Part 132: Ep. 96: I Got A Rock
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Mike, Reynaldo, and Eloise retreat to a corner to have their argument. Sam moves to take advantage of their distraction.

Let's fix Mr. Wheelman.


The Wheel Of Pain has been repaired. Sam trudges around in a circle, working the ancient gears.

And as he turns the wheel, the platform of strange stones rises from the water to form a bridge. Sam keeps turning until the bridge locks into place, then updates his notes.

Mike seems to have won or lost the argument. Let's make sure he's okay.



Can't argue with that!

Now that the bridge is in place, Sam can jump high enough to reach all these little platforms.

If we ignore the giant sparkly chest for a moment and head around behind it, the camera swings around to show us this tiny hidden grotto! What wonders await us here?

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... seriously, that's it. I poked at it with every tool Sam owns, just to be certain. Oh, well.



Techno-Tool, away!

The lid pops open! Will we find the Nightmare Crown at last?


Sam plucks something from the chest.


I will never stop finding that funny.
Sam turns to Mike, who is still down by Mr. Wheelman.






No, Sam, weren't you listening? You're imaginary! Stop it!



He looks so worried.


The scene fades to black, and when next we see Sam, he has somehow returned to the grotto where the others were. How, I'm not sure. Mike must know a way.

Sam inspects the statue, and then does something. There is a click.

Buddy and Lyndsay gasp in shock as--off-camera--the statue rumbles aside. The camera swings around to show us--

--the Crown! We found the Crown of Nightmares! ... that's good, right?
Anyway, Sam seems to think so.

Our celebrations are interrupted by this naysayer.



Sam takes the Crown from its pedestal, and, as the empty pedestal descends back into the hole in the floor from which it came...

... I haven't gotten to do a good 'dun dun dunnn!' in a while.
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