Hello boys and girls me again sorry this chapter took so long but it's the longest one I've ever written. Anyways once again Da Mann's review is the subject of conversation. Thank you for the East Indian history listen, do you study history or did you study history in school. Anyway if you read the real 1602 comic you'll see that they don't really follow history ether. The Hulk is Scottish, Magneto is Spanish and Captain America is Native American. That last one is a good idea because Native Americans were the only real Americans at the time but Magneto Spanish! Magneto is from a family of Jewish gypsies from Poland. The fact that I no that makes me think I read to many comics but oh well here comes Beast Boy, Cyborg, Raven and chapter three.
Chapter 3: Welcome to My Fair
Kory woke up when light from the open window hit her eyelids. She yawned loudly and sat up looking over at Robin who was staring at the ashes in the fireplace deep in thought. "Good morning Robin," she said smiling widely at him.
"What…oh good morning Kory," Robin said coming out of his thoughts and smiling slightly at her. Kory jumped from the bed and went to the window looking out at all the people walking down the street.
"It is a beautiful day," she said as she looked up at the bright sunny sky that all the people below were enjoying. That's when she remembered something, "oh no Robin did you not say you wanted to see a friend? We are surly late, I am sorry I slept in," Kory cast her eyes downward apologizing.
"Do not worry Kory we are not late," he said picking up a grey cloak and throwing it to her, "here I bought you this when you were asleep."
"Why?" Kory asked as she examined the cloak.
Robin looked at Kory's bright purple clothes and cleared his throat, "well that shows…you need to…it is just a little," Robin blushed slightly scuffing his feet.
Kory smiled at his bashfulness, "I understand," she said sliding on the cloak.
"Then come on," Robin said putting on his own cloak and leading her out of the room. Kory was a bit disappointed that he did not lead her by hand like he had last night but she tried not to show it. Robin paid for there room and then he and Kory got into a horse and carriage that was waiting outside.
"Where are we going?" Kory asked as she looked out the window.
"You well see when we get there. How far is it now Alfred?" Robin asked addressing the driver.
"Not far now young master Robin," said the elderly man who was diving the carriage. He smiled and winked at Kory in a knowing grandfather like way. She smiled back at him as he continued to dive they then stopped soon after Alfred announcing, "Were here."
Robin stepped out thanking Alfred along with Kory and then Alfred left. Kory gasped at what she saw. In front of her was a large fair with many booths with game and food along with rides and a large tent sat up right in the middle of it all. Circling half of the fair was a row of carts with pictures of what was meant to be inside them. In front of all of it was a large sign that read, "LOGAN'S TRAVELING FAIR."
"What is this place?" Kory asked with child like excitement as she entered the fair jumping from booth to booth.
"It's a fair," Robin said as he tried to ignore Kory as he walked towards the row of carts searching for a certain one.
"What are we doing here?" she asked as she idly looked at a boy winning a stuffed animal for a girl at a ring toss game. She wished that was her and Robin but she did not know why she did not think of Robin like that, did she.
"Like I said were here to see a friend of mine," Robin said spotting two carts, "Come on this way," he said running towards the carts. Kory followed and she stopped when she got to the carts. They both looked like they were made for living in with windows and a door with steeps leading up to it on both carts.
The first one was panted half silver and half green. In the centre were two men the one on the side with the silver was tall and muscle. His right arm, left leg, all his chest and groin along with half his face was covered with metal plating. From the looks of the joints in the metal is looked like the metal bent with him like armour almost. The parts of his skin that weren't covered with metal were very dark. Written above him was, "The Worlds Strongest Man." The other man on the green side wore a green ring masters suit. With tail jacket, top hat and cane. He had a wide smile on his face and the writing above him said, "The Beast Master." Both the men leaned against each other smiling the taller mans smile looking odd because only half of it showed through the metal.
The second cart was much simpler. It was panted completely black including the windows. On it was the silhouette of a woman with a large flowing black cloak along with two glowing eyes and a glowing red jewel right above them. Written above her was her name, "Raven."
Robin walked up the steps of the cart with the two men on it. On the door was a note Robin ripped it off bring it back down the steps to read it. Kory looked over his shoulder as he read the note but she did not recognize the language. "What language is that?" Kory asked as Robin throw the note back up the stairs.
