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The Other Side of Crazy (Dante/DracNos, Ask for Invite)
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Post by DracNos on Sept 21, 2016 19:04:07 GMT
Drac hops up and catches some chicken that was being tossed around, he casually followed Keramon into the store, he observed the carnage, he tugged at one of Keramon's tentacles,"not that this isn't cool, but when I say "mess with humans" I mean "mess with the heads of humans", catch my drift? If you don't yet, let me just say: you would make an EXCELLENT extraterrestrial, if you catch my cold" he said, smiling mischievously.
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Post by Dante on Sept 23, 2016 16:52:13 GMT
DracNos suggested another type of tomfoolery. "Yes, I suppose I could switch to a more psychological approach." Keramon flies off into a back alley in the city. He reappears behind a young man texting on his cell phone. Keramon hacks into the phone and makes it send a bunch of bizarre creepy messages to all of his contacts. *In Binary* "Wahahaha! Sucks to you, Human!" Keramon flies off to prank more people. He sees a couple walking down the sidewalk. Keramon pushes the woman into the street just as a car is driving by. Just when it looks like she's about to be ran over, Keramon takes control of the car and drives it into a fire hydrant.
Dante and Wormmon reach the 3rd floor of Shirou's trap. There are three switches on the wall. Shirou's voice comes in through the speakers. "There are three switches, and three lights. You must determine which switch activates which light, but you can only check the lights once you have made up your mind. Wormmon must stay by your side, or I'll activate a trap door and send you plummeting back down a floor." "Great. So now we gotta solve some kind of puzzle. It makes sense Shirou would want to add a test of the mind." When Dante battled Shirou at the conclusion of the Data Core Tournament, after Stingmon fought Shirou's robots, Shirou challenged Dante to a game of Chess. It was clear this was the same old devious Shirou.
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Post by DracNos on Sept 23, 2016 17:14:20 GMT
The little vampire cackles at Keramon's shenanigans, "yeah, that's it!" he said, watching Keramon from above, taking images of the frightened people Keramon terrorized, "See what I mean!? Just up front scaring them is fine and all, but messing with humans that are alone? That's where the real fun is!" he giggled, but then noticing Keramon's electrical disturbance abilities, "whoa... Hey, why don't we mess with sir weebstick? Spoil his fun?" Drac offered, "we can't reveal ourselves or he will know what's goin' on, but I'm willin' to bet that you know the machinery there inside and out, definitely more than that lonely nerd!" he thought, creating a plan. "Alright, so. You'll be any powerful hacking organization you know of, or you can make your own, then, you help Dante make it to the top, where I come in? You'll hook up my phone to Shirou's main screen, and I'll be sending messages to him explaining why a hacking organization would target him." he explained, before extending one of his arms towards Keramon, "whaddaya say, partner?"
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Post by Dante on Sept 25, 2016 19:05:40 GMT
Keramon takes exception to DracNos suggesting he turn on his Tamer. "Never! Shirou is a genius. He knows a lot more than these under-evolved apes walking the streets. With my data, Shirou will continue creating amazing technology, and one day he will have the power he rightfully deserves." It was clear Keramon was 100% behind Shirou's quest for total domination through superior technology. There was no way he's going to throw away years of work just to mess with his Tamer. Keramon continues going around the city, causing anything mechanical to malfunction.
Dante and Wormmon look at the 3 switches on the wall. "Just flip all the switches, Dante. Then all the lights will be on." "What good would that do? We wouldn't be able to tell which is which." "Then flip one of them. Wait, then 2 would still be off. What is you flip 2? Oh, this puzzle is unsolvable! Curse you, Shirou!" Dante closes his eyes and laughs. "Aha haha ha haa! You think you've got me, Shirou. Fortunately, I have seen this puzzle before." Dante flips two of the switches. "Now we wait a while." Dante takes out a pack of cigarettes and lights one up. "Shirou, you should have known better. Although you are probably just trying to buy time. Once we reach the top of the tower, I'm going to punch your pale, acne ridden face in."
