And here the third chapter to this story. I hope you enjoy this as it was kind of hard to work on these.
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Shuichi woke up with a start.
He look around in confusion and saw he was in the forest.
'Did I fell alseep in the garden again?" Shuichi thought with a yawn and made a move to get up, but found he was unable to do so.
'Huh?' Shuichi thought as he look down and saw to his amazement, two girls were sleeping ON him.
'Who-?' Shuichi thought to himself before memories of what happen caught up to him.
'Oh yeah. These two are Neptune and Compa. We are in a forest investigating what happen to me and Neptune. And we were tire after a long day of fighting so we nap here.' Shuichi thought to himself as he recall the past events that happen.
Shuichi look down to the sleeping girls and sigh.
"I guess I better wake them up." Shuichi said as he lightly sake Neptune up.
"Hmm? What happen?" Neptune said after a while.
"Come on Neptune. We still have some work to do..." Shuichi said softly.
"Mm, oh. Hello Chi. What happen?" Neptune ask as she rubs the sleep out of her eyes.
"You were so tire you fell asleep on me." Shuichi said with a light chuckle.
"Oh. I remember now." Neptune said as she yawn and look realize where she was.
Neptune face turn slightly red and she quickly got up.
"Oh yeah! We were doing something right!? I totally forgot!" Neptune said loudly, making Compa shot up from Shuichi shoulders.
"I'm up grandma! I wasn't asleep!" Compa said tiredly as she look around.
"Huh? When did I live in the forest?" Compa ask herself as she saw Shuichi and Neptune were holding in their laughs.
"Shu? Nep-Nep?" Compa ask as she rub the sleep out of her eyes.
"Had a good nap Compa?" Neptune ask with a giggle.
"...Oh yeah! I was napping on Shu shoulders." Compa said happily as she recall what happen.
"I never wanted to strangle any one so much right now." Angie whisper with a glare.
"Join the club..." Kaede said with a pout.
Shuichi got up and stretch his limbs.
"Okay. We should get going before more monsters show up." Shuichi said after he made to loosely his joints and look around his area.
The girls nodded in agreement with Shuichi and started to loosen their own joints.
"Remember kids. Always stretch before you start your day. It help your movements for your day. Plus, it good for your heart." Neptune said happily as she finish her stretches.
"Neptune? Who are you talking to?" Shuichi ask with a rise brow.
"No one Chi. Anyway, let get moving!" Neptune said as she pointed ahead of them and march onward.
Shuichi just sweatdrop and shrug.
'It better not to question it. Angie and Ouma was weird enough for me.' Shuichi thought as he follow Neptune close behind.
Compa rush to keep up with the duo as she took longer to finish her stretches.
"Wait for me you two!" Compa call out in a panic as she didn't want to be left behind.
"Poor Compa. I feel like this going to be a running gag." Rantaro said with a sigh.
"I'm sure she'll be fine. I mean, she is their healer. You always protect the healer!" Ouma said with a chuckle.
Neptune kept leading the group forward for a while, but eventually they stop in a open area thanks to Compa directions.
"So this is the area you found us. I can see some damage to the floor that have some humans shape to it. That must be where Neptune crash into me." Shuichi said as he scan the area with a critical eyes and using his 'hint finder' ability to locate anything he couldn't see.
"Yep. This is the spot I found you two Shu." Compa said with a nod as Shuichi was looking around.
"Wow! There a big hole here Chi!" Neptune shouted as she approach the hole she made while landing on Shuichi.
"Yeah. It a big one alright. How did we survive crashing into each other that could make a hole that big?" Shuichi said as he stare at the hole and shiver.
He should be dead by Neptune crashing into him if that hole was anything to go by.
"Nep-Nep, does this make you remember anything?" Compa ask suddenly, bring Shuichi out of his muse.
Neptune made a thinking expression and started to try recall her memories.
Compa was about to say something, but Shuichi stop her with a shake of his head.
After a few minutes, Neptune shouted as nothing came to mind.
"I guess she couldn't remember anything. That to be expected really. Nothing is ever that easy after all." Shuichi said with a sigh.
"Ah-! I can't remember a thing! Compa, are you sure this is where you found us!?" Neptune ask with a cry.
"Yes. You fell from the sky like a shooting star and landed on Shu at this spot." Compa said with a nod.
"Don't smile at that! She could have kill me on the spot there!" Shuichi shouted as he saw how Compa was smiling at the memory.
