There wasn't much to spoof in the last chapter, but here are the answers.
Game: Pokémon Stadium (I HATE that game!)
Digi Ball: Poké Ball
Enjoy the chapter. I wasn't exactly comfortable with how this one turned out.
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The Substitute
Chapter Eight
Digimon Celebration 4
Later that night…
'I hate him.' Thought Carlos bitterly. 'I HATE him!'
It was bad enough that he lost the third game and had homework from all of his classes to do, but he had an extremely hard time explaining to Mr. & Mrs. Ichijouji why every strand of his hair was sticking up and crackling with enough electricity to light up half of Japan! But worst of all was that his pride took a major nosedive.
'How could he have defeated me in a pokémon battle?' He asked himself with much malice as he completed an algebra problem. 'I was the greatest trainer in the world in the last fic and I lost against some amateur? Granted, we used digimon instead of actual pokémon, but I had more experience than him! I should've won that!' He then closed his book after completing his assignment and prepared for bed.
'Just wait until tomorrow. I WON'T lose again! And I better not get blown up again!'
(Me: Hey I can't promise that. It was fun having you play as a Rocket.)
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"Hey. What happened to your hair?" TK asked Carlos, stifling laughter. It was the next day and everybody was in The Hub.
"Zip it, Blondie. Or do you want some of this?" Carlos asked as he shot a lightning bolt from his hair at the keeper of Hope. The bolt, of course, missed.
"You know," Davis started. "You look kinda like Tai with that new hair-do. Minus the electricity, of course." That earned a few chuckles from everyone in the room and a shock from Carlos.
"I'll shut up now." He said as he proceeded to chip off the dead skin.
"You know," Carlos countered. "This is all your fault! Just because I was dressed up as a Team Rocket member doesn't give you the right to wield that raidramon like Ash's pikachu!.!.!" His voice echoed off the walls. "I should shock that little Veemon too."
"This is actually your fault." Cody started. "If you didn't act like a complete nutcase and just have a few random battles with mind-controlled digimon, this wouldn't have happened." Carlos sent the little boy a venomous glare for that one.
"Roulette start." He said, still glaring at the boy. The roulette did its magic. It showed the crests of Light, Courage, and Intelligence. "Ok. You three. Let's go." Carlos, Cody, Kari, and Davis then made their way to the door.
"Dark Door! Open!" The door swung open and that usual gust of wind starting sucking. It sucked for a few minutes until Kari spoke up.
"Aren't we supposed to be sucked in to the void?"
"That's weird." Carlos said. "The wind isn't affecting us at all."
"There must be a malfunction." Yolei offered.
"Maybe. Unless..." Carlos started.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Four voices yelled. The Digi-Destined turned and saw Wormmon, Gatomon, Armadillomon, and Veemon hanging on to the floor for dear life! They tried to hang on as much as they can, but it was too much for them! They got sucked into the door, which closed instantly. Everybody turned to Carlos.
"Uh… Heh heh?" He laughed nervously. The Digi-Destined gave him a cold glare. I'm talking freezing. I'm talking ninety below zero! I'm talking—
"WE GET IT!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Everybody yelled. They then turned back to Carlos.
"Ummm... I think that that happened because only the digimon can play this game." He then ran before everybody can throttle him. "Look! We can watch the game on this!" He walked up to a section of the wall by the dark door and turned on a TV, which was posted on the wall.
It displayed the digimon, who were knocked out. They seemed to be laying on some kind of rock. Behind them was a display of sorts with a TV in the middle. The TV displayed a picture of a pretty stormy sea.
"Get up, you bums!" A rude voice yelled. The four digimon groaned and slowly got up. They opened their eyes and saw—
"Gomamon!.?" The three good digimon asked as they ran up to him. There were the same green eyes and the same orange hair, but everything else about the water type digimon was different. His body was black all over & he had dark purple stripes on his body.
"That's Darkgomamon to you!" The digimon said. He looked behind the three and saw Wormmon. "Ahh! Lord Wormmon! Hello!" He padded up to Wormmon. "So good to see you. Sorry about the comment earlier." He dusted Wormmon off.
"Uhhh... Do I know you?" The green digimon asked.
"Oh my. I guess the boss didn't tell you. I'm Darkgomamon. Lord Carlos created me & a bunch of other digimon to play this game with ya."
"I guess he didn't expect them to get this far." Wormmon said, referring to Carlos' past losses. "So where are we? How do we play?"
"Right. Well, We're currently in a board game." Darkgomamon replied. The camera then went away from the group of digimon.
