CHAPTER FOURTEEN
A few minutes later, I stepped out of the elevator into Level One of the Elastic Cave, anticipation rising in my chest. I had come down to the Elastic Cave alone, having told James to remain in the truck for my return, because I didn’t think this would take a long time. Part of me wished that James was with me, though, because having him with me would make it a lot easier to do what I was going to do.
I expected to find Rubberman in his office, but to my surprise, Rubberman and Adams were right there at Mission Control. On the big main computer screen was what looked like some kind of encryption process, which Adams was clearly trying to hack, while Rubberman stood beside him watching his every keystroke in anticipation. Neither of them seemed to notice my arrival until
