Alex 10

Chapter 6

Title: The Last Laugh

At the end of the docks leading down to the water, a criminal was joining his buddy in a rowboat. "Knocking over that yacht was a piece of cake!", the black beanie criminal said to his buddy, who just wore a red baseball cap, the two shared a bit of laugh.

While the black beanie was turned the red caped man looked over as soon as he heard something. As soon as he got close enough a grey, webbed fish like hand grabbed him by the face and pulled him overboard, startling the other man. He looked over to see Mach Manta poke his head out at him, he gasped and rapidly climbed up the latter again.

The crook made it onto the wooden boards of the docks and started running, with Mach Manta just casually swimming keeping up with his pace. Mach Manta flew over the railing.

"Back off freak!", the crook said as Mach Manta was approaching him, the crook turned and ran behind a food cart and tipped it over to slow him down.

The oil however spilled out and made a convenient circle around him, however one of the live wires whipped out and but accidentally lights a fire, trapping Mach Manta... or so he thinks. "Gotta love a good ol' fashion fish fry!"

Mach Manta grinned before flying up and right at him. "Yeah, although you probably ate one of my cousins.", he said with a grin before leaping at him, unhinging his jaw and catching him between them and throwing him into a stand.

A while later, the police arrive, seeing a knocked out criminal with a letter saying:
Merry Early Christmas
     ~ Mach Manta :)

"Eh, I'm good.", Alex said as he wasn't... exactly 'fond' of circuses, in fact he outright hated them... especially clowns. "It's fine if ya'lls go, but I'm not into that stuff."

"C'mon Alex, be a kid for once, we won't be like this forever y'know.", Alice said poking his nose lightly, he smiled a bit.

"Yeah, but like I said, I'm not into that stuff.", Alex repeated himself and moved her hand away.

"Alex, you've been too busy fighting off criminals and training your head off, I think it's time to relax for a bit. Get in a couple of laughs and stuff.", Max said as he heard an annoyed sigh from Alex.

"Fine, sure, whatever let's go.", Alex said adjusting his glasses slightly.

The three of them arrive to the Circus, and it's very crowded to say the least. "Huh, looks like the whole town's here for this.", Max said putting his hands in his pockets. Alex appears to be distracted, he keeps avoiding looking at the large build board of who is known as 'Zombozo'.

"You guys think it's sold out?", Alex asked, successfully hiding his nervous tone. Before hearing a light turn on.

"Step right up and see the fingerless freak of nature, who's strength knows no bounds! Thumbskull!", the Barker said aloud, introducing who is known as Thumbskull.

Thumbskull is a hulking figure and his size often intimidates others, his muscles are larger than any human head and he was towering. He wore a black tank top, a purple belt, and black pants striped with purple. As his name implies, he has a giant toenail on his otherwise bald forehead. He had been carrying a metal pole the length rod, but as thick as a metal bat before bending it effortlessly over his neck.

From what Alex and Alice seen, Max could probably bend that bar with his index fingers.

Thumbskull tossed up the boomerang shaped pole into the air, and the barker continued. "And presenting Frightwig, when this beauty lets down her hair, no telling what could happen!"

A red tendril caught the bent pole, Frightwig has pale skin and black paint on her cheeks and the back of her head. She wears a black tight-fitting jumpsuit with yellow stripes on the arms. She had five orange-red tentacles on her head and also wore flat shoes. She has olive green eyes. Her tentacle like hair started to bend the bar into a pretzel and tossed it up.