Joystick
Darren clambered up onto the back of the recliner; Shelly crouched on the seat as a counterbalance. They both giggled as he carefully worked his way up to what would be the top once the chair was back in an upright position.
Shelly grabbed the lever and grinned at her brother. "Ready to go to the moon, Captain Amazing?"
"Ready, Control!" Darren attempted a salute, and nearly overbalanced them both onto the floor. They giggled again.
"Preparing to launch the space-a-mo-bile, captain!"
"Begin the launch countdown!"
"Ten... nine... eight... six..."
"You forgot seven," Darren interrupted.
"Oh, whoops. Se...ven... six..." Shelly tightened her grip on the recliner's lever. "Five... four... three... two... one..."
"LAUNCH!"
Shelly pulled back on the lever, and Darren gave a loud whoop. Then, as the back of the recliner came up, he fell forward and down, landing on the floor in front of the chair. For a moment he and Shelly goggled at each other, and then he flung his arms up into the air.
"I'm on the MOON, Control! And there are space monsters everywhere!" He formed his hands into guns, aiming them at his sister. "Zzzap-zzzap-zzzap! Die, monsters!"
Shelly jumped to her feet and began bouncing up and down on the recliner. "I'm gonna eat your head, Captain Amazing! That'll teach you to come to the moo -- "
"Darren! SHELLY!"
They both turned towards the doorway, Darren still with his hands in the air, Shelly coasting gently to a stop on the seat of the chair.
"To your rooms! Both of you! Now!" Their mother glared at them as they both shuffled off. "For the last time, that recliner is not a toy!"
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