BeetleJuice or BeetleGuese?
Pent up ... make-over PART II
The Nightmare begins
The next beautiful morning in Peaceful Pines, the birds were chirping and the sun was rising. A rooster could be faintly heard from the Deetz's kitchen.
Delia: gooood mooorning world! Lydia it's time to get ready for school!
Upstairs in what used to be an attic a dark hairy figure loomed about the shadows of an already sunless area. The lights flicked on and Lydia saw her mangled hair and smeared makeup in the reflection of the mirror.
Lydia: AAhh! Oh.
Delia decided to make breakfast while Lydia got ready and today Delia made her "artistic" rendition of French toast.
Lydia came walking down the stairs with her project in hand.
Charles: morning pumpkin. You did your hair differently today … got a big day planned?
Lydia: I have a presentation.
Delia: Here's your break (musically) faaast.
Charles: That's wonderful pumpkin!
Delia set the plate down in Lydia's spot at the table.
Lydia took a glance at the food as she sat down.
Lydia: … What is it?
Delia turned around and looked at Lydia with her usual vacant smile, then looked at the plate then back at Lydia.
Delia: Why it's French toast dear.
Lydia raised one eyebrow to the fork full of food.
Lydia: Thanks.
After placing a forced smile to Delia, Lydia took a bite of the food.
Delia smiled warmly and continued her scurrying.
Lydia (thinking): It IS French toast.
Charles: Hurry pumpkin you don't want to be late.
Lydia: have a good day you two.
Lydia left with a slightly hasty pace in her step.
After closing the door and leaving the drive way on her bike, Charles looked over at Delia.
Charles: Well it's nice to see her in good spirits.
Delia: I'm so happy to see her excited about showing her art!
Meanwhile…
Another orange skied morning in the Neitherworld. The Sandworms were roaring and the sun was Swirling. A rooster skeleton could be faintly heard from Beetlejuice's Studio Apartment.
BJ's Brain: Wake up you drooling moron!
BJ: What for?
BJ's Brain: Our new way of after-life!
BeetleJuice dragged his body up out of his new coffin bed and slugged over to the mirror. He reached over and turned on the lights. He saw that his hair was soft and shiny and his eyes weren't blood shot in the reflection of the mirror. Aside from his long hair he looked like his brother Donny.
BJ: AAAAAHHHhhhh! Oh, it's just me. Darn bed-head
BeetleJuice dumped his head in a jar of his own grease (hair gel) and sprayed some bug killer in his eyes. To get them blood shot.
BJ: Aaahhh. MUCH better.
BeetleJuice decided to hunt for breakfast while he let his hair get frizzie and moldy.
After a few roaches BeetleJuice came walking outside with his latest prank in hand.
BJ: Dumb-Dee-Dump-Dumb-Dumb. Hey Doomy, wanna have some fun today?
Doomie: MEEEP MEEEP!
Nearby a neighbor heard Doomie's honking and looked down from his apartment. He saw BeetleJuice packing bags full of knick-knacks into the backseat.
Donny: BIG BROTHER!
BeetleJuice turned around to see Donny coming at him with arms ready to hug.
Beetlejuice's eyes grew wide and his pupils shrunk. He quickly threw a vase full of rotted flowers at his little brother.
SMASH!
Donny looked over at the smashed vase against the cliff wall.
Donny: You always were the frisky one! We can hug later.
BJ (Whispering): Not on yer afterlife.
Donny: It's going to be SO nice to have you close by BeetleJuice!
Doomie: ONK ONK!
Donny: It's nice to see you too!
BJ: I'm kinda busy right now; could you come back when I'm not here?
Donny: uhHA HA! You're such a kidder!
BeetleJuice's eyes twitched a little. Then he heard his brain again.
BJ's Brain: let's give him one of our welcoming gifts.
BJ: HERE … Donny this is a little sumthin from me.
Donny opened the present and a striped snake latched onto Donny's face.
Donny (from inside the mouth): AWWW a new pet! How'd you know I wanted one? And he's so friendly.
BeetleJuice began to grow furious. But before he could act Donny thanked BeetleJuice (which made BJ cringe) and walked off.
Donny: Well I should go feed him now. Bye Big B!
BeetleJuice let his thoughts fume until Donny was out of sight.
As BeetleJuice finished stuffing the back seat full of prank presents, a familiar shadow rose behind him.
Lydia rode to school with a little black smile lighting up her already pale features. When Lydia arrived at school her only two friends Prudence and Bertha, welcomed her as they chained their bikes to the bike rack.
Prudence & Bertha: Good morning Lydia!
Bertha: I see you'll have an interesting presentation by the size of it.
Prudence: I can't wait to see it unveiled.
Lydia: Thanks I'm actually excited to show this one.
The three girls continued down the hall and into the class.
Ms. Shannon: AH. You girls are just in time! Take your seats please.
The last bell rang for class to begin.
Ms. Shannon: As you can see many of you have quite intricate presentations to show. So, since you all have been doing SO nicely this week, we will postpone the presentations until after classes are dismissed. I would like to show off your presentations to your fellow class-mates and your parents this evening. This will give you some extra time to touch them up or even finish them! So instead we will have free-read until the end of class today.
Class: YAY!
The students waved in excitement.
Clare Brewster looked over at Lydia and then her covered project.
