Futuristic An Agent of Maniacles

[Exzalia]

"Hey! Listen!"

Fritz looks up, hanging above him on a shelf is a bright yellow bunny with a flower sown onto it's soft fluffy belly.

"Hiya, You look like you could use a friend, am I right?" the bunny (Owl) says happily. "This is good because I also could use a friend, I've been stuck up here soooo long. Everyone wants video games now a days, no one wants a soft old bunny any more."

The bunny sighs disheartened then lightens with a smile. "But if you give me a chance I can be the best toy you ever buy!"

***

"Is that the script?" Bickle asks.

"I think she's making it up." Blue owl says in a bored tone.

"She's damn good at it, feel like I'm watching toy story. Hey we should watch that together Khepri at my place."

"You have a place?" Khepri asks.

"Indeed."

Blue owl frowns at him. " Bickle I was in you mind, I know your live with your paren-"

Bickles hushes Blue owl before she could finish, she rolls her eyes at him and focuses back on the play.

 

[KotaKotsu]

Kotsu stares up at the bunny, his sad and mile yard stare turning into a smile and focused eyes. He climbed one shelf in order to be able to reach the bunny and picked it up gently. "You... You can talk...?" Kotsu asked, with wonder filled eyes. "I'd like you to be my friend, but right now, my sister needs you. She's in the hospital... Would you like to come with me to help cheer her up?"

 

[Kinggunlucky]

Denton drank, downing the wine in go, and leaning back to help it settle in his stomach. He stared at Aria's sign. Years spent on guard force you to think about pretty much every question you're asked in relation to how it can be used against you. Aria's loyalty was undeniable, though. He decided to answer truthfully.

"I'd say probably around nine years. Any reason you ask?"

Just curious. Do you know something about the story being played here, then? Realizing something, Aria scribbled another note. Spoiler-free, please.

"I know a thing or two," Denton said. "Not of all the events, really. Fizzy never told me exactly. Maniacles has files on everyone. I have them at my home. General overviews on all of you. Obviously in the real encounter there was no theater. The Sandlands seems just want to make reveal of what happened to him to us via an entertaining way." He hummed for a moment. "It also seems to like torturing us, wouldn't you agree?"

Torturing... Aria thought of sandland as a more neutral 'entity' that lacks human's morale, but she couldn't disagree with Denton and expressed herself with a nod. So far all of sandland's memory projection had been dangerous to them. It's like the sandland has a habit to blow negative emotion out of proportion.

Can positive memory do the same thing, then?

Aria dismissed the thought and shifted her attention back to the stage. She didn't want to miss any important moment in the play.

 

[Exzalia]

The bunny smiles. "Of cource I would love to help a little girl! I'm a girl my self you know, well not literally but the flower implies it. Oh I'm so happy I finally get a kid to call my own!"

 

[KotaKotsu]

Kotsu smiles at the bunny before bringing it to the register and purchasing it with the last of the money he had in his pocket. He made his way out of the store and into the hospital. He had begun recanting the story to the bunny about how he had lost his father to the monster. And how his sister and mother had ended up in the situation they had. As the elevator reached the floor that Elizabeth and Marianne's room, he smiled again at the bunny.

"I hope you and Elizabeth will become the bestest of friends ever. She really needs someone like you to keep her strong, and you're really good at listening." He gave the bunny a soft hug. "Thank you." Kotsu walked into the hospital room and walked over to Elizabeth holding the bunny behind his back.

"Hey, Elizabeth...? I got you something. I hope you'll like it. She's really nice," Kotsu said, producing the bunny and handing it to Elizabeth/Sam with a genuine smile on his tired little face.

 

[AbatedBigfoot]

Quentin wakes up coughing. "What the hell!" Clenching his chest. "Get. Me. Out. I don't want to do this anymore.". He was panicking. Being dead but not actually dead was a wicked feeling and he didn't like it.

 

[mmarage]

The twins had watched the scene in horror. They had been just about ready to rush down to the stage and begin slicing and dicing, and shooting up every last faceless Fizzy that was on stage to save their friends... however, when they saw that the two were fine... well... 'fine' being a very generous term, they let out a collective sigh of relief. "Oh thank god." They muttered in unison.

