My Adventure

One day, I was sitting at home watching TV while babysitting my two brothers. The house was pretty kayotic with two twin boys running around. The house was already messy enough. Just then I saw our brand new puppy run out of the kitchen whinning. She is covered with ice cream! This can't be good. I hear dishes dropping and the boys screaming. I jump off of the couch, dart to the kitchen, peer around the corner and I see rootbeer spilled on the floor, ice cream an the walls, broken glass all over the floor. Thats the last time I make them a root beer float to try to keep them quiet... "What do you think you are doing?!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I was so angry I could feel my face getting as hot as lava, my two hands coming to a fist, I felt like I wanted to strangle them. "Well?!" I yelled again when they didnt respond.

"Sorry Kate..." They sang simultaneously. Then they looked up at me with those sad, but cute, little, brown eyes. Now how can I be mad at that? No! Katie, be strong, look at that mess. If you give in now YOU will have to clean that up. I thought to myself.

"Oh no you don't. Don't you dare think I am going to give in to you, you are going to clean this up! Not me!" I said, "If I were you, I would start with the icecream on the wall." Then I just walked off with my head held high, very proud of myself for not giving in. I went back to the living room and plopped myself on the couch. And I turned the TV on to my favorite TV show. Just then, right when i started to get comfortable, the door bell rang.

"We'll get it!!" the boys yelled from the kitchen while running to the door.

"Jake, Trey, don't open the door without me there!" I said while getting up from the couch. "Boys, back to the kitchen." I walked over to the door to see who it was. To my surprise, I didn't know who it was. A strange looking man starred right at me. He was tall, thin, and dressed completely in black. Black top hat, black suit, black shoes. His face was... odd. His mustache sure gave him a mysterious look. His nose was to big for his face, and his ears were to big for his nose.

He leaned forward and said, "Are you Kate?"

It depends," I said, "Who's asking?"

"The name's Hector." He said, "Are your parents home?"

"Well, Hector, I don't know who you are and something tells me I should close the door as fast as I can!" I said while closeing the door real fast. But he stopped it with his foot.

"No need to worry Katie, dear. I mean no harm I am here to give you the adventure of a life time! I am with the government." He said while flashing me a foney smile.

"How can I trust you?" I said. He showed me his badge, I guess I have to believe him, he has a badge. "Ok, I beleive you. But what do you want from me?"

"I need you to come with us."

"Why?"

"Please don't ask questions, we will explain on the way."

"On the way to where?"

"Mam," said the big man next to him, "Please forgive me for what I am about to do. Its for your own good." He said then snatched me up and gragged me to the black SUV parked in our drive way.

"Hey! Let me go!!" I screamed as loud as I could while squirming to break free! They finally managed to get me to the black SUV. We were sitting inside the car then I said, "Well?!? I am here, now what do you need from me?!"

"We need you to help us solve a crime." the driver said half way turning his head toward me. He had dark hair. He too, was wearing the black suit.

"A crime?! I don't know anything about this crime!! You can't just take me away from my home!! I am only 13! This is illegal! My father will sue you!! When they get home my brothers will tell them what happened!" The man, Hector, sat up from his slouched position to speak, "And another thing!" I interupted, he slouched again. "What about my brothers! You can not leave those two boys home alone! They will destroy the house!!"

"Are you done?" Hector said very annoyed!

"Yes." I said.

"Ok, good. We brought you hear to help us solve a crime. Do you know where you parents are?"

"Um, aren't they at work?" I asked.

"Well, yes and no. You see, a very important file that is classified and cannot be let out into the public has been stolen and is now in the hands of the enemy." He said.

"Well, what does that have to do with me? Or my parents?" I asked starting to get annoyed.

"You do know what your parents do, right?" said Hector.

"My parents are just bankers?" I said while glancing down at my hands.

"They haven't told you? I mean you are their oldest daughter I figured they must have told you." He said with a puzzled look on his face.

"Well, they didn't. Where are my parents?! Are they hurt?! Why am I here?!" I started to get worried.

"Your parents are safe, for now. Your parents aren't just bankers. They are head of security for a top secret government program. They are the only two people who know how to get to this top secret file. They have been captured, and are in great danger. We are afraid that they may be forced to tell were this file is hidden and how to get to it. You are your parents so called life line. If anything were to happen to them you are the one they told us to get. You can help us, Kate."

"Me? Why me?" I said while trying to take this all in.

