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Best of the New West ~Dante, Yuuki, Sinokira (Closed)
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Post by Dante on Aug 14, 2017 14:26:42 GMT
It's just another manic Monday morning here at the Palladino house. Dante wakes up to the morning sun and the smell of fresh coffee. He gets dressed and heads downstairs to pour a cup of coffee, but not before he steps out to the back patio to smoke a cigarette. Meanwhile Wormmon is still asleep, passed out in the living room on a pile of empty soda cans, surrounded by candy wrappers. Judith is sitting at the counter playing with her phone, and of course drinking coffee. She sees her brother trudging around the house, not quite half awake. "My, you're up early. Important assignment for college?" "Nope. No classes today."
Dante and Judith head to the living room and turn on the TV. The noise wakes up Wormmon, groggy like Dante. "Ooah, what time is it?" "Just after sunrise. So Dante, if you don't have any classes, what are you going to do today?" "Well for starters, I'm going to watch college volleyball. Then later I'm gonna go hang out with Shirou. I told him that we would hang out today." "Oh, can we leave soon? Let's meet him back at the ice cream factory for breakfast!" "Ice cream for breakfast, now that's just ridiculous."
Yes, just a usual day for Dante and the gang, but as we know, it's those days that feel so ordinary and laid back that turn into the biggest catastrophes. While Dante may be having a peaceful summer morning, in the Digital World there is chaos. There are riots in the streets of the desert trade city of Nubar. Refugees that recently lost their homes to raids, and soldiers reduced to being common mercenaries, if they can find work at all. The once booming Nubar was a hotbed for international trade, now torn apart by mistreated citizens and corruption from within. Even the city's champion Bogamon was struggling to survive the dark desert nights. For even though Nubar is guarded by four colossal walls, they only served to contain the madness.
Meanwhile, Dante is lazily laying on the couch, watching women's volleyball. Dante and Wormmon are enchanted by the short shorts they are wearing. Judith goes on and on talking about stupid music and boring movies and TV shows. "And she is the same actress who was in that steampunk movie from 1999. Dante? Are you even listening to me?" Dante just stares at the screen. "Those shorts..." Judith reaches over and pinches Dante on the side of his chest. "Oww! What?" "What the heck were you doing?" "Nothing. Just, watching volleyball." "Yes. Volleyball is very, entertaining. The ball is so, bouncy..." "Yes, and jiggly. Look at the way, those shorts just cling to her like skin." "Okay, you two horndogs have your fun. Men are pathetic." Judith gets up to go make herself some bacon and eggs.
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Post by Dante on Aug 15, 2017 4:47:55 GMT
After watching volleyball for hours on end, Dante starts getting ready to leave. After taking a hot shower, he puts on a dark blue shirt, jeans and a lightweight silver jacket. His blonde hair is starting to get too long, and he neglects to shave his somewhat grizzly stubble. It's okay, not like Shirou has high standards for being well groomed. "Hey Judith, are you coming with?" "Count me out. If you two end up in trouble, I'd rather not be in the middle of it." "Come on, we're just going to hang out. Shirou will take care of everything." "Alright, but only because I really want some ice cream now."
Shirou's limousine rolls up outside. The trio heads out the door and gets in the limo. Big surprise, Shirou is there with two bottles of wine and multiple glasses. "Hey man. Classic Shirou as always." "You can never have too much class." "I don't know how you can get anything done if you're always wasted on wine." "You would be surprised what sorts of gadgets I've been working on lately." With Keramon controlling the limo, they head to the Trailmon station, getting messed up on two much wine.
They arrive at the station, and get on the Trailmon to Terminus City. "I've got something important to tell you once we get back to the factory." "Hey, can't we just hang out without it turning into another crazy scheme?" "I'm sure that you will be most interested in what has been going on." "Great. Between defeating Myrgamon and DATS going under, don't you think I've got enough on my plate as a Tamer?" "Ya! Seems like everybody can't wait to get their butts kicked by us. They are lining up out the door!"
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Post by yuuki on Aug 22, 2017 20:27:52 GMT
"You won't believe how many people thought I'm just a kid in fursuit, tooting my bagpipe," a Dorumon commented to his partner who now wears sleeveless shirt with vest on the top. His de-aged look means his muscle density and tone doesn't look as beefier as before, but it's still very noticeable, a build of a fighter. His arms bandaged halfway to his elbow. Many would think that the boy looked like cosplaying, but it's not quite true. He just felt more comfortable with this sort of attire, especially with the hood.
