He throws the ball and my eyes widen when it went through berger's glove, knocking him down. It went through the metal fence and who knows where else. Probably the school.

The sequoia takes a swing, very delayed.

The crowd starts clapping after being in shock.

"Strike.. three? You're out."

The girls and I started cheering for him. I see him give a light shrug.

Maya holds up the vans key, shaking it. After the game, we all started running to the van.

"I want to be in the front," I shouts. "You owe me a new glove," berger says. "What's next," lizzie asks.

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Charlie starts up the van and starts doing donuts in a parking lot. All you could hear was screams, but laughter too.

"You're an excellent driver," i shouted. "Thanks," charlie smiles, shouting.

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We zoom through the streets. "Are those police sirens," charlie asks. "Charlie? Charlie, I need you to gas it right now! I can't get arrested! I need to go to medical school," lizzie tells him. "time for some evasive driving," maya says. "YOLO," charlie says driving the car faster.

Charlie swerves the car passing every single bystander car making us shift left and right, sharply.

"Charlie, drive faster," maya tells him. Lizzie and Berger can be heard "crying."

"They're still thereee," lizzie cries out.

"This is a technical vehicle," maya starts pressing random buttons with charlie.

"Discombobulated. Automatic machine missiles."

"Discombobulator off."

"Engaging smoke screen."

"Is that smoke?! I can't be near smoke, I have asthma-" Berger starts shrieking, heavy breathing, pulling out his inhaler.

"It's smoke bombs," lizzie says in the middle of his sentence.

"PULL UP THE WINDOW," Lizzie screams.

Berger starts inhaling from his inhaler.

"Let me have some," lizzie freaks out. Berger holds it up for her.

"What else do we have here," i say, pressing buttons.

"Come on try something. Figure something out," lizzie shouts. I start pressing random buttons with Charlie.

"Magnet activated."

It's like the same thing from berger's magnet wand. Lasers came out of the front headlights and moved the two cars in front of us to the side and we drive right through them. Then the lasers moved the two cars back onto the road, blocking the police cars from chasing us.

"Woah.." I say.

"Connection established."

"Wooohooo," charlie cheers.

"Magnet bonded."

"Nice driving, kincaid," i exhale heavily.

"Yeah. I play Mario Kart at a very high level," he brags, shouting.

The entire time of getting chased from the police... we didn't know that we pressed a certain button, revealing the location of the guard.

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