Dagary

Chapter 1

Arthur Dickens, well known professional scientist and inventor, was unlocking the door to his oh so precious lab, that he would sometimes nick name "Labby". He was anxious to get inside the place he called home.As he stepped onto the cold, blue-tiled floors of the laboratory, he felt...at ease. It always felt so safe for him in here, able to hide away from the cold, harsh reality from outside those metal doors.

He felt since his boss, Sebastian, wouldn't be here for a good while, he could relax for a bit before they prepared for their daily magic show in town. Well, it was more science than magic, he always thought.

He put on a record player, which played some nice electro swing to calm his always jangling nerves. He danced around the lab, letting the music take him away.

"Arthur?....Arthur!!....ARTHUR!!!"

The record scratched to a stop. Arthur spinned around, dazed and confused. Sebastian was standing beside the record player, arms crossed, glaring at him.

"Um!! Yes, sir?!" Arthur replied, putting his goggles up in his messy, poofy grey hair.

"While you were over there having a seizure, I think I found us a Guinea pig for our show today." He looked over his shoulder and whistled.

A short, stubby man, his semi-long brown hair covering his eyes, ran through the doors. "Ya called me?!" he exclaimed, the redneck in his voice strong.

"Um..." said Arthur. "This is Mitch, and he was willing to be our test subject today." Sebastian boasted, putting his hands behind his back, looking proud of himself.

"But...why THIS one?! There's plenty of others in town that would LOVE to work with us!!" Arthur exclaimed.

"Well he was the only one that wasn't too much of a sissy to NOT do it!" Sebastian replied, crossing his arms. "Now hurry up and get the supplies for our act! We haven't got all day! Chop chop!"

Arthur nodded and ran to the boxes full of his potions and experiments. He picked them all up at once, grunting. "While we're young Arthur!!" Sebastian shouted, growing impatient already.

Arthur just rolled his eyes. His boss was always a smart aleck, and he always will be. All he cared about in these dumb performances was the money, and that's it! Arthur wished he could just stay in the lab and work on his experiments, instead of making a fool out of himself out there.

" 'EY YO DIGGY DOG!!" Mitch shouted, running up to Arthur, making him almost drop his stack of boxes. "Are you ma DADDY?!"

"Um...no?" Arthur replied, confused.

"Awww maaan!" Mitch said, lowering his head in disappointment.

Still confused, Arthur followed Sebastian to the exit, ready to embarrass himself for his boss' and the townsfolk's enjoyment.

Mitch followed behind, shouting, "But which one of ya IS ma daddy?!"