Hyperdimension Neptunia: the Flame Guardianes
This is my first fanfic… hope you enjoy!
I own nothing except the Flame Guardianes, which is spelled wrong on purpose, and random human villains. (And my OC...)
Chapter 1:
The beginning of the end
When Nepgear regained consciousness, the first thing she noticed was that it was dark. REALLY dark, she could only see about 3 feet in front of her, and that was really all she needed to see. The second thing she noticed was she had no idea where she was. Third thing? She couldn't move. Not like a "too tired to move" thing. She was tied up. Almost instantly panicking, she thought:
"Okay Nepgear, get ahold of yourself, just think about this… help will arrive, right? Right?"
To pass the time, every minute felt like an hour, Nepgear thought back to where this all started…
Twelve hours ago…
Location: Virtua Forest
Province: Planeptune
Time: Roughly Noon
Mission: Defeat the Monsters that have recently spawned… or at least, that's what was supposed to happen…
"Haah! Is that all you got? I thought you could take us on!? Well we're winning ya'know!"
The mission, which was simple enough, had turned into a hellish battle with Arfore and an Ancient Dragon. The first to fall was, surprisingly, Noire, who was knocked out by a backhand from the Ancient Dragon. Next was Blanc, whose attack was blocked by Arfore, and rebounded into her. Then, with only Neptune and Vert left, the Ancient Dragon was defeated by the duo. However, there was no time to celebrate. Vert raised her arm to throw her spear at Arfore, when chain seized the four CPUs, even those who were defeated.
"What is this!?" Vert exclaimed
"It seems that even with my help, you still would have lost, Arfore." This voice was unknown to both Vert and Neptune, both chained and apprehended.
"Tch! Well don't forget that I was the one to bring you back from that world! I didn't even NEED your help!" Arfore retorted. The figure that the voice belonged to stepped out of the shadows, just enough to reveal the scythe that the figure held.
"Who… who ARE you?" Neptune asked. The only reply from the figure was
"SILENCE WHELP! I WILL NOT ANWSER TO SUCH FILTH!" The figure froze, regaining their composure, then sighed. "Just take care of them, Arfore, I have business to attend to."
"Fine" Arfore replied, turning her gaze to the chained Goddesses.
"Well then," Arfore chuckled, "Let's begin". Taking an Anticrystal from her pocket, and tossing it above Neptune's head, the crystal hovered for a second, then the three that Warechu had snuck beneath them created an Anticrystal Barrier.
"Not again…" Vert sighed looking at the floor, now blackening below her. "So the countdown begins"
"Exactly" Arfore said. "Now enjoy!" Cackling loudly at her achievement, Arfore didn't even notice the help that had arrived for the four CPUs, all now conscious, and now terrified.
"Release them at once!" Neptune, Noire, Vert, Blanc, and Arfore Looked up to see the reinforcements. Nepgear, Uni, Rom and Ram, in CPU form charging towards the horrifying scene in front of them.
"Nepgear!" Neptune Yelled, somewhat nervous. "Get out of here! It's too-"Neptune was cut off when Uni, Rom, and Ram were shot out the sky by three more figures, dressed in black suits, and hats that covered their faces, concealing their eyes, and Nepgear dodging the shot fired at her.
"Uni!" Noire screamed, tears pouring from her eyes.
"Rom! Ram! You! Th'hell!? Who even are you!?" Blanc screamed, glaring at the three figures. She was met with a hand in a 'stop' position, and the tallest of the figures saying coolly:
"Now now, isn't it rude for a lady to curse? Heh, you'll be interesting."
"What do you mean, 'Interesting'?" Neptune asked, confused.
"I mean" the figure replied, "WE are salesmen, and we struck a deal with Arfore here, to, well, you can fill in the blank."
"Salesmen!? More like slave traders! You think you can sell us like objects!? What are your true intentions!?" Noire shouted, enraged.
"Please, we aren't slave traders, for we are too kind to do such a thing." The shortest figure, who was about three inches shorter than the tallest, replied.
"Then what are you?" Vert retorted.
"We are just the middle men. Nothing more" the third figure, the fattest of them, yet he was still quite thin, replied with a chuckle.