The board they were on was floating over a treacherous ocean. The current was way too rough, whirlpools were abound, as well as typhoons. The occasional lightning bolt would strike. All the water seemed to be flowing out of a giant spiked turtle shell in the middle. The shell was surrounded by a castle-like wall. On the board were many different buildings and a few bridges. The camera then zoomed back in to the digimon.
"Whoa! Too close! Too close! Too—!" Gatomon yelled just as the camera zoomed in too much and hit her forehead. She fell over. "Close..." She groaned.
(A/N: Old joke, I know.)
"As for playing." Darkgomamon started. "Here's how a turn works: You roll a dice block and you move according to how much the number says. Depending on which space you land on, something will happen. A blue space will give you three rings, which are the currency here. A red block will make you LOSE three rings. A green space with a bomb pictured on it will open up a battle mini-game, in which you guys put up a chosen amount of rings and try to win it all. A green space with a multi-colored star pictured on it will open up a reversal of fortune game. A space with a digivice pictured with give you the choice of one block to hit. You'll get a form-changing digivice for that. A green space with a question mark on it will make something special happen. A red space with a skull on it is a..." Darkgomamon got a mischievous grin on his face.
"Let's just say that you'll have a lot of fun if you land on that space." He stifled a laugh.
"Will it be fun for me?" Wormmon asked.
"No. Now then, the last space that's out there is another green space called a 'warp space.' If ya land on it, you'll automatically go to the same space as a random player. After each turn, you'll play a mini-game to raise your ring count. You have to play twenty turns. The object of the game is to get the most digieggs. If there's a tie, the number of rings you have will declare a winner."
"So… how do we get digieggs?" Veemon asked.
"I'll get to that in a few. Now, I'll explain the different buildings on the board." Darkgomamon replied.
Back in the Dark Carrier…
"So, what does happen if anybody lands on a skull space?" Kari asked as Darkgomamon proceeded to explain the buildings on the board.
"Well, they'll get a not-so-pleasant surprise." Carlos replied. He followed up with an evil laugh. Everybody else sweatdropped.
"I knew that was going to happen." Cody said. Everybody else nodded.
Back in the game…
"And now about how to get digieggs." Darkgomamon started after he explained the use of the various buildings on the board. "You need to have twenty rings or more in order to buy a digiegg from me. I'll be at a random section of the board when we start playing. You guys will have to come to me, so you can buy one. Oh, one more thing before we begin." He took out a picture of a zudomon, except this zudomon looked different. Its fur was red instead of orange, its skin was black, the shell was a bright green, and the hammer it was carrying was gold. He showed the picture to the other digimon.
"This is Shadowzudomon. Don't forget to pay him a visit." He glared at Wormmon, who simply nodded, understanding his partner's trick. "He'll be at a random spot on the board as well."
"What do you take us for?" Armadillomon asked. "We know that Shadowzudomon is bad!" Darkgomamon gave a defiant smirk.
"Duh. You guys take everything way too seriously. Now, I believe we have to assign you your game forms." He clapped his flippers together. The other four digimon glowed white. When the glowing subsided, everybody found themselves in their game forms.
Wormmon was wearing a yellow cap with a blue W in a circle. Veemon was wearing a red cap with a red V in a circle. Gatomon was wearing a flowing pink dress and a crown on her head. Finally, Armadillomon's body was green and he had a saddle on his back.
"Hold up! I'm green! I'm sick!" Armadillomon yelled in a panic.
(Me: °Sighs° No, you're not. That's just your form. Accept it and move on.)
Armadillomon sighed and Gatomon stepped up.
"Well, why am I in a dress? I don't do dresses."
(Me: Look at Kari in the second game. You're perfect for the part!)
"If we're done with the complaining, let's start!" Darkgomamon said. Four dice blocks then appeared above everyone's head. "Punch the dice blocks and a number will pop up. Their number will decide turn order." The four digimon jumped up and hit the dice blocks. Wormmon had a ten, Veemon had a five, Gatomon had a three, and Armadillomon had an eight.
"Ok. Lord Wormmon goes first, the green freak goes second, the blue thing goes third, and the pink cat-like thing goes last."
"We're not loved!" The three goodie-goodies yelled.
"Yah. I know." Darkgomamon said. "Anyway, here are ten rings to start you off. Enjoy!" He handed each of them ten rings. "See ya!"
"Hey wait." Gatomon said. "Aren't you supposed to tell us where you and Shadowzudomon are?"
"I am?" Darkgomamon asked.
(Me: Yep. It's in the rules of the game.)
