Hyperdimension Neptunia ASIC's revival: New Friends, New Frontier
By OathkeeperRoxasxNamine09
Full Summary: Post Victory/Re Birth 3. Six months passed since the battle against Rei Ryghts and the fate of the two Gamindustris. Just as Neptune and the CPUs' lives are back to normal, strange tremors and the rising of the Gamindustri Graveyard signals the return of the Arfiore Syndicate of International Crime, the Four Felons, and the Deity of Sin. As the strength of ASIC has grown and the syndicate is also planning things in the human world, the CPUs assist the help of four humans to help them as the lives of Akako and her friends will never be the same again. A story of adventure, slice of life, suspense, and action. Rated Teen for harsh language, violence, and suggestive themes. Chapter 1-55 of the first part.
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
"Akako's point of view"
Chapter 1: Old enemies Return! ASIC's Revival
The sounds of terror, the sky turned a blood red, tremors hitting a town, and a mysterious large figure was riding over the city. A flash of light appeared as hundreds or thousands of monsters appeared, attacking the citizens and the city. Another flash and an army of people marched as well too. Eyes glazed over in a trance, they walked in five by five, chanting in a monotone voice of 'All hail Arfiore, All hail Arfiore." It was like a scene straight out of an invasion movie, creatures from other worlds were attacking the streets and people, people were brainwashed and marching like an army and it seems there could be no hope to stop them. Parents and children kept hiding in their homes watching what looks like Armageddon to their city.
The junior high school in the another part of town was in panic as well. Doors were barricaded from the outside, keeping the monsters and manic people from the school. As student hid in the rooms protecting each other, someone was walking through the halls of the school, the lights slightly dimmed so their features were very visible when the sky was blood red. Her red hair blend into the outside well, as her skin was a light tan. A short sleeve jean jacket she wore over a red short-sleeve shirt and a jean skirts as her footwear was a pair of white tennis shoes. On her left wrist was a purple bracelet that seem less like a normal jewelry from first glance. It was quiet in the halls, everyone still in hiding in the classroom, gymnasium and even the cafe, but she had to meet up with her own friends now. Nothing was gonna stop her on her mission to the rooftop.
"Ako?" a girl's voice called for her. She stopped, turning around to see another girl close to her age stand some feet from her. Sky blue hair tied into a braid, her brown eyes, while showing worry were covered by round glasses. She wore the junior high school attire of a white dress shirt and pleated skirt she was wearing, a paired of brown dress shoes and white long socks that were on her feet. The girl called Ako kept her back turned from her, but she smiled hearing her.
"You didn't stay in the classroom Kazu?" she asked, remembering her in the classroom before sneaking out. Kazu shook her head and step forward closer to her.
"I… I didn't want to leave you alone," she said looking concernedly at her with her hands up in a nervous stance, "are you really going out there?"
It was another silence between them. Ako sighed and kept her hands to her skirt pockets, shaking her head knowing Kazu was bring concerned for her safety now. "I got to Kazu, everyone needs me, Saitama needs me. I can't leave it in danger. I must protect it," She kept her smile, lowering her head to ground and looked half crestfallen, "I put you through so much Kazu, if you want to back out, I'm not gonna force you to…" but her words were cut short by arms embracing her from behind. Kuzu had hugged her, her face buried into the back of her jacket hugging her closely to her own body.
"I want to stay with you Akako," Kazu said softly, her face still worried but her cheeks a faint red, "I want to be there for you. We've been through this forever; I want to always be by your side."
"Kazuko," Akako said, grabbing the hands of the girl and held them close to her chest, "Are you sure, this will be dangerous and the world's on the line."
"Ako, look at me please?" Kazuko asked, her voice a little demanding of this request. Akako hesitated, releasing her hands to face Kazuko. They looked to each other, how even the dim lights and blood red sky how beautiful she still saw her. They starred at each other a second as Kazuko made the first move and leaned in for a kiss. Their lips touched for a brief moment, Akako feeling her cheeks heat up. When Kazuko lean back, she blushed smiling at her with her own answer, "I love you and no matter what, I will ways be besides. I don't have powers yet and will probably be a hassle to you, but I only feel safe if you are with me."
Akako chuckled, knowing there was no way stopping her now. When she put her mind on it, there was no making her change her mind. That was like when they were young and here they are as young teenagers with the fate of world on the line. This was her Kazu after all, mature and strong and true to her feelings, just like before. No matter what, they will come back after this day and it will be grand. Without a word, she took her by the hand and made their way to the roof, the determination to protect this world together was on their minds.
They opened the door to the school roof after climbing stairs after stairs, the door already unlocked. Their friends much be wait for them, they did say meet at the roof after all, why should they not be here? When she opened, the blood red sky greeted her as the roof was occupied by sixteen individuals. In the darken sky, their figures couldn't be made out, but they looked to see their team was finally completed with the arrival of Akako and Kazuko. The two still hand in hand walked up to the group and stood close to the railing. One of the members, the shortest spoke up with a euthanistic voice.
"Slowpokes!" she taunted waving her hands to the pair.
"Sorry, just hand to duck out of sight before anyone worries," Akako replied to the shorter girl, seeing her dark hair in the night, "But on more pressing matters," looking down at all the trouble and damage was down there in the streets where monsters and people were there wreaking havoc on her home. Everyone stood beside her feeling the same feeling too, looking on at the carnage at hand. Hair, skirts, and jackets blew in the wind as everyone including Akako smiled with determination on the battle at hand. Holding out a right hand with a bracelet as it started to glow. Akako spoke out into the pseudo night, her bracelet glisten in the darkness.
"Transformation, Access!" as the bracelet started to shine around her. But another voice, a young boy's voiced, started to speak before her but their voice was echoing and very faint.
"Sis, sis! Wake up!"
Eyes started opening into the light, the blurry image of a young face looked down at someone. The vision cleared up, revealing the young face looked at the other figure with a smile. He looked rather feminine, but his features were rather sharp. His dark red hair was cut short towards his neck and freckles on his face. He looked down with matching red eyes, his eyes reflecting the face of the person he was looking at. His attire was fitting the summertime, wearing a red and black short-sleeve shirt and dark blue shorts reaching to his knees. The shoes he wore were white tennis shoes with white socks that reach below his ankles.
"Wake up sis, the others are waiting for us."
The figure rose up, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, looking around the room before them. The walls were a creamy vanilla color, the walls plastered with posters of anime, bands and a college of pictures. On one side of the room, a white workstation was littered with two laptops, several sheets of paper, and pencils and pens all were on the table. Beside it, a large LCD TV screen was hooked up to an entire entertainment system. Under the TV, two gaming systems were hooked up: A white PlayStation 3 and a black Nintendo Wii U. Under it on another shelf was a radio, one of the dials very worn out, like it was used for a while now. On another side of the room revealed a closet filled with clothes both boy and girl, shoes and several knickknacks on the top shelf. Two uniforms were hanging off the handles, also with two pairs of dress shoes. Another side of the room was a large window and several white pillows on the windowsill. The curtains were transparent in the sunshine, the light making the room brighten up. In the center of the room was a queen size with red and white sheets and comforter. Rubbing their eyes, the figure looked at the boy in question, still smiling at them.
"You awake sleepyhead, the others are outside." He said, his eyes closed with a cheeky grin.
"Aki..." The figure yawned, "It's morning?" Staring at the boy was a young girl looking identical as the boy. Her dark red hair laid down to her back very unkempt, her red eyes and freckles like the boy. Her pajamas was a light red nightgown.
