You climb down the ladder seething with anger. For some reason, you've begun to hate the girl. You land with a thud and begin to feel around. You fumble in your pockets for a light source and find a small pocket flashlight. The beam flickers over the walls and floor. It dances over something metal. You move closer to the object and make out the shape of a tree. An iron tree! You feel sick as you realize that you've climbed in to Erik's torture chamber. You make a mad scramble to the trap door to find it securely shut. You bang and scream for Michael but he doesn't come. Suddenly, the chamber is flooded with an intense, hot light. You begin to sweat. You see the Punjab Lasso on the floor. You hear a tiger growl hungrily from somewhere. I'll spare you the gruesome details except to say that this is definitely
                                                  The End

Erik won! Click on the rose.