And now back to Calvin and Hobbes: the Series
Written by garfieldodie and Swing123

The Yellowstone Monster

Part 2

So let's see. Where we were we?

Ah yes. I do believe that Calvin and Hobbes were just captured by the idiotic genius known as Dr Brainstorm and his smarter-than-him assistant, Jack the robot.

Dr Brainstorm thinks that Calvin is out to overthrow him, and Hobbes is a robot.

Ho hum.

Well, what are we waiting for? Let's resume.

Dr Brainstorm advanced on Calvin and Hobbes.

Both sat in their box, quivering with fear.

"So," said Brainstorm. "You think you can beat me in my quest to take over the world, do you?"

"You plan to take over the world?" asked Calvin.

"DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH ME!"

"Right, he can do that on his own," said Jack.

Brainstorm glared at Jack, and then turned his gaze back to our two heroes.

"Well, I'll have you know that I outrank you two in every form of technology," he said. "You may have your flying box and robotic cat, but I have more!"

Calvin stared at him.

Hobbes glared at him.

"What robotic cat?" asked Calvin.

"The one behind you."

Calvin looked.

Hobbes waved at him.

"I don't see a robotic cat. All I see is Hobbes."

"Right, and he's a robot!"

"What? No he isn't!"

"Told ya," said Jack.

"Oh, why don't you go sit somewhere and shut down?" demanded Brainstorm, glaring angrily at Jack. "You know nothing of robots!"

Jack sighed. "I happen to know everything about robots!"

"How could you?"

"Well, let's see, pal. How about the fact that I AM ONE!"

Brainstorm stared at him.

Jack continued.

"Now, I know a fellow robot when I see one, and that there is a mammal," he said, pointing at Hobbes.

Brainstorm stared. Then he approached Hobbes and tapped his head.

It didn't feel like metal.

It felt like hair.

Like that was big news.

"Huh," he said. "Whaddya know?"

Hobbes growled at him.

Brainstorm backed off.

"Okay," he said, returning his attention to Calvin. "Anyway, you are helpless against me, child," he said.

"My name is Calvin."

"Oh, fine! Anyway, you are helpless against me, Calvin!" Brainstorm growled. "I have all the technology in my possession. Behold my Laser-o-Matic!"

Brainstorm pulled out a giant ray gun and aimed it at Calvin and Hobbes.

Neither Calvin nor Hobbes looked worried.

Brainstorm fired the gun.

ZZZZZZZAP!

A blast of red shot out at them.

Suddenly a blue dome shot out in front of them and the box.

The blast bounced off and struck one of the computers, destroying it.

Jack sighed.

"Man, and I almost had the high score on Invader Death Trap," he said.

Brainstorm stared.

"How'd you do that?" he asked in a dangerous calm.

Calvin pulled out the MTM.

"A CD player?" asked Brainstorm.

"The MTM has the ability to travel through time, store stuff, has touch-screen technology, shoot lasers, has a shield, a tracker…"

"You might call it a computerized Swiss army knife," said Hobbes.

Dr Brainstorm growled at them, and then he ran over and kicked the box.

However, he kicked a little switch on it in the process.

The box suddenly flipped over onto its side.

Suddenly, there was a strange sound.

BOINK!

Jack looked up from doing something.

"Did you hear scientific progress?" he asked.

Suddenly, the box popped open and out tumbled five Calvins and three Hobbeses.

"Behold the joy of the Duplicator," said the original Calvin.

Then Calvin and Hobbes shoved their duplicates back into the box, and then they flipped the switch again, and the box flipped so that the opening was on the bottom.

Then Calvin flipped an arrow around on the other side, and there was a ZAP!

Calvin lifted the box up.

Dr Brainstorm's eyes crossed.

All the duplicates had somehow been changed into…hawks.

Dr Brainstorm gulped.

The hawks advanced.

Brainstorm pulled out a gun.

"Stay back!" he shouted. "I will soon rule you."

Yeah, as if that would've worked.

In an instant, seven hawks were attacking this guy.

"Huh," said Jack. "I'm starting to like this kid."

The hawks chased Brainstorm all over the place.

"HELP! GET AWAY! I'M A GENIUS! YOU ARE INFERIOR!"

Calvin and Hobbes were soon laughing their heads off at this nut.

Finally, though, the hawks were finished and they head back into the Transmogrifier, where Calvin deleted them.

Dr Brainstorm lay in a crippled heap on the floor.

"Job well done, Hobbes," said Calvin.

