Hurricane Island [Diddy Kong x Dixie Kong]

Chapter 24: A Performance... and a Revelation

In the evening hours, it seemed that the time had come to arrange the circus animals for that evening's performance, so the employees arrived with a lot of decorative accessories in their hands. The three tamers reopened each cage where the animals were. With the help of their employees, they bathed and cleaned them and then put their accessories such as: frames, jewelry, colorful costumes, bows, and even some of them were made up... in addition to putting colored patches to those who brought severe wounds to cover them. Diddy was dressed in red-striped suits with a blue bowtie and colorful hat, and had his face painted circus style. And no... he couldn't escape at that time either; the tamers carried their shotguns at their sides all the time and watched everything.

Suddenly, other employees arrived with three plates of food and handed them to the tamers. These dishes consisted of skewers of meat on a thin slice of bread as well as chips and vegetables, which could imply that it was the food that the animals had mentioned to Diddy and Dixie. The tamers proceeded to eat each of their dishes while still keeping an eye on the animals.

At the end, the people moved the caged animals again. This time, they took them out of the building and then took them to where the circus was, which was diagonal to it. It was still very early, so the stands around the track were empty, but the place inside was huge and very elegant that even gave an appearance of being a happy place.

Finally, they left all the cages with the animals behind the huge curtains. The site was half-lightened, and there they left the animals before starting with the performance. All the people left for the time being, leaving the animals alone until it was time for the act to begin.

"I hate this clown costume," complained a gorilla, who had been dressed in costumes of various colors.

"And don't even tell me about this stupid pink skirt," added a bear, who was wearing a ballerina's tutu.

"This painting is uncomfortable," added an elephant with a painted face and a pile of jewelry. "And these rings are annoying."

The rest of the animals murmured their complaints about their costumes, and only a few liked it.

Dixie, who had also been following them, had slipped under the curtains of the circus. Diddy, upon seeing her, turned on his back immediately because of the style he brought.

"Uh... Diddy?" Dixie called it.

Diddy turned to her, embarrassed that she would see him that way and earn her laughter. Dixie, as soon as she saw how Diddy had been dressed, could not contain herself and began to let out a few small laughs that almost turned into laughter.

"Don't make fun!" Diddy said, crossing his arms and frowning.

"It's that..." Dixie couldn't continue because of the laughter.

In the distance, she saw a small mirror, which she picked up and showed to Diddy. He opened his eyes intensely upon seeing his reflection and the style of face painting that had been done to him. Dixie just continued to laugh.

"What a horror!" Diddy exclaimed in disgust. "A little more and they leave me the same as Mandrew or Melenky."

"Hey, chimp girl," said a gorilla who was on the sides toward Dixie. "You'd better hide, I think people are coming."

Suddenly, footsteps began to be heard, accompanied by human murmurs behind the curtain. Dixie immediately went to hide behind the cages just before several people entered. The room where they were was the dressing rooms, since there were a lot of mirrors, costumes and accessories typical of a circus and, in addition, the people who had arrived had their faces made up and exuberant hairstyles.

"And who are they?" Dixie whispered to the animals.

"They're also circus stars," replied an elephant.