This is the case of Eli Watkins and the Warlocks of Bewilderment. (77)

I saved my game, grabbed my backpack, and ran outside to get on my bike. On my ride to Glen Canyon Road, I thought about Warriors & Warlocks. It was a popular fantasy adventure video game based on Dungeons & Dragons. Dungeons & Dragons is an old role-playing game played with paper and pencils and dice. It was invented in the 1970s for college students who hated studying. Most people just call it “D&D” instead of Dungeons & (94)

Dragons. Most people also say “W&W” instead of Warriors & Warlocks. Both D&D and W&W had lots of knights, swords, goblins, dungeons, and magic spells. I didn’t play W&W very often, but I knew it had about a zillion levels. Actually, I wasn’t sure how many levels there were because I’d never gotten past level 17 and a half. I arrived at the Watkins home, parked my bike, and walked to the front door. Then I tapped my earpiece to connect with Miley at the ORC. “Miley, I’m at the rescue site.” “Copy that, Deck,” said Miley. “I’m looking at your copy of W&W. Did you know you’ve only made it to level 14 and a half in this game?” “Ah, joysticks,” I muttered. “I thought I’d made it further than that.” “This might be a long night for you,” said Miley. I rang the doorbell. A woman answered. She looked worried. “You must be Mrs. Watkins,” I said. “I’m Sam Decker.” “I’m sorry,” she said. “Eli can’t play today. He’s been sucked into a video game.” “Yes, ma’am,” I replied. “That’s why I’m here. I’m from the Agency.” “Oooh,” she said, looking more hopeful. “You’re the video game helper (98)

direction and they fell right over. (190)