"Crap." Darkgomamon then took out a map of the board. "I'll be right here." He pointed a claw at a spot on the board that was by a yellow pipe. The other digimon nodded in understanding.
"And Shadowzudomon will be here." He pointed to a spot on the top of the map that was by a bridge on the left side on a fork. On the right side stood another yellow pipe. Darkgomamon started to pad away.
"See ya later then." He disappeared in a flash of dark energy, leaving the other digimon to get ready to play.
°GAME START!°
A dice block appeared above Wormmon's head, displaying random numbers. After a brief moment's hesitation, he jumped up and hit it. The block revealed a seven. Wormmon then walked from the start of the board. He walked up three spaces horizontally and four spaces vertically and landed on a blue space that was two spaces away from one of the board's buildings. He got three rings added to his total, putting him in the lead for the moment.
Back at the starting line, a dice block appeared above Armadillomon. He took no time in hitting it and got a five he walked and found himself on a blue space two spaces away from Wormmon. The two were now tied.
The block appeared above Veemon next. He jumped up and got a two. He gave a grimace at the tiny amount and walked the two spaces. He landed on a red space and got three rings deducted from his total.
"Aww…" He groaned. He was now at third place.
Gatomon also wasted no time in hitting the dice block and got a three. She walked, dragging her dress along the way, and landed on the green space by Veemon. Two treasure chests, one small and one huge, appeared and floated above her.
"What am I supposed to do?" She asked.
(Me: You landed on a digivice space. You have to pick one of the chests and you'll get a digivice to use.)
"Oh. Ok." She then looked at the chests and jumped towards the bigger one. The chest opened and a Season one style digivice popped out.
°You got the dedigivice!°
Back with the humans…
"Now that everybody took their turn, we'll see what mini-game they'll play." Carlos explained to the other Digi-Destined & digimon. On the screen, panels with the playing digimon's faces were displayed. Wormmon and Armadillomon's panels were blue, Veemon's was red, and Gatomon's was green. Gatomon's panel then changed to red.
"Ahh. Looks like they're playing a team game."
Back in the game…
Everything flashed white. When the light subsided, two digimon were on two different sides of what looked like a dungeon. Wormmon & Armadillomon was on the left side and Veemon & Gatomon were on the right side.
"Welcome to the first mini-game!" Darkgomamon's voice rang out through a P.A. system. "The object of this mini-game is to work together with your teammate in order to get out of the dungeon first. Good luck, Lord Wormmon." The other three fell over.
"Ok. Let's do it." Veemon said to Gatomon, who gave him a high five.
On the other side, Wormmon and Armadillomon had their arms crossed and were facing away from each other.
"Ugh. I knew there was going to be complications!" Darkgomamon yelled. "Just work together."
"No way!" Wormmon yelled. "I'd be helping the enemy!"
"Same here." Armadillomon agreed.
"A little help here?" Darkgomamon said. A lightning bolt struck Armadillomon.
"I hate divine intervention." He groaned. "Let's work together." Wormmon stuck his tongue out at Armadillomon. Everybody then got to their positions. The digimon on each team were separated from their teammate by a wall. From left to right stood Armadillomon, Wormmon, Gatomon, and Veemon.
"Go!" Darkgomamon (Or DG) yelled. The digimon then started running.
Within a few seconds, Armadillomon & Gatomon came to a wall, which was decorated with Shadowzudomon's face. Wormmon & Veemon ran a bit farther & wound up by a lever. After a bit of thinking, and screaming on their teammates' part, they started to lower the lever. Unfortunately, the lever was a little on the heavy side, so it took a few moments before they lowered the wall. After alternating this duty with their teammates two more times, both teams found themselves in front of a hole. The only way across is through a platform in the middle. The only way either team can get across is by having one teammate turn the nearby lever.
"After you." Veemon said to Gatomon as he walked to the lever and started turning.
"Why thank you." She replied as she jumped on the platform when it got close to her. Veemon continued turning the lever.
On the other side, however, there were problems.
"You turn the lever first!" Armadillomon yelled at Wormmon.
"No way! You go first!" Wormmon yelled back. Armadillomon got an evil glint in his eyes.
"Alright." He sighed. "I'll go first." He went to the lever and started turning. When the platform got to Wormmon, he jumped, but Armadillomon turned it too much.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Wormmon yelled as he plummeted. An agumon riding a cloud appeared and rescued Wormmon. It held him by a fishing rod and dropped him by Armadillomon. The two promptly started brawling.
