Submission (#1760) Approved

SHOWTIME
“Schnoz’s Schnastical Show” is on! So it is written on a flag, held between two wooden poles. The world of Terra’s has plenty of wonders in its own right, but few are outside of nature. Schnoz, a devious Microbe jester, practiced an entire routine of events to perform in front of a Terra audience, hoping to astound the onlookers.
A crowd was forming around the empty stage, when suddenly, the sign caught fire! Panic spread through the crowd before Schnoz arrived from the backstage, giggling to himself and waiting until the flag was burnt to a crisp, then skillfully picking up the long burning sticks and juggling them back and forth. After dousing the poles in water, he balances them on top of a bed of nails and proceeds to put forth a gymnastic act, jumping and tetering above certain danger, which made the audience incredibly worried. After waving his arms back and forth as if he lost balance, he skillfully transitions into a flip off the contraption and bows to the crowd as applause is heard throughout the festival. “For my last trick, I may need a member of the audience to step forth” he then announced.
“Do you think he’ll pick me!?” Bite excitedly asked Daere
“Well, I can certainly help!”
Out of the large gathering of Terra’s, one couple stood out, with a large, beautiful figure holding a giddy, wolf Terra up high. Schnoz had to pick out the silly fiend for his trick and began wheeling out a casket of sorts. “What you will have to do is simply lay in here and not move, alright?”. Bite grew a bit nervous, especially because his projections, Snarl and Growl grew weary of the jester, but he tried his best to calm his nerves, so they would too. As he lied down, the box fully enveloped his body as Schnoz pulled out a large saw! This made the two pups growl at the performer, but he didn’t wince and began carving through the middle of the casket. Anxious mutters are heard while Bite tries to hush his whimpers. After slicing the table back and forth, Schnoz managed to fully separate it! pushing the two halves aside, with Bite confusedly waving his feet and head side to side. After enough ooo’s and aaa’s from the crowd, Schnoz spins the tables and then attaches them back together, opening the casket and letting Bite jump from it. A huge round of applause emerges along with a fanfare, indicating that the show has been wrapped up.