The story revolves around two friends, Joseph and another boy, who find an old Polaroid camera in their attic. They take pictures of their friends, Harry and Chef Pee Pee, but the friends disappear and get stuck inside the photos. The boys try various methods to get them out, including shaking the camera, blowing on it, and taking a picture of the picture. They eventually call the Polaroid tech support, but the representative, Camille Habib, hangs up on them after assuming the camera was stolen. Later, Camille calls back and explains that there's a switch on the back of the camera that can be flipped to release the friends from the photo. However, the boys have already broken the camera, and Camille informs them that it will take 68 weeks and $12,000 to fix. The boys then remember a trick from the video game Luigi's Mansion, where Luigi uses a washing machine to free Mario from a picture. They try this method, and it successfully releases Chef Pee Pee and Harry from the photos.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Joseph and his friends are playing with a Fortnite toy.
2. They find a Polaroid camera in the attic.
3. When they take pictures with the camera, their friends get stuck in the photos.
4. They try to get their friends out of the photos by shaking the camera and blowing on it.
5. They call Polaroid tech support for help, but the representative thinks the camera is stolen and hangs up.
6. Joseph breaks open the camera to see if his friends are stuck inside, but they are not.
7. The Polaroid representative calls back and explains that there is a switch on the back of the camera that can be flipped to unstick the photos.
8. However, Joseph has already broken the camera, and it will take 68 weeks and six easy payments of $1,200 to fix it.
9. Joseph remembers a game, Luigi's Mansion, where Luigi puts Mario in a washing machine to unstick him from a photo.
10. They try using a washing machine to unstick their friends from the photos, and it works.