Chapter #1You, The Gun, And Trouble by: rockstatic   You're running down the darkened hallway, trying to make sense of what was going on, as you try your best to stay in command of the situation. What started off as a normal day at work turned into what looks like one of the most eventful days of your life.
The funny thing is, you were getting close to quitting. As a college junior, you hate spending Thursday afternoons at your job in the physics lab on the outskirts of the city, when you know you'd be having a lot more fun back on your suburban campus. Why can't you just quit your part-time lab job and have all the fun of college?
Today, everything was different. When you went around the lab today to say hello to everyone, you found the resident scientist, Dr. Marks, visibly shaken and eager to show you his latest invention. He took out a gun, which he claims no one else has seen, and he fired it at the fern in his office. It immediately doubled in size, and the two-foot plant in the corner now reached shoulder height. Dr. Marks then flipped a switch on the gun and fired it at his file cabinet, which immediately shrank down to no more than three inches in height. This was incredible.
"It gets better," said Dr. Marks. "You can fire it at a person and make them follow your every instruction. You can even transform anything - even yourself - into another person or an inanimate object. There's even more, all you have to do is-" he stopped talking suddenly as he heard footsteps walk past the room. You two both stood nervously, waiting for the footsteps to pass. The moment was broken. "You know what," said Dr. Marks. "Let's not do this during work hours. I'll show you how this thing works later."
You thought maybe he meant tomorrow when everyone else was off for Friday afternoon, or sometime after work when everyone had gone. You didn't imagine that he meant to try the gun on himself. Only a few minutes away from quitting time, you saw something small moving around the floor out of the corner of your eye. At first you expected to see a bug, but right as you realized that it was a half-inch tall Dr. Marks, the hot secretary came walking by. Without even noticing, she dropped her high heels right on top of him, snuffing him out of existence completely. "Ew, bugs are gross," she said, seeing the bloody goop on her shoe, and she just kept on walking as if nothing had happened.
You're horrified, of course. For half a second you wonder how he could have been so stupid to shrink himself and wander around as if it were a game, but mostly you're just shocked and upset that he's dead and never coming back. But it's only a few seconds before you have a shocking realization: no one else knows about the gun. If you get to the office and take it without anyone else noticing, all the powers of the gun could be yours. You know Dr. Marks wouldn't want the gun getting into the wrong hands.
You happen to know that the security cameras at the lab only function during business hours, and the cameras turn off once building security makes sure no one is left inside at the end of the day. So it's not too tricky for you to sneak into the bathroom and crouch on top of the toilet. The guard comes in, looks under the stall, and keeps going, just as you expected. You wait a few minutes, and you make a break for Dr. Marks' office. Once you steal the gun and leave, you'll have powers you never dreamed of. So which feature of the gun are you looking forward to the most?  | Members who added to this interactive story also contributed to these: |
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