Chapter Ten –Choose Your Stupidity
~Before all the insanity~
"Who knew that Don could run so fast!" panted Lucy "Guess being that tall DOES help!"
"Who kn-?!" growled Deanna "YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOVED A TURBO PIE IN HIS MOUTH! Ya know what happens when we eat those things!"
"Hey, if you're so concerned about it now, why didn't you stop me?" pouted Lucy as she looked up at her neighbor "You were right there. Ya could have said 'Lucy, no! Don will go crazy.' Or somethin' but ya choose ta sit around and-!"
"Guys! We have more important things to worry about!" gasped Tony "Don is cartin' Meg off to Mortal Kombat!"
"So?" said Lucy "It's not like those guys are gonna rip us apart or somethin'. They're friendly enough!"
"Yeah, when we're SANE!" Tony shook "Don's actin' as if he's ready ta bust someone's face in! How are things gonna go when THAT happens!"
"Oooooh, ya DO have a point…." The youngest Nicelander said, putting a hand to her mouth "Maybe if we explain it to them GENTLY."
Before Lucy could think further, a loud crash broke through the entrance of the familiar fighting game.
"Bwoah! What the-?!"
"GET OUTTA MAH WAY BEFORE I CHOP UP YOUR LIVERS FOR CHUM!"
"Uggh, Donnie?" mumbled Meg, waking up from her dreams of cuddling with her crush "Wh-what are you-?"
The woman was thrown violently around in Don's arms, the man holding her in his clutches as if she were some sort of prize for him to protect.
"BACK! BACK!" the man snarled, hitting Sub-Zero atop his head with the broken leg of a chair "YA SHALL NOT TAKE MY LOVE N' PRIDE AWAY!"
"Donald, STOP!" Meg cried out, kicking her legs in fury "These people have done NOTHING to you! Stop before you get yourself killed! OR US! I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THIS EITHER!"
"MEGAAAAAAAAN!" cried out Lucy "Hold on! We're comin' for ya!"
"Oh programmers HELP ME!" the woman cried "Don's gone NUTS, he keeps hitting people and I never knew he could be so foul-mouthed!"
"Well, I wonder if this has lessened her crush on him…" Lucy snickered, knowing full well this was no time to laugh.
"Ya know something, LUCILE." Deanna said in a cold tone, stooping down to the young woman "As funny as this seems to you, your little 'actions' have put EVERYONE in this arcade in danger. Have you ever thought about that?"
The little Nicelander felt her cheeks turning red, never seeing Deanna so angry towards her in her life "B-But Dee-Dee!"
The larger woman shook her head, putting a hand up "You can save the explanation for LATER, Lucile. Right now, you've done enough. I'M going to take care of this."
"YOU?" asked Tony, stunned at his neighbors declaration "But HOW? Don's like…RALPH-STRENGTH now!"
Deanna said nothing, lowering her glasses a bit "Don't worry. I'm well equipped to face off somethin' like this."
"Deanna?"
Without saying another word, Deanna reached up for the collar of her dress….
*RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!*
And tore it off as if it were tissue paper, revealing ANOTHER outfit underneath, one that looked as if it were designed specifically for fighting, SPECIFICALLY for Mortal Kombat.
"Heh, I knew those lessons would pay off!" Deanna said proudly to herself, dashing off to Don.
"W-wait….you've been wearing that under your dress for h-how long?" whimpered Lucy.
Deanna didn't even waste a beat, jumping up into the air and SOCKING Don in the face.
"BLUAGH!"
The man let go of Meg, the Nicelander tumbling down to the ground with a scream, only to be caught by an waiting Kitana below.
"You okay?" the fighter asked. Meg squirmed in her arms, trying to get back to the others.
"I-I'm okay! I just need to-!"
Another yell and a scream was enough to tell Meg that things WEREN'T alright, that there was still a fight going on not too far from her. She turned and gasped, seeing Don FLIP Deanna over, landing atop her with all his weight and might.
"DONALD! STOP!"
"HAHAH! I'VE GOT YA DEE-DEE!" Don cackled, forcing more weight onto the woman. Deanna reached up as best she could, grabbing Don around his arms.
