Chapter 4: Rocky Road

After Quincy O'Snappers declared this state of emergency, a loud explosion was heard from down the hall, followed by the disconcerting sounds of old people yelling obnoxiously for their pudding. Then, sounds of "Where's that Powell girl!?" were heard.
"Gramps, they're coming for me," Stacy grimly said. "I shouldn't have come here, I've put all of these geriatrics in even greater danger than their own incompetence could have ever done..." "Now I won't have my granddaughter be sayin' any of these shenanigans," grandpa Dustin said angrily. "Luckily for you two, I've been building an escape route with the help of my outside contact." At this, the crazy old man pressed a button on a nearby cordless vacuum, and the bed was lifted up to reveal a hole in the wall. Quincy crouched down to inspect the newly revealed pseudo tunnel.
"What exactly is this, Mr. Powell?"
"It's my Ultra Slip 'N Slide Super Geyser!" grandpa Dustin replied while the crazy grin began to crawl back on to his face.
"Yeah, that doesn't exactly seem like the safest thing in the wo-" Quincy started, but was rudely interrupted as grandpa Dustin shoved him down the hole.
"Now Stace, when you get down there, look for Grumbles, he'll be able to protect you kiddos."
"Wait, aren't you coming with us?" Stacy nervously asked.
"Naw, today's puddin' day. I have faith in you kiddos. Now get out of my room!" At this, Stacy gave one last smile to her grandpa, and then jumped down the aptly named Ultra Slip 'N Slide Super Geyser.
No words could possibly accurately describe the pure adrenaline rush that came from the rush of going down the slide. The first thoughts that came to Stacy's mind was that it was like playing Mario Kart and driving down Rainbow Road whilst on acid. She then corrected herself, however, because she realized the one aspect that was missing from this equation: delicious and moist cake. But just one slice would not do, oh no. Indeed, not even a whole cake could satiate this gigantic hunger that was overtaking Stacy's entire consciousness. Instead, the Rainbow Road in her mind suddenly transmogrified into a road made out of chocolate marble cake. She drove her Mario Kart farther and farther down this wondrous and wonderful path of wonders, not even wondering where this footloose and fancy free wandering would lead her. Upon making it even farther down the slide, she realized that a faint music was growing louder and louder, and with a sudden gasp, made it out to be Rainbow Connection. Immediately upon understanding this, she looked down and saw Kermit the Frog sitting in her lap and playing his banjo.
"Kermit...is this real, or has it all been in my head?" Stacy hesitantly asked.
"Well of course it's happening inside your head Stacy. But why on earth should that mean it's not real?" Kermit said.
"You're so gosh darned wise Kermit. You should be a philosopher."
"I've heard that too many times to ignore it. I think it's something that I'm s'posed to be. But anywho, good luck Stacy!"
How much time had passed between leaving grandpa Dustin and waking up in an uncomfortable bed, Stacy had no clue. But she saw Quincy O'Snappers sitting next to her bed, and when he noticed that she had awakened he got up anxiously.
"Stacy, that slip 'n slide thing your grandpa sent us down took us into the sewers."
"Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, gross. And what about that Grumbles guy?"
"Well, I kind of found him, but he's not exa-" Before Quincy O'Snappers could finish his sentence, a bear burst into the small room, holding a pot of honey and screaming "GRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUMBLES!"