Disclaimer: I don't own Rocky Horror but hey, you never know.
A/N: Congrats to Images of Broken Light! This chapter is for you! You guessed correctly, it was Colombia who said the quote. This chapter is a bit different. Instead of a quote I have a Shock Treatment reference (my new favorite movie) in here. The first person to find it gets the next chapter dedicated to them. Good Luck!
Kim woke up the next morning with a jolt. Tonight she had had the whole dream from start to finish. She saw everything, from her father's proposal to her parents crawling in the crater. Apparently, the book didn't help. Frustrated, Kim talked to Colombia, while the others were still slept.
"I don't know what to do, this has to stop. I can't keep having these dreams and it's not like I can tell anyone." Kim sighed laying back on her bed. Colombia floated down beside her.
"Maybe if you went to the castle, well the place where it used to be, the dreams will stop because you've done everything the dream has shown. You talked to Brad about the proposal, you walked in the rain, you did the Time Warp, you painted pictures and read the book. Maybe now you just need to go to the place where it happened." Colombia answered in her high pitched voice. Kim stood up and stared at her.
"Colombia, that's brilliant! Why didn't I think of that? That makes so much sense, but how am I going to get there?"Kim said sitting down again. Then as if on cue, the doorbell rang. Kim ran to the door and opened it to reveal... Matt. Oh well, it was no taxi service but it was good enough. Matt walked in and yawned.
"Listen Kim, I'm babysitting you today, so no wild parties or loud noises because I am very tired." He said starting to lay on the couch. Kim quickly pushed him away from the couch and glared at him.
"No can do Matt. Today you have to drive me somewhere again. It's super important. Please do me this favor!"Kim begged. Matt looked at her and sighed.
"Fine, but be ready in 10 minutes or we're not going anywhere."Matt said walking into the kitchen and opening the fridge. Honestly, didn't he eat and sleep at his house? Kim ran into her room to get ready. She got out of her pajamas and took out a backpack. By this time all the ghosts had come down and were watching her with worried eyes. Ignoring them, Kim packed another set of clothes, her toiletries, a picture of her parents and The Denton Affair, just in case.
"Kim, we would like to each give you something in case we have to leave after the dreams stop." Colombia said with a sad expression. Kim just looked at him, feeling tears form in her eyes. The weeks she had spent with her new ghostly friends had been the best. If this worked and they left, Kim would be heartbroken. They all disappeared for a moment and came with something behind each of their backs. Kim noticed they weren't trying very hard to hide them. Rocky stepped up first and silently handed Kim his gift. She looked inside the box and took out his gold boxing sneakers.
"Aw Rocky, you're giving me your shoes? But what will you wear?" Rocky just blushed and looked down. Kim put them on and surprisingly they fit. Next Eddie came up, giving her a rock star smile. Kim would definitely miss that. She opened the box and picked up a long, whit scarf with fringe on the ends.
"Thank you so much Eddie. This is great, I love it." Kim said putting the white scarf around her head to keep her hair out of her face. Eddie winked and hugged Colombia. Frank was next, trying to look indifferent but Kim knew he was secretly upset. She opened his box and gasped. Inside was his leather jacket. The one she admired from afar and that she knew he loved.
"Frank are you sure? I mean this is your leather jacket", Frank just nodded and Kim put it on, "This is amazing. I'll take good care of it." If Kim could have hugged him, she would. Colombia floated out of Eddie grip and held out her gift to Kim. By now, Kim was crying. Inside the box was Colombia's metal choker. Kim just smiled, speechless because she had started to hiccup as well. She put the choker around her neck and looked down at the floor where Magenta and Riff were looking up at her. She bent down to their level and sighed.
"I wish I could take you guys but I can't. It could be dangerous around that huge crater." Riff and Magenta seemed to understand her every word and snuggled up against her. Kim wiped away her tears and called to Matt. When she heard the car start she walked to the front door. She turned around, saw her new friends and her new pets, sighed and silently walked out the door.
An hour later...
"Matt, will you change the radio station please? I'm tired of listening to this heavy metal crap!" Kim yelled. She had only been in the car for an hour but it was already too much. Matt glared at her and switched to a news channel. Kim thanked him and continued to stare out the window. Matt finally spoke.
"You know, a little variety might be good for you. You've been so uptight these past couple of days. I think you should see a head doctor or something." Matt said glancing at her warily. Kim turned to him, seething.
