The Adventure Club Page #2

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way faster than yours.

You don't know what it's like

to have to pay your dues.

Speaking of, you gotta pay

the $7.50 admission charge.

Ricky! Hey, kids,

what a nice surprise.

Yeah, we thought we'd come by and

check out some of the new exhibits.

Well, I'm very happy

to hear that.

Curtis, you can

let them through.

- Certainly, ma'am.

- Come on.

The youth of today.

What's that?

That is a gyrosphere.

It's a tool that astronauts use

to prepare for space flight.

Cool.

Yeah, you may think so, but you will

not catch me anywhere near that thing.

Just looking at it throws me

off my equilibrium.

My mom hates any kind

of amusement park ride.

Remember what happened when

we were at wonderland,

and I convinced you to go

on the space coaster with me?

Sweetheart, we don't

talk about that.

Barf-o-Rama.

- I heard that.

- Ew.

All right, listen, I've got to get

back to work. You guys have fun, okay?

- Okay.

- I'm so glad you're here.

- Bye, mom.

- Bye, sweetie, enjoy.

Okay, let's put these blueprints

to use and see what we can find.

Um, so what are we looking for?

There has to be something.

Come on, grandpa. What is it?

What's this over here?

A room. Uh,

according to this, it's...

Below us on the main level.

I've been here

a thousand times...

And there's no room there.

You're right.

There's no room here.

These blueprints show the exact

layout of this entire building,

and according to this, there

should be a room right here.

Why would a room be walled off?

Because it's a secret room.

It all makes sense.

Where else would you keep a hidden

treasure but in a secret room?

How do we get in there?

I don't know.

We can't just do it

in the middle of the day.

What are you saying?

We break in?

Because that's illegal, and I don't know

about you guys, but I can't go to jail.

For starters,

I'm claustrophobic,

and I look terrible in orange.

We don't need to break in.

Ricky's mom works here.

He can just borrow

the security key.

I'm not a lawyer, but this

distinctly sounds like something

that would land us in deep

trouble if we get caught.

Then we don't get caught.

The museum closes at 7:00.

Let's meet here

just before 8:
00 P.M.

Done.

Fine.

All right, boys. I did the cooking

tonight, so get ready to enjoy.

What'd you make, mom?

Paella.

I think.

Oh.

You know, sweetie, it was really

nice to see you guys today.

You haven't been

coming down lately.

We thought we'd just

pass by for a visit.

I was surprised

you had the energy.

Why?

No reason.

Okay, you know what?

Don't gang up on me.

It's okay. You can tell her.

Tell me what?

I woke up in the middle of the night, and I

found this guy rummaging around the den.

- Really?

- Yeah.

And what were you

doing up there?

I was just looking through

some of grandpa's old things.

- Did you find anything cool?

- Yeah, I did.

He's convinced that his granddad

wasn't just an archaeologist,

but an incredible explorer

that found magical artifacts.

- Like Dr. Jones.

- Exactly like Dr. Jones.

Grandpa is not Dr. Jones.

He was too.

I found something last night of his

that will prove everyone wrong.

Well, you are definitely your

granddad's grandson, that's for sure.

So what'd you find?

I don't know yet,

but something big.

I can feel it.

All right, Mr. tall teller

of tales, that's enough.

I want to enjoy

this delicious dinner.

Dig in.

- I'll order pizza.

- Yeah.

Okay.

I guess you should stick

to the cooking from now on.

Don't beat yourself up.

Paella is a tough one.

- It is.

- Start with something simpler.

Like toast?

Your toast usually involves the fire

alarm, so yeah, maybe you were right.

Maybe I should stick

to the cooking from now on.

You're terrible.

No, I'm serious. I'm happy to be the

domestic one. You're the business woman.

For the moment.

I have no doubt that

you are going to be the hottest

real estate agent

around in no time at all.

Well, let's hope so.

It's hard to adjust

to a new town.

Well, you're not on the mean

streets of Cleveland anymore.

And we prairie folk, we take

a while to warm up to people.

Really?

'Cause I seem to recall

winning you over pretty quickly.

Well, there's always

an exception to the rule.

Lucky for me.

He really likes you.

Who, Ricky?

He's a great kid.

He is.

And you're a great guy.

And this feels really nice.

What?

Like we're a family.

I feel like some ice cream.

Do you want some ice cream?

Let's have some ice cream.

Sure.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- I'm gonna get some ice cream.

- Cool.

You know, it looks like we're out

of ice cream. I'll pick some up!

Really? I could

have sworn there was...

Martin?

Martin!

All the world's a stage...

And all the men and women

play their parts.

There are exits.

There are entrances...

And one man in his

time plays many parts.

Hi.

You know, when I ran

the drama club at the state pen,

I fell in love with

the craft of acting.

I did. I just...

I went nuts for it.

When an actor really gets into his part,

it is... it just, it gave me goosebumps.

Kinda like what I'm getting from

you, right now, watching you.

But you went to like

a whole other level.

You... you've gone

method, my friend.

What are you

talking about, Langley?

You're really falling

for her, aren't you?

What's her name?

That... Jane.

I have not fallen for her.

I hope not 'cause that would really

endanger our mission, wouldn't it?

What are you doing here?

I didn't even know

you were out of prison yet.

Yeah, I know. I'm not supposed to

be, but somehow I found a way.

I had to check up on you.

I had to make sure that you were still

following through with our deal.

Of course I'm following

through with our deal!

You do not get snippy with me!

Remember, I took the fall.

- I went to prison.

You got to go free.

Please. You owe me.

- I did...

- You owe me. You owe me.

And I will rat on you.

You're right. I'm sorry.

So... what news?

The kid found something,

said it belonged

to his grandfather.

His grandfather?

I'll find out more information.

Well, good. You better, because

that thing is priceless. Remember?

My father spent his whole life trying

to get it back, and he died in squalor,

begging for assistance from anyone.

I'm not goin' like that.

I'm on it.

I hope so,

'cause I'd hate to recast you.

So, um, I wanna

take it back again.

Not from the top, though, from that

last line, your last line. "I'm on it."

'Cause I didn't really

believe it, and I wanna feel it.

Will you try it again for me?

I'm on it.

Okay, I like underplay too, but that

was like really throwin' it away.

How about just like something with a

little more feeling, a little more bang.

I'm on it!

We're gonna have old ladies

with hearing aids.

They're not gonna be able to hear you as they

come in. They'll say, "what's he saying?

- I don't know."

- I'm on it!

Guess what, we got a back row.

They're not gonna hear a thing.

I'm on it!

Don't you feel that?

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