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The Adventures of Dingo Dan|The Present, Part Two (Created 10-8-12)

NOTE: I am slowly gaining interest in animating the Dingo Dan series, so I am adding in fourth wall/second person view breaks, to show that he is running a live video journal/blog from his laptop, and you are watching as part of the audience.

Earlier...

"Hmm... So you were just riding along when your tire went, then what?" Ryan asked.

"I had to pull a stoppie, but then I hit a rough patch of pavement that made the front tire lock up, catapulting me into his car." Dan replied.

"You are very lucky to have survived that."

"I know... I get that comment every time I tell that story. Even he told me that."

"Well, I gotta get some shuteye, riding without a good nights' rest is the carbon copy of riding under the influence."

"Okay, night, Ry."

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Everyone at the campsite were all fully asleep... except for Dan. He was still wide awake, even with his eyes closed, pinned between his mate to his left, and a cop who had a profile of the dingo to his right.

The thoughts of Kraig's father taking his life over something so simple as a denied request, and of discovering the lion/tiger hybrid truck driver, Ling, dead on the can, haunted him so badly he couldn't sleep. His mind played the two scenarios back in random flashes, leaving the poor dingo mind-wracked.

As soon as Kraig rolled over, Dan found his chance and got up, making his way to the almost-extinguished campfire. He tossed a few pieces of wood in, poking at the glowing embers until the burning logs broke apart, setting the added wood ablaze.

Kraig and Ryan were sleeping on the grass with a large gap between them for him to settle into, Rick broke the fox's rule and was sleeping in his truck, and Serena had taken over Dan and Kraig's tent.

Dan had gotten the fire back up, and was now sitting on the sleeping bag he had left there, staring into the depths of the fire, the hypnotizing sounds of the burning wood crackling and popping permeating his ears.

"Ohh, Kraig..." the dingo sighed, "F'it weren't for me, you'd still be at home with your dad... And Ling.. Poor guy, he was so fat his heart couldn't handle it."

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Fourth wall break; Dan is sitting in a motel room, logging his video journal. We see him from the view of the webcam on his laptop. He is sitting cross-wise on the chair, his back on one arm, his legs perched on the other, his right arm draped across the top of the chairs' back.

The dingo is looking at his screen, as if reading live comments from his current video stream. He then looks at the camera with a smug look on his face, like he saw an insulting comment.

A quick screen capture pops up and shows the audience the comment:

"Lupo hung himself because he was a girly wimp, and you killed Ling with your [censored]-act. Ryan should've thrown your [censored] in the slammer for life, you teenage [censored]."

The image then goes back to Dan's live video feed.

Dan: Now, if I were to turn the clock back on certain events, everything woulda worked out for the better. Lupo and Ling would still be alive, and everything would be normal-going. But if all'a that never happened, I wouldn't be where or how I am today.

The dingo had turned himself to sit normally in the chair, as he leans foward for a close-up.

Dan: Now here's the kicker!

He leans back in the chair and reaches offscreen with his right hand, pantomiming that he is pulling the next scene into view, as the scene slides in from his left, pausing halfway as the dingo added a few last words.

Dan: I would've been still working prostitution if I'd never met Kraig.

End fourth wall break as the scene slides fully into view.

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Dan had been looking at the fire for some time, before he directed his eyes towards the heavens, at the constellation of the wolf it had reminded him of.

"Lupo, why did you go and do what you did? You had other options, you didn't have to go-" Dan said, before an abnormally strong gust of wind blasted his hat off his bike, past the dingo, who grabbed it at the last second and put it on, securing it, then tucking himself into a furry ball.

The wind was also trying to flip over the tent that Serena was sleeping in, to no avail. The sheppie slept all through it.

After the wind had died down, Dan unfurled, shaking the dust off himself.

(beep-beep--beep-beep...)

The watch that Dan was wearing had chimed midnight, as he looked at it.