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Post by DracNos on Sept 25, 2016 19:50:54 GMT
Drac raised his eyebrows, (which looked odd considering where his eyes where) "would you relax? I don't mean anything permanent, just foil his current plan, y'know? Mess with him, nothing damaging, nothing permanent, besides, the guy's weak, he needs to toughen up if he's ever gonna do anything meaningful," he stated, quite matter-of-factly, "that nerd has a lot to learn before he can begin to be considered "a genius", I assumed you'd know that by now," DracNos tapped his head with his claw, "If he's ever gonna succeed, he has to make up his mind whether he wants social connections or power. From what I've seen, there's no middle ground, if he keeps chasing some dumb form of "love", and going after Gwen, and fighting Dante? He'll buckle from the strain and drag himself all the way back to the bottom." The virus type explained, very much rambling off his own opinion, "the guy needs to learn, you with me? Or do ya wanna keep playing with these "underdeveloped apes"?" he asked, trying again.
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Post by Dante on Sept 26, 2016 2:00:34 GMT
Keramon crosses his long arms and shakes his head. "No, I would never do anything to hinder my master's plans. However, I feel like I've had my fun for now, and we should be getting back to the tower." Keramon creates a small portal, sucking in DracNos and Keramon. The two of them reappear inside Shirou's computer mainframe, this time in a large room with black and lime green data chips hovering around. "Now that we have entered again after I left the mainframe, Shirou's virus protection has been triggered." Several steel coated mechanical creatures come flying in. They are armed with virus seeking missiles on their arms, and giant red laser cannons on their chests. "These are the Norons. It doesn't help that both of us are Virus Digimon. They won't even recognize me. Watch out." The Norons lock onto DracNos and Keramon, and launch several missiles in their direction.
Dante stands by the switches, smoking his cigarette. He continues waiting there. Wormmon gets impatient. "What are you doing, Dante?! Let's move!" "That should be enough time." Dante puts his cigarette out on the metal floor. He flips one of the 2 switches back off and walks around to the lights with Wormmon. "Little buddy, would you touch one of the lightbulbs that is off?" "Alright." Wormmon climbs up the wall and touches one of the lights. "Now, the other one." Wormmon reaches over and touches the other light, and it burns his hand. "Ahh HOT HOT HOT HOT!!!" "Terrific. This is 1, this is 2, and this is 3." An electronic *Ding-Dong* can be heard coming from the speakers, indicating Dante has answered correct. "What the? How did you know that, Dante?" "One light is on, one is off, and that one is the one I turned off, which is why it was still hot. Admittedly, I do not think I could have solved this puzzle had I not seen the answer before. Onto the next level." Wormmon crawls up Dante's leg and sits on his shoulder. Dante walks over to the next door and heads up the stairs.
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Post by DracNos on Sept 26, 2016 2:25:34 GMT
"Ah, fine, let your boss chase blind fantasies, I bet it'll end GREAT for the both of ya!" Drac sighed, conceding defeat, and getting warped. "Man, you certainly are a walking talking swiss army knife" Drac Commented, as he stepped through the warp. "You know, I could'a gotten back in on my own, he huffed, examining the room via extending his arms out and rotating his arms slowly, when he was done, he listened to Keramon explain the room they were in and spotted it's defenses, " hmm. Hmm. Fascinating, hey, mind telling me why it was your first instinct to warp us to a Virus Shooting Range?" He asked, noticeably aggravated by the fact he had to deal with these defense protocols. "This is why I quit stealin' data from the digital world..." He grumbled, using his attack "Bat Retreat" to transform into dozens of smaller targets, they flew past the missiles, each dodging at the last moment, before positioning themselves right beside the launchers of different Norons, latching on with their claws and draining their energy.
