"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages. Welcome to Noah's Arc Circus. I am Joker, this evenin's ring leader. A pleasure to meet ya it is." Joker said as a few of the balls he was juggling fell on his head, receiving an uproar of laughter from the audience as a ball appeared in his mouth and miraculously disappeared from his hand.

Joker was a twenty five year old man with purple eyes and long orange hair with extensions, which were bleached at the tips and braided at the strands. He wore light blue makeup, which he used to paint a tear drop under his left eye, and had four thick hoop earrings on each ear.

Joker's outfit was comprised of a yellow bow, a purple coat trimmed with gold, draped off his shoulders and used like a cape, a black and lavender checkered vest with a white ruffled button up shirt worn underneath, puffy short pants with diamonds on the seam, and black and white boots that reached to the knees and curl at the toes. He also donned a white glove on his left hand. Additionally, his right arm was missing, and replaced by a skeleton arm prosthetic.

Joker threw the multicolored balls into the air as he announced the first act.

"Tonight ye sure ta see performances that'll stun ye and amaze ye, and leave ye breathless." Joker said as he threw his arms to address the crowd. "And now the great throws from our very own fire breathing Jumbo!" He began as Jumbo appeared behind him. "The greatest show of the century begins!"

Joker ran out of the way as Jumbo inhaled a small flame and exhaled a large ball of fire, causing a burst of 'oohs' and 'ahhs' from the crowd.

Jumbo, as his name would suggest, was an extremely large man, who seemed to have a slight hunch. He was bald and had yellow eyes, as well as red tattoos of fire on the back of his head, on his shoulders and on his forearms. He also had multiple piercings in each ear. Jumbo wore baggy yellow pants with elastic bandages wrapped around his shins, and short black boots; he was typically shirtless, except for a medallion he wore strapped across his chest.

When Jumbo was finished with the introduction, Joker continued with show.

"First up is our two talented trapeze artists, Peter and Wendy!" Joker exclaimed as he pointed to the roof. "Watch as they defy gravity!"

Wendy appeared as a small child with large, red eyes. She had her brown hair up in two buns and wore a small, black crown on her head. She was dressed in a cinnamon pink dress with black stripes, black tights, and shoes with a ball on each toe. Additionally, she donned a ribbon as a choker around her neck and ribbons around her forearms. Wendy also wore makeup that consisted of false eyelashes and three diamonds painted under her left eye.

Peter appeared as a young boy with short, thick blond hair. He wore a small hat adorned with feathers, a ruffled collar, a vest, puffy shorts with stars on them, and tights, all of which representing shades of green. His makeup consisted of three diamonds painted under his right eye.

The crowd directed their attention to the two trapeze artists. They seemed to glide through the air as they threw themselves to each other, flying and grabbing onto the trapeze bar. The crowd roared as they were sure the two would fall after the gravity defying flips and jumps, but graciously as always, they held onto each other. As their act came to a close, Joker announced the next.

"Our knife thrower," He began as dagger threw a knife at a woman on a spinning wheel. "A perfect shot that never misses his target, Dagger!" A large smile grew across Dagger's face as he turned to the crowd.

Dagger was a young, slim male with sea green eyes and bleached blond hair, the frontal section of it, however, was black. He had makeup around his eyes that consisted of thick eyeliner, purple eyeshadow, and a painted red dot under each eye.

Dagger was typically dressed in a long sleeved, white and black striped shirt with a jabot, worn under a plain vest. He also wore black pants, over which was a black skirt, and a red and black hat. He was missing his right leg, and wore the artificial one made especially for him.

"And now, a daring, very beautiful dance with a rarist of rarities, our serpant man, the amazing Snake!" Joker announced.

Snake was a young and lean male. He had golden eyes, short white hair, which included a distinct cowlick, pale skin interspersed with scales, and a forked tongue.

Snake dressed in thigh high boots and a high collared jacket with baggy sleeves that were long enough to cover his hands. He wore a striped black and white shirt under his jacket; it was cinched at the waist and neck, with two belts in each location.

The lights seemed to glow green around Snake as a multitude of highly venemous snakes danced along his body and around his arms.

"And our next performer, if you'll look abover ye," Joker said, pointing towards the ceiling once more. "Ladies and gents, a death defying walk of our lovely circus princess, Doll!"

 Doll was a young female that donned a white wig, which appeared to be made of white roses, with two feathers sticking out the left side and beads dangled from the side, that tied under her chin in a large bow. There was a design of thorny tendrils painted on her left cheek, that reached down from her covered left eye. Doll also sported fake white eyelashes, an off white neckband trimmed in white lace, an off white sleeveless dress trimmed with a striped bow and more white roses, off white sleeves with a poof cap that extended from her shoulder to just below her elbow.

Her footwear consisted of off white ballet style shoes with white roses over the toes, a thigh high, black and white striped stocking on her right leg, and a similar white stocking on her left; the stockings were held up by lace garters and straps. She carried a white, fringe-trimmed parasol, which she used in her performance and wore light lipstick.

Doll seemed to glide across the tightrope as if she were light as air, splitting her legs, flipping backward, and landing on the other side.

"Last but not least, our brightest star of our troupe, I bring ye the famous acro dancer, Petal! Watch as she pushes 'er body to great lengths!"

Petal was an expert acrobat dancer, she was able to twist and contort her body in unimaginable ways. Joker began to whistle and hum as she began.

Petal was a medium heighthed girl around the age of twenty two. Her eyes appeared to be red and glittered under the lights. On her pale face, she wore black false lashes and three red dots under her right eye and three more dots above her left eye. Her long black hair was usually loosley curled and hung down to her shoulders. Off the side of her head, she wore a fuscia colored hat with teal frill and a black ribbon that tied under her neck. Her costume comprised of a knee length teal dress with frilled hemming, adorned by a fuscia over coat that flared out at the bottom of the sleeves. On her gracious legs, she wore black tights and on her feet she wore simple black ballet flats.

Petal stood on a large pedistool and lowered herself onto the palms of her hands, propelling herself into the air. She twisted her delicate frame around and flipped backwards, landing on the tips of her right foot.

The crowd seemed to be luled into some sort of trance as they watched her beautiful dance.

Her long black hair flowed behind her as she spun in the air, kicking a bell that was hung from the tightrope. The chime rang through the air as she climbed her way up the rope, swinging herself around it.

She flipped herself onto the rope and threw herself into the air, without even a safety net to catch her if she were to fall. But she was a trained professional, so it was highly unlikely.

Finally, she dove to the ground, flipping in the air, and landing graciously on the palm of her hand as her body hung in the air above her.

The crowd seemed to erupt with applause as they stood from their seats, admiring the entire cast as they lined up together and held out their hands.

Joker stood from the center of the line and led the entire troupe in a bow.

"I thank ye all for coming out and watching the greatest show of the century, The Noah's Arc Circus, goodnight ladies and gents!" Joker said with a final bow.

The show has come to an end, but this is only the beginning.

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