Here are the answers for the last chapter:

Game: Mario Party 4

Cast

Wormmon: Wario

Veemon: Mario

Armadillomon: Yoshi

Gatomon: Princess Peach

Darkgomamon: A koopa kid (or ya can just say Baby Bowser. Whatever.)

Shadowzudomon: Bowser

Comments: Go ahead and take a nice close look at Zudomon and tell me he doesn't resemble Bowser!

Bakemon: Boo

Mushroomon: Toad

Digitamamon: Goomba

The green digimon wearing the white mask: Shy guy

The agumon wearing a turtle shell: Koopa

The agumon from the first mini-game: Lakitu

Items

Rings: Coins (Sorta backwards from the Sonic chapters, huh?)

Digieggs: Stars

Skull Space: Bowser Space

Digivice Space: Mushroom Space

Dedigivice: Mini Mushroom

D-3 (although it was never used...): Mega Mushroom

The board they were playing on was a watered down (literally!) version of the board "Bowser's Gnarly Bash." Try to guess what mini-games were played.

BTW, since I haven't found anything on the net regarding Darkgomamon or Shadowzudomon, or anything that's even close to these digimon, I officially own them AND their descriptions. I will gladly retract ownership if anybody decides to give me a link to a site that proves that someone has used those digimon before. Either as in actual digimon cards featuring these two or otherwise.

And now, chapter 9!

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The Substitute

Chapter Nine

Cody: Sky Ride

That night…

'I don't believe this…' Carlos thought as he surfed the Net. 'Four times. I'm halfway towards losing this thing.' He was looking at a fan site.

'I can't figure it out. These are amateurs, right? I mean, am I really dealing with casual gamers here or are they as inclined with games as I am?' He sighed as he looked for a good sprite comic to read.

'Maybe they are casual gamers, but they're good because they're actually in the game physically. It's not like they're in front of a screen holding a controller.' With a sigh, he logged off and got ready for bed.

'Whatever their secret is, I'll exploit it & claim victory.' He then went to sleep.

In Odaiba...

(A/N: Remember, Ken lives in a different city. At least, I think that's how it goes.)

'I'm going to win tomorrow's game if I get picked to play.' Cody thought as he did some late-night drills with his kendo stick. He did a few slashes and then took a breather. 'I wonder if I can take my kendo to the Digital World with me.'

The next day in You-Know-Where…

(A/N: For those who haven't been keeping count, and shame on you, it's Friday.)

"Ahh… It's nice to know that my hair is finally free of that electricity!" Carlos said as he ran a hand through his hair.

"Yeah, yeah. Good for you. Can we get started already!.?" Davis yelled.

"Oooh! Anxious to lose, are we?" Carlos teased. "Very well. Roulette! Go!" The neon lights started flashing.

"Hey Cody, what's with the kendo?" TK asked as everybody awaited the decision.

"For protection." was the response. The roulette soon stopped and revealed the crest of Intelligence.

"Ok Brains. Let's go." Carlos said. Cody walked up. The digimon were backed up against the wall. It seems they were still scared after yesterday's game. "Dark Door! Open!" The door creaked open and Cody & Carlos were sucked in.

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"Ugh... What happened?" Cody asked as he came to. He stood up and found himself standing on a grassy plane. He looked to his right and saw a checkered line on the ground. "I must be on a racetrack."

"How perceptive of you." Carlos said. Cody turned to him.

"So, what are we playing?"

"This is a racing game." Carlos replied as he took out his D-3. "Game Transform!" He & Cody's bodies flashed white. When the light subsided, Cody found himself smaller. He held an arm in front of himself. It was a pink flipper! Cody looked down & noticed his feet were red!

"What the—"

"GWAHAHAHAHA!.!.!" Carlos laughed. Cody turned towards the subbing Emperor. He was much bigger than Cody now. Carlos resembled a fat, blue penguin. He was wearing a coat that was purple on the inside and black on the sides. He was also wearing a hat that was of the same color scheme. "Hey tiny, ready to start?"

"Tiny this!" Cody yelled as he unsheathed his kendo stick.

°BAM!°

"Ow!" Carlos yelled, rubbing his head. "Take this!" He took out a giant mallet.