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Post by Dante on Sept 26, 2016 17:02:54 GMT
"This was the only way for me to get back into the mainframe. These drones shouldn't be a problem." DracNos turns into a swarm of bats to dodge the missiles, and then drains one of the Norons. Keramon flies behind one of the data chips to avoid the incoming missiles. Keramon flies underneath the platform and rises up behind one of the drones. Keramon opens his mouth and takes a savage bite out of one of the Norons, consuming some of its data. Another Noron turns and fires a massive laser blast from its chest. Keramon turns and uses the Noron as a shield to block the laser, incinerating the drone. More Norons show up. Keramon stretches out its cables and attaches them to several platforms. Keramon triggers a massive electrical charge, disabling some of the Noron drones.
Dante and Wormmon reach the next level. Dante walks out into a room full of strange machines emitting random colored lights. Countless small spheres fly around the room, almost like gigantic atoms. "What is going on in here?" A door opens up on the other side of the room. Out walks a young man with red hair, wearing a leather jacket, and a small green insect Digimon. "What the? Is that a mirror?" Dante takes a closer look. "Whoah! They look just like us." Dante raises his hand and waves it around in the air. His doppelganger does the same thing. "Who are you?" "I am Dante. Why do you look just like me?" "I'm Dante! Why do you look like me?" "No, I am!" Wormmon crosses his arms and snarls at the imposter Wormmon. "This is pathetic! There's only one Worm King!" "I am the Worm King! You're just a phony. The Juice is loose!" "Hey, that's my line! You stupid little Worm!" "Shut up, big mouth! The Worm King will kick your butt!" "Be quiet, Wormmon!" "Don't talk to Wormmon like that." "Shut up, Dante!" "Who are you talking to?" "Argh, everyone be quiet so I can figure out what is going on!"
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Post by DracNos on Sept 26, 2016 17:25:24 GMT
"Don't you ever think to make a kill-switch for these things!?" the. Bats chattered, still fluttering around as a loose mass, not clumped into one target, but facing in different directions, the closed in on one Noron after the other, the swarm consuming it, and misguiding the missiles, functioning as a unit, when a missile was shot towards them, a number separated from the main mass, functioning like flares, but they returned afterwards. "While this is a grand ol' party, if you wouldn't mind, if it isn't too much trouble, feel free to start whenever. But could you get us out of here!? I don't like the prospect of being erased, thank you very much!" they all squeaked, collectively tossing a drained Noron towards the rest, separating and regathering near Keramon.
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Post by Dante on Sept 29, 2016 21:16:03 GMT
The two Dantes stare each other down. One takes up an aggressive fighting stance, while the other takes up a more defensive stance. The first Dante strikes with a quick kick, but the other Dante blocks and steps back, returning with a kick of his own. The first Dante sidesteps and lands a punch to the chest. The other Dante responds with palm strike to the arm and elbows Dante in the face. The two Dantes go back and forth exchanging blows, but neither gets the edge in the fight.
Both Wormmons fire silk threads at each other, but the threads meet in the middle and fall to the ground. The two Worm Kings crawl towards each other and start wrestling around on the floor. One Wormmon bites the other on the side, but the other strikes with the backside of one of its front legs. Both duos continue to duke it out, but they are too evenly matched. Both Dantes take a few steps back. "This is pointless. We are too evenly matched." "How cliché. This always happens on TV shows where twins or clones fight each other." "And then someone has to decide which one to shoot. So why don't you just step down now and get out of our way?" "I'm not going anywhere! You two are the imposters."
Keramon continues attacking the Norons with his cables. More drones continue to show up. Keramon looks around and sees a data file. "There's our way out. So long, Norons." Keramon and DracNos dodge the incoming missile fire and fly towards the data file. The two Digimon reappear in the room with Dante, Dante, Wormmon, and Wormmon. Only DracNos can understand what Keramon is saying. "Here, take this. You must decide which Dante is the real Dante." Keramon generates a laser pistol and hands it to DracNos.
