"Bwaaaaaaaahhhhhhh screamed Hank as he sat straight up in bed. A cold sweat ran down his back while he found his glasses on the night stand. "Peggy! Peggy! You wouldn't believe what I just dreamed," Exclaimed Hank.
"Lemme guess," replied Peggy sleepily, "You were accepted in the Hall of Flame?"
"I can't explain it," said Hank, "It was like I ws falling out of the sky and into Lake Arlen. Then I landed on a stain glss pillar with a young man on the top. I looked in my right hand and suddenly a big key appeared and..."
"Hank I do not have time to listen to the rest of this," said Peggy as she got out of bed, "I need to get ready for class today. I didn't get substitute teacher of the year by being late you know! Adios!" and she left into the bathroom.
Hank put on his Strickland propane shirt, his boots, and his favorite pir of blue jeans. He wandered into the kitchen to see his son, Bobby sitting at the table eting a bowl of cereal. Hank poured a bowl of cornflakes and joined his son for breakfast as his wife entered and began packing his lunch.
"Dad, I started plying this new video game where you get to fight the darkness and save worlds and make friends along the way!" enthused Bobby.
"Uhh," stuttered Hank "Sounds great boy, just keep hitting square... or something..." he lazily said as his eyes peered down the Arlen Bystander to the front page. Black Creatures Roam Rainey Street, it read. "Probably those damn mutts," muttered Hank. He looked t his watch and knew it was time to get to work. "Bye Bobby. Bye Peg-Leg," he said as he wlked out the door.
"Bye Hank," yelled Peggy through the door way "Don't forget to pick up milk from Megalo Mart!"
As Hank opened the door to the outside, a mysterious hooded figure stood on his lawn. A dark cloud ppeared over Arlen. Animals all over Arlen started barking and meowing and running wild.
"Could you get off the grass?" replied Hank who was slightly irritated. "I just mowed it yesterday."
"Your world has been unlocked," said the figure. As quickly as he ppeared, he vanished.
"Jackass," Muttered Hank as he got inside the truck.