Before I can get on with the small author's note, I have a couple of things to say, first with shout outs.
Agent Glitch: Thank you for the awesome review you left me last chapter! I was really speechless at first, and now, I'm glad to have another buddy like you! I'll be sure to keep making the story great for you and all those following this story!
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And now, a quick update on what happened from the past weeks. I had a lot of tests and even a persuasive essay to do, so unfortunately, I didn't have time to type up this chapter. While that happened, a lot of tragedies happened at my hometown: a senior at my former high school and her family's house burned down I believe Tuesday morning, and then... a former classmate that I sadly didn't get to know more of died Thursday night. I'm not going to say how he died, but he was dedicated to cross-country and supportive of his friends and family. It breaks my heart to know that something like this happened, and I hope he'll rest in peace.
Now let's get to this before I get depressed. This week, I will be at school for two days, and then my fall break will be in place! :D Now I have to wait next week for Pokémon X because I'm so hyped for it. Now back to Dance Central; I've also made plans of what Dr. Tan will be planning, so it's not going to be like Project Lockstep in DC3, but something similar. Now, on to the chapter, shall we? :)
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~Chapter Seventeen: DCI Adventure~
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Luce, Dare, and MacCoy stare at the two mid-twenties who were smiling at them. From by the looks on their faces, they seemed to have heard of the three before. They walked up to the three, and held out their hands.
"It's good to see you. We're glad that Oblio's brought you three here today. Our names are Rasa and Lima," Rasa brought up, while Luce was offered to shake his hand, then so on until Lima went to her. "Of course you're aware of us, but not exactly what you thought of." D-Coy nodded, but Luce wanted more than an introduction from them.
"I'm sorry to ask, but we're here for a reason, as I heard from someone," she replied, mentioning Oblio. The older brunette realized and nodded, using her see through tablet to type and then when she finished, she showed it to the three.
"That's right, Luce," Lima replied as she tapped the picture of a man gently with her fingernail. "Oblio's called you three to help us bring this man to dancing justice." The three got a closer look, and they instantly recognize him.
"It's that old geezer who held the party at Tan Manor!" MacCoy said. "But why is he bad?" Lima put down her tablet on a clear table, and sat down on one of the monochrome couches. The rest followed her lead and sat down with whoever's in their crew. This time, it's Rasa's turn to continue what's going on.
"He's the one who sent you all the invitations to the party, not us. At first, I didn't recognize who he was before I saw his picture again. Before I worked here, I was his assistant in Tan Dance Industries two years ago. I used to think the same thing he did: that being dance has no freestyle, just structure. When I met Lima, however, that's when I realized dance is more than that, so I quit my job there and started fresh here. Now enough with my personal information with him, now Lima will tell you what he's been planning."
"With Oblio's knowledge of what his father's doing," Lima said, spoiling the important twist in a way that won't be too dramatic, "we researched him and had access to his office buildings thanks to Rasa." Luce froze from what she just heard. "He's conducted a plan to make every single dance planned out in his vision, with the help of what he calls, his 'minions'. That's what's breaking the laws of dance; imitating and then the rest is history."
Luce thought she was going to black out because she just found out. That's why Oblio's in solitude. He found out why dancing is one of the most creative arts, and his father denied it because how he envision it is different. Because of that, he started to live on his own, and when he found out where the party was before Luce knew, he looked paranoid, which is not him at all. He was so desperate to leave so that no one like Dr. Tan himself can know he's there.
But she was the reason he stayed, but hidden by being outside while the party was ongoing. Thinking about the letter he sent her if anything bad happens to him, it came to her that she would be in Dr. Tan's plan, and Oblio could never let that happen. And yet, she's drawn to him like a moth to a flame... Realizing her feelings for him, Luce can't let him face his problems on his own. After all, they share a common bond due to their deceased mothers.
Now that she knows everything that's been hidden for too long, she will never go back on her word. She will protect Oblio and stop Dr. Tan's plans at any cost. Whatever it takes, she will not let anyone take the love of her life, no matter what.
