Calvin and Hobbes
The Imagination War
Chapter 8
IT'S A TRAP!, and the Plot Thickens
Still DO not own Calvin and Hobbes…STOP RUBBING IT IN YA JERKS!
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Calvin and Sally ran through the Forest, they were panting and out of breath, they had run several miles, and were still not getting any muscles… well Calvin was disappointed anyway.
"We. (gasp), need to (wheeze), take a break, (Cough) before I (Gasp), pop a lung." Calvin wheezed.
Sally looked at him, smirking. "Stop whining Calvin, we are almost there." She than began to jog faster. Calvin blinked and noticed that she was carrying on despite everything.
Calvin began to slow. Sally stopped and looked back at him
"Come on Calvin, we are almost there."
"I don't think I can go on." He said, coming to a stop. Then suddenly several Laser Shots passed overhead. They looked back and saw the Robots.
"TIME SNAP!" Calvin yelled and ran past Sally, who joined him soon after. Mt. Magine was straight ahead.
The Robots were running and then the lead Robot stopped them. "Wait boys, we have to stop." it said.
"WHAT!?" all the other Robots yelled out. "WHY!?"
The Decapitated Robot, now holding his head in his arm, knew why and responded, "Because that's Mt. Magine right ahead.
The Robots all groaned. "WE SPENT ALL THAT TIME CHASING THEM!" Another called out.
"Yes, but the master has decreed that we cannot go up there."
Suddenly a giant boulder rolled downhill, heading right for them.
"WHAT THE FRAG!" Cried out the lead Robot as he and the other were run over and their parts scattered all around.
"Great," the Decapitated robot said, "Now my body can join in the fun of it all."
A little bit higher up the trail Calvin and Sally looked down and saw the Robots get hit by the Boulder. "SCORE ONE FOR THE HOME TEAM!" Calvin yelled and the high fived Sally. Then he remembered she was a girl, and wiped his hand on his shirt. "Yech,"
Sally grinned happily. "That was a great idea Calvin, making those Robots end up like roadkill." She hugged him. "Thanks for looking out for me."
Calvin's eyes opened wide at that. He gulped and then put a hand on her back. "Um you're welcome."
Sally stepped back, she was blushing. She then looked down, and then looked back up the trail. "the Mountain is this way Let's go,"
"Um yes let's."
And then they took off running up the Mountain.
Soon, they had reached the top. Calvin looked out and saw the entire Countryside. He gasped. "Beautiful, isn't it?" Sally asked.
"Yes… but I was just thinking about how much good stuff I was missing on TV." Calvin answered.
Sally rolled her eyes. "You are so weird Calvin."
Calvin just rolled his eyes. As he did he saw something. A giant statue of a boy roughly his age. "Hey, look at this!"
"No need to shout, I am right here." Sally walked over. "Funny never saw this before."
They saw a plaque on the bottom:
Magine Antiferfun
1979-1985
A boy with Imagination so powerful, that it took his life to a better place
Sally sniffled a little bit, while Calvin put a hand on the statue. "Whoa, I wonder what happened to this little boy?"
Sally turned away for a second and then she looked over the cliff edge and then gasped.
She grabbed Calvin and then pulled him over. "Hey stop that, what are you pointing at," He was cut off as he saw a wrecked up piece of Metal with Wheels and a handle, rotted wood lay scattered everywhere. On the rocks some dark spots that looked like splattered liquid unnerved Calvin. He stepped back. "I think I'm gonna be sick."
*bump*
He turned and saw, a man, about 7 Ft high and roughly 298 Lbs.
"Um hello?" squeaked Calvin.
The Man smirked, then Calvin felt something hit his neck. He turned and saw Sally, her eyes now red, holding a tranquilizer gun. Calvin slumped forward and then the last thing he heard was the man saying. "Good Work Sally Bot, very good work."
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Pretty good drama. …How about a view of the other kids back at the camp real quick? TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO
One of the counselors shook Dad's hand as he lead him and Mom back to the car… with 'Calvin', who looked- believe it or not- well-behaved. "I can't believe how well Calvin has been acting- just a few minutes ago, he was begging to go home!" Mom was saying. "It's as if he were switched at the last minute with… I don't know… a robot or something!"
