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[color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]After walking for a few minutes, Swimmon spoke aloud, breaking the long silence. "Stephen, I hear people talking," the fish said, nodding in the direction he heard the voices. This also happened to be the direction the arrow on Ayana's digivice was pointing in. "Over there." The blonde boy walked forward a little and put his handin a cuff around his hear. He listened intently, hoping to hear human voices. He did. "He's right! Ayana! There are other [i]normal[/i] people there." he yelped. Falcomon replied abruptly. "What do you mean [i]normal[/i]? I'm normal!" he said. But Stephen and Swimmon had already ran ahead. Ayana was giggling at the sarcastic bird. Coming out of the bushes, Stephen spotted three humans. People just like himself. The first one was a tomboyish looking girl dressed in tight boy's clothes. Next to her was a tall boy with brown spiky hair. He wore a bomber jacket and aviator goggles on his head. Beside him was a pretty looking girl with long silvery hair. All three of them looked at Stephen and Swimmon with blank faces. "Err... hello." said the boy. Stephen blushed and waved at them, realizing how much of an idiot he must've looked like running through those bushes. Ayana finally caught up behind him, running along side Falcomon. She smiled, happy that she wasn't the only girl there.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[color=#555555][INDENT][SIZE=1][CENTER][b]Day 2 - 10:57am, Dorm Rooms[/b][/CENTER] Stephen walked casually around the halls, waving to anyone he knew and smiling to anyone he didn't know. Stephen was always quite proud of his luck with the ladies. He liked to think that it was his strong charm and sweet smile that sucked them into his abyss of sexiness. He was [i]so[/i] cocky. However, all that would change soon. Soon, Stephen would realize that girls aren't all that important. But that comes later. For now, he's just an 18 year old playboy with the ability to control Support Magic. He eventually found himself back at his dorm room. He rapped on the door once, to see if Aaron was still in there. When there was no answer, he just walked inside. Quickly, he slipped out of his green striped shirt and put on brown t-shirt. Overtop of that, he slid on a salmon orange dress shirt with brown stripes and a popped up collar. He rolled the sleeves up and did up the three middle buttons. Checking his hair in the mirror in his bathroom, he flattened it down a bit and then sprayed some deoderant around his armpits and chest. He walked out of the restroom and changed his socks from a plain white to... plain white. He wasn't one to wear colourful socks. After that, he turned off the lights in his room and closed his door tight, locking it behind him (since Aaron had a key to the room). He charged down the hallway and into the Infirmary. [CENTER][b]Day 2 - 11:00am, Infirmary[/b][/CENTER][/SIZE][/INDENT][/COLOR]

[color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]Alright. I will no long direct link. And please, stop posting motivation posters that just have anime guys and have no reason besides "cuz it's anime guy! :D" or whatever. They aren't even funny. How would you like it if I posted a picture with Jessica Alba with the title "OMG HOT. becuz shes hawt.l olz...."? [url=http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=motivator1317324br8.jpg]Linked[/url] because it may be offensive to certain members.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]This is an idea I've been pondering about the past few days. You know how there are the official game threads in Play It? I was thinking that instead of people making multiple game threads and the moderators having to close them and direct them to another one, the moderators of Play It (if the thread for the game is good) could edit the first post of the thread and add a seal that makes that particular thread the [b]official[/b] thread. I think the main use of the seal would be to let people know wether or not they should post in a certain thread. If there is no seal, then maybe you shouldn't be allowed to post in the thread. This wouldn't stop people from making a thread for a game that already has a thread, but it [i]would[/i] stop people from starting to post in that thread. I guess this could also be used in Anime Lounge but I wouldn't really know since I almost [I]never[/I] post there.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[QUOTE=Keyblade Wielder][COLOR=RoyalBlue][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma] [CENTER][IMG]http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3250/motivator1847690dz6.jpg[/IMG][/center][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]In reply to KW. No offense intended. :)[/FONT][/COLOR] [CENTER][img]http://flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/output/motivator9823699.jpg[/img] [img]http://flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/output/motivator3147315.jpg[/img][/CENTER]