"I-I don't think so!"
Using all the strength she had, Deanna managed to pull Don's arms off of her, shoving him over to the side. The sailor made a quick scream as he rolled over but Deanna was too fast for him, crashing into him HARD and putting him into a leg lock.
"Okay, DOOOON. Calm down!" the woman panted "We're gonna take ya home, give ya some tea an' FINALLY let all this Turbo-Pie get outta your system!"
"LEMME GOOOO!" Don roared, trying but failing to free himself from Deanna's hold "THERE IS NO WAY I'M GONNA LET YOU STOP ME YA-!"
Don shifted his weight, pushing Deanna back but the woman was still fighting, pressing forward with all her might to keep him down!
"UURGH! DON!"
With a sharp turn, Don managed to slip his hand free and drawing a fist back….
"YO-HO-HO! GET DA HECK OFFA MAH BACK!"
Deanna could feel a mighty force crash into her chest, the woman flying into the air like a rocket!
"DEE-DEE!" shouted Meg.
"WHOA!" cried Lucy, back into Tony "Never thought Don would do somethin' like that!"
Had it not been for the miracle of game physics, Deanna's landing would have proven not only to be a painful one but a deadly one at that. She landed rather hard on a few characters, the lot screaming in shock to have the woman sailing towards them from the air. Don stood seven feet away, snarling and huffing like an animal as Deanna lay crumpled atop the characters she had landed on, the people around her unsure what to do or even if she was aware that there were injured people under HER!
Lucy and Tony ran towards the woman, knocking people out of the way as they moved closer.
"Deanna! Oh, DEANNA!" cried Lucy, finally seeing the gravity of the situation that was more or less HER fault to begin with "Oh no, no, no! Please be okay! Please be-!"
"He punched me in the boob…." Deanna said in a shaking voice, holding herself tighter.
"What?"
Deanna stood up, anger slowly creeping onto her face and her hands looking as if they were ready to go through a brick wall.
"He punched me….in the BOOOOOOOB!"
"Oh."
Deanna turned towards Don, pointing at him in fury "Oh, its on now. I was just playing nice with ya before but after THIS? SAY YOUR PRAYERS, SHARK BOY!"
"I can get worse, can it?" Tony moaned, lowering his head.
The sailor didn't have a chance to look as he felt a FOOT slamming into his face, the man flying back what had to be a good five feet from where he stood! Meg screamed as she watched Don fly back but she was even more stunned at WHO had sent him back!
Deanna.
And she looked beyond angry.
"I'll teach you to punch me like that!"
"Dee-Dee, WAIT!"
Deanna made another leap in the air, landing atop Don with all the force she could but the man caught her, gripping her legs tightly.
"Ya were sayin'?" the man smiled madly.
"Donald, AURGH!"
And that was when one of the best fights in Litwak's Arcade history began.
The two Nicelanders clashed again, a crowd drawing nearer as the fight got all the more ridiculous.
"Whoa! Ya gotta check this out! This lady with great boobs is fighting this sailor dude!" shouted someone.
"Count me in!"
"Oh, nooooooo…." moaned Meg "What are we going to do now?"
Lucy looked at the fight, still in disbelief as to what was happening before her. Both of her neighbors were fighting one another, each one just ready to tear the other apart. To whom to cheer for, she had no idea who to pick because either way, either Don or Deanna would kick her butt once things were cleared up. The little Nicelanders looked off to the side, remembering that not too far away was DDR.
"Hey, what's that?" asked Yumi.
A familiar figure peered over, lifting up his glasses to get a better look "Urgh. I dunno but it might be best that we don't get involved in it!"
Skrillex!
Lucy could feel her heart going all a flutter as she saw the figure running into the entrance of the game, leaving her completely oblivious to the fight that was happening behind her.
"No Don, NO! Don't snap her bra!" shouted Tony
*SNAP!*
"AUURGH! You old-!"
The young Nicelander peered over again, seeing that the fight was getting worse as was the crowd forming around the group. Perhaps with the way things were going, a retreat was in order.
But her friends were still there! They still needed help!
But the fight was getting dangerous!
