The Misadventures of Dave: Into the World of Puyo Puyo

by daveping243

The main character of this story, Dave, is found to be a discouraged individual in his world. One day, he sees a portal that transports him against his will to another world. This results his own body changing in age and appearance and passing out. He discovers that he lies on grass from this said world, as well as a girl. [Rated M for major violence, strong language, and sex}

32. Chapter 32

Chapter 32: One-on-One

Class started like how it usually does whenever we had a day in for training, but with a twist. "Kiddies, after the devastation that was Dave's dragon form working incorrectly… I felt it was best if Dave was alone and taught by one person for the time being. I reached out to… a friend of mine for this. Should he lose control of it again, this individual here will be able to stop him. Most of you, especially you, Dave… should already who he is. You may come in here now." Accord spoke. We heard footsteps, then the guy came in. He was none of than Ex. "E-Ex?! He'll be my one-on-one mentor?!" My body jerked a bit from the seat I sat in. "Huuuh?!" Amitie, Ringo, Lidelle, Raffina, and Yui followed. "Dave, think about it, this makes sense. We all saw Ex break your incomplete dragon form with a single punch." She explained. "B-but, that's only because it occurred from Ex lamenting the loss of Zed!" Amitie pointed out. "That may very well be so, Amitie… but, I'm the strongest person, besides from Dave, that anyone knows. I am easily the safest option in this situation." He said. "Father, you have a starship to take care of, and I'm here for school. Why did you agree to do this?" Yui asked her new parent. "Yui, this is how much I care for Dave. As soon as I got a call from Ms. Accord, I accepted without hesitation. And… it's okay, your sister is watching over it this afternoon. She was glad to do so for my own wishes." He told her. I was naturally confused by what Ex had stated. Why is Ess looking after the Tetra? What about Tee? I thought about in my head. "S-so, Mr. Ex is really here...?" Lidelle bashfully asked. "Hey, it's been a while since I've talked to you and Raffina, Lidelle. How have things been?" Ex lowered his tone. "O-Oh, it's been fine... b-besides Dave's little accident, Mr. Ex." She stuttered to him. "Yui, it's been decided by the three of us that you'll be going to Ms. Rulue for the training, full-time. I think your power is perfectly fine, we just need to cover that combat weakness of yours." Accord told her. Yui nodded to those words and we started the training. Ex took me to be alone with him in the woods. "So, are you ready to be mentored by me?" He waited for an answer. "Ex, wait. There's something I have been meaning to ask you, since you showed up to class today." "Sure, go on." "It's about the ship's status of being watched over… Why is Ess doing so when you have Tee?" "Heh. I understand, you're not aware of this… Here's what you need to know. Tee's no longer in the crew, we kicked him out." "Wh-what the hell is this…? Wh-why would you do it?" "Trust me, there is a very good reason for that, Dave." Ex explained to me about what happened on that one night. I dropped to my knees in disbelief and my jaw remained open. "No way… how could he? Keeping a dirty secret? Skipping out on his duty irresponsibly? J-Jerking off to Yui on that night…? What the hell happened to him?! I thought he was a normal guy that just happened to be your right-hand man… but then that-" I twitched. "I know how you feel… When I first heard about everything, I was steaming mad. Hopefully, leaving Tee out here by himself will teach him a valuable lesson. Speaking of teaching… we should get on with this. Go in that dragon armor, we're doing this." He transformed. "A dragon warrior against another one, huh? I'm still not entirely sure that we should be doing this, but this sounds intriguing." I followed suit. "At this level, neither of us should be seriously injured and you can go all out, Dave." "If you say so, Ex." I took the first move with a fast jab. Ex caught it with the palm of his hand. "Don't tell me that's all you got, boy!" "Heh. I'm just getting warmed up!" We went at it for a while, but all that it came out of it was exhaustion. "... … … Maybe we should stop, this isn't really getting us anywhere…" I stopped. "... … … Agreed." Ex nodded. We took a break to have ourselves catch our breath. "It's impressive how much a new power can change any tide, Ex." "Yes, indeed." "So you used that to free me... it explains why you're so strong now. *exhausted chuckle*" "Dave… I know that we'll be Primp and Suzuran's heroes, with us both being dragon warriors. But… I sensed a change in you… I can't put my finger on it. It's like the hidden evil in that one form of yours was eradicated." "Oh, that's because it was." "What?! A-are you serious?!" "Yeah." "So then, you could've transformed further if you wanted to...! Why didn't you do so?" "To be frank… I'm still not sure if I should. Even if I am in control of it, you know how dangerous it is. That aura I would produce is no joke by any means. Even when taking that detail out of the equation, the energy I would have seems to rival that of a god's. I… was able to feel it. And, that was just the incomplete version, imagine the sheer power developed in a complete version of the form…" "That's crazy, I knew dragons from stories to be powerful, but this is just out there..." "Hm?" I heard some rustling about. "What is it, Dave?" "I hear something, let's see what it is…" Ex nodded and followed me to where I heard it. "That shrub right there, it's moving." I pointed. "What do you think it is?" "I'm not sure, Ex." I approached the plant and look behind to see someone. "T-Tee?! What are you doing here?!" I exclaimed. "Wait, Tee?!" Ex jumped to the back side of the shrub. "*sigh* Don't tell me you were doing what I think you were-" Ex stopped. "No, Ex. I just listened to your conversation with Dave before you two fought." Tee said to him. "Why? And, how did you even find us?" He glared at him. "Well, you see… I just happened to see you and him walking here on a whim." His answer came out to be. "On a whim? I don't buy it… and what the hell, Tee?! You can't possibly imagine how much your actions pissed me off, much like how Ex felt!" I grabbed hold of him. "C-can I still say sorry?" He pleaded. "NO!" We yelled at Tee. "No amount of apologizing will make us change our current view of you, Tee. You became a disgrace among the crew, we've been over this!" Ex brought to his attention. "So you hate me then… is that it? You don't give a damn about what happens to me anymore?" He asked us. "What are you getting at here?" I looked at him straight in the eye. "You feel like I should be killed based on your expressions, yes? You want me to die of a bloody death. You think I'm someone so scummy that they should not live anymore." He continued. "What? No! There's a reason why you were left out to live by yourself! Again, you should know this already. I wanted you to learn a lesson in all of this!" Ex slapped him and took over the conversation for me as I let the guy down. "*cough* Really? That's not what your face tells me, Ex. But… it seems to me that we are now mortal enemies…" "Can you honestly say that? You're staring at TWO dragon warriors, there's no way you could feasibly beat us in a fight." "Ex, I was also the captain of the Tetra at one time, remember that nonsense? You took over as Keeper of Dimensions after somebody else, you never told me who… just to "protect" Ess. Who I will mention for the record... is an absolute BRAT! She never liked me, and you know what? That's completely fine, because I didn't like her ass either. It made me question why you were doing this, mainly for her of all people! Tell her that I said that, tell her that the bitchiness she carries is UNBEARABLE." "You son of a-! *sigh* Mind telling me why you are bringing this up NOW of all times?" "Ex, the point that I'm trying to