Homelander gets humbled down in the Digital Circus

Your New Home, Homelander (The boys / The Amazing Digital Circus)

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Hello there, my dear faithful followers. It's me, your god and savior Homelander. Apparently, Sage and Ashley have teamed up and decided to backstab me. And now, I am trapped in a multicolored world with cartoon characters.

Unfortunately, now I can't remember my name, my real name. So, I've decided to use my old one: John. Although I'm not entirely comfortable with it, at least it is what I remember.

Note: The title has been changed as suggested by the user Conquerer of mars
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Prologue: Secret Report New
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Prologue: Secret report.


I walked through the tower of the Seven. My ascension as divinity was now complete, as I stood tall upon the thousands of corpses of my enemies and the unbelievers. Now, America, no, the entire world will believe in the one true messiah. For now the world knows who I truly am. They know my rightful place in this whole shit-ball. For I am The Homelander. I am GOD.

"Homelander." called one of my most useful followers. The Black woman that self proclaims as the smartest person in the world. Perhaps she might be. Second only to me. After all, she's smart enough as to have chosen the winning side. She chose to stay with me.

"Sage, what do you want?"

"Did you read the report I sent you yesterday?"

"Yes. Butcher is dead, Starlight is dead, and the rest of his little band of insects are locked up in one of the many, many dead camps. I am pleased. Good job."

"Thank you, sir. Your words... mean everything." she adds with a smile on her face.

"So, is that all you had to tell me?"

"Almost. Ashley said she had something to tell you. She's at the IT department."

"Ashley? What the fuck does she want?"

"I don't know, but she said it was important. Said something about butcher's group and an escape attempt or something."

"And she didn't give you more info?"

"She seemed pretty adamant in giving the information directly to you. If you ask me, I think she's trying to score some points with the big man in the sky... that is, you, of course. I decided to let her have her moment."

"Ugh... she's such a people pleaser. She's lucky she got mind reading abilities, so she got mildly useful after she injected herself with V compound. By the way, I appreciate that you managed to get me the original V compound. I feel... stronger than ever."

"Glad to serve you, Homelander." she says as she makes a small bow with her head.

"Yeah. Now why don't you go read some Malcolm X or some shit. I'll see what Ashley has to say."

Sage seems slightly displeased by my comment, but she's smart enough as to not say anything negative to me, and she simply gives another nod, and walks away, while I make my way to the IT department.

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As expected, Ashley is at the IT office, surrounded by the useful brainiacs. Any single one of them that she had identified as a 'thought criminal' has already been... adequately processed, alongside their immediate families. If I'm going to rule this planet, I had to make a full clean up from my own home first.

"Ashley, what did you want to tell me?"

"Homelander! Ah... hi!" she says with her usual long smile, and her raising heart. She fears me. She always did, and I can always hear her heart pumping blood through her body all too fast.

"Ashley, get on with it. I won't be wasting my time with you." Despite the fact that she is the vice president of the county... she has to comply with the word of God.

"Yes, of course, sir. We have received word that there is a possible escape attempt made by the remaining starlighters, and what's left of her rebel group."

"Why the fuck are they still fighting? Starlight is dead. Who that fuck are they following? That thin as a pencil Hughie? That black guy... ah..."

"His nickname is M-M, for what we know." says Ashley completing the phrase. "But, no. It seems to be a new guy."

"Who, then?"

"Everything is in the secret report meant to be just for you."

"Well, give it to me, then."

"Well... we have decided that it should be viewed exclusively by your eyes, so we made the only copy available viewable through a virtual reality headset. Like that only you will be able to see it."

"Hmm..." I feel a little annoyed by Ashley's non-sense. "Fine, whatever. Where is it, then?"

Ashley points at a computer nearby, with the headset she mentioned, so I get close to it.

"So, do I just put it on, or what?" I ask her.

"Yeah. Once you do, just press the button to the right side of the headset. And it should be done."

I can hear her heartbeat through her cowardly chest.

"Ashley, calm down. You've done well. You have done God's work today. And I know that you are a true believer." I add with my generous smile shown her way. A compliment from God should be enough for now.

"Thank you, sir." says her smile.

And a second later, I do as she suggested, I place the headset around my head, and press the button to the right side.

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A spark of electricity was seen generated right above the head of Homelander, and a second later, his entire body fell unconscious to the ground.

"Holy fuck! It worked!" yelled out Ashley, as the entirety of the IT department let out a sigh of relieve. The monster was now caged.

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"So, now what, Sage?" asked Ashley to the smartest person in the world.

"It's quite obvious. We don't know how long the effect of the headset will last over Homelander, but I'm not taking any chances. So we've put his body in a cryogenic stasis cell, and filled it with Novichok nerve gas, pretty much like how Soldier Boy was kept asleep by the Russians. The little Caligula with the power of superman won't be waking up any time soon."

"And how will we handle his abscense?" asked Black Noir.

"Over 80% of the public hates him. Ever since he started rounding up starlighters for posting memes that ridiculed him, most people saw him as a dictator, and his little stunt of trying to declare himself a god or something only cemented his insanity in the mind of the public. So, I'm guessing the news of his capture by russian agents will be welcomed news by most, and he'll be forgotten by the next year."

"And what about what you promised me? I took a huge risk by being the one that... well..." Ashley seemed rather nervous.

"I haven't forgotten, Ashley. The president will have an untimely accident within a couple of weeks. And then we will all be celebrating 'Ashley, madam president of the USA'."

"That does make me smile." said Ashley, finally feeling relieved from all the pressure of serving the psycho known as Homelander.

"For now, the reunion is over. We will be talking soon." said Sage.

Ashley then gave a polite goodbye, and moved away from the former room of the seven, however, Black Noir didn't leave.

"So, what exactly is the purpose of having Ashley become president?" he asked Sage.

"Do you have any idea of how many leaders have been assassinated along history? Even for events that were entirely out of their control."

"Can't say I do."

"The number itself don't matter all that much. But Homelander left a dead-toll behind him. If I would make myself president, I would be scrutinized even in the way I take a shit. That's a bit ridiculous. Ashley, on the other hand, has a certain like for the spotlights. Besides, if you haven't noticed, ever since she got that second face on the back of her head, she has gotten a bit more... 'I wanna help the world' kind of attitude. For some reason I think her back-face became her Jiminy Cricket, or something like that. She's not going to be easy to manipulate since now she can know what most people think. Except of course, me. And she's going to need my help. So, I will be the power behind the power. I will be ruling through her. And since she will be the face at the spotlight... any negative consequences will fall on her, and not me. Or us, for that matter."

"You really are smart. I'm actually impressed."

"Thanks, black sugar. Now, why don't we celebrate, in my bedroom."

"Sounds like a plan, darling."

"You go ahead, and wait for me. I would like to do something before I join you."

"Are you sure?"

"It won't be long, I promise." said her flirtatious smile.

"Suit yourself, Black Magic Woman." he said as he winked at her, making her feel a bit more at ease, and then he got out from the room.

Sage turned her gaze towards the big monitors in the room, and she changed the image to a simulated planet Earth, spinning calmly over its central axis. And as she stared at its beauty, she let out a last phrase in satisfaction:

"Like Caesar."
 
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Chapter 1: John meets a black creature and a jester. New

Chapter 1: John meets a black creature and a jester.


I think I felt a slight tickling over my head. But soon enough I feel entirely normal. Except of course for the fact that I feel surrounded by a multicolored scenario with nobody in front of me.

"What the *TRUCK*?" I try to say the word 'fuck' out loud, but it gets... censored? Huh?

I try to move my hands towards the top of my head, and remove the headset... nothing's there. All I feel is a bunch of fur right over my face. When did I grow a beard? What the fuck?

"Ashley! What the *TRUCK* is this *SHEET*?!" I yell out loud, my insults get immediately censored. "Is this a joke?! ASHLEY!" Only silence is the answer.

"Where the *TRUCK* am I?" I ask getting a little bit nervous.

I look around and see nothing but a multicolored space entirely empty. And as I look to my hands and feet... I notice that I'm entirely covered in brown fur. What in the holy fuck?

I take a look around myself and notice a red cape stuck to my back, as the only piece of clothing that seems to be on me.

Since I have no idea of what the hell is going on, I decide that once I figure out what happened, and get back at the tower, I am going to tear Ashley apart limb by limb.

However, for now, a little exploring of the area seems rather fitting. I start walking around the strange place, and I think I hear a ruckus coming from somewhere, although the echo in this place makes it slightly difficult to tell from where exactly.

However, as I keep on walking, I notice some weird geometric shapes moving around and taking various objects here and there. I don't pay them much attention. However, soon I listen to a yell from somewhere above me, and I notice the second floor in this place, as a jester-like thing runs out from a hall up there and takes a turn to her right, and from my perspective, to the left.

"Hey, you!" I yell out, but I'm unable to call her attention, since the jester-creature seems terrified about something. A moment later I see what it is that she's running away from, since I see a gigantic black mass with colorful eyes all over crashing on the ledge of the second floor, and falling like a rock straight onto the floor where I'm at... and then it notices me.

