MPC 42: Reunion ~ ENTER, THE IRON MAIDEN!

Looks like the Palladino household is getting ready for one special barbeque. It won't be long until the guests start arriving. Dante goes back inside to tidy up the living room. Putting away all the video games Wormmon left laying out, and recycling lots of beer bottles and soda cans. Suddenly there's a loud knock at the door. Dante walks over and opens it. A young woman with jet black hair pulled back into pigtails rushes in and tackles Dante to the ground.

The vicious woman wraps her arm around Dante's neck, putting him in a dragon sleeper submission hold. "Tap out, Dante! TAP OUT!" Dante smacks the floor with his hand three times. "Now say you're my bitch!" "Come on, that's enough!" The woman lets go. Dante slowly gets up and dusts himself off. The woman stands there with her hands on her hips and a coy smile. She is wearing a red cutoff top, white shorts, with a red rose above her left ear, long black socks, and red and black wrestling boots. "Ko-knee-chihuahua, cousin!" "I don't think you said that right. I'm surprised to see you, Roxanne. How have you been?"

Roxanne punches her palm. "Oh, ya know, the usual. Making stupid skanks tap out in the ring. They just can't stack up to the daughter of the Iron Dragon, ya know." "Yes, I know. How's uncle Brian been?" "Probably training some poor saps. He's getting too old to compete himself, and wants to pass down his legacy to a new generation. I guess being the Iron Maiden isn't enough for him, at least not until they let me start fighting the men! Haha ha ha!" Dante's family has a legendary history of competitive fighting.

Judith comes walking inside. She sees Roxanne and hurries over to give her a big hug. "Hey Judith! Any men causing you trouble?" "No, well, just Dante. Ahahaha!" "Well I already laid the smackdown on him, but I can go another round." "That won't be necessary! How come Judith gets a hug, and I get my butt kicked?" "Because you're a whiny twig boy. Ah haa haha haaaa!" Well this reunion was off to a rocky start, at least for Dante. "Come on, let's go check out the patio."

Dante remembers Wormmon is outside. There's no way Roxanne can find out about the Worm King. If she does, she might tell his parents, and he really doesn't want to explain that he's been slacking on his studies to go to some virtual world full of monsters fighting. Judith and Roxanne are walking towards the sliding glass door. Dante hurries over and blocks their path. "Hold on a sec, Roxanne just got here. How about a tour first? There's something I need to check on outside first." It takes a little while, but Judith realizes they have to keep Wormmon a secret. "Oh, yes of course. Let me show you my new coffee pot. It was a gift from Kano, before I broke up with his sorry butt." "Men, haha ha ha!"

Roxanne and Judith head into the kitchen. (Totally not because women belong in the kitchen, of course! Hey, a girl kicked Dante's butt. If anything I think we've still scored some points for equality.) Dante heads outside to talk to Wormmon. "Hey little buddy, listen, my cousin is here, and we can't let her find out about you." "What? But I thought all our guests know about Digimon." "Well Judith invited her, she could have given me a head's up. Looks like you'll have to stay in your holosuit form for now." "Aww man, that form is nice, but I really wanted to kick back and relax as my good ole worm side." "Don't worry, I'll add extra bacon and cheese on your burgers."

The ladies (and King Wormmon) come downstairs in skimpy bikinis. Judith wearing yellow, Roxanne wearing red, and Willow wearing green. Shirou tries to stop himself from letting his jaw drop to the floor, but is unsuccessful. (Thinking) "Would you keep yourself together, Shirou?" "Alright, who's ready to hit the pool, you guys?" Dante and Shirou get changed and the gang gets in the pool. Roxanne and Willow start roughhousing around. It's not long before both of them are trying to dunk Shirou and Dante underwater.

They goof off in the pool for a while, splashing around and playing games. The water starts to affect Willow's holosuit. While playing marco polo, Shirou grabs Roxanne and uses her as a shield, and she gets tagged by Wormmon. "Hey! Get your hands off me!" Roxanne grabs Shirou and slams him against the side of the pool. The fabric tears, and the pool bursts open. Water gushes out, spilling onto the sun dried lawn. "Ahh the pool! Whyyyy?!!!" "Way to go, Roxanne!" "That creep started it."

Everyone gets up and walks back to the patio. "I've had enough of this. No more grabby hands!" "I was only trying to gain a competitive advantage..." Roxanne turns to Dante and Judith. "This is the kind of company you keep? Just what have you two been doing in Japan?" Willow's holosuit starts glitching out, and the Worm King reverts back to Wormmon. "Bwaaah-haaawh! What is that thing?!" "Uh oh..." "Roxanne, it's alright. Just calm down." "Roxanne, I would have told you, but..." "Look, this is way too awkward. I'm telling my dad, and he will tell your dad, and you will get in major trouble!"

"What do ya mean, trouble? Ain't cha ever seen a Digimon before? And I'm one of the best!" "I'll explain. You see, there's these things called Digital monsters, and-" "I don't wanna know. Either way, you're getting into trouble. Maybe your parents will even cut off your funds." "No! Then who will buy me super delicious frosty milkshakes?!" "Isn't there another way out of this?" "Well..."

*20 minutes later* Roxanne, Judith, and Wormmon are all laying back, relaxing on some folding chairs in the lawn. Dante and Shirou walk over carrying trays of food. "Here are your cakes and milkshakes, ladies. Will that be all for today?" Roxanne takes a sip from her milkshake. "Nope. You've got to give me 10 of your videogames." "And you have to vacuum the house and wash the windows for a month." "Ya! Haha!" "Shut up, sellout. You're the whole reason we're in this mess, why aren't you being punished?" "Because I said so. Now dance, monkeys! DANCE!" Dante and Shirou dance around like morons while Roxanne and Judith shoot them with water guns. "I'm really glad you came to town, cuz." "Ya. We should do this more often." "This is the best Fourth of Japan day ever!"

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Changed my mind about the ending, but still got it gone just in time. Bits please.