Titan's Secrets? Infiltrate the Casino! [MPC108B, CLOSED]

It took a very long time for the little shark to grasp Bacomon’s plan. But eventually, just as night had fallen and the sky had turned from deep purple to inky black – was she ready. Bacomon had explained to her that it would be a dangerous mission and to go in as she would make it twice so. Her appearance was understandably noteworthy, definitely standing out from most of the regular casino dwellers.

Fortunately, Bacomon had a plan for this eventuality, too. From a sack, he pulled out; what looked like cut-out pieces of his own body, except hastily painted a splotchy green. “Here, slip these on. Quick, before the Knightmon get suspicious. Or anyone else sees us…”

With some effort and difficulty, Levi slipped the cardboard boxes over her head and down over her chest. A hole for her her tail had been cut out the back so it could stick out awkwardly. Her fins were replaced by cardboard hands, which were just smaller boxes with holes in so she could hold a taped on cardboard bone club. The head piece was overly large, bouncing up and down over the sharks eyes as she stepped in a line to test the sturdiness.

“Perfect, you look just like one of those accursed Goblimon.” Bacomon said, straightening the helmet and then pointing Levi to look at the guards. Two large Knightmon with staring blue eyes focused on the steps which led up to the Casino’s doors. “You gotta get by those two. Luckily they’re not too smart. Remember, you’re a Goblimon who’s late for the party.”

“Uh, okay doke! I'ma go now!” Levi exclaimed, taking several duck-footed steps forward and almost fell onto her face on the very first step. “Oh no, I’m not sure I can watch this…”

Levi stepped up to the Knightmon who peered down at her imperiously.

“No, visitors. Not tonight.”
“Private Event, leave”

The two Knightmon repeated it twice in unison. “Uh… me is a Goblevi. Rawr! I iz a late for a party, let me in!” She said, in her loudest and in attempt of copying the Goblin’s harsh tones or as much as it was explained to her. With clanks of their armor, the two Knights moved aside slowly but continued to watch Levi warily as she passed. Her tail wagging as she wandered past into the slowly opening doors. “Les be friends next time, okay!” She said, turning back and smiling a wide smile, partly hidden by the box. The two Knightmon looked at one another but the doors shut, blocking them from view, once more.

“Wooooah…” Levi said, almost tipping over once again. She wished she had many more eyes to take in everything she could see. The long red carpet that had led up her the stairs lined the room cutting the enormous space into two. On one side was a series of bright red machines with a large handle that was making odd clinks and clanks. Occasionally a Digimon who was sitting on one of the tall chairs, exclaimed in happiness as coins dropped from the slot or struck the machine with an angry fist when it didn’t. The other side of the room was all tables of green felt with small chairs on it and a Digimon behind each, dealing out cards which caused several more Digimon to exclaim or grumble, depending on the situation.

“Levi want to see everything…” she muttered to herself taking a large step forward; her mouth wide open and her eyes glimmering.

“Not now. Later. Come on back to the mission!” A voice emanated from nowhere causing Levi to jump. She was so surprised that her cardboard head almost fell off. “Don’t panic. Don’t panic. It’s got a speaker in the helmet so I can hear you and you can hear me.”

The party continued for some time with Ginkakumon loudly telling embarrassing stories about a certain Ogrekin in one corner. While a loud-mouthed phoenix loudly proclaimed her worth and power in another, whilst consuming all the food she could fit in her beak.

“Quick Levi, you must learn what we need to know.” The voice of Bacomon whispered in her ear. “Before we lose our chance. Go...”

The little shark wandered duck-footedly around the floor, trying to see through her overlarge cardboard mask, watching the other Digimon who were congregating in small parties. Approaching one, she tilted her head a little as she stared into three blank, gormless faces. “Uh, Lev...uh, Goblevi… want know… why we here? Okey doke?" Levi muttered, tilting her head a little the other way. 

The three goblins stared at Levi with looks of confusion on their faces for just a second, before they answered. 

“Uh, I dunno…” The darkest-skinned goblin said, tilting his own head in time with Levi.

“I forget. Hehehe…Free food?” The second one said, pale-face contorted into a smirk.

“Maybe, yeah. I could eat way more than you though…”

“No, you idiots. Wasn’t it to, uh, announce the new proje--” The third started to say but was cut off.

A roar of noise had erupted and every single head had turned to look in the direction of the commission. It appeared a fight had broken out in the midst of the party. Ogremon stood on one side with his large bone club raised, threateningly. On the other stood a tall, monstrous Digimon. Thick, matted black hair hung down its curved back. Overly long arms stretched out in front of it ending with black clawed paws that shimmered in the bright light of many hanging chandeliers.

“Get lost, mongrel. Or I’ll crush you.”

“I’d like to see you try,” the lion-like Digimon roared back. Crimson eyes focused on its prey, it licked its lips and took a step forward. “I’ll rip you apart, little Ogrekin. Just like always.” It let out a laugh that was more like a howl and raised a black claw threateningly. The two flew forward at once at a speed so fast, Levi was barely able to see it. Ogremon's club and MadLeomon's claws collided in the middle of the room. Releasing a shockwave so strong; many of the tables tipped over, sending food and plates flew all over the room. 