°WHAM!°

"Now let's finish up preparations!" Carlos yelled. He slung his mallet over his shoulder and walked away from Cody, who was as flat as a pancake. Cody inflated himself and walked over to Carlos. Carlos whistled and four puffs of smoke appeared in front of them. When the smoke dissipated, four beings that resembled Cody were seen on four floating machines.

"And now," Carlos started. "Presenting the Winged Star!" He pointed towards the one of the far left, who was standing on top of a white & blue machine resembling a bird. The pilot was red.

"Next, we have the Rocket Star!" Carlos pointed to the blue pilot next to the Winged Star. He was standing on a brown machine that was shaped almost like an arrow. Floating behind it was a blue orb.

"Next to it, we have the Shadow Star." Carlos turned his attention to the purple pilot. He was standing on a dark purple machine that had bat-like wings on the sides.

"And last, and certainly least, the Warp Star." Carlos pointed at the last pilot, who was white. He was standing on a normal, yellow star. "And there you have it. These are the sky ride machines."

"Sky ride machines?" Cody asked. "Hey! I rented this game last night!"

"Good for you. That means I don't have to explain the rules." Carlos said. "Anyway, here's how we're gonna do this. We'll race on four tracks. The one who has the most points wins. We'll do scoring like Mario Kart. First place gets nine points, second gets six, third gets three, and fourth gets one. That cool?"

"Yeah. It sounds alright."

"Ok then. We each pick a star to race in and the other two will be our opponents." Carlos started walking towards the machines. "I pick the Shadow Star, naturally." He swung his hammer, knocking the pilot off the Shadow Star and into the sky, where he became a star. Carlos jumped on it.

"Hey wait a minute! Your character's supposed to ride the motorcycle!" Cody protested. Carlos scoffed.

"What? And miss the chance to play using my favorite star? Dream on, round boy!" He laughed evilly.

"Grrr..." Cody growled. "I pick the Winged Star." He walked over to the star. The pilot jumped off and Cody got on.

"Very well. That means our opponents are the pilots in the Warp Star and the Rocket Star." Carlos said. "Let's start this thing!"

°GAME START!°

°Race one: Make believe Meadows. Laps: 3°

The four pilots stood in front of the starting line as their stars appeared. They jumped on each one and lined up. In order from left to right, Carlos, Cody, the Warp Star's pilot, and the Rocket Star's pilot floated.

"Heh. You won't beat me ya little brat." Carlos sneered.

"We'll see about that." Cody said.

"Yeah right. Another thing. If any of those two—" Carlos pointed at their opponents. "—beats us, I still win."

"You cheap little—"

"GO!" An announcer said, starting the race. The stars shot forward towards a bridge.

Being in the fastest star, Carlos was ahead, followed by Cody, the Warp Star's pilot, and the Rocket Star's pilot. Carlos knocked away some enemies on the bridge with his hammer. The racers reached the first turn. Carlos went right and grinded on a little expanse of land before going off a ramp. The Shadow Star glided a little before landing. Cody and the other racers went to the left and glided in the air after hitting a rocky ramp. Cody soared ahead of Carlos, putting him in first place.

"Damn it! I forgot the Winged Star is good in the air." Carlos cursed as the Warp Star got ahead of him. He then rolled up his left sleeve, revealing a wrist communicator.

"Warp Star pilot, I don't care what you have to do, stop Cody!" The pilot, although Carlos couldn't see, nodded as he followed Cody up a rocky path and into a cave. The pilot sucked in a porcupine fish-like enemy and got needle power. He got right behind Cody and was given a small boost in speed.

"What the—!" Cody yelled as he noticed the oncoming pilot. He didn't have enough time to react as the Warp Star's pilot extended his needles and hit Cody, making him fall. "Ugh! What was that about?" He started to pick his star out of the ground as the Warp Star left the cave.

°WHAM!°

"Hahahahahahahaha!.!.!" Carlos laughed as he passed Cody, who got a lump on his head. Carlos had just smacked him with his mallet and he left the cave as well.

"Oh wait until I catch up!" Cody hissed as he got back on his star and left the cave. He went around the bend and saw the finish line coming up. He saw Carlos cross it, followed by the Warp Star. Cody passed by a microphone enemy and prepared to cross the line. Just then, an incredibly loud boom reached Cody's ears, propelling him into the air! The Rocket Star's pilot passed underneath and started his second lap as Cody flew overhead, starting the second lap as well.

