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The fun house had turned out to be a flop.

May huffed and threw a pigtail over her shoulder. She could have done without the whole Ken incident, but whatever. It occurred and now it was time for other things.

"Last stop for food before we head for the big top!" she barked out.

Sora, having been unusually quiet after the fun house, perked up. Funnel cake time! She turned to her right, spotted Leon and continued, making a complete turn to her left. She wasn't quite ready to start talking to him again.

"Rosetta, could you hold Charlie-san for a moment?"

"Sure!"

With that, the redhead was off. May went another way and Ken sulked nearby. While embarrassed withe what occurred in the fun house, Leon's eyes still tracked Sora's form to make sure she was ok. Upon looking at where she stopped, he spotted some signs of other foods.

Turkey legs, hot dogs, tacos...He raised a brow at the deep fried items booth.

Deep fried butter?

And he thought he had issues.

Meanwhile, Rosetta was looking at the goldfish until a kid came up to her for an autograph. The young Diabolo protege agreed with a smile, momentarily putting Charlie-san down on the counter of the booth next to her.

"What's your name?"

"Charlotte."

The two chatted a little as Rosetta wrote. Once done, she waved the girl good bye and then turned to grab the bag with the fishy friend inside.

There was nothing there.

Frantic, Rosetta looked around in case the bag rolled off the counter but she couldn't find it. When she realized what she had done, she went over to Ken with tears threatening to come out.

"I lost Charlie-san!"

Ken stayed leaning against the railing of the booth he was next to. "Who?"

"Mr. Charlie Chaplin! Sora's goldfish!"

That immediately got his attention. A second chance! "Where did you last see him?"

Rosetta pointed over to the blue and yellow booth. Ken straightened up and went over to investigate. The younger teen rambled about what happened while Ken hmmed and looked about. The only conclusion he could come to was that someone took him. Just when he realized this, Ken spotted a boy close by with a goldfish in a bag.

He had seen that kid earlier. He didn't have a goldfish before.

"I found him," he reassured Rosetta, "Stay here while I get him."

Rosetta nodded and clasped her hands together. "Thanks Ken!"

The gratitude made him feel better.

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As Ken stepped up to the boy, he noticed that the kid was shaking the bag rather harshly.

He paled, not wanting to return the goldfish injured.

"Hey kid," upon hearing Ken address him, the boy paused in his rough handling, "That's not your goldfish."

"Says who?" came the boy's petulant voice.

Ken sternly crossed his arms, hoping to look like a figure of authority. "Says me, so give it back."

The boy frowned. "No way. I found him, I get to keep him."

Ken sighed. There went the stern adult image he was going for. I don't have the energy to deal with this. But it was Sora's fish so he was sure the teen would be grateful for the retrieval. A change in tactics was in order.

"Alright. How about for five bucks you give me that fish?"

"Ten."

Ken nearly blanched. There was no way he was paying that much for one little fish. "Seven."

The kid nodded. "Done."

Ken pulled out the money and the kid gave him the fish. After the exchange the kid's mother called out to him. The kid put the money in his pocket and then ran off. Ken smiled to himself at a job well done and returned to his group with the fish.

By then, Sora was back with her funnel cake and strawberries, but there was a slight frown on her face.

"Oh Ken! Rosetta told me what happened!"

The carrot top puffed out his chest a little. "Don't worry, I've found him." He lifted the bag up proudly so the whole group could see. He watched as Sora smiled, but then it waned.

"Is it normal for fish to be upside down?"

Ken stared at the bag and sure enough, the little goldfish was belly up and not moving.

Will nothing go right today?!

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