The Devil and DDR
It was a normal Saturday for friends Avalon, Melissa, Kristen and Stella. Of course by normal I mean they are horrendously bored, sitting on the couch in Kristen's living room, contemplating what to do.
"…We could…bake something?" Kristen suggested, causing everyone to stare. "Okay! Fine! That's the twelfth idea that I came up with! So you decide something!"
The three others thought for a while.
"Skating?" Melissa suggested.
"No" instantly denied.
"Sleep?" Stella added.
"Hell no!"
…
Everyone looked at Avalon.
"DDR." Everyone stared.
"Now why is it…that thought came up just now?" Kristen asked rhetorically.
"…The mall is…2 miles away…" they all sighed and prepared for their trek to Sphere
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Upon arriving at Sphere, the group promptly headed to Gemity; the only DDR harboring arcade for 20 miles. They got change and headed to the back.
Avalon and Stella went first. They chose Dynamite Rave.
Techno, rave
It's time to make a stand
And pave the way
Some might say
Let it go,
Stay with the flow
Stay on beat,
Move your feet
On concrete
Or on the dance floor
You want more
Then I'll give you more
Avalon won, having danced to this song many times before. Kristen and Melissa went next, dancing to Speed Over Beethoven
Into the night,
You'll make me cry
I need your love,
To save my life
I need you while my piano gently weeps
Listen to Beethoven
A melody,
Will set you free
You need my love,
Deep in your mind
I need you while my piano gently weeps
Music gonna save your li-i-ife
Kristen won, but only barely. Avalon and Kristen (in sort of a 'finals match') danced to Sakura, the fastest song in the entire game. Avalon won, claiming her spot as DDR champion.
"You are quite skilled at this," said a masculine voice. They jumped and turned around quickly to see a young man with red-ish-orange hair. He had on a black long-sleeved shirt with black jeans.
"Uhm…yea…" Melissa said, "It's pretty easy once you get the hang of it…"
"I see…could you…show me how to play?" he said in a scarily confident voice. The creepy half-smirk/smile he wore didn't make it any better.
The four proceeded to inform the strange newb how to successfully pwn all at DDR.
Yes…it is just as the Winged Defender had described it," he smirked mockingly, "Excruciatingly easy. Painfully simple. It shan't be hard to master."
"Shan't?" Stella asked looking at the others who simply shrugged.
"I shall try this! You will see, One's Champion!" he stepped on the pad and the machine sparked to life, ready for a new game. He set the style, difficulty, and character…then seemed to stop.
"You!" he commanded, pointing to Stella, "come here! What does it mean, 'song select'?"
"Uh…" Stella, giving him a 'duh' look, pressed the 'up' arrow, "you might want to try random."
After selecting random, Stella rejoined the others; who were watching with interest as the song choice popped up. Then they promptly burst out laughing.
On the screen before them were the words 'Butterfly', being not only the one of the easiest songs in the game, but the most girliest song as well.
I've been searching for a man
All across Japan
Just to find, to find my samurai
Someone who is strong
But still a little shy
Yes I need, I need my samurai
Ay, ay, ay,
I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue,
Make the colors in the sky
Ay, ay, ay, I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue,
Make the colors in the sky
By the end of the song the group was only laughing more. This stranger may give off an aura that's dark, serious, and daunting, but he sucked at DDR. Badly. He missed nearly every one of the steps, either with bad timing or simply hitting the wrong arrows.
The girls were laughing so hard they did not see the next song title. The music started playing and they looked up. Genie in a Bottle. Melissa actually fell over laughing so hard. The man turned to glare at the girls, causing him to miss the first couple steps.
I'm a genie in a bottle, baby.
I'm a genie in a bottle, baby.
I'm a genie in a bottle, baby.
If you wanna be with me,
Baby, there's a price to pay.
I'm a genie in a bottle,
Gotta rub me the right way.
If you wanna be with me,
I can make your wish come true.
You gotta make a big impression,
I gotta like what you do.
This one was just as bad. The orange-haired newb was now red in the face (from frustration). He random picked his last song and waited for it to pop up.
Irresistiblement.
Now, at this point, the girls could barely breathe. Stella was on her knees, clutching her stomach. Avalon was leaning against a Mortal Combat machine. Melissa was sitting on the floor, and Kristen had both her hands and knees on the floor. They were laughing their asses off.
Everything carries me
Irresistibly to you, like the wind
Everything connects me
Irresistibly to you, I feel it
Like the sea hitting the rocks
Obstinately without ever ceasing
By misfortune we are always hitting
But love alone can save us
Everything carries me
Irresistibly to you, in that instant
Everything connects me
Irresistibly to you, I feel it.
The man was now positively pissed. He could not get a blasted move on this dumb-ass game and those imbecilic girls were laughing at him. He did not like to be laughed at.
Each passing second made him madder and madder. He summoned some power of darkness and blew up the machine.
The girls abruptly stopped laughing, hearing the explosion. The newb smirked, happy with himself and glad those girls stopped laughing. His happiness was short-lived however, for only moments later the security force—hearing the explosion, cause who wouldn't hear it?—burst into Sphere and arrested the man.
"Hey!" Kristen shouted, "What's your name, anyway?"
"They call me, The Lone Power," the girls were confused. Avalon started giggling, finding the whole situation unusually funny. Pretty soon they were all laughing at The 'Lone Power', being arrested by the cops.
The Lone Power frowned; he needed to remember to kill them later.
With that he was dragged off, leaving the four girls still laughing.
Stella stopped laughing and looked at the former DDR machine.
"Wait a minute…" the others stopped laughing and looked as well.
"Goddammit!!"
"The next DDR machine is 20 miles away!!!"
.:Owari:.
I have to say, I had alot of fun writing that. I having even more funwriting out the next one. Don't throw stuff at me, it has an OC (character belongs to my good friend and beta((where would I be without you)) Illusionizer.
Hugs to all you Lone Power fans out there.
Lone-sama? Please don't kill me for this.