A/N: This next chapter is where the DDR characters appear in the cameo background videos in DDRMAX. I will include this in this chapter where all characters are dancing on the floor while the lights are off. Here is the tenth chapter of DDRMAX: Operation Protect Disco.

Chapter 10: Shadow Fight, Move and Groove

In a dawn day in EMTI, Garuda finally arrives early in his office while he yawns. He was in a nearly sleepy state and wanted to get his head down until his cellphone rings as he answers the call.

"Garuda speakin'... urrgh..."

"Garuda, I'm so glad that I called you. You're kinda groggy or something?" Disco said happily as Garuda replies.

"Well I haven't been sleepin' for a day. I hate myself to get late in my institute."

"Tell you what, Garuda. I'm going to invite you in a disco party. I already made a guest lists for everyone including your grandson Rage too." Disco said smiling as Garuda was surprised.

"What!? Are you serious!?"

"Come on, Garuda... you should be fun. I held the disco party in Club London. I'm sure everyone is having a good time." Disco said nicely and Garuda reluctantly accepts.

"Okay... I'll go to yer party. But I'm not good on dancin' like you do. I'll just have to be a spectator."

Garuda then finally hung up his cellphone as his head is finally down and ends up sleeping. Liana finally arrives early and to see the director was asleep knowing that he was tired.

Outside in DDR City, Retsu walks away through the street while handling a brown leather bag. Rage comes out of his apartment and to see his best friend just passed him as he went to follow him while he was on his way to EMTI.

"Morning, Retsu... I never thought that we were neighbors." Rage greeted happily as Retsu replies.

"We're not neighbors, Reiji. I live in the dormitory at the back of your apartment."

"Hey. You shouldn't say that? You only just live one block from my street." Rage reacted angrily as he tells him. "It's 7:00 in the morning, you need some exercise before you go to EMTI."

"Forgive me... but I must go to EMTI so early." Retsu said apologizing. "I got a class to attend to."

"Wow... that was rough for you." Rage said surprisingly as he reminisces. "You're just like Emi when you said that. She also told me that she has no time for practice dancing due to her schooling."

"Guess that you're the only guy who never schooling and been working in the family business as a part-time job." Retsu smirked as he snobbishly tells him. "You need to take schooling and learn to control your bad temper."

"Urgh... Now stop telling me that, you're far too snobbish..." Rage angrily retorted as Spike arrives to see them and was very exhausted.

"Thank God... that I found the two of you. I really need your help."

"Sup, Spike... you look exhausted." Rage greeted and Spike sadly replies to them.

"I had a big problem for today. The manager told me that Mr. Disco is gonna held a disco party tonight. That's why I need the two of you for a back up."

"Oh?" Both nodded to see him.

Meanwhile, Garuda finally wakes up as he opens his laptop as it automatically activates the close-circuit video and to see what Schubert's next motive as his voice can be heard and it zooms to Schubert's base.

"So this is where Disco is attending? The place called Club London was it not?" Schubert asked.

"Yes sir... it was confirmed that he's going to held a disco party tonight. How shall we proceed?" One of the men in black suits said as Schubert finally gives a direct order.

"I want you to find and kill Disco before he takes on a dance stage."

"Yes sir..."

At Garuda's laptop, Garuda finally reveals his next move as he thought.

Such an old timer, you surely want to kill my friend, ain't ya. But I'm not gonna let ya kill him.

"So you want a fair play, eh? I think yer attempts is not gonna last." Garuda said wanted to stop Schubert and his killing motives.

Rage's communicator has been ringing on his right pocket as it was lighted up in a red light and Retsu noticed this.

"Reiji, it seems that your communicator is been lighted up again."

"Hmm...? I was totally irritated when someone calls me here." Rage said as he gets his communicator from the right pocket of his blue gray camoflauge capris as he clicks the button and seeing his grandfather's image.

"Reiji, I'm glad that I can contact you here."

"Morning, grandfather..." Rage greeted as he angrily raises his brow. "You shouldn't call me like that when I was on my way?"

"Now stop bein' so grumpy, ya jackass." Garuda said while raising his brow and tells him. "I finally detected what Schubert's next move. He's tryin' to send his assassination batallion in Club London to assassinate Disco. I want you, Retsu, Spike and Izam has to guard the club before these cronies will arrived."

"That's where Disco is gonna held a disco party." Spike said shockingly.

"How many guests are here in the disco party, Spike?" Retsu asked.

"Um... I hate to say this but... a lot of dancers like Lady, Yuni, Akira, Ni-Na, everybody including Rage too." Spike answered. "I never thought the Eagle Eye would target in the club I was working."