"Uh huh, Gina and Chise are outside waiting for us!" the boy named Aki said excitedly before walking up to the door and opened just before looking at his sister, "Get dress and let's go!" and close the door behind him.
The young girl was left alone in the room before getting up from the bed. She looked around her room, eyeing a nightstand which showed her brother and her together in front of a house with her arms around him. She sighed to herself, her thought still on her dream before stripping off her nightgown. Walking to a large dresser, she pulled a set of clothes and lay them on her bed. Several minutes passed, and she stood in front of a mirror on her door dressed in her outfit. She wore a red and white top with white lace cuffs over a red short-sleeve jacket and matching skirt. Her shoes were brown and wore white socks that reach halfway up her calf. She tied her red into two braids, brushing several of her bangs down before staring blankly into the mirror.
'What a dream… But it didn't feel like one,' She thought touching the mirror's smooth surface. She continued to look at her reflection, the images of the city were still fresh and a voice, a voice that sounded a lot like hers was speaking and about to transform. It reminded her off all the Magical Girl anime where the heroine stands before the destruction of her home and she was the only one able to save it. It felt that scenario, but the idea of being that kind of hero, it did felt interesting. But the monsters look terrifying and the chant felt familiar, but it still could just be that, a dream. She shook her head clean of the images, removing her hand from the mirror, 'Maybe I'm just thinking too much, that's just not me.'
Balling both of her fists, she pumped them up in a ready to go manner, smile present on her face, "Yes!" she exclaimed brightly, "It's time to start the day!" And finally opened her door and exit her room. She walked through the hallway, passing by picture to picture before going a flight of stairs. Jumping the last five, she walked towards a rack where a set of keys and her backpack were present. Grabbing them from the rack, she walked towards the front door, opening it, and closed it behind her just before turning back to lock it.
In front of her were her brother and two other girls present before her. The first was as tall as her, very petite in both body and appearance, she looked like a Japanese doll on a shelf. Her light green hair is wavy and pass her shoulders, two white flower clips hold up the bangs of her hair. Her casual attire matches the doll motif appearance she had. A dark green and white dress she wore with a white bow and white sweeper that is buttoned up from one button in the center. Her footwear consist of black slip on shoes and white stockings reaching up under her dress skirt. On her left shoulder was a green bag.
The second girl was much taller than her by a foot, her appearance's much more mature. Her white hair hung down to her back, tied with a purple hair ribbon. Her body is very build like an athlete, her arms showing a bit of muscle mass. She dressed the most tomboyish of the four, wearing a white and blue jacket over a grayish top. Her skirt-shorts combo was complemented by her shoe wear which consist of black slip on sneakers with white laces and white long socks.
"Akako, good morning," The light greed haired girl said softly, "we were worried you about to overslept.
"Morning Akako!" waved the white haired excitedly.
"Morning Chise, Gina," Akako greeted to the two girls before rubbing the back of her head sheepishly, "Did I make you wait too long?"
"Not too long," Chise replied, "but we hoped you didn't forget what Gi was going show us."
"Plus I got Ice Cream from our restaurant, I figured we share it." Gina added holding a small white cooler in her right hand.
"Okay, let's get moving!" and one by one, they went off down the road, Akako leading the way with her hands in her pockets.
My name's Akako Fukuhara, I'm fourteen years and a 2nd year in Nagoya Jr High. I always feel like something incredible will come before me, but my life is always the same. Different faces, different places, but just a normal life. But I really feel that today….
As Akako started their day, something was flashing in the sky over the city, flying over the city like a tiny spark. No one could see it, its light unseen by the naked eye, like a phantom in the morning sky. Where it was going, where it would, all if had was a guided destination.
I feel like today, something incredible will change my brother and my friends; lives forever…
Gamindustri, a land over which CPUs rule and game mascots rally under them, away from the realm of humans. Gameindustri is made up of four nations, each ruled by one of the Goddesses or Console Patron Unit. (CPU for short). CPU White Heart rules Lowe. CPU Black Heart rules Lastation. CPU Green Heart rules Leanbox. And… CPU Purple Heart rules Planeptune. Each nation battles over domination of the land, with the CPUs keeping one another in top form, creating a balance. Six months has passed since the climactic battle between Neptune, her younger sister Nepgear, Plutia, and the three Goddesses of the Ultradimension against Rei Ryghts and her group, the Seven Sages. Since then, things have quieted down in Gameindustri, mostly for Planpetune, where the showdown between the present Goddesses and former Goddess of Tari fought for the fate of their worlds. It was like peace had finally returned in the land. But all stories have a beginning, and the every performance has an opener, and this opener was about to begin.
Towering over the futuristic land of Planpetune, a large white and blue futuristic tower watches over the Nations. Governed by its CPUs and their Oracle, the tower is where they reside. Many documents are organized and finalized by their approval. It's only by the law of the Oracle and their Goddesses that the land runs the way it does. Inside one of the rooms, resides the CPU Purple Heart and just another day of paperwork.
"Sigh, do I really have to do this paperwork? It's a beautiful day today, I should be playing games, but I'm in here under Histy's orders," Groaned a young girl in a lightly colorful room complete with several beanbag chairs, a centered round table with light pink chairs under a sofa, a light pink sofa with several stuffed animals and pillows, two separate workstations, a lilac colored bunkbed, a walk in shower, several plants behind the sofa and many pictures of the nation. She was a fair skinned girl with light purple eyes and a matching shade of hair. Its shoulder length with somewhat messy bangs with many strands sticking up and few framing her face. In her hair she wore two gamepad-shaped hairclips. Her clothes consist of a big white hoodie-like dress with purple striped cuffs, lining, and a purple hood. The outfit had pale, ice blue and light lilac accents as well as a zipper section, two big round pockets, a big zipper with an N on it, and strings resembling a plug. Around her neck she wore a simple white choker. Her lilac shoes have blue and white accents and were also worn with blue and white striped stockings. She was Neptune, the human form of the Goddess Purple Heart. Neptune sighed again, eyeing the second occupant that shared the room with her today. Eyeing the figure with not the usual glare she gave them, added flatly, "but I don't get why you are here, Noire."
Sitting beside her with the same paperwork as she was plowed on, was another girl who looked a little older than her by a year. Like Neptune, she was a pale-fair skinned girl with very long black hair about waist length, worn up in long pigtails with two-piece black and blue ribbons. Her bangs are neatly combed, framing her face and she had very noticeable red eyes. She wore a fancy dress consisting of dark blue, white, red, and small amounts of gold lining and buttons. The dress part covers a red with black spiked lining cloth while the breast part is white, along with the skirt which has black lining on both layers. Behind this is a blue bow, matching a smaller one worn around her neck attached to a black and white collar. In the center is a gold piece. She was Noire, the human form of Black Heart. Noire eyed the purple haired goddesses with her own glare, still writing with a black pen.
"Not like I had a choice you know. Histoire told me to keep watch of you so you don't slack off on work," Noire admitted already finishing a document and adding it to stack, "besides, she and Kei are busy, who else is going to keep watch of you so you don't be lazy?"
Neptune scoffed at the Goddess of Lastation's reply, "It's not like I need to have a babysitter or something." And returned to work. Noire blink for a moment at Neptune's reply, pressing her end of her pen to her lips.
'Huh, so that's what I sound like? Do I really sound like that? Wow, I sound a bit like one do I?' she thought before returning to work.
