Discovered
Chapter 6
Shark Quartly was smiling as the van pulled up into the studio parking lot. He had it all planned out. After the show, he would kidnap that stupid stuffed tiger. Then, while everyone was searching, he would force the tiger to sign a special contract with him. And then, he, Shark Quartly would be rolling in mullah. The kid, Calvin, along with his little friend, Susie, stepped out of the back while the kid's parents got out of the front. They were such suckers.
"Hello, hello." Shark scanned the group. "And where is our star?"
The tiger got out of the back seat. "A little stiffly, but no big. Probably didn't get enough sleep." Shark thought to himself. He hadn't been able to get much sleep either. All those thoughts of millions of dollars sure kept a guy awake.
"Hobbes, say hi to Mr. Quartly." Calvin said.
"Hello Mister Quartly." Hobbes replied.
"Strange.." Shark thought. "That tiger's voice sounded almost like a girl's. Nah. Must be my imagination." He gestured and started walking toward a big building.
"Isn't this cool Susie." He heard Calvin whisper to Susie.
"Yea. We're gonna make a bundle." Susie replied.
Shark grinned. Cute, but nobody could outsmart Shark Quartly when it came to money. Especially two little kids. He approached a man. The man was wearing a green visor, jeans, and a t-shirt that said, 'Strange But True'.
"So are these the two, Shark? The kid and the tiger, huh?"
Shark winked. "Yep." He then directed his attention to the small group behind him. "This is the director of 'Strange But True', D. Rect."
"Hey there." D bended down to Hobbes. "So you're the reason that we're filmin' this here special episode, huh?"
"Yes, I am." Hobbes said.
D stood up again. "Ok, listen up people. Filming begins in 6 minutes. Marge, get the boy into makeup. This is goin' live people! You," he pointed to Susie, Calvin's Dad and Calvin's Mom. "go sit on the benches over there. You'll be the audience."
Shark nodded in Calvin's direction. "See you later kid." He didn't notice the wink that passed between Calvin and Hobbes.
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A few minutes later, the theme music started up. Shark, after receiving a nod from the director, started walking slowly across the stage. The background was one of a jungle and there were leopard patterned chairs. "Today, on this special addition of 'Strange But True,' we have a special guest that will leave you staring at your TVs in disbelief. And I promise you, you have never heard a story as strange as this. But it is true. Let me welcome, Calvin who, for six years, has been playing with a stuffed tiger."
Calvin walked over to Shark. "Thank you, thank you. And what a pleasure it is to be here. You know, Mr. Quartly, I watch your show every week and I love it. I've always dreamed of being on the show and look, my dream has come true. I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for being there for me while I went for my dream and I would like to thank my-"
D. Rect pulled his hair. "He isn't supposed to say anything. The stupid kid is just supposed to sit down!"
Shark glanced over at Calvin than at the camera. "Sit down Calvin. Now. Anyway, you say this is not strange at all? Well, prepare for a shock, for this toy tiger is not just filled with cotton and sits on a bed. This tiger actually is alive. I know this is hard to believe but it's true. And here is the tiger himself. Let's welcome Hobbes.
Hobbes walked out onto the stage. "It is a pleasure to be here, Mr. Quartly."
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Filthy Rich had sat down in his recliner and was watching his favorite show, 'Strange But True!' His eyes opened wide when he saw that Calvin was on the show but his eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw Calvin's old tiger actually walk across the stage. "Oh.my.gosh.."
He saw the tiger shake Mr. Quartly's hand. The tiger was about to sit down but froze. Then the tiger fell forward, exposing a small, but plainly visible, broken antenna. He saw Calvin shout, "Susie! What happened? What'd you do?" and run off the stage.
Mr. Quartly was turning red out of anger and the camera tilted, as if the person who was holding it had let go. Then, some voice off on the side shouted, "Turn on a commercial!"
Then a commercial for Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs came on.
