Calvin and Hobbes
The Imagination War
Chapter 9
The Beginning of the End of Imagination
Co-written by WG Thanks again
Still no ownership, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I BEG BILL WATTERSON!
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Calvin, opened his eyes slightly. He looked to his left, he saw a Robot, holding his arm. It was walking, and dragging him down the Hallway. He looked to his left, and he saw another robot hanging on to his other arm. He wanted to kick, he wanted to scream, he wanted to whip out his dart gun and go Rambo on these bots… but couldn't, as if some other force was holding him back. He felt limp and weak, like he was going to slip into a deep sleep. He groaned, as the Robots pulled him, he had been dragging his feet and now they had forced him to stand.
"Hobbes." He slurred. "Where is Hobbes?" Neither Robot responded, and Calvin called out,"Hobbes where are you?"
"SHUT UP!" A hoarse voice called out. Calvin turned his head to see a robot, holding a three pronged trident that sparked with electricity. It jabbed it at Calvin's back, shocking him.
"AUGH!" He yelled. His head then fell forward, and his eyes began to close.
Then, the Robot, with the prong, grabbed and shook him. "Stay awake you dumb kid, and do not make me zap you again!" The robot let go as Calvin was dragged down the hallway.
They soon entered a room, which was filled with Glass tubes. Calvin looked up at them in shock and horror. In each one there was a kid hooked up to a group of wires attached to their heads. There were twenty total, but it looked like it alternated a little bit seeing as how there were timers that read how long each had been in there and how long the pervious occupants had been in the tubes.
Calvin gasped as he saw Sally sitting in one of them, she looked calm and peaceful, like an angel, Calvin shook the thought out of his head. Then suddenly he heard a voice. "Ah Calvin how nice to see you."
Calvin looked up and then he saw the man from before staring at him. Now Calvin could see his features. He had a slight Muscular build, and a mustache that resembled Hitler's if it grew out more, Brown hair, and Dark Brown, almost black eyes. He had round circler glasses, and was wearing a buttoned up Lab Coat with Black Pants.
"Wakey Wakey Calvin, you have a big day today."
"If I had a Thousand Dollars every time someone said that to me," Calvin grumbled.
"Yes yes you would be rich." One of the robots sneered.
The man looked at the Robots and then he scoffed. "Now boys show our most esteemed guest some respect here," He then pulled a lever on the wall and then a metal chair with arm rests appeared riding on a small rail. "Come have a seat."
Calvin looked at the chair, it looked like the Electric Chair that was once used to electrocute prisoners, except for one thing, it had no electric thing over it, but Calvin was still frightened- it was the same kind of chair Lou had been sitting in. "I Would rather not."
"Oh I insist."
"And I decline."
The Man's face went red and he growled. HE then grabbed Calvin ripping him from the Robots grip. "I SAID TAKE A SEAT!" He then forced Calvin into the Chair, and then metal cuff locked over his wrists and Ankles, His knees, his Shoulders, his Stomach, and even his neck.
"All this for me?" Calvin asked sarcastically, choking out his words. "You shouldn't have."
Then, suddenly the chair folded out into a metal examination Table. Calvin gulped as the Man began to walk away, then the table followed him, and so did the Robots.
Calvin kept glaring daggers at him. The Man smirked as he looked down at Calvin. "Something on your mind?" he asked, pleasantly and evilly.
"yes, something involving you, razor Blades, a rabid Chipmunk, an A-Bomb, a Wind tunnel, a roller coaster, a Thunderstorm, and a Shark that has laser-beams on its head. "
The Man looked at Calvin and then chuckled. "Yes I suppose that you would be thinking that."
Calvin's glare Enhanced. "So, are you going to tell me your evil Scheme?"
"No."
"No Tragic Back-story?"
"There is one but I am not going to tell it to you."
"No reason for this scheme?"
"A Reason which I shall not tell you."
"Why not?"
The Man looked at Calvin. "If you want a villain who shall blather out his evil scheme with a 'tragic' backstory, then you can go visit Dr. Doofenschmirtz."
