The creature deep within

The tournament

It had been a week since Clarence had met James and he still is curious of the world surrounding him but this chapter is bound to be a good one. One ordinary day in Silverdale Clarence was at home on the treadmill. Lorelei walked into the room with a tray that had a plate of eggs,bacon,toast and orange juice. "Want some breakfast babe?asked Lorelei. Clarence stopped running and said "I'll have the juice". "Oh that's not like the Clarence I know,why the change?asked Lorelei. "I'm trying to be healthy,oranges have vitamin c" said Clarence. "Oh okay,I'll just keep the rest in the fridge" said Lorelei. Clarence took the juice and drank it and placed it on the tray. After 2 hours of exercise Clarence got off the treadmill and sat in the lounge. "Hey finally came from your work out" said Mitch. "I'm still going to go for a run at 18:00" said Clarence. "Why man?,just sit and enjoy some quality time with us,we're watching a show about comedians" said Mitch. "I only have an hour so I guess I'll just watch for a while" said Clarence. "That's right just watch the show and laugh" said Mitch slyly. Clarence watched the show and laughed till he cried. Meanwhile there were people with brown trench coats, brown hats that had a black stripe going across it, black shoes and black glasses. "Is it time Clyde?asked one of the men. The other one took out an hourglass and said "Almost just wait Clyde". The men walked away. Meanwhile Clarence also checked his watch and said "Sorry guys it's 18:00 got to go". "Really come on just stay a little longer babe" said Lorelei. "Sorry just don't dish out for me when it's supper time I'm not eating" said Clarence as walked to the door. Everyone shook their heads. Clarence got out of the house and started running. After a while Clarence saw two figures standing in front of him. The men walked towards him and said "Hello Clarence Jones my name is Clyde". "Okay but how do you know my name?asked Clarence. "That is not important" replied one of the men. "Okay what's that guys name?asked Clarence. "My name is Clyde" said one of the men. "Oh you're both Clyde" said Clarence. "Yes but that is not important either" said the right man. "Okay are you guys clones or something?asked Clarence. "That is not important" replied the left man. "We wanted to tell you it's almost time" said the right man. "Time for?asked Clarence. "He doesn't know" said the right man to the left man. "You are coming with us" said the left man to Clarence. "Where?asked Clarence. The left man looked at the right man and the right man looked at the left man. "That information is strictly prohibited from being heard from...our victims" said the left man to Clarence. "Victims?,so am I just another victim?,how many victims do you have?asked Clarence. "That information is strictly prohibited" said the left man. Clarence ran all the way home as fast as he could. He bursted through the door panting"Guys you won't believe what just happened!. "What?did you meet Jim Carrey?asked Mitch. "What?no Mitch get real,some dudes named Clyde told me it was time" said Clarence. "Time for?asked Lorean. "I don't know!said Clarence. "Hm... what did they look like?asked Mitch. "They were wearing brown trench coats,brown hats with black stripes going across,black glasses a...a...and black shoes" said Clarence. "People have been telling me about two men just like that!said Mitch. "Really?asked Clarence. "No!,ha I can't believe you fell for that,it's probably just some weirdos trying to intimidate you man don't stress about it" said Mitch. Clarence went to the kitchen and wiped his face with a warm,wet cloth. "Where's Lorelei?asked Clarence. "She's in bed" replied Mitch. Clarence walked to his bedroom,took off his shirt and got into bed. Once everyone went to bed,the two men came out of his closet. "Clyde hand me the knife" said the right man as he stuck his hand out to the left man. The left man took out a knife that had a green steam-like substance surrounding it except for the handle. The right man took it and lifted it over Clarence and stabbed him but Clarence was motionless. "Ha ha ha ha ha the process has been thoroughly compltete" said the right man. "Yes we have completed our given task" said the left man. The men walked into the closet but when the wind pushed open the men were gone. Meanwhile Close was standing next to two walls. "Where am I?asked Clarence. He walked in various directions until he saw an opening there was a stairway leading to a pedestal with a golden orb. "What's that?asked Clarence. As he walked forward he saw a tree but saw a figure in a black and red cloak. The figure had a bow and arrow. The figure took out an arrow and fired it at Clarence but he dodged it. Another arrow came close to him but his arm changed and he caught it. The figure jumped down from his branch. "I know you" said the figure. Clarence threw the arrow on the floor and his arm changed to his normal arm. "You know me?asked Clarence. "Yes you're Clarence Jones!said the figure. "How do you know my name?I don't think we've met before" said Clarence. The figure took off his hood and Clarence saw it was Arlo. "Are you sure we