Disney After Dark (29 page)

With the sky still erupting outside, Wayne walked over to Finn and extended a hand of thanks.

They shook hands. The kids cheered and formed a huddle. As they spun in celebration, Wayne returned to the coffee table. There, he picked up the black remote.

And pushed the button.

RIDLEY PEARSON
is the award-winning coauthor, with Dave Barry, of
Peter
and the Starcatchers, Peter and the Shadow Thieves, Peter and the Secret of Rundoon
, and
Science Fair.
He has also written more than twenty best-selling crime novels, including
Killer Weekend
, and the young adult novels
Kingdom Keepers II
—
Disney at Dawn
and
Steel
Trapp
—
The Challenge.
He was the first American to be awarded the Raymond Chandler/Fulbright Fellowship in Detective Fiction at Oxford University.