"Well, that's just the kind of effect our camp has!" The counselor said, quickly. "We make sure the kids learn to understand our rules, even outside our boundaries- I mean, outside our camp! Now have fun with your 'new' son! We'll see you next week!"
"Thank you," Dad said, as he and Mom drove off with their 'son'.
Susie arched an eyebrow, having been watching 'Calvin'. Her parents decided to let her stay the rest of the summer (she wanted to, since she found out Calvin would be returning to their neighborhood, and didn't want her summer ruined again with water balloon attacks). This morning he was boasting about how happy he was to finally be going home and getting away from the camp, all hyped up and stuffing his bag.
…But now that she saw him later that day, he was WAY too different. They had passed a mud puddle and he didn't make an effort to push her into it; He didn't make any gross remarks about lunch; he was quiet during the seminars; slept like a log at naptime; …and performed a basic karate move upon Moe when the bully tried to punch him, flipping him onto the ground then calmly walking away.
"So, Calvin, what are you and Hobbes going to do once you get home?" She decided to ask him minutes prior before he left.
"Who's Hobbes?" 'Calvin' had asked.
"Hobbes… your tiger? Remember?"
'Calvin' thought about it. "Oh, yes… that stuffed animal I used to play with. I'm thinking about giving him away- perhaps you could take him, since you, apparently, are still attached to your toys."
Definitely not like Calvin.
She sat with Beth that afternoon in the cabin. "I think something is wrong with Calvin… he's not himself." she told her.
"Maybe he's just acting, so he won't come back to camp," Beth said, fiddling with the dog-collar around her neck. "I've seen a couple kids try it… only to fail. Lou was the only one who left completely changed-" she then paused, her eyes twitching.
"What's wrong, Beth?"
Beth cocked her head to the side, and then squatted as if talking to a small animal. "Sparky…? …Oh yes, Sparky, I agree. Something IS going on… what? He's where? GASP! That's terrible!"
"Beth…? Who are you talking to?"
"Oh, Sparky's ghost. He visits me only when he senses danger. He just told me Calvin is in the mountains and just got shot."
"WHAT?!"
"…what's that, Sparky? Derek can help? Okay." Beth turned back to Susie. "He says Derek knows what's going on and can help."
Usually, Susie wouldn't take advice from a crazy girl who claimed to be able to communicate with her dead dog's spirit… but seeing Calvin act mild-mannered was enough to convince her something was going on, and something was going on, so she decided to ignore the logical part of her brain (just this once) to figure out what IS going on with the camp, and headed to Derek's cabin.
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Meanwhile, with Hobbes
Hobbes run up the mountain, his lungs gasping for air, he jumped over a fallen tree, a creek, lizards, and branches dove out of his way, well okay the lizards did but never the less. Hobbes ran through a bunch of bushes, and then stopped when he realized that he was covered in Poison Oak.
"GAH!"
He yelled out loud. He then began to itch himself and groan. "OWIE, OWIE, OWIE IT BURNS!"
Hobbes hoped around for a little bit and then he fell, into the Mountain. "AIIEEEE!" He noticed that the shaft was made out of metal, but that was all he noticed when he hit the ground, hard. "OW!"
"Geez what a warm reception this place has." Then he noticed that he was in an air vent, over a grate. "Hmm," he said. HE punched the grate and it popped out. But not without Injuring Hobbes first. "OWIE!" He yelled, then he silenced himself.
He began to walk the halls, everything was lit up with Red lights and every Minute a siren would blare followed by
"Warning Warning the Experiment is about to take place in 27 Minutes."
Hobbes gulped. It kept changing every time a minute went past. He looked around, seeing no one, he then began to run. Whatever the experiment was he had a hunch that Calvin was involved, and that he was in Trouble, BIG trouble.
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SO looks like the plot really DID Thicken after all. Well folks I have only one thing to tell you, the climax, I can sees it!'
R&R