Throughout It All

Koutetsu: *Makes a both fingers into the shape of a gun* Hey, guys, your boy with headphones here, coming to you with my second (Third if you count my failure of a first fanfic from Mega Man) fanfic, Throughout It All! This one covers the story about Souta and his legacy! One thing i have to clear up though is that is a different version than the Souta in Switch Shock. Personalities may be the same, but the two go through different lives, all while keeping the "average" theme.

Souta: Yeah, but the me in Switch Shock was even more average.

Koutetsu: Well, here's something to wrap your head around; S.S. Souta lives in a normal world with nothing too special, while T.I.A Souta lives in a completely different world, but still being kinda average.

Neptune: All the while still having me in the story of both!

Koutetsu: That's right, Neppy. *Pats her head and gives her pudding*

Neptune: *Rips the top off with her teeth*

Koutetsu: Now, i'm gonna tell you guys a little bit of this new world, but for some i'm gonna let you find out as the story progresses, to add suspense, adventure, whatever it is you'll feel. This story is featuring a couple of series themes, most notably Hyperdimension Neptunia, along with some "hidden" ones, such as God Eater and Golden Sun.

Brendan: And i'm actually featured in this one!

Koutetsu: *Covers his face* Agh! You're not supposed to be here yet!

Souta: *Sweatdrop*

Koutetsu: Ok, scratch me telling you, i'll let the narrator do it. This chapter is mainly an intro, with a bit of a "pre-storyline" part, to build drama or whatever. Anyway, you should start reading. *Chases Brendan* GET BACK HERE!

Gamindustri, a world with four Goddesses ruling over the separated lands. This world is no longer called Gamindustri, for it has lost its name long ago, and is now referred to as "hell on earth". The nations that were once known as strong and independant are now barely hanging on life. The spike in monster population, and their tripled power forced back the nations, to almost half their size, and have kept humanity on its toes ever since. Shimitsu, which was once known as Lastation, has kept itself well maintained. However, security is tight and brutal, letting almost no one in, not even for trades and services. Hengari, which was once called Leanbox, may have gotten its land shortened, but its overall beauty has not changed. Compared to those of other nations, Hengari's troops' weapons are differentiated. They fight with spears instead a gun or sword. Lenbarr, the ice cold nation of former Lowee, has seemingly gotten colder, with larger snow storms and having large pieces of ice seemingly everywhere. This nation has defied all odds and stayed in the game for a very long. Finally, Tengoppa, once having the name Planeptune, has had the most change out of all the nations. Its techno filled streets have stayed somewhat the same, however, many portions are filled with forestry and fertile land, in order to collect resources without the need of trade, in which the journey there and back has cost many soldiers. Tengoppa was the first to act when the world was becoming more desolate, forming an organization known as "G.W.O.N.", Gamindustri Warriors Of the Nation. Infusing the organisms that they were studying, known as "Oracle Cells", into the fighters and their weapons, they were able to heighten the abilities of their warriors. There are many branches of GWON, spread out among Tengoppa, and even in the other nations as well. They are all united to protect former Gamindustri. Some people protested against this idea, believing that the "four elemental guardians" of the nations would band together and save them, but this protest shrunk more and more until it faded all together. Humanity was on its own, with what it seemed like God's gaze upon them, testing them.

