"I think we just gotta go for it." Twinkle said, holding a box with her tail.
"I don't know, he's seemed on edge for awhile now." Ragatha looked around worried.
"I think it's still worth a try." Twinkle walks up to the stage. "Caine? Hey Caine! Can ya come out here?"
Within a few seconds, the teaposing AI was in front of the two girl's.
"How can I help you two today?" His smile slightly shifted as he saw the box.
"Well, Caine. We just wanted to ask you something." Ragatha nervously looked up.
"The last few suggested adventures were so fun, that we were hoping you'd look at the suggestion box." Twinkle held up the box with her tail, a hopeful glow in her golden eyes.
"There's no way the others could think the same. Everyone get over here!" Caine snapped his fingers and everyone was pulled over. Zooble glared up at the ringleader.
"I was trying to sleep ya know." Zooble grumbled as they stood up.
"Our little newbie here is trying to say you all would rather your own little adventures. Instead of my beautifully crafted, mind bending, heart racing adventures!"
He looked down at the ground, but immediately he was met with awkward nods and shrugs.
"What? What do you mean?" Caine looked down as pomni stepped up.
"Well your adventures are a bit- dark?" She scratched her neck as the AI twitched a bit.
"But where are the steaks?! A good adventure gets your heart racing~! The trials, the friendship building struggles!"
"Not to mention the ssssex appeal~!" Caine looked at bubble, who very suddenly appeared from thin air.
"What are you talking about?" Caine's attention was brought back to Zooble.
"Ya know, you could actually take our suggestions." Zooble pointed toward Twinkle, who still held onto the box. Caine, didn't enjoy the comment though. His teeth slowly shifted to a cartoonish bend snarl.
"I honestly didn't hate the last few we've had." Caine stopped.
"Wait, ya didn't?" He floated toward the toy now, intrigued.
"I mean, yea. The Spudsy's was nice, pretty grounding."
"Hey yea, it wasnt so bad." Pomni agreed, earning an enthusiastic nod from Twinkle. The others looked around nervouse, not agreeing.
"And the western one was super fun too!" Twinkle chirped.
"Well, I mean yea. It wasn't so bad." Pomni slightly giggle.
"It was so nice." Ragatha kooed.
Caine looked around. Different opinions were obvious. And it just made him more upset.
"How am I supposed to please all of you? You all like different things!" He whined.
"Why can't you just leave your adventures open? All the time?" Zooble suggested. Caine looked down, back at Bubble, down again, then toward Bubble. His terrible attempt at whispering caused his eyeballs to slowly float toward Bubble.
"Do you hear this Bubble? The take apart toy wants to leave our world's going, allowing our intelligent AI's to roam freely unchecked."
"Disgusting~!" Bubble grinned.
"Uh- I'm right here ya know. Am I not supposed to hear you?" Zooble glared up at the ringmaster, who quickly freaked.
"Zippy!" At a snap of his fingers, a zipper appeared on the toy's mouth.
"What are you zipping? I don't have a mouth." Zooble shook their head.
"Wait ya, you don't got a mouth. How do you eat?" Twinkle leaned over, confused as she stared.
"Anyway! How about this my June bugs? We'll do a lighting round~!" The lights dimmed as a flash sparked words, 'Lighting Round'.
"We will go through muiltple of your suggestions, and if you don't enjoy it; we can all vote to skip it~! Lets get goin!" Caine snapped his fingers, a very large and orange portal appeared.
"Wait- now?!" Pomni shreaked as she was lifted in the air.
"I was trying to sl-EEEPPPP" Jax groaned, then screamed as he was swept up.
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The digital sun looked hot, but wasn't really. The smooth, detail-less savanna looked to stretch for miles. But it wasn't as big, as Jax's smile.
"Today on 'Poach Everything'! I'm gonna be hunting the incredibly endangered, red ribbon rhinoceros~!" Clocking the gun, Jax looked through his scope.
The now turned rhinoceros Gangle, just stood there. The bullet went through her, yet her body still fell to pieces on the savanna floor.
"Ah, just like mom used to make." Jax laughed before going in all fours, he charged at the pile of ribbon. Everyone had turned into savanna animals, so maybe that's the reason he didn't see her. In a flash, the pile of Gangle was swept up and dragged behind a large rock.
"What the hell?" Jax stopped, confused. Thats when Twinkle's head popped up. She had been turned into a Bat- eard fox, an African fox. Her large ears wiggled at Jax. Her brown fur made it easy for the fox to steal his kill.
"Haha! Hey, that was pretty good Twinkle." Zooble's flamingo body lifted from behind the rock, patting the fox's head.
