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Ruler started to get an angry look on his face, but Green Pencil and Eraser never noticed. All they were doing was thinking of what to do.

Ruler hadn’t even realized what that footman had told them, that the ruler of Pencil-Vania was in the same building as them.

But then, Pencil came up with the idea to go to a coffee shop to play video games, but Eraser thought that was a horrible idea. Because what is the point of going to 1945 to play video games? That’s just wasting thyme.*

Eraser just thought they should go to the 263rd floor. To see the mayor, and maybe catch the ruler of Pencil-Vania.

Green Pencil said, “Fine, I’ll go, but after let’s just do what I want, for a change.”

Ruler didn’t say anything, but just stared at his 14th centimeter and jumped around like a kangaroo.

But when they got there, to the 263rd floor, there was no mayor in site, but they saw a ruler with a huge red fiery head, with lava coming out of his eyes. He could definitely put an eraser or pencil on fire, so they hid. They hid behind a chair.

But that wasn’t good enough. They had been spotted.

The ruler of Pencil-Vania said, in a big voice, “DO YOU HAVE A PRESENT FOR ME?”

Green Pencil said, “Yes, here you go,” gave it to him, and ran to hide behind Ruler.

Suddenly, the ruler of Pencil-Vania saw Ruler.

He stared at him and grinned.

Once Eraser saw that he grinned, he started feeling a bit nervous about Ruler. He whispered his concern to Green Pencil.

Suddenly, the ruler of Pencil-Vania turned into a huge fireball with nuclear fusion coming out of the top, and then his face reappeared and he said, “THANK YOU, NOW I WILL PUT YOU IN A HOT OVEN AND TURN YOU INTO A BUCKET OF PLASMA. READY…SET….”

“Wo wo wo, what are you doing?” said Green Pencil.

“Oh, I’m destroying you,” said the ruler of Pencil-Vania, in a normal voice. “So that I can talk with my son!”