Elevator to Trouble
Elevator to Trouble Elevator to Trouble Chapter 1 A Visit Chris Rogers was one cool kid. He could handle anything. At least that's what he wanted his mom to think. Chris and his mom were parked in front of his new friend Anton's apartment building. Chris wanted to go in to see if Anton was home. And he didn't want his mom coming with him. He was too big for that. And too cool. "Come on Mom," Chris begged. "Let me go in alone. Please?" "I don't know, honey," his mom said. "I'm not sure I
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Elevator to Trouble
Elevator to Trouble
Chapter 1 A Visit
Chris Rogers was one cool kid. He could handle anything.At least that's what he wanted his mom to think.
Chris and his mom were parked in front of his new friend Anton's apartment building.Chris wanted to go in to see if Anton was home.And he didn't want his mom coming with him. He was too big for that. And too cool.
"Come on Mom," Chris begged. "Let me go in alone. Please?"
"I don't know, honey," his mom said. "I'm not sure I like the idea."
"But you've already met Anton and his mom.And I've been to their place before." Chris hoped this would convince her.
It did. His mom thought for a minute. "I'll tell you what.You go inside. I will wait right here. Call me on my cell phone from Anton's."
Chris couldn't believe his mother was being so sensible.He got out of the car before she could change her mind.
Chris headed into the building. Then he stopped for a moment.What floor did Anton say he lived on again? Was it the tenth floor?Chris got on the elevator and pushed "10." He was going up to Anton's house alone!
Chapter 2 Uh-Oh! Trouble!
Chris didn't feel so cool when the elevator doors opened.He was sure he had pushed the wrong floor.It didn't look like the hallway to Anton's apartment.
Chris stepped out and looked around. He was in a round, open room.Strange tilted doors were all around him.There was an odd noise in the air. It sounded like a quiet hum.
Everything looked new and strange. Yet it seemed familiar.Chris couldn't figure it out. Then he got it.It looked like a spaceship from a sci-fi display, except more realistic.But why would the tenth floor of Anton's building look like a spaceship?Something weird was going on.
Chris decided he wouldn't stick around to find out.He pressed the elevator button. Suddenly a computer voice sounded:"Intruder! Elevator shut down! Intruder! Elevator shut down!"
Chris was paralyzed by fear at first. Then he began to run.He saw a small room and went in. It looked like a lunchroom.There were some tables. Funny-looking machines filled with strange snacks lined one wall.Chris heard footsteps. He ducked behind the machines and crouched down.What would happen now? He held his breath.
Chapter 3 Caught!
A man and a woman walked into the room.They were wearing strange uniforms. They looked like astronauts.
"There's an intruder," the woman said.
"I wonder who it is," the man said. "Could be a spy."As he talked, the man poured what looked like juice. He and the woman sat and drank it.
Behind the machines, Chris held his breath.He waited for the man and woman to finish their juice.The wait seemed endless. The man and woman chatted and laughed.They didn't mention the intruder again. That made Chris feel relieved.At least they wouldn't start looking for him.
