Madam Mirage is stole the proceeds and kidnapped Velvet Vixen

Inside the crumbling skeleton of an old abandoned magic factory, where gears hang rusted from the ceiling and forgotten velvet curtains sag with dust, something impossible happens.

Smoke bursts in the center of the main room with a flash of purple light, and from it steps Madame Mirage, her crimson cape fluttering behind her like fire.

“Aaaaand… voilà!” she cackles.

She twirls, flourishing her top hat in one hand like a victory chalice. With a dramatic bow, she holds it sideways and gives it a shake.

Fwoosh!

A massive pile of cash erupts from inside, spilling out in an avalanche of bills, bouncing across the dusty floor in a green, crinkled wave.

Madame Mirage collapses into the pile like a queen taking her throne, tossing loose bills into the air with gleeful abandon. Cash rains down like confetti, drifting over her boots, her lap, her sly, satisfied smirk.

“Twenty grand on a Wednesday…” she hums, trailing her gloved fingers through the money. “More like twenty million.”

She giggles again, then narrows her eyes wickedly, her lips curling into a slow, serpentine smile.

“But that’s nothing… compared to the real treasure I nabbed tonight.”

Still lounging, she turns her top hat upright and sets it on her lap.

“Let’s see if my favorite little trick is still intact…”

She plunges her hand into the hat’s depths—far deeper than it should go—and fishes around with exaggerated flair.

“Hmm… where are you, my darling rabbit…”

Her hand tightens around something.

With a flourish, she pulls upward—

And out comes Velvet Vixen’s head, gagged, mask slightly askew, eyes wide with indignation, confusion, and just a touch of sparkle.

Her flaming red curls spill wildly as if she’s been upside-down for hours, yet there’s no sign of her body beneath the hat. No trick floor. No hidden compartment.

Just Madame Mirage’s lap, her legs stretched out in a sea of cash.

Mirage beams like a kid at a birthday party.

“There you are! My favorite little party favor. What do you think of the show so far, darling?”