I don't own Phantom. There, I said it. I forgot to mention, our Erik here is a mix of Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Gaston Leroux! And also, out good friend the Daroga will be paying a visit! Here you go... Chapter 21: Gustave goes a little crazy!

~~~~~ Erik's POV ~~~~~

I chased Gustave down the corridor. "Gustave, I will not allow you to go and do something drastic. It's a horrible idea, I would know!"

He stopped and turned around to face me. "Drastic? Gustave is not drastic! Gustave only means to help Calandra! To save her from the world!"

Good gosh. He has turned into me. Surely I didn't sound THIS crazy! He swung around, wearing one of my capes, and took off down the passageway cackling loudly. He was headed towards the mirror where the Duke was!

He was younger and faster than me, so he got there first. I found him struggling with the mirror, and Christine was several feet behind him, giving me a "what have you done this time" kind of look. When he wasn't looking, she held up the key that I always keep in the lock. Thank goodness that I'm paranoid enough to always keep it locked, I don't want anyone in my lair. She tossed it to me and I stuck it in my pocket.

While Gustave was giving up and headed back to find another way out, I silently slipped through the mirror. I should probobly go find Calandra or the duke to warn them, but I went for a different plan. If anyone could snap Gustave out of this, it would have to be Nadir Khan.

~~~~~ The Persian's POV ~~~~~

I was trying to calm down a group of hysterical debutantes after the opera. I haven't been here in years, but Erik told me that I had to come see Calandra. Obviously he is still up to his old tricks. Suddenly they screamed and ran away, and when I turned behind me, I found Erik running down the hallway.

"Nadir! Cone quick! My son, he's gone insane, like I did years ago! I need you to get him back to normal!" he was shouting.

"Your... son?" I questioned.

"Yes, me and Christine kind of... we had a son. He is dating the girl who sang tonight, who happens to be Raoul and La Carlotta's daughter, but she is betrothed to this very girly royal duke guy, and now Gustave- that's my son- stole my punjab and went after him talking in third person about saving her!" he panicked. "Now Christine thinks that I made him do this, and I don't know where the Duke went after Calandra slapped him because he kissed her- which Gustave saw and that's why he went crazy- but you have to stop him before he-"

"Erik calm down!" I shouted. "Just take me to where Gustave is and I'll do my best. If I could get the crazy out of you, I can get the crazy out of him. No offense, Erik."

"None taken," he said, and he headed to the familiar path down to his lair.

~~~~~ Korey Coomey's POV ~~~~~

"Calandra, that silly girl. She just doesn't realise that she loves me yet," I thought as I sat up in Box 5. Suddenly, I heard a voice behind me.

"You try my patience." it said. I turned around.

It was that boy who was trying to steal Calandra! I stood and drew my sword. He drew his as well, but knocked mine to the floor.

"You must come with Gustave," he said, pointing his sword at directing me to walk in front of him. I gulped and followed.

~~~~~ Christine's POV ~~~~~

I rushed after Gustave to Erik's lair, but when I got there, he was gone. Suddenly, Erik and Nadir cane running in.

"How did he find a way out of here?" Erik asked Nadir.

"I- I don't know!" he said. The only two ways out were the mirror and-"

"The column passageway into Box 5!" Erik exclaimed.

Then Calandra came in, panicked. "Christine, Erik! I just saw Gustave! He had Erik's cape and was leading Korey here with a sword, they're almose here!"

"Okay, everyone hide," some random guy in a turbin said. "Oh, I'm Nadir by the way."

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