[INDENT][color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]Vivi looked at the weird boy standing next to him, and back at the monster wielding the wolf-like shield. He glanced once again at Ferin. [i]How do I know I can trust thi--[/i] Vivi's thoughts were immediately interupted by a shield crashing down right in front of him. "Guess I have no choice!" yelped Vivi, jumping backwards. Ferin looked at him strangely and shrugged, readying his keyblade. Vivi readied his own. While Ferin started attacking the beast, Vivi quickly got to work with his spells. He twirled his keyblade, Magera, in a circle and slammed the blunt end to the ground. A magic [url=http://www.blackrevolver.com/art/vivi.jpg]circle[/url] suddenly formed around his feet and started glowing. Slowly but surely, Vivi gathered some energy and after a few seconds of concentrating he shouted at the top of his lungs. "Blaze Spikes!" he roared, thrusting his keyblade at Ferin. A ring of fire suddenly appeared around Ferin and circled him for a few seconds, then went invisible. Vivi nodded proudly at his work and started casting the spell again, this time on himself. However he was interupted by a large hand slamming into his side, pushing him across the concrete. He quickly bounced to his feet and waddled side to side a bit. He then regained his balance and ran straight at the heartless with keyblade drawn. [/FONT] [/COLOR][/INDENT]

[CENTER][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][b]The Wallpaper[/b][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]Delta, I'm a huge fan of yours. I really admire your work and this piece really shouts your style. [i]However[/i], this particular wallpaper bothers me a bit. To start off, I [i]really[/i] dislike the texture you put overtop of the image as a whole (that cross-stitch one which is a Photoshop default). I do like that pattern, but somehow I don't think it fits. I'd at least like to see the image without it anyway (if you still have the PSD form). The leaves. Guh. You and I must be the only ones on OtakuBoards you actually use that brush (I don't know why, either!). I'm not very fond of the colour you decided to use for the leaves on his jacket (which is really cool, by the way). I think if you did them in a lighter purple (maybe pink) then it would look awesome. The final thing I dislike is the text in the top right. The way you put it on an angle, although cool, doesn't really fit in my mind. I think if you just straightened it, it would look really good. Onto the things I like! The anime guy. Mmm, yes. I [i]love[/i] how you changed the colours of his outfit and skin. That's really something I've been trying to figure out how to do for, oh I don't know, 3 months (hint hint). I really love the way everything comes together. The waves and the background look [i]extremely[/i] good together and the small text on the right side looks really nice aswell. As for your banners. I'm not even going to comment. I'm still in that "OMG HOW DID SHE DO THAT?!?!?!" mood. Maybe I will drop by and comment on those once that emotion passes. [quote=Delta]Where Delta posts her newest creations which you will look and nod at before hitting the Back button.[/quote] Yeah, I know that feeling. Nobody has posted in my art thread in quite a while so i keep having to edit my last post. :animecry: [/FONT] [/COLOR]

[color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma][INDENT]Stephen finished showering and stepped out of the closed in glass box. He picked up a towel and dried himself off. He popped his head out from the bathroom, his hair a wet mess. "Dude," he said with a comical tone. "There's really nothing to worry about." His friend Aaron looked up at him, smiling. Stephen could always see right through his fibs, which is what made them such good friends. They knew everything about eachother. "Thanks." said Aaron. Stephen disappeared back into the bathroom, the aroma of strong deoderant wafting between the cracks of the door and into his dorm room. Alex plugged his nose. "Jeez, how much of that stuff do you need to put on?" There was silence for about 10 seconds until suddenly the door opened slightly and a bottle of Axe Deoderant Spray flew out from the bathroom, whizzing past Aaron's head. "You should wear some! Maybe it'll do you some good with the girls, haha." Stephen said. He walked out of the bathroom all dressed up and looking spiffy. Aaron pointed to his own neck, showing that Stephen's collar wasn't up. "Oh." he smirked, popping the collar. Aaron chuckled and laid back on the bed. He looked at his friend. "So, where you headed?" he asked. Stephen looked at his friend. "Umm. Just walking around the halls. D'you wanna come?" "Nah, I'm just gonna relax today." Aaron replied. Stephen shrugged. "Your call," he said. He then noticed the way Aaron was feeling his bed, as if something was wrong with it. He sighed. "Okay. Yes, I do take girls into my dorm room. But I don't... you know... [i]do[/i] anything. I'm still... [i]fresh[/i]." Stephen was kind of blushing. He shook his head after Aaron laughed at him and pressed down his hair with his hands. "Well, I'm off." he waved. "See you. Don't take any of my stuff!" he said jokingly.[/INDENT][/FONT][/COLOR]