However, they did notice that Vivian seemed to be injured. The two got up from their seats and quickly made their way down the aisles until they got over to Vivian and Quentin. "We're glad you're both okay." 01 said as he produced a healing vial from his pocket. He held it out to Vivian. "Here, drink this and try to relax." He said. He made sure to speak in a low volume as to not 'disturb' the other theatergoers.

02 reached into his pocket and pulled out a small tub of ointment. "If the wound isn't completely dealt with by that, please try this." He said in a hushed tone as well.

GamerCarrot

 

[GamerCarrot]

Vivian looked up at the twins, taking the vial from Joe 01's hand and giving him a small smile "Thank you." She took the ointment from 02's "Both of you." It didn't take long before she downed the healing liquid, her head resting on the wall as she relaxed letting the magic do its thing to heal her wound that was so rudely kept open thanks to Fizzy. She could feel the would slowly start to heal, the feeling making her tense up a little, she looked down at the blood stained clothing and forced herself to relaxed wanting this wound healed so she could get back into fighting shape. The wound itself closed but not completely, another attack or even the wrong movement would open it again. She felt a little bad for having to use the ointment but if she was going to properly heal this wound she needed to, opening the small tub she didn't take too much leaving a majority inside of it, she quickly placed the small amount on the wound. Standing up slowly, making sure she took it easy as it started to properly closed she handed the ointment back to Joe 2. "Thank you again, I feel a lot better. Maybe next time I'll be a better actor so it won't happen again." She let out a small laugh trying to make light of the situation.

 

[Darkling0096]

"Hey, Elizabeth...? I got you something. I hope you'll like it. She's really nice," Kotsu said, producing the bunny and handing it to Elizabeth/Sam with a genuine smile on his tired little face.

Sam looked up at Fizzy/Kotsu holding the stuffed bunny with tears in her eyes. Wiping her eyes with one hand, she held the bunny to her chest.

 

[KotaKotsu]

Kotsu bit his tongue before he felt the words fly out of his mouth for whatever reason.

"This is for you, remember Bunny will always be there for you..." Kotsu said while hugging Elizabeth with Bunny in the middle.

 

[Darkling0096]

Sam hugged Fizzy back, "When's mama gonna wake up?"

 

[KotaKotsu]

Kotsu paused while thinking, as he was unsure how Fizzy would have answered this question. He settled for what he would have told one of his siblings. "Hopefully soon, and we can get out of this place... Go for a walk to the park and let you go on the swings... That'd be nice..."

 

[Freikugel]

"Father died and it struck us hard yet we overcame it with time. Mother would recover and go back to home and Elizabeth would treasure her stuffed bunny for all time.
At that moment we recovered a bit of happiness and seeing Elizabeth smile made me swear to myself that I would care for her and protect her forever.
However, mother and elizabeth received direct wounds from a vampire and were infected by their blood... While some individuals turns into vampire this wasn't the case...
It would be worse..."

END OF ACT 1

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"Boy boy your acting is wonderful!" Exclaimed the effeminate Fizzy excited while holding Kotsu's hand.
"You're naturally gifted for this, oh what a shame you're a just a vampire, these fangs aren't suit for acting, no sir!"

He turned to Owl, "My pretty little girl, I like how you got into your role, points for you. I expect the other you can do it as well!"

Finally to Sam "Sam, sam, sam, Oh I don't know how to express it, I know you're trying your best, I suppose it's really hard to be a sad six years old girl!"

He clapped

"Ok everybody, time to rest! We'll be back in an hour. He turned once again to Kotsu "I expect a lot from you"

Although he gave them time to rest, Kotsu and Sam remained as childs as well as Owl as a sentient bunny toy.

From now on, the team members could move with freedom in the theater yet would find themselves unnable to abandon the place. The effeminate Fizzy remained in the backstage, while the well dressed one sit motionless in one chair at the edge of the stage which was now turned back into a simple wooden stage. A bunch of faceless Fritz staff showed up and brought sweets and drinks to the party.

 

[KotaKotsu]

Kotsu was struck by what the Fizzy had said. "That was probably the closest you've come to complimenting me, but I'm not just a vampire. I wish you'd realize that by now... I'm me. The only me I can be. Even if I look like you." Kotsu may have looked like a child, but his face in that moment looked as if he'd lived a few decades. Must be because he had.

