Chapter 8

At the Pub

Meanwhile, during a little bit later, Angel took Lavigne and Donna to the waterfront and dropped them off. She then stayed where she was at a pier, looking at Lavigne in concern. She was worried about Gunge, and even hoped Lavigne would save him, as well.

"Stay, Angel, stay," whispered Lavigne.

Lavigne then smiled as she and Donna headed to the pub they were going, to. Lavigne wore blue pirate-like clothes, and even along without her headband, while Donna wore light-green pirate-like clothes, along with her hair pulled completely down, and she was still wearing her hat. This should be where the entrance to Marjoly's hideout was at: The BlueCat Bar.

"Uh, Lavigne?" said Donna, nearby, uncomfortably.

"Come on Donna, you're holding me back," Lavigne said to Donna.

"I feel ridiculous in this!"

"What are you talking about? You look perfect!" Lavigne then said again, to Donna.

Donna then sighed angrily, due to the disguise making her look ridiculous.

"You see me perfect? Perfectly foolish!" complained Donna.

Hushing her, Lavigne then opened up the door, going inside the pub. The BlueCat Bar is, by far, and also as well in fact, the dirtiest, nastiest, place in town. If you wanted to go there, you would have to be tough and crazy to come here as lowlifes intending to hand out here, smoking, gambling, drinking, or becoming drunk. In fact, those who drank too much after becoming drunk passed out already!

In the room, a pub band pianist was playing the piano, while a light-blue moose with crooked antlers on stage, known as Lumpy, was juggling while dancing. Needless to say, the crowd didn't like him at all. A barmaid, who had dark-brown hair in a curly ponytail, green eyes, wore a dark-green turtle necked-shirt along with a light-blue jacket and wore glasses, who was known as May Summers, and a.k.a., Coach Summers, and sometimes Coach May Summers, giggled while she was tickling a drunk pub visitor. The drunk pub visitor then puckered up, only to have Coach Summers growl and punch him out of his chair and onto the floor at him.

Lavigne then nodded. This was definitely the place, all right. She then whispered to Donna, "Stay close and do as I do."

As the two then walked through the place, a bartender, who had dark-green hair, brownish-black eyes, and wore a purplish-blue armor suit-like dress, known as Ildon, was cleaning up mugs and then glared at the two newcomers. He was suspicious of both of them. Lavigne then tried to throw him off by waving for service while heading to a table. Donna then tried to do as she did through their way, seeming to be a more exaggerated, thus making the patrons give the two suspicious looks, as well. Donna then yelped out in fear as a knife slammed onto the floor in her way, making her stumble back, causing a chair belonging to another pub visitor to be knocked forward.

"Oh, excuse me, ma'am," apologized Donna. She then yelped out again in fear as the pub visitor blew smoke in her face, causing her to cough. "Oh, my goodness," she said, of course anyone that was looking at this laughed as the pub visitor went back to what she was doing. "Why, I oughta-"

"Stop it, Donna!" whispered Lavigne in annoyance, "We're supposed to be lowlife ruffians, like them!"

"All right, all ready..."

Lavigne then hushed her again, as they sat down at the table; along with Donna giving a haughty nod at the pub visitor, trying to blend in. Meanwhile, back on stage, however, Lumpy was almost done with his dance, and the pianist gulped as if it was because of all of the pub visitors were still unhapppy with Lumpy's performance.

Soon, Lumpy finished his dance and grabbed all of the juggling balls... Having only to miss a few of them. He then bowed despite what happened. The only one that was applauding for him was Donna. But too bad some booing soon after drowned her out.

"Get off the stage!" Massive sneered, as the pub visitors threw a lot of stuff; knives, tomatoes, and bullets included, at the stage. Lumpy then ran away as just as they were thrown.

Coach Summers then went over to Lavigne and Donna's table with a grin as she said, "What'll it be, ladies?"

"I'll have a dry sherry... Maybe a twist of..." Donna was about to say before Lavigne covered her mouth.

Lavigne then spoke, using a pirate accent, "Two pints for me 'n my shipmate. We're lookin' for a friend o' mine. Maybe you've heard o' 'im. Goes by the name o'... Marjoly!"

Coach Summers then gasped upon hearing Marjoly's name, as the poker players, all of the other pub visitors, and the pianist gasped in shock as they heard it, as well. Lavigne knew this was the perfect place, because a lot of people were looking at her, shocked of her just asking a question.

Coach Summers, now with her cheeks red, then managed to recover shrugging, "Never heard of her," as she left the table.

Donna then gulped at the looks given to her through Lavigne smirking at her. Now they both knew they were in the right place. Now, they just needed to find the entrance.

The pianist then tried to keep things going as he started another song. The next act began with a canary-yellow rabbit with buck teeth, a tuft of yellowish-white hair, and wearing dark-pink bunny slippers, known as Cuddles, riding a unicycle. He was very tired because of a light-purplish-mauve beaver, also with buck teeth, and along with freckles, known as Toothy, riding on his back performing. Needless to say, again, the pub visitors hated them as well. In fact, they threw a lot of food and weapons at them, both.

"Let's get outta here!" Cuddles yelled.

"You said it!" Toothy nodded.

Cuddles and Toothy then got off the stage in a hurry. The pianist then yelped out in fear as another knife hitted the piano, making him more nervous. He quickly then got to the next act, as the pub visitors got ready to throw stuff at the next performer on stage.

But when the third act began, someone came on stage, making them put their food and weapons down. It was a girl who had light-blue medium-long hair, dark-green eyes, and even wearing a white jacket over a dark-blue dress, along with dark-blue boot-like dress shoes with white highlights on them, known as Maya. The spotlight then began to shine on her, and then, she began to sing.