[INDENT][color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]Stephen swam up to the top of the water and glanced at his hands, viewing the objects held in each one. In the left one, a strange device simliar to a cell phone, in the right one, a crystal as hard as ice. His first instinct was to press the large circular button the side of the device. Nothing happened. He pressed all of the other buttons only to end up with the same result. He even hit the screen a few times. "What good is a cell phone if it doesn't turn on?! And where's the damn numbers on this thing?" he said to himself. Coming to the conclusion that it was just a toy some kid had dropped, he started wading towards the shore of the beach, crystal and toy in hand. He shoved them both into his pockets. Just as he arrived to the beach, he realized that his trunks were a little light. He stuck his hands into his pockets. [i]Cell Phone Toy?[/i] he felt around. [i]Check.[/i] [i]Valuable diamond?[/i] he fel around again. There was only the toy. [i]Not check. Shit.[/i] He thought. He ran back to the water and looked around the sandy bottom for the crystal object. He was just about to give up looking when he saw that same strange glow he recognized from when he first found the crystal. He swam over to it and dived down. Sure enough, the crystal sat along the bottom of the lake, resting in the sand. [i]Like a diamond in the rough.[/i] he thought. He turned to swim back to shore for the second time, when he noticed that his pants were shining. He dipped his hand into his left pocket and pulled out what he thought was a children's toy. The screen was glowing immensely. He went to look closer when the water around him suddenly coiled in a spiral around him. When the water fell back down, he was gone. Stephen awoke in shock. He didn't know where he was, or what had happened but somehow he was no longer at Wasaga Beach and he was dressed in casual clothes. Some water splashed his face and he looked to his left. Floating in a small pool of water tredded a large tropical looking fish. It spoke. "Welcome to the digital world, Stephen!"[/FONT][/COLOR][/INDENT]

[color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]Ah so I get it. If I'm no longer a virgin, then that no longer makes me an eligible candidate for dating? If I've had sex, that makes me less of a Perfect Guy? Nonsense. I really don't think it's fair for anyone to say this about virginity. All those things on your list that you don't like (smoking, bad hygiene, etc) can be turned around. A smoker has the power to quit smoking, someone with bad hygiene has the power to clean him/herself. However, someone who has lost their virginity can't change that. They can't reverse time and not have sex (though I can't imagine any reason why they would want too anyway).[/FONT][/COLOR]

[indent][font=tahoma][color=#555555]Vivi skipped along the streets of Twilight Town happily, playing with his brand new keyblade, [url=http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/6543/magera2copywz4.jpg]Magera[/url]. Although he didn't actually know it was a keyblade, he liked it nonetheless. It seemed to hold great mysterious power, much like himself. He spun it around a little bit and then placed it on the hilt he had designed for it. Waddling towards the beach, Vivi noticed a flash of white in the corner of his eye. He quickly turned his head only to find out nothing was there. He slowly walked closer towards the shore, being very cautious. Sure enough, 10 seconds later a nobody attacked. There was only one, but of course Vivi had never faught one before so it still seemed like a lot. The nobody struck out with it's hand. Quickly ducking down to the ground to dodge, Vivi jabbed Magera in the air towards the nobody and a spew of flames shot from the bulb. They wrapped themselves around the nobody and he came crumbling down. "Phew." Vivi sighed. Suddenly, a few more Nobodies appeared, and evern more once again. Vivi turned around to run, only to find himself surrounded. He wiped his forehead and looked around. There was nowhere he could even [i]try[/i] to escape from. "Help!" he yelled, hoping someone would hear.[/indent][/font][/color]

[color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]Err, what can I say? I'm a sucker for nature pictures. I made 2 versions, one with your name and one without. :whoops: [center][img]http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3584/momcopysh9.jpg[/img] [img]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8141/mom2copyyu7.jpg[/img][/center] Just made 'em in case longer banners aren't your thing. And I kind of wanted to make it regardless, hah. Oh and that thick white border thing? I totally invented it. :cool: [/FONT] [/COLOR]

