DDR CITY: Raves of Revolution ~Enter the Enemy~
By Darkness Shade
A/N: Okay, here's the next one, just haven't really been in a writing mood, so that explains the long wait.
As usual, anything I use that isn't of my creation is copyright of whoever owns it...so let's go!!
P.O.V.: 1st, Ryan's
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Somewhere in the Southern Atlantic
"I can't believe we've got to come back to this place." Ryan said, leaning on the rail of the boat.
"Your telling me…it's been so long since that day." Dark said, "But Kanbei's letter said we'd find our stuff here."
"I know, I know…its just that no one's set foot there since that tournament."
At this point Charmy came up from below deck and joined us.
"Hey hon, we'll be there shortly…if fact, you should be able to see it on the horizon." Charmy said.
True to her word, there in the distance was…
"Dance Pad Isle…" Ryan said with no emotion.
"I take it you still don't like this place." Mia said, joining us on deck.
"You could say that, I never cared for it after what happened...it seems so far ago." Ryan said.
"Yeah…let's just hope this time goes better." Dark said.
Ryan yawned and silently agreed.
"Well, it seems will be here any minute…hey, where's Sonic and Shadow at?" Ryan said.
"Oh, they're downstairs trying to rest…who knew anthros could get a really bad case of seasickness?" Charmy said.
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Dance Pad Isle –Konamison's Castle-
The show of age is very evident by how dusty and rundown the insides of the castle are.
It's been two years since the DDRist Kingdom Tournament and the sign are still there.
The main event hall is in horrible wear, the once grand setting for the finals is now a dusty, drabby, horrid mess.
Yet…something doesn't seem right.
Ryan pushed open the huge doors of the castle and they creaked and groaned, then just fell off their hinges and created a loud bang that echoed through the castle.
"Jeez, I guess without Konamison there really wasn't much of a reason to keep this place in good shape." Sonic said, still a bit green.
"You sure your okay Sonic?" Shadow asked.
"Yeah, I'll be fine, now…the sooner we get our gear the better."
We crept through the castle slowly, trying to find our way through the dark hallways.
"Here, this is where the letter said the stuff'll be." Ryan said, pushing open the doors to the next room.
~Elsewhere~
A shadow descended down onto the ground and formed its shape.
"Damn, they're already here…of course, I shouldn't expect them to just slack off like that." The shadow said, sneaking in through a broken wall.
"Now…I need to make a diversion, but what can I use in this rundown castle?"
The shadow walked along, not paying much attention to the others just outside the room.
Just then, something by the wall caught the shadow's attention.
"Hmmm…what have we here?" it said, picking up the tattered remains of some clothing, "If I'm not mistaken, this is…perfect!"
The shadow laughed aloud as part of its power coursed through the clothing…
The hair at the back of his neck stood on end as Ryan heard the laughter echo through the hallways.
"Okay…did anyone else hear that?" Ryan said, trying to breathe as Charmy latched onto him.
"Yeah…I thought this place was supposed to be deserted." Charmy said.
"Dark, I'm scared." Mia said, huddling close to Dark.
'That laugh…it almost sounds…familiar.' Dark thought to himself.
Sonic walked forward and opened the door, "Okay, lets make this quick…this place is creepy enough without that laugh."
We walked in, and there in the center of the arena was our dueling pads and new decks.
"Finally…now," Ryan said as they collected their devices, "Let's get the hell outta here!"
Suddenly, the lights all turned on and we were blinded for a moment.
"Why, Ryanboy, why ever would you leave before saying hello to an old friend?" came a voice I recognized.
"No," Ryan said, trying to adjust to the bright light, "that voice, but…its not possible."
"Oh, but I'm afraid it is." Said the voice, "And I've been itching for some revenge."
Finally, our foe appeared, "That's right, boys and girls…Maximillian Konamison is back!"
Some fireworks went off in the background as Konamison acted like a complete idiot.
"But wait, your dead…" Sonic started, "I remember, you faded away after Ryan kicked your butt."
"Well that is indeed true, it seems fate has intervened and brought us back together." Konamison said, revealing a duel pad of his own.
