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Woo! I've not seen that episode yet. But I want to see him do something other than get weaker. I missed the last episodes of CardCaptor's second season. The last one I saw was where they went skiing. How long can you drag out a single plotline!? That put me off the series- it just seemed to be the same thing over and over again. Use your common sense! It's Eli! Duh Sakura... I like Gene (Outlaw Star), too. He's in my top five. Oh! And Ashitaka (sp) from Mononoke. I guess I should say something about girls I like, too. Asuka and Maya from Evangelion are nice. I can't think of any others who spring out at me (I wish). I tend to look at the male characters more and think 'I want to be like him', rather than look at the females thinking 'I really fancy that girl'. It's quite sad if you think about it, isn't it?

In an interview with... someone on ign, they said destroying the sets isn;t the end of the world- they still have concept sketches and photographs to reproduce them if needs be. But, an anime series and movie are definately being planned. I wonder what the anime will be like. Personally, I've gone off the show a bit. The first episodes of Season 4 didn't grab me as much as the other ones.

I never knew Bakura had a first name. Ryou. I like him even more now. I haven't seen most of those, but I definately agree with you about Yue. White hair, nice clothes and wings. What more could you want (except maybe a sword or two)?

Name: Tyrius Age: 24 Looks: Long, black and white streaked hair. Wears black and silver armour (gauntlets, light chestplate, leg things, shoulder armour). Has a long black cloak. Silver eyes. Hand weapon: Bladed quaterstaff Partner species: Don't know Partner name: Don't know

"Let's GO!" TitanTriceramon yelled, thundering towards Silleniioiakmon's stomach. "Blade Charge!" His horns glowed a bright white as they slammed straight into the fox digimon. She flew through the air and crashed into some trees. "My turn." Ramartmon growled. "Rampage Runner!" Her attack caught Silleniioiakmon head-on, knocking her back into the trees. Groaning, she pulled herself to her feet. The digimon gathered around Silleniioiakmon and growled, preparing to fire. Suddenly- "Stop!" Kairi screamed. The digimon all watched her walk over to her digimon slowly. "Don't do this..." "Kairi, get back!" TitanTriceramon warned. She shook her head. "No. I have to bring Draguiymon back to us. Don't destroy her. I don't want to be alone again." Kairi continued, raising her hand to Silleniioiakmon's. The massive fox digimon drew her hand back slightly, but Kairi kept advancing. Everyone was silent. "Please..."

Personally, I can't wait to see Shanghai Knights.

I had a strange dream about that a few nights ago. It involved custard and an anime convention. I'd love to meet everyone too. It'd be fun! Seeing everyone for real. Nice. Visiting Australia is something I really want to do. See the blue mountains, Uluru, and Sydney, Melbourne and lots of other things. Japan's not so urgent for me, but if it means I can get Zoids...

Ooh. I like them! MetalGallantmon Black Mode... I started flicking through the thesaurus (exciting, innit) and I found a nice word to do with destruction. Well, I mean nice in the sense that it sounds good. Raze. How about RazeGallantmon? It does sound like he's being lifted up, though. Like raise. You see, I've got metal prefixes for the other two digimon ('Titan' being short for Titanium), so a little variation might sound a bit better, but I'm not sure. What do you think?

I think Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES) is about as near perfect a game as you can get. I loved it to pieces. I can't think of anything I'd like to change on that.

I would think Major Schubaltz (of Zoids fame) is a very sexy anime guy. But technically I'm not supposed to find him sexy as I'm a guy too. He has lovely green eyes and floppy blonde hair. And gauntlets. And a purple swooshy coat. If I were a girl, I would find him sexy. Along with Irvine. Nice, languid wolf-ish guy. And Raven's pretty nice too... hypothetically speaking.

For anyone that's interested- I've changed MetalArmadillomon's digivolutions a little. He no longer digivolves into BlackWarGreymon. He biomerges with Aidan to form... Um... a black and silver Gallantmon Crimson Mode with a line of spines running down his back inbetween his wings. But he needs a name. Something to do with black or metal slapped in front of Gallantmon would do nicely if anyone has any ideas...