"...Again, we could be captured by DATS because you refused to wear Holosuit or go inside my bag."
"Pshaw," Hikaru scoffed. "And like your arm that rings almost all detector would be any better?"
"Ironically, I can't even refute that. Where are we going again?"
"That I have no idea. I mostly just want to relax, but some adventuring won't be bad," the Dorumon commented, tapping his chin. "Oh well, for now let's just restock on our meal and everything, then we can let the wind call us as usual."
"That's so vague," Yuuki retorted, sighing. At the moment, the boy is oblivious to the sight of the young man he knew from the fiasco some times ago. Yuuki just stared at the changing scenery, from the tunnel of the Shibuya Station to the Digital World...To the Terminus they know.
"...For now our plan is... to get us to Biomerged state again," Yuuki decided. "...But bond wise, we're not lacking. We're lacking in power. We need to train more."
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Post by Dante on Aug 22, 2017 20:55:58 GMT
The Trailmon passes into the Digital World. Fortunately this time there wasn't an annoying Agumon flipping out at Wormmon eating on the train. The normally snacking Worm King is waiting until they get to the ice cream factory for that big bowl of cold goodness. "Hey Dante, when are we going to get to the ice cream factory?" "It won't be much longer now." "I'm sure once you've tried my new flavor, it will have been worth the wait."
Judith looks over and sees a young man wearing a vest. (Thinking) "Mmm, delicious..." Little does she know that the boy she is ogling is actually Yuuki, a boy suffering from de-aging that Dante has met before. The Trailmon arrives at the station. As Dante and the others are heading to the doors, Dante recognizes Yuuki, but he doesn't see Hikaru. "Hey, Yuuki! It's me, Dante." Wormmon looks over, surprised. "Wha? Alright it's Yuuki! How ya been? Did you get that data problem all figured out yet?" "I don't think he would still look like this if he did."
Shirou takes notice of Yuuki's bandages. He can tell by his demeanor that something tragic has happened to him. "Your friend appears quite injured. Is he going to be alright?" "It's complicated. Something to do with the connection between Digimon and humans." "Hey bro, aren't you going to introduce us to your friend?" "That's right, nobody forgets Wormmon, of course. This is my friend, Shirou, and the girl with the bird face is my sister Judith." "Bird face?!" "You know, at one point you never would have called me a friend, Dante." "Life is funny like that. Sometimes you make friends with the last people you think, and sometimes friends can turn out to be bad people, and stab you in the back." "Which one is Shirou, Dante?" "Both. But don't worry, if I'm going to pull any more crazy schemes, I'll be sure to let you know first."
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Post by yuuki on Aug 22, 2017 21:12:50 GMT
Yuuki snapped out of his melancholia the moment he saw familiar face. He smiled slightly and waved his hand lazily... Oh yeah, he does indeed noticed that he's being ogled, but after he did a certain advertisement, it's no longer something out of ordinary. He's forced to pretty much swallow the fact that he's quite hot looking for girls. He's happy that he's taken tho.
"Nope," with just that as an answer, he hope that the two can sort it out by themselves. "I need to achieve biomerge again, remember?"
Still, Dante's companion seem to worried about his bandages? Yuuki just chuckled and unravel the bandages, which turns out to be... nothing, completely nothing underneath, just his normal arm.
"Just fashion statement," he commented "although my left arm is still metallized under the skin," he added quickly. He moved it slightly, to which it made a loud creaking sound like metal grating against each other, to which Yuuki winced. "..At least moving this ain't as hurt as before, but damn... it still hurts."
He listened to the introduction and nodded. "Itou Yuuki, first name Yuuki of course. Just your ordinary guy partnered to this Scottish wannabe Dorumon."
"Hmph, so just you know, I just like kilt and bagpipe, OK? Name's Hikaru, at your service," the Dorumon retorted. "Also, Dante, is the 'punishment' with Wormmon where you said that you 'would act nice to your sister' already done?"Hikaru slyly reminded, wiggling his nonexistent eyebrows.
