Mannequin 3: Twisty the Clown
-My first Twisty/Lexx/Mannequin 2 crossover. Twisty is the legendary mannequin and it's up to his true love to set him free and release his soul from Mordrake. Based on some of my roleplay between my Zev and a Twisty. Twisty/Zev
Characters: Twisty the Clown, Zev Bellringer, Edward Mordrake, Stanley Tweedle, Isambard Prince, Kai, Reginald Priest, Bunny Priest, Dandy Mott, Xev Bellringer
It happened to be Halloween night of 1952. Twisty is sitting by the campfire and just visited by Edward Mordrake.
Edward: Please, remove your mask, or the next time won't be so polite.
Twisty, at first hesitant, slowly removes his mask and only to reveal his hideous and disfigured face.
Edward: Now, tell me your story.
Twisty, unable to do so, puts up his has to pause at Twisty.
Edward: Calm yourself, clear your mind and tell me.
Twisty: (from his mind) It was 1943...
Edward: Ah, the world in flames. People were in need of clowns and laughter.
Twisty: (from his mind) I was a Special Childrens Clown, at Rusty Westchester's Traveling Carnival. I made them laugh.
(Flashback of Twisty in 1943, he was making balloon animals for children and making them laugh)
Twisty: (from his mind) I loved the children, but not the freaks. They were mean.
(Flashback of two male dwarves conspiring to get rid of Twisty. Later, Twisty is coming out of his trailer and the two dwarves call him over.
Dwarf 1: Hey you, simpleton.
Dwarf 2: Come sit with us and have a smoke.
Twisty sits with him, and after taking a drag, chokes on the cigerette smoke.
Twisty: Burns my throat.
Dwarf 2: "It burns my throat" How come you talk so stupid?
Dwarf 1: Did your mama drop you on your head?
Twisty: How did you know that? It wasn't her fault. Too many cocktails.
The two dwarves laugh in his face, which Twisty took offensively.
Twisty: It wasn't so funny.
Dwarf 2: It was funny, alright.
Dwarf 1: Oh, and I hear you like to take advantage of the little kiddies.
Dwarf 2: And you take advantage of them, cause they think your a simpleton.
Twisty: Hey, I love the kids. I didn't do anything bad.
Dwarf 1: That's not what they say.
Dwarf 2: The cops are gonna put you in jail.
Twisty rises to his feat and becomes even more offensive.
Twisty: Nah, jail is for bad people. I'm a good person. Mama said so.
Dwarf 2: You hear that? I think the cops are coming.
Dwarf 1: You better scram, simpleton, and you better run extra fast.
After scaring off Twisty, he runs off into the woods.)
Edward: I never cared for dwarves. Power mad, really.
Twisty: (from his mind) Word travels fast in the carny circuit. I couldn't be a clown any more. So, I came back to Jupiter, but my mama had died.
(A flashback of Twisty in his trailer and making his own toys from garbage and then at the local toy store and trying to sell his whirligigs.
Clerk: The kids are not gonna go for these.
Twisty: (picks up another toy) I bet this would be a big hit with the kiddies.
Clerk: I said no.
Twisty, grabs a toy, and tries to hand it to a kid in the toy store.
Twisty: Hey kid, isn't this your favorite toy? I know better, than anyone else, what kids want.
Clerk: Stay away from him. You're the twisted type that does stuff to kids.
Twisty: That's a lie. That's a very bad lie.
Twisty, getting defensive, wrecks a shelf of toys out of anger.
Twisty: (shouts) I'm a good person!
Clerk: Get out of here, or I'll call the police.
Twisty, walks out of the store, in tears. Back in his trailer, he holds a shotgun in his mouth.
Twisty: (from his mind) I thought, I am so dumb, I can't even kill myself.
After pulling the triger, Twisty is seen later with a bandage around his face and is looking into a mirror.
Twisty: (from his mind) Then I had one good idea.
Later, is shown at a Freak Show and is wearing a creepy-looking mask over his disfigured face. Even then, he is rejected, and goes mad)
Twisty: (from his mind) The children forgot that they loved me. The freaks were stealing them just like before.
Edward: And the children?
Twisty: (from his mind) I saved them from the freaks. (shouts) The evil, mean freaks! (calms down) I put on a funny show for them and gave them candy. I am a good clown.
