Chapter 6
(Doc POV)
We were all back on the plane. Ignacio was devastated. Now we were trying to create a new strategy.
"So what are we going to do?" Susan asked.
"Well, we're gonna go back to that freak show and find Cha." Link said.
"But the Circus has all ready moved to a different place." B.O.B. said.
"B.O.B. I have just discovered the the circus's next stop is in Baltimore." Monger said.
"So let's head out there and get her." Iggy said.
"Ignacio, we can't just barge in and take her." I explained to him.
"Can't we. We're the government!" Monger yelled.
"No we can't, that would cause chaos. And with all of the tourists running around that would let whoever's in charge of this circus to get away." I explained.
"Then what are we going to do?" Susan asked.
"Don't worry my dear, I have a plan." I said as everyone huddled in to discuss.
(Chalen POV)
The circus was headed to Baltimore and a group of men were loading my tank on to a train. It took them about an hour but finally I was on the Monroe Freak Show express. I wasn't the only "freak" in the box car. There was a bearded woman, a one handed man and the old woman from the tent.
"Hey, look at the new girl." Said the one handed man pointing at me.
"Well howdy little debbie. My name's Mary Sue. But most folks call me Bearded Sue" Said the bearded woman waving at me.
"My name is Hank. Or one handed Hank" Said the one handed man.
"I toldeth thee. But youth nay listen to the speak of the elderly." Said the old woman.
"That's Juliet. Otherwise known as the 1000 year old woman." Mary Sue explained.
"Are you really 1000 years old?" I asked her. She nodded.
"I.....can..never..die. I......was...cursed by......witches. The.....Same treacherous hags that...... tricked Macbeth." She said. She said this with difficulty. Trying to speak in today's dialect.
"So what's your name?" Hank asked ignoring Juliet.
"Chalen......Chalen Ochiana Aquarius." I answered.
"Well it's nice to meet you Chalen. But what's your freak name?" Mary Sue asked me.
"I don't know," I answered then I remembered what Monroe introduced me as last night, (I Present to you.......the Fish Girl!), "Fish girl?"
"Ha! Monroe's losing his creativity!" Hank said as he burst out laughing. I smiled.
"It is kinda stupid." I agreed. For the next few hours we talked about life in the freak show. How we went from town to town and are laughed and pointed at. And we don't get a single dime of the earnings. Finally we arrived in Baltimore. The men loaded me out of the tank and put me behind the curtain in the newly set up tent. I was really bored with no one to talk to. Everyone was heading to bed and I was really hungry. That's when I heard the top of the tank opening. Assuming it was Monroe I quickly swam to the bottom. But it was just a boy my age. He had blonde hair and Amethyst eyes. He laughed. It was a happy laugh not like Monroe's.
"I'm not going to hurt you. I've got clams." He said waving a couple clams in the air. I slowly swam up and took the clams from him. I was really hungry so I scarfed them down.
"Hungry huh?" He asked. I nodded.
"Do you work here?" I asked him. He smiled.
"Well I'm in the show." He answered.
"You don't look like a freak." I said smiling.
"Well you could say I'm a fairy." He answered. He snapped his fingers and said some words in a strange language. Then he was the size of a ruler. His ears were pointed and he had a pair of shimmering wings.
"Cool! I can't control when I change." I told him. He smiled.
"It's a fairy thing. Didn't your mother ever tell you?" He asked.
"She never got the chance." I answered sadly. He understood.
"Mortals are so selfish." He said, snapping his fingers, saying some words and returning to normal.
"Well my name's Chalen." I told him. Reaching my hand out. He shook it.
"My name's Kenley. Pleasure to meet such a pretty mermaid." He said kissing my hand. I smiled.
"The pleasure is all mine." I told him.
"WHERE'S THAT FAIRY!" Yelled a voice.
"I gotta go." Kenley said as he ran from the voice. Leaving my tank wide open. I started to climb out. I landed right on my......butt. I quickly crawled towards the exit. A man stood in front of me, blocking my escape route.
"Nice try Gorly." Monroe said. I would know that stupid accent anywhere. He picked me up and slung me over his shoulder. I sighed as he walked back to my tank and threw me in. Quickly locking it and walking away. So close but yet so far.