Beyond the Knock Knock Door (2009)
“He staggered along a dark palace hallway, rubbing his stomach that sloshed with too many honey prawns. They’d looked so delicious at dinner, but now, bloated at two o’clock in the morning, he just wanted to press his belly button and flush them out. If only he could find a doctor – or a footman to fetch him one.
Suddenly, a hand seized him. It pulled him into a holographic painting and a second clapped over his mouth. Michael fought back. He heeled his attacker’s foot and readied to elbow him in the guts when a boy quietly yelped, ‘Ow! Mikey! It’s me!’ ‘Luke? What –?’ ‘Shhh!’ His brother gagged him again and pulled him deeper into the alcove. He then scoured the empty hallway as his visor scrolled with unhelpful data. Michael only saw squares of moonlight and readied to speak up when the holo-painting flickered. Its portrait of a king riding a chariot twisted and distorted like bad television reception before fading to black with a whine. One by one, the other paintings lost power too... and left the boys standing in the darkness.MoreLess
Suddenly, a hand seized him. It pulled him into a holographic painting and a second clapped over his mouth. Michael fought back. He heeled his attacker’s foot and readied to elbow him in the guts when a boy quietly yelped, ‘Ow! Mikey! It’s me!’ ‘Luke? What –?’ ‘Shhh!’ His brother gagged him again and pulled him deeper into the alcove. He then scoured the empty hallway as his visor scrolled with unhelpful data. Michael only saw squares of moonlight and readied to speak up when the holo-painting flickered. Its portrait of a king riding a chariot twisted and distorted like bad television reception before fading to black with a whine. One by one, the other paintings lost power too... and left the boys standing in the darkness.MoreLess
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