Back with the other two, Veemon & Gatomon just got through the second platform and they were now in front of five pipes. They figured out that they have to jump in one in order to move on. They jumped in the closest one and popped out of the pipe in the back. Confused, they jumped in the closest one and were warped to a higher point of the dungeon. Before them were a lot more pipes than in the first area. Three rows of three pipes occupied the area.
"Come on! We're almost there!" Wormmon shouted to Armadillomon. They got passed the first pipe section and were now at the second section just as Veemon & Gatomon found the right pipe. They jumped in the middle pipe in the first row and were warped to a pair of pumps. All four players started to pump air into a balloon that was behind them. Only Wormmon & Armadillomon's balloon was getting air.
"What the…?" Veemon & Gatomon asked. They kept pumping, unknowing of the fact that the tubes their pumps were connected to were cut. Needless to say, Wormmon & Armadillomon were the victors. After the balloon was fully pumped, they ran to it and jumped inside. The roof of the dungeon opened and the balloon flew out. The two teammates shouted in triumph.
"Hey. How do you think we won, anyway?" Wormmon asked.
"Beats me." Armadillomon replied. Back in the dungeon, a darkgomamon was whistling innocently while holding a pair of scissors behind his back. The winning team got ten rings added to their total.
Back on the board, Wormmon's dice block appeared above his head. He jumped up and got a six. He walked past the two spaces and arrived at the first building on the board.
(Me: You wanna enter the store?)
"Why are you asking me?" Wormmon asked.
(Me: I couldn't get anybody to do this part, so I gotta do it. So, you entering it or not?)
"I guess so..." The store opened like a pop up book and Wormmon walked inside. A darkgomamon was waiting for him.
"Hello, my lord. What can I get for you?" The DG asked. He handed Wormmon a menu. On it were different items and their prices.
Digivice: 10 Rings
Dedigivice: 10 Rings
Pipe: 15 Rings
Bakemon Crystal Ball: 25 Rings
Lamp: 30 Rings
"Hmmm… I only have twenty-three rings, so..."
"Oh wait! You qualify for our special price club." DG interrupted a tad too fast.
"Really?" Wormmon asked.
"Yep! You can buy something and get fifty percent off!"
"Cool! I guess I'll buy the lamp."
"Good choice." DG handed the gold lamp over and took Wormmon's money, leaving him with eight rings and barely ahead of Veemon.
"What does it do, anyway?"
"If ya got enough rings, it'll take ya to where the darkgomamon with the digiegg is."
"Lovely." Wormmon said with a grin. "Thanks." Wormmon then left the store and continued walking. He walked four more spaces and then stopped on a blue space, but instead of three rings, a ? box appeared. He jumped up and received twenty rings. He then got the normal three rings.
"Dude! Sweet!" Carlos & Wormmon yelled.
"Dude! Weak!" The good guys yelled. Wormmon was now in first place, again.
Dark Carrier…
"What was that about!.?.!.?.!" Everybody yelled at Carlos.
"It's legal!" He defended. "It could be worse. He could've gotten a digiegg instead." Everybody else groaned.
Back in the game, Armadillomon was taking his turn. After getting a four, he walked up to a blue space just before the store and got three rings. Veemon & Gatomon's turns were uneventful as well. They also landed on blue spaces. Everything then flashed white to start the next mini-game. When the light subsided, everybody found themselves on top of a mountain. The main darkgomamon (i.e.: The one with the digieggs) stood before them.
"Ok. Here's how the game works, you guys are gonna race down this mountain on skis." He said.
"That doesn't sound so bad." Veemon said.
"While escaping from an avalanche." DG finished.
"…" Everybody else sweatdropped. DG disappeared and the mountain started to shake. The digimon looked up and gasped. A whole ton of snow was falling! "Be cool, Be wild, and Be Groovy" started to play as everybody jumped off the ridge they were on, landed on some skis, and started skiing.
"Think anybody got the reference?" Gatomon asked.
"Probably not." Armadillomon replied.
"Less talking, more skiing!" Veemon yelled. The game started.
For the first few minutes, everybody was just speeding up to avoid the snow. Soon, they reached the first turn. Shortly after that, a rock was present. Unfortunately, Armadillomon & Gatomon didn't see it and they tripped. They got covered in a snowball. They struggled to get free, but it was too late. The avalanche got them. The only two left now were Wormmon & Veemon. They continued skiing, weaving out of the way of any rocks that got in their way. Veemon skied up a ramp and soared ahead of Wormmon. Wormmon used the sticks he had to speed up his pace, but it was no use as Veemon soared through another ramp and past the finish line. Everybody then disappeared and reappeared on the board. Veemon was ten rings richer and moved up to third place, leaving Gatomon at fourth.
