(An Outcast Dragon Production)
Chisaku and DracoSlayer95 Proudly Present:
Neptune's Inside Story
Gamindustri, a land of video games, technology, and of course, cute girls with short skirts. Two of these girls in particular, a short purple-haired girl by the name of Neptune and her younger, but somehow taller than her, sister, Nepgear, were enjoying a fine day in the parks of Planeptune. It was a very enjoyable way to spend time, now if only they had brought more pudding so the two could enjoy their time to the max. "Nepu…"
"What's wrong, sis?"
"Nep Jr, we're out of pudding already." Alas, it was quite a shame that they were out. It was such a beautiful day, and yet, it was ruined with a single untimely event. A sigh heaved from the CPU of Purple Progress, as she collapsed onto the ground with a soft 'thud' enveloping the surrounding area. "It's such a nice day too…"
"You're right… it is…" The younger, taller, CPU took a seat next to her sister, bringing her knees closer to her chest. For a moment, she let the wind blow in her face, taking in the breeze and just all around enjoying the peacefulness that was today. For a moment her eyes started to feel heavy, like she could fall asleep any moment… So sleepy… So very sleepy.
"Jr? You look kinda-" Before the shorter CPU could finish her sentence her little sister fell onto her lap, having fallen into a peaceful slumber. The air felt stagnant, as if something had stopped the breeze that once blissfully danced around the pair. A bad feeling shot up Neptune's spine.
"AHAHAHAHA!" The sound of a loud cackle ripped into the air, Neptune knew that melodramatic laughter anywhere.
"Bar Whore!" Of course, she never was very good with names.
"Who are you calling Bar Whore?!" And from seemingly out of nowhere, a pale-skinned witch appeared. A witch that was known as the CPU's (self-proclaimed) greatest enemy.
"Mmmm… What's going…" Stirring from her sleep, the young Nepgear slowly sat up from her sleep and turned to look at what had so rudely awakened her. "Arfoire!"
"That's right now-" Suddenly, the witch stopped, looking rather taken aback all of a sudden. "Just now, what did you just call me?"
"Wha… Arfoire?"
"Could you say that one more time?"
"Arfoire."
"OOOHH!" All of a sudden, the witch burst into tears, confusing the hell out of the two sisters. "It's been so long since someone got it right! It's always Bar Whore or Hag or even Old Lady!"
"Uhhh… Arfie, I don't mean to interrupt your little monologue here, but we kinda have a plot to progress." While Neptune may have been known for her silliness, she wasn't very patient either, they had a plot to get rolling after all.
"Shut up you little brat!"
"Geez, what crawled up your butt and died… Or maybe… Maybe it's still alive and it's wriggling all over the place, that'd definitely make someone grumpy."
Visible anger lines (and a few wrinkles) ripped into the old witch's face as a few veins popped up. "Why the hell are you assuming things like that?!"
"Oh wait, I think there's an ointment for that, Miss Arfoire." Serving to make the witch even angrier, Nepgear chimed in with her usual innocence… How quaint.
"That's it!" The witch's sudden outburst caused the two purple sister to jump to their feet, somehow surprised that she could get so angry this easily. Almost like she was trying to dethrone a certain flat-chested friend they had for the prize of "Shortest Temper" or something like that. A four-pronged spear materialized in Arfoire's hand, an aggressive position formed from her stance.
Neptune and Nepgear responded in kind by bringing out their own weapons, Neptune's being a nifty looking katana with a D-pad shaped crossguard, whilst Nepgear brought out her beam sword.
Meanwhile, in the Mushroom Kingdom, our favorite two heroes were standing before the large and regal castle, the doors beginning to open.
"Hey! Mario! Hurry, hurry!"
Leaping into action, the red clad (retired) plumber made a great leap, jumping into the castle grounds. "Wahoo!" Turning around, he jumped twice, calling out for his younger brother.
"Yah!" The anti-climactic entrance of the younger brother was pitiful, hopping in on one leg while trying to pull up his own overalls. He face-planted, only to pick himself back up again and fix his clothes.
"It's a meeting, a big meeting! You've got to hurry, please!" The toad urged the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom. "Everyone's waiting, Mario! They're in the conference hall." He turned only to then address Luigi. "...Oh, Luigi came too, super."
