It was the beginning of summer and Toby was all set for summer vacation. A giant mysterious cube appeared in the sky seemingly out of nowhere. As everyone wondered where this strange cube came from the face of a young woman appeared in it who inform...
We all stared at Zara who stood there grinning like a Cheshire cat.
I don't know how much she heard, but she didn't seem worried about it. Maybe if it was true that she was a robot, then maybe she wasn't programmed to be worried.
"Um, Zara," Judy said.
Zara stared at her, still grinning.
"Have you seen De--I mean, the Emerald Warrior? She went to see you and haven't been seen since."
"The Emerald Warrior?" She said as though she didn't understand the question. "Oh, yes, the Emerald Warrior! I'm so sorry, I have not. We must have missed each other. But don't worry. The show at the big top is about to begin. She's probably there. Let's go."
"You all go without me," Brian said as he finished his shmooka on a stick. "I have something I need to do."
I have to admit, I'm looking forward to the circus. Mostly because I get to sit down and give my swollen ankles a rest.
Zara led us into the giant tent where we sat in the lower bleachers where we could be close to the action. Then Zara disappeared.
I scanned my surrounding for Debra, but she was nowhere in sight. I hoped she was alright. I mean, I would never forgive myself if something were to happen to her. After all, she did went to see Zara for my sake, and Zara said she haven't seen her.
Just then music began playing. Then a spotlight fell onto the ringmaster who to my surprise turned out to be Zara. I mean, she obviously had some ties with the circus. That was clear when we first got here. But I'd have never guessed she was the Ringmaster.
I mean, what the heck was going on here? And where was Debra?
"Something odd is going on," Judy whispered to me.
"That's an understatement," I murmured.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Zara cried, "Welcome to the Circus at the Edge of the Universe."
The audience cheered
"Are you ready for the greatest show in the galaxy?" Zara asked the audience.
The audience roared with applause.
"Now for our first act, let meet the husband and wife team of Lady Longlegs and Tiny Pudge."
Out came the tall lady clown with the long legs and the tiny bullet-shaped man that we saw when we first arrived on the asteroid."
"Those two are husband and wife?" I heard Judy said from beside me. "How do they...Never mind, I don't think I want to know."
The tall clown picked up her husband with one hand and began dribbling him around like a basketball.
"I heard that Tiny Pudge was quite the ladies-man before he got married," Tak remarked.
Lady Longlegs tossed Tiny Pudge high in the air, then caught him with her large floppy shoe, then she kicked him into the air where he flew eye length with his wife and the two kissed. A pretty disgusting sight.
When their act was over everyone applauded.
Zara came back out. "I'm glad you love the act," she announced. "Now, for our newest performance. A sweet little lady who came here all the way from Earth. Let give a warm hand for Gold Viper!"
Gold Viper? He wouldn't! He couldn't!
But it was. Brian appeared wearing a tight glimmering outfit that showed off every curve of his girl body. He was standing on some kind of purple alien unicorn thing with a horn-shaped like a lightning bolt and a long tail.
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Brian stood on the purple unicorn waving his arms as it trotted in a circle. Then he did a backflip off of the unicorn and landed on his feet.
So this was why Brian didn't want to join us. He somehow talked his way into performing in the circus by using his Zeron Warrior abilities.
Brian placed his hands beneath the unicorn's underside and with his Zeron strength lifted it up over his head, then began walking around with it.
The audience applauded his demonstration of brute strength.
Brian then set down the unicorn, then leaped into the air, and began bouncing from post to post like the ball inside a pinball machine.
I wasn't sure if I should be angry or not at him for misusing his powers like that.
"Wow, she is something," I heard a guy behind me declared.
I turned around to gazed at him and said, "Yes, SHE is. She's the most amazing idiot I've ever seen."
Brian then scrambled up a pole to a high platform and reached for a trapeze.
"He's not going to do what I think he's going to do," Judy murmured from beside me.
"He would have to be stupid to do that," Tak replied. "So, yeah, he is."
Brian placed both hands on the trapeze and pushed away from the platform. He soared through the air and let go of the trapeze, did a roll in the air, then reach for the next trapeze, missed, and fell about fifty feet down, cracking the ground with his female body.
The tent became silent as everyone stared at Brian laying motionless on the ground.
Then Brian's arm began to move. He then climbed shakily to his feet. He staggered a bit, then gave a small smile and waved.
It was a good thing that his Zeron's body was built tougher than his normal body or he would have surely been dead.
The audience applauded.
All except for Tak, Judy, and myself who was still in shock. My heart was pounding in my chest so hard it felt as though it might burst out. I mean, I could just wring Brian's neck for scaring us like that.
The only good thing about this was seeing my best friend endangered his life like that made me totally forget my cramps.
Brian made his way for the exit and judging by the way he was staggering was in pain.
What the hell was Brian thinking? Never mind, I know what he was thinking. Nothing, that was what he was thinking!