"Indeed," agreed Hobbes.

They climbed back into the box.

"Okay, now that that's settled, let's get to our original plan: freezing the super volcano under Yellowstone."

And with that, Calvin and Hobbes flew out of the secret lair.

Jack watched them leave.

Then he glanced at Brainstorm, who was getting up and looking more deranged that usual.

"For a puny kid, he sure is smart," said Jack.

But Dr Brainstorm was not thinking about that.

He had heard what Calvin had said about freezing the volcano under the park.

Plus, he was kind of wowed by Calvin's technology.

"Did you see all of that?" Brainstorm asked Jack.

"I was standing over there," said Jack.

"This gives me a brilliant idea!" Brainstorm went on. "I'll steal all his inventions, and use them to make the volcano under the park erupt!"

Jack stared at him.

"Uh-huh, and this helps you conquer the world how?"

"I can use the kid's inventions to control the volcano, and when it erupts, I'll have the lava destroy all the capitals in the world, and then I'll take over!"

Jack stared some more.

"That plan…may just be crazy enough…," he said.

There was a pause.

"Well…?" asked Dr Brainstorm.

"Well what?"

"Aren't you going to say that it's crazy enough to work?"

"No, I just mean that it's crazy enough."

Brainstorm growled and went to his door.

"Come, Jack!" he said. "We must find that boy!"

"Whatever you say, Frank."

"DR BRAINSTORM!" shouted Dr Loony-Pants.

An hour later, Calvin and Hobbes were landing just outside what was supposedly the opening to the volcano.

"So what do you intend to freeze it with?" asked Hobbes.

"The Transmogrifier Gun," said Calvin. "I'll change all that lava into ice with it."

"And you plan on getting to the lava how?" asked Hobbes.

Calvin replied by pulling out the hypercube.

By this time, Dr Brainstorm and Jack were watching from the bushes.

They watched as Calvin pulled out a drill from the hypercube.

"What the—!" gasped Brainstorm. "His storage cube doesn't jam!"

"One of life's little cruelties," said Jack, who was leaning against a tree.

Calvin turned the drill on, put on a yellow hardhat, and proceeded to drill.

However, after a while, he got bored, and decided to save time.

"Hobbes, hand me the Time Pauser," he said.

Hobbes reached into the hypercube and pulled out the cylindrical yellow device with the red button.

Calvin pushed the button.

Then, much to Dr Brainstorm's amazement, a giant hole appeared.

Jack was a little surprised, but not much else.

"How did he do that?" demanded Brainstorm.

"Apparently he used a time stopper," said Jack, who was now actually paying attention.

"Okay," said Calvin, climbing out of the hole. "I managed to reach the lava. All we have to do is transmogrify it into ice, and then it won't erupt for at least another thousand years."

"Nice," said Hobbes.

Calvin put the drill and hardhat back into the hypercube, and then he pulled out the Transmogrifier Gun.

"What's he doing with that water pistol?" asked Dr Brainstorm.

Suddenly, rather than water, out shot a hot blast of electricity.

At once, the little pool of lava that was at the bottom of the hole turned into white ice.

"It's working," said Calvin. "Now I just need to keep the flow going for at least another five minutes, and then we can head home."

"Fine with me," said Hobbes, who got back into the box.

But Brainstorm was not about to let this slide.

"Now's when we strike!" he said.

And with that, he burst out of the bushes.

Jack stayed behind.

"This should be good," he commented.

Dr Brainstorm flew from the bushes and dashed towards them.

"REMEMBER THE ALAMO!" he shouted.

Calvin and Hobbes looked up.

They saw a deranged maniac running towards them.

"Uh-oh," said Hobbes. "Dr Brain-Drain is back."

"Quick! Hobbes! Take the hypercube and fly the box out of here! I'll hold him off!" said Calvin.

"What about freezing the volcano?"

"I finish it after I've taken care of him!"

Hobbes grabbed the hypercube and all the other inventions off the ground and took to the sky.

Calvin stayed behind with the Transmogrifier Gun.

Dr Brainstorm ran faster.

Jack…just stood there.

"Get back here!" Dr Brainstorm shouted at Hobbes.

"Give me one good reason!" Hobbes shouted back.

Dr Brainstorm whipped out his Laser-o-Matic.

"That's a good reason," Hobbes whispered.

Brainstorm fired at Hobbes.

Or at least he tried to.

Unlike last time, nothing came out of the nozzle.

"DARN THIS PIECE OF SCRAP!" he hollered.

