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Chapter 9 - Chapter 9: The Zombie Circus

Tonight, there were some crooks trying to escape on a dock, and they were trying to get away from some cops while taking some money with them. They jumped over the dock into their getaway boat.

Crook #1: "We got this! Now we can be rich!"

Crook #2: "Yeah! We'll be… huh?" He saw some bubbles go up near the back of the boat.

Crook #1: "What is it?"

Crook #2: "I could've sworn to God I just saw some bubbles."

Crook #1: "Probably just some fish. Come on. Start up the motor." The second crook was about to do that, when a tentacle came up from under the water, and snatched him down.

Crook #1: "Billy!" Billy was pulled underwater, then there were some more bubbles, and it stopped.

Crook #1: "Oh God… Billy got eaten. How am I gonna live this down?" He started up the boat again, only to notice a tentacle grab the boat entirely, then a giant head come out of the water. This was me as Nessy.

Crook #1: "What the hell just happened!?" He jumped off the boat, ran down my back, and started running on the dock. I threw the crushed boat out further, then turned Ripjaws, climbed onto the dock, and sped off as XLR8.

Crook: "I'm getting away from here! I didn't think the Loch Ness Monster would move all the way out here!" I stopped right in front of him, which startled him.

Crook: "And now a raptor chases me down. What's next?"

XLR8: "This!" I tail whipped him, and he fell to the ground. He tripped me, and got up to continue running, but I easily caught up to him again.

Crook: "How the?"

XLR8: "Too slow!"

Crook: "That's it!" He pulled out a pistol, but I kicked it out of his grip. He fell a few inches back, then was trying to punch me. I dodged each lousily thrown punch, then ran behind him, and went Fourarms. I grabbed him with two of my arms in a bear hug, then gave him a noogie with one other one.

Crook: "Ouch!! Stop it!"

Fourarms: "Or what? You're gonna cry to Mommy?" I continued giving him a noogie, until on my free arm, I stuck it in my mouth, then took it out, and shoved it into his ear, while stopping the noogie.

Crook: "AAGGGHHHH!!! Wet willy!!!"

Fourarms: "I'm not even trying and I've already got you backed against a corner."

Crook: "Let go!!" I threw him to the ground, and as soon as he stood up, I grabbed his underwear and…

Crook: "ATOMIC WEDGIE!!! HOLY S***!!!! I'M GOING TO F***ING KILL YOU!" All I could do was laugh at his being tortured like that.

Fourarms: "Ah… How easily crooks like you come out of the woodwork, only to get beaten in the end."

Crook: "That's it!! Take this!" He punched me in the gut. I didn't feel a thing.

Fourarms: "I figure the game's over, too, little man."

Crook: "Gulp." I socked him in the face, and he went sailing through the air. I then went Stinkfly, and flew up to him, and wrapped him up in goop. Then I held him like a giant sack, and dropped him on top of a police car. The cop driving it got out.

Cop: "Johnny Traitoro?"

Johnny: "It's me alright, officer!"

Stinkfly: "He's all yours, cop!" I went back to flying towards where the RV was.

Cop: "Okay… Well then. You're under arrest, sir."

Johnny: "F*** YOU, ALIEN BUG!! F*** YOU!!!!"

Stinkfly: "Wow. Definitely not one of my nicer catches of the night. Ugh…"

When I made it back to the RV…

Max: "Let me get this straight, Kyle. You only caught one of the two criminals on the loose?"

Kyle: "Yeah. But the other one's been dealt with…" I quickly brought my hands in front of my mouth, and ran into the bathroom.

Ben: "You okay in there, dude?"

Kyle: "Yeah. I just… oomph… BLEAHHHH!!!!"

Gwen: "What happened out there? Had too many hot dogs earlier today?"

Kyle: "No… BBBBLLLEEEAAAHHH!!!! Wow."

Ben: "Wow what?"

Kyle: "This looks strange… It's not barf, but… I don't know what the crap this is."

Max: "Should I come in and look?"

Kyle: "That would be… ummph… BLEAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! Oh… a good idea…"

Gwen: "Wow. This is just… not like him."

Max: "Gwen, get me some rubber gloves. Ben, grab a bucket."

Ben and Gwen: "On it!"

Kyle: "Ommmphh… BBBBBBBBLLLLEEEEAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!"

Max: "Hurry!" They both quickly brought back gloves and a bucket.

Max: "Good. Gwen, grab some more buckets in case we need them. Ben, bring that one in with me."

Ben: "Okay…" They both slowly walked in, then I turned my head to see them.

Max: "Can we see the thing?"

