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THE LEGEND @dogiechik IS BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH A FIC, HERE’S THIS MASTERPIECE EVERYBODY

"Hi Robbie," signed the dapper man, "I’m fine, just missing when I made shows." While he was a great actor he did miss the little puppet shows he used to put on, he could do it again but doesn’t really have where to or his set up.

"Jayjay sad?"

JJ turned around as he heard the young zombie in his room.

"JJ made shows?" Robbie signed back albeit a bit slower "Like Marvin shows?" He followed with his eyes starting to look like stars in excitement. "Show Robbie! Show! Show!" Now Robbie was talking excitedly, he loved Marvin’s shows and the glowing magic he always makes it makes the best pictures! He also loves Anti glitching around and making images appear they look so real, when Chase gets a bullseye or a hard trick no one else can, and Jackie when he takes Robbie flying (only hovering a few meters of the ground slowly, Schneep would kill everyone before Jackie takes Robbie out for real flying), Robbie also loves when Schneep fixes him up whenever he get injured and his hands fall off... or his head. He loves them all! He also loves JJ, he would love to see "Yay Yay" preform.

"Sorry lad, nothing like Marvin’s," signing as he laughs softly, "Mine are more story based, well, they were. But I don't have my old stuff, I lost some of the puppets as well, so I cant do the show at least not yet, sorry Robbie." JJ ended signing with a sad smile, he bent down to pick up one of the puppets and kept looking at it while the silence continued.

Jameson didn't even look up still reminiscing about the old days, "Just more puppets, you know like cop, woman, child, villain, detective, those." Looking up above remembering the stuff he owned, "I also had this puppet theater very old, very pretty," he ended sighing looking down, "And of course for a show I need an audience."

Robbie now was processing everything. JJ cant make a show *yet*. Then all Robbie needs to do is give JJ what he needs! Wait what does he need?.

"Jayjay need what?" Robbie said. "For Show," he clarified.

"Ok," Robbie said getting out of the room. "Bye Jayjay," he said happily, he was going to help JJ with the show. He was so excited that he forgot to thank JJ for the info or that he left very abruptly. Not that it matters JJ was still inside his head thinking of the past.

The zombie now looked confused, Schneep always sewed Robbie back together, surely a puppet is no match. He made the movements of sewing and pointed at himself as way of explaining his confusion.

Time to get the stuff.

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"You want me to make puppets?" Schneep asked confused, "Robbie, I don’t know how to do that."

"Yo' Robster, I heard ya talking puppets, why you want them?" Spooked Anti who was floating above the door. Robbie explained signing as best as he could still marveling at the little glitches Anti’s powers produced.

"I know how to sew skin Robbie, not fabric, and I only know how to close wounds not make an entire object." Schneep explained. Robbie looked dejected now, "Sorry, try someone else, maybe Jackie or Chase know."

Robbie nodded looking glum as he retired out of the Doctor’s office.

"Thank you Antiiiiiiii," cheering the zombie reaching for the demon to hug in thanks. The demon lowered himself for the hug. Unable to resist the smile "Yeah yeah, yer welcome, get going," at this the glitch vanished, realizing that would be faster than waiting for Robbie to shuffle out of the room.

Anti looked as if in thought "Hmm a gift for the dap man. And how many do you need?" Robbie started to say the characters he could remember.

"Aight say no more, my dead pal, I'll get the stuff," as Robbie was gonna ask how "Don't ask questions, focus on your mission, you still need that box right? The one for the show? That I cannot help with. Tools usually end up being impaled into me or maiming me, so go ask for that. You'll get yer puppets now scram."

Puppets check, now for the theater.

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Who could make the box? Was anyone good with tools here? Maybe Chase? He is a dad right? In movies and shows the dad always work on sawing and hammering stuff. To find Chase he goes.

You could hear a door opening and after a bit closing, as well as static also appearing and disappearing after a bit. Robbie might've been louder than intended.

"Chaaaaaaaasssee, Chaaaaasssee," The zombie semi-screamed. It’s way faster for the others to go to him, than him to them.

"Robbie? Robbie are you okay?" Came barreling Chase from the kitchen. Okay he might've full screamed, forgive Robbie.

"Robbie! Are you okay why are you screaming?" Appeared Marvin out of nowhere, looking as worried as Chase.

