Chapter 17: Loo Loo Land Part 2
Sometime later, the I.M.P Crew and the royal owls are now walking at the games area, to play some games and to keep an eye out for any attackers trying to attack Stolas and Octavia.
Soon someone calls out that catches Millie's attention, "Hello, hello! Step right up and win a 'Thing'!"
Moxxie and Millie walks to the game booth to see the game,
Millie gasps in excitement, "Oh, look Moxxie! A THING!"
Moxie looks to see the 'Thing' is some kind of purple stuffed penguin with black and white striped imp horns, and wears pink overalls.
"Oh, you like that thing?" Moxxie asks, seeing his wife interested in the doll.
Millie shouts with excitement, "YEEEEESSS! I don't really know what that thing is but I want that thing!"
With a smug look on his face, Moxxie pulls his bow tie and says, "Finally, something I can handle."
Moxxie then takes a dollar and passes it to the vendor, "Okay! One game, please!"
Millie smiles with excitement. As the vendor takes the piston out with his tail. Feeling confident, Moxie aims the toy pistol at the target and fires it at the target. The cork hits a bullseye, but the target doesn't go down. Moxxie then blows the black powder smoke from the gun, pleased with his marksmanship.
Suddenly, the vendor says, "Strike one, little man!"
"But I hit it!" Moxxie protests.
"Hmmm, I don't know what to tell ya, buddy. The target, see? It didn't go down. So yeah, no go, bro," The carny says.
Moxxie growls in anger and places another dollar on the table. He grabs the pistol and fires another cork, and that hits the target again, and yet the target won't budge.
"The Heaven's wrong with this thing?!" Moxxie angrily says, and slaps the piston
"Oh man, a real shame, I tell ya," The carny says and mockingly cries.
Moxxie hisses in rage and slaps another dollar on the table, "Another!"
Moxxie then fires the fake gun again, but the target is still not going down. Moxxie continues to angrily bring out another dollar and fires them at the target.
Razor rolls his eyes, "This is going to take a while."
Then whispers to the others, "Especially since the games are usually rigged."
"No kidding," Berry replies.
Loona types on her phone, "Whoever thought Moxxie could be this stubborn."
Minutes later, well, more like around five to eight minutes, Moxxie is growing very frustrated about not being able to shoot down the target.
The carny soon mocks Moxxie, "Wow! Man, you're really starting to make this sad. You know, if you suck, you suck! Guess you won't win your honey here a prize."
"Let me try!" Millie says, and grabs the pistol.
She fires the cork at the target, but misses it. The carny then grins mischievously, and presses a foot pedal under the booth. And the target goes down. Millie claps happily while Moxxie is dumbfounded.
The carny says, "Oh, look at that! Lucky shot, baby."
Moxxie then yells at the carny, "Are you kidding me?! You- you- you charlatan!"
The carny then places his hands on Moxxie's face, "Hey uh, get lost, pipsqueak."
"I'm talkin' to the lady," and pushes Moxxie away as he leans to Millie.
Millie immediately recoils in disgust and the carny makes a purring sound.
Suddenly, Razor pulls the carny away from Millie by his horn.
He mutters bitterly, "She's married…"
Suddenly, Blitz speaks up, "Mind if I have a go?"
Millie and Moxxie turn to see Blitz wanting to have a go.
The carny removes his horn from Razor and says, "Sure…" then passes the cork gun with his tail, "Here you go."
Blitz places the money on the table and picks up the gun. Blitz then aims. Blitz then aims it towards the center of the target, it doesn't go down at all.
"Strike one," The carny says.
Then asks, "Want another go?"
"Yes," Blitz says, and pays the carny another dollar.
Blitz then aims the cork gun to the inside of the tent where a pole. Blitz fires the cork gun and it flies past the target. It then bounces off the pole in the tent, and then hits the target from behind, causing it to go down. The carny's jaw drops in shock while the others cheer.
"Great job, Blitz," Berry says.
"How'd you learn how to do that?" Randall asks, impressed.
Blitz shyly answers, "My older brother taught me. He told me that some carnys like to pull these tricks, and learned how to do it himself."
Then turns to the carny, "Uh, can you give me the Thing, please?"
The carny rolls his eyes and simply gives the 'Thing' to Blitz. He then gives it to Millie, much to her glee.
"Thanks Blitz," Millie says.
"Yeah. Thanks. You have to teach me how to do that trick," Moxxie says, impressed.
"Um sure," Blitz replies.
"Come on, let's play some more games," Berry says.
Razor turns to Sarge and Stolas, "So boss, do you and Stolas want to pick the next game?"
Then turns to Octavia, "What about you, kid?"
"I'll pass," Octavia answers.
"Hmm, how about we do this one?" Stolas points out.
Sarge and Randall turn to see the ring toss game. There are a few rings on the table with a carny in charge, and in the tent, there are rings of different colors. Blue on the outer square, then white, then red, and finally, on the top center of the bottles is a bright gold one.
"The Ring Toss game," Razor replies.
Then turns to the others, "Are you sure? I know this one is rigged."
