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I'm uploading my first TADC fanfiction here. I'm just going with the flow of it for now. Hopefully, it helps me better my writing skills as well.

Anyways, it's primarily funnybunny related but I'll write about the characters and their relationship through this goofy and traumatizing adventure. It's supposed to be like a slasher/survival adventure mix with Scooby-Doo shenanigans. Hope you enjoy!

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"Hey Pomni, who do you think would win between a T-Rex and a Titanoboa cerrejonensis?" The purple rabbit hummed as he leaned in close to her face, instinctively making the small jester back up. "What the hell is that?" She mumbled, too tired to fully register what he meant. It was the start of a new day at the circus, and Pomni was already being cornered by the circus's true clown. "Ha! What a dweeb, you don't even know what a T-Rex is!" He snorted, moving further down the hall towards where Gangle was. Pomni groggily rubbed her eyes, still not accostume to the circus's bright colors and light. She watches Jax pat Gangle's back hard, causing her to stumble forward, but luckily not hard enough to make her happy mask fall off.

How does he have so much energy?

"Good morning Pomni! How was your sleep?" Ragatha's voice startled her as she turned to look at the ragdoll beside her, "Sorry! Didn't mean to scare you," the redhead doll apologized while putting her hands up. Pomni smiled and waved her own hand lazily in front of her to say it was fine, "Not really. I had this weird dream that the Gloink Queen brought all her children to this daycare adventure we were working at and she ended up eating the whole classroom and then creating even MORE gloinks as the place got set on fire!" Pomni sighed as they passed the stage area of the circus."Oh! Well, that's... Interesting," she winced while putting a stuffed hand near her mouth, "Yeah, I think the whole job responsibility thing from Spudsy's got to me. Now all I can think about are the endless possibilities of being made to work real, energy-draining jobs," Pomni sighed before flopping down beside the plump couch where Zooble was already sitting. "Oh, don't remind me" the polygonal character sighed as Pomni waved at her, while Ragatha slightly lean against the other couch beside them. It had already been a couple days since the fast food adventure, the members were given a small break from Caine's shenanigans since he was working on his "biggest" job yet, according to him. Despite that, Pomni worried what kind of sick and twisted things the AI would create this time, anxiety only brewing up a feast of ideas.

As they said good morning, Pomni noticed Kinger gliding towards them while a group of butterflies followed him. "Look, guys, I made some new friends while walking around the campgrounds," he exclaimed excitedly as one butterfly landed on his hand, and he turned to show the rest of the cast. "That's pretty impressive Kinger!" Ragatha smiled as she leaned over to look at them, "you went for a walk in the morning Kinger?" Pomni smiled as she watched the other butterflies land on his head. "Yeah, I do that sometimes when I need some time out of the circus. It can get stuffy in here- Oh!" He stated as his right eye began to trail off before snapping back. "That reminds me!Pomni, I think you left your shoe by the lake" he stated as the jester looked at the tall chest piece in confusion, "um, I haven't gone to the lake and I don't wear any shoes- well, at least they aren't detachable," she said as she pulled her leg up to point at her foot. "Hmm, must have been Gangle's," he said thoughtfully before the other three shook their head with a "Noo."

He hummed thoughtfully, before pulling out a red shoe from his purple cloak like a magician. "Then whose is it?" He said while rubbing his non-existent chin, "I am so glad you ask Kinger!" The denture ringmaster AI exclaimed as he appeared from thin air. "Oh! Where's Jax and Gangle?" He asked before snapping his fingers and they appeared from thin air, causing Jax's ears to perk up and Gangle to accidentally drop her comedy mask from the speed. "Oh, I'm sorry dear! I need to work on the turbulence of my teleportation. Anyways! Kinger, here, has found a small clue to what our next adventure is, as per the suggestion box" he snapped his fingers once again as giant bubbly letters appeared above him. Please don't be a job duty adventure. Please don't be a job duty adventure. Pomni thought to herself while looking up at Caine with her big pinwheel eyes, which only a sad cat could recreate. "Solve the mystery of the red shoe killer! In which you, my twinkling daisies, will have to go to the Theatre De La Lune and try to find out who killed and stole the shoes of our leading actress before 3am, which is said to be when the killer comes to pay a visit!" Caine wiggled his fingers while going oou like a ghost. "Wait! This isn't like last time? We at least won't be able to get killed, right?" Pomni asked as she shook her head furiously, gaining a giant sigh from the purple rabbit, "Oh, Pomni! How many times do I have to tell you, we can't die here!" He rolled his eyes dramatically before pressing his index finger onto her forehead, causing her to slap his hand away. "We just go through the sensations of it," he added before winking at Caine, "that's right, Jax! No need to worry my de-" the ringmaster cut himself off as a portal appeared underneath Pomni after snapping his fingers in excitement. "Wait what?" Pomni blurted out before screaming her lungs out while descending down the portable below her.

