It took a while, but Croire finally assembled all the former members of the Seven Sages together and held a meeting at the once-great nation of Eden. Aside from Rei, the rest of the Seven Sages expressed surprise that Croire was the one who arranged this.
''Listen up, meatbags! And, uh, robo-bags. And, I guess, furbag? Whatever, listen up! There's this other dimension called the Hyper Dimension, and I was thinking the lot of you should cause some trouble again for old time's sake. No massive projects or anti-CPU bullcrap. Just some fun little mischief that we could play on the CPUs and their sisters. Like everyone seems to be saying these days, "It's just a prank, bro!" Anyway, there's eight of us here, so each one of you can mess around with whichever girl pisses you off the most. Whaddya say?''
Eventually, all of them spoke up.
"As long as that whip-crazy chick isn't around, I'll play your little game, chu!"
"Let's not delve into that again. Please. But fine. I still have a score to settle with that Neptune girl!"
"Well if it's just for fun, then I'll do it! I'm sure Lady Blanc and I will look back at this and laugh!"
"Hmph. As much as I would not bother with this prattle, my daughters said that I should loosen up a bit, so maybe I'll understand them better with this little experiment."
"I'll do whatever allows me to see my little Noire again~"
"Those little girls have no business ruling nations! I'll liberate them and show them the joys of being little girls!"
"W-well…I-I guess we could relive those old days…"
"Awesome. Everyone's on board then. Let's get planning. If there's anyone specific you yourself wanna target, speak up! We can't have two people workin' on one girl at the same time! And before you say it, yes. I know that came out totally wrong, but look at my face and tell me if I look like I give a damn. Now, first we have that dumbass CPU from that other Planeptune. All I know about her is that she's got pudding for brains. I never see her without a cup of that crap in her hands. So, anyone here master pudding-making?"
Upon the mention of a pudding-loving CPU, Arfoire made her move.
"I'll take care of her. I may not be a master of pudding, but I am a master of eggplants! Give me an eggplant, and I will make anything out of it! Add a little alchemy and I'll make an eggplant pudding that will lull her taste buds into a false sense of security. Then, all the eggplant flavor will come crashing down on her! I'll destroy her taste buds AND her faith in pudding! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Everyone stared at Arfoire in discomfort before a certain mouse mascot broke the awkward silence.
"This eggplant business of yours is getting to you, granny. Hell, it's not long before you become one yourself! You've got the color already, chu!"
Arfoire is quick to respond.
"Talk to me like that again and I'll destroy your taste buds too! You'll never know the taste of your little nurse friend's lips for the rest of your life!"
"Eep! I'm sorry I'm sorry! Please don't do that, chu!"
Another silence fell.
"...right. Anyway, next we have that lonely one who's always working. I know jack about her. Anyone know what she's into?"
Immediately, an effeminate voice rang out.
"Oh, leave her to me! I managed to get a hold of my Noirey's online diary when I was making that cure for Baddy! So I know what she's into, her daily life, her secret crush, oh I could go on~! Anyway, back on topic. I do know for a fact that she's quite the fan of cosplay. So, I'll just use my ladylike fingers to craft some wonderful cosplay attire for her! The look on her face when she finds out I made them, oh! I can't contain myself~!"
With that, Anonydeath immediately burst from the room to begin crafting his masterpiece.
"I guess that covers that. Alright, now we have the angry one with the big hat. Looks like she's a writer. A real crap one at that too. Seriously, who the hell can read this "Shots Fiyerd" book!?" "Fired" isn't even spelled right!"
A loud, booming voice took the lead this time.
''I know that book! Lady Blanc wrote that with a little boy! Oh, the happy faces I saw when he made that! But that does give me an idea. I'll take one of my Lady's books and turn it into a best-seller hit! She'll be so surprised and happy once she sees that I made one of her stories the most read in all of Gamindustri!"
"Alright, who's next? The blonde bimbo with the bouncy bazongas. I never see her leave her room. She's just playing that dumb MMO game all the time."
A sleazy, business voice was next to sound off.
''That would be 4 Goddesses Online. My daughters love playing that game in their spare time. I'm actually partnered with the company that makes those games, and we are currently making a third installment. Perhaps I could use my influence to send her an early-access copy of this game.''
''Alright, that's all four CPUs. Let's get their sisters now. The only one I know any level of knowledge about is that other purple-haired one. I know she's a gadget geek, but that's all I got.''
Warechu immediately took this one into his hands.
''Gadgets, eh? Well, I know a couple of guys that owe me a favor, so I'll pick up some nice, shiny metal for that broad to tinker with, chu!''
"Alright, that just leaves the tinier, more trigger-happy of the twintails, and the twin sisters of that hothead. Alright you two! You'll take the twins. I'm putting you both together since those two will probably be impossible to separate. Luckily, they're kids, so distracting them shouldn't be too much of a hassle. As for me, I'll take the last one. Maybe I'll get that mouse punk to fetch me some materials for a BFG. Though thinking about it, she can't take her eyes off of gadget girl either..." Croire talked over these thoughts as she floated away, leaving the last two former Sages alone.
"Alright, Rei! This is our chance! Together, we will liberate these kids from their burdening Goddess lives and make them into little girls again! You'd better not mess this up or else!"
"Why did I have to be stuck with her..."
Unfortunately, Rei's silent disdain for the liberator of little girls everywhere reached that very liberator's ears loud and clear.
"Don't you start! You can't do anything without anyone! Be happy you're with somebody who can at least get something done here! I don't even know how you were able to lead us the first time around! You just squeak at the first sight of hostility! Now, just shut up and listen to what I-"
Before Abnes could finish speaking, she suddenly felt her wrist being squeezed rather hard. ''Hey! Let go of me you…you…'' She couldn't bring herself to speak anymore. What met her eyes was the deathly stare of a psychopath that would not take any more of her crap.
''No. YOU SHUT UP! Don't forget who I am, lady! This is why I can lead your pathetic little ass around! And don't forget, you got beaten down by those twins before. It took every single CPU from this dimension and there to bring me down! And look at me! I'm STILL here! So either you do what you're supposed to, or I will send you to the Gamindustri Graveyard personally!''
''Eep! Ok ok ok! I'm sorry! Just let me go and we'll do this together! Please!''
With that plea, Rei let go of Abnes and calmed down.
''Oh, good. I'm happy we were able to sort that out.''
''You need to be sorted out…'' Abnes muttered to herself.
''WHAT!?''
''N-nothing! Nothing!'' Abnes really needed to learn when to keep her mouth shut.
''Oh, ok then. So, how do you suppose we distract those two?''
''Well, when I came to see them before, they were doodling on some of their older sister's books. I tried to take them away to show them how to be little girls, but then that hothead hammered me out of the Basilicom. So just abducting them isn't gonna work. If they really like doodling so much, maybe we could ask Copypaste to get us some of that girl's books. That's all they ever draw on.''
''Well, you've dealt with them before, so I trust you know what you're saying…''
''I do. Let's get a move on.''
As the Seven Sages left their meeting to prepare, Gamindustri would once again be caught up in a storm.
AN: I could have done like some narrative summary on this meeting, but honestly, that didn't feel right with me. Besides I would feel like I had rushed something and I don't want too. Even though this is my first fanfic, I'm not going to rush things.
You may have noticed that the I'm not describing their clothes. Up to this chapter I just had in mind they wear their basic clothes. That is why I did not describe them. That is going to change. From the next chapter till the end I'm going to describe clothes as well, since they won't be wearing the same thing throughout the chapters. And there is the matter of HDD.
As for the next chapters, the focus will be on the CPUs. So look forward to that.