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Post by Dante on Aug 22, 2017 22:33:46 GMT
Dante could already tell that his sister Judith was attracted to Yuuki. Little did the Palladino siblings know, but this was common for the young stud muffin. "If I didn't know better, I would swear Yuuki is one of the Handsome Boys. But who am I kidding? Yuuki actually has class." It appears Yuuki and Hikaru still require biomerging, to see if that affects the connection. Dante didn't know Yuuki when he suffered this injury, but he was there when Doctor D. explained it. Fortunately the band aids are just for show. Few Tamers Dante has met have such style.
The group listens as Yuuki's arm creaks. "How attached are you to that arm? I bet I can whip you up a giant steel claw in no time." The apparently Scottish influenced Dorumon reminds Dante of a certain deal Wormmon made. Judith stands there with her hands on her hips. "Act nice to your sister? What's this all about?" "Uh oh... hey we better hurry up and get off the train already! Let's go!" Dante grabs Wormmon and the frantic slacker hurries off through the station. "I guess we better follow him."
The gang catches up with Dante outside the station. "Alright, just a little further til we get to the ice cream factory." "Hold on. I wanna know about this deal." "Well, Dante made me digivolve to Mega, and I went all nutbar and threatened to take over the Digital World, so my punishment was a curfew, and Dante had to be nice to you." "Yes, and I haven't been doing a very good job at enforcing your side of it. But I have been nice to my sister. Because I wuv my wittle sister! She's a beautiful princess!" "Hmph! I'll be the one to judge whether you're being nice to me." "Come on, you know I'm only joking. You don't really have a bird, face..." "Ya, keep putting your foot in your mouth."
Ahem, FINALLY the gang reaches the ice cream factory. They pass by a large hut where Leomon use to run his business. They approach the wall of the building next to it, and Shirou reveals a secret entrance. He takes out his digivice and a portion of the wall rises up. Once inside, they see all sorts of machinery used to make that sweet, sweet ice cream. Giant vats full of ice cream. The room being mostly stainless steel, silver and white colored. Also plenty of computer equipment for all of Shirou's nefarious plots. Keramon flies out of Shirou's digivice and into the main computer. "Ah, there's no place like home. Cold as *BEEP* though."
The gang approaches a long table in the main room. Terriermon can be seen typing away on a computer. He turns around, revealing a thick black goatee, and he is smoking a cigar. The rookie level speaks with a gruff, raspy voice. "Welcome back, Shirou. Hey Dante! What brings you here?" "Nice to see you again, Terriermon. We're here to try some of Shirou's new ice cream." "Well, just hang on, and I'll get cha some bowls! Try it with the dark brown chocolate sauce. It's got so much cocoa, we still can't run it in the U.K." The ice cream is all well and good, but Shirou clearly has other things in store.
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Post by yuuki on Aug 22, 2017 22:51:39 GMT
"As attached as a judo champion to his arm," Yuuki answered. "Had I did not have love to this arm, I'd already replaced it with something from Terminus Mall. Unfortunately, I can't get better or get on official match without my real arm. Enhanced arms are against the rule of sportmanship I believe. I'd like to do the sport I like until I got into college proper... or maybe before that, even."
Still, somehow they arrived in Terminus. Yuuki wondered what was that about. He looked at Hikaru who just smirked, almost as if telling him best to follow his new friend on whatever he want to do. Looking slightly fed up, the youth consented and followed after Dante's entourage.
"Ice cream factory? Should I even know what is this about?" Yuuki asked. However, Hikaru instead beamed up like he just found some sort of utopia. "Oooh, ice cream! Hey, hey, I happened to need some ice creams at the moment, mind if I buy some and pick it up later? New cuisine is waiting for me!"
Hearing that made the black haired teen shudder. Hikaru and new cuisine spells something chaotic after all.
Still, the banter of the siblings made Hikaru chuckle. "Ah yes, I'm glad to be the one who reminded that for you. Remember, the Doru is not as forgiving as you think," he joked. "Still, you really backpedaled so quickly to that, Dante. Too bad it's still a foot on mouth moment though~"
The secret entrance though, if Yuuki have a way to describe it, interesting would not be enough. Then again, this Shirou guy sounds like a really shady guy... if not typically (and humorously) like a mastermind villain. Keramon as a partner though...
