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fish.”
    THUMP!
The shark strikes the glass again, causing the whole room to shake. Gru and his minions are knocked from their position—but so is Vector, who ends up with his head in a bucket of snacks. He never sees Gru and the minions make a break for it. They don’t want to be the shark’s lunch!
    Gru meets the girls back by the van. He hurries them inside.
    “But what about all the other people who ordered cookies?” Margo asks.
    “Life’s full of disappointments… for some people,” Gru replies, and begins driving.
    At that moment, Agnes sees something out the window and screams. Gru swerves as he tries to figure out what is wrong.
    “Super Silly Fun Land!” Agnes explains,pointing to the amusement park. “Can we go? Please?”
    The other girls join in. “Please? We’ll never ask for anything else ever again!”
    Gru stares at the girls, then smiles as a plan forms in his head. “Okay,” he says finally.
    He leads them into the amusement park and watches as they climb into a roller coaster car.
    “Come on,” Edith calls to him.
    Gru shakes his head. “Good-bye! Have fun!”
    A park worker turns to Gru and says, “Sorry, dude, they can’t ride without an adult.”
    “What?” asks a surprised Gru. “Ugh.” His plan to ditch the girls is foiled!
    Gru is stuck riding the roller coaster with the girls. There are loops; there are corkscrews; there are giant drops. The girls are ecstatic, but Gru… not so much. By the end, he looks beaten and battered and ready to throw up.
    As they walk by the shooting-gallery booth, Agnes screams again. She points to the main prize—a unicorn. “It’s so fluffy, I’m going to die!” she cries.
    “You
have
to let us play for it,” insists Margo.
    “No no no,” says Gru.
    The girls beg again. A heavy sigh escapes Gru’s lips, and he turns to the vendor in the booth. “How much for the fluffy unicorn?”
    “It’s not for sale,” replies the sleazy-looking vendor. “But all you have to do to win it is knock down that little spaceship there.” He points to the smallest of the spaceship targets.
    Gru nods and slaps a one-dollar bill on the counter. The girls then take aim and fire. They all miss.
    The next time they try, Agnes actually hits the target! “I hit it! Did you see that? I hit it!” she sings.
    But when they are told that Agnes didn’t actually win, Gru steps in. “She hit that. I saw that with my own eyes,” he says to the vendor.
    The vendor gives a smarmy smile. “Hey, buddy, you see that little tin spaceship? See how it’s
not
knocked over? That means you didn’t win!”
    Gru’s blood begins to boil. “Okay, my turn,” he says, reaching into his coat pocket. He pulls out a small device that transforms into an enormous Ray Gun.
    TCHEW!
A bright blue bolt connects with the back of the shooting range. There’s nothing left of the tiny spaceship targets—just a gaping hole.
    Gru turns to the vendor. “Knocked over!”
    The vendor trembles, his hair smoking from the blast. He doesn’t protest as Gru pockets the weapon, grabs the unicorn, and hands it toAgnes. Margo and Edith cheer, and Agnes hugs the animal tight.
    “It’s so fluffy!” exclaims Agnes again.
    “That was awesome! You blew up the whole thing!” Edith and Margo say.
    “Let’s go destroy another game!” suggests Agnes.
    And then the most incredible thing happens: Gru allows a small smile to creep across his face.

    Later that night, Gru and the girls return home. They all laugh and chat about the day’s excitement. Gru’s arms are full of souvenirs from Super Silly Fun Land.
    Inside the house, they all see Dr. Nefario waiting for them. He doesn’t look happy.
    Gru turns to the girls and says, “Okay, girls, go play.”
    The girls obediently run off with their goodies. Gru turns back to Dr. Nefario.
    “I got the Shrink Ray,” Gru says lightly.
    Dr. Nefario continues to simply stare.
    Gru holds out a treat. “Cotton candy?”
    Dr. Nefario bristles. “We