- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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Forget it! There is no way you are going to pay Larry $50 for a book he stole from you. No, you're going to find Larry and take the book back from him.
"Larry and his friends hang out at the old chemical factory," you tell Sid and Joanie. "We'll go over there, sneak in, and steal the book back."
"Great plan!" Sid cheers. You can tell he's trying to make Joanie feel better. "What are we waiting for? Let's move!"
The three of you bike to the edge of town. When you reach the old brick building, you see that most of the windows are boarded up. A battered sign is nailed to the front door. It reads DO NOT ENTER.
"How are we going to get in?" Sid whispers.
"Let's circle around back," you say.
You follow Sid and Joanie around the battered building. The brick walls are cracked and crumbling in places. An old metal fire escape covers one side of the factory. And a murky canal runs behind it.
The whole building gives you the creeps. Your parents always told you to stay away from this place. You've even heard it was haunted.
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When you round the back corner of the factory, you spot an old wooden door. But before you can test it, you hear music.
Rap music from a boom box.
"It's them," you whisper. "Quick! Let's hide." The three of you duck behind a pile of old tires.
Just in time! Larry, D.J., and Buddy stroll around the corner of the broken-down building. D.J. takes a long swig from a soda can. Then he crushes the can, and pitches it into an old, rusty Dumpster near the canal.
A big gray rat pokes his head over the top of the Dumpster and then leaps out. The enormous rodent is followed by another. Then another and another and another. Gross!
You hold your breath to keep from screaming. But Larry and his friends laugh. Figures. They're rats themselves!
"Let's go," Larry orders. You watch D.J. toss something gold toward the Dumpster. Then they go in the old door. Once the creeps are inside the factory, you sneak out from behind the tires.
"I think D.J. threw the Magic Book in the Dumpster," Joanie says.
"No, he didn't," Sid says. "They took the book inside with them. Let's follow them."
To search the Dumpster, turn to PAGE 120.
To sneak into the old building, turn to PAGE 12.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Magic Book Pages
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Achievements
None yet.
Rebonack7 fucked around with this message at 15:27 on Oct 5, 2017
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- Leraika
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Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
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Dumpster diving!
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Oct 4, 2017 01:51
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- AweStriker
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That guy probably thinks books belong in the trash anyway, so look in the dumpster.
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Oct 4, 2017 02:53
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- CaptainCaveman
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Always searching for North.
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Let's keep it unanimous: Search the dumpster.
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Oct 4, 2017 03:22
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- Jen X
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To bring light to the darkness, whether that darkness be ignorance, injustice, apathy, or stagnation.
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Let's get trashy
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Oct 4, 2017 03:32
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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You decide to search the Dumpster. If D.J. threw away the Magic Book, then you can grab it and get out of this spooky place. When you're sure Larry and his pals are inside, you, Sid, and Joanie run to the Dumpster.
Somehow, you're elected to go into the Dumpster. You step on an old milk crater near the Dumpster and throw one leg over the metal side. You hang onto the edge, gazing at the mound of trash.
Yuck. Wads of slimy papers smeared with greasy stains clump together. Moldy food containers and banana peels rot in piles. Gross-looking things you can't even identify are scattered among boards and plaster hunks.
The smell is overpowering. The rotten garbage must have been in the Dumpster for days. You try to hold your breath as you drop onto the disgusting heap.
"Do you see the Magic Book?" Sid yells from outside the Dumpster.
"Not yet," you reply. "Wait a minute." You kick away some junk. "I think I see something with a gold cover."
You dig through the trash. There it is! You can see the Magic Book. It is lying between two rusty old metal cans.
You kneel down and reach between the two cans. The trash shifts under you. You make a desperate lunge for the book.
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You've got it! You grab the Magic Book from the floor of the Dumpster. But you lose your balance. Your arms and legs fly out in the air as you sink down into the trash.
You scrunch up your face to avoid breathing in the awful stench. You open one eye and prop yourself up on one elbow.
Two red eyes peer back at you.
A long, twitchy nose is inches away from your face.
You are staring at the biggest rat you've ever seen. This rat is the size of a sheepdog!
You fling yourself as hard as you can to the other side of the Dumpster. But it's no good. You slip and slide on the slimy trash. You don't even have time to let out a scream when the monster rat lunges for your throat.