[color=#555555][INDENT][SIZE=1][B]Name -[/B] Stephen Jonuvar [B]Age -[/B] Just turned 17 [B]Student Template -[/B] The Playboy [B]Weapon -[/B] Instrument - [url=http://www.musicwithease.com/wood-flute-4.gif]Flute[/url] [B]School of magic -[/B] Support Magic [B]Minored school of magic -[/B] Black Magic [B]Abilities/Spells -[/B] [list][*][b]Healra:[/b] Concentrating all of his light energy into a designated area, Stephen is able to cast an array healing magic on a group of people all at once. This heals them almost completely (depending on how injured they are). [*][b]Battle Cure:[/b] A quick, instant cast, healing spell that cures a target in no time flat. This can be cast as many times as the caster wants, but it takes quite a bit of energy out of the caster. Therefore it's good for sticky situations.[/list] [B]Personality -[/B] Stephen's persona is a unique one, that is for sure. He's a heart-filled boy with a lot of friends. In fact, there is almost nobody he [i]isn't[/i] at least acquantinced with. He often spreads joy around where he wanders, mainly because he's so damn cheerful. The [i]reason[/i] he's so happy is because he almost always has a girlfriend that loves him. Well, so they say. People think Stephen is a playboy, going through girls like pairs of socks. But really all he's looking for is a girl that likes him for more than just his blue eyes, or his fluffy blonde hair. So far, he has never found a girl that actually likes his personality (which is odd because he's quite the romantic person). But he will, he swears it. [B]Physical appearance -[/B] [url=http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/Cybernator/honky2.jpg]Stephen[/url] [B]Background -[/B] When Stephen was a boy, he grew up a nerd. In fact, he was a geek all the way from age 6 to age 14. The summer after grade 9 was when he turned his life around. He started going outside more, he started applying things to his face to get rid off the odd pimple and he even baught a whole new wardrobe. You see, people lower on the foodchain of school are often mad at Stephen, just because he has more friends than him. But what they don't realize is that he [i]worked[/i] for that popularity. He wasn't just born fit, good looking and witty. He had to earn those things himself.[/SIZE][/INDENT][/COLOR]

[QUOTE=Lunox] ... That's the whole point of this argument. It's supposed to be dumb and playful. Which it's not anymore, so what the hell. And to Papa Smurf... what? Shinmaru just stated Batman was a ninja and you don't say anything. BATMAN. You explode at me for calling [i]Miho[/i] a ninja, but obviously Batman is so ninja-like that it's not even questionable.[/QUOTE][color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma] It seems to me like the Pro-Ninja's are the only ones getting frustrated here. Us Pro-Pirates on the other hand remain calm and relaxed. This was meant to be a discussion. Not a hoedown. However what it has turned into is a debate. And debates can be fierce. Your team provides nothing but junky scraps of what you try to call proof that Ninja's are better. It looks like the only reason you are doing this is because you really can't think of anything to back up the [i]real[/i] Ninjas with instead of the god-modded anime characters. [quote name='Acheron']What makes your posts any better than ours Papa Smurf? You say all we've done is shown you pictures and what not, but you and other pirate lovers have done the same thing!! Information v.s. Information.[/quote] Except for the fact that we're the only sides providing information. A picture of a baby kicking his dad in the face, although funny, is not evidence that Ninja's are better.[/font] [size=1]And Acheron? Seriously, you remind me of SSJDigiCloud from EtN.[/size][/COLOR]

[quote name='Lunox][color=dimgray] Ok, in a ninja vs. pirate [i]fight[/i'], we would totally destroy you guys, no questions asked. With all the random ninja anime shows existing, we're pretty much all-powerful here.[/color][/quote] [color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]Says who? I'd really enjoy watching an army of ninjas trying to swim in the ocean towards a giant boat loaded with cannons and buff men with guns.[/FONT][/COLOR]

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[font=tahoma][color=#555555]A fist fight. A battle between two or more people using only their fists. This was a little more than a fist fight, as both Mask and Dark were skilled martial artists. This was more of a... melee brawl. Mask pushed himself to his feet and cracked his knuckles, making Dark laugh. "What? You expecting to intimidate me with that?" he laughed. Mask grinned and jumped into the air, over top of Dark. He chucked three of his best skull bombs at Dark. Two of the three thrown hit right on target, one of them hitting Dark's face. The one that hit his face happened to be a sand bomb, so a buttload of grains of sand were instantly inserted into Mr. Dark's cherished eyes. When Dark grabbed his eyes in reflex, Mask spun around and round-housed him in the face, sending him sliding along the ground. Mask took this time to unbuckle his boots, revealing barefeet wrapped in what looked like medicine bandages. Dark stumbled to his knees, still clutching his face with one of his hands. "Good moves for a rookie. But.. ungh.. that won't do much!" he yelled, charging at Mask. Since the sand was still blinding him slightly, Dark had become clumsy. So when he ran with his fist at Mask, he just swayed to the left and stuck his foot out, tripping Dark. This made Dark incredibly angry. He wiped his eyes and stood up. He roared at Mask and charged again, this time Mask round housed him in the face. He would have, at least, were it not for Dark catching his ankle with his left hand. He turned Mask's leg, flipping him into the ground. Mask caught himself from falling by holding the ground with his hands. He spun around and went to kick Dark in the face again in the handstand position. Dark ducked and bodychecked Mask's defenseless chest, sending Mask soaring through the air. Mask landed with a [i]thump[/i] and quickly got back to his feet. He stared down Dark. Dark was obviously a very different fighter than Mask. He faught mostly with his fists, where Mask faught with his legs and feet. Mask used agility, where Dark used agility [i]and[/i] power. Not exactly a fair combonation. Wiping blood from his mouth, mask spoke. "Time to end this fight." he said, cracking his neck as he walked calmy towards the approaching enemy.[/font][/color]

