Circus Craziness!
To Red Witch: I'm glad you liked the chapter! Too bad we'll have to wait to learn more about Mystique and Zartan's kid. I'd bet Mystique is real happy to hear about the fact she's gonna be a mommy again! I read the new chapter of 'This Soap Opera Called Life', and I liked it! Poor Evan's got a lot of catching up to do. And I'd bet Zartan would be thrilled to find out he's going to be a daddy again. And I can imagine how joyful Zanya would be if she found out she will get a new brother or sister. Anyway, I hope you like the new chapter chock full of insanity!
To Raliena: You could say that. The ironic thing about the relationship between Sunfire and Thunderbolt is that despite the fact that those two argue like roosters, they actually have a lot in common. They work well in battle, they both enjoy wrestling, they both are full of pride, and they both are tough as nails. The two have kind of "Alpha Male" personalities in a way. Anyway, I'm glad you liked the chapter, and I hope you like this new chapter, full of madness.
To Sparky Genocide: I'm glad you liked the chapter! You're idea was too funny not to use. I also like your idea of Jester as a gorilla. I can imagine Jester doing the purse act, then turning around and seeing a female gorilla stare at him adoringly. Jester screams and runs away, the gorilla after him. Dial-Up, of course, gets a good laugh out of it! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this new chapter full of insanity!
It's Profile Time Again! (Crowd hoots, hollers, cheers, screams, chants, and claps. Some hold up signs) This time, we take a look at a Joe who always has his nose behind a camera, the one and only Scoop!
Scoop
Real Name: Leonard Michaels
Affiliation: Army
Grade: E-4
Primary Military Specialty: Journalist
Secondary Military Specialty: Microwave Transmission Specialist
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Bio: Scoop is a very unique Joe. He spends more time recording battles than fighting them! He has an advanced degree in journalism and a masters' degree in electrical engineering. His talents behind the camera earned him several offers from major networks, but he chose to enlist in the army as a journalist and join the Joe team as their official journalist.
At first, the Joes didn't take too well to Scoop, considering him a security risk and a 'third wheel' because he lugged more camera work than firepower, and he tended to use his camera to record just about everything he laid his eyes upon. However, he went on to earn their respect when he carried an injured comrade a long distance to a medivac chopper. He lost some valuable footage during the incident, but he was able to get his deed on tape. He didn't mind, because he was glad that he was able to help out in some way.
Disclaimer: "N-Not a dent! He too…is a Samuroid!" - The Flash, Issue #181, August 1968
Chapter 12: Planning!
The Tiboldt Family Circus tent, a half-hour ago
"Rajah!" Maynard Tiboldt, the Ringmaster, called to a portly Indian (A/N: From the country of India) man dressed up like a rajah from the old stories, sitting on an elephant. "Are the animals ready?"
"They are all loaded up, sir." Rajah replied.
"Good work." Tiboldt smiled. "We'll ruin Wrangling once and for all."
"Mah snakes are all ready." Princess Python grinned.
"My lasso's all charged up." A Texan man with short black hair replied, dressed up like a cowboy.
"Okay, Live Wire. Are the Gambonnos and Pulver ready?"
"Hup! Hup! Hup!" A pair of medium-length Italian twins, clad in red-and-blue leotards, flipped into the scene. "Ernesto and Luigi Gambonno have arrived!"
"Must you two be so dramatic?" Ringmaster grumbled, pinching the bridge of his nose in annoyance. "Oh never mind. Where's the Human Cannonball?" An explosion was heard. "Oh crud."
"Get out of the way!" Python screamed. The circus performers moved out of the way as a streak hit the ground hard with an "OOF!!!!" A man emerged from it with a moan. He was clad in a dark yellow leotard with gray boots, a metal chestplate with spikes on the shoulders, and a helmet shaped like a bullet. His birth name was Jack Pulver, but in the Ringmaster's circus, he was known as the Human Cannonball.
"Whoo, that was a rush! YEAH!!!" He acted like an overexcited football fan. "YEAH!! YEAH!! YEAH!!! WHOOOOOOO!!! OH BABY THAT WAS FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!!"
"Ah think Jack's finally lost it." Princess Python whispered to Live Wire.
"I'm not surprised, little lady. All those blows he takes are bound to mess up anyone's head." Live Wire blinked.
"WHOOOOO!!!!" Jack Pulver started doing a dance.
"That…is disturbing." A very large woman clad in a pink leotard and with long curly black hair said as she made her appearance.
"Teena, you can still walk. Incredible." Live Wire smirked. Teena the Fat Lady smacked him. "AUGH!!!"
"Nice people skills, Live Wire." Princess Python chuckled.
"Oh shut up." Live Wire grumbled.
"Alright, everyone's here, and Frank is busy cleaning his lucky pistols." The Ringmaster sighed. "Now look. That Wrangling has been a huge thorn in our side for quite some time. Now, the Circus of Crime will take him down once and for all!"
Outside the Wrangling Brothers' Circus, right now
"Oh boy." Toshiro Yashida blinked. "Those look like…circus wagons."
"And something tells the Thunderbolt they do not look too friendly. Something tells the Thunderbolt that those circus tents and the occupants within them are in no mood to entertain the kiddies." Kyle blinked.
"We had better alert Siryn at once. This could be a problem?"
"Could be a problem? You are one naïve jabroni." Kyle groaned as he ran into the tent. Inside, Theresa was sipping some water from a bottle.
"Ahh, that's better." She saw Kyle. "Kyle, what's going on?"
"Theresa, The Thunderbolt thinks we have a big problem." Kyle panted.
Well, well, well. Looks like the Circus of Crime is attacking! What insanity will happen next? Can the West Coast Misfits save the day? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!
