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*Our story begins on a seemingly peaceful day in The Amazing Digital Circus, we see Pomni sitting in the lobby, reading a book, the cover says “I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream”, she shudders in horror*
Pomni: Oh, God. This reminds me so much of our current situation.
*Ragatha then approaches her from behind*
Ragatha: Pomni?
*The startled Pomni yelps and falls out of her chair, stars float over her head*
Ragatha: Oh! Sorry about that.
*Pomni gets up and groans, she waves the stars away from her head*
Pomni: It’s fine. What’s up?
Ragatha: Have you seen Luseal? I haven’t seen her all day.
Pomni: I don’t think so, no.
Ragatha: Oh, goodness, do you think she’s having another nightmare?
*Pomni looks worried*
Pomni: Oh, geez, she might be. We better check in on her.
*The two girls head towards Luseal’s room, Pomni knocks on the door*
Pomni: Luseal? Are you in there?
*There’s no response, so Pomni slowly opens the door, she is bracing herself for the worst, but then she and Ragatha find Luseal lying on her water bed, sleeping soundly*
Luseal: Fish… *She mutters in her sleep*
*The two girls sigh in relief*
Pomni: Oh, thank God, she’s actually sleeping well.
Ragatha: It’s been a while since she’s done that.
*Luseal starts reaching for something in her sleep*
Luseal: No little fishies, don't swim away… *She mutters in her sleep*
*Pomni sits on the bed, only to sink into it and yelp*
Ragatha: Oh, uh, I forgot to mention it, but only Luseal can lie on that without falling in.
*Pomni gets up, she’s dripping wet*
Pomni: Could’ve told me sooner.
Ragatha: Luseal? It’s time to get up.
*Luseal doesn’t respond, Pomni nudges her, but Luseal doesn’t even react*
Pomni: What? She didn't even flinch!
Ragatha: Hmm, I might have a solution.
*She takes out a megaphone*
Ragatha: Good morning! *She yells into it*
*Surprisingly, Luseal still doesn’t have a reaction*
Ragatha: …Wow.
*Luseal then rolls out of bed and falls to the floor, crushing Pomni underneath, Pomni turns purple and gasps for air*
Pomni: Get off…!! *She says in a strained voice*
*Even after that, Luseal is still sound asleep, Ragatha pulls Luseal off of her, groaning as she does so, and Luseal continues to snore away, Pomni gasps for air*
Ragatha: How has she not woken up yet?!
*Jax then saunters in and finds Luseal lying on the floor*
Jax: Eh…what’s up, doll?
Ragatha: She won’t wake up for anything!
Jax: Heh, typical Lusy. Lemme handle this.
*He takes a feather out of his pocket and tickles Luseal’s nose, her nose twitches and she wakes up, she looks up at her brother*
Luseal: Wha- Jaxie..?
Jax: Mornin’, Lusy. About time you got up.
*Luseal gets up and itches her nose*
Luseal: Oh, gosh, I must’ve overslept again. I gotta say, though, that’s the best sleep I’ve had in a while.
*Pomni and Ragatha glance at each other, knowing how much she’s been through to say something like that*
Ragatha: I’m glad you’re doing better.
Luseal: Thanks, Ragatha. *She says with a smile on her face*
*With that, they all go back to the lobby, Kinger is now looking at the copy of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream that Pomni left behind, Zooble and Gangle are there as well*
Kinger: But I have a mouth and I scream all the time.
Zooble: Do you ever.
*Luseal walks up to him*
Luseal: Wait, are you reading I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream? Man! I remember reading that book as a kid! I had to sleep with the light on for a week! …And to this day I still need a nightlight to sleep..
Jax: Tell me about it, I had to calm her down when she had nightmares from it.
Pomni: I looked at it too, and…yeah, I see what you mean.
Luseal: I mean, I'm all up for spooky stuff, but sometimes you get a story that's so scary it just-
*She shudders*
Luseal: Ugh, it stays with you forever, for better or worse.
Ragatha: I can relate. I once saw a movie that had centipedes in the title, except there were no centipedes, and it involved a science experi-
Zooble: Whoa, whoa, whoa, lemme stop you right there. I’ve seen that movie and I’ve been trying to block it out ever since.
Luseal: What is it?
Zooble: Trust me, you don’t want to know.
*Ragatha stifles a gag*
Ragatha: You really don’t…
Luseal: …Ok..? I'll take your word for it.
*She gets an idea*
Luseal: Oh! I’ve got an idea for our next outing, how about another spooky adventure?
