h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

'No one escapes the system!' squeaked the sinister sounding man in the sixties bubble chair as he pressed a button in the arm of his chair.

'Not even number 75801' he added coldly spinning around to look at a vast screen where Lance was sitting in a cafe sipping tea with Nibbles.

Suddenly a vast white beachball rolled into view and then it launched itself at him, as it deflated surrounding its prisoner it retracted itself.

He awoke on an interrogation bed with a tight fitting black blazer on while a white bubble cahair swivelled around displaying the evil master present, number two was present on his lapel as he climbed from his chair and advanced.

'You think to escape the system number 7580? We caught you, dragged you back here to the Boards where you can explain your secrets to us all. TALK!' spat number two towards the confused looking prisoner who now noted the badge attached his blazer, he opened his mouth and uttered hazily: 'Eep?'

Meanwhile as Lance straightened up from under the table, retriveing his sugar spoon he noticed Nibbles' absence.

'Nibbles?' he called pleasantly over his shoulder looking around him. Sensing no such trouble he shrugeed and and sipped his tea unaware of Nibbles' predicament.