“Not bad, kitty cat.” Ogremon snarled, spinning his club. His other hand was reaching down to a satchel that was hanging around its side. A glint of gold appeared for just a second before another voice raised over the chaos followed by a loud hiccup. A large metal hand pushed the two apart, pushing the two apart. 

“Enough.. *HICK* B-Back off now. *HICK* We are all friends here…  W...we...are Titan’s Armies and soon *HICK* thanks to the n-new *HICK* advances made by the scie...scien….the dorks, we shall be unstoppable *HICK* and I will get my…” Ginkakumon took a step forward and then collapsed into a nearby table with an ear-splitting crash of splintering wood.

Several Digimon rushed out from a door on each of the hall. Each one looking identical to the last, in Levi’s opinion, they looked like plastic bags with gas mask faces. The Troopmon began to pull with some difficulty the now sleeping Ginkakumon to one side of the room and to clean up the mess he had caused. Ogremon and MadLeomon stared at each-other for a second longer and then both stormed away.

Levi tilted her head confused by all that had just happened. A voice, once again, spoke into her ear, now excited and speaking far faster. “Little shark, you must learn what Ginkakumon was talking about. This is most important. Go, now.”

Unable to articulate a spoon with his club-like arms, the RedVegiemon dunked his entire head into the mixture of disgusting ingredients that he was calling a soup. “Hmm, A-YUCK…” It said from inside the pot. “I think I need a few more ingredients…”

Levi watched from afar, her head tilted to one side. Purple bubbles and vapor flooded from the large metal pot filling the air with a toxic aroma somewhere between dirty socks and stagnant water. The little shark pinched her nose from inside the box. “How’s about…” It said, pulling its head from within the disgusting soup; which also was covering the entire top of it’s leafy head. “This, no this… A-YUCK…”

It began to throw more and more ingredients that didn’t seem to go at all into the spot. Black smoke erupted from it and added to the cloud that was forming above them. “Now, that is a masterpiece!” The plant said, turning on the spot to look at Goblevi. Her head tilted to one side. “Oii you, take this soup out to our guests, right NOWWWW! A-YUCK.”

Levi jumped again at his sudden tone shift. Once more her headgear jumped with her, revealing momentarily the flat shark face beneath it. Her mouth open and full of bladed teeth and her eyes wide and brightest yellow. The RedVegiemon paused for a second. His mouth fell open too.

“Uhh, wait a-- AYUCK!”

Before the plant monster could say anything and mostly on impulse; Levi had thrown her trident through the air. But, it missed the vegetable target. It soared over his head and struck the pot that was still standing on the sideboard, releasing a loud and ominious gong-like note. It began to rock, forward to back on its great metal bottom. “INTRUDER! FAKE! AYUCK!” RedVegiemon screamed at the top of his voice, raising his club arms in a threatening manner. "Nuh! uh!"

Before he could jump on Levi; the pot began to rock and with a final clanking bang that seemed to echo through the dank, dirty kitchen. The pot fell forward, landing on the head of the RedVegiemon. Only leaving his bulbous bottom sticking out. The disgusting soup leaked out from the gaps in the pot and leaking puddles of purple ooze onto the floor, which caused the bricks to smoke and sizzle.

Levi moved forward, amazed at her own skill. Albeit accidental. Her head still tilted as she looked at the fate of the plant. It appeared to be shouting insults but his voice was completely muffled and unrecognizable. "Bye bye, meanie guy!"

“Quick Levi, now is your chance to return to the party,” the voice said from within her helmet which she had quickly replaced. “Okay doke! Levi goes back,” she turned on the spot and once more, caused an accident at the expense of the RedVegiemon. Her tail swiped the pot and caused it to tip, stuck vegetable and all. It fell right side up, once more. The bulging bottom of the poor stuck Digimon now sticking straight up.

“Goblevi iz sorry. Hope you iz a okay!” The little shark muttered as she pushed the doors back open and returned to the party. The marble hall was bright after the murky darkness of the kitchen and caused her to blink excessively.

Several Goblimon; including the three known as the Goblisquad to crowd around her. Expecting more food to be brought out.

“Oii! Where da soup!”
“Yeah! I could easily eat it all”
“So, hungry, hungry! Hehehehe!”

The little shark pressed a cardboard covered fin to her face and thought hard. “Goblevi think… uh…” Then it came to her, reminded of what the Vegetable had said just before the ‘accident’. “Goblevi thinks that the food isn’t quite dones yet. The Red Meanie gotta put more stuffs in. So is a soon, please waits, okay doke?”

This seemed to pacify them for now, as they grumpily returned to the destroyed table of food, with only the barest scraps left, including bones and many broken shards of plate. 

Pushing the doors back open, Ogremon returned to the party. A look of menace and uncontrollable fury all over his face. So, much, so, it was like he was exuding anger. Party guests were moving aside as he stomped through them. A firm grip on his bone club as if he was going to smack the nearest guest through the ceiling.

