City Spies

Brooklyn is determined to climb the wall despite Mother’s decision to cancel the plans. She uses a “Motherism” to give herself the courage: “You cannot achieve what you cannot believe” (236). The kids watch the team from Kinloch Abbey and Sydney mentions how horrible it would be if they were to win first place and draw attention to their group. They go through an intense security check and a woman explains the building’s ability to track movements, sense low energy levels, and more. Afterward, the children take their positions as Sinclair gives his opening speech. He discusses a passion for science and environmental protection. The speech is brief and seems hollow, and Brooklyn wonders if something strange is going on. The teams are taken into the lab to check their computer data, and Brooklyn decides to ask if she can go see the server room. A woman offhandedly mentions that the servers are in an entirely different building called Asgard, due to a lack of space. Brooklyn realizes she no longer needs to climb a wall; instead, she must find the other building.