((Hey everyone! This is the second part of the summer story. I think after this, I'll take a real small break from the PSAS side-fics and work a lot more on "Gamindustri Clash" and my blogs. I own none of the characters, except Bleu! Like always, please review and enjoy!))
Chapter One
"Really? Of course I'll come! That sounds great! We haven't had proper quality time in a few months!… Huh? Grimmy mentioned my projects? Well I'll be happy to tell you all about them then!… My sister? That's even better! She's the best lil' sis I could ask for! I'll meet up with all of you there then, I'm not in the condition to fly!"
She then hung up, Neptune rushed to get out of her pajamas and prepare everything. "Hey sis! Are you there? Because I got really great news for you! We're both invited to a party with my old pals, the All-Stars! Do you wanna come along?" A girl with longer hair and a sailor-skirt heard the older sister.
Her heart jumped. "A p-party? With those people you met months back? I don't know, some of them seemed rather frightening… What if they don't like me? What if I end up embarrassing myself or you? Something bad could happen if we just leave Planeptune behind! Did you ask Histoire about it?" Mr. Grimm then stood behind the younger sibling.
"I already told Histoire, she's fine with it. You really should stop worrying about every little thing. Besides, I'm coming along too." Nepgear then gulped. She was always a bit frightened by Mr. Grimm, even if Neptune loved him and Compa even approved of his care. After all, he was the embodiment of death.
With that, the two CPUs and grim reaper prepared to meet-up with the All-Stars.
PaRappa was nervous out of his mind. He only asked Sunny Funny to come with him to the Valentines' Day event once, and wasn't sure if she'd accept. Thankfully, Toro was around to give encouragement while he went to invite Lammy.
"Just act natural and calm! Don't try to make up an excuse or anything, just that it's a party in Romania, and that it would be nice if she came with you! Hold back any hesitance you have, alright? Remember, you gotta believe!" Toro mew'd.
Nodding slowly, he approached the flower-girl. "Here it goes… Hey there! Uh, Sunny? Can I ask you something?" She turned around to him. "Would you like to join me and my friends, the All-Stars… Uh, we're going to Romania for a formal event, I was wondering if you would like to come along!"
There was a small pause, then Sunny Funny smiled brightly. "Sounds far away, but I'd love to! I enjoyed meeting your friends last time, so why not? I'll ask my parents and ready some outfits, okay?" It was tempting to let out a sigh of relief, but PaRappa contained himself. When she left, he then exhaled, nearly falling over.
"See! You did it! Great job!" Toro jumped up and down for joy, happy for PaRappa. "Now, I just need to ask Lammy, I'll be right back! Okay? I won't be long!" He then skipped off, unable to hold in excitement.
It wasn't just PaRappa who was a little nervous. Spike had a bit of trouble asking Helga out, and he didn't have a wingman like Toro, just Sir Daniel and Fat Princess as witnesses from afar. "I don't know why it's always the little boys that have trouble asking girls out. Pupul just latches onto her favorite guy, and I'm already married!" Plump stated, while eating a cupcake.
"That first one isn't a good example. And I honestly didn't know you were married at your age…" Sir Daniel mumbled. "They simply just haven't gained the courage at their age yet, besides, it's better than being full of yourself and wanting every woman like Zeus. I already asked Kiya thankfully, and told her that Raiden wasn't around anymore, so she instantly accepted."
Fat Princess then tilted her head. "What does she have against Raiden? He may be gruff and didn't understand that Cole was actually trying to help people, but he's a nice guy. It's only when he goes all ripper-mode is when…" Daniel then pointed toward Spike, who looked calm finally.
"She said yes… For a moment I thought her first impression of you guys wasn't so good, but Helga said she'd like to see you all again! No offense to you guys or anything." All Daniel could do was give a thumbs up to the boy.
On the rooftops, Carmelita stood there. "Slow crime days have been more frequent ever since that one invasion a few months back... Ugh! How is any cop supposed to bust anyone like this? I'm on duty, yet nothing is happening so far! I'd know some sort of shady business when I-"
"It's been a while Carmelita, I heard one of my fellow All-Stars saved you and the gang at one point." Swiftly, she turned around, pointing her shock pistol at Sly. "Lovely and aware as always, if you're bored, I have an offer for you right now. Only right to treat someone like you to a special vacation, isn't it?"
The fox snarled a little. "Vacation?! Just because nothing has been happening doesn't mean I can leave my spot! Regardless of what you say, I'm taking you in, ringtail! I only let your accomplices off the hook for… Reasons!" Sly grinned, not moving an inch at all.
A plan was clearly on his mind, being the clever type he was. "Then there you go. I'll let you play chase with me, and it can be made as an excuse to your boss so we can go to Romania. Besides, what's any good of catching me when no one else is running around currently?" What Sly said made Carmelita think. In reality, she did want to spend time with the thief, but also arrest him by any means.