Cody glided so high, he cleared the bridge and the first turn. He landed shortly afterwards between Carlos and the Warp Star.

'Where did he come from!.?' Carlos thought as he looked back at Cody. He quickly turned his attention back to the race. He was going along the path to the cave. He swung at a porcupine fish that was nearby and entered the cave, missing another one entirely.

'Hey, if those guys can suck up the enemies on the track, I can too!' Cody thought. He then inhaled the porcupine fish Carlos passed earlier. He swallowed it and became Needle Cody. Using the same technique the Warp Star pilot used, he caught up to Carlos and extended his spines.

"Ow!" Carlos yelled as he got the point. He crashed the front of his star on the cave floor.

"Turnabout is fair play!" Cody yelled as he sped past.

"Grr… Rocket Star, Warp Star! Deal with that pest now!" Carlos roared into his communicator as he got his Shadow Star out and got back to the race, tailing his two servants. Everybody crossed the finish line and started the last lap.

The Rocket and Warp Star's pilots sucked up a blade knight as they crossed the bridge. They each got a gold sword to use. They caught up to Cody (who's normal again) and slashed at him, slowing him down. Carlos caught up to the three racers and went past, laughing evilly.

"Hey! Let me go!" Cody yelled as he tried to get away from the pilots without much progress. "Oh that's it!" He unsheathed his kendo stick and bashed the two pilots, causing them to crash. He got through the cave and reached the last stretch, coming up on Carlos.

"How did you catch up so fast!.?" Carlos asked as Cody got right next to him. He brought out his hammer and swung at Cody. Due to his small size, Cody dodged the attacks easily. Just as they were about to reach the finish line, Cody smacked Carlos across the face with his kendo, slowing him down enough for the puff ball to cross the finish line in first place!

"Yes!" Cody yelled as he put away his kendo and stopped his star.

"Aw crap!" Carlos yelled as he stomped on his star. He then recomposed himself. "Heh. That was just the first race. There are three more to go and I'll claim victory before this is over."

"Whatever." Cody scoffed. "Let's just start the next race."

"As you wish." Carlos replied as the Rocket Star and the Warp Star crossed the finish line. The four racers disappeared in a flash of light.

Score:

First place: Cody: Nine points.

Second place: Carlos: Six points.

Third place: Rocket Star: Three points.

Fourth place: Warp Star: One point.

°Race two: Icy Hillside. Laps: 2°

"Aw man, it's cold." Cody said as he and the other racers jumped on their stars. The order was now Cody, Carlos, the Rocket Star, and the Warp Star.

"What do ya expect? This is a snow course." Carlos said, shivering slightly. The course was a land of ice and snow. The near night sky provided the perfect backdrop for the race. The northern lights shone brightly in the sky.

"Three, two, one, GO!" The announcer yelled. Everybody shot forward.

'Heh. I love the music for this track. A lovely song that sounds like it could be used in a fancy party.' Carlos sighed contently, momentarily forgetting about the cold. The Shadow Star sent him up a yellow lane that rose up out of the ground. He continued on a snowy surface. The other racers went inside a tunnel.

'Where'd he go?' Cody thought as he made a left turn in the tunnel. He shrugged as he moved on past enemies, none of which yielded any powers. After a right turn, Cody found himself approaching a laser field. A clear icy ceiling was above. Cody saw Carlos floating above the ceiling.

'So that's what he did. He used a shortcut!' He thought with urgency as he reached the lasers. A laser would've hit him if it wasn't for the Warp Star's pilot pushing a switch Cody passed earlier. The lasers deactivated and everybody got through the tunnel.

'Wee! This is fun!' Carlos exclaimed in his mind. He reached a set of four grind rails and the Shadow Star was grinding over the rightmost one. Carlos passed by a gigantic whale that was swimming in the air past some icebergs. To his left, Carlos saw Cody pass him. He gasped.

'I forgot. That damn Winged Star is fast on rails too.' He thought as he made his star switch rails, putting him directly behind Cody. Carlos sped up and whacked Cody with his mallet, allowing him to pass. He switched to the leftmost rail as it ended. He and the other racers were on an icy straightaway.

