"Ah ha! I've have finally discovered how

"Ah ha! I've have finally discovered how to turn lead into gold! said Mr Noblet, Esquire of Crowburne Manor. He dipped his quill into the inkwell to record the discovery

and promptly forgot what he was doing. The years of lead exposure had addled Mr Noblet's brain quite effectively. It appeared that someone had been trying their hand at alchemy but

forgot what he was doing. The years of lead exposure had addled Mr. Noblet's brain quite effectively. It appeared that...wait...I said this once before. The recursion serum! I've

won 89 points for that little ditty. I will ascend to the next level of winky-wonky by

pressing the blue button. The hidden door slid open mindlessly, noiselessly revealing a staircase. I pulled the IV from my arm and stood at the bottom. My head still ached from

the cosmetic skull surgery which gave me the profile of an alien. In the darkness, I could see only the first few stairs. A draft cooled the air before me. I set foot on the first

dark step and started down. The darkness covered the room and it was getting cooler with each step. Behind me were my friends saying "dare, dare, dare." My alien profile shadow

I didn't know what to expect. I honestly didn't expect anything. Then it grabbed me out of the room. "Hello?"

I demanded. There was no reply. I said, "Put me back!". There was no expression in its face and its huge eyes looked straight through me. It began to grunt.

I undid my elegant origami crane form and bend into my new natural form: creased paper. Maybe now it'll let me go. Why would it want me anymore?