For some reason, it seems to be pissed off about something and decides to attack me. Well, whatever that thing is, it's going to get itself a huge surprise when he comes my way.

"Hey, look out!" yells out the jester creature from above, once she notices the black mass coming at me, as I stand still, with my fist already charged to punch that thing to outer space if necessary...

And when it comes close enough... I see it's elongated front falling straight over me, as I lift my right fist straight to meet its attack.

And then a series of things happen all at once: My attack worked, partially, as the creature falls backwards, and away from me. But, my fur-covered right arm starts shining with multicolored shapes, and random distortions... is it glitching? It hurts, like, a lot!

However, the black-mass creature gets up in its four feet, and comes after me again. It seems my attack only further pissed it off. I prepare my left fist this time, and land a hard hit over its center, pushing it far away again, but now it's my left fist the one that starts glitching and aching horribly.

Whatever that thing is, I can't just punch it down, otherwise, my entire body is going to end up with that strange glitching that is causing me a lot of pain. And now it's gotten up again, and comes after me for the third time. This time I choose not to take my chances, and jump into the air, as I start flying away from that thing. At the very least, it seems to be unable to chase me up here, as it tries to jump upwards and fails miserably, falling down to the floor repeatedly. However, despite the fact that I'm safe from its attacks up here, I can still feel my arms aching horribly. I can only compare it to when I was inside the oven at the laboratories of Vought. What exactly is going on?

"Y-You can fly?!" asks the jester creature from the ledge. "How?!"

I try to ignore the pain as I yell back my answer: "Because I am the..." Huh? "I am the...." What in the holy fuck? "Why can't I... remember...?"

"Wait, if you can fly, maybe you can help us!" says the jester.

"Help you? Who the hell are you? What is this place? Where am I? Answer me, or I will tear you to pieces!"

I notice as the jester on the ledge gets a sudden worried expression "Umm... are you one of Caine's NPCs? Are you another enemy of the adventure to beat?"

"What? No... I'm the..." Fuck... "I... I am... I'm John. You can call me John." That is not the name I feel comfortable with, for all the bad memories I have associated with it. But for now it will work. As I started speaking, the black mass creature seems to have gotten distracted and moved away from this place.

"Okay, so, if you can't remember your name, does that mean you are a human?" asks the jester.

For some reason, I feel the comparison to a lowly human as insulting. But, I guess it's best to pretend for the moment. I mean... I've been pretending to be human my whole life.

"Yeah." is my only answer.

"Are you new here?"

"Yeah. Who are you?"

"Umm... my name here is Pomni, but I also can't remember my original name."

"Why in the holy *TRUCK* can't I remember my name?" I ask to the jester creature. "Answer me!"

"Look, I'd love to answer your questions, but I'm in as much of a loss as you are. I got here about twenty minutes ago. I have no idea what's going on either. When did you arrive?"

"I've not been here even five minutes." I say out loud. "How the hell do I get out?!"

"I don't know either... we're kind of stuck here."

"What do you mean 'stuck'?" But then the pain in my arms makes me let out a pained yelp "*TRUCK*! What is this?!" I yell out looking at my arms glitching, and spinning around, making me squirm with pain.

"Oh... Did that black creature touched you?!"

"Yeah! What is that thing?"

"Hmm... I'm not sure... I think it's another human... or it was... I think."

"What?!"

"Look if you touched that thing, it means you start... kind of... glitching, the same happened to..." The jester has her face suddenly turned into worry. "Oh, my goodness... I forgot about Ragatha!" and then I see as the jester girl moves back through the hall she had come from.

"Hey, wait, where are you going?! Obey me!" But she doesn't listen to me as she continues her frantic race forward into the hall, as I chase her down while I keep my flight.

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Hey look, it's John the super-bear:

 
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Absolutely hilarious. Honesty, luring Homelander into a lotus eating machine to imprison him is a way to deal with him, even if it's just a copy of him and the real him was just knocked out from a violent mindcopier
 
I'm guessing Homelander's powers are the result of the "Conjuring" Kinger mentioned. I'm betting he's capped at replicating the powers he had in Real Life because it would feel unnatural if he couldn't use them.

Unconsciously conjuring isn't even something unique to him, they all do it to some extent. Considering how "John" is I'm guessing he can do what even Jax couldn't and convince Kinger to teach some of the other Players to do it consciously.

Decent start, though I don't think the explicit comparison to superman works(I know The Boys ""loves""" their pop-culture references, but Comic book stuff is notably an exception) though I suppose only Sage would know about an obscure comic from the 30s-40s. Prior the point of divergence in WW2 Superman only had X-ray visions and could jump good.
 
Chapter 2: John's confusing day New

Chapter 2: John's confusing day


I kept on flying behind the jester that had tried to talk to me. But I am in no mood for patience.

"I told you... TO STOP" I fly down and crash over the jester, with my entire body, as we're both dragged through the floor.

"What the *TRUCK*?!" yells out the jester as it tries to punch me in the face to get rid of me. And she does so repeatedly. For some reason, it actually hurts. "Get off of me!"

And all too soon, I feel as she kicks me back. How in the fuck? I'm the... I'm the... I mean... I'm me! I'm the strongest creature on Earth! How the hell did this clown managed to push me away?! On the other hand, my arms are kind of fucked at the current moment, and aching as if they would be inside molten lava, but I have to swallow the need to yell.

"Ragatha!" yells out the jester as she reaches another creature not far away. She seems to be glitching similarly to my arms, but in her case, it appears to be her entire body. "How are you?"

"My-my entire body is-is a-a-aching." says the new creature, and as I come closer, I see her form a bit more clearly, as she looks like a gigantic rag doll with a blue button instead of a right eye.

"I-I'm sorry for running like that, but... look at my hand." Only now I'm close enough to see that the hand of the jester is also glitching, although not as extensively as my arms, nor as the doll-creature.

"And who-who are-are you-you-you?" the speech of the doll seems to be glitching as much as her entire body while she turns her look in my direction.

"Oh... he seems to be a new human, apparently. He arrived just minutes ago." adds the jester.

"Okay, couple of... whatever you are. I want answers, and I want them now! Or I will tear both of you apart!"

"Stop with the threats, dude!" yells the jester in my direction "We're all having a hard time here! You're not special!"

For some reason, that made me flinch back a little. And then I immediately feel my rage invading me.

"What did you say to me?!" I yell out and use my glitching arms over the jester's arms. I feel a commotion the second my glitching arms touched her own arms, as I notice the glitching anomaly is infectious, and her arms start also glitching, and she lets out a pained yelp.

But then I noticed as her face is contorted by rage, and she cocks her head back, and lands a hard headbutt right over my nose, and I'm forced to fall back. "I told you to get off of me, psycho!" she yells out, getting away from me. I notice as she gets down towards the doll creature on the floor, and using her already-glitching arms, she tries to help the doll creature to stand up, and move away "Ragatha, let's go! This guy seems... unstable.".

My head is spinning a little. How exactly did I end up in this situation? Since when do I feel pain from a headbutt? What the hell?

I manage to get up from the floor, and I feel my anger flaring up again, as I feel the desire... no... the need to punish the unbelievers. I can feel my eyes lighting up with the red laser I'm so accustomed to use.

But before I get to use it, the two creatures have gone. Great... just great... I'm alone again, and still with no answers. I decide to continue walking around. I'll try to keep my reactions under control next time. I'm pretty sure I can find someone else to talk to.

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I have no idea what's going on. But at least my powers work here... somewhat.

"Hello!" I yell out into the vast emptiness of this strange place. "Is anybody here?!" Nothing but echo.

"W-What the... who are you?" I hear a voice from behind me. As I turn around, I notice a purple rabbit staring at me, and a moment later he has a huge smile on his face. "Hey Caine! Is this guy one of your NPCs? Or is this yet another sucker?! Caine?!" the purple rabbit seems to be yelling for someone that isn't actually here.

"Did you just called me 'sucker'?!" I yell at him enraged.

"Oh, he talks! And understands insults. Good. That means that at the very least it's going to be funny to mess with you." the rabbit lets out a mocking laughter. I kind of want to punch him in the face, but I promised myself that I wouldn't do so until I got some answers. "I'm Jax the rabbit, buddy. And you are?"

"John."

"And you got the body of a teddy bear. What? You need a hug or something?" said his mocking grin. "That's kind of pathetic." Now I REALLY want to punch him in the face.

I turn my still glitching and aching right arm back with a desire to beat the shit out of him, and I try to hit him. But, the rabbit seems to move with the agility of a living rubber band, and dodges each punch I throw his way.

"Oh! You like violence? I like violence!" says his malicious grin, and a second later, he pulls out a handgun from his overall."

"Seriously? I'm bullet proof, jack*ASH*!" I yell out, and as soon as his gun opens fire over my body... I can't help but let out a screech of pain. Normally bullets ricochet away from me without leaving any kind of damage, but the bullets from the gun of the rabbit felt like they had pierced my skin and organs. "*TRUCK*! What the hell?!" I yell out in pure rage.

