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MPC 76A: A Thief's Remains (Complete)
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Post by Dante on Jul 23, 2020 11:22:05 GMT
MPC: 76AProfile: DanteReward: Bits ____________ The life of a Digimon Tamer is often dangerous. The thief Cassius perished at the hands of Angel. A group of Cassius' friends mourning him have gathered together inside a large factory coated with steel. Several people are seated in a meeting room with luxurious leather chairs around a glass table. There is a large monitor on one side of the room. Among those is Dante, a young man with messy blonde hair and a scraggy beard. He is wearing a silver jacket and black pants with combat boots. With him is the obnoxious one, Wormmon. There is Sal, a young woman with shoulder length blonde hair wearing a stylish blue vest with a white top and black leggings. Also at the table is Sherry, a woman with brunette hair and glasses wearing a black secretary dress. "Good afternoon! My name is Sherry, and I will be serving as hostess for this assembly. Guests are still arriving." Dante and Sal exchange dirty looks back and forth. Dante did not get along with Cassius all the time, or all the company he kept, but this is important. In walks Ravenna, a young woman with black hair and purple highlights wearing a black jacket, violet shirt, white shorts, and long stripped socks. Dante and Ravenna's eyes meet and they are both stunned to see each other. "Ravenna? What's going on here?" "I could ask you the same thing. I did not know you knew Cassius." "We got into plenty of bloody fights together." Ravenna sits down next to Sal, and the two find common ground: loathing Dante. "He can be so annoying." "Agreed. Most men are that way." The door swings open, and a tall man ducks under the door frame to enter. His name is Red, and he is wearing a black suit with red trim with dark spikey hair and dark sunglasses. "Oh no, not Red!" "It's a pleasure to see you again, Dante. I just saw your sister last weekend." "Oh, snap, Dante! He burned you good!" Red takes a seat next to Ravenna, who moves over to the other side of Sal. Red puts his feet up on the chair she was sitting in and relaxes his hands behind his head. "Is everyone here yet? I'm starting to question this rogue's gallery." "Patience, darling. Remember, we are here for Cassius." Dante tries to remain calm. Sal is crazy, Red is full of himself, and Ravenna is one cold bitch. Who else could possibly walk into this room that Dante does not like? Loud male crying can be heard coming from down the hall. A weeping Piddomon stumbles into the room, crying into his sash. "I can't believe he's gone! Wha ha haa!" Sherry gives Piddomon a hug and pats him on the back. "There there. Alright, I will contact Shirou and we can start the meeting."___________ Word Count: 478 |
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Post by Dante on Jul 30, 2020 12:09:58 GMT
Sherry presses a button on her remote and the screen comes on. A pale young man with long dark hair can be seen sitting at a computer desk. Shirou's usual vintage black glasses appear to have been upgraded with some flashing red bulbs, and he is wearing a strange breathing apparatus. Dante is puzzled to see Shirou look even more creepy than usual.
"Shirou, my man, what the hell has gotten into you this time?" Ravenna chuckles at how ridiculous Shirou looks. "Why do you have that thing on your face? You look like a nerdy elephant." "Oh, no reason. My apologies that I could not meet you in person. I have summoned you all here to acquire the stolen remains of my close childhood frienemy Cassius last name not found. Angel is keeping his remains at the Temple of Isis."
As Shirou explains the heist in great detail, he bores the life out of everyone there besides Sherry, who seems to be running on an unlimited supply of pep. Their minds start to wander. "Sal and Ravenna in the same place? And I thought Cassius gave me the chills." "I wonder what hoomans did before the internet. What did they do before spending all their time complaining online?" "Kill, feck, marry, Sherry, Ravenna, and Sal. That's a tough one. Kill Sal, feck Ravenna, marry Sherry. But wouldn't she get annoying after a while? Does this geek have a tanning bed around here?"
"Oh my god, just get to the point, Shirou." "Ravenna's hair looks so beautiful!" "Does Sal know about me and Dante? Wait, did Dante just look at my chest? Maybe he wants me back. I have to act like I hate him so he doesn't know I want him so bad. Maybe Ravenna wants him." Ravenna notices Sal is bugging out and leans over to whisper in her ear, asking if she is okay. Shirou gets annoyed that they are not paying attention to the heist setup.