Clare: So, is this another artistic monstrosity out of that twisted and fashionably ugly world you always make pictures of?
Lydia: Actually this is something a little different this time, CLARE.
Clare: Ooooh golly gosh! I wonder what kind of unrealistically demented things you made. MY presentation is going to be marvelous!
Prudence: And let me guess PINK?
Clare: Well! You got mouthy all of a sudden. Who taught you how to back talk, your calculator?
Prudence: Actually Clare, I was simply making an observation on your constant theme of everything in your eyes to be PINK.
Bertha: You are like a really repeatable Marbie doll.
Clare: Ru-Ru-Repeatable!
With a surprised and insulted gaze Clare Stormed off to her desk.
Lydia: Wow you two you really got her that time!
Prudence: I feel so … Rude!
Bertha: Like we broke the laws of physics!
Lydia: I'm so proud.
Clare: Ok girls. WE are going to get Lydia at the presentation in front of the whole town! Here's what we are going to do.
Prissy follower: You are SO outta control Clare! Tee hee!
Meanwhile BeetleJuice was just returning home from greeting all his new neighbors. And as he pulled up to his home he listened for a second.
He began to hear the terrified screams of his neighbors as they opened their gifts. He let out a satisfied chuckle and walked into his apartment.
That's when BeetleJuice noticed his home had been invaded and everything of his was opened and strewn about … some more.
BJ: That's funny I don't remember hiring a decorator.
He looked around a bit.
BJ: A good one at that.
He heard a noise coming from around the corner.
Scuzzo the clown was digging in BeetleJuice's room.
BJ: Hey! What are YOU doing here! And what are you doing to my place!
Scuzzo turned around un-startled.
BJ: I like it. (Snort)
Scuzzo: I'm trying to cheat!
BJ: Cheating? For what?
Scuzzo: The G.W.T.M contest!
BJ: The "ghost with the most" contests are this week?
Scuzzo: Yes! And I came by while you were leaving to see what you had planned this year! Obviously you lost your touch because you haven't even thought of anything! HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
BJ: Listen here Scuz-Bot! I have more ghost power in one of my scraggly hairs then you do in both of your big rubber shoes!
Scuzzo: Good! Cause if you and your whole scraggy head of hair show up at all this week, my big shoes will be waiting to kick you down to second place!
BJ: err.
Scuzzo: so long BeetleBUMB! AHAHAHAHEEHEEHEEHAAHAHA!
And with a honk from a horn he rode off on his unicycle.
BJ: This whole day has been nothing but a run-in with the people I hate the most! I need to see Lydia.
BeetleJuice walked over to the mirror and picked it back up and set it against the wall. He imagined Lydia for a second and then the mirror showed her room.
BJ: Empty? Oh yeah she's at-
BJ'S Brain: SCHOOL! The presentation! We gotta hurry!
BJ: Hey! We are just going to visit as BettyJuice got it? I won't let you ruin her one good day in the outer world!
BJ's Brain: Sorry to hear that.
BeetleJuice began to twitch.
BJ: Hey! What're you doin? AHHH! OUCh!
BeetleJuice held is head in pain. His body began to convulse and the sky grew a poisonous purple. His hair began to grow thicker and frizzier. His teeth began to sharpen and rot even more. His skin decayed just by a few years and began to show a few liver spots and veins. His nails darkened to a crimson red. He squeezed his eyes shut. And just as he felt like he was going to explode, the entire Neitherworld grew darker than any shade of black that anyone could imagine. Suddenly two yellow eyes filled with evil lit up and a green smile reflected off the darkness.
BeetleGuese: It's show time…
Lydia rode home with the actual intention of telling her parents about the school event happening that evening.
Charles was watching for birds when Lydia's face appeared magnified in front of the lenses.
Charles: AHHH! Oh. Lydia dear. You scared me.
Charles began to shake nervously.
Lydia: OH. Sorry dad.
Charles: Th-That's ok pumpkin. I'll be fine I just need some more c-coffe.
Charles refilled his mug and spilled a bit due to his shaking.
Charles: So, you're home quick. A good day then?
Lydia: Actually Ms. Shannon changed our presentation time. She wants to make it into something parents can come see.
Charles stopped in his thoughts and actions. And slowly brought his cup down from his chin.
Charles: You mean you want me AND Delia to come see this art show?
Lydia gave a modest smile.
Lydia: Would you be willing to come see some second class art from school?
Charles: Of course! We'd love to come! In fact why don't you invite your friend Betty along? Go tell your mother while I clean up.
Lydia: Actually … Dad, I would like to go freshen up before the show.
Charles: oh! Of course pumpkin. I'll tell her then.
With a sigh of relief Lydia walked up to her room.
As she got dressed into her favorite black outfit that she only wore to fancy dinners, she herd a voice.
BJ: Psst. Babes.
Lydia: Oh hi BeetleJuice! I was just about to invite you to my art show.
BJ: Oh, you wouldn't believe the horrors I suffered today Lydz. I just had to come visit you today.
Lydia: Awww that's so sweet of you.
BJ: So what say you and BettyJuice make this night interesting?
Little did Lydia know that the next three words she was about to say would change her life forever.
Lydia: BeetleJuice, BeetleJuice …
BeetleGuese gave a sneaky grin.
Lydia: BEETLEJUICE!
2 B continued… Next, The Freak show. Pent up makeover Part III