Disclaimer: Yet again I do not own The Rocky Horror Picture Show or Shock Treatment. I still only wish I did. It all belongs to Richard O'Brien. Except for things and characters I make up I guess
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They stood in the silence of the forest, staring at where the house should of appeared. Riff Raff jabbed at the button on his belt again and again.
"Why isn't it..." He trailed off, mumbling.
"Oh my God, Charlie! Where is he? Do you think he's safe?" Janet asked.
"Don't worry; I placed a tracking device on him before" Riff Raff explained.
"You what?" Janet cried.
Riff Raff ignored her. Instead he pressed yet another button on his belt. A beam of red light glowed out in a straight line.
"Whats that?" Janet asked.
"If we follow the beam it will lead us to Charlie" Riff Raff replied.
"But he could be anywhere!" Janet pointed out.
"The line is pretty thick, it he were far away it would be thin. All we can do is follow it" Riff Raff explained.
"Well okay..." Janet started to follow Riff Raff and the laser beam.
To their relief they didn't have to walk for long. They got to a certain place and the line simply disappeared.
"Where is he then?" Janet asked, looking around.
Riff Raff stuck his hands out and found the force field.
"COLUMBIA!" He yelled, "Open up this instant you stupid girl!"
"Don't insult her! She might not let us in if we do..." Janet warned.
"Oh she'll let us in alright" Riff Raff said, "COLUMBIA!" He roared again.
Then the house appeared and Columbia came out.
"Oh hey guys, any luck with Magenta?" She asked casually.
"Why the hell is the house over here?" Riff Raff demanded.
"I was fiddling around with some buttons and levers ... I must of pressed something" Columbia shrugged.
Staring at Columbia closely Janet noticed something; lines of blue light crackling all over her body.
"Columbia!" She shrieked.
"Oh all this? I think its something to do with the malfunctioning" Columbia said, flicking at the lights.
"I have to go back to the car and get Magenta" Riff Raff announced.
"You left her?" Janet asked.
"I had to, we couldn't carry her when we were finding the house could we? Don't mess with anything while I'm gone!" Riff Raff warned, then he turned and went back through the woods.
"Is Charlie okay?" Janet wondered as she followed Columbia inside.
"Oh yeah, I put the TV on for him" Columbia replied.
They went into one of the living rooms. Charlie was lay on the couch watching the TV. His eyes were drooped and a trail of slavia ran down his cheek from the corner of his mouth. Janet went over to him and lifted him onto her knee.
"Why don't you have a sleep sweetie?" She suggested.
"I'm not sleeping until I'm back with Daddy! I don't trust any of you" Charlie grumbled.
"But I'm your Mommy! I won't let anything happen to you" Janet promised.
"Whatever" Charlie mumbled, sliding off Janet's lap and going back to his previous position.
Janet left him and started to bustle around the kitchen. She couldn't remember the last time she had eaten. Columbia sat on one of the counter tops, swinging her legs.
"I wonder when we're going to Transylvania?" She said.
"Who knows? Do you want something to ... oh yeah, you don't eat any more do you?" Janet said.
"Nope. You know I wish Riff Raff would see how useful I could be. I don't need any care really, and nothing can bring me to any harm" Columbia said longingly.
Columbia had always felt she didn't belong on Earth; she was too speacial and 'glittery'. She dreamt of the moon lit shores of Transylvania, though only being able to draw up a mental image of it through the brief descriptions she had encountered.
Janet sat at the table with a sandwiche and ate in silence. Rain started to fall, heavy and noisily. It spattered the windows and thundered like marbles on the roof. Then there was lightning, followed by thunder. Charlie came running into the kitchen.
"I don't like storms" He said.
"Come here baby" Janet offered, opening her arms.
Suprisingly Charlie jumped onto her knee and buried his face into her chest.
"Whats taking Riff so long? He left ages ago" Columbia said.
Right on cue there was a knock at the front door.
"That should be him" Columbia said, getting up and going to see.
A few moments later she came back, followed by Riff Raff and Magenta.
"I'll go and put Magenta in one of the bedrooms ... and I think I want to be alone with her for a few hours" Riff Raff announced.
"What about our trip?" Columbia asked eagerly.
"We'll leave when I'm ready" Riff Raff replied.
Columbia waited until he was gone, then she looked at Janet with gleaming eyes.
"Lets go!" She said.
"Go where?" Janet asked.
"To Transylvania! I know how to move the house. How hard can it be?" Columbia shrugged.
"He told you not to mess with anything" Janet reminded her.
"Yeah, he said when he was gone don't mess with anything. He's right up stairs now though" Columbia jumped off the side and started to make her way out.
"No Columbia" Janet said firmly, pulling her back, "Don't do anything stupid. You don't know where we might end up. Its too dangerous - you don't want us killed do you?" Janet said.
"Whats going on? Where are we going? No ones explained anything to me!" Charlie said.
"Okay then, I'll explain" Janet sighed, "Brad isn't your Daddy-" Janet started.
"Yes he is! Don't lie!" Charlie shouted.
"Now Charlie be quiet! He looked after you all these years so yes, I suppose he is your Daddy. But he isn't the one who put you inside Mommy, do you understand?" Janet said.
"He's six Jan" Columbia said.
"Your real Daddy was a Prince - but from another planet. But he died a while back and now his Mommy has died, so you have to go and be the King. We're taking you to the planet Transylvania to rule" Janet explained.
"So I'm an alien? And I have to be a King?" Charlie asked.
"Yes, thats it" Janet nodded.
"I told you not to lie!" Charlie yelled, hitting Janet on the arm.
"I'm not lying!" Janet retorted.
"Stay away from me! And don't come near me until you're ready to take me back!" Charlie screamed, jumping to the ground and running off.
"Leave him Jan, he can't get out of the castle; he's quite safe" Columbia said as Janet got up.
"This is all such a mess! I never should of let you back in my life ... this never would of happened!" Janet said, putting her head in her hands.
"Riff Raff and Magenta were coming to get Charlie anyway. I'm just an extra" Columbia said.
"I'm going to Farley's. I haven't done a show in a while. Just look after Charlie okay?" Janet said.
"You're going to do a show?" Columbia repeated.
"Yes, I need to get out. Don't worry; I'm coming back" Janet promised.
She left the house and got back into the car before she could be stopped. She hoped Donald was at the club. She pulled up across the road from Farley's and skipped over.
"Janet! I haven't seen you for a while..." The stage manager said as she slipped back stage.
"I've just been busy, thats all. I was wondering if you want me to do a show?" Janet offered hopefully.
"The thing is ... we don't want you any more" Came the reply.
"What? Why?" Janet cried.
"Donald said you were getting old, he's want something new. Its nothing to do with me. I think you're a stunning girl..." His hands rubbed up Janet's arm.
"Get off me Rob! Where's Donald? I want to talk to him" Janet demanded.
"He's gone away for three days, some country club with some floosy" Rob replied.
"But I thought he liked me! I don't believe this..." Janet leant against the wall and closed her eyes.
Just one day she had been gone. It felt like millions had gone by. She felt Rob's hand on her arm again.
"Get off me Rob" She said, keeping her eyes closed.
"I know some other places you could do your show at" Rob offered.
"No, Farley's was the only place for me. I could of been famous" Janet started to wonder off.
She went back to the car and started to drive. She didn't know where exactly she would go, but she knew she had to go some where.
Then she remembered on place she go go. One place she could always go. Home.