"Alright, did everybody understand their role?" "Uh, ya. I'm pretty sure we got it." "Ya, let's just go in guns a blazing and wreck up the place!" Sherry presses a button and the sprinkler system in the room goes off, getting everyone wet. Ravenna acts the most irritated. "Ahem! Dante, you and Piddomon go in undercover. Red, you create a distraction. Ravenna, you recover the remains."
"Ah, yes. That sounds like a good idea. It's just that are you sure you want to choose Ravenna?" "She has experience retrieving lost or stolen items." "It's just that I think that I would be a better fit." "Shut up, Dante! Nobody likes you." "Oh god, please get on top of me!" "This is not the time to get competitive, Dante. I will activate the portal now."
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WC: 464
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Post by Dante on Aug 1, 2020 6:06:01 GMT
WC: 406
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A light blue portal appears in the meeting room opposite of the screen. The band of misfits enter the portal and appear at the illustrious Temple of Isis. Most of the group is marveled at the white and gold surroundings, like the stereotypical image of heaven, but with an Egyptian theme to it. Dante and Wormmon biomerge to Chaos Piedmon, and the dark trickster takes the form of an overweight priest. Piddomon and the priest head off on their own to blend in.
Ravenna spirit evolves to Suzamon, showing off a pair of large black wings, and violet and black armor. She takes off on her own, using her intangibility to pass through the walls. Red calls upon his partner Red Veemon from his Digivice, and the two of them biomerge to Flagunimon, a combination of Flamedramon and Agunimon. Sal summons Birdramon and rides on the back of the firebird as they take off into the sky. Birdramon launches a massive Meteor Wing down from above while Flagunimon ignites a wave of flames from below.
Chaos Priestmon catches a glimpse of the action from off to the side. "They were just supposed to create a distraction, not burn the temple down!" "Just keep walking and try to act natural. Oh no, I am freaking out! They are going to know we had something to do with this!" "Pull yourself together, pinky! We are only here for backup incase things get out of hand. Though it would appear that is already the case. I'll see you later, Piddomon." "Wait, where are you going? Don't leave me here!" Chaos Priestmon takes off running, trying to catch up with Ravenna.
It wasn't long until the temple's security responds. Several angelic Digimon enrage the pyromaniacs, but the duo create a wall of flames when they get close. They didn't have to defeat the angels so much as keep them occupied. The flames quickly spread farther, climbing up the temple.
Ravenna manages to reach the remains with ease. She comes across a small room with a black leather case on a pedestal. Ravenna tries to proceed, but even with her intangibility, she finds herself repelled. A goth woman with too many piercings comes sauntering up from the other side of the room. "No Digimon may enter here. Why are you attempting to steal the ashes from me?" "So you are Angel? I was expecting someone thinner." "You are one to talk."
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Post by Dante on Aug 1, 2020 6:29:16 GMT
The two goth women have an intense staredown. "I didn't realize you could kill a man and claim his remains as you own. Not unless you are some kind of human hunter." A dark smirk stretches across Angel's face. "What if I am?" "Then you would somehow be an even bigger bitch than I thought. Cassius trained me, and I'm bringing his remains back to his gang. Now quit making goth girls look bad." Ravenna delivers a swift kick below the belt to Angel and the latter drops to the ground. Ravenna steps over Angel and snatches the case before taking off.
As Ravenna is fleeing, she comes across the fat priest. "Out of my way!" "It's me, Dante and Wormmon. You saw us biomerge." "I know, now move it!" "You are not going anywhere with those ashes. I should have been in charge!" "This isn't the time to argue. What difference does it make?" The priest gives Ravenna a serious glance. "I know who you are working for. I overhead you talking to Angel. Cassius trained you to be a "counter-thief". You cannot be trusted with the ashes!"
Ravenna makes a pissed off expression. "Damn you, Dante! Yes, I am bringing Cassius' remains back to his gang. They are paying me big time." "I cannot let that happen." The priest deactivates the disguise, and Chaos Piedmon stands before the young woman. He reaches his hand forward and motions for the case. "Like I would just give you the remains. I don't care if you are a Super Mega. You can't catch me!"
