Pac Man Fever

Norm and Freddy both backed up slowly. "Ok, this isn't good, but we can do this. On the count of the three we run." Norm says with a hint of nervousness. Norm takes a big breath. "One... two....three." Norm frantically scurries up the side of the building, and Freddy runs on all fours, leaving me and Olivia in the dust. Olivia and I run as fast as we can, but the Pac Man is breathing down our necks. Chomp, chomp, chomp. We can hear him getting closer and closer. The feet turn to inches. He bites off the end of my cape and my dangling shoelaces. We take a sharp turn in an alley. There we met up with Freddy. He made the same mistake we did. The alley turned into a dead end. There were no
windows, doors, or fire escapes in sight. Just a massive brick wall. The three of us gropped the wall in vain, searching for an exit. We found nothing and we knew then that the end was near. We huddled together closely as it opened its mouth wide, preparing to gobble us. But then something unexpected happened. The Pac Man burst into a million little, yellow balls. They all scattered. Some of the them went into buildings and lanterns. The rest ascended into the sky. We took a moment to collect ourselves before parting. "Does that mean the ghosts won?" Olivia asks. "No." I say glancing at one of the many tall buildings. Wondering where the shot came from. "The programmer won."