the Secret Staircase

"We gotta keep going!" yelled Tommy.

"Guys," said Josh, but was ignored.

"We gotta stay where we are!" cried Tom.

"Uh, fellas," said Josh, but was ignored again.

"Don't just sit there arguing!" grumbled Thomas. "For all we know those zombies are gonna break down this door, grab me, and rip my head clean off my body! That'll really tick me off, you guys!"

"Look, dudes," growled Josh. "I think I found something." He was yet again ignored.

"I think we've gotta call HQ to bring in reinforcments." That was Tom.

"Forget the reinforcements, tell them to get us the hell outta here!" That was Tommy.

"And did any of you idots remember to bring your walkie-talkies?" That was Thomson.

They all stared at the floor in embarrassment.

"Gosh dang it!" yelled Josh. This got their attention. "Look, it was your idea that Lord Fred be brought back into this... it's not my fault we're in this mess! But I'm not some misguided adolescent punk mixed up in tomfoolery--"

"Hey!" grumbled the Toms.

"--I am a noble in my own right, I know castles, and I know when I'm staring at a secret passageway!"

Everyone looks to where Sir Josh is pointing. It was a bookcase. Josh reached out and, after a little searching, pulled at "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Vjorica". A segment of the case opened up revealing a down- leading staircase. Good thing too, for just then the door burst, and the first zombie in was none other than Lord Fred!

1. Josh et al run the hell down the case shutting the case behind them...
2. Josh et al run like hell down the case forgetting to close the case behind them.... (doh!)
3. Thomas is unable to get out of the way quick enough and - like the victim of predestiny - has his head ripped clean off by Lord Fred! Thomas' last words: "This sucks...."

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