And he kicked it away.

It fell down the hole and shattered the thin layer of ice Calvin had put over the lava.

That's when disaster struck.

Uh-oh.

The Laser-o-Matic had suddenly turned on because Brainstorm had kicked it.

And suddenly, a blast of red shot out of the hole.

Then there was silence.

Calvin, Hobbes, Dr Brainstorm and Jack waited.

Then the ground started to rumble.

Calvin gulped.

At once, he and Hobbes were desperately trying to fill in the hole.

But it was too late.

The lava started to rise.

"Smooth move there, Frank," said Jack.

"Again, it's DR BRAINSTORM!"

But Jack was right. This wasn't going to end well.

All at once, lava shot out of the ground, and so did over a tone of smoke and smog.

"RUN!" shouted Calvin.

Calvin and Hobbes dove into the box.

And, because they felt sorry for him, they grabbed Jack and jammed him into the box too.

Calvin started it up and the box took off.

But not before Dr Brainstorm grabbed onto the bottom.

He dangled there, screaming as lava spewed everywhere.

"What're we gonna do now?" screamed Hobbes.

"Move to Mars," suggested Jack.

"There's no oxygen on Mars!" Calvin shouted.

"So? I'm a robot. I don't need it."

"Well we do, and so the answer is no!"

Jack rolled his eyes.

Calvin looked over the edge of the box.

"Maybe we can just take all the lava and put it somewhere else?" he suggested.

"Where could we possibly put it?" demanded Hobbes.

Calvin thought for a moment.

Then he got an idea.

"Okay, I think I know where, but you're not gonna like it," he said.

"Where?" asked Hobbes.

Calvin whispered into his ear.

Hobbes gasped.

"What did he say?" asked Jack.

Calvin, Hobbes, Jack and Dr Brainstorm flew towards their neighborhood as fast as the box would take them.

Once they came to their destination, Calvin jumped out and tied up Brainstorm so that he couldn't interfere.

"Where are we?" asked Jack.

"We're at our friend Socrates' house," said Calvin. "He can help in a way."

Calvin and Hobbes knocked on the door.

Socrates answered.

"Hey guys, what's up?"

"Oh, we're performing a number quiz, and if you get the number right, then you can prank both of us tomorrow and we won't get mad!" said Hobbes.

Socrates grinned.

"Wow, are you serious? That'd be cool."

"Good," said Calvin. "Now hurry! What number comes between 98,461 and 98,463?"

Socrates stared.

"Uh, 98,462?"

Suddenly, Socrates jumped up into the air, landed on his tail, spun around, closed his eyes and put his hands up.

Dr Brainstorm and Jack stared in confusion.

"This is the Galaxy Transmitting System sending out a transmission from Earth. Please state the planet you are trying to reach?" Socrates said in a high-tech voice.

"Planet Zok," Calvin stated.

"Planet Zok is being contacted. Please wait…Do, do, do, duh, do, duh, do, dee, dudaloo… We have reached contact with Planet Zok. Please state who you wish to contact."

"The Alien King: Rupert Chill."

"Please state your business."

"We have something he might want," Hobbes said.

"We shall now connect you with him," said Socrates / Transmitter.

There was a dial tone, and then a familiar voice picked up.

"Hello?" said a voice.

It was Rupert.

"Yeah, hi, Rupert," said Calvin. "This is Calvin, the Earth Potentate."

"WHAT?" shouted another voice.

It was Earl.

"What are you doing calling us?" he went on.

"We have a bit of a business proposition for ya," said Calvin.

"What do you mean?" asked Rupert, who sounded a little unsure.

"As you know, your planet is made up of lava," said Calvin. "And it's also your national beverage. We have been greatly overstocked with the stuff and are prepared to give it all to you."

They could now hear Rupert and Earl whispering back and forth between themselves.

"How much lava are we talking about here?" asked Earl.

"Gallons," said Hobbes. "But you can only have it on two conditions. One: you have to get here within half an hour. Two: you can't try to destroy us."

Rupert sighed.

"Very well, we have a deal. Where do we meet you?"

"At Yellowstone National Park," said Calvin. "And be quick about it."

And he hung up.

Socrates' high-tech voice came on again.

"Resume normal functions in three…two…one…ATCHOO!" he sneezed.

"What happened?" he asked.

"You guessed correctly," said Calvin. "You are entitled to one free prank tomorrow."

Socrates grinned.

"Well, I'd stay and chat, but I have to prepare."

And he left.