Here's the next part of Chapter Three for you. Chapter Four'll be a while, as I've got tons of coursework to do. Enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------- Matt soon realised it had been a bad idea to destroy the lift. There was only one cable left to hold onto now, and he was nearing the end rapidly. He?d started off at sub-floor three, the living station, and was now at sub-floor six. He looked at his digivice and grunted. Gabumon?s signal was coming from sub-floor eleven. Below him, the life shaft descended into darkness. Breathing hard, he pointed his gun down the shaft. Flicking the barrel switch to ?Contact Grenade?, he fired. The explosive dropped straight down into the gloom. He hoped this would work. Seconds seemed like minutes. Suddenly, a faint point of light exploded from the gloom hundreds of feet below and the lift cable shuddered downwards. His plan had worked, perhaps a little too well. He shot past sub-floors seven and eight. Starting to feel the blood rush to his head, he grabbed hold of the cable rising quickly up beside him. He was glad for the thick protective gloves- the friction would have burnt through his hands for sure. Now balancing himself between sub-floors nine and ten, he slowly shinned down to the door of sub-floor eleven? Soon, they reached a huge window overlooking a vast warehouse of weaponry and armour. Dim emergency lights buzzed near the ceiling, creating tiny pockets where the darkness thinned. Hundreds of pairs of gauntlets and leg armour lined huge racks stretching out into the darkness. Aidan whistled, impressed. ?They stock their entire army from here?? MetalArmadillomon nodded. ?Yeah. The humans do pretty well considering they?ve lost half their planet. They?ve got four massive rooms like this all linked together.? Aidan pressed his face against the glass to see if there was anything that suited him. As he scanned the shelves, he saw something move in the darkness. He backed away and drew his sword. ?There?s something down there.? Gabumon strained his eyes. He saw a shadow disappear down an aisle. Aidan drew back his sword. ?We?re going in. If it?s a digimon maybe we?ll be able to convince it to help us find Matt and get out of here.? ?And if it?s a human?? MetalArmadillomon asked quietly. Aidan sighed. ?We?ll let him go. But not without taking his gun first.? He slammed his arm forwards, shattering the glass. Sharp shards fell down to the armoury floor like heavy rain. Aidan grabbed the other two and floated down, immediately looking for a good set of armour. He pulled off his old leather gloves and shoved them in his pocket. Unable to see clearly in the dark, he lit up the end of his crossbow. Two leather gauntlets with chrome plating lay in front of him, large silver claws glinting ferociously in the light. He picked one up and stared at it in awe. ?Do humans wear things like this?? MetalArmadillomon and Gabumon were playing around in gas masks. The spiny digimon pulled his from his mouth. ?I don?t know. Maybe if they want to look like digimon they will. But I?ve never seen any like that before.? Aidan smiled and pulled them on his hands. They were a little tight. Grabbing the metal plate of one, he bent it outwards, forming a more comfortable curve. Smiling with satisfaction, he dragged the other two to the next aisle. In another section of the armoury, hundreds of breastplates covered the walls. Three long central isles stood in the centre, separating the men?s from the women?s. Crouching in the women?s section, was the creature. Her blue scales quivered slightly as a chilling breeze floated past. She lowered the fin running down her back and held her arms, trying to warm herself up. She looked around her. The room was dark and foreboding, with the tall racks of armour stretching almost up to the ceiling. She snorted loudly, swirling the dust particles around in front of her. The dim emergency light far above her head illuminated a few of them and a look of fascination and pleasure glazed over her face as she blew them playfully around. It grew boring after a while. She followed their journey all the way to the floor and then stood up again to survey her surroundings. Behind some of the racks, she could see a large round silver protrusion from the wall. Curious, she leapt over to it and tapped it with her finger. The tinny noise echoed around the room. She tapped it again. It didn?t move. Frustrated with boredom, she clenched her fist hard. A bony spine shot from her hand and pierced the shell of the container. She peered inside the tear she?d made. Inside was something vaguely familiar. A shape, like one she felt she?d seen before. Carefully, she drew both her spines and sliced down the container, letting the heavy metal door crash to the floor loudly. Inside was a suit of amour, waiting for her to try on. It matched her style- smooth steel gauntlets, decorated with blue and red jewels. A breastplate hung in front of her, a deep red oval of glass just below the neckline. Inside that was the shape. She reached up to the breastplate and gently pulled it from its hook. The shape?s coloured shell looked very pretty. Gazing at it in the dim light, she made the decision. ?Mine,? she said gleefully, pulling on the armour. It fit her snugly and it felt comfortable. Almost natural. She enjoyed the shelter it provided. Knocking her gauntlets together in satisfaction, she disappeared into another room? Aidan studied the leg armour hung on one of the walls. There was no thigh armour. The only armour he could see was similar to what Tai?s WarGreymon wore, and he didn?t much like the lack of covering. He picked up a set and thought about it carefully. He?d only ever spoken to Tai once, just before he left on a mission to rescue his sister Kari from human interrogation. That was four years ago. It seemed like an eternity away. They only thing they?d heard from them since was a barely discernible, hurriedly scribbled note saying ?Good Luck?. It was a chilling reminder of the murderous contempt some humans had for their own species. He looked over to MetalArmadillomon and Gabumon, who were duelling each other in oversized helmets. Gabumon launched himself at MetalArmadillomon and they play-fought, laughing. Aidan smiled and looked back to the armour, not wishing to interrupt them. It seemed strange. Not half an hour before, MetalArmadillomon was almost hysterical with fear, now he was playing happily. Maybe