*The others look at each other dubiously, except for Kinger*
Kinger: Sure!
Ragatha: Uh…I don’t want to sound rude, but…the last time we had a haunted adventure, it was kind of rough.
Gangle: I’ll never forget that insane look in my Taffy’s eyes.
*Zooble holds her hand*
Zooble: Don’t worry, Garnet, I’ll never lose myself like that again.
*Luseal’s smile fades*
Luseal: Oh, yeah…I’m still sorry you went through all that.
Jax: Hey, I had fun with it, it sure was cool being a werehare. Shame Caine had to go and screw everything up.
Pomni: And I’ll give it this, at least we worked out some issues. Kind of a happy accident.
Luseal: What if it’s different this time around? Maybe we could have a kart race with some monsters instead.
Zooble: Hey, that’s not bad at all. Been a while since I drove anything- the last time was when I was Ragatha’s designated driver.
Ragatha: That darn stupid sauce…
*Pomni's eyes widen when she hears this*
Pomni: R-Race?! But, uh, I-
*And just then, Caine pops in with Bubble*
Caine: Did I just hear someone steal one of my ideas?!
Bubble: Thief!
Luseal: Thief? How am I a thief?!
Caine: Don’t you remember? I brought up a racing idea long ago!
Luseal: Oh…you did suggest that.. Well, I was hoping it would be tailored to fit everyone’s needs so we’d all be happy.
Jax: Yeah! She actually knows how to think of other people, unlike you!
*Luseal looks touched by this*
Luseal: Aww Jaxie..
*Caine scowls at this, he grumbles to himself a bit, but then a lightbulb appears over his head*
Caine: …Well, okay! Whatever floats your boat!
*A portal appears, everyone looks at each other dubiously*
Zooble: This is gonna be another trick, isn’t it? This always seems to happen.
*Pomni starts to back away*
Pomni: Um, uh, I think I’ll pass on this one.
Caine: Oh no, you won’t!
*He then grabs Pomni, who shouts in surprise and squirms in his grasp, he then throws Pomni into the portal, she screams as she vanishes into it*
Caine: Same goes for all of you, especially you, Mooseseal!
Luseal: It’s Luseal, and you know i-
*Caine then shoves everybody into the portal, what awaits them inside is a dark world filled with twisted trees and a haunting dusky sky with a greenish tint to it, bats fly through the air and an owl is heard hooting*
Luseal: Ooh! Now we’re talkin’!
Gangle: Huh, maybe it won’t be so bad.
Zooble: Don’t jinx it, just don’t.
Caine: Welcome to The Spooky Screamway! You will race against the following opponents!
*The others turn around, they see Count Fabula in a car that resembles a coffin, Count Drabula in a very small, rundown car, a giant spider, a pair of witches in a car with a wicked decor, a cauldron in the back, and a hat on the roof, and a troll with a car made out of wood*
Caine: You already know of the vampire brothers. Meet the witch sisters Greenhilde and Spelleanor, Tricky Troll, and Arachnold.
*Zooble stares daggers at the vampire brothers*
Zooble: Oh no..Not them!
*Gangle hides behind Zooble*
Pomni: You know those two?
Zooble: Know them?! They tried to kill us!
Fabula: Count Fabula has no memory of you two, but Count Fabula can already tell that you have no chance of beating such a handsome beast.
*Luseal sees Arachnold the spider, she shrieks in horror and jumps into Jax’s arms*
Luseal: SPIDER!!!
*Kinger’s expression brightens up when he sees Arachnold*
Kinger: Aw! Look at how cute and fluffy he is!
Arachnold: Me! Not! CUTE!!
*He roars right in Kinger’s face, but the latter doesn’t even flinch*
Kinger: You’re even more adorable when you’re mad!
*Jax gives Caine an exasperated look*
Jax: Caine! You know how she is around those beasts!
Caine: I thought it would give her an extra incentive to reach the finish line ahead of Arachnold there.
Luseal: I DON'T WANNA BE NEAR THAT THING!!
Caine: Think of it this way, the faster you go, the farther away you’ll be from him. If you lose the race, you’ll get a great penalty!
*Pomni looks even more nervous*
Pomni: Wh-What is it?
Caine: You’ll be thrown into the smelly swamp!
*He points to a swamp near them, it reeks of rotten eggs and the water is bubbling a lot, a one-eyed monster rises from it, he’s eating a can of beans, can and all*
Bubble: Pee-yew! Those bubbles are nothing like me!