"What? Don't you like warm welcomes? I thought I could use a firearm for that. You know... FIRE-arm. Get it?" he lets out an obnoxious laughter.

I launch myself over him with my rage entirely filling each corner of my body. I fly him to the other side of the room in mere seconds, and crash his entire frame against the wall violently.

"OUCH!" yells out the rabbit. "I actually felt that!"

I am left kind of flabbergasted. Usually, if I would have done that to anybody, their body and entrails would have been splattered all over the wall by now. But this creature seems to be able to resist it.

"I'm gonna be honest," he continues "I'm actually half way impressed by the fact you could pull such power being a new arrival. I only have one last thing to say. Bowling-pin says what..."

"What?"

And suddenly his face is turned into pure malice, as I notice a blue bowling ball in his right hand that crashes against the side of my face, as I fall backwards by the pain, and fall to the floor.

"Great, you broke my bowling ball. You owe me a new one, buddy!" he says.

"AH! What in the *TRUCK*?!" I yell out confused. "Are you also a supe?!" I ask to the rabbit.

"Huh? Supe?" says the rabbit "You mean like a superhuman? Ha! Funny concept, but no. Wait, are you a supe?"

I get back on my feet, as I try to control my rage. "Yes. Not only a supe. I am THE Supe. I am the... the..." I still can't remember my name.

The rabbit just keeps staring at me with that mocking grin.

"Well, when you figure out what you wanted to say, let me know. Or not, I don't really care. By the way, welcome to the show, mister supe. Your powers won't be of any help to you in the digital circus."

And then the rabbit simply walks away as if nothing would have happened. My face is still aching from the hard hit with the bowling ball that is now in pieces on the floor, and both the interaction and the pain I'm feeling leaves me entirely confused. I'm forced to let out a buff of frustration. How the hell am I supposed to interpret what he means?

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Alone again, I keep on moving around the... how did the rabbit call it? Digital circus... I guess that's how he calls this place? Well, at least I have a name for it.

At the distance, I see two more creatures gazing into a hole on the ground. As I approach I notice several things: one is a ribbon creature with a white mask on top, while the other seems to be a large chess piece wearing a purple robe, and I hear a series of screeches coming out from the hole.

"Hey!" I yell at them from the distance, while I approach.

"Hello!" says the chess piece waving a... disconnected hand from the rest of his body... this place is getting weirder by the minute. "Are you a traveling salesman?"

"Huh?" I'm left entirely confused by his comment.

"Oh... hi!" says the ribbon thing. "Are you new too?"

"I guess so. What's going on?"

"Um... sorry. One of our friends got kidnapped by some... geometric creatures. We thinks she's inside that hole, but we don't know how to go down."

"Hmm... If I help you get down there, will you answer some questions?" This seems as a safe path to follow. I don't know if these guys can hit as hard as the rabbit had, but if I want answers, I have to be smart about it.

"Ahm... sure." says the ribbon thing.

I wait for nothing else, grab the ribbon creature by the 'arm', and the chess piece from the cross over his head, and I lift myself to the air, as I drag them to the bottom of the hole.

Once at the bottom, I simply let them go.

"Okay, I've accomplished my word. Now it's your turn. What is this place?"

"Well... don't freak out or anything, but... you are stuck in a... sort of... videogame." says the ribbon creature with a shy tone.

"Hmm... Okay... let's pretend for a second I believe that *SHEET*, which I don't, but let's pretend. What does that make you?"

"Umm... we're kind of... also players of the game. Unwillingly."

"Unwillingly?"

"None of us chose to be here. We just can't leave."

"What?" My entire face must be contorted by the confusion. "Horse*SHEET*!"

"Umm... Look, if you really just arrived, I'm sorry for you, but whatever your life was on the outside is kind of... over... I'm so sorry."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Most of us have been stuck in this place for years. You and Pomni just arrived today... but I don't think you'll be leaving any time soon either."

"Pomni... the jester?"

"You met her already?"

I wanted to follow the questions, but, I'm rudely interrupted by a scream from further into this... cave?

"Oh... that sounds like Zooble. Maybe we should try to get her back." finishes the ribbon as she moves forward.

"If only there would be some flies here, maybe we could do a fly-by." adds the chess piece nonsensically.

"What?" This time I get no reaction from neither, as they simply walk further into the cave. I look up and see the hole from which I came from, and for a moment I consider flying back up. On the other hand, the ribbon creature seemed to be the first to actually answer my questions. I don't fully believe what she said, but I guess it's better than nothing. So, I take a decision, and move alongside them.

"Hey, ribbon thing!"

"My name is Gangle. I guess I was rude by not introducing myself. This one is Kinger. And you are?"

"Ah... John."

"Did Caine give you that name?"

"Who?"

"Umm... you haven't met Caine, yet?"

"I suppose that's somebody important."

"Yeah... you could say that. But given your reaction, I guess you haven't met him. How did you choose your name, then? Nobody here remembers their name when they arrive."

"It's just... an old name I had, long ago. I just don't think of myself as that anymore."

"Oh... interesting."

"LOOK!" says the chess piece next to us as soon as we walked into a large chamber with a... gigantic red worm at the center, that is being fed furniture by those geometric things I saw earlier... fuck, this place is weird. However, the chess piece moves closer to the wall, and grabs onto a lamp. "I've been looking for one of these. This is a nice market. But I don't think it has a price tag."

I just stare in disbelieved confusion at the chess creature. "What the *TRUCK* is his problem?"

"Oh... Kinger isn't quite exactly... well in the head. It's sometimes difficult for him to know what's going on around him. He's been here in the circus the longest, so... I guess his mind got partially broken at some point."

I let out a disdainful buff. "Pathetic." I let out from my mouth almost in a whisper.

"What?" says Gangle.

"Nothing... but it must be pathetic to be here for so long, and not try to get out."

"Hmm... well... if you say so." adds the ribbon, and just shrugs my comment.

"Hey, that's Zooble!" adds Kinger, as he waves his hand at the distance, while those geometric creatures carry some... plastic pieces around. "Hello, Zooble."

"Wow, he really must be crazy if he thinks the plastic is going to talk back to him."

"Help me, you bunch of idiots!" yells the plastic pieces at the distance. I can just feel my eyes widen. What the fuck?

"Should we play rock paper scissors to see who goes to get her?" says the ribbon thing.

"Pfft." I scoff the comment "Move aside, weaklings." And a second later I'm flying towards the talking piece of plastic, as I get her away from the geometric pieces.

The thing I'm holding in my arms seems to have eyes over it, and she stares at me wide eyed.

"Umm... hi!" she says surprised "Who are you?"

"Call me John. I'm new around here."

"Umm... thanks for the help. Can you... maybe help me get my other pieces back?" The triangular-head seems to twist its eyes to the side and I see as the geometric things throw more plastic things into the mouth of the giant red worm.

"Ugh... Really?"

"I mean... I know we don't really know each other, but I would owe you a huge favor. Please?"

"Whatever." I add as I land, and let down the triangular thing on the floor.

"Thanks..." adds the talking piece of plastic... I don't even know where to begin to describe just how stupid this day feels. But... I guess it won't be all that difficult, since I am the... FUCK!

"Just stay there. Not like you can go anywhere, but still."

I approach the giant red worm.

"Hey! Spit out whatever is in your mouth, monster!"

"What is this? Who dares to question my royal figure?! Don't you know that everything will be Glo..."

I got bored of the speech of the red worm half way through, so I just flew at full speed towards it, and crashed with my arms forward on the side of the thing. The hit forces whatever was in her stomach to be expelled through her mouth, and the giant worm becomes air-bound, as it collides with the wall on the other side, and stops moving.

"Hmm... That was easy." I say out loud. I turn around, and I notice the other creatures staring at me in disbelieve, including the triangular thing from the detached hands of the chess-piece. I like the attention, which does bring a smile to my face. "Yes, I know I'm great. But don't stare so much."

"Umm... that was... quite impressive." says the triangular thing. "How did you do that?"

"It's natural for me. I am the..." I seriously have to stop trying to say my name... it simply isn't working "I'm a supe. I have the power to do that."

"You don't say." adds the ribbon creature.

"Now, how do we get out of here?" I say out loud. And to the distance, like magic, I notice a group of electric escalators being lightened up. "Well, I guess that answers my question let's just..."

But before I can finish my sentence, I feel something huge fall right over me. And before I can properly react, I feel my entire body being crashed over and over by an enormous mass, jumping repeatedly over me. I can feel that same burning sensation on my arms spreading all over my body.

"AAAHH! WHAT IN THE HELL?!" I yell as I feel desperation start overtaking me, since I can't really move properly anymore.

"W-What is that?" says the ribbon creature.

"Oh, hey, guys! There you are!" I hear the voice of the rabbit creature from above me, and from above the black-mass creature beating the living shit out of me. The rabbit seems rather amused at the picture he sees below. "I see you found Kaufmo!"