"That's some classy Terriermon," Hikaru commented. "Never seen one with goatee."
Yuuki decided that he's not in mood for something too sweet. He's never a sweet tooth to begin with. Something subtly sweet and more to the bitter side is more to his thing, so he just leaned on one of the wall while awaiting for whatever is in the store...
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Post by Dante on Aug 22, 2017 23:46:09 GMT
Dante was in such a hurry to get to the ice cream factory, he completely forgot to ask if Hikaru and Yuuki would like to tag along. Finally realizing his mistake, he gets embarrassed and bows politely to Yuuki. "I am sorry, I completely forgot to ask if you two wanted to come with. And Shirou, I am surprised that you would let strangers into your factory." "It's not a problem. In spite of your friend's condition, I can tell they are quite the talented pair. We will need all the help we can get..."
Terriermon sets bowls and spoons down on the table. Shirou walks over to a control panel and starts typing away. A machine lowers down and squirts out a dark red colored ice cream into the bowls. Other than Judith on Dante's case, things seem to be going well. Still, that dang ol' Hikaru had to say something. Dante sits down and takes a bite. "Oh my Goddess! You've done it again you crazy bastard." "It's double stuffed chocolate with cherry." "Don't forget to add the mix-ins, Dante!"
Other than Yuuki, who is feeling a bit lactose intolerant for the moment, the gang enjoys some very delicious ice cream, with chocolate syrup and all kinds of topping to add. "Wow, Shirou. This is your best flavor yet! Since when do computer giantesses know so much about ice cream?" "I think he means computer geniuses. He's right. You've pulled all kinds of crazy gadgets out of you butt since I've known you." "The virtual worlds, the holograms, the Desert Death Fortress..." "Oh stop flattering me. Yes, I know that compared to the common men and women faffing about, my level of intelligence seems quite tremendous. But there are some brilliant minds out there that even I strive to emulate."
Shirou types something on his computer, and a picture appears up on the main screen. It's an old timey picture of a man with long black hair and a fantastic moustache. "This is Dutch Leonard. One of the greatest inventors of the 1800's. This man was so ahead of his time, he predicted the concept of data over a century before we had any idea what it was. If anyone would have understood and embraced the Digital World, it was Leonard." "Wow, it's strange to think that there's someone you admire so strongly." "He looks like a baseball player."
"Don't get me wrong. We've learned so much since then. But he was a maverick for his time. His cause of death is much debated still to this day." "What about current experts? Is there anyone you would consider in your league?" "There are a few. Though I doubt many have accomplished what I have. I cheated death time and time again. Hell, all that's left of me is data at this point." Dante finishes his ice cream, even licking the bowl. Terriermon offers to take his bowl. "Thank you, Terriermon. You know, you're a lot nicer now." "Ya, I've been getting pretty soft lately, huh? Well maybe I was so angry all the time because my lackeys were incompetent fools! At least Shirou is very professional, and we've been making some serious cash selling ice cream. Money makes me happy!" Terriermon takes a big puff from his cigar and blows a couple smoke rings.
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Post by yuuki on Aug 23, 2017 0:26:37 GMT
How fascinating.The way the ice cream is dispensed is quite fun. Hikaru decided to enjoy it, but after one scoop, as usual... the Dorumon hummed contently and suddenly pulled macaroons out of his kilt. Whether it's a real 4th dimensional pocket or not is up to debate, but Yuuki just winced. If he's not a Digimon, he's so going to be affected by some form of diabetes. Still, the Dorumon tapped his clawed paw thoughtfully on the table.
Talk about modern history unfortunately isn't part of Yuuki's specialty, so he just respectfully listened to the talk, at times glancing at his partner who's just enjoying his ice cream as he please. What's next? Is he going to ask them to make red velvet flavored ice cream?
"...The talk was amusing," Hikaru suddenly quipped. Oh dang, he must be the one who gonna break it, huh? "However, the talk about talent made me question what sort of stuff are you expecting from a guy and his Dorumon? Especially one that slightly crippled, but you decided that they could help you?" he had no idea about this Shirou person's power level or experience, but he's sure gifted, that's for sure. "I don't mind idle talk, but at the same time I don't really recall any of us said that we'll help?"
