Author's Note: Yo, we about to get real Nep up in this Nep-Nep! You Neppin' me?
Also, I'm sorry, SpeckTech, no hard feelings~. For what? Just something small, you'll see~.
Also also, please enjoy Re;Birth3 for me, readers! I'll get mine a little later!
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Hyperdimension Neptunia is the property of Idea Factory and Compile Heart, loaded with direct references to other companies as well as their properties. I do not claim ownership over anything pertaining to the Neptunia series or any related properties. This is a nonprofit fan work.
Rated T for: Language, suggestive themes, and things hitting the fan.
Original Post Date: 6/30/15
When the initial shock of seeing a not-20-looking 20-plus-years-old Maker get lovingly suffocated by two busty girls wore off, their strongest in the form of an irritable Chika and a trying Neptune trying to pry Compa and Vert from IF, because neither of them really wanted to stop hugging.
"WAAAAH! Y-You meanies won't keep us besties from hugging! It is futile...!" cried Compa.
"What madness must all of you brutes be under to try and separate us...?" questioned Vert. "I won't take this lying down!"
Both girls tightened their grip on poor IF, changing the color on her blissful face from red to... red. Not the good kind.
"L-Lady Vert...! Come back to me, I beg of you! Erk... K-KAFF! KOFF..." Chika began coughing her lungs out, shaking and shivering... "I-I think I'm in need for s-someone to take care of me... Sister, please... Ugh..."
No one bought her fake-sickness BS, because they'd heard it all before. Her precious Vert kept clinging, causing the former Oracle to huff.
Meanwhile, Neptune resorted to a dirty tactic in order to extricate Compa...
"Gah, has Compa been buffing up or something...?! Abs of steel, more like boobs of steel!"
Nep had a handful of a time... Or rather, two handfuls, as her hands were all up in Compa's handfuls as she kept tugging. The rest of the endowed females all clutched theirs, almost feeling the tug themselves, while Blanc appeared to have some actual sympathy for anyone above an A-Cup.
"Er-hem..." A patient Histoire's voice broke through to those who were sane and Neptune. "I'd like to say we should just move on..., but seeing as Vert is necessary for the proceedings to go on, and this is clearly distracting enough as it is... Um, a-are they ever going to stop...?!"
"Hmmm..."
Neptune pondered for a bit, taking her hands off off for some extra thinking power... Not even a second later and she jumped for joy at how awesome she was!
"I've GOT IT! I'll be back in a jiff! Super Neptune Speed!"
With that, Neptune jetted off in a streak of purple, leaving everyone in her dust! Except there was no dust, because Histoire and Nepgear actually care about how they live.
Actually, speak of the bubblegum-shaded devil, Neptune came back with her sister in hand! Literally. Gear was being effortlessly hoisted up in the air by Neptune's left hand.
"What the goodness...? Wh-Wh-What the goodness?! Neptune, I'm flailing in a dangerous direction! KYAAAAH!"
Nepgear was then twirled around so she'd stop giving everyone a show.
"Oops! Sorry, Nep Two! Nepsis, Nep Jr., Nepgear...! See, I can call my sister anything, because we're good sisters. Nothing personal, speckytech!"
"U-Uh, Neptune...?"
"Oh, don't mind that little tangent, my cute little vector! I'm actually just making sure making sure we got the right kind of attention. See?"
The elder sister brought to Gear's attention that the struggle had stopped, both Compa and Vert easing their grip slightly as they turned to see the Candidate looking at them all cute and upside-down from her perspective. It was enough that IF started to come to, and rejoin everyone in wonderful consciousness...
"Oh look, it's Ge-Ge! Hi, Ge-Ge! Huh?"
"Nepgear...? My, what brings you here? Wait..."
They started to realize what they were doing, and slowly backed away from each other and Iffy..., only to set their sights on Gear as they stalked towards her...