"I understand," Luce said boldly, looking dead on to the DCI agents. The two noticed how her voice was serious, and surprisingly, it nearly shocked them. Dare and MacCoy looked at her carefully, while her crew partner stared nonchalantly, relieved that she wouldn't be upset of what's happened. Luce may not be the type of person to do so, but now she must speak her mind so that she wouldn't have to worry about pauses of planning. "He must have planned on the party to study our type of dance and use that to copy and reestablish it." Luce frowned for a second. "Even though I was a bit lucky not to dance due to me being worried about Oblio, he probably already has Lu$h's style and Riptide's. I'm not sure about Flash4wrd's, but I know that Hi-Def is close to ours. Whatever it takes, I won't let him use Oblio for his evil plans. D-Coy and Lightning will put a stop to it."
The DCI crew looked into her eyes to see how serious she is, and boy, was she. Lima smiled at how willing she was to help, while Rasa stood up and straightened his tie for the umpteenth time. "Oblio has obtained a confident partner, hasn't he?" The African-American asked. Lima nodded, standing up beside him, arms crossed. "I think we should get the three of them their small checkup along with choosing an outfit."
"Luce, Dare, come with me, while MacCoy, you follow Rasa," Lima said. Rasa instructed MacCoy, while Lima took Dare and Luce to the opposite direction. With the time it'll take for them to get started, Oblio decided to use the time to meditate. Before they were out of the main hall, Luce took one more peek of Oblio before following the two ladies. Lima guided them into a fitting room with built-in touchscreen computers on each side of the doors to change in. "You two, step in the changing rooms and I shall get you all prepared for the quick check up."
The pinkette and brunette went into the rooms, and before they know it, a blue ray of light started to scan their bodies. Luce shielded her eyes from the brightness, while Dare in the other changing area, raised her hands up for some strange reason.
"I didn't take it, I swear!" she said worriedly. On the other side, Luce laughed as the scanner continued.
"This isn't a detector of what you're thinking of, Dare," Lima assured kindly. Seeing that the scanning process is complete Lima went to the computer, starting from the left, and wrote down what it said. "Okay, Dare, you're at five feet, four inches, and at a hundred and fourteen pounds, while you, Luce, are at five feet, seven inches, and weigh a hundred and twenty-five pounds." Luce and Dare headed out of the fitting rooms as soon as the older brunette finished writing down their information.
"So why do you have to check out our height and weight if you're not a doctor?" Dare asked. Luce nodded, crossing her arms.
"Sometimes it's better to not ask questions," Lima stated, who seemed disturbed by that too. "It's been that way since the beginning. But the reason is so that we can offer you two the choices of DCI agent clothing. Now follow me to the boutique." Obliged, the two followed Lima which took two minutes for the three of them to find the boutique, and as they made it, they found Rasa and MacCoy already there. MacCoy was trying to find something that would go well with his goggles, while having the clothing being black and purple all the way.
"Good to see you two again!" Rasa said happily. "We're still trying to find clothes that will match his signature goggles." Dare giggled and went up to the blond to wrap her long-sleeved arms around him.
"Unless you have purple goggles in this store, I don't think anything will match what he wants," Dare said to Rasa. Luce from afar laughed quietly, looking for something that would fit her style, but would match her crew as well. It was tough, considering that they have a cute pair of purple and black plaid boots, but then again, there's also a pair of black converse that would reach up to her knees. She's considering getting the plaid boots, but she picked both shoes up to see the price at the bottom, and surprisingly, there's none.
"Find something you like?" a deep and soft voice asked the brunette. It almost scared Luce and she turned around to see Oblio looking calm as usual.
"I guess..." she replied with a sigh. "I can only afford these amazing boots, but I really do want to try some other outfits and accessorize as much as I can." The bluenette realized her conflict, so just to make her feel better, he decided to tell her the pros and cons of the store.
