Bad End Night
Inspired by the Vocaloid song of the same name.
The words used by the hosts are from the translation of the Japanese lyrics.
Not the lyrics from the English version.
Anyways this will be a series of one-shots, so it will be listed complete but it won't be.
The man looked down at the letter. He looked up at the dilapidated mansion.
"This is the place?" He muttered. "Maybe I got lost."
Oncie walked up to the door and knocked "Anyone here?" He said as the door opened.
"Hello." A voice said. A butler in emerald green welcomed Oncie in. "Welcome to this house of wonders, please come in."
He was taken to a ballroom where he met a dozen more. A pair of living dolls, a girl in a maid's outfit, a regal woman, and a proud man.
Oncie felt himself being evaluated.
"This meeting must have been a work of fate." The proud man said.
"Then let's have." One of the dolls started.
"A party, a party!" The other finished.
The first man said he would get the wine.
"Let's have a toast to our guest." The regal woman said. "Are you ready?" She said.
"For what?" He replied.
"Then let's get started." The proud man said.
"You are the star of this crazy night." The maid said.
"All dressed up with a wine glass in hand." The butler said, handing him a glass.
Oncie looked down and saw he was indeed dressed to the nines. He drank the glass. It was stronger than he thought it would be.
The woman spun him around. "When you're spinning around, intoxicated, isn't so much more fun?"
The dolls took his hands. "With singing, dancing, and merrymaking." They spun him around. The butler caught the dropped glass. "We'll forget the good and the bad."
The proud man and his lady pulled him in and said. "We'll become perfectly mad."
The butler pulled him away and close. "Enjoying ourselves on the happy night."
Oncie went to bed as the dawn should have come. When he woke the sun hadn't arrived. He went downstairs to see the group waiting.
"A secret." One of the dolls started. "Do you want us to tell you?"
Oncie nodded.
"Look at the clock." The regal woman said.
Oncie looked and saw it was 5 'til midnight. The time he had arrived. He was scared. He dove into a doorway he hadn't seen before.
He dove down the stairs to another door. It was heavy and revealed a room full of coffins. "Jesus Christ." He said.
The proud man appeared behind him. "Oh dear." He said, hands on Oncie's shoulders. "You saw it, didn't you?"
"Danger, danger." One of the dolls said.
"Are you scared?" The other said.
"Where are you going." The butler said.
"Well, where are you going?" The proud man said.
"Wait." The group said as one.
"You are the star of this crazy night." The regal woman stated.
"Is everything going as scripted?" The butler asked.
"What will happen tonight?" Oncie asked.
"Ending?" The proud man said. "It looks like everything is depending on you."
"Searching, searching." the maid started.
"For a happy ending." The butler said.
Again as a group. "One wrong turn and it's over."
"Is the true end with the coffins?" Oncie asked. "Will this night be a bad end night?" He ran past the group and up the stairs. "How do I get home?"
"Once the curtain goes down." The regal woman said.
"Everything will return to normal." Her lord said.
"The happy ending it the key." The butler said.
"Well, where is it?" He asked.
"The cold, gleaming, marvelous key." They said.
Oncie grinned as he eyed the clock. "I found it." He sang.
"I am the star of this cray night, bashing skulls with knife in hand." Oncie said as he drove the gleaming key hands into the maid's skull. "When you're swinging it about. Nothing's more fun!" He smiled. "Run! Run! As fast as you can!" He chased them down. "Don't forget your lines on stage." He grin widened. " or you'll become perfectly mad!" He sliced through the proud man's ribs with ease. "Breaking everything on this bad end night!"
A voice came out of nowhere. "You are the star of this crazy night." It said. "The cast and stage have disappeared."
"When the story is finished." Oncie asked as the blood dripped down. "Will everything go away?"
"With singing and dancing and merrymaking." The voice said. "We'll forget the good and the bad."
They said at the same time, oncie wearing a slasher's smile and licking the minute hand. "We'll become perfectly mad."
"Enjoying ourselves on this bad end night." Oncie finished alone. The room was silent Oncie noticed.
A dark figure clapped. "What a great show!"
Oncie picked up the letter and handed to the figure.
They were sad to end this night.