S1E9: Last laugh

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At a pierside carnival, two robbers climb down a ladder into a getaway rowboat with a bag of loot.

Robber1: "Knocking over that yacht was a piece of cake!"

They both laugh, but The first robber notices bubbles in the water next to him, and leans in to look closer. A glowing pair of eyes meet his. An arm suddenly emerges from the water, grabbing the robber by the face and pulling him under. The 2nd robber turns around, not having seen what happened. He spots the 1st robber's beanie floating in the water. Ripjaws' face rises from the water and stalks him. Panicked, he runs back up the ladder and across the pier, Ripjaws following him underwater.

The robber stops to pause and look behind him. Ripjaws flies onto the pier in a tornado of water. The robber backs up until he touches a hot dog cart behind him, running behind it and pushing it over. Hot dog weiners and gasoline spill out from the cart and surround Ripjaws' feet. Unexpectedly, a loose wire from the cart lands on the trail of gasoline, sparking it and setting it ablaze. Fire now surrounds Ripjaws, who gasps in shock.

Robber2: "Gotta love an old-fashioned fish-fry!"

Ripjaws: "Hey, can't breathe...water...water..."

Ripjaws collapses to the floor, gasping for water. However, he gets an idea and punches the wooden floor below him, falling back in the water and being able to breathe again. The robber confidently starts walking away, but suddenly, a lightening bolt sticks in front of him, as a blue muscular figure with a cloud lower body appeared before him. He grabs the robber by the face, and throws him aside into a game stand, knocking over a pile of cans.

Lightening rod, the name of this Skylander, noticed the toppled cans, and floats over to the stand.

Lightening rod: "that pink bear please"

Later, the same robber is being arrested. An officer speaks with Ripjaws and lightening rod. Who held his new pink bear in his arms.

Officer: "I don't care what anybody says, you circus freaks are OK by me!"

Ripjaws: ""Circus freaks"? We're not circus freaks, we're superheroes!

He leaps backwards off the pier and into the water majestically. As lightening rod lifts his arm, disappearing in a bolt of lightening.

Officer: "Hmph, looked like a couple of freaks to me..."

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The Rust Bucket passes through town; Gwen reads a sign going by.

Gwen: ""Zombozo's Travelling Circus of Laughs"? Cool!"

Max: "Ah, I haven't been to a circus since I was a boy. Sounds like fun! What do you guys think?"

Y/n: "I wouldn't mind. Never been to one!"

Y/n smiled, as he held the pink bear in his arms.

Gwen: "I love the circus!"

Ben: "That's because you belong in one.."

Max: "Ben..."

Ben: "Nah, circus is kids' stuff"

Gwen: "Hello? What are we?"

Ben fake yawns.

Ben: "Besides, it's-it's pretty late..."

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