Chapter 3: Rebel 1

Well, I was not expecting 150 or so views in less than 48 hours, let alone the three follows that aren't from Johnny himself. So here's another chapter because I'm fully on my own hype train.

20 minutes. 20 minutes of silence. Well, except for the natural sounds of the forest. It was actually pretty nice. I had time and concentration to wrap my head around what's happening. I was actually mulling over a question when a certain someone decided to break my train of thought.

"How did you do that?"

"Do what, Neptune?"

"Get Noire all hot and bothered like that."

"Yeeah, I've never seen Noire get like that." So Plutie's a part of this too now, huh?

"Well these two," pointing to Storm and Johnny, "can tell you that I have quite the way with words. And I believe myself to be an excellent manipulator of the mind."

"But the kind of flustered that you made her wasn't tsundere like at all! She should have hit you or something!" Jeez Nep, yell any louder and Noire will notice. Then we're all screwed.

"She will never notice me yelling though." How did she…

"I read ahead in the script." She says matter-of-factly.

"Ignoring the blatant disrespect to the fourth wall, I'll just kind of sum up how I did what I did, okay?"

"Sure!" She answered excitedly. Plutie also looks like she wants to know. I take a glance at Storm and Johnny, and they look like they already know what I'm going to say. They move between us and Noire, probably to keep her from killing me seeing as how someone got her attention so now she is walking closer to us.

"Well, if you can't blow them away with your brilliance, baffle them with your bullshit." And just like that, as predicted, Noire blew a gasket. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned and all that.

"Are you telling me that all that kindness was an act!?" She practically was screeching.

"Nooooo." I draw it out, thinking of how I will phrase this "The way I weaved my words was the act, the emotion and what not behind the words was all real."

"Oh." Well at least she is visibly calming down, still in the arms of the two absurdly large males.

"G1, you are getting into dangerous territory…" Storm says worried. I don't see why "Okay, though, and verbally mention it.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, whether you realize it or not, you are on the road to getting a tsundere to fall for you."

"I really want to call bullshit…"

"Well I have to agree to big and warm there" Neptune …why? Why would you encourage him? I'm also 99% sure I heard Johnny say 'bow chika bow wow' "I ship it." NEPTUNE STOP! "I mean you both are pretty lonely looking," I'll agree to that one, "You both have no friends…"

"Okay! That's bullshit and you know it!" I responded with a volume and fury that Michael Jones, the rage quit guy, would be proud of.

"Okay, okay… sheesh. No need to be so loud."

"You should probably stop while you're behind, Neptune." Johnny makes himself known with some helpful advice, "We've only seen very small glimpses of G1 getting truly angry, and when those few times did happen, bad things happened."

"What could have possibly happened that could make you scared of his temper?"

"Storm if you would, seeing as how you were there?"

"Sure Johnny. We were playing Minecraft when it all happened. Someone decided to troll G1 by destroying all of the roses he planted. Before you say anything, it was a half-hours worth of work. G1 found it, and suddenly got really quiet. The next thing I know he killed the person, took their stuff, and spent the next hour killing then repeatedly. All that time, he was laughing like a maniac." The three girls stopped and stared at me with a look of shock and terror in their eyes.

"I did do that. I also trapped her in a hole after I took away her privileges so she couldn't get out. Called her Edgar too."

"Why Edgar?"

"Edgar…always Edgar…"

"What are you going on about…" I didn't give Noire the chance to finish.

"Look, you don't understand, Edgar is the one in the hole!"

"You see, G1 has a thing for acting like a sociopath in order for people to fear him." Johnny added to Storm's small narrative. Before he could continue. (I interrupted him. I see to be interrupting people a lot lately.)

"There is a reason I claim to be the Mad King." Que awkward silence. After about 5 minutes, I remembered the question I was going to ask earlier and decided to ask it.

"Storm, Johnny, do you think we were compensated?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well think about it. We are ordinary human beings that have been dragged into a world that follows video game logic. Do you think that the powers that be decided to give us weapons, abilities, and skills to make sure that we don't catch a sudden case of death?"

"I don't know. We don't exactly have a way to check." Johnny counters, then turns towards the girls, "Do we have a way to check?"

"Open your inventories." Noire tells us like it's common place.

"For those of us who don't know how the fuck that works…" Johnny responds sassily to the not so helpful advice.

*sigh* "Imagine the menu for an RPG, then imagine it being tangible. It should pop up in front of you." Explained Noire.

"Like this?" I showed her the results of her more detailed instructions. It's like a hologram that has a list of categories: Outfits, items, weapons, accessories, and the likes.

"Yes, that's it!"

"Cool!" Johnny and Storm pull up theirs shortly after. After looking at my menu more thoroughly, I see that I have a *new* icon next to outfits, weapons, and accessories. I look at the outfit first. It says Devil Hunter's Style. 'Eh, screw it, what's the worst that can happen?' I equip it through on-screen instructions, and find myself wearing Dante's outfit from Devil May Cry 4. Red coat, black ass-less chaps over red pants, the works. 'Awesome! I'm bringing sexy back.' I look over to see that I'm not the only one who thinks I look good in this because Storm and Johnny are giving me thumbs up and Noire is sporting a not so subtle blush. Don't know if for me, but taking Storm's words into consideration… Anyway, Plutie and Neptune aren't even paying attention to what's going on around them.

I return to my menu and pick the accessories option next. I feel like leaving the weapons for last. The accessory is the perfect amulet (the one from DMC 3). Someone really felt like making my stuff DMC-centric, not that I'm complaining. It boosted my luck (it's funny because Dante is known to have shitty luck) and both types of attack stats. Wow, I'm already acting like this is a normal thing.

