The+Prometheus+Project+Trapped

Club || //The Prometheus Project: Trapped// || Contact for Details or Questions || Top-Secret || It seems the two kids (Ryan and Regan) are snatched from there way of life (San Diego, California) and taken to a new home (Brewster, Pennsylvania). Very upsetteing to our two kids, from the summer of sunshine fun to the summer of Snooze-ter. Both parents were scientists working at Proact. It starts off with the kids in the attic going through some boxes (looking for a frisbee) and they overhear their parents talking. Father (Benjamin) asks, "Where are the kids?",and mother replies, "I called before we left Prometheus Alpha." The parents think the kids are out making or playing Frisbee golf, and that they think the kids are still mad at them. This catches the kids ears and they continue to listen in on their parents conversation. The parents talk about not having a choice to move, they can't tell the truth about why the family is there, and grandma is out of town for three days. The kids were frozen like statues listening to every word, and wondering why their parents had lied to them. "What was this Prometheus Alpha?" "What was going on?" Then the father says, "we could find ourselves in prison, matters would be far worse if they told others the true reasons."
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Father attempts to change the conversation to the monitors. The parents check the monitors to see if anyone was listening with electronic bugs or directional electronic listening devices. Ryan Resnick felt guilty about listening in on his parents but he and his sister continued to listen in. The parents had broken into something weeks in advance and were kicked out by security. They now have days to make upgrades abd work around the clock. There is a state-of-the-art laser alarm, a building that could withstand a nuclear attack and the security chief was embarresed and wanted better security. He wanted fingerprint scans, retinal scans, and voice-print scans installed. Thats why the parents were home, waiting for the security upgrades to be installed, and software. The parents would need new passwords. The mother (Mrs. Resnick) says, "I guess your success at pulling off the most difficult break-in in history to get to the greatest treasure of all time." Also, mother (wryly) adds to the conversation by saying, "you even managed to do it without getting us all killed." Father says, "at least not yet." || Adam Zurita || Razor-Wire and Laser Beam || We find Ryan and Regan waiting for five minutes to absorb all the information they have just heard. They discuss what they have just heard their parents discuss and what it means. Ryan walks to his dads office to look up the word Prometheus. "Prometheus was a Titan of Greek mythology who stole fire from the Gods and gave it to mankind." Now Ryan thinks his father is a theif. Ryan and Regan discuss the problem about their parents being invlovled in something secret and criminal. The kids know there was something wired about the move. Their parents loved their jobs in San Diego and would never move. The kids decide to go to Proact to investigate. They bike to the trees and climb one to get a look. On top of the fence is a two foot high razor-wire fence. The kids remember that there are lazer alarms and video montiors on the way to be installed. The main building had not yet been completed. They see a sign, "Warning-Do not enter! Intruders will be shot on sight!" Off in the distance the kids see two guards. They were throwing powder to reveal the lazer alarm. Ryan scanned the perimeter of the fence for five minutes. Then, decided it was time to go home and beat their parents home. || Adam Zurita || Shot on Sight? || Ryan and Regan woke up at 5:30 AM but found that their parents had already left. The kids went to the branch they were in the previous day. The kids were thinking that their parents were spies or could be being threatened by someone. Ryan felt they needed to to figure things out and Regan agreed. Ryan told his sister that they needed to get inside Proact before the video is put in. Ryan showed his sister a branch that could get them over the fence. For the lazers, Ryan packed bags of powder to help see the lazers and avoid them. Regan insists on going with her brother. They both agree to go after a bit of discussion and that the guards will not shoot kids. || Adam Zurita || Guards and Radiation || We find Ryan hanging from the limb they decided to cross over the razor sharp fence with. As he lowered himself from the limb a guard approches and he pull himself up and waits. The guard approaches and is then curiously called away since there are kids spotted at another en of the compound. Right as the guard ran off to check on the kids being reported on his walkie talkie, Ryan slipped and fell quietly to the ground. Regan comes over the fence as well to join her brother. They discuss what they heard, Prometheus, kids, lucky for them. Ryan pulled the bag of talcum powder out and tossed it in the air to avoid the lazers. They make their way to a bunker. It says Danger! Radioactive waste storage. Lethal radiation levels inside. Do not enter! Every sign warned of death and danger. They decide to go into the building. Ryan thinks the radiation sign is not real. The door had a panel with a steal keypad with the numbers zero through nin. It required a ten digit paswword or an alarm would sound. Ryan want to continue. || Adam Zurita || Breaking the Code || This is where what the parents had discussed at home came in handy. The answer was an alphabetical ordering of the numbers. Ryans father had always taught his kids to play games with words with hidden meanings and codes. Dad loved riddles and brainteasers and word puzzles since they were old enough to talk. They almost made a mistake at four and five since they both began with the same letter. They get in with no alarm going off. It is an empty room and they go inside. It is an elevator. A computer monitor comes up and the elevator has an up and down button. The computer comes on and says, "Warning, you have attempted to activate the elevator without entering the password." Ryan and Regan think about what this password is and Ryan punches in the word at zero. || Adam Zurita || Two Minutes From Capture ||  ||   || Capture ||  ||   || The World's Biggest Secret ||  ||   || Big Trouble ||  ||   || Playing With Fire ||  ||   || Spider Webs and Diamonds ||  ||   || Secrets and Peril ||  ||   || Bug Attack! ||  ||   || Vanishing Act ||   ||   || Trapped! ||  ||   || Technology and Magic ||   ||   || the Unearthly Zoo ||  ||   || Predator ||  ||   || The Swarm ||  ||   || Repairs ||  ||   || The Universe-Wide-Web ||  ||   || The Answer ||  ||   || A Race Against Time ||  ||   || History Repeats Itself ||  ||   || Seeing Double ||  ||   || The Challenge of Prometheus ||  ||   || Part of the Team ||  ||   ||
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 * Final Reflection || By Adam Zurita.....This book is one that is difficult to put down. Knowing that the author was a scientists makes it even more interesting. The book uses the scientific method to solve problems, word riddles, and keeps yo hanging on edge with mystery after mystery. ||  ||