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Calvin Tower

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Last Summer, Calvin and his family went on a trip to Europe with Susie’s family.

They arrived in Romsdalen, Norway. Both families had booked a house to stay in called the Barrows mansion, or, the Clock Tower.

Chapter 1: Arriving

I can’t believe we GOT to sit next to Susie for seven hours! Muchas smooches! Calvin: I can’t believe we had to sit next to SUSIE on a plane for SEVEN HOURS! BLEGH!

Dad: There it is, the Clock Tower!

Calvin: Great! Just GREAT! Now I have to stay in an OLD, CREEPY house! And I have to stay in it with SUSIE! Just PERFECT! I’d almost rather go CAMPING!

GREAT! Now Mom’s yelling at me! Could this get any WORSE? ! Mom: Calvin, will you PLEASE stop COMPLIANING? ! You’re giving me a HEADACHE!

Chapter 2: It Gets Worse

Calvin: HEY! Did you see THAT? !

Never mind. I thought I saw something in the window. But if YOU didn’t see it, it MUST be my imagination! Hobbes: See what? I didn’t see anything. What did you see?

Why she can’t stand Calvin Susie: Why did do I have to stay in a house with CALVIN? ! WHY? !

You got THAT right! Calvin: Okay Susie, I can’t stand you can’t stand me.

WHAT? ! HA! Calvin: So here’s what we’ll do, I’ll sleep in the house, and you sleep out in the yard!

Calvin: Well, at least she didn’t kick me in the shins. But that doesn’t out-weigh the part where she rubbed my FACE in the MUD!

Chapter 3: The Scissors

I agree. And the courtyard is HIDIOUS! Look at all those WEEDS! Calvin: This place is a DUMP! Turned over chairs! Tilted paintings! Knocked over tables! Why couldn’t we get a Hotel? !

How long is the drive? just 10 minutes. Calvin will love it! It has a water slide! Dad: FINALLY! We’re finished unpacking! Come on, everyone, let’s go to that swimming pool we past by when we were driving.

What? ! WHAT? ! Dad: Oh no! Our car won’t start! I guess we’ll have to ride with the Derkins.

Okay. You kids wait in the house while I try to get it started. Hurry! I don’t want to be in the same car as CALVIN! The plane ride was bad enough! And I don’t want to be in the same car as a slimy GIRL! Dad: Well, maybe I CAN get the car started. But it might take a while.

EEW! GROSS! Those are all rusty and they’re covered will filth! I’m going up to my room! If you can find it! This mansion is like a maze! Calvin: Hey look! Somebody left a huge pair of scissors here!

Chapter 4: Scissorman

Okay. While you’re doing that, I’m going to explore this crazy mansion. Hobbes I’m tired. I’m gonna take a quick cat-nap.

SNIP! SNAP! SNIP! Calvin: WHAT was THAT? !

PANIC! Calvin: AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

PANIC! Calvin: OH NO! NO! The door’s LOCKED! HELP! HEEEELLLLLLLLP!

PANIC! Calvin: I gotta hide!

HIDDEN

SAFE Calvin: *Whew!* He’s gone! But I have to go find Hobbes before that crazy psycho gets him.

Chapter 5: But it’s true

GAAAAHHHH! I’M UP! I said, “WAKE UUUUUP!” Calvin: Hobbes! HOBBES! Wake up! WAKE UP!

I DO! There’s a maniac with a huge pair of SCISSORS lurking around this awful house! Hobbes: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. You’d BETTER have a good reason for this!

HE WAS RIGHT HERE! Hobbes: WHERE? ! I don’t see any scissorman!

But there IS a scissorman! Hobbes: There’s no scissorman! I can’t believe you got me up just to play some dumb game!

*gulp!* Hobbes: If you do this again…Well, let’s just say that it’s not a good idea to disturb a tiger who has been sleep deprived.

SNIP! SNAP! SNIP! UH-OH! Calvin: Fine! If he wants to become a pile of fractions, fine with me! But I’M not gonna get…

Chapter 6: Susie’s scenario

Susie: HEY! Why is the door locked? !

SNIP! SNAP! SNIP! Susie: What was that? !

PANIC! Susie: AAAAAIIIIIIIIEEEEE!!

PANIC! HEEELLLLPPP! Susie: HELP! Somebody, HEEEELLLLLLLPPP!

PANIC! Susie: I’ll be safe in here!

HIDDEN

SAFE Susie: *whew* That was close! I almost got killed!

THUMP! Susie: Foot steps! I hope it’s not…

PANIC! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!! Scissorman: Get ready to be found in 23 different places! HA! HA!

Chapter 7: Save Hobbes

CALVIN!? Why, You nasty little… Calvin: HA! Tricked you! It’s just me you dummy!

“REAL” Scissorman? ? ! Calvin: Sorry, but I could not pass up an opportunity like this! Wait, did I just say “Sorry”? ! I’m not sorry! I should thank the real Scissorman for scaring you first, or this never would have worked!

