The Notebook of Doom #8 Charge of the Lightning Bugs

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cross the

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green w

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there?!”
The signal flash
replaced by a zig

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Metal-ea

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DIET Dish
bulldozers, law

“That can’t be
aren’t being eaten.

BRINGGGG!

Alexander’s dad

Alexander looked
“Well, hurry ho

BRINGGG! BRRINNGG

Alexander strapp
an eye on your li
whispered to Rip

A glowing green
“A lightning bu
“They were all

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10 green
lightnin

The next morning

“Yeah,” said Ri
yesterday was just

“You’re right,”

Then — FLASH

filled the sky. Th
Green lightning?



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know what can
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Alexander’s class h

“This star show .
be . . . awesome.”

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Finally, the pa
climb. They were
plants: the gree
“Hey!” said Nik
the veggie mon
Alexander hunch

“OW!” Alexande
see that?!”

“Huh?” said Rip
“I just got zapp
lightning bug!”
He looked around,
had flown off.
“Very funny, w
“Lightning bugs d

They followed
staircase. It led to
recliner chairs alon

The lights dimm
covered the ceilin

“Oooooh!” said
in silence.

But then, with
move. They dance
pictures — like a

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glowing neon
“Huh?!” sa
“Green sta
Alexander

stars!” he sa
“Those guy

Rip.

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Alexander could

out students (and

“Rip, you’re a
doing that!”

Rip stomped in
every couple of

“Everyone!” Ale
Rip’s shoe lights! H
Hoarsely will lead

Mr. Hoarsely p

Rip stopped sto
to being dark.

“Are you nuts?!
to stay off the roo

“And don’t for
Nikki. “We should
lightning out!”

“But it’s not r

The bugs swirle
in a pointy zigzag

“Hey! There’s t
Alexander. “But wa

lightning b

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zap!

BZZZT! A pink

“Ow! You weren’t

BZZZT! A blue

hand.

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Alexander on the
The three frien

danced and flailed



“What’s happen
At once, all of
buzzing around R
“Get away!” R
He danced an ang
but the bugs stuck
his blinking shoes
Then the bugs
high and out of s

Alexander looked
along the rooftop.
giant metal box.

“This dial must
was talking about
“The school’s power

“So
lightni

The
the p
One-by
pod, a
absorb

“Wh
“It’s

CHAPTER BUG

14

The monster n
do you think you’
MIGHTY THUNDE
its wings together
crash of thunder.

The blast knock
down like bowling

“Look at this
said the thunderbug
monster pointed to
panels and the Po

The monster cl
sparks in the air.

Nikki got to her
all this power?” s
stood beside her.

The monster bl
people, of course!
and zap bugs ever
zapping!”

CHAPTER AMPE

15

“Ha!” buzzed t
down, two to go!”

Rip took a wob
and legs just feel
WHOAA!” His knee
toolbox. Wrenches

The monster lo
Alexander and
of the thunderbug.
down to pick up
was huge — the s
“I’m next!” said
me!” He jumped
behind the Power

“Oh, please!” sa
outrun me! I’m



But Nikki was
ub-ub-ub-ub!” Green
monster’s tail, trav
danced all over h

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POWE

But Alexander d
wrench. The thu

“Go ahead—grab
be giving me an
and BLAMMO!”

Zap the wrench
it! I know just what

“Since you’re th
thunderbug, opening

Alexander yanke
from his backpack

“AIM!” The thu
Alexander snapp
up the wrench.

The bolt hit one
Alexander jammed
Power Level box.



“I’VE BEEN O
thunderbug. The
Then it burst into
fizzled away like

Alexander peeled
the notebook. Then
friends. “Great tea
his hands out for

Rip, Nikki, an

THUNDE

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