The Trofblipk arrived on the fateful evening of August 19, 1994. It was a dark and stormy night, and by such omens the townspeople should have expected the worst – but as it were, the weather provided the perfect atmosphere for the production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the school hall that Friday night.
Going by the concentration of stationary vehicles in the parking lot, the Trofblipk deduced that an important event was taking place – the ideal opportunity to announce itself and its not-quite-benign intentions to the town. It therefore slithered into the hall and interrupted an enthusiastic rendition of the ‘Time Warp’, which was a bad start.
Nothing in its week-long surveillance of the town had prepared it for the otherworldly creatures that leapt from the stage and attacked it. As it slithered down the aisle in confusion, it noticed that several prominent townspeople in the audience were dressed just as outlandishly, and joined in the chase with glee. Finally they cornered it, yelling incomprehensible lines.
The Trofblipk reared its sinuous body to its full height. Things were not going according to its well-laid-out plan. Still…
“My name is Eddie,” it hissed. “Take me to your leader!”
That’s when the trouble started.
- fin -
(C) Leoni Venter 12 May 2008
Dorothy Venter, 2 months ago
Never saw ‘Rocky horror’ but can imagine the rest of the story. Very good – short and sweet. Well done.
Empress, 2 months ago
oh no… now i have that song stuck in my head.