"It true! He could have die!" Kaito shouted as well.
"Yeah! You need to be more careful Neptune!" Kaede shouted as the smaller girl, even though she couldn't heard or see Kaede.
Neptune giggle nervously before speaking again.
"W-well, at least we know where me and Chi were before being found by you. This a good spot to start!" Neptune said happily as she try to stay optimize.
"Hmm, maybe Nep-Nep drop some form of ID here somewhere? That could help us!" Compa said after while.
"I agree. But I highly doubt she drop something like that. Neptune have no memory to speak of. So her having ID is possible, but highly unlikely we will find it if we don't know if it existed at all." Shuichi said as he kept looking through the area and keep coming up with nothing.
"Hmm? Is the ground shaking?" Neptune ask suddenly as she felt the ground was shaking under feet.
Shuichi eyes widen in fear as he realize the ground was about to collapse as he saw the cracks on the ground.
"Run!" Shuichi said as he turn around and ran, but he didn't get far as the ground collapse before he even got three feet.
The trio fell down the hole, screaming in terror as they did.
"We are falling!" Compa shouted as she try to grab something to stop her fall.
"Shuichi!" Multiply voices call out in fear as Shuichi felt many cold air try to grab him as he fell.
Shuichi try to brace himself from the crashing landing that would happen, but he slam on the ground before he even gotten ready, knocking the air out of him and his vision had dark spots in them now.
Shuichi didn't have time to even moan in pain before he was slam from above on his backside.
His vision turn dark and his concision faded away.
"Ah! Ow! Okay. I think the author made that hurt more then the remake was for us." Neptune said with a groan as she got from the ground.
"Compa! Chi! Are you two okay!" Neptune call out to her friends with a worry expression.
"Yessy! I'm here." Compa call out as she sat up and was relativity okay.
"Oh good. How about you Chi? You okay?...Chi?" Neptune call out in worry.
After a few seconds of no responses, she started to panic.
"Chi! Shuichi! This isn't funny! Where are you!?" Neptune kept calling out as she kept looking around fragrantly in search of her friend.
"Nep-Nep! Under you!" Compa shouted as she rush over to see to make sure Neptune was hurt too badly from the fall.
Neptune gain a confuse expression as she look down and pale.
She once again landed on Shuichi.
"Shuichi!?" Neptune shouted in worry as she quickly got up and turn him over to his back.
Shuichi was out cold and wasn't moving.
Neptune place her ear on his chest and waited.
After listing to Shuichi heart beat for a few seconds, she gave a sigh of relieve.
"Oh my goodness. I thought I kill you for a moment Chi." Neptune said as she took a much need fresh air from her near panic attack.
Compa kneel beside Shuichi and started to cast a healing spell on Shuichi to heal all his wounds he suffer from the fall.
After a few minutes of Compa first aide and healing magic, she smile as Shuichi was once again in fitting form.
"There. He been heal to the best ability. We just need to wait for him to regain consciousness again." Compa said with a sigh as finish wrapping Shuichi cuts and bruises.
"Oh thank god for Compa Nurse training." Tenko said happily as she was so scare for Shuichi life.
"Yeah. And it seem Shuichi is destine to be Neptune cushion it seem." Korekiyo said with a humorless chuckle.
"Let hope your wrong about that." Kirumi said with a sigh as she sat the closest to Shuichi in hopes of her present would be enough to comfort the young detective.
"Let not be too angry at Neptune. This was an accident. This could have happen to anyone." Kaito said, trying to calm down everyone.
"He waking!" Rantaro shouted as Shuichi groan from the pain he was in.
"Ugh...What hit me?" Shuichi ask as he manage to sit up clumsily.
"Chu! I'm so SO sorry for landing on you again!" Neptune said as she bow her head in shame.
"You landed on me again? Jeez, my luck is terrible it seem." Shuichi said with a sigh as he saw the bandages on him.
"Thank Compa. And Neptune, it okay. I'm just glade your injure." Shuichi said as he patted Neptune head a little.
Neptune just nodded in response, just glade Shuichi doesn't blame her.
She have little friends and without her memories, she alone beside the two in front of her.
They are all she have.
She can't afford to lose them at all cost.
"Yay! We are all okay! I'm so happy!' Compa said as she hug two in front of her closer with tears in her eyes.
"O-ow! Compa! Calm down! You hurting me!" Shuichi shouted as Neptune was losing air in her lungs.
After much struggles and convincing, they duo escape the deadly enemy know as 'Compa Tears induce hugs'.
