Payback Time By Carl Deuker Report By Briley

Payback Time By: Carl Deuker Report By: Briley

Main Characters The main characters are Daniel True, Kimi, Angel, and Mc. Nulty. Daniel True always goes by Mitch True ever since he got the nickname. Kimi and Mitch are reporters, and they first think that Angel is an undercover cop. Later they think Mc. Nulty is cheating by playing Angel because they think he is older than everyone and should be playing in the NFL.

Other Characters Other characters are Kimi’s dad, Daniel True’s mom, Daniel True’s Dad, Chet the Jet, and Horst Diamond. Daniel’s mom and dad have always wanted the best for Daniel. Kimi’s Mom died when she was young, and now all she has is her dad. Her dad is overprotective because he doesn't want to lose her, too. Chet the Jet plays on the football team with Angel. Chet the Jet is one of the fastest players on the team. Horst Diamond is the starting quarterback at Lincoln High.

Setting The setting is at Lincoln High, in New York. Mitch and Kimi are reporters for The New York Times. Mitch reports football, and Kimi gets really good pictures that usually sell for $50. They are really suspicious about Angel, but they keep reporting other people like Horst Diamond and Chet the Jet.

Protagonists The protagonists would be Daniel aka Mitch, Kimi, Angel, and Mc. Nulty. Kimi and Mitch try to help Angel when they find out he is in danger by some gangsters. Angel tried to save a kid in Philadelphia in a gang shooting. Later the kid died in a hospital. Angel moved away because the gang members were after him once he spoke to a news reporter. While he was being interviewed, he told them what the gangsters looked like. Mitch accidentally told them where Angel was and now is helping Angel be safe by not telling them anymore information. Mc. Nulty is giving Angel another shot at football to earn a scholarship in Canada far away so that the gangsters can’t find him.

Plot Map 1. Mitch plays football as a lineman. 2. Mitch becomes friends with Horst. 3. Mitch quits because they won’t put him as a wide receiver. 4. Mitch and Horst don’t talk anymore. 5. Mitch gets made fun of and bullied because of his weight. 6. Mitch becomes partners with Kimi in the Lincoln News. 7. Mitch has a crush on Kimi.

Plot Map 8. Mitch tries to get in shape for Kimi. 9. They go to football games and write about them. 10. They get suspicious that Angel is cheating because he looks older, plays better than everyone on the team, and is a second string player on the team. 11. They get $50 from a great photo Kimi had taken at the football game. 12. They ask Angel questions and he doesn’t answer any of them. 13. Kimi and Mitch find Angel’s old school online and call the school but it goes straight to voicemail.

Plot Map 14. Mitch calls again the next day, and the school answers, but it’s a student. 15. Mitch talks to the student and says Angel is going to Lincoln High. Then he says he has some “boys” down there he knows that will take “care” of him. 16. Mitch and Kimi finally get the truth that Mc. Nulty isn’t cheating, that Angel is a hero. 17. They try to help out, but Mc. Nulty says that if they want to help, to stay out of it. 18. Mitch and Kimi don’t listen and try to find the gangsters. 19. They skip school and go to a local market close to where a shooting happened and park in the market’s parking lot.

Plot Map 20. Mitch goes into the store and buys a piece of gum. When he walks out, he looks at the guy to see if it’s Angel, but it’s not Angel. 21. Mitch walks back to the car, and the guy grabs Mitch and slams him against the car punching him three times in the gut until he drops his car keys. 22. A cop shows up and stops the guy from hurting Mitch anymore and from taking Kimi. 23. Mitch and Kimi start skipping class periods to go outside and look for a mysterious car. 24. They see the car go around the school five times then speed away. 25. Mitch chases the car, and the people pull over the car. Then Daniel runs back to Lincoln High because they threatened him.

Plot Map 26. Lincoln High wins the playoff game and goes to the Toka Dome for the New York State Championship. 27. Mitch and Kimi see the mysterious car again at the Toka Dome in the distance. 28. During halftime Mitch sneaks over to the mysterious car and takes out his knife and stabs one of the rear tires which makes it go flat. 29. Lincoln High wins the New York State Championship. 30. The gangsters never had a chance to kill Angel because of the flat tire. 31. Angel left with his cousin to go to Canada.

Plot Map 32. Mitch goes home after the State Championship game. 33. When Mitch gets home, there is a guy that asks him where does Angel live!? !? 34. Mitch says he doesn’t know, (lying to him) and the guy doesn’t believe him and starts beating him up. 35. Mitch passes out from getting punched and kicked. 36. Mitch wakes up in his livingroom with his parents asking him several questions. 37. Mitch doesn’t answer any questions and goes up to his room.

Plot Map 38. Angel got a scholarship to play in the Canadian Football League as a Quarterback. 39. Mitch and Kimi are just friends for now but could become a little more later. 40. Nobody in Philadelphia ever bothers Angel, Mitch, or Kimi ever again.

Favorite Parts My favorite parts are when Angel plays in the Toka Dome, and Mitch stops the gangsters. Also one of my favorite parts is when Mitch and Kimi thought that Angel was an undercover cop. Another one of my favorite parts would be when Mitch and Kimi got Mc. Nulty to confess that Angel was a hero. The last one is when Angel has the flashback of when he tried to save the kid from the gang shooting.

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