It was just before midnight on Christmas Eve. We were laughing and joking and keeping tabs on population count. Someone pulled up the forum and an announcement said the server was down for the time being. Hmmmm...we wondered how come we hadn't been disconnected with all the others. Only 13 people in world at the time...no guides available, no caretakers, no Michael. Now we were starting to get freaked....where was everyone and why were we the only avies inworld? Hopefully they will have it fixed by midnight so we can all celebrate Christmas together.

As we stand in the lobby, you can feel an uneasiness among everyone. There are all 13 of us in here now, and we can't move our avies to any other locale. And we are afraid to log out, not knowing when we would get back in again. The graphics seemed to start changing, getting darker as though nighttime has arrived in the lobby...we can see shadows moving around our avies....no one speaks as these changes take place....but an evil feeling prevails.

In my half sleep, half awake state, I can hear my alarm clock going off...I try to smack the snooze alarm, but realize it is my avie moving instead...what is going on here? I try to awaken myself but nothing happens... I still see myself in my dream....wait,this can't be going on...I have to wake up....

At that moment, Michael unghosts in the lobby...he has an evil grin on his face as he says to us....

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM VZC!!

One avie asks him what is going on with the server and us being the only ones here. He stands there and then laughs a horrible laugh..(yes, we can hear his laugh as real as any.)

I feel fear, I want to wake up....let me get outta this dream...I need to go to work...the fear is tearing me apart inside!!!!! I remain in my dreamstate and Michael tells us in a deep booming voice...

You have been chosen to receive from us a wonderful present... to be the first avie souls welcomed to VZC... Your destiny is to spend all of eternity as avatars in our world...you are dead to real world..totally vanished and now will reside here forevermore!!!! Muhahahahaahahahahahahhha!!!!!!!!!!!!