Ezra was rummaging around in a little bag he found on Toad. "Hey, check it out! It's a Super Mushroom! Wow!"
Gus grabbed it. "Cool. I wanna see!"
Eddy and the Koopas stood guard outside the building wether the talent show was, just as Edd had said. Calvin and his group dramatically marched in front of him.
"Well, mushroom," called Eddy, "are you gonna do this ad live...or stuffed?"
Toad took a defensive step forward, surprising everyone. "Eddy, what's the matter with you!" screeched the little mushroom. "You've chased us all around today just to make a quick buck!"
Calvin stood next to Toad. "And then your stupid scam will probably fail! Even if it doesn't, when the jawbreakers are gone...then what? Eddy, what I have is a dream. The kind of dream that gets better the more people you share it with. When you get some money, who will you share it with? Those guys?" He pointed at the Koopas.
Eddy glanced nervously back and fourth. "Uh...I've got lots of friends! Double D and Ed!"
Ed and Edd sadly shook their heads. Eddy was crushed. "Guys..." he said softly.
"Eddy, I think that you can find it in your heart to let us go," said Calvin. "Please?" Everyone gave him a hopeful look.
Eddy looked away. "Zap 'em, guys."
The Koopas raised their wands. Suddenly, Gus ate the Super Mushroom and grew to an enormous size. The Koopas ran in terror. Eddy ran too, finally defeated. Everyone cheered. Gus shrank back down to his normal size. "Wow."
"Aww, he's already little?" whined Phineas. "I guess the effect is sadly temporary."
"Forget about it! Let's go and be famous!" Calvin led the way as they swarmed into the building.
Peppermint Patty met them. "Hey, guys! Chuck told me that you were coming, but I was worried that you weren't going to show up!"
"Good thing they have those ghosts, sir," said Marcie.
"Stop calling me 'sir!'" snapped Patty. "Besides, those are just some weird kids, like Snoopy. Who believes in ghosts?"
"Don't believe in ghosts, huh?" glared Ezra. "WELL, MAYBE WE DON'T BELIEVE IN YOU!"
"We did it..." said Calvin. "We did it."
Calvin strolled around backstage. He and the others started to quickly make an elaborate set out of cardboard, which looked like the various places that they had been on their adventure.
Calvin: It starts when we're kids, a show-off in school
Makin' faces at friends, you're a clown and a fool
Doin' prat-falls and bird-calls and bad imitations
Ignoring your homework, now that's dedication
You work to the mirror, you're getting standing ovations
Hobbes: You're burning with hope
Hitchhiking Ghosts: You're building up steam
Jason and Marcus: What was once juvenilish
Toad: Is grown-up and stylish,
Calvin and Hobbes: You're close to your dream
All: Then somebody out there loves you,
Stands up and hollers for more
You found a home at the Magic Store
"We're on!" cried Jason. The curtain rose as they quickly put the set up. Music began.
Calvin: Why are there so many songs about rainbows?
Hobbes: That's part of what rainbows do
(This line was missed by most of the audience, as they couldn't "see" Hobbes)
Jason: Rainbows are memories
Marcus: Sweet dream reminders
What is it you'd like to do?
Hitchhiking Ghosts: All of us watching, and wishing we'd find it
Toad: I've noticed, you're watching too
All: Someday you'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and...
Eddy, meanwhile, was hiding in the darkness backstage, plotting revenge. As they were reaching the last word of the song, he angrily pushed the stage over. It came crashing down, and the kids scrambled to get away from the rubble. However, Eddy wasn't so lucky. He was buried.
The was a long pause. "It was a dumb set anyway," said Jason.
Marcus turned to the audience. "Well, I guess we literally broke the fourth wall...right?"
Edd frantically rushed up to the lighting booth, knowing it was up to him. After messing around with the stage lights, he made them shine like a beautiful rainbow. Everyone was impressed.
Calvin: Life's like a movie, write your own ending
All: Keep believing, keep pretending
We've done just what we set out to do
Thanks to the lovers, the dreamers, and you
No, this is NOT the last chapter. An epilogue will follow shortly. I'm horrified at what I've done to Eddy. Compare him in "The Calvin King" to what I've done to him here.