make is that while I was the captain for that time… I had acquired a power that is unlike anything ever known before. I witnessed your dragon armor, and Dave's too. They pale in comparison to what I have… and now that I'm away from the Tetra, I can unleash it on you and him! After I take you out... Ess is next, and I'll finally be with my lovely Yui at long last." "Wh-?! What have you done, you bastard?!" "Allow me to show you…" We saw him convert his own body to a shiny figure with feather wings. "Wh-what is this insane energy, Ex?!" "I dunno!" The very force of this energy pushed us back like a whirling gale. We instinctively went back into our armor to avoid being blown away. "Behold, my celestial form." Tee presented us. "Celestial?!" I could not believe it. "Like an angel?" Ex guessed. "Not exactly, the root word refers to a relation with space. I cannot believe that you don't know that, "Captain"." He corrected him. "You dare drop my current title in such a disgraceful manner?!" Ex pointed at him. "That is besides the point, Ex. You will both die here." He told him. "Like hell we are!" I dropped on Tee. "Fine, be delusional in the fact that you two are about to be sent straight to Hell." He sentenced. "What about Ringo? Don't you care about her too, Tee?!" I brought up. "You stole her from me back when Yui didn't exist, you asshole! Ringo told me that she had fallen for you during the time we were all at the Puyo Isles. I knew her for a lot longer than you have! And, just when I was about to lay down my love for her, I get a bombshell dropped on me… You're the one who made me who I am now... and it's all your fault that you ruined my life! Finally, I hate how you two are "best friends" for life. My former captain neglected me and focused on a friendship. I'll obliterate you right here and now, Dave! Consider this judgment of MINE, Ex. … Tee Striker!" He threw out an attack so fast that I did not see it at all. "GH-! N-no way... I didn't even see him fuckin'... move… *cough* Ooooough…" I dropped down to the ground. "DAVE! … … That's it, Tee… you have pushed things for the last time… I understand why you're going about with this now… but this doesn't excuse you. FAAAAAAAALL!" Ex screamed his lungs out. "E-Ex… no, stop! He's too powerful!" I winced. "Such a shame that things have to end this way, Ex. Had you not kicked me out, none of this would be happening now. You'll regret that you ever revoked my status as the assistant captain. Hrr!" He zipped at Ex, causing the former keeper to almost die. "Aaaaagh! … ... It doesn't help that I haven't fully recovered from that night… *cough cough* Looks like this is it... we're both down and no one knows that we became mortally wounded. Dave, let's just be happy that we'll die... together, pal. *cough*" "Ex…" I started to say something, but a miracle seemed to take shape. "Dave, Ex? Where are you?" Somebody called out for us. "Th-they're out looking for us?" I moved my head to the side. "Damn, it's the peanut gallery! I'll take my leave now." Tee disappeared. "N-no- Hold on!" I called in pain. However, it was too late. He was already gone. Our armors then faded away into nothing. "There they are! *gasp* No! Dave!" Ringo saw me. "F-Father!" Yui came over to Ex. "Oh God, what?!" Amitie reacted. "What the hell happened here?" Klug wondered. "Me and Ex... were attacked." I told my classmates, Accord, and Rulue. "Attacked?! By who?" Rulue asked me. "T-Tee..." I answered. "T-Tee?! N-no… I-I refuse to believe it! There's no way that he would EVER do this, I know him! H-he is my friend!" Ringo shook her head. "Ringo… I know- *cough* … how tough it is to believe. But, please... I'm telling you the truth here. He nearly killed the both of us... almost effortlessly." I was on the brink of passing out and Ex was like that too, but for death. "Let's just have these two healed up before either of them die. Ex looks like he is nearly dead…" Accord proposed. I weakly stood up by myself, but Ex just continued to lay there. "I'll pick him up." Tarutaru volunteered. We came back to the classroom to recover extensively. "I… don't understand, Dave… Why would Tee do this?" Ringo came to me. "Ringo… it's because of me. He was in love with you… for I guess a while before we went to the Puyo Isles. He was... going to tell you that when you were alone with him there, remember that moment? Tee realized today that I was another enemy to him and swore that he would bring death to me. This is not just because I "stole" the first loveof his life, but that I'm also buddy-buddy with Ex." "Why does he hate him now all of a sudden?" "Ex took away his authority as the assistant captain and kicked him out of the crew. Once you hear why, you'll never view Tee in the same way again... methinks." I elaborated to Ringo about the night that Yui began to live in the Tetra. The others heard my words as well. She became not very… talkative after it was all said. "..." She could only go onto my lap and cry her eyes out. "... Ringo…" I won't lie, I shed a tear or two because I hated to look at her crying. The rest of the room became silent from this tearing of emotional heartstrings. Four minutes later, Amitie goes in to say something. "M-Maybe we can fix this cruddy mess by having Tee make amends." She proposed. "Nuh-uh! I am completely against that idea!" Yui crossed her arms. "Amitie… I dunno… Even I'm not sure we can change him for the better… Besides, how would we go about doing it in the first place? Where would we start? It just doesn't seem possible given his newfound hatred for me and Ex. And if that wasn't enough, he's also after Ess." I sighed. Ex woke up from his near-death and panicked. "*gasp* Where are we?!" He bellowed. "It's okay, we're safe." I calmed him. He sighed and laid down again. "Ex, we were just told by Dave about what happened to you while out in the woods." Accord approached him. "... What did you all think of it?" He asked everyone outside of me and Yui. "I just want Tee to make amends with you and Dave." Amitie told him. "Well… that isn't happening, Amitie… Why should we have him do so... when he thinks the fault lies with us? He's not gonna just change on a dime, you know." Ex stated. "B-but... this is like the other times when Dave had to fight to save someone from their own blind view! I'm sure that we can have Tee see things differently with enough determination!" She insisted. "Did you not see or hear him? Anyway… he seemed fully committed and ready to kill me, Dave, and Ess. He even had a transformation that tells me this; He isn't going to change under any circumstances. He called it his "celestial form"..." He went into further detail. "There is one thing that confuses me though… Why didn't he just kill you and Ess on that one night, Ex? I mean, I know he said that he needed to be away from the Tetra to do so, but why is that the case?" I wondered. "I'm not entirely sure on that front, Dave… It must have something to do with whatever is inside the ship. It's like… preventing him from using that transformation. Now, I have no idea what this thing could be… but, I know that Tee will try and look for that very thing. However, as long as Ess doesn't let him inside, which we shouldn't need to worry about… he won't be able to search for it." He turned his head toward me. "Well then…" I looked at my hands. "Dave and Ex, I know how much you want to resolve this... but we are not fit to fight at that caliber at the moment. We will become nothing but dust in the wind if we do so now." Accord said. "Basically... we're all screwed, meow." Popoi summed up. None of us even noticed the cat until he jumped to be with Accord. "P-Popoi?" I looked up. "It has been a while since we talked, kitten." He stared at me. "Yes… yes it has…" I lost interest. "... I guess all we can do is not do anything about this Tee guy until further notice." Rulue sighed and sat down. Class time ended after we were fully healed. "Well, have a safe trip back, Ex." I waved to him. "Likewise." He copied.