Kyle: "Yeah but, I'm gonna need Ben's bucket… OOOMMPHH!!!" Ben quickly ran over, and gave me the bucket I grabbed it, and… "BBBBBBLLLLEEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!" Something besides barf splashed in the bucket.

Ben: "Eww…"

Kyle: "Sorry… Ohhh my Goooodddd…"

Max was fishing through the barf-filled toilet, and picked up an ovalish red thing.

Ben: "Grandpa, what is that?"

Max: "Looks like a heart."

Ben and Kyle: "A human heart?"

Max: "Unfortunately, yes…"

Kyle: "Oh… about that. As Nessy, I actually kinda ate the other dude."

Ben: "GROSS!!!!"

Gwen: "DISGUSTING!!!" I picked up the thing I dropped in the bucket.

Kyle: "This sorta looks like a brain."

Max: "Oh God no!"

Ben: "Sweet mother of pearl!"

Gwen: "Sweet mother of all that's human! Why?"

Kyle: "Why what?"

Gwen: "Why did you eat the other guy as Nessy?"

Kyle: "I thought it would be cool. I guess I'm oomph… hold on…" I put my face in the bucket again. "BBBBBLLLLLLEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Ugh… not doing that again if it's gonna result in this."

Gwen: "Oh my gosh. You have a twisted sense of humor, Kyle. A very twisted sense of humor."

Max: "We'd better flush all this down. Now." I gave Max the bucket, he dropped the barf in, and flushed everylittle thing down, while I washed my hands in the sink.

Max: "Promise me this. Please don't eat anyone again!"

Kyle: "I swear on the Omnitrix's power."

Gwen: "Good. Just never EVER eat a crook again!"

Kyle: "No prob- ommph!!" Ben ran out of the bathroom. "BBBLLEEEAAAAHHH!!!" I had barfed in the toilet.

Gwen: "You're gonna be in there a while?"

Kyle: "Yes…"

Max: "Well, how about going to the circus?"

Gwen: "That'd be fun!"

Ben: "No! It's for babies!"

Gwen looked at me.

Kyle: "Sure! As long as I don't have to eat anything for a while… BBLEEEEAAAHHHHH!!!!"

Gwen: "3 to 1. Overruled. Sorry Ben."

Ben: "Oh man…"

Later, we parked in the parking lot for the circus, and I had stopped barfing.

Max: "I haven't been to a circus since I was a young boy."

Gwen: "It's been a few years for me."

Kyle: "Me too."

Ben: "Good. Let's go!" He ran back into the RV, but I went Ghostfreak, phased through the RV, and got him out.

Ben: "I'm not going in there, Kyle!"

Ghostfreak: "You'd rather be alone in the RV?"

Ben: "Yes."

Ghostfreak: "With me?" My voice sounded extremely devious fro Ghostfreak.

Ben: "I'm coming." I reverted to normal.

Kyle: "Good, Tennyson. Let's move."

Ben: "Hold on! Wait up!" We were walking around, looking at all of the games they had around to play, and later, we heard an announcer's voice.

Announcer: "Welcome to Zombozo's Circus of Laughs! Welcoming our three actors! Thumbskull!" A big guy came out with a crowbar, and bent it, then threw it to the side. "Frightwig!" A girl with large hair came out, and grabbed the crowbar with her hair, and bent it into a pretzel.

Kyle: "Wow!" My eyes grew wide.

Gwen: "Hello!" She looked at me angrily.

Kyle: "I mean, wow, your act is awesome! Woo hoo!" Frightwig winked at me.

Announcer: "And Acid Breath!" A weaker looking guy walked out, and took off a muzzle, then breathed acid at the crowbar, melting it. They got some cheers from the crowd.

Announcer: "But they aren't our only acts! Our star is Zombozo the Clown himself!!! If you want to see him, head into the tent!" The crowd, Max and Gwen started to head in. So were Thumbskull and Acid Breath, but Frightwig came over, and grabbed me, while Ben headed the opposite direction the crowd headed, then she grabbed him.

Kyle: "Can I help you?"

Frightwig: "Yes. You can, kid." She got a devious grin, and was wrapping her hair around my chest.

Kyle: "Um, what is it?"

Frightwig: "You can both be a part of Zombozo's act. Come on." She picked the both of us up.

Ben: "Kyle! Now!" I turned Grey Matter, then started climbing along her hair. She was freaking out, and dropped Ben, when I went Stinkfly to catch him.

Frightwig: "Ugh… I don't have time for this!" She ran off, and I flew back down, and changed back to normal.

Kyle: "Ben?"

Ben: "I'm okay."