"Oh good idea Matt. Maybe then they'll make me Miss Mental Health and give me a car."Kim exclaimed sarcastically. Matt stared at her, eyes wide at her outburst. Kim smiled and blushed apologetically.
"I'm sorry Matt. I just haven't been getting much sleep lately. You know how it is." Matt nodded and continued to drive. Finally they came up to the gate with a tattered, old sign that read: Enter At Your Own Risk!
Kim slowly got out of the car and walked through the gate. She walked through overgrown bushes and trees and tripped over gnarled roots and debris. Finally she got to the crater. She could almost see the outline of the castle with its tall towers and blue dome. She could almost see the row of motorcycles and hear the foreign music. She walked up to the crater and just stood there, waiting. She was waiting for something, anything to tell her she could go home and sleep without a dream but nothing came. Sighing, Kim started to walk away when she felt the air whipping around her and the hairs on the back of her neck raising. She turned around and saw a castle like the one she'd painted in front of her. Kim just gaped, her mouth opening like a fish. She felt her legs walking towards the castle of their own accord and her hand coming up to ring the doorbell. She secretly hoped that no one was there and that this was her imagination, or at least a crazy dream. The door opened and it was him.
"Hello, we've been expecting you. Please come inside." He said grabbing her hand and pulling her inside. She looked at the inside of the castle and noted that it did look like a hunting lodge for rich weirdoes, her dad was right. Then she felt someone try to talk off Frank's jacket and she spun around quickly to prevent it. It was her. The woman smiled and joined the man. Kim looked at them not believing her own eyes. It was Riff-Raff and Magenta from her dream. The same people who met her parents, killed Frank and were aliens from another planet. They smiled at her open mouth and Riff-Raff spoke.
"Welcome to the castle. I hope you will be comfortable while you stay here. Magenta will show you to your room." He said starting to walk away. Kim became furious. First these crazy people basically kidnap her, then they expect to just listen to them. Kim was not going to do that. That was not how this was going to work.
"WAIT JUST ONE MINUTE! What am I doing here? What are you doing here? I want to go home, you can't keep me here!" Kim yelled at his retreating figure. Magenta just smiled and walked to Riff-Raff's side. He sighed and grabbed Kim's arm, talking as he dragged her along. Kim just kept her mouth shut, afraid of another outburst. After all, these guys were aliens.
"Basically the Old Queen, Frank's mother, has put us on trial to decide if we were justified in killing him. If we really did it for your society's protection or just because we hated him." At this Riff-Raff gave a wicked smile and pulled her up the stairs. Magenta continued their story.
"She let us have a vitness that vould be unbiased and help us prove the point that Frank vould be bad for your society. So, ve projected the night of his murder to you from an omniscient point of view. That vay you vould be able to talk vithout prejudice." Magenta said with her thick accent. Kim nodded her head understandingly. It made sense, in a weird sort of way. However, one thing still confused her.
"But why did you wait 14 years? Obviously, you could have chosen a random person sooner. Why wait till me?" Kim said stopping and bumping into Riff-Raff. He looked at her, annoyed and answered her question.
"When we got to Transsexual we managed to hide for a few years until just recently. The Old Queen stopped Time Warping long enough to notice her "beloved son" had returned. We had hidden for 4 years which is the equivalent of 14 Earth years. So when we needed a witness, we decided to pick you, someone who unknowingly was connected to the case." He explained while opening a door to a bedroom. Kim made a noise of comprehension and was shoved into the room. She blinked at the odd purple tint and bumped into the sink. Magenta tossed her a robe and stared at her, almost as if she wanted to say something important.
"Ve vill come get you vhen dinner is ready. Until then, you may explore the castle but don't break anything."Magenta said looking pointedly at her. Then she shut the door and Kim heard her walk away. Kim sat down on the bed and sighed. She didn't know where she was going, how long it was going to take and how her parents would react. She laid down on the bed, closed her eyes and thought about the impending trial.
Meanwhile...
Matt sat in the car, tapping his fingers against the steering wheel waiting for Kim to come back. Did it really take this long to stare at a pile of dirt? Then Matt her a loud sound like a rocket taking off and saw a castle lifting up off the ground. His jaw unhinged in disbelief and he quickly put the car in drive, hoping that Kim's parents wouldn't kill him.
Well that's the fourth chapter. I hope you like it and please read and review. As for Magenta's accent, I tried to make it like how she talked in the movie and if anyone can't read it, just replace all the V's with W's. I hope it was easy to understand though. Please review!