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And now, a small montage to hopefully advance the story a little faster!
The next turn, Wormmon used his lamp to get the first digiegg of the game. Everybody then took their rolls. A few mini-games were then showed. One in which everybody was stuck to a slimy monster and they tried to escape. Everybody had a hard time getting around after that. Another mini-game they played included a dangerous game of tag.
Back on the board, Gatomon had landed on a warp space. A spinner was placed in her claws. On it were pictures of the other three players' faces. She spun it and the arrow landed on Veemon's face. The space sprung up and propelled her to the blue digimon, her screaming all the way.
°BAM!.!.!°
One turn, the three goodie-goodies used their Bakemon Crystal Balls to summon the ghost to steal Wormmon's coins, but he had a special flashlight with him. It protected him from their attacks. The light made the bakemon disappear into digi dust. And now, we go back to real time with everybody at the tenth turn. Wormmon was leading with two digieggs and eighty rings. Everybody else was behind with no digieggs and about fifty rings each. Everybody heard Shadowzudomon roar. The camera then went to him.
"You think you can defeat me, shrimps…and Lord Wormmon." He quickly added that last part. He then raised his arms and his body started to flash a pinkish color. He started to laugh almost as evilly as Carlos does. Almost.
"Damn straight! GWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Carlos yelled. Everybody else sweatdropped.
°TEN TURNS LEFT!°
Wormmon was about to start his turn when he found himself dedigivolving to Leafmon. He was still wearing his hat, which was completely covering his head.
"What happened?" He asked.
(Me: It seems that Shadowzudomon's magic made you all dedigivolve for this turn.)
"Ugh!" Everybody yelled. Leafmon's dice block then came up.
He bounced up and got a three. He then bounced up a bridge towards the top of the board. Because it was crossed two times before, the bridge crumbled after Leafmon crossed it. The bridge rebuilt itself and wound up going in a horizontal direction. He walked passed a space and would up at a fork. To his left stood Armadillomon, who was two spaces away from Shadowzudomon and to his right was a yellow pipe. Knowing what happens if you go near Shadowzudomon, Leafmon went to the right. He walked through the pipe and walked two spaces, landing on a digivice space. Two chests came down and Leafmon jumped and hit the smaller one. A D-3 that resembled Carlos' popped out.
°You got the D-3!°
Leafmon then digivolved back to Wormmon.
It was now Armadillomon's turn and to say he was scared would be an understatement. He was sweating bullets. He had cold feet. Hell, they were ice cubes! He had stage fright. He—
"SHUT UP!.!.!" Everybody yelled. "How much longer do we have to endure this running gag?"
(Me: I've only used that joke like three times since I started this fic. Chill!)
Anyway, Armadillomon dedigivolved to Upamon and his dice block appeared. He looked at Shadowzudomon, who gave a menacing grin.
'Please let me get less than three. Please let me get less than a three.' He prayed as he jumped. He closed his eyes and then looked up.
"Awww Damn it!" He got a three. He bounced those fateful steps.
"Deadmon walking, or rather, bouncing." Carlos said as Upamon confronted Shadowzudomon.
"Hehhehheh. What've we got here? A shrimp to put on the barbie? I'll show ya not to mess with me." He then raised his hammer.
"Dark Vulcan!" He shot a bolt of dark energy at Upamon.
The digimon was propelled up and landed, charbroiled, at an alternate starting point, located in the middle of the board. Still dazed, he bounced onto the last space, a skull space! The lights dimmed and everybody on the board looked scared, Upamon especially. He looked around as a skull-shaped cloud of smoke started laughing. A little bit afterwards, it disappeared, but the lights were still off. Upamon then heard a low whistling sound which was getting louder by the second. He looked up.
"Crap…" He groaned as Shadowzudomon landed on him.
"Let's do this!" Shadowzudomon yelled as he got into a thinking pose. He then laughed evilly. "Ok. We're doing a Dark Revolution."
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"Oh crap!" Carlos yelled as he smacked his forehead.
"What? What's he gonna do?" Everybody else asked.
"When Shadowzudomon uses Dark Revolution, everybody's ring amounts become even." Everybody else cheered after Carlos divulged that little bit of info. Everybody's Ring counts became fifty-eight. The villains were scowling as the heroes cheered even more.