I left for Suzuran with Ringo and returned home. "Ringo, this is tough for you… I don't know the full backstory of you and Tee, so could you tell me as we walk back?" I requested her. "... Sure… Like I said before, he was a good friend back then. We met when these blocks called "Tetriminos" rained down on Primp and Suzuran. They're like… Puyos, but far less squishy. And, one of these things can literally crush your bones into tiny fragments. Luckily for you though, they no longer exist in Suzuran and Primp, as long as Ecolo keeps them at bay." She started. "So that's one of the reasons to be a keeper…" I noticed. "Yeah… they came crashing in. Then, me, Amitie, and Arle were transported to the Tetra... after meeting up unknowingly behind Suzuran Junior High, just before this came in. That's when fate had me meet Tee. I kinda freaked out at the time and I assumed that he was the one who brought me there. He used the power of the Tetriminos to defeat and calm me. And... that's when our little adventure began. I met back up with Arle and Amitie, then we all crash landed in Suzuran. The Tetra was stuck in the roof of Junior High, then we looked for scattered parts with the crew. Eventually, we gathered enough to make the ship afloat once more. Along the way, a few people became a little… out there, from the appearance of these Tetriminos. To this day, no one knows why this happens… but, they make them think differently. They basically become brainwashed and seek out for destruction. The "kookified"- Not even sure if that's actually a word… -stay like that until they lose in a fight involving both Puyos and Tetriminos. From fighting Satan and trying to pry out what he knew, he gave us a lead that would in turn, bring us to another lead. That's when we learned of the Keeper of Dimensions, and then met Ex some time later. Skimming over the rest of it… we finished our excursion after leaving the edge, then said goodbye to each other. Throughout all of those trials and tribulations… me and Tee enjoyed each other's company. Now you know why he was once such a good friend of mine, Dave." She ended. "..." I felt bad for her. This has been the second time now that she has had some really bad recent turmoil with a friend of the past. It was very tragic to have this occur once, but twice? I couldn't fathom the emotional pain that she was going through. "Dave, isn't there going to be a day where you turn on me too?" She contemplated. "Ringo…" I was in a lot of that same pain. You're gonna be like Maguro and Tee, right...?" "... No. I've had friends from my world turn on me. I know exactly what it feels like… I was miserable. But, when I first traveled to Suzuran… you found me unconscious on the grass. You reminded me how important it is to live life to the fullest with friends, before I even knew right then and there. You were the first person I became close with in years… I got out of my social turtle shell because of you. I got to meet all of these wonderful people because of you. I had the pleasure of experiencing love for the first time because of you. Ringo, I could never turn my back on you after all of these things that you did for me… and for myself. I wouldn't be the person that I am now if it weren't for you. You got me out of a rough time in my life, where I was cynical and alone. Where... I was so depressed and lacked enthusiasm for much of anything. So please, I don't want you to go and think I'll do the same as those two. No matter what it seems, I'm not like them. I will ask you this incoming question, Ringo. Do you trust me? Yes or no?" I stood in front of her. "Do I? … …" She gave it a lot of consideration in her mind. "... Well?" I waited. "... I… Yes. I do trust you, Dave. I can see that you are certainly not like them… Let's go home." She held my hand. "Woah- Okay…" We came to, after walking the rest of the path.

