CHAPTER 16

I Don't Appear on the Five O'clock News

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•  Newt  arrives  home  late  a/er  the  robbery.  •  His  Mom  greets  him  as  Captain  Nobody  and  tells  him  that  Chris  condi;on  

has  improved.  However,  Newt  senses  something  is  wrong  because  "The  more  upset  Mom  gets,  the  faster  she  talks,  and  she  was  chiBering  away  like  a  windup  toy".  

 

He's  been  looking  sort  of  grey  there  for  a  few  days,  but  today  …  bingo!  the  

doctors  are  so  pleased-­‐  all  nine  of  them.  MaBer  of  fact,  there's  a  specialist  coming  all  the  way  from  Minnesota!  

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•  The  five  o'clock  news  reports  on  the  robbery  at  Sullivan's  Jewelry  Store.  They  said    that  a  'midget'  interrupted  the  crime  in  progress  and  had  saved  the  couple.  Because  of  his  size,  the  surveillance  cameras  did  not  capture  his  image.  The  Sullivans  think  that  they  were  saved  by  a  'leprechaun'.  

•  Newt  reminds  JJ  not  to  tell  anyone  about  what  really  happened  at  the  store  because  he  is  afraid  the  robber  will  hunt  him  and  his  family.  

When  the  man  first  said  he  had  a  gun,  I  am  afraid  I  just  froze  in  my  shoes.  We'd  probably  s;ll  be  standin'  here  like  two  big  dumb  rocks  if  it  weren't  for  the  liBle  guy  who  wandered  in.    We  think  he's    a  

"Leprechauns".  

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•  The  next  morning,  Newt  is  relieved  a/er  hearing  the  news  about  the  arrest  of  the  robber.  

•  He  no;ces  a  discarded  news  page  in  the  bin  that  says  Chris  will  be  okay  unless  his  condi;on  'persists  for  more  than  six  days.'    So  far,  Chris  has  been  in  coma  for  five  days.  

•  Now  he  realises  that  Dad  and  Mom  have  been  keeping  him  away  from  the  hospital  to  protect  him.  

•  He  feels  foolish  for  whining  about  wan;ng  to  visit  Chris.  He  feels  really,  really  scared  of  losing  his  big  brother.  

•  Now  he  is  determined  to  make  the  situa;on  becomes  beBer  and  now  he  needs  the  protec;on  of  Captain  Nobody  more  than  ever.  

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estimates

Newman's Okay

For Six days.

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I Cheat Death

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•  Darryl  Peeps  and  Colby  Bryn  from  Fillmore  High  visit  Fillmore  Junior  School.  

•  They  bring  their  mascot,  Ferocious  the  Ferret,  as  a  token  of  thanks  for  their  support  for  Chris  Newman.  A  lucky  student  will  get  a  chance  to  babysit  the  animal.  The  student  will  then  earn  the  ;tle  'Friend  of  Ferocious'.  

•  They  agree  that  Newt  deserves  to  keep  the  ferret.  However,  he  is  unhappy  of  the  idea  because  he  plans  to  visit  is  brother  a/er  school.  

I  bet  you  know  my  brother..  Chris  

Newman.  He's  on  the  team…  I  want  my  brother  back.  

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•  As  Newt,  Cecil  and  JJ  are  walking  home,  Ricky  Ratner  and  his  gang  confront  Newt  again.  This  ;me,  Ricky  is  angrier  because  his  cousin,  Reggie,  is  s;ll  being  hassled  by  Chris's  friends.  

•  When  Ricky  sees  the  Ferocious  the  Ferret  in  the  cage,  he  signals  his  gang  to  yank  the  cage  out  of  Newt's  arms.  The  cage  door  opens  and  Ferocious  jumps  out  and  gets  away.  

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•  The  trio  chase  the  animal  off  un;l  they  reach  the  highway.  The  ferret  runs  right  into  the  traffic.  

•  Captain  Nobody  dodges  the  incoming  traffic  to  get  Ferocious  back.  He  waves  fran;cally  to  stop  the  traffic.  Ferocious  weaves  in  and  out  of  traffic  followed  by  Captain  Nobody.  All  four  lanes  of  traffic  grind  to  a  halt.  

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•  As  soon  as  the  traffic  stops,  a  small  aeroplane  carrying  passengers  flying  so  low  that  its  wheels  are  nearly  touching  the  roofs  of  the  stopped  cars.  The  plane  makes  an  emergency  landing  on  the  highway!!  

•  Everyone  at  the  scene  cannot  believe  their  eyes.  •  The  Ferocious  sits  on  Captain  Nobody's  ankle,  gazing  at  the  plane  ahead.  Newt    scoops  the  ferret  up  safely  and  runs  away  from  the  scene.  

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