"That is Kaufmo?" says the plastic head.

"Kaufmo abstracted?!" yells out the ribbon.

"What the *TRUCK* is a Kaufmo?!" I yell from under the creature, still crashing its enormous body on me, while I feel the rest of my body glitching.

"W-Wait, I know what to do." says the plastic head. "Hold on, bear-man. Come on, we have to get out and find Caine!"

"Hey, where are you going?!" I feel despair fill me as I see them getting away and towards the escalators that are the exit.

I can't do anything much as the black-mass-thing crashes me around like a rag doll.

But then, like magic, the black creature is lifted from my body, and disappears suddenly. What in the ever loving FUCK?!

I'm feeling my entire body melting and twisting for the glitching over it. But before I can fully process what just happened, I myself feel my body being transported somewhere. And now I find myself in the middle of the multicolored circus at which I entered at the beginning of the day.

"Wow! Looks like this is a marvelous day! Two new humans! And you helped getting the mission passed! Good job, my lovely superstars!" adds a... gigantic red jaw... with eyes in the middle... over a body covered by an elegant red suit... Have I gone insane? Is this a hallucination?

"Help..." is all I manage to say trying to ignore the overwhelming pain. I then hear a snapping of fingers, and suddenly the pain disappears, and I feel my body entirely normal... I mean... aside from the fact that I'm still a giant teddy-bear, apparently.

"Ouch... thank you, Caine." says another voice to the side of me. I then notice the giant doll creature from earlier. She had also been glitching, for what I remember. "And thank you, Pomni. I mean... for carrying me."

"Hey, it's okay, Ragatha." adds the jester to the doll.

I stand up and notice all the creatures around me.

"Okey-doke... so... whom do I have to rip into pieces to get some answers?" I add with a wide grin on my face.

"You may want to hold your horses there, buddy." says the rabbit. "Ripping people apart won't solve anything. Trust me. I've been doing it for years."

"A volunteer!" I add, and I immediately fly in his direction with violent intentions. However, out of his robes, the rabbit pulls out a giant cricket-mallet, and lands a direct hit over my body, crashing me against the floor.

"I told you... I've been doing this for years, buddy. You're out of your league." This time, I stare at him filled with rage, and I feel my laser-eyes flare up, and in a matter of seconds I've sent a red flare towards his face.

"Ah! What the hell?!" yells out the rabbit as soon as my laser-eyes land in the middle of his face... leaving only a streak of dark ash over his surface, but otherwise unharmed. And then the rabbit, lifts up the mallet again, and crashes it over my head a second time.

My rage flares up again, and this time, I crash my fist against the mallet, as my strength makes it shatter. And before anything else, I've already flown in the direction of the rabbit and crash my fist right over his face, sending him to the other side of the room.

"Well... since we're playing tough!" adds the rabbit. I notice as he sticks his hand in his robes again, and this time pulls out... a bazooka? "Knife to meet you!" yells out the rabbit, as he pulls the trigger, and suddenly, a whole set of knives flies my way, as they get stuck all over my body. I can see the white-stuffing coming out from my body.

I don't even pull out the knives from my body, as I simply raise up in the air again, ready to crash on him again...

"Enough!" I hear a voice from above, and another snapping of fingers, as a set of chains appears both around me, and the rabbit, as the chains force us to go take a seat in front of a wooden table with... fake food on it. "The adventure of today is over. And you guys should sit down to eat your delicious feast. Prepared by your good host Bubble!"

"Made with all the love I'm legally aloud to put in." says a round bubble with black eyes, and white sharpened teeth.

"What the hell is going on?" I add, entirely confused again, since my entire body seems to be restrained.

"I'm putting you guys in time-out. I can't let you start random fights out of nowhere. Wait for one of my adventures to do that freely." adds the giant-jaws-for-head creature.

I see as all the other creatures sit down at the table, and they start eating the food. Except for three people: me, and Jax can't really move because of the chains around our bodies, and the jester is sitting down with a worried look upon her, as she seems rather uncomfortable.

"Great... I can't even eat." adds the rabbit with a frown, just as he stares back at me. "I blame you for this..." he says towards me.

What the fuck is going on?
 
Don't know if Jax should be capable of conjuring at this level. While he's certainly more aware of it than most of the other members of the Circus we never actually see him use it for anything other than throwing Pomni in ep 2 and increasing his accuracy in episode 6. I do like the dynamics, and I wonder whether the Brain scan theory will hold true.


If Homelander turns out to be the only person actually capable of leaving, and the other members of the Circus discover just how bad he can get, what he'd do to the real world.

Well frankly social responsibility, and no small amount of envy- not for his powers but his ability to have a life other than the Circus- will probably lead to the other Players fighting him harder than they would Caine or Jax.
 

Gonna be honest, I increased Jax's conjuring up a little bit, so that we could see a "Superman vs Bugs Bunny" type of fight.

The Digital Circus is a purgatory. Homelander won't be able to leave for quite a while. Also, maybe the other characters will figure out that John's power works by conjuring, and therefore, they all have the potential of matching him... so, if he tries anything too horrible...

The point of Homelander being in the Digital Circus is to have his "superior strength over everybody" removed. He can still use his powers (as unconscious conjuring), but they can't be used to create permanent damage on anyone, and the rest of the cast can actually retaliate with just as much force as he can, leveling the playing field. So, one of two things is going to happen: he will either become a better person, or he will abstract.
 
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Gonna be honest, I increased Jax's conjuring up a little bit, so that we could see a "Superman vs Bugs Bunny" type of fight.
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Valid reason. And it's not like giving the crew some additional superpowers will help them resolve the main problem of the setting, that being getting out of the Circus. Or a fighting chance against Caine, for that matter
 
Chapter 3: John is in a bit of a problem New

Chapter 3: John is in a bit of a problem


I still keep fighting the chains around my body. Why can't I break them? My strength is superhuman, I should be able to break any kind of steel. But no matter how hard I move my arms, the chain binding me won't budge even a little.

However, once the feast was over, which happened faster than what I expected, the jaw-for-head creature snapped its fingers and let me and the rabbit go. Despite the fact that I could not eat anything during the feast, I do not feel hunger either. The ribbon Gangle had mentioned that this is basically a videogame. Would that mean that I don't have to eat here? But then, what was the purpose of the feast?

"Okay. I'm free again." I say out loud "Can anyone explain to me... what the *TRUCK* is going on?"

"Oh... well... since you ask." begins saying the doll creature to the side "I guess we should start with introductions. My name is Ragatha, that one over there is Gangle, this one is Pomni, the chess piece is Kinger, the guy you had a fight with is Jax, and the one you helped put back together is Zooble. And as for our host, his name is Caine. He can... basically control everything in the circus. And you said your name was..."

"John. Now, care to explain to me what this place is?"

"Now, that's a question I'm perfectly suited to answer." starts talking the jaws-for-head Caine. "This is a wonderful realm where anything can happen! And as your host, I will always be making adventures for your amusement!"

"Adventures? How does that work?" I ask out loud.

"Simple, my new guest!" Continues Caine "Every day, I think about a marvelous scenario where you and your partners have a great time trying to achieve an objective, and thus bonding with one another! Isn't that exciting?!"

"Well, I..."

"Of course it is!" Caine interrupts me before I even give my opinion.

I let out an angry buff "So, how exactly can I find a way out of here?"

"You can't!" The rabbit adds with a wide grin, much to the chagrin of the jester near me.

"How are you so sure?" I add, still pissed off at this entire situation.

"Because every single one of us has tried to get out, one way or another. If there was an exit, I'm pretty sure we would have find one." continues the rabbit with that wide grin.

"Can any of you fly?"

"Umm... no, I guess not."

"Then I guess I'm probably the only one that could actually get out from here, since I can just fly away."

"I wouldn't try that, my young bird!" say the teeth of Caine "There is nothing to find out of the circus. You would only find yourself stranded in THE VOID. And not even I know what's out there."

"Good!" I stand up, and fly upwards at full speed, as I create a hole on the top of the tent.

I continue my flight upwards, towards the blue sky... and then I crash against the blue sky, with a sensation of pain spreading all over me. What in the hell? Is this a painting?

My rage fills me up again. Whatever this thing is, I will break it! No matter how hard it is! I start punching the blue ceiling with my fist, over and over, and over again. I put all my super-strength behind every punch... but it just won't budge.

"*TRUCK*!..." I keep on punching the ceiling, and each time I do, I let out a curse, which of course, continuously gets censored "*TRUCK*! *TRUCK*! *TRUCK*! *TRUCK*! *TRUCK*!"

"Wow, if you fly this close to me, you will get burned!" says the happy face of... a drawing of the sun... You know what, at this point I won't even question what is going on.

"Shut the *TRUCK* up!" I yell out towards it, as I punch the blue-sky-ceiling again with desperation building up inside me.

"Wow, I'm really glad that I decided I hate you!" says the drawing of the sun.

I just stare at it enraged, and cast my lasers over its stupid smiling face... and leaves absolutely not a single mark over it.

