Chapter+4


 * Chapter 4**

==== At this point it was fairly obvious to George that Sam was up to no good. But what could he do? Sam was bigger and more fit. There was no way that George could outrun him. His only chance was to wait until Sam wasn’t paying attention to him, so he could run. George followed Sam down the trapdoor. ====

==== As they climbed down into a dark room, something fell out of Sam’s back pocket. It quickly fluttered down into some cranny in the cluttered room, but George caught a glimpse. It said, “Happy 30th birthday, Sam!” ====

==== They had reached the floor. There were many doors in the dank room they were walking through. Sam led George through a door labeled “Pizanti’s Gauntlet” As soon as they stepped into the room and Sam had closed the door, he rushed over and slammed a closet door shut, muttering something about too much stuff that might overflow. But George wasn't stupid. Sam was hiding something in there. ====

==== George was scared. What was Sam planning? George needed out. He quickly snuck back to the gauntlet door and opened it. All he saw was air. They were not in an ordinary gauntlet. They were in an airplane. And they were already hundreds of feet up. ====

"What's all the racket???" questioned Sam, as he came back into the main antechamber. "Oh, so you found my... uh... virtual reality video game system."
==== George was definitely surprised: a virtual reality game system? The sounds, sights, feeling, smells- all the senses he felt when he opened that "closet door" was all too real to be virtual! Something was really going on down in here. Something huge. "That was all virtual?" asked George. "Yep," replied Sam. ====

==== Sam hoped that George would not persist in asking these mundane questions as he had more pressing matters to attend to. If this Earthling George kept hassling him, then he would have to cryotize him.When **//__Momentous Things __//** are afoot, you just can't allow humans to get in the way. ==== ==== As Sam wandered off, George noticed a small sign on the wall labeled "Fuel Receptacle". Under the sign was a small button that was labeled "TGDR Access". Being a teenager, his natural response was to press it without any consideration of the possible consequences, which he did. A small wall panel slid aside and revealed a large pot of boiling hot black coffee with cream. Being a teenager, George's natural response was to chug the whole thing in order to prove his manliness without any consideration of the possible consequences, which he did. He was rather disappointed to find out that it was decaf, and he was rather in pain to find out that it really was boiling hot. ====

George let out a yelp of pain, and Sam came running. "What did you do you imbecile!?" cried Sam. And suddenly, George felt really dizzy. After a few seconds, George had passed out on the cold linoleum floor.