"What's Keramon doing?" "I think he's telling DracNos to shoot one of us. Again, cliché." One set of Dante and Wormmon stands on the left, the other to the right. The first group makes their case to DracNos. "You've gotta believe me, we are the real Dante and Wormmon! Those are imposters created by Shriou as part of his sick and twisted games." The Dante on the right responds. "Don't listen to that phony, DracNos! Remember when we defeated the Goddess?" The other Dante replies. "He's lying! I am the real Dante! The only reason he knows about that is because Shirou can read our memories while we are in his computer program." "But we are not in his computer program! I haven't been in one of Shirou's virtual worlds since that happened." "Who knows what that nerd is capable of? This whole tower could be connected to his programs. Just ask Keramon over there."
The Wormmon on the left grabs his head. "Oh Goddess, this is giving me a headache! Virtual realities, cyber clones, stupid tower! Let's get Judith and go get some food already!" The Wormmon on the right responds. "No one's buying it, imposter! There's only one Worm King! When I see Shirou, I'm going to shoot a sticky net right in his face." "Shut up, faker! I'm too hungry to put up with your shenanigans." Keramon looks at DracNos. "You may ask a few questions before making your decision, but time is ticking."
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Post by DracNos on Sept 30, 2016 0:25:19 GMT
"Hey! Just in time!" he said, as the bats instinctively, re-forming his form, he gripped one of Keramon's tentacles to fly with him to the exit. He examined both the situation, and his gun. "Alright, first question:" he started, waving the gun carelessly, "what is the clone made out of? I have a sneaking suspicion they aren't flesh and bone." Drac stated, " 'course, I don't really need the gun, because when I find the copy, I'll eat them." he continued, not dropping the gun regardless, "question two: can I keep this?" he whispered, loudly to Keramon. "And question three, what do you think of Shirou, honestly?" he asked, pointing to the camera that observed the four.
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Post by Dante on Oct 4, 2016 0:25:43 GMT
The Dante on the left steps forward. "Knowing Shirou, the copies are imposters are likely copies made of data." "You would know that, considering you are the copy!" The Dante on the right takes out a pack of cigarettes and lights one up. The Wormmon on the right sides with his Dante. "See? Dante smokes cigarettes. Case closed." Dante on the left takes out his own pack. "Shirou would have obviously known this. Neither one of us can prove who the fake is. The copies are too accurate."
DracNos asks if he can keep the gun. "Negative. The gun is merely a prop for this challenge. Also, no eating the copies." DracNos asks the four what they really think of Shirou. The Wormmon on the left speaks up. "He's both a dweeby nerd, and a big bully. But at least he's great at video games." Dante on the left: "Honestly, my opinion on Shirou has changed a lot since I've known him. At first, he was kind of calm and collected. Then he freaked out and left the team, and pitted us against Team Takashi for control of the Data Core. He's an evil, sick and twisted pervert. However, he's also a genius at video games, and deep down, he just wants what we all want, acceptance. I'm happy to call Shirou my friend. Although I'm not a fan of these stupid challenges."
Dante on the right: "That's exactly what Shirou would have programmed you to say. I admit he has kind of grown on me after a while. Maybe he's a master of Stockholm syndrome. But he's also a great inventor. With Keramon connected into his programs, he's able to create entire virtual worlds. Quite impressive." Shirou watches on from the camera. "Hmm, I am quite impressed with myself. I honestly can't tell which one is the copy. My brilliance has no end." Dante on the left: "He's also a giant narcissist, and a huge pain in the ass." (Thinking) "Note to self, Smack Dante the next time I see him."
Wormmon on the right: "This is stupid! Nobody wants to hear people talking about how great Shirou is, or isn't. Just shoot those imposters so I can get out of here and eat some food!" Wormmon on the left: "Why don't you two shut up and admit you're the copies, before I blow this entire tower to the next dimension?!" Keramon sighs. "One Wormmon was more than enough."
