"Alright then, let's leave earlier today, " said Jombo. He stroked Josh's head and continued, "Your daddy is on a business trip, and Randy is probably bored at home now. Let's leave earlier and meet him at Fairytale Land."
"Oh, okay, " murmured Josh. He knew it wasn't appropriate for him to press on, so he changed tactics and said, "Let me go get my backpack."
"Josh, help me take my backpack as well, " requested Venus. She didn't know that they were already assigned a task and that the mission was ongoing.
"Your backpack is so heavy. Go get it yourself, " Josh declined. "Come on. We'll go together." Josh needed an excuse to drag Venus away.
Venus harrumphed and frowned in annoyance before complaining, "You are so mean."
"We'll get the teachers to bring them over for you, " suggested the principal immediately.
"There's no need for that. Let them do it on their own, " refused Jombo grimly. "The Giblo family members were taught to always accomplish their tasks by themselves. Please don't give the kids special treatment. Just treat them like they are normal kids."
"Understood, " replied the principal while nodding.
"You may get back to work. There's no need to keep us company, " instructed Jombo when he saw the other kids peeking over. "The other kids and their parents are staring, and this will affect everyone negatively."
"That is…" said the principal as he turned to the directors, who exchanged glances with him.
"I have some questions for the kids' teacher, but everyone else should go, " instructed Jombo sternly.
"Understood, " said the principal. Everyone bowed politely before leaving in a hurry.
Jombo had his men push him in his wheelchair to the other side so that he wouldn't affect the other kids and their parents. After that, he asked the teacher about how Josh and Venus were doing at school.
At that moment, Josh dragged Venus to the side and shared Randy's plan with her.
Hearing that got Venus to turn pale, and she said, "Isn't it a little too dangerous for Randy to carry out the mission on his own? There's a scary eagle in Northridge. What if it attacks Randy like it did the last time?"
"I'm worried about that too, but Randy already set everything in motion, so all we can do is support him. If we don't, the entire plan will go up in smokes, " replied Josh with a frown. He sounded worried as well.
"But…"
"Don't worry. The eagle was injured the last time we encountered it, and its injuries seemed grave, so I don't think Randy will be in any danger, " cooed Josh. "All we need to do now is work with him so that he is not taking a risk in vain."
"Okay, then, " replied Venus while nodding. She then reminded, "The plan is preponed, so you should call Randy and tell him about it. I'll go grab my backpack and keep Great-grandpa distracted."
"Okay, " said Josh. Then he quickly called Randy.
Randy was distracted in class that day. He would check on Dori every now and then by peeking at his phone.
That idiot is actually resting in a bird's nest and is on the verge of falling asleep!
Randy frowned in exasperation, utterly speechless. I knew it. That stinking bird is completely unreliable!
Just then, Randy's smartwatch rang. The call was from Josh.
"Randy, what are you doing?" said the teacher while frowning at him.
"My baby brother called, " answered Randy as he showed her his smartwatch. "He doesn't usually call me at this hour. Something important must've happened. I should take this."
"Alright, then, " the teacher agreed and paused the class.
Randy walked to the washroom to pick up the call. "Hi, Josh."
"Great-grandpa is getting us out of class earlier today, Randy. It's likely that he has already sent his men over to take you to Fairytale Land. You will have to bring your plan forward, " informed Josh, who deliberately spoke softly as he was worried about someone else overhearing him.
"I got it. We'll proceed in accordance with our original plan, " replied Randy calmly.
"Be careful. If you come across that eagle, just scream for help. Don't try to be a hero…"
"Relax… It's wounded, so it can't hurt me, " replied Randy nonchalantly. "You don't need to worry about me, okay? Just play your part well."
"Okay."
After hanging up the call, Randy left the washroom. Remon happened to knock on the door at that moment and informed, "Mr. Giblo has instructed me to take you to Fairytale Land to meet up with them."
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