Dan had a strange feeling wash over him; Everyone was asleep, yet he felt like he was being watched. He lifted his head and what he was suddenly looking at stunned him.

"W-w-whaaa..."

Dan screamed in the highest pitch he could muster, before the unknown creatures hand quickly silenced him, as the form crouched in front of him. Looking into it's eyes, Dan recognized the soft slate grey eyes, and slowly realized who it was.

'Oh, my god, Loop came back to haunt me... and possibly [censored] me!' Dan thought as the apparition removed his hand from the dingo's muzzle.

"Lupo... ya came back." Dan said, his voice wavering above a whisper. "Wha-wh-why? What'd I do?"

The wolf that was Kraig's father had come back as a ghost, but for what reason?

"Dan, it's okay, I mean you no harm." Lupo said as he sat cross-legged in front of the nervous dingo.

"Really? Then how is it you're still alive? Kraig and I saw you hanging off the bed."

"Technically, I'm a ghost as I stand, and I got sent... 'down there' because of my ways."

"Oh, because of that 'special bond' you had with- Okay, I see." Dan said, relaxing a little as Lupo moved next to him.

"I- Somehow, I was granted the opportunity to return, so I greedily took it."

"A little deal with the big D?"

"Ehhh, kinda." the wolf's tail twitched at the thought.

"Huh..."

Dan and Lupo stared at each other before looking at Kraig, and the werewolf he was cuddled up against.

"Is that Officer DuBon?" the wolf asked.

Dan was surprised. "Y-You know him?"

"He was one of my 'friends with benefits' guys that I used to ride with. And he was one that I hung with most times I went out."

Dan thought it over; Lupo went out at night to have a full-on one night stand with the cop and whomever else his friends were, though he had a relationship with his own son, but for good reason.

"Y'know, after we left the house, I, uh- I ran into some guys that were hasslin' this waitress at a diner I frequent, and while I was 'distracting' them, Kraig got a little curious, and got in on the action as well."

Lupo had known about Dan's profession from the beginning, so he had already gotten what the dingo was telling him. He cringed a bit upon hearing Dan's story.

"But, while one of the men were getting ready to spear me deep, Kraig somehow convinced the guy to let him go first, so he got first dibs and nailed me in front of an audience."

"My son lost his second virginity to you?"

"Went one way, then the other, though I did get us both dirtier than a truck in a mudpit."

"I think I remember meeting a fellow who claimed to have died in the most embarrassing way possible, he told me about one of his last experiences that included you."

"Oh, m- Ling?"

"I think that was his name, yeah."

What a trip; The two men that died were both sent to the one place he didn't think they would go.

Dan sighed. "How much longer can you stay here?"

"I was told that it was permanent until your time comes, apparantly. Not that I mind, though."

"So that means you're stuck as a ghost wandering the world over until I die?"

"That was the terms. That, and/or I was sent back here to assassinate you, and bring you to Him."

"Are you really gonna kill me. Loop?"

"No, not really, I'm just gonna make failed attempts to make it look like I tried."

"Oh, dear." Dan said. "If that's Fate, I'll accept it."

"No, you won't."

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Kraig woke up, hearing Dan talking to somebody. Rubbing his eyes, he made his way torward Dan.

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Dan and Lupo watched Kraig get up, coming towards them.

"Dannie, who're you talking t--" Kraig said, before he saw the one person that sent him into shock. His back was to the fire, leaning towards it as he fainted.

"KRAIG!" Dan shouted, rushing over to grab the fox by the wrist, pulling him away from the fire, before falling on the sleeping bag, and on top of Lupo.

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Everyone was wide awake now, Ryan jumping to his feet, Rick banging his head in the cab, Serena scrambling to get out of the tent, as they all went to see why Dan was yelling for, seeing an unknown wolf on the sleeping bag, as Dan cradled the recovering fox.

Whoa, what's going on?" Rick asked.

"Kraig almost sleep-walked into the firepit." Dan shakingly said as everyone turned to see the wolf stand up.

"And just who is this?"

