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Warning, may contain Out of Character moments.
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! WELCOME TO THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR FOR SKAIA HIGH'S VERY OWN… MAGIC CLUB!" A voice yelled enthusiastically. And then, from above the stage, the Magic club's captain descended and landed promptly on his feet. "Thank you for coming everyone. My name is Sakaki, captain of the Magic club. It is here that you will learn the tips and tricks to perform mind bending illusions. It doesn't matter what skill level you are, so long as you love or are interested in magic, anyone and everyone is welcome. From basic card tricks, to eye popping show stoppers, we have it all. But don't take my word for it, let me put the money where my mouth is and show you." Sakaki greeted.
Taking off a backpack, Sakaki revealed a clear ball and a table cloth. "Now, here we have a regular beach ball. The only interesting thing about it, is that it is clear. And here is a table cloth. Again, nothing interesting about it. But with these two things, I can show you that sometimes, you shouldn't trust what you see. Table please!" Sakaki yelled. Two people came out, carrying a small wooden table and set it down onto the stage. "Regular wooden table right here. You could buy it at an Ikea or other furniture stores. So, here's the beach ball." Sakaki said as he placed the ball onto the table. He then placed the table cloth onto the ball, but not enough to cover the whole table. "You know, shapes are the ones that lead to the very first illusions. Artists are able to draw and paint unusual things by bending lines and perspectives to deceive the viewer. But this trick is more than just lines on a canvas, like so." Sakaki said as he removed the table cloth.
One would expect a ball because of the round shape bump under the cloth… But what was revealed was a transparent cube the same size as the ball. What's even stranger was that there was a ball inside of the cube with the same design as the beach ball. "Whoa, that's cool." Roxy commented, watching in awe like everyone else. "If you thought that was cool, then you haven't seen nothing yet." Dave replied. "Behold, the cube. A shape very common in our lives. It is the shape that we chose for ice so it may cool our drinks. We elongate its sides so that we can construct our world. It is truly the building block of the world. But, for now, we must lay you to rest. The show must go on." Sakaki said somberly as he laid the table cloth onto the table once more. And after a moment of silence… Sakaki pulled the cloth once more and revealed a new shape, a transparent Triangular Pyramid with a cube inside. The smaller cube still had the ball within it.
"Now this must be getting old. This whole time I have just been throwing a cloth onto a shape and changing it. That is not very interesting." Sakaki said. "I don't know what he is talking about but I'm completely interested." Roxy commented. "So what is he going to do now?" Jane asked with interest. "So, let me try changing it up. This time, I'll use the whole cloth and cover as much of the table with it. Like so." Sakaki said before spreading the table cloth all over the shape and table. While the cloth did cover the table, it was only its surface and one could still see the legs. "Now, like before, I remove the table cloth and something happens. I want you to tell me what will happen. Someone give me a guess?" Sakaki asked. "Another Shape!?" Someone yelled. "How about a hot chick!?" Another yelled as the audience let out a small laugh. "If those are your guesses, then let's see what happens!" Sakaki yelled, removing the cloth.
And there was nothing… No seriously, the shape AND the table's surface was gone, leaving the legs to fall over by themselves. Everyone flashed a look of surprise, questioning what just happened. "Oh my, the table just up and left, rolling off without any of its legs. This is problematic as that was my mother's good corner table… Let's see if I can fix this. Can I get some help?" Sakaki said. Four people then came onto the stage, each taking hold of a leg and placed them adjacent each other. Sakaki then placed the table cloth onto the four legs, an obvious depression formed at its center. And after a brief second, Sakaki pulled the cloth… And there was the table's surface with the beach ball he has started with.
"That was incredible! How did he just!?" Roxy asked as the audience began letting out an applause. "Don't know, magicians never reveals his secrets. But that was amazing!" Jane replied. "Oh please, it couldn't be that hard to figure out." Eridan said. "Then be our guest fishman, how is it done?" Dave asked. "S-shut up! You can't explain it!" Eridan said after a while of silence. "At least we don't try and pretend we know shit." Sollux commented. "Thank you! But let us continue with the show. Shortly after I leave the stage, a good friend of mine will take over the show with an act of his own. I ask of you to please be welcoming and patient as you have been with me. With that said, I hope you enjoy the rest of the show." Sakaki said with a bow.