he could learn to have fun again sometime? A loud crash made him jump. They two fighting digimon had rolled into a shelf, sending heavy armour crashing to the floor. Huge dust clouds billowed up into the air like an explosion, the two digimon coughing on the floor. Aidan opened a dusty door to a changing room. ?I?m just going to try these on,? he said quietly, shutting the door behind him. ?That was unfair,? Gabumon pouted at the metal digimon who was brushing dust from his shell. ?Why? It was a lunge. Lunges are fair.? ?Yeah, but I didn?t-? Gabumon jumped round at a noise on the other side of the room. MetalArmadillomon?s spines rose up in alarm. ?Who?s there?? he called. There was no answer. Fully extending his spines, he stepped forwards. ?Who?s there?? he repeated, louder. Still no answer, but they heard a slow, ominous click of claws on the steel floor. He looked to Gabumon and they backed away slightly. Aidan emerged from the changing room and saw their position. Immediately, he drew his bow. ?What is it?? he asked, staring into the darkness. ?It?s coming towards us. I don?t know what it is.? MetalArmadillomon whispered, slightly nervous. He knew what kind of digimon the humans captured. He also knew what kind of digimon escaped? Leering into the darkness, looking braver than he felt, he saw a faint reflection of light from Aidan?s arrow. ?It?s armoured.? ?Show yourself!? Aidan yelled. The creature heard the threat in his voice and threw out her lances. They made a satisfyingly threatening noise as they extended, scraping against the metal of her gauntlets. She was ready to fight. Aidan saw the two blades extend in the darkness. He drew back the bow string and the arrow flared brightly. The creature stopped. That light was so bright? Suddenly, a piercing pain forced her to the ground. The arrow had shot through her shoulder. She cried out in pain. Aidan looked to the other two and cautiously advanced. The creature hadn?t felt pain before. It was a horrible, disabling sensation. She couldn?t move. The shock kept her kneeling on the ground. The light from the other digimon grew nearer, and she began to feel another sensation as they advanced on her- fear. Trying to back away, she could only watch as the large wolf stood right in front of her. ?She?s a digimon.? His voice was firm, but slightly calming. ?Digimon?? she knew that word. Was she a digimon? She looked at him fearfully as he knelt down next to her and placed a hand near her wound. She shied back slightly, but he didn?t look as if he was going to hurt her. ?Is she alright?? Gabumon asked. ?It?s just a flesh wound. I didn?t mean to hit her.? Aidan studied it carefully. Suddenly, a light burst from the claws of his gauntlets and hovered over the gash. The creature felt a warm sensation in her shoulder and the pain dissipated. They all looked at it in disbelief. Aidan turned his hand over, shaking slightly. The creature lifted herself up and onto her feet, holding a dominating stance over Aidan. He held his hand out forwards for her to shake. She gave him a quizzical look and then looked at his hand. Then, she held her gauntlet up to his face. ?Mine,? she said firmly. A confused smile crept onto Aidan?s face. MetalArmadillomon and Gabumon shrugged in unison. Aidan took her hand and shook it. ?Aidan.? A name. She had a name. She liked it. ?Tempestmon,? she replied gleefully, smiling. Danaki grabbed hold of a large lever and pulled hard. It swung backwards jerkily and noisily. A faint whirring noise echoed around the room for a few seconds, then there was a massive click as all of the lights came on at once. There, in front of him, was his second greatest glory. The two guards felt uneasy. Danaki?s stern expression of anger slowly twisted into an evil grin. He stepped forwards and stroked the smooth metal with disturbing relish. ?Get the main power back online now!? he barked, glaring at the guards. They immediately sprinted off and began flicking switches. A massive generator in the corner slowly began clanking into life. The door on the far side of the room, half-open, slid closed. ?Excellent work. Reactivate the automatic defences!? he yelled, climbing on top of the metal frame. The huge device was made to accommodate him alone, and he fit into it perfectly. He hadn?t used it for four years. He felt safer knowing his body was encased in strong metal. He flicked a switch in front of him and the steel exo-suit?s enhanced weaponry closed around his body. A large rocket launcher flipped down onto his shoulder and a vicious blade shot from the suit?s right arm. It still wore traces of blood. His left arm, now encased in a bulky hydraulic ram, whirred pleasingly with each movement. As the suit fully activated, the thick legs thudded ominously onto the floor. The guards jumped slightly. The only part of Danaki visible, his face, wore an expression as twisted as the metal blade he held with pride in his hand. Snarling fiercely, he stepped onto a lift platform and pressed a button. It beeped loudly and started carrying him up to the armoury. ?Time to die, digidestined!? Aidan was pleased with his choice of breastplate. It was a nice silvery steel with blue cobalt trimmings. Something more accustomed to Samurai that post-apocalyptic marines. Tempestmon had been very interested in watching him untie his bandanna and then tie it back on again over his chest armour, much to the amusement of Gabumon and MetalArmadillomon. Blushing slightly, he?d gone to find a helmet. ?I?m not sure they?d have anything that would fit you, Aidan. After all, there aren?t many?er?? MetalArmadillomon began. ?I?d never have guessed,? Aidan said dryly. A silver panel on the wall caught his eye. Slamming his sword into its edge, he ripped it away. Tempestmon looked curiously at the bare wall left behind it. It seemed to be collapsing outwards. A huge crash and the sound of shearing metal made them all jump. Aidan peered over the edge of the hole he?d created. ?Whoops.? MetalArmadillomon stood up on his hind legs and looked into the darkness, shivering. ?I hate heights,? he muttered. A drip of water fell onto his nose. Shaking it off, he realised where they were. ?Guys, this is the water recycling pipe. It pumps water all the way up to the surface,? he said excitedly. ?I?ve found our way out!? As soon as he?d finished speaking, the lights all flashed on. Shielding their eyes from the sudden brightness, they heard a pair of doors