[color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]Instead of just making them, why don't we save ourselves the trouble of possibly making something and having someone else get their first by doing something like the "Draw my character" thread? You claim the next spot and edit your post when you're done. You can only claim the next spot if the previous poster has updated their post with the graphic. If this works for you guys, I'll take the next spot right now. :whoops: [b]EDIT:[/b] And [url=http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/7510/obgt2copyrd2.jpg]here[/url] it is![/FONT][/COLOR]

[center][size=4][b]OtakuDestined[/b][/size][/center] [b][size=1]Author's Comments:[/b] Jamie, I realize you aren't extremely preppy, so that's why you won't be taking the "OMG I WANNA GO SHOPPINNGG" side of Mimi's personality. Just the "homgwtf where are we i wanna go ho0o0ome. ;-;" side. [/size] [center][img]http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2097/logozo6.jpg[/img][/center] [center][size=3][b]Chapter 2[/b] "Hot Courage: Agumon's Victory"[/size][/center] [size=1]After a long trip down river, the seven Otakudestined stopped at a beach and got off the fish, thanking the fishes. Gomamon seemed pleased with himself. "Hey.. what's that?" said Alex, pointing at a sillhouette further down the sand. Jon put his hand over his eyes to cover the sunlight and looked closer. He smiled and ran towards the shadow. "It's a phone booth! A phone booth! We're saved!" he shouted, jumping for joy. The others exchanged confused looks and followed Jon to the one phone booth that was on the beach. Will looked around and nodded. "This is impossible. It won't work. There is nowhere for any cables to connect to it since the soil is still wet here." he noted. Mary sighed and sat down with Jamie. Jon tried the phone anyway. "Hello?" "Hello! Operator?!" said Jon, anxiously. There was no reply for quite a while. Suddenly the voice rang again but this time with a strong Chinese accent. "Hey Kenji, you da one who-a oh-da muh food?" and with that, whoever was on the other line hung up. Jon dialed again, getting a bunch of different wacky answers. Ten minutes later, everyone except Jon was sitting in a circle, unpacking their stuff. "Let's see... Altogether we've got a broken compass, a lighter, some matches, a pair of binoculars, a pile of candy bars and a first aid kit. [i]Greaaat[/i]." announced Mike. The Otakumon giggled with eachother and spoke up. "Don't you know? Otakumon are great hunters! We can just get some fish from the ocean." claimed Biyomon. The other Otakumon nodded, agreeing with her. Except for... Agumon. "Agumon! [i]Alex[/i]!" yelped Mary. Alex and Agumon stopped in their tracks and stared at Mary who had caught them stuffing their faces with Stephen's candy bars. Alex grinned and put an Oh Henry into Mary's palm. "Oh Hungry? Eheh..." said Alex. Mary stomped her feet and turned around, walking to the other side of the circle. Alex sighed and put what was left of the candy back into Stephen's backpack. Suddenly, the ground started shaking. Everyone jumped to their feet and Jon darted out of the phone booth towards everyone else. A large pool of water started to bubble in the water... slowly it got bigger and bigger. Finally, a pink fish with grey armor jumped out from the spot and onto the shore where the OtakuDestined were near. Tentomon looked at it with fear. "Oh no! It's [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/Coelamon.gif][U]Coelamon[/U][/url]! This sea-dweller is a fierce ancient fish Otakumon that feeds on lesser Otakumon with his Fossil