"Viva Las Vegas"
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The group all stared in awe as they drove up in the truck in the new city, the flashing lights shining all over the place as they saw cars driving by them and people walking into clubs, bars and casinos.
"Whoa, this place is awesome. Can we stay the night in a hotel?" Takuya asked.
"After we complete our mission. We need to get back as soon as possible." Koichi said making Takuya pout.
"OK, so where do we need to go? Does it say on the map?" Koji asked as he leaned over Dai's shoulder to view the map.
Matt was at the wheel driving, but he did look tired from the long night drive and only short hour breaks to rest up.
"It doesn't say anything at all." Dai said.
TK frowned as he held the digimon sleeping on his lap as Matt's eyes slowly started to drift shut.
"Well, we need to find out where we need to go next. This place is huge and filled with weird stuff. We'll never be able to find it unless we have some sort of a clue." TK pointed out.
The truck slowly started to move into the next lane as Matt's hands went a bit limp and his eyes closed.
"Wait, can't you two sense it? I mean, it does belong to your dad." Koji said to the children of Hermes.
A large truck was coming their way and honked the horn waking Matt up as everyone looked in front of them and then yelled as Matt quickly swerved back into the right lane.
The truck was then driven into the parking spot in front of a casino that had a large pink lotus flower made out of neon lights on the front of the building.
When the truck was parked, Matt grinned sheepishly at the others, Dai gripping the map while Koji had his arms wrapped around her seat, the digimon were all holding onto Takuya as he gripped them all into his chest while TK and Koichi were clinging to each other, each person looking pale and fearful.
"Uh, heh, sorry about that." Matt said.
They all whined or whimpered in fear at this.
Matt then cleared his throat as he opened up the door and then walked over to Dai's side, trying to pry her hands off of the map, but she just clung to the seat next.
"Why the hell didn't you tell us you were tired? We could have pulled over somewhere and slept." Koji yelled looking very annoyed.
"L-Let's just rest here for the night." Takuya whimpered.
Slowly, everyone slide out of the truck, the Digidestinds taking their digimon and then everyone took their wallets as they locked the truck and went inside of the casino, everyone looking around in awe at the bright lights.
There was even a mini rollercoaster inside of the building that had loops and twists, a fancy new car on display to be won in a poker game, tables filled with people gambling and there was a bar, arcade and dance floor with loud music playing as people danced as waitresses walked around holding trays with flower shaped cakes.
"Wow, this place is so cool!" Tokomon gasped.
"Pretty!" Demiveemon exclaimed with stars in his eyes.
"This is a casino? What do people do here, Matt?" Tsunomon asked.
"Well, people come here to have fun. Drink, eat, play cards, gamble, try to win money. That kind of stuff." Matt explained.
"That is awesome. Can't we play first?" Takuya asked giving the puppy dog eyes.
"You're such a kid." Koji sighed.
"Come on, we need to find a place to check in for the night." TK said.
They walked further in and met a man at the front desk, TK walking up to him.
"Excuse me?" he asked.
"Ah, yes. How may I help you?" the man asked giving a smile.
"Do you know where we can find a hotel?" TK asked.
"Actually, the upper level of the casino is a hotel as well as a spa. We'll be glad to give you a room to sleep in. how many of you will there be?" the man asked.
"Um, six of us. Will that be all right?" TK asked.
"Yes, it will." The man said.
He glanced over the group with his dark gray eyes, taking in the five males and one female and then started typing on his computer.
"Well one we have empty for now has two beds with an adjoining room for your lady friend. If you need anything else, please call me. I hope you enjoy your stay and the other events we have." The man said.
TK smiled as the man handed him three room keys to the third floor, room 303 and then walked over to his friends.
"Come on, let's go settle down." he said.
The group all then went up to their room and exclaimed in awe as they looked it over, Dai, the digimon and Takuya sharing a room while the other four shared.
After getting settled in, they all went off downstairs to where all the fun was being held and they looked around at the crowd.
"This place is awesome." Takuya said.
"Yeah, but we have a mission to complete first." Matt reminded.
"Right, we don't have time for any fun until we do what we need to." Koji stated while Takuya pouted.
As he said this, three waitresses walked up to the group holding trays with the flowers on it.
"Hello there." The blonde woman smiled.
"Would you like to try our signature dish?" a redheaded woman asked as she held the tray out to Dai.
"They're free." The brunette woman said.
"Free, huh?" Matt asked.
Sharing a look, the six Half-Bloods accepted the flowers and the three women walked off to serve other people.
"I wonder what these are made of." TK said as he sniffed at it, picking up the floral scent.
"Who knows?" Dai shrugged as she took a bite.
The boys watched her as she tasted the flower; her face turning up in a smile at the sweet treat and the world seemed to be a bit brighter as she looked around.
"These are awesome. Try 'em out." She said.
Takuya took a bite next and smiled as the other males followed the Hermes children's example, each of them smiling or even laughing for no reason at the sweetness and how dance music started to play over the speakers.
"You know, I don't think I've ever tried anything so good before." Koichi said.
"Yeah. But wait. We're on an important…" Koji trailed off as he tried to think of his next words while his brother giggled.
TK and Koichi had their arms wrapped around Dai as Takuya was laughing and Matt was singing the words to the song under his breath.
"I can't remember what I was gonna say." Koji shrugged as he smiled.
"You know guys; I think I know why we're here." Dai said.
"What's that, sis?" Takuya asked.
"To have fun." She said.
"All right. Let's stay here forever!" TK cheered.
The others all cheered as they ran off to the dance floor or arcade to have some fun, dancing with each other, playing video games and even going to the spa to relax.