"Now, I vote we skip this adventure. And make Jax a vegan." Zooble glared at the rabbit.
"Ha! You can't possible do that." Jax chuckled, until a small board popped up for the vote. Other than Jax, everyone voted for the motion.
"What do you mean you can do that?" Jax stared befuddled.
"Sorry Jax" Caine hung from the sky.
"Democracy has spoken"
"Democracy sucks." He pouted as the group was once again sucked into a portal.
The smell of burning rubber and paint filled the air. The roaring of engines and mindless cheering, was thicker than the smoke that came from the cars.
"Oh this was my suggestion~!" Twinkle giggle as she looked down. Each character had their own jumpsuit on, racer jumpsuits. Twinkle reved the engine of her galaxy themed car. Pomni had a circus tent car, Jax rolled his eyes at his carrot cake racer.
"This feels offensive." He jokingly smirks out his window.
"Oh hush." Zooble glared from inside her abstract broken glass painted car. Gangle happily squeaked in her cherry blossom car. Ragatha wasn't complaining; a heard of beautiful horses were painted on the sides of her car. That left Kinger, happily staring at all the bugs on his car.
"Whoa, this is so amazing." Kinger spoke as his blue eyes sparkled.
Numbers flashed in the sky, counting down from three. At one, a loud horn sounded; and the cars flew. Jax immediately swerved, colliding with Zooble's car.
"Hey! Watch where you're driving carrot brain!" Jax laughed at Zooble furious expression. Speeding up, Zooble got out from beside Jax. Causing the carrot cake car to spin and ram into the side wall. After a few seconds, the car blinked back to position.
"Huh, guess I regenerate." Jax grinned as he put the car in gear, speeding back up with the others; his new target on Gangle.
Pomni, Ragatha and Twinkle were tied for the lead. A bell rang when all three girls crossed the finish line, two rounds to go. Though, Kinger still sat still. Gently patting his car's paint.
"This is awesome~!" Pomni yelled out, passing both girls now. "Ya!"
Each car drifted, turned and screech as the drives speed toward victory.
"Gotcha!" Jax yelled out, right as he jammed into the back of Gangle's car. She screamed as the back end of her car, suddenly slide ontop of Jax's. Hitting his breaks, made both cars spin out of control.
In a pitch black room, Caine and Bubble watched the race.
"His driving is phenomenal, it's hard to believe he's vegan." Bubble nodded in agreement.
Both Jax and Gangle were sent flying, their cars now hung in the stands. Being distracted, Zooble didn't have enough reaction time. Her car went directly into Kinger's parked car. The cheese piece was sent flying through the windshield.
"Oh shhhhiiiiii(beep). Sorry Kinger!" Zooble called out.
It was only Pomni and Twinkle left. Each one passed the finishline, one lap to go. Pomni looked down at her dash, and saw a few buttons.
"Huh, what do these do?" Pushing a purple button, two metal pieces rose from her back lights. Directly behind her was Twinkle.
"What the? HUH?!" Twinkle's windshield was suddenly covered in black ink. Trying her wipers, the parts just stuck to the goo. The fox screamed and squished right against the wall. The crowd around them collectively cringing on impact.
"Oh sh(beep)!" Pomni looked back at the crash, causing her own a few feet away.
"Huh, guess we all lose." Jax smirked as he crawled out of his car. When suddenly, confetti rained from the sky; red and purple confetti. Ragatha had dodged and sneaked her way last Pomni, being the only one to cross the finishline.
"And the winner is Ragatha~!" A voice called out. The doll stepped out of the car, her yarn hair in a ponytail under her helmet.
"Whoa, would ya look at that." She giggle. Ragatha was given a large bundle of red roses, which smelled like nothing but was beautiful to look at. The audience cheered, whistling and chanting her name. After a few moments of waving, everyone was sucked back up into a new portal.
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The group had been dropped off back on the grounds, but it was night. The usually over whelming colors had dimmed. A cool blue glow rested over everything, even the temperature some lowered ever so slightly. A picnic was laid out for them, and everyone laid or sat on the blanket. Though, two were missing. Pomni and Jax sat away from the group in the grass. Fireflies; at least small glowing orbs that were ment to be fireflies- silently floated in the air. In the sky were small white dots, a few sparkling like actual stars.
Pomni let herself fall backwards, sprawling out on the grass.
"Are we just chilling this time? Can I actually relax?"
"Guess so." Jax shrugged, laying next to her with a sigh. "Though I usually prefer a little bite to my adventures."
Kinger, on the blanket heard the rabbit as he bit into a rather flat digital sandwich.
"Why don't ya take a sungwidge?" Zooble chuckled a bit at the cheese piece, before picking up the plate of digital triangles.