"I see…then there's only one way to beat you." Ryan said, putting on his own duel pad, "It's too bad I left my original deck at home, I would've enjoyed kicking your butt the same way twice."
"Very well then…enough with the witty banter, let's duel!" Konamison said, holstering his deck.
'Now to see if Kanbei's technology is really that great.' Ryan said, loading his deck.
As their card panels aligned themselves, their respective pads shot off and formed.
"Since you were the loser of the last battle, I'll let you have first picks." Ryan said confidently.
"Don't get too cocky, Ryan…you still don't know what kinda deck you have." Dark reminded me.
"Heh, that's okay…he doesn't have his millenium arrow to help him out, so he shouldn't be too hard."
Ryan drew his first six cards, as did Konamison.
'Hmmm…Emi(4th mix), there's one I recognize, Freeze Arrow, Right Arrow of the Forbidden Dancer, that sounds interesting, Charmy(3rd Mix)…Darkness Shade? Heh, talk about being thorough…and Mechanical Improvement. This may be tougher than I thought.' Ryan thought, 'Something else bugs me, why do they have stats already on them?'
"Okay, Ryanboy, I choose to place one card face down, and this card in standby mode. Now for my song." Konamison said as he choose 'Frozen Ray'.
"Heh, not bad for being so out of practice." He said, flipping over his card, "I summon 'Rage(4th Mix)'."
Stats appeared showing he had an attack of 2000 and a defense of 1500.
A virtual version of Rage appeared, ready to go.
"Your turn, Ryanboy." Konamison said.
'Hmm…that's new, guess you can't attack on the first turn.' Ryan thought.
"I place one card face down, and this one in standby mode." Ryan said, picking his song, 'Pink Rose'.
"I may be out of practice, but I can still play with the best." Ryan said flipping over his card, 'Emi(4th mix)'.
Stats appeared showing attack of 1800 and defense of 2000.
"Hah, you played that in attack mode? Crush that welp with your Fist Smash, Rage." Konamison said.
'Rage' dashed forward to attack 'Emi' and Ryan just smiled.
"Hahaha, you still haven't learned." Ryan said, flipping over his other card, "Trap card activate."
The 'Freeze Arrow' card Ryan played froze 'Rage' in his tracks.
"So what? His attack is still higher." Konamison said.
"This!" Ryan said, laying down the 'Mechanical Improvement' card, "Kanbei was thorough alright, even to include cards that are based on characters likes."
'Emi' went into a dust-cloud like frenzy as she tinkered away, finally the dust settled.
"Heh, that's my girl." Mia said while blushing.
Ryan smiled, "So, now that's she tinkered and built her self a beam saber, her attack is boosted by 500, which means…'Rage' is gone. Slice that idiot to pieces."
'Emi' dashed forward and split the virtual 'Rage' to pieces.
"Argh! You're still as good as ever." Konamison said, his life points dropping to 6000.
Konamison drew his next cards, "I lay one card face down and end my turn."
Ryan grinned, things seem to be going his way.
"I know that grin, Ryan." Dark said, "I invented it, but…don't get too cocky. He's up to something, I know it."
Ryan drew another card, 'Left arrow of the Forbidden Dancer, eh?' he thought, 'Odds are that goes with the other arrow.'
"Whatever," Ryan said, "I beat him before, now I'll beat him again. Emi, attack Konamison directly!"
'Emi' dashed towards Konamison, beam saber ready to slash.
"Hahaha…you should've listened to your friends. I activate my trap card." Konamison said.
"Limit 6? What the hell is that?" Ryan said.
"Oh, its quite simple, Ryanboy. I guess you should've looked up the new rules before facing off against me. What that means is you can't play any song that's higher than a six-footer." Konamison explained.
"And your point?" Charmy chirped in.
"Well…look at your character card on the field…see the stars on it? Each one is a level, and you can only play a card that is equal to or lesser than the difficulty of your song." Konamison continued.
"Wait…then that means…" Ryan started.
"Oh, yes…since Emi is a level 7, and you can only have six or higher, Ms. Toshiba there is toast." Konamison said.
As if on cue, 'Emi' faded from existence.
