CHAPTER 3: CAVE AND WEIRD DREAMS

There are very few times in my life when I'm at a total lost of what to do. This is most definitely one of those times. My life was literally crashing before my eyes.

Put yourself in this situation. You simply try to save your sister. You end up becoming a CPU. You get tased by your own nation's military. You get interrogated by your nation's oracle. You trap her. You run home to find your house has been turned into your military base and it's only a matter of time before you're spotted and probably tased again. This time, in front of your parents. What do you do then?

...I have a stupid idea.

It's stupid, but it's better than nothing. I've heard of this thing from Planeptune's CPU. Something she called "Plot convenience." She claims that it can but her out of anything. Maybe, Just maybe, It can do the same for me. Maybe it can get me out of this situation unscaved.

But how does she do it? I've heard she just sits and wait. Then it just happens to her.

It's worth a shot.

It sit around a corner where the military can't see me and I just wait.

I wait...

And wait...

And wait...

And wait...

Then I finally hear something. Was it finally working? Did plot convenience actually exist?!

Then sound came closer. It sounded like footsteps. But not just any footsteps. It sounded like high heels. I suddenly had a chill go down my spine. I turned to see who it was.

In the distance, I saw dust being kicked up. The source of this was non other than Chika. She was running toward me at high speeds with a livid look on her face. She had a very long spear in her hands and I could see her winding up to do what a spear was meant to do. Be chucked into a victim.

"I hate you plot convenience. Thats the last time I ever trust you." I muttered.

I knew I didn't have much time. I also knew that I wouldn't stand much of a chance against the oracle of Leanbox, considering how tired I was after the run from the basilicom to my house. I knew my best chance of survival was to simply surrender myself to the guards in front of my house. So that's exactly what I did. Or what I least try to do. I walk around the corner and raise my hands in the air as I walk towards the guards. The two guards patrolling see me and Immediately take out their weapons and pointed them at me. One had a rifle and the other had a spear. The one with the rifle kept her gun pointed at me and started yelling at me.

"ON THE GROUND, RIGHT NOW!" She yelled while motioned with her rifle towards the ground. The one with spear took out a radio and started requesting for back up.

I was just about to get on the ground when a force harshly pushed me to the ground from behind. I felt my hands being cuffed. And not in the fun way. I turn my head to see the culprit and it the one and only Chika. I don't think I've seen anyone so livid before.

More officers and soldiers started flooding out of my house and toward me. Half of them pointed their weapons at me and the other half pinned me down to handcuff me. They also decided it was a good idea to disarm me, so they took my pistols.

"ALRIGHT, ROMEO RIPOFF, IT'S THE TORTURE HOUSE FOR YOU THIS TIME!" Chika yelled into my ears as she quickly and harshly picked me up.

Just as I was mentally writing my will, my male instincts made me notice a cute girl coming out of my house. Don't judge. It's not everyday I see a cute girl near my house.

This girl was pretty tall and had long red hair. She had shoulder length pigtails held with black ribbons attached to a white maid cap. She was wearing what seemed to be somewhat of a mixture of between a nurse and a maid outfit that was a little revealing at the same time. The outfit was white with red lining.

I don't think I'll ever truly understand Gamindustri female fashion. But hey, with how revealing it is, I'm not complaining.

When Chika saw this girl, she stopped struggling with me and looked at her. The unknown cute girl walked up to me and her.

"Cave, can you believe this boy!? He locked me in the basilicom and left me to rot!" Chika started complaining. What she said was true, in a nutshell.

Wait, "Cave?" That name sounds vaguely familiar. I'm pretty sure this girl was high up in the military ranks...

"Cave...Cave...Cave..." I muttered to myself. Then it hit me. This girl was the leader for Leanbox SMD! I started internally freaking out. This is what Chika meant by when she said Leanbox SMD was at my house.

Cave started at me with her emerald eyes. Now knowing who she was, just looking at her made me sweat.

"Why did you do it?" She asked plainly.

"Huh?" I said cluelessly.

"Why did you lock Chika in the basilicom and run here?" She asked calmly.

"To be one hundred percent honest ma'am, I just wanted to see my family and know that they were safe. I'm not trying to make enemies with the Leanbox government or anything like that." I honestly said.

Cave seemed to wince when I called her "Ma'am." But she thought for a little bit. I look at Chika, who was still holding me, and she had the eye of the tiger. So I quickly look away and back at Cave. At least Cave didn't want to kill me.

...Yet.

"This is fine. This might work, actually." She said. "I was actually about to go to the basilicom and get you, but now that you're here, this makes things a little bit easier." She said

I gave her a confused looked.

"Don't worry too much. I know the immense amount of pressure and stress that must be on you right now. I've already talked to your parents and you clearly have no bad intentions. I'll take you in to see your family and I'll answer any questions you have." She said while smiling.

