Danger Mouse in the Black Forest Chateau/Part 2

The world's greatest secret agent, Danger Mouse, and his assistant, Penfold, are on a top secret mission.

''The world's leaders are going bananas, as a mysterious Pi-beam zaps them. The source of the beam has been traced to a spot deep in the Black Forest.''

Danger Mouse and Penfold have found their way into the Chateau, but have fallen into a fiendish trap.

Now you, as Danger Mouse, must find and destroy the Pi-beam machine, before it makes mince-meat of the world's leaders.

''You are in an iron cage, suspended above a burning brazier. The cage has a combination lock on it.'' This could be a good time to bone up on any numbers you may have been given. Type in the skeleton's bone number, and it will appear in the combination lock on the cage. 7842981

''The lock clicks, and springs open. You grab Penfold, and leap down to the floor.''

''You are in a dark, dank dungeon. An iron cage hangs above a burning brazier. On the floor you can see: a pair of tongs, a small file, and a sharp knife.'' Do you want to: Take nothing Take the tongs Take the file Take the knife

''Leading away from the dungeon there is a stone passage, and a tunnel. From the tunnel you can hear the sound of running water.'' Do you want to: Enter the passage Enter the tunnel

''You are on a ledge beside a dirty drain. From here a tunnel leads to the dungeon. A long ladder leads up toward light.'' Do you want to: Enter the dungeon Climb up the ladder

''You are in a courtyard, beside a pile of hay. A stable door is in front of you, and by your feet is a mousehole cover.'' Do you want to: Go down the mousehole Enter the stable Explore the courtyard

''You are in the stables. There is a coach here. On the floor lies: a pair of pliers, a rope, and a crowbar.'' Do you want to: Return to the yard Take the pliers Take the rope Take the crowbar

''You are in the stables. There is a coach here. On the floor lies: a pair of pliers, and a rope.'' You can swap the crowbar. Do you want to: Return to the yard Take the pliers Take the rope

''You are in a courtyard, beside a pile of hay. A stable door is in front of you, and by your feet is a mousehole cover.'' Do you want to: Go down the mousehole Enter the stable Explore the courtyard

''You are on a ledge beside a dirty drain. From here a tunnel leads to the dungeon. A long ladder leads up toward light.'' Do you want to: Enter the dungeon Climb up the ladder

''You are in a dark, dank dungeon. An iron cage hangs above a burning brazier. On the floor you can see: a pair of tongs, and a sharp knife.'' You can swap the file. Do you want to: Keep the file Take the tongs Take the knife

''Leading away from the dungeon there is a stone passage, and a tunnel. From the tunnel you can hear the sound of running water.'' Do you want to: Enter the passage Enter the tunnel

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You find yourself at the bottom of a deep, dark pit. Above, you see a narrow ledge. To one side there is a wooden door, padlocked shut.'' Do you want to: Return to the maze Enter the store Cut the padlock off

''You use the file to cut the padlock off the door. The door creaks as you push it open.''

''You have found an old store room. In here you find: a wicker basket, a barrel, and some pegs.'' Do you want to: Leave the store room Take the basket Take the barrel Take the pegs

''You have found an old store room. In here you find: a barrel, and some pegs.'' You can swap the basket. Do you want to: Leave the store room Take the barrel Take the pegs

''You find yourself at the bottom of a deep, dark pit. Above, you see a narrow ledge. To one side there is a wooden door.'' Do you want to: Return to the maze Enter the store

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a large, cold cellar, in the middle of which stands a large coffin. On a nearby table you can see: a silver bell, a small mirror, and a tube of glue.'' Do you want to: Take nothing Take the bell Take the mirror Take the glue

''At one end of the room there is a flight of steps leading up toward a faint light. A bell-rope is hanging from the ceiling. The sound of gentle snoring is coming from the coffin.'' Do you want to: Climb up the steps Enter the maze Open the coffin Tug the bell-rope

''You are in a small room, at the top of a tower. A long flight of steps leads downward. There is a locked window here. On the floor is a silk thread.'' Do you want to: Go down the steps Examine the window Take the thread

''You are in a small room, at the top of a tower. A long flight of steps leads downward. There is a locked window here.'' Do you want to: Go down the steps Examine the window

''The window is shut tight, and will not open. There is a ledge outside, and you can see the courtyard of the Chateau below.'' Do you want to: Lever the window open Go down the steps Examine the window

You pry the window open by using the crowbar as a lever.