THE END
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Magic Book Pages
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
 Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Achievements
None yet.
Our options posted:
- Use a spell to remove the cuffs.
- Sneak into the old building.
Rebonack7 fucked around with this message at 15:27 on Oct 5, 2017
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Oct 4, 2017 12:44
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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Let's keep on this path. Sneak into the building.
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Oct 4, 2017 16:06
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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There's no way you're climbing into that Dumpster. You're going into the factory. You, Joanie, and Sid creep up to the door. You jiggle the handle. It's locked.
"Now what?" you ask.
"The fire escape," Sid says. You glance up at the fire escape. Most of the guardrails have broken away and several of the metal steps are missing. The nails that anchor the steps to the brick wall are rusty. There is a metal ladder attached to the bottom step. It's about three feet over your head.
"I'll go first," you say. "Give me a boost."
You place a hand on Joanie's shoulder to steady yourself. Sid locks his fingers together. You place your foot in his hands. He boosts you up. You grab the bottom rail and pull yourself the rest of the way.
You step onto the fire escape. It wobbles, swinging from side to side.
You find the release mechanism for the ladder, and it drops down. It makes a terrible groaning sound, but it still works. Sid and Joanie carefully climb up behind you. When you reach the second floor, you find a broken window.
You peer inside but it's too dark to see anything but shadowy shapes. You climb in through the window.
Two shiny yellow eyes greet you.
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Your eyes adjust to the semidarkness. You quickly discover the two glowing eyes belong to a mean-looking German shepherd. It bares its teeth. A low, threatening growl comes from its throat.
This is not a friendly dog.
You try to remain absolutely still. Your mom always told you that dogs can smell fear. "Uh, nice doggie?" you manage to say. The huge dog growls again.
Slowly, very slowly, you glance over your shoulder to see what Sid and Joanie are doing.
Joanie has already followed you in through the window. Now she is pressed up against the wall. Sid is still outside on the fire escape. His eyes are wide with fear.
"Back up," he calls out to you. "You can make it through the window."
You're not so sure. The window looks awfully far away.
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You gaze at the dog. Can you go back out the window before the snarling animal has you for lunch?
You tense your muscles, getting ready to sprint. The window is only four feet behind you, you tell yourself. You can reach it before the mean-looking dog in front of you takes a big chunk out of your backside.
You're about to make your move when Joanie steps up beside you.
"I can take care of this," she announces. In her hand is one of the torn-out pages from the Magic Book. "I'm going to cast a spell on the dog."
The growling dog is about to attack. You have to decide quickly!
If you want to run for the window, turn to PAGE 116.
If you think Joanie can cast a spell on the dog, turn to PAGE 76.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Magic Book Pages
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Achievements
None yet.
Rebonack7 fucked around with this message at 15:27 on Oct 5, 2017
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Oct 5, 2017 02:35
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- VivaLa Eeveelution
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Make yourself useful, surprisingly tolerable younger sibling.
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Oct 5, 2017 04:23
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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"Go ahead," you tell Joanie. "Use a magic spell on the dog. But it better work," you add. "This dog is about to attack!"
Joanie slips forward. The dog's eyes switch from you to her. His muscles tense. He shows Joanie his sharp, yellow teeth.
Joanie holds one of the pages torn from the Magic Book in front of her. She reads the words in a soothing tone of voice.
You watch in amazement. The dog's growls turn into little whimpers. His whole body relaxes. He lies down and rolls over. Then he sits up and holds out a paw for Joanie to shake.
Joanie starts to cross over toward the dog. You stop her. "It's a trick," you say.
"Of course, it's a trick," Sid says. Sid is climbing into the room. "She's reading a magic spell."
"I mean," you explain, "I don't believe that a few stupid words can turn a vicious dog into a pussycat."
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"The dog looks friendly now," you warn, "but a minute ago he was ready to take a chomp out of me."
"I think the spell worked," Sid says.
"Me, too," Joanie agrees. You notice the dog eyeing you.
"Maybe you should read that spell again," you tell Joanie. "And Sid and I will find out if the dog is really our friend."
"Good idea," Sid says.
You and Sid slowly approach the dog. You place yourselves on either side of him. "Nice doggie," you say.
Joanie reads the magic spell over again. You reach out to pat the German shepherd.
