In The Eye Of Mad Kat
Fear: Noun: a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain., etc, whether the threat is real or imagined, the feeling of condition of being afraid.
"The only thing to fear, is fear HIM-self," Freddy Krueger
Description: Lenny Ringtail is back after escaping his straight jacket. However, an accident occurs, giving the the jester a mystical eye, allowing him to bring to life the fears of those who anger him.
Thunder shook the sky like an earthquake, sending shivers down the spine of the old grave-keeper. "A bad night it be for the living," he muttered, shifting a wary eye to the oldest part of the cemetery. "Aye, but a welcome mat for the evil buried here." Old and shifty-eyed, the grave-keeper decided to take cover from the approaching storm in the old church. Silence fell like a shroud on the world outside, now vacant of a living soul. Wind suddenly howled through the tombstones with force enough to cause even the old oak tree in the center to creak and groan. Lightening struck with furious strength against a dirt mound beneath the oldest of markers. It was as if the bolt of electricity had struck a land mine, because the burial plot exploded open, revealing the wrinkled, disgusting body of time's most villainous scourge. For a moment, he lay still as death. Then the lightening flashed again, and the Pastmaster opened his ugly eyes. A deep scowl only seemed to enhance the vile features of the little demon, and just as quickly as he awakened, he was gone, leaving only an empty grave in his absence.
Elsewhere, far across town in a padded cell, Lenny Ringtail rocked back and forth. He was seated on the floor, although it would have only been a matter of inches in height difference if he had decided to sit on the bed. A monitor blinked behind the protection of a Plexiglas window. It held Lenny's attention for a long time. Data passed up and down the screen, listing his treatments, his therapy, his diagnoses. Things weren't very funny these days. Lenny chuckled softly. Then he fell backwards, howling in laughter. "OH! You don't get it! You don't see the humor in my being locked up in some asylum for being funny! Yet, here I am, no longer funny, and STILL HERE!" Lenny's laughter came to an abrupt halt as sparks suddenly erupted from the tiny monitor. "What the..." A burst of electricity shot from the screen, shattering the durable protection. The room was blanketed in darkness. Lenny backed against the soft protective wall. "Who's there?" There was a shuffling sound in the dark, followed by a muttered curse. "Who is it? Who are you? This is my room! I earned it! You have to earn the padded walls!"
"Oh quit your sniveling, you clown!" The voice came from the left. "Do you know your way around this maze?"
"I'm a master at mazes." Ringtail replied.
"I'll make you a deal. I'll free you from that jacket if you help me out of this building, without attracting any attention."
"Why can't you just go back out through the television?" Lenny whispered.
"Because I blew it up." The voice replied in a mix of anxiety and frustration. Lenny gasped and whispered the name of his new room mate. "Hard Drive..."
"I don't see the need for introductions, Mad Kat," Hard Drive leered. Even in the dark, his disgust was evident. "Now let's get out of here before the back up generators kick on."
Escaping the mental institution required almost no effort. The staff seemed more preoccupied with its larger, seemingly more dangerous patients to notice a powerless jester's escape. All that would remain behind would be an empty straight jacket.
Hmm... The Pastmaster + Hard Drive + Mad Kat who knows what for the swat kats. Stay Tuned for the next installment: same KAT time, same KAT channel.
N.Kat