Tales from Gotham

Performance!

Jerome had gotten most of the rides up, he had shows together, routines planned, everyone in their places and even hired maintenance, and Janitorial workers. He was very excited about revealing his grand opening Saturday night. He had a big performance and was going to welcome all the guests. There was all sorts of rides going on but people would come in every so often to see the performance in the center of the park. 

"Hello ladys and germs! Welcome to grand opening of Jeromes world! I am the owner of this wonderful establishment. Now lets introduce some of the performers here tonights. First off Miss Barbara Keen! Oh isnt she lovely!" Barbara bows and gives him a kiss on the cheek. "Aint she a doll"? Jerome says. "Next up, Miss Fantasia! She can turn invisible at will, Mister Crocidile, is he a man or a crocidile? Well, hes plenty scary either way am I right folks? Oh and then the fire dancers Jerry, Jenny, and Jerold ALL siblings I might add. Carry smit! our hoops artist and gymnyst. Then the acrobats, the Amazing Robinson's"! The Twins Sally and Susan. The Magician Zatara! and lets not forget the clowns folks!" Jerome says as he steps back and a bunch of clowns start walking in and performing goofy antics as they introduce themselves. 

Jerome is wearing a long red suit with black pants, and black shoes and a white undershirt. His hair and combed back and he is holding a black cane with a yellow ball at top. Jerome smiles and says "Wonderful performers we got here isnt is folk"? Well enjoy the show. Jerome says and suddenly the lights go dark and there is a small light in the middle of the stage. 

Lit in the dim lighting are the performers. The Amazing Robinsons. They starts doing their performance of swinging between the bars and each other The crowd seems to be enjoying it. The Amazing Robinsons are a family of 11. A mother and father, three girls, grandfather and grandmother, 4 boys. The boys are 11, 5, 8, 9 and the girls are 14, 15, 10 and 7, and the grand parents are 50 and 60 still going strong, and the parents are 38, 36. They often performed without a net underneath to show how daring they are. 

The suddenly center strange appears a girl suddenly turning visible. "Now you see me"! she turns invisible again. "Now you dont" she starts dancing around and is wearing lights and make up that lights in the dark and lets free glow in the dark butterflies which fly across the audience. She dances Ballet and does a cart wheel and after thirty minutes walks out of the ring. Three men appear wearing baggy clothes and Overall. 

"Ay Jerry What you doing? We got a job to do!" says a man with a bowler hat, to a bald man standing right next to him. The other man is wearing a bowtie, and has messy greying hair. "What you two bozies doing"? asks the man with a Bowtie. "Jerry here forgot we had a job to do"! the man with the Bowler yells at the bald man. "He did what? Why.. I OUGHTA"! the man with the bowtie goes to hit and misses and hits the man with the hat. "Oh, Im so sorry Boss". The man with the bowler makes a angry face "You idiot!" he says as he puches and misses and the other man says. "Hey Boss"? the bald man asks. "What"? He yells at the guy. "Your pants fell down" the man with the bowler says laughing covering his mouth. This routine goes on for an hour. 

Afterwhich the twins come on and bow holding thier hands in the middle. "Im Susan, and I am sally" says the other girl. They start performing a series of balancing acts and balance on each other and balance things on top of each other. Doing all sorts of summer sualts and various things and the stage is eating it up. 

Jerome: 

Jerome is up against the stage. Barbara is sitting in front row, and next to her on the right is Penguin, and next to Penguin are all the members of his mob sitting right next to him. Jerome looks at Barbara "You ready for your part" Jerome asks. "You bet I am baby" She says. Jerome smiles and they rub noses. Penguin is sitting quietly watching the show. Seeming oddly at peace watching the performances. "So Oswald, liking the show"? Jerome asks. The seemingly entranced Penguin breaks focus for a minute and gazes over at Jerome "Yes" he says. "Suprised your not drinking, Ed says you do that a lot" Jerome says. "Well, your performers are very good, I really dont have to" Penguin says. This was an odd way of complimenting Jerome directly. "Where you hoping to see your boy up there"? Jerome asks. Penguin seeming too calm to be alerted stops to think for a minute "That would be lovely, I always enjoy watching my friends perform" Penguin says cooly. "Smooth" Jerome says. 

