"What would get me a lot of money, yet still be really fun?" Apollo pondered as he roamed the streets.
All of a sudden, he saw it. The chance of a lifetime. The Berry Big Circus was in town!
Apollo strolled up to the office outside the large tent. He had heard some stories from Phoenix about this circus. He looked around for any flying, heavy objects. Seeing none, he knocked on the door to the office.
"Knock-knock. Who's there? Underwear! AHA AHA AHA AHA!" shouted a man with an obnoxious laugh. The door opened and Apollo stared at the clown in a ringmaster's suit that appeared before him.
"The name's Lawrence Curls, but you can call me Moe. What can I do for ya?" the clown asked.
You have got to be kidding me, Apollo thought. This guy's way too old to be "clowning" around. And his jokes suck!
"Uh… actually, I'm looking for a job. Do you have any openings?" asked Apollo.
"Well… wait! Are you a lawyer, by any chance?" Moe asked excitedly.
"Of course I am-" Apollo caught himself. Trucy had said no more lawyer business. "-not," he finished.
"That's too bad. Our ventriloquist was going to pay one million dollars to a lawyer who could get him a restraining order against his puppet," Moe explained.
What is it with my bad luck? Apollo thought.
"However, we do have an opening for 'Elephant Caretaker'," offered Moe. "It pays fifty cents an hour."
"I'll take it!" screamed Apollo in a "Chords of Steel" manner.
I'm gonna get rich, Apollo thought. By the end of the first day, I'll have four dollars! That's enough to buy four burger meals at the burger joint!
"Ok, then," Moe said. "Just sign here, here, here… and here! AHA AHA AHA AHA!"
Apollo finished signing his contract without actually reading it, because he would've had to read lawyer terms.
"Great, great! You're just the kind of person we need. Ready for anything!" Moe pushed Apollo out the door. "Just show up tomorrow at nine o' clock in the morning, and you'll learn the rest as you go along."
Apollo started back to the Wright Anything Agency. Trucy's going to be so happy… Mr. Wright will get a date in no time! he thought.
Finally, he arrived at his destination. He walked in the door, only to find Phoenix staring at him.
"Hey… Mr. Wright… how's it going?" Apollo managed to say with a weak smile.
"Hey… Apollo," Phoenix answered. Unlike Apollo, Phoenix was not smiling.