Bite." explained Tentomon. When he was done talking, the rookies started to attack. However the same thing happened to each one. When they were about to shoot their attack, it would just disperse in the air. The only Otakumon that was able to shoot was Agumon. Will realized what was happening and told everyone. "They're out of energy. All of them but Agumon are hungry. Alex it's up to you!" he said. Alex, who was further ahead accompanying Agumon nodded and yelled to his partner. "It's all you Agumon! Kick his ass!" Agumon nodded and shot a Pepper Breath at the Coelamon. The fireball just materialized on the fish's armor. Coelamon brought his left fin into the air and swiped Agumon to the side, heading towards Alex. "Alex, look out!" yelled Mike from the sidelines. But it was too late, the right fin of the ancient Otakumon was already on it's way to Alex's head. Suddenly, his Otakuvice began to glow and Agumon started changing. Spinning around in a circle, turning into pure white energy, Agumon chanted. "Agumon otakuvolved to... [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Greymon_Card.jpg/427px-Greymon_Card.jpg][U]Greymon[/U][/url]!" he said. Every was in awe, including Alex. Just before the metal fin slammed down on Alex, Greymon body checked Coelemon into a cliff side. Since Greymon's are about twice the size of Coelamon's, the fish went flying. And just as Coelemon thought he could get away by jumping over top of Greymon, the huge dinosaur opened his mouth and shot a large fireball at the poor Otakumon. "Nova Blast!" he roared right before the flame left his mouth. The fiery inferno his Coelamon head on and set him soaring through the sky, barely visible in the horizon afterwards. Greymon turned white again and shrunk back to little Agumon. Everyone cheered and ran over to the worn out duo. "That was awesome!" shouted Stephen. "Splendid job, guys." encouraged Will. "Not bad. Not bad at all." Mike said, grinning. All the OtakuDestined stretched and looked around at eachother. Suddenly something hit them. "Oh my god," said Mike. "Where's Mary?!" They looked around and noted that there were only 14 of them, including their Otakumon. Biyomon and Mary had gone missing. Suddenly Jamie jolted. "No.. Oh no..." Jamie whispered. "What is it, Jamie?" asked Jon, who was still worried about Mary. "When Coelamon was slammed into the wall, he hit right beside where Biyomon and Mary were. I remember it now! Right before he jumped away, Mary's belt got caught on one of his scales. And since Mary was holding onto Biyomon when the Coelamon was sent flying..." Everyone stopped dead in their tracks, staring at Jamie. Will broke the silence. "Why the hell didn't you say anything?!" he yelled in her face. Jamie stood very still. "I'm sorry! I didn't think anything of it at the time. I was captivated by the fight and didn't realize Mary hadn't gotten her belt unstuck." Stephen fell to his butt and curled into a ball. "Great. Just great. One day on this damn island and already we've lost two people," he whined, starting to wimper. "I just want to go home. This is all stupid. Why are we even here? I miss my mom and dad. My cat... This [i]sucks[/i]!" Jamie knelt down beside him and rubbed his back. "It's alright. We'll find a way home." she explained encouragingly. Stephen's Patamon also sat down with him and looked up at him. "I'm sorry Stephen.. but the Otaku World needs you right now." he said. Stephen nodded and got to his feet. "Where to now? Maybe we should get a fish raft and go to sea to look for Mary." he announced. Mike looked at him and grinned. "You know, that's not a bad idea."[/size]