You feel the strangest sensation - as if you're shrinking inside your skin. Your body begins to shake. You fall to the floor. You roll over a few times, then sit back on your heels.
Oh, no! No! No! No! You look over at Sid. The same thing is happening to him. What spell did Joanie read?
Joanie stands over you. Her eyes are wide with shock. The paper in her hand falls to the ground.
You read the first line -
Spell to Turn One Into a Playful Dog.
THE END
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Magic Book Pages
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Accidentally turned into a dog by an extremely literal spell.
Achievements
None yet.
Our options posted:
- Use a spell to remove the cuffs.
- Run for the window.
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Oct 5, 2017 15:25
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- Leraika
- Jun 14, 2015
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Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
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we're running just as fast as we can
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Oct 5, 2017 15:41
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- AweStriker
- Oct 6, 2014
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Time to run like apparently the cowards we are.
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Oct 5, 2017 15:50
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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We shall make like Forrest and run.
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Oct 5, 2017 23:23
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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Joanie has taken you completely by surprise with her goofy idea. "Are you crazy?" you snap. "Our only chance is to run for the window."
Before she can argue with you, you grab Joanie's sweater and shove her ahead of you. You race to the broken window, pushing her hard. Joanie jumps out onto the fire escape.
You're so close. You stretch your arm forward. Your fingers grab the sill. You have one foot over the edge.
Bam! The weight of the dog hits you. His powerful jaws clamp shut around your right leg. The dog yanks hard, dragging you backward into the room.
Your fingernails scratch on the dusty floor as you desperately try to resist the pull of the dog. But it's useless. There's nothing to hold onto, nothing to grab.
You twist and turn, hoping to wrench your leg free. This seems to make the dog angry. It snarls through clenched teeth, clamping down harder on your leg.
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The dog's toothy hold has strengthened but, strangely, it doesn't hurt. This is one weird dog, you think. You take a closer look at the German shepherd. You kick your leg again. That's when the dog stops.
Just stops.
It releases your leg. You hear a whirling sound. The dog's eyes flash twice. Then he tips over, feet in the air.
You reach out a finger and lightly poke the dog. No reaction.
You pat the dog. No reaction.
You glance back at Sid and Joanie. Joanie shrugs her shoulders. Sid raises his eyebrows.
"Woof!" you bark in the dog's ear. No reaction.
Then you notice something on the dog's stomach. Something strange.
A silver wind-up mechanism.
It's a mechanical dog! It's just like a toy dog only bigger. Sid and Joanie climb through the window. Sid sets the dog back upright. The three of you roll on the floor, laughing.
Joanie kneels in front of the dog and pats its nose.
You stop laughing. Your mouth drops open in shock.
You've just noticed - Joanie's ears have disappeared!
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The curse of the Magic Book must be working. Joanie is disappearing! You don't want to scare her, so you don't say anything about her missing ears.
But you'd better get that book back - fast!
"Okay, back to the plan," you say. "Let's track down those jerks and find out what they've done with the Magic Book."
"Shh," Joanie hisses. "I hear something."
You and Sid lie down with your ears to the floor. No mistaking that laugh. Larry, D.J., and Buddy are downstairs.
You creep toward the center of the room where you think you'll be able to hear them better. The floor squeaks under your feet. You try picking your feet up, high, as if you were marching, and putting them down slowly.
It's working. No more squeaks. Foot up - foot down. Foot up - but this time there is no floor beneath your foot!
You desperately try to balance yourself on the edge of the hole in the floor. Your knees start to shake. Back and forth you sway. You try to steady yourself, using your arms for balance.
It doesn't work. You're falling into the open space, down toward the hard cement floor below you!
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With a sharp jolt, you stop falling. Your foot is caught or tangled in something. You're upside down hanging by one foot. When your head stops spinning, you peer up at what saved your life.
It's a rope ladder that someone must have hung from the hole in the floor. You're suspended from the ceiling, hanging halfway into the room below.
"Are you okay?" Sid whispers above you.
"I'm fine," you mutter back. But your foot is starting to hurt. And hanging upside down is making you dizzy.
And it won't be long before Larry, D.J., and Buddy spot you.
"Quick! Climb back up," Sid says.
But the book is down there, you think. And I'm already halfway down.
You don't have much time to decide. Just take the easier route. But is it easier to go up a rope ladder or to go down one?
