"Who are these guys?" Cliff asked, pointing to a poster on a nearby wall inside a store. Two men dressed in different scandalous outfits posed flirtatiously; one wearing bear ears, a faux fur Speedo and a tail coming out of his underwear, readying to pounce on someone; the other a white Speedo with a red cross at the front and a stethoscope around his neck. "Wild Exotic Beast and Doctor Physical? Looks like we have some competition Dias."
Dias examined the poster, glaring at the characters, smirking, "I'm way sexier than those two put together. It opens tonight, maybe we should check out the competition. I highly doubt they will be as successful as I am."
"They look familiar." Cliff added, staring closely at the picture. "We have to work tonight. Tomorrow's our day off, so then we can check it out."
"Shouldn't you be working?" Nel hissed, pulling the guys out of the store by the ears, almost tearing them apart.
"Kinky are we." Cliff commented with a seductive look on his face.
They left the store, assembling into the main street, rubbing their ears, and feeling the throb slowly go away. Nel raised her hand to slap Cliff for being rude but placed it around her chest, crossing her arms, knowing that slapping him will encourage him to tease even more.
"You better be sorry!" A female voice shouted from the distance.
Baffled by the remark, they ran towards the noise; people from all over the city gathered around in a circle. Pushing their way through they found a woman, with golden hair that reached her waist, standing a few metres empty between a large, muscular man.
"You show that pervert who's boss!" A lady from the crowd hollered, inciting the fight.
The man ran towards the woman, who stood before him, grunting as he threw a punch. The young lady stood there with her eyes closed, waiting for him to hit her. Within millimetres from her face, she grabbed his punch; acting as if it were nothing, swung her body around and kicked him in the stomach. Pain filled his body, gnawing at his insides, as he leaned over, practically vomiting. She left the scene; the crowd parted for her, shifting away in both awe and fear, giving her a path.
"That was awesome Mirage!" Cliff beckoned, racing towards her. "You showed him!"
"Thanks." Mirage answered, pausing as Cliff, Dias and Nel ran towards her.
"How long are you staying here?" Nel asked, approaching Mirage.
"About a week." Mirage answered.
"You feel like being a bouncer?" Dias questioned, taking a step back, trying not to offend her.
"I heard about you guys being strippers. I knew Cliff couldn't stop being a ladies man, even at his age." She giggled, with a smile. "Sure I'll be happy to be a bouncer for your club."
"I just can't say no to the ladies." Cliff admitted. "Awesome! Let's celebrate our new bouncer by going to the tavern!"
"We only have half an hour before we have to meet up with Chisato at City Hall." Nel added, glaring at Cliff's comment. "If you are late we are leaving without you."
"Fine, then we'll just get a drink."
The four entered the musty smelling tavern clashing with the smoke seeping out of a cigarette. Few people sat around a circular table made out of wood, while a woman sat at the bar, across from a man, having a round of shots. The woman looked out of place, wearing a ballroom gown and having three golden eyes, but the man she was having shots with collapsed on the floor, and took a deep breath, admitting his defeat.
"I toll you, if I win, witch I did, you tell me where my hubby is!" The woman hissed, swaying around, holding up two fingers. "He has three eyes, wait I don't have three fingers, ha! He has three eyes like me! Wow, I have three eyes!"
"Um… Opera." Dias whispered, placing his hands around her shoulder, steadying her. "I think you had enough. Ernest is in Fun city working as a bouncer at a club."
"I'll tell you when I had 'nuff!" Opera shouted, pushing Dias aside. She placed her high heels on the floor and lifted herself up, only to fall on the floor with her face hitting the ground. Climbing her way up, using the bar stood she leaned on the bar, raising another glass to her lips. The liquid flooded down, spilling all over her face. She placed the cup down and said, "I NOT dunk! Bring Ernest her!"
"How about you see Ernest?" Mirage suggested, wiping Opera's face with her handkerchief, having Opera wrap her arms around her, squeezing her with a bear hug.
"Okay, Let's go! Hugz fer everone! I luv you Mirror, you too Danny, Clifford the red dawg, Melery!" Opera mumbled, taking a few steps towards the bathroom, the opposite way, her body shifting to sides with every step she took. Eventually, she fell over, passing out on the cool tiles. Cliff reached over and threw her over his shoulders with her butt sticking out of one side, arms dangling on the other, like a barbarian, as they walked out of the tavern and headed for City Hall.
A crowd of screaming girls crammed the streets, lining up in front of a building. Cliff growled as he saw the same poster blown up on the walls of the structure. His regulars abandoning him for younger men made the pit of his stomach full of envy. One girl turned around as her eyes widened, letting out a scream, "It's Pimp Master C!" Cliff uncrossed his eyebrows, which made him let out a smile, and waved to his fan.
"Hi ladies!" He answered, waving to the girls lining up, as they fainted.
"I guess we are more popular than those jerks!" Dias smirked, waving to his the girls with Cliff.
The came across a red haired Nedian, scribbling something down on her notepad, and examined the line-up at the mysterious nightclub.
"Chisato!" Nel called out, as they walked towards her. "I guess you heard about the competition."
"Yes, but the line-up isn't nearly as long as the line-up at six in the morning before Cliff's debut." Chiasto commented as she placed her paper in her pocket. "We shouldn't worry about them. I see you have a new bouncer and someone you kidnapped."
"Opera's just passed out from too much booze." Dias answered. "This is Mirage, Cliff's friend. Who are those guys, I've seen them before?"
"Noel and Bowman." Chisato replied. "I saw her beating the crap out of a guy not too long ago. I have the story almost all written down."
"Noel a stripper?" Dias laughed, rolling on the ground. "Did Cliff marry or something?"
"Hey, I can get married!" Cliff defended. "I can't say no to millions of ladies. It's not fair for them if I marry one."
"Stop arguing!" Nel eased the situation. "We have to get back, it's almost eight!"
"Fine!"
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Thanks to Aki Kitsune for editing the beginning!