Such a compromise was interesting enough to hold her interest. "Alright then Cooper… I'll give you a three-second start!" With that, he made a break for it, which alerted the other cops on duty. "Can't believe he managed to talk me into something that could ruin my image, but I…" Carmelita then joined into the chase.
Most of the police lost track of him after nearly an hour, only she pursued.
Nearly everyone had brought their significant other to the basilicom. Nathan Drake had his wife, Jak brought Keira along, and Ratchet had Talwyn for the ride. "Nariko doesn't have a date at all, and neither does Kat…! This could be my chance to beat the others for once!" Kuro mew'd.
Just as he was about to go up to them, a pink rabbit rammed into Kuro. "Kuro! There you are! Where's Toro?! I haven't seen him in a few months! I was wondering if he wants to spend time with me. I mean! And everyone else back home!"
It was obvious that she was full of energy, anticipating to meet with her old friend. "We're getting ready for a trip to Romania, and Toro is bringing Lammy. So we don't have time for that Jun." Jun's expression then rapidly changed, stamping her foot in anger.
"What?! The flattened sheep again in my way?! Romania?! W-what am I going to do?! I didn't count on this at all! Shoot!" She then froze, grabbing Kuro's arm before he could leave. "No way! You're taking me with me then! I'm not going to have a sheep steal Toro!"
Kuro cringed at the sudden declaration. "B-but Jun, you're not a pretty curvy girl…" Jun then quickly bonked on the head by her.
"Curvy?! There's the a brutal warrior lady, the Fat Princess, and the really flat-chested one!" Most of the girls now had their attention grabbed from Jun...
Especially Pupuru, who slumped down and began gritting her teeth from the last part. "Did she forget about Kat, or is she just the most attractive one here compared to us? She acts like I'm not proud of who I am." Fat Princess said quietly, followed by a chuckle from her husband, Prince Albert.
Shaking his head, Donte prepared his tux. "Are we going to have anymore obnoxious company besides that rabbit then?"
Just then, Neptune and Mr. Grimm arrived. Nepgear followed them, trembling as she bumped into Isaac Clarke. "Ah! I… I'm sorry! So sorry! I… I didn't see you there! A-are you hurt?"
"I spoke too soon clearly..." Donte mumbled.
Following up from those three was Gex. Donte's attention was then grabbed by the woman with him, same with Daxter and Kuro. She had red-orange hair in a ponytail, earrings, and a notably beautiful figure... "Nice to see I could make it just on time. Oh yes, I should introduce everyone to my date, or alternatively, possible rival if I join. This is Nikki of the Pandemonium games, a wonderful enchantress."
This woman coming in was one thing, the fact she was also a sorceress was enough to make Pupuru start clenching her fists. "Whoa, how come you get to date the hot chick? You're a lizard! She deserves a better hero than that." Daxter exclaimed.
"Yeah, like me of course. Hunted any demons before sweetheart?" Donte interrupted, looking smug. Kuro wanted to object, but was stuck with Jun at the moment.
Ratchet hoped he could stop anything from breaking out into a fight. "Well you were the only one missing Gex, we're good to go now! Tomba said he wanted to stay behind, right?" He nodded in response.
Any disputes could be saved for later. The All-Stars had to make it to the airport... Especially when someone was on their tail.
Cliora woke up. "Ugh… What happened?" Despite her passing out yesterday, she found herself all safe and lying down on a bed. "Where is this? Who brought me here?!"
"That would be me, mademoiselle. I am Bleu. You could have died out there really, lacking nutrition and all. But I had just ze right medicine to heal you. I have to thank you greatly for ze information you gave me… So, I decided that we could make a deal." Narrowing her eyes, Cliora sat upwards.
She huffed. "What kind of deal are we talking about? And why with you?"
"You are after ze All-Stars, oui? If we team up, you could get get revenge and find ze murderer of your beloved, while I can make ze perfect article on them! Bonne idée, n'est-il pas? I could help you track them down." The idea got Cliora thinking, Bleu was clearly very willing to help, and have her own needs.
A smile formed. "Very well. You have a deal, miss Bleu."
"Merveilleux! Vous ne le regretterez pas! Let's get a move on then, they might be still at Lastation's basilicom if we're fast enough!" Cliora exited the small house without any hesitance, while Bleu grabbed her camera. "Hohoho… Personne n'a pris sur, évidemment, que j'ai été le beau coeur Bleu!… Les autres déesses doit payer!" Raising a fist, she followed while mumbling.
((Getting this part done now. I don't have as much inspiration yet, so it may take longer to pump out chapters...
And yes, Fat Princess is married. She gets a husband at the end of the game. Kinda wonder who is gonna annoy either the All-Stars or the readers more here… Nepgear, or Jun Mihara. :P
… If you dump Bleu's mumbling into a translator, then you get pretty easy spoilers… So I wouldn't do it if you want to be surprised.))