"This, lady and gentlemen, is none other than the legendary Lupo Naikomak." Dan said before clearing his throat. "Dead though he is, after some negotiations with a certain dark deity, he's returned... as a ghost."

"Daddy? Is it really you?" Kraig asked, wide-eyed.

"Right down to my old tramp-stamp."

Kraig jumped out of Dan's arms and ran to hug him, only to get a painful lesson; Ghosts are not usually solid, as the fox flew through him, crashing into his motorbike.

"Oh, boy, that's gonna leave a mark." Rick said as Dan went over to help the fox, asking if he was okay.

"I hurt my knee when I fell onto the bike!" Kraig said, almost sobbing.

"There, there, Ding-ee'll make you all better."

As Dan tended to hs mate, Lupo watched, tears coming to his own eyes before the trucker got his attention.

"Lemme get this right-- You're a ghost, a by-product of the devils' making. Wouldn't you have killed us all already?" Rick asked.

"This is the fun part - The guy didn't even bother to take anything from me... aside from brutally raping me until my chest exploded with his-"

"Woah, too much info, there, Playboy." Serena said.

"So he just... let you go? No deals or nothin'?" Ryan asked the wolf, who replied with the same answer he gave the dingo.

"Ah-OW!" Kraig yelped as Dan treated the fox's knee to the extent of his abilities. "Aaaooow, I think I shattered my kneecap, it hurts so bad!"

"Now, now, Kraig, calm down. From what I saw, you whacked your knee on the plastic. Had you hit the metal, it would've hurt a lot worse, believe you me, but it wouldn't shatter your kneecap. That part of your body's stronger than a rhino's horn. Why, it'd take something a lot harder, going a lot faster, to break it." Dan told the sniffling fox as he carried him to the sleeping bag.

"So, what're we doing now?" Kraig asked.

"Going back to bed, 'cause I'm tired." Rick said. "Hey, Loop, was nice meetin' ya, y'have a good night, bud."

"Rick, we're camping, remember?" Kraig told the trucker.

"Kid, you're too young to boss people around, an' I'm too old to give a- *BUUURRRP*. Good night, ladies!" Rick said as he slammed the door shut.

"It's okay, hon, don't mind him. He's been hauling cargo day and night, so he needs all the sleep he can get." Dan said before the sleeper cabs' door swung open.

"Oh, yeah... Smokey says put out the fire, but without water or dirt. What's left?"

Serena huffed. "I'm going back in the tent. See you guys in the morning."

"C'mon, we've all been holdin' it in, we gotta let it out somewhere..."

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Fourth wall break; Dan is sitting in bed, crosslegged, with an embarrassed grin on his muzzle.

Dan: Now, I'm gonna keep the show in the PG-13 range, and not show you.. that clip. Rather, I'm just gonna say that it involved a rather akward scenario where we all had to 'go', but there wasn't any bushes handy to go behind. Aand Rick got the 'golden' idea to relieve ourselves on the fire. Two birds with one rock, right? It.. kinda worked out, except for the smell. After that, well, everyone got comfy again and headed for slumberland. Unfortunately- huh?

Dan then looks toward something or someone offscreen to his right as a spider drops into his lap; The dingo turns back toward the camera, sees the spider in his lap, and promptly freaks out, sending his laptop flying off the bed and crashing onto the (thankfully) heavily carpeted floor.

>>Breakdown: As Dan's laptop is airbourne, it flips around, at one point, Kraig is seen trying to help the scared dingo kill the spider before the laptop completes its rotation before the screen is tinted like a TV set with a magnet near. The view is like that for a second before it distorts and flickers to a TV-like static "snowy" display. Audio is still coming in, but staticky and somewhat distorted.

Dan: Oh, SHOOT! my laptop!

Kraig: Oh, no, you broke it.

Dan: No, the spider broke it. If it hadn't dropped onto me lap...

Kraig: Don't worry, Dannie.

Dan: Worry? What about the show?

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