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Thanks for the memories

Chapter 51: Thanks for the memories

It was a pure, sunny day in the city of Gotham. The laughter of children was am echo as it was emitted from a large open area. Large tents the color of candy canes sat upon the grass and people passed by with smiles on their faces and cotton candy in their hands. An elephant sprayed water from it's trunk and this only continued to get the crowd even more excited.

This amount of joy could only be caused by the circus.

The circus was in the town of Gotham and many people came, both young and old, to bask themselves in the festivities. Young Kori Anders from Jump City couldn't be happier. After much puppy dog looks and begging, the young girl finally got her parents to agree to take her to this magical place were the clowns lived and the people jumped through the air.

Of course, as of right now, the girl couldn't be more miserable. It was about an hour past since she had arrived and she was lost. One minute she was by her nanny's side, the next she was wandering around the crowd, clutching her favorite teddy bear. Curious green eyes looked around the large crowd of people trying to find a way out of this mess and straight to safety which would be mommy and daddy. She paused in her search and looked around. All she saw was more strangers.

"Oh no," Kori said, sounding worried. "I think we're lost Stanley."

Stanley, being only a white teddy bear with a pink ribbon around it's neck and a brown nose, did not answer.

"Ok, maybe we should-"

Her sentence was cut off as her teddy bear was ripped from her hands. Kori was baffled as her most prized possession was torn away from her grasp. When she looked up, she saw the cause. Three boys, who looked around her age, had her teddy bear in their grasp. They smiled wickedly at her and stuck out their tongues.

"Give me back bear!" Kori cried, clutching her hands into fist.

The boy in the middle who was holding Stanley hostage smirked and waved the stuff animal in front of her. "You want it back, you'll have to catch us!"

The three boys took off and Kori chased after them, hoping to retrieve her companion. Her rescue mission proved to be futile and she wound up being the one in need of rescue. The three boys had corned her behind a tent and pushed her to the ground. They pointed and laughed as her clothes met with the dirt and waved the white bear in front of her. Tears began to leak from Kori's eyes.

"Ha, take that you dumb girl!" said the shortest of the trio.

"Look at her cry!" said the second and more rugged looking of the three boys.

"That just proves girls are no match for us boys," said the tallest boy and most likely the leader of the group. "And we still have your bear."

"Give him back!" Kori shouted, trying to sound strong.

"I don't think so," he said smugly. "This bear belong's to us-"

His sentenced was cut off as Kori's fist connected with his nose. His nose began to bleed and the boy looked up in shock.

"You-You hit me," he glared at her. "Now your bear get's it!"

The other two instantly went to Kori's side and held her arms. The other boy picked up Stanley and pulled at the stuff animal's arms.

"Stop! You'll break him!" Kori cried as she struggled to get loose.

The boy smirked. "That's the point."

The boy continued to pull at the bear but his actions were cut short as a small sized rock, possibly a pebble, hit him directly in the middle of his forehead. He fell to the ground, dropping Stanley, and cried out in pain. The other two boys looked around, trying to pin point where the small rock came from. No sooner then the leader boy was hit, the other two boys were hit too and fell to the ground. Kori stood dumbfoundly, wondering what was going on.