The audience applauded as Sakaki left the stage, leaving the table, the ball, the table cloth, and the back pack. It was then that the bag twitched slightly. "Did the bag just move?" Jade asked. And then the bag began banging around on stage, startling everyone in the audience. "This is getting really interesting!" Roxy said, staring at the still flailing bag. "Did, did they leave an animal in there?" Tavros asked. The bag then stopped flailing, causing everyone to stare intently at it before something terrifying happened… An arm emerged from the bag.
"AHHHH! When did we suddenly jump into a horror movie!?" Jake asked, startled. "What do you think is going to crawl out?" Aradia asked, still completely interested. "The limb is still very human like, so I presume this is another trick by the Magic club." Rose answered. "You two are disturbingly into this shit." Karkat commented. The arm grabbed the zipper and began widening the hole as another arm came out and opened up the whole bag, unleashing the horror that was inside… A large form began emerging as its darkened body erected itself before the audience and… Oh wait, it's just Edgar. "That was a little more cramped than I expected." Edgar said as he began stretching. "I think a little cramped is the understatement of the century." Tavros said. "Hello everyone, my name is Edgar. And I am here to provide you a little entertainment. But first, let me clean up a bit as my assistants set up." Edgar said as he began picking up the bag, table cloth, and ball.
As Edgar was folding the cloth. Two hooded and masked students walked onto the stage, carting in a large elevated box with slits all over it. And as Edgar placed the two items back into the bag, the two masked students pulled a large rack of swords onto the stage, as well as several watermelons. "Now the stage is clean and set for our performance. But first…" Edgar said before he folded up the back pack. And with one clean tear, Edgar ripped apart the bag. But the only difference was that it wasn't a bag anymore. No, it was a phone book. "Now, I'm sure you're all familiar with this kind of magic trick. A magician goes into a box and his assistants stab it with swords only for him to come out unharmed. I'll be doing the very same thing, except with a twist. Also these swords aren't just sharp at the tip, these are real. Show them." Edgar said.
One of the hooded students tossed a watermelon into the air as another skillfully sliced it to pieces. The student threw more into the air as the other cut them all into pieces using more of the swords on the rack. And after they were all cut, Edgar caught one of the falling pieces and began eating it. "See, real steel courtesy of the Metal shop. So let's first give a hand for both them and our two fruit ninjas here." Edgar commented as the crowd let out a small applause. "And now, the show must go on. Into the box I go." Edgar said before entering the box. The two assistants bolted the door shut and began picking up as many swords as they can. It was then that the two began stabbing swords into the box in every which way at frightening speeds. And the more swords that went in, the more you could hear each of the blades sickeningly grind up against each other.
And the last sword went in with a sickening slide followed by an eerie silence. The tension can be felt and even be cut by a knife. The two assistants began unbolting the door on the box and revealed what was within… A sign. "Where did I go? Can you find me?" Roxy read as murmurs in the crowd can be heard. It was then that the two assistants began taking off their masks and hoods. One was just a regular student. The other however, was Edgar. "Holy shit, that was good!" Dave said as the audience let out a loud cheer. "Thank you! That is all I have for the evening. So please enjoy the rest of the show." Edgar said as he and the assistant left the stage.
Only the box filled with sword and the table remained. But before the crowd can begin talking, the door to the box opened again. And out came Will, holding a newspaper while toilet paper clung to his foot. What was even stranger than a man emerging from a box embedded with swords was that the inside of the box doesn't have any blades nor the sign inside it. Instead, it looked like a bathroom stall and not an empty box. "Well, that was the most unpleasant crap I had in my life." Will said out loud before the crowd let out a laugh. "Oh, it's you. Well I guess the Captain and Ol' Edgar has finished and left me the stage. Well, let me entertain you with some of some mind boggling japery. First, let me deal with this fucking box, could poke someone's eye out." Will said as he grabbed two corners of the box.
He then folded the box as if it was made of cardboard and made it flatter, then began rolling it up as if it was just a poster, swords and all. Will then placed a rubber band around it and tossed it over his shoulder, ignoring the whole fact that it was once a giant mass of wood and metal. "Now here I have a tablet. It's just a regular tablet that you can buy in any electronics store. You know, it has your search engine, your contacts, and your apps. But you didn't come here to see me play Angry Birds did you? No, you came to see this." Will said before showing the crowd a picture of a pitcher on the tablet.
