Horror of Horrors!

You tiptoe out from behind the curtains. As soon as you're close enough, you imagine hitting a line drive to center field.
POW! Von slumps to the floor.
The coast is clear. This is your moment to escape! But...what about Will? You can't leave him behind! You don't know what to do. You want to rescue Will, but if you try to help him now, you're sure to fail and you'll both be in trouble.
The best way to help Will and yourself is to return to your own world, and come back with reinforcements.
You make a dash for the door.
When you are halfway to the door, you start to feel as if you are running through knee-deep mud. Finally, you can't move at all. You strain forward...you can almost touch the door.
"Going somewhere?" MagnifiCAT asks in a soft, creepy voice.
He puts his hand on your shoulder and squeezes. You reach up to push him away, but you can barely lift your arm. Then you see why. You can see his cloak through your hand. MagnifiCAT is turning you into one of his phantoms!
You find yourself sitting in the seventh row of the theater, staring at the stage.
"Is this the first time you've seen the show?" the phantom sitting next to you asks.
"Sort of," you tell him.
"I've seen it hundreds of times."
"Really? You must like it a lot," you say.
"Boy, what a dweeb," he mutters and glances away.
MagnifiCAT strides out onstage and a cute little dog scampers after him.
"Okay, dog, tell us your name," MagnifiCAT commands.
The dog gives one sharp bark.
"Ralph."
Your hands start clapping all on their own. You try to stop your hands, but you can't. MagnifiCAT continues his act onstage. You realize that you are one of the phantoms in MagnifiCAT's captive audience and you'll be hearing his act again...and again...and again...
This is one magic act that will never come to
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