"Are we having a staring contest?" adds the sun, and suddenly lets out a brightness so intense that I feel my eyes burning.

"*TRUUUUCK!!!*" I yell out as I feel blinded.

"Haha! Looks like I win! Like I always do!" I hear the mocking laughter of the sun, making my blood boil... I've had enough.

If a punch won't cut it... I will use my whole body! I will not be kept prisoner here!

I let my body come down a little, and put my whole strength flying upwards again, as I put all my desire to get out upon the fist that I aim upwards.

With the hit I give, I can feel the entire ceiling trembling, and I finally see as a large crack appears right at the center of where I hit it... Once more... If I hit it once more... The ceiling will break... I am going to get out!

I fly down to get as much space as I can get, and accelerate upwards as fast as I can, with my fist aimed at the exact place where I had cracked the ceiling.

My body hits the weakened ceiling, and I finally feel my body passing through the blue-sky-painting... only to see as an endless emptiness with white boxes and lights fills my entire field of view, while the momentum of my body keeps me moving forwards, deeper and deeper into the vast emptiness.

I can't stop staring into the lights that fly by me like hypnotic little stars... Is this how I die? Is this where I die? Have I already been dead and not known it? What is this? Where is this? Whaaa....?

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"What the hell is that guy's problem?" asked Jax to the rest of the circus cast as soon as John had flown out through the top of the tent.

"There's no reason to worry! The Digital Circus is a safe space, my lovely superstars!" continues Caine "It would be practically impossible for him to get out through the sky-roof."

Then the entirety of the circus trembled.

"What was that?" asked Zooble.

"Maybe we should check what John is doing." added Pomni. "I mean... he must be as lost as I am right now. But he has the capacity to fly, so, who knows what he finds out there."

The circus cast came out from the tent using the front entrance, in difference to what John had done... and they did it just in time to see as the giant teddy-bear crashed against the ceiling, and his body ruptured the sky-roof, leaving each and every single other creature flabbergasted, including Caine himself.

"Well... colored me surprised." said Caine. "Hey wait a minute! If he got out! He fell into the void! He'll get totally spoiled!"

A second later, Caine disappeared from view.

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For a second I noticed a flash of red appearing in front of me, as something grabs my left arm, and an instant later, I feel myself transported somewhere else.

"There we go!" I hear a relatively new, but flamboyant voice "All safe and sound!" adds the giant teeth-for-head Caine. It takes a couple of extra seconds for me to recognize my surroundings. And I see as the other characters are standing right next to us. They keep on staring at me wide eyed.

"How did you do that?!" asks the plastic toy thing called Zooble.

"Wha-What did I do?" I ask back, not fully recalling the last few minutes.

The large grin of the rabbit looks at me, with a mixture of amusement and, almost pride, as his index finger points upwards and above the circus tent. And then I notice a large crack in the blue-sky, as the sight makes me remember what had happened.

"That's impressive." adds the rabbit's large grin.

"Ah..." My mind is not fully restored to its proper place, and I'm not entirely sure how to react.

"Now, that is going to take a long while to repair!" adds Caine scratching his head-jaw. "Oh, wait! No, it's not! HAHAHAHA." he lets out a quick laughter, he snaps his fingers, and the ceiling is fully and magically repaired as if nothing would have happened.

I just stare in disbelieve at the weird creature that had just undone what I did to the sky-ceiling with the snap of his fingers.

Against my will, I let out a surprised, and strangely nervous laughter. What the fuck am I up against? What is this world? What the fuck is Caine?




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I don't question what's going on anymore... I feel too tired... So, I let the other characters guide me towards the halls where they explained, and I barely heard, were the rooms for all the players. And there was one for myself.

The front of the door is decorated at the top by an image of a teddy-bear with a red cape on its back, a wide smile on his face, and just the hint of a tear on the side of the right eye. For some reason, I absolutely hate that picture.

I opened the door to what is apparently my room, and to my own chagrin, it looks like a barely decorated white room with a bed at the center, and a night stand next to it. It reminds me of the room I used to have at the laboratories of Vought when I was a child. I absolutely detest it. And yet... it's my room.

I'm too tired to question anything anymore. I walk inside, crawl myself into bed, and stare at the ceiling for the next couple of hours.

I think I'm in a bit of a problem...
 
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this is an AMAZING crossover idea (get it? amazing digital circus? *cough* anyway).

I just finished discovering/binging the TADC a couple weeks ago, so I'm excited to already see an interesting crossover with it.
 
Chapter 4: John doesn't like dark rooms New

Chapter 4: John doesn't like dark rooms


Okay... let's try this again, shall we? I get up from the bed, and decide that I hate the room I've been stuck into, so I get out from it as soon as I can.

As I walk around, I find the giant doll in the middle of the hall.

"Oh! Hello, John!" says the doll waving her hand in my direction. "I was going to visit Pomni to see if she was awake already, and then you a bit later too. I'm sorry that yesterday went a bit... strange. I mean, with Kaufmo abstracting and attacking you and all that."

"What is a Kaufmo? What does that even mean?" I stare at her feeling annoyed.

"Oh... didn't anyone explain it to you?"

"Explain what?!"

"Umm... Okay, I think you kind of deserve an explanation. You'll see, the digital circus can be a bit... stressing for everyone. And when you arrive here you usually try to find a way to get out. The problem is that, there is no exit. But chasing an unachievable objective can drive you a bit insane. And if that happens, well... you become abstracted. The black creature that attacked you yesterday was another player called Kaufmo, and for some reason he ended up abstracted." As Ragatha keeps on talking I notice her face turns sombre. "He looked like a yellow clown, with the whole white face and red lips, you know. He always tried to tell a lot of jokes, but they weren't very funny. I still tried to laugh out of politeness, you know." There seems to be some deep sadness on the doll "He was a good friend... I'm sure you would have liked him."

"I don't think so. Sounds like a weakling." I say out loud.

"What?" The doll's face turns slightly uncomfortable.

"You expect me to feel sorry for an unfunny clown that couldn't resist long enough as to find an exit?"

"Ah!" There is absolute surprise drawn on Ragatha's face.

"Your face looks kind of funny right now." I say with a wide grin on my face.

The doll falls silent for a moment, as she keeps her only living eye as large as a platter stuck on my face, with an uncomfortable air about her, as an awkward smile is drawn on her afterwards.

"I think you might have some things in common with Jax." says the doll, with that same uncomfortable air. "Well, it's been nice talking to you. I think I should check on Pomni."

"I'll come with." I add, with a large smile myself. "I mean... you're kind of a doll."

The widened eye of the doll-creature seems to get an even further uncomfortable air, her hands move towards her front, and her head drops to the floor, as she avoids eye contact.

She starts walking without saying anything, while her body moves too stiffly, and doesn't even look at me.

I decide not to break the silence, until we reach the door of the jester-girl, and Ragatha presses the door-bell. We then hear a ruckus and a scream coming from inside, which barely lasts a couple of seconds. A moment later, we see the still-disturbed face of the jester coming out.

"Oh... Ragatha... and John, right?" says the jester girl once she recognizes us.

"Pomni! Pomni! So good to see you!" the doll starts talking frantically with an awkward smile on her. "Come on out, Pomni! I'm REALLY glad to see you!" Ragatha tries to put her hands on the jester and pull her out... but it doesn't work as she expected.

"Hey! Hey! What the hell?! I don't like being touched!" yells the jester as she pushes Ragatha's hands away from her. And I see as the doll's face suddenly turns into full blown panic.

"Oh! Oh, no! I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable! I-I mean... Ah..." I notice as the doll creature turns her gaze towards me for a mere instant, with her only living eye filled with fear... I kind of like, but I show no reaction "I am so sorry, Pomni. Please don't be mad at me!" For some reason, her red hair and people-pleasing attitude remind me of Ashley, and I feel a certain amount of contempt towards the doll right now.

"Umm... sure... whatever." adds the jester-girl with a slightly distrustful expression towards the doll, as she gets out from her room, while avoiding contact with Ragatha. "So... how did you sleep, John?" she asks me, like trying to avoid conversation with the doll.

I notice as the doll seems to get a defeated air about her. I find it kind of amusing.

"I didn't." is my only response.

"Yeah... I kind of tried, but I had a bit of a nightmare, honestly." says the jester. "I mean... well... you know... just arrived... wondering if I will get out. I imagine that you feel like that, right?" she adds with a soft smile towards me.

"I know I will get out. Don't know how long it will take me, but I'm confident that I will." I don't say that I am God. Not until I can show them. And then they will all follow me. All humans crave for a strong man to lead them! And I am the strongest man there is!

"Wow... that's kind of... reassuring, actually." adds the jester girl with a smile. There it is... the craving for a leader. All humans are the same... so predictable. "I mean, if you are confident on it... I guess... I can at least have my hopes up. Thanks, John." And then the jester girl pats my back. Since she is rather short, I place my hand over her head in a reassuring gesture.

"Hey, if you follow me, there won't be a thing to be worried about." I add with a wide smile on myself.

