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Chapter 2: "The Vapor Syndicate."

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"This is not good!"

I snuck out of the Planeptune's Basilicom to take a good look at the aftermath of what just happened. The other CPUs and Oracles were leaving Planeptune with sour expressions. No doubt the alliance and bonds they had before have all but crumbled. War between the nations seemed imminent.

Now I bet most of you are wondering what I am in relation to Gamindustri and all of what's happening. Well, I am what is classified as a "User." Someone from another dimension who bares witness of the events that takes place in this dimension through different means in our world. However, through the right means, it's possible for some people to cross dimensions and come to Gamindustri to witness events first hand.

But getting here is no easy feat. How did I manage it? I joined a small organization known as the "Vapor Syndicate" managed by the rookie Oracle named Misteam. If one has the right connections or the right sized wallet, they are granted permission to join and cross dimensions from our world to other worlds such as Gamindustri. They are also given "tools" to help boost their abilities while in these foreign worlds. My tool comes in the form of that strange pack that's strapped to my back, but I'll cover that later. The only catch is that the members must try to not interact with key figures or key events that happen while deployed to these worlds.

Of course being a syndicate, I didn't make this trip alone. I was assigned to come here with another member and his "personal mechanic." Knowing that he'd probably would like to know what has just transpired here, I pressed my ear-piece and dialed him up.

[ Noble ]
"What's crackin' guys?!"

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Guys? Dude, it's just me here."

[ Noble ]
"Yeah, sorry. It's kind of my thing, ya know. Anyway, is everything all good over there? I would be there with you, but I wanted to get some last minute grinding in with Lily before we witness the true ending and have to leave this place."

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Yeah. about the ending..."

I looked off into the distance from outside the Basillicon at the CPUs and Oracles from the other nations who were leaving the area to return to their own nations.

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"It looks like we are going down the Conquest Route."

[ Noble ]
"The Conquest Route? You mean ... ?"

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Yup. I'm afraid we are gonna witness the bad end."

I take a moment to glimpse at Nepgear and Neptune who were talking with the humans who decided to remain loyal to them. They appear to be talking about their next move.

[ Noble ]
"You can't be serious. I came to Gamindustri to see the feel good ending."

I could tell he was becoming more worried by the second.

[ Noble ]
"You lived through the bad end, right?"

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Of course not! I merely searched it on Youtube. I don't have the balls to do any of that myself. ... At least not any more."

[ Noble ]
"Ok, give it to me straight. How bad is it?"

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Pretty bad. No offense, but I'm pretty sure you will cry like a bitch should you see it."

[ Noble ]
"I'll take your word for it. Damn, what are we gonna do? Misteam advised us not to get involved with the plot directly, but I just can sit here and let the bad end happen if there's any way I can stop it."

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"I know. I don't work a crappy job for a living only to see a conclusion to a game that will leave me feeling even more crappy."

[ Noble ]
"Well, what's happening now over there?"

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Let's see. The CPUs and Oracles from the other nations have left in a less than happy mood. Now it looks like Neptune and Nepgear are talking with the humans who stayed faithful to them and..."

As I was relaying what I was seeing, someone appeared to walk up to Nepgear. Someone in a long brightly colored dress and a light purple pony-tail separated from the group of humans and approached Nepgear.

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Wait, is ... is that Plutia?! Is she supposed to be in this game? How the devil is she here?"

[ Noble ]
"What? Don't you remember? I downloaded her to help with the gameplay and make the fights easier."

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Oh! That's right. So that's how it worked."

I watch as Plutia walked up to Nepgear and appeared to square up to her.

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Oh my..."

[ Noble ]
"What's going on?"

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"I'm not really sure, but I think the situation is about to fix itself."

[ Noble ]
"Really?"

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Hell yeah. Some Sadie x Nepgear is about to happen. I'll call you back. I ... NEED ... to see this!"

[ Noble ]
" *Sigh* Fine, I'll leave you to whatever twisted fetishes you want to witness. Just call me back when it's all done."

With that, I cut the transmission with Noble. I quickly hurried to hide behind the nearest corner of the Basilicom. I was still out of sight, but managed to get close enough to be in ear-shot of the whole thing. I peaked my head around the corner to see the next move.

[ Plutia ]
"Are you reeeaaaally going to fight all of our friends?"