[quote name='indifference][COLOR=DeepSkyBlue']And third. No sports fanatics. Why? Because it gets really old dating someone who will do nothing but go to sports events, watch sports on TV or only talk about sports related topics. I don?t mind some sports, but all the time, even to the point where he won?t go to movies or out to dinner? Yeah, that?s way to extreme for me.[/COLOR][/quote] [color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]See, I like sports. And I know enough about sports so that if my new girlfriend happens to be a Sports Fanatic, I can be one too. At the same time however, I'm not a fanatic myself. Meaning I don't care if I watch or miss the big game. This is just another reason why I remain the perfect guy. :animesigh [/FONT] [/COLOR]

[color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]Wow. You know I could [i]really[/i] seeing stuff like that happen in a real video game store (in fact I have..). That was a very realistic chapter, hah. Although I'm sure all of Mind Games will be fairly life-like. It wasn't as funny as Chapter 1, but I the story really made up for that. Ah, Gavin reminded me so much of someone I know, hehe. Can't wait for Chapter 3.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[quote name='Desbreko][color=#4B0082']Not really. They can change the way you control the action, but the gameplay itself will still be exactly the same: Stun, damage, repeat. The "stun" step can vary in how you accomplish it (whether that be with the Wii remote or not), which is the main thing that makes the boss fights fun. But, once you figure out how to do it, the damage and repeat steps are usually a walk in the park.[/color][/quote] [color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]True, but the Wiimote can still change that the staleness of the boss fights. With different ways of using a boomerang and slingshots, each boss fight will change a bit from the original stun-hit-repeat way of doing it. Maybe the Wiimote can't change it [I]completely[/I], but it will certainly make things a bit more difficult.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[center][size=4][b]OtakuDestined[/b][/size][/center] [b][size=1]Author's Comments:[/b] Thanks for the comments guys! In reply to what a lot of you guys brought up, I won't be just inserting us into the first season of digimon, I'll only be following the basic storyline (and sometimes changing it). You could have figured this out on your own had you noticed the fact that the 8th digidestined (Kari a.k.a. Kitty) is with them from the beginning in my version and not in the regular version. ^_~ Also, Kitty and Alex won't be related in this.[/size] [center][img]http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2097/logozo6.jpg[/img][/center] [center][size=3][b]Chapter 1[/b] "Eight David's and one Goliath"[/size][/center] [size=1]"I don't understand." said Alex, pacing back and forth in front of his new Otakumon partner, [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6e/Koromon.jpg/200px-Koromon.jpg][U]Koromon[/U][/url]. Koromon looked up at him, smiling. "What's not to get, Alex? I'm your new partner!" he said excitedly, jumping up and down. Alex was about to speak when someone came out from the under the brush. It was Mike, and he was holding a Otakumon aswell. It was orange with no feet and a spike on its head. "Hey, Alex. You got one too, then?" Mike asked retorically. The Otakumon underneath his arm spoke up. "Hello [i]Alex[/i]! Pleased to meet you. My name is [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/Tsunomon.jpg][U]Tsunomon[/U][/url]." it said calmly. Just to the right of where Mike had appeared, William and Mary also entered. With Mary, as the everyone learned, was a pretty little Otakumon named [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/Yokomon.jpg][U]Yokomon[/U][/url] and with Will was a delightfully knowledgable Otakumon called [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/Motimon.jpg][U]Motimon[/U][/url]. "I wonder where the other four are..." said Mike, still obviously a bit nervous about holding a talking blob with a spike on its head. Suddenly, a scream came from not far off. It was Jon. He bolted out from the bushes yelping for help. Right behind him was an Otakumon trying to cope him into settling down. "Jonathon, it's alright! They aren't here to hurt you." exclaimed Will, grabbing Jon by the arm. Jon stopped and stared down Will. Finally he loosened himself and Will let go. His Otakumon, a grey floating dinosaur thing, landed on his shoulder (to Jon's surprise). "Hey, Jon. No need to be scared of me! I'm your new friend and partner, [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f2/Bukamon.jpg][U]Bukamon[/U][/url]." Jon sat down and wiped his forehead. "Whatever, it doesn't matter. We need to find a way out of here." he said. Alex looked down to his feet and twiddled his thumbs. "I'm not sure that's possible. Earlier, before any of you guys got here, I climbed that tree and looked around with my binoculars. I saw the [i]ocean[/i]." he announced reluctantly. Mary gave him a funny look and turned her head towards the others. "How is that possible? Camp Explorer is nowhere near an ocean!" she exclaimed. Just then, Stephen, Kitty and Jamie ran past the group yelling for them to run, they were all being followed by their Otakumon. Will sighed and shouted at them. "It's okay! There's nothing to be afra--" he was interupted by an ear-piercing screech. Every looked behind them and they spotted a giant red beetle with pincers big enough to chop up a tree. Jamie's Otakumon, [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/Tanemon.gif][U]Tanemon[/U][/url] spoke up while running. "Everyone run! It's [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/20/Kuwagamon.jpg][U]Kuwagamon[/U][/url]! This Otakumon has the power to slice a tree in half with ease with those pincers of his. Get a move on it!" yelled Tanemon. Every immediately obeyed and darted north, where Jamie, Stephen and Kitty were already running. Eventually they came to a cliff. "Shit!" growled Stephen. "It's a