Robbie now looking as innocent as ever, "Oh... sorry," he whispered. The other two now looked less frazzled as they assessed the situation.

"Try not to scream your lungs out next time, kay bud?" Chase told Robbie with a hand over the purple boy, who nodded in agreement. "What ye called me for?"

"Uh, there are some tools somewhere, but I cant exactly make a puppet theater without materials, we need wood and nails, and we don't have those," explained Chase sad to let down the zombie, who indeed looks gloomy at the answer. If they go out to buy it then the theater will have to be for tomorrow, Robbie wants JJ to have his show tonight.

Wait, why did he call Chase? Oh yeah.

"Robbie needs box."

Chase and Marvin stood looking at him for a few seconds.

"Um, your gonna have to be more specific, Rob." Replied Marvin.

"Oh," the zombie giggled. Robbie started signing to explain better.

A loud beep rang from Marvin's phone, he took it out of his pockets and checked. "Jackie says he coming back for a quick lunch and asks if we need something," Marvin read to the other two. Robbie started to get a little smile looking at Marvin, Chase just sighed but also huffed a laugh at the coincidence. "I'll get the tools." "Ha! Have fun building I'll text him the stuff," Marvin said, not looking up from his phone. Robbie was flapping his hands in emotion. The show was on!

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"Why you guys ask for all this shit? Ow!"

"No cursing in front of Robbie!"

Marvin snapped at Jackie hand over his head. Robbie already knew all the curses in the world though, he likes hanging with Anti after all.

"Fine, fine. What's it for anyways?" Jackie kept asking, holding wood on his arm while Chase worked on it, Robbie handing him his tools when asked. "And since when you know wood working?" He asked directly to Chase.

"Since my kids asked for a treehouse in my treeless yard," answered the father focused on his work. Robbie freezing and imagining a treehouse on their yard. Imagine the view! He'll ask for one later. For now puppet box was first, he wanted to see JJ happily preforming.

Huh, Robbie didn't think of that. While Robbie love taking pictures he rarely does set ups, unless its like a holyday picture he just captures what he sees. But... a show needs to look presentable, Robbie has some crafts stuff in a room, but nothing big enough for this box.

"So, how how will you decorate this bud?" Chase asked Robbie as he kept at it with the wood. Robbie had a hard time hearing him since woodwork was loud and Chase made them all wear earplugs. "What?" Robbie asked in confusion, he did hear the question, albeit low, but what did Chase mean.

"Well, right now it just looks like a wood box nothing showy for a.... show..." Chase drifted off while speaking as he kept checking the tutorial on his phone, thank god for the internet.

Robbie let out a whine looking at Marvin, surely he'd know what to do, he makes shows all the time!

"You are lucky you are a cutie-pie. I'll see what I can do sweetie, but lets get some lunch ready for the others. Chase will be starving after finishing that thing." Marvin bargained with the purple septic, getting a "yup" from the carpenter.

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"Finally! I came to eat and you all took me to work more," Jackie said fast while putting the materials down, he sprinted to the kitchen ready to get some food. "Come on Robbie, time to eat!"

Marvin chuckled at the hero running at the promise of food. "You heard the boy, lets go." Taking Robbie's hand and walking towards the kitchen.

Marvin looked pensive. "Hmm a little bit. All the more reason to finish this. Stand back." He smiled

"So how you plan on decorating this on time for tonight?" Jackie asked, he was supposed to be going, but he wanted to stay and see Marvin do his thing.

"I honestly cant believe JJ didn't see it." Chase said hand on the theatre. "It's right outside the window.... did he look, down to the rest of you?" He added.

"Lets make this box pretty." said Marvin while his eyes and hands started glowing, as the box did too.

"Okay, Robbie give me your hand" Jackie prompted. Robbie shook his head pouting. "Look man, you gun it for Marvin's magic every time you see it. You know the rules, hands or you go inside while Marvin does his work," said the hero with seriousness. Robbie grumbled holding Jackie's hand. It only happened twice! And then they implemented the hand rule, but still!

"Good boy, Go ahead kitten!"