After came the Fire dancers. Jerry, Jenny, and Jerold. Jenny comes out strutting with her hands on her hips and wearing a sexy leather outfit. "Its going to get hot in here" She says and the music changing to fast and hard beat. She starts doing a dance number. Starts doing moves you think a stripper would be doing and then her two brothers who are twins and both shirtless come on over and back her up. So they are doing all sort of spins. She blows fire up and in a circle and brothers take thier canes and dips them in a liquid and spits on them and start dancing spinning them round. Jerome walks up to the center of the stage. "Well ladies and gentlemen, how did you enjoy the Fire siblings? We are going to take a short break, an intermission, we will be back in 20" Jerome says. The lights turn back on and some of the people leave the stands. 

Penguin: Penguin looks at Victor who is smiling and seems way too happy to be here. "Enjoying the show Victor"? Penguin asks casually. "Very much boss, I so happy we came, I didnt think you would be interested" Victor says. "Nonsense, Ed works here, Why wouldnt I come" Penguin says. "Hey,Boss I heard a rumour about you from someone working here" Victor says. "Now is not the time to discuss it Victor" the Penguin says. "If you want to do it when we are home, alone, since you are the only one who actually lives in the house full time" Penguin says. Penguin had after Barbara and Ed moved out invited other mob members to live there. Though the only one who seemed to stay was Victor, who seemed to stick to Penguin like glue. Though Penguin missed having Barbara around, since she use to make her go shopping with Victor, and now he had to. 

Then they had the clowns. The clowns would preform various gags and the act ended with one clown getting angry at the other and running the off stage while the others chased after that one. Then the next act was Barbara and Zatara. Barbara was the assistant and Zatara and did various tricks like cut her in half. Split Barbara into three pieces. Make her float. Then the act is interupted when suddenly a Lion jumps on stage. Barbara and Zatara back up slowly. "Back you evil beast" Zatara says as the Lion growls and approaches. When suddenly out jumps Jerome. He is holding a whip in his hand. "Back!" Jerome says snapping his Whip and Circle the Tiger as they dance among each other. "I will save my fine women, Im the beast tamer!" Jerome says. Jerome runs in. "Down"! Jerome says and the lion goes down. "Roll over" Jerome says and the lion rolls over and then puts his paws in the air. Jerome makes a few more tricks and then motions his hands and says "Away with you"! he says and the Lion runs off stage. Jerome goes to lead the Lion to a cage and then pushes the cage and three other husky looking help him. 

Then the Crocodile man and other various freaks come on and start doing thier thing. This was the freak show hour and the last performance of the night. Ending with a little girl being a cyclops with one eye saying "If you wish to donate to the make a wish foundation, donate at the ticket booth" The little girl says, Thank you all for coming" and the lights come on and the performers leave the stage. The crowd starts clapping and cheering. A Tall gentlemen comes towards the direction Penguin is sitting. He is wearing a hat  and a mask covering his eyes. It looked like the one zoro wears but green with holes in it. He has an all green suit on. He sits in the spot Barbara was just in which was now Empty. Penguin raises a brow. The man smiles and looks over at him. "Hello Mister Penguin" he says. Penguin raises a brow "I know you" Penguin has a suspision he knows this man. The man smiles and whispers in his ear "Its me, Ed" He says. PEnguin smirks "Hi Ed, Whats with the get up"? Penguin asks. "Well, they said I needed a new look, and well this is what me, Barbara, Jerome and the twins came up with" he says. "So what do they have you doing here"? he asks. "stage crew basically, and I designed most of the attractions and the games" he says. "Did you miss me"? he asks. "Just a little" Penguin says. 

"Victor, take the boys and go on some rides, ill call you later" Penguin says. Victor nods "Right boss" Victor says leaving the area. Edward leans in and kisses Penguin on the cheek. "So, did you like the show"? Ed asks with the cheesiest grin. "I did" Penguin says. "You know what, I just had an idea" Ed says. Penguin laughs "What might that be"? He asks Eddy. "We should play a game of Chess" Ed says excitidly. "Chess, you want to play Chess"? Penguin asks. "I do, I do" he says. "Where would we play it"? he says. "In the staff room" Edward says. "Alright, lead the way" he says.