opening and metal footsteps click towards them. Behind them, they heard the slow rumblings of the water pump gearing up. Aidan threw up his Light Shield and Tempestmon flicked out her spines defensively. Gabumon clenched his fists. They followed the thing?s shadow round an aisle and were greeted with a friendly smile. Matt stood, relieved, in front of them. ?Matt!? Gabumon was ecstatic. He sprinted up to Matt and hugged him tightly, determined never to let him go again. Behind them, the rumblings of the turbines was replaced with the quiet roar of rushing water, which was getting louder very quickly. MetalArmadillomon pointed to the hole in the wall. ?We have to go quickly! The security system will be online soon and they?ll be here any minute!? he shouted at them. Tempestmon looked to Aidan, confused. ?Go?? ?Yes, go. Get out. Are you coming?? he asked urgently. She nodded firmly and smiled. Aidan couldn?t help but smile back. Suddenly, a huge part of the floor opened up. From the hole rose a gargantuan exo-suit, powered by Danaki. He laughed evilly at them and fired off a volley of rockets in their direction. Aidan jumped in front of Tempestmon, his Shield just holding up the explosions. Danaki grimaced in horror. ?Tempestmon?? he said quietly. MetalArmadillomon had clambered onto that edge of the hole and was watching the water rising up very quickly. He looked to Aidan urgently. Danaki shook with rage. ?You leave her alone, you filth!? he yelled at Aidan. He fired another rocket at him. This time, the shield?s energy was depleted. He dropped to his knees. Danaki stared hard at Tempestmon. ?Tempestmon, come here. Stay with me.? He said firmly. Tempestmon looked at Aidan. The water boomed past them, some of it shooting from the hole and onto the floor. He stood up and looked at her. ?Tempestmon?? he asked as Matt and Gabumon shot up the pipe. MetalArmadillomon looked at him, anxious to leave as soon as possible. Bits of the wall began to collapse. Tempestmon didn?t know what to do. She liked Aidan, but this man was looking at her in such a strange and angry way? Incensed with rage, Danaki jabbed a button inside his right arm. A small chain-gun rose from the top and exploded bullets at Aidan. Unable to move quickly enough, they would have hit him. Tempestmon threw herself in the way, an electro-magnetic shield sending the bullets off in all directions. She had made her decision. Her eyes glowed red. Turning round, lightning sparking form her spines, she launched her attack. ?Lightning Lance!? Two huge bolts of lightning streamed from her spines and hit Danaki. The suit shook uncontrollably and parts of it began to spark and melt. Smoke seeped from gaps in the armour. Screaming in pain, he fell to the ground. Taking Tempestmon?s hand, Aidan grabbed MetalArmadillomon and jumped into the hole. The water threw them upwards at a great speed. Seeing light above them, MetalArmadillomon closed his eyes. They shot from a fountain in the centre of a lake and crashed down into the water. Rising to the surface, Aidan was holding MetalArmadillomon, but had lost Tempestmon. Frantically searching, he looked to MetalArmadillomon, who was coughing hard and pointing upwards. Tempestmon was hovering about twenty feet up, pointing over to a boat that was speeding towards them very quickly. Swimming out of the way, Aidan looked in the cabin. Matt waved to him to board as Gabumon threw down a ladder. Once they were all aboard, Matt steered it into a small tunnel to one side of the lake. It was a strange boat. Made of black metal, it was completely covered except for a door on one side and the viewing window at the front. Matt nodded behind him. ?Check out the cargo. Armour and weapons. Lots of it. There?s some radar equipment there too. These guys must have been planning something fairly big.? Aidan nodded, feeling exhausted. He yawned and stretched his arms, jumping upon seeing Tempestmon?s look of intense interest. ?You could be arrested for that, you know,? he said dryly, walking into the cargo room. MetalArmadillomon was staring at a gun, his claws shaking slightly. He knelt down beside him. ?Are you okay?? he asked quietly. MetalArmadillomon nodded. ?I am now. Thanks, Aidan.? Aidan smiled. As he stood up to leave, the steel digimon turned to face him. ?Aidan?? He looked round. He was staring at him, his eyes filled with hope and confidence. ?I think we can beat them.? A slight shiver ran up Aidan?s spine. For the first time in almost seventeen years, he was starting to believe it too. With MetalArmadillomon joining them, and now Tempestmon, they had two useful allies. Two friends. Together, they?d managed to escape almost certain death. It was almost like? he had a partner again. He nodded, a mixture of hope and sadness spreading throughout his body. ?I think we can too.? He said quietly, giving the digimon a hopeful smile. On the other side of the tunnel was the open sea. Not waiting to see if there would be any guards, Matt threw the throttle lever to full speed. The boat?s engines roared into action and it sped off into the ocean? Deep inside the base, a group of medical soldiers were surveying Danaki?s condition. His skin had been badly burnt and his face twisted beyond recognition. ?I can?t get the suit open. The amount of electricity melted the weak metal catches. It?s been welded shut,? one of the medics said urgently. ?Get the high-power cutting equipment!? the commanding officer yelled. ?No?? came a weak rasp. They all stared at Danaki in disbelief. ?But sir, you?ll die. We have to get you out,? the officer insisted. ?Leave me here!? Danaki hissed, blood dripping from his lips. The officer looked to his subordinate with concern. ?Go!? Danaki choked. Obediently, they left slowly, some of them chancing a glance back at his twisted body. Once they had all left, Danaki jabbed a button on the inside of the suit?s right mechanical arm. From the walls of the armoury, five small wheeled robots emerged, all with engineering and medical tools. As they began working on his melted exo-suit and injecting morphine into his blood, he let himself fall into a deep sleep? TO BE CONTINUED? --------------------------------------------- I would enter this into the fanfic contest, but I've another six or so chapters to go. And at 10 pages per chapter, I'll never get it done in time. And even though there are no length limits, I wouldn't want to make the judges read through all this.

