ME: YES! I'm done! Finally! Now Neptune can stop bugging me to write the chapter!
NEPTUNE: Good for you! Now...DO ANOTHER ONE! *whacks author repeatedly with a giant sign saying "CHAPTER 8 PLZ"*
ME: Why is it ALWAYS me!? *sob*
Arfoire was in a complete mess.
Her defeats from the heroes were so dang high that stress became part of her "annoyances" list. Her last plan involved an all-out war between the CPUs with all the monsters she created, as well as her members of ASIC, as her army. However, not only she was outmatched by the power of the goddesses, but they had also added their respective nations' heroes, ranging from Mario to Sonic, from Toro to Master Chief. They even used their nations' protectors: AGES, Master Hand & Crazy Hand, Polygon Man, even the Lord of Games (or L.O.G. for short). Even worse, the CPUs used ALL of their game characters throughout history. That's when Arfoire and the rest of the ASIC members knew they had lost.
The result was so devastating, she cannot take them anymore. Even her Deity of Sin form is not enough to face against the heroes. ASIC had not choice but to retreat and return to their main headquarters in the Gamindustri Graveyard, which is just an abandoned factory. Now, she sits on a throne made out of old game consoles and accessories, leaning with her hand on her forehead, not sure of what to do next. Around her, her fellow comrades are basically doing random stuff. Linda (or "Underling" as the heroes call her) was throwing darts on some old Smash Bros. targets. Pirachu (or "Warechu" as some others call him) was staring at a photo of Compa with hearts on his eyes (seriously, he must know that THAT relationship WILL NOT WORK). And the Criminals of the Free World? Magic is staring at the distance with her arms crossed, Judge and Brave are having some sort of epic robot pushing struggle (heavy metal music included), and Trick got so bored that he decided to play basketball by grabbing whatever he could find with his tongue and throw then into the nearest trash can. The grunts are playing bootlegged games. The monsters are outside acting as guards. Just your typical day at ASIC when not trying to spread piracy.
Suddenly, Arfoire hatched an idea. Now, how does she get their attention, you say? Well, it involves using an air horn. Which just happened because the sound was so loud, it was enough for them to look at the source of the noise. "Listen, my fellow members!", she says as strongly as a president of a nation. "I'm about to tell you all my new plan to conquer Gamindustri!"
As Arfoire explained her plan to the rest of ASIC, they were in a plain in the borders between Planeptune and Lowee. They later stoped moving, and so as Arfoire, as she finished explaining her new master plan. Judge was the first to comment about it. "You daughter of a pirate...", he said. His face cannot show emotion, but his voice shows that he's surprised. "What about me?", said a passerby female pirate named Risky Boots. "OY! I was not talking to you!", yelled Judge to her. Risky just shrugged and continued walking to Lowee, her home.
Ignoring the event, Arfoire looked at the distance with a pair of advanced binoculars. Six people were having a picnic. "There they are...", she said calmly. Zooming in, we could see Neptune, Compa, IF, and the rest of the CPUs having a good time at the picnic. "Perfect.", said Arfoire as she lowered her binoculars. "Now, let's get into the plan. Linda, Pirachu. Come with me.", she ordered. Judging by the faces of both the hoodied girl and the mouse, this feels like a bad idea. But they pressed on anyways.
Meanwhile in the picnic, everyone's just laughing, until...
"Hey y'all!" The girls looked the source of the voice. It was Arfoire, with Linda next to her. Dramatic music started to play.
"Prepare for trouble!", said Arfoire.
"And make it double!", said Linda.
"To protect the world from the CPUs!"
"To unite all people with our views!"
"To announce the pros of game piracy!"
"To extend our reach even beyond the sea!"
"Arfoire!"
"Linda!"
"Team ASIC, blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Chu, that's right!", yelled Pirachu as he enters.
The girls just stared at them with faces that say "Really?". Especially Blanc, because she's the one who made the original version of that phrase for an anime adaptation of a certain children's RPG game series. The rest of ASIC came, weapons at the ready. IF just said "Vert. Use Sylhet Spear." The Leanbox CPU obeyed the order and did the attack. The knockback launched the entire syndicate to the sky. "Nep-Nep! Use Nep-Nep Break!", yelled Compa. "Pika!', said Neptune as she ran and jumped towards the airborne enemies, sword at hand. The whole syndicate yelled "NONONONONO!" and started to yell pleas, but Neptune did the attack anyway.
As soon as she lands the finishing blow, the syndicate screamed as they were launched into the sky. "Huh. Being launched into the sky. Usually we just get KO'ed and run away.", said Arfoire. "There's a first for everything.", said Linda, arms crossed. "But please, no more lame introductions like this." "Agreed.", said Arfoire. "WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!", yelled the whole syndicate as Pirachu yelled "CHUUUUU!". A star-like glow appeared in the sky from where they had flown.
After that incident a while back, it was back to normal with the members doing what they normally do. When will the leader of an organization that focuses on spreading gaming piracy will have another "great" plan for world domination? Only time will tell...
ME: And so wraps up another chapter! Stay tuned for more!
*Neptune's head pops out of behind the author*
NEPTUNE: Y U NO MAKE NEW CHAPTAH!?
ME: *screams* HOLY GUACAMOLE! I'm doing it, I'm doing it! Sheesh!
