CHAPTER 38: MUSIC AS A WEAPON

Ever since he had first set foot in the world of ChalkZone, Rudy Tabootie had made countless friends and allies with the many occupants of the land. The first and most important was Snap, a Zoner of his own creation. Never having a real friend for most of his life, being able to simply create his own friend showed itself to be very rewarding to his psyche, giving the child someone to bond with. Even upon adding Penny to his roster of friends, the bond that Rudy and Snap shared was undeniable.

With Snap by his side with every adventure taken in ChalkZone, Rudy found his group of friends expanded upon each adventure, finding allies in his endeavors like Biclops, Blocky, Queen Rapsheeba, Barney the Encyclocentipedia, and King Mumbo Jumbo. Of course, just as he made his allies, Rudy also found just as many enemies. Collecting himself a formidable rouge's gallery, Rudy also found many of his adventures in ChalkZone spent fleeing from the attacks of Butch Biceps, the Quicksand Man, Jacko, the Crainiacs, and, most importantly, Skrawl.

While many of he may have shared a strong history with all of these Zoners, both the good and the bad, there was one new Zoner that would forever impact him greater than the rest ever could. This Zoner was the creature known as the Chalk King; a being who was once human, but turned to chalk with his death in the 'Zone. After fabricating a promise of an organized and orderly ChalkZone to promote a genocidal campaign across the 'Zone, slaughtering hundreds if not thousands of Zoners, and even giving Skrawl the capability and plan to defeat him once and for all; a downfall that cost him his arms and drawing for 15 years.

This was not even the most despicable act he had committed in his life.

Following the Chalk King through a door to the real world, Rudy and the forces of Calcite immediately found that they were placed in a trap. Before they could remove themselves from the danger they had been led to, it was too late for them to save themselves.

The Chalk King, having a backup plan for the raid upon his castle, led his targets to the designated spot: an abandoned warehouse in an unknown location. Hiding from above, the Chalk King ambushed the group by dumping a large amount of water on the lot, completely drenching all of his intended targets. While the humans were not harmed, the Zoners were all instantly erased; wiped away from existence itself within an instant.

Although Rudy was no stranger to seeing a Zoner erased by water or another liquid, seeing every Zoner that he had ever encountered erased at once, good and bad, was a sight far too taxing on his heart, especially seeing Snap one of the last to go. Unable to stand seeing the Chalk King's heinous act carried out on the very creatures that they had leaned against for survival, Penelope, Carol, and Carlos feel this pain just as Rudy does now.

No longer caring for any sort of life, human or Zoner, the Chalk King could not care less about the consequences of his actions. Having battled the forces of Calcite for a decade and a half, the satisfaction of destroying his enemies once and for all was a sight to hold in and a victory sweeter than he could have ever imagined.

Now, there remains only one more tool to further his own agenda: The Golden Chalk. Wanting to become a real human and regain his lost senses once again, the Chalk King required the fabled chalk to complete this goal, needing to obtain it from the humans that sought to get it before he could. To obtain that which he had sought out to gain for 15 years, the Chalk King humbly asked Rudy Tabootie to hand it over.

Having all his friends murdered by this being, Rudy's answer is as compliant as you expect.

"You want the Golden Chalk, you monster? Come and take it from my dead body." Rudy said.

"Oh, my... Since you asked so nicely." The Chalk King said.

Rather than make any direct action against the humans, the Chalk King snapped his fingers in the air, signalling a third party in the room. Popping out from behind the various crates and other objects laying around the warehouse, a squad of Chalk Troopers surrounded the group of humans, preventing any sort of resistance.

"Alright, alright, uh... Put your hands up, and... don't move." One Chalk Trooper said.

Having no chance against the Chalk Troopers without being able to use their magic chalk, the humans were left without any choice but to hold up their hands as ordered. Managing to complete the last part of his plan enacted and completed without flaw, the Chalk King gave a light chuckle, proud and fulfilled in his own victory.

"Now, are you still sure you want me to take it from your dead body? If so, my Chalk Troopers will gladly arrange that." The Chalk King said.

No longer able or willing to fight against the Chalk King one-on-one, Rudy backed down from his threat, knowing that would not win. At the Chalk King's orders, the Chalk Troopers moved Penelope, Carol, and Carlos behind him, keeping them away from Rudy where they might assist him.

