Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Memrex 2000 ... by Ella, aged 12

Part 1:  The paper clip

"They could see land, they could see trees and plants, but not much else. What would they find there? Finn suddenly remembered a favourite old picture book where a boy sailed to the place where the wild things are. Would there be wild things he wondered?..."

No, wild things don't exist, he thought confidently.

He and his sister Holly Wrede worked as spies for the top secret, most elite, spy agency called GGA, which stands for Greater Good Agency. They had been assigned a very dangerous mission; to destroy Snivvel's Memrex 2000 and save the captured agents from Demon Island. Snivvel von Crupse was the deadliest villain alive, he was also trying to erase every GGA member's memory leaving the world his to destroy via the Memrex 2000. He had already captured Mrs Katherine Remy, the head chief at GGA and Dr Harrison Sandridge, the engineer. If Snivvel's plans went well Harrison would be forced to hand over the final answers to building Memrex. Brainsweep him, followed by Katherine and the rest of the GGA.

Finn and Holly had been kidnapped from their home in Sydney, and their parents Max and Samantha had been tranquilized, bound, gagged and stuffed in a closet. The two brave spies were heading to Demon Island in a boat with two other loonies working for Snivvel.

They arrived at a rickety old pier on the side of the island. Once they had gotten to the prison the spies were thrown in and the bonds were untied. They now noticed one of the goons had a file covered in labels and clips. The men muttered something about telling Snivvel the captives were ready whilst he locked the door. They then left leaving the spies alone. They sat in silence staring at each other before Finn said "We should inspect the door." Holly just nodded and together they went to work.

They noted that it was iron bars but not much else. Then, Holly found a paper clip lying on the floor just out of reach. "Look" Holly said. "One of those men must have dropped it." She got down and tried to get it but couldn't. Finn tried and successfully reached it. He muttered "Gotcha." Holly and Finn smiled. "Now" Finn claimed, "for our escape." With ease he unfolded it, and slid it into the lock, and turned it. After a few moments there was a click. "It's the sound of freedom!" Holly sighed happily. Finn grinned and they crept out.

Using their spy pads they contacted GGA and told them everything. They sent back a map of Demon Island, including where they thought the Memrex was being kept. They crept along corridors and passageways before finally arriving at the Memrex room.


Part 2:  The Memrex

They opened the door a crack and looked inside. In one corner was the unfinished Memrex 2000, a few screwdrivers and nails. In the centre was Snivvels' builder who was sipping coffee, reading a magazine. He had his back to them and looked like he was bored out of his mind. Without hesitating Finn pulled out his sleep spray and sprayed it all over the builder. "Sleep Spray, it knocks someone out for 24 hours" Finn explained, while Holly, noticing her mouth was open, quickly shut it.

They grabbed the Memrex and bashed it against the wall. It shattered into thousands of pieces as if it was made of sand. Alarms sounded, guards screamed and Finn and Holly ran. Hopefully this would cause a diversion long enough to save Katherine and Harrison and escape. They ran outside and headed in their friends direction. Their prison was on the west wing and Finn's and Holly's was on the east.

After what seemed like years (though the chaos continued) they made it. They used the same paper clip to unlock the cell and then together they ran towards the jetty. After a quick message to GGA and a bit of waiting the two spies, and Katherine and Harrison, boarded a small raft-like boat and went to the mainland quickly.

Katherine and Harrison gave their thanks over a million times and couldn't stop shaking their hands. They were both given medals and certificates for their bravery and courage and a level bonus for stamina.

As for what happened to their parents? They had been scanned to forget that there was an agency for spies called GGA, or that their kids were in it. After that the two spies went home to a normal life, knowing that never again would their life be normal.

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