The Wall

By The Mauve Lantern

Chapter 1: In the ED?

At a large theater in New York City, crowds of people are filing in, getting themselves prepared for the story that is to come. From what the brochures told them, this is "A life-changing drama that will shake you to your very core."

"Sounds exciting!" one lady whispers to her husband, as they slowly make their way over to their seats.

"I know," the man says, "It's gotten rave reviews from every critic; it must be a masterpiece!"

A group of teenagers enters and sits near the front; the head of the party, Derek, won these tickets in a contest, and so he brought his friends with him, knowing they enjoyed this kind of dark, angst-ridden stuff.

Leila leans over to Derek and tells him, "Thanks for the tickets; I wanted to see this soooooo badly!"

"It's no problem," the boy replies as he makes himself comfortable in his chair, "I know you guys love this tragic stuff, so I thought this would be a treat for you."

"Derek, you ROCK!" Peter shouts, before an usher tells him to settle down.

Soon, the lights have gone out in the theater, leaving the audience in rapt attention, eagerly awaiting what's to come.

From behind the stage, a voice can barely be heard; it sounds like a young man asking a question, but one can't be sure. No one is able to hear the first part of the sentence, and the audience can only catch, "…we came in?" Silence falls again, and the theater is left in stony silence, interrupted only by a coughing man in the front row.

Suddenly, a distorted organ can be heard, banging out a mad noise as a guitar joins in, creating a warped melody. Everyone in the audience is nearly blown out of their seats by the onslaught of noise, until it lightens up when a boy walks out on stage.

This boy is wearing a very orange t-shirt, and a pair of purple shorts that fall to his skinny knees. His sneakers are blue, and his knee-high socks are red; on top of his head, he has a black hat that resembles a sock. His face is calm and tranquil as he stands there in the spotlight, and the boy smiles in a way as he begins to sing in a fairly high pitch:

So you thought you might like to

Go to the show…

To feel the warm thrill of confusion,

That space cadet glow.

As he sings, his smile becomes a smirk, and then in his song, he asks:

Tell me is something eluding you, sunshine?

Is this not what you expected to see?

If you want to find out what's behind these cold eyes,

You'll just have to blow your way through this disguise!

The boy threw his arms into the air on the last verse and pointed to the lights, screaming:

LIGHTS!

When the lights grew brighter and covered the entire stage, he shouted backstage:

ROLL THE SOUND EFFECTS!

A loud rumbling could be heard throughout the entire theater, and the audience was filled with a mix of awe and fear. The boy on stage cried out:

ACTION!

DRY ICE!

Smoke began to fill the stage as the curtains slowly rose, and the boy ran backstage screaming:

DROP IT ON 'EM!

DROP IT ON 'EM!

Now, an air raid siren blared, forcing everyone to cover their ears and cringe. Amidst the siren, the sound of a falling bomb could be heard, and it grew louder and louder until…