The Trouble With Teleportation

Charlie lives in the future. Not only is he an 11 year old genius, he's also a slave. He wants nothing more than to escape a dystopian life with his little sister Sally (and cat Curly) for greener pastures. This is his sole motivation to build a secret teleportation machine out of stolen bits of trash. With the help of a runaway mad scientist, Charlie finally has a chance to thwart the evil government and leave for good -- until an evil robot spy tattle tails on his little toy. Will Charlie and Sally survive this dastardly deed? (details: 6 chapters, 7 pictures, 8700 words)