He then placed the tablet on the table before taking out a drinking glass and bottle of Faygo. "Oh god, why is he using that?" Karkat asked, cringing at the sight of the drink. "I don't understand what the big deal is, it's just soda." Eridan replied. "It's not just soda, IT'S A WAY OF LIFE!" Gamzee yelled. "As you can see, I have this fine beverage. I could drink this right out of the bottle, but where is the class in that? So…" Will said as he uncapped the bottle. Will then held the bottle over the tablet and began pouring it onto it. But the soda wasn't going all over the table, it was going… Somewhere. "Okay, this is new." Dirk asked, watching in wonder. Once the bottle is empty, Will picked up the tablet and showed the picture of the pitcher to audience once more, but this time, it was full. He began tilting the tablet and the liquids inside began sloshing around. "Now that I have this drink in something more presentable, allow me to make a toast for a successful school year." Will said as he tilted the tablet towards the cup.
A fine stream of soda emerged from the corner of the tablet and began flowing right into the glass. And once it was full, he placed down the tablet and raised the glass up high. "To Skaia High, the best damn school I have the pleasure of going to! Cheers!" Will yelled before taking a drink and an applause. "Now, I could use another drink." Will said as he took the tablet and attempted to pour the rest of his Faygo from the tablet. Keyword, attempted. The soda came gushing out of the tablet, splashing the sticky colorful beverage all over the magician. "Bloody hell! Could I get a shower here!?" Will shouted. And then three people came onto the stage, one holding a large washing basin. Another pushing a tall rack with a shower curtain hanging on it. And the last, holding onto a long pole with two faucets and a clamp attached to it. The three assembled a quick and crude shower set right on stage. But it's only problem was that it doesn't have a showerhead.
"So, while I go take a shower. Our last performer shall come up, and astound you lot. So, enjoy the show." Will said as he entered the makeshift shower. He then hung up the tablet which had a showerhead image on the clamp, closed the shower curtain, and turned the faucet. Water then began coming out of the tablet, which allowed Will to take a shower on stage. "Okay, that's not weird at all." Jane said, kind of disturbed at the sight. Nothing really happened for the next few moments, it was just a man showering… Until he walked onto the stage. It was John Egbert blowing bubbles, and the crowd went wild. But despite the obvious cheering crowd, John kept blowing bubbles as a man took a shower. The crowd's cheers and applause eventually died down, with John continuing to blow bubbles. As he dipped the wand back into a bottle however, John greeted the audience. "Oh hi, I didn't see you there. Welcome to the Magic Club's first performance of the year. I hope that everyone's enjoying themselves because this will be the last act of evening. For my trick, I will be using the help of a little childhood toy that may have brought many of you, when you were kids, a little joy. Tub please!" John greeted before yelling.
A student quickly brought in a moderately large size tub filled with murky, soapy liquid. "Here we have a tub of soapy water. I spend the past few days making it very hard to pop and not very transparent. So I step in and grab this string hand hook it onto… Uh… Hook me!" John shouted before a hook dropped down. "Now I hook this onto here. And then yank this chain over here and, up goes the bubble shield." John explained as he raised a murky film halfway up his body. "As you can see, only a shadow can be seen through this stuff. With that said, I'll see you on the other side." John said before raising the film to completely shield him. The chain locked in place, allowing the bubble wall to stay where it is, allowing John to continue.
