Artie and Mrs. Frederic walked over to the spot in the Warehouse where the fourth wall was. It was not there. Instead, there was a greyish, shimmering ball of some plasma-like substance. The remains of the wall were strewn about.
Suddenly, Mrs. Frederic screamed out in pain. "What is it?!" Artie yelled. He had never seen Mrs. Frederic scream before, in fear or in pain.
"CLOWNS... EVERYWHERE..."
"Really? I love clowns!"
"I... hate... you..."
Suddenly, a clown appeared. It was Pennywise. "Ah, Warehouse 13. Artie, I believe? Would you like a burger? Be warned, I only take payment in the form of... YOUR SOUL!"
"Hey, I saw you in a Stephen King movie once! Great acting, mostly – hey, what are you... oh, no! You ARE Pennywise!"
A ferret scurried unnoticed out of the shadows. "And suddenly," the ferret said, "a flamethrower appeared in Mrs. Frederic's hand."
And suddenly, a flamethrower appeared in Mrs. Frederic's hand. "EAT FIRE, PENNYWISE!" Mrs. Frederic screamed in a maniacal rage. She shoved the flamethrower in Pennywise's mouth, and shot a stream of fire down the clown's throat, who promptly exploded.
Artie and Ms. Frederic looked curiously at the ferret before them. "The fourth wall then reconstituted itself." The fourth wall then reconstituted itself.
Ms. Frederic stared at Artie. After about five minutes of staring, she asked, "Are you creeped out, Arthur?"
"Yes..."
"Good. The crisis has been averted."
"What do you mean?"
"Can I jump in?" the ferret asked.
"Why is this ferret talking?"
"My name is Stew Beef..."
"Is that your real name?"
"Of course not, that would be silly. You can call me Stu, though."
"Okay, so what just happened? Our only two Stephen King artifacts are in the Dark Vault, and none of them relate to the movie It that I know of."
"There are other worlds besides your own. Yours is entirely fictional. Actually, it's a parody of a different world. I find your world quite amusing, in fact."
"Oh, really? And who is the creator of this one, if I may ask?"
"That would be me. Apparently, the fourth wall broke, and characters from other worlds came pouring out. The only one that did not leave the Warehouse when you showed up was Pennywise."
"You mean all the other characters from all other fictional worlds are out in the world now?"
"Yes, and some real ones. It is possible that you will have to face many of these characters. I think I'll call them... "crossovers".
"So who broke the fourth wall?"
"Probably the hacker. I'd look for him, if I were you. Or it might be a her..."
"Okay, we'll head upstairs now..."
"Not yet. And Artie and Mrs. Frederic forgot all that happened, except for the knowledge that there would be crossovers."
And Artie and Mrs. Frederic forgot all that happened, except for the knowledge that there would be crossovers. The two then headed back upstairs.