I opened the door to let us in, then we were met with a shock. "*sobbing*" It was Ringo's mother crying in a corner. "M-Mom! What's wrong?" She came up to her. "*sniff* Oh, my child… and Dave too. I have bad news… Ringo, your dad... was found dead this afternoon." She dropped. "D-Dad is dead?!" Ringo began to shed tears. "No way… Mr. Ando… he's gone." I collapsed to the floor. "What happened to him, Mom?!" Ringo wanted to hear the story. "Ringo, I don't know what happened... All I know is that he died from a cause that wasn't natural. I loved that man... now he's no more. *sob*" Ms. Ando and Ringo cried their eyes out. I might have not known the man, but I could feel the weight of losing a family member from those two. We stayed silent as we came together for dinner. The overall feeling was just so somber after learning of Mr. Ando's death. Finishing up, me and Ringo clutched each other all the way to the shower. Still not talking... we washed up, got clothed, and went in our rooms for the night. I couldn't stand Ringo feeling all of the emotional gut-punching at one time. I laid in bed, sulking and holding on to a pillow. "Why…? Why her? Why did it have to be her? Ringo didn't do anything wrong… Yet, why are all of these devastating things happening to her? First, Maguro became a scumbag and died, then Tee became one as well… He's now wanting to kill me and Ex... And now, Mr. Ando is gone… What did she do to deserve any of this…? I don't understand…"