haven't met?asked Arlo. "Arlo you idiot you chose the wrong person to mess with!said Clarence. "What?,no I want to make peace Clarence,I want to stop this feud" said Arlo. "If you think I'm going to believe your twisted,poisonous lies you have got another thing coming!said Clarence. "Would you believe me if I told you I know why you are here?asked Arlo. "Okay fine why am I here?asked Clarence. "You seriously don't know?asked Arlo. "Start talking Stamford" said Clarence as he lifted his fist to Arlo. "Okay you are here to compete in the tournament of the second chance" said Arlo. "Second chance of life"said Arlo. "Of life?,does that mean I'm...dead?asked Clarence. "Yes, you are competing for the golden orb of life" said Arlo. "Oh I saw a golden orb back there" said Clarence pointing at the opening he saw. "What!thank you this is my...our one way ticket out of here!said Arlo with excitement. Arlo followed Clarence to the orb. Once they reached the opening,they both saw a girl with  black hair. Arlo fired at the girl but she turned around and ran to Arlo. "Quick Clarence transform" said Arlo. "But she's just a girl" said Clarence. "Yes but she's about to steal my...our opportunity to get out of here!said Arlo. "No!yelled Clarence. In the nick of a second the girl stabbed Arlo with a dagger. The girl pointed a knife at his neck. "Are you single?asked the girl. "Uh...no" replied Clarence. "Do you have a girlfriend?asked the girl. "No I'm married" said Clarence. "Oh too bad,sorry I didn't introduce myself I'm Dariella Rodriguez " said Dariella. "Oh Clarence Jones" said Clarence. "Let's take that orb and get outta here" said Dariella. They both touched the orb and went home but Clarence woke up in a coffin on top of Dariella. "Ooh I thought you were married" said Dariella. "No I am married,I was put in a coffin but why would they think I would die?asked Clarence. "Because you did die" said Dariella. "Wait shh... someone's digging up my grave" said Clarence. The grave was dug up and the coffin was taken out. A man opened the coffin with a crowbar but once he saw Clarence and Dariella he said "Sir this one's alive and kicking". The mans boss turned around,looked into the coffin and said "Put them in the acid tank". "Yes sir" said the man. "Hey!you can't just pour us into acid alive!yelled Dariella. "Yeah what do you even want with coffins?asked Clarence. "We're gonna sell 'em" replied the boss. Clarence got out and helped Dariella out. "Okay Dariella can you keep a secret?asked Clarence. "Yeah of course but I don't think we should tell secrets now,probably at home" said Dariella. "Okay can you handle anything you see?asked Clarence. "Obviously!said Dariella. "Okay handle this!said Clarence. Clarence transformed into the beast and ran after the boss and punched him. He ran to the worker and bit his head off,stepped on it and threw his body. The beast transformed into Clarence. "What in the world was that?asked Dariella in shock. "That was the secret" said Clarence. "You could've told me or texted me" said Dariella. "Let's just go home" said Clarence. "Can I get a piggyback ride?asked Dariella. "Fine!said Clarence. She jumped onto his back and Clarence ran home carrying Dariella. Meanwhile at Clarences house Lorelei was crying her heart out. "Don't worry there's plenty of guys out there" said Natasha. "But none like Clarence" said Lorelei as she cried. "Wait there's Clarence giving a girl a piggyback ride oh Dariella" said Mitch glancing out the window. "Let me see!said Lorelei as she ran to the window and glanced out. "Do you know her?asked Lorelei. "Yeah her name is Dariella,she's an army ranger,I know her because she used to be my...girlfriend" said Mitch. "Oh used to?,what happened?asked Lorean. "She found out I was Canadian" replied Mitch. "And?asked Lorean. "A Canadian killed her team and family so ever since she hated Canadians" replied Mitch. "Oh they're coming!said Lorelei,she ran to her couch and sat down. Clarence walked into the house "Hey guys guess what?I'm not dead,and I brought a new member" said Clarence.  "MITCH!yelled Dariella. She got off Clarences back and chased after him. "Whoa when she said she hated Canadians I didn't know she meant like that!said Clarence. "Glad you're home babe" said Lorelei as she hugged him. "I have seen things no human could ever guess of!said Clarence. "Oh wow right" said Natasha sarcastically. "Whatever" said Clarence. Dariella walked into the room "Oh sorry I didn't introduce myself again,my name is Dariella Rodriguez" said Dariella as she reached her hand out to shake everyones hand. "Nice to meet you too my name is Natasha" said Natasha as she shook Dariellas hand. "My name is Lorean" said Lorean as she shook her hand. Mark ran into the room chasing Diane. "Who are these two cuties?asked Dariella. "Hello ma'am I'm Mark and this is my sister Diane" said Mark. "Hi" said Diane as she waved her hand. "Hi I'm Dariella" said Dariella. Mitch walked into the room and said "Whew I made it out alive". "Because you begged on your knees!and cried" said Dariella. "Whatever!said Mitch. "Welcome to the team" said Clarence. "Thanks" said Dariella. Dariella joined the group and everything changed.