Multicolored rings made of ice were sticking out of the ground. High gusts were blowing through them. Carlos and Cody went through one on the left and fought for position, leaving the other two racers in the dust. They went through two more rings before they went under a bridge and into a cave. Icy columns filled the cavern.

'Awww man. How am I supposed to get past him?' Cody thought. He saw a group of fire breathing birds ahead. 'There we go.' He sucked up one of them and became Fire Cody. He was wearing a hat made of flames. He took a deep breath and blew a fireball at Carlos. It missed and hit one of the columns, shattering it.

'Heh. Good thing this course has shortcuts. He's way too close to me.' Carlos thought as he reached an icy wall. He brought out his hammer and smashed it against the wall, creating a straightaway to a switch. Carlos pressed the switch and lit up the rest of the cave. He went through the cave and was a few seconds ahead of Cody.

The cave ended at the same bridge Cody and Carlos passed under earlier. Their stars went into the air and Cody soared above the bridge and Carlos. He passed over an icy curve and landed on an icy grate. He made three sharp turns on the way down the grate.

After a small straightaway, Cody went through a bobsled-like section of the track. He went right, then left, then right again. He saw a bomb type enemy approaching.

'If I can suck it up, I'll slow down Carlos.' Cody thought. He inhaled the enemy and became Bomb Cody. He was now wearing a blue hat and was holding a big bomb above his head. He tossed it a short distance as he entered a canyon. He cleared the blast radius, but Carlos, on the other hand…

"AHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!" He screamed as the Shadow Star went into the explosion. His clothes started to catch fire. "Get it off! Get it off!" He yelled as he stopped to pat the fire. The other two pilots stopped their stars. The Rocket Star's pilot dumped a bucket of water, dousing the flames. Carlos sighed in relief.

"Whew. Thanks a lot." He started to shiver. Water and cold certainly don't mix. Carlos shivered for a few moments before he remembered one important thing.

"THE RACE!.!.! You idiots!" He roared as he put the bucket over the Rocket Star's pilot and pounded it like there was no tomorrow. Just then, Cody, laughing uncontrollably, passed by and ended the race in first place again. Carlos groaned and slapped his head. He got on his star and finished the rest of the race, followed by the Warp Star and Rocket Star.

'What am I gonna do!.? If Cody wins the next race, I'll lose regardless of the results of the fourth race!' Carlos thought as he finished the race.

"Sure took your sweet time." Cody said with a grin as Carlos and the other racers arrived.

"S-s-s-s-s-shut up." Carlos stuttered. "Achoo!"

"I thought penguins did well in the cold." Cody teased.

"I said shut up!.!.!" Carlos yelled, sneezing again. Everybody disappeared to start the next race.

Score:

First place: Cody: Eighteen points.

Second place: Carlos: Twelve points.

Third place: Warp Star: Four points.

Fourth place: Rocket Star: Four points.

°Race 3: Sky Desert. Laps: 2°

"It's blazing!" Cody yelled as everybody jumped on their stars and lined up at the starting line. They were now in a sandy, rocky desert. Multiple suns blazed in the sky. A desert song played in the background.

(A/N: I had no other way to describe the music that plays in this track.)

"God! There's no pleasing you, is there!.?" Carlos yelled. "At least it's warm." He sniffed.

"Three, two, one, GO!" The announcer yelled. The stars shot forward a few feet off a ramp into the sky. Cody went further than everyone else, landing past the first turn. Carlos was following close by with the Warp and Rocket Stars close behind.

'There's no way Cody would wind up behind those two.' Carlos thought as he sped through a tiny stretch of sand. 'That's it! If I can beat him in this and the next race, I'll win because of Mario Kart's rule regarding ties!' He made a left and was about to go into a tunnel that had a couple of waddle dees in it. Sand was pouring in from the ceiling.

'Luckily, this course has plenty of shortcuts.' Carlos went through the tunnel until he came to the third column of sand on his right. He went through it and entered a small cave. He went through and emerged outside in first place.

'Where did he come from!.?' Cody asked as he left the tunnel. He followed Carlos through a miniature tunnel and around a giant red sculpture of the sun. They went around a few bends past a blue sculpture of the moon.

'Crap! I can't get a fix on him!' Cody thought as he tried to pass Carlos.

