Nepgear's POV

"What is it with that CPU?! That personality, riling everyone up! It makes me furious!" Neptune said jumping on the bed as IF, Compa and myself just watched.

"Does she even realize it?" We all thought. I sighed and looked over next to mine and Neptune's bed and saw a silver belt with a black circle on the inside with a red belt strap designed like a seatbelt. Next to it was a brace designed like a gear shift.

"Maybe he attacked you to get Krim back?" I said pointing to it.

"No way! Those are my spoils of war! No way I'll give it back!" She said, still angry.

"Geez, whenever Nep gets like this, it's really hard to deal with her." IF said walking outside the room.

"I'm sorry about that, IF. Honestly, I don't know why Neptune got so furious earlier." I said thinking back to the confrontation.


"Sorry, but I got what I wanted. I'm tired of you right now. And maybe next time, I'll ask about how you knew my father, Patric."


"Maybe something happened between them before you were born, Ge Ge?" Compa reasoned.

"It must have. But CPUs like me don't have parents. What was he talking about?" I asked myself. "I'll ask Histoire about it, she should know what's going on." I said as I walked towards our Sharicite. "Um, Histiore, I was wondering why Neptune was freaking out earlier."

"What do you mean, Nepgear?" Histoire asked me.

"Well, the CPU Candidate of Leanbox mentioned his dad to Neptune and me and now she's a lot crankier." I said worried as she sighed.

"What was this father's name?"

"It was Patric." I said causing Histiore's pupils to shrink. "Um, Histiore?"

"That explains so much. Patric was the husband of one of the previous CPUs, Rouge of Lored. And technically, he was born a century ago. Under Lored's Sharicite, which while the land went to Planeptune, the Sharicite connected to Leanbox. Hearing Leanbox's Candidate mention the name again must've brought back memories of the battle."

"I see." I said. I got a notification on my N-Gear from Leanbox. I looked and saw this. 'One Week, we're ending this.' I showed this to Histiore and she told me to get Neptune so we can prepare. Vert's trying to end this Console War and that's just what we'll do.


Patric's POV

"Hey, Sis?" I asked her as she was playing 4 Goddesses Online.

"Yes, what is it?" She responded while fighting with her guild.

"How did this, Console War even get started?" I asked as she paused.

"I actually cannot remember. I believe it started before I was born, but definitely after Mother was born." She said thinking.

"Maybe somebody should look into that." I said thinking. "Now where could I possibly find out about the history of the Console War?" I asked myself walking out of my big sister's room. "Maybe if I walk outside for a bit, the plot will come to me!" I said as I walked outside. I saw a gothic girl with pale gray skin like a zombie.

"I assume you are the CPU Candidate of Leanbox?" She asked me.

"Yes, I am. Why?" I asked as she got out a purple and gray brace she held.

"Then I need to do what i should've done a century ago. Kill you!" She said pressing her hand against the brace as I began my transformation.

Signal Bike!

Break Up!

Rider! Mach!

The two of us transformed as I saw she wore a black bodysuit with a gray helmet with purple bits of armor. "With this, with nine CPUs around, it's time I took you all down a peg!" She said firng at me. I dodged it as I blocked one of her punches.

"So, you don't have a preference of nation, eh?"

"Of course not. I support prejudice equality, I hate every CPU!" She said punching me again.

"Hm. Every single one?" I said to myself. "Maybe this person could be the key to the Console War's start. After all, what better way to kill people than by having them kill each other?" "So, you seem strong. Have experience fighting?" I said pushing her back.

"Please, I've been fighting before you or any of the CPUs were born!" She gloated.

"And that gloating is what's going to be your undoing. I'm sure of it. You're the one that started this Console War! I've gotta tell Sis! But this one's definitely stronger. More combat experience than me, probably more than even Sis. Neither of us are invincible. Let's turn this battle on it's head then, shall?! ... Me."

I slid under the black and purple warrior, shooting her in the back. "Thanks for all the recordings of you basically admitting you started this war!" I said switching Signal Mach for Signal Kiken.

Signal Bike! Signal Koukan! Kiken!

Kiken!

I mashed the button as dangerous red shark heads bit at the warrior and flung her away from here. I undid my transformation as I went inside to tell Sis about my theory.


The week passed. On the border between Planeptune and Lastation, on a battlefield, four corners. Neptune and Nep Jr. on one side, Noire and her sister, and the one in the giant coat and hat who I assume is Blanc with her twin sisters, and on the final corner was myself as Mach, and Sis.

"So, this is how we're settling things. A free for all." Blanc said dropping her book.

"It's the only way we can settle things at this rate." Noire said preparing her rapier and looking at me. "Don't think I forgot about the embarrasment you caused me last week, newbie." She said as I shrugged.

"I believe in an eye for an eye philosophy. You whine about my mom, I kick your freaking head off." I said simply.

"He he. If we weren't enemies you and I'd probably get along." Blanc said simply too.

"Yes! With this, the CPUs will destroy each other! My long, millenia long plan to rule Gamindustri has finally come to fruition!" The gothic girl gloated with all of us staring at her.

"Well, thanks for making my plan extremely easy!" I said simply. "You basically just admitted you started this Console War just for us to kill each other. And you already killed the one person who could've stopped your plan. Who was actually around during the same time period as you." I said as Sis brought up a photo of

"Rouge Lored."

"That woman, even getting in my way beyond the grave!" She said clutching her fist.

"So, we were fooled?" Nep Jr. questioned.

"It looks like it." The Lastation younger sibling responded.

"Well, now that we figured that out, why don't we all join as CPUs and kick the purple daylights out of her?" I said poinitng to the goth.

"I actually wouldn't mind. She's been a pain in my nation too!" Neptune said activating her HDD. "Let us join together!" She said causing the goth to transform into that Armored Warrior from before.

"I am Mashin Chaser! Ruin to all!" She said as the nine of us rushed Mashin Chaser. Purple Heart used her sword to attack in a triangular pattern as Lastation's Candidate fired her rifle at Chaser as well. The twin Lowee Candidates used magic to raise the power of White Heart and Black Heart as they used their swords and axes to deal heavy damage.

"Let us show her our speed, PC!" Sis said as I prepared the finisher.

Histatssu! Full Throttle! Mach!

"Let's do this at Mach speed!" I said as the rainbow wind sun around us as my visor glowed blue. We jumped and spun several times as we landed in a kick knocking out our enemy. "And that's picture perfect!" I said posing as Sis undid her own HDD. The other CPUs undid theirs as well. "And that's taken care of."

"I think we should have meetings to discuss the changes that'll happen to Gamindustri." Blanc said.

"I agree. But first." Noire said walking to me. "I think it's time you revealed what you look like under the armor.

"Alright then." I said, pulling Signal Mach out of my belt and closing the belt.

Otsukare!

"T-that Leanbox native!" Neptune and Nep Jr both said shocked.

"Hello, ladies." I said in a mocking wave. "Sorry! I just had to see if you had a plan for us." I said raising my arms in defense.


Arfoire's POV

"Well, that was certainly dumb." My coworker sighed as I undid my transformation.

"Shut your trap! I almost had them!" I shouted at him as he sighed.

"No, no you didn't. The only reason you were able to beat down Lored was because you had the other CPUs weaken her. There's no way in hell that you'd win against eight CPUs without any of those Anti Crystals you spoke of. I reccomend searching for those if you want any hope in defeating them."

"I don't see you doing anything to help." I grunted as he sighed.

"Yeah, I'm just sitting here, pretending to be busy. Spare me, but I'm a little sore from my last scuffle with Patric-kun." I said looking at the broken Extremer Driver. "But soon, I'll be at full strength."