Kyle: "Let's just get in the tent, okay?"

Ben: "That sounds like a good idea." We both headed in, and sat down next to Max and Gwen.

Gwen: "What happened out there? Getting to know your new best friend? Huh? Huh?"

Kyle: "How should I put this?"

Ben: "They don't like each other any more."

Gwen: "Nice thinking, Kyle. Don't get that way around another girl again."

Kyle: "Thanks, Ben-meister."

Ben: "No problem, Kai."

Kyle: "Yep."

Zombozo was a creepy looking clown that we noticed come out from behind the curtain, and was making everyone laugh but Ben and I.

Kyle: "This guy may be a zombie, but he ain't a good bozo, eh, Ben?" I noticed Ben was gone.

Kyle: "Ben?" I stepped out of my seat.

Kyle: "Benster?"

Ben: "Over here!" I ran over to him, and asked, "What is it?"

Ben: "The three circus freaks took off just now."

Kyle: "Stay with Gwen and Max. I'll track them down." I went Wildmutt, and started running off in their scents direction.

Ben: "Don't worry. I'll stay here. Just not with him near me!" I had caught up with them, finally, and watched what they were doing as Paraslime under their car.

Acid Breath: "That's it. Bring it in, Thumbskull." He was hauling in a bag of cash.

Frightwig: "Hurry up!"

Thumbskull: "We would get done quicker if one of you two helped me a bit."

Frightwig: "I'll help. Hold on." She started grabbing some, then I slithered out from under their car, and went Heatblast, shooting fire at them, making them drop the cash.

Frightwig: "What the heck was that?"

Acid Breath: "A guy made of fire? I'll deal with him!" He breathed acid at me, but I jumped over it, then shot fire back down at him. He sidestepped, then Frightwig grabbed me in mid-air, but burned herself. She had to dunk her hair in a water barrel nearby. Thumbskull charged at me, and I became Fourarms, and charged back at him. I sent him flying backwards, and Frightwig lassoed one of my arms. I pulled her in, socked her, then went XLR8, and ran around her, lassoing her up, and she fell down. Acid Breath shot more acid at me, which I went Diamondhead at, then dashed towards him, and socked him in the face. Thumbskull tried to go after me again, but I brought out a diamond wall, which completely stopped him in his tracks. Frightwig untangled herself, then ran towards me, and hit me with her hair. I fell over, and Acid Breath spit more acid at me. I couldn'tlast any longer with it on, so I went Heatblast again, then used a fiery outwards blast on them. They flew backwards, and I went Buzzshock, then shocked Frightwig, while Acid Breath was getting back up. Thumbskull ran around the diamond wall, and tried smashing me, but I got behind him, then shocked him. Acid Breath Spit acid at me, which I went Ghostfreak and made it so the acid would go right through me. Then I went solid, and socked him in the face, then went Fourarms, and tossed him into Thumbskull. Frightwig got back up, and hit me with her hair. I went Wildmutt, rolled into a ball, ricocheted off of a wall, and ran right over Frightwig. Thumbskull and Acid Breath were getting up.

Acid Breath: "Thumbskull. Get the boss. Now!"

Thumbskull: "Okay, Acid Breath." He ran off, while Acid Breath ran back into the fight. Thumbskull went back to Zombozo's tent, and everyone in the audience was laughing.

Zombozo: "Your laughter feeds me with energy! Ah haha!"

Thumbskull: "Uh, boss?"

Zombozo: "Didn't I tell you not to interrupt me while I was feeding?"

Thumbskull: "Me and the others ran into trouble, boss."

Zombozo: "Alright. Fine! Let me deal with this." He got into a clown car, and took off, with Thumbskull following close behind.

Thumbskull: "I still wonder how he shoves himself into that tiny wind-up car."

I was Heatblast, and blasted Acid Breath away. Frightwig was backing off, because she didn't want her hair burnt.

Heatblast: "Aw, come on. Afraid of a little fire?" I created a fireball, and she was freaking out.

Acid Breath: "Come on Frightwig! Get yourself together!"

Frightwig: "Are you crazy, Acid Breath? He'll friggin' burn me!"

Heatblast: "And your ratty hair. So, turn the cash back over, and I won't burn you both to cinders!"

Acid Breath: "Boss!" Thumbskull and the tiny toy car came there, and Zombozo got out of his car.

Zombozo: "This guy's giving you all that trouble?"

Heatblast: "You don't know the half of it!" I became Fourarms, and dashed towards him, but Zombozo dodged my attack, and punched me.

Fourarms: "What the heck?"

Zombozo: "Come on! Try something else, kid!"

