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Surprise!
The Psychedelic van trip: Between Pendleton and Highland: 4:11 pm
Maloof was looking through Sasha's stash of DVDs and found Scarface."Now we're talking", Maloof look to the others. They all nodded in approval then he raised it so that Sasha or Milla could see it, "Mind if we watch this?"
"I don't' mind. That movie has good actors" Sasha turned his attention back to the road.
"Don't raise the volume to high darlings, we don't wanna block out the sounds of the road"
"Ok", Quentin fiddled with the system and got it playing.
One hour and any minutes later...
"You WANNA PLAY? OK LET'S PLAY!" Kitty and Franke winced in unison. The DVD was HD, so there were intense bright flashes every time the guns fired.
"SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND" Mikhail gazed in wonder, Dogen hid behind Maloof.
"OK YOU WANNA PLAY US HUH? OK" Lili looked pumped up, ready to sock anyone. Chloe was muttering under breath about the speed of the bullets.
"I'M TONY MONTANA!" then Scarface got killed, Quentin and Phoebe... didn't look like it fazed them at all (WTF?), oh wait, wait they're smiling. A mental light bulb just light up over their heads.
"I have an idea", they both said in unison, then looked at each other.
"Ladies first Phoeb", Quentin grinned.
"Ok, I was thinking, and this just came to me, what if we named our band Flashing Guns?" she looked around the room. Quentin nodded in approval.
"Yeah man, it gives us an exciting yet serious feel", he high fived Phoeb and laid his hand on hers, unconsciously. After a few seconds they noticed and blushed looking away.
"Folks we have witnessed the birth of a band name, and a relationship", Lili chimed as she looked at a road map. Quentin blushed even harder but came back to neutral after giving it some thought. Phoebe looked at Kitty and Franke, who were giving her thumbs up. They looked eyes and said in perfect unison to the guys, "We're musicians, not lovers. Such a union would bring taboo to our newly named band. It would show on our band biography the-"
"Rise" Quentin raised his left hand palm up.
"And fall", Phoebe lowered her right hand to the van floor. Then they snapped back into unison, "Of our beloved 'Flashing Guns'".
The kids looked at them with the weirdest questioning gaze. Phoebe laid her hand back down on the space between them, and Quentin unknowingly laid his hand on hers, again. Their reactions triggered more laughter.
"Children, please tune it down a bit", Milla turned to them with her sweet voice that could almost control any one, pointing her thumb at the head of a certain German. The kids looked over to the Psychonaut as he drove off the main road and led their 2 van caravan to an old looking circus.
"Is that what I think it is?" Dogen piped up smiling excitedly.
The Fir Mobile: That very moment
"Kids, welcome to the Aquato Circus", Agent Fir glanced back to the kids in the back as they followed Sasha to a spot to park.
"Wow, it's so…" Nils started.
"Poor?" Elka finished. Milka shot her a look, but before Elka saw it she turned invisible.
"I think it's great!" Clem cheered.
"Yeah, it's Raz-tastic", Crystal cheered raising her new pom poms.
"It reminds me about the time me and Lucy went to a circus in Coupeville in Washington once. We came in a taxi with a guy that smelled like mustard and pickles and we-"Vernon droned on and on while the others took in the looks of the place.
Sasha's Funkswagen:
Lili's eyes grew wider, and wider, and incredibly wider as they drove over to the parking lot. Then they squinted when a pimply teenager with a red suit and matching small hat shined a flashlight inside.
"Tickets for eleven, sir?" he said in a cracking voice.
"Make it for 19, I'm paying for the other eight in the van behind me", Sasha stated.
"Ok sir, that'll be 47.50", the ticket teen handed him a roll of 19 tickets as Sasha forked over the cash and exact change.
"Thank you dear", Milla flashed a smile at the boy.
"You-you're welcome miss", he raised his small hat and blushed. Sasha rolled his eyes behind his dark sunglasses and drove to a spot to park.
"Remember children, you must be on your best behavior here. We are guests in Razputin's family's work place. Do not use your powers, understand?" he warned them.
"Yes Sasha", they all hopped off to met up their comrades at the other van and followed the three adults in past the fence that surrounded the grounds.
Aquato Circus: 6:29 pm
Raz was stretching with his siblings and fellow clans men when Theo came over.
"Alright guys, your parents want you guys in full costume in an hour, and fully stretched. Good luck", he turned away and joined up with the animal tamer to help with the same bloody elephant.
Artemis got up and led the boys to their changing tents while Noah and Delilah led the girls to their tents. After 30 minutes, because they all had to help the young ones, they emerged in traditional gypsy clothing. Underneath Raz and his sibling's attire were their acrobat tights. They all went to the back of the circus tent to help set up.
"I feel lucky, I dont' know why", Raz said as helped his bro test the saftey net.
"Maybe you got good karma tonight, or you're lucky charm just walked by", Art tired a secure knot on the net where a hole was.
"What?" Raz looked confused, so Art pointed to where a small group of kids were being lead by three adults. Raz just stared as his counslers and a fellow agent led his friends to the stands just outside the tent. His hear feel at the sight of Lili. Art looked to were Raz's eyes locked.
"So... thats her huh?"
"Yep", Raz nodded
"I see..." Art grined to his brother. "Good job"
"Thanks bro", Raz was fighting the temptation to go and see them, but had a job to do. "But how did you..."
"I just got a hunch. Like my gypsy sences were tingling", he placed his index fingers to his head and squinted. Raz rolled his head back and laughed. He looked back at where his Lili was then turned to his bro.
"I'll introduce you guys to her later", with that they left the tent through the back.
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The small group of 19 stopped infront of the biggest tent to discuss how things were gonna work.
"Darlings, we are trusting you with staying together in your own little groups until the main performance. Use your money wisely and have fun!", Milla looped her arm around Sasha's with his hand in his pocket. The kids agreed and went on their way.
"Ooooh Kitty look, it's a fortune teller!" Franke walked over to Raz's aunt Pam.
"Good call Franke" Kitty dragged Crystal and Milka with her to the booth.
"I want to go look for Raz when he's busy working and bug him, Dogen you coming?" Lili asked. Dogen waddled up to her, "Ye-yeah lets go".
"Hey Chloe, wanna come with. I'm sure Raz could explain the functions of the circus technology, like that cottan candy machine"
"Yes I shall accompany you on your search. Perhaps he'll explain the edible provisions being generated by the machine", she said and followed them.
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"Bobby, do you have some change?" Benny was walking next to Bobby and his brother Billy who drove them to the circus on his rusty Chevy Nova to make up for not hanging with his only little bro for the 5 years he spent in Boot Camp.
"Nah, Billy got some?" Bobby looked up at his 6 foot brother.
"I got 2 bucks in change, split it amongst yourselves", he dropped the loose change into Bobby's open hand and directed his attention to the small group of girls that were giggling at the clown in with his big right shoe on fire.
"Bobby, did you do that?" he pointed his thumb at the clown.
"No, but I wish", Bobby sighed, remembered that he made a deal with Billy. Five day's without powers and he gets the car for his birthday. They weren't from a rich family, or a middle class family, but a family that got by.
"Then how did that happen?" he smiled, flashing his teeth.
"That was me", Benny grinned, which made the three of them laugh openly.
"Good one kid", Billy patted Benny on the head liek a dog, but Benny didn't notice as he and Bobby watched their two camp counslers walk by. They noticed some of their campmates had scattered around the booths.
'Oh shit', Bobby thought.