'Man, the streets are real rowdy today…' thought a fifteen year old boy as he walked through the streets. Unbeknownst to him, the crowds were rowdy because of him. They would shout out things, but he would usually shrug them off, placing them under "boyband crazy shouts", or "weeaboo noises". He walked into an electronics store, and began to browse. "Hey, Kelvin, you're back! Anything you're looking for in particular?" Kelvin shook his head. "No, i'm just looking around, waiting until some missions pop up at the guild." The clerk nodded. "Let me know if you find anything you want." Kelvin waved his hand absentmindedly. "Will do." With that, the he went to go help some customers, and Kelvin looked among the appliances and other doo-das among the shelf. Minutes of looking passed, and just as Kelvin was about to give up, he spotted something. He grabbed its box off the shelf and walked over to the counter. The clerk looked up and smiled. "Ah, i see you found our special one-time, extra durable deal." He chuckled. "Don't ask, i didn't come up with the name." The clerk took the box and scanned it as Kelvin took out his wallet. "How long do you suppose they last?" The clerk thought for a moment. "If used constantly, i'd say about, maybe ten, twenty years? The company said that they could last a lifetime if taken care of properly…" Kelvin picked up the box and began to leave. "Thanks!" He called out. "No problem." came the reply. He carried the box to a park, and sat down, starting to open the box. Inside was a pair of shiny, beautiful looking purple headphones. Kelvin looked them over a few times, wondering where the cord was. He looked underneath one of the phones, revealing an openable compartment. He slid it open, making the cord and headphone jack fall out. 'Clever…' he thought, picking up the cord. He put it into the jack of his phone, put the headphones on, and put on the song "Minna no Piisu" (A/N: A batch of cyber cookies and a pack whatever beverage you want to whoever gets this reference) The music that invaded his eardrums was clear and precise, as if it was being sung right in front of him. Kelvin smiled to himself, and got up to throw away the garbage. He put it all in the recycling, but stopped once he noticed the instructions. He glanced over it, before throwing it away as well. 'Who needs instructions?' he told himself, and began walking along one of the park's sidewalks. Sure, the wait for missions was a drag, but these headphones may make it withstandable…

Kelvin and the GWON agents he was paired up with were covered in ashes, with some having a strand or two if hair with a flame on the end. As they rode back to Tengoppa, Kelvin breathed a sigh of relief. 'It's lucky we survived that full on blast from that magma dragon…' He glanced at his bag of items. 'It's even more lucky,' he thought as he opened it, 'that these weren't ruined.' And there were his headphones, dangling from his hand, already a year old and still looking good as new. The members of GWON noticed what was in his hand and stared at it. "Are those really..?" One of the them began. A raven-haired member stuttered as they tried to say, "Th-th-the l-l-l-legendary…" The fourth member finished both of their sentences. "The Purple Headphones of Kelvin Katsu. So those skills on the battlefield weren't beginner's luck." Kelvin chuckled as he put the headphones around his neck. "Nope, that whole fight wasn't a fluke. Although, i don't know why you had time to observe my skills when you had to hold your own against those magma dragons…" By this time, Kelvin was somewhat aware of his fame, though not anywhere near what he really was credited for. The third member smiled at him. "You're a witty one. They never include that in the articles about you…" Kelvin looked at her weirdly. "Articles?" She nodded frantically, and began speaking rapidly, dropping the whole "tough" attitude. "Every single reporter wants to write an article about you and ask you questions, but no one's actually been able to do that since you separate from society a lot. So people just write about what is heard about you and what others have experienced. I think it'd be really great if you blah blah blah blah…" Kelvin began to tune her out at this point, getting a little bit irritated. "Articles, huh…?" He whispered to himself.

When the group arrived at the base, they were all ordered to check into sick bay, where they would be looked over for injuries. Kelvin protested and said that would take time away from those who actually needed medical assistance, but went unnoticed. Kelvin grumbled to himself as he walked down the hallway. He didn't watch where he was going, and ran into a nurse. The nurse dropped her supply of medical items, and Kelvin bruised his tailbone. "Ow…" He muttered under his breath while the nurse frantically apologized and bowed repeatedly. Kelvin did not reply, and began to pick up the nurse's supplies. She blushed from embarrassment and began to pick up the rest. "I'm so sorry, i didn't watch where i was-" "It was my fault, stop apologizing." The nurse's eyes widened with surprise. "Huh?" came the weak reply. Kelvin grabbed all the supplies and balanced them as he began to walk. "It's fine, stop worrying. Now, where was this supposed to go?" The nurse took a second to collect herself and began following. "Medic room level F, number 22." "That's just a couple of hallways away." Along the way, the nurse tried to make small talk to Kelvin while he replied in short, monotone answers. She explained that she was a new recruit and was hurrying everywhere, even when she didn't need to. "Um…" She started after a long silence. Kelvin looked at her while she tried to get her words out. "Th-thank you for helping me. Everyone around here doesn't treat me very nicely, so…" He smiled at the nurse and patted her head. "You got a name?" She blushed and replied, "D-Dora Hales." "Dora Hales…" He echoed. He handed her the supplies once they got to the door and walked away, holding up his hand for a short wave without needing to look back. "Seeya around."