If you think it will be easier to go up, go to PAGE 93.
If you think it will be easier to go down, go to PAGE 20.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Magic Book Pages
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Accidentally turned into a dog by an extremely literal spell.
Achievements
None yet.
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Oct 6, 2017 03:11
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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If we go up, we're just going to have to go down again, so let's skip that and just go down now.
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Oct 6, 2017 03:18
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- AweStriker
- Oct 6, 2014
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Descend.
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Oct 6, 2017 03:19
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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You decide it's easier to climb down the rope ladder.
You untangle yourself and start down. When you slide to the bottom, you motion to Sid and Joanie to follow you. Your feet hit the ground. You quickly duck behind some boxes.
You can hear Larry, D.J., and Buddy joking up ahead. Luckily, there are piles of cardboard boxes stacked around the warehouse, so the bullies haven't noticed you.
Yet.
You, Sid, and Joanie tiptoe behind the stacked boxes. You peer around the side.
D.J. and Buddy are sprawled a few feet ahead of you. They're laughing and punching each other in the arms. Larry has the Magic Book in his hands. His lips appear to be moving.
That's when you realize what is going on.
"Larry is reading one of the magic spells," you tell Sid and Joanie.
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You watch Larry, D.J., and Buddy. You can't hear what Larry is reading from the book, but something must be funny. Everyone is laughing.
That's when you notice the rabbits.
Rabbits suddenly seem to be everywhere. They are hopping out from behind a stack of cartons on the other side of the room. One little white rabbit hops right onto the book in Larry's hands!
Larry yelps and jumps up, dropping the book. You have to cover your mouth to keep from laughing out loud. Larry the bully is afraid of a cute little bunny!
Larry's not laughing anymore. He scans the room. "Get those furry monsters!" he shouts. D.J. and Buddy jump up and begin chasing the rabbits.
They are headed right your way!
"We've got to find a place to hide," Sid hisses.
But Larry dropped the Magic Book. You spot it on the floor right where he left it - unguarded. This might be the best chance to get it back.
What should you do?
If you hide in the boxes, turn to PAGE 70.
If you make a run for the book, turn to PAGE 52.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Magic Book Pages
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Accidentally turned into a dog by an extremely literal spell.
Achievements
None yet.
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Oct 6, 2017 14:31
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- Leraika
- Jun 14, 2015
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Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
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run to the book
We're doing a lot of running, aren't we?
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Oct 6, 2017 17:11
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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Run, Forrest, run!
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Oct 6, 2017 20:29
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- AweStriker
- Oct 6, 2014
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The time is now. Get that book!
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Oct 6, 2017 21:35
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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"We have to grab the book now," you urge, "while Larry and his friends are chasing the rabbits!"
Larry, D.J., and Buddy race around the left side of the stack of boxes. You, Joanie and Sid sneak around the right side. You grab the book off the floor and run.
When you reach the door, you glance back. Larry and his friends still don't notice you. They're too busy trying to catch all the rabbits.
"Hurry up," you whisper to Sid. "Open the stupid door."
"I'm trying," he says. "It's stuck, or something."
You, Sid, and Joanie all push your weight against the door.
"Going somewhere?" a voice behind you says. You stop shoving the door and turn to face Larry. Buddy and D.J. stand right behind him.
D.J. and Buddy snicker. You are trapped between the bullies and a door that won't open.
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Larry takes a step toward you. You wait until he sticks his mean face right up to yours. Then you kick him in the shins. It takes him totally by surprise.
Larry yelps with pain. He hops around on one foot. He looks really silly.
Sid and Joane start laughing. This makes you feel good.
Until you see D.J. and Buddy closing in on you.
You know the three of you are no match for the three of them. You glance down at the book in your hands. It gives you an idea.
You'll put a spell on them!
Larry stops hopping and starts coming toward you again. You hold the book in front of you and begin to read.
"Ibin mater dos gribben datter!" you shout.
Everyone freezes. You continue to shout the nonsense words on the page in front of you.
Nothing happens.
"Ibin mater dos gribben datter," you repeat, over and over.
"Ibin matter!" Larry shouts. "Ibin matter. You think some dumb words are going to save you?" BOOM!!
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BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The air suddenly turns icy cold.
A noise blasts through the warehouse. It is so loud it knocks you down. You feel all squished together, like someone put you in a blender and pushed the mix button.