One Chalk Trooper, his feeble mind detracting from the situation at hand, began redirecting his attention towards Penelope. Or, to be more precise, redirecting his attention towards her large bust. Understanding the Chalk Trooper's intentions very well, Penelope gazed back at the Chalk Trooper with a disgusted look.

"So, uh, hey, baby... you wanna go out sometime?" The Chalk Trooper asked.

"Trooper 5426, this is not the time nor place for such antics. Would you be so kind as to focus on the task at hand?" The Chalk King asked.

"Oh, uh, right, sorry, boss."

"Ugh. Why did you make these things so stupid?" Penelope asked.

"Everytime I tried to make a smart one, they'd get smart enough to wonder why they should obey me. The braindead ones, as incompetent as they can be, don't bother thinking because they can't. But, I digress. Rudy Tabootie, as you can see, I've now got your family in my control. If you care for their safety, would you be so kind as to hand over the Golden Chalk?" The Chalk King said.

"Sorry, not gonna happen." Rudy said.

"Please, now, Rudy. Normally, I would love some good theatrics to keep myself entertained, but do not confuse amusement with patience. I have waited longer than your 15 years of isolation and torture for that chalk, and I need it more than you could imagine."

"You just killed everyone I know. What makes you think I'm going to just give it to you?"

"Because, since all your friends are dead, you have no help in stopping me, and, since you're in the real world, you can't use the chalk. I will get that chalk, but you can choose to just give it to me and save yourselves any more pain. You can leave here in peace or pieces."

"I don't even get why you want it so bad. I don't know how, but you can draw. Why can't you just use the chalk you have? Isn't that what you've been doing for all this time?"

"As far as destroying ChalkZone, yes. But that's not why I need it. Penny, would you be so kind as to share with them what you saw on that videotape?"

Turning their attention to Penelope, the conversation was now turned to her, all inquiring for an answer to the Chalk King's question. The information regarding the Chalk King was hard enough to swallow for her as it was, but sharing it and having to relive what she had seen was another challenge altogether.

"The Chalk King is Christopher Wolfe. When he died, he didn't stay dead. Because he died in ChalkZone, he turned into a Zoner." Penelope said.

"That's right, my dear. However, what she failed to mention is that, since I was reborn a Zoner, I had unfortunately lost all of my sensory input. If you understand how that's bad enough, picture having to live without dying or aging for years, so many years that you don't even remember how to count years anymore. Being a Zoner isn't Hell, it's purgatory, and I want out of it." The Chalk King said.

Despite the intense anger and rage of his friends and companions dying before this being, this same man being responsible for the deaths of so many Zoners and destroying almost all of ChalkZone, the Chalk King's story began to ring a slight shred of sympathy in Rudy's heart. While he could never forgive this creature for destroying all that was part of his life, his natural inclination to help one in need began influencing his next actions.

"Then why would you do all of this? Why all this senseless violence? Why all this death? Why didn't you just come for help? We could have done something." Rudy said.

"I'm assuming that Calcite had already informed you of my past, so you should already know damn well why they wouldn't help me even if they could. I killed hundreds with that Balloonemia plague, and set loose plenty of other pretty little nasties in the 'Zone. Not only would I not have been able to make amends, but I wouldn't want to anyway. In all my years of living in ChalkZone, away from the real world, you know what I've realized? Absolutely nothing matters at all. Your art, your love, your friends, your family; everything you think is important... just isn't. To me, life is nothing more than a great big canvas, and I've got all the paints. If I want something to live, I'll create it. If I want something to die, I'll kill it. I have the power, and no one's stopping me. If I can do whatever I want, why don't I just make everything as insane and horrible as I can make it? At least I don't try to glorify what I make with your whiny little lies about love, I just make what I make because I feel like it. To answer your question: 'Why would you do all this?', the answer is simple..." The Chalk King said.

With the last words of his speech leaving his mouth, the exit point of the sonic vibrations began to curve into a carefree smile, accompanied by a pair of scowling eyes resting just so far above it.

"...because I'm bored and because I can." The Chalk King finished.

Whatever shred of empathy that Rudy once held in his heart for this man was now long gone and dead after this following speech. Having no more reason for manners in this dialogue, Rudy acted far more aggressive in his next line of questioning.