[ Nepgear ]
"What?! Well ... I ... I might have to if we are to get enough Shares to stand a chance against the Deity of Sin."

This response appeared to have anger Plutia as her eyes narrowed and her fists clenched down on her doll of Neptune. Nepgear nervously took a step back.

[ Plutia ]
"I won't forgive anyone who tries to hurts my friends."

Plutia's eyes narrowed even more and a sinister grin formed on her face.

[ Plutia ]
"But if you insist on doing exactly that..."

A flash of light envelopes Plutia as she activates her HDD form. The intimidating figure of Iris Heart appeared before Nepgear.

[ Iris Heart ]
"Then I will gladly leave a lasting reminder on your body, your mind and your soul as to what happens to those who turn on their friends."

With a sinister grin and a red flash of the eye, Iris Heart slowly began advancing towards Nepgear.

[ Nepgear ]
"Wh-what?"

[ Neptune ]
"Woah woah woah! Sadie, don't you think you're being a little... um ... too Sadie right now? Junior is just doing what she thinks is ..."

[ Iris Heart ]
"Neppy, if you want some of the wrath I'm about to put on you sister, then just say so."

[ Neptune ]
"EEEK! I'm sorry. I'll let you give Junior here all of your tough love."

[ Red ]
"Are we really going to let this happen to my wifey? Am I who thinks this is a little extreme?"

[ Cave ]
"Nepgear is about to cross a terrible line. This test of fortitude is necessary."

[ Broccoli ]
"My faith in Nepgear's fortitude is slightly lacking at this moment, nyu."

Iris Heart readied her blade and sized up Nepgear.

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Whelp. Rest in peace, Nepgear. This will be brutal, but it would be for your own good and the good of Gamindustri."

[ Nepgear ]
"Wait! Can't we talk about this?"

[ Iris Heart ]
"Enough talking. It's time to give you your due punishment."

Iris Heart charged Nepgear leading with a slash of her whip blade. Nepgear gasped, but was able to quickly hop back and avoid getting hit. Iris Heart paused for a moment unleashed a flurry of quick slashes. Nepgear evaded the first of them and on Iris Heart's last strike, managed to draw her beam saber and parry away Iris Heart's sword. Iris Heart turned back to Nepgear and gave her a grin that was a cross of amusement and sadistic intent.

[ Iris Heart ]
"That's a good girl, Neppy Jr. I like it when my play things struggle a bit before I punish them. It helps make them more helpless as I violate them."

[ Nepgear ]
"Wait! J-just hold on a second!"

Before Nepgear could get another word out, Iris Heart lunged with a very furious thrust of her blade. Nepgear let out a quick gasp, but was able to deflect Iris' attack while she began to step to the side. The follow through of Iris Heart's attack caused her to keep going forward and one of her feet caught on the foot Nepgear still had planted. Unable to stop her momentum, Iris fell forward and hit the ground forcefully without time to even brace herself.

There was a short pause as somehow Iris Heart laid practically face down in the pavement and Nepgear, though shaking with lack of confidence and nervousness, was still sanding unscathed with her beam sword still drawn. Iris slowly got to her feet and turned towards Nepgear with quite the broken grin on her face.

[ Iris Heart ]
"Heh...heh heh heh...ha ha ha! AH HA HA HA HA HAAAAA!"

It was anything but a cheery and happy laugh. It was the laugh of a maniac that snapped further into insanity. Everyone witnessing, myself included, felt a very cold chill crawl up their spines.

[ IF ]
"Wha! Has Lady Plutia gone ... completely insane?!"

[ Compa ]
"Iffy? You're shaking and turning pale. Perhaps you should sit down."

The others watch on with horror, but another thought crossed my mind

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
(Ok, is it me, or is Nepgear actually not doing half bad against Iris Heart? I mean, she's still being a clutz about it, but that doesn't change the fact that Iris has yet to lay a single finger on her ... while she's still in her human form.)

[ Iris Heart ]
"Neppy Jr., You should be happy. I no longer wish to hurt or torment you."

[ Nepgear ]
"R-really?"

[ Iris Heart ]
"Of course not. I want you dead where you stand. And now I'll make it quick and painless."

[ Nepgear ]
"Wha-what!?"

Before Nepgear can take a breath, Iris Heart flew at her with a series of slashes. All Nepgear could to was step back and try frantically to block all of the attacks.