"So grandfather... are you invited in the party too?" Rage calmly asked as Garuda answers while closes his eyes.

"Affirmative, I was invited by Disco in his disco party. He just called me in my cellphone while I'm still very sleepy. I have to meet you and Retsu at the gate in EMTI before the party get started."

"We're on our way, grandfather..." Rage smirked as he finally hung up his communicator as he tells Spike. "Just meet us at the back entrance at your club."

"Got it, Rage..." Spike said as both Rage and Retsu went to EMTI as he watches them walking away as they quickly sprint.

At the gate of EMTI, Garuda was waiting as his inventions is already prepared for them as he sees his grandson and Retsu are here to see him.

"Well... it's about time..."

"Huff huff... I can't believe it... we made it..." Rage said in exhaustion.

"Gladly, that you told me to run from the school gate." Retsu said also in exhaustion.

"You two are definitely sprintin' to see me, hehehe..." Garuda said giggling as he clears his throat while telling them. "Ahem, I already made an inventions for the three of ya except for Retsu right here."

"Hey. You just wait for us because of your deadly inventions? I'll pass..." Rage said angrily to his grandfather.

"Don't be so stubborn, Reiji. That invention that I made is useful against black outs and temporary blinds the enemy." Garuda said scolding him.

"Huh!?"

"Retsu, can hack the electrical systems just like you infiltrated the theater where me and Disco were watchin' the ridiculous live show." Garuda said remembering about the Afro Ken show.

"I can't believe you, grandfather. You actually guess what we're doing in the theater?" Rage said surprisingly.

"Course I know that...? I can read what yer doing, Reiji. That's what yer going to do in Club London if anything means necessary." Garuda said as he looked on Retsu. "And Retsu, yer gonna help my grandson, Spike and Izam when they infiltrate the assassination battalion in the dark."

"But what about my studies, Sir Garuda? I can't skip my classes..." Retsu reacted.

"Don't worry about the teachers here, Kageyama. I'll tell them that you're exempted in the course subjects that ya have." Garuda smirked nicely. "I know yer capable of hackin' both electrical and computer systems. This will be yer assignment."

"So where's the invention you had made, grandfather?" Rage asked as Garuda gives him a headband with a searchlight in the center band.

"This invention that I made is called Halogen type: Headband Light Blinder. If you press the button at the right side on the band. This light is strong enough to blind the enemy temporary whenever you were in the dark."

"So this light in the center was halogen lights... This is interesting." Rage smiled nicely. "You actually made this, grandfather?"

"Course I am, I'm both director and chief scientist. I know exactly how mechanics can create these halogen lights. These lights can blind the driver who's drivin' his car on the night as the other driver with front halogen lights from his car manage to overtake it. You can use that once Retsu hacks the electrical systems to control the black out and to distract the enemy by blindin' them.." Garuda explained. "You two must go to Club London before tonight's disco party. I'm sure my strategy would work to stop Schubert's motives."

"Okay, grandfather... we'll go there later. But first Retsu and I will discuss something at the coffee shop. See ya..." Rage smiled as he and Retsu leave as Garuda watches as he thought.

We'll see who's gonna fail this charade. This ain't just a game but is a battle between mind and strategy.

At the coffee shop near Ni-Na's flower shop, both Rage and Retsu are loitering to know what their enemy is up to and Retsu detects the enemy's movements from his mini computer.

"It seems that they're going to Club London for tonight. Trying to make formation to find and kill Disco." Retsu said as Rage looked on the enemy's circle symbols on his mini computer.

"I ever seen you downloaded the enemy's main base as well as their movements too."

"My mini computer is able to track down the enemy and hacks both systems. I know my technology works clearly on my mind." Retsu said while pointing his head with his index finger.

"I guess we need Izam and Spike for a back up." Rage wondered as he tells him. "Grandfather, just gave me three headbands but I'll test his crazy inventions once we're in the club."

"...I just don't want to see me dance." Retsu sighed and Rage angrily tells him.

"Don't feel so cold, Retsu. You have to try dancing. There's no way that someone like you does not dance on the dance floor."

"..."

On the night of the disco party, Garuda was loitering knowing that Disco invites him until the arrival of guests, Charmy, Astro, Maho, Ni-Na, Dread-Snake, Johnny, Janet, Akira, Yuni, Jenny, Alice and Lady. He knows that his grandson was there and he picks the communicator resembles a cellphone and seeing that the enemy is already here as he thought.

So those stupid idiots are here... Tryin' to act like sittin' ducks in the club. They have to be ready?

"Garuda... I never seen you're invited in Disco's party." Janet said nicely to him.

"Looks like you're keeping something around with you." Maho said knowing of his secrets as Garuda hides his cellphone.

