He had a message from MoNa. ‘Let’s open the cell doors and rescue the kids,’ Finbar said urgently. But Kip was staring at his SpaceCuff. ‘MoNa’s system has detected a missile from Clevor heading for Geekatron,’ he said, looking white. Finbar’s whiskers quivered. ‘This rivalry is getting out of hand,’ Kip said. ‘We’ll have to work out what Einstein is up to, then free the kids later.’ Getting to the bottom of Einstein’s plan would be impossible with a bunch of brain-drained kids in tow. Sometimes Kip’s job as a Space Scout meant making tough decisions. Finbar led the way to the air vent he’d climbed through earlier. It was near the Hippocampus Deluxe. Before they escaped, Kip and Finbar took another look at the machine. A thick cable at the back caught their attention. ‘The brain energy could be travelling along that cable,’ Finbar suggested. ‘Actually, I noticed one like that plugged into the weird orb on stage,’ Kip remembered. Of course! The orb, crackling with electrical energy.
