Lisa strolled through the street and saw an orange bouncy ball bouncing at the fountain, until it morphed into a clown like toy. It's head and torso resembled two bouncy balls stacked on top, not to mention having six hands (two at the top of its head as antennas, two on it's torso, and two in place of its feet).
"Hey girl! What brings you here in toy town?" Asked the clown like toy.
"I came here to find a way to go home, I came from the real world" she answered.
"Well, my name is Clown-a- round. I am the governor of the toy region, and the mayor of this town!" The clown like toy introduced.
"My name is Lisa, a pleasure to meet you!" She introduced.
"To get home, you must come with me to the castle. It is where the king lived in, and he is the ruler of this world. I am but a member of his council called the "circle of ten", in which we each governed a part of this world. If you were to consult with the king, maybe he could open a portal to your world for you to go home!" Said Clown-a- round in a cheerful tone.
Lisa wasn't sure about this, for she can see that the clown like toy was acting suspicious. Before she knows it, musical instruments started to play as Clown-a- round cleared his non existent throat.
"Here in this region/ ev'ry toy call home.
In this town, it is protected by a toy soldier legion!
There was a princess who ruled over this region/ 'til she was taken in lace!
I maybe a clown/ but I was chosen to govern this place!
Ev'ry toy is happy/ but not too sappy!
(What do I care? I'm a clown with personality, hee hee!)
We would entertain children, so they won't be lonely.
You should come with me, to the castle to gain audience with the kiiinnng!" Sang Clown-a- round (it's in the style of the isle of misfit toys).
Lisa clapped her hands, as the clown like toy gave an impressive performance. Then he conjures a portal as a shortcut to the castle, for her to enter. Just as she were about to step into the portal, she heard someone shouting.
"Stoooppp!!" Shouted a voice.
"What now?" Said Clown-a- round.
Then a young boy, who happens to be the same age as Lisa, pushed her away from the portal. He wore a beanie hat, red vest, white shirt underneath, grey pants, and boots.
"Hey! What gives!?" Lisa called out.
"I saved you from this menacing toy, he is tricking you to enter the castle and be captured by the king's forces. It's clear that he used to serve the original ruler of the toy region, until he betrayed her!" Explained the young boy.
"How clever of you to see through my ruse, but your effort is for naught. I shall send forth my toy soldiers to dispose of you, Frederick, while I will take this girl with me!" Clown-a- round hissed.
"Wh-what!?" Said Lisa as she was baffled on what was going on.
The clown like toy blew his two fingers to whistle, thus calling forth several toy soldiers to buy some time so he can take Lisa. Lisa tried to run away to safety, but Clown-a- round stretched his four arms to catch her (due to the fact that he's made of rubber) and started to drag her towards him.
"Come with me, Lisa. The king will be pleased to see you... in the dungeon!" Said Clown-a- round in a low creepy voice.
"Wait! What if I were to play with you!?" Asked Lisa.
"Play... with me?" He said in a confused tone.
Luckily, the young boy kicked Clown-a- round just so the clown like toy let go of Lisa. Many of the toy soldiers that the young boy had defeated were in pieces but still alive, they all groaned in pain from when he kicked and punched them. Then he reached his hand to Lisa and pulled her up, she was thankful that he saved her.
"You must be Frederick, I presume?" Asked Lisa.
"Yes, and you must be Lisa I presume?" Asked Frederick.
"I am, I came from the real world until the tv sucked me into this world" she replied.
"I thought so, because I saw a beam of light coming from the sky in the distance" he said.
"You naughty children.... You naughty children! You haven't seen the last of me! The next time we meet, I will capture the girl and bring her in chains!" Exclaimed Clown-a- round as he fled into the portal.
Lisa and Frederick watched as the portal disappeared, but Lisa was left wondering about who is the king the clown like toy had mentioned and what is the purpose of the so called circle of ten.
"Why is Clown-a- round wanting to kidnap me so bad?" Asked Lisa.
"It was because he was ordered by the king to capture you, but I'm not too sure on what he might do with you. Nevertheless, it is true that this clown like toy is a member of the circle of ten. Each members may have governed their own region, but in reality, they're basically usurpers in service of the king" explained Frederick.
"What's this?" She asked as she pointed at a green glowing object on the ground.
The green glowing object is basically a key, but it has an image of a teddy bear engraved at the top of it with a peridot on it. Lisa picked it up out of curiosity, she felt a strong magical energy emanating from it.
"I sensed that this key is your ticket home!" Said Frederick.
She felt happiness and hope that she can go home, just so she doesn't worry her mother about her disappearance. However, she doesn't know what to do with the key.
"Do I use this key on a lock, or something?" She asked.
"I don't know... I've seen such keys that each of the members of the circle of ten carries, but even I do not know what they do with them" he replied while scratching his head.
She looked around, but she did see a keyhole in front of the fountain. She then insert the key into the keyhole, and turned it. It started to glow as her surroundings begin to shift into a swirling vortex of red, yellow, and blue. She screamed as she fell into the vortex, then she saw credits as she fell. She begin to think that it was some sort of episodic movie from the 60s, but it keeps getting more questions than answering. Before she realized it, she was ejected out from the tv screen and landed on the floor. She looked around her surroundings, and found out that she's back home. When she walked over to the mirror, she's back to normal and she is relieved that she is no longer an animated character. She is no longer wearing the outfit she wore back in the movie (greenish yellow dress with apron, stockings, and black shoes), she is wearing the same outfit she wore before entering the film (A shirt with butterflies on it, a denim skirt with fake gems at the rim, and socks). She heard knocking at the front door.
"Lisa, open this door!" Said her mother, who is behind the locked door.
"Coming mom!" She answered as she walked towards the door.
Authors note: what do you think of Clown-a- round? Lisa may have returned home, but more surprises will creep out from the tv.
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