dead end." the whole group looked around for a way to escape but there was none. Finally, Koromon spoke up. "Enough of this. We're fighting." he announced. The other Otakumon agreed and all jumped away from their human partners. One by one, they shot pink bubbles from their mouths at Kuwagamon, yelling [i]Bubble Blow[/i] at the top of their lungs. Each one was eventually knocked to the side, leaving the OtakuDestined free for Kuwagamon's taking. But unfortunately for him, all of the OtakuDestined's [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f1/Digivice21.gif][U]Otakuvice's[/U][/url] (the small device that transported them to the Otaku World) began to glow. A white beam of energy shot from each one to the matching Otakumon and the Otakumon bagan to change. First was Koromon. He emmitted a white light and began to change shape. Meanwhile he was talking. "Koromon otakuvolved to... [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/Agumon.gif][U]Agumon[/U][/url]!" he yelled. The white glow faded away and a small orange reptile with piercing green eyes stood in the place of where Koromon was. All the other Otakumon had changed aswell. Tsunomon to [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Gabumonsheet.gif][u]Gabumon[/u][/url], a dog like creature with a horn on his head. Yokomon to [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Biyomon2.jpg][U]Biyomon[/U][/url], a pink bird outlined in blue feathers. Motimon to [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Tentomon2.jpg][U]Tentomon[/U][/url], a red insectoid Otakumon with lovable green eyes. Bukamon to [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3d/Gomamon2.jpg][u]Gomamon[/u][/url], a white and purple Otakumon resembling a sealion. Tanemon to [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Palmon2.jpg][U]Palmon[/U][/url], a pretty green plant-like monster. Tokomon to [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Patamon2.jpg][U]Patamon[/U][/url], a cute orange blob with wings for ears and Nyaromon to [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/Salamon.jpg][u]Salamon[/u][/url], a gentle looking cat Otakumon. The team was complete, and Kuwagamon was going down. Immediately, Kuwagamon started to back up, realizing the trouble he had gotten himself into. But it was too late to start running as the Otakumon Team had already begun their attack. Agumon opened his mouth and shot a fireball at the insect's head. Biyomon flew into the air and flapped her wings while a green spiral of wind direted itself at the same spot Agumon hit. They were all directing their attacks to the same soft spot. Gabumon blasted a stream of water while Tentomon surged some electricity at the same target on Kuwagamon's head. Meanwhile, Palmon had been hold the Kuwagamon's pincers together with vines that shot out from her hands and wrapped themselves around the blades like a muzzle. Patamon inflated like a blowfish and deflated again, releasing a bubble of air a the now charred and damaged weak point. The attack was finished off with a charged headbutt from Salamon. All of the OtakuDestined were in awe. "Y-... you did it. You did it!" shouted Kitty, throwing her fist into the air. All of the Otakumon ran back to their respectful partners and celebrated with hugs. Unfortunately, they didn't notice the almost defeated insect Otakumon getting back up, and before they could do anything about it, he had slammed his pincers into ground, breaking off the part of the cliff everyone was standing on. They were doomed to fall into the raging river below. [b]The River - 10 Minutes Later[/b] Jamie woke up in shock. What was this slimy stuff all over her hands? She jumped to her feet when she realized she had been laying down on a raft of fish. Everyone else looked up at her and giggled. "Relax, princess. Gomamon used his powers to summon a group of fish to cushion our fall." said Stephen. A few of the other teenagers were still chuckling to themselves. Jamie pouted and slumped onto the fish-ground. "I [i]know[/i]. I was just... making sure [i]you[/i] would know what to do if.. I ever got into trouble. You failed." said Jamie, lying through her teeth. She looked around at the others and their Otakumon. "Hey... where's that young girl? Kitty?" she asked. Kitty and Salamon were the only people missing from the group. Mike spoke up. "When we fell into the river, the fish... didn't catch her. We don't know what happened to her." Mike explained, looking down. Jamie sighed and also looked down to her feet, sitting down again. Will broke the silence with a thought. "So uh... what now?" he asked. Jon immediately answered with the usual Jon reply. "We find ourselves a phone, call home and get the heck out of here. That's what!" everyone sighed, including Gomamon. "This isn't something we can just walk away from," explained Mary. "We were brought here for a reason. And we need to find out what that reason is."[/size]

[quote name='Desbreko][color=#4B0082]I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Twilight Princess. The two bosses we've seen (the plant monster and the fiery thing with the chain whip) sound like they follow the same pattern of, "stun with secondary item, damage with sword while it can't move," which I really wish they'd do away with. But the game is supposed to be huge, so I'm hoping they're not [i]all[/i'] like that.[/color][/quote] [color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]Although this is true, you have to remember that with the new Wiimote this won't be as average as you put it out to be. They could [i]easily[/i] take a boss like Sheba and change the way you fight her just by using the Wiimote in different ways.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[QUOTE=sakurasuka][size=1]I want a guy who lets me be myself. Makes me comfortable in my own skin. There you have it. That's all I want.[/size][/QUOTE] [center][img]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/anne-mae/stephen.jpg[/img][/center] [color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma][CENTER]Check. Your move.[/CENTER] [/FONT][/COLOR]