She landed hard on the creaky wood floor of the theater stage, her mind whirled as she lifted her head up to look at her surroundings. The room was dim but she could make up a purple velvet curtain in front of her. Fucking Caine. Another stupid horror adventure that she was probably going to end up adding to her therapy bill. Zooble was right, he really doesn't listen to their suggestions. With a heavy sigh, the jester stood up, walked over to the curtain, and pulled it back. She was shocked at the beautiful sight of an empty gran theatre, it looked like a place only big cities could afford. A tall flashlight stood beside her on stage that was able to give enough light to see a good 20 feet ahead of her. There were rows and rows of dark red chairs in front of her, decorated with bits of gold around the edges, the sides of the theater had moderately big marble statues of mannequins posing dramatically, which broke the illusion of it being a real theatre. She noticed the walls were painted like those old Renaissance paintings but slightly chipped from the corners. As her eyes moved back down to where the audience should be, she could make out the silhouette of a figure by the entrance, where the doors hung open and the light of dusk emphasized the figure.

Pomni squinted. She figured that it could be one of the other circus members, but in the process of doing that, a bright yellow light appeared in front of her, causing the small jester to jump back. In a matter of seconds, someone hurled towards her, colliding with her into the ground as her pinwheel eyes changed into spirals. "What a classic," the purple rabbit grumbled under his breath as he rubbed his back, scanning the area around him. Pomni tried to pry him off as he laid on top of her with his back pressed against hers; he whistled as he looked around. "Now, this is spooky; what do you think, Pomni?" He grinned as she finally was able to push him off. She knew he was trying to get rise out of her, and so far, he was doing a great job. Regardless, she pushed her defensiveness down and stood up on her feet, "Where is-" she was interrupted by another portal appearing far ahead of her to the right of the theatre and another near the seats as the rest of the gang leaped out of them. Pomni attempted to grab the flashlight from the stage but to no avail, so she dragged it as close to the edge to give the other members some light before making her way down towards the audience area where she saw Zooble scattered around. "Stupid Caine, I told him I didn't want to join" they groan as they reattached one of their arms with a small squeak. Ragatha landed between two seats, and Gangle laid backward on a red cushion chair with her ribbon legs pressed against the seat as she groaned. "My head," she whined before pushing herself up, "are you guys okay?" Pomni asked as she gave Zooble her head back. "Not really, where's Kinger?" Ragatha said as suddenly the tall chest piece began to slowly slide down a giant pole that had a giant flag clung to it with Caine's face. "I thought I saw a spider crawl down here," he said casually before jumping off the pole and landing near the walkway. "That was probably me," Zooble grimaced before looking around, "is everyone here? Woah, what are you wearing? What am I wearing?" Pomni's eyes scanned down Ragatha's outfit before scanning over hers. "Looks like some sort of jumpsuit, I think we are cleaning staff," Ragatha said as she looked down on her body, all members wearing similar plain jumpsuits with the only difference being that some word forest green and the others black. "This theatre is pretty nice" Ragatha said as she focused back on the building with a smile, "looks like Gangle is home" the rabbit said as he casually stroll off the stage to join the others.

Suddenly, a loud screech came from the speakers in the theatre as everyone looked up towards the ceiling to find the source of the noise. "ALL STAFF MEET IN THE HALL OUTSIDE THE THEATER ASAP. I REPEAT; ALL STAFF MEET IN THE HALL OUTSIDE THE THEATER ASAP," a woman's distorted voice said, subconsciously making Pomni shiver, remembering that this was a horror adventure. "Heh, guess we will find out for certain," Ragatha laughed nervously before making her way to the entrance with all the members following behind her. A tall mannequin NPC with a white wig, suit, and pearls greeted them on the other side of the doors. The lights worked in the hall, which allowed Pomni to admired how realistic the place looked, she had only been to one play in her life before, but it was only a school production so this was all new to her. "Hello new staff, so nice of you to FINALLY join us, my name is Mary Wood the Theater's manager" the mannequin said with a great ounce of displeasure in her voice, "after the disappearance of our lovely Jane, the theater has been in strict lockdown and in need of some deep cleaning" a small cough escaped what was presume to be the manager of the establishment. "Of course, you'll have the rest of the evening and early morning to finish. Though I do recommend you be done before 3, or make yourself comfortable in the security room until opening hours which are 6am." The mannequin explained while walking across the line to look at each one of the members' faces. For someone who doesn't have eyes or a face, she is pretty intimidating. Pomni thought as she stared back with an unsure look on her face. "You, the new security guard, will need to be patrolling the area for the whole morning. Is that clear? If you find any intruders, make sure to call 911 or use your gun as you see fit." the mannequin said as she leaned uncomfortably close to Pomni's face.

