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The Curse of Clyde Langer (TV story) (edit)
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Leaving Haresh and his pupils gaping at the bizarre, fish-covered school and playground, Sarah, Sky, Clyde and Rani race back to the attic of No. [[13 Bannerman Road]], where Mr Smith is busy monitoring reports of the unusual storm. Sarah explains that accounts of such phenomenon have been attributed to tornadoes sucking up fish and depositing them elsewhere. Just to make sure, she asks Mr Smith to carry out a scan for any alien energies that could be to blame. The [[Xylok]] computer does not detect anything suspicious. He informs Sarah of a possible link to a new exhibit at the Museum of Culture, where a Mojave Native American totem pole is on display. Legend has it that when this artefact was removed from the cave where it was hidden, a storm of fish fell from the skies. | Leaving Haresh and his pupils gaping at the bizarre, fish-covered school and playground, Sarah, Sky, Clyde and Rani race back to the attic of No. [[13 Bannerman Road]], where Mr Smith is busy monitoring reports of the unusual storm. Sarah explains that accounts of such phenomenon have been attributed to tornadoes sucking up fish and depositing them elsewhere. Just to make sure, she asks Mr Smith to carry out a scan for any alien energies that could be to blame. The [[Xylok]] computer does not detect anything suspicious. He informs Sarah of a possible link to a new exhibit at the Museum of Culture, where a Mojave Native American totem pole is on display. Legend has it that when this artefact was removed from the cave where it was hidden, a storm of fish fell from the skies. | ||
[[File:Curse of clyde langer main.jpg|thumb|left|[[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] at the museum.]] | [[File:Curse of clyde langer main.jpg|thumb|left|[[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] at the museum.]] | ||
The gang arrive at the museum; as they race inside, Clyde | The gang arrive at the museum; as they race inside, Clyde pauses to give some change to a homeless girl begging on the street. Making their way to the Native American display, the gang easily find the totem pole: a tall, wooden post carved with creepy-looking faces. Clyde plays the joker and tickles one of the faces, only to get a nasty splinter in his finger; while he tries to remove it, Sarah, Sky and Rani meet Doctor [[Samantha Madigan]] from the anthropology department. She knows of the totem's legendary powers, but doesn't attribute the recent storm to [[Hetocumtek]], the vicious warrior supposedly imprisoned inside the artefact by Native American medicine men. As Sarah conducts a scan of the totem pole that shows no alien presence, Clyde manages to remove the splinter. | ||
With no alien threat apparent, the friends leave. Clyde returns home. After dinner with his mum, he goes to his room to work on his comic book. After completing the final panel of ''The Silver Bullet'', Clyde signs his name and goes to bed. He notices his finger is still hurting. As Clyde falls asleep, | With no alien threat apparent, the friends leave. Clyde returns home. After dinner with his mum, he goes to his room to work on his comic book. After completing the final panel of ''The Silver Bullet'', Clyde signs his name and goes to bed. He notices his finger is still hurting. As Clyde falls asleep, unbeknownst to him, his name mysteriously begins glowing on his pictures and school certificate. | ||
[[File:Haresh_and_rani_turn_on_clyde.jpg|thumb|The Chandras turn on Clyde.]] | [[File:Haresh_and_rani_turn_on_clyde.jpg|thumb|The Chandras turn on Clyde.]] | ||
The following morning, Clyde visits Sarah to show her his completed comic book. She is full of praise — until Clyde says his name. Her attitude changes in a second. She is furious at Clyde for his teasing of Luke and promptly throws him out of her house. Astonished, Clyde crosses the road to tell Rani what happened — but then Haresh says Clyde's name. | The following morning, Clyde visits Sarah to show her his completed comic book. She is full of praise — until Clyde says his name. Her attitude changes in a second. She is furious at Clyde for his teasing of Luke and promptly throws him out of her house. Astonished, Clyde crosses the road to tell Rani what happened — but then Haresh says Clyde's name. Rani and Haresh abruptly become enraged. Rani spitefully tells Clyde that she hates him, and Haresh expels the bewildered boy from school. | ||