"Okay. Let get back track to...whatever we were doing?" Neptune said as she regain her cheerful demeanor.
Shuichi was using his cane as a walking cane for now as he was still somewhat damage from the fall.
"We are under the forest it seem." Shuichi said as he look up to the hole they had fallen from.
"That right. But this place is so weird." Compa said with a shiver as she look around and didn't like how creepy it looks.
"I agree. This place is giving off some bad vibes." Neptune said as she scan the area.
"I can feel it too. It feel like we are in more dangerous territory." Shuichi said as he scan the area as well.
"Hmm? Hey guys, look at this." Neptune said as she spot something near the trio.
"What is it Nep-Nep?" Compa ask as she move over to Neptune spot.
"What wrong?" Shuichi ask as he limp over to Neptune.
"I found something strange. Do any of you know what this is?" Neptune ask as she pointed to some strange object.
"I never seen something like this before." Compa answer with a shake of her head.
"I can't see it well. Bit I don't think I know what it is either." Shuichi said truthfully.
"I know! It must be a medal that change into items with a king something!" Neptune said giddily.
"I have so many reasons to doubt that." Kiibo said with a sigh.
"Who knows. For all we know, she could be right." Kaede said with a shrug.
"It sad, but it true as well. We have nothing to base this on so far." Ryoma said with yawn.
As the trio were thinking up possibility for this strange object, they heard a loud roar, making them jump in fright.
"Nepu! Where's that event-flag-inducing growl from!?" Neptune ask in fright.
"Nep-Nep! There a huge monster over there!" Compa call out as she saw a huge monster coming there way and fast.
"Oh no! We need to get out now!" Shuichi order quickly, but before anyone could move, Compa was snatch away.
"Yikes! P-please help me..!" Compa shouted in fear.
"Compa!" Shuichi call out in horror as he saw his friend get snatch away.
"Oh no, Compa! She being *censored* and *censored*!" Neptune said in fright.
"I'm/she not being censored! I'm/she off to the side Nep-Nep/Neptune!" Shuichi and Compa shouted in unison at Neptune.
"Oh, you know, fan service. Well, time to get a bit more serious!" Neptune said as she ready her weapon.
"Let save Compa!" Shuichi said as he ready his own stance to fight.
"Shuichi! Your too damage to fight properly! You need to pull back!" Ouma shouted at Shuichi.
"I can't leave Compa behind! I'll fight even if it cost me my life!" Shuichi shouted as he rush the beast with Neptune.
"Shuichi no!" Angie cried out as she try to grab his shirt, but her hand phase through like always.
"Don't worry Compa! We'll save you! Take this!" Neptune shouted as she slash at the beast arms as Shuichi made a stabbing motion to it chest.
***Neptune and Shuichi attack***
Neptune and Shuichi kept wailing on it with their weapons, but it only annoy the beast.
***No effect***
"What the!? Wait...who just commented on our attack?" Neptune ask with a frown as Shuichi rose back in.
Shuichi kept hitting the beast, but his attacks aren't doing any damage.
"Damn it! My grip is too weak! I can't hit properly like this." Shuichi groan as he barely block an attack.
"My gloves Shuichi! If you still have my gloves, they can help you improve your grip a bit!" Kirumi shouted at him.
Shuichi nodded and jump back and saw that Neptune was talking to herself as he pull out Kirumi gloves from his pockets
'What is she doing? Is she trying to think of a way to beat that thing?' Shuichi wonder to himself as he put on the gloves with gusto.
Shuichi blink as he felt a change in his body.
"What the heck? Why does my body feel lighter all of sudden?" Shuichi ask himself as he felt extremely different.
Shuichi look around to see his friends were wearing a shock expressions on their faces as he saw another him looking confuse.
"What happen!?" Kaito ask in shock as Shuichi was just staring at his body in shock.
"Is this... Master Shuichi body?" 'Shuichi' ask in shock as 'he' stare at 'his' hands.
"Is Kirumi in Shuichi body?" Ouma ask with a blank expression.
"It seem like it." Korekiyo said in surprise.
Shuichi quickly snap out of his thoughts and started talking again.
"Kirumi! I have no idea what going on, but please save Compa!" Shuichi beg, making Kirumi eyes narrow in determination.
"I will not let you down Master Shuichi!" Kirumi said as she?/he? ready their stance and launch themselves at the beast.
Kirumi move more flawlessly out of the beast attacks, but her?/his? strikes were barely doing any damage at all.