All of the chaotic arguing was broken by a single voice, one that would turn the tide of this situation. Nepgear's. "Stop! Let them go!" She cried out, hoping for something to happen, instead, she got:
"Well then, perhaps you would like to take their place? Not in the Anticrystal barrier, I'm asking if you would like to come with us instead of those four?" the tallest "Salesman" said. Sighing, Nepgear replied,
"With you to where? You must have some destination, right?" In her mind, Nepgear thought: "Goodness, what if they take me to some research facility? I could get studied, or maybe tortured, or… or… they won't let Nep and the others go… but what should I do?" Replying to her thoughts, which were evident on her troubled expression, one salesman said:
"Perhaps if we let them go, you will go instead? We'll even let you say goodbye. How's that?" Before Nepgear had a chance to respond, the glow of the four Goddesses being reverted back to their human forms, due to the anticrystal field.
"Time's running out brat, make your mind up so I can just get paid and get out of here?" Arfore snarked. Nepgear, out of options, and out of time replied with tears in her eyes:
"O-ok… please, just let them go… please." Nepgear started to cry as she fell to her knees, self-defeated. Somehow, the businessmen caught on to her lack of morale and said, rather snappy:
"Arfore, do as she says. If you don't, we won't pay you."
"UGH! Fine" Arfore snapped, pulling out a small device, pushed a button on it, and the Anticrystal field dissipated, leaving four chained CPU's in its wake. Before long, the chains were broken, and a sobbing Nepgear tied by the wrists to a long rope, held by the shortest salesman.
"Please, just… run" a crying Nepgear pleaded to the Goddesses. "I will come back, trust me, just please run" After the salesman handed Arfore a briefcase full of credits, they did the unexpected.
They put bags over the goddesses' heads.
"What the…" Neptune yelped, startled.
"Hey! You promised to let us go! SO LET US GO!" Blanc screamed.
"Ahhh yes, well we were paid by our client to take the four Goddesses, not their little sister. But hey, she won't be experimented on, so there's a plus" the chubby salesman chuckled.
"NO! STOP! YOU PROMISED! LET THEM GO!" Nepgear shouted.
At this point, Nepgear had a bag put over her head, which had chloroform gas in it, causing her to lose consciousness.
Unknown to all, IF and Compa watched the scene unfold, Nepgear loaded into a black, windowless van, and the four Goddesses into a small moving van, and they drove off.
"Damn… we need to get the remaining CPU candidates, and get back to the Basilicom, Histoire will know what to do." IF whispered.
"Yeah" Compa whispered, shaking, "But what will need to be done, Iffy?"
"I don't know Compa, I just hope this won't be too… extravagant, know what I'm saying?"
Snapping back to reality due to the lights being turned on, Nepgear's eyes had to adjust to the light, yup. She was in a concrete basement, or, at least, one room of a basement.
"Afternoon girlie, enjoy your beauty sleep? Heh heh heh" This voice shocked Nepgear, she didn't know or even recognize this voice.
"Oh goodness, who are you?" Nepgear asked, caught off guard. "W-where am I? Why am I here?" Overflowing with questions, her thoughts were silenced by another voice:
"Enough Sakishima, we all know what you're up to, leave the poor girl for a bit longer. But not much longer, in two days those nerds will have our machine ready, and her power will be ours!" This voice came off as rugged, dark, and somewhat old. It was authoritative the way he spoke to Sakishima, who snapped back:
"Shaddap boss! I wasn't thinkin' anything! Swear! Just wanted to give the little lady a proper welcome, considering she's been out for twelve hours." Nepgear was on the verge of tears, she was scared, confused, and still had no idea where she was, yet she knew this wasn't as good of a situation as she thought. Having no other words left, she said, rather meekly:
"P-please untie me… I-I don't know what's going on, who are you people? Where am I? Why did those men kidnap my sister? What's happening!?" Her words were met with a swift backhand, followed by a piercing glare. After what felt like an hour, yet it only had been a few seconds, the door to the room creaked open, and a young man wearing a white lab coat, which was stained with blood, and breathing heavily, his left hand covering what looked like a wound in his abdomen.
"Wer-we're under attack! *pant* *pant* he's… after the girl…" he breathed before collapsing face first onto the ground, dead.
"Aw shiiiiiiii…" Sakishima said, his words cut off by the sight of a lone figure down the hallway. Reaching for his hip, Sakishima pulled a pistol out of its holster, and fired two shots down the hall. His two shots were met with one. Through his skull. The older man seized a 2x4, and swung it down on Nepgear's head.
"Don't move, girl" he snapped at Nepgear, whose vision was failing before she heard a shout.
"Crescent Slash!"
The old man fell, defeated, the lone figure rushed to Nepgear, catching her head before her senses faded.
Whew… that took longer than I thought…
Oh well, hope you enjoyed this story! There will be more chapters in the future! I promise!