"...Why did you gone business with your tone suddenly?" Yuuki muttered. "...Well, anyway, sorry you guys, but as he said, we're curious what's in the store so to say. We can't exactly help without understanding the nature of what we should help with afterall."
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Post by Dante on Aug 23, 2017 1:48:26 GMT
The gang continued to enjoy their tasty dessert. Well, is it really dessert if it's almost lunch time? Hikaru brought up some interesting points. Why did he think that they would help him? "Ya, Shirou. Why did you really bring us here?" "He's probably going to kidnap one of us. Please, can I not be the one who gets captured this time?" "Hmm, perhaps it is time to talk business now." The group finishes their ice cream, and Terriermon takes the bowls over to a large vat of soap and water for cleaning. The little former mob boss almost drops his cigar in the water, but manages to catch it. It's almost burnt down to the end. He then lights another and goes back to one of the control panels.
"There is a reason I brought you here. And I can tell from the talk of biomerging that your colleagues must be very powerful. The decision to help is up to you. Now then, I know that some of you are familiar with the desert trade city Nubar." "Yes, we competed in the Nubar City Tournament the first time we went there." "I myself was incapacitated at the time, but I have since gone back and read about the tournament. Quite impressive, yet not as great as my Data Core Tournament." "Pretentious ass."
"Anyways, at the time the city was flourishing. Now, the city has been overwhelmed with bandits and other ne'er-do-wells. The Sultan is all but powerless to defend his own city. While I am unsure who is leading this rebellion, I am fairly certain that one of the city's higher ranking officials is responsible. Nubar is a very valuable city, and one of the largest trade hubs in the Digital World. We have countless orders sent to Nubar for distribution, and this hostile takeover is cutting into my profits." "And you all know how important profit is! Ooh, sweet sweet monaaaahy!" Shirou goes over several maps of the city on the screen. "This is not another one of my incredible plans for personal gain. All I ask is that you help me liberate the city of Nubar."
Wow. This caught Dante off guard. Shirou actually has a noble cause?! Dante didn't have to think twice. He wanted to help the citizens of Nubar. "I'm on board. Come on, I can't wait to see Nubar again." "Ya, and this time it's full of losers who need a good whompin'!" "Going back to the desert? Oh no. This is where I'm bailing out. Yes. I'm opting out. Have fun being slaughtered by rebels." "Come on, Judith. You have to go." "Why is that?" "Because who's going to look good in a bikini?" "Is that all you think I'm good for?! Eye candy?!" All that chocolate is going to help put people in a good mood. Too much sugar can sometimes give someone a bad attitude.
"I think what Wormmon is trying to say, you are a crucial part of our group, and beautiful as well." "What's that, Dante? Be nice." "Huh, you are a very pretty individual." "And what about my future success as a pop star?" "Keep eating that much ice cream, and you'll be a sumo wrestler." "Ha-ha, zing!" This whole being nice to Judith thing was even harder than Dante thought. Maybe they could ditch her and go off to Nubar. Shirou goes back to typing away, looking at files and finishing up with all things ice cream related before they set out. "I am going to prepare for our venture. We will need reliable transportation. Nubar may be a trade city, but it is also very far away from other cities, serving as a midway point between several hubs. So who's on board?"
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Post by yuuki on Aug 23, 2017 8:05:48 GMT
Hikaru wanted to point out that even if the talk of biomerge is indeed accurate, there is no indication that they can do that anymore... but apparently Shirou decided to move in the topic. The Dorumon decided to not comment on what he have in mind and instead listened. There are some stuff that he had no idea of, but apparently there is this small city called Nubar or something? Shirou seem awfully prideful of his own achievement though, enough to make Hikaru snort when Judith called him out for being pretentious. Yuuki meanwhile just kept listening to the talk.
"You said not about super personal gain, but I wonder how much that is true...? It sounded to me that it's getting to the profit direction no matter how you see it." Hikaru leaned forward. Yuuki already know where this talk will gone to when the Dorumon is on board. He sighed and finally approached the table, sitting beside his partner. "No matter how noble your ideal is though, there's a limit of a charity. My partner here" the Dorumon pointed at Yuuki "definitely got metal arm. More than enough of a heat could literally made his arm overheat, you see? So unless I saw something profitable for him, unlikely I'll help you. Sorry, but while you're friend of Dante and Wormmon, you're not exactly our friend, Shirou. I'm not telling you to reveal everything, but you need to show us more than that to get us on board. I know exactly that because we're not friends with you, you can't carelessly tell us everything either."