Edward: I have met many, a craven killer, but you made the demon weep.
Twisty: (from his mind) I don't understand.
Edward: Stand up, Clown.
Edward demanded. Twisty stood up and Edward's demon side, stabs Twisty to death with a dagger, and Twisty falls over dead.
Twisty's essence, rises to his feet, and looks over to Mordrake. Twisty, now relieved, that he can speak again.
Twisty: So, what happens now?
Edward: You will accompany me, for eternity, as a ghost.
Twisty: But, what if I don't want that? Could I go back?
Edward: To being mortal? Is that what you want? I saved you from pain and suffering.
Twisty: And I thank you for that. But, I may want to go back. There's something, I had yet, to do.
Edward: Like what?
Twisty: Fall in love. Have somebody love me. My mama always wanted me to settle down, but decided to fullfil my ambition as a clown first.
Edward: Okay, fine. You will have one chance, at love. True love, in fact. A woman, must love you for who you really are. And it has to be pure love, then I will give you mortality.
Twisty: How will, I find love, if I'm not mortal.
Edward: You will see.
It is now the end of November of 2014 and in Jupiter, Florida. There is a local Fair and inside a circus tent, is a statue of Twisty the Clown. A mannequin that looks like Twisty himself, in a clean version of his clown suit, his cone hat and his iconic face mask.
There seems to be a story telling of Twisty, as told by a carny to like ten other people in the room.
Carny: ...Now, that is the story of the murderous clown of Jupiter. Of course, not many believe, that he really has a name, but he did exist.
Person 1: Is it true, that he really have, a face?
Carny: When his body was found by the police, his lower face was disfigured. When the mannequin was made, we did our best to reconstruct on what he would actually look like.
Person 2: Is that how he died?
Carny: From police reports, he was stabbed in the chest. His facial wound happened before he died.
Person 3: And is it true that the clown is going on tour?
Carny: Yes. So, if you're going Pennsylvania, make sure to stop by Prince & Company in Philadelphia.
After the carny leads the tour group out of the tent, the mannequin is approached by Mordrake.
Edward: Soon, my favorite clown, will have the opportunity to find true love. And, I will accompany you as you do so.
Now, on the Lexx, the most powerful spaceship in the universe and is parked over by the moon. On the bridge, the crew makes plans to go down to Earth.
Stanley: I don't know about you loveslaves, but I don't wanna ever go back down to Earth.
Stanley says, in his red jumpsuit-security guard uniform, and leaning forward on the pedistal.
Xev: Well, I am adventurous...
Zev: ...And I want to look for a man.
Says Xev, the loveslave-cluster lizard hybrid and her cloned younger sister. Zev, cloned by Prince, with his help from scientists on Earth.
Zev: Also, Prince has his own store, and we would like to check it out.
Kai, now alive thanks to Prince, speaks.
Kai: Stanley, it would do the ladies good, if they got off the Lexx for a while. You too.
Stanley: Do I have to?
Xev: And what will you do on the Lexx, Stan? Be bored?
Zev: So, come with us, and have fun.
Stanley: You know, everytime you two go exploring, we end up being a magnet for trouble. Prince could have something up his sleeve.
Xev: Ugh! Get over Prince being evil, already. He has created my sister and brought Kai back to life. He hasn't done anything evil, to us, ever since.
Kai: Well, I'm going with Zev and Xev, so that will leave you by yourself.
Zev: Can you come with us, Stan?
Stanley: If I come along, what's in it for me?
Xev: You could get lucky while you're down there.
Zev: You need it.
Stanley: Fine, I'll go. If anything happens, I'm blaming you (pointing at Xev).
Xev: Fine, let's go. Prince gave Kai, the coordinates, to his new store.
Stanley: Let's go, then.
As the Lexx crew fly down to Earth, "Wake Up" by Gene Miller plays. Also plays, as when the crew lands their moth outside the store, they see a cardboard display of the infamous killer clown. The crew, especially Zev, takes notice of it.
Zev: Look, a display, of a man in funny-looking clothes and a mask. What is that about?
Just like her sister, Zev can't read. Kai translate it for her.
Kai: It's about an upcoming presentation, of an infamous murder clown, from the early 1950's from a place called Jupiter.
