The Adventures of Kid Combat Volume Two: The Heist of Spring Road Toys by Christopher Helwink Page A

continued.
    “He’s an only child and his parents are
divorced. He chose to live with his dad and he is never around.
Tommy pretty much has free reign,” Gears finished. He minimized the
bio on Tommy and loaded the second boy’s profile.
    “Now this guy here is our main problem,”
Gears continued. “Jake Henderson, otherwise known as “Ace.” He’s
the so-called brains of the operation. Jake’s twelve and is still
in sixth grade. He was held back last year for never going to
class. He’s been picked up by the cops countless times for various
crimes, but since he’s a minor, they detain him for a few hours,
try to scare him straight, and send him back on the street. He’s
the one you can bet the curator contacted first and hired. Tommy
was just brought in to help out. Although their rap sheets are
pretty long, this would be the first time they have acted out on
something that wasn’t their school.”
    Kid sat back and absorbed the information.
“From what Samantha said, these are our two likely candidates, but
we have no proof. As you know, Samantha’s camera was busted in her
breakout attempt from the museum. And since there was no
surveillance in Spring Road Toys, we don’t even know if these two
jokers had anything to do with this.”
    “They must, Kid,” Wedge chimed in. “If Sam
says these are the two guys, then these are the two guys.”
    “She thinks these are the two guys. There’s a
difference. And unfortunately, we don’t have a lot of time to track
down every thug,” Kid said, and then paused. “Wedge, Rocket, we
need to find out anything that will pin the break-in on them. And
we need it quickly.”
    “We’re on it!” Wedge said in a huff. He
sprang out of his chair like a jack rabbit and was ready to start
his mission. “Where should we start?”
    “According to this file,” Gears said,
whacking away on his keyboard, “the sixth graders usually hang out
at the far end of the Jonestown Mall. If you hurry, you should be
able to get there before it closes.”
    “Let’s go!” Rocket yelled. The two twins
disappeared into the hallway.
    “What do you need me to do, Kid?” Gears asked
with a hopeful look in his eyes.
    “Gears, you have the most important job. When
we find out those two boys are indeed the ones who broke into
Spring Road Toys, I need you to somehow find out when they are
meeting with the curator again. I don’t care how you do it, but we
need that information. Without it, we have nothing to go on. Also,
we need some way to catch them all together.”
    “Don’t worry, Kid. I’ll think of something,”
Gears said.
     
     

Chapter Seven:
    The Twins
    6:00 pm
     
     
    Four wheels made out of rubber raced down the
streets of Elmcrest. The small wheels turned quickly as they
screamed down the pavement. Attached to a black skateboard with a
white skull spray painted on the top of it, the wheels whistled in
the air.
    Right behind this set of four wheels, another
set came. These were attached to a brown skateboard that was void
of any markings. The deck, however, was damaged in several areas,
and chunks were missing from the tail. This caused the board to
wobble more than the black one.
    Ace and Tommy zoomed down Main Street in
Elmcrest. Having no regard for anyone around them, they rode in the
street and up on the sidewalks and grinded on street benches. It
wasn’t until Ace ollied a water fountain in Ben Allis Park that
people started to gawk and take more notice of the two youths.
    “Oh, man, that was awesome!” Tommy said to
Ace as the two made their way out of the small park in central
Elmcrest and back onto Main Street. The two zigged and zagged
between a few cars as onlookers shouted out their displeasure to
the kids. The boys rolled on as if they hadn’t heard them.
    Ace did a few more ollies over fire hydrants
and park benches, and Tommy made his way down a few rails and over
a small boy’s wagon. The boys reached their destination a few
minutes later.
    The