Blind charity is not the way for the two. They love helping around, but when temperature came to play, Yuuki's arm would be in risk. Too cold and it'll get frostbitten, too hot and it'll scald the rest of his muscle and nonmetal joints.
"Dante, be nice," Hikaru reminded slyly. "Also, there's not much sense in going to desert and wear bikini. Wear belly dancer outfit instead."
"Oi, don't you jump at that," Yuuki retorted finally. "Though she got a point, she's not a partnered human, is she?"
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Post by Dante on Aug 23, 2017 8:40:59 GMT
It appears even with all his alleged intelligence, Shirou is assuming a lot about Hikaru and Yuuki. It seems that even if the cause appears noble, they don't have a stake to claim, thus why risk your own neck? Judith crosses her arms and sticks her nose up at Shirou. "Exactly! If Dante's cute friend isn't going, then I'm definitely not going." Shirou turns and sets his hands down on the panel, putting weight on his palms while thinking of a way to steer the group towards his will. Dante can clearly tell that Shirou believes this to be dangerous, and the fact that he willingly let strangers into his HQ shows just how desperate he is.
Finally Shirou turns around to face the group. The green light from a nearby computer flashes across the lenses of his glasses. "Yes, I suppose if you have nothing to gain. I could always throw in some reward to lure you in. But if you don't feel up to the challenge that's okay." "Look at him. He's panicking. Shirou, you might be able to fool the simple minded, but Yuuki isn't going to fall for that. And Hikaru definitely isn't buying what you are selling." Wormmon lays down on the table and spreads his legs out, relaxing. "Ah, so delicious, time for a long nap. Do we have to go?"
Dante quickly gets up from his chair. "I can't believe you guys. Shirou finally wants to do something good for once in his life, and all of a sudden nobody wants to save an entire city of Digimon?" "I don't blame them. You and I can go together. Unless Wormmon would rather stay, in which case I would set out on my own to do what I can." "Fine. If that's the way it has to be. I'll take Judith back to our house, but Wormmon you're coming with us to Nubar." "Ohhhh, but I'm tired." "You are usually so thrilled with violence and mayhem. Goddess of Destruction..." "Hmph, you dare question my wrath? I am the Goddess of Destruction, the great and mighty Worm King! After my nap I'll mop the floor with anyone who says otherwise."
Well this was, great. Almost no one seemed on quite the same page. Judith is eager to return home. "Let's go. I forgot to record Total Gold Diggers." Suddenly Terriermon's computer monitor starts flashing. "Uh oh, uhhh, Shirou? Come take a look at this." Shirou calmly struts over to the monitor. "No, it's worse than I thought." "What is it?" "We just got 6,000 shipments canceled last minute! This blasted hostile takeover! Why does everything bad happen to me?" "Is that all you care about? Selling ice cream?" "And the starving children." "Maybe you should stick to doing dastardly things. You don't seem very good at this false hero thing." ..."Note to self, procure belly dancer outfit for Judith hologram."
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Post by yuuki on Aug 23, 2017 8:56:58 GMT
"...Cute... friend?" Yuuki repeated, not sure what to think about this girl who apparently already thinking that he's some eye candy that would worth for her to toss herself to midst of danger if he's joining.
"Reward, dear sir, is only worthwhile when you said it on the beginning, not something like a stringed lure hanging on your face. We're no mindless fish. We're not going to bite if it's not something we're interested on," Hikaru pointed out. "Still, Dante, while I understand your enthusiasm, it's best if you sit down. I felt like you already understood, but releasing Lilithmon would be unwise, don't you think? No telling what would happened. I have no idea how strong is Shirou, but you said the city is overtaken by bandits, and from the sound of it, they're very strong. You need us, don't you?"
"Your businessman impression, as usual, is scary," Yuuki muttered, but personally, if he's in his partner's shoes, he'll do exactly that. He know how much Hikaru cared about him. So even if Hikaru is playing the bad guy, he didn't say much about it.
