THE MUSEUM by NemutaiKun “So, are you coming tonight?" Todd asked. Ryan looked up from his bowl of cafeteria spaghetti, a noodle still hanging from his mouth. "Hrm?" was his confused reply. “To the new museum," Todd explained. "Remember? My mom's making me go for the grand opening." Ryan considered this for a moment. Being a high school sophomore, he did have lots of homework, chores to do, and, most importantly, at least three whole hours of video games to catch up on when he got home. "Well...

PROLOGUE On the peak of a grassy plateau the young man sat staring at the windswept terrain that stretched for miles below him. Far into the distance was the edge of the widest desert known to man. From this elevation, the boy could see where the ground steadily began to level out into a dry rocky expanse where little foliage grew. The horizon was clearly visible from where the boy sat, and the sun was already setting, casting an amber glow across the patches of golden-brown grass and the bar...