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Chapter 2
Once we arrived at 435 Maple Street a man led us inside. He wasn't too old, probably thirty or so. I couldn't really tell. The house was a Disney collector's paradise. There was a Mickey Mouse rug, collectable plates on the walls, Minnie Mouse beanie bag chairs, caps with Disney characters on them, and framed sketches of the characters. This made me think that this guy was a geek.
The man gestured for us to sit down. We both took a Donald Duck loveseat. Ignore that sentence, please. The man looked us straight in the eye.
After a long awkward silence, Ian spoke up. "So… Why'd you want to meet us?"
"Do you know about the DHIs?" The guy asked.
"Sort of." Ian and I said at the same time. We both looked at each other.
"Do you know what happened to them?" He asked.
"They were disabled." Ian blurted. I stared at him. "I read it in the paper."
"Exactly!" The man shouted. "And now I'm looking for their replacements."
"You want us to be DHIs?" I asked.
"Secretly, yes."
"What's the catch?" Ian snapped. I elbowed him. "Ouch!"
"No catch." The guy assured. "Just two-thousand dollars."
"YOU WANT US TO PAY TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS?" Ian screamed. "ARE YOU CRAZY?"
The man took a step back, laughing. "No, no, no, and no. I will pay you two thousand."
Ian looked at me. Then back at the man. "You're bluffing."
The man shook his head. "No joke. Your friend will get to be a DHI." He gestured to me.
"Me?" I asked. I looked over to Ian. "I'm sorry. I can't do it without Ian." Ian patted my back and held me closer to him. I smacked his knuckles. "We work as a team. You either accepting both of us or neither of us."
The man in front of us didn't have to consider long.
"Alright, let's get moving." He said.
We were in a lab. Electrodes were attached to my arms, forehead, and legs. Ian had electrodes on him as well. He shrugged at me. Mark had said that he needed to record our movements. It had gotten tiring after the first two hours.
"I need you both to raise your right arm." Mark called out from behind the computer.
I raised my right arm. "So, what do we do when this is over?"
Mark quickly pecked at the buttons of his keyboard. "You sleep. I'll explain the rest later." Mark typed a few more words and then looked back to us. "Get on your hands and knees. This is the last one."
We plopped down on our hands and knees. I moaned out of exhaustion. Mark shushed me. He took five minutes to click things and type stuff then he shut his laptop.
"You're done." He said.
My legs gave out and I closed my eyes. I didn't know I could fall asleep so fast before, but once I touched the floor I couldn't get up.
I woke up, or wait, I was still asleep. This was confusing. Was this a dream? Anyway, I was lying on a bed, and I was glowing! This was so weird. I sat up straight and looked around. Ian was in the blue bed next to me. He moaned and rubbed his head.
"Man, I still feel tired from those tests we did yesterday." Ian said.
I looked at the clock, 11:30 p.m.
"It wasn't last night, Ian." I said. "It was today."
"We probably just woke up early." Ian suggested.
"Then, how'd we get in these beds?" I asked him.
Ian's eyes narrowed. "I'll bet Mark knows."
"Hello."
Both Ian and I spun around on our beds. Mark was in the threshold of the room. He was carrying a box in his arm. It wasn't big or anything, just an ordinary wooden box.
"Sorry for the confusion. I really did mean to get to you about all this before you fell asleep." Mark said.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"You're in Disney World." Mark said.
He peeled back the curtains to reveal Cinderella's castle with shadow engulfing it. I couldn't see the guests bustling around to get on rides or buy souvenirs. In fact, no one was even on Main Street or anywhere that I could see. It looked nothing like Disney World, the magical place where dreams come true.
"After hours." Ian said in awe.
"Why'd you bring us here?" I asked Mark.
"I didn't." Mark answered. "You did it yourself."-We gave him a questionable look-"When you fall asleep you cross over to the Magic Kingdom."
"So we're sleeping." I said.
"Not exactly." Mark said. "How do I put this? You are still at the lab right now, but you cross over to your DHI self when you sleep. Does that make sense?"
"I guess." Ian said.
There was a long silence as we looked out onto the enormous park. The full moon shone brightly. The stars were suspended above our heads. I looked back at Ian. He was too preoccupied by the sight.
"What do we do now?" I asked.
This broke everyone's trance.
"Nothing." Mark said. "Not right now anyway. Tomorrow I planned for you to meet someone before we get to the serious stuff. But you have to tell me now if you're willing to continue."
"I'll do it." Ian said.
Mark waited for my final word, but it never came. I didn't know what to say. Mark wasn't really telling us the whole story. But I just have to trust him.
"Let's do it."
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