Author's Note: Yay! Double digits! I think this could have been better, but I don't know how...
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"It's so dark..." Strike said as he squinted into the room, unable to make out anything more than vague shapes.
"We'll find a lantern, then," Smash replied with a glance at where he thought his friend was.
"How are we supposed to find one? I can't see!"
"We'll figure something out. Let's stick to the wall for now." Pewdiepie took the lead and slid sideways along the wall to the right. He came upon a hallway and followed it. The group froze in their tracks as they heard a roar and a crash.
"Hide!" Pewdiepie said, and they all scrambled to find a concealed hiding place. He crouched under a table in the corner.
The Grunt stalked out of the corridor and started searching. It wandered around a bit. In a moment of tension, the Grunt almost noticed Strike when he nudged a pebble with his shoe. Strike held his breath as it passed by, looking around confusedly. Grunts are not very good at searching, though, and it soon wandered into another hallway. Smash sighed with relief and crept out from behind a boulder. They snuck into the hallway from which the Grunt had come.
"That was a very close one for you there, Strike," said Smash.
"Yeah..." he replied with a shuddering breath.
Soon, the trio found themselves in front of a door with a big hole bashed through it.
The room was a small study, crammed with books. A desk was shoved into one of the corners. A door was to the right, which was old and locked. Smash took the key from his pocket again.
The room looked like a storage room for anyone who came down here, in case their lantern broke or they ran out of oil. There were also tinderboxes, if a torch went out. Such a helpful room.
WotS was sitting on the dirt floor, drawing out a plan, when they found her. She jumped when the three of them came in, but calmed down once she saw who it was. Hi, she said to them. I hurt my shoulder.
"What happened?" Strike asked.
I was pulling a lever down and I fell. Can you guys help me with this? she said, indicating the puzzle in front of them.
"What is this?" asked Pewdiepie.
It's a puzzle. And I've figured it out, but you'll need to do the work.
"Hey, did you see the Grunt?"
We had tea together and I asked him how his science project was going. Of course I saw him! She spoke sarcastically.
The three of them laughed. A typical answer from her when you asked a stupid question."So about this puzzle. What do we have to do?"
Just do what I tell you, WotS answered. Okay, that block goes there first...