It was quiet between the two Goddesses again, it like that for a while since Histiore paired the two to get work done. It wasn't bad for either of them, it was usually chaotic when it's all four of them, but just the two of them it's not bad. While to Noire she didn't see Neptune for a couple days while she was in the Ultradimension, it was years for Neptune in the Ultradimension. She never asked too many questions, getting thrown into the chaos of Rei without a chance to relax. Then meeting a version of herself alongside versions of Blanc and Vert. Of course it felt embarrassing to even go to the Ultradimension to even speak to her. It was mostly her own sister who finally got her to finally go meet her and they got along well (They shared the same mindset, it was like talking to true reflection). After that, she spent more days with her, it was kind of fun. At some point after finishing working with Neptune, she should pop over and see how she's doing. Ultradimension Noire had a big idea for a game and wanted her help on, a strategy role-playing game and wanted her ideas on it.
"Hey Noire?" Neptune asked, looking from the next document in front of to look as the Lastation Goddess, "Just a random question, not at all stupid."
"Yes?" she replied.
"You handle a lot of the paperwork with Kei right?" Neptune asked tapping her pen to the surface of her table.
"Yeah, I must run by new laws with her, same with Histoire with you. How come you're asking?" Noire asked back cocking her head at the light purple haired goddess
"Any laws were, from the anime I was watching, about banning incest from your nation or something." Neptune asked, getting Noire to shake her head in response.
"Of course not, I have no quarries of who loves who, just as long my nation is happy," Noire said finishing another paper and adding it to the pile, "Any reason?"
"Just seem like something you do, guess I was wrong. You're the last person I expect to hurt the feelings of your nation." Neptune admitted with a sigh of relief.
"Of course, love is love, I'm not prejudice against it; and I'll be a complete monster if I went along with banning that kind of love," Noire grabbed another paper or proceed to write on it before frowning, "besides, it's keeping Uni form shooting another hole in the wall at home I'm concern about. You let her buy weapons, but then you find her accidently blasted the wall."
"As long Uni never cuts and/or tries offing herself, nothing to worry about Noire," Neptune added grabbing her document as well, "but another question, can goddesses have children?"
"Hmm," Noire pondered pressing the pen to her lips again, "well the natural way needs both a man and woman to make a child, but Goddesses Neptune, I'll look into that. You think about settling down one day?"
"Nope, not right now apparently," Neptune admitted with a wave of her hands, "but just one of those things I was thinking about."
"Well I can't see myself settling down anytime soon, ageless we are, I'm still young," Noire smiled twirling the pen in her fingertips, "but maybe to save a life, but not the person to feel so helpless getting thrown into it."
"True, true," Neptune nodded before looking out the window of her room, the view of the clear blue sky and buildings got her attention and she narrowed her eyes seriously, 'It's funny, I wonder if Nepgear gets home, but can't shake this feeling something feels just off.'
"Things feel too quiet and Mina's been held up in her room not telling me. I wonder what's wrong?" asked a young girl with a softly stoic voice talking on a computer's webcam of a large room with a single queen sized bed. She was a short pale skinned girl with short sandy-brown colored hair reaching her neck and dull blue eyes. On top of her head she wore a big white cap with light blue ruffles and a brown and gold under and center piece. She wore an opened white jacket with powder blue markings, dark brown lining, and light colored brown fur covering a white dress with dark brown lining and markings on it. Around her neck is a light blue choker with a single white stripe in the middle and blue gem/badge in the center. She also wore power blue sandals with a white ribbon around in her right leg resembling a bandage.
Beside her on her left and right, were two identical twin sisters who stood next to her cling to the chair she was sitting in. The twin on her left had shoulder length brown and dark blue eyes, but the twin on the right had much longer hair. The left twin wore a winter jacket over plain gray and white overall dress. Her jacket is pastel blue. The jacket itself has puffed sleeves and a frilled center part with many golden buttons, a collar with a big bow and six puffballs strategically placed. At the ends of the cuff is white fur lining and a big golden button. She wore a cap like sited occupant and have boots resembling their jackets. She wore a shoulder purse that hung from her right. The right twin wore a winter jacket over plain gray and white overall dress. Her jacket is pastel pink. The jacket itself has puffed sleeves and a frilled center part with many golden buttons, a collar with a big bow and six puffballs strategically placed. At the ends of the cuff is white fur lining and a big golden button. She wore a cap like the sited occupant and have boots resembling their jackets. She also wore a shoulder purse.
"To tell you the truth Blanc, it seems Chika has been secretive as well," spoke the image of a much older young woman through the speakers of the computer, her face appearing on the video chat. Her appearance was more mature in terms of her busty chest, with long curled light blond hair with long bangs neatly framing her face. She had sad blue looking eyes her eyes slightly opened. She wore an emerald green dress with gold markings. Big/loose light green and white gloves and along the top part of her skirt is a big peach/orange bow. Around her neck she wore a big piece of white collar with green lining around the bottom and a very thin white cloth connecting the dress and neck piece together. At the center is a gold circular piece with a small blue gem in the center and tiny red ribbon with gold in the center. She pressed an index finger to her chin and pondered on, "just ignores me, which isn't her to do."
"Man, what's with our Oracles, come back to help us only to ignore us for a couple days!" The long haired twin said crossing her arms.
"I don't understand too Ram." The short haired twin replied timidly.
"They must have their reasons Rom and Ram, our own better judgement is to trust them." the blonde haired woman said sitting her elbow to her own desk.
"You have a point Vert," Blanc said typing her on keyboard pulling up a map of the nation Lowee, "but it seems things have been going on, you want to hear?"
"Humor me." Vert replied with a smile.
"Three months ago, several eyewitnesses have been noticing people have been acting strangely like they weren't themselves. From what many of my citizens have been saying, it's like what happen when the Arfiore Syndicate of International Crime was active years ago."
"Are you suspicious that they might be back?" Vert asked.
"The scenario even as a writer fits, suspicious behavior like before, only points to them," Blanc clicked on the map showing several stores in the nation, "I asked Broccoli if she's noticed anything strange, so she'll report to me about it. But she said she's on a job with Uni, Nepgear, and Falcom. She said once she comes back with the sisters of Neptune and Noire, she'll report to me any activity."
"I guess we just put out faith in them." Vert agreed keeping her elbows to the table.
"But we sent them to the sea along with the Graveyard, are you certain Blanc they might be back?" Ram asked her hand to her older sister's shoulder.
"I'm worried, what if you have to face them alone again?" Rom said frighten gripping the other shoulder of her sister.
"Don't worry, we made the foolish mistake years ago going in half-cocked. If they dare to take away our peace, we'll kick their asses once and for all." Blanc said confidently with a pumped fist.
"Yeah!" cheered Ram.
"I'm pleased to see you are confident, it's wonderful. Although, if that's the reason the Oracles are so held up, then we should wait for more news if it's true." Vert said still smiling to the Lowee Goddesses.
Just then, a knock on the door to the Blanc's room caught the sisters' attention as they opened to reveal four individuals walking into the room. The first was a fair-skinned girl with long lilac-purple hair almost waist in length with few loose strands of long hair curling down, her bangs looked neatly brushed. Her attire was reserved styling, almost resembling a school uniform consisting of a white jacket-dress with purple lining consisting of thin double white stripes. A white choker, and around her neck is a pale yellow ribbon/ascot like piece with an N in the center. At her chest is a small pink marking while the pockets and buttons are purple. On her right leg is a white belt like purse object and she wears pink and white striped socks with white and purple shoes and in her hair was a single direction pad button.
The second was a light skinned girl with long black (almost light blue colored) hair with most of it worn down reaching her chest with some of it worn in pigtails held with light blue and black ribbons. Her eyes are red like Noire's but are darker in comparison. Her color scheme consists of black, milky blue, and white/silver. Wearing a black dress with milky blue lining, an odd belt like piece with a bow behind it and a big circle with white lining connecting the dress to her collar. She wore long fingerless black gloves with milky blue coloring at the top and similar short boots. On the left side she can be seen with a small device that is most likely a cellphone.