Fourarms: "GRRRR!!!" I went Diamondhead, and created a diamond quake right towards him. He jumped over it, then kicked me.

Diamondhead: "There's just no way!" I went Heatblast, and shot a fire stream at him, but, as expected, he dodged it entirely, and Acid Breath breathed on me.

Heatblast: "Oww!!!" Thumbskull bashed me into the air, and Zombozo kicked me into a tower nearby. They waited for a few seconds, and left with the money.

Zombozo: "See, guys? I can do anything!" When they took off, I came out of the rubble as Paraslime.

Paraslime: "They never seem to learn." I went Stinkfly, and followed the cars back to the circus. I saw people looking lazy, and leaving. Ben saw me in the air.

Ben: "Hey! Kyle Down here! Grandpa isn't feeling well!" I flew back down to him, and went normal.

Kyle: "What happened?"

Ben: "Gwen's disappeared, and Grandpa is well, out of it."

Kyle: "Oh no! Gwen!" I went XLR8.

Ben: "What about Grandpa?"

XLR8: "Ben, I'm going to him first."

Ben: "Wait! I'm going with you!" He hopped on my back, and I zoomed off to catch him. When I found him, Ben hopped off.

Ben: "Grandpa, are you okay?"

Max: "Yes, but I feel so… tired."

XLR8: "Where's Zombozo and his freaks?"

Max: "I don't know right now. I need to… *yawn* sleep." He fell flat on his back, and was snoring.

Ben: "Kyle?"

XLR8: "Max will be fine here. He ain't botherin' no one."

Ben: "We need to get him back to the RV! Now!"

XLR8: "But, Zombozo might have Gwen, Ben!"

Ben: "Please! Just do that first. We need to make sure he's not in harm's way." I went Fourarms.

Fourarms: "I'll get him into the RV. Don't worry. Just wait here."

Ben: "Okay." He hid behind some nearby boxes, and I ran back to the RV, holding Max. I opened the RV door, and set him on the floor, then went XLR8 again, and ran back. I couldn't find Ben anywhere.

XLR8: "Ben? Benster? Oh great."

Ben: "I'm right here."

XLR8: "Thank God. Look. I need you to head back to the RV, too."

Ben: "But, you need someone with you."

XLR8: "No I don't."

Ben: "I'm your sidekick, remember?"

XLR8: "Okay. Hop on, Benster." He hopped on, and I ran further into the circus grounds. Thumbskull, Frightwig, and Acid Breath were all in front of a door.

XLR8: "I'll give them a little surprise attack. You wait here, Ben." Ben nodded, and hid behind a box. I went Paraslime, and started slithering around, until I found a baseball firing machine.

Paraslime: "This is convenient." I went Upgrade, then melded with it.

Upgrade: "Time for a home run!" I shot out a barrage of baseballs into Thumbskull's face, and he fell over. Frightwig attacked, and I separated from the baseball machine, then grabbed her hair, and threw her into a bunch of boxes. Acid Breath attacked me, but I went Diamondheads, absorbed the acid, then gave him a knockout blow to the face. He fell over, while Frightwig came back with Thumbskull. I shot diamond shards at them, and Frightwig was stopped, because they ruined her hair, while Thumbskull still charged. I went Buzzshock, flew under him when he tried to grab me, then I gave him an electric wet willy, knocking him out cold. Then I went Wildmutt. Frightwig ran off in fear, and I smiled.

Ben: "Is the coast clear, dude?"

Wildmutt: "Roar!" Ben hopped on to my back, and I got to sniffing around while going inside of the tent.

Ben: "There's nothing creepy about clowns… there's nothing creepy about clowns…"

Wildmutt: "Roar?"

Ben: "What?" I went Upgrade to talk to him.

Upgrade: "What do you mean?"

Ben: "I'm a little creeped out by clowns, okay?"

Upgrade: "Okay…"

Ben: "This is the part where you start laughing." It stayed quiet for a few seconds, and I showed no hints of laughing at all.

Ben: "You aren't laughing at me?"

Upgrade: "Why should I?"

Ben: "Clowns are creepy to me, and everyone seems to find it funny!"

Upgrade: "So? I have a fear of heights. Big whoop, Tennyson."

Ben: "You mean…"

Upgrade: "Everyone has some kind of fear, alright?"

Ben: "Oh."

Upgrade: "So there's no reason to be ashamed of yourself."

Ben: "I see, but, you enjoy flying."

Upgrade: "Yes. I do, Ben."

Ben: "Then why are you afraid of heights?"

Upgrade: "I just am. I don't know why."