"Who?"
The man sighed. "Never Mind."
Soon, they had come t end of the Track Reveling a large glass tube. The table sat up and Calvin stared into it.
Then, his shackles were released as the robots grabbed him and drug him over to the container. "HEY LET ME GO, DO YOU HEAR ME, MY DAD IS A LAWYER HE CAN SUE YOUR BUTTS OFF FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG!"
The Man grinned. "So?" Calvin frowned.
"Okay now that was just pushing it." Then the Robots threw him into the Container. The Door shut and then Calvin screamed bloody murder at them all.
The Man grinned as Calvin's screams were drowned out by the Liquid that filled the tube, and then Calvin froze in a cryogenic state of suspended animation. Then wire came down and then connected themselves to his head.
The Man walked over toward a large control panel. He looked at a power Out Put, it immanently shot up from 77% to 100%... no, 110% . His grin grew even bigger than ever before. "It is done and the Finalization of my plans shall begin." He turned towards the robots. "Clear the Mountain, the experiment is about to begin."
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Hobbes ran down the Hallways, he searched frantically for Calvin. He heard the Alarm begin to count down .
Experiment commencing in 10 Seconds.
Hobbes began to run faster, flying around corners and streaking down hallways.
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Hobbes suddenly saw a sign that said, Main lab, and it pointed down another Hallway.
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Hobbes charged down the hallway, then he came across another sign that said Main lab that pointed to the right.
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The Ground was now Shaking and rumbling. Panels began to come off the walls and doors broke off their hinges.
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As Hobbes ran the shaking began to decrease, summarizing that he was getting further away from whatever the Experiment was causing and where it was being controlled from.
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Then the ENTIRE hallway shook, it began to crack and break apart. "MOTHER!" Hobbes yelled as he ran even faster.
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Hobbes trembled as he saw a large sign that said Main lab safety zone right ahead. He knew he had to make it there.
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Hobbes ran faster when he saw that a set of walls were closing off the safety zone. The Hallway and rooms had begun to shake even faster now.
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Hobbes dove towards the walls just as it was about to shut. He landed through them and into the other side.
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The Wall/ Door closed as the Shaking and rumbling could be heard and felt. Hobbes continued his run as the sound of metal ripping apart was heard.
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Out from the Mountain side a Large set of 3 Antennas on both sides burst forth, destroying the Labs and most of the base. Trees fell and Rocks Tumbled. The Mountain shook , as the changes took hold.
Everyone in the camp saw it. Even Mom and Dad, as they were just pulling out. "What the heck is that?" Mon asked.
"I THOUGHT THIS PLACE SAID IT HAD NO CELL PHONES!" Dad yelled.
Mom turned to look at him. "What does that have to do with anything?"
"Well duh, those are clearly cell phone towers."
The Main Camp Consoler walked out and saw the Devices which now Crackled with Red Energy. "It is done." He said, his eyes glowing red.
A Large blast shot out of the Antenna covering the camp in a red glow. Several things were zapped by this, and they changed. Well some of them did other did not notice. Hobbes felt like had had been shocked but he kept on running, while out in the woods Lobo suddenly felt a sharp pain, He looked at his wooden paw and saw, "Blood, impossible." He gasped. "Unless," He looked at the Antennas.
His eyes widened with Horror. ", Imagination, is coming to life."
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15 Minutes Prior…
"And I think something bad must have happened to him," Susie finished telling Derek. They were in his cabin with Moe and Burned Out Star- who was shaking down the bully for trying to steal her wallet.
"Let me get this straight," Moe said, as Burned Out Star held him by the ankles. "You see Twinky acting like some goody-goody, then that crazy-girl you bunk with tells you her dead dog senses danger, and now you're wanting to go look for the twerp?"
"I know it doesn't make sense, but I really do think there's something going on here,"
Moe smirked. "Are you sure it isn't because of something else?"
"What else would it be?"
"Maybe you want to go looking for Calvin because you're in LOVE with him!"
Susie gawked at Moe, furiously. "WHAT?!"
