Horror of Horrors!
You step back behind the curtain and hold your breath. A moment later Von rushes past and races down a corridor behind the stage.
You dart for the door, but just before you reach it, you stop. You can't desert Will.
You creep over to the edge of the stage and peek out. MagnifiCAT is holding Will's arm and leading him over to an electric chair!
Desperate, you scan the backstage area. A few feet away, a ladder leads up to the lighting grid. You peer upward and see the space above the curtains criscrossed by ropes that support the curtains and scenery.
Quickly you scramble up the ladder. When you reach a crossbar, you choose the strongest-looking rope and struggle to untie it.
Below you, MagnifiCAT in forcing Will into the electric chair. You carefully gauge the distance and angles.
Gripping the rope with both hands, you take a deep breath and fling yourself off the ladder, screaming as you swing downward.
MagnifiCAT gives a startled glance up. Just in time for you to smack both of your feet into his stomach.
MagnifiCAT collapses, clutching his middle.
You drop to the floor next to the electric chair.
"Will!" you shout. "Come on!"
Will jumps up. "You're alive!" he exclaims.
"Let's hit the exit door and hope it leads back to our world," you reply.
A bundle of fur comes flying over and jumps up into your arms. "If, if, if!" Ralph barks.
"No 'if' about it," you say, scratching the poor little puppy behind the ears. "You're coming with us!"
You dash through the exit and get that strange feeling again. You hurry through the corridor and burst out of the door.
"We did it!" you cry. "We're home!"
Will pounds you on the back and Ralph leaps up and twirls in the air. You take in a huge breath and exhale a long sigh of relief.
You head for home, Ralph trotting alongside you.
"You know," Will comments, "I just wish I could figure out how MagnifiCAT did some of those tricks."
You nod. "It would be cool if we could learn. Not the totally dangerous ones, of course," you add hastily.
"No problem," a voice says.
Your head whips around. "Who said that?" you exclaim.
"After watching that stupid show all these years, believe me, I picked up a few things."
Ralph the dog is talking!
Your mouth drops open. Will clutches your arm. You stare down at Ralph.
Ralph sits and scratches his ear with his hind leg and yawns. "And that dumb dog act. Sheesh. How lame can you get?"
"Can you really teach us to be magicians?" Will asks.
"In my sleep!"
Cool! As soon as you arrive home, Ralph begins his lessons. Eventually you and Will become the most famous magicians in all the world.
You dart for the door, but just before you reach it, you stop. You can't desert Will.
You creep over to the edge of the stage and peek out. MagnifiCAT is holding Will's arm and leading him over to an electric chair!
Desperate, you scan the backstage area. A few feet away, a ladder leads up to the lighting grid. You peer upward and see the space above the curtains criscrossed by ropes that support the curtains and scenery.
Quickly you scramble up the ladder. When you reach a crossbar, you choose the strongest-looking rope and struggle to untie it.
Below you, MagnifiCAT in forcing Will into the electric chair. You carefully gauge the distance and angles.
Gripping the rope with both hands, you take a deep breath and fling yourself off the ladder, screaming as you swing downward.
MagnifiCAT gives a startled glance up. Just in time for you to smack both of your feet into his stomach.
MagnifiCAT collapses, clutching his middle.
You drop to the floor next to the electric chair.
"Will!" you shout. "Come on!"
Will jumps up. "You're alive!" he exclaims.
"Let's hit the exit door and hope it leads back to our world," you reply.
A bundle of fur comes flying over and jumps up into your arms. "If, if, if!" Ralph barks.
"No 'if' about it," you say, scratching the poor little puppy behind the ears. "You're coming with us!"
You dash through the exit and get that strange feeling again. You hurry through the corridor and burst out of the door.
"We did it!" you cry. "We're home!"
Will pounds you on the back and Ralph leaps up and twirls in the air. You take in a huge breath and exhale a long sigh of relief.
You head for home, Ralph trotting alongside you.
"You know," Will comments, "I just wish I could figure out how MagnifiCAT did some of those tricks."
You nod. "It would be cool if we could learn. Not the totally dangerous ones, of course," you add hastily.
"No problem," a voice says.
Your head whips around. "Who said that?" you exclaim.
"After watching that stupid show all these years, believe me, I picked up a few things."
Ralph the dog is talking!
Your mouth drops open. Will clutches your arm. You stare down at Ralph.
Ralph sits and scratches his ear with his hind leg and yawns. "And that dumb dog act. Sheesh. How lame can you get?"
"Can you really teach us to be magicians?" Will asks.
"In my sleep!"
Cool! As soon as you arrive home, Ralph begins his lessons. Eventually you and Will become the most famous magicians in all the world.