"Do not worry, I know what to do with this one," Stolas says, and walks over to the game booth
Stolas then places some money on the table and the carny hands him three rings. Stolas throws three rings and with a bit of magic without the carny's knowledge, Stolas is able to get all three rings in three different locations. One of them lands in the yellow bottom, and two land on the red bottles. It's not long for Stolas to get his prizes, two Things and a stuffed owl that has a top hat and a red bow tie.
Stolas presents the stuffed owl to Octavia, "Here you go, Via."
"Uh, thanks dad," Octavia replies, taking the stuffed owl.
Stolas then passes one of the 'Things' to Blitz, "Here you go, Blitz."
"Um, are you sure?" Blitz asks.
"I don't mind at all," Stolas says with a smile.
Blitz takes the toy and says, "Thank you."
"You're welcome Blitz. You're actually very sweet," Stolas says.
"Thank you," Blitz says, blushing a bit.
Octavia looks at the two and kind of notices how the two are getting along. A lot more than how her dad and mom are. Even though things have become hard for her at home because of her mom's screaming, it's kind of nice to see herself and dad still get along. However, she also notices how well her dad and Blitz get along.
Suddenly, they hear a familiar robotic laughter, "Ha ha ha hoho-oh! Is that Razor Sharp Claws my sensors spot down there?"
The group becomes surprised and looks at one of the game booths to see the Robotic Fizzarolli standing on it with a grin on his face, looking down at the group, especially Razor.
"It's a surprise to see my favorite grease kitty again," Robo Fizzy says, and laughs.
Razor groans and pinches the bridge between his eyes, "Fuck, I was hoping he didn't notice me."
"And it looks like you and Randy are accompanied by a group of Imps, a pair of Succubi and a pair of royal owls," Robo Fizz says.
He then jumps off the booth and lands in front of the group, surprising everyone.
"So, what brings you back here?" Robo Fizz asks.
"I happen to be working right now, which is something you should be doing," Razor says bitterly.
"Aww, I was hoping to talk to my favorite little kitty cat, and have some fun with him," Robo Fizz says, and ends up pulling Razor's tail.
Razor screeches in shock, and tries to swipe his claws at the robot.
"Listen bitch, I have no time to deal with you," Razor says.
"Yeah. He happens to make more money killing people than you do being a cheap-ass robo-ripoff of an overrated sell-out jester!" Randall angrily says.
"Oohoohoo!" Robot Fizz says, having his hands on his cheeks.
Then says in remark, "Someone's salty! Real or not though, people love me!"
Then Randall mutters, "And anyone who likes him has to be fuckin crazy."
"I heard that, lizard lips, I have a little reunion with the grease kitty over here," Robo Fizz says, and evilly grins at Razor. Then uses his robotic hand to pull his tail.
Razor takes his tail away and shouts, "Stop pulling my tail!"
"I can't help myself, having fun messing with you is one of my favorite things to do when you used to work here," Robo Fizz says and snickers with an evil grin.
Razor grits his teeth and wants to pound the robot so badly.
Suddenly, a familiar voice breaks his frustration, "Uh excuse me."
Razor snaps out of his thought to see Blitz standing close to Razor.
"I really appreciate it if you stop messing with Razor. He obviously didn't like it when you harass him, and he really didn't like it when you pull on his tail," Blitz calmly says.
Robo Fizz laughs and asks, "So who is this? Is he one of your little friends?"
"He actually is one of my friends and employees. I suggest you leave him alone," Razor sternly says.
"Awww! Ain't that sweet. It seems that Grease Kitty has got himself a little bodyguard. How about we take him for a little spin," Robo Fizz says.
Before anyone can react, the Robotic Fizz extends his robot arms as he jumps back and grabs Blitz by his waist. He then drags Blitz away and drops the doll to the ground.
"Blitz!" Razor reacts in shock.
The Robot has Blitz in his arms and is holding Blitz like a bridal style.
The robot laughs and says, "Let's have some fun."
He then tosses Blitz into the air. The Robotic Fizz twirls himself up as he spirals his legs together. He then catches Blitz with laughter, frightening Blitz.
"Now comes the fun part!" Robotic Fizz says.
He then spins around like a top with Blitz in his arms. Finally, the Robotic Fizzarolli lands on the ground and lets Blitz go. Blitz feels very dizzy and begins wobbling.
"How's that for a little spin," Robotic Fizz says and begins laughing.
Berry rushes to Blitz and asks, "Blitz, are you alright?"
"I'm… I'm okay… just a bit dizzy. I haven't felt like that since the spinning ride at the fair," Blitz says, dizzy, and collapses to the ground.
"Shit," Loona says.
Stolas kneels and helps Blitz up, "Are you sure you're okay?"
"I'm fine, don't worry. Maybe a bit dizzy, but I'll be fine," Blitz says.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Octavia asks.
"I'll be fine. I just need a few minutes," Blitz says.
Razor glares at the robotic clown and angrily shouts, "What the fuck was that for?!"
"What? I thought it would be fun for him to have a little spin. You should be glad I didn't toss him like a beanbag," Robotic Fizz says.
Razor anger increases as he grits his teeth, "Yeah. You're lucky alright. Otherwise, I won't hesitate to turn you to scrap metal."