Calvin and Hobbes sighed, and they hopped back into the box with Jack and the tied up Dr Brainstorm.

Twenty minutes after they arrived at Yellowstone again, Calvin, Hobbes and Jack were trying hard to keep the lava flow under control.

So far, they had made duplicates of Dr Brainstorm's hypercube.

They knew the lava would be safe there because it always jams.

Calvin, Hobbes and Jack were running all around, letting the lava flow inside.

Dr Brainstorm was still in the box, tied up and, at Jack's request, gagged.

"When are Rupert and Earl getting here?" shouted Hobbes.

"I don't know!" replied Calvin. "We've got to do something before it starts to cover the world in dust and covers the sun!"

Just then, Jack spotted something huge started to cross the sky.

"What's that?" he shouted.

Calvin and Hobbes looked up.

"It's Rupert and Earl!" shouted Calvin. "I never thought I'd be happy to see them!"

The gigantic ship was safe because it was nighttime, so no one was out.

A gigantic megaphone came out of the top.

"ALL RIGHT, EARTH POTENTATE!" shouted Rupert. "IS THIS THE LAVA?"

"No, it's cotton candy," Jack muttered.

Calvin and Hobbes nodded eagerly.

"ALL RIGHT, EARL! LET 'ER RIP!"

Calvin, Hobbes, Jack and Dr Brainstorm watched as gigantic hoses came down from the undercarriage of the ship.

The hoses dove into the hole the lava was spurting from.

Then a whirring noise was heard, and then the lava started to leave the grass, leaving it slightly charred, and then it started to suck the lava up the hoses.

Calvin and Hobbes grinned happily.

After four more minutes of sucking, Earl made an announcement.

"Thanks, Earth Potentate," he said.

There was a pause.

"Boy, there's three words I never thought I'd say in a row," he muttered.

"And how," agreed Rupert.

"Thanks, boys," said Calvin. "We can resume our rivalry tomorrow."

"Righto," said Earl. "We'll see ya the next time we try to kill ya."

The hoses were brought back up, and then Rupert's ship flew away.

"Phew," said Calvin. "Glad that's over."

Then Calvin, Hobbes and Jack filled in the hole.

"Well, I learned something today," Calvin said. "Never tamper with nature."

"Right," said Hobbes. "And I learned that not everything bad in this universe is your fault."

Calvin rolled his eyes.

Then he dumped Dr Brainstorm out of the box.

He turned to Jack.

"We'll leave Frank here with you," he said.

Brainstorm screamed a muffled correction.

Jack shook hands with Calvin.

"Something tells me he's going to want to get revenge on you guys," he said. "So that means we'll have to meet again someday."

"It'll be a pleasure," Calvin replied. "On your half, at least."

Jack shook hands with Hobbes.

"And you have our sympathies. Until today, I thought living with Calvin was a living heck."

Hobbes took his paw back, he accidentally took Jack's arm off.

"Thank you," Jack sighed.

Hobbes grinned nervously and put the arm back on.

Calvin and Hobbes climbed back into the box, and they took off towards home.

Jack waved goodbye and then turned back to Dr Brainstorm, who was glaring at him.

"Come on, Frank," he said. "Let's go home."

Brainstorm growled and fidgeted as Jack dragged him away.

Calvin and Hobbes landed in their bedroom.

It was late, so Calvin shoved the box back into the closet and put his PJs on.

"What a day, Hobbes," he said. "We just saved the world again, and no one will ever know."

"I think it's for the best," said Hobbes, crawling into bed. "But on the bright side, Rupert and Earl took most of the lava from the volcano, so when Yellowstone does erupt, it won't be as bad."

"Right," said Calvin. "One thing that confuses me though: why did those morons put a national park on top of a super volcano in first place? And if they didn't know until after they'd built it, why didn't they take it down?"

"Tourist dollars," said Hobbes.

"Shameful," Calvin sighed. "Come on. I'm tired. Let's hit the hay."

And with that, Calvin and Hobbes turned off the light and went to bed.

It had been quite a day.

And tomorrow would be just as quite, because Socrates was still thinking up the prank he had won.

The End

Voice work

Pamela Segall Adlon: Calvin

Tom Hanks: Hobbes

Jennifer Love Hewitt: Mom

Dakota Fanning: Susie Derkins

Ryan Stiles: Socrates

Neil Crone: Dr Brainstorm

Michael Brandon: Jack

French Stewart: Socrates' High-Tech Voice

Eric Roberts: Rupert Chill

Tom Kenny: Earl

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