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Post by lionheart21 on Jul 27, 2012 18:21:34 GMT -5
Sneak away
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2012 18:38:34 GMT -5
Your heart is pounding so hard, you can barely hear anything. But you strain your ears as you tiptoe down the shadowy corridors. You peek carefully around every corner.
You can't hear Frankenstein's shuffling footsteps anymore. Even his moans of "NYAARRGH!" have faded away.
You've lost him!
With a sigh of relief, you lean against a plywood wall. A moth flutters past you. And a hand grabs it in midair.
Hey! That's not your hand!
You spin around to face two kids about your own age -- a red-haired girl and a boy with shaggy dark hair. He's chewing on something. Both give you odd, closemouthed smiles.
"I'm Cammie, and this is Jack," the girl tells you. "I guess you got GLOMPFed, just like we did."
"How long have you been here?" you ask.
"We're not sure." Jack swallows noisily. "But I know I had short hair when I got here."
You look at Jack's wild mane. This is bad news.
"See, it's hard to guess time. We can't tell whether it's day or night in Milo's maze," Cammie explains.
"Milo's maze?" you repeat. "So the guy in the comic shop is called Milo? Like the guy from The Cellar of Scary Stories?"
He is the guy from The Cellar of Scary Stories," Cammie replies. "Or he was. The comic was canceled years ago."
"But if there's no more comic, how could -- wait a minute!" you yell. "Comic characters aren't real! This is impossible!"
Jack just shivers. "With Milo, anything is possible. He blames kids for not buying enough of his comic books."
"Is that why he trapped us down here?" you ask.
Jack shakes his shaggy head. "We aren't sure. Sometimes we catch him spying on us. We think maybe he's trying to scare us."
"Trying?" you sputter. "I'm scared to death!"
"We saw Milo last week," Cammie remarks. "The werewolf was chasing us. Milo popped around the corner and stared at us. Then he shook his head, like he was annoyed. 'I'll never make my comeback this way,' he said. Remember, Jack?"
Jack doesn't reply. He's staring over your shoulder. You turn to see a bug crawling up the plywood wall. A big bug.
Jack grabs for it. And Cammie snarls at him. It's a sound you'd expect from a wild dog, not a kid. Jack and Cammie seem ready to fight. You notice how skinny they are. And dirty. And how long their fingernails have grown.
Suddenly, Cammie seems to remember you're there. "Look, you need help," she tells you. "Why not come with us?"
"Yeah, can meet the other kids," Jack adds.
Your eyes widen. "You mean there are more of us down here?"
Jack nods. "We help each other.
Getting help, even from strangers, sounds good to you. But then again, you're not too far from that trick stairway. You might be able to find a way out on your own."
If you go with Jack and Cammie, move on to PAGE 124. If you turn them down and go on alone, go to PAGE 112.
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Post by daime on Jul 27, 2012 18:42:53 GMT -5
Go on Alone.
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Post by lionheart21 on Jul 27, 2012 18:47:00 GMT -5
Go with Jack and Cammie
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Post by Loki-A-Go-Go! on Jul 27, 2012 18:48:35 GMT -5
Jack and Cammie
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Post by Big Bad Brad on Jul 27, 2012 18:49:14 GMT -5
Go with Jack and Cammie
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Post by RoguePrincess on Jul 27, 2012 19:04:44 GMT -5
Go with Jack and Cammie
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2012 7:23:06 GMT -5
Another night of the Internet being out all evening later, here ya go --
These dirty, weird-looking kids know more about this maze than you do. "I'll go with you guys," you decide.
"Fine," Cammie replies. "Follow us."
They lead you quickly through the maze. You're more lost than ever, now.
They yank you back when you reach a doorway. Jack raises a finger to his lips -- the "be quiet" sign. You don't understand why. It sounds as if someone is using a chain saw on the other side.
But as you tiptoe through, you find the noise doesn't come from a machine. It comes from a pile of bandages on the floor.
No, wait. Those bandages are wrapped around a body.
Eek! A mummy!
And the mummy isn't dead -- it's snoring!
Jack steps right over the sleeping creature. So does Cammie. They both beckon to you. The mummy makes weird gargling noises as you go to step over it. You're shaking so badly, your toe pokes the creature right in the side.
The snores stop. Withered, eyelids open. Dried-out eyes like black raisins glare up at you!
You leap straight into the air and zoom past Cammie and Jack. For the next few twists and turns through the maze, you lead the way. They finally catch up with you.
"Take it easy," Jack pants. "Old Menes probably went right back to sleep."
"Yeah," Cammie adds. "After a couple of thousand years, he needs his rest."
"That -- that --" you gasp. "That really was a mummy?"
Cammie nods. "The maze is full of old-time monsters. That's why you have to --"
"Look out!" Jack suddenly yells.
You turn, just in time to see a figure leap from the top of the maze wall. All you see is a pair of blazing red eyes, flying toward you.
There's barely time to raise an arm to protect yourself. The eyes are right on you. You feel hot breath on your face. . .
Then jaws clamp shut on your arm!
"A werewolf!" you shriek. "Help! It's got me!"
Then you notice -- your arm isn't bleeding. It doesn't even hurt.
The creature has no teeth!
Whining like an unhappy dog, the beast-man leaps away.
"You were lucky," Cammie says. "If that had turned out to be the Frenzied Flesh-eater. . ." She shakes her head.
