Chapter 3: A Smashing Arrival

"Blanc! Blanc! Come look outside!" Ram tugged at my clothes, trying to get my attention. "What is it? I'm in the middle of something." Ram didn't answer, grabbing my hand instead and dragging me outside. "Huh?" She pointed to the sky, where I could see a faint humanoid figure descending down. "Is that Neptune? No, the figure seems much too big." While I was lost in thought, Ram started yelling again. "It's getting closer, Blanc!" I looked up.

"Oh, shit. Ram, get inside! It's heading right for us!" Materializing my hammer, I activated HDD and readied myself. She shook her head. "I wanna fight with you, sis!" I emmited a low growl and scowled at her, which was enough to send her sprinting inside. The figure landed in the square, revealing itself to be a large, green monster of a man. "Alright, you bastard! You wanna rock, then let's fucking rock!"

I charged at the beast, swinging my hammer as hard as I could into it's chest, causing it to stagger a bit and roar. As I charged at it again, the monster jumped into the air. "HULK SMASH LITTLE GIRL!" It slammed both of it's gargantuan fists down.

"THE HELL DID YOU JUST CALL ME, YOU SON OF A BITCH?!" Narrowly escaping, I brought the hammer down on it's head with all my might, knocking it down. The behemoth struggled to get up, only to fall back down. "That's what you get for messing with Lowee's CPU!" Putting my foot on it's back, I prepared to deal the final blow. Just as the hammer was about to come down, I saw that the monster had vanished, and in its place was a scrawny man.

Lifting my foot off of his back and deactivating HDD, he turned his body over. "Ow..." I scooped him up into my arms and walked back to the Basilicom. "Rom! Ram! I need some help here!" I called to my younger sisters. They barreled towards me at near inhuman speeds, scooting to an abrupt stop only centimeters away from me. "What's up, big sis?" I pointed to the man. "I need you to heal him. Can you do that?" I asked the two. "Leave it to us!" They began to chant and wave their wands slowly. His body began to twitch, seemingly being affected by the spell. Breathing heavy with relief, I slumped onto the floor.

"We healed him as much as we could, but he's not awake. Did we do something wrong?" Rom asked me in a glum voice. "Don't be sad. You did all you could." I pat her and Ram on the head. We carried the man upstairs into a spare room, which was between my room and theirs. "I'll stay in here for tonight, to keep an eye on him." I readied a mattress for him to sleep on. They were standing in the doorway, looking at me expectantly. "You two should go to your rooms and get some sleep. It's been a long day for all of us." I ushered them to their rooms. "But Blanc-" I cut them off sharply. "Don't 'but' me. Just do what I say, please." They went to their rooms silently. Heading back into the room, I shut the door and turned the lights out.

"Who are you?" I looked at his face through the incredibly dim lighting. Seconds became minutes, and minutes became hours as I patiently waited for him to wake up. Soon, my eyes started to become heavy with sleep, but I was able to fight it off until morning.

The next morning...

"God, I'm tired..." I was about to rest my eyes for a bit, when the man started to move. My eyes darted to the man, who was grunting and trying to get up. I moved to try and keep him from getting up. "Hey, hey. Relax, you're going to be fine." I tried to calm him down. It seemed to have some effect, as he looked less tense than before, but still seemed like he didn't trust me yet. "I don't believe I've introduced myself. My name's Blanc, and I'm the CPU of this nation, Lowee." He looked at me from head to toe, seemingly studying my body. "You seem trustworthy. My name's Dr. Bruce Banner." He stated. "So, Dr. Banner-" "Call me Bruce." He cut me off before I could get my question out.

"So, Bruce, what was that big green monster that appeared yesterday?" I asked, eager for a response. "A freak of nature. Something that should've never been. A destuctive force that can't be controlled or contained. Whenever something happens, he comes out. I go in." I listened eagerly as he explained his story. "I see. Thank you for telling me, Bruce. We'll make sure your anger stays in check while you're here." I helped him get up and led him downstairs.

"This is the Basilicom. We have a variety of facilities, so make yourself at home. If you have any problems, get me, Financier, or C-Sha. We'd all be glad to help." He nodded at me. "Thank you for your hospitality. I'll never forget it." His words rang with true honesty. "How'd he get here? I know he's not from Gamindustri, so where? I'll need to talk with the other CPUs about this."