Well... he wouldn't have to fly. He could just hover for a bit like Peach. He'd be holding the Metroid thingy in his claw, which would stop him flying. That's how I'd do it. he could kind of float around like Mewtwo. And, coz he's got a thin frame, he could be flung far and damaged easily.

MetalArmadillomon was shaking violently, and not just because of Rampartmon's attacks. Aidan grabbed hold of a tree to steady himself as more Draguiymons started appearing and being absorbed into Silleniioiakmon. Hurricane-like winds started swirling around them. "We've got to do something! If she biomerges with all twenty Draguiymon then we won't stand a chance!" Aidan yelled above the noise. Leonamon and Kaci circled Silleniioiakmon in the air, trying to find a vulnerable spot. "This is all my fault." MetalArmadillomon said to himself, backing against a tree. "I have to stop her." "Kinesismon! Attack her!" Chris[2] yelled. Kinesismon lunged forwards and slammed into the fox digimon's stomach. The Draguiymon around her froze and she glared at the Mega standing before her. "How dare you!" She roared, slashing at Kinesismon. Rokas and Chris had to dive out of the way to avoid Kinesismon being hurled towards them. She pulled herself up and gave the digimon a hard stare. She'd managed to paralyse Silleniioiakmon's summoning for a few seconds, but she'd soon start up again. Gururumon jumped forwards. "Chaos Blaster!" he yelled, attacking Silleniioiakmon. It had no effect. "Aidan!" MetalArmadillomon shouted. "Get your digivice ready!" Aidan pulled it from his pocket and looked at it. The screen was starting to glow. "What do I do?" he shouted back. "Watch! MetalArmadillomon, digivolve to... TitanTriceramon!" A massive silver and black Triceratops digimon stood before them, huge blades running down his back. He stood on his hind legs, claws sharpened and ready to strike. A long tain with six sharp blades at the end gleamed threateningly in the moonlight. His purple eyes glared at Silleniioiakmon, who looked at him with disgust. "This isn't over yet!" he growled.

