"Ah, my first week of break in a year..." You muttered wistfully, walking through Planeptune, a stupidly wide grin on your face. You were a professional policeman of Planeptune, top of your class and many knew you as a hero thanks to your acts. You walked into a coffee shop and picked up a tall cup of iced tea, at full price because you preferred not to abuse your power. You took a sip and continued your walk through your nation.
"Hey! Leave me alone!" A woman, hm? You walked towards the sound of struggle, drumming your fingers on the hilt of your weapon.
"Come on girl, I just wanna *hic* take yah home..." A drunkard slurred.
"Yea, we'll pay all ha. *Hic* All ya want!" They were harassing the CPU candidate of Planeptune, Lady Purple Sister. Idiots... "I've always had a things for sailors... Goddess!" You stood at the start of the alleyway, smoke billowing from the tip of your recently fired gun blade. "You?!"
You nodded. "Leave. This is your only warning before I aim for your head." They both ran and the reverted candidate walked over to you.
"You, you're the person who helped sis beat Arfoire!" Oh yeah, everyone knew you because of that. "I'm sorry, sis told me everything about the battle in explicit detail, but she didn't tell me your name."
"(Y/N), Milady." You sheathed your weapon. "May I have the pleasure of knowing yours?"
Her eyes widened. "The hero of Planeptune doesn't know my name?" She stood on her toes, trying to look you in the eyes.
You chuckled at the cute appearance of the little sister of your goddess. "I know your transcended state's title, Lady Purple Sister, but not of your base state." You answered.
"Okay, I'm Nepgear." You nodded with a grin. "By the way, please don't call me Lady or a Milady. It doesn't feel right." You nodded and the two of you just walked awhile. "Is there any video recording of the battle?" She asked you and as you bought some pudding you nodded, and handed her a cup, not explaining why you got three. "Can you show it to me?"
"Of course mi, I mean Nepgear. It's at the station, come on." She followed closely by you, and in five minutes of silence, mainly because you were both eating, you arrived at the station. "Hey, Gizmo!" Your partner looked up. "Catch!" He reached up a slightly chubby arm to catch the pudding cup, and he also managed to catch the spoon. "Before you slurp it down, could you send the video of Milady Purple Heart and I defeating Arfoire?"
"Magic words?" He asked, and Nepgear tipped her head to the side.
"Free food." You stated, instantly.
"There you go!" You opened up your Nep Pad and the video popped up.
"Huh?" Nepgear asked, confused. "He didn't even touch anything, how did he do that?"
"Well in the buddy cop system..." You leaned close and whispered into her ear, "Our boss got it from a movie." She giggled and nodded. "We pair up to exact opposites. He prefers to be the underground info broker as I like to be the person who gets in the fray and kills things. Since I'm doing most of the fieldwork he has a lot of free time to tinker, which is why I have these boots." As a Planeptune policeman you really didn't have to wear a real common uniform, just a badge. So you were some metal plated black cargo shorts and see through hovering bullet proof shields on your legs, and then you have a lilac t shirt and the same type of shields that covered your arms. Oh, and your boots held rockets. Why? Because along with being Gizmo's partner you were also his guinea pig for his inventions. Only a few of them exploded on you, so you didn't file a lawsuit. Like, four times. Then again, he also tested that memory neuralizer on you, so it may have been many more... Whatever, you started to show Nepgear the uncut video. You were sniping Arfoire from a distance as Purple Heart dueled her directly, and you were hopping from building to building to follow the fight. Purple Heart wasn't doing very well, and you tagged in fully, activating your rocket boots and disobeying her orders to slice Arfoire away. You raised you blade and activated a second one and wielded it behind your back, a wry smile on your face. The HDD state of the elder witch glared at you with raw fury, and you stayed calm and burst at her. You back flipped over her ten foot spear and drop kicked her in the head, and activated your skill.