"You're disgusting. You really think everything has no meaning, that people have no meaning? You see those kids and their mother? They fought long and hard to take me out of a bad place and help me find my talent again, and I helped them save Penny when you took her. Not only do I care about Penny and the kids, but I love them. Hopefully, they love me back. Are you trying to say that all of that has no meaning, the love we have; protecting each other, caring for each other, trying to heal each other?" Rudy asked.

"Don't act like you're oh-so holier than me, Rudy, you're not, even if you'd like to be. What do you think you were like before the children rescued you? You were a savage brute, an animal in the purest sense. You didn't care about anyone but yourself, and you barely even cared that much about yourself other than surviving the next day. When I took all those little things you saw as important away, what was left?" The Chalk King asked.

Even though Rudy was sure in his own line of reasoning, a slight sliver of truth seemed to be within the Chalk King's point somewhere, leaving him to linger on it for a moment. Trying to think over his words, Rudy treaded upon the thoughts carefully, hoping that he would not mistake this thought for a truth were it truly a lie.

"Like I said, you were an animal. You take away Penny, you take away your art, you take away your friends and family, and that was what was left of you. That was the core of who you were. Deep down, that unfeeling part of you's still there. You know that you don't believe in any of this love crap. You know that nobody really loves you and no one ever will. You know that you've been left behind and forgotten. Why even bother with this silly fight?" The Chalk King asked.

"No! That's a lie! I might have thought that a long time ago, but I realized that none of that was true. You might think that, but it's not true. Love is real, and love is what brought me this far." Rudy said.

"Oh, and let me guess what comes next here, 'and you can love too, just give up all this evil and come be a family with us'? Is that where you're going with this silly diatribe?"

"You really think I'm going to give up the Golden Chalk after all we've been through, after all you've done, or even offer you redemption you don't deserve? You're insane and stupid."

"Well, since we're throwing around the word 'stupid', you are aware that I'm just going to kill you now, here, in the real world, where you can't use your chalk to fight back? Now, enough games, either give me that chalk now, or I'll shoot you where you stand!"

While his threat was sincere, the Chalk King was not ready to keep the offer up for long. As a new idea quickly darted across his mind, thinking of a way to incentivise Rudy into surrendering the Golden Chalk. Rather than threaten Rudy himself with death, he instead changed the threat towards his other 3 hostages.

"No, no, wait... Perhaps you are the noble type, perhaps you are just going to just end up being shot by my Chalk Troopers after all. That's no fun. How about we try something else?" The Chalk King asked.

Grabbing Penelope by the back of her hair, the Chalk King brought her head towards the Chalk Troopers, which the troopers then pointed their rifles straight at. Now no longer putting his own life on the line, the stakes against Rudy Tabootie for surrendering the chalk were raised even higher.

"How about I kill one of these people to sway you to give it up? Mind you, I'm a fair man, I'm still willing to let you live, and all of them, as well. All you need to do is hand it over. But, if you don't, I'll just kill your precious family, one by one." The Chalk King said.

Thinking of yet another way to make his threat greater upon Rudy Tabootie, the Chalk King released Penelope, leaving her back within the restraints of the Chalk Troopers. Having a way of making his persuasion even more painful upon Rudy, the Chalk King changed his priorities to another target.

"But... perhaps not in the order you'd expect. I know you love your little Penny more than anything. I kill her, I'd just make you go numb, you wouldn't even really care as much about the kids. So, how about I just kill one of them first?" The Chalk King asked.

Taking yet another target for his threat, the Chalk King grabbed a hold of Carlos, again holding him by his hair. Penelope, unable to see her child in such danger as he was in now, attempted to rush upon the Chalk King and stop him, only to be stopped herself by the rifles of his Chalk Troopers.

"How about I start with this one? I think it's perfect. Why, you may ask? Well, you may say you love these people, but I think there's some shred of you somewhere that hates this one. Think about it. Since the moment you met him, you quickly found out that he is an extremely talented artist. Perhaps, you think he's even more talented than you, even though you think no one should be better than you, especially not a child his age, let alone a retarded one. Not to mention, he's the product of your woman loving another man, all while you were thought dead. He is living proof that you were once forgotten, and just moved on from; a constant reminder that Penny stopped loving you and loved someone else. So, I think that there's some kind of jealousy in you for him. I think that if I blew his little brains out, you may cry a little and try to comfort his mother, but you'll still be thankful that he's dead deep down. Worst of all, you wouldn't be able to tell anybody about that relief you have, because you know it would break poor little Penny's heart, and then she would stop loving you forever. That, to me, might even be a worse kind of pain if I just killed Penny, don't you think?" The Chalk King asked.

