Michael took his phone out of his pocket and started texting. “I’ll get my brothers to search. They need something constructive to do. I’ve got a few other friends who can help too. Do you have a picture of Loopy I can send them? Also, does he have a collar or a leash attached or anything that would make him stand out?”

“This is going to sound funny,” Zoe said, “but he had one of those head cams on.”

“A what?”

“A head camera. You know, so you can take action pics and video without using your hands. They work really well for dogs.” She grinned a little.

“Okay, then, this should be NOOOO problem.” Michael poked away on his phone for a few seconds and then looked up at us. “I’m ready to start looking if you are.” He gave Zoe a gentle smile. “Should we divide and conquer, or do this together?”

Right then, my friends Scratchy and Carlos came wheeling by. “What’s up, Dude?” Scratchy asked.

“We lost Loopy,” Zoe said. “Do you want to help us find him?”

“Who’s Loopy?” Carlos wheeled his chair in closer to us.

I pulled out my phone and showed him a picture of my little pooch. “He disappeared from, uh . . . the porch here.” I gave a sly glance over to Scratchy, who’s been with me on a couple of token adventures. He pointed to my chest, and I nodded.

“Dude. That’s NOT RAD.”

“Well, hey,” Carlos grabbed tight to the arms of his wheelchair, “I’m fast in this thing. And I know the park really well. You think he ran over there?”

“Maybe.”

He’s not there.

“Okay, we’ll find him!” Carlos revved up his wheelchair. “Scratchy’s been helping me soup this thing up. This will be a great test!”

Always pay attention when you are being tested.

“I’ll go tell Mom and Dad where we’re going.” Zoe said. She must have seen the look of terror in my eyes. “What?”

“Don’t tell them about Loopy yet. Let’s see if he turns up first.”

Chapter 25
Notifications

“Arcade! Thanks for calling me, man! I’m SOOO bored here in Florida! What’s up?” I held the phone tightly to my ear as we ran over to Central Park.

“Doug! Loopy’s lost!”

“Loopy’s LOST? OH, NO! Where’d you lose him?”

“In the doors.”

“The doors?”

“The elevator doors. We were in the Internet . . .”

“Did you just say you were in the Internet?”

“Yeah. Well, only the Picture Post app.”

“Oh. That’s CRAZY COOL!”

“Yeah, it is. I mean it was. Until Loopy disappeared.”

I had to take a break to catch my breath. Michael and Zoe were two blocks ahead of me and were getting ready to cross the street into Central Park. “Doug, I have an important question for you.”

“Well, shoot, bro! What is it?”