''You are in a small room, at the top of a tower. A long flight of steps leads downward. There is a window here, opening onto a ledge.'' Do you want to: Climb onto the ledge Go down the steps

''You are perched on a narrow ledge, high above the courtyard. There is a window leading into the tower, and another leading into the library.'' Do you want to: Enter the library Enter the tower Look down

''You are in a library full of leather-bound books. There is a lamp on a table, next to a book.'' Do you want to: Read the book Examine the shelves Switch on the lamp Enter the corridor Climb out the window

''You are in a corridor. There is a door leading to the library, and a door to the music room. A flight of stairs leads down at the end of the corridor.'' Do you want to: Go down the stairs Enter the library Enter the music room

''You are in a music room. There are some musical instruments here. They are: a piano, a trumpet, a flute, and a pair of cymbals.'' Do you want to: Leave the music room Take the piano Take the trumpet Take the flute Take the cymbals

''You are in a music room. There are some musical instruments here. They are: a piano, a trumpet, and a pair of cymbals.'' You can swap the flute. Do you want to: Leave the music room Take the piano Take the trumpet Take the cymbals

''You are in a corridor. There is a door leading to the library, and a door to the music room. A flight of stairs leads down at the end of the corridor.'' Do you want to: Go down the stairs Enter the library Enter the music room

''You are in a library full of leather-bound books. There is a lamp on a table, next to a book.'' Do you want to: Read the book Examine the shelves Switch on the lamp Enter the corridor Climb out the window

Although you press the switch, the lamp does not come on. Do you want to: Read the book Examine the shelves Switch on the lamp Enter the corridor Climb out the window

The bookcase swings back when you give it a push, and both you and Penfold tumble into a secret room.

''You are in a musty, old, secret passage. There is a way back to the library, and some rickety steps leading down. On the floor is an old map.'' Do you want to: Explore the room Take the map Climb down the steps Return to the library

''You are in a musty, old, secret passage. There is a way back to the library, and some rickety steps leading down.'' Do you want to: Explore the room Climb down the steps Return to the library

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go east

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a dusty passage filled with cobwebs. It leads into the distance. There is a way into the maze here.'' Do you want to: Go along the passage Enter the maze

''As you break through a web, an irate spider drops down in front of you. He seems to be annoyed.'' Do you want to: Get out quick Ignore the spider Give him the thread

The spider is highly amused with your gift of a silk thread, and reels away in stitches.

''You are in a long, low passage, leading toward a deep, dark pit. There are some steps leading upward.'' Do you want to: Climb up the steps Go along the passage Look into the pit

''You are in a museum full of dinosaur skeletons. Next to you is a row of display cases. There is an exit to one side, and some steps leading down. A hissing sound is coming from the direction of the display cases.'' Do you want to: Go down the steps Examine the displays Explore further Go through the exit Play a tune

A large snake slithers out from behind the display cases, and is mesmerized by the sound of the flute.

The snake crawls into the basket that you are carrying, and you quickly close the lid so that the snake cannot escape.

''You are in a museum full of dinosaur skeletons. Next to you is a row of display cases. There is an exit to one side, and some steps leading down.'' Do you want to: Go down the steps Examine the displays Explore further Go through the exit

In the display cases you find an old dinosaur egg, amongst a pile of bone fragments. Do you want to: Take the egg Explore further Go to the steps

In the display cases you find a pile of bone fragments. Do you want to: Explore further Go to the steps

''You are in a museum full of dinosaur skeletons. Next to you is a row of display cases. There is an exit to one side, and some steps leading down.'' Do you want to: Go down the steps Examine the displays Explore further Go through the exit

''You are in a courtyard, beside a pile of hay. A stable door is in front of you, and by your feet is a mousehole cover.'' Do you want to: Go down the mousehole Enter the stable Explore the courtyard

''You are in the stables. There is a coach here. On the floor lies: a pair of pliers, and a rope.'' You can swap the crowbar. Do you want to: Return to the yard Take the pliers Take the rope

''You are in the stables. There is a coach here. On the floor lies: a rope, and a crowbar.'' You can swap the pliers. Do you want to: Return to the yard Take the rope Take the crowbar

''You are in a courtyard, beside a pile of hay. A stable door is in front of you, and by your feet is a mousehole cover.'' Do you want to: Go down the mousehole Enter the stable Explore the courtyard

''You are on a ledge beside a dirty drain. From here a tunnel leads to the dungeon. A long ladder leads up toward light.'' Do you want to: Enter the dungeon Climb up the ladder

''You are in a dark, dank dungeon. An iron cage hangs above a burning brazier. On the floor you can see: a pair of tongs, and a sharp knife.'' You can swap the file. Do you want to: Keep the file Take the tongs Take the knife

''Leading away from the dungeon there is a stone passage, and a tunnel. From the tunnel you can hear the sound of running water.'' Do you want to: Enter the passage Enter the tunnel