John's silhouettes first waved to the audience before pulling out a thin object. John poked his other hand with it and flinched, signifying that it was sharp, most likely a needle. He then slowly began moving the needle towards one of the walls, and with a quick flick, the whole wall popped. Revealing absolutely nothing behind it, a complete disappearing act for John Egbert. "That was great!" Roxy cheered as the audience began clapping and cheering. "It's not over yet. John's tricks are not that simple." Dave replied. "What surprise is he going to show us this time?" Rose asked. It was then the audience heard the squeaking of a facet being turned, forcing everyone's attention to the makeshift shower that was still on the stage. There then was this strange, dense feeling of anticipation that filled the room, its felt very much like molasses, slowing everyone's thoughts to a crawl. They don't know why they are staring at the shower, but they have to, they must. It was then that a hand began pushing the shower curtain away, allowing him to step out. And by him we mean…
John Egbert… Wearing nothing but a towel around his waist and a shower cap on his head. Silence was heard as the audience stared at John, who has yet to notice. And when he did… "AHHH!" John screamed as he leapt back into the shower, closing the curtain behind him. The audience let out a big laugh and began applauding again at the spectacle. "Did anyone get a picture of that!?" Vriska yelled. "I was too surprised to even take out my phone." Dave replied. Roxy was a bit distracted by the conversation happening around her, she was a bit caught up in the view that just left a few seconds ago. "Roxy? Roxy? Uh, Rose, what happened to Roxy?" Jane asked. "Oh it's nothing much. She is just a bit caught up on John and his sudden half naked appearance. I think several of us are." Rose answered. "Blimey that was a dozy. How did John get over there?" Jake asked. Suddenly John walked onto stage, fully clothed in his original attire, blowing more bubbles from his little straw. "How did he get there?" Jake asked, confused as the rest of the audience.
"Oh hi, I didn't see you there. I hope you are finding the Magic Club's performance to be awesome and exciting." John greeted, almost as if he didn't began his trick. "Wait! Weren't you just in the shower!?" Someone yelled. "What!? No, Will should be in there. Right Will!?" John replied. There was no response, causing John to flash a curious look. "Huh, that's weird." John said as he approached the shower. The strange, dense anticipation filled the hall once more, and everyone within drowned its syrupy terror. John reached out to the shower curtain as the audience began leaning forward, watching every move of the magician. And then… He pulled the curtain to reveal…
A cardboard cutout of… Who's this douchebag? "Well that certainly isn't Will. But I guess this is where the curtain falls. To all of you out there, sitting right here in this room, I thank you for watching this performance." John said as he closed the shower curtain. "But wait! Hold your applause! We need to thank the others for an amazing show too. So…" John said loudly as he lowered his bubble ring back into the soapy water tub. John then pulled it back up, creating a bubble barrier again and popped it. This time, behind the bubble, was the other magicians that has performed. "Here they are! Captain Sakaki! Edgar! And WiIl!" John introduced as the three stepped out. "And let's not forget the assistants! We couldn't have done anything if it wasn't for their help!" John said, walking over to the shower again. And when John pulled open the curtain, all the students that showed up during the performance were standing in the tub. "So here is a message from me and the club to you!" John said as everyone lines up next to him, interlocking hands. "THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!" They all shouted loudly and proudly before taking a bow together.
And everyone, every last person, began clapping and cheering. Class 217 was also cheering pretty hard, except Eridan who slowly clapping. "You're all too kind! Remember, we are currently looking for new members to add to the family. Any one is welcome, you don't have to be a professional to be join! All that is required of you is time, and your love for magic! All those who want to join, please come on stage and take a form!" Sakaki shouted cheerfully as many people began going to the stage. "Please don't push! We have plenty of sheets to go around!" Edgar yelled. "If you're considering it but ain't so sure, go check Skaia's Website! You can check out clubs and teams this school has and submit an electronic form when you're ready! Anyone who joins the Magic Club within the week shall earn themselves a nice bonus of tickets! Come get them while they're hot!" Will yelled. "Magic is a fun and great hobby! Use it to impress your friends, family, and relatives! Everyone will be having an amazing time! So why not join today!? It will be a decision that you won't regret!" John yelled.
"John did good. You think he's going to win?" Dave asked. "Well, John and his team does attract plenty of people to their doors. But I doubt it will be the most in the end." Rose replied. "Not that part of the bet…" Dave whispered, subtly pointing to Roxy. Rose looked at her cousin and saw a small, sweet smile upon her face as she stared at John enthusiastically distributed sign up forms. "Oh, I see. When it comes to that, then John has already won." Rose replied. "What should we do now?" Jade asked.
"Now… We wait."
And that was Chapter 21. Welcome back to Skaia HS, its been a long break but school's now in session. Hopefully I still haven't lost you, the faithful readers, and you were waiting for this to update. Regardless, I will continue this story until its very end.
But before I end this, I will tell you of my strategy. I will upload the next twenty chapters once or twice a week depending on how things are with my school work. And after those twenty chapters, I will go on another hiatus to work on another fan fiction that is in my head.
And that is about it. So leave your questions, comments, and concerns in the usual place and I will see you soon.
Until next time, T1.
Class Dismissed.