WAIT! Having him behind you and then him suddenly appearing in front of you makes no sense at all! Calvin: DUH! Even though running away from a slasher (who walks very slow) behind you and then suddenly finding him in front of you makes perfect sense, that wasn’t me who was chasing you a minute ago. 1, Scissorman doesn’t talk, like I just did. 2, even though you’re a slimy girl, I don’t want to kill you. And it looked like he REALLY meant it.

WHAT? !? Calvin: Now, like in every horror movie, we are going to split up. You find a way to stop Scissorman, and I’ll find a way to escape! One of us will be caught by him (which will be YOU) and one of us will destroy him (which will be ME). Well it was nice- I mean, NOT nice knowing you, see ya!

AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH! Calvin: Hobbes! I forgot about him! Don’t worry Hobbes, I’m coming!

Calvin: I can’t believe I forgot Hobbes! It’s all my fault! I should have just pestered him until he gave in and came with me so we could stop Scissorman together instead of leaving him so he could become a trophy!

Ugh… Calvin: HOBBES!!! HOBBES? !? Are you alright? !

Chapter 8: “WE”? !

What happened? Are you OK? Hobbes: … Ow… My head… Ow! It hurts! OW!

Hobbes: NO! I’m not “OK”! I just fell out of bed and smacked my head!

HEY! Ha! Ha! WEEEEEEE! Calvin: It’s raining! It’s pouring! Ol’ Hobbes is snoring! He fell out of bed and he hit his head and he couldn’t get up in the morning! HA! HA!

“Scissorman” again? ! This is getting ridiculous! Calvin: Well, I’m glad you’re safe. I thought the Scissorman got you!

Because it’s dumb, and there is no “Scissorman”! We’ve both went through the whole mansion and found NOTHING! And do you know what I’m gonna do to you if you bug me with this again? Calvin: Hobbes, I’m telling you the TRUTH! Why won’t you believe me? ! WHY? !? ! Of all the people who would never believe me, why won’t YOU believe me? !?

Hobbes: THIS!

Did you just say “We”? ! YES! I said “WE”! WE came to this mansion! WE are in a house with a maniac running around with scissors! WE are gonna be buried in sixty different graves if WE don’t get out of here!! Calvin: I don’t care! We’re getting out of here!

SNIP! SNAP! SNIP! Calvin: OH NO! It’s him! Quick! Into the closet!

CRRRRREEEEEEKKK! *EEP!* Calvin: *gasp!* He’s opening the door! He found us!

Chapter 9: The barrows

Hiding from Scissorman, now go away before he finds us! Susie: Calvin? What are you doing here?

REALLY? ? ? Susie: He’s not here. I looked around. It’s safe to come out. Now c’mon, I found something that might have a clue on how to stop Scissorman!

I DON’T CARE ABOUT SOME CRAZY LADY WHO USED TO LIVE HERE! DOES IT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT HOW TO STOP SCISSORMAN? !? ! Susie: It’s a journal. It must’ve belonged to one of the servants who worked here. They talk about a crazy lady who used to live here. Her name is Mary Barrows and she had two sons, Bobby and Dan. It says the Bobby liked to play with scissors. So Bobby must be our Scissorman.

HOE DOES THAT HELP US? ! IT DOESN’T MAKE ANY CENTS! I wish he’d shut up. Susie: The closest clue I can find is “Bell can cause disturbance. ”

SNIP! SNAP! SNIP! Calvin: OH NO! It’s Scissorman! RUUUNNNN!

PANIC! Calvin: Hurry! We have to get to the clock tower! I think I figured out what “Bell can cause disturbance” means.

PANIC! Calvin: Quick! Flip the switches!

BONG! AARGH!!! Calvin: Look! It’s working! I can’t look!

AAAAAAaaaaaaa…. . Tell me when it’s over. Calvin: Ooh, THAT had to hurt!

Okay, I’m coming. Susie: Come on, let’s get out of here. We’ll go down this ladder.

Chapter 10: Ending A

Susie: Look! There’s the car!

I’ll get you for that, Calvin. Um… We were, but… Uh… Susie got us locked out. Dad: Hey, what are you doing here? I thought you guys were waiting for me in the house.

NOOOOOO! Why me? ? ? WHY ME? ! Dad: Well, mom and Susie’s parents get tired of waiting for me to get the car started, so they left. It looks like you’re gonna have to ride with Susie after all.

Shut up, Calvin, I trying to read. Yeah, but I could at least sit in the front seat instead of Susie. Hobbes: Well, at least we’re away from that crazy house and the little, rotten murderer. No offense.

It’s Clock Tower for Wonder. Swan. And you know what’s funny? The setting is the same place we’re staying for vacation, the mansion is identical to the one we’re living in, and it has the same Scissorman that tried to kill us. Weird, huh? Hobbes: Hey, what’s that?

Hobbes: Yeah, that IS weird.

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5 Hobbes: VERY weird.

SNIP! SNAP!

THE END