The Emperor was swerving around, so Cody couldn't use the speed boost. Carlos made the Shadow Star go down on a green boost arrow and was sent to a giant shell-like device that was by a wall. The device launched the Shadow Star into the air. Carlos went over the wall and floated over to another device. The star went up and Carlos moved on. Cody hit the first device and soared above the wall. Despite the power of the Winged Star, he didn't get ahead of Carlos, who went around a bend that was full of dried-up coral.

Carlos went around another curve and was approaching a small straightaway with columns on either side. As Carlos reached the first one, it fell in his way, creating a ramp. Carlos hovered over it and went into the air. He glided past the finishing line and went to start the second lap. Cody followed with the Warp and Rocket Stars on his tail. The rest of the race was uneventful. Carlos won the race, Cody got in second, the Rocket Star got in third, and the Warp Star came in last place.

"Yes! I won!" Carlos bragged to Cody. "In your face!" He did a little dance. Everybody else sweatdropped.

"Whatever. I'm still winning anyway." Cody said.

'That's what you think, you pink pipsqueak.' Carlos thought with a smirk.

"Can we get outta here already!.?" Cody yelled.

"Alright! Alright! Sheesh!" Carlos replied as everybody disappeared to start the last race.

Score:

First place: Cody: Twenty-four points.

Second place: Carlos: Twenty-one points.

Third place: Rocket Star: Seven points.

Fourth place: Warp Star: Five points.

°Last Race: Checker NiGHTS. Laps: 1°

"Hey boss! Why only one lap? This course has two." Carlos said as everybody got on their stars.

(Me: One lap is enough. Besides, I would most likely skip commentary on the second lap.)

"Figures." Cody said while slapping his forehead. Everybody lined up to start the race. The ground on the course was checkered. Outside the course was water. A crazy party song (got no other way to describe it) was playing.

"Three, two, one, GO!" You-know-who yelled to start the race.

'All I gotta do is win this race and victory will be mine!' Carlos thought as everybody shot forward. 'The perfect thing is that this is mine and the boss's favorite track.' The Shadow Star went to the left at the first turn, knocking out a nearby waddle dee. The Winged Star followed close by. The Warp Star was in third place, followed by the Rocket Star, whose pilot just sucked up a chilly. He put on an Eskimo suit and got freeze power. He froze the Warp Star's pilot and passed by Cody.

"What the hell are you doing!.?" Carlos yelled at the Rocket Star's pilot. He got frozen and Cody passed by him. Carlos broke out of the ice and chased after the other two racers at a fast speed. He reached the Rocket Star and bashed it so hard, the pilot and the star exploded into digi dust.

"That's what you get, traitor." Carlos said as he made a right turn. He was close to Cody as they entered a straightaway. Ramps rose out of the ground. Cody avoided them, but Carlos hovered over one of them and was sent into the air. He glided over to the end and reached a set of rails. He grinded on the leftmost one. Cody got on the rail next to it. The rails went up and into the water.

"What!.?" Cody yelled, taking a deep breath. He followed Carlos under the water. He was surprised to see a city as well as the rest of the course. It seems that the "water" was just a hologram, concealing the city underneath.

'Wow!' Cody thought, exhaling. He got ahead of Carlos.

"Oh no ya don't! I'm gonna win!" Carlos yelled as he jumped rails. He sped up to Cody and spun his star to attack. Cody slowed down as Carlos got back into first place. The rail ended and Carlos reached a blue rail that took him to a spinning cylinder.

"I gotta catch up!" Cody said to himself. He sucked up a passing plasma wisp and became Plasma Cody. He got a green hat with electricity crackling out of it. Cody quickly moved around to charge up as he entered the cylinder. He got through and his hat was fully charged. After going through a difficult bobsled part, he got a speed boost and reached a jump panel. The Winged Star flew past the sky and above the "water." Carlos was slightly ahead as Cody landed. He unleashed the energy he was saving in the form of a giant ball. It went towards Carlos at an incredible speed.

°BZZZZPT!.!.!°

"AHHHHH!.!.!.!.!" Carlos yelled. His body crackled with electricity, slowing down his star. Cody zoomed by as Carlos recovered. Carlos sped past a snowboard part and a few turns. Ahead of him was a castle-like area with boost arrows on the ground. Part of a beam was on the ground in front of the castle walls.

