Unexpected Allies and a Betrayal
Matthias decided to go the easy route, and dialed the first number on the device. "Thank you for calling, please back up as transportation is set up." The phone spoke before it began to shake. Matthias dropped it in fear, just in time to look up and see the Troupe.
Surrounding him was everybody, from the food stall workers to the sideshow to a lot of people he didn't recognize, but he assumed was the main act Big Top performers. And he didn't doubt his assumptions as one of them was a fucking MINOTAUR! Matthias felt himself back up only to hear the door open behind him, the plague doctor man behind him. With a bunch of slow claps Matthias turned back around and saw her, the woman in the suit with the hat and cane: Regina.
"I must applaud you for making it this far Matthias Wilson. But this all ends here. With you dead." As they resumed their advance the phone began to beep loudly before extending and transforming into a strange, almost flat device. Then it began to spin and spark before it glowed a bright blue. Suddenly, a large man about 6'9" appeared. He stood and rolled his neck, muscles threatening to tear from his suit as he looked to Matthias, view confused.
"Samantha died," he said flatly as he eyed Matthias up and down. "Then you'll have to do." Regina had a face of fear before it twisted to rage.
"Attack you fools, tear him apart!" She yelled as she waved her staff around, the end glowing purple. The Troupe all violently twitched and shook before their eyes glowed the same, their will usurped by Regina as they began to advance on the tall man Matthias finally pieced was the "werewolf O5" that the sticky note referred to.
"Run into the woods and find the radio tower, broadcast the inverse signal that our inside man will perform. GO GO GO!" He yelled as Matthias bolted into the woods. As the onslaught began the man shifted his hands to claws as he began the battle.
Matthias ran as far as he could, trying to remember the radio tower he believed he could recall from the Ferris view. Soon he came to a stop and caught his breath, and spotted a familiar pair of ears. He began to panic at being killed before he heard "W-wait I'm not like the others!" Matthias stopped and saw the bunny-eared ally step out in front of him, illuminated by the moonlight.
"I'm not like the others, I can't be controlled by Regina. She is able to enslave them when she forcibly anomalizes people. But me," He stopped to grab his ears for emphasis. "I was born this way, and she capitalized on that to just kidnap me, but because of that I cannot be controlled by her!" Matthias breathed out a sigh of relief. "Now c'mon, we have to go to the radio tower so I can help my friends!"
A gun click could be heard behind them. They turned and saw Fred, with a handgun aimed at them both. "Regina was right, you two are like little rats, spreading your disease everywhere. Well not right now. Here, I'll shoot ya both, and then Regina promised to bless me, to make her right hand man, or if I decide against it, she promised to let me go." He spoke with a crazed expression in his eyes. There was no reasoning with him.
Bunny ears twitched. "Monsieur Spewer is lurking," he whispered to Matthias. "Make him prone to buy us time." Matthias knew what he meant. In a quick prayer, he grabbed his pencil and flung it full force, making direct contact with Fred's eye. He gripped it and began yelling and cursing about the pain, his finger even setting off the trigger of the gun. The duo began to back up before the rabbit boy grabbed Matthias and led him to the radio tower, while the sounds of Fred being torn apart could be heard.
The two arrived at the radio tower, which loomed ominously, the occasionally creaking of the rusty metal as the wind blew. "It's my time to shine," the lagomorph said as he began to climb. "By the way mister, my name's Usagi. And I really hope you don't forget about me." He resumed his climb and could soon be heard entering the main area of the tower and prepping something.
Matthias however, found himself thrown on the ground. He looked up and saw this "Spewer". It was a monstrous creature as black as tar, moving with its body of mostly cartilage and bone, clawed hands crawling it forward as its many mouths drooled and chomped eagerly. It hurt Matthias to think that this was once a human being, horribly shifted into this. This creature, Monsieur Spewer, lept onto Matthias and pinned him down, ready to take a fatal bite.
The Radio Tower shuddered before the crackling of electricity could be heard. Raw energy could be seen coming together before a massive burst of energy came from it, filling the entirety of the park. Spewer shuddered before collapsing off of Matthias, knocked out. Usagi slid down the ladder. "Come on we have to hurry!" He said as he led Matthias back to the main park. There the Troupe was all unconscious as the large man, now an even larger werewolf, was fighting the Ringleader, and with a swift hit, knocked her down. As the two approached he shifted back to normal.
"Good work you two, but the blast was too powerful, it's frying the teleportation pad. You-" He pointed to Matthias. "Grab who you can if you want to save them, I have someone important to save." And with that he left, searching. Matthias saw Usagi drag Sammy towards the transporter, a look on his face conveying that he himself was at peace staying, if it meant his large friend managed to escape. Matthias looked at the nearest unconscious people before him. He estimated he could save at least two, whether out of compassion or strategy in removing a power player from the Ringleader, he knew he had to do something now!
Threat Level: Nonexistant
Remaining Survivors: 1/16
Injuries: Light scratches, crushed rib
Mental state: Damaged and confused
Key Items: Notebook with partial map sketch
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