I just notice the uncomfortable gaze of Ragatha as she stares at me and Pomni interacting. She doesn't say anything. I think she's a bit of a coward.

"Well, then. Ragatha, you had something to tell us, so go ahead and talk." I order the doll creature.

"Oh... Umm... yeah..." She seems rather uncomfortable again. "Caine has another adventure prepared, so I just thought about giving you guys a heads up." And now she keeps looking at the floor.

"Well, thanks, I guess." adds the jester, still looking with some distrust to the doll.

"Yeah, yeah... let's just get this over with." I add, only to take the lead and move towards the central stage of the circus.

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"Today's adventure is: Candy Carrier Chaos!" says Caine at the center stage.

"Let me stop you right there." I start speaking up "I'm not here to play dress up with a bunch of cartoon animals. I want out from this place. NOW."

"Hahahaha." Caine starts laughing "Now that's a funny concept! But, my function is to create marvelous adventures for the lot of you, beautiful people."

"I don't care! I want out! And I want out now!" I add as my eyes start glowing red while I look at Caine threateningly.

"Oh! Oh, I get it!" continues Caine. I see that he understands threats. And he probably knows I'm above his power, whatever it is. "Sorry for the misunderstanding!"

"Misunderstanding?"

"This is the first time somebody wants to go immediately into my adventure, without even an explanation! Quick-start mission it is!" adds the teeth of Caine.

"Wait, wha...?!" I cannot even complete the sentence, as I feel a portal opening right under my feet, and I fall into it without even having the time to react. "AAAAHHH!!!"

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I feel myself fall down, and crash suddenly against a floor. I didn't even have time to try to fly. But I hear a bunch of surprised yells and pained moans from the people that also crashed on the floor around me.

"What in the hell?!" yells out Jax the rabbit not far away from me. "Nice going, John! Now we don't even know what we're supposed to do!"

"I didn't even want to come!" adds the plastic toy character Zooble.

"Oh, my goodness... now what are we supposed to do?" said the jester Pomni.

"Take it easy." said Ragatha. "I'm pretty sure we will figure it out, one way or another." adds Ragatha. "I mean... Caine wouldn't just... leave us stranded."

"Hmm... Oh, no... my comedy mask broke again." adds the saddened face of the ribbon Gangle.

"Open your eyes and your hearts!" began the chess piece Kinger "We are going on an adventure!" he adds enthusiastically. And then he immediately gets distracted by a pink butterfly flying nearby. "Oh... how cute."

I let out a frustrated grunt. What have I gotten into? Next time I see Caine, I'll make sure to laser off his entire fucking head.

We all settle down for a moment and notice we are being carried by a gigantic multicolored creature into a medieval themed park with pastel colors all over... eww.

"What the *TRUCK* is this?" I ask entirely confused again. For some reason, confusion seems to be the most common sensation I've felt ever since I got into this place. That, and a increasing seething rage. But for the time being, I can't really act on it. I wouldn't even know where to aim the rage at.

But, then again, we are then taken in front of an impressive pink-colored castle. I kind of hate it. But before I can talk, we all see and hear a weird-looking character that seems to be made of... cookies and pink frosting? FUCK this place is weird!

"Greetings, valiant knights sent by God!" says the weird looking character. That's weird, I don't remember sending anyone. "I am the princess Loolilalu, leader and protector of the marvelous Candy Kingdom."

"Oh... so we have that in common." I say out loud.

"Oh? You think so?" says the princess. "Well, you are one of the knights of God, so you're probably right." she adds with a soft tone. Hmm... well, at least 'someone' realizes of my greatness around here.

"What are we doing here?" asks the jester with a tired tone to her voice.

"Oh! You don't know your mission?" adds the princess. Well, allow me to explain: our kingdom requires maple syrup to thrive! And a group of bandits have stolen our latest cargo of the substance. We require your help, brave knights, to bring the syrup back and deliver the bandits to justice."

"Hmm... in which direction can I find the bandits?" I ask to the princess.

"Oh! We can give you a map with their likely escape route. Here..." the princess passes me a large piece of paper with a simple sketch of the area. "So, if you get out from the kingdom's front door, and follow the road towards the canyons, you should find them with ease. But beware the monster known as 'The fudge'. It will try to eat anyone that comes close to it."

Hero duty, huh? Now this is something I'm used to do. "Hmm... I see... wait here for like, five minutes." I say out loud.

"Whatever do you mean by that?" says the princess, but I don't give them time to react. Instead, I just take to the skies at supersonic speed, get out from the kingdom, and follow the road as suggested.

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"What the...?" Jax saw in as much surprise as every other member of the circus, as John had taken to the skies suddenly. "What is he doing?"

"Great question." says Zooble. "But we're not gonna get answers just standing around. Besides, I just want this mission to be over."

"Well, whatever John is doing, maybe we should move ourselves." adds Ragatha.

"In that case, we have prepared a war rig for you to chase the bandits." says the princess, and a huge truck appears from the crowd, crushing several NPCs in front of it. "And we will give you the key to our kingdom for when you return." And the princess holds the key in the air.

"I'll be taking that, thank you!" says Jax as he jumps at the opportunity to grab the key before anyone else intervenes.

"Well, with that said, I wish you good luck, noble knights of god!" says the princess.

The entire crew got inside the war-truck, and moved it just at the entrance of the kingdom, where the road started. Jax got down from the truck and opened the door.

However, just as he was about to get back inside the truck, they felt a looming shadow right over their heads, as they heard a familiar voice coming from above.

"Hey! You were looking for this?!" Yelled out John, as he held with his left hand the entirety of the missing truck above his head, while on the right arm he seemed to have three severed multicolored-crocodile-heads.

Every single member of the circus stared at the flying bear in disbelieve.

"What the...?" Jax kept on staring upwards, while the bear came down from the skies, and placed the maple-syrup truck behind their war-rig.

"Did he just... finished the mission?" Pomni kept on staring with as much disbelieve as the others.

"We didn't even have to do anything." said Zooble impressed. "I mean... I'm not complaining. For me this would be the perfect ending for this adventure."

"That is actually impressive, John." added Ragatha. "Well done! Congrats!"

"Seriously? That's it?" says Jax with a frown "I was at least expecting to shoot at the bandits or something!"

For some reason, Jax's comment makes me smile.

"Well, next time, I'll make sure to carry you so you can be witness to my greatness."

"Shut up, teddy-bear!" adds insultingly the rabbit. Right now, I feel satisfied with the compliments of the other characters, so I'm feeling generous enough as to not rip his guts out right now.

"Oh, don't worry, maybe next time there will be blood and violence for you too." tried to say Ragatha as a form of reassurance. Only for the rabbit to scoff at her.

"Valiant knights of god!" We hear the enthusiastic voice of princess Loolilalu approaching us. "You've already returned the valuable cargo! And you've already executed the bandits! You have our eternal gratitude!"

"Hey, to be fair, I did all the work!" I say out loud.

"Really? What is your name, brave knight?" asks the princess.

"You can call me John."

"Everybody! Let's give an applause to our hero!" Suddenly, all the different candy and wooden creatures around start clapping, and calling my name "Hurray for the brave knight John!".

Once again, I feel satisfied. I'm reminded of my heroic feats, and the well deserved appraisal I got for them outside the digital circus. And for a moment, I think to myself... 'this isn't so bad'.

However, the cheering came to a sudden stop, when we hear a voice coming from the opened front door of the candy kingdom.

"Oh! Such a lucky day for me!" says a gigantic monster that seems to be made out of a semi-liquid substance that looks like chocolate "The Candy Kingdom is now opened again! Today, I shall feast on the candy creatures, like there is no tomorrow!" and then the giant monster starts moving into the kingdom and starts attacking the candy creatures around.

"Oh, no! It's the Fudge!" adds the princess. "Please, brave knights! Save us from the monster!"

"OOH! Now that's what I'm talking about!" yells out Jax enthusiastically, as he gets inside the truck, and a moment later he comes out with a bazooka. "Come on, everyone! Grab a gun and shoot that thing!"

For a moment I don't do much as I just stare at the situation. The rest of the circus cast seem to get worked up while trying to cause any kind of damage over the chocolate-monster.

"Please, brave knight John! Do something, to save our precious kingdom!" adds the princess with a begging tonality on her.

"Well... since you asked so nicely." I move away from the princess and towards the center of the conflict. Looks like it's time for John to shine. As always.

"Oh! What's this? A new challenger?" begins the chocolate monster as soon as it feels my presence. "Do not stand between me and my feast. I will show you no mer..." his words are interrupted the instant I shoot my lasers right over it, and through it from left to right. "Eh..." the creature lets out a confused groan, just before the top half of its head slides away from its bottom, right at the height of its gigantic mandible. And a second later it ceases all movement.

However, just as I notice the creature dies, I notice something else. The many dozens of creatures that were just standing behind it stay unnaturally still too. And to my surprise, they all start falling apart, right at the middle, at the same height that my laser had passed just a second ago.