"I think you have an overactive imagination." Rudy said.

"Well, obviously, yours isn't active enough."

While the two enemies spoke of imagination, Carlos put his own to work, trying to free himself from the Chalk King's hold. Forcefully shoving his elbow into the Chalk King's stomach, Carlos managed to loosen his captor's grip only by a slight amount, being brought back into the hold, despite his strong struggles.

"Little bastard! I ought to-" The Chalk King began to say.

During his struggles to escape, Carlos' MP3 player dropped on the floor, unplugging his headphones from the input and leaving his music to play without it. Without Carlos' headphones to feed the music directly to him, the MP3 player's speaker began blasting the last song he was listening to: Pantera's 'Death Rattle' of Reinventing the Steel.

With no one expecting the sudden music to be played, a sense of surprise and confusion came to the humans and the Chalk King. Adding to this surprise and confusion, however, was the reaction of the Chalk Troopers. Getting excited by the fast-paced music blaring from Carlos' MP3 player, the Chalk Troopers all instinctively started throwing their hands up and banging their heads, fully engaged in the music.

The Chalk King, annoyed with his minions acting juvenile and foolish over a simple song, released his grip to physically reprimand the Chalk Troopers, hitting them over their heads and taking their own rifles to bash them with.

"YOU IDIOTS! CAN YOU FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND AND NOT ON SOME STUPID MUSIC?!" The Chalk King shouted.

Hearing the Chalk King give out his loud and angered orders to the Chalk Troopers, Rudy found an idea to escape this situation. With Carlos temporarily freed, Rudy looked to the boy and silently sent him a message, trying to enact his new plan.

"Play a different song. Something danceable." Rudy whispered.

While not knowing what Rudy's plan was, Carlos found himself following it, having faith that his idea would be something to free them from this situation. Before he could reach for his MP3 player, however, the Chalk King grabbed a hold of Carlos once again, gaining a tight grip on his shirt.

Not allowing himself to be stopped so easily, Carlos kicked his MP3 player towards Rudy, sending it sliding across the floor. Catching the MP3 player in his hand, Rudy quickly ran out of the room and back through the hole to ChalkZone, preparing his way of removing the Chalk Troopers from the equation.

With the music no longer in the room, the attention of the Chalk Troopers snapped back to the present time, now finally following orders from their king. Realizing that their intended target had escaped, the Chalk Troopers quickly fumbled a hold of their rifles and opened fire upon Rudy, only to see that they had acted too late.

"Don't just stand there, after him!" The Chalk King ordered.

Hurrying to catch up to their target, the Chalk Troopers chased after the fleeing Rudy, only to have him stop their chase before it could begin. Erasing the wall behind himself, Rudy left nothing behind for the Chalk Troopers to chase but a solid brick wall.

"Uh, boss, you mind drawin' us a portal again?" A Chalk Trooper asked.

"It's no use. Back in ChalkZone, he's probably got more than enough chalk to save his own skin in whatever way he wants. If he obviously doesn't value these people, then he won't mind what we're going to do next." The Chalk King said.

"And, uh, what are we gonna do next, boss?"

"I gave him a chance to save his friends, he very clearly declined. So, now we kill them."

Preparing to gun down the 3 remaining humans, the Chalk Troopers readied their rifles to open fire upon their targets. Penelope, fearing that this would be the end for herself and her children, grabbed both of them tightly in a hug. Carol shared her mother's sentiments that this would be their end, but Carlos did not, still having confidence in Rudy's plan.

"Just close your eyes, babies. Don't watch." Penelope said.

"On my command..." The Chalk King said.

"I can't believe it. He left us. He just left us." Carol said.

On the ceiling of the warehouse, a line to a chalk portal began making its way around and meeting to its other end, creating a complete circle. Carlos, still retaining his faith in Rudy, took notice in this portal, where the others did not. Knowing that they were saved after all, Carlos gave a smile.

