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Prologue
Zooble fidgeted with the cat arm and paw one more time before inserting the piece in their left arm hole. They looked warily at the mirror near the door but was just out of view to see themselves. They didn’t want to see their reflection but part of them wondered.. Not that checking the mirror would magically fix their issues, but perhaps…? No. They left their bedroom, quickly slamming their door.
As they walked through the hallway, Zooble greeted Gangle with a silent wave. Both of them walked silently to the circus stage, enjoying the comfort of each other’s presence. Zooble and Gangle must have gotten up pretty early today since Ragatha wasn’t at the stage waiting yet. Zooble felt it was too early in the morning for any talking, and thankfully Gangle seemed to agree. Kinger could be heard softly humming as he approached the stage. He happily greeted the two and joined them both sitting on the edge of the stage. Eventually Pomni and Jax stroll by together.
“Where’s Caine?” Pomni asked, looked around tentatively. “Isn’t he here by now?”
“Well, until he does we all might as well make use of time!” Jax interjected, leaning down to the jester’s smaller stature.
“What do you mean by that?” Pomni narrows her eyes.
Jax just rolled his eyes and gave Zooble and Gangle a knowing look. “Hmph, well for one: we should probably leave the lovebirds alone!” Raising his eyebrows, Jax teased the toy box creature and animated ribbons who were now leaning against each other in tired solidarity.
Zooble was about to give a scalding retort when Caine popped into existence in front of the crew. “GOOD MORNING MY ADORABLE PÑATAS! I’M SO PROUD OF ALL YOU FOR FINALLY WAKING UP AND YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT I HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU TODAY! Caine’s booming voice reverberated against the smooth digital world. “TODAY’S ADVENTURE WILL BE A SURPRISE FOR YOU ALL!!!” Suddenly a portal opened up casting a soft glow upon the circus inhabitants, changing colors every few seconds as light refracted on the surface. None the the five members seemed particularly pleased or excited, but they slowly got up and started walking over to the portal prism, Caine pushed a reluctant Zooble in the meantime.
Pomni looked around before getting too close to the portal however. “Wait. Where’s Ragatha?” The friendly ragdoll was notably missing from the group this morning. Worry began to grow in Pomni’s stomach -which was immediately followed by the question if she even had a digital digestive system in the first place. She must since she threw up her first two days… Wait, but none of them needed to use restrooms.-
“That's odd! Isn’t Ragatha joining us today?” The question came from Kinger.
“DON’T YOU FRET MY BODACIOUS PUMPERNICKEL! THE MOST LOYAL CIRCUS MEMBER HAS KINDLY ASKED ME PERSONALLY FOR AN EXEMPTION TODAY AND WHO AM I TO DENY SUCH A POLITE POLITE REQUEST FROM SUCH SENIOR MEMBER?”
“What!? Are you kidding? Why does SHE get a break and not any of us!?” The angry shout came from Zooble. “I call favoritism dammit! Jax added his two cents. “What a teacher’s pet…” He grumbled.
“NOW NOW EVERYONE! NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR PETTY DEBATES OVER WHO DESERVES A BREAK OR NOT! ADVENTURE TIME NOW!!! COME ONE!” And with that Caine pushed everyone into the portal just before it closed up.
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