Chapter 1: Sinister Sundown-3
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The ogre dodged the second shot and grabbed Theo, slammed him several times against the floor, and then threw him against the wall.
“Ugh,” Theo said. He staggered up, and the ogre charged him.
He still had the slingshot. And another marble.
~ He took a final shot.
~ He slashed the ogre.
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The marble hit the ogre on the stomach, and the beast stopped, groaning. The shot ricocheted off his belly and hit a rocket set in the corner of the room. The rocket hustled and bustled, ready to take off.
~ Theo dashed across the room and grabbed hold of the rocket.
~ He ran for cover.
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The rocket shot into the air, and Theo guided it toward the ogre and let go just before impact.
BOOM! The explosion knocked the ogre into the portal.
The toys cheered.
Theo didn’t wait, and he jumped into the portal, too. Darkness swallowed him, and he felt as if he were swimming through molasses.
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The rocket took off and crashed into a pencil lamp on the nightstand, shattering it. The explosion distracted the ogre.
There was a knock at the door, and the room went silent.
“Grant? What was that?” It was Mom.
The doorknob turned.
Oh no. She’s coming in.
~ Theo lay down and went stiff.
~ He charged the ogre in a last effort attempt.
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Mom entered and saw the battlefield of toys.
“Goodness. It’s a mess in here.”
The ogre roared at her.
“What kind of toy is this?” Mom asked. She picked the ogre up and frowned. “Dad must have bought this nasty thing.”
The ogre swung at her, and the club scratched her wrist.
“It’s robotic, too,” she said. “Time to go to the trash.”
She shut the door behind her, and the ogre roared all the way to the dumpster outside.
The toys cheered.
“Well done, Theo,” Topperson said. “But that ogre is just a hint of what you will encounter in the Stratusphere.”
“I’m ready,” Theo said. “Stratus will never forget this day—the day he is defeated by an Ursabrand!”
He jumped into the portal.
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The ogre stared at the door in shock.
Theo smacked the ogre with his sword, but the sword bounced off.
“Leave,” Theo said. “Go back to where you came from, or you’re going to be found by a human.”
Theo kept smacking the ogre, and the door came ajar. The ogre growled and hopped into the portal, but before it swallowed him, he grabbed Theo and dragged him in, too.
“No,” Theo said. The ogre dissolved into the darkness along with his laughter. Theo felt as if he were swimming through molasses as darkness swirled around him.
At least the other toys are safe. But now Mom’ll know Grant is missing. I’ve got to save him before it’s too late.
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Theo’s sword bounced off the ogre’s leg, knocking him backward. The ogre grabbed him and slammed him against the floor. The impact was so powerful that Theo lay gasping.
The ogre was raising his club to finish Theo when a bouncy ball hit him on the head.
It was James; he was standing on the nightstand, waving. “C’mon, Theo!” he cried.
The ogre charged the nightstand. Theo noticed that the ogre was running on a rug.
~ Theo threw the bouncy ball at the ogre.
~ He pulled the rug with all his might.
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The ball bounced off the ogre’s head, but he kept charging the nightstand. James yelled nervously.
Theo knew that James was strong enough to defeat the ogre somehow, so he jumped into the portal.
I have to save Grant. Fight bravely, James.
Darkness swallowed him.
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The ogre tumbled as the rug slipped from beneath him, and his club fell into the portal.
“Now that you’re disabled,” Theo said, grabbing a nearby dart gun, “it’s time to end this.”
~ He shot at the ogre relentlessly.
~ He approached with his finger on the trigger.
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The ogre roared as the rubber darts bounced off his skin, and he crawled into the portal to avoid them.
Theo threw the gun aside and drew his sword. “Now it’s time to find Stratus.”
“Well done, Theo,” Topperson said. “But that ogre is just a hint of what you will encounter in the Stratusphere.”
“I’m ready,” Theo said. “Stratus will never forget this day—the day he is defeated by me, an Ursabrand!
He jumped into the portal.
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“Go back and give Stratus a message,” Theo said.
The ogre listened.
“Tell him that he will be sorry. He stole from me once, but I won’t let him do it again.” Theo edged closer. “Now go.”
The ogre laughed. “You . . . tell . . . him . . .” He ogre sprang forward, grabbed Theo, and pulled him into the portal.
Theo screamed as the darkness swallowed him. The ogre dissolved, but his laughter lingered before fading into the shadows.
He felt as if he were swimming in molasses as the darkness swirled around him.
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