[ Neptune ]
"Wait! Sadie, stop it!"

Neptune was about to step in to save her sister. However, there was a clash of their weapons forcing the two to separate before she could step in. Nepgear still stood on unsteady with a look of terror in her eyes, but still manage to hold a defensive stance with sword in hand. Iris Heart on the other didn't focus on her opponent right away. At first she seemed distracted by something. She raised her open hand to her cheek and felt around. She pulled her hand away and looked at her fingertips which now had a trickle of blood on them. Apparently Nepgear was able to land a slight cut across Iris Heart's face during the quick clash. It was unknown if this was intentional, or a very lucky accident.

Iris Heart shot a glance at Nepgear, gritted her teeth, then charged at her with all her might. Their swords clashed rabidly as Nepgear appeared to be put on the defensive early. During their bout, there was a moment that where they were so close that their bodies almost made contact. In the mist of their clash, I could of sworn Nepgear's elbow almost touch Iris Heart's torso. In the next instant, Nepgear was knocked back and was knocked off her feet for the first time this fight.

Nepgear quickly got back on her feet. Still shaking, but sword still drawn and ready to defend herself. Iris Heart on the other hand appeared to have been completely stopped. Then her eyes became bloodshot, she began shaking, and she gasped as if the wind was knock clean out of her. She raised a hand to her chest. The next moment, she dropped to a knee

[ Iris Heart ]
"Im-Impossible!"

She said trying to regain control of her breathing. She tried to rise to her feet shaking all the way, but before she could completely stand up-right, she let out one final gasp and toppled over. She busted in a flash of light and when it settled, the exhausted human form that was Plutia remained huntched over in defeat.

[ IF ]
"I-I-I missed something, didn't I?"

[ Compa ]
"Uh ... Um ..."

[ Neptune ]
"Sweet Damn berry Jam! I mean, I know the plot armor is strong with Junior, but to drop Sadie?!"

The others were speechless from the shock of what they just witnessed. I was even taken a back as I tried to remain out of sight around the corner.

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
(What the hell?! ... Wait ... when they were clashing. That slight moment where her elbow came across Iris' body. Did she actually land a hit there?)

Nepgear stood over Plutia who was still on her hands and knees gasping for air with her head down.

[ Nepgear ]
"I'm-I'm-I'm sorry Putia, but if you insist on continuing..."

She nervously grabbed the sword ,Malice Blade, which was hilted at her waist.

[ Nepgear ]
"Then you leave me no choice, but to ... BUT TO ..."

Nepgear appeared fearful as she said this.

[ Neptune ]
"WHOA WHOA, JUNIOR!"

Neptune saw what was about to happen and quickly rushed over and grabbed Nepgear's hand.

[ Neptune ]
"Hey hey, there isn't need for that, right? You don't have to any more here. I mean ... you should take baby steps as they come. ... Though dropping Sadie like that is one hell of a baby step, but still ..."

Nepgear paused for a while. And looked around at the expressions of the other humans. Then she turned her attention to Plutia who finally looked up at her with helpless eyes.

[ Nepgear ]
"You're-you're right. this is enough for one day. We should really discuss the next step on saving Gamindustry."

With that, Neptune lead Nepgear and the other loyal humans into the Basilicom. Plutia was left outside and gave on final dejected look at them before turning on her heals and began to leave out of Planeptune while holding her chest in defeat.

I was still outside, left in in utter disbelief as to what happened.

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"Th-this can be happening. Plutia was the last hope we had to fix all this..."

I held the back of my head as I tried to think of a way to correct all this.

[ xxBigPhil ]
"...Shit! There is no way out of this!"

"..."

"...Damn it! There's no stopping the bad ending now at this point huh?"

I weighted on all possibilities on this somehow working out on it's own. Nothing came to mind. I thought of any scenario that could somehow save all this with the least loss. There was only one thing that came to mind. One way to at least salvage a some what decent outcome to all this. I sighed as I got my thoughts together.

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"...*Sigh* Damn, there is only one thing I can do to make this right to some degree. There is still a way I can save the majority Gamindustri. In order to save Gamindustri as a whole and avoid utter catastrophe, I must..."

I took a deep breath as the declaration I was going to give got caught in my throat. And I gave a quick tug of the apparent normal pack strapped to my back.

[ xxBigPhilxx ]
"...I must assassinate Nepgear..."

-Chapter End-