There are kids in this world who are different. Special. They look like us and they act like us. But they are not us. And one of them is missing. Holiday? Up in the treehouse with Birdie. Get up here, would ya? I hate climbing things. Coming!
Birdie, what are you doing to Holiday's hoverboard? I can't get this stupid thing to work. Banging it on the wall won't work. Nothing will, because you're not Badger. I can ride it like a champ, but he was the only one who could turn it on, Birdie. And now he's gone. Captured. He could get away, Cyrus. You don't know. If we can figure out why Dad had him kidnapped. Dad wouldn't do that. I don't want to believe it either, but...
You know Mom and Dad lied about where I came from, and you've seen how weird they've been acting. Yeah, they're acting weird. Shh! The kids were in their rooms last time I checked. They won't hear us. James, what's going on? Why did Grayling call you back to the base last night? Sai! Mom's calling him out. Poof, let's listen. She's gonna tell her. James, talk to me. Is this about her? I can't talk about this. I have something important to deal with at the base. James, is it about her?
I'll be home by dinner. Fine. Did you hear that? Is her me? Were they talking about me? One way to find out. We have to follow Dad. I'll get my bike. No, Bernie. You stay here. We had a deal. You don't shut me out. And I don't tell Mom. We're not shutting you out. You have the most important job of all. Keep mom occupied. I never get to do the fun stuff. You outran a helicopter and escaped being kidnapped by a bunch of scary military guys.
Whatever. What do I do with this spawn... thing? Hide it in your closet and guard it with your life. We're gonna go to the base and find out what dad is up to. We're almost there. Who's guarding the gate today? I think it's... Yes! It's Carl! Excellent. He lets me in to visit Dad all the time.
if it isn't my favorite middle schoolers. Hey, Corporal Carl. What's up? How'd the first week of school go, guys? Super. But, you know, this whole school thing cuts into the family time. And now Dad has to work on the weekend? Yeah, that's a bummer. So we're surprising him for lunch. Wish my girls were more like you two. Thanks, Carl. We'll catch you on the way out. Hang on, guys. Not so fast. Is there a problem? Working off a new clearance list today, Cyrus.
Even Holiday aren't on it. But you know us. I can't let you in. Just following orders. Orders? Orders from who? He's doing his job, Si. If we're not on the list, then we're not on the list. Sorry to bother you, Carl. We'll see Dad when he gets home. Hey, how's your mom doing? Tell her to come by sometime and bring Birdie, too. You got it. Bye, Carl.
Dad ordered Carl not to let us in. He's hiding something. I can't believe you're giving up. Who said anything about giving up? Follow me around the back. fence into a military base? Holiday, I can barely make it into the treehouse. I'll climb. You keep a lookout for the guards. Pulse, if they catch you... and you're already climbing. Just like Ninja Warrior. Why do I bother? Holiday, be careful. There's barbed wire up there. Yeah, I noticed. Wait, what is that?
The guards. They're heading this way. We've got to get out of here. Holiday, get down. Hurry. Give me a sack. We don't have a sack. What's taking so long? It's stuck on the barbed wire. You've got to get down. Now! Guard the hoverboard. Keep mom occupied. This is so lame. Why do I need to guard a non-zooming hoverboard anyway? Sit in the closet, hoverboard. Think about what you've done. like turn on and I'll just wait here talking to myself
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