Z451 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Acting as Mr. Box's personal secretary is an endeavor in and of itself. Jack may be an outgoing guy, very down to earth and easily likeable. However, the amount of paper work, business dealings, and press conference interviews, turn our once beloved leader, into a foreboding demon by the end of the day. Our opinions started to differ, when we saw an actual demon in Illinois. It was 2009, and Jack had come to Downer's Grove, to oversee the operations on the new Jack in the Box restaurant. He called his time there, a part of his "Jack Across the USA" ad campaign, but really he just didn't want them revealing the new Jalapeno Bacon Burger. Everyday we spent in Downer's Grove, Jack mysteriously wasn't there half the time, he claimed he was going on "nature walks" as he called them. After a while we started to wonder if he was there for the restaurant chain, or to buy a home in a quiet suburb. One night in August though, things shifted quite radically into a much different strife. The day had been much hotter than the meteorologists predicted, and even the ice cream machine started to lose it's cool. By the time, it was near pitch black night, the air conditioner gave way. Jack, being the overachiever that he is, tried real hard to fix it. Despite everything he tried however, the air conditioner 's ultimate problem stemmed from a burned out fuse in the fuse box. The fuse box was of course down in the the restaurant's basement, where it was "thought" that only employees could get in, as a master key was needed to unlock the door. Naturally Jack went towards the basement door, giving us a good word before going down. "Fear not, my humble servants", he announced. "For I, Mr. Box, will restore air as cold as my Triple Frosted Ice Cream Sundaes." "Just be sure to throw a couple of burgers on the grill, and I'll be back." Walking down the stairs to the basement, we continued things as usual, as if nothing had happened. With or without Jack, it didn't matter, we could operate successfully either way. As the night dragged on, most of the employees were sick of the drudgery involved in flipping hamburger patties, and frying chicken breasts, I allowed them their twenty minute break. Oddly enough, as I was walking into the back of the kitchen I found the radio left on. Now I know that doesn't sound strange, but it was the news coverage on the radio that night, that irked me in particular. The radio hosts were describing the story of Jack Riley, who at 17, murdered a vast amount of people in gruesome and disgusting ways. "So Biff, it seems they're allowing the lunatics out of their cages?", Ford Tennyson announced on air. "Well I haven't seen your mom be let out yet Ford", Biff retorted. "Is that so?", Ford replied. "At least my mom isn't the town prostitute." "No, but I've heard much more degrading things about your mom," Biff remarked. "Things that the even dogs would shutter at knowing." Realizing that he got owned by Biff, Ford shut his mouth and let Biff continue to talk. "Yes, so Jack Riley, or "Basement Jack", as he preferred to be called...", Biff announced. "...was a really diabolical S.O.B., in that he literally snuck into people's basements, and when they had their backs turned, sliced them limb from limb." Shocked at the news, my face grew dead pale. "One house, had been reported, to have had a man's large intestines wrapped around a water pipe." "Wow", Ford reacted. "And he used to live in Downer's Grove?" "Yeah", Biff responded. "God damn", Biff muttered. "Of course, the insults to my mother didn't allow me to properly finish the story", Biff added. "Well your mother does have those Friday night specials...", Ford implied. "Yeah well, go eat a raw banana Richard Simmons", Biff insulted. "Worse yet.., Jack Riley has been released in Downer's Grove, due to insufficient evidence." "It's believed also that, Jack has changed his last name, and disguised himself, however, Jack can be distinguished by his love of basements, nature, and long periods of solitude." Gasping for breath, I stumbled around the kitchen, eventually falling onto the sink. Choking up on the air, I thought I was going to hurl up half my body weight. Then he came back. It was Jack, but not Basement Jack, Jack Box, holding an old rusted axe. "Hey did you know we had this axe in the basement?" Jack asked. "The guys from the saw mill before us must have left it." Startled by the axe, I moved back slowly, towards the back wall. "Stay away from me Jack", I uttered. "Sherri, what's gotten into you?", he asked out of sheer surprise. "I know about them, I know about all of them," I continued. "All of what Sherri?", a confused look came across his face. "You can't fool me Jack, I know about all the murders", I frantically uttered the words. "Murders?", Jack scratched his head. "What murders?" "You can't change your name in hell, Mr. Riley", I shot back at him. "Sherri, who are you talking about?", his eyes widened. "You know better than me, Jack", I dodged the question. "I have no clue", he held up both of his hands. "2006, does that ring a bell?", I pressed. "No, no it doesn't", he nonchalantly replied. "You're lying", I remarked. "Lying?, about what?", he looked afraid. Finally reaching the back of the wall, at the screened back door, I felt pinned in like an ant. A second later, something came crashing through the screen, it was a bladed hockey stick. I had only narrowly missed it by a split second. It's bearer however, wasn't so careless, after he pulled the stick out, he utilized no effort in dehinging the door. Jack came running as soon as he stood in front of me, but I had didn't know what to do. In a panic, I slid out into the restaurant's basement hoping to find safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callisto Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Learn More AboutJack (Jack In The Box)Read more about Jack (Jack In The Box) at WikipediaOfficial Site: Jack in the Box Links: Wikipedia Jack on MySpace Jack in the Box on Wikipedia Basement JackRead more about Basement Jack at WikipediaOfficial Site: IGF Links: Wikipedia Enotes Answers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callisto Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Match Final ResultsUSER RATINGS B This was a pretty good fight. It was entertaining enough, and the concept was okay, but there were a few things wrong with it. First off, make a new paragraph every time another character talks. It's just easier to read that way. It also could have use more description in certain parts, especially when the people were talking. Overall, though, it was still pretty good. B SCORE Jack (Jack In The Box): 13Basement Jack: 3FPA: 3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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