"Ladies, please!" pleaded Histy, flying in front of them and halting their progression and bringing some sanity back. "This is certainly not the time to behave like this!, Please, return to your seats."
"Eh? Oh..., what happened? Did I get too friendly with Iffy and Ge-Ge? I'm sorry..." said a sad Compa.
"Dear me, I may have pulled a faux pas... My apologies." apologized Vert.
"H-Huh...? What happened...?"
Iffy stumbled around for a bit before the three of them all made it back to their seats. Neptune had a grin on her face that said she wanted to comment, but Histoire focused herself towards the purple-ette's location to question her.
"Very well, I don't know what the purpose of that was, Neptune, but it sounded like you were on to something hopefully?"
Neptune grinned as she began congratulating herself.
"Oh yeah! Give it up for my noggin, gang, for I have solved the mystery!"
She threw an arm around their dimensional visitor, Plutia giggling and having a good time.
"Something funky has up and happened to our mundo, and we are already stuck in its rhythm! I said that this isn't the Hyperdimension we're looking for, because it's more than that! You feeling it yet?"
Neptune's words didn't make much sense to anyone. Neither her friends, her sister, nor all these other people followed her.
"I guess I'll have to show you some proof, after all. Histy, if you could bring up all our past exploits, please~?"
"Hm? Sure. I'm curious as to what you want to show. But, could you please put down your sister...?"
"Oh. Whoops, my bad. There ya go, Nep Jr.!"
"Er, th-thanks, Neptune..."
As The CPU nodded and went to work compiling some digital stuff on Histy's display, the other CPUs were... stunned, to say the least.
"I didn't think Neptune had it in her to work this hard...!" said an astonished Noire. "I'm... shocked!"
"As much as she is normally counterproductive, remember that we once hated Neptune for a reason...," uttered a thoughtful Blanc.
"How perplexing; just what must have occurred if Neptune's accusing our dimension to not be our own...!" remarked Vert, before the gears started turning in her head. "Hold the phone. I believe I am starting to be privy as to what Neptune is talking about! Perhaps it can wait until Histoire comes back."
Off to the side, Rei began feeling the pressure of everyone looking at her, even if it was glances at a time. She was someone infamous, after all.
"I... I'm out of place, I shouldn't be here..." she muttered, frightened. She tried to back away, but not only were several eyes on her, the one step she took had her bump into Nepgear, of all people.
"Where are you going, Rei?" she innocently asked, causing the older lady to fall back on her butt. "Histoire needed you here, right? Please don't go, it's really important that you help us...! Won't you stay...?"
Nepgear's patented doe eyes can melt the ice out of a freezer, so it did quite the number on Rei's mushy heart.
"Erm... I-I wasn't trying to l-leave...," she denied, putting on a clumsy smile, "It's just... a little stuffy in here. Th-That's all...! Could use a window..."
BLAM!
A bullet-sized hole had suddenly been put into the wall beside Rei, frightening her and Gear, while curiously not riling up the attention of everyone else.
"Wh-Wh-What the...?! That was near my head!"
"Oh goodness! What... U-Uni...?!"
Nepgear and Rei were soon approached by a certain tsundere-in-training, who merely shrugged as she carried her gun over the shoulder as she said, "What? I made a window. Rei is right, this place is way too stuffy."
Uni's entrance was soon followed by Rom and Ram, who kept to the side, feeling scared and excited, respectively.
"Uhhh...! So many people...! They're all our friends though, right...?"
"R-Right! Oh, I think I can see Blanc, and that Finaci-lady! Oh, there's Mina, too. And that's all about all! We know no one else~!"
The Lastation Candidate sighed.
"You know, our sisters know all these people, girls. I'm... honestly feeling a out of place myself, like one of those face-fish you keep, Nepgear."
"Wha...? H-Hey! You leave Mister Sea-Guy out of this...! He's done nothing to you except maybe going all over your hair...! And face...! I'm sorry you had to clean up..."
...
...