"It is French," Robin said, "it says gone to the show," Robin looked over at the tent in the centre of the fair as he said this. "Come on lets go," Robin said grabbing Kory's hand and leading her towards the tent.
"Where are we going?" Kory asked as Robin wavered through the crowds of people towards the tent where he joined the crowd of people entering the tent.
"To the show it is about to begin," Robin said entering the tent. Inside the tent was pitch-black except for a large spot of light in the middle that was due to a hole in the roof. On one side of the tent were a bunch of benches where people were sitting waiting for the show to begin. Robin and Kory found a seat near the middle in the front row.
"Why are we going to see a show." Kory asked looking over at Robin who was on the edge of his set in anticipation.
"Its about to begin," Robin said shushing her. This was the first time that Kory had ever seen Robin excited, with that child like smile on his face. Although she had not known Robin that long she knew he did not do this often by the way he always acted so discreet. So she was quite.
"Lades and genital men, children of all ages," the men in the green suit from the cart shouted in a heavy French accent as he stepped out into the light. The audience applauded and cheered as he bowed to them. Kory looked over at Robin to see him cheering as well so she clapped a little her self. "I am Garfield Logan and welcome to my fair. I own this fair and I am the ring master at this show but there is one more thing I do…" he said as he pretended to think. That's when a large lion jumped out of the shadows snarling at the audience in front of it.
The crowd gasped and Kory grabbed onto Robin and buried her face in his shoulder, "um…Kory," Robin said, Kory did not budge from her place hidden in his shoulder. Robin put his arm around her to try to comfort her but even after she pulled away he left it there.
"Do not be alarmed," Garfield said as he circled around the spot of light the lion circling the other side. "Some people say I have a power," he said his eyes never wavering from the lion's, "the power to go into the minds of an animal and become it." Garfield stopped and so did the lion, "Sheba jump," Garfield said as he pulled out a hoop which the lion jumped through.
"Has that man really entered the mind of this beast?" Kory asked as she watched Garfield make the lion jump through more hoops.
"No, he found Sheba when she was a baby in Africa. Her mother abandoned her and he has been training her ever since. He does the same with all his animals," Robin said as two men bought out a platform which Garfield made Sheba jump up and sit on.
"How do you know this," Kory asked as she looked over at Robin but he seemed to just ignore her as he stayed focused on the show.
"Quite this is the beast part," Robin said placing two fingers on Kory's lips. The feel of his skin against her lips made her be quite in shock if anything.
"And now," Garfield announced as a man bought in small baby goat. Sheba instantly jumped from her platform growling at the small animal. The goat let out a frightened baa before trying to run but Garfield stopped it with a simple, "stop." the goat stopped and Sheba stopped growling. "Now Sheba that was mean of you apologize to Billy," Sheba slowly walked up to the goat and pounced on it. Gasped were heard as most people closed there eyes including Kory who went back into Robin's shoulder. When she opened her eyes a course of ahs were heard thought the audience. Sheba was licking Billy like a dog would its owner, "you see a can brake the very laws of nature but I am not the most amazing thing at this fair. There is still much to this show," he said bowing out of the light.
"Is it over?" Kory asked as she looked around the dark tent.
"No Victor is about to come out," Robin said as he sat back a little finally realizing his arm was around Kory so he took it off figuring it must be bothering her.
"Who is Victor? How do you know he is coming out?" Kory was a bit disappointed that Robin removed his arm but she wanted to know how Robin knew all these things about this fair.
"Quite here he comes," Robin said as a loud bang nose filled the tent. It was heard again and then the other man from the cart walked into the light. The light glistened of the metal on his crest as he stared out at the audience. The bang was from his metal foot when it hit the ground. He looked a bit different from the panting of him on the cart. The bends where the metal bent with him were much more noticeable almost like he was wearing a gantlet and metal boot on his metallic limbs.
"Two years ago I went to Africa to celebrity the new year but what I found was much more interesting then a simple turn of the century." Garfield said from somewhere in the shadows. "You see deep in the heart of Africa I found a village that is far more advanced then us in the working of metal." Garfield continued as Victor just stood there staring out at the audience clenching and unclenching his metal fist which made a clicking sound. "This man comes from that village. His name is unpronounceable by are tongues but I call him Victor. His name is not important though because you see he was in a fire and because the people from this village could use metal in such a way they replaced the burned sink with just that metal."