"And now, the greatest shortcut ever devised!" Carlos hit two of the three boost arrows and hit the beam, causing the Shadow Star to soar above the walls and land ahead of Cody, who was still going around the walls.

"GWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!" Carlos laughed as he zoomed down a straightaway, through a tunnel, and to the finish line. "I win! I win! Go me, Goby!" He jumped up and cheered as Cody and the Warp Star crossed the line.

Score:

Tied for first: Carlos & Cody: Thirty points.

Second: Warp Star: Eight points.

Retired: Rocket Star

"And now, we present the final scores for our racers!" A waddle do yelled. Carlos, Cody, and the Warp Star's pilot walked forward. "The Rocket Star's pilot was knocked out of the race by Lord Carlos. The Warp Star's pilot won third place." The crowd cheered.

'Here it comes.' Carlos thought with a grin. 'The announcement of my victory.'

"It was difficult to settle the tie our last two racers got, but we did come to a decision." Waddle Do said. "The winner is… CODY!.!.!" The crowd cheered.

"WHAT!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!" Carlos roared, his face turning red in anger. "HOW DID HE WIN? I HAD THE ADVANTAGE!"

(Me: Unfortunately, you didn't.)

"What do you mean?"

(Me: Mario Kart's ruling on ties refers to the player, not the computer character. You were playing as a computer character. That's why the tie was awarded to Cody.)

"Crap!.!.!" Carlos stomped the ground in his state of rage.

"And now, we present Cody's prize." Waddle Do said as he walked up to Cody holding a red pillow. On the pillow sat a gray coin with a cloud engraved on it.

"Hold it!" Carlos yelled as he charged towards Cody with his hammer drawn. "If Cody's flat as a pancake, he can't win!" He swung, narrowly missing Cody as he dodged. Carlos swung some more before Cody jumped and landed a far distance from him.

"Oh no ya don't!" Carlos threw the hammer at Cody. The hammer spun in the air. Thinking fast, Cody shuffled his feet and jumped forward. He opened his mouth and sucked the hammer in a tornado. He swallowed the hammer and jumped up into the air, launching into a funky animé transition. Cody got a striped strap tied around his head and Carlos' hammer appeared in his right hand.

"He became Hammer Cody!" Waddle Do yelled.

"Thanks for the news flash." Carlos said sarcastically. Cody jumped down and landed a few feet ahead of Carlos. He made the hammer grow to an immense size and whacked Carlos, knocking him into the sky. He became a star.

On the Dark Carrier…

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Carlos screamed as he flew out of the Dark Door and into the wall. The door closed as he slumped to the ground.

"Hmmm… I guess Cody won." TK said. Everyone else nodded.

Back in the game…

"Sorry about that. Here's your prize." Waddle Do said as he gave Cody the pillow. He grabbed the coin and he returned to his normal, non pink form.

"You got the Medallion of Dreams!" The usual voice said. "You followed your dreams and beat the great Emperor in some races. Prepare to start the next game." Cody disappeared in a grayish light.

Back on the Dark Carrier…

Cody emerged from the Dark Door. The heroes cheered as Cody showed them his medallion.

"Alright! That's five games down, three to go!" Davis said cheerfully.

"Just you wait til tomorrow." Carlos said, regaining consciousness. "You won't win."

"Whatever you say." Yolei scoffed.

"Hmph! Get out of my sight." Carlos growled. Our heroes disappeared and the Dark Carrier flew off into the night.

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"Congrats Cody." Kari said. Everybody was walking home.

"Thanks." Cody replied. "We got five medallions already. I wonder what uses these have." He looked at his medallion.

"Beats me. Maybe we can get Izzy to look at them." Yolei said.

"Let's sleep on it. Tomorrow's gonna be a long day." Davis said, yawning.

"Yeah." TK agreed. "Tests, homework, another game."

"All in a day's work." Kari said, separating from the rest of the group to walk home.

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Post-chapter Conversation

"That was nuts." Carlos commented. He was holding an ice pack to his head. "We had so much fun when we played that game. Why'd I lose?"

"Well, it was in the rules." I replied, causing him to growl. "Down boy." I turned to the camera. "Anyway, what game will our heroes play next time? Hell, what game were they playing this time? Find out next time!"