*Everyone shudders in disgust, Ragatha turns green, Jax covers his nonexistent nose, Gangle covers her eyes, Zooble covers their invisible ears, Pomni covers her mouth, and Kinger just waves*
Kinger: Hey there, pal! That looks delicious!
*Luseal looks visibly saddened by this*
Luseal: Great! We're racing with a giant spider, and there's a stink swamp! Can it get any-
*Jax's eyes widen in fear when he hears this and immediately cuts her off*
Jax: Lusy! Don't ask that!
Luseal: Oop! Sorry.
Caine: Bubble and I will be the announcers! Please report to the garage to get your vehicles! Good luck racers!
Luseal: No no no wai-!
*And just like that, Caine vanishes into thin air, Luseal whines in sadness when he does*
Luseal: I don't wanna race a spider…
*Arachnold then looks right at her with his beady, lifeless eyes, Luseal shrieks in terror and hides behind Jax*
Jax: If you lay a single hand on my sister, I’m tearing your legs off!
*Arachnold just hisses, Luseal then screams and takes off running for the garage*
Gangle: Uh, Lu, wait for us!
*The rest of the gang runs after her, Luseal takes a second to catch her breath*
Luseal: Spider..Spider..why did it have to be spiders?
*The gang runs up to her*
Pomni: Luseal, you can't just run off like that!
Luseal: Sorry. I just can’t handle those things..Those lifeless beady eyes, and those disgusting mandibles..and the hairy legs… They freak me out!
Kinger: I think he’s cute.
Zooble: Kinger! You’re not helping!
Jax: Look Lusy, I know you're scared, but I won't let that spider do anything to you, I promise.
*Luseal looks up at him with glistening eyes*
Luseal: Promise..?
*Jax nods at her, she smiles at him hugs him*
Luseal: Thanks Jaxie.
Jax: No problem, now let's go get into our vehicles.
Luseal: Ok! *She says with a smile on her face*
*And with that, they set off towards the garage, as they're walking through the creepy grass, the moon rises into the sky, shining bright among the stars*
Luseal: You know, I'm surprised we didn't see any werewolf racers, I figured that since there's a bunch of other monsters, you'd think there'd be some-
*Suddenly, Jax feels a sharp yet strangely familiar pain in his chest and he grunts in pain*
Zooble: Uh…you good?
Jax: What does it look like to y- OW!!
*He falls to his knees and twitches, he looks at his hand and his nails become claws, they tear through his gloves*
Luseal: I-Is that-?!
Jax: Could it be-?!
*He then emits a yell of pain, his arms become more muscular and his fur is becoming unkempt, Gangle clings to Zooble in fear, while the others look intrigued and concerned*
Gangle: What’s happening?!
Zooble: Hell if I know!
*Everyone looks on in horror, Jax squeezes his eyes shut and clutches his mouth, his teeth are getting sharper, his feet grow claws and his legs become digitigrade and tear his pant legs, his tail becomes fluffier, and his whole torso becomes so bulky that he tears a strap on his overalls*
Pomni: Oh my God…
*Jax’s height increases, he opens his eyes, revealing diamond-shaped pupils, and he howls at the sky before panting, Luseal stares at him in shock*
Luseal: Jaxie…you’re a werehare again!
*Jax’s pained expression becomes one of excitement*
Jax: You’re right! Aw yeah, baby! I thought I’d never see this again!
*He kisses one of his biceps and beats his chest in triumph*
Jax: YEAH!!!
*Luseal squeals in delight and jumps at Jax, practically tackling him in a hug, the others look confused*
Zooble: How the f*BOINK* did you turn back into that?
Kinger: Perhaps it’s a glitch, or it has something to do with the fact that it’s another spooky adventure.
Jax: Who cares? I’m back in business!
*He gives Gangle a wicked look*
Gangle: Uh, why’re you looking at me like th-
*Jax then gives her a mighty kick, his increased strength sends her flying and she crashes right into the garage and leaves a Gangle-shaped hole in the wall*
Zooble: Why you!!
*They try to swing at Jax, but he just holds them out at an arm’s length and he casually looks at his claws*
Jax: Can’t touch this.
*Zooble growls in frustration*
Zooble: When we get back to the circus, I’m gonna kick your a*HEEHAW*!
Luseal: Uh… Maybe we should just go inside.
*They all go through the Gangle-shaped hole, inside, Gangle is lying on the floor with Jax heads and stars floating around her head, the others see their vehicles, Luseal's eyes light up when she sees them, we then see six race cars, Kinger’s resembles a centipede, he sheds a single tear of joy*
Kinger: It’s…beautiful.