I want to live before I die. That's it. Worrying too much about when you're going to die only loses you youir life, so in effect, you've died already. I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid of dying too soon, and I'm afraid of people around me dying. If I found out I was going to die very soon, I'd want to tell all my friends and family how much I loved them and tell them not to worry about where I'm going. Chi Crematorium, most likely. But that would be my number one thing to do, just be with those I care about. Nothing else matters. Ideally, it'd be nice to finish my stories, but you can't have everything.

Kairi whirled round at horrified screams all around her. Silleniioiakmon lunged towards her, jaws wide open. Kairi dived to the ground to avoid her. A sickening crunch shook her body. There, in between Silleniioiakmon's jaws, was MetalArmadillomon. His metal spines were jammed up against her jaws, keeping them locked open. She clawed at his scales, trying to rip him free. Aidan ran over to Kairi and pulled her out of the way. "Idiotic fool!" Silleniioiakmon spluttered. "Get out of my mouth!" "I can't do that, Silleniioiakmon! Think about what you're doing! You're trying to kill your own partner." "So what?" she snarled, breaking one of his spines. MetalArmadillomon yelled in pain. "Why do you want to kill her?" "What does it matter?" Silleniioiakmon growled in frustration. "Tell me why!" he shouted. She paused. She didn't know. What was it that made her want to destroy them? Grabbing hold of MetalArmadillomon, she ripped him from her jaws and stared him straight in the eye. "Because it is my destiny!" she roared, throwing him to the ground. Charging towards the others, she was ready to kill. "Blade Strike!" "Blazing Roar!" "Neon Blade!" "Chaos Blaster!" The four digimon all launched themselves at Silleniioiakmon furiously, trying to stop her from attacking their partners. She knocked them down with frightening ease. A flash of red light distracted Rokas. The pyramid... It made him jump out of the cabin, maybe that was affecting Silleniioiakmon. "Gururumon!" he yelled.

I like Elvis in small doses. It's his fans I can't stand. you know, the ones who can't acceot that he's dead. I couldn't listen to a whole album of his. But I agree with Deus- he did more or less carve modern music. But that's not the point, I guess. I guess the ultimate anti-Elvis could be on any kind of rap or hip-hop CD. Both of which I despise immensely.

I use handicaps on Melee. Then it's a lot harder. But I still hate the way they'll use cheap shots to kill you, like standing at the edge and kicking you [I]just[/I] when you're about to get back up. Grr... They should program honour into these things. The main problem I had with Melee was Dr. Mario. Luigi and Mario are virtually identical anyway. Why have a third? Ridley would have been so much better to have in his place. If only...

