Read Festival of Shadows Online
Authors: Michael La Ronn
Festival of Shadows (36 page)
The saucers spun around at a dizzying speed again and then stopped.
Theo picked the:
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
The saucer that Theo picked bounced up and down, but there was no one inside.
“Pathetic choice,” Braindon’s voice said, echoing from one of the saucers. “Try again!”
The saucers spun around at a dizzying speed again and then stopped.
Theo picked the:
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
The saucer that Theo picked exploded; another exploded, and Braindon popped out of the one that remained.
“Failure,” he said. “That’ll cost you two moves. My game is better than I thought.”
“That’s because it’s rigged,” Theo said, readying himself for the next space.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
The saucer that Theo picked shook from side to side, and Braindon popped out.
“It cannot be,” he said, clutching his temples. “The odds were supposed to be in my favor.”
“Be quiet. It’s my turn now.”
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Theo moved forward and landed on an empty space.
Theo < Slide+1 < Final Challenge
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Theo moved forward and landed in a slide square, and he slid into the final challenge.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Braindon drew a card and laughed. “Poor luck,” he said showing him a card with huge C on it. “That’ll cost you two moves. And, you must proceed to the final challenge.”
“That’s not fair.”
“Had you not drawn, it would have been fair,” Braindon said, snickering.
Theo slid across the board against his will and landed on the final square.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Theo moved forward and landed on an empty space.
Theo < Slide+1 < Final Challenge
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Theo moved forward and landed in a slide square, and he slid into the final challenge.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Braindon drew a card and laughed. “Poor luck,” he said showing him a card with huge C on it. “That’ll cost you two moves. And, you must proceed to the final challenge.”
“That’s not fair.”
“Had you not drawn, it would have been fair,” Braindon said, snickering.
Theo slid across the board against his will and landed on the final square.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Braindon drew a card from the deck and showed it to Theo.
“Blast you,” the alien said. “Proceed forward two spaces.”
Theo slid forward two spaces and landed an empty square.
Theo < Slide+1 < Final Challenge
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Theo moved forward and landed in a slide square, and he slid into the final challenge.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Braindon drew a card and laughed. “Poor luck,” he said showing him a card with huge C on it. “That’ll cost you two moves. And, you must proceed to the final challenge.”
“That’s not fair.”
“Had you not drawn, it would have been fair,” Braindon said, snickering.
Theo slid across the board against his will and landed on the final square.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Braindon drew a card and laughed. “Poor luck,” he said showing him a card with huge C on it. “That’ll cost you two moves. And, you must proceed to the next challenge.”
Theo slid across the board against his will and landed on the next challenge square.
CHALLENGE!
A Game of Chance
“Time for a new challenge,” Braindon said.
He retreated into the saucer, and the ship divided into three units. They spun around so fast Theo couldn’t follow them. Then they stopped, and he heard Braindon’s laughter.
“Where am I? Best two out of three!”
Theo scanned the saucers—it would be a completely random choice.
Theo picked the:
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
The saucer that Theo picked opened, and Braindon stuck his head out. “I thought for sure you wouldn’t find me,” he said. “Here we go again!”
The saucers spun around at a dizzying speed again and then stopped.
Theo picked the:
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
The saucer that Theo picked opened, and Braindon stuck his head out. “I thought for sure you wouldn’t find me,” he said. “Here we go again!”
The saucers spun around at a dizzying speed again and then stopped.
Theo picked the:
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
The saucer that Theo picked bounced up and down, but there was no one inside.
“Pathetic choice,” Braindon’s voice said, echoing from one of the saucers. “Try again!”
The saucers spun around at a dizzying speed again and then stopped.
Theo picked the:
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
The saucer that Theo picked bounced up and down, but there was no one inside.
“Pathetic choice,” Braindon’s voice said, echoing from one of the saucers. “Try again!”
The saucers spun around at a dizzying speed again and then stopped.
Theo picked the:
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
The saucer that Theo picked opened, and Braindon stuck his head out. “I thought for sure you wouldn’t find me,” he said. “Here we go again!”
The saucers spun around at a dizzying speed again and then stopped.
Theo picked the:
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
The saucer that Theo picked bounced up and down, but there was no one inside.
“Pathetic choice,” Braindon’s voice said, echoing from one of the saucers. “Try again!”
The saucers spun around at a dizzying speed again and then stopped.
Theo picked the:
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
The saucer that Theo picked exploded; another exploded, and Braindon popped out of the one that remained.
“Failure,” he said. “That’ll cost you two moves. My game is better than I thought.”
“That’s because it’s rigged,” Theo said, readying himself for the next space.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
The saucer that Theo picked shook from side to side, and Braindon popped out.
“It cannot be,” he said, clutching his temples. “The odds were supposed to be in my favor.”
“Be quiet. It’s my turn now.”
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Theo moved forward and landed on an empty space.
Theo < Slide+1 < Final Challenge
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Theo moved forward and landed in a slide square, and he slid into the final challenge.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Braindon drew a card and laughed. “Poor luck,” he said showing him a card with huge C on it. “That’ll cost you two moves. And, you must proceed to the final challenge.”
“That’s not fair.”
“Had you not drawn, it would have been fair,” Braindon said, snickering.
Theo slid across the board against his will and landed on the final square.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Theo moved forward and landed on an empty space.
Theo < Slide+1 < Final Challenge
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Theo moved forward and landed in a slide square, and he slid into the final challenge.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Braindon drew a card and laughed. “Poor luck,” he said showing him a card with huge C on it. “That’ll cost you two moves. And, you must proceed to the final challenge.”
“That’s not fair.”
“Had you not drawn, it would have been fair,” Braindon said, snickering.
Theo slid across the board against his will and landed on the final square.
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
“So you wish to draw?” Braindon asked. He drew a card from the deck, but it was blank. “Wasted move.”
Theo moved forward one space and landed on a Slide+1! He slid forward and landed on an empty space.
Theo < Slide+1 < Empty
SORRY!
You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Theo landed on the challenge square.
Braindon flew over and laughed. “Prepare yourself!”
CHALLENGE!
A Game of Memory
The square shimmered, and a purple monkey appeared. He was blindfolded and tied to a chair, and he was screaming. Blue dynamite sticks were strapped all over his body, and on his chest a touchscreen tablet blinked.
“Help me!” the monkey cried.
“What kind of challenge is this?” Theo asked, disgusted.
“An experiment,” Braindon said. “I left my dissection tools back at the colony, so blowing up my subjects is the next best thing—that is, unless you can defuse the bomb.”
“I’m going to die,” the monkey said. “I’m going to diiiiie!”
“Shut up,” Theo said. He bent over, inspecting the touchscreen on the monkey’s chest, and the screen lit up with words.
RULES OF THE GAME
~ The touchscreen will display a list of words.
~ At the end, Theo will have to select the words that he remembers—or doesn’t remember.
~ Read the instructions carefully.
Duck
Airplane
Car
Blocks
Boomerang
Kite
Ball
Bear
Drum
Joystick
Pail