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Calvin and Susie stood in front of an enraged Mr. Quartly, a shocked director and Calvin's parents. Susie held her head low in shame while Calvin explained to his parents. "I wanted to be on your show really, really bad. So Susie and I concocted the scheme where Hobbes was real. See, we got a kid at school to hook this remote control to Hobbes so we could make him walk and the microphone was transmitted to a speaker inside Hobbes so he could talk. Then we got another kid at school to film what looked like Hobbes walking, but it was actually, Susie controlled him. And then that kid sent the video to you and before you know it, we're on the show. But the stupid thing has to short out when we start and.here we are." Calvin offered a cheesy grin.
D. Rect shouted, "Ok, people. We're gonna have to show the material for next week. You, " he pointed to Calvin and struggled to keep his voice level. "get you, your friend and your %#@^# tiger out of here right now."
Calvin's parents ushered the two out of the studio, but only after Calvin had grabbed Hobbes. They quickly got into the van and drove off.
"Calvin, we both know that all was faked and Hobbes is actually real." Calvin's Mom began.
Hobbes and Calvin exchanged nervous glances.
"But you don't do that ever again. We'll be lucky if the company who makes that show doesn't sue us." Calvin's Dad said.
"I suggest that everything goes back to normal. Hobbes, you should stay in Calvin's room while he's at school, like you normally do."
"And Susie, it would wiser if you went to your house for a little bit after school before coming to our house. Also-"
"But you have to admit, my plan was pretty good." Hobbes interrupted.
"What! It was my plan!" Calvin exclaimed.
"Yea, but it's your fault this happened in the first place." Hobbes accused.
"That isn't true you mangy bunch of orange fur."
"Call me names, will you?"
"Didn't I just do that? Oh, I forgot. You're brain is so small that you can't remember."
"Well, at least I have a brain."
"Good thing you live here though, 'cause you wouldn't last a minute in the jungle."
Susie started giggling as the two continued to argue. Then Calvin's Mom began to chuckle and Calvin's Dad grinned.
Chapter 6
Shark Quartly was smiling as the van pulled up into the studio parking lot. He had it all planned out. After the show, he would kidnap that stupid stuffed tiger. Then, while everyone was searching, he would force the tiger to sign a special contract with him. And then, he, Shark Quartly would be rolling in mullah. The kid, Calvin, along with his little friend, Susie, stepped out of the back while the kid's parents got out of the front. They were such suckers.
"Hello, hello." Shark scanned the group. "And where is our star?"
The tiger got out of the back seat. "A little stiffly, but no big. Probably didn't get enough sleep." Shark thought to himself. He hadn't been able to get much sleep either. All those thoughts of millions of dollars sure kept a guy awake.
"Hobbes, say hi to Mr. Quartly." Calvin said.
"Hello Mister Quartly." Hobbes replied.
"Strange.." Shark thought. "That tiger's voice sounded almost like a girl's. Nah. Must be my imagination." He gestured and started walking toward a big building.
"Isn't this cool Susie." He heard Calvin whisper to Susie.
"Yea. We're gonna make a bundle." Susie replied.
Shark grinned. Cute, but nobody could outsmart Shark Quartly when it came to money. Especially two little kids. He approached a man. The man was wearing a green visor, jeans, and a t-shirt that said, 'Strange But True'.
"So are these the two, Shark? The kid and the tiger, huh?"
Shark winked. "Yep." He then directed his attention to the small group behind him. "This is the director of 'Strange But True', D. Rect."
"Hey there." D bended down to Hobbes. "So you're the reason that we're filmin' this here special episode, huh?"
"Yes, I am." Hobbes said.
D stood up again. "Ok, listen up people. Filming begins in 6 minutes. Marge, get the boy into makeup. This is goin' live people! You," he pointed to Susie, Calvin's Dad and Calvin's Mom. "go sit on the benches over there. You'll be the audience."