I can't help but feel a wave of surprised horror at the scene. Oh, no... they'll think I'm a monster too... they'll hate me!

"I... I..." my voice seem to get stuck in the back of my throat.

"You... You..." I hear the voice of the princess approaching towards me.

"I... just... this isn't... I..."

"You have killed the FUDGE!" Yells the princess enthusiastically "Our kingdom is safe!" And then the princess jumps towards me and hugs me around the neck. "You are the greatest hero that has ever walked through our kingdom! You shall be remembered and loved forever!"

And then I hear the surviving creatures start cheering for my name again "Hurray for John! The greatest hero ever!"

I can't avoid to feel a smile be drawn in my face, as I start laughing, and waving my hand to salute everybody around. "All right!" I say to the cheering crowd. 'Praise me some more you bunch of stupid cock suckers!' I think to myself.

And then suddenly, a portal is opened near us all.

"Well... looks like we have a powerhouse in our hands." adds Zooble. "But, let's just get this over with. Let's just go home." and after she finishes, the rest of the cast get through the portal.

I kind of don't want to leave yet. The cheering and the applause feel a bit too good.

"How could we ever repay you, brave hero?" says the princess Loolilalu as she still hugs my neck. For some reason, she reminds me a bit of Madeleine.

"Well... I guess I could keep you as my trophy." I add with a huge smile on myself.

"Oh! You want to take me with you?" she asks with curiosity.

"I mean... it's just an idea."

"Well... all right. I guess I could visit your own land, brave heroes."

"So it will be!" I add as I grab the princess in my arms, as she lets out a shy giggle.

With the princess in my arms, I walk through the portal.

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"Congratulations, my savage souvenirs!" I hear the voice of Caine coming from above us, as I enter the center stage of the circus again.

"Is this your home, my brave hero?" asks the princess in my arms.

"That it is, princess." I tell her with a sensation of satisfaction all over me.

"Oops! Looks like one of these guys made it through!"

"Sorry, what?" I say out loud as I look back at Caine, just in time to see him snapping his fingers.

Instantaneously, I feel the weight of the princess disappearing from my arms, as there is a bunch of confetti exploding from her former body, and landing all over and around me, as I hear the surprised scream of the jester Pomni coming from the side.

My eyes widen in surprise... for a moment my mind can't fully process what has just happened.

"W-What? What just happened?" I ask out loud to nobody in particular.

"I know how you all love your NPCs!" begins Caine with his casual tone. "But if I start losing track of who is a human and who is an NPC, who knows what could happen!"

My sight falls over Caine... my blood starts to boil...

"You..." I say towards the teethed thing floating above us. "You did this!" For a moment, all I see is red.

My body reacts with one hundred percent rage, as I throw myself at full speed towards the teethed Caine, and I start throwing punch after punch over his stupid face! I want it to die!

And yet, no matter how hard I try to punch the creature in front of me... it doesn't even flinch. It doesn't even seem to feel pain, or be affected by my relentless attack. I keep on punching, and nothing seems to happen, except that my body feels completely tired after a while.

With a heavy breath after another, I gaze to the creature I just tried to destroy, as it gazes me back with absolutely zero emotion shown on his face.

"Well... that was weird!" says his voice with the same flamboyant tone he always has. And with a movement of his index finger, I feel my entire body being dragged to the floor like magic, as I'm once again tied up to a chair with those same cursed chains that held me yesterday. "Why don't you sit there for a while, and try to calm yourself down?"

I won't be calmed down... not now! I stare back at Caine with all my rage pouring out through my laser beams. All I want to do right now is to split him in pieces and char him. But then, my lasers stop, and in front of my eyes, floating above me, I still see the unharmed and unaffected Caine, still as emotionless as before. Still as unbothered as before.

"Hmm... perhaps you need a little alone-time to actually calm yourself down." adds Caine.

And to my horror, he once again snaps his fingers, as I see a magical box appear around me. The box surrounds me entirely, and all the light suddenly disappears. Any and all sound from the outside has been silenced... and then suddenly, I feel as if I would be... in the bad room... the place where the scientists used to leave me trapped for days on end... NO... I won't be a prisoner here! I will not be stuck in this place! I am no longer a scared child! I am the strongest superhuman that has ever lived!

I let out an enraged scream, and I pour all my anger, rage and frustration through my laser-eyes... The small room I've been stuck in lights up with red, as I aim my laser all around me... and not a single scratch is left on any of the walls, the floor, or the ceiling of this tiny prison where I've been shoved into.

All my power... and it's totally and utterly useless...

I feel tired again... my laser beams are not having any effect, so I just stop using them all around me. My breath feels heavy... the darkness surrounds me... and the uncertainty of whether if I will ever get out from this room overwhelms me... And for the briefest of moments... I feel a tear escape my eyes.

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Outside of the box in which John had been locked up, the rest of the circus cast saw in surprise what Caine had done with him. The box seemed to be perfectly isolating, since there seemed to be no sound coming from within.

"Welp! I'm gonna drink some water! It's been a while since I've done that!" added Caine, completely unbothered just a second before he disappeared entirely.

Pomni stared at the box worried.

"Umm... why did Caine kill the princess?" she asked to Ragatha.

"Caine just doesn't let NPCs running around the circus without his permission. You heard what he said. He considers them potential hazards."

"But that seemed to... make John snap." continued the jester. "And then Caine locked him in there... will he be okay?"

"I'm sure Jon will resist. I mean... Caine likes to send us into his adventures. I'm sure it won't be any longer than a day." finished Ragatha.

"Hey guys." says Zooble to our side. "I don't think there is anything we can do to help John at the moment. But... Kaufmo's funeral is ready."

"Oh... right..." Ragatha looked at the floor and felt a wave of depression wash over her.

"Funeral?" asked Pomni

"When one of us abstracts, we make a funeral to remind ourselves of the good moments we lived with them." adds Ragatha.

"Hmm... Well... if it's done already... I wish we could have invited John to join us." finished Pomni. "I mean... he has anger issues, but he did help us a lot today."

"I'm sure we will have another chance to thank him. But I guess it won't be today." said Zooble.

And thus they had a brief funeral for the abstracted Kaufmo, all except for Jax, who didn't come for his own personal reasons, and for the still locked up John.

Pomni, on the other hand, wondered if she would be strong enough as to resist the life in the circus... and she wondered if John would be strong enough to resist the life in the circus. For right now, nobody could tell...
 
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Kveldrunari said:
this is an AMAZING crossover idea (get it? amazing digital circus? *cough* anyway).

I just finished discovering/binging the TADC a couple weeks ago, so I'm excited to already see an interesting crossover with it.
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Thanks for the compliment! If you liked this crossover of mine, maybe read this other one: The Saga of Pomni the evil. which is also my story, with a crossover with "Tanya the evil" as Pomni. But there is no obligation, of course. I'm more than glad to have you here.
 
Chapter 5: John wants to play New

Chapter 5: John wants to play


I've lost track of time in this silent and dark room. I don't know how many hours. But it was long enough for my own emotions to calm down a little. I cannot fight against the cage for now, and the chains haven't let me move much either. My mind was tired, and I know I fell asleep at some point, but I don't know for how long either. But in the end, the box in which Caine had locked me finally opened, and its walls disappear through the floor as if they would have never been there in the first place. And immediately after, I fall to the floor since the chair and chains to which I was tied also disappear into nothingness.

"Good Morning, my loud visisonars!" adds the obnoxious voice of Caine, and just by hearing his voice, I feel my teeth grind against each other, especially since it's the first sound I hear since he locked me in that box. "Today I've cooked up an all new adventure for you all!"

"Again?!" I ask feeling entirely out of any amount of desire to go on any adventure. "I just got out!" I yell as I manage to get back on my feet.

"Of course you did! How else would you be able to enjoy my marvelous adventure?"

"Son of a..." I whisper over my breath.

"Don't worry, John" adds Ragatha from the side. "I'm sure this adventure will be more enjoyable for everyone."

"Shut your face, useless doll!" I yell in her direction, and that makes her mouth close suddenly.

"Finally somebody said it!" adds the huge grin of the purple rabbit Jax.

"Shut up, Jax." adds the plastic toy Zooble with a frown aimed at him.

"I guess we should avoid bringing any other NPCs to the circus, so that Caine doesn't just... well... you know..." the jester seems rather distressed.

"How long was I in that box?"

"Almost a day." adds the ribbon creature Gangle.

For some reason, remembering what happened yesterday to the NPC princess just... doesn't sit right with me. But, I can't really do anything about it. I tried to crush Caine with all my might yesterday... and all I got was a whole day sitting alone in the darkness... fuck that.

"Yes! But now that you are out, you are ready to start another day of adventuring, made with the skill and professionalism that only yours truly can provide!" continues Caine, still as flamboyant as ever.

"Yeah, no. I don't feel like going." I add, as I spin around and start moving towards the player's rooms.

"John, wait! I've made this adventure suited just for your skills!"

"Sorry what?"

"Well... you managed to defeat my last adventure with ease. Where is the fun in that? I can't let that happen again. Your partners are going to be needing your skills to pass this next mission."