Ravenna spirit evolves to her fourth stage Sabrimon, and takes off deeper into the burning temple. Chaos Piedmon follows suit, dropping bombs to blow up obstacles like walls that do little to detour the Psychic Spirit. Sabrimon is fast, but Chaos Piedmon is faster. CPmon catches up and appears in front of her. Sabrimon grinds to a halt as she breathes deeply, desperately trying to escape. CPmon pulls out a handkerchief and tosses it over Sabrimon. CPmon removes the handkerchief to reveal a doll sized Ravenna back in her human form.
"Hahaha! You are actually kind of cute like that. Good thing I didn't shrink the remains down too. Into the pocket with you." "Hey! No! What do you think you are doing?!" CPmon puts the pint sized Ravenna in his coat pocket and takes off with the remains. By the time CPmon returns to Sal and Red, the temple is completely engulfed in flames. Piddomon rejoins the group, badly burned from the flames.
"What are we going to do?! We can't make it out of here with all these flames." The case containing the ashes starts to shake. It bursts open, and Seadramon flies out of the case. The ice serpent breathes out a chilling haze, creating a massive mound of ice to form above the temple. The ice melts rapidly, creating a downpour of water to extinguish some of the flames and create a pathway. The portal opens up, and the group makes their successful getaway.
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PC: 511
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Post by Dante on Aug 1, 2020 6:54:32 GMT
The group reappears at Shirou's factory, successful in the recovery of Cassius' remains. After explaining Ravenna's betrayal, the group decides to let Dante choose what to do with the ashes. Dante, Wormmon, and Seadramon head to the ocean. Dante opens up the case and takes out the black urn with teal jewelry.
"So this is all that is left of Cassius? A bunch of dust. All those times we fought, I never thought this is how it would end." Seadramon lets out a high pitched shriek. "We faced each other in battle, but we always respected your ability. Iron sharpens iron." Dante rubs Seadramon on the neck. "I have to admit, I was jealous of Cassius. He stole Angel away from me. He was everything I tried to be like. Then he went off the deep end, and I never really connected with him after that."
"Cassius learned much from you as well. He spoke highly of you two. Cassius would appreciate you spreading his remains here at the ocean." "Are you sure this is what you want, Seadramon?" "It is. My human partner is no more. All I have left to live for is roam the sea." "But won't you get lonely out there?" "No, I have Cassius' spirit with me. He lives on in all of us. I know Cassius was a creep, a villain, a thief, a heel, but remember his softer side too. Never let your positive or negative opinions of someone override the other."
"That's a deep way of looking at things, old friend." "Humans and Digimon are complicated. I didn't always approve of the choices that Cassius made, but I stayed by his side. In the end, he had turned his life around before he died. You helped him become the man I always envisioned him as." Dante takes the lid off of the urn and dumps the ashes out. The ashes blow through the air, settling down into the ocean.
Seadramon lets out a louder shriek and raises his neck up high. "Goodbye, friends. If you ever need me, I won't be that hard to find. Take care, my friends." "You too, Seadramon. Best wishes." "Goodbye, fish breath. *Sniff sniff*" Seadramon dives into the water, taking off across the ocean as the sun sets. The sunlight reflects off the water, causing it to glimmer. "Do you ever think we will see Cassius or Seadramon again?" Dante remains silent for a moment. "Seadramon, possibly, but humans don't come back like Digimon do. If we die in the Digital World, we don't make it back." "Ya, but maybe Angel did not really kill Cassius. It's a conspiracy!"
"Enough! Cassius is dead. I don't like it, but we cannot change the past. Rest, thief. In the end, you redeemed yourself. You turned away from crime and died defending innocent Digimon. Your legacy will not be forgotten." Dante sits down and Wormmon crawls on his lap as they stare off into the sunset. Dante pats Wormmon on the head, thinking back at the good and bad moments with Cassius. "He was kind of a dick." "Indeed. Let's go get ice cream."
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Word Count: 524
Thread Word Count: 2,383
Reward: Bits, please.
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Spire
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Post by Spire on Aug 5, 2020 15:03:51 GMT
Aw, good entry here.
Dante gets 5,000 bits!
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