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 Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 4:32 pm
A shiver went down Dashner's spine. Their blank yellow eyes met for a second, and he could tell by her face, she was dead serious. He tried to think of a reply, constantly opening his mouth to speak, but then closed it again.
It wasn't the past nor present that somewhat startled him, it was the future. He awkwardly tapped his sharp fingers on the table.
"What do you mean by... Retrace? Start all over again?" Dashner looked at his feet. A flood of flashbacks with a certain ghoul began to fill his mind's capacity, but for some odd reason, a smile filled his face.
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 5:07 pm
Doriana pondered what they could do to distract the audience from the real act so they'd only see the good portions. She looks down at their dull colored high diving plank, and got an idea. "Ooh! I've got something! This high diver us much too dull- why don't we make it all distracting and stuff! We also need lots of lights and such."
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Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:11 am
"Gah! Stupid brats! That's it! Go to bed! ALL OF YOU! Tomorrow is the big day." Farnum roared at all of the kids in the circus, sending them scattering to their tents. His face was red and his normally slick hair unkempt. He stomped over to Hagetha, who was towering over the cage she'd trapped Lin in.
"What happened?!" He demanded. "This one should never have been able to warn his friend."
"I don't know!" Hagetha snapped back. "Blame Mezmer and his pathetic spell! Back before the witches council stripped me of my powers, no weak-willed little sniveling brat would have been able to throw off my mind control hex like that!"
[]Farnum poked Lin's cage with his cane. "Double-hex him. Tomorrow is our grand opening, and we can't have ANYthing out of place for the big show. Monsters will be coming into the circus bright and early tomorrow morning and we MUST be ready for them!"
Hagetha scowled, as she pulled out her wand and prepared to hail hexes on Lin. "What about the hippogryff and the automaton?"
"Forget them!" Farum ranted. "They're only two pathetic monsters. There's nothing they can do to stop us! "
Regaining his composure, Farnum re-slicked back his hair and manufactured a wide, evil grin.
"No one can stop us now."
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Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 2:56 pm
"Of course! I'll leave that to you, you know all about that sort of thing, you make it pretty, i'll make sure it works." He was going to say more but Farnum's rage instead sent everyone rushing for their tents. "Tomorrow morning, see you at dawn!" He rushed off, tomorrow was the grand opening and he was sure they were going to be incredible.
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Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 3:26 pm
Marceline cringed at Farnum's brash hollering outside her tent. She sighed, and collected her response into a condensed version. "That ain't for me to say, Dash." She said simply, gathering up her cards and wrapping the deck in its golden silk scarf. "The cards only tell you what little y'need, and nothing more. It's up t'you how you int'rpret what they say." Marceline rose, silently encouraging Dashner to follow suit. She opened the flap of her tent and made a gentle motion with her hand. "But if I was the cards," She grabbed Dashner's arm before he exited the tent. "I'd r'mind you that things can go back to the way they were... if you're willing to change y'self for the better! Now get some sleep, beastie. We've got a clawesome day ahead of us t'morrow and we need all the energy we can muster!"
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Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:19 pm
Hagetha stomped up to where Farnum was standing, looking even more foul than she normally did.
"Is it done?" He asked his colossal co-conspirator. "Is the gremlin under your spell again?"
Hagetha snarled and answered with a firm, "No."
"No!?" Farnum said. "Why ever not!? What's the hold up!?"
"Mind your tongue, Bartleby!" Hagetha shook her stubby finger at him. "I am not accustomed to being spoken to in such a brusque manner."
Farnum sneered and gave her a mocking bow, one that satiated the grotesque witch.
"My apologies, my dear Madam Mistie." He said cordially. "Is there a problem?"
"There appears to be something of a bug in the spell." She answered. "Apparently if a monster is somehow able to break it, like that rotten little gremlin managed to do, then they become immune to it."
Farnum sighed with exasperation and Hagetha shook her head and huffed.
She said, "Typical of that pathetic excuse for a magician, Mezer!"
"Then what do we do with that gremlin?" Farnum asked, wringing his hands. "Put him with the mirror witch? We've come too far and can't afford to let some bratty gremlin..."