The third was a fair skinned girl with orange eyes and short boyish cut, rusty brown red hair usually worn with a headband. She wore a white tank top with a brown belt-like segment on the top and bottom, underneath a blue and white jacket with gold accents. Her skirt is white with thick strips of blue in the center and worn with a brown belt with gold details and a small orange and black pouch attached. Also included are black fingerless gloves, black stockings, and blue boots with white, black, and gold accents.
The fourth was a fair skinned little girl, appearing to be younger than rom or Ram. She has dull yellow-brown eyes and is a light brunette. Her hair is almost the size of her body and worn in two pigtails with two bells holding each one. Her long bangs frame her face and she has two un-even cowlicks. On her head she wears a yellow cat eared hat on her head with a tiny kitty face, single stitch, a daisy, and few brown stripes on each ear. She wore an outfit resembling a school uniform. It consists of a white top with red bow-tie and green collar with green lines. The skirt matches the neck, and she also wears black flats with green socks, and a big white bow where her yellow cat tail comes out. Carried in her hand was a large yellow like creature toy.
"Miss Nepgear, Miss Uni, Miss Broccoli, Miss Falcom, you're here!" Rom said delighted to the four. Ram scowled all the four with her hands to her hips.
"Jeez, took you long enough!" Ram exclaimed in her usual attitude.
"Sorry, we only just came into the nation, we finished the job and reported it to the guild." Nepgear explained her hand to her front.
"Plus Nepgear and I were only just informed of what's going, our only answer was 'the scenario you think what's going on is happening'," Uni crossed her arms and sighed, "still don't get it myself."
"But we did get a call from the others, nyu. They are in the sea right now." Broccoli said floating up to Blanc and facing her, the twins, and Vert.
"The sea, you mean where the Graveyard is?" Vert asked, getting Nepgear and Uni to react with shock and run towards them making them jump in shock.
"What?!" the two Goddess Candidates shouted.
"Tell me you are referring to the Gamindustri Graveyard?" Uni asked getting close to Blanc's face.
"Well yes and please step away, you're kind of too close." Banc confirmed not trying to snap back to the Lastation Goddess Candidate. Everyone looked around to Nepgear, who stood away from the others in the room before finally speaking, her tone not the most pleased.
"What the goodness, can we have one day without trouble?"
"True, but we will have to wait for the others to confirm that, but don't worry Nepgear," Falcom sad reassuring the Candidate with pat on the shoulder, "I know reliving those memories isn't something you want to remember."
"It's alright, that's a long time ago that happened. I promised myself to never dwell on what happened in the past anymore." Nepgear assured Falcom and her hand pressed to the front of her dress. Everyone was speechless watching the Candidate's change of character, never thought they see her changed so much.
"Wow Nepgear, that's very mature of you." Blanc realized taking a back from Nepgear's.
"You've grown up." Rom said with a shy smile.
"It's all thanks to all of you that I'm here now." Nepgear replied smiling to everyone.
"Well I'm not afraid, we've all gotten stronger since ASIC, we're ready for whatever happens." Uni said crossed her arms confidently.
Everyone nodded in agreement not scared of what's to come, knowing full well that if ASIC returns, they will prepare for them this time and not let them get away like before. Suddenly, Blanc's computer started to beep as a split screen appeared on screen revealing the face of another friend of the Goddesses. She was a tan skinned girl with brilliant emerald eyes and blonde, spiked hair worn with a white and black themed hat, gold goggles with green lenses, and pointed canine ears. She had white body markings and a black and white tail. She also had a fair sized bust. She wore a white vest with green detailing and three straps over the chest, and also a big, loose neck/collar. She also has white loose gloves with green detailing and gold bracelets, slightly puffed white shorts with an orange and gold belt with CC2 on it. Her boots are also white and green. She had black, tight pieces of clothing under her gloves, vest, and shorts, which may be spandex.
"Lady White Heart, CyberConnect2 here, we're here in the exact location of where the Graveyard was." Cyberconnect2 said pointing a video camera towards the rest of their friends who all stood around the deck of a ship. The first were two of Neptune's and Nepgear's closest friends. The first was a fair skinned girl with emerald eyes and light brown hair that is about waist length. Most of her bangs are long and reach down to her eyes, curling outwards or inwards to her face, with a split on the upper corner side. A few parts of hair frame her face while more of it reaches her chest, about the length of the hair she wears in a ponytail, held with a leafy green hair piece. She wore a black, tank top and short-short style one piece with silver detailing and a belt around her waist. This is worn underneath a dark blue, oversized jacket with black, silver, and white detailing. It is worn open and has a big loose belt that she keeps all of her cellphones on. She also wore matching boots. Lastly, the colors of her cellphone carriers are blue, light blue, green, black, magenta, white, and lime green, orange, and light pink.
The second was a fair-skinned young girl, her chest noticeable large. Her hair a light creamy pink color that is somewhat long and curls along the edges worn with a black headband with a C patched on the side. Her eyes match her hair color. She wore a tan-white wool styled tank top with big neck and un-attached sleeves and matching styled boots, but with small ribbons/fuzzy balls at the top. She also wore a red plaid skirt, a black choker with a small heart on it, black-brown knee socks with light pink heart cut frills, and often carries a black hip purse, and heart shaped buttons. Like her headband, both her purse and the heart on the choker has a C logo.
"IF and Compa, they're with you too?" Nepgear asked coming up to the video screen with Uni, Falcom, and Broccoli.
"Alongside Red and Marvy, it was Lady White Heart and also Histiore's orders we keep it small in the investigation." CyberConnect2 said, pointing the video feed towards Red and MarvelousAQL who were hanging off the bow of the ship with binoculars. Red was a young girl who looks to possibly be a year or two younger than everyone. However, she has a noticeably big bust size. Her skin is fair-pale in tone. She has long crimson hair worn with many bangs framing her face while her hair is worn in the shape of an R on the left side of her head, held with a black rope with two big tan beads. She has white colored stripes in her hair, one on the lower half of one of the R-folds, the other covering almost the whole bang on the right side of her face. Her eyebrows are the same shade of red, while she has gray eyes. Red dresses in Chinese attire consisting of black and red colors. The top is dark gray and black with golden lining and ruffles with small red X-shaped strings under her breast and a belt like piece. At her chest is an opal blue Magatama. Red had unattached sleeves with small pink cherry blossom and petal patterns around the bottom, with golden lining and black at the bottom. At the top, just below her shoulders are black ruffles. Her skirt consist of four big petal shapes resembling her sleeves, with a pair of shorts underneath. She also wore similar black and red shoes.
MarvelousAQL had fair skin and large breasts that are on par with Vert. She has orange hair that reaches down to her neck and an ahoge. She has red eyes with orange musical note for pupils. She wore a casual school uniform with only one button on her shirt buttoned and a red ribbon. The back of her shirt is open in the back as if tied like a corset. She also wore a pair of detached cuffs with a ribbon on her right wrist. She wore a dark gray skirt, a gray sweater tied around her waist, and a pair of black and white knee high socks and black shoes. She also wore a belt which holds her two swords.
"Put us on speaker, you'll be able to hear us and also Vert's feed." Blanc ordered to the young girl. CyberConnect2 nodded and pressed a button on the video camera so everyone can talk back towards IF, Compa, Red, and Marvy.
"Can you guys hear us?" Nepgear asked, her voice coming out of the video camera, catching the attention of her friends. The four came up towards CyberConnect2's video camera, seeing the face of the Candidate and smiled happily at her.
