NOTE: Thanks for your input on the past two chapters,xNationMcKinleyx, HughLoverx, and Josiecat! And I know what you mean by Frank being out of character xNationMcKinleyx, but I kinda made him change a bit in this story, because he was so unchanging and set in his ways in the movie. It's hard to characterize someone so unyielding in his personality, and he is a tough one to portray. I guess I should put that in the summary for the story, so as not to throw people off. But oh well, the three of you know now, and I guess that's all that needs to, since no one else has reviewed. Thanks again guys!
The figure with a small curled ponytail atop his head approached unsteadily. Riff Raff lacked the conviction he had the last time he cornered Frank in the auditorium, and Frank could see that from his position on the stage. Getting about halfway down the center aisle, Frank's former servant could see that the transvestite and the woman had obviously just had sex, since both covered their seated bodies with the auditorium curtain. Magenta, standing by the door, held a laser gun similar to the one that killed Frank before.
"Frank N. Furter, how is it that you are alive? I see that your creation is dead." Riff Raff questioned from his position below the stage.
The female figure on the stage clung to Frank's trembling arm at the query, Frank turning his view to Riff Raff. "I was revived by this woman," he humbly stated, putting his arm around Sweden.
"You know that this will not work, Frank; it is apparent to me that your lifestyle has indeed remained the same as before. Did you not learn anything from your punishment?"
"Well, I don't consider it a punishment what you did. You never controlled my life, fate controlled it. And fate just happened to lead me to this woman who saved me." Sweden could sense that, even though speaking confidently, Frank was in complete fear for his life, and knew that more than likely the man questioning Frank was planning on killing him again.
Riff Raff took a few more steps toward Frank. He beckoned for his sister Magenta to approach as he spoke up again. "Somehow I could sense that you weren't dead, and upon return to the castle, I find that I am quite accurate. In a few moments I will know that you are dead, and I will make certain of that."
Frank swallowed hard at the thought of this new life ending as quickly as it had just begun.
Magenta reached Riff Raff's side but held the laser in the hand furthest from him. Seeing this avoidance of Magenta giving her brother the weapon gave Frank some hope that perhaps she wasn't about to participate in this next murder, but realizing how obedient she was at the signal to approach created a wave of nausea in Frank. He figured that Magenta would hand her brother the laser at any second and decided he had to convince them otherwise before Riff Raff could make rash decisions.
Frank had to speak up. Obviously love meant a lot to Riff Raff and his sister. Even though Frank hadn't personally witnessed their physical relationship, he was certain it existed between them. He stood up slowly, holding the red curtain to his waist as his knees felt a buckle coming on behind the curtain. He attempted to stop the involuntary shaking of his entire body and only when Sweden stood up next to him did he finally find the nerve to speak.
"Riff Raff, do you know what love is? I honestly didn't know about love until now, now that I have met my savior. Please spare my life, Riff Raff. I promise you that my life has changed since then and obviously it has changed; how else could I enable myself to be humbled enough to make this plea to you, my former servant? Magenta, don't hand him that weapon. I'm sure that you could understand what finding love is. Would you want to be separated from the one you love?"
At this statement, Riff Raff and Magenta exchanged a brief glance. Frank continued, knowing that perhaps his speech could reach two smitten people.
"Now I understand how you two must have felt back in the days on planet Earth. If I was the one holding that laser feeling the way I do now, I would spare you both because I'd know that destroying your love would disturb me for the rest of my life. I would never be able to sleep peacefully knowing I obliterated two people with the best reason to be alive." He swallowed hard; how was it possible that he could say these things? They didn't feel like lies; he knew what it felt like to lie. Had he truly changed that much?
Riff Raff and Magenta exchanged a longer glance, but turned back to Frank with the same stoic look.
"Why would you even care about your imagined relationship between the two of us? You only kept us in your company because of the services we provided to you for your foolish affairs and projects. We never mattered to you before; why should we matter now?"
"Because," Frank sighed. "Because I've changed. I know that you two love each other. I know that you care for each other. Just because I never openly admitted to it doesn't mean I didn't realize it existed. I was obviously too selfish and self-indulgent to admit to your finding your pleasure elsewhere."
Riff Raff put his hand to his chin. "I see." He glanced back at Magenta nervously, and she gave him a knowing smile. He turned back to Frank completely drained of the hostility he had before expressed in his stance, and the difference was noticeable. "If I refrain from killing you, will you never repeat what you just stated to Magenta and myself again?"
"I will never repeat it again. It'll be our secret." Frank smiled and sighed quietly in relief as Riff Raff and Magenta glanced in awe at Frank's new position on life, then turned away and walked back out the auditorium door. Immediately after their departure, Frank and Sweden exchanged another long kiss and proceeded to put their clothes back on. Struetsen was to be returning at any time, and neither wanted to be found again in their naked and vulnerable conditions. As soon as their clothes were back in place and they had left the stage to return to Rocky's corpse, the auditorium doors opened once more and Struetsen dashed in, face red, holding a bag of darts. Frank and Sweden breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of the child and not the servants.
"I got them, guys," the boy assured. "Now we can revive Rocky."
After receiving the darts from Struetsen, Frank and Sweden immediately set to work sticking Rocky's gray flesh with the reviving projectiles. As they waited for Rocky to come to life, Frank, Sweden, and Struetsen heard an explosion-like sound and were forcefully thrown in different directions by an unknown force lurching the whole castle about. The water in the pool cascaded onto the auditorium floor and stage, soaking the three inhabitants that were rolling back and forth on the floor. Frank ended up next to the pool, Sweden found herself at the back of the auditorium, and Struetsen ended up stuck in the auditorium seats. Frank, shakily attempting to stand, was the first to speak.
"Do either of you have any idea of what the HELL just happened?"
Struetsen yanked his leg out from in between the seat cushions, shrugged, and replied to the shaken Frank, "I have absolutely no idea."
"Is everyone alright?" Sweden asked earnestly, getting up off the wet floor.
Frank immediately thought of Columbia, in the house somewhere wandering about. "I know what happened, and one very unlucky someone is going to PAY dearly!" Sweden and Struetsen exchanged worried glances. The transvestite, seeing their obvious fear, cleared up the confusion. "No, my dears," he said soothingly as he approached the two. "I have come to believe that Columbia caused the ruckus."
Brother and sister sighed with relief as Frank walked to the rear door of the auditorium, where Riff Raff and Magenta had, less than an hour ago, burst through with the laser beam and threatened to kill Frank once again.
As Frank flung the doors open, he scanned the lighted lobby area for any sign that Columbia had been through there. While bending down to pick up a boa used in the floor show, Frank jolted back up to find that Columbia was standing a few feet in front of him, aiming a laser beam at his head!
I know, it already happened once before. This is different though, I promise! Please review!