The Chalk
Skimming over a page in a book he held in his hand, Henry grinned in cleverness as he held the white chalk in his hand. He relocated to a nearby wall made of pink and drew a long vertical rectangle starting from the ground, then to the top of the wall, then back to ground again. He quickly drew in a doorknob on one side of it.
The Pink Panther watched with great interest and curiosity (and an amused perked brow). His comrade held up a finger to him and then he turned to the door, and then knocked three times. Knock, knock, knock. Who would be there?
Henry stepped back and waited. And waited. And... waited.
Until.
Three knocks in response.
Henry blinked. He turned to his pink comrade, but the latter only shrugged. It prompted the man to step forward and knock again. And he received a single knock. He was about to knock one more time before the drawing came to life. The chalk door slowly creaked and tore away from the wall, opening, opening, opening and revealing the recipient of Henry's knocks.
A giant shark with a top hat loomed over a terrified Henry with a great wide smile and a hungry look on his face!
The FAIL Superior has spoken:
I think you were reading the wrong handbook, pal.
A/N: Two options down, two more to go. Feel free to place your bets on which one will bring the most success. :)
This is a short chapter, but it's a breezy one for me to write next to the heavy writings I've got going on.
References:
-The giant shark character with a top hat is not my own creation, but that of a Misterjaw (no relation to Jabberjaw). He's a great white shark in search of food who dresses in a very fancy hat and vest, and he comes from the world of The Pink Panther AKA the world of DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. I originally wanted nothing to happen and have Henry standing there like a goof, but repeating a gag that Puffballs has already done didn't sit well with the writing. Thus, this was the result.
-The handbook and chalk door drawing might be penned by the same author of the Handbook for the Recently Deceased from Beetlejuice. Don't say his name three times, be careful!
Enjoy!