When you stand up, you realize that you're no longer inside the warehouse. In fact, there is no warehouse!
There's no empty lot. There's no Dumpster. There's not even any ground in front of you. There are only two narrow stone paths that arch over the nothingness.
What did I do? you wonder. You glance down at the page in the Magic Book. You read the title of the spell.
"The Spell for Two Paths - One to Safety - One to Doom."
You explain what happened to Sid and Joanie. You don't see Larry and his buddies anywhere.
"So which path do we take?" asks Sid. "Which is the Path to Safety?"
"I don't know," you answer. "The rest of the page is torn off."
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Joanie grabs the book from your hand.
"There must be some clue," she says. You stare at Joanie. She is still fading! Her hands are barely visible. It almost looks as if the book is floating in the air.
"There's no time left," you say. "We've got to get the book to the Magic Shop before you disappear completely."
You have a plan. It's a simple plan. But it just might work. And it's the only way to save Joanie.
"I'll take one path," you explain. "If you hear me scream, the two of you take the other path. That will be my signal."
You stand between the two paths. "Bring the book with you," Sid says. "Maybe it can help."
You stare at the two identical stone paths. Which one should you take?
All you have to go on is luck. Is today a lucky day?
That depends on the day you are reading this book.
If today's date is even, take the left path. Turn to PAGE 111.
If today's date is odd, take the path on the right, and turn to PAGE 129.
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You take one step onto the left path. You stop and glance around. So far so good. Nothing terrible has happened.
You gather up your courage and continue to walk. But slowly. Very slowly. Your hands are clenched into tight fists.
You scan ahead, looking for signs of trouble. You see someone - she stands on the path in front of you. She is wearing a silky white dress.
She is waving her hand at you. She is trying to tell you something. You can't quite hear her.
You hurry toward her.
"This is the wrong path," she says sweetly.
The wrong path! Her words echo in your ears. You try not to panic. Your body turns cold, then hot.
You've got to try to turn around. You have to run back, but your feet won't move.
A huge black tentacle wraps around your ankles. The tentacles come from beneath the woman's dress.
You hear a high pitched laugh. The beautiful woman's face dissolves into a mass of worms.
Your heart starts pounding and you can scarcely breathe. Tentacles snap forward and wrap around your chest. They start to squeeze. And squeeze.
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You feel light-headed. You are about to faint. There's something you should do. But you can't think. Oh, what is it?
More tentacles swirl around your body. You're being slowly drawn forward into the mass of worms.
Just as you are about to be devoured by the mass of tiny worm mouths, you remember what it was you were supposed to do.
You forgot to scream. You forgot to give the warning to Sid and Joanie. That means they'll take this path, thinking it is the Safe Path.
It had been such a good plan. If only it had worked...
THE END
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Magic Book of Spells
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Accidentally turned into a dog by an extremely literal spell.
Horrifically devoured by a worm-tentacle-woman-thing.
Achievements
None yet.
Our options posted:
- Use a spell to remove the cuffs.
- Climb up the rope.
- Hide in the crate.
- Take the right path.
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Oct 7, 2017 03:42
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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Take the right path.
Edit: Also, Sid's kinda dumb telling us to take the book when we're scouting the path. Even if we'd have managed to scream, he'd still have to follow the path to get the book back.
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Oct 7, 2017 03:55
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- Android Blues
- Nov 22, 2008
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Jesus, that's dark. Also: our protagonist is highly noble.
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Oct 7, 2017 13:37
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- AweStriker
- Oct 6, 2014
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Let's come back... uh, later today?
(Odd-numbered day where I am now, so...)
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Oct 7, 2017 14:28
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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You gather up your courage and step onto the path. You look to the right - nothing. You look to the left - nothing.
You continue forward. You realize that you're holding your breath. It's making you dizzy.
Take a few deep breaths, you tell yourself.
You continue to walk, trying not to think about what could be ahead of you.
The road has become slick and uneven. It feels as if it is shifting under your sneakers.
You look down. The stones in the path are tiny, shiny, and slippery. In fact, the path doesn't look like a path anymore. It looks more like the skin of a -
Of a giant snake!
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The path has turned into a slithering, slimy gigantic snake!
You slide off the back of the snake and it rears up its head and hisses at you. Its enormous tongue flicks at you. You stumble out of its reach.
