A Sudden Halt

Zoinks! Like, my knees were totally locked in a full-tilt sprint, but all of a sudden my toes actually uncurled. I wobbled right out of the painted smoke cloud and nearly bumped straight into that shiny yellow bone sticker sitting down in the corner! I gave it a quick poke—it didn't bite or vanish—so I just slumped back flat against the checkered paper to catch my breath.