Skill Activated : Laser Mine
You fired six shots, which pierced the ground and Arfoire was slammed into the middle of the circle. You hovered directly above her and your blades expanded into three laser prongs. Beams shot from both ends, and the circle was filled with bright iris laser energy, and soon Arfoire was engulfed in a gigantic laser beam. It was a quick battle from thereafter, as your best SP attack nearly defeated her. All you had to do is cannon ball into her stomach, and the mighty Arfoire was downed.
"Sis lied to me?" Nepgear whimpered, and both you and Gizmo gulped. "(Y/N)! Come with me!" You didn't really have a choice as she dragged you all the way to Planeprune's Basilicom. She released you once you two had gotten into the elevator and she pouted. "Why would sis lie to me and say that she landed the final blow?" You massaged her shoulders gently, hoping that she would calm down. She gasped, but then sank into your shoulder rub and took some deep breaths.
"You good Gear?" You asked, putting your hands in your pockets, and she giggled, causing you to arc an eyebrow. "What'd I do?"
"The nickname Gear. You remind me of Miss IF." The Guild Agent? You were a big fan of her work, and had even dueled her after beating Arfoire. You had tied. As you reminisced the elevator beeped and broke you out if the past. You find the base form of your goddess, being Neptune. "NEPTUNE!" Oh goddess no... "You didn't land the final blow on Arfoire and didn't do the most of the damage!" Nepgear declared, and you stood idly by, face palming the entire time.
"Who told you this?!" Neptune asked.
"He didn't tell me, he showed me!" Crap! You were fired! And if not killed, exiled! You were grabbed by the shirt collar and yanked into a back room.
"Did you show her on your own volition or did she ask, (Y/N)?" Lady Histoire growled into your ear.
"She asked, and since she is a CPU candidate it is illegal to deny." You answered calmly, regaining your composure.
"Okay then. I know not of what Neptune will plan for revenge against you however." You shrugged, and checked if you had your blades. You did, so you could beat her.
"(Y/N)!" That wasn't Neptune. You stepped out of the closet to find Purple Heart with her raised blade. She hadn't gotten anymore Shares since the Arfoire battle, so she wasn't any stronger since she didn't train. "It is time you pay." For beating your enemy? Sure. She charged you, but you sidestepped the attack and burst out the ceiling hatch onto the top of the Basilicom. You landed on one foot, and raised a glowing beam sword. Purple Heart flew out, and Nepgear leaped out herself.
"Sis, stop it! You can't get mad at..." Purple Heart ignored her little sister and rushed you, and you smirked.
Skill Activated : Excalibur Flash
A flash of energy the same color of as a pool of crystal clear spring water burst from your lilac laser blade and enveloped your goddess. She was knocked back and singed by the power of one of your simpler attacks. She winced, yet smirked. "Critical Edge!" She swung her blade at you, which you pulled a backflip over her first swing, and you dropped kicked her wrist so hard that it shattered. You couldn't contain your content from the crunching of bones, and burst out laughing. She dropped her blade, and you dropped back a few feet away as she cried out in agony.
"You done? I could break your other hands, and the rest of your body, but that would mean more work for me."
"32-Bit Mega Blade!" She exclaimed, and you noticed the pixelation of a giant sword. It flew at you, and you caught the blade by the hilt. She was still in the air, and you used the twelve foot blade to your advantage.
Skill Activated : Pi Slicer
Using your laser blade and pixel weapon to work over your goddess with so many swings that you yourself lost count after a point. She fell, reverted, and passed out. After realizing what you just did, you waved as you leaped off the building. You burst away via rocket propulsion and activated your video chat watch. "Yo Giz, you think anyone saw..."
"The absolute hands you were giving Purple Heart?" He asked, and you sighed, now just staring up at the sky as you flew on your back. "Relax. I did a high scale edit so that Abnes's stream was just proved faked on three two..." You flew by a giga screen and you saw Abnes being arrested. "That was faster than expect... DODGE!" You were tackled into a Planeptune field and just as you were about to curse out and punch out whoever bull charged you, you noticed it was Purple Sister.
"Where do you live?" THAT was straight forward. You were pretty sure that she was too young or too old for you.