"Ge-Ge!" Compa exclaimed with delight.
"It's been awhile Nepgear, Uni!" waved Red, the usually 'wifey' mode of her not at all on at the moment.
"Hiya Nepgear, Uni, Rom, Ram, it's been too long!" MarvelousAQL waved happily with a bubbly personality.
"Great to see you guys, been just months ago when we fought Rei, how you been?" Uni asked.
"Can't complain, but we were ordered by Histoire and Lady White Heart to investigate the area of the graveyard." Red said and CyberConnect2 pointed the video camera towards the waters. The sound of the soft waves could be heard through the video feed and the light breeze of the salty air. The area where the Graveyard was still an image Nepgear and everyone had. The first time dealing with ASIC and was overwhelmed by CFW Magic and trapped those three years. Then rescuing the older sisters after beating CFW Judge and reuniting with them. Then their final battle with Afriore and the Holy Sword they forged together to fight the revived ASIC Leaders and their Goddess. Nepgear gripped the table of Blanc's workstation, an action Uni caught with a glance. She can see Nepgear's anger and fear surfacing just by looking at the massless area, knowing losing, abandoning her sister, and feeling down of herself all were coming back. A part of her without knowing it just wanted to grasp her hand and tell her that everything would be alright. Was it pride she couldn't do it, hesitate, all she felt was another side of her couldn't do it. She shifted her eyes back to the video feed as IF and Compa returned towards the bow of the ship before Noticing the waves of the ocean were getting rougher from below, a large wave hits the ship causing everyone to lose their balance, making everyone watching the feed gasp in shock.
"Everyone, are you alright!" gasped Nepgear to CyberConnect2 and the others.
"We-We're okay, just shaken up, but we're all…" CyberConnect2 said still holding the camera as the sound of rushing waters and the sound of one of their own screams caused Cyberconnect2 to turn the camera towards the sea. It was for a moment looking fine just before a dark shadow covered the camera as the screams of IF, Compa, Red, and MarvelousAQL were the last thing they could hear as the video feed had ended, caused everyone to panic.
"Cybercon, IF, Compa, Marvy, Red!" shouted Nepgear towards the static spilt screen as Rom, Ram, and Uni were also worried.
"This is bad." Uni said her arms uncrossed in a serious tone.
"Are they alright?" Rom asked clinging to her twin sister.
"I hope so." replied Ram holding her frightened sister in her arms.
"Oh dear, what happened out there?" asked Vert fingers to her lips.
"The waters are never this rough in the summer. What happened out there?" Blanc asked looking around the room to her sisters, Nepgear, Uni, Falcom, and Broccoli.
"Hope they're okay." Falcom wondered trying keep calm of the situation.
Nepgear grunted in anger and without a second to think, ran from the table and out the room catching everyone out guard of what she was up to. Uni tried to call her back, but Nepgear was already gone as the door slammed behind her. Everyone's eyes were on the door before looking back to the computer screen to Vert and the static split screen. It wasn't like Nepgear to run out like that without first discussing it with them.
"You don't think she's going to the ocean towards the others isn't she?" Blanc asked.
"Can you blame Nepgear for that reaction, we are would do it. It's like something large made that big of a wave," Vert took her fingers from her lips and narrowed her eyes. "It had to be the Graveyard rising, it has to be it."
"We have to wait for the video feed to resume nyu. Then we can make sure." Broccoli encouraged to the group.
"Guess so." Uni nodded but she eyed the window seeing the small light of a something flying away from the Basilicom. Knowing it had to be Nepgear, Uni gripped the front of her chest, concerned for the Planeptune Candidate. Her friend she knew had a lot of memories of the past weren't something she wanted to relive and if it's true, then it's just those years ago again. She wondered how she's feeling, knowing she never want to freeze up in fright of the past like before.
'Nepgear…' and she continued to look out the window, hoping the light purple haired Candidate come back soon.
Nepgear was flying over building to building, already leaving Lowee's borders and towards the Lastation borders in her true form. Her appearance had changed drastically, her hair became a brighter shade with a very slight pink tone added and lengthens to her knees while her bangs and side parts before the ears also lengthen. Her eyes turned a bright blue color and her hairclip is now a round white piece with a blue center. She wore an outfit resembling a white bathing suit with a revealing chest piece colored a bright lilac shade. It connected around the neck with similar gloves and boot pieces. She was in her HDD form Purple Sister and already her mind was driven on going to where her friends were and make sure they were okay.
Purple Sister had entered Lastation and already flying over the nation, catching the eyes of Noire's citizens wonder where the Planeptune Candidate was going. Usually the sight of another Goddess in their nation was usually visiting the nation, but the speed of her accelerating was hinting this wasn't a visit as she had already left the nation and over the sea. Purple Sister didn't care how much power she could drain from herself, she rather collapse on the spot getting to her friends than worrying about herself. Finally, the sight of the ship IF, Compa, and her friends were aboard was under her plane of sight, but something dark and looming was there as well. She finally stopped in midair, her wings vanishing, but her body remain in the air. Her eyes seem to dilate in horror, what resemble an island was before her. The decay and dread of island were flashing in her head of the Graveyard. As befitting a graveyard, the landmass appears to be in a perpetual state of decay, littered with various pieces of obsolete technological remains and rundown buildings. Even the skies of the landmass fit the mood, constantly dark, and oppressive paired with violent thunderstorms.
"It's really back…" Purple Sister said emotionlessly, her hand to her chest feeling it heave in and out, trying to catch her breath. But looking down at the ship and her friends still unconscious got her back into reality and proceed to fly down to the ship and her body glowing a pinkish light, reverting to her human form. She ran up to IF first hoping she was alright. No way a wave like that would hurt them, they were stronger than they look.
"IF, wake up, it's me Nepgear!" Nepgear shouted, shaking the brunette's shoulders to wake her up. IF's eyes slowing started to open, seeing the face of her light purple haired friend looking concerned at her.
"Gear?" she asked weakly, trying to get up from the wooden bow before realizing what had happened, "What are you doing out here?"
"I panicked seeing the video feed hoping you, Compa, and the others were alright." Nepgear explain before frowning. "I'm sorry, I just was worried knowing that's returned." She turned the brunette Guild agent around and her own eyes were widen in shock like Nepgear's, seeing the Gamindustri Graveyard in all its horror. One by one, Compa, Red, CyberConnect2, and MarvelousAQL all rose from the ship's bow and saw the Planeptune Candidate had board the ship. But before pleas of greeting her in the flesh again, their eyes all darted to the Gameindustri Graveyard and were just as shocked as the two Planeptune natives. The island where years ago the four Goddesses and Nepgear were trapped for three years while ASIC had taken control of their home were fresh memories to them, never thought seeing the decaying mass was ever a reality.
Compa was frightened seeing the past, the same island where she and IF first went to rescue the Goddesses but only could save Nepgear and started their quest to free them. Maybe it was fear that made her tense up in fear, but everyone walked to the bow of the ship to get a better look. The Graveyard's thunderstorms already turning the sky around it a dark red, even birds were too afraid to go near it. The feeling of a final resting place, the dread making their skin crawl. Nepgear and the human companions all couldn't believe that those memories had returned.
"It's really back, isn't it?" Nepgear asked in the silence her hair blowing in the light sea breeze.
"Yeah, no dream. Looks like Miss Histoire's worries were correct." Red admitted gripping the railing.
"So, the first sign is they're back is the rising of the Gamindustri Graveyard, then the second sign would be…?" MarvelousAQL asked but it was CyberConnect2 who finished her question.