*Ragatha looks horrified*
Ragatha: Uh…more power to you, I guess.
*Her’s looks like a horse, her face brightens up*
Ragatha: Oh! Just like the ones I had back at home!
*Pomni’s got a small clown car, she gulps*
Pomni: Yay… *She says nervously*
*Zooble’s car is tumbledown and looks like it’s about to fall apart any second, they are not amused*
Zooble: F*HONK* you, Caine.
*Gangle’s car is made of red ribbons and has a white mask at the front*
Gangle: It’s like looking in a mirror.
*Jax’s car resembles a werewolf*
Jax: I call this one the Werehare Wagon! What do you think of it, Lusy?
*Luseal is no longer next to him*
Jax: Uh…Lusy? Where’d you go?
*In the back of the garage, Luseal is wandering and looking around, she sees a chest and opens it up, she finds a map inside it*
Luseal: What’s this for..?
*She takes it out and opens it up, the map shows the race track, including some shortcuts, her eyes sparkle when she sees it*
Luseal: Whoa! It's a layout of the entire track!
*She gasps when she sees the shortcuts*
Luseal: It even has shortcuts! *She says in excitement*
*She then turns her head when she hears her brother's voice*
Jax: Hey Lusy! Where are you?!
Luseal: I better hide this for now.
*She rolls up the map and pulls up her hair, she hides the map in the back of her dress and puts her hair down, she then walks back to the main area*
Luseal: Hey! Sorry about that, I was exploring the garage.
*She then looks around and notices that unlike the others, she doesn't have a car*
Luseal: Hey, where's my car?
*Pomni looks confused by this*
Pomni: Isn't it next to Jax's car?
Luseal: No, there's only six cars here.
*Her expression darkens*
Luseal: …Oh, that Caine, he didn’t even bother giving me one.
*She pouts and crosses her arms*
Jax: No prob, Lusy, you can just sit in the back of mine. Besides, I’ll make sure he pays for that later.
*Luseal smiles at him*
Luseal: Aw, how sweet of you, Jaxie.
*Ragatha notices a table with more maps on it*
Ragatha: Hey, look at this, there’s one for each of us. They’ve got the tracks on them.
*Luseal notices that they don’t have the shortcuts on them, unlike the one she found*
Luseal: These maps are different from the one I found.. I think I may have found us a huge advantage!
*She then reaches under her hair and shows them the secret map, everyone’s expressions light up*
Gangle: Good eye, Lu! Maybe we’ve got a chance of winning after all.
Jax: Where would we be without ya, Lusy?
*He pats her on the head, she giggles*
Luseal: Oh, it was nothing, sometimes it pays to explore.
*They hear Caine making an announcement*
Caine: Racers! Get in your vehicles and make your way to the road!
*Pomni whimpers anxiously*
Pomni: Sh*PPBT*, sh*HONK*, sh*BZZT*, sh*WHAM*!! I can’t drive to save my life!
Luseal: Wait, you can’t?
Pomni: No! That’s why I wanted to sit it out!
Luseal: Oh, gosh, I’m so sorry. I never would’ve put you outside of your comfort zone if I knew that.
Pomni: I-It’s fine. You didn’t make me go, that f*BLAM*wad Caine did.
Ragatha: Well, just know we’re in the same boat as you. We’ve got your back.
Kinger: I can teach you to drive if you want.
Pomni: Th-Thanks, I’d really need that.
*With that, they get into their vehicles and take off, but Kinger stays with Pomni*
Kinger: You see, you put your foot on the one in the middle to slow down or stop entirely. The one on the right causes it to start.
Pomni: Um, like this?
*She steps on the pedal and crashes into the wall, she groans dizzily*
Kinger: Oh, uh…to move backwards, you’ve got to pull on the joystick and set it to reverse.
Pomni: Great…now you tell me.
*She sets it to reverse and backs the car up before driving out of there, Kinger follows her, they all end up back on the road, where the rest of the racers are still waiting for them*
Drabula: Took you long enough.
Zooble: Hey! Shut it, f*BLAM*head!
*They flip the bird at him, Drabula hisses at them*
*We see Luseal looking at the rest of the racers, her pupils shrink when she sees Arachnold, he then swiftly turns his head towards her, Luseal shrieks in terror and jumps in her seat, she then ducks her head down and cowers in fear*
Luseal: I hate that spider! I hate it so much! *She shouts in a frightened tone of voice*
*Arachnold blows a raspberry at her*
Arachnold: Wimp.