It was very heartwarming to have someone as cute as her be nice to me. She took me inside and sat me down with my family. We had a very nice reunion and we talked for a while. My sister saw me and instantly wrapped me in the tightest hug I've ever experienced in my life. For the first time in a while, things finally seemed to be looking up for me. Cave "encouraged" Chika to assist me in transforming and allowing my family to see what I look like in HDD mode. They were very shocked at first, but eventually got used to it. Although when I did transform, I found myself talking to Cave and Chika quite a bit more.

I'm not sure why, but whenever I'm in HDD mode, I tend to talk to girls more.

Huh. Weird.

Eventually, Cave and Chika requested to talk to me alone. I went with them. Mostly because I didn't have much of a choice.

"Listen, Trigger, before we were called back to Leanbox to deal with you, we were in Gamindustri Graveyard attempting to rescue the CPUs." Cave started.

"Right when we freed them, me and Cave came back to leanbox to respond to the situation here. While we were doing this, the CPU Candidates took the CPUs back to Planeptune." Chika explained.

Whew. That's good. With Vert rescued, Leanbox will finally get back on it's feet again.

"Since the CPU and candidates are all gathered in one place, we thought this would be a good time to introduce to to your new sister. It will also be a good opportunity for you to meet the candidates and the other CPUs." Cave explained.

I totally forgot! The fact that I was now Lady Vert's brother NEVER cross my mind. This changed everything.

"Whoa. Thats cool and everything but I'd rather stay here for a bit longer and process this." I try to convince them.

"Did we say you had a choice?" Chika said harshly.

"Worry not. This is only a visit. You will be returned here shortly. Plus the oracles of the nations are already aware and expecting your arrival." Cave try to reassure me.

And that's how I ended up in a car with the Oracle of Leanbox and the leader of Leanbox SMD heading for Planeptune. Not going to lie here. I felt pretty nervous. I was going to meet the most powerful girls in the entire world. Not only the most powerful girls but also the hottest girls in the entire world. I know got game, but I don't have THAT much game.

All joking aside though, the stress was really getting to me. I decided to fall asleep to relieve some stress and hopefully make the trip faster.

That's when it happened.

I was standing on a very long sidewalk. On the side of the sidewalk, there were human sized pillars. Wait. No. Not pillars. They were capsules.

"What…?" I said. I didn't see Cave or Chika anywhere. For a second I wondered if Chika had drugged me while I wasn't looking.

I look forward and see a throne. On it was a women. She was staring directly into my eyes.

The woman had short black hair that reached her chin. She appeared to be in her twenties. She wore a combo of a gold necklace, gold rings, and gold earrings. She had clothes that were very similar to an ancient egyptian pharon. Weird.

I look around and I notice there were humans in the capsules. I look closer and I realize that all the humans in the capsules were actually MALE. The all seemed to be asleep.

I then turn back to face the women on the throne. Only thing is that she wasn't on the throne anymore. She was about five feet away from me staring angrily into my eyes.

"No…." She said. "No. No. NO! NO! NO!" She started screaming. I started backing up and reaching for my pistols. However, she just kept closing in on me.

"Male CPUs should not exist! MALE CPUS CAN NOT EXIST!" She screamed. "MEN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT MUCH POWER!" She kept screaming. She then summoned a broadsword in her hands.

I reach my pistols and point them at her. I was about to shoot when...

"MEN NEED TO BE WEAK!" She yelled as she thrusted the sword directly through my chest.

She then proceeds to push me on the ground.

"I will find you… I will end you… I will restore order…." She whispered as I blacked out.

I woke up gasping for air and cursing at the same time due to the wild dream I just had.

I then proceeded to look around to see my surroundings. I was still with Chika and Cave, who were now staring at me like I was some crazed animal.

"...What's up, ladies?" I say while trying to give the sexiest look I could muster up. I need to try to play cool in front of the leaders of Leanbox.

"...Do you need medication?" Chika ask while looking at me shocked

"Or a therapist?" Cave asked while looking at me worrying.

"Nah it's cool. It's cool. I'm fine! I'm ready to meet and greet the most powerful women in the world!" I say trying to look as confident as I can.

"No you aren't." Chika and Cave say.

"But…" Cave began. We are already here. So there's not much point into going back now." She said while getting out of the car.

I get out with her and Chika and we enter Planeptune's basilicom. As an engineer, everything about Planeptune is so awesome. I've always wanted to come here and show off some of my Technology.

We go into a transparent elevator and head up at extremely high speeds. We soon stop and exit the elevator and enter a bright pink room filled with a bunch of people. They all stopped talking and started at the three of us.

…..It really was kinda awkward being the only man here. In front of the crowd, I spot four cute but very recognizable girls. There was no mistaking it.

…..These were the CPU Candidates.

PHEW! That was a lot of writing. I wanted to get a lot done in this chapter because I may not update for a long time. But I'll certainly try to update ASAP. Thank you all for reviewing and following my story. I didn't expect this to blow up SO FAST! Thank you guys for all the support! I also know I didn't get to the candidates this chapter. I actually changed my plan and I plan on giving the candidates and CPUS and Oracles all the next chapter.

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