The Adventure Club Page #4

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So, three wishes are granted

to whoever discovers the box.

But we all found it.

And touched it at the same time.

That means we only have three

wishes between us, one each.

So, we shouldn't waste one.

I agree. But we need to know if

this thing actually works, right?

I don't mind using up mine.

You know me, always willing

to take one for the team.

Okay. What are you

gonna wish for?

Something realistic, not too crazy.

You know, a starter wish.

I've got it!

A lifetime supply of pez.

You know, for a guy who can come up

with some pretty terrible ideas...

Every now and then, you come

up with a brilliant one.

Okay, here it goes.

It didn't work.

Give it a moment.

Maybe it takes some time.

Anything?

Nothing yet.

Anything yet?

Nothing.

How about now?

Still nothing. What a rip-off.

Doesn't make sense.

Why would my grandpa hide

something away that doesn't work?

Maybe there's an expiry

date or something.

I gotta get home.

I'm late for dinner.

Um, Ricky.

Yeah, go for Ricky.

Uh, I think it worked!

Ha! Oh, pez, pez for life! Pez!

Pez! Oh, I love it!

I love it! I love it!

- Hey, don't you want breakfast?

- No, thanks. Gotta go.

Oh, Ricky. Ricky!

Ricky. Ricky. Ricky, wait!

Listen, sweetheart, I am giving my speech to the

municipality tonight for the science museum,

and it would really mean so much

to me if you were there, okay?

Sure.

Slow down!

Can you believe it?

Nope.

What did you do with all of it?

I ate a lot of it.

It was good. The rest I hid

in my closet and under my bed.

I figured if my parents ask, I'll tell

them that I entered a contest and won.

Do you guys realize

what this means?

Yeah, pez for life!

It means the wish box works.

We meet again, Dorkuses.

That's not the plural

of Dorkus. It's Dorki.

Shut up, brainy. I guess your pal Ozzie

isn't here to save you this time. It's on.

Sorry, I don't fight girls.

How unfortunate.

Why are you doing this, Seth?

Because I'm sick of you science

geeks and your dumb adventure club.

- We never invited you to

be a part of it. -Exactly.

I've got a bad

feeling about this.

- Martin.

- Oh.

Hi. You startled me.

What are you doing in here?

I was just looking

for my laptop.

Yeah, I lent it to Ricky, and I thought

he might have left it in here.

Oh, he probably left it

in his room. I can check.

No, no! No.

That's fine. I can do that.

Thanks, sweetie.

No problem.

- See ya.

- Yeah.

I think this has just been one

big, unfortunate misunderstanding.

Why don't we take this

opportunity to start fresh?

Can I offer you a

complimentary package of pez?

As a peace offering.

Never mind.

If you have a plan to get out of this, now

would be an excellent time to execute.

Nothing really coming to mind.

Enough of this dancing, loser.

Let me down!

Let me down!

Are you doing that?

No, I thought you were.

What are you doing?

Let me down!

It's real.

Ah! Let me down! Ah!

I hope you guys didn't mind

me using another wish.

Mind? That was awesome!

Wait, that was your

wish you used up...

For me?

That's what friends do.

We can't keep carrying this thing

around with us. It's too dangerous.

We should leave it in a place

where it's gonna be safe.

The clubhouse!

Hey, kid.

You know, I think we can

help each other out.

Who are you?

Let's just say I'm the guy

who understands your situation.

You don't have many friends 'cause

you got a bad rap for being a bully

when really you were the one who's

excluded and was misunderstood.

And I know exactly how you feel.

Trust me, I was just like you.

Now, you wanna get back at your

friends for what they did to you?

I can help you do that.

- Hey.

- You okay?

I'm okay. I'm trying

not to be nervous.

You're gonna be fine.

You're gonna be great.

Have you seen Ricky?

No, but he'll be here.

Don't worry.

- Okay.

- Hey. Go get 'em.

Thank you.

I'm gonna get started.

Hello, everyone,

my name is Jane young,

and I'm the director

of the science museum.

First of all, I wanna thank you

all so much for being here.

As many of you know, there has been

major cutbacks to our school systems,

and that is one of the reasons, one of the

reasons, why it is so important to keep

a place like

the science museum open.

It is one of the last places that

our children can come to learn,

and be inspired, and have fun.

- Miss young.

- Yes.

It simply makes no sense to keep

this failed institution open.

An institution, I might add,

that is costing the hardworking

taxpayers of this community

hundreds of thousands of dollars

each and every year.

My development, it's going to bring jobs

and prosperity back to these good people.

All right, everyone,

please, if you could just...

Imagine what we could do

if we had more wishes.

I'd wish to have a roller

coaster in my backyard. No!

I'd wish to have my own drive-in

movie theater in my backyard.

No, wait.

I'd wish to have my own

spaceship in my backyard.

Yep, definitely a spaceship.

I'd wish for straight a pluses.

You already have

straight a pluses.

Right. Then...

I'd wish to be

the president of Mensa.

I'd wish to have one more

day with my grandpa.

Just one more.

That would be awesome.

This wish box is like

having absolute power.

Maybe that's not

such a good thing.

What do you mean?

How does that old saying go?

Absolute power

corrupts absolutely.

Yeah, that one.

I'm thinking my grandpa hid

this thing away for a reason.

I agree.

Maybe Ozzie was right after all.

We should put it back.

Whoa, whoa!

Let's not get crazy here.

We could have done anything

with this wish box,

but instead what

did we use it for?

For candy and to get

revenge on a bully.

Both very valid

and necessary things.

Let's be reasonable. After all, Ricky

hasn't gotten to use his wish yet.

You should use yours before we

give it back. Seems only fair.

Fine. But I wanna

wish for something

that's not selfish, something to help

other people, that's good for society.

- Boring.

- Okay, fine, what should it be?

Like you said before, use it to

help save the science museum.

Oh, no! The science museum.

Well, that guy was quite

the charmer, wasn't he?

Well, the municipality is leaning

his way, that's for sure.

But they haven't made

their decision yet.

I've still got time. You know,

I have the fundraiser coming up.

I know that's a long shot,

but I've got to try.

You're amazing.

You just never give up, do you?

I don't really have a choice.

Jane? Jane.

Michael Langley,

do you remember me?

- Michael?

- No beard, remember me now?

Michael, what a surprise.

It's been years.

- Yeah.

- How are you?

Great, I'm really good. I just

saw you speak. That was amazing.

She was amazing.

Did you see that?

- Yeah.

- You did, right?

Thank you. What are

you doing in town?

I'm just visiting, yeah.

Well, you've been

away for so long.

Yeah, I have. So what? You're the

director of the science museum?

- I am.

- Wow.

- That's just, that's incredible.

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