Jax: Don’t you worry your pretty little head, I won’t let him near you.
*He turns to Arachnold and holds up his claws at him*
Jax: You’ll get to know these, you got that?
*Arachnold rolls his eyes*
Greenhilde: Ahahaha! Your strength alone…
Spelleanor: …won’t help you here!
Greenhilde: We’re always one step…
Spelleanor: …ahead of everybody!
Jax: We’ll see about that!
Luseal: Jax.. They're witches, you don't wanna antagonize witches!
Jax: How bad could they be?
Ragatha: Uh, please don’t tempt fate.
*Caine is heard announcing*
Caine: Alrighty racers! On your marks, get set…
*Everyone prepares themselves, Pomni is getting nervous again*
Pomni: Crapcrapcrapcrap!!
Caine: Go!
*Everyone takes off, Pomni is so nervous that she accidentally puts it in reverse and backs into a tree*
Pomni: Sh*WHAM*!
Caine: Ohohoho! With a vehicle like that, you can do anything!
Pomni: Rub it in, why don’t you?!
*She puts it back in forward mode and zooms forward, she screams in terror as she does so, Ragatha is right next to the witch sisters*
Ragatha: Lovely night, isn’t it?
Greenhilde: It will be!
Spelleanor: For us!
*They hold up their wands and zap Ragatha, causing her to shrink to the size of a mouse, everyone passes by her*
Ragatha: Wait for me! *She says in a squeaky voice*
*Gangle and Zooble are side by side, Tricky throws nails in front of their cars*
Tricky: Nailed it!
Zooble: Not this time, a*HEEHAW*hat!
*The two of them drive over a ramp and soar through the air and right above Tricky, he looks up in surprise, due to this distraction, he drives right over a speed bump, which sends him flying out of his seat*
Tricky: Whoa!!
*His car crashes into a fence, he lands in a mud puddle, he then sits up and shakes his fist at the lovers*
Tricky: Cheaters!
*He gets back into his car, Kinger is currently in the lead, he’s swiftly avoiding the obstacles in front of him*
Greenhilde: Looks like we’ll have to…
Spelleanor: …Call out the big guns.
*They hold up their wands and try to zap him, but he easily dodges this and puts on a pair of shades*
Kinger: Not today.
*We then see Luseal looking at the map, while also trying to look at the road*
Luseal: Ok.. It says that if we take a right here, there should be a shortcut hidden in the bushes somewhere!
Jax: Got it!
*Just then, Tricky catches up to them*
Tricky: Heeey! I’ve got a nice snack for you!
*He holds up an ear of corn, Jax screams in horror and starts spinning out of control*
Luseal: Whoa!!
*Tricky takes advantage of this to move ahead of them and flips them off as he does so, Luseal starts desperately trying to grab the wheel*
Luseal: JAX STOP!!
*They are about to crash into a zombie cow that’s just grazing, Luseal's eyes widen in horror when she sees it*
Luseal: LOOK OUT!!! *She shrieks in horror*
*Jax snaps out of it and slams on the brakes mere inches away from it, he pants heavily, Luseal looks absolutely mortified*
Luseal: That was close..
Zombie Cow: Graaaains…
*The other circus residents are starting to catch up to them, Kinger slows down for a moment so he can be by their sides, at this point, Ragatha’s gone back to normal size*
Pomni: Wh-Where do we go?!
Jax: Just follow us, Pompom!
*Jax drives through the bushes, the others follow him, while the villains notice that they’ve gone in a different direction*
Tricky: Hey! They're going off course!
Fabula: How suspicious, Count Fabula thinks they’re on to something!
Greenhilde: Hexcellent idea! Glad we…
Spelleanor: …thought of it!
*Drabula gives Fabula a smug look*
Drabula: Now do you see how it feels?
Fabula: Shut your mouth!
*They start to go off the tracks as well, Caine is heard announcing*
Caine: What’s this?! That’s not where they’re supposed to go!
*We then cut back to the circus gang, Luseal laughs in excitement as she looks down at the map*
Luseal: Perfect! With this map, we'll be sure to win the race for sure!
Pomni: Good! I just wanna get this over with as soon as possible! *She says as she swerves around*
Tricky: Oh no you won’t!
*Everyone turns around and sees the villains right behind them*
Zooble: F*BONK* me!
Gangle: I would, but we don’t have the parts for that.
Pomni: TMI, Gangle!
Zooble: Besides, now’s not the time! We gotta get past them!
