Chapter 2: Escape from the City

Eventually, Calvin and Hobbes made it back home, and plopped down by the TV.

"Hopefully some mind-numbing television will help our head injuries." Calvin said as he turned on the TV.

"We interrupt your current programming to bring you this breaking news."

"OH COME ON!" Calvin said annoyed.

"Currently, five children around the age of six who look exactly alike are taking over the city, saying as an act of revenge against a person named Calvin."

"WHAT?!" Calvin said in shock.

"I thought we got rid of the duplicates?" Hobbes remarked.

Then, it got worse.

"And so, authorities are trying to fig- HEY! SIR! LEAVE!"

"We're coming for you twinky!" Moe said to the camera before leaving.

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"Are you quite done now?" Hobbes said, wincing from Calvin's scream.

Calvin ran up stairs, and then came back with a bunch of stuff from his room, including comic books, Stupendous man costume, cardboard box, etc.

"What are you doing?" Hobbes asked.

"Hobbes, grab the wagon, we need to stop Moe and my duplicates! Them teaming up is my worst nightmare!" Calvin said as he attempted to fit his stuff into the box.

"Oh no, no way. I'm not coming. I'm not going to get killed trying to stop your enemies from taking over the world. Besides, how bad it could be? They are all just a bunch of misguided six-year olds." Hobbes said.

"If they take over the world, it means the end of tuna and salmon." Calvin said.

"I'll get the wagon." Hobbes said, convinced to help Calvin after that statement.

Soon, they were ready, except they had one problem.

"Where are we going to put the box at? It can't fit on the wagon with us." Hobbes said.

Then, Calvin pressed a button on the box, and it shrunk to the size of a coin.

"Wow, how did you manage that?" Hobbes asked.

"I decided to add that when I was fixing up the box after we returned home from the Pokemon universe." Calvin said.

"Ah." Hobbes replied, recalling that chaotic experience.

"Ready to save the world Hobbes?"

"Yep!"

"Off we go!" Calvin said as he and Hobbes zoomed off on their wagon toward the city.


Calvin's Dad was peacefully working in his office, when he heard a bunch of commotion from outside.

"What was that?" Calvin's Dad said as he peered out from his 20th floor office window.

"Eh, must be some drunk driver as always." He remarked as he went back to work.

But of course, he was wrong.

"Ha! Ha Ha! This is the life!" Duplicate 2 said as he wreaked havoc with a wrecking ball on a crane, destroying everything in his sight.

Soon, Calvin and Hobbes arrived and saw the wreckage.

"Sheesh, I didn't think your duplicates were this destructive." Hobbes remarked.

"Well, now we just stop him, because I'm the only one allowed to destroy the city when I feel like it!" Calvin said.

Hobbes rolled his eyes as the two approached Duplicate 2.

"ALRIGHT DUPE! YOUR DESTRUCTIVE DAYS ARE DONE FOR!" Calvin said as he and Hobbes confronted Duplicate 2 on his crane.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't the brat and Tigger's cousin." Duplicate 2 remarked grinning.

"I AM NOT TIGGER'S COUSIN!" Hobbes said offended.

"Whatever, but now that you two are here, now I can kill you and make our job much easier." Duplicate 2 said as he swung his wrecking ball at Calvin and Hobbes, but missed.

"Darn it! Hold still you two!" Duplicate 2 said in annoyance.

"Hobbes?"

"Yeah?"

"You want to get out of here before the madman kills us?"

"Sure."

"In that case, then let's escape the city!" Calvin said as he and Hobbes started rushing out of the city.

"Hey! Get back here you morons!" Duplicate 2 said as he began to chase after Calvin and Hobbes.

So then, Calvin and Hobbes zipped through the city on their wagon, with Duplicate 2 in close pursuit. But soon, they made it to the end of the city, and were coming up on a Fountain.

"Calvin watch out! We're going to crash!" Hobbes said.

"Relax Hobbes, it's a trap." Calvin said as he turned right at the last second to avoid the fountain.

Duplicate 2 however, crashed into the fountain, and was flung into the fountain.

"GREAT! JUST GREAT!" Duplicate 2 said in annoyance as he trudged out of the fountain that was now destroyed.

"Looks like we lost him." Hobbes said relieved.

"Yep! One moron down, five more to go!" Calvin said.

"Don't you mean four?"

"Moe is a moron to furball."

"Oh yeah."

Suddenly, something caught Calvin's eye.

"Look Hobbes! Duplicate 3 is getting on that train! Come on let's get him!" Calvin said as the two hopped on the train.


Songs Used:

Escape from the City by Crush 40- Used for Calvin and Hobbes fleeing from Duplicate 2.