Unhinged // Lego City Adventures

Chapter 2: Bob's Secret

Flames engulfed the remains of the Totally Dynamite Dynamite and Totaling Factory. The fire magnified the uneasiness Clemmons had already felt throughout the day. First Mayor Fleck had told the city that the door rock from Mars was going to crash into the city and destroy everything unless they moved the dynamite directly out of its path. After doing that, Tippy's ship almost crashed into the pile of dynamite they had just moved. Thankfully, the whole city was saved by Harl, but the situation wasn't over yet. Clemmons and the fire crew were put in charge of getting rid of the flames left over from the impact and recovering the door-shaped rock.

         He approached the scene cautiously. Fires scared him, even though he was a firefighter. He thought he'd get more comfortable with the fire fighting aspect of his job, but that hadn't happened yet. Luckily Freya was an understanding chief and usually tasked him with the special job of fetching items to put out fires, as opposed to fighting the fires themselves. He enjoyed doing that, since that kept him a very safe distance from the fire sites. But he didn't have much of a choice now. He had to inspect the fiery scene and the rock from Mars. He carefully stepped over the debris; the impact made the ground unsteady.

     "Welcome..."

     Clemmons jumped back. What was that deep ominous voice? Had he imagined it?

     "Huh?" He scanned the area and saw no one around him. Just the flames and the door shaped rock.

     "Welcome...to Paradoors!"

     "What?!" Clemmons was horrified. The door that Tippy brought back from Mars was speaking to him!

     "It's real?!" Clemmons ran away screaming.

     He heard some really weird things about Paradoors and he couldn't handle it. He didn't want to live in a completely different world, much less a world with unlimited doors! There would be no privacy! He continued running and screaming until Freya stopped him. She grabbed his shoulder to prevent him from going on a running and screaming rampage.

     "Clemmons, what's wrong? Is it the fire? It's contained now, I promise." 

     He tried to catch his breath. "It's not that! It's the door! It spoke to me about Paradoors! Paradoors is real!"

     Freya tilted her head. "That's not possible Clemmons. It's just a rock. Maybe you're imagining things."

     He repeatedly shook his head. "Come look at it! It really spoke to me"

     Clemmons grabbed Freya's hand to drag her along. She reluctantly followed. They approached the door rock. It still stood in the middle of the crater it had formed when it hurdled into the ground.

     Freya walked up to it and stopped, listening for a few seconds. "I don't hear anything."

     "I promise you, it spoke to me!" Clemmons insisted.

     Freya turned to walk away. "I'm sorry Clemmons, but that doesn't seem likely. Come on, let's head back to the station."

     Clemmons had to think of something to convince her, quick. "Wait! If I open it, it may lead to Paradoors, like Tippy said!"

     Freya turned around and put her hands on her waist and shifted her weight on one foot. "It's nothing more than a rock. Tippy was simply delusional."

     "Just watch." Clemmons put his hand on the red circular knob. It felt rough like a rock, but he was able to twist the handle. The rock frame was stationary, but he was able to open the door. Behind the door was just the other side of the crater. There was nothing behind it.