Tempest clutched her brothers' hand. If she let go now, who knew what would happen. They crowded into the tent with everyone else and sat down. She and her brothers all had the classic hoods and sunglasses on. It was bad for anyone to see them for real, especially now, with their mission.
Eli stood at the far left, his arms crossed but his expression blank. It was his way of being pissed without actually showing any anger. He had barely slept the previous night, so he was struggling to keep his eyes open. It was hard to not automatically tune out the Ringmaster and fall asleep against the wall behind him.
Aza stood silently with a dark hood over her face, shadowing her eyes. They sparkled defiantly.
The Ringmaster stopped in front of her. "Petrifica, need I remind you of the Light Room? Or you, Chemist, of the Shocks?"
Aza growled underneath her breath, fed up but not going to fight. "Yes, Master," she said obediently. If you listened, there was an undercurrent of bitterness.
Asher scratched his arm nervously. “No sir, no need to remind me of that…”
The Ringmaster looked at her sharply, silver eyes showing through the mask. They were hard and cold, and filled with hatred and bitterness. "Good." His voice was sharp.
(I’ll be back soon)
Finn continued to stand up straight. He wanted to defy or really do anything. Of course, he couldn't not when it's his sister he would threaten. So instead he stood trying not to draw any attention to himself. Poppy, on the other hand, couldn't do that. She couldn't stand still if her life depended on it and it does. she shifted from foot to foot. She was right next to Aza so when the ringmaster stood in front of the other girl she jumped back.
The Ringmaster turned his eyes to the young girl. He sneered at her. "Little Witch," he said. "You're still here?"
Poppy hid behind her brother. "sorry sir," Finn said not looking the man in the eyes. he wasn't sure what he meant but he didn't dare ask.
The Ringmaster turned away. "Whatever." He grinned. "I think that's our cue."
Asher looked up to the signal. He didn’t want to mess up this time. He looked down to his shirt, but truly he was looking at his chest which was burnt almost to a crisp for what happened last time. He turned to the others. “What was the order of performance again…?” He asked the others nervously.
Tempest gazed down into the ring as the Ringmaster strode out. "Welcome all," he boomed, "to the Shining Stars Circus! Here, you will see miracles you have never seen before, wonders unimaginable!"
Aza shivered and tightened the cloak around herself. I go second to last, she reminded herself.
(should we plan the order?)
The Ringmaster smirked, eyes glittering under the mask. "First, the Chemist."
(I'm just doing whoever's on…)
(ok)
Asher tightened his gas mask as his body evaporated into a green fog which distributed itself around the circus. The fog groups then all pass the audiences from every corner of the circus. When the groupings of fog merged into one, Asher’s body appeared from the middle with his signature suitcase of chemicals. He then turned to the audience, about to start the real show. He had to keep his cool as that was a crucial part of his character.
Tempest watched, eyes sharp.
Asher was needed to do silent comedy with the chemicals he had. He held up his hand and knelt down, opening his suitcase. He turned back to the audience as he grabbed a closed beaker of a blue substance. He tapped his feet in a rhythmic way and needed to call one of the audience members to help him with his first trick. He pointed at one of them and called them forth.
(Can we just assume that there’s at least some music playing? ‘Cause Asher won’t be making any sounds soon)
One of Tempest's brothers, Aquarius, stepped down to the strange kid. Tempest rolled her eyes as he flashed a smirk at the audience, which, even with the hood and glasses, made women swoon.
(Sure!)
(Great!)
When the audience member arrived, Asher told them to hold the beaker for him as he opened it. He gestured telling the person to be careful with the chemical. He rolled up his sleeve and had an empty beaker right by his elbow. He turned to the crowd as if the trick didn’t work. He shook his arm once as the crowd was now confused. When he shook his arm for the second time, he created water from his arm which splashed the whole crowd as some of them laughed. He held up his hand and turned to the person who was with him. The empty beaker he had was filled with some green liquid. He turned to the crowd and gestured, telling them to countdown with him…
3…
2…
1…
He poured the green chemical into the previous blue one and covered his ears. Everyone expected it to explode but it didn’t. Asher acted as if the reaction didn’t happen. He took the beaker back from the person. He told the person to move away from the beaker. He shook the beaker a little and it exploded in his hand. The crowd gasped…Asher came out of the smoke fully unharmed as they cheered. He thanked the person who came out and gestured them back to their seat.
Aquarius walked back to his sister and other brothers. "Tem," he whispered. "That kid is super powerful."
Tempest shot him a look. "I know. But do you really think he wants to be on display like that?"
Sky watched in awe, her black wings folded behind her like a cape. She wasn't the best, she knew. In fact, it was common for her to think lowly of herself, especially in front of others. If it weren't for the Ringmaster, she wouldn't be performing at all.
The Ringmaster rolled his eyes. "Next, the Fallen Angel!"
Asher grabbed his suitcase and bowed once to the crowd before evaporating into green fog again. As the green fog left the circus, they dropped green roses on some of the audience members. The green fog reformed again behind the stage and Asher sat down, sighing as the next performer needed to go up.