It happened right when Hikaru wished for it. Apparently there was some mayhem and Shirou's shipment is in risk. His grin widened slightly. Yuuki felt like this time they're playing the bad guy. "...So, I'll just say... We're normally not mercenaries, but now I think we'll play mercenaries. You're smart guy, Shirou... surely you understood that you're time pressed. How about if... We'll take this one as a 'you owe me a favor, mate', so to say? Of course. Verbal agreement should be enough."
However, one should know that Hikaru doesn't take verbal agreement lightly. To him, verbal agreement is as good as written contract. The Dorumon took out a recorder and smiled. "...Your call, mate~"
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Post by Dante on Aug 23, 2017 9:40:58 GMT
It seemed like the duo would not budge. It just simply wasn't worth doing something so dangerous, unless the payoff justifies it. Hikaru came off quite serious and confident. Which makes sense when you consider their Mega form. Wormmon frowns at the mention of him losing control when he first reached Mega. "Argh, I'm tired of everything thinking I'm crazy. It's all of you that are crazy! And stupid, and ugly! I'm prettier and smartier than all of yall!" Shirou had found himself in a rough predicament. If more shipments keep getting canceled, it will really hurt his business.
Finally, Yuuki and Hikaru agree to sell their services, for a favor? "Hmm, yes I agree to return you a favor in exchange for going along with us, but I feel certain limitations should apply. As long as your favor is within reason I will surely comply. As for my word, you can take it or leave it. If I was lying, you wouldn't know it." "Thanks, Yuuki and Hikaru. Alright, they are on board! Looks like we're back on after all." Judith is a little upset. "You're still taking me home, right?" "Nonsense, I'm sure you will be of some use." "Ya, Judith can nag the bandits into surrender!" "If anyone's going to talk their way into victory, I think we know who would win the day."
With everyone on board, Shirou makes the necessary preparations to reach the desert trade city. Terriermon will stay behind to man HQ. Some time after going to the back, he returns driving a custom built orange and silver vehicle that looks part dune buggy, part armored transport, and part monster truck. "All aboard the Power Electric Range Vehicle!" There's eight large wheels that look well suited for desert travel. Dante steps up and sits down inside behind Shirou. There are 3 rows of 2 seats, with Shirou's seat the only one in the very front. Fortunately the inside is completely covered to keep the sand out of their faces. "Good luck, and bash those bandits hard!" Once everyone is inside, two bay doors open up and Shirou guns it.
The PERV builds up plenty of speed on a dime and goes flying out into the city. Shirou lands down on the street and races down the road heading towards the desert. "Are you sure this is safe?!" "Of course, Keramon is inside the mainframe. Just hold on tight." Judith takes the opportunity to grab onto Yuuki's (bad) arm. "Uhh, boundaries!" Yuuki was familiar with strange women pining over him, but truth be told Judith chases after lots of boys. Having recently broken up with Kano, she's eager to land a better man. Shirou continues speeding through the streets, eventually reaching the edge of the desert. It will only be a while until they reach the desert trade city of Nubar.
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Post by yuuki on Aug 23, 2017 10:39:41 GMT
"Try to say that again when your mindset is not set on eliminating yours truly just for existing," the Dorumon shot back, grinning. "Very well, that boundaries is within OK line. I'll be keeping your words for it. So, Yuuki, it's all good, yes?" the Dorumon asked his partner who just smiled wryly.
Yuuki finally stood up from his spot and was to about evolve Hikaru to get him to Alphamon, but to his surprise, apparently it's not needed, especially when Shirou got out some vehicle that looked like... truck? Bungee? Armored car for sure, and it's seem suited for desert travel. Hikaru and Yuuki decided to get in, but apparently Judith already gone beside Yuuki first, which is... to his left. The moment the vehicle started, however, Yuuki had to be reminded that there is someone who drives as reckless as his sister... and in turn, himself.
"...Well, damn." Yuuki cursed.
Meanwhile Hikaru just looking absolutely having fun from speed and Shirou's way of driving. Still, it didn't miss his sight that Judith is clinging on Yuuki's arm. The boy just looked chill with it. While nobody here other than Hikaru knows it, Yuuki is absurdly calm when he's surrounded by girls that is not his girlfriend. He treated all of those girls as friends, and nothing else. Although he know that he's obviously being ogled at, the boy's reaction is lukewarm if not absolutely think it just like air.
"Was it too fast for you?" Yuuki asked to Judith.
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