"An...Sw...ER...!" Gizmo got out through muffling.
"Um, I'll show you." She stood and reverted. You two walked together again, and she took your hand, which you pretended not to notice. Just a calming walk through the sidewalk, and she leaned her head covered in her silky soft lilac hair that brushed against your neck. You arrived at your apartment, and she walked in ahead of you.
"It's... Small." She said, looking around just to find a TV, a couch, a back kitchen, and a door to your bedroom.
"Sit down." You said, walking into the kitchen. "I'll make you something." From the bodyguard of Lady Neptune, you had heard that the sister's preferred ham sandwiches if not pudding. He was your cousin, but after given the month off you never really talked to the serious warrior. Just as you were thinking about this, your hand burned on the pan as you still had your hand on the ham you placed in the pan. You bit your tongue to resist screaming as Nepgear turned on the TV. Minutes later you had a sandwich at hand, on you passed it on to your guest. You watched in slight amusement as she nibbled off all the cheese and ham from the sides and then took a bite of the sandwich. You laughed at the newscast, as it displayed Abnes being charged for fraud broadcasting.
"Um, why did Sis get so mad at you?" Nepgear asked you, and you sighed.
"Your sister should have had taught you this at a young age." You began, crossing you legs on the couch as you got ready to explain. "It's rare, but has happened before. While humans shouldn't have access to Shares, we aren't gods or goddesses, as long as we align ourselves with a goddess, we can access beliefs of the people. It isn't natural."
"When was the last person that gained the power of Shares?" Nepgear asked, and you shook your head with a smile on your face. "A great friend of mine. He was my mentor in my way of the sword, and the Lastation superhero." Nepgear gasped and you nodded. "Yup. He gained so much traction with the people that the Lastation Sharicite nearly overheated trying to produce enough Shares for two separate entities with different bloodlines. He aligned with Lady Black Heart, everything went back to normal. Also, gaining Shares without being a goddess is illegal. Don't need to be arrested, so... I think you understand." Nepgear nodded happily, thanking him for the sandwich.
"I'm tired of being a side character, chu!" A rat... Forget it. Pirachu said to himself, running through the sewers on his own. "Thing is, after every single attempt to take on a goddess, some random bastard has been their to mollywap the villain. Arfoire, bodyguard. Trick, superhero. Anonydeath, the entire squad, chu!" The black mouse tripped on a halberd, and evil plans began to form. "CHU, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu!"
You and Nepgear had engaged in a decent bit of small talk. You had both agreed that Neptune was a nice person, but terrible CPU. You had also agreed that Neptune was the weakest of the goddess, along with the fact that if it wasn't for your cousin Plnaeptune would be doing horribly. It was a trashing Neptune hour as the two of you grew closer and closer, and somehow she ended up in your lap. You began to lecture her about all the split hair she had and how either cutting her hair short or braiding it would be more efficient for battle. She chose braiding so you went to work as she explained her adventures during rescuing her sister. She threw in some personal details that shocked you. Including the fun fact about her talk with Lastation's CPU candidate's breast reduction along with her transformation. By the time the story was done you had fixed her hair for a proper fight, and she surprised you.
"(Y/N), can we duel?" She asked you, and you shrugged. The two of you walked out of the apartment. Both of you took to the air after she transformed, and you put on an air mask after going above the clouds so you wouldn't pass out. You raised one blade over your head, and she raised her two handed weapon. As she lunged you dropped back to study her technique. She relied on powerful downward strikes which weren't that effective since you constantly stayed moving rather than holding still. You pulled a backflip over her and planted a heel directly between two vertebrae. She cried out in pain, yet as she proceeded to fall you grabbed her by her braid, which now matched Purple Heart's in her transformed state, and you spun her around and launched her into the stratosphere.
Skill Activated : Excalibur Flash
Another crystalline blast erupted from your half blade, half laser gun weapon, except this time since you couldn't see your opponent you swung it in an arcing motion, making sure that you hit something. Well, you did hit something. And that something hit you. You had damaged a satellite and had to shrink it down and stuff it in your pocket. "There goes NepBO again..." You muttered.
