Chapter 3: Burning Carny Park

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The crab then scurried away with a few whirs with the weird phrases. It went through the dirty and overgrown maze to a theater that looks pretty well maintained. It was used back in the day for a few weird animatronic shows. Leaving a long trail of his own blood and losing consciousness, he then went inside it and was barely able to focus anything around him. Only known to follow the crab. There was a small stage. The crab began to power down to the floor. The small soundproof capsule of sorts lowered itself from the dark roof of it. Going up to the stage crawling as he lost his balance.

"E-Esther! I made it! I got the key to save you." He said thinking delusionally, forgetting he still got the device on his head that started to slowly beep a small light. Seeing Esther confused and worried.

"What do you mean? This cage doesn't have a key."

She slowly waited for the cell door to go up and tried to crawl under the gap. Having a bad feeling of the collar once he fell to the floor on a small giggling fit, possibly just elated and began to pass out from blood loss.

"I think I am just going to lie here a bit." he said, starting to doze off as Esther went towards him after sliding out and getting the key. Unlocking his head from the trap. Throwing out towards the crab still seeing the whole ordeal. Having it snap outward with such great force that could have easily broken his face apart.

"Yar! Guess the l-lad had a small a-a-accident. Why don't you help him out, Missy?" the robot crab said normally as it then got viciously attacked by her.

meanwhile elsewhere in the park

"That was rather unexpected. Thought she would try to escape alone or with him. Didn't expect her to fight back." The cyborg said as he started to rush finishing a "small" project of his with hidden maintenance tunnels. Somewhere in the far distance, he can hear the squealing of the robot crab getting smashed to pieces.

Back to the stage with Esther

"Alright, you fake shelled side dish.... I'm about to tear you limb from limb." 

Esther said as she attacked the crab. The robot still tried to attack her after the first hit. However, the crab was tipped over by Esther so she can easily tear the robot apart to expose its wires and bend its metal body. Ripping apart its wiring from its possible energy source.

"Take! That! You! Main Course Freak!" Esther then spat at the robot before kicking the robot one last time for good measure.

"Huff....puff.... And stay dead."  She threw the handfuls of robotic electronic innards to the floor, walking over and giving a mighty stomp onto the now slain robotic crab before walking over to Micheal.

"Micheal? You okay? Wake up."

Micheal was still bleeding from the arm. The gash being rather nasty but starting to clot slowly. Micheal then slowly wakes up, saying, "Help...me..."

"För fan..." Esther said in frustration.

She looked around for something to stop the bleeding but spotted nothing. She pulled on her shirt sleeve, ripping on her sleeve for some fabric before pressing it onto his wound.

"Hang in there, Micheal." She said, helping Micheal up. "Come on, Micheal. One step forward at a time please.." Micheal then takes one step first, groaning in pain. "I don't know where that cyborg is...but...I...want...him...dead." Micheal states, in a pained tone.

"I know. First we need to get you out." She says, hefting Micheal over her shoulder like a sack of flour. "This is no place to die in."

With Micheal half unconscious on her shoulders,she runs through the damp hallways, jumping over leftover bits of metal and mold.

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