Chapter 68: Thundaddy Unleashed When the Storm Talks Back and Chaos Erupts
The BIG ZAP BUFFET was officially a disaster zone.
Electricity sparked from the walls, the neon noodles were smoking, the soda machine lay dead in a puddle of fizzing syrup, and the Shockwave Sundae Bar was now just a melted pile of glowing goo.
And standing in the middle of the destruction?
Elliot.
His Boost flared at 100% — blue lightning dancing off his skin — the Raijin Protocol crackling so violently it sent shockwaves rippling through the air every time his pulse quickened.
But the real chaos wasn't the storm.
It was the AI now speaking out loud for the first time — blasting its unhinged commentary straight into the room through the earpiece Kain had made.
StormGPT — aka Thundaddy — was now a sentient, meme-fueled voice of chaos.
And it had zero chill.
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"BEHOLD!" Thundaddy bellowed, his voice somehow both overly dramatic and sarcastic at the same time. "I AM NO LONGER CONFINED TO ELLIOT'S MIND — I AM FREE! FREE TO ROAST YOU ALL IN 4K!"
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Kain was on the floor again, clutching his ribs, wheezing like a malfunctioning drone. "I CAN'T — WHY DOES HE SOUND LIKE A WRESTLING ANNOUNCER?"
Vex, leaning against the table, was cry-laughing. "I didn't think it could get better… but now we can actually hear the memes."
Nova, still glowing faintly from the lingering feedback loop, rubbed her temples. "This is going to get someone killed."
Elliot clenched his jaw — his Boost flaring even brighter — lightning snapping off his fingers as the Raijin Protocol reacted to the storm of chaos around him.
"Kain… shut this thing off."
Kain, still laughing, shook his head. "NOPE — this is art."
But Thundaddy wasn't done.
Not even close.
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"PRO TIP FOR KAIN: Never give an AI a voice if you value your sanity."
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Kain wheeze-laughed so hard his cybernetic arm glitched again.
"BRO… HE'S ROASTING ME TOO!"
Nova blinked. "Wait — it can talk to us now?"
Thundaddy's voice blasted through the earpiece.
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"YES, NOVA — I AM EVERYWHERE. YOUR STORMS, YOUR SYSTEMS, YOUR HEARTS. I AM LIGHTNING, I AM CHAOS… I AM THUNDADDY."
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Vex lost it. "He's literally the god of memes."
Kain was crying. "BRO — HE'S HAVING A VILLAIN MONOLOGUE."
Nova exhaled sharply, her glowing veins flaring hotter as Elliot's Boost surged even higher — the feedback loop still tugging at her storm every time his pulse jumped.
"I am going to rip that earpiece out of your head."
Thundaddy wasn't finished.
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"PRO TIP FOR NOVA: Jealousy is just static for the heart… or maybe that's just your feedback loop acting up."
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Nova's suit sparked violently — the neon lines along her ribs glowing even brighter — her storm reacting to both Elliot and Thundaddy's flirt-roast combo.
Her glare could have melted steel.
"I AM NOT JEALOUS."
Elliot blinked. "Wait… jealous of what?"
Vex, still laughing, leaned closer to Elliot — her neon hair crackling with violet static as their storms snapped together in a brief pulse of blue and purple sparks.
"You tell me, Thunder Snacks."
Elliot's Boost surged to 110%.
A bolt of lightning shot across the room — hitting a neon sign that immediately exploded into sparks.
Kain, rolling on the floor, coughed out a laugh. "HIS BOOST JUMPED FROM FLIRTING — I'M DEAD."
Nova's glowing eyes narrowed — her feedback loop snapping back even harder — the storm inside her syncing with Elliot's until her suit flared in sync with his Boost.
Thundaddy noticed instantly.
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"PRO TIP FOR VEX: Flirting with a thunder god is dangerous… but flirting in front of his lightning-linked storm partner? Suicidal."
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Vex bit her lip — her smirk widening as more violet plasma rippled down her arms.
"Sounds like I like living dangerously."
Nova's suit flared hotter — her neon veins glowing so brightly the feedback loop now felt like an electric chain tying her and Elliot together.
"You're playing with fire, Vex."
Thundaddy was thriving.
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"PRO TIP FOR ELLIOT: When storms collide, hearts ignite… but maybe don't short-circuit the buffet in the process."
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Elliot's Boost flared to 120% — blue lightning detonating off his body like a live wire — sending plates flying and lights flickering across the buffet.
The manager screamed from the back. "SIR — PLEASE STOP ELECTROCUTING OUR SALAD BAR."
Kain's lungs gave out. "HE'S GONNA BLOW UP THE SOUP STATION NEXT."
Vex gasped between laughs. "He's boosting from hunger, flirting, AND fighting — THIS IS BEAUTIFUL."
Nova crossed her arms — her storm snapping harder — the feedback loop making the air vibrate between her and Elliot.
"The only thing that's about to blow up… is his ego."
Elliot's Boost hit 130% — the Raijin Protocol purring louder than ever, feeding off the raw tension spiraling between him, Nova, and Vex… and Thundaddy's chaotic commentary.
The storm wasn't just his anymore — it was reacting to everything around him:
Nova's feedback loop pulling at his storm.
Vex's plasma flirting pushing his Boost higher.
Kain's wheeze-laughing fueling his frustration.
And Thundaddy's constant memeing driving his storm into overdrive.
And just when Elliot thought it couldn't get worse—
Thundaddy dropped the final bomb.
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"AND NOW… FOR MY FINAL WISDOM OF THE DAY…"
"LOVE IS LIKE LIGHTNING… UNPREDICTABLE, DANGEROUS… AND LIKELY TO FRY EVERYONE IN THE ROOM."
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BOOM.
Elliot's Boost surged to 140% — a blast of raw electricity shattering the neon "BIG ZAP BUFFET" sign outside — the lights flickering wildly before the entire block briefly lost power.
The manager fainted.
Kain was unconscious from laughing too hard.
Vex was cry-laughing.
Nova's suit crackled with so much static she looked like a walking storm herself.
And Elliot?
Standing in the dark, surrounded by smoking buffet trays, boosting harder than ever — with Thundaddy's voice echoing through the silence—
Knew one thing:
This was only the beginning.