"Gun?!" The small jester and purple rabbit exclaim, one beaming in pure excitement unlike the other. "Wait, how bad is this killer?" Pomni frowned as she looked down towards the gun that was hoisted to her belt, "Killer?! There is no such thing as a killer here! Just woes and tales made up by troublemakers," the mannequin scoffed before hovering above the jester. Pomni took a moment to see all the items attached to her belt that weren't there before, which were a gun, flashlight, walkie-talkie, and keys. She noticed then the words SECURITY were engraved on to the sleeve of her jumpsuit before being snap back into the conversation at the loud sound of sqealing. A happy sound could be heard from the end of the line as Jax realized he also owned a gun, while Ragatha and Gangle looked over towards him with worry. "Hopefully, that only affects the killer," Gangle muttered as Jax turned to her with stars in his eyes, "want to test it out?" He said with a wide grin spread across his face. He was ready to pull it out, but the ragdoll immediately pushed the gun back down his belt before he could do anything, making him scoff in annoyance. "Janitors will start by cleaning the back of the stage area and making their way to the front and exit. Security will be tasked with escorting me to my car before beginning their rounds inside the building and then outside the theater." The mannequin said as she stood in between both groups. Ragatha, Zooble, and Gangle were on Janitor duty while Jax, Pomni, and Kinger where on Security duty. The jester was happy that at least she had Kinger on her side, she made a mental note to try to keep him in remotely dim or dark areas for him to be more alert. She watch as Kinger played with his flashlight as he listen to the mannequin speak, eyes slightly wandering around the building. Compare to the security team, the janitors only had keys, a walkie talkie, rags, and a box cutter on them. "So, we just stay in the back until 6? Good enough for me" Zooble stated as they began to make their way back, "Hey, I haven't dismissed you!" The mannequin lady exclaims as the polygonal creature ignores them but stops as Gangle speaks up. "Wait, won't we have to investigate? Caine said survival was most important, but to finish the adventure, we have to also catch the killer," Gangle said as she fidgeted with her ribbon hands, "No such thing as a killer here!" The manager called out but got ignored once again. "Gangle's right, you guys focus on figuring out who he is and once you do, make sure to radio us. We will then reunite and catch the culprit!" Kinger said as he smiled towards Zooble. "I do love a good mystery" Ragatha smiled lightly, attempting to add a little more pep to her step, though she secretly wished she was part of the action alongside the Security team. She'll admit things have been kind of awkward since the Spudsy's adventure, especially with Gangle who had become slightly distant. Still amicable but wasn't as open to Ragatha as before. She knew she was under the influence of something during the adventure and likely acted a fool, but what was most haunting is that she had no memory of what she did. Yet, it seems to eat her up alive. Shame twisting inside her like sprawling vines on a chain like fence. She wasn't sure how this adventure would go with just her, Gangle, and Zooble. Maybe they'll talk it out...

A loud ding was heard behind them as the clock struck 8PM, "time for you to get into your positions. Security, please escort me to my car," the mannequin said as she turned on her heel and began to slowly hover away. "Oh! You guys go on ahead; I believe I left something behind in the theatre," Kinger said as he glided towards the entrance of the theater with his flashlight. "Actually, Kinger, will you stay with us until we find the equipment? I'm not exactly sure where it is" Ragatha said as she followed behind the chess piece almost in a hurry. "It's in the closet off stage" the mannequin called out as she continued to slowly hover away down the hall, not moving much. "We are totally not unprepared for this" Zooble sighed, "what a joke" they added as they continue down towards the entrance of the theater with Gangle. "The real joke is this Chihuahua being chosen as a security guard" Jax snickered, receiving an annoyed groan from the small jester as she realized she really was going to be stuck with him, well, at least until Kinger came back. "I know we are living your wet fantasy, but could you please not make it anymore extrusiating" Pomni said as she began to follow behind the mannequin who seem to have felt her presence and began to move normally. "FINALLY, I don't have all night" the mannequin manger cried out causing Jax to roll his eyes before a glint of mischieve appeared in his eyes. "No, can do. I plan to have as much fun as possible with this" he said while pulling out his gun and pointing it towards the unbeknownst NPC's head from behind her. The jester was caught off guard and jumped to move the gun away as Jax began to cackle, "you actually thought I was going to shoot her?" He chuckled before placing his gun back into his belt. "Good instinct" a less pleased look appeared on his face as he continued to walk past them, Pomni realized she would have to watch out for two lose cannons.