"The maze creatures are all from Milo's horror comic," Jack explains. "Frankenstein, Menes, Wolfie --"
"No way!" you burst out. "Those things don't exist!"
"You saw them," Jack insists. "It's Milo's magic."
Jack and Cammie start walking again. You tag after them. "Wait! If Milo is magic, why didn't he save his comic book? Why is he stuck running that dopey shop?" you demand.
You turn a corner and crash into your two guides. They're frozen in the doorway of a big room. It's full of kids -- and facing them is. . .
"Milo the Mutant!" you gasp.
He hasn't spotted you. Should you jump him?
Or should you run?
To tackle Milo, go to PAGE 123. If you'd rather get out of there, run off to PAGE 44.
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Post by lionheart21 on Jul 28, 2012 7:36:01 GMT -5
Get out of there
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Post by Loki-A-Go-Go! on Jul 28, 2012 8:55:07 GMT -5
Tackle
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Post by RoguePrincess on Jul 28, 2012 10:02:14 GMT -5
Tackle Milo
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Post by Big Bad Brad on Jul 28, 2012 14:40:17 GMT -5
Tackle
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Post by Waffel113 on Jul 28, 2012 14:59:40 GMT -5
Let's Tackle the SOB.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2012 15:37:17 GMT -5
Milo is ranting as you, Cammie, and Jack sneak up on him.
"I didn't do all this for fun, you know!" the pumpkin-faced little man yells. "You're all down here for a very serious reason, and I want you to -- YOW!"
Milo yells in shock as the three of you pile onto him. For a little guy, he's surprisingly strong. Maybe he gets his muscles from shifting around those huge boxes of comic books.
But, strong or not, there are more of you than there are of him.
It's a short, sharp battle. But in the end Jack has Milo's right arm, Cammie holds down his left, and you're perched on his chest.
"You did it!" one of the captive kids cheers. "You got Milo!"
Everyone in the room is whoopering and hollering to celebrate your victory. You peer down at the helpless former comic book host. He seems oddly calm.
"Fine," you yell over the noise. "We got him. Now what do we do with him?"
"Make him let us go!" one of the kids yells.
"Yeah," Cammie cries. "Milo must know the way out of here."
But you find yourself thinking back to the speech Milo was making when you tackled him. He said he had a very serious reason for keeping the kids in the maze.
What could it be?
If you tell Milo to let everyone go, turn to PAGE 77. If you ask Milo what he's up to, turn to PAGE 40.
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Post by Big Bad Brad on Jul 28, 2012 15:39:07 GMT -5
ask Milo what he's up to
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Post by Loki-A-Go-Go! on Jul 28, 2012 15:39:36 GMT -5
What he's up to
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Post by daime on Jul 28, 2012 16:50:14 GMT -5
Curiousity will get us killed.
Make him let us go.
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Post by lionheart21 on Jul 28, 2012 18:11:13 GMT -5
Ask him what he's up to
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2012 20:01:58 GMT -5
"Why?" you asked. "Why did you do this to us?"
Milo looks to you in surprise. "You know, you're the only one who ever asked. This is the deal, kid. I've got a shot at a comeback. One of the TV networks wants to make a show out of The Cellar of Scary Stories."
He frowns. "But they're not sure my stuff is scary enough. So I got my old creature crew together and GLOMPFed a bunch of you kids to see if we've still got it. What do you think?"
You remember the slow-moving Frankenstein, the snoozing mummy, the toothless werewolf. "To tell you the truth," you answer, "your creatures seem pretty. . . lame."
"Lame?" Milo growls. "LAME?"
Your prisoner flings you off.
Uh-oh.
"H-hey, guys?" you call to the other kids. "Uh -- I could use a little help. . ."
Milo makes a magical gesture. All the other kids disappear! You're alone with Milo the Mutant!
"So." Milo glares at you. "The greatest monsters of all time aren't scary enough for you. You think you could do better?"
You might as well go for it.
"Yes," you answer boldly. "I could do better!"
"Yeah, right," Milo scoffs. "Okay, close your eyes and think of the scariest creature you can."
You close your eyes, remembering a horrifying creature from a book you read. A GOOSEBUMPS book. The creature - King Jellyjam - was a huge, quivering balloon of purple slim. Its watery yellow eyes peered over a blob of a nose running with white goo. It had big, rubbery lips that blubbered and burped. It smelled like dirty sweat socks filled with rotten fish -- or worse!
And its gross, gooey body was always sweating. Not just plain sweat. King Jellyjam sweated live snails!
You open your eyes to tell Milo about the creature.
Oh, no. This is really bad!
Milo is changing -- mutating. Into King Jellyjam!
Whoa! Milo must have read your mind. And changed himself into your worst nightmare!
His new body heaves and wobbles. He stares down at you through King Jellyjam's gooshy yellow eyes.
"Well?" he asks in a deep, gurgling voice. "What do you think? Am I scary enough?"
You gag. You'd almost forgotten that King Jellyjam had disgusting bad breath. But Milo got it down perfectly.
Your teeth are chattering so loudly, you can't answer right away. But that gives you a chance to think.
Is Milo playing with you? Does he just want you to admit you're scared before he does you in?
On the other hand, Milo is in an unfamiliar body now. Maybe he doesn't know how it works yet. Maybe you should try to beat him!
If you admit that you're scared, turn to PAGE 32. If you want to go up against Milo, turn to PAGE 14.
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Post by daime on Jul 28, 2012 20:11:41 GMT -5
Go against Milo
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