Maya: Dearest friends, dear gentlemen

Listen to my song

Life down here's been hard for you

Life has made you strong

Let me lift the mood

With my attitude

Soon, the beat then picked up as she danced on stage while all of the other pub visitors watched with smiles. Donna then smiled too, at her. She was singing great for a human.

Hey, fellas,

The time is right,

Get ready,

Tonight's the night,

Boys, what you're hoping for, will come true

Let me be good to you

The only person who wasn't paying attention to Maya was Lavigne, whose attention was on Coach Summers whispering something to Ildon at the bar. She looked suspicious. She should be since Ildon was pouring something from a vial into two mugs.

You tough guys,

You're feeling all alone

You rough guys,

The best of you,

sailors and bums

All of my chums

So dream on,

And drink your beer

Get cozy,

Your baby's here

You won't be misunderstood

Let me be good to you

With a smile, she went behind a curtain as the rest of the pub band performed, picking up the beat some more. As the curtains pulled back, Maya was soon joined in the song with two other girls, one of them with dark-pink hair in pigtails and light-green eyes, known as Ai, and the other one of them with light-blonde wavy, medium-long hair and greyish-black eyes, known as Katlin. Maya then had torn off her jacket, to show her dress, which was really a dark-blue showgirl dress. She then got out a feather bow around her waist, and then threw it out to the crowd, thus making most of the pub visitors howl like mad. Another pub visitor tried to get on stage, though a few other pub visitors tried to stop him. It also really didn't matter though as Maya kicked him away, once he got on there.

Hey, fellas,

I'll take off all my blues

Hey, fellas,

There's nothing I won't do

Just for you

Maya, along with a smirk, then pointed at Donna, who just immediately blushed. She then got off stage while Ai and Kaitlin danced for the customers.

Meanwhile, Coach Summers came back to Lavigne and Donna's table, and then placed down the mugs.

"Here you are! It's on the house," said Coach Summers with a secret, evil smirk.

"Gosh," Donna said, about drunk-like. "How nice of them..." She then swirled her finger for abit, then took a taste and then stopped Lavigne from drinking upon her conclusion. "Don't drink this. These things have been..." She then turned to yelp out in fear as Donna drank all of the beer already, "DRUGGED!"

"Hey, this is getting pretty good," said Donna, while she was about to get drunk. She then turned to the stage and applauded happily again at them, "Good job, girls!"

"Donna, take it easy! Stay focused!" Lavigne hissed.

"Encore, ENCORE!"

Lavigne then looked annoyed. The drug was taking effect, all right. She had to do something. Though before she did, she heard footsteps making her turn. Sure enough, in came Nyanko, Nyanchi, and Nyanki who always came into the pub to look at the showgirls like Maya as she came back on stage to finish her song. The three then smirked evilly to each other as they left. They had not idea that Lavigne had seen them. They ended up yelping out in shock as they got caught in a hole in a floorboard while on their way out.

So dream on,

And drink your beer

Get cozy,

Your baby's here

Hey boys, I'm talking to you

"Donna," Lavigne then called out to Donna, "I found the Nyankos! We're in luck, huh?" Lavigne then waited for a response from Donna, but none came. She then found out that Donna wasn't here with her. She then called out again to her, "DONNA!"

Sure enough, Donna was still there, but was on stage dancing with Ai and Kaitlin, and along with a dumbstruck-like drunken expression on her face. Maya then took her arm and swung her around before she rejoined them. Lavigne then slapped herself in annoyance, sighed, and then said, "Oh, brother..."

Your baby's gonna come through...

Let me be good, to, yoooooooou!

Ai and Kaitlin then gave Donna a kiss on the cheek, each. She then blushed and twirled around, drunkley. She wasn't watching where she was going, and she ended up falling off stage, and even onto the piano!

"Yeah!" said Maya, smiling as she made the final pose and she blew a kiss at Donna.

Donna then got up daze with visions of showgirls around her head. She didn't noticed that the pianist was angry about the girl falling onto the piano, and was about ready to hit her with a board. Luckily, Donna then slumped down, causing the pianist to miss and hitted a pub visitor by accident. The pub visitor then growled angrily at the pianist and who hid the board, innocently. He then, however, grabbed him by the neck and was about to punch his eyes, out. The good news was that when the pianist got free; but the bad news was that the pub visitor hitted the piano so hard that it crashed into all of the other band members, sending them and Donna flying like mad. Donna then landed on her back as a fight broke out with all of the pub visitors choking each other, and even using various pub things as weapons, and etc.

When Coach Summers and Ildon tried to break up the fight, the three Nyankos then entered the pub again, and then stole some drinks while in it, and then they watched the fight getting intense with guns firing, but some managed to break various light bulbs, while leaving, in it.

Lavigne, meanwhile, barely dodged the attackers as she ran to Donna, and helped her get cured up, by helping her to her feet, slapping her lightly, in hope to bring her to her senses.

"Donna? DONNA!" said Lavigne, quietly.

"What, what?" asked Donna, confused. The drug had now worn off because of that; and then she was aware of what just happened or what she did. Seeing the fight, she then gasped, "What's going on here?"

"Donna, I just saw..." Lavigne then turned and see that the Nyankos were now gone. But she then refused to let that deter her, "Come on, Donna, let's go! They're not getting away that, easily!"

As the bar fight continued to get more intense, Lavigne then sawed something behind the bar, which was, you guessed it, a trapdoor! The three Nyankos must have gone down it. Lavigne and Donna then looked for it somewhere in the bar; but luckily for them, no one saw them. Once they found it, Lavigne and Donna then climbed down the trapdoor. And also, as for Lavigne, who was the last one to climb down, she then closed the door in the neck of time as a chair flied over, and then hitted it.