Ragatha: What in the-?! How'd they catch up to us?!
*Luseal’s eyes widen in horror when she sees Arachnold*
Luseal: HURRY!!! STEP ON IT!!!
*Arachnold shoots webs at the track, Pomni ends up driving over it, it’s as bouncy as a trampoline and she ends up being tossed in the air, car and all*
Pomni: Gah!!
*The car then lands on another zombie cow, causing it to fall to pieces*
Zombie Cow 2: Graaaains…
*Pomni shrieks in horror and zooms away from it, Drabula takes a deep breath and a green, putrid smokescreen comes out of his mouth, everyone gets blinded by it and they start coughing and gagging, with Jax being the most visibly disgusted*
Jax: OH! Son of a-! Don’t you ever brush your teeth?!
Drabula: Nope!
*The witch twins zoom up to the circus gang and whip out their wands, they both electrocute them, we see their skeletons for a brief second and then they’re all covered in ashes, Arachnold then skitters up to the Werehare Wagon, and climbs onto the side of the car, Luseal coughs as smoke comes out of her mouth*
Luseal: Well that was quite shocki-
*She suddenly jolts back in fright as she lets out a banshee shriek when she sees Arachnold, Jax yelps in pain when he hears this shriek*
Jax: Ah!! My ears!!
*He turns around and sees Luseal freaking out at the sight of Arachnold*
Arachnold: Gotcha!!
*Luseal summons water tendrils and tries to splash him off, but she keeps missing due to how nervous she is*
Arachnold: Missed me!
Jax: Get off!!
*He stands up and kicks Arachnold in the face so hard that he gets knocked onto his back, he is unable to get back up, his legs flail around wildly, Luseal shudders in disgust*
Luseal: Th-Thank you, Jaxie…
*Ragatha then runs over Arachnold*
Arachnold: Ow!
Ragatha: Sorry!
Kinger: Oh, you poor thing!
*The witches try to zap at Gangle, she speeds up and yelps as she struggles to dodge the blasts*
Zooble: Get away from her, you WITCH!
*They take off their boomerang hand and throw it at the witches, it bonks them both on the heads, they groan and start swerving*
Greenhilde: That hurt!
Spelleanor: Like a witch!
*The boomerang hand flies back to Zooble and they catch it before reattaching it, they give Gangle a thumbs up and she gives them a grateful smile*
*Tricky then pulls up to the Werehare Wagon, he lets out a cheeky chuckle before reaching into one of the windows and grabs Luseal by her seashell necklace*
Luseal: Ah! Hey! That's my necklace!
*She tries to pull back, but the troll has a surprisingly strong grip*
Luseal: L-Let go!
*Suddenly, without warning, Tricky yanks Luseal out of her seat and pulls half of her body out of the car window, she immediately starts screaming in distress and desperately trying to pull herself back into the car, the other racers gasp in shock*
Ragatha: Oh no! Luseal!!
Gangle: Hang on Lu!!
Tricky: You’re coming with me, Missy!
*Jax turns around and sees Luseal struggling to stay in the car as Tricky continues to yank on her necklace, his ears droop in indignation and he roars right in Tricky’s face, Tricky’s smile fades*
Tricky: Um…hi?
Jax: YOU!!!
*He grabs Tricky by the shoulder and throws him, he lands on the cold, hard road, Fabula runs him over and he ends up as flat as a piece of paper*
Tricky: Ow! Watch where you’re going!
Fabula: Ha! Now you look even more like a hobo!
*To add insult to injury, Kinger eats a banana despite his lack of a mouth and throws the peel on Tricky’s head*
Tricky: Great, just great.
*Jax pulls Luseal back inside, the latter pants heavily*
Jax: Are you alright, Lusy?
*Luseal has a pale look of dread on her face*
Luseal: I–I am now..
*Jax turns to the flattened Tricky and snarls*
Jax: You deserved worse.
Greenhilde: If we can’t win…
Spelleanor: …then neither can you!
*They zap the road ahead of them, leaving a huge crater in the ground, everyone screeches to a halt, except for Pomni, who’s going too fast to stop, she runs over a web that Arachnold previously left on the road and it bounces her to the other side, she screams as she is sent soaring across, only to land on the ground safely, she catches her breath*
Pomni: Holy sh*FWEEE*…
*Jax’s ears perk up*
Jax: Great idea, Pompom! Let’s all get to the other side with those bouncy webs!
Ragatha: That’s…that’s not bad at all.
Kinger: That’s not only effective, it’s fun!