Later on after they all rested up, they went to the dance floor, Takuya and Koji dancing while Matt sang a song, the crowd there cheering and dancing along to the son of Apollo's voice.
Dai was swaying playfully by the bar as TK and Koichi swayed with her, both trying to get closer to her than the other.
As they were playing around, a waitress walked over and held out the tray to them the three accepting the flowers, the two boys taking a bite.
"Don't eat the flower, you idiot!" someone yelled making Dai stop.
She looked around for the male who had spoken, but couldn't find anyone.
"You didn't have to be so rude. She didn't know any better." A female voice chided.
"Well, she should. You would think that nincompoop's first daughter would have a brain unlike his sons." The male voice ranted.
Dai lifted her head to scan the casino for where the voices were coming from, then her eyes went over to her friends.
"Hey, did you guys hear anyone?" she asked.
"Huh? Hear who?" Koichi asked as TK glanced over.
"It was probably nothing. I'm gonna go for a walk." Dai said setting the flower down on the bar counter.
Koichi and TK shared a confused look, but they just went back to eating and enjoying their time as the Princess of Thieves walked off out of the club and then into the casino where adults were playing the slot machines and gambling.
"Oh, I think she's coming this way. Over here dear!" the female called.
"Yeah, hurry it up." The male said.
"Don't rush the dear. She's still trying to get over the numbing of the flowers." The female scolded.
Following the voices, Dai found them coming from behind a slot machine and walked over to it, bending down as she looked behind it when she spotted a glint of gold.
"Hello?" she asked.
"We're here! Oh, you found us. Good girl." The female voice praised.
Reaching her arm behind it, her hand coming in contact with the warm metal and pulled it out to reveal the gold object and her eyes went wide, the fog in her mind that made everything seem so bright fading away.
It was her father's Caduceus.
The snakes on it then moved which surprised her as they turned their heads to her and smiled.
"Hello dear, it's a pleasure to finally meet Hermes' daughter." The female snake greeted.
"Um, you too I guess. Sorry, I just wasn't expecting you to be alive." Dai said as she stood up.
"Your father hasn't told you anything important has he? Honestly, I'm beginning to wonder why not all of his children aren't mentally unstable or retarded." The male snake scoffed.
Of course it was obvious that he was talking about Luke Castellan, the son of Hermes who had turned against his friends and family to revive Cronus and end the world by standing at the Titan King's side.
Luke had always been an insult and blemish on the Hermes' children's name, but they tried to forget about it.
Sighing, Dai stood up and turned to find the boys, only to gasp as she found the man from the front desk was standing there in front of her.
"Is there anything wrong, Miss Motomiya?" he asked with a smile that was meant to be polite, but she knew it was fake.
"No sir, I'm fine. I was just about to go have fun with my friends. Excuse me." Dai said faking a smile as she walked around the man.
As she walked off trying not to seem nervous, the man brought his walkie talkie up to his mouth and spoke into it.
"The daughter of Hermes is awake." He said.
Making her way through the crowd, Dai spotted TK dancing with a group of people while her other friends had disappeared somewhere else that she wasn't sure of.
"Quickly, you must awaken your friends before the Lotus Eaters catch you." the male snake said.
"The Lotus Eaters?" Dai gasped looking down at the weapon that belongs to her father.
"Yes, they capture humans and feed them the lotuses that dull their sense, drugging them so that they don't notice time passing them by and it comes to a surprise when they are suddenly dying of old age." The female snake explained.
Groaning in annoyance at this, Dai walked over to where TK was dancing and grabbed onto his wrist, dragging him away from the crowd.
"Hey, Dai, what's up? I was dancing." He said as he lifted a lotus up to his mouth.
"Don't eat that." Dai said smacking it out of his hand.
"Why?" he whined like a child.
Holding in her screams on annoyance, Dai just dragged TK along with her to try and find the others and found Takuya flirting with a woman a few years older than him.
She was about to go over to her brother, but was stopped by the young son of Apollo pulling her into his chest and started swaying.
"TK, what are you doing?" Dai asked as her cheeks burned in embarrassment at this.
"Come dance with me. Let's have some fun like we used to." TK breathed into her ear making her squeak.
"Knock it off, TA!" she said elbowing him in the stomach.
It wasn't hard enough to hurt, but he was still smiling at her as he cupped her chin and leaned down into her face.
"I remember how you always used to mess my name up just to get a rise out of me. It was always so cute to me. You know, to tell ya the truth, Kari and I used to try and get you jealous." TK said.
"Oi, teenagers. So immature. Why can't they just be honest about their feelings?" the male snake asked while the female giggled.
Glaring at the blonde, Dai brought her hand up and slapped him across the face to wake him up and to also show him how mad she was at him for flirting with Kari to purposely make her jealous.
The snakes hissed in interest as TK's foggy azure eyes returned to normal and the world around him returned to normal as he stared down at the mad girl who's cheeks were the same color as her hair.
"Dai, what happened?" he asked placing a hand on his cheek.
"We're in the Lotus Eaters lair." She said crossing her arms, the Caduceus being shown off.
"What? Oh, man. I can't believe it. Wait a minute, isn't that…" TK trailed off as he stared at the golden weapon.
"Your boyfriends not very smart for a son of Apollo." The male snake pointed out.
TK blushed at that while Dai shook her head at this and grabbed the blonde by his shirt collar and started pulling him along with her.
"Let's find our idiot brothers and Koichi so we can wake them up so we can get out of here." The mahogany haired girl said.
He was a bit surprised at the fact that she didn't deny the 'boyfriend' bit and beamed a bit inside at this, but just let her drag him off with her.
To be continued…