The First Kiss of Madness (The Rocky Horror Picture Show fan fiction)

Chapter Five: Brain Surge

Frank N Furter

Columbia turned the lights off, and I started up the sonographic reactor. It began to surge and lit up the lab with green and black rays. The rays shot out from little pin head holes along the rim on the bottom, and probed the girls’ foreheads. It acts similar to an X-Ray machine, but it also projects a three-dimensional, holographic image detailing brain activity, waves, and more. 

“Magnificent!” I was giddy with excitement.

The image was being projected right into the middle of my lab, suspended in the air, for me to walk around and observe. I walked over to it, carefully observing the activity being emitted by Sabrina and Taylor. Then a thought hit me; I hate their goddamn names! But what would I name them, if I could change them? 

“Riff-Raff. Columbia.” They stood side by side, “You are to remain here all night and watch this. Be sure to observe everything that is happening; brain waves, brain activity, the magnitude of the activity, the rate and process of their thoughts, and keep an eye on the machine. Don’t let it get overheated. You know the process.” They nodded obediently, and I left the lab to think, eat, and drink.

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Columbia

I watched Frankie disappear down the lift, and as soon as he was out of sight and earshot, I let out a storm. I paced back and forth, furious with Furter and his new experiment, yelling and throwing a tantrum. 

“Why does he do this to me! Like I’m nothing to him; as if I’m not good enough. What did I do to deserve him treating me like we had nothing. And then he goes out and finds, not one, but two girls. Two Riff!” He just stared at me. “What game is he playing at? It’s absurd the way he throws people under the bus. I can’t stay here any longer! I’m not his to keep and order around, or his babysitter. I will show him what love is, and he’ll like it!” 

“Columbia, you mustn’t leave. The master will no be pleased if you do.” He had a hand on my shoulder, but I shrugged it off. 

“Don’t tell me what to do!” I yelled at him, right in his face.

Riff’s usual smile turned to instant rage. He started yelling at me for being stupid enough to fall in love with an alien transvestite.

“He is not capable of love!” He had a hold of my shoulders, and was shouting very loudly in my face. He was beginning to scare me. “Frank N Furter doesn’t care if you love him! All you are is a playmate he no longer desires! He does not take part in any sort of monogamous relationship, ever. And if he were to fall in love, it had better be with a person of his home galaxy. Not some earthling! You better get your act together and stop with this madness. Or you’ll be on your way out!” 

He shoved me aside, and stalked over to the girls with his hands folded behind his back. I was crying at this point, and I left the lab in the lift. When I reached my floor, I slammed it open and ran to my room, still bawling.

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Magenta

Not a moment after I had finished preparing dinner, Furter was sitting at the dinner table, drinking the red wine I had already put out. He was thinking about something very important; the girls, I suspected. Once the master has his mind set on something, he won’t drop it until it is of no use to him anymore. Or unless something better comes along.

I served him his favorite meal, roasted chicken and his wine, and left him to eat. He likes to be alone when he’s thinking.

As I walked down the hallway, past and around the lift, I heard yelling coming from upstairs somewhere. What’s going on up there? And as I headed up the stairs, that rounded the entire room as the descended upwards, the yelling had stopped. 

Then the lift began to screech a moment later as a crying Columbia appeared in it. She got off on the same floor as I was on, and ran to her room. I followed her to find out what had happened. 

“Columbia,” I pushed her door slightly ajar and peered inside. She was lying face down on her bed crying. “Darling, what’s the matter?” I sat on her bed, and she then explained everything that had happened in the lab, and her exchange with my dear brother, Riff. 

She had her head in my lap, and I was just stroking her short, red hair with my fingers, and listened to her rant and rave. Then when she had finished, I gently explained to her that Frank is truly incapable of feeling love because he conditions himself to be.

“He doesn’t want to feel love because he thinks it’s the undoing of earthlings. He’s spent a long time studying it and believes that it is the sole disease of the human mind and heart. He doesn’t want the consequences of being in love.” Columbia sat up and just starred at me. Then she got up to clean herself up. She was clearly too distressed to comprehend what I was saying. 

The it crossed my mind that all I would need to bring down the mighty Dr. Frank N Furter, is love. It was truly absurd and entirely hysterical to me! Love. I began to laugh, and Columbia just starred again. 

“Love is all I need!” I haven’t laughed so hard in my life.

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Frank N Furter

The room was buzzing and everything was fading in and out. Yelling, crying, and laughter was distorted. Faces appeared before me; Riff’s mocking smile, Magenta’s simple look, Columbia’s energetic eyes, Sabrina’s beautiful and rigid look, and Taylor’s curious eyes. 

The faces distorted, and reality was sizzling. I was floating somewhere high and warm. Names were being shouted, but two really stood out. A girl was crying out, and another was dying. Aliens were racing and I was turning colors. 

Emma and Emilia kept being repeated, and then I was dreaming… 

I woke up dazed and weary. But two names stuck in my mind. Emma and Emilia. 

“Brilliant!”

***** Hope you all enjoyed the thrills of this chapter. Where do you think it's going? I hope nothing confused you, leaves comments if it did. I chose to have the multiple points of views again because I like to sho what's going on outside of the experiment itself. And as you've seen, Riff-Raff and Magenta aren't as loyal as they appear. Do you know what's going to become of Columbia? Stay tuned for chapter six, it's going to be thrilling!*****