Kotsu looked at Yellow Owl and poked her flower tummy. "You're still cute," Kotsu said smiling. "Even as a stuffed rabbit." He was a little annoyed he remained a child, as well as a powerless child at that. He had naught his physical prowess, his regnerative abilities that he'd known. He wasn't willing to test that theory either based on how Vivian was injured. He wandered over to the twins.

"I'm in hell, aren't I?" Kotsu asked chuckling

 

[Darkling0096]

Finally to Sam "Sam, sam, sam, Oh I don't know how to express it, I know you're trying your best, I suppose it's really hard to be a sad six years old girl!"

In that moment, Sam was ready to punch Fizzy right in the bionic dick. She would go the nose, but it's hard to reach that high when you're eye level with a doorknob.

"I'm gonna kill him. First the heels, now this? I'm gonna reprogram his augment to give him pain signals until he rips it out." Sam groaned and looked at her tiny hands. "I better get hazard pay for this."

 

[Exzalia]

"I'm gonna kill him. First the heels, now this? I'm gonna reprogram his augment to give him pain signals until he rips it out." Sam groaned and looked at her tiny hands. "I better get hazard pay for this."

"I don't know Sam i think this is kind of fun!" The bunny says to her happily. "You and now that we are both kids we can play togther! I have really missed having another kid to play with."

 

[Darkling0096]

Sam smirked and scratched the little bunny's ears. "I'm not someone you want to play with. When I was this small I was torturing Barbie dolls just so my daddy would remember I existed."

 

[Freikugel]

One could tell that by just the first act, many of the team's member were either tired, confused or angry, others like Aria prefered to enjoy it while Denton was particularly disturbed.

The curtains remained closed and this time Fizzy chose a different one to begin the next act

"All right pretty boys! Its time for the second act, Wooh! I'm so excited!" Exclaimed the effeminated Fizzy to both Kotsu and Denton

"Hmm but you can't be a child anymore...Time for magic!" He clapped and the faceless Fritz enveloped Kotsu, he would remain his role as Fizzy however this time he looked like a teenager, almost an adult. By that moment he didn't had the prosthetic yet

"Dear you look fan-tas-tic!"

He turned to Denton and then he grabbed Denton's cheeks between his hands

Denton tried to pull away, but to no avail.

"My boy, my boy Denton, I can't find another role more perfect for you than..... YOU! Guys! Magic!"

"Not really much of a stage actor, bu thank you for the offer."

It was Denton's turn to suffer the purple velvet magic trick and now be revealed as him, a younger him, dressed as he would had look those times

"Have a mirror my dear" Stated Fizzy while handing him a mirror

Denton was glad to be rid of the damn mask, but found himself wishing he had kept it on. His face wasn't completely different, not so completely altered the others would be blind to who he was. His skin had less lines, but more blotches from acne scars, face thinner, brown hair far lighter and long enough to be covering his eyes, and the clothes.

Still handsome - although far more boyish than man. Denton's dapper outfit had finished, replaced by a polo shirt, khakis, and dress shoes.

"Remember you are back at when you were 21 years old and Kotsu darling you have 18"

He turned his back to both of them

"Denton dear, do you remember how we met back then?"

The Field Agent cringed.

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ACT 2

MANIACLES
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The curtain opened again and narration begun once again

"We lived as a happy family however, Mother would fell sick, really sick years after the vampire's attack. We were told by doctors that her own inmune system was targeting and destroying her own blood cells, similar to a rejected blood transfusion but at a slower rate. There was no cure, however, although weak she could be kept alive, the treatment however was costly. As young teens, Elizabeth and I struggled with minor jobs to get enough money, a few relatives helped as well but after a time they simply disappeared. I learned about Maniacles and its payment, specially regarding mercenary job; they even had a training program for newcomers, at first I didn't question much about it but now that I think, it was certainly strange, they were recruting and even forming mercenaries, having them as regular paid employees without a real contract, they were amassing a large force little by little. After hard training I became a rookie mercenary, used only for small recon missions, however I continued to train and train hoping to scale and gain more money.... It was in one of these many trainings that I met Denton..."