*Luseal on the other hand thinks otherwise as she gets a look of terror on her face*
Luseal: Are you crazy?! That's a spider web!
Zooble: It’s our only chance at getting across!
Gangle: And besides, do you want to stay this close to Arachnold?!
*She looks back at Arachnold, who’s getting back up, she yelps and clings to Jax*
Luseal: No!
*Jax puts a clawed hand on Luseal’s shoulder*
Jax: Look, I’m sure you’ve got it in you. We’re going through the same thing. Besides, I’ll be right next to you all along.
*Luseal takes a deep breath and sighs*
Luseal: …Ok.. I trust you. Let’s do this.
Jax: Then let’s put the pedal to the medal!
*They all zoom off, much to the villains’ shock*
Greenhilde and Spelleanor: What?!
Drabula: Well, this sucks.
Fabula: Get them!!
*The villains floor it, Tricky pops back into his regular shape and runs to his car, he drives after them, the circus gang members zip towards the same web that Pomni bounced on, Luseal takes a deep breath and braces herself*
Luseal: I can do this, I can do this…
*The Werehare Wagon bounces to the other side, Luseal screams in terror as the car flies through the air, the others whoop as they bounce across*
Jax: Woo-hoo!
*Upon getting across, they all zoom forward, Pomni is still in the lead, she starts to slow down when she sees Jax and Luseal approaching*
Luseal: Whoa! That was so intense! Hey Pomni, did you see us?! Did you see it?! *She asks in excitement*
Pomni: Y-Yeah, that was nuts. Hey, you can get ahead of me if you want, you deserve it.
Jax: Sure!
Luseal: No, don't do that. That wouldn't be a true win if you did that.
*Jax’s smile fades*
Jax: Fine.
Pomni: Well, if you’re sure.
*She speeds up again, Luseal turns her attention towards Jax*
Luseal: Sorry Jaxie, but it wouldn't be fair. Besides, we'll still technically win.
Jax: Yeah, I guess that’s true. Anything would be better than ending up in that crappy swamp.
*The villains bounce to the other side, only to end up landing on top of each other and then they end up in a heap, Tricky is at the very bottom of the pile*
Tricky: Ow…
Fabula: Fabula’s cape! It’s torn! Oh, the monstrosity!
Drabula: Priorities.
*Caine is heard speaking*
Caine: Oh no! It's a million dollar pile up!
Bubble: But you’ve never even seen a million dollars!
Caine: So what?! It just looks like something I’ve never seen before!
*Luseal sticks her head out the window, her eyes sparkle when she sees the big pile*
Luseal: Hey! The monsters are down!
Ragatha: Yes! We’ve got this one in the bag!
*Zooble and Gangle drive right next to each other, they lean out of their windows to high five each other, sure enough, Pomni ends up in first place, Jax and Luseal end up in second, Kinger ends up in third, Ragatha ends up in fourth, Zooble is in fifth, Gangle is in sixth, they all cheer*
Ragatha: We did it!!
*Luseal squeals in delight*
Luseal: We actually won! We won the race!
*Jax howls in triumph*
Jax: Yeah! That's what I'm talking about!
*Luseal giggles at him*
Luseal: You really like doing that, don't you?
Jax: Maybe. *He says with a smirk*
Kinger: You did very well, Pomni. I’m proud of you.
*Pomni smiles shyly*
Pomni: I wouldn’t have learned without you.
*The villains finally catch up to them, with Tricky being in dead last*
Tricky: Frick!
*Caine is heard making another announcement*
Caine: It looks like Team Circus is victorious!
*His expression darkens*
Caine: …Including Luseal and Jax, honestly, I wonder if they cheated… *He mutters under his breath*
*Luseal’s smile fades, Jax gives Caine a nasty look*
Luseal: I-
Jax: No no no, Lusy, I got this, just stay here.
*Caine then brightens up*
Caine: As for you, Team Monster Mash, into the stink swamp you go!
Fabula: NONONO WAIT-
*He snaps his fingers and they all get teleported into the swamp, they emerge from the foul water and groan in disgust*
Fabula: Oh, Fabula’s outfit is wrecked! It’s going to take forever to get it back to normal!
Greenhilde and Spelleanor: This really stinks!
Tricky: How could this get any worse?
*The one-eyed monster barks and wags his tail upon seeing them, he then licks Tricky, covering him in drool*
Tricky: Shouldn’t have pushed it.
Bubble: Hot dog!
*Zooble crosses their arms smugly*
Zooble: Cheaters never prosper, you know.