Jackie could feel Robbie tugging his hand as if wanting to let go. This is why the rule exist. Last time they didn't implement it Robbie was a toddler for half a month... not much changed granted, they all treat Robbie like a kid pretty much all the time, he doesn't mind, he likes the love and care.

But the other time that he turned in an animal? They all wanted to scream but couldn't in fear of scaring Robbie more. He couldn't communicate, he was pretty upset. He couldn't communicate as well as a toddler either, leading to some temper tantrums only Chase and Anti, somehow, could calm.

Marvin was shifting how the box looked every few seconds, from blue to orange, until finally staying in a nice monochrome to fit JJ's style, adding his own signature card motifs as a signature.

"Tada!"

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Robbie started clapping as Jackie let go of his hand. Marvin took a bow.

"Thank you thank you, for my next trick! Is asking where you want it? Seriously Robbie where do we put this?" The magician asked.

JJ was in his room finally finishing his cleaning, he didn't remember owning so much stuff, but now at least its clean and organized.

"Wow this looks incredible" Henrik said as he saw the puppet theatre. "So when is the show gonna start?" He asked Robbie with a smile. At which Robbie froze because.. because "Robbie forgot tell Jayjay..." Ups...

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"Jayjay? Jayjay come out?" He heard through the door.

Opening the door he smiled and waved at the purple ego in front of him. "Good evening Robbie! How can I help you?" He asked courtly.

"Nuh-uh. Jayjay come down?" Asked the zombie, giving out a hand to hold.

"Marvin what the fuck this is enormous make it smaller now!" Henrik screamed at the magic man.

"Downstairs? I guess I could indulge in a bit of movie if you want," JJ gave his hand to Robbie and he kept talking as he was dragged away, Robbie not even looking at him but at his way because of how clumsy he was.

JJ kept rambling one handed as they reached the living room, in which. A puppet theatre has been set?

Correction.

A huge ass puppet theatre was set.

JJ froze mid walk making Robbie stop walking , turning around and asking if he was okay and why his mouth was hanging open?

"JJ needs his space to work Henrik!" Magic Marvin huffed "I'll make it small at the end don't get your lab coat in a twist." Now the doctor started arguing with the cat faced man (you know the cat knives meme), slowly getting more septics involved.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP YE ARSEHOLES"

Anti roared making light flicker, and bringing attention to where he was, before floating to where Robbie was, hugging JJ, having not liked the "argument" before.

A chorus of sorries were heard from various mouths as they apologized for the small fight earlier. Robbie forgave them quick. Happy the fighting stopped.

Snapping his fingers JJ brought the attention to himself. "Now that that's over. Guys what is all this?" He gestured to the puppet stage at this point.

"What do you mean? Its for your show, Jay!" Jackie answered and asked. Chase followed "Robbie said he wanted to help you out with it."

The others turned to Henrik who flinched at all of them looking at him at the same time "Hey, how in the world would I have helped?"

"We all helped, I mean, kinda hard to say no to Robbie" Marvin said, giving a look to the mentioned ego, who giggled back in response. Anti however, came in to dispute that fact.

"Lies, the "good doctor"," he made the quote unquote motion with his fingers, "Did not help at all, and he did say no to Robbie earlier," snitched Anti with a sharp smile.

Snapping of fingers again, "Guys please, this is too much. This is for me?" Everyone nodded. He was shocked, so much for plain old him, he couldn't believe it! Now as a gentleman, it would be plain rude to refuse a gift that everyone helped with. "You have no idea how I missed my shows so, how could I ever repay you all?" He signed with watery eyes.

"I know how!" Said Jackie

"You shall make the snacks," Everyone nodded as he groaned.

"I think we all know the answer to that one."

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By now, it was past Robbie's bed time, he dozes off covered by various puppets behind JJ as he continued on with the next show. After the first 3 Robbie wanted to see the puppets up close, and eventually fell asleep with the theatric toys. They all lost count of how many acts have been by now. JJ energetic as ever entertaining the others, with his old stories and his little puppeteering.

The septics, all seated in front, clapping and doing everything a great audience would. Making a perfect show, for a perfect night.

I was thinking about how JJ's jolly jaunts would probably be abandoned after all that happened, but thAT'S SAD SO HERE'S THE EGOS HANGING OUT WITH JJ AND HAVING A LOVELY TIME GODDAMIT

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