Shark nodded in Calvin's direction. "See you later kid." He didn't notice the wink that passed between Calvin and Hobbes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A few minutes later, the theme music started up. Shark, after receiving a nod from the director, started walking slowly across the stage. The background was one of a jungle and there were leopard patterned chairs. "Today, on this special addition of 'Strange But True,' we have a special guest that will leave you staring at your TVs in disbelief. And I promise you, you have never heard a story as strange as this. But it is true. Let me welcome, Calvin who, for six years, has been playing with a stuffed tiger."
Calvin walked over to Shark. "Thank you, thank you. And what a pleasure it is to be here. You know, Mr. Quartly, I watch your show every week and I love it. I've always dreamed of being on the show and look, my dream has come true. I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for being there for me while I went for my dream and I would like to thank my-"
D. Rect pulled his hair. "He isn't supposed to say anything. The stupid kid is just supposed to sit down!"
Shark glanced over at Calvin than at the camera. "Sit down Calvin. Now. Anyway, you say this is not strange at all? Well, prepare for a shock, for this toy tiger is not just filled with cotton and sits on a bed. This tiger actually is alive. I know this is hard to believe but it's true. And here is the tiger himself. Let's welcome Hobbes.
Hobbes walked out onto the stage. "It is a pleasure to be here, Mr. Quartly."
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Filthy Rich had sat down in his recliner and was watching his favorite show, 'Strange But True!' His eyes opened wide when he saw that Calvin was on the show but his eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw Calvin's old tiger actually walk across the stage. "Oh.my.gosh.."
He saw the tiger shake Mr. Quartly's hand. The tiger was about to sit down but froze. Then the tiger fell forward, exposing a small, but plainly visible, broken antenna. He saw Calvin shout, "Susie! What happened? What'd you do?" and run off the stage.
Mr. Quartly was turning red out of anger and the camera tilted, as if the person who was holding it had let go. Then, some voice off on the side shouted, "Turn on a commercial!"
Then a commercial for Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs came on.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Calvin and Susie stood in front of an enraged Mr. Quartly, a shocked director and Calvin's parents. Susie held her head low in shame while Calvin explained to his parents. "I wanted to be on your show really, really bad. So Susie and I concocted the scheme where Hobbes was real. See, we got a kid at school to hook this remote control to Hobbes so we could make him walk and the microphone was transmitted to a speaker inside Hobbes so he could talk. Then we got another kid at school to film what looked like Hobbes walking, but it was actually, Susie controlled him. And then that kid sent the video to you and before you know it, we're on the show. But the stupid thing has to short out when we start and.here we are." Calvin offered a cheesy grin.
D. Rect shouted, "Ok, people. We're gonna have to show the material for next week. You, " he pointed to Calvin and struggled to keep his voice level. "get you, your friend and your %#@^# tiger out of here right now."
Calvin's parents ushered the two out of the studio, but only after Calvin had grabbed Hobbes. They quickly got into the van and drove off.
"Calvin, we both know that all was faked and Hobbes is actually real." Calvin's Mom began.
Hobbes and Calvin exchanged nervous glances.
"But you don't do that ever again. We'll be lucky if the company who makes that show doesn't sue us." Calvin's Dad said.
"I suggest that everything goes back to normal. Hobbes, you should stay in Calvin's room while he's at school, like you normally do."
"And Susie, it would wiser if you went to your house for a little bit after school before coming to our house. Also-"
"But you have to admit, my plan was pretty good." Hobbes interrupted.
"What! It was my plan!" Calvin exclaimed.
"Yea, but it's your fault this happened in the first place." Hobbes accused.
"That isn't true you mangy bunch of orange fur."
"Call me names, will you?"
"Didn't I just do that? Oh, I forgot. You're brain is so small that you can't remember."
"Well, at least I have a brain."
"Good thing you live here though, 'cause you wouldn't last a minute in the jungle."
Susie started giggling as the two continued to argue. Then Calvin's Mom began to chuckle and Calvin's Dad grinned.