"I really don't care."

"But think of the admiration! The applause! Don't you want to be praised by your fellow humans?"

"Hmm..." I stand still for a moment. Do I want that? Will it be worth it?

"If I'm going to be honest, having John in the team yesterday made the whole thing far less... horrible." said Zooble.

"You're horrible!" yells Caine towards the plastic toy creature. "But there you have it, John. Your fellow humans would be happy to have you on the team. What do you say?"

Of course you would, you bunch of miserable useless bastards. This time I don't say this out loud. I take a deep breath, let it out slowly, just as I add "Well... how bad could it be?"

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"AAAAHH!!!" I yell as the burning sensation invades my entire body. "Mother*TRUCK*er!" The hot burning molten metal that came out from the giant creature is covering my entire torso, after I just punched the monster right at the center.

With rage I turn my look towards the enormous mechanical worm, and use my laser eyes on it. It does little, except keeping its attention on me, as I fly around the underground complex, trying to break the creature. The burning sensation doesn't stop, but it also doesn't prevent me from moving.

"Keep it up like that, John! The final missile is on the way!" yells out Pomni from the ground.

"This has been the hardest monster that Caine has ever put together since I arrived here!" yells out Jax climbing the stairs from the side. "Which will make this last shot all the sweeter!" says his malicious grin.

"Just kill that thing! It has already eaten my left arm and leg!" yells out Zooble.

"Jax is in position, John!" yells Ragatha. "Make sure the worm opens its mouth towards him!"

"Kinger, get out of the way!" yells Jax pushing the chess piece to the side.

"Damn you all! Why do I get the hardest job?!" I yell increasingly pissed off.

"Because you are the only one that can fly, and has super-strength!" yells Ragatha.

"Caine built this adventure for your skills, remember?!" yells out Pomni.

I'm not entirely sure if I'm going to rip apart either the jester or the doll first.

"John, stop wasting my time and make that thing open its mouth towards papa Jax!" yells the purple rabbit, aiming the rocket launcher towards the worm. I think it won't be neither the jester nor the doll my first pick...

And then I get an idea...

"As you wish, Jax!" I say out loud, and I immediately fly towards him, as I stand right next to his stupid face. I notice as the rabbit flinches back by my sudden approach.

"Wait, what the...?!" the rabbit seems rather surprised. But he asked me to make the worm open its mouth, so... I spin around, and laser at the creature. And as expected, the worm opens its mouth to spit out another molten-metal cascade towards my position... that is... right in front of the purple rabbit Jax.

I move out of the way, and I notice as the rabbit just now realizes of what's coming. However, he takes a decision, aims the rocket towards the mechanical worm, and fires. The rocket moves towards the creature's mouth, and lands a straight hit. But, the rabbit is entirely covered by the last spat molten metal, and I hear him screeching in pain when it lands right over him.

"AAAAHH!" the rabbit's pained screech was heard by everyone. "Seriously?!"

"What? You asked me to make him open its mouth towards you. I just complied, Jax." I add to him.

"I won't forget this, John!"

"Good! That's exactly what I want!"

"Everybody, take cover!" yells out Kinger.

And only now do we see the final destruction of the giant mechanical worm, as it lets out an enormous amount of molten metal everywhere in a final set of explosions along its body.

However, we all managed to take cover behind different objects around, so none of us in harmed by that last attack, or rather, dying breath of the worm.

"Finally!" I yell out.

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"We thank you all, brave heroes!" says the enormous humanoid-wasp towards us. "That mechanical worm had been eating our young larvae. We shall remember you for your valiant feats forever. Everybody, let's all cheer and applaud our brave heroes!" And the wasps start cheering for all of us. They yell each of our names, and clap their feet.

"Yeah..." For some reason, I don't feel anywhere near as thrilled as I felt yesterday with the cheers from the wooden and candy-like NPCs. "Can we hurry this up? I kind of just want to go to sleep."

Almost immediately, a portal opens and we get out from this weird realm, as we get back to the circus.

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After Caine received us back, with his flamboyant mannerisms, we started walking back to the player's rooms.

The pain of the burning metal over my body has receded, but the lingering memory of the pain remains to some extent. That is an experience that has been happening more often ever since I got into this circus: lingering pain. At every single turn, something has been making my body wounded, despite the fact that afterwards I return to the exact same state, but it leaves a lingering sensation of pain wherever the wound was made.

To some extent, I'm reminded of the experiments at the laboratories of Vought. None of them left any lasting physical damage... but that didn't stop them from being horrifyingly painful... no matter how many times I screamed for them to stop.

"You were great today, John! You really showed that worm who's boss!" says the cheerful voice of Ragatha.

"I know. Shut up." is my only rebuttal with an angry buff.

"I hope Caine won't make any more adventures on this level of difficulty just because John is here." adds the jester.

I turn my angry stare at the jester, and immediately throw a back-hand slap over her face.

"Ouch! Hey! What's wrong with you?!" she yells out angrily.

"Don't blame me for your problems! And much less for whatever Caine does."

"I wasn't!" complains the jester. "I was just giving an opinion!"

"Well, next time keep it to yourself!"

I notice the jester narrowing her eyes at me, but doesn't say anything else.

"Well... I just know that whatever is the next adventure... I'll make sure to get back at you, John. I mean... you kind of earned it."

"Why don't you try to get back at me right now, you coward!"

"Oh, trust me..." his entire face is overtaken by a malicious grin "I could... But where is the fun without the element of surprise?! You better watch your back, John."

I stand still for a second. I turn my expressionless gaze over the rabbit... and I immediately fly over him, and crash his entire body against the nearest wall.

"Don't you dare threaten me, Jax-hole!" I yell as I keep my arm held against his neck.

The enraged stare coming back from the rabbit, is then turned into a wide evil-filled grin. Almost immediately, I feel something hitting me in the stomach with so much force that it sends me back to the floor, as it leaves me breathless for a second.

"Seems like you're itching for an *ASH*kick, John!" adds the rabbit, while I notice the retractable boxing-globe on a spring held by the rabbit.

My rage starts filling me up again. I stand up from the floor, and jump over the rabbit as I try to hit him, but he starts moving with that eerie cartoonish fluidity, dodging my attacks, until I use my lasers, and burn his face with a streak of black ash on it being drawn.

"Hey, Johnny, do you like Baseball?!" yells the rabbit, as he pulls yet another gadget from his robes: a baseball bat, and tries to land a hit over my head. However, this time I'm prepared, and grab onto his hands with my left hand, while with my right one I send a fist straight to his face. Sending him down to the floor.

"Enough!" yells out the jester coming closer to us. "Why do you two go at each other's throats? Calm yourselves!"

"Nobody asked for your opinion, clown!" I yell back at Pomni, who just remains quiet.

However, I hear something unexpected: laughter... coming from the rabbit on the floor. I turn my head around, and notice the rabbit standing up, and facing me again.

"I'm going to be honest. I think you're the only one that has ever matched me in violence." adds the rabbit's huge grin. "You're quite fun, actually. So do me a favor, and don't abstract. I don't want this place to get boring again. See you tomorrow, Johnny."

And with that obnoxious smile of his, Jax goes towards his room.

"What is that supposed to mean?" I ask to nobody in particular.

"Hmm... I think that is Jax's way of saying he sees you as a friend." adds the doll. "Although I'm not entirely sure if that is a good thing."

"Ugh... bunch of weird *ASH* *BASH*tards." I say out loud. "I'm going to sleep for the day. If you need me... find a way not to."

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While I'm laying on my bedroom, staring at the ceiling for a while, I remember what has happened today:

- I didn't feel the same joy as yesterday from the celebrations of the NPCs around me. I don't know why that happened. Was I tired? Was I just stressed out from the difficulty of the mission, since Caine made that worm-creature specifically designed to challenge me? I don't know, but the fact of the matter is... the cheers felt empty.

- However, despite the fact Jax is kind of a jerk, he's the only one here that has actually being at my height in a fight. He's not as soft as the others in this place. And he has some... skills that are at least useful. And yet, for some reason, his strange praise felt less empty than the NPC's. It felt... genuine. Hmm... perhaps I'm not as alone in this place as I imagined.

- Pomni seems to be still rather inadjusted. She seems to have a spark of bravery to some extent, but she still acts quite timid.

- Ragatha... she's as much of a people pleaser as always. But she is the most... human-female looking here. And, she seems to look up at me to some extent.

- Zooble is kind of useless because she falls apart easily.

- Gangle barely speaks, and can be somewhat competent with guidance, but otherwise she doesn't do much.

- Kinger is basically useless. His insanity makes him a nuance at best, an obstacle at worse.

- Caine is the only one here that seems to be... stronger than me... in a very broad sense. I'm not entirely sure if he even is human. Not even a super-human. And unfortunately, it seems rather impossible for me to either harm or intimidate him. But he has some obsession with having us play his adventures.

But all of this comes to the same result: For as long as I'm here, they will be my toys to play with, one way or another.
 
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