Satan's POV

I came to look around Dave's surroundings for the evening. "Hm… it looks like Dave needs a guardian angel… he's looking rather down. I'll grant him a visit." I came to his room in a small portal, then saw him quietly sobbing. "... Dave." I called his name with a whisper. "S-Satan…? What are you doing here?" "I said this when we first met... I'm kind of like a guardian angel to you, since you are a demon. I came to push you through this tough time. Don't worry, Ringo's father is up in the clouds for a life of everlasting happiness. May he rest in peace, that poor soul..." "... Do you know how he died?" "... … Do you really want to know, Dave?" "... Yes. Tell me, please." "Alright, this is going to hit your gut hard too… just warning you ahead of time. … Tee killed him." "Huh? But… Tee's in Primp, isn't he?" "Apparently, he somehow traveled to Suzuran through via a portal, then saw him. I don't get his exact motive though… why would he kill him?" "I think… I know the answer, Satan. This is his way of exacting revenge on me, since he couldn't find me." "F-for what reason?" I told him about the events that made Tee this way and he was stunned. "His celestial form… I thought he was a good person, but he allowed himself to be corrupted by hatred this for you… Dave, we have to stop him. If you don't he'll kill you, Ex, and anybody else that stands in his way. … Hey, what is that near the desk over there?" "This?" "Yeah, isn't that one of Witch's… what do you call them… charge vials?" "N-no, I made this with Lemres and Feli one day in a class she teaches. I… kind of forgotten about this little number. I could've used it against Vyle, but I my mind just wasn't focused on the vial at the time… and it was here in the room, from what I can remember. But maybe… if I split it fifty-fifty with Ex at our strongest, we may have a chance." "It won't work like that." "W-why not?" "If a person drinks it, then they have to drink the whole dose to be boosted properly… otherwise, side effects could kick in. Did Witch tell you anything about side effects?" "Now that I think about it… I do recall her mentioning side effects. However... she didn't really say what the potential side effects were." "That's not anything too important, you just need to know that the side effects are not worth the risk in splitting the vial up." "But then… with only one of us, neither I or him can take on Tee. Dammit, there must be something we can do…" "... ... ! Dave. Remember when I fused Yu and Rei into one spirit, Yui's?" "Yes…? What of it, Satan?" "I can also fuse bodies together temporarily, but I have to be one of the fused to pull it off. If you allow me to fuse with your body, we can become a stronger individual. Then, as one, we can consume the whole vial and become even more powerful." "A-a legit fusion? Will that work?" "I'm not entirely sure, I haven't personally tried it yet. I gained this power recently, so it may not be ready to go." "Still, we have to do something, it's worth a shot." "I suppose, Dave… I suppose… While you go back to Primp Magic School tomorrow, I will watch over the area to see if he shows up. I have a feeling that he will... since he knows the way. I'll take my leave.. You have yourself a good night and please bring that vial along, I implore you." "Alright, bye." I left his room and went back to my domain.

Author's Notes: After Dave and Ex spar with each other, they encountered Tee unexpectedly. After an exchange of bickering, it was revealed that Tee now hated Dave for stealing Ringo from him. The former assistant captain showed off his celestial form. This form of his crushed our duo to near-death. Luckily though, Dave's friends saved them from being completely annihilated. The group faced several problems after our main character told them who was the attacker. Ringo couldn't get over the emotional weight of it... Dave and Ex were powerless, and clearly, no one else had the power to fight back against Tee. Satan visited Dave in his room for emotional support, but then he saw the boy's charge vial sitting around. This gives the prince of darkness an idea that might work. Will this tactic work? Will Tee show up at Primp Magic School to really kill Dave and Ex? Next chapter, Chapter 33: Fusion?