"...FIRE!" The Chalk King said.

Just before the Chalk Troopers opened fire, the portal had finished materializing. Upon materialization, a massive television and surround sound set fell from the portal, landing right between the humans and the Chalk Troopers. Standing atop the television was Rudy Tabootie, back once again, now dressed in a suit, fedora, and pair of sunglasses.

The reason for his sudden wardrobe change was to fit the reference to a certain song he had selected on Carlos' MP3 player, which he had set to play shortly. Readying the player in his hand, Rudy gave one last remark towards the Chalk King and the Chalk Troopers before beginning the song.

"Let's rock this joint." Rudy said.

Enacting his plan to stop the Chalk Troopers, Rudy pressed the 'play' button, beginning the song.

[Soundtrack Cue: The Blues Brothers - Everybody Needs Somebody to Love]

Author's Note: The next portion of this chapter uses lyrics from the aforementioned song: 'Everybody Needs Somebody to Love' from the album 'The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording'. The songwriting credits belong to Jerry Wexler, Bert Berns, and Solomon Burke (with some slight lyrical changes by DevilBoy216) and the distribution rights belong to Warner Music Group through its ownership of Atlantic Records. No copyright infringement is intended.

As the song began playing over the surround system, the Chalk Troopers all instantly found their attention completely stolen by Rudy Tabootie; their minds now completely in tune with the music. Much of their attention was only given with only subtle hints, mainly by the tapping of their toes.

Beginning his performance of the song, Rudy prepared to steal their attention even further. As the lyrics to the song came up on the television screen, Rudy began singing along to the lyrics, starting off the song.

"We're so glad to see so many of you lovely people here tonight, and we would especially like to welcome the Chalk King and all of his Chalk Troopers, who have chosen to join us in this warehouse ballroom at this time. We sincerely hope that you all enjoy the show, and, please remember people and Zoners, that no matter who you are, and what you do to live, thrive, and survive, there are still some things that make us all the same.

You...

Me...

Them...

Everybody, everybody!

Everybody,

Needs somebody,

Everybody,

Needs somebody to love,

Someone to love, someone to love,

Sweetheart to miss, sweetheart to miss,

Sugar to kiss, sugar to kiss,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you

In the mornin',

When my soul's on fire..." Rudy sang.

As the Chalk Troopers began to become more and more entranced by the song, the troopers began clapping and singing along to the song, completely forgetting about their orders and interested only on the song. While the Chalk King was extremely infuriated with his soldiers' disobedience, he found little that he could do to change the situation back in his favor.

While he might have been human once, the Chalk King was now completely a Zoner. As such, he also shared the same thing that all Zoners had: An uncanny love and attraction to all forms of music, especially any kind that could be danced to. Most of his human soul and will had prevented himself from completely falling under this effect. Distancing himself to gain his self-control once again, the Chalk King covered his ears and retreated from the music, attempting to wait for it to end.

Continuing his performance, Rudy jumped down from the television screen, landing next to the once-captive humans. Still continuing to perform the song, Rudy began also dancing, having his feet on stable ground again. While no longer in the sight of the Chalk Troopers, his image was displayed on the television screen, with the lyrics still being pasted below.

"Sometimes I feel,

I feel a little sad inside,

When my baby mistreats me,

I never, ever, ever have a place to hide,

I need you!" Rudy sang.

Grabbing a hold of Penelope, Rudy began dancing with her to the music, making both of them now the primary performers of the song. While Penelope was most certainly off-put by the sudden and random event that was happening before her, she found herself beginning to put herself more into the dance, enjoying herself in the moment rather than question anything further.

Taking their cue from the TV feed, the Chalk Troopers began dancing with one another to the music, taking their brothers in hand for a simple enjoyment in the moment. Dropping their rifles and other weapons to the ground, the Chalk Troopers chose to share a moment of love together rather than hatred; the music being the catalyst in their decision.

Even young Carlos, looking down the barrel of a gun not a few seconds ago, began dancing along to the song just as all the others were. Carol, even used to many of his eccentricities, found his own reaction to the situation strange and beyond her understanding.

"Uh... Carlos... How can you dance after all that?" Carol asked.

No longer having his speech collar to give his answer verbally, Carlos gave a simple shrug instead. Rather than dwell on his actions for long, Carlos grabbed ahold of his sister and began bringing her to dance as well.