The scene shows up a cafe , many cadets, rookies and mercs sitting around tables; three figure stood, two were thin and young, Fritz "Fizzy" and Denton and in front of them a very large, fat and muscular one, the man was called Tony Parks, however Denton had a better name for him... the name which provoked his fury against us.

 

[Freikugel]

(THIS IS KINGGUNLUCKY POST BTW)

"Fig Pucker," Denton groaned out.

The incident was vivid in his mind. Not something one really ever forgets. The Maniacles cafe area was filled with chatter from all sides, nearly every table filled.

The combat and mercenary trainees were dressed in T-shirts and running shorts. Several experienced field agents ate a table reserved for them. He searched for an escape, a way to exit stage, and even considered saying he didn't remember his lines. Denton sighed, admitting defeat. Sandlands would only make it worse if he didn't play along.

Tony 'Fig Pucker' Park was a ten year veteran at the time. His mother was a rusty steel battleaxe and his father a grizzly bear, but Fig Pucker managed to be uglier than both. Flat nose, shining bald head, shovel chin, bushy blonde uni-brow, and was tall enough to change lightbulbs without any chair or even standing on his tippy toes. He breathed like a busted vacuum, smelled like sweat and r*pe, and had the general demeanor of a silverback gorilla taking steroids.

Fig Pucker sauntered into the room, giant alligator boots slapping on the ground, hands on his pristine brown leather belt, and in the center of that belt was a large golden buckle that jingled when he walked. It read 'BFG'.

Denton found him unbecoming. Still did. Time does not erase everything.

Fig Pucker sat with his other mercenary buddies, six all together, counting him. He ordered a beer, steak, and fries.

Denton turned away before the man started eating. He began looking around for Kotsu. Well, Kotsu playing the roll of Fizzy. He'd to tell him this was to go.

 

[KotaKotsu]

Kotsu found himself sitting at a table, with a tray in front of him and spoon near his mouth. His nostrils overwhelmed with sweat and the smell of food, the cacophony of voices all around him, and his new altered body which made seeing the world a drastically bigger change. He flexed the muscles in his body to gauge whom he could take on in this room as he scouted the area. Another thought came to Kotsu's head though, as he put the spoon of mashed potatoes and gravy into his mouth from his plate. "Oh God... I've forgotten how good food tastes..." Kotsu muttered to himself.

 

[Kinggunlucky]

Denton saw Kotsu, who had the appearance of a young Fizzy Roy. Both locked eyes. The vampire was indulging himself in food, practically devouring everything in sight.

Denton smirked at the sight. Good for Kotsu. It's rare one should find happiness in the simple aspects of life, the things we all take for granted. He made sure his clothes were free of wrinkles and focused on the matter at hand. The Sandlands wanted a repeat performance of the day. Denton remembered it well enough, The rumors about Fig Pucker were less than stellar...mainly because they weren't really rumors.

Denton approached the mercenary table, wearing the same sly smile he always wore, hands tucked in his pocket. He flicked Fig Pucker on the back of his bald head.

The big man turned, glaring at Denton like a pissed off boar.

"Fuck was that?"

"Fig Pucker," Denton said

Is that I'd said? He remembered the day, the fighting, the anger. Not the exact words, though. How accurate did the performance have to be or was anything lost if it wasn't a perfect copy of events? So many questions. Nobody to answer them,

"I told you not to call me that," Fig Pucker said.

"You sure did," Skeeter said.

"You did?" Denton grinned. "It must have slipped my mind. I think you remembered we've had several conversations about your treatment of female employees, specifically those of a lower rank than you. It's distasteful."

Fig Pucker turned his chair around, so he was facing Denton. Everyone near him swore they heard the room shake slightly. The other mercenaries all went pale in the face, shoulders tensing.

"Uh, Agent Fisher," Skeeter the mercenary said.

"Yes?"

"I have no choice," Denton said. "He won't obey company rules...why should I attempt to obey his?"

"He's bigger than you," Skeeter said.

"He is," Denton replied. "I'm the superior technically, aren't I?"