"We shouldn't waste any ammo yet, what if the killer appears" her eyes fell to the ground for a moment before moving back towards the tall rabbit, "We have till 3 remember? Besides I'll just use your gun in case mine runs out" he responded plainly with a hand on his hip. "I'll like to keep it for myself, thanks" she frowned, she plan to use it if necessary. "Whatever, knowing Caine, there's probably some items lying around the grounds" he said as he began to flip over trashcans and shake fake plants. "We are trying to keep this place presentable, not a rabbits nest" the old woman called out as she shook her head at Jax's chaos. As they rounded a staircase, the exit of the theater could be seen just ahead of them, including the view of outside and what seem to be a plain green car at the far end of the parking lot. "Why is your car parked all the way till the end?!" Pomni asked with an eye twitch as she turn to look at the mannequin who stood still once they were outside. "I'm trying to keep my form, now, one of you go fetch me the golf cart. This heels are starting to hurt" the older lady said with a wave of a hand, earning a glare from both the circus members. "Hurry up, I'm not getting any younger!" she said while tapping her foot, "Well, your not getting any older either, so can it!" The purple rabbit scoffed as he looked around before heading towards the golf cart that was parked by the side entrance. "Why I'll ne- No, not again!" The woman cried out while looking behind her causing the jester to jump, "what! What is it?" Pomni's eyes scanned the area frantically as the mannequin sighed, "the lights went out again, I've called maintenance to fix this issue already, but they keep getting cut off" she groan as she pulled out her flip phone. Could it be the intruder? What if he shows up earlier than expected. Usually, Pomni didn't pay attention to the rules of Caine's adventure but out of all the games he has put her through, she wish this one was the one were he didn't boot her out before he could finish stating them. "Security! You got my golf cart?" Mary called out to Jax as he search for the key of the cart through his pockets, ears slightly drooping as he struggled to turn it on. "I have to get home before 9!" The mannequin called out as she tapped her foot on the concrete, with phone nestled near her ear. Suddenly, a static sound was heard from the side of Pomni, her hand instinctively went to pull out the walkie talkie. "Hey Pomni, you there?" Ragatha's voice called out, for a moment the jester struggled to call back, but after fiddling with the button her voice went though. "Yeah, what's up?" She said as she waited for the ragdoll response, "Kinger is going to stay with us while until the lights come back, if they don't come back in an hour, we will need to reunite" she said, her voice sounding crinkle through the walkie talkie. "Oh, okay that's fine." Pomni nodded as she watch Jax punch the wheel of the cart, "stay safe Pomni" Ragatha said as Pomni smiled. "We will, you guys be careful, okay?" She said before putting her walkie talkie away with a sigh.

The lights of the golf cart finally turn on as he began to drive towards the jester and the NPC with an annoyed face, for a split second making Pomni think he was going to run them over. "Yeah yeah yeah, I got your $#*@ing golf cart here" he said through a gritted teeth as the mannequin went to sit beside him while Pomni sat behind them. "Watch your language young man, you are lucky we are in a tight spot or else you would be in the streets begging for a chance to make money" the woman scoffed causing Jax to chuckle, "if only I cared" he sighed before stepping on to the gas. Making Pomni clutch on to the handles of the golf cart, "I wonder if this puppy can do donuts" he smirked to himself as he began to get off track and start going in circles. "Wait! Jax!" Pomni called out as she began to get dizzy, instinctively closing her eyes. When she began to open her eyes again, she could make up a tall figure running into the building. A flash of heat running up her neck as she felt her stomach drop. "And out you go" Jax said as he halted the cart harshly to its side, causing the NPC to fly off into her car. Disappearing out of sight, car and all, when suddenly words began to appear in front of them as it read Task 1 completed. Taking a moment to catch her breath, the jester turn to look at the rabbit, scared for the answer he was going to give her. "Jax did you lock the door before we left?" She asked while trying to hide the quiver to her lip but failed to, "we were supposed to lock the doors?" He replied with a blank look. "$#!%" is all she could say as she realized that they might have let whoever this killer was, in.

#OOO I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT PART

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