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The current carried Fred rapidly forward, far into the cave. He held his
breath (and the chest) hoping that his luck would not run out. Our hero
was in Fortune’s favor, however, as he soon came to the end of the
current, and found himself shot out like a cannon into a large chamber.
Lord Fred allowed his eyes to adjust to the dim light, and he surveyed the situation. To his surprise, standing just a few yards in front of him, was a man! The man looked a bit startled, but also happy as well. The man wrung his hands in glee. “At last!” he chortled, “After a thousand years of imprisonment, I have a visitor.” ”A thousand years?” asked Fred. “That’s impossible. Surely you exaggerate!” ”No, my dear boy I do not. Allow me to introduce myself…my name is PROFESSOR LEROY!” He laughed maniacally. “Long before you were born, I was a researcher in the field of longevity. In my studies, I made an interesting discovery: all things being equal, evil men outlive good men by a wide margin. But they all slip up: a card for mom on Mother’s Day, tucking their kids in at night, that sort of thing. I theorized that only by being TRUE evil can one live forever.” ”I think I’m beginning to understand now,” said Fred. “That’s how you have lived down here for so long…you became True Evil!” ”Correct! The rest of the kingdom grew weary of my increasingly evil acts: removing the tags from mattresses, jaywalking, talking with my mouth full, etc. Since they couldn’t kill me, they decided to imprison me in this system of caves.”
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