Fig Pucker's nostrils flared, he was simmering, and the air filled with the potential for violence. Denton had read the files on him. A man tough enough to beat a newly turned vampire to death. Not someone to take likely. Denton couldn't really remember why he confronted Fig Pucker about this. In retrospect it had been one of his dumber ideas, no forethought put into it, no plan. An out of the blue confrontation.

"Boy I been doing this since you were in grade school," Fig Pucker said. "Not to mention I'm one of the best damn killers y'all got in your arsenal."

"You are," Denton said. "I doubt the higher ups would let me fire you, but I could put you on toilet cleaning for awhile, demote you, make sure your ass has desk work as long as I can."

Fig Pucker stood, chairing falling over as he did. He got Denton's face, staring down at his 'superior'. Denton didn't back down. His heart skipped no beats and whatever fear he'd felt back then was not present. He knew he couldn't die here, not really. Fig Pucker hadn't killed him in real life.

"That right?' Fig Pucker asked. "Well, who's going to help once I pop your head fucking head off? I'll be cleaning toilets, but you'll be eating through a straw."

Denton fought the urge to cringe. Such a cliched insult

"I think we are both well aware what would happen if you assaulted me." Denton smirked. "I think it we be best if you simply did what I said. Behaved yourself."

Kotsu had been pigging out and grabbing more food even while the altercation was happening, enjoying for the first time in 50 years that he could eat real food.

"Well, who's going to help once I pop your head fucking head off? I'll be cleaning toilets, but you'll be eating through a straw."

A turkey leg stuck halfway in his mouth with gravy dripping out of his maw, Kotsu stood up as he heard the altercation come to a silence.

"I think we are both well aware what would happen if you assaulted me." Denton smirked. "I think it we be best if you simply did what I said. Behaved yourself."

With that, Kotsu whipped the turkey leg from his mouth at Fig Puckers face, and was in front of Denton glaring down Fig Pucker. "What did you just say, you ugly belt buckle loving fat sack of shit?" Kotsu resisted the urge to grab him by his neck and slam him face down into the table and smear his face with his food. "Say one more thing, I dare you."

Denton blinked at Fozzy Kotsu, then blinked at Fig Pucker, then at Fizzy Kotsu again. Well, that's not how it happened in real life. Fizzy hadn't entered the fray until a tad bit later. Originally, in the actual event, Denton recalled being picked up and thrown by Fig Pucker into the table Fizzy was at. It's what spurred him to enter the confrontation in the first place. This though, this would be interesting to see how things played out from here.

MANIACLES INFIRMARY

The scenery had changed to a medical bay. Denton and Kotsu were the same room, but in different beds there were parallel to one another. Denton's nose was broken, two black eyes, arm in a cast. Fizzy Kotsu hadn't fared much better. Fig Pucker knocked out a couple teeth, busted open his lip, bruised several ribs.

The memory hadn't left a lot of room for offense. Both Denton and Fizzy had been younger back then, both with a lot to prove, testosterone fueling a lot of choices, like one about directly confronting a giant man with a violent streak. Denton blinked away tears, feeling the agony in every part of him that had been damaged. Well, the event trigger was different, but thankfully the pain remained the same.

"Hmmm," Denton hummed. "So this was it. Me and Fizzy started talking here. Or...you and me I should say in this case. Since you're playing his role."

Kotsu groaned feeling the pain in his body. "Ugh... I missed food but not this...." Kotsu said out loud to Denton. "Sorry... If I had my strength back, I could have easily taken that guy out. I wasn't gonna let that fat sack of crap hurt ya." Kotsu chuckled and he heard one of his ribs crack as he groaned again, stopping his laughter. "Ow... So what were we talking about here?" Kotsu said, trying to focus more on being the character Fizzy to alleviate some of his pain.

Denton chuckled for a moment before lapsing into a more stoic expression. "Thank you for the backup in there. I mean it was stupid to do it, but thank you. What's your name?"

"Name's Fritz. Fritz Roy." Kotsu said, letting himself get a feel for his character again. "But since we're kinda shacked up together and got the crap kicked out of each other, you can call me Fizzy." Kotsu said with a bit of smile, holding out his hand to shake Denton's.