Zev: What is a clown?
Stanley: Clowns are supposed to be funny and try to make people laugh. Mostly children. However, this one wasn't so funny.
Xev: Interesting.
Stanley: And that is one creepy-looking mask.
Zev: Well, I don't find him creepy at all. Just look at the picture. Looks like a harmless clown.
Stanley: (scoffs) You would say that.
Kai: May we, go inside, and see what Prince is up to?
Xev: Sure, that's why we came here.
Zev, Xev and Stanley follow Kai through the front door of the department store, Prince & Company. Inside and at the front desk, they see Prince, who has been waiting for them.
Prince: So glad, the four of you, could make it. How do you like my new store?
Stanley: It's beneath you, Prince. You're used to ruling your own world, not a department store.
Prince: Yes, but I have changed. Prince & Company fits me so well.
Stanley: I can see why. The store is named "Prince".
Xev changes the subject.
Xev: And what's with the new sign? What is the infamous killer clown?
Prince: Well, I made a deal with a Mr Mordrake, to display his clown figure, to get the legend around. When I first heard of this "killer clown", I just couldn't miss this chance.
Kai: Why? Because the clown is evil, as yourself?
Prince: Could be.
At that moment, Reginald Priest, who is one of Prince's lackies, storms in the lobby and interruptions.
Priest: Excuse me, my Prince.
Prince: (annoyed) What is it now?
Priest: I got a call, about the delivery, of the clown doll. Something happened to it.
Prince: Nothing better happen to it, or I will make you suffer.
Priest: Well Bunny, not being so careful, was bringing it over and it had an accident. She's okay, but the clown suit is dirty.
Prince: Well, don't worry about it. According the the clown's story, his body was found in a filthy clown suit.
Priest: Please don't punish us.
Prince: Well, I'm not the one you have to worry about, it's Mr Mordrake. It is, after all, his clown statue.
Priest: Yes, my Prince.
Zev: So, where is the clown? I wanna see.
Priest: In the storage area and a safe place, so nothing more happens to it.
Prince: Why you want to know?
Stanley: After just finding out about clowns, she wants to see one up close.
Prince: Well, I can't underestimate a cluster lizard and her curious nature, now can we?
Prince, looking over at Priest, and giving him an order.
Prince: Priest, why don't you take them to the back, and show them the clown.
Priest: Yes, my Prince.
Priest leads the Lexx crew to the back of the store and where all the mannequins are kept. In one area, specifically laid out, for the infamous clown. The crew, taking in the amazement of the statue, except Stanley. Stanley thinks that Zev's sudden interest in clowns is a waste of time.
Zev: Wow, looks taller in person.
Priest: According to Prince and his research, the clown is actually this tall and pretty accurate to scale.
Kai: As I thought I knew everything, I find this fascinating.
Stanley: Looks like, one clown, short of a circus to me. If you catch my drift.
Xev: The clown is made of wood, so don't expect us to understand, Stan.
Priest: Well, he was around while the event of Fraulein Elsa's Cabinet of Curiosities. He could have been part of that.
Zev: What is Fraulein Elsa's Cabinet of Curiosities?
Kai: A Freak Show.
Stanley: A what?
Kai: In the beginning of the 20th century here on Earth, people with physical abnormalities, were considered freaks and outcasts. They found haven in traveling circus and carnivals.
Xev: Interesting.
Zev: What happened to the Freak Show?
Priest: Well after the early 1950's, they just became less popular. Television was becoming popular, so no had any reason to go out to pay money money for shows.
Stanley: So, they just died out?
Priest: Exactly.
Zev, back with her attention, towards the clown.
Zev: Poor clown. If only we knew, who he really was, and why he became a killer.
Kai: And no one will ever know.
Priest: Cause he could never talk. Another fact was that he didn't have a mouth. His lower jaw, was missing, when the police found his body on November 1st, 1952.
Stanley: (disgusted) Ugh, that is disgusting.
Xev: Couldn't imagine how he lived without one.
Zev: Poor, sad clown.
Priest: A silent killer, as it were.
Stanley: Anything else, we can do, around here?
Priest: Yes, you can take a look through the department store and we can all grab lunch.
Xev: Sounds good to me.
next chapter coming soon...