"Damn! Thanks a lot, Kanbei!" Ryan shouted, "I bet he planned this from the beginning…"
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Over the Atlantic Ocean
"So your reports are accurate?" Kanbei asked his supervisor.
"Yes, as detected, a duel pad battle is underway on Dance Pad Isle."
"So, then it seems someone knew that Ryan and his friends were coming…if so, I must meet with this person. It would seem we would both have the same dislike for them." Kanbei said, following with a wicked laugh, "Let's see if you can survive long enough for me to arrive, Ryan!"
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Back at Dance Pad Isle…
"Hahaha! It would seem you've made a grave error in underestimating me again, Ryanboy." Konamison said as he drew his next card.
'Ah, this'll come in handy later.' He thought to himself.
"I choose to end my turn without laying down a card."
'Damn! Now what'll I do…it always seems I'm always in situations like this."
Ryan drew his next card, "Ah, this one will help. I play Graceful Charity."
Ryan drew the next three cards in his deck, 'Okay, we got 'Up Arrow of the Forbidden Dancer', Konsento(5th mix), and Maid-Zukin(4th Mix). Unfortunately, Konsento is too high a level to use…and since I have to throw one back, it'll have to be that one.'
Since Ryan was stuck playing 6-footers, he just let the roulette decide.
He ended up playing 'My Generation'; "I lay one card face down and end my turn."
"Hmm, running scared are we?" Konamison said, "No matter."
Konamison drew his next card and played through his song, 'Burning Heat (3 Options Mix)'.
"I play 'Robo2000(Konsento from 4th mix)' in attack mode." Konamison said, laying down his card.
Up popped 'Robo2000', vacuum and all.
"Now, attack 'Robo2000'. Vacuum Blast Attack!" Konamison shouted.
Ryan waited for the inevitable…but nothing happened.
"Eh? What the hell?" Dark said, "What happened?"
"That's a good question." Ryan said, "Hey, what's up with my card?"
The Maid-Zukin card activated into attack mode by itself and…changed.
"Um, guys…I don't think I'm gonna like what's about to happen." Charmy said.
'Neither do I.' Ryan thought.
Maid-Zukin was swallowed by a dark glow and when the glow subsided as a pentagram lowered around and placed itself on Zukin's t-shirt, she had an interesting, and somewhat scary, new look.
"What? Wait…how did she?" Ryan started.
"I sense an evil presence." Mia said.
"Quite right, Mia. That's Devil-Zukin, and she's not, how shall we say, good." Charmy chirped in.
"But how? How could she change just like that? This is inconceivable!!" Konamison shouted.
"Oh, I don't think it is." Came a familiar voice.
"I know that voice. Show yourself Kanbei!" Ryan shouted.
"I'm pleasantly surprised that your still fighting, although I didn't expect Konamison to be the one you were battling; this is indeed most exciting." Kanbei said.
"Heh, if it isn't my old partner…so this is your technology. I must commend you on such an excellent job." Konamison said, "But perhaps you could answer my first question first."
"Certainly. Now, when I went to create this new version, I took many things into account, including the relationship between characters. So when Maid-Zukin's counterpart decided to attack her, she activated a defense mode that changed her into her evil self. Quite ingenious, don't you think?" Kanbei said with a wicked sort of laugh.
"Whatever," Zukin said, much to everyone's, well, except Kanbei's, surprise, "I'm just gonna take out that stupid goody version of my Konsento."
Devil-Zukin lifted her arms up and created and energy pentagram, "Dark Hex Magic!"
The enchanted pentagram flew towards and obliterated Robo2000.
"Um, Kanbei…this may seem like a stupid question," Dark said, "But how can she talk?"
"Oh, that's simple…I gave them speech programs. So if they wish to talk, they can." Kanbei said, "It gives things an unexpected surprise, especially when they're as spunky as Devil over there."
"Who you calling spunky?" Devil said, turning around and looking straight at Kanbei.
"You…but there's no need to worry. They can talk all they want, but the only thing they can hurt is the opponent's character. The technology may be advanced, but it's also safe."
Zukin frowned, "Heh, your just lucky that's true, or you'd be a stain on the wall right now. Okay, let's go Konamison, give me your best shot."