"That can not be true Robin. Can it?" Kory asked Robin but he just kept watching the show.
Another man in the audience must of thought the same thing as Kory did as he stood up and shouted, "There is no way I am going to believe a bunch a savages can use metal like that. You just put him in a tight suit of armour. Besides he wouldn't be strong enough to walk around like that all the time that metal must weigh a ton." A course of men and women agreeing were heard thought the audience as many people nodded there heads.
The sound of Garfield laughing silenced them as even Victor broke his stone cold demeanour as he smiled his odd half smile. "Show them just how strong you are," Garfield said as three men rolled out a large set of weights . The weights were so heavy that the men looked like they were having trouble just rolling them and the men were not week looking men. They finally got it in front of Victor and limped away covered in sweat and panting. Victor wrapped his hands around the bar between the weights and pulled up lifting it from the ground. He then got it up to his crest and the audience held there breath. With one mighty shove he lifted it above his head as the audience erupted in appliance.
"Amazing," Robin said under her voice but Kory heard him. Looking over at him she smiled but he didn't notice he was focused on the show. Kory guessed that Robin had seen the show before that's how he knew what was coming next but if he had seen it before why was he still so interested in it.
"Wait there is more," Garfield said as Victor removed his non-metallic arm from the weight. The audience gasped as he began to struggle with the weight. He then shocked them once more by lifting his non-metallic leg off the ground. He held it for a minute and then throw the weight away it hit the ground a few feet in front of him and made a large dent. The audience cheered and Victor walked out of the light Garfield entering it. "We are now taking a short intermission. You will know when are next performer is here because magic is in the air," on the word magic many candles ignited lighting the room.
"This is a great show is it not?" Robin said as he turned to Kory.
"How do you know so much about this show?" Kory asked which made Robin arch an eyebrow in confusion.
"I have been here before," Robin said shrugging his shoulders it was obvious after all.
"Yes I guessed that but you seem so interested in it. Why? After seeing it you can not still be interested right?" Kory asked.
"Robin face turned downwards as he spoke, "I guess it just remands me of my…" Robin stopped and sniffled. Kory put her hand on his back to comfort him but he shot back up a fake smile on his face hiding his sadness. "Look it is about to began again."
All the candles went out leavening the spot of light in the middle of the tent the only light again. That's when the woman from the cart stepped out. She had her cloak wrapped around her and her hood up so all you could see were her eyes. "My name is Raven," the woman said in a monotone voice. She levitated into the air and the crowd gasped. She then put her hand out and black magic wrapped itself around the weight that Victor had just lifted. She flicked her wrist and the weight went flying through the air. She continued to toss it around in the air like a feather until finally putting throwing it out side the light.
"Is she your friend," Kory asked Robin.
"Yes she is my friend," Robin said as he watched her from a globe of the black magic that she had made early. "She is amazing is she not?" Robin asked watching her with interest.
"Oh…yes I guess so," Kory said as she felt a ping in the bottom of her stomach like someone had just stabbed her with a knife. But there was no way that she was jealous of this woman just because Robin called her amazing, was she.
Raven did a few more tricks with the audience, with every person she made come on stage they seemed to get more and more scared of what she was going to do to them. Mostly it was just telling there future or levitating them around the room. She did do one thing where she teleported one man to the other side of the fair and back which made him have a heart attack but she magically cured him of that. Finally she announced, "and now it is time to end the show," as she sent her black magic out side of the light and brought out Garfield and Victor. They stood on the magic like it was a platform as they smiled and bowed to the now cheering crowd.
"Thank you. Thank you," Garfield said as he waved his hands to silence the audience. "I am sorry to say this show is over but remember ever person has a power, some are just better then others." Garfield smiled at his joke as the black magic surrounded him and Victor and they where teleported away. The audience cheered as Raven bowed out of sit.
"Come on Kory," Robin said as he took Kory's hand and began to lead her out of the tent, "Lets go see my friend. Maybe she can tell us something about you, and Slade."