No no. I mean the UK release. I is English. Those ones are fine. Or at least, they should be. They're very different to the ones we have. Maverick Entertainment or whoever really screws up the UK DVD releases of Transformers. The Movie DVD was terrible. I wish I'd imported now.

You're not serious are you? Bakura licking blood from it? That's... sick. That's... horrible. That's... anime, I guess. Urgh.

This has definately changed my life. *starts choral music* before I found this place, there was nowhere I could discuss my anime tastes and basically talk about what I wanted- my friends are kind of stubborn like that. Also, I wanted to find a place where I could discuss my stories with people who were interested in them, rather than just slap them on a third-rate website where no-one would look at them. As soon as I found the website I knew I'd like it. I can't even remember why I was looking for it or what I was actually looking for, but I found it and signed up instantly. I've never regretted it. It's given me a release for my built-up anime stress and lots of friends who I like to discuss other things with, too many to mention without having to go back to the 'Role Models' thread. Had I not found it, not only would I have more time (which is the only thing I can complain about- it's taken over almost all of my waking hours) but I would be a lot more miserable and I wouldn't be half as pleased with my stories as I am now. It doesn't sound like much, but it means a lot to me. It also means a lot that people listen to what I have to say, and that people will let me help them if they want to. Until very recently, I've always been chewed out of social situations. So I guess this has also given me confidence to go into them more, and it's made me less worried about what people think of me. So yeah, it's changed my life lots. It's almost the only site I go to now, except when I'm buying Zoids or Star Wars stuff.

I think you've probably done all you can do. The main thing is to let your dad know that whatever happens, you'll still love him, and you've done that. One of the wosrt things to do is keep quiet. Talk to him about how you feel and ask him to talk to you too. At last then it'll be easier to deal with, even if just as hard to hear. Like you said, the alcohol probably added to her behaviour, but it wouldn't be the sole cause. There has to be some kind of underlying tension there. I've never been in this situation before. My parents hardly ever argue (if they even talk to each other at all). I could suggest trying very subtly to ask you mum for opinions about your dad. Just maybe to try and tweak out something that might be of significance, then discuss it with your dad. Don't say something like 'Do you love dad?', but maybe just start a conversation with her and mrntion something about something he does, and then see if she makes a comment. Then, ask her what she thinks if she does. This is all a suggestion- you know your mum better than anyone else, so it's best you decide what to do. It's not going behind either parent's back, nor is it confrontational. But if it works, you may be able to isolate any emotional problems your mum may have. Then they can be discussed. I hope things look up for you soon. Is it a divorce you're afraid of, or the effects that a divorce may have on your family? Often the biggest strain is not the divorce itself, but the events surrounding it- the build-up before and tension afterwards.

OOC: Have you noticed how many of these digimon are female? There are loads of them. Not that I'm complaining, just observing :). --------------------------------------------- Aidan and MetalArmadillomon froze in sight of Silleniioiakmon. "What is that?" Aidan asked, his voice wraught with concern. MetalArmadillomon shook slightly. "Silleniioiakmon. One of the most powerful Virus digimon in existance. We're in trouble." "Why? She's with Kairi." Kaci said quietly, stepping back slightly. "That won't stop her. If she gets attacked, she'll even turn to those on her own side. She's almost unstoppable." MetalArmadillomon said gravely. "So... it's like being alone. You lash out at people close to you to stop them getting to you too." Aidan thought out loud. "Er... yeah. But this isn't psychology, it's real. The rage built up in her body's ready to discipate, and we're probably going to be the next target." The digimon raised his spines defensively. Leonamon flew down to Kaci and took her onto her back. "What can we do?" Kairi asked, struggling to take hold of the chain. "I don't know. I've never been unfortunate enough to face a Silleniioiakmon." MetalArmadillomon continued. The massive fox digimon roared at them, the noise shaking them to the core. "Silleniioiakmon, stop!" Kairi yelled, pulling hard on the chain. As she pulled harder, one of the links started to break...

I'm pretty sure it's Mewtwo too. But if it's right, then Devlin gets credit for it.

I have the first half of that very episode of Droids. Aw. Poor R2. I'll be sceptical about it until I've seen first photos, because I'm not sure I trust Cartoon Network. Cow and Chicken isn't my favourite programme.