"Hmm, this little predicament makes things all the more entertaining." Konamison said.
"Whatever, its my turn to draw." Ryan said.
'Ah, the down arrow of the Forbidden Dancer…wonder who this forbidden dancer is anyway?' Ryan thought.
"So, you want me to attack, or what?" Devil-Zukin said, giving me an interesting mix between a smile and wicked grin.
Mia shivered, "She's creepy."
"Yeah, well try living with her in that dimension of mine. It isn't the best thing." Charmy said.
"Um, yeah…go ahead." I said, just kinda blinking.
"All right! Dark Hex Magic!" Devil-Zukin said as another blast of evil magic hit Konamison, wiping out his life points directly.
"Argh! You're beginning to vex me, Ryan-boy." Konamison said, his life points now down to 4000.
Ryan chuckled to himself, "You're making this too easy, Konamison. Where's the challenge?"
Kanbei rolled his eyes, "Heh, seems he's cockier than he used to be. That'll make everything so much better."
Dark raised and eyebrow, "What do you think he meant by that?"
Mia shrugged, "Who knows? He's evil, and when have you known any of the bad guys we've run into to say anything good or straight to the point?"
"She's got a point, but Ryan won't lose!" Charmy shouted.
"It's your turn, Konamison." Ryan said.
"Very well." Konamison said, drawing his card.
Konamison let out an awful, wicked, twisted grin, "Now, you'll feel my wrath Ryanboy!"
Konamison choose, 'The Legend of Max'.
"What?! You've got to be kidding!" Ryan shouted, 'If he's playing that song then…then what kinda character does he have?!'
'No…this immense power…what do I sense?' Dark thought to himself.
Mia was also absorbed by this power.
Kanbei smiled, 'So, he managed to find that card…it has to be since that's the only song that'll summon that character.'
'Let him fail, let him fail.' Charmy thought.
Konamison was pretty good for someone in his late thirties.
He actually managed to finish it, "Now, I lay down your executioner. I lay down 'MAX'!"
"MAX! Who the hell is that?!" Ryan shouted.
Max appeared on the field, looking rather ominous.
(A/N: As for what Max looks like, if anyone's ever played the song 'Legend of Max', Max looks like the guy in the trenchcoat and hat in the starting background.)
"Ha, he doesn't look so tough." Zukin said, glaring at Max.
Konamison chuckled, "Max…Cataclysm!"
Max moved so fast no one could detect it, that not even resident Jedi's Dark and Ryan.
"NOOOOO!" Zukin shouted as she was hit.
After the blur, Zukin's remains floated down as pieces of fluff.
"That's just disgusting…even if she was digital." Ryan said, as his life points dropped to 5700.
"Now you know the power of my deck, Ryan-boy." Konamison said, acting more and more like a friggin' pansy.
'Damn, what now?' Ryan thought, drawing his card, 'Charmy(4th mix), well…she'll help in defense mode.'
Ryan, still forced to play 6 or under, played 'Remember You'.
"I lay one card in defense mode and end my turn." Ryan said.
"Running scared, are we? No matter…Max, Cataclysm!" Konamison shouted.
Max's attack hit the face down card, which was revealed as Charmy(4th Mix).
"NO! RYAN!!!" Charmy the card shouted as she was vaporized.
Ryan cringed, as well did the real Charmy.
"That was…horrible." Ryan said, recalling the time when Charmy did die, "You will pay Konamison!"
"OH, is the hero playing dramatics now? Take your turn so I can finish you." Konamison said.
Ryan silently drew a card, 'This'll buy me some time.'
"I play the magic card, "Trick Bars of Paralyzing Pain."" Ryan said.
(A/N: This card is similar to 'Swords of Revealing Light')
'Nice move, Ryan…but will it be enough time to save you from Konamison?' Kanbei thought to himself.
"I applaud your efforts, but you're merely delaying the inevitable Ryan-boy." Konamison said, "I choose to end my turn without laying a card."
'Okay…' Ryan thought, drawing his next card, 'Mia?? How much does Kanbei know? Did he use our adventures or something to make this game as well?'
"I lay two cards face down and end my turn." Ryan said.