Denton shook his hand, smiling, appreciating Kotsu's dedication to character. "Denton Fisher. Agent Denton Fisher. I assumed based on your outfit you're trainee?"

Kotsu gave a small smile. "Yeah, I need the money and the benefits are pretty good too. All things considering, the food ain't half bad either." Kotsu got a larger smile thinking about what else Fizzy would say. "And neither are the dames who are easy on the eyes, ya know what I mean?"

Dames? Denton thought. Seriously?

Denton nodded. "And with guys like Fig Pucker around the competition isn't too fierce. A pleasure to meet you Fritz Roy. Thanks again."

Kotsu nodded back, a more stern look on his face. "Yeah, ya got that right. And it's a pleasure to meet you too Denton. Next time, we'll be kicking the crap out of him." Kotsu said with a smile but the resolve showed through his body language.

 

[Freikugel]

"I remember that..." Said the narration
"It took us a few week to recover, I took the worst part of the beating back then, I suppose Parks restrained himself with Denton given he was his superior. Of course he was punished but it didn't matter much. Denton and I chat and chat, we didn't had that much in common besides being men of little friends, I guess that need was what made us feel so comfortably around each other; while due to our different duties we rarely were matched in work or even coincide in Maniacles, out of the job we begun to hang pretty often. He even met Elizabeth a couple of times, I swear the girl had a crush on Denton back then, not that it has much relevance now. A couple of years later, Denton arranged the situation so I could try to take on Tony Parks again, no particular reason, I grew as a better and more strong merc by then and maybe, as a game, felt that I had to prove myself.... Netherless he kicked my ass badly again, we laughed while I was at infirmary back again. These were good years.... until Gotha."

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The curtain shows up a scene, a wounded Fizzy (Kotsu) lying in the ground and a boring man looking at him, not with pity, hate, contempt, joy, violence, etc... It was a blank boring look
This scene didn't allow Kotsu to act though, he just lied there in pain as the boring looking man, faceless as we was played by a dupe, looked him without expression as there wasn't one. Narration continued

"I won't enter into many details, Gotha is mainly a event in Denton's heart... This is the same story I told Sam.... A few of us were deployed in an undercover mission to Gotha, trying to stop the man called Ace Stardust, a terrible man who had wrecked us back a few times in the past, the kind that inspires fear into your very heart by just looking at you. Denton managed to get into the island safely, his job although risky didn't involve entering directly into the enemies' quarter, I at the contrary was sent just by myself to gather intel into Ace's base, a rented business building on the outsides of the island. I managed to enter via an underground passage through sewers, however they were expecting someone to go through that route, I was shot in both knees by a man simply known as Eric, despite his simple appearance, we would later learn he was a jack of all trades master of all, and between them being a mercenary more dreadful than any one in Maniacles.... He didn't finish me though, he said something about not being part of his contract and instead I was left lying in a pool of my own blood slowly losing consciousness... I would be rescued later by another Maniacles' group. I was hospitalized for several weeks, Elizabeth didn't knew of course.... I entered into depression, losing both legs can be a shocking experience, failing in your friend's mission was a disappoint me, but what put the nail in the coffin was Denton abrupt's change. I asked him once what happened and with a dead blank expression all he said was"

Denton: ".... Nothing worth repeating"

"He ignored my later questions and maybe in purpose or not he would avoid me most of the time."

A pause followed

The scene changes, this time it simply shows the regular theatre stage, in the middle the well dressed Fizzy sitting in a chair, he spoke directly this time

"Maybe it should had ended there, I got a cheap prosthetics, enough to walk and do simple activities and returned back to home, to Elizabeth and mother..... However, mother's condition worsened and her treatment became even more expensive. I felt disheartened, I felt the heavy weight of my uselesness. Unexpectedly, some day I was contacted by Maniacles, I was offered a chance to go back into the field, there was no particular reason for why they would call back a crippled soldier, I would later learn that Denton pulled a few strings behind, maybe it was his way to apologized or simply the act of a friend. I underwent a new surgery and got combat legs specifically designed for in field missions, I felt encouraged and after many missions I gained a name. Because of my skills I would be contacted to go for a particular dangerous and classified mission.... To hunt a vampire"

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[Kinggunlucky]