But to leave a Nicelander, TWO Nicelanders, in need!
"The fight? Skrillex? The fight? Skrillex?" Lucy thought to herself, looking back at both games.
"I'LL TEACH YA TO PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME LIKE THAT!" bellowed Deanna, taking Don around his chubby middle and slamming him down on the ground.
"OOOOOH!" roared the crowd, wanting more of the action.
"Forget it. I'm goin' with Skrillex." Lucy said, dashing off as fast as she could.
"Lucy! Wait!" Tony, running after the girl "What about-!? How can we-?! Don't leave us!"
Tony ran after Lucy, missing the beautiful sight of Don holding Deanna over his head and spinning her around as the woman screamed at the top of her lungs. Still in the front of the crowd, Meg was beside herself in panic on what to do.
"Will someone please stop this?! Hello?! ANYONE?!"
"Mmmm, it's been a while since anyone's come in…." cooed Norwood, rubbing his hand against Nel's luscious thighs.
"Ya make is sound like ya WANT someone ta come in now." The woman snickered cattily, poking the man on his nose.
"Don't jinx it. We were havin' a great stint after Ralph left…."
"To tell ya the truth, I'm starting to get worried." Nel said sadly, moving closer to Norwood "It has been hours since anyone has come back. What if something TERRIBLE has happened?"
"Am I hearin' this right?" snorted the red-head "Nicelander Nel, actin' all sad an' concerned? I never thought I would see tha day!"
"NORY." The woman huffed, pushing the man roughly "Ya act as if I'm heartless or somethin'!"
"Okay, okay. I was just jokin'!" the man laughed, moving over and kissing the woman on the nose "But really? Those guys have it covered, I bet ya they do!"
RIIIING!
The two Nicelanders looked at each other, a little surprised to hear the phone ringing.
"Should I-?" Norwood said, pointing towards the phone.
Nel shook her head, rolling over towards the phone "Lemme get it…"
*click, click*'
"Hello?"
"Nel? Ya okay?"
"Nolan?" the woman said, sitting up "Is everything alright? Where are you at?"
"I'm with Roy in Mario Tennis! Aside from the fact that Roy passed out again, we're fine!"
"But what about the others?" asked the Nicelander, growing more concerned by the second "We haven't heard a word from them so we don't-!"
"Nel? Sweetie? Turn on to channel four…."
"Channel four?" the woman asked in confusion, looking over at Norwood "What's goin-?"
"Trust me, just turn on the TV."
Nel gave Norwood another glance, the man reaching over for the remote and turning the TV on. Just by luck, the right station was on and as the two looked at the screen….
"Ladies and gentlemen! We are seeing a fight that has never been recorded here in Litwak history! Two fighters are duking it out right here in Mortal Kombat but what is so shocking is that he had NO idea who these two are or WHAT game they are from!"
"WHY ARE YOU MAD AT ME?!" shouted Don.
"YOU HIT ME IN THE BOOB, DON! HOW COULD YOU?!" cried Deanna.
"IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN MISS 'EM! THEY'RE MASSIVE WHATEVER FORM YOU'RE IN!"
"You son of a-"
Nel and Norwood just looked at the screen, their jaws dropped.
"Nel? Nel? Honey, are you there?"
Nel lifted the phone towards her mouth, a crazed smile forming "Y-Yeah….Can y-ya call us back?"
"Nel? Nel, what's wrong? And what do you mean by US?! IS NORWOOD IN THERE?! I SWEAR TO PROGRAMMERS IF HE-!"
*click!*
As the battle continued on screen, the two Nicelanders found they could not look away. It was as if some spectacular disaster had opened up before them and taken all sense from them to avert their eyes. What they were witnessing was some sort of beautiful mess of chaos. They KNEW that things were not going to end well but for everything that was in them, they just didn't want to look away. They wanted to see just how far things could get.
"Don't turn the channel…." Norwood said, rushing out of the bed.
"Where are YOU goin'?"
"Ta get some popcorn! This is just too good!"
"OOOOOH! It seems like the lady threw the man out into the crowd!"
"THIS is why you should learn to keep your mouth shut, Don!"