Chapter 18
Pizza Party?
Oh, look. This is the Ninth-Tier Universe Again.
It was nighttime back at the Iffik household. Nancy slumped at the desk in her bedroom and scrolled through the stream of data issuing from her Universe Grower. The round, black orb where the universes were housed hummed and hovered above its case, spinning and switching directions at random. Each change in direction was preceded by a high-pitched whine and a click. These sounds came not from the machine but Sully, Nancy’s pig. He was a Blue and White Saturanian flying pig, which was a breed prized for its affection, intelligence, and psychic abilities.
Sully bumped his snout into Nancy’s calf, then whined and clicked again. The UG changed direction. Nancy absently patted Sully’s head, and he whickered his wings i
