Geek

A dark moonlit night.

Charley confronts the Ring Master with his army of midgets behind him as well as Ajax. The Ring Master has Atlas, and looks around for his usual allies, the Freaks, but they're nowhere around. The Normals seem to be staying out of the fight for the most part, but chances are some of them will take one side or the other.

"Your time has come Ring Master! No longer will you exploit us! I'm taking over!"
"And you all feel this way? You'd rather follow this criminal who'll be corrupt? You really think he's doing this out of some noble moral code? Obviously you must be blind if you don't see that rule by this degenerate will be worse than anything you THINK I'm doing…but I leave it up to you…"
"It won't work Ringy, I got more in common with my people than you do! Blood is thicker, and yours is going to run everywhere if you don't peaceably leave…I'm giving you this one chance you pale she-male."
"Not likely, I have my own friends as you know."

The Ring Master whistles and you arrive with all the Freaks behind you. He looks surprised to see you.

"Geek?"
"Sorry, Ring Master, but we made a better deal." You say and the Freaks advance.
"NO! Atlas, it's just me and you now!"

The battle ensues, though it's not really a battle. A few of the normals side with the Ring Master, but sensing Charley's got the winning hand most of them either just stay out of it or directly side with him. The only thing that makes the battle last longer is the fact that Pervus and his clowns side with the Ring Master as they still were mad about the Pinheads embarrassing them at show time. Atlas and Ajax lock horns, and while Atlas kills Ajax in the struggle, he is easily taken down by the midgets afterwards. Pervus and the clowns do some damage, but likewise they too are taken down.

On the side lines watching, the bloodshed is too much for Randal and he leaves during the battle which has forever destroying his love of the carnival. Sasha leaves with him seeing that Ajax is no longer alive to hold power over her.

Finally in the last moments Charley laughs as he stands over the Ring Master's body which is now lifeless with Charley's sharp stick through its heart. Meanwhile you were hiding during all this, but Charley calls you out.

"Hey Geek! Come out you fuckin' coward! We won! Come out, you ain't gotta worry about Ajax anymore his goddamn neck is twisted all the way around, damn shame."
"…I'm here Charley."
"Good, unzip the Ring Master's pants."
"What?"
"Unzip the Ring Master's pants, I wanna see what the hell he or she was packing. I had a bet going with Ajax and while I'm just gonna take everything from his trailer anyway, I still wanna see if I would've won fairly."

You're a little hesitant, but your crouch over the body and start unzipping the Ring Master's pants. A crowd begins to form around you. Normal, Midget and Freak alike.

"Come on come Geek, we ain't got all fuckin' night." Charley says while kicking you in the ribs.

You pull down the underwear…

"EEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWW!" the crowd shouts in unison.
"Holy shit!" you say falling back.
"Ha ha, I knew it!" Charley chuckles before continuing.

"Alright you lot, I want all these bodies cleaned up and disposed of before we head out to the next town, and Salina I want YOU in my new trailer to help me celebrate this glorious victory!"

And so begins the reign of Charley the Ringmaster. Under his guidance midgets run everything and the Carnival doesn't so much resemble a Carnival as it resembles a mobile grifting ring. While regular carnival activities still abound, they're more of a cover than anything. In time, most of the high maintenance acts are done away with and eventually only thing that stays completely the same is the freak show, just to upkeep the front for what's really going on. The Pinheads get their own special attraction since they take up the clown vacancy.

You do somewhat better under the new management. You still do your act as it's still a big draw; you get lumped in with the Freak Show. You don't need to put up with Ajax's abuse anymore so fearing for your life isn't a factor. (Though the Pinheads still verbally warn you every now and then to ensure your secrecy) Charley uses you as a gopher, so you're actually making money now (If little). He still kicks you around for his amusement, and is prone to dump a bucket of piss in your face to wake you up, but it's better than what a Geek like you could've hoped for.
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