"Here." They held the plate toward Twinkle and Gangle. Each girl took one.
"Oh, thanks." Gangle's crying mask slightly smiled.
"Do ya think- Gangle's actually capable of happiness?" Jax spoke, to no one specifically.
"Huh?" Pomni sat up as Jax did.
"I dunno. Just- her comedy mask breaks every single day. Does she think hanging out with Zooble make it better?"
Ragatha walked up to the duo, a slightly annoyed smile on her face.
"Well, maybe she doesn't wanna be around someone who is mean to her all the time."
"Ah come on, she likes it when I bug her." Pomni looked confused but smirked.
"I didn't think you cared about what others liked." The jester meant it as a joke if anything, but Jax didn't smile.
"I just-" he shut up, his gaze falling. "Ya, no. You're right I don't."
Pomni looked worried. She'd never seen Jax so- normal before.
"Do you.." She stared. "Have any actual friends?" Pomni looked up at Ragatha who crossed her arms.
"Not anymore." Jax slowly turned his head to the girls. His pupils small, his grip on the grass was so strong his hands shook. The doll looked back, her eyes immediately widened.
"Uh no no- wait i-" she tried to find the right words, her voice trailed off into a ramble of stuttering. Pomni looked back between the two. When suggendly Ragatha walked off.
"Ah! K-kinger- did ya see the fireflies all the way over there?"
"WHERE?!"
Pomni watched Jac slightly calm down, his face still slack and down. She was about to open her mouth when a plate was placed between them. Three sandwiches, and a smiling fox.
"Can't I join ya?" Twinkle looked between them.
"Knock yourself out " Jax laid back down.
Twinkle sat slightly above the two, laying more like a loaf of bread.
"Doesn't she get to you?" Jax spoke again, not to either girl specifically.
"Ragatha?" Twinkle asked.
"She just- is so nice all the time. Doesn't it annoy you?" Jax looked up.
"I mean, she's nice to everyone." Pomni shrugged.
"I don't know- just.." Jax stuttered, trying to get his thoughts in order.
"I just feel like she tries to hard." Twinkle nodded in agreement with the bunny.
"It's kinda weird yea. I don't think she means anything negative but..repeating something like youre cared for, kinda loosing meaning in a place like this." Twinkle spoke up to the sky.
"Right? Thank you! Ugh. It's like she's trying to take advantage of you" Jax let out a breath he seemed to be holding the whole adventure. Before smiling and sitting up, turning his body to the girls.
"Plus shes dumb and looks weird." Twinkle giggled at Jax.
"Yea, her hair is like low rendered liquorice." Twinkle's grin widened, so did Jax's. Pomni slightly smiled as the two animals laughed. It wasn't a real life persay- more like a laugh of relief that the tension was lifted.
"Don't know. I think we all look weird." Pomni smirked.
"Hey, excuse you." Jax patted his chest. "This is what peak male preference looks like."
Twinkle had to cover her mouth from bursting out laughing. Jax jokingly looked offended, moving closer to both girls.
"What? My ears and tail are kind of a pinnacle of masculinity." It was Pomni's turn to laugh, her eyes looking over Jax.
"You don't have a tail."
"What are you talking about?" Jax stood up with a smirk. "Yes I do. It's right-" Jax turned, looking down at his bare butt.
"Where's my tail? How long have I not had my tail?" He was a little freaked out, looking over the flat surface of his lower back.
"I've never seen you with a tail this whole time." Pomni shrugged, still smiling.
"It's ok, maybe it's a glitch since we keep going through so many adventures." Twinkle smirked, using her own fluffy tail to gently pull Jax back down to sit.
Up in the dark night sky, Caine was watching the group; as usual. Though, the moon slid next to the ringmaster. Her soft gaze looking over the crew, then to Caine.
"They look happy." The moon spoke softly, almost sultry.
"They..do." Caine agreed. His gaze soft, calculating. The moon smirked and opened her mouth again, but was stopped when Caine went ridged.
"Wait a second! That's a bad thing!" Caine started to stress, when Bubble slid into frame.
"Explain to daddy bubble- why- bad - thing!" His sharp teeth reflected the stars around him.
"I think that-" Caine looked at Bubble. "Don't say that-" before going back to freaking out.-
"I think- they're enjoying the suggestion box adventures- more than the me adventures! What should I do?!" Caine looked to his trusty friend, who slightly glitched.
"You should die-" Bubble Glitched- "you should throw a ffffffFFFUUU(beep)ing beach party~!" Bubble's body slightly turned as his smile stayed wide open.
"Why do you swear now?!" Caine sighed, snapping his fingers. "Forget it! Lets just got to intermission!