"Well I had lots of contacts in my phone. Is it okay if I go off for a while?" Garuda said shyly on both women and Charmy noticed the old man.

"Look Astro, I never seen the old man looks nice to women and he's pretty shy."

"Can't blame the old man, Charmy." Astro said telling her. "I think he's hiding something?"

"I can't wait to see that party, sis." Johnny said happily as Jenny replies to his bratty younger twin brother.

"You got that right, this party will be a blast for today."

"Darn, I ever seen Emi is not in the party today." Yuni said in a bratty manner as Alice tells her who happily befriended her.

"Rage told me that Emi had a vacation, Yuni. I think she enjoys having a vacation with her family."

"Oh yeah... Rage is supposed to be here in the party? I wonder where he is?" Akira nodded.

At the club's VIP lounge, Rage, Retsu and Izam are prepared to fight Schubert's men while Spike is having busy on his job as a club staff.

"Thank goodness, you made it too, Izam." Retsu smiled.

"Yeah... I was invited by Mr. Disco. So why are we gather up in the VIP lounge?"

"Schubert's flunkies are coming here to kill him. So we finally detected them earlier." Rage said while wearing the halogen light headband that his grandfather gave him as Izam laughs.

"What are you wearing that, Rage? You look like a miner, hahahaha..."

"Oh really, huh? You think that I'm a miner. How about this?" Rage grunted as he clicks the button as the halogen lights are on making Izam blinds by it.

"Hey. Cut that out? It hurts my eyes...?" Izam shouted as he covers both arms from his eyes as Rage clicks the button to turn off the halogen lights.

"Wow... so this halogen lights work perfectly. Grandfather is indeed a mechanical genius." Rage smiled amusing and Retsu finally hacks the electrical systems.

"Okay, I finally connected to the electrical systems to my mini computer. I can switch on and off as it pleases. Just like what I did in the theater. These bands is used to blind and distract the enemy. This would kick their butt by ambushing them." Retsu smirked as Spike finally arrives.

"Hey. The party is already starting?" Spike yelled at the three of them as Rage becomes agitated.

"Damn... we have to deal with these guys. Spike we need you to distract them and Retsu's gonna black out the whole dance floor."

"Really? He can shut the electrical systems in the dance floor like that?" Spike wondered as Izam tells him.

"What he means that he's controlling the electrical systems with that he can turn on and off as he wanted too."

"Okay... the enemy is already here get ready the three of you." Retsu said telling them. "Time to turn off the lights."

"Let's go guys... time to beat them out in a shadow smack down." Rage raising his fists as the trio get out of the VIP and Retsu finally switch off the lights to make a black out.

Meanwhile, the whole club is been covered by a black out as everyone was panicked by this and Disco tries to calm them down.

"Calm down, everyone. It's only just the black out...?"

"Alice, I think I need to go back to my resthouse..." Yuni said scarily as Alice cries while Akira tries to protect them.

"I'm pretty scared in the dark."

"Hmph... I wonder who made this black out?" Dread-Snake tries to think something as he asks Garuda. "Professor, did you actually made this black out?"

"I think I'm not the one who made this, Dread." Garuda answered and knowing the enemy's sniper rifles are having red lights in point blank range as he thought.

Schubert is gettin' serious to kill Disco. I won't let him succeed by this...

"Damn it, I can't see the target." One of Schubert's assasins said as he was blinded by a light. "Hey... can't you turn off the lights?"

"Guess that I'm the one who's turning up the lights, idiot." Rage said as he angrily knocks the sniper with a punch to the face.

Therefore, one of the snipers tried to find it's target as someone blinds him in a tricky manner.

"Hey...? Stop that...?" One of Schubert's assassin reacts this until someone hits him with a boomerang knocking him down as the back of his head bleeds as Izam behind him.

"Rage beats one mine is another. Three flunkies are left to go." Izam said as he smiles.

Three of Schubert's men noticed two snipers are already down until they were blinded temporarily by the halogen lights.

"Hey... turn that off...?"

"Sorry boys... but I think your plans are far from over." Spike said as three men get angry as they charge at him until both Rage and Izam fly kicks to their faces as they knocked them down in time.

"Nice distraction, Spike." Izam said as Rage sensed that Retsu would be in danger as he went off. "Hey, Rage. Where are you going?"

"Seems like Retsu would be in danger if we left him in the lounge." Spike said telling him as Izam became worried to him.

Back at the lounge, two men in black suits try to deal against Rage and the group as they kick the door, they saw no one but only a mini computer just left in the floor.

"These young ingrates are too strong but clever. Boss is definitely get angry by this?"