Thanks to the gloves, the grip was better, but the attack power barely went up at all.
'I can't keep this up for long! Shuichi body was already injure prior to this battle. If we don't get help soon, I will fail my request!' Kirumi thought as she?/he? kept dodging the attacks.
"Ready and willing!" Neptune voice was heard.
Before Shuichi or co could turn around to see what Neptune was doing, Neptune body began to glow.
"What the hell!?" Kaito shouted in surprise.
"What happening now!?" Kaede demanded.
Once the the glow finish, Neptune was no longer standing there.
In Neptune place was a different lady that just ooze power.
"Is that really Neptune?!" Shuichi ask in shock as he took in her appearance.
Her hair becomes a dark lilac-purple while her eyes turn blue. Her hair becomes very long and is worn in twintail braids while her bangs and the hair that frame her face are somewhat longer. Her hairclips turn into small black circular pieces with glowing blue x's on them. Her figure is more mature/curvier now. Her suit resembles a black skintight leotard with purple segments and silver pieces along it. The boots/leg armor is above the knee.
Shuichi gulp at how much bigger Neptune breast has gotten and how wide her hip now was.
"Degenerate male..." Tenko said with a jealousy glare as she glare at a sweating Shuichi.
"Shuichi..." Kaede started with a disappointed stare.
"Now now Shuichi. I know you weren't staring at another girl when you have me as your wife right?" Angie ask with a smile, but her smile was dark.
"Uh, no?" Shuichi said nervously as he had his hands up in surrender.
"Good luck pal." Kaito said with a sigh.
"Is this...really me?' Neptune ask in surprise as she look herself over as he voice had deepen as well.
"Wow! Nep-Nep! You transormed!" Compa said in shock as she was still in the monster grip, who was also stun by the sudden shift in power.
"The power...It's flowing from within...There's no way I can lose with this!" Neptune said as she stare at the beast in front of her with fire in her eyes.
"Just wait Compa! I'm going to save you!" Neptune said as she ready her sword, which had taken on a different shape and was now lager and studery then before.
Neptune charge at the beast and started to wail on it, doing an incredibility large amount of damage.
The beast was weaking with each blow it was getting and was already near death.
"Whoa...Remind me to never piss her off." Ouma said in awe by Neptune power.
"I will note that for you later." Kiibo said as he was equally blown away by Neptune power.
Kirumi sigh as she?/he? went to free Compa very quick as Neptune was beating the beast.
Neptune gave one last slash from her blade, beating the beast for good.
"Well, that should do it..." Neptune said as she finish off the beast and saw Kirumi. who she thinks is Shuichi, and Compa coming in close.
"That was super Nep-Nep! You beat that monster in a flash!" Compa said happily as she gotten close enough to Neptune to talk.
"I must say. I never seen anything like that. Your on an whole different level then I first thought." Kirumi said truthfully as she?/he? smile at Neptune.
Neptune body started to glow once more and turn back to her original self.
"Whew...That was more tiring then I thought it would be." Neptune said with a slight pant in exhaustion.
"Well done Neptune, Shuichi. and Compa, are you okay?" A voice call out to the group as Kirumi remove the gloves, giving Shuichi control over his body once more.
'So that how it works. I will need to look into this later.' Shuichi thought to himself with a slight frown before turning back to the group.
"Yessy! I'm okay! And it all thanks to Shu and Nep-Nep fighting." Compa said with a smile.
Shuichi blush a little at the complement, but felt wrong for taking credit for Kirumi work.
Compa blink a bit as she realize she was talking to a voice.
"...Um Nep-Nep? Whose voice is this and where is it coming from?" Compa ask.
"I would like to know as well. I heard it earlier, but I didn't pay it much mind as I was focus on Compa safety." Shuichi said with his arms cross.
"It's Miss Heavenly voice, AKA Histoir...What was it again?" Neptune started, but trail off as she realize she forgot the name.
Shuichi facepalm at this.
"Histoire. Your were only off by one letter..." Histoire answer polity.
"Wow. She is bad at this..." Ouma said with a chuckle.
"That right! Histy-Histy!" Neptune said happily.
'Fucking Neptune...' Shuichi thought with a sigh, but he was smiling despite his thoughts.
"You can call me Histy. Now, it nice to meet you Compa, Shuichi. I'm Histoire." Histoire said polity.
"Can I call you Histy too? It's nice to meet...um, hear you Histy." Compa said happily.