"That's one, Ryan-boy…two more and you go down." Konamison said, drawing another card, "I end my turn again…your move Ryan-boy."
'That leaves one left…better hope this one helps.' Ryan said, drawing his next card, 'Unusual Darkness? This ritual won't help…'
"I hope Ryan can pull this off…things aren't looking good." Charmy said.
"I know he will." Mia said.
"It should be quite amusing to see how Ryan pulls this off." Kanbei said with a wicked laugh.
"I end my turn." Ryan said.
"This is the last turn, Ryanboy." Konamison said, "And after this, you're over."
"Whatever, Konamison." Ryan said, "I won't lose to you."
"Oh, I'm afraid you will, for I sacrifice Max to summon a monster. Crazy you may call me for getting rid of such an incredible character, but I summon one even stronger. Arise, Max Brothers!" Konamison shouted.
Ryan merely blinked as two similar figures joined the original MAX.
"As you can guess, these are Max 300, and Maxx Unlimited, Max's "brothers"." Konamison said, "And in one turn, they'll decimate you."
"I doubt that Konamison…I won't lose." Ryan shouted, drawing his next card, 'Come on…don't let me down cards……Yes! This is it!'
Konamison saw Ryan smile and didn't like it a bit, 'What could he be up to…no…he couldn't have…could he?'
Ryan was laughing out loud, "You ready, for your pathetic Max Brothers to feel my power?"
"Heh, there's no way you can beat me." Konamison said.
'He must have it.' Kanbei thought to himself, 'That's the only way I can explain it.'
"I use the ritual card, 'Unusual Darkness'…and sacrifice my two characters," Ryan said, flipping over Darkness Shade and Mia Ausa(Disc 1), "To summon, Dark the 2nd Keyblade Master!"
As Ryan lay the card down, the sky darkened briefly before a light shone through and opened a portal. In through which descended a silver light. As the light faded, there appeared Darkness Shade brandishing his Keysaber.
Dark, the real one, chuckled to himself, "Nice job there, Kanbei…you really got my digital self looking good."
Kanbei just stood there and gave Dark a gaze.
"Um…can we hurry this up?" Dark, the virtual one, said, "I'm not really liking those guys there."
"Yeah…let those Max Brothers have it!" Ryan shouted.
"OH, yes…" the virtual Dark said, pulling back his Keysaber, "Arcs Arcanum!"
Dark let loose with an insane combo attack, slashing the Max Brothers to ribbons.
Despite the pain though, the Max Brothers didn't disappear.
"Eh? What the hell? His attack strength is higher…so why are they still there?" Ryan shouted.
Konamison chuckled, "You fool…"
Konamison turned over a trap card, "Boomerang…sends the attack right back at your opponent."
"NO…Damn!!" was all Dark could get out before his attack hit him.
Ryan cursed loudly as his life points dropped to 3500.
'Now what can I do?' Ryan thought to himself.
"It seems your hope was nothing but a falsity, Ryan-boy." Konamison said, laughing like the fag he is.
"Oh no, without that…he can't do anything…he may lose." Charmy said, sweating from worrying.
"He can't take too many hits…" Mia said, hugging Dark.
"I know hon, but we've got to trust that he knows what he's doing." Dark said.
'So, Ryan…what will you do now?' Kanbei thought to himself.
Ryan drew his next card, 'No…this won't help.'
"I end my turn." Ryan said.
Konamison laughed, "Ready to feel it, Ryan-boy? MAX Brothers, Catastrophe!!"
Ryan felt the force of the hit head on as his life points were attacked directly.
"Well, well…it seems all that's left is one hit and your gone…and then I win, Ryan-boy." Konamison said, followed by a gay laugh.
'What am I going to do?' Ryan thought as he fell down on one knee.
"Are you just going to give up like that, Ryan? I've never known you to be one to kneel to your opponents." Kanbei said.
"What?" Ryan said.
"Now get up and do what you have to…besides, the pleasure of defeating you will be mine, not this decrepit old zombie's." Kanbei remarked.
Ryan rose up and took a stance, "Your right Kanbei, much as I hate to admit it."