Back on the board, Upamon digivolved back to Armadillomon as Veemon dedigivolved to Demiveemon and rolled his dice. He had already dealt with Shadowzudomon the previous turn (and lost half his rings in the process). He got a five. He walked four spaces and stopped at a building.
(Me: You wanna enter the lottery shop?)
"Ok." Demiveemon replied. The lotto shop opened and he walked inside. A DG was waiting for him behind a lotto ball machine (Ya know, like the one that Tom Nook from Animal Crossing uses at his raffles every end of the month).
"Welcome to the lotto shop." DG greeted. "Since this is your first time here, I gotta give ya this ticket." He handed Demiveemon a lottery ticket. On it were, in this order, his, Wormmon, and Gatomon's faces.
"Now fork over the five rings!" Demiveemon complied and handed DG the rings. "Now then, turn the lever and the color of the ball will decide your prize. You may even get lucky and win a hundred rings. °Cough° yeah right! °cough°" Demiveemon then turned the handle as fast as his petite arms would allow. He kept spinning and spinning until...
°PING!°
Everybody gasped. Carlos started jumping in extreme anger and everybody else was in complete shock.
"He got the GOLD BALL!.?.!.?.!" Everybody yelled.
"Uhh... Erm... I guess you get a hundred rings…" DG said, clearly still in shock. He handed Demiveemon a huge sack of rings. He was now in second place. He then left and landed on the blue space after the shop. He turned back into Veemon.
Gatomon next dedigivolved to Salamon. The dice block appeared and she hit it, giving her a simple two. It was hard to walk those two spaces, however, because she was still wearing her dress. She eventually got to the blue space & got her rings. She digivolved back into Gatomon as everything got white again. Everybody found themselves in a plane thousands of miles in the air. You-Know-Who was behind them.
"I hate to ask, but what do we have to do?" Wormmon asked. He and the other three players were wearing balloons on their backs.
"This is a bonus mini-game." DG started. "You'll be skydiving, trying to get as many rings as possible while avoiding getting hit too many times."
"Get hit too many times by what?" Veemon asked.
"You'll see." Darkgomamon then pushed everybody off the plane. They fell through a cloud and the game started.
The group got rings while trying to avoid obstacles like crazy biyomon that would yell out things like "Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!" and culumon that yell out things like "Wanna play?" or "Got any cream puffs?" They soon landed safely. They each had a small amount of rings added to their totals. They were too busy avoiding the insane digimon.
"That's not the only insane thing around here." Gatomon said. The others nodded in agreement. A bolt of lightning struck the cat digimon.
"Ouch..."
A little bit into the next turn...
Armadillomon's dice block came up. He then jumped and hit it. He got a one and landed on a fortune space. The star on the space elevated Armadillomon above the dark clouds of the board. A mushroomon wearing baggy pants walked up to him.
"Welcome to Reversal of Fortune." The fungus said. "You gotta play a little pinball. Where the ball lands will decide the fate of two of our players." He walked away and a digitamamon wearing a purple top hat walked up.
"Ok. First we gotta decide WHO's giving up something." The egg said as a pinball table appeared in the middle of the platform. Armadillomon walked up to it. The table seemed to be decorated to make it look like a blue sky. Two Darkgomamon targets were moving around near the top and at the bottom were four cups. The cups had the players' faces on them. He gripped the plunger, pulled back, and let go. The ball bounced around and then settled in the cup bearing Veemon's face.
"So far, Veemon's giving something up." Digitamamon then left and a green digimon wearing an adventurer's hat and a white mask showed up.
"Hi. Now we decide WHOM is getting something, by pinball, I guess..." The digimon said rather shyly. The table flipped and was replaced by a similar table, only Veemon's cup wasn't present. Armadillomon pulled back on the plunger and let go. The ball bounced out of his cup and landed next to it...in WORMMON'S cup! Carlos' eyes bulged as he saw the scene. He then tried to hold a straight face.
'That's it, Carlos. Just maintain your poker face. Mustn't let them know you're scared.' He thought as he tried to hang on to his composure with minimal success. His legs were shaking and his hands were dangerously close to his mouth.
"Uhh… You ok?" Davis asked. Carlos jumped and put on a smile.
"Of course I'm fine! Why would you ask such a ridiculous question!.?" He replied with bravado.
"Because your nails are almost gone." Davis said dully. Carlos looked at his hands. His nails were almost gone! Blushing, he hid his hands behind his back.
Back in the game, the shy digimon left and a bakemon wearing a wizard's outfit appeared cackling.