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You find yourself at the bottom of a deep, dark pit. Above, you see a narrow ledge. To one side there is a wooden door.'' Do you want to: Return to the maze Enter the store

''You have found an old store room. In here you find: a barrel, and some pegs.'' You can swap the basket. Do you want to: Leave the store room Take the barrel Take the pegs

''You have found an old store room. In here you find: a wicker basket, and a barrel.'' You can swap the pegs. Do you want to: Leave the store room Take the basket Take the barrel

''You find yourself at the bottom of a deep, dark pit. Above, you see a narrow ledge. To one side there is a wooden door.'' Do you want to: Return to the maze Enter the store

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a large, cold cellar, in the middle of which stands a large coffin. On a nearby table you can see: a silver bell, and a tube of glue.'' You can swap the mirror. Do you want to: Keep the mirror Take the bell Take the glue

''At one end of the room there is a flight of steps leading up toward a faint light. A bell-rope is hanging from the ceiling. The sound of gentle snoring is coming from the coffin.'' Do you want to: Climb up the steps Enter the maze Open the coffin Tug the bell-rope

''As you open the coffin, Count Duckula leaps out. Penfold shrieks, and leaps into your arms. As he leaps, Penfold knocks the dinosaur egg from your hand. It breaks open, and an odious smell of rotten eggs fills the air. Duckula cries in horror, and runs from the room.''

''You are in a large, cold cellar, in the middle of which stands a large coffin. Your bad egg peg stops you from smelling the strong pong of rotten eggs. On a nearby table you can see: a silver bell, and a tube of glue.'' You can swap the mirror. Do you want to: Keep the mirror Take the bell Take the glue

''At one end of the room there is a flight of steps leading up toward a faint light. A bell-rope is hanging from the ceiling. Inside the coffin you can see a black cape.'' Do you want to: Climb up the steps Enter the maze Take the cape Tug the bell-rope

''At one end of the room there is a flight of steps leading up toward a faint light. A bell-rope is hanging from the ceiling. Inside the coffin you can see nothing.'' Do you want to: Climb up the steps Enter the maze Tug the bell-rope

''You are in a small room, at the top of a tower. A long flight of steps leads downward. There is a window here, opening onto a ledge.'' Do you want to: Climb onto the ledge Go down the steps

''You are perched on a narrow ledge, high above the courtyard. There is a window leading into the tower, and another leading into the library.'' Do you want to: Enter the library Enter the tower Look down

''You are in a library full of leather-bound books. There is a lamp on a table, next to a book.'' Do you want to: Read the book Examine the shelves Switch on the lamp Enter the corridor Climb out the window

''You are in a corridor. There is a door leading to the library, and a door to the music room. A flight of stairs leads down at the end of the corridor.'' Do you want to: Go down the stairs Enter the library Enter the music room

''You are on some stairs leading down to a dark doorway. The doorway is nailed shut, but it could be opened from here.'' Do you want to: Pull out the nails Climb up the stairs

''Using the pliers you pull the nails out of the door. The door swings open.'' Do you want to: Go through the door Climb up the stairs

''You are in a dark cellar, filled with barrels of salt. There is a dark doorway to one side of the cellar. A ladder is lying on the floor.'' Do you want to: Go through the doorway Take the ladder Explore the cellar

''You find a small grate, which opens into the dungeon. You will not be able to carry the ladder through the grate.'' Do you want to: Go through the doorway Enter the dungeon

You are on some stairs leading down to a dark doorway. Do you want to: Go through the door Climb up the stairs

''You are in a corridor. There is a door leading to the library, and a door to the music room. A flight of stairs leads down at the end of the corridor.'' Do you want to: Go down the stairs Enter the library Enter the music room

''You are in a library full of leather-bound books. There is a lamp on a table, next to a book.'' Do you want to: Read the book Examine the shelves Switch on the lamp Enter the corridor Climb out the window

The bookcase swings back when you give it a push, and both you and Penfold tumble into a secret room.