"SLASH WAVE!" You barely crossed your arms in time to defend against the attack in full, as the purple stream of plasma energy would have nearly OHKO'ed you if you hadn't. She came down right after her attack, and you had to do the same thing you did to Purple Heart. You kicked her away, and smirked.
"Nepgear, what's on your wrists?" You asked, confused.
"I don't know..."
"MAH FOOT!" One drop kick later both of her wrists were shattered, you had her blade, and she was crashing into a field. You were about to end her with a Laser Mine when your video watch rang and you answered.
"HEY! Stop wrecking gods and help me deal with this mob of monsters! They are at the station, hurry back!" The video cut out, and you popped back in front of Nepgear and covered her in Nep Bull, and she was quickly healed. You handed back her blade, and without another word you flew back to the station. You found Gizmo with a mini-gun and two turrets, wailing on every single threat to your headquarters. You landed by him, and began to snipe the large creatures. You took out ten Ancient Dragons, and activated your second blade as you leaped from your perch and kept swinging away, breaking through Horsebirds, decapitating Strange People, and burning Visual Novels alive. You did this while being rained on by bullets from the turrets, and being linded Dogoo goo you had gotten on your face. Just as you began to take too much damage, an entire wave of enemies were slain in a single SP attack. Nepgear as Purple Sister flew at you and you smirked, and whirled around on your heel, and you felt her warmth press up against you.
"I know you probably don't need the help, but I came here to fight with you..." She said submissively. "Side by side!" You smirked.
"No problem! The more the merrier, and Gizmo's turrets have run out of bullets, so we should be all good!"
"Yes sir!" She declared, and you let out a hearty laugh.
"I'm (Y/N), Gear! We should refer to us as our names, not our ti..." A Tentacle Dogoo latched onto your face, and Nepgear melted off the monster with a laser bullet. After that the two of you went chopping through monsters with ease, your matching lilac blades nearly inseparable in the heat of battle. Both of you got tired of the mobs of enemies and simply leaped back into the air.
Melded Skill Activated : Excalibur Wave
Your blades fused into one as the of you went back to back, and with your target locking skills and her large power, every monster that there and coming forward was vaporized by a blue flowing wave off energy, leaving a sea of pixels as an aftermath. You both fell to the ground, as she needed to recharge and your mind was over clocked by all the separate level of monsters. Despite this you still caught her when she reverted, and carried her back to the Basilicom as she slept, your mind slowly coming back online. You kicked the front door down entirely, and Lady Histoire caught it with one hand. You always tended to forget how strong the Oracle was.
"Destroyed the monster brigade and ran out of power?" Histoire asked, putting the door back.
"Yes ma'am. I'm here to drop her off and just crash on the bed for awhile." You said, and you placed Nepgear down in her bedroom/workroom. With that, you left and went to your house. You allowed yourself to sleep and relax your muscles.
Next morning you woke up with a quick yawn and made yourself some breakfast and a cup of coffee. You took a sip and popped open your laptop, checking for any emails. You found that you had gotten a couple emails from Nepgear, as you were about to open one up a video chat request screen popped up from that very same person. You smirked and accepted, find a happy CPU candidate beaming at you on the other end. "Morning (Y/N)!" She chirped and you chuckled and saluted.
"Morning Gear! What's got you up and running?" She blushed a bit, yet kept on smiling.
"Well, I made you a special glove that I wear the match to. We will be able to use each other's attacks and work as one!" You nodded and stood. "Don't move! I'll be there in a minute. Love you, bye!" The chat ended, and wait... What'd she say? Just as you were going yo replay the call in your head the doorbell rang. You answered and found the candidate presenting a shiny purple glove for your left hand. She latched it onto your left hand and showed you hers. You felt a link establish, and laughed.
"This is cool, Gear! What do you want to do. I'll treat you to anything!" Her amethyst eyes sparkled.