"Now then, mortal, we'll decide WHAT Veemon will give Wormmon through pinball. Heh. I love this tricky stuff!" The table flipped again and was replaced by one with a different background, a late sunset/early evening type background. Two cups bearing small pictures of digieggs were at the top, guarded by two Darkgomamon targets. At the bottom were six cups bearing different pictures of rings. Armadillomon took a look at the board, took a deep breath, and pulled the plunger slightly. He let go and all hearts stopped beating for a moment. The ball hit the right DG and bounced into the digiegg cup.
"No… It's over..." Carlos said as he slumped to the floor. The other Digi-Destined were going to ask, but they decided against it. They would find out in a few seconds anyway.
In the game, an agumon wearing a fake turtle shell walked up to Armadillomon.
"It's decided. Wormmon and Veemon must switch digieggs." The digimon said. Wormmon then handed over the eggs with a huge scowl on his face. Veemon was now in first place. Carlos was crying and banging on the floor.
At the end of the game…
"Ok. Now that the game is finally over, we'll tally up the scores and decide on the winner." Darkgomamon said. The players were lined up in the order of their turns. They were standing in a stage-like setting.
"First we'll look at everyone's ring totals." Everybody but Wormmon groaned as they saw the scores. Armadillomon had forty-six rings, Gatomon had eighty rings, and Veemon had seventy-five rings. Wormmon wouldn't have had the highest ring amount if it wasn't for the fortune space he landed on in the fifteenth turn. He had switched rings with Veemon and continued on to win the rest of the mini-games.
"Now, we'll look at the digiegg totals." Only Wormmon groaned as the totals was shown as Veemon- two, Everybody else- zilch. "Now, I will award bonus digieggs." Everybody had a hushed breath as Darkgomamon prepared to read off the winners.
"First, the Bonus Egg. This digiegg is awarded to the one who got the most rings in the mini-games. And the winner is… Lord Wormmon!" A shimmering digiegg floated above Wormmon and he grabbed it.
"Next, the Ring Egg. This digiegg is awarded to the one who got the most rings in the entire game. And the winner is Lord Wormmon!" Another digiegg floated above Wormmon and he grabbed it.
'Alright! Now we're tied. If Wormmon gets this next egg, I'll win!' Carlos thought with a grin.
"Finally, the Occurrence Egg." Darkgomamon started. "This digiegg is awarded to the one who landed on the most ? spaces. And the winner is..." He then looked at the card. He gulped. "The winner is..."
"SPIT IT OUT!.!.!" Everybody yelled.
"V-V-Veemon..."
"WHAT!.?.! HOW!.?.!.?.!" Carlos yelled.
°Flashback°
Veemon hit the dice block and got a five. He walked the five spaces and landed on a ? space that was in front of a bust of Shadowzudomon.
"What happens now?" He asked. The bust's mouth opened and spewed lightning at Veemon.
"AHHHHHHH!.!.!.!" He got burned to a crisp.
°End flashback°
The digiegg came to Veemon.
"And the winner with three digieggs, Veemon." DG said solemnly. The other three digimon were teleported back to the Dark Carrier, leaving Veemon alone.
"Well, you won. Here's your prize." DG said as a box shaped like Shadowzudomon's shell appeared. Veemon walked towards it.
"Hold it!" Shadowzudomon's voice said. The other two digimon looked around for him, but couldn't find him. The curtain behind them opened up, revealing the evil turtle standing behind a golden box.
"You gotta beat me in a mini-game before you can get your prize!" He gave an evil laugh as the box opened. A wave of dark energy came out of it and sucked in Veemon & Shadowzudomon.
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We are now looking at a gigantic cube floating in a dark & stormy sky. The cube seemed to be made entirely out of water, which was flowing extremely fast. On the surface of this cube were platforms as well as many traps. The camera zoomed in on the top of the cube. Veemon landed on a platform. He then turned around and saw Shadowzudomon standing. On either side of him was a darkgomamon. The one on the left was holding a fan.
"Welcome!" Shadowzudomon yelled. "In this game, you'll have to fight me! Catch me if ya can!" He then ran off, followed by his two cohorts. Veemon followed and wound up on the side of the cube. There were four platforms ahead of him. There was a steel stake sticking out of the middle of each platform. On the third one stood the two DGs.
"Hahahahaha!" They both laughed.
"Don't think you can get to the master so easily." The right DG said.
"Yeah. Things are gonna get a little wet!" The left one sneered.
"Take the plunge and say good-bye!"
"Ta-ta!"
"Hahahahaha!" The DGs laughed as they left the room. Lightning started coming out of the steel posts and started circling in two, sometimes three, bolts clockwise.