Deciding it best to move along, the two brothers walked in after the eccentric toad, finding themselves in the meeting held by Princess Peach herself. Of course there were a few other familiar faces as well, such as a certain old toad…
"Ah, Master Mario! And Master Luigi!" Good old Toadsworth greeted the bros. as he usually would. "We've awaited your arrival! Let us resume the meeting."
The two bros., along with everyone else, quickly took their seats, allowing the meeting to resume in full swing.
"Now then, going on what little information we've unearthed…" The first to speak was a toad doctor seated next to Mario. "The cause MAY be a mushroom sold by a local merchant."
"Oh dear! A mushroom?" The news was troubling to the princess. "You mean to tell me that a mushroom causes the blorbs?"
"Well yeah, we interviewed all the blorbed toad we could… And they all said they'd bought Blorb Mushrooms."
"Blorb Mushrooms?" Toadsworth was next, voicing his concerns. "Perplexing… Not a local variety, of that I'm quite sure. What sort of rapscallion would sell such a thing?"
"Well, according to one witness, it was a fellow in a cape… All signs point to the suspect not being from this kingdom."
"Well… Whoever he is, he's our only lead." The next to speak was… Yellow floating bob-omb(?) with a star above its head-er, body… Its form, a star floating above its form. "So it's decided, let's go find him."
"Master Mario! Master Luigi! Your hour is at hand!" Toadsworth once again chiming in. "Go and stomp this fellow as if he were Bowser."
"GWAHAHA!" Speaking of Bowser. "Did someone just page the King of Awesome?" At the sight of the great Koopa King, all toads and Mario did the first thing that came to mind. "PEACH!" They ran. "So I'm an outcast (like a certain co-author), huh?! What'd I do to deserve this ?!"
With a swing of his fist, Bowser broke apart the table of the conference room and stomped his way over to Peach.
"What are you doing here?! We're in an important meeting! The kingdom's in danger!"
"Gee, PARDON ME! Guess what? I live here your royal genius! I've got as much right to be in this meeting to be in this meeting as anyone! I mean, right? Help me out here! Toadsworth! Back me up!"
"That… Erm… That's… Well..." It was at this point that the yellow… Thingie answered in Toadsworth's place.
"Don't be ridiculous! You have no right to be here! Get out!"
Of course, Bowser being Boswer...
"Crud!" Didn't take it very well, if him spewing fire towards Peach was any indication. If it weren't for Mario's quick reflexes and Luigi's… Luigi's sleepiness… Peach would have been fried. "MAAARIO! Are you seriously trying to start with me again?! I hear about this big meeting, and I'm all ready to act nice… But man, the second I see your face, Mr. nice Bowser is GONE! Yeah, forget the dumb meeting! I'll pummel you and grab Peach!" The fight began, the two butting heads like always.
"Ha! Do you even Nep, Bro?"
"Tch…!" The witch jumped back, narrowly avoiding tag-team duo attack of the CPU sisters. It was at this point that Arfoire had had enough. A small cube-like device was produced from her backside, (though Neptune assumed that it was from her inventory), and pressed the large red button on it. "I'll end this he-!" As if all was planned, the device malfunctioned, a large blue hole burst into existence. Within seconds, Arfoire had already disappeared into the void, the vacuum sucking in the surrounding unsecured items.
"Nepu! Jr!" Neptune's arms shot out, one grabbing onto the pole light conveniently placed nearby, while the other latched onto her little sister's arm. "Don't let go!"
"Goodness, why would I, Sis?!"
"... I don't know, maybe for dramatic effect?" No, Neptune would always make a joke even in the most dire of situations. Orchestrated to the tee, the older CPU's arms gave out, too much pudding and video games softening the muscles. The two were sent flying into the blue hole, only to watch it close behind them.
A/N(?)
Draco: It's been a long time, but our collab is finally a thing!
Chisaku: This took...maybe a few months from planning to finish. I'm happy xD
Draco: Hopefully it won't take as long to finish… Oh who am I kidding, frankly I'd be surprised if we even get to the halfway point before Christmas.
Chisaku: Well, you could say that our laptops froze if it does take that long!
Draco: … Your puns hurt me, they physically hurt me.
Chisaku: So I guess words CAN break your bones. I've been using sticks and stones for too long!
Draco: Really? I've been using knives and swords. I need to get on that!
Chisaku: You are quite the sharp one, who knows how to get to the point.
Draco: Well, thanks for reading, everyone!
Chisaku: See you next time!
So, we heading to Italy for drinks?
Draco: You know it!