The little shark lagged a little behind, her cardboard head jumping up and down with each clumsy duck-footed step she took. She moved towards the table still piled high with empty plates and dishes where the three Goblimon were still chowing down. Their greedy eyes scanning the surface of the plates for anything left behind to the repulsion of the guests around them.

“You three are still eating!?” Ogremon roared. “I’ve had enough of this place. We’re leaving now.” Raising his club, he slammed it into the table and caused all three goblin to jump to attention.

“But boss, what about dessert!”
“Yeah, all the cakes and ice cream, we can eat! Hehehe!”
“I could eat far more than you both combined…”

With a snarl and a great thunk, the bone club fell onto the head of the greenest Goblimon who fell backwards into the table. “I said move it, you imbecile. Now.”

“Yeah, dummy…” The second Goblimon said, bringing his club onto the head of his icy cousin.
“Ouch. Oh yeah! Dummy! Hehehe!” SnowGoblimon did the same to Shamamon who ducked out of the way and slammed it into the face of the now unconscious green Goblimon.

“Enough messing around, I got bigger plans and we need to move bef…” The rest of the sentence was cut short as everyone turned to the kitchen. Something that sounded like a drum being hit by a hammer sounded from within. Then, the doors burst open with a great thunk and a pot rolled out into the middle of the hall.

“Hey look, dessert is here!”
“What kind of dessert comes in a soup pot, dummy.”

Sticking out from the bottom of the pot was a large, plump body of a scarlet color. A voice sounded from within, echoing outward. “HEY! HEY! GET ME OUTTA HERE!”

The two remaining Goblimon jumped down and started to tug at the pot by the handles. But, it remained firmly stuck over the RedVegiemon’s head. They banged their clubs on the top of the pot but all this did was cause the Digimon to shout in pain and annoyance. “Not like that you idjit… AYUCK, YUCK.”

“Wait, wait. There is an intruder amongst us. A shark dressed like one of us.” RedVegiemon shouted and the room fell silent. “Look for the one in the cardboa--” But the rest of his words were cut off by another thonk from a club.

Bedlam ensued. The guests were running out of the doors, unsure if the intruder was someone they should worry about and the Titan Members who remained where searching for the shark. Levi who was hiding beneath one of the tables, tilted her head, unsure what to do.

“Levi, we’re blown. Get out of there before you get caught!”

The little shark needed no more incentive to move. Dropping the cardboard outfit into a pile, she ran from under the table and using the mass of crowd as a shield to protect her from sight. Fortunately she was so short that is was difficult to find her amidst the swarming legs. Although, she was being buffeted from side to side and too and frow. Her eyes were rolling in her little head, confused and very disoriented. The loud voice of Fenixmon could be heard over all the rest as she stood on the table. "I, Fenixmon, Arch Wizard and Master of Explos--" The rest of her words were swiftly cut off as she was knocked from her perch by a arrant swinging club. 

“There you are. I’ll crush you.” Came the voice of Ogremon who swung his own club at the milling crowd. But, he only managed to hit a few more Goblimon who was moving towards the direction of the doors.

“Nuh, uh. No friends, with the Levi.” The shark said, ducking under the feet of another larger Digimon and crawled. The Ogremon roared in anger and tried to stomp closer, but it was impossible to cross the river of milling bodies.

Soon, the crowd had pushed her all the way through the Casino, past the Octomon who was still playing at a coin game and through the large doors flanked by the Knightmon. By this point, night had truly fallen and the bright lights of the casino were ever more prominent. Almost like a lighthouse on the edge of the beach. It would be rather pretty if not for the many furious thugs that she had left behind.

“Levi wonder what Ogreguy meant though…” She said, tilting her head as she ducked into a side alley and away from the shouts, noise and footsteps of hundreds of people. Levi wasn’t sure what any of the things she had overheard meant. But, it seemed to have made Bacomon happy, which also made her happy. So, all in all… it was a good night’s work. "Levi has a confuse..." she said, pressing a fin to her mouth as she wandered through the crowd. 

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Meanwhile far above, on the rooftops. The little cardboard Digimon stood, far out of reach and further out of sight. Hidden behind one of the tall clay chimneys that was wafting acrid smoke. Bacomon pulled out a square device, similar in design to Levi’s D-Terminal but smaller. Pressing a button on the front, he began to speak into it in a low voice.

“Good evening. Mission successful. We got a lot of new information that I’ll put into a report for the DLA. What was most worrying was the news of Vademon using crystals, like we had assumed when he invaded. Expect my report on both the night’s events and the shark, very soon. Over and out.”

Indeed, that little Shark Digimon had been useful and proved quite easy to manipulate due to her innocent nature. Perhaps, they should keep an eye on her. Just in case she proves useful in the future for the sake of the Digital World. Happy with his nights work, Bacomon jumped down into the nearest alleyway and then out onto the streets to mill into the moving crowd.