Carolyn's Comments:
Mood: Bored
Rant: THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE STORY! I am sorry to say that this piece of insanity will last for many, many, many, many, many, many, MANY more chapters. And here, Cal's backstory is finally revealed! I'm so smart. Cal is the embodiment of all that is evil in the world. He is quite literally 'The Man'.
Disclaimer: I do not own 'Cirque Du Freak' All the characters from that series are the property of the great Darren Shan. (Samantha is my own original character though)
When Carolyn awoke later, she found herself, tied to a chair, in a damp stone room, that looked like something from the Tolkein universe. There was a single wooden door that appeared to be the only exit.
"Ow..." She moaned. She looked down at her binds. Her eyes widened with bewilderment. "Where am I?" She asked groggily.
"In my office." Carl's voice rang out. Carolyn jerked her head around. She spotted her employee emerging from the shadows.
"Why am I here?" Carolyn asked shakily.
"All will soon be revealed." Carl stated, "And since you've been such good sport by not cursing at me, I'll give you the 'James Bond Special' and tell you my evil plot, before I kill you."
"Kill me? But why-"
"If you'll excuse me," Carl said interrupting her, "But I'm going to take on my true form now. This disguise doesn't suit me at all."
With those words, Carl transformed. His short, sandy-blond hair grew into long silver hair. His brown eyes turned red, and his suit transformed into a long black cloak with a silver collar. He seemed to be oozing with a dark aura.
"Holy crud!" Carolyn said in shock, "YOU'RE A VILLAIN?!"
"Last time I checked, yes." Carl said calmly. "Carolyn, let me ask you something, do you remember the reason why channel 13 went up for sale?"
"Yeah, the guy who owned it killed all his employees and sucked their imagination dry." Carolyn stated. She shook her head. "He must've been one sick son-of-a-bitch. I mean, what kind of freak goes around draining people of creativity? A weird-ass-bastard, that's who! Do you know him?"
Carl's eye narrowed and he folded his arms. "You're looking at him."
Carolyn blinked at him in amazement. "Y-YOU?! YOU'RE CALVIN ROCKHEAD?!"
"The one and only." Cal said smiling, "I'm surprised you didn't figure it out. My fake name, Carl, is an anagram of Cal."
Carolyn frowned. "Wait a minute! Carl is not an anagram of Cal!"
"I took the first letter of my last name and stuck it in my first name." Cal stated.
"Ah." Carolyn said nodding. "So, how come you wanted to work for my studio? It seems like an inappropriate setting for an ancient evil."
"Ancient?" Cal laughed, "You flatter me. I'm really a more recent vintage. You see I'm a vampire of sorts. But not the kind from those novels you read that have your boyfriend as the main character."
"Darren?" Carolyn said stunned, "Wait a minute; he's not my boyfriend! I mean, he's cute and all, and he seems really nice, but…"
Cal interrupted her with a wave of his hand. "It doesn't matter. The point is, unlike your friend, I am a special vampire that must feed off the imagination of people to survive."
"Just like big businesses!" Carolyn cried.
"That's right." Cal said smiling, "In fact, I do own a world-class-organization. Maybe you've heard of it, it's called, 'Zyndex'."
"Well if you're so powerful, then why do you need TV studios?"
"I knew that if I could just produce a TV show that was successful enough, I'd have enough creativity to keep me going forever. But unfortunately, the first version of channel 13 was a complete failure. The shows were bland and stupid. So I killed my employees, drained what I could from them, and took on my alter ego. I knew that if someone creative took over the studio and I joined them, I could use their soul and then I would never need to feast on anyone's spirit again. I would become all-powerful!"
"That would be me," Carolyn sighed, "Right?"
"Yes. You have the spirit of a writer. Your soul's life force is very strong. It is full of creativity and purity. And I am the very embodiment of all that is the opposite of that."
"I'm still a little confused." Carolyn said frowning.
"I'll give you an example then." Cal said, "Did you ever see the Disney version of 'Peter Pan'?"
"Yeah, I used to watch it all the time when I was a little kid."
"And did you ever see the sequel that came out last year?"
"Yeah, it sucked. It was like it existed solely to make a quick buck."
