CHAPTER 5

The Trek

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On our trek to the colosseum, we saw Nate Farkle trick-or-treating with his kids.

“Storm’s coming!” he warned Grampa. “Blue Norther says there could be an F5 tornado, and if you’ve seen Robo-Shark Vs. Lava-Twister, you know that’s a big one!”

“I’ve napped through F5 tornadoes!” Grampa bragged.

Grampa has been known to exaggerate, but I can verify that he did nap through the Great Septic Tank Explosion of 1999.

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“Wiley,” said Grampa, “if we wanna make it to the truck show in time, we’re gonna have to cut through those woods.”

“You mean those dark, scary, wild animal–infested woods?” I asked nervously.

“Why, that’s the best kind, my boy!”

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