"Your parents believe in you. So do we." He said.

"I can't help you. I'm sorry."

"You have to. Your our only hope to get your parents back."

"I guess I have no choice. I'll try my best."

"Great!" Hector said.

"Yeah, ok, what's the plan? I'm still a little confused." I said while thinking about what I just heard.

"Well, your parents have been captured and are in great danger. We need your help to find where they are. Their capturers have been taking them on a long journey. Your parents have been leaving clues to help us find them, but we don't get the clues. Since your their oldest daughter, we figured you could help us fine out where they are taking your parents. We figured that you know your parents better than all of us." said Hector.

"Well, okay. I guess that makes sense? Where's the first clue?" I asked.

"Its right here. Good luck. Its pretty tricky." I took the little crumpled up piece of paper from his hand, glanced at it, and looked back at him. He shrugged. I looked back down. It was in my father's hand writing, crooked letters, smeared writing, small and squished. It was all here.

I read it aloud, it said, "'Lost the camera and then the shoe.' So, they are being taken to a place that we lost a camera and shoe? That doesn't make sense!"

"That is what it says. See? Its pretty tricky!" He said while glancing down at the piece of paper.

"Not really!" I said, "Last summer! We took a trip to New York! They are going to New York!" I said very sure of myself.

"Um.. okay? Are you sure? That doesn't make any sense."

"I'm sure! Last summer my family took a trip to New York. We went to see the Statue of Liberty and we were on that little Island thing. Jake, my idiot brother, was balancing along the edge while holding his brand new digital camera when he fell and dropped it in the water. It surprisingly floated, but it floated to far from the edge and he couldn't reach it so he took his flip-flop and tried to get it but my other brother, Trey, came and pushed him so he dropped both the camera and shoe! Dad was furious!"

"To New York then!! See? We could have never figured that out!" He said with excitement.

We were on our way to New York. This was coming so fast! It still doesn't seem real. My parents captured? This feels like a dream! I'm just worried about my brothers, they are a handful. They say they are taken care of but I know my brothers they are never taken care of.

We were on the big plane to New York. They escorted me to my room. This place was huge!! I walked down the long hall way. There were computer screens, moniters, and cameras everywhere! This is the biggest plane I have ever seen! It is even bigger than the ones in the movies! And I'm here, not just watching it on a screen or looking at pictures in a book, I am actually here! Witnessing it with my own two eyes! This was Amazing! But still, this was no time to be excited. I am with people I don't know, I have no clue where my brothers are, my parents supposively work for the government and are in great danger and its my job to find them! This is hitting me so hard! Like a glass of ice cold water when your half asleep. The second it hits you it is every where, instantaneously! It stings and burns then the body goes numb! But, on the bright side, my room is amazing! The second you walk in you see the big, red, king size bed. The bed is in the center and on the right corner you have this little sitting area with red and black leather chairs (red is my favorite color). The second you sit in these chairs you just sink and the red leather just overwelms you! It surrounds you and your in heaven. In between the two chairs of heaven is a not-so-mini, mini fridge filled with delicious snacks and sodas! I'm not ever going to leave this room, not just because it is amazing in every way but because I'm also afraid of getting lost. Just then I heard, "We are over the drop site, please report to the main lobby quickly! That means you Kate." Drop site?! Me?! I quickly scurried to the main lobby. I found my way and as I walked around the corner I saw a team of men (probably in their 20's) they were dressed head to toe in bright lime green ump suits.

"Um.. what's going on?" I asked with a worried tone in my voice.

"Kate!" one of the men said "Hurry! You need to shoot up! We are near the drop sight!"

"What?! Drop site?! What are we doing?!" I yelled.

"We are going to Jump out of the plane? They didn't tell you?" He said while glancing at the other men.

"Um.. No! They didn't tell me!"

"Well, suit up!" He said while flashing a cheesy grin. Just then they all grabbed me and threw on a pink Jump suit along with a back pack with a parachute in it. Then the man who I was talking to hooked him self on to me and he Jumped out of the plane!! I screamed the whole way to the ground. I could tell the man was getting annoyed with me. I didn't care! Jumping out of a plane was by far the scariest thing I have ever done and it deserved screaming! Then he finally pulled the shute. It was such a relief! "Look! Kate! Your parents!!! Their safe!" He yelled.

"Yay! finally! Their safe." I said with a sigh. I felt as if a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.