"Nice to meet you too Histoire." Shuichi said polity.
"Um, Compa?" Histoire started, but was cut off by a big roar.
"It ali-ve!" Neptune and Compa shouted in shock.
'I thought you two knew that. It body was still here after all." Shuichi said with sigh.
"Run Compa, Shuichi!" Neptune shouted as she turn around as book it away.
"Y-yes!" Compa shouted as she follow after Neptune.
"Wait for me you two!" Shuichi shouted as he follow after his companions.
The trio ran as fast as they can til they gotten out of the cave and didn't stop running as they made it all the way to Compa home.
The trio stop and took a breather and regains their bearings from all that running.
'My legs fill like jelly.' Shuichi thought with a groan as he sat on a chair and sigh.
"Finally...Got away." Neptune said in between pants.
"That was a close call..." Compa said shakily as her eyes were wide and white like in those anime's where their no eyes and it just white.
"I want to sleep now." Shuichi said with a groan.
"I'm suprise it survive such a beating." Histoire said to the group.
"Oh Histy? Can you tell us what this strange thing is? We found it in the cave before the beast show up." Shuichi said as he pull the same object they found earlier.
He snatch it as they were running out of the cave.
"That's a Key Fragment. That a piece needed to release me from my seal." Histoire answer.
'Seal?' Shuichi thought with a frown.
"You're sealed, Histy?" Compa ask in surprise.
"Yes. Can you release me? These one of these in each land." Histoire ask.
"I could, but that would mean we need to fight monsters right...Isn't that dangerous?" Neptune ask with a concern frown.
She was worry for putting Compa and Shuichi in more harm.
"Yes. Your live's will be in danger." Histoire answer truthfully.
"At least your being honest about this." Shuichi said with nod.
"But if you help me release from the seal, I can give you your memory back and answer how Shuichi got here from his world." Histoire said.
"...I see. So that how it is? Your want use our own weakness to have agree to help you. That dirty, but you must be in a real bind to do such a thing." Shuichi said with a slight frown on his expression.
"I'm sorry. But I do need to be release and help Neptune regain her memory. I'm sorry for using just a tactic on you Shuichi." Histoire said regrettably.
"Oh come on Chi. She must have a good reason for it. Can't we help her out and see what would happen? It better then nothing at this point." Neptune said with a pout.
"I understand your feelings Neptune, but that doesn't change the fact she holding valuable information from us and want us to risks our lives for them." Shuichi said with his arm cross.
"I'm sorry. But please Shuichi. I really need your help." Histoire beg.
"Chi..." Neptune said with a sadden expression.
"Please Shu..." Compa added in as well.
Shuichi said nothing for a while before he sigh.
"I will help. But I want to ask you one question first." Shuichi said finally, making the girls cheer.
"Thank you. I'm glade to heard you be able to aide Neptune. And what is your question?" Histoire said with a sigh of relieve.
"Is Maki and Himiko in this world as well?" Shuichi ask seriously.
"Yes they are. I sense all three of you arrive to this world at the same time. They are alive." Histoire answer truthfully.
"Then that all I need to know. I will help you." Shuichi said with a nod.
"Thank...yu...much...hap..." Histoire said, but her connection to them was almost gone.
"Oh no! We're losing her!" Compa said with a worry expression.
"Don't make sound like she dying!" Shuichi said quickly.
"What wrong Histy! Is the static bad on your end?" Neptune ask.
"I...using...Fragment...I...o..ut...of...time" Histoire said before her voice lose connection to the trio.
"I think we lost contact. I hope Histy is okay." Neptune said with a worry expression.
"Well, at least we know where to get our answers Nep-Nep. Let go!" Compa said as pump her fist in the air.
"Alright let do this!" Neptune said happily.
"Let try to be careful this time..." Shuichi said with sigh.
Shuichi faintly wonder what the future held for him. He in a different world, going on some sort of quest to gather Keys Fragments for some unknown voice name Histoire. And to top it all off Neptune transformation.
What could they all mean in the grand stand of it.
He may not have answers now. But hey, that what a detective do.
They seek out answers and the truth of things.
He just need to make he find his friends and help Neptune.
"Let hope our future isn't as bleak as I think it is." Shuichi said to himself as he saw Neptune and Compa smile, talking about going out to eat and think of what to do next.
'I'm not sure, but I'm willing to put my fate in them.' Shuichi thought with a soft smile as he join in on the conversation.
And done!
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