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Chapter 46 - Chapter 46 — “Escape Plan: Dad and Sidekick Edition”

Prison break shenanigans, dad jokes, and trolling the world — Kodi style.

Scene: Inside Kodi's luxury cell — think Alcatraz meets Ritz-Carlton.Kodi lounges on a velvet chaise, sipping on expired boxed wine. Evan, his ever-faithful (and increasingly sarcastic) assistant, is fiddling with a tiny laptop that looks like it was made in a hacker's garage.

Kodi:

"My kid's gone cocky. Seriously, Evan. That little bastard's gonna give me a heart attack."

Evan:

(without looking up) "Runs in the family. If you weren't such a legend, I'd swear it's genetic."

Kodi smirks, then leans forward with mock seriousness:

"I wanted a moon casino, Evan. Not a grey-haired midlife crisis chasing his son through cyber hell."

Evan chuckles, typing furiously:

"Well, maybe we can make him think it's you. Give the government something to chase besides your actual escape."

Kodi's eyes twinkle. A single, glistening tear almost escapes as he whispers:

"I like the way you think, sidekick."

Cut to: Worldwide cyber feeds.Suddenly, Kodi Grey starts popping up everywhere—

Ransom notes demanding a yacht full of gold.

Viral videos of a mysterious man wearing a flashy cape juggling satellites.

Tweets: "Has anyone seen @RealKodiGrey? I swear he's in my Starbucks."

Deepfake Twitch streams: Kodi literally playing chess with NullSyntax's head on a spike.

Governments everywhere panic. Analysts sweat bullets. FBI agents stare blankly at their screens, wondering if they're hallucinating.

Back in the cell:

Evan grins.

"Trolling the world, one fake Kodi at a time. Meanwhile, I'm working on the vent crawl escape."

Kodi smirks, patting his slightly chubby assistant on the back.

"You know, if we pull this off, I might actually get that moon casino."

Evan:

"I'm holding you to that. First stop: zero-gravity blackjack."

Suddenly, a metallic clank echoes from the vent system.A rat pokes its head out, looks at them, and scurries off.

Kodi deadpans:

"Even the rats want to join the rebellion."

Evan laughs:

"Alright, boss. Let's crawl."

Final line:"Remember, kid," Kodi says, smirking as they squeeze into the vent, "When life locks you up, hack the lock… then hack the jailer's playlist."

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