"You're turning red, it must be true! Susie loves Calvin! Susie loves-"
*BAM!*
Susie ran up and punched Moe so hard, she knocked him out of Burned Out Star's grip and into the wall, leaving a Moe-shaped indent. "…never mind…" the bully grunted, falling to the floor.
"I'm with Susie. Something IS going on here," Derek agreed. "That time those counselors took me into the office to scold me… I felt an eerie presence, and the look in their eyes was startling- almost not human."
"I doubt they're human at all," Burned Out Star agreed. "When they dragged me in to chew me out for my attitude, their tones sounded mechanical, like their vocal cords were actually speaker-boxes. Not to mention when they took Lou to the Headmaster's office downstairs, he came back… different, like he lost his will to live."
"Sounds like we've got a cult on our hands."
"What are we going to do?" Susie asked.
"I think we should start by searching for Calvin."
"Where would we start?"
"There was a canoe missing from the docks," Burned Out Star said. "I figure he must have hi-jacked it and rowed across the lake,"
"Well lets go then!" Derek announced, and they left the cabin.
"Why the heck should I go look for that shrimp?" Moe scoffed.
Susie gripped him by the shirt-collar, glaring daggers. "Because it might help us solve the mystery of this place, and unless you want to end up zombified like Lou, you'll help!" she growled.
"Alright, alright! …You sure this isn't because you love Calvin?"
*Bam!*
After giving Moe another black-eye, Susie dragged him down to the docks with Derek and Burned Out Star. That's when the camp began to quake and the towers rose. "WHAT THE HECK ARE THOSE THINGS?!" Susie yelled.
"They're obviously not cell-phone towers," Burned Out Star commented.
"C'mon, we've got to find out where they're coming from!" Derek said as they climbed into a canoe.
"ARE YOU NUTS?! We're just kids! Kids don't deal with something THAT big!" Susie said.
"Kids might not… but what about tigers?" came a voice.
Everyone turned, seeing Althea standing there, smirking…
And they screamed.,
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Hobbes tore down the Hallway leading towards the main lab, his darted from left to right searching for any prey that might attack him.
He saw the Doors labeled main lab, right as they opened and a robot came walking out. The Robot saw Hobbes, and before it could even yell out in horror Hobbes pounced upon it, knocking it into a wall, breaking it apart.
Hobbes stared at what was left of the robot. "That was strange; I've never been able to pounce anyone else before." He shook it off and slowly entered the main lab.
He saw Robots walking around, fixing things, connecting wires and running machines. He walked in, assuming that no one would see him because of what he really was. Then several robots looked straight at him. Then some of them screamed and others charged their weapons.
"Mother." Hobbes squeaked. "YAH!" he shouted out loud as he ran through the labs creaming his head off. One of the robots looked at another one.
"Doesn't he realize that we are unable to chase him?" The other Robot looked at him. "It's a talking tiger; whoever created it must have left out most of its brain."
Hobbes ran through the lab screaming about the robots that were coming after him. No one paid him any mind, after all it was just an imaginary figment brought on by the machine…at least that was how they were programmed to look at Hobbes that way.
Then, Hobbes, ran head first into a glass tube. He stumbled back, holding his head and moaning. "Does anybody have that guy's drivers license?" He stumbled over to the glass container.
"Oh, hi Calvin, what are you swimming in Jell-O, that's nice." Hobbes than shook it off. "CALVIN!?"
Hobbes did the most sensible thing he could think of, try and pry the glass container open with his bare hands. "Come on, open, open dang you open." Hobbes grunted as he pulled with all of his might.
Until that is he was grabbed from behind. Hobbes found himself staring into a set of Dark Brown eyes. Then suddenly he heard a gasp. "Hobbes, impossible."
Hobbes found himself also gazing at the person. "W-William?"
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THE CLIMAX IS IN REACH! (trips and falls ) GAH!
So yes Imagination has come to life, and it appears that Hobbes knows the mastermind, but it is not his old kid…I'll let you all guess about what he is
Until then this is Fanatic97 saying: Zip Zip Zippdy ZOOM!