Denton started pouring himself more of Aria's wine. He was grateful to be back in the audience, yes, but the mention of Gotha was a headache. Not something he was eager to have go back to. The experience hadn't been all bad and the mission was a success, technically. Ace Stardust was stopped, his followers all either killed off, or in Morgan's case - recruited. Still, the amount of life lost on the Island was unacceptable. Between Ace, Junior, the serial killer, himself, and the rest. It'd been free for all rumble to see who would come out on top. Denton was a man of secrets, the events of Gotha weren't exactly supposed to be classified, at least no more than any other Maniacles job, but big jobs like that can give a man certain reputation.

Denton's reputation spiked after Gotha. It's the one he'd be remembered for likely. It showed him to be more than capable of handling the big jobs, cutthroat enough to finish off the worst of the worst.

Denton Fisher.
The man who killed Ace Stardust.
Yeah, heh.

 

[Darkling0096]

Backstage
Sam followed the director edition of Fizzy, weaving between the legs of faceless people. As much as she hated being this short, it had its perks. Case in point, were she full size, she wouldn't have been able to get this far without either running someone over, or punching someone. The tiny girl got some eerily faceless looks, but for the most part got through the stage hands and other assorted theater workers without much difficulty.

"Fizzy!", Sam called as she burst out from the workers, "Stupid, how can you see me without a face?" She flipped the faceless man looking at her the bird with both hands. "You want something to look at?"

Looking back at the effeminate Fizzy, "Fizzy, what's going on? You know you can talk to me."

"Oh! But if it isn't my lovely lovely Sam" Said with a exaggerated pose

He run to her and raised her with his arms as if she were to be a child... what she was now precisely

"My dear what do you wish to know?"

"Well first off, why your sister?", Sam demanded, "Do you seriously see me like this?" She tried to look like she was upset, but it's hard to look intimidating with the face of a six year old.

"Oh! Sam darling you got it all wrong"

The effeminate Fizzy waved his hand as a fan

"Your role as Elizabeth hadn't ended, you'll understand it eventually."

"It turned my beloved most important person became my another most important person"

"Eventually? Fizzy, I know you put up with a lot, with work and home, we barely went to bed together for half our vacation, but at least tell me why we're out here getting ripped open for a play?"

"My my, you're not really going to die... this is all to deliver a message.... But Fizzy would had opted for a more pacific way however....Well it's not as if we really understand how this wonderful sandlands works like!"

"Baby, look me in the eyes and tell me you think everything that's happened so far has been wonderful." Somehow, Sam managed to pull off the angry girlfriend face despite having the chubby child face to work with. "Quentin had to watch his father die a second time, the Joes had to see hundreds of themselves blow up, you intentionally reenacted your father's death! How is any of this wonderful?"

"Pretty girl... When Quentin showed us his father's dead, did he wanted to show it? Or when we learnt about the Joe's terrible existence did they wanted to show it?... Sandlands is wonderful but is merciless to us. Fizzy understood it would be his time at some point so he tried to order his thoughts, he wanted it to be smooth but as he organized it all, Sandlands pulled another wonderful trick on us. Fizzy believed he could control how sandlands worked, but this magnificient world just tackles us back again with another surprise!" Exclaimed excited

"My beloved one, you should get ready, after this beautiful play is over who knows who is next? Maybe could be you... Once that happen you'll understand how uncontrollable this world is."

"I've never wanted to control it, just to get through it. This hellhole isn't where any of us belong. We've been through hell on this mission, Fizzy. As much as I want to go back to bed and pretend this was just a bad dream, I can't." Sam sighed and shook her head, "This isn't right, you've cracked. No one enjoys their trauma."

"Dear, It is not me who should be talking to. I'm Fizzy yet I am not... In a certain way, this is all Fizzy's unconsciousness after a failed attempt to understand the world of dreams"

Groaning, "Consistency, that's all I want, Sandlands." Sam looked around and sighed. "Fizzy, I don't understand, if you're a closet glitter queen, I'm not judging you." Shaking her head, Sam returned to the seats.

"One word, and I'll kill you," she said to the crew.

 

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Kotsu groaned again. "Can't I catch a break...?" He muttered.