Cal beamed. "That's what I am! I feed off of pure good things just to make money! I don't care if it's bland and sucks people of their brains! I'm the one who turns characters from movies nobody likes into McDonald's happy meal toys! I'm the one who makes you pay 18.99 for a CD that cost a buck to make! I make crappy sequels to beloved Disney movies! I empty heads and fill landfills!"
Carolyn was amazed at the extent of Cal's power. "Then why do you need my soul?"
"When I devour your soul, not only will I be gifted with unlimited power, but I will be able to manipulate your empty husk of a body. I will turn the show in a mind-numbing piece of trash that everybody hates, but will still watch out of a sense of loyalty to what it used to be. And as they watch, their souls will slowly be drained and transferred to me. More souls equal more power, ya dig?" He grinned. "Pity the poor humans, Carolyn. Imagination is the only real magic they have, and you're going to help me take it from them!"
"YOU CAN'T KILL ME!" Carolyn screamed, "I'M YOUR EMPLOYER!"
Cal held up the contract she had signed in chapter 4. "So sorry Carolyn, but this contract I tricked you into signing, allows me to do anything I want to you."
"…Shit." Carolyn swore.
"And don't count on your moronic friends to come save you. They're all passed out drunk. And I drugged that boy, Cronos so even HE can't stop me." Cal wiped a tear from his eye. "Sorry, I always get all choked up when I think about this plan. Ah well, now to commence with the killing."
He pulled out a dark wizard's staff and pointed it at her. He began to mumble in some language that Carolyn didn't understand. But she only understood English and SOME Japanese, so it could've been anything. She felt a sharp stabbing pain shoot through her body. She could she her body was now aglow with a strange misty substance that was being drawn into the staff. As more and more of it left her body, she felt weaker, and weaker. Finally, all of her soul had departed her body, and her head dropped.
And the light had gone from her eyes.
The End. (NOT!)
Carolyn: (runs in) HOLD UP! We are NOT ending the story like that!
Katie: Yeah, it bites!
Cal: Aw, come on!
Caitlin: You must be crazy if you think we're going to end it like THAT!
Carolyn: Hey! Let's do the Armageddon ending!
Katie: Yeah! That sounds good!
(Scene fades)
Cal wiped a tear from his eye. "Sorry, I always get all choked up when I think about this plan. Ah well, now to commence with the killing."
He pulled out a dark wizard's staff and pointed it at her. He began to mumble in some language that Carolyn didn't understand. But she only understood English and SOME Japanese, so it could've been anything.
And then, the universe exploded.
End
Carolyn: Nah that still sucked.
Katie: I got an idea! Let's not end the story! Let's continue it!
Carolyn: Okay! Sounds good!
Caitlin: I don't know guys, we've ripped off a lot of things, now we're blatantly ripping-off 'Wayne's World'. Do you think this is smart?
Carolyn: Quiet, or I won't tell you where I hid you sugar bag.
(Scene fades)
Little did Cal know, that while he'd been rambling on about his plan, Katie, Sam, Alex, Caitlin, Darren, Samantha, and Evra had all regained consciousness. They were all trying desperately to revive Cronos.
"So you can't find Carolyn anywhere?" Samantha asked as Katie shoved countless smelling salts up Cronos' nose.
"No. Carl's missing too." Alex sighed.
"I'm worried." Caitlin said frowning.
"Why?" Samantha said raising an eyebrow at her.
"Something's wrong with Carl." Caitlin explained. "He's got a secret, I'm sure of it. He's evil and I think Carolyn's in serious danger."
Upon hearing these words, Darren immediately got over his hangover and tore out of the room in the direction of Carl's office.
"Caitlin, you think EVERYTHING is evil." Sam sighed.
"Everything IS evil." She stated.
"And YOU'RE a paranoid, delusional, dipshit." Cronos snapped sitting up and yanking out the smelling salts. Katie, still on autopilot, tried to push some more up his nose, but he swatted her hand away. "STOP THAT!"
"Dude!" Sam yelled, "Carolyn's missing, you gotta go play hero!"
"Again?" Cronos whined. He stood up and sighed. "Fine. You guys stay here and guard my booze." He took off down the hall.
"Shouldn't we go help him or something?" Evra asked.
"No we shouldn't." Caitlin stated flatly.