"You don't have to worry about paying for your outfit. I guess you can say it's like a free offer, but you need to make a wise choice. Only one outfit, and it must meet your needs." This relieved Luce, discovering that she can pick whatever she wants to wear as her DCI agent outfit, but can only have that and no future selections. It was a good thing there wasn't anything aqua colored for her, or she wouldn't know what to do. With that, Luce carefully observed the rest of the store, and found what ever stole her heart.
When the two of them headed outside of the store to wait for Dare and MacCoy to finish their bickering, yet helping each other to find what would look good on them, Luce wondered what would happen if none of this occurred at all. What if Oblio's father wasn't a psychotic and wouldn't commit the dance crimes? What would happen if Luce and D-Coy weren't needed? And what if... Oblio didn't exist in this world?
The brunette felt guilty for thinking of that. He's here, and that's all she wanted. As long as he's safe here with her, nothing can bring her down.
"...but it does look cute!" Dare said as her words were fading in while walking with MacCoy. She referred to his new purple goggles that bounced swiftly while walking and carrying his bag of his DCI clothing.
"I still think orange is my best color, though," the blond DJ replied. "At least I'm not getting rid of it." Once the two stood beside Luce and Oblio, the DCI agents walked up to them with a smile.
"Good," Rasa said with a grin. "Now walk with us; we have to discuss our task for you four." Following the older people's lead, the four followed them back to headquarters. The older brunette went to the computer to check on what she's put in there, and installed it on her tablet.
"This may seem strange for you all, but for a about a week, the four of you will stay here," Lima stated, holding her tablet and reading something from it. Lima looked back at them, more specifically, Luce and D-Coy, and gave them a hopeful smile. "We've already contacted your parents or guardians, and they understand." MacCoy and Dare gave each other a high-five, due to their relief, while Luce sighed instead. Thank goodness Claire wouldn't go berserk and drive all over the city just to find her.
"So, we only have two pairs of clothes to own including the ones we're wearing right now?" Dare asked. Lima smiled at her eagerly.
"We have your clothes sent to your respective rooms, but you have to wear your DCI uniforms so that those who rep for the respective crews won't gang up on you. The crew challenges last for two hours, so a little bit of cleaning them when you get back here will help you feel fresh."
"Starting tomorrow evening, Riptide planned their crew challenge, and you four will observe and make sure everything is balanced," Rasa said as soon as Lima finished. "If anyone that doesn't fit the scene starts crashing or makes a riot, contact us through the ear piece and we'll be there as soon as possible." Lightning crew nodded calmly, while D-Coy gave him a yes and thumbs up.
There's no going back after all. Who knows when Luce will see Claire again, and what will happen in the crew challenges in the near future. Bringing justice is now the four's number one priority, and peace in the dancing world will linger longer...
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~Chapter Eighteen coming soon...~
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Well, there we go! I hope this didn't confuse you; I felt like I was rushing it to get to the point. D: But now we can get to the part where the four of them will observe the Big Five. XD Riptide is obviously first, then Flash4wrd, Lu$h, then Hi-Def, and finally, Glitterati. I'm super excited for the last three, since I like them more. And I know that some certain people are excited for the Glitterati to finally appear. ;) I'm working on it, so be patient~
Since I added Dare's and Luce's height and weight, I'll put in MacCoy's (taken from the picture of D-Coy being missing in DC3) height and weight for those who don't know it yet. He's at six feet, two inches tall, and weighs a hundred and eighty pounds. I'll guess Oblio's, so it's not accurate~ But I was on Tumblr and found a blog that has approximation predictions, so I credit the person who made that. XD In this, he's six feet, four inches tall, and he'll weigh a hundred and eighty-seven pounds. Boy, I bet they're strong. -blushes- If you have a Tumblr and you want to follow/ask me questions on there, feel free to do so! Now y'all will be wondering what's taking me so long to finish this. XD
And the final cue: time to review, if you like! :D