°Start!°
A meter with ten hearts, indicating Veemon's HP, appeared. Veemon then jumped from platform to platform, taking care not to get hit by the lightning. He soon got past the platforms and moved on to the next room. In the middle of the room were three panels bearing a part of Darkgomamon's face. The panels were scrambled and in an L formation. The two DGs appeared on floating platforms, laughing teasingly.
"So, you made it, huh?" The right DG said. "But it ends here."
"You ain't going any further!" The left one said.
"Yeah, yeah. Just tell me what I gotta do!" Veemon said.
"Can ya solve the riddle of this room?" The right one asked.
"And don't even think about moving the pieces with a hip drop!" The left one said.
"You jackass! Why'd you tell him that!.?" The right yelled.
"You stupid little—" The left one started.
"Eep!" They both said as they flew a little higher.
°Start!°
Veemon took a look at the panels and first decided to move the upper right piece, which bared the left part of DG's mouth. He ran up to the piece, jumped up, flipped, and landed on the panel. It slid across the water. He then ran to the upper left piece, which had the right side of DG's upper face on it. The blue digimon did a hip drop. It slid and was now on top of the mouth part. The Darkgomamon with the fan moved to the corner of the lower left piece, which had the left side of DG's upper face on it. He dropped a ball of lightning on it. Veemon went to the aforementioned piece and performed another hip drop. The piece moved up. He went back to the mouth part and made it slid underneath the left face piece. The missing part appeared and both DGs fell to the ground in defeat.
"Damn it! Sorry boss!" The right DG said.
"It's all his fault!" The left one said. Veemon ran past them and into the next area.
There were six platforms in this room. The three ahead and the last one near the exit had posts on them and the other two didn't. They were just rocks. Shadowzudomon was at the exit to the room. He ran off and the posts generated lightning again. Veemon jumped on the middle platform and screamed in pain because he landed on a bolt. He shook it off and jumped to the left platform that was next to him. He avoided the lightning on that platform and quickly jumped to the rock ahead. He almost slipped, but he regained his balance and continued on.
He got through the room and was now in another puzzle room. There were eight pieces this time and they were decorated with Shadowzudomon's image. He had a hard time getting through that puzzle (He had to avoid Shadowzudomon's lightning boomerang attack.)
He eventually got the puzzle completed and then moved on to the final area of the cube, an arena. The arena was circular and had five buttons on the outside. The two combatants looked at each other with fury.
"Now, I'll destroy you!" Shadowzudomon yelled. "I won't stand for this! My master will claim victory! Now prepare to die!"
°Start!°
Shadowzudomon started moving towards Veemon. Veemon ran to one of the buttons and pressed it with a hip drop. It started to glow.
"Dark Vulcan!" Shadowzudomon yelled as he fired the dark energy at Veemon. The blue dragon dodged the attack and ran towards another button. He pressed that one and a light seemed to connect the two buttons together. Shadowzudomon charged at Veemon, who dodged again and hit a third button. The beams came together and formed a triangle, which Shadowzudomon was in the middle of. A lightning bolt struck the triangle and shocked the giant digimon. This pattern continued four more times and Shadowzudomon was defeated. He dedigivolved to Darkgomamon and fainted.
"Yes! I did it!" Veemon yelled as he jumped for joy.
"No… Shadowzudomon, the greatest digimon I've ever created, lost to a little pipsqueak? Man..." Carlos moaned.
Veemon and Darkgomamon were teleported out of the box.
"Ok. You win. Here's your lousy present." DG said as he padded away. He left behind the gift box from earlier. Veemon walked up to the box and picked it up. In a bright flash, the box opened, revealing Veemon's present. A red coin with a birthday cake engraved on it.
"You've won the Medallion of Parties! This medallion is proof that you are a hit at parties! Prepare to start the next game." The voice from the last three chapters said as Veemon was teleported back to the Dark Carrier.
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The Dark Door opened and Veemon walked out, holding the medallion. He no longer had his hat on. Everybody else, minus the villains, ran up to him and congratulated him on his victory. The Dark Carrier hovered above the ground and let out the heroes. It then flew off into the early evening sky.
"I'm sorry about losing that game, Carlos." Wormmon said to his substitute master, who was standing by a window. Carlos sighed.
"Don't worry about it, Wormmon." He replied, not taking his eyes off the passing clouds. "They may have won half the games so far, but things are going to get a lot tougher. I will win soon enough." He then stepped away from the huge window.
"I'm going home. See ya tomorrow." Carlos didn't wait for a reply as he left the room.