'Come on cards…if ever I needed your help, now is the time.' Ryan thought as he drew his, possibly, last card.
Ryan pulled the card out and up and looked at it.
The sight nearly made him fall down, "No way…I can win with this! And I can't believe she made it into this game!!"
Kanbei chuckled, "I see I was right in giving you those cards…it seems the deck was with you on this battle. Now finish off that decrepit old zombie!"
"What in hell's name are you babbling on about?" Konamison said, "There's no way to defeat the Max Brothers…so face it…you lose!"
Ryan merely chuckled, "You poor deluded fool. You have no idea the power I'm about to release. For you see…I've drawn all five cards of the Forbidden Dancer…"
"You don't mean?" Konamison asked.
"Yes…Ansemian!!"
Mia, Dark, and Charmy just blinked.
"Did he just say Ansemian?" Charmy asked.
"I think he did…how do you think Kanbei knew about her?" Mia asked.
"It's simple my dear friends…I secretly recorded all of your adventures…so I know everything…and you may find some surprises when the tournament starts." Kanbei said with a grin.
Ryan laid down all five cards of 'Ansemian: The Forbidden Dancer'.
The skies turned completely dark and a heart-shaped symbol appeared on the field; the portal lit up and a dark entity began to materialize through the symbol.
A silver-haired, evil looking woman slowly appeared.
"Ah, yes…Ansemian the Forbidden Dancer." Kanbei said, "Her power is nigh unstoppable. She's my best card ever created."
Ansemian stood there, sword in hand, "………"
"She seems awfully silent." Ryan said, "No matter…Konamison, this is your goodbye. Ansemian, Decimate!!"
Ansemian merely lifted her hand up and threw her sword down.
"Um…isn't something supposed to happen?" Dark asked.
As if in response to his question, the entire field darkened with an eerie glow from Ansemian.
Suddenly, a barrage of Heartless came from nowhere, worming their way through the Max Brothers and eating away at them from the inside out.
"No, this is impossible!" Konamison said.
Just as Ryan was about to speak, Ansemian decided to break the silence, "You're a weak minded fool, Konamison. No wonder that human over there defeated you so easily years ago…it seems I was wrong about him. But now that I've been reduced to this form, perhaps I can do some good…should that boy, the one with the key, decide to keep me around."
Ansemian turned around and faced Ryan, "Let's hope that you'll be around for sometime…this world needs to be saved…like how you saved me from the darkness. But, it may never be enough. For now, I bid farewell till I'm called again. Farewell, Ryan."
Ryan just stood there a bit stunned as to what the hell just happened.
"Perhaps I can explain," Kanbei said, "When creating the card game and the personality of each card, I stumbled across something while researching. That card you just saw was indeed what was left of Ansemian turned into a card."
"I see." Ryan said, holding Ansemian's card, looking over it, "I will accept your help."
Konamison was in shock, he'd lost…defeated by… "I refuse to lose!"
Ryan sighed, he'd had enough.
"Konamison, I'm sick of you…this time, I finish you myself!!" Ryan said, materializing his Keysaber.
Ryan dashed towards Konamison and hacked, slashed and pretty much destroyed the bastard till nothing was left.
"That's the end to one bad recurring dream." He said, dematerializing his Keysaber.
"Well…I must say I was impressed with your showing, Ryan." Kanbei said, as he exited the castle, "I cannot wait till we duel in DDR CITY…just make sure you survive long enough to face me."
With those words, Kanbei left Dance Pad Isle.
Ryan and the others returned to the boat, where they found Sonic and Shadow making out.
"So that's where you guys disappeared to." Mia said with a grin.
"Yeah…when we heard that laugh, I took off very fast." Shadow said, "Sonic naturally followed me."
Ryan just shook his head, "Well…we got what we came for, let's head home."
With that, Ryan set the boat's course back to his hometown.
Meanwhile…
"How could she say something so, disgusting? There's no way that was her…despite what Kanbei said." The shadow said after watching Konamison lose.
"No matter," the shadow said to itself, "They'll be plenty of opportunities soon enough to get him and his friends…I'm coming for you guys, so you'd best be ready!"
With that the shadow took off and Dance Pad Isle once again became empty.