''You are in a musty, old, secret passage. There is a way back to the library, and some rickety steps leading down.'' Do you want to: Explore the room Climb down the steps Return to the library

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You find yourself at the bottom of a deep, dark pit. Above, you see a narrow ledge. To one side there is a wooden door.'' Do you want to: Return to the maze Enter the store Climb to the ledge

''You climb up the step ladder to the top of the pit. On the other side of the pit you can see a long passage. There is a lot of rubble filling the ledge. A key is lodged in a deep crack.'' Do you want to: Climb down the ladder Take the key Jump across the pit

Using the tongs, you manage to get the key out of the crack. Do you want to: Climb down the ladder Jump across the pit

''You find yourself at the bottom of a deep, dark pit. Above, you see a narrow ledge. To one side there is a wooden door.'' Do you want to: Return to the maze Enter the store Climb to the ledge

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a dark, dank dungeon. An iron cage hangs above a burning brazier. On the floor you can see: a small file, and a sharp knife.'' You can swap the tongs. Do you want to: Keep the tongs Take the file Take the knife

''Leading away from the dungeon there is a stone passage, and a tunnel. From the tunnel you can hear the sound of running water.'' Do you want to: Enter the passage Enter the tunnel

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go south Go east

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east

''You are in a maze with stone walls. Passages lead in many directions.'' Do you want to: Go north Go south Go east Go west

''You are in a dusty passage filled with cobwebs. It leads into the distance. There is a way into the maze here.'' Do you want to: Go along the passage Enter the maze

''You are in a long, low passage, leading toward a deep, dark pit. There are some steps leading upward.'' Do you want to: Climb up the steps Go along the passage Look into the pit

''You are in a museum full of dinosaur skeletons. Next to you is a row of display cases. There is an exit to one side, and some steps leading down.'' Do you want to: Go down the steps Examine the displays Explore further Go through the exit

''You are now amongst the dinosaur skeletons. In the distance you can see a large row of display cases. The tail of a large dinosaur skeleton ends here.'' Do you want to: Go to the display cases Climb up the skeleton Explore further

You are halfway up the backbone of a large dinosaur skeleton, when you feel the bones start to shake. Do you want to: Jump off the skeleton Climb up the skeleton

''You are on the head of a large dinosaur skeleton. To one side you can see a window ledge. Below you the dinosaur starts to collapse.'' Do you want to: Jump off the skeleton Jump to the balcony

Using Duckula's cape you leap into the air, and glide across to the balcony.

''You are on a balcony overlooking the museum. There is a row of portraits hanging on the wall. There is a window next to you, through which you can see a narrow ledge far below.'' Do you want to: Return to the museum Examine the portraits Jump to the ledge

''You are next to a full-length portrait of a portly looking toad. When you look closely, you find a catch under one edge of the painting.'' Do you want to: Return to the museum Release the catch Jump to the ledge

''Using the knife to release the catch, you swing the painting forward to reveal a passage. As you enter the passage the panel swings shut behind you.''

''You are in a secret passage. It is very difficult to tell where any of the exits lead. Your map shows that there is an exit to your right.'' Do you want to: Go to the left Go to the right Go straight on

You seem to have found a back way in to the Pi-beam control room.

''You are in a dome-shaped room, which used to be an observatory. It now houses a large machine which is pointing towards a slot in the roof.'' Beside the machine there is a door leading onto a catwalk that runs around the outside of the observatory dome. Do you want to: Examine the machine Return to the passage Go out onto the catwalk

''You are on a catwalk which runs around the observatory dome. There is a slot in the roof of the dome.'' Do you want to: Admire the view Enter the observatory Put the mirror in the slot

''You are on a catwalk which runs around the observatory dome. There is a slot in the roof of the dome. A mirror is jammed into the slot.'' Do you want to: Admire the view Enter the observatory

''You are in a dome-shaped room, which used to be an observatory. It now houses a large machine which is pointing towards a slot in the roof.'' Beside the machine there is a door leading onto a catwalk that runs around the outside of the observatory dome. Do you want to: Examine the machine Return to the passage Go out onto the catwalk

''The large machine is a high-energy pi-beam generator. On the side of the beam machine you can see two buttons. One is red, and the other is green.'' Do you want to: Press the red button Press the green button Return to the passage Go out onto the catwalk

''A humming noise comes from the beam machine. It seems to be working.''

''The large machine is a high-energy pi-beam generator. On the side of the beam machine you can see two buttons. One is red, and the other is green.'' Do you want to: Press the red button Press the green button Return to the passage Go out onto the catwalk

''A blinding beam of light shoots out from the machine. You seem to have fired the pi-beam.''

''The beam strikes the mirror lodged in the dome slot, and bounces back to the machine. There is a loud explosion, and a puff of pastry. The beam machine is covered in rhubarb and begins to crumble. A large plum pudding falls on the floor next to you.''

''Penfold emerges from the middle of the plum pudding, and says, "Cor Chief! I feel a prune". "Stop fooling around Penfold," you mutter.''

Back in London, Colonel K. calls. "Well done!", the Colonel says, "You have saved the world yet again." "It's a pity that bounder Greenback got away, but at least you made sure that his plans were nothing more than pie in the sky!"

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