Disclaimer: I don't own Calvin and Hobbes. Ingenious idea from the Review Guy. And just in case the baddies' names correspond with your name, just remember that I don't know any of you and can't possibly even try to insult you about it.
Calvin grumbled as he and the man walked through the woods. "Take this darn handkerchief off! I can't see!"
Crow smirked. "Exactly."
Calvin could feel the fallen leaves shuffle under his shoes. Suddenly, the ground got harder. It felt like concrete.
Calvin kept mumbling threats against Crow. Suddenly, Crow stopped. "You can remove the blindfold now."
Calvin ripped it off his face and dropped it on the ground. "It's about time." He looked around. He was in a clearing, and red rings of light were floating up from a green spot on the ground. Ten stayed in the air at once before the top one disappeared and another one appeared from the bottom. Each ring slowly expanded as it rose up into the sky and disappeared.
Beside it stood Clark and the other man, Howard.
"We finally got it to work, Crow." Clark said. "And I see you've brought the dictraitor. Good work."
Crow looked pleased and pushed Calvin toward the strange rings.
Calvin backed away. "What is this?"
"Get in it." Howard replied.
"No way, you overweight creep. It's going to kill me, right?"
Clark narrowed his eyes and smiled unpleasantly. "Howard, you get in."
Without a word, Howard stepped in. Nothing happened for a moment. Then suddenly he began to melt away into air. In a matter of seconds, he had completely disappeared.
Calvin backed away further. "I knew it! What happened to Howard?"
"Something that is going to happen to you… NOW!"
Crow suddenly moved behind him and gave him a sharp shove. Calvin stumbled. He tried to keep his balance, but he couldn't stop. The next moment, the red rings were encircling him. Calvin tried to run, but he couldn't move. He could not even scream. His sight started getting blurry.
Suddenly, his sight cleared and he saw that he was inside a tube of some sort. The tube was an indescribable color Calvin had never seen. He seemed to be going through it rapidly. He tried to shift his direction, but somehow he couldn't even move his head. Then, he saw a small blue spot ahead in the distance. It expanded and engulfed him. Calvin saw a brilliant blue flash and his whole body tingled. Then the blueness disappeared.
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Calvin blinked. He was still standing in the portal, but the portal was in a cavern, not a clearing in the woods as the other one had been. There was no sign of any living creatures. He tried to move and found out that his limbs were now free to move. He gingerly stepped out of the portal and into the cavern. It was a large cavern, and his footsteps echoed as he walked. Calvin looked up at the ceiling. It was high. Five thick lines proceeding out of a black circle was engraved on the ceiling. It looked like a star. The star shone brightly, illuminating the whole cavern. The five lines were colored red, blue, green, purple, and gray, coloring the floor strangely. The north, south, and east of the room were all solid walls, but the west side stretched out far into darkness beyond the reach of the light.
Calvin heard footsteps behind him and turned around. There stood Clark and Crow. Clark had his unpleasant, thin smile on his lips. "So what do you think of our fine establishment, Calvin?"
"Horrible," Calvin replied, but Clark ignored him. He pointed to the ceiling. "The circle with the five rays stands for the five classes of G.R.O.S.S."
Calvin rolled his eyes. "Who cares?"
Clark glared menacingly at him. "YOU care if you want the tiger safe." He hissed sharply, leaning over Calvin.
"OK, fine!" Calvin replied quickly.
"Red is the highest class, then blue, green, purple, and gray respectively. You will learn more of them soon." Clark sounded gleeful, and his voice sent shivers down Calvin's spine.
He walked toward the north wall and pressed a differently-colored part of the wall. There was a loud grinding noise, and a part of the rock wall slowly swung inwards.
To be continued
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