"Breakfast!" She dragged you along and when you were yanked you right back to your house. "Can you make me some?" She rubbed yours arms and nodded, walking over to your kitchen.
"Gear, come over here." Nepgear walked over to you, and you placed yourself right behind her, gently grasping her wrists. She blushed deeply.
"What are you doing?" She asked, stuttering as you showed her the ingredients.
"Teaching you how to cook. You know how to build things like Gizmo, but I'm the only one who seems to know how to make a decent meal." You showed her the seasoning, prepared the pancake batter and beat the eggs. Together the two of you had gotten a little messy, pancake dough splattered on your face. Nepgear and you both had finished your mini feast, and when you went to sit down. Suddenly you were having your face cleaned with a wet towel, and Nepgear licked it clean. The two of you ate as your gloves seemed to shrink as you did. You didn't get it though.
The two of you devoured your meal and she laid on your chest when you turned the TV. "Challenge me, chu! Challenge me!" CFW Judge's figure was onscreen, yet you heard a squeaky annoying voice. "Three days! Three days, chu! You have three days to battle the mighty Pirachu!" The goddess candidate on your rolled her eyes, and snuggled a bit more to you.
"That's the annoying mouse I mentioned. Looks like he found the armor of that CFW and but it on." She turned her eyes up to yours as you stroked your chin. "What are we gonna do about it?"
"Let's test your invention out!" You stood up and got ready. Nepgear transformed and you felt a power boost yourself, ready for action. Both of you flew into the horizon, ready for a final fight. You found Pirachu Judge at an open field. The two of you landed in front of him. "So then, metal mouse, fight us!" Pirachu cackled a constant 'chu' and lunged at the two of you. Nepgear and you both dodged, drawing your laser blades. You lunged straightforward, and was met with a halberd that you were locked in a power struggle with. Nepgear flew in with a drop kick and shattered the weapon that was holding you back, and you activated the finger wrap which was a former glove.
Couple Skill Activated : Excalibur Wave
A blast of purple and blue energy launched from your blade, Nepgear kicked Judge Pirachu into the laser. The icy energy seemed to devour the enemy, yet it were knocked back by a lunch, yet you recovered instantly, leaping towards Pirachu. You were tied again, and you had no idea how to finish him off. Your best meld attack didn't work, and the armor wasn't even dented. You fell back with Nepgear, and she smiled at you. "What's got you happy? We are in a battle with a person that is actually a problem!"
"Nope!" She tilted her head to the side. "Well, yes, but I feel better around you than I feel around sis, and that's a first!" She raised her blade. "With you, I know I can win!"
"Well, same..."
"DON'T IGNORE ME, CHUUUUUUU!" You were tackled by a giant metal mech, and you doubled your rocket out put, and you began pushing him back. Both of you were trying your hardest, flying back and forth as you could feel Nepgear charging your attack. You drew your second laser blade and took away and apart an entire arm with a skill.
Skill Activated : Pi Slicer
One, two three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, skip a few, infinity. You shredded the metal to grains and you saw a stubby little paw sticking out of the removed appendage.
"DODGE (Y/N)!" You were out of there in seconds and Nepgear activated her latest melding skill. Laser Slash Wave Mine, and it seemed that 50 shots flew from her blade, and waves of high energy rose from the mines, locking in the large armored mouse. You launched you blades up to her so she had three conduits for power, and she activated all the laser prongs. In one final burst of energy, she made roasted mouse topped with liquid metal. You formally arrested the anthropomorphic criminal after that, and finally the glove Nepgear stopped shrinking on your ring finger.
As you walked back to your house, and Nepgear leaned on you. "Smart one, aren't you Gear?" You asked, and she smiled. "Yes, I accept. Weird proposal th..." She locked soft lips, and you returned the gesture. You opened the door. "Come on in, I'm making lunch."
If you all hate me, I understand. This took three months and isn't even that long! I have reasoning though! Nepgear isn't the most interesting of characters, at least to me, so I had to stretch some things. Don't worry though, despite my distaste for Uni, she should have a better chapter than Gear. Later for now!