"Forget the gremlin." Hagetha sneered. "He won't cause us any more trouble."
Lin's cage swung precariously inside of the tent from where it was hung
The small gremlin's terrified eyes gazed down at the three chained Dire Wolves that were snarling and barking up at him, jumping up and snapping at the bottom of his cage.
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:35 am
It was the wee hours of the morning, the day of the Grand Opening of Cirque Sinistaire. The sun was just starting to peek over the horizon, bathing the garish tents in brilliant hues of gold and red.
Draconia knew that she should be asleep with the rest of the circus troupe, saving up her strength for the big day, but she was just so excited. She was going to be in the spotlight! With thousands of monster eyes on her as she twirled and flew through the air on the trapeze. Just twenty-four hours ago, a scenario like that would have accurately described one of her deepest, most terrifying panick-inducing nightmares. but now...She just couldn't wait!
And so, she rose up from the bed/pile of straw on the ground she was supposed to sleep on, and crept into the Big Top to practice her routine one last time. Yes, she was a bit rushed, having only made the momentous decision to join the circus yesterday evening, but Draconia's ruby heart knew she was more than prepared to soar 80 feet in the air doing quadruple-flips with no net.
Draconia put on her tiara and ascended the ladder on the tentpole that led up to her new perch, the trapeze. With each step, her heart gave a little flutter. Was that...nervousness? Impossible!
"Bugger, this is a bit high up, isn't it?" Draconia muttered to herself as she reached the platform at the top. Was it 80 feet or 800? She took a deep breath. It didn't matter! This was the circus life, the life for her! Draconia took ahold of the trapeze and prepared to jump off the platform.
*BMMMP*
"What was that?" Draconia looked around at the empty tent. It vibrated with the sound of something low and heavy. She didn't see anything that could have made the noise, so she shrugged it off.
*BMMMP BMMMP*
"There it is again!" Draconia could feel the vibrations all the way through the massive tentpole that held the platform she was standing on. Was someone drilling for oil outside?
Draconia's curiousity was getting the better of her as the deep bass sound reverberated through the entire circus. She descended the ladder and traipsed across to the entrance to the big top. Draconia put a claw on the wide flap that separated her from the outside and drew it back....
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:09 am
"Ready?"
"Set!"
"GOOOOOO!" With a screeching squeal, JD Leeds' clawesome convertible lept out of the catacomb tunnel Jewels had sniffed out, landing them just inside of the gates of Cirque Sinistaire. But JD's sweet ride wasn't just sweet anymore...from the rims to the windshield, from headlight to taillight, his ride was COATED in dazzling rhinestones. It was IMPED to the MAX.
Attached to the trunk hood was JD's custom DJ deck with a pair of gigantic, sweet speakers that were dropping the bass like it was hot. It was that rhythmic thumping that had drawn Draconia out of the Big Top tent, and was now rocking every tent pole so hard that the entire circus seemed to be shaking.
"YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!" Atomica and Roswell Grey rose up out of the back of the convertible, holding microphones and waving their appendages in the air, waving them like they just didn't care.
Jewels, Ascreama, Melody, Felix, Merabell, Tori and Layla all burst out of the car (for a convertible, it was uhh-mazingly roomy), all dressed in their sparkliest, most fangtastic outfits possible, and danced along to the sound of the beat.
It was all incredibly distracting...and then JD Leeds turned on the hydraulics on the convertible.
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:40 pm
The sounds of the distractions outside of the small tent heralded the plan was in full effect.
The shadows in the corner of the elaborately decorated tent grew and then popped open much like a door made out of, well, shadows, and Shad stuck his head out and looked around. All he could see was the small table in the center, adorned with a silken tapestry and a crystal ball in the center.
"Aw moan!"
"What's wrong?"
"I think I got the wrong spot! I was aiming for the broom closet. This obviously isn't a broom closet."
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:47 pm
*BRRRMM BRRMM BRRRMM*
"Huhbuhwhu...." Kai jarred awake from a great dream about juggling chainsaws with Demona to the sound of his teeth rattling from a baseline so intense it was literally rocking Nero's chains off. Kai rolled over and jabbed Nero in the ribs. The two bros were sharing one pile of straw behind the Freakshow.
