FF – Spy Car!
Here is my post for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by J Hardy Carroll (I think).
“Synchronise watches… motion?”
“Motion is go.”
“Audio?”
“Audio is go.”
“Video?”
“Go on video.”
“Stand by mini spy car and… go go go!”
“Careful, steer round those kids… good, through the door, mind the rubbish bin… good, yes, good!”
“Nearly there!”
“Yes, just through this door, and… target acquired! He’s typing the password in! Video?”
“Video is capturing!”
“Excellent!”
“We’ll soon have complete access to the mainframe! All those grades we can change at a whim!”
“No, for £100 per grade. We’ll be rich! Rich!”
What’s this? Some pupil’s toy truck? I’M NOT HAVING IT IN HERE!
SMASH!
“Bollocks.”
Categories: Fiction
flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers
For one brief shining moment, the world was their oyster. Hate to see such enterprise go unrewarded! 🙂
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Yes, all that work. And pocket money 🙂
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They have a bright future ahead no matter what grades they get!
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Yes, young entrepreneurs slash criminals!
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They’ll go far. Just not in school.
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I reckon, if they work really hard, they could make it to “Cat A” in no time!
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lol, well, it was a good plan, they’ll just have to try for something less obvious next time…
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Maybe a “distraction fight” to lure out the headmaster so they can plant a mini-cam…
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And…um… what was Plan B again?
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Plan B is to hope that the headmaster doesn’t notice the sticker on the bottom of the car saying “Property of Jeff”…
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Technology only takes you that far… Next time they should try a drone.
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What were they thinking?
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Silly boys, they need to go high tech. The drone is the go these days. Teeny, tiny, little drones. 😀 You have to watch out for hawks though, hawks are very partial to drones 😉
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They’re more fun, too! I bet they could outfly a hawk 🙂
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Apparently the Dutch authorities were using hawks/eagles to take down drones that flew too close to airports.
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Ah, I think I do remember something about that. Clever!
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We had remote cotrol cars all over the hallways on our floor during my one year of teaching classes. This was before they could be ‘cheaply equipped’ with video. That was a fun year. Enjoyed!
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I remember when they were all the rage. Not sure they were allowed in school, though!
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Haha! Thanks for the quick laugh, Ali. Well penned!
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I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Excellent piece
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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Apparently this spy mission was not hatched by teenage boys, as they surely wouldn’t be using that technology to peep into the principal’s office…..
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The headmaster’s office wasn’t my first thought, but I didn’t want to go too risqué…
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Dear Ali,
I’d say justice is a go here. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Yes, as it always should be 🙂
Ali
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darn, close but no cigar.
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Better luck next time!
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All that energy, wasted. I hope this behavior doesn’t set the tone for the rest of their lives.
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Me too – they need to direct their energies to more legal pursuits and they’ll do well.
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Sorry, had to laugh at that foiled plan. Great story, had me zooming along right to the e—… Oh, well. Teach me to hitchhike, won’t it. LOL!
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Is that a shadow falling over me… squish 🙂
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Hehe!
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LOL! Now if they could only put all that planning to good use. 😀
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Yes, do something constructive with it 🙂
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From the height of victory to dreams unceremoniously crushed just like that. I almost feel sorry for those little criminals 😉
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Yes, seems such a shame after all that careful planning 🙂
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You mean they weren’t broadcasting recoverable video to the cloud??! Luddites. 😛
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Hah! Not as technologically advanced as they thought they were. Maybe Plan B will involve a drone with cloud streaming video 🙂
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It was going so well, and then …! I bet they don’t give up.
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I can’t wait to see what they come up with next!
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The best laid plans of mice and keyboards gang aft agley!
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Heh! I had to Google “gang aft agley” – my mum, who is Scottish, would not be impressed with me 🙂
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MOL…ouchie kabouchie😹👻Extra Spooky Pawkisses for a Happy Halloween👻🐾😽💞
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I hope you had a good Halloween, it looked very spooky for you 🙂
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Damn! There goes the business plan. Maybe next time mosquito sized miniature drones in a group, if a few get swatted the un-swatted ones can still transmit. Genius eh?
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That’s a great plan! They just need to earn some more pocket money to buy the swarm…
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Erm… a little too conspicuous. 😀
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Nothing says “up to no good” like a massive remote-controlled toy car with a camera sellotaped to it 🙂
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A delightful take on the prompt! These hoodlums will still go far.
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They just need a little time to regroup and “re-arm”. I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Mini spy car!!! I’m sure they’ll be back. Next time, mini spy tank. 😉 This story made me smile at so many little touches throughout.
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A mini spy tank would give the headmaster a surprise when he goes to smash it 🙂
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Bollocks alright lol… Haven’t heard the expression in ages.
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I say it all the time 🙂
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Ahh! If only they had that money, they could have upgraded to a drone and not had to worry about feet.
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They need to get a Saturday job to fund their criminal endeavours!
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