Upset and confused to hear such venom from people he considers his friends, Clyde quickly walks away. Back at No. 13, Sarah tears up all the pictures drawn by Clyde that she can find. Mr Smith voices his concern at her inexplicable anger. She calms down as Sky enters the attic. With Sky about to attend her first day at school, Sarah decides to return to the museum to write an article on the totem and the fish storm. Sky mentions Clyde — and Sarah's attitude changes once more. She furiously bans her daughter from ever mentioning Clyde again. Sky is unaffected | Upset and confused to hear such venom from people he considers his friends, Clyde quickly walks away. Back at No. 13, Sarah tears up all the pictures drawn by Clyde that she can find. Mr Smith voices his concern at her inexplicable anger. She calms down as Sky enters the attic. With Sky about to attend her first day at school, Sarah decides to return to the museum to write an article on the totem and the fish storm. Sky mentions Clyde — and Sarah's attitude changes once more. She furiously bans her daughter from ever mentioning Clyde again. Sky is unaffected, and she and Mr Smith are confused at Sarah's sudden hatred of Clyde. They ask her what he did that has upset her so much, but she will not discuss the subject and orders Mr Smith to alert her if he sets foot on Bannerman Road again. | ||
Meanwhile, in the park, Clyde phones [[Luke Smith|Luke]], only to find his best friend won't talk to him either. Clyde meets his mate Steve, who asks him to join in a game of football; Clyde tactfully refuses — | Meanwhile, in the park, Clyde phones [[Luke Smith|Luke]], only to find his best friend won't talk to him either. Clyde meets his mate Steve, who asks him to join in a game of football; Clyde tactfully refuses, and Steve begins walking away calmly — until Steve says Clyde's name, and then he too is overwhelmed with hatred. Clyde realises that people saying his name is what turns them against him. After stomping Clyde's phone into bits, Steve and his mates prepare to do the same to their former friend, but Clyde runs for it. | ||
Racing out of the park with an angry mob close behind, Clyde evades his pursuers by hiding behind some bins. Once his ex-mates have run past, he notices his finger is still bleeding and makes the connection to the totem. Returning to the museum to look at the artefact, Clyde bumps into Doctor Madigan. He asks her about Native American curses. Before he can learn anything useful, Sarah turns up and causes a scene. Doctor Madigan tries to calm her, but she says Clyde's name and instantly turns against him. She refuses to give him any information, making Clyde realise that his name affects anyone, not just people he knows. She has him | Racing out of the park with an angry mob close behind, Clyde evades his pursuers by hiding behind some bins. Once his ex-mates have run past, he notices his finger is still bleeding and makes the connection to the totem. Returning to the museum to look at the artefact, Clyde bumps into Doctor Madigan. He asks her about Native American curses. Before he can learn anything useful, Sarah turns up and causes a scene. Doctor Madigan tries to calm her, but she says Clyde's name and instantly turns against him. She refuses to give him any information, making Clyde realise that his name affects anyone, not just people he knows. She has him thrown out of the exhibition hall by security guards, while Sarah phones the police to make a harassment charge. | ||
Clyde picks himself up from the pavement and sees the homeless girl watching. He returns home, only to discover his mum affected by the curse after reading his name on mail. Accusing Clyde of lying to her, [[Carla Langer|Carla]] demands he leave the house never | Clyde picks himself up from the pavement and sees the homeless girl watching. He returns home, only to discover his mum affected by the curse after reading his name on mail. Accusing Clyde of lying to her, his mother [[Carla Langer|Carla]] demands that he leave the house and never return. Clyde tries to reason with her, but when she opens the door to let in the police, he is forced to make a hasty exit out the back door. | ||
On the run, Clyde tries to get some money from a [[cash machine]], only to watch as the screen fills up with his name, over and over again. Night soon falls and a thunderstorm begins. Soaked, with no home, no family and no friends, Clyde tries to find shelter in a doorway. He begins to cry in despair at his situation. All seems lost, but then Clyde finally gets a break | On the run, Clyde tries to get some money from a [[cash machine]], only to watch as the screen fills up with his name, over and over again. Night soon falls and a thunderstorm begins. Soaked, with no home, no family and no friends, Clyde tries to find shelter in a doorway. He begins to cry in despair at his situation. All seems lost, but then Clyde finally gets a break as the homeless girl from earlier appears before him and tells him to come with her. | ||
=== Part two === | === Part two === | ||