It had gone perfectly. The date, the talk, the atmosphere, all leading up to that one special question. She said yes. Kelvin burst into his apartment, happy as all hell, putting a spring into his step and punching the air a couple of times. Seven years of hanging out, talking, falling in love, it was all worth it. Fast forward to their marriage, and there was Kelvin, nervous as all heck, being told words of encouragement from one of his best friends, Jaune, who was the priest. His other best friend, Matthew, sat in the front row, his eyes brimming with fire as he grinned at Kelvin. Matthew was Kelvin's best man, and while Kelvin was a little bit worried about how he'd act, in the end, Matthew promised to not cause any ruckus. The church doors opened as Dora walked down the aisle, causing quite a few heads to turn and stare in awe. Kelvin was amazed the most, stunned by his soon to be wife's beauty. He gulped and put on his usual look of determination. 'I'm gonna do this. I can, and i will.' Together, they joined hands and began the marriage ceremony.

A three-year-old Brendan sat at a table, drawing while the most terrifying noise he had ever heard occurred behind him. His mom and dad were fighting again. Brendan tried to block out the noise by occupying himself, but always ended up crying while his parents screamed at each other. "Cheating!? Why would you accuse me of that!?" Kelvin cried. Dora poked his chest over and over. "Because you were the one going and seeing other women!" Kelvin looked upwards and groaned, "She's my mechanic, i'm supposed to be around her!" Dora crossed her arms and turned away. "Not when you and her do it together!" Kelvin's face twisted a little bit in anger. "And where exactly is that coming from?" "I have my resources!" Kelvin groaned once again and put his hand to his forehead. "You accuse me of sneaking behind your back and yet you won't tell me how and why there's a rumor about me…?" The argument ended there, however, as both were startled by the sounds of Brendan, who was crying once again, and went to comfort him.

Maria Harrison wiped her forehead as she fixed both of her sons' things. "There you go, Brendan, Souta." Brendan thanked his mother and went to go train with his newly repaired sword. Souta smiled at his mom as he tried to stand up. His legs failed him as he fell back down. Maria scooped him up into her arms and carried him into the living room where Kelvin was. She handed Souta his fixed toy and sat down next to her husband. Kelvin smiled at her. "Hey, honey." Maria smiled back as Souta bounced in her arms. "Hey, sweetie. Can you believe it's already been two years after i since i gave birth to this little guy?" Kelvin ruffled her hair, knocking off her blue jeans colored hat and frizzing her sweat matted hair. "Great, my hair is messed up…" She said as she tried straightening her usually fluffy red hair. "I dunno, frizzed or not, you're still adorable." Maria kissed Kelvin after he said thank. "You're too sweet…" It has been ten years since Kelvin's divorce. Brendan had to cope with not seeing his mother anymore, and soon got over it. No later when that happen did Maria confess to Kelvin, who was reluctant at first, but eventually gave in. Maria soon gave birth to Souta, who was the most mellow, yet easily excited baby you'll ever see. Maria settled her hair once more and put on her cap. "So, Brendan has started training?" Kelvin nodded, preparing to get up. "Yup, and i need to teach him. I told him to practice on his own while i rested from the beatings he gave me." Maria giggled as he started walking to the backyard. "Alright, but don't get hurt, or else this momma's got a lot of boo-boos to kiss." Kelvin chuckled as he exited the house.

'I remember it all, plain as day…everything went downhill from there…' A sixteen year old Souta stared out his room window, wearing the same purple headphones his father owned. To his left was a recently opened box with a note tied to it. It read:

"Souta,

If you happen to find this box, it means that i am no longer using these headphones, due to they are not my style, or i have died. This is my memento to you, and i hope you get good use out of it.

Love,

Dad.

'His last memento to me…'

Koutetsu: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, we're done here! Souta's canon story has begun, and it's only gonna get heavier. Hopefully, this story will be my crowning fanfic.

Souta: Sure it will. At least my story is finally told.

Koutetsu: I don't have a lot of energy to bicker, since it's almost midnight, so can it. This story will update simultaneously with Switch Shock, so you get double the win, i get double the work! Yay!

Neptune: *Pats Koutetsu's back* You'll get through it…

Koutetsu: Well, with Eighth Grade homework and Algebra...i dunno, we'll see...anyway, thanks for reading my garbage, leave a review if you want, and remember to eat those flapjacks! Koutetsu, OUT!