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Post by DracNos on Oct 4, 2016 0:42:56 GMT
DracNos laughs out loud, in a sinister way, turning towards the camera, "Man! You MUST be lonely, programming like this!" he taunted, walking towards the group, "you two," he commanded, pointing at the two Dante's, "come here." he examined the two, "the way I see it, one of you is flesh and blood, the other is made of data. Here's the thing: I EAT data. With THESE claws," he stated, flashing his pointed red talons, "but, then there's the issue of the Wormmons, both are digital, SO." he spun, pointing at the door. "We're gonna have a little contest, the real Dante is the one that can break through that door and beat up Shirou first. The pair that can do so wins!" he concluded, he then spun around, "as a side note: Worm guys, how do you know which is the real Dante?" he added. "That skirmish could'a mixed up the pairs, couldn't it?" he asked, his masked head turning back to face them, despite being unable to see them.
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Post by Dante on Oct 7, 2016 22:06:16 GMT
Both Dantes look at each other, confused. "Beat up Shirou? What would that prove? Besides, we can't continue on until one of us is gone." "It is possible that both of us are made up of data. We could be inside of a virtual world created by Shirou, and not even realize it." The Wormmons crawl over to the Dantes. "Hmm, he's right. We could have gotten mixed up in the fight." "Oh, this is giving me a headache! I'm too hungry to think!" Shirou's voice comes in over the monitors. "Okay, this is going nowhere. You bumbling morons are too ignorant to comprehend anything." A bright flash of light illuminates the room. The Dante and Wormmon on the right are converted into data, and downloaded back into Shirou's mainframe.
"Finally, I'm glad that mindflux is over." Keramon shoots out two cables towards the door and unlocks it electronically. "See you guys on the other side." "What is he saying?" Keramon flies through the door and goes up to the next level. The gang follows Keramon up the stairs into what appears to be a giant battle simulator. "Oh no, I don't like the looks of this." Blue and green lights flash all around the top of the walls. Keramon flies over to a control station and connects into the mainframe.
A clear light blue cylinder lowers from the ceiling. Shirou slowly floats down on a holographic platform. He is wearing fancy white battle robes with a blue sash around his waist. "Now, the real challenge. One last fight. But first, I will allow you to recover." A computer generated buffet table appears in front of the gang. "Yes! Finally some food!" Wormmon leaps up on the table and starts gulping down food. "Mmm, chicken, rice, pasta, bacon, potatoes, oooooh yeah." "What's goin' on, Shirou? It's not like you to fight fair." "Aha haha ha haaa! I assure you, In this battle simulator, I have all the cards in my hand. Even with your little vampire friend, you will find this battle beyond difficult."
Dante picks up a plate of pasta and pours it into his mouth. He licks the plate clean, throws the plate on the ground shattering it, and wipes his mouth with the sleeve of his jacket. "Then let's dance, nerd linger." Shirou raises his right hand in the air, generating a cybernetic glove. "This is my power glove." Wormmon takes a break from stuffing his sideways mouth with food. "It's so bad." Shirou presses a button on his glove. Several machines along the walls unfold, revealing 8 bots designed for combat. They are about 5 feet tall, with four spiderlike legs, two long arms with sharp claws, and covered with silver and teal armor plating. "Introducing my latest line, the Terror Force." "Nice name. Is that because they are so terrible?" "Keep talking while you still can, Palladino." Wormmon forms a cocoon out of silk thread, and digivolves to Stingmon. "Let's smash these tinker toys!" "Terror Force, attack!"
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Post by DracNos on Oct 8, 2016 6:35:38 GMT
"Does my genius know no bounds?" He asked, giving an exaggerated bow, as the door opened. He excitedly ran into the next room. He calmly watched Keramon fly away, he hummed the tune, "Come Fly with Me", by Frank Sinatra, as he peered around the room, noticing the cylinder, he yelled at Shirou, "Hey, lord of the dweebs!" He hopped up and dug his claws into the glass, peering at the hologram with his eyes pressed against the glass. "You aren't actually here, are you? Well then, I guess I'll trash any cameras I can find... Ciao!" He added, leaping off of the glass, attaching to the wall and skittering up it like those little girls from Japanese horror movies.
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