"The four Felons' revival as well." Cyberconnect2 picked up the video Camera which lucky was still able to work. Before she could turn it on, Nepgear stopped her.
"No, the first thing they need to see is proof ASIC has returned." Cyberconnect2 looked up at the Candidate, her tone as serious as she ever heard her. She nodded back to her, keeping her hands grip on the camera, but no to the turn it on again until the time was right.
At the same time in Blanc's room, Blanc, Rom, Ram, Uni, Falcom, Broccoli were all waiting impatiently waiting for the feed to return, even Vert was concerned on her end. It felt like minute, hours that they heard anything. Panic stricken they felt, Blanc had typed furiously on her keyboard, hoping to activate it manually from her end of the feed.
"Damnit, why are they not responding?!" she swore angrily, trying to get a visual for them to see.
"No way had they hit a game over, they're tougher than they look." Falcom said matter-of-factly getting the looks of the Candidates.
"Hope so, Neptune would hate herself if anything happen to them." Uni said nodding to the adventurer.
"If Miss Nepgear found them, they should be fine." Rom said shyly.
"Come on Blanc, hurry up!" shouted Ram towards the Lowee Goddess gripping the back of her sister's chair.
"I'm trying Ram, these things take time you know," She replied as finally video feed retuned, getting everyone's attention, "Hell yeah, we got picture again!" Seeing the images of Nepgear and CyberConnect2 on the video screen. The two stood alongside IF, Compa, Red, and MarvelousAQL. Everyone delighted to see them okay, no one hearing the sound of Uni sighing in relief.
"Miss Nepgear, you're alright?" Rom asked shyly.
"Where are you guys anyway?" Ram asked looking at the unfamiliar background that the Planeptune.
"The Gamindustri Graveyard." Nepgear replied grabbing the video camera from CyberConnect2 to show the decaying imagery of the graveyard, like it wasn't destroyed and sank into the sea. "Hard to believe it was submerged years ago. We're looking around, maybe to see if they are here. Don't worry, we aren't going to start a fight, just recon and get out of here."
"Smart move." Blanc nodded as the Nepgear and the others on her end started to explore the graveyard, scanning the many broken machinery before them. Everyone from both Blanc and her groups' point of view and Vert's all could see the trail going on towards another area. The camera pointed for a moment to the red colored river, the monsters not attacking the party but seem to avoid a particular area of their destination. They arrived to the same area where they fought the Deity of Sin, even the sword that they left behind was there too. Nepgear picked it up, seeing the blade's age had showed the effects of time. She held it in her right hand and the camera in her left. Not sure if she'll need it or not, but keeping it was a reminder of her success. Thunder crackled in the air as the video feed picked up a group of people there in the distance, everyone making sure to stay out of sight and point the camera to who was there.
Alongside the seven or nine figures in black cloaks that none of them could recognize, but there figures they could notice off the bat, even the ones watching the video feed. First was a big, black bulky armored like being with neon blue lining around all of his parts, as well as silver accessories and two big skulls. Second was a drooling, dirty yellow armored like being resembling either a pig or a lizard with an enormous tongue-like piece and had a scaled tail, almost reminiscent to a snake's. Seeing the second figure made Rom and Ram cringe in both anger and disgust. A third they couldn't recognize in the feed, their body wearing a black cloak covering their face. Lastly was the one who looked the most humanoid of the four, resembling a woman. She appeared to be half nude in appearance. Being one to wear very revealing/barely-little attire in total. Her skin is a lilac-white color, which she compliments with purple makeup/lipstick. Her eyes are yellow, while her nails are light pink colored. Her hair is a bright pink-neon color, worn in pigtails with long spiked bangs framing her face. Her other eye covered by an eyepatch. She wore black armor type clothing with her outfit resembling a very revealing bikini attached on the sides by straps. In her hair she had spiked/webbed-styled pieces on both pigtails, along with a halo-like ornament above her head. On both arms she has black armor resembling gloves that are fingerless and begin at her elbows. Her boots also are made of armor and begin at her knees. Her wings are spiked segments attached to each other with pink "blades" on the bottom of each one. Her clothing appeared to be a twisted parody of the CPU's outfits. The Criminal of the Free Worlds, Judge, Trick, and Magic, and alongside them unseen to them, Brave.
"It's them!" gasped Vert silently.
"Eww, it's that pervy Trick!" snapped Ram in shock.
"Gross!" spat Rom in disgust.
"Shush, I think they're talking." Blanc said putting a finger to her lips to silent her sister before returning to the video.
"Lady Magic, how do you feel? Being reborn again, everything fine?" asked one of the figures, a woman sounding in her early twenties.
"It's amazing to finally be alive once more." CFW Magic said with a stoic tone holding a hand out. "Forgive us for our rebirth not to be with you earlier."
"We were only just born months back, our mission in the human world already with many factories there and many here without the CPUs' watchful eyes. We're already send out chips after chips to their people, but with no way of alerting them with loss of their shares." Spoke another feminine voice, a very scholar like voice.
"Don't worry, the human world is a much more opportunity to help revive Arfoire once more, a world where no Goddess has control of it will be the advantage for us. The CPUs won't have no chance to defeat us this, both worlds, will soon know the terror of our Goddess." CFW Magic said gripping her hands tightly.
"The Goddesses only got lucky to defeat us, but we're crush those fools into dust!" roared CFW Judge into the emptiness of their area.
"For our Goddess, I don't care what happens, as long I have tender maidens all to myself!" CFW Trick drooled a lecherous tone in his voice. One of the figure glared at him with disgust tone at him.
"Master Trick, please keep your lecherous personality to a minimum." The figure said, their voice a young girl around a middle school tone.
"Master Brave how you feeling?" asked another figure, whose voice was that of a warrior. The figure named Brave didn't speak, but remain quiet. "Forgive us, you aren't used to that new body are you. Don't worry, you'll be more adjusted in the human world at lot better."
"Brave and I will handle the human world with the rest of you. Trick, Judge, remain in this world." CFW Magic ordered to the Felons.
"You got it Magic!" roared CFW Judge.
"With pleasure." CFW Trick said his long red tongue drooling out of his mouth. "For the sake of tender maidens… and our Goddess."
"For our Goddess." Chanted the Felons and mysterious figures as one by one, they vanished from sight of Nepgear, her friends, and everyone watching from Lowee and Leanbox. Everyone from Lowee and Leanbox had watched everything transpired before them. The Four Felon returned, alongside new threats that seem to endangering another world, the human world. It seems they are going to revive Arfiore once more, this time having an advantage of a world where no Goddess existed, where easily they have to create fear and support for their Goddess. No one could see Nepgear's hand grip even tighter to the sword, trying not to show her own fear of the past returning and the terror and disaster of the Deity of sin and how everyone was affected by it. The Sword, the Holy Sword that they forged that was once a cursed sword that could take lives was now a weapon for good. All the Goddess Candidate could feel was the just the horror of the past reliving once more, she didn't want that, no all, not ever. Even back at Lowee, Blanc sit back in her seat, even she was a loss for words, so were her twin sisters and their friends.
"The Four Felons… have returned." Blanc said looking down to the floor.
"A world with no Goddess?" Ram repeated looking at the Video screen.
"The human world." Vert said pressing her hands together. "I've heard Chika mention it many times before."
"We're in trouble if we don't think of a strategy. ASIC's back and they already been doing things behind our backs, we are without a plan if we don't how to deal with it." Uni said.
"Everyone, can you still hear us?" Nepgear's voice spoke through the speakers, everyone back to facing Nepgear, CyberConnect2, IF, Compa, Red, and MarvelousAQL.