"I guess that your boss is really getting angry when I beat the crap out of you." Retsu said as he kicks both men as he clashes them with punches and kicks. Until one of Schubert's men tries to deliver a final blow by stabbing him as Rage manages to save him in time as he counters it with his arm and countering it with a powerful kick knocking the man down to the face, breaking his frontal teeth.

"Thanks, Reiji..." Retsu said thankfully.

"No problem, Retsu." Rage said as he smiles to his best friend. "I'm so glad that you're okay."

"I guess it's time to turn on the lights now." Retsu smiled as he gets back and finally turn on the lights on the main club as everyone was happy to have lights.

When they finally left the scene after defeating Schubert's men, Schubert tries to contact one of them but fail as they were knocked unconscious and it zooms to Schubert's base. Schubert was furious to see his men down, he yells in anguish seeing that they fail to kill their target.

After the incident when the song "Never let you Down" has been played, We can all see Disco is dancing with his move and Lady showing her grinding moves. Charmy goes on a snake exhibition while Johnny grooves with his dance moves. Later on, both Rage and Izam are tumbling in a stand position but after that both are not looking at each other due to their hatred with one another. When everyone is having a good time, Garuda watches to see them dancing and knowingly that his grandson is getting better when he dance.

"Say, Retsu... why don't ya dance like the others. They're havin' a good time." Garuda convinced as Retsu declines.

"I'm sorry, Sir Garuda... I just don't want to dance like them."

"Don't be aloof, Kageyama... At least yer have to show them that you're good to dance." Garuda said as Disco calls him.

"Hey, Garuda. Why don't you let your student to show his soul and to see how he dance."

"What?! Retsu can dance?" Izam said shockingly as Rage shakes his head knowing of his secret as he thought.

Damn... he's totally blew his secret... I tried to keep that to everyone but Disco exposed it...?

"Hold on... why everyone likes to see me dancing?" Retsu became nervous to see them as Rage loudly cheers him.

"Hey, Retsu... why don't you show your dance moves to them? Just like we've been practice in the garage at my apartment."

"Reiji... I..."

"Go on, Kageyama... You can do it." Garuda said as he smirks. "You don't like to show it to em, but yer have to show them what ya got."

"...Fine then... guess that I don't have a choice...?" Retsu reluctantly agrees as the song soon changes to "Aozora no KNIFE" as Retsu now showing his dance moves to everyone.

Everyone was surprised to show his dance moves and he gets in a move and groove as Rage helps him as they danced in their own routine as they follow their rhythm and beat and they can break dance. Retsu goes for a double kicks and tumbles like a Capoeira as Rage does other break dancing moves and finally Retsu does the exhibition and he drops like a split. Everyone got a round of applause as Rage helps him up.

"I can't believe that you got some moves, Retsu. You're getting better now." Rage smiled happily to him as Retsu replies.

"Yeah... I'm sorry for myself that I'm being too cold not to do it."

"That's amazing... man. You are a dancer after all." Izam gladly smiles as Spike whistles.

"There's no way, Retsu can dance... I just can't wait once I hang out with him for the party." Yuni smiled while giggling towards Retsu.

"It seems that your friend is a outrageous dancer, Rage." Lady complimented. "You better make sure he can practice dancing."

"Now that hit the spotlight, everyone... now let's groove tonight." Disco said excitedly as one of the club staff put up the music as everyone dances with a disco ball lighted up and Garuda continues to watch the party.

After the party, Izam and Spike tries to congratulate Retsu for showing his dance moves as Rage is with him. Disco and Garuda watches them walking away.

"Looks like your student got some dance moves. I didn't expect Rage would teach him to do it." Disco smiled as Garuda tells him.

"Well... Reiji didn't tell everyone that Retsu can dance. But I think yer actually expose to everyone about it."

"I know, but your student needs more practice whenever he dance. But he's lucky that Rage helps him doing it." Disco said smiling as both continues to watch them and Retsu was shown to be happy with his friends.

Trivia:

*The interior of Club London is based on the background videos in all songs in DDRMAX where all DDR characters are dancing in the dark with the disco ball lighted up.

*The song "Aozora no KNIFE" is Kitty-N's music theme from the game, Bust A Groove.

*Other DDR characters appear in the cameo background video make their guest appearance except Boldo for this chapter while in the game Boldo is present with the DDR characters in the background videos.

*The dance song in the near end of this chapter is based on Totally Spies' episode "The Matchmaker".

*The title of this chapter is a reference to the dance competition, Clean and Clear's Move and Groove.

A/N:

Seems that everyone had a good time to dance. Now things are changing the tides against their mortal enemy, This next chapter where Schubert mistakes his target hitting the wrong person who look like Disco, Have a good day reading, guys... :D