This must be the Path to Doom. You've got to go back. But how? The snake slithers away. You rush back onto the stones of the path.
You run faster and faster. But you're confused, you've lost your sense of direction. Are you running back toward Safety? Or ahead to Doom?
Then you see it.
Right in front of you stands a giant scorpion. His mouth is open - waiting.
You go cold with horror. You choke down the feeling of panic in your throat. The path below you, the one you've been running on, is covered with scorpion drool.
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The giant scorpion whips his tail back and forth. You know even a regular-size scorpion has a deadly sting.
"Are you going t-t-to eat me?" you stammer. Your voice shakes with terror.
"YES, I AM," shouts the scorpion, lunging toward you.
Your legs turn to rubber. You didn't think he would really answer you! This scorpion talks!
"Just kidding," he growls. "I'm going to save you. Where's that cute sister of yours, and the chubby boy? I thought there were three coming."
"You mean this is the right path?" you manage to ask. It's hard to believe this is the Path to Safety. Giant snakes and huge talking scorpions don't make you feel very cozy.
"Yes, indeedy," the scorpion growls. "You are on the Scorpion Safetyway. Had you fooled, didn't I?"
"Ye-yes," you say. "I thought for sure I was a scorpion snack."
"Everyone does." The scorpion snickers. "That's why they all scream."
Scream? Did I scream? you wonder.
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Did you scream?
Oh, no! You did scream. That was the warning signal for Joanie and Sid. If they heard you, they are now walking down the other path - the real Path to Doom.
It's not too late, you tell yourself. I can save them.
"I've got to save my sister and my friend," you explain to the scorpion. "I've got to go back."
"You can't do that," the scorpion warns. "Look behind you."
You don't want to look but you must. Slowly you turn your head around. You gasp. There is no path behind you anymore.
The road has vanished. You are staring at misty empty space.
There's no way back, you think. There's no way to warn Sid and Joanie. It's all the fault of that stupid Magic Book.
You pull the book from your pocket. You rip off the covers and yank out the pages. You tear each page to shreds and throw it on the ground.
Then something weird happens. Even weirder than everything else that has happened today.
Green smoke rises up from the torn pages. You watch with fascination. Thin wisps of smoke spiral upward as each piece of paper bursts into flames.
The green smoke forms itself into a shape. What is it? What is happening?
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You watch the green smoke as it continues to take form. Your mouth opens wider and wider in awe.
A human face appears at the top of the smoke. A face you know.
The Magician.
He's come for his book. Well, it's too late. The book is in shreds around your feet.
So this is the final showdown. What should you do?
If you let the scorpion finish him off, turn to PAGE 16.
If you confront the Magician yourself, turn to PAGE 68.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Empty
Goal Endings: 0/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Accidentally turned into a dog by an extremely literal spell.
Horrifically devoured by a worm-tentacle-woman-thing.
Achievements
None yet.
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- CaptainCaveman
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Always searching for North.
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Confront the man in this fever dream.
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You decide to confront the magician. You point to the remains of the book.
The Magician stares down at the torn pages. He lets out a deafening scream. His head spins completely around and sparks fly off his body.
You are frozen in terror.
He moves toward you, staggering, lurching forward. His stiff hands reach out for yours.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," he says, shaking your hand. "By tearing up the Magic Book of Spells, you have released me from an evil curse."
"I did?" you say.
"Yes, you did," the Magician continues. "Now, I will do something for you. What do you want?"
"I want to go home!" you tell the Magician. "With Sid and Joanie." Then you think of something else. You whisper your request in the Magician's ear.
"No problem," the Magician assures you.
He taps you with his magic wand. A flash of green light almost blinds you. You blink a few times to clear your vision.
You're home! Sid and Joanie wave to you from your front lawn. Then Larry, D.J., and Buddy hurry down the street.
"We were so worried about you," Larry says. "You know you are our three favorite people in the whole world."
THE END
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Empty
Goal Endings: 1/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Accidentally turned into a dog by an extremely literal spell.
Horrifically devoured by a worm-tentacle-woman-thing.
Achievements
None yet.
Our options posted:
- Use a spell to remove the cuffs.
- Climb up the rope.
- Hide in the crate.
- Let the scorpion finish the Magician.
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Can't post for 11 years!
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Scorpion! I chose you!
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