Caine: I…don’t really have any prizes for you winners besides a nice big congratulations! So-
*Jax jumps up and grabs him by the leg*
Caine: Hey, what’re you-
*Jax then throws him into the swamp along with the villains, Caine shrieks in disgust*
Caine: WHY?!
Bubble: Let me in on this too!
*He jumps into the dirty water and gets some of it in his mouth, he then spits it out*
Bubble: I’m a sewer whale!
Caine: You freak…
*The one-eyes monster then burps in his face, Luseal claps like the seal she is and laughs in delight*
Luseal: You sure showed them, Jaxie!
Zooble: I already thought Caine stank, but this is something else.
*Pomni approaches Jax*
Pomni: Hey, uh…good game. You were great back there.
*Jax averts his eyes*
Jax: Uh…you did too, but I’m not saying that because I like you, I only let you win because Lusy wanted me to.
*Luseal snickers at this*
Luseal: I wish he would just admit his feelings for her. *She thinks to herself*
Pomni: You’re…welcome.
*Caine floats out of the swamp and shudders in horror*
Caine: Party’s over, my mischievous miscreants! It’s time to go home!
*A portal appears and the gang walks through it, once they’re on the other side, Jax turns to Caine*
Jax: Hey, you better not turn me back into-
Caine: Too bad!
*He snaps his fingers and Jax becomes a regular rabbit, he stomps his foot in frustration*
Jax: …F*WHAM*!
Luseal: Wha- Caine! He liked being a werehare!
Caine: I noticed, but we have to keep the status quo afloat around here.
Luseal: We really don't… *She says through gritted teeth*
*Caine then disappears with Bubble, Zooble then approaches Jax and kicks him in the butt*
Jax: Hey! What was that for?!
Zooble: I said I’d kick your a*HEEHAW*, and I wasn’t joking.
Kinger: But he doesn’t have a donkey.
*Pomni turns to Luseal*
Pomni: Hey, you know what? The adrenaline actually felt kinda good once I got used to it.
Ragatha: Yeah, nothing too bad happened. Looks like this is another win for us. You always come up with such nice ideas, Luseal.
*Luseal looks touched by this, she tears up and smiles at her, she then summons some water tendrils, wraps them around the gang and pulls them in for one big group hug*
Luseal: I love you guys! *She says in a tearful tone of voice*
Zooble: Likewise, Luse.
*She puts them down, Jax’s smile fades and he gets disappointed look on his face, he starts to slink out of the building*
Luseal: Hey, where are you going?
*Jax doesn’t say anything, he just presses on, so Luseal follows him, she finds him sitting in the grass and looking up at the sky, she looks at him in concern*
Luseal: Jaxie..
*Jax just stares up at the slowly changing sky and lets out a saddened sigh, we then see the Moon appear in the sky along with several stars, as this happens, Jax suddenly feels a sharp pain in his chest*
Jax: Ah!! What the-?!
*His eyes widen as he realizes he recognizes this pain, it's the same pain from back at the race, a smile then comes to his face*
Jax: Oh, yeah! Now we’re cookin’!
Luseal: J-Jaxie?!
*She quickly rushes towards him, his claws burst through his gloves and he gives her a thumbs up*
Luseal: Wait, are you-?!
Jax: Yep!
*The Moon stops smiling for a second and watches this*
The Moon: What in the circus…?
*Jax’s fur begins to get shaggy, his muscles cramp up as he gets bulkier and one of his straps pops off, his legs become more wolf-like and his toes grow claws*
Luseal: Do you need me to hold your hand?!
Jax: Nope! I’ve got this! *He says in a deeper voice*
*His pupils turn into diamonds, Luseal watches in amazement as he grows much taller, and he finally howls at the Moon, who looks deeply disturbed*
The Moon: …I didn’t need to see that.
*Luseal’s expression brightens up and she squeals with joy before hugging Jax, he hugs her back and laughs triumphantly*
Luseal: Jaxie! You’re a werehare again! But how?! I thought Caine got rid of it!
Jax: Maybe Kinger was right, this might be a glitch. Come to think of it, that might be why I get the urge to howl from time to time.
Luseal: So like… It never really left you?
Jax: Guess not! Though I’ll probably have to hide this from Caine, if he sees me like this, he might take it away again.
Luseal: Freakin’ Caine…
*She sighs and snuggles his fluffy fur*
Luseal: I could get used to this.
Jax: Yeah. Me too.
*And with that, they both watch the sky together*
(The end)