Ben: "Let's get back to finding Gwen." I went Wildmutt again, and Ben hopped back on. I sniffed until I found the center ring inside the tent.

Ben: "Why here?"

Wildmutt: "Roaararaaar."

Ben: "What?" I changed to Diamondhead.

Diamondhead: "I don't know. Geez, I thought you could speak Wildmutt."

Ben: "I forgot that."

Diamondhead: "Or not. Never mind. I'll go left, and you go right." I turned XLR8.

Ben: "Wait! You can't leave me to search by myself with Zombozo around!"

XLR8: "Um… you can fight. I watch you and Gwen practice."

Ben: "Not for something like him."

XLR8: "Oh…"

Zombozo: "Welcome to my tent, kids!"

XLR8: "Zombozo! Where's Gwen?"

Zombozo: "Gwen? Who is she?"

XLR8: "A red haired girl in a blue shirt with a cat-head on it!"

Zombozo: "Oh her. I ate her laughter!"

He appeared in front of us, and scared the crap out of the both of us.

XLR8: "You're going down for that!" Ben was cuddled up in a corner, and Zombozo had become a spider.

XLR8: "Wrong combat decision, Zombozo!" I became Heatblast, and shot fire at him. He took it without feeling a scratch.

Heatblast: "What? Impossible! Spiders melt near fire!"

Zombozo: "In my world, anything is possible!" He struck at me, and I caught his leg, then went Diamondhead, and cut his foot off. Zombozo only looked annoyed, and tried to hit me again, but I went XLR8, and ran around to dodge, then I started kicking at his face. He slammed me back into the ground, but I jumped out as Fourarms to smash him, and he retaliated by hitting me into the ground.

Fourarms: "It's impossible to fight him here!!"

Ben: "Kyle! No!!"

Zombozo: "Like I said, it's my world! You can't do anything in my world, unless I say so!" He picked me up, and I went Paraslime, which meant that I oozed out of his grip, and he tried stepping on me, but all he did was IN me, so I felt no pain at all. Then I went Stinkfly, and triend to tackle him, but he shot a web at me, which trapped me against the wall.

Ben: "No! I won't let you do this Zombozo!" He rushed towards Zombozo, and punched his leg, which he actually felt pain to.

Zombozo: "Ouch! Hey I didn't want that to hurt!"

Ben: "Well! It does! Get used to it!" He kept attacking Zombozo's leg, and eventually Zombozo fell down, and I was feeling the web's grip on me weaken.

Stinkfly: "He's praying on ben's fear to gain power! Now that Ben is resisting him, He can't to anything about it!" I went Heatblast, and burned the web off me, then shot him with a fireball. He fell over, and Ben moved out of the way, then PICKED HIM UP, and hurled him at the wall.

Heatblast: "How are you doing that?"

Ben: "He's been praying off of my fear of clowns! My friends are more important than some stupid fear!"

Heatblast: "Then he's gonna get the true meaning of fear!" I went Ghostfreak, and flew towards him, and put my hands into his head with intangibility, which let us back into reality. Zombozo was strapped to a machine, and was trying to get up.

Ghostfreak: "Ben… let me take it from here!!" I rushed towards him, and punched him in the nose.

Zombozo: "My mind powers should have destroyed you both! How did you escape my power?"

Ghostfreak: "Ben's friends are more important than some stupid fear of clowns!!!" I socked him again, then Ben flying-side kicked Zombozo, knocking him to the ground.

Zombozo: "I am scary! I will show you that!"

Ghostfreak (While lifting hand up): "NO!" Zombozo got completely frozen in mid air.

Ben: "Wow…"

Ghostfreak: "I will show you real fear, Zombozo. You have not even grasped it!" I dropped him to the ground, and he was gasping for air. I opened up my chest to reveal a mass of Ghostfreak's insides. Zombozo gave out a bloodcurdling scream on how scary it was. Then I finished him with a "BOO!" and shot him with a purple energy beam. He disintegrated into nothingness.

Ben: "That was brutal, Kyle. Even for you!"

Ghostfreak: "I even scare myself!"

Gwen came back out.

Ghostfreak: "Gwen!"

Gwen: "Kyle! Ben! You both saved me!" But she ran over and hugged me.

Ben: "Don't I get something?"

Gwen: "Thank you, Ben. For helping Kyle out."

Ben: "Without me, he couldn't have even laid a real shot on Zombozo."

Ghostfreak: "And I can't thank you enough for that, Ben." I reverted to normal.

Gwen: "*Sighs* You are a great hero."

Kyle: "I know, Gwen."

The end. What will happen next? Find out later! 

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