"What- Oh, no, no, no, no, I am not-" Carol tried to say.

Despite her protests and laughs towards the proposal, Carol found herself dancing alongside her brother as well. Now, with everyone in the room completely caught within the music, Rudy moved on to the next lyrics of the song.

"Sometimes I feel,

I feel a little sad inside,

When my baby mistreats me,

I never, ever, ever have a place to hide,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

I need you!" Rudy sang.

Rudy turned to have himself face the Chalk Troopers directly, his face appearing on the TV screen face its viewers directly. Having his intended audience gaining his full attention, Rudy sang the next portion of the song, directing its lyrics directly at the Chalk Troopers.

"You know, Zoners, when you do find somebody, hold that woman, hold that man, love him, please him, squeeze her, please her; hold, squeeze and please that Zoner, give them all your love, signify your feelings with every gentle caress, because it's so important to have that special somebody to hold, miss, squeeze, and please!" Rudy sang.

Turning his attention back to Penelope, Rudy continued the final lyrics of the song, focusing them directly upon Penelope herself. Caught only up in the moment and no longer concerned towards any other issue, Penelope was also focused on the song, hearing Rudy's words of endearment and taking them straight to heart.

"Everybody,

Needs somebody,

Everybody,

Needs somebody to love,

Someone to love,

Sweetheart to miss,

Sugar to kiss,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

In the mornin',

When my soul's on fire,

When there ain't no one around,

I need you, you, you, you,

I need you, you, you, you,

I need you, you, you,

I need you!" Rudy sang.

[Soundtrack Cue End]

Finishing his song with a bang, Rudy pulled in Penelope for a kiss, forcing her head against his to give a more dramatic ending to the song. The Chalk Troopers, all elated and excited over the performance, all applauded the show and cheered loudly, enjoying the song thoroughly. With the lyrics of the song moving their hearts, the Chalk Troopers no longer sought to destroy, but now live life with love.

Having his plan working successfully, Rudy drew a portal back to ChalkZone, leading the Chalk Troopers through. Walking through the portal, the Chalk Troopers all began pondering what to do upon returning to ChalkZone, wanting to form new lives for themselves.

"Hey, man, you know what? I've always really wanted to be a vegetarian. I like animals." One Chalk Trooper said.

"Uh, don't you mean 'veterinarian'?" Another Chalk Trooper asked.

"Yeah, but don't you gotta be a vegetarian to be a veterinarian? I heard they don't let you if you're not."

"Huh. You know, I don't remember, but I'm starting to get hungry. How about we go for some burgers?"

"Sounds good to me, I'm in the mood for a double bacon cheeseburger."

While their low intelligence was still plainly obvious, Rudy had managed to set the last remaining Chalk Troopers on the path to a more productive life, no longer letting them live on a life of death and destruction. With the threat of the Chalk Troopers now out of the way, there only remained the issue of the Chalk King; the last and final obstacle in the goal of freeing ChalkZone.

"Okay, that takes care of that. Hopefully they should do some good from now on." Rudy said.

"Hey, wait a minute, you mean that you could turn the Chalk Troopers good just by singing for them?" Carol asked.

"Not exactly. Zoners love music, so I had to pick something that would do what I needed. That song has a pretty solid message on loving other people, so I thought that would set them good."

"Then why didn't just play that when we were first fighting instead?"

"We didn't have Carlos think of it for us then. Besides, I'm not totally sure it would've worked on the Red Troopers. Either way, they're dealt with now, all we have left is the Chalk King. We've only got this last piece of chalk, so a simple step back into ChalkZone, I can make a new weapon to-"

Before Rudy could re-enter ChalkZone with his last piece of chalk, a bullet flew across the room and through the chalk, shattering it completely and removing his one way of creating a new means of fighting the Chalk King. Turning to source of the bullet, the humans looked to see the aforementioned foe himself, holding a smoking Chalk Trooper rifle in his hand.

"Your little music tricks don't work that well on me, Rudy Tabootie. And, now that you've got nothing to use against me now, you're going to realize you made a grave mistake in playing games with me." The Chalk King said.

"So, what? Are you going to make another threat to us to hand over the Golden Chalk?" Rudy asked.

"Nope. Now, I'm just going to kill all of you."