"Razor," Sarge says calmly and places his hand on his shoulder.
Razor stops his rage and turns to see Sarge with a calm stern expression on his face. Sarge calmly shakes his head, letting him know to not let his anger get the best of him. Razor takes a deep breath and calms down.
He then turns to the others and says, "Come on guys, let's go do something else," And walks off to a different part of the park.
"Uh, good idea, man," Randall says.
Soon, everyone begins to take their leave, leaving the Robotic Fizzarolli behind. Robotic Fizzarolli watches as the group leave the gaming area, and for some reason, he still has his eyes on Razor. And yet, his eyes have been shifted towards Blitz with curiosity.
A little time later, at a different part of the park, Blitz is sitting on the bench next to Stolas, who is still dizzy from the event.
"Are you feeling better, Blitz?" Stolas asks.
"Yeah. Sorry for worrying you guys," Blitz says.
"It's alright Blitz. We're just lucky things didn't get nasty," Drew says.
Blitz then turns to Razor, "Are you okay, Razor? You sounded upset earlier."
"I'm okay. I'm sorry I almost lost my cool there. I just have problems dealing with that animatronic rip off of an overrated sellout jester," Razor says, still a bit frustrated.
"How come?" Moxxie asks.
Razor sighs, "Because that dumb robot is always getting on my nerves. He always makes fun of me, pulls my tail, and always calls me a Grease Kitty."
"Sounds like working with that robot is not easy," Moxxie replies.
"It's not," Razor says.
"Are you sure you're feeling okay?" Blitz asks.
"I think I should be the one asking you that. I was afraid that robot was going to hurt you," Razor says.
"I'm alright, so you don't need to worry," Blitz says.
"Still, you have to be more careful. Like we said, not all demons, actually most demons aren't very friendly. We're just glad that the Robotic Fizzarolli didn't hurt you or take you on an extreme spin," Razor says.
"I'll remember," Blitz says.
"Good. Now come on, I'm sure there's more to do at the park besides being with that robotic jester," Randall says.
Octavia mutters, "Staying far away from it will be better." and looks rather depressed.
Blitz notices it and asks, "Are you okay Octavia?"
"Oh I uh, I'm okay. We should get going," Octavia says.
"Uh sure," Loona replies confused.
Blitz whispers to Stolas, "Maybe you should talk to Octavia to see if she's okay."
Stolas nods his head in reply.
Everyone soon begins to head to another location in the park. Blitz ends up taking the rear as he stands up from the bench. But before he can leave, someone lassos him, covers his mouth, and pulls him away. Millie and Moxxie turn around to notice Blitz isn't behind them.
"Blitz?" Moxxie questions.
Then Millie asks, "Where did Blitz go?"
Everyone else turns around to see Blitz is not around.
"Blitz?!" Berry says, worried.
"Blitz disappeared?!" Randall asks.
"He was with us a second ago," Drew says.
Razor calls out, "Blitz!"
"Blitz!" Berry calls out.
"Where did he go?" Sarge wonders.
Loona sniffs around, "He couldn't have gone far. I think…"
Loona continues to sniff and says, "I think I got his scent, but it doesn't seem that he's alone."
"You mean someone grabbed him?" Razor asks, shocked.
"Yeah. I think it's that robotic jester from earlier. The one that was giving Razor a hard time," Loona says.
Razor and Randall turn to each other, "Uh oh."
Meanwhile, Blitz finds himself being dragged into one of the circus tents, probably one of the attractions. Blitz struggles as he's been coiled by a cybernetic arm and his mouth covered by a robotic hand so he can't call for help. Once he's been in the tent, Blitz has been placed on the ground and the robotic arms retract away. Blitz is able to move his arms as he is able to stand up.
Blitz looks around and asks, "Where… where am I? I remember I was about to leave with the others, but then…" That is when the realization hit him, "Someone grabbed me."
Blitz soon looks at his surroundings to see a bunch of bleachers, along with a ring of some kind along with stools and platforms.
"This place… kind of reminds me of the circus, from back home," Blitz says to himself.
Then sadly sighs, "With my family…"
Blitz then walks to one of the stills and decides to sit down. He soon begins to think about the family that he has at the circus, and the family he also lost. Being in this place brings him back some of the memories and fun he used to have in the big top. Despite him being different, he loves his adopted family and his friends. However, despite having a happy life. Blitz has always wonder about one thing, and he hasn't told the others
He sighs and asks himself, "I have to wonder, do I… even have a family in Hell… If I do… are they still alive."
He then looks around, "Still, why am I here anyway?"
"Cause I want you to be here," A familiar animatronic voice says.
Blitz becomes surprised and stands up from the stool.
"You seem to have caught my attention, Blitz, right," The robotic voice says.
Blitz soon looks up on the beams of the tent to see the Robotic Fizzarolli on it.
"And for some reason, you seem a bit familiar," Robotic Fizz says, and stretches himself down to where Blitz is.
"Familiar?" Blitz says, confused, "What do you mean?"
"Oh, wouldn't you like to know," Robotic Fizz says with a big grin on his face.
Blitz grows uneasy to see the grin on his face.