Last but certainly not least, the weapons. There are two weapons "slots"; one for firearms and one for the other types of weapons. The firearms that I have are two M1911semi-auto pistols called Fame and Infamy. Fame is blue and designed for left handed fire, while Infamy is red and designed for right handed fire. My "melee" weapon would make Shirou from Fate/Stay Night green with envy. Lucifer, the necroworldly backpack that spawns an infinite amount of exploding blades. It is skeletal in design, all based around a large skull. This skull is what makes up most of the backpack, and it sits on my left shoulder. After getting used to my newfound arsenal, I realized I was right in my assumptions. I have the knowledge of how to use these weapons, weapons that were from videogames. Again, I'm not gonna complain.

Johnny has training gi on similar to Goku's. The only differences were that it was black instead of orange, red instead of blue, and didn't have the symbols on the front and back. In his hands are a grenade launcher that looks like it was made from the Canadian flag itself. He pressed a button on the weapon's grip, and it changed into a war hammer, like Nora's weapon from RWBY. Storm had on robes with a flame design, and looked like a warlocks robes from Destiny. He was holding a large sniper rifle, which turned into a katana. (these weapons are their designs so don't try to pin this on me)

"Well boys, we look more than ready to kick some ass."

"Yes G1, yes we do." Storm agreed.

"Your weapon is really creepy Stevie." Plutie draws out. I can feel my face go to a blank expression after she says that.

"How do you know that nickname?" I whispered ominously.

"I just came up with it. Do you not want to be called that?" Oh god, she looks like she's gonna cry. I feel like I kicked a puppy.

"It's fine, you can call me that if you want."

"Yay!" she cheered.

"Should we take our new gear out for a test drive?" asked Johnny.

"I'm game, what about you Storm?"

"Sure, if these three don't object." The three girls nodded, showing it was alright.

"Johnny, take the Canadia hammer for a spin." Without replying, though I could tell he was a bit offended at my name for the hammer, he deftly swings it with skill and power. Transforming it back to a grenade launcher, he fires several rounds. He looks a lot more satisfied at the results than he should.

"Hey Johnny, why does the maple leaf look like a button?" Storm asks.

"Let's find out, shall we?" I say as I press the button for him. A strange whining sound is emitted from the weapon, along with a sweet smell. "Now try firing this thing."

"Sure?" He sounded uncertain, and I didn't blame him. He pulled the trigger and the round was loosed. When it detonated, we were all taken by surprise. Maple syrup went everywhere. It didn't hit us, but still.

"That was a thing." I managed to get out after a bit of time.

"Ooh-ooh, do you think it's the key to beating the legendary pancake monster?" Neptune asked eagerly.

"Don't be stupid!" Noire spoke for about half of us.

"As much as I agree with you there, Noire," I start "There's no need to be that harsh about it."

"I know it's just…"

"I get it. Trust me I do. Me, Storm, and Johnny have all run into people that just immediately get to you. Sometimes it's better to just let it go."

"~Let~it~go~,~Let~it~go~" Storm and Johnny start singing that damn song, and instantly prove my point.

"NO! NONE OF THAT! SHAME ON YOU!" I yell, interrupting the two.

"We should stop being so loud."

"Thank you Plutia, this is getting really annoying."

"No problem, Noire."

"Storm, you're next." I said, deciding to get the ball rolling again.

"Alright." With his weapon in it's gun form, Storm fires round after round at a tree. After a little while, he turns both himself and the weapon, ricocheting the rounds off of the rocks and the ground around the area to hit the original target. He then whipped it around, changing it into it's katana form. He swung it around in a combination of savagery and grace. After his display there was a round of applause from the two purple haired girls. He put out his hand, signaling it being my turn.

I walk out and pull out Fame and Infamy. I hold them out in front of me, tilted so they are horizontal. My wrists are touching and my knuckles are facing up. Taking not even a second to aim, I let loose upon the tree next to the one Storm was shooting at. A hailstorm of bullets slam into the tree, rounds being discharged at speeds that rival machine guns. I cease firing, and the tree collapses. I take a glance over my shoulder to see shocked faces from the girls, and impressed faces from my fellow males.

With a smirk, I turn back and withdraw two blades from the skeletal wings of Lucifer, after holstering the pistols. Slashing away, I move through the empty space as if I were dancing. I could hear the faint sound of flamenco music coming from seemingly nowhere. The blades, held in a reverse grip, began to glow in response to my will. I let the blades fly, and after a short distance, they stopped and floated in midair. Following up that small display, I loosed more and more to float in the air. 25 blades hung about, and after I clapped twice they detonated signaling the end of my performance. I turned towards my friends, walked to Noire, presented a blood red rose with a black stem, winked, and went on my way back on the path.

"Since when were you such a lady-killer, G1?" asked Johnny, pointing his thumb back towards a still blushing Noire, rose clutched to her chest.

"Not too sure myself. Just kind of following a gut instinct. But there are two other answers for this. Either A) The whole 'good things come to those that wait' thing might not be as bullshit as I thought, or B) Some of whoever's personality that I got my skills from, most likely Dante's, has bled into my own. In the end, I'm not complaining." I responded with a shrug.

"We should get moving. We have made a lot of noise and probably attracted the attention of the monsters in this forest." Storm being level headed once again lads and gents.

*ROAR*

Once again me and Johnny speak in unison.

"I hate it when you're right, Storm…"

Man, this was a pain to type up. I salute those whose chapters are 5k+ on a regular basis.

For those of you who think we are overpowered, think of it like this: we will be, eventually, going up against enemies that give the goddesses a run for their money according to dialog. It's just so we can keep up really. More will be explained, it's just gonna be a slow drip is all.