Kai blinked a couple times.
"Is the....is the Grand Opening starting?" Suddenly, he was completely awake. "DID WE OVERSLEEP? Are we missing it?!"
Kai jabbed Nero a couple more times for good measure before jumping out to see what was going on. As he neared the front of Cirque Sinistaire, he slowed from a dash to a trot to a complete stop next to Draconia St. George. Her jaw was agape. His was, too.
It looked like Close Encounters of the Sparkly Kind out there!
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:51 pm
Hellene poked her head out of the shadoor and looked down at her map.
"Well everything is tents so there are no literal broom closets. There might be a broom tent. Hmmmm, this is the fortune teller's tent. I mean it must be because there's a crystal ball and I'm pretty sure they've got exclusive rights on that, but don't quote me on it because I'm not legal council and we're technically already trespassing, but it's for the greater good."
She stepped into the tent, scrutinizing the map.
"It would be really handy if there was a specially marked secret witch tent with spellbooks. But a snoop is a snoop, let's start here!"
She pulled out her camera and began taking pictures.
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:58 pm
Nero was rubbing his eyes, trying to chase away his dreams. In them he and Kai were practicing the lifting-bro-juggling-chainsaws act and a super sexy wererabbit kept asking him to dance but each time he got close to her, Kai would drop a chainsaw. He kept waking up just before it cut something off.
"Bro...I need at least five more minutes..." he groaned as Kai dragged him out to the...
PARTY!
Nero immediately perked up. Lifting things was great, but he hadn't been to a club in ages. He used to go all the time with Bony G and Griminem and all his other bluddies but now it was all lifting, all the time. Sure, his pecs looked great but toiling away meant no one got to see them.
"YES! See, this is exactly why the circus is so great, look at the fanfare for the grand opening! I knew they wanted to draw a crowd. Well, what's everyone staring for, it's time to put on a show!"
Nero grabbed Kai and threw him up over his head.
"Hey Draconia, want to get in on this pyramid? Improv high wire!"
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:12 pm
Little known fact; the lamia make for hexcellent dancers!
Such was the evidence when Layla sprung from the vehicle in the sparkliest outfit possible, made just for her, and she immediately begun to dance to the heavy beat of the music being played from JD's DJ doings!
She spun expertly around in circles (who says you need legs to be a fangtastic dancer?) and twirled around, faster and faster, seemingly without end as she spun right past Nero and winked at him...
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:23 pm
Nero raised his hands to catch Kai just a Layla undulated past, her scales shimmying to the beat of the bass. Nero couldn't help the lazy grin spreading over his face. If he hadn't been to a club in ages, it felt even longer since he'd danced with a pretty ghoul.
"Whoa, check out the cute ghouls they got to-"
"NERO!"
Nero grabbed frantically as Kai fell in front of him and found himself with arms wrapped around Kai's head, a mouthful of hair.
"MPHT!" yelped Kai, the sound muffled by Nero's biceps.
"MPHH!" Nero replied, trying to spit out Kai's coiffure.
The two bros wobbled precarious towards Draconia, Kai's legs frantically kicking above and Nero's trying to maintain balance below. This was too close to his dream!
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:26 pm
Their disruption was starting to attract a crowd...good! Atomica put up her arms and Roswell's laser light show bounced off of them, sending rainbow beams of light scattering every which way. She scanned the gathering crowd of Cirque-kids.
"Darn. No sign of Lin." Atomica scowled. No one could hear her over the thump of the music, so Atomica raised her microphone and started to sing one of the songs she had written for her band, "Atomica and the Rest...in Peace."
"You're so out of date, you're practically obsolete
I'll toss you in the bin on the corner of the street
I'm putting on my best, I'm getting upgraded
I'm installing the best software that's A-rated
You're holding me back, I can see through your lies
I'm not listening anymore, I'm gonna digitize!
Gon-na DIGITIZE!
Gonna party in cyberspace
Gon-na DIGITZE!
Leave you lying on your face!
Gon-na DIGITIZE!
Kick you out over the moon
Gon-na DIGITIZE!
You're analog, I'm autotuuuuuuuuuune......"
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