"We can hear you Nepgear." Vert replied smiling at the light purple haired Candidate.
"Contact Histiore and the Oracles, let them know ASIC, The Felons, and new enemies have appeared. Also let my sister know right away too, she has to know, this puts Planeptune in danger as well." Nepgear said looking at the video camera and back at her friends.
"Nep-Nep's gonna be shocked when she hears about it." Compa said her hands gripping her medical bag.
"Knowing Nep, she's going to very miffed… Really miffed." IF commented a hand to her hip shaking her head.
The news of ASIC returning was kept in the down low for the four Nations, as a wide panic of those who remembered it won't break into a frenzy. Neptune getting the news was as IF and Compa predicated, not at all thrilled. She completely wondered of 'who summoned them back from the dead' or any idea of how they could slip under their noses. Everyone arrived at Neptune's, Histoire's, and Nepgear's place, all in the meeting room of the tower. Besides the ones who saw the return of the Felons, the rest of their friends arrived as well. The first had fair-pale skin and bright pink eyes. Her hair is about waist length with very wild, messy bangs framing her face while her hair looks to be worn down, but in a very thick/big braid held with a pastel pink frilled ribbon. She wore an odd outfit, consisting of a very loose powder blue top with a frilled neck segment with a bright pink-purple bow and a long white segment in the center held with a white multi-piece belt with a purple piece in the center. At the top on the sleeve sides are pink cloth segments with ruffled white lining and a single white stripe on each piece. Her dress has small sleeves with button-clasp, making it look like a shirt pair of overalls. On each sleeve is a peach and white line, while the sleeves cuff buttons to the upper segment of sleeve, most likely to keep them from being too long. She also wears an uneven length white skirt piece that looks longer in back, and opened in the middle. Along with pink and white striped socks and pink bear shaped fuzzy slippers. She looked dressed for bedtime. She was Plutia, the human form of Iris Heart and Goddess of the Ultradimension Planeptune.
The second person was a blonde little girl with short hair with some oversized hair bobbles on top. She wears a yellow/black striped jacket with a tail, a pair of shorts and sneakers. She also wears paw gloves which covered her real hands. She is Peashy, the human form of Yellow Heart and CPU of the Ultradimension of Planeptune also with Plutia.
The third person had fair-pale skin with bright pink eyes and a mole below the left one. Her blue hair is about elbow in length and worn straight, with bangs that stick up from the center and spike downward to frame her face. Worn over her hair is a pair of black headphones with silver and pink accents and a small black microphone attached to the left ear piece. She also had black painted nails and a black treble clef with a heart piece tattoo on the left side of her stomach. Her outfit is rather showy in comparison to most of the group, consisting of a black bikini top with very thin silvery vertical lines, black ruffled lining and button pieces on the straps that have small silver spots along them. The ruffled skirt matches the top with white straps and black and pink buckles, a pink belt with a pink bow on the back and black lining of the skirt, and two smaller frilled layers of it, one being pink while the other is black. Her black boots have white strappy stripes and white and black stripes underneath, along with a frontal pink design. One boot is almost covers the entire leg with tears in the material, while the other boot is short with fishnet stocking material, resembling a garderbelt. Lastly, she wore multiple accessories, such as small below the shoulder bands with pink frills and silver music notes going around the center, a black and pink bracelet on each wrist, a black frilled choker with studs and a heart piece with her icon on it. She is 5pb or by her real name Lyrica, an idol from Leanbox.
Next was a tall woman with long off-red colored hair worn in short, shoulder length pigtails held with black ribbons attached to a white, maid/nurse like cap. Her eyes are bright emerald green while her skin is fair in coloring. She wore a somewhat revealing outfit looking to be a mixture of a nurse, maid, and magical girl uniforms. It's white with red lining and minimal golden pieces. At her chest, legs, arms, and lower half is black parts. At her neck is a red ribbon with a green piece in the center. Her gloves and boots are long with small red lining near the end and black and gold parts above them. While the front of her dress is short, the back of it is longer with light orange coloring inside. She has pink ball/orb earrings. The upper arm on her outfit also sports a Cave Co. "C" logo. She is Cave, another native to Leanbox and works closely to the Oracle and Goddess of the nation.
Beside Cave is a girl with the appearance of someone in her mid to older teens. She has a slender body with modestly sized breasts and a slight tan complexion. She had red eyes and long dark grey hair that reaches half-way down her back. Her outfit was fitting for a melee character such as herself. It consisted of a red and black strapless sports bra, and torn blue gi pants that has a red flame design on the bottom of the left leg. They are tied to her waist with a red and black martial arts belt. Her pants are ripped to where the right leg is only covered mid-thigh and there are several tears that show the orange inside with one on her right leg revealing her blue and white striped panties. She doesn't wears shoes, but she does have a pair of silver bracelets on her right ankle. She was Tekken, another friend to the Goddess and at time a complete masochist.
Lastly besides Cave, Tekken, and 5pb, was a young woman with denim blue hair that reaches her waist, indigo eyes and a mole that sits just below her left eye. Her bangs have a slant cut to them. She wears a brownish witch hat with three gears; the top two crisscrossing each other around the crown, a white overcoat with brown details and a brown dress beneath it with a red tie. She also wears grey thigh-High stockings and black shoes. She is MAGES, 5pb's younger sister and self-proclaimed 'mad magician'.
"Thank you all for coming here at such a short notice." Spoke a very young and youthful voice towards the Goddesses of the nation and the Makers. She was a fairy-like being, a fair skinned girl with dull blue eyes and soft blonde hair. Her bangs curl in both directions, with two, longer curled pieces of hair that reach her chest. She wore a white hat with light blue ear pieces. She wore a shorter, light purple dress with a blue and white tie and white cuffs. She is also wearing long white socks and shoes. The pieces surrounding her have also changed and she gains blue and purple wings. She is Histoire, the Oracle of Planeptune and also a Tome who knows everything.
"When the mention of ASIC turned up, we had to Miss Histoire." 5pb replied kindly, a smile on her face before looking the large round table of those who fought against ASIC years ago. "Our world's in danger, not just that, but another world too."
"To prefect inter-dimensional world travel in only a few months." MAGES said elbows to the table, "It's most fascinating."
"Hard to be fascinated about it when it meant ASIC got ahead of us." Tekken replied to the Mad Magician shyly.
"Tekken's right," a young woman spoke calmly standing with Histoire. She was a short girl with pale skin and boyish-cut silver hair. Her eyes are a bright aqua blue color and she wears a near-formal black suit with gold lining with many buttons and shorts, instead of jeans or pants. Below the black high socks with white detailing, and slip on black shoes with small blue and silver detailing on the top. Two long tails come from the jacket and have blue coloring inside. She was Kei Jinguji, Lastation's Oracle, "It was our mistake that we couldn't do anything about ASIC a few months' back. We haven't even discovered a single factory in this world."
"Now they are in another world and prepared to create the same damage to there as here." Another young woman added frowning at the ordeal. She was a tall, light skinned girl who has very long milk-blue hair worn in low pigtails held with big orange-yellow circled pieces with short bangs. Her eyes are dark blue with a red square pair of glasses in front of them. She had the appearance of a graduate student, wearing a short white dress under a red, long jacket like robe worn open with gold lining and buttons. The sleeves puff below her elbow and have long cuffs, while at her neck is a collar and red bow with a golden badge. A matching graduate hat is on her head with two long white tassels on opposite ends, while she also has a pair of see-through, frilled stockings and red heels. She is Mina Nishizawa, Lowee's Oracle and Rom and Ram
"That's why we wanted to keep this quiet until we had an idea what we are dealing with than last time." Another young woman standing beside Kei with a stack of papers in her arms. She is a light skinned woman with very long, curly mint colored hair worn in a high ponytail with a black and green twin-bow piece with few bangs and long curls of hair framing her face. Her eyes are an almond-red color. She was wearing a revealing black dress with long boots and gloves that end at her wrist, along with a black neck piece with a white sphere in the center that has a small green x in the center and two small pieces of purple cloth. On both hips, she had black ribbon-cloth segments that have longer cloth pieces dangling from both sides with green sparkled coloring inside. The skirt is practically non-existent on the dress, being a simple cloth in front of her lower area. She is Chika Hakozaki, Leanbox's Oracle and Vert's self-proclaimed sister. "Forgive us, Vert, everyone."
