Chapter Seven
The smoke from the gift shop had grown thicker in the air. The team decided it best to find an indoor space to reconnect and plan their next move.
“Of course there was an unexpected roadblock,” Joel said, hiding his face in his hands. “I broke my own rule. I jinxed us.”
They found the maintenance department a few rows over from the arcade pavilion. They nearly had to drag Joel away from Double Dragon, but reason and a hefty dose of threats from Sam won out in the end.
They stood in a small concrete room. The shelves that lined the wall were full of tools, half-used cans of paint, various solvents and glues, and small buckets of assorted hardware to replace the nuts and bolts of the rides. The mix of chemicals in the air started to make the team’s heads swim.
“I got a pre