"It's alright, we probably be stressed beyond belief knowing months ago." Vert smiled kindly at the mint haired oracle. "We know now, now it's how to deal with them now and not repeat an old save file like before."
"Vert's right, years ago, we sent ourselves and Nepgear hoping to deal with ASIC once and for all and was captured for three years. We probably would've been saved quicker if Uni, Rom, and Ram didn't make things complicated for my sister, Iffy, and Compa and their group." Neptune said rubbing her forearms. "My arms still feel the binds that held me, it's like being wrapped tightly in bandages you know."
"We apologized a hundred times, we're sorry!" cried out the candidates in unison towards Neptune.
"Bandages?" Compa repeated confusedly cocking her head a bit in response.
"Neptune's got a point, well minus the complicated sisters' thing. We thought we could handle them before, we lost towards Magic. We just be walking into another fight and lose again." Noire crossed her arms and pondered about it. "They're stronger, have more forces, there might be more than twenty-one of us, but numbers won't matter if we tried fighting them all at once."
"Also, a world without no Goddess, it really exists?" Falcom asked.
"Yes, we try to keep this on the whole 'not let our nations focus on it' plan. You know there are infinite number of dimensions, same as Plutia's. But, what you don't know is that there are multiple worlds out there besides out own. One of them is the world of humans. To them, we are just creations to them, but we are flesh and bone. A world where fear and manipulation can work for them, where your powers as Goddesses won't work. That's their plan, to bring back Arfiore once more and conquer or destroy both worlds." Histiore explained a finger held up in the air.
"But big Histy, how do we deal with them? If we can't fight them at once, how do we handle it before my home is in trouble?" Plutia asked, looking up at the oracle with her big bright pink eyes.
"Yeah, I wanna help Neptuna, Nepgear, and her friends!" Peashy said excitedly.
"Well three days ago, we've already sent out help, we just had to wait before they come." Mina explained.
"Was because it takes three days to send a request for help?" IF asked knowing anything involving Histiore would take days to do.
"You can say that, but crossing two worlds to send help isn't easy, but it's who can find and hear it." Chika said.
"Hear what?" Rom and Ram asked both still paying attentions to the situation.
"You'll see Rom and Ram soon enough." Kei said, "But the location of where they'll drop is in the Central City Park."
"Sounds like you plan this out thoroughly, Will they be enough. Are we sure we aren't walking into dooming ourselves?" Cave asked.
"Dear Cave, isn't there ever a doubt to question our resources?" Chika smiled as Cave frowned.
"I guess not." she replied to the Leanbox Oracle.
"As long they're strong enough, ASIC's going down!" Ram cheered jumping up and down from her seat.
"I'm glad," Rom added softly.
"Guess we're all in agreement with the Oracles' idea. How about we head towards the park, shall we?" asked Vert to the group.
"Yeah!" cheered everyone in the meeting room as one by one, they leap off their seats and walked towards the door, all thinking about the kind of support they'll get.
"I wonder what they'll be like." Ram asked excitedly holding her twin sister's hand.
"I hope they're kind." Rom said.
"As long none of them take any of my wifeys, I'll be cool with them!" Red said brightly as MarvelousAQL and CyberConnet2 giggled at their friend.
"I'm pretty sure it won't be that scenario, trust me." MarvelousAQL replied to Red.
"You think so?" CyberConnect2 asked to the orange haired koinochi.
"Positive. It many scenarios, it always so nameless Joes who are supposed to be helping save the world end up falling in love for the girls they are supposed to be working with or them falling for them. It's a cliché in many stories, just how it works." MarvelousAQL added as Neptune butting with a laugh.
"Oh come on, we've be the last people anyone would fall for. We're Goddesses running our nations, not looking for miracle romance with people we barely know." To which Vert, Noire, and Blanc nodded in agreement with the purple haired Goddess.
"That's something we all can agree on, Neptune. Why would we anyway?" Noire asked putting a hand to her hip.
"As a writer, you don't want to know, Noire. You don't want to know." Blanc said with a shaken head as everyone left the meeting room, leaving Histiore and the Oracles by themselves. The Fairy like Oracle sighed, glad this went well to explain and everyone agreeing to it.
"Sure hope this works." She said with a sigh, feeling a finger to her head and looking up at Mina.
"It should, we're putting our faith in Neptune, the girls, and them as well. It has to."
"Considering the meddling we have to do, it has to work. Just the preparations will be in order." Kei said a hand to her hip.
"Besides, if we didn't agree on asking for help, we only be recreating years ago. And we wouldn't want that." Chika commented with a frown.
"True, but will it be enough. Two worlds hang in the balance, and we must make sure they are prepare to fight." The Fairy Oracle said dramatically as the four followed everyone out the meeting room as the doors closed automatically.
ASIC has returned. The CPUs must take action once more to defeat them. But who are these two faces that Histiore and the Oracles have enlisted? Will they succeed on helping them? Who are the new people and what frightening powers do they have? And how does Nepgear feel, once again fighting an enemy she believed to taken down?
Next time: Hyperdimension Neptunia ASIC's revival: New Friends, New frontier
Chapter 2: New friends from the other world! Akako's Team
Michael: and that's chapter one of my very first Neptunia story, well technically this would be fifth, will a Nepgear backstory fic, a possible Kingdom Hearts x Hyperdimension Neptunia fic, the Neptunia cast starring in my Kingdom Hearts III series and a Yandere Uni story, I have a lot to offer to the Neptunia series. Adding the two other stories I'm working on, that's lucky number seven.
If you are wondering why this looks shorter than normally, then yes you aren't seeing things. Taking the consideration to make the first three chapters a little short by splitting up the first two chapters. I don't usually have short chapters that are less than 10,000 words but apparently people have a hard time following this. Hope this helps, it's not going to get any shorter below 10,000 words.
So how did I do, did do these characters' justice? Were the bits of development to sublime changes to the characters to your liking? How was any reference, not completely in your face as one might think? Also, what do you think of my four characters, so far, I have names for close to twenty original characters, several supporting cast and another girl to join the party in this installment. Don't take any of the take that's seriously as it's just humor, and humor is subjective and just for the first arc chapters before switch to a different joke.
I have my shipping completed in the long run: Neptune and Noire, Nepgear and Uni, and my original characters, Hagika and Gina and Akako and Kazuko.
The first arc is called simply 'Before School arc' and next chapters including the split ones are as followed:
2. New friends from the other world! Akako's Team
3. A conversation of Concerns! Team Akako's new powers
4. Hyperdimension training! Team Akako vs. Team CPUs
Chapter 2 and 3 will be a while to split and edit, since it's going to be my very first written Neptunia battle, I've been doing Shounen battles, and so this will be new territory to me. By Shounen, I mean Fairy Tail.
Hope you enjoyed it and don't worry, as someone who has improved a lot in his own writing, I don't need to plea for you to follow, favorite, and review.
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