Ignoring that...
"Nepgear, you...Ah, don't talk about it like that! Gross!"
Ignoring that...!
"Ugh. Fine! Moving on, I guess..." Uni's relenting caused a question mark to float over the other girls, but she moved on, as it were. "This may be slightly over our heads, but it was getting boring playing around when there's this serious matter going around. Which is why..."
"Eeep!"
Rei had tried to get out once again, but Uni held her by the ear, making the older woman yelp.
"Which is why your participation is necessary, Rei Ryghts. Didn't you listen to what I said last chapter? Don't waste our time if you're going to keep doing that!"
"Sorry, sorry, I'll behave! Please let go...!"
Uni let go of Rei's ear, who took to rubbing it with a wince or tow. Nepgear sighed as she took to sitting on the ground along with the twins. Rom and Ram were coloring something in a book, while Gear looked towards the center with Neptune toiling away on the holo-computer.
"I wonder what Neptune's doing over there, she's working for hard once...! U-Um, I mean, she always does, what am I talking about? Hehe..."
Nepgear pondered that question, just as her sister backed away and triumphantly gave the all-clear!
"Hey, y'all! It's time to gather round let old Nep tell you a story! You won't believe this!"
Everything stopped so Miss Planeptune can take the floor. Everything.
...
...
"You all ready? Let's turn up this bad boy!"
Neptune pressed a button, and soon she was in control of her presentation as a giant holographic screen popped up for everyone's convenience! But of course, one couldn't have Neptune without her trademark way of speaking.
"Questions, I can take questions! Prod Nep for the meaning of life, which is totally a number, apparently. Come on, someone ask me something!"
"Grrr...! If it'll make you stop, then I'll ask something," growled Noire. "Neptune, what did you mean by this isn't the Hyperdimension we're looking for?"
"I'm glad you asked, Noire," Nep replied, giving a smile to the black-haired CPU and annoying her. "It's exactly what I meant... except not. We're home, all right, but then again... Nope."
Blanc's resulting facepalm was loud enough to give everyone some ringing in their ears.
"Don't jerk us around like this, get to the point!"
"Oh, but that IS the point! This isn't just our dimension...!"
Neptune wagged her finger, spinning around before landing it in Vert's direction. She then pressed a button on a remote, and popped up two certain images...
"Just now, you hugged Iffy like she was your soulmate...! Your lily rank sure isn't THAT high!"
Her comment sent IF spiraling into a blush, especially when Neptune enlarged the CG where Vert clearly pins a surprised Iffy to her bosom. The real Vert didn't seem to mind, especially when Neptune went on.
"Now, how about this little number~?"
An image of Vert standing behind Nepgear then enlarged, showing them both off in frilly dresses as the CPU looked to be ecstatic while Gear was more or less being swept away. The Candidate gritted her teeth while keeping a smile, because it wouldn't be polite to say how she really felt. Vert didn't seem to mind this being shown off, either.
"As much as I really don't like that dumb gag," admitted Neptune, "it hasn't happened here very much, so phew!"
"I could very well change that for you, Neptune," Vert audibly conspired, enjoying herself while sending Neptune into a retaliatory fit. Nepgear appeared to be contemplating it in the back.
"Nononononooooo you don't!"
"Oh yes I will!"
"Noooooooo you don't!"
"Yes, I will!"
"NOOOOO—"
"Get on with it, Neptune!" yelled an irate Noire.
"Fine. Moving on, like you said. Here we go~."
Another click of a button, and soon the images were replaced with two different ones, the next one emphasized being a certain behind-the-back screenshot of IF holding a cell phone, with an image of its own... Compa was being portrayed in a state of half-dress, sleeping on a bed in a nightie. Oh my.
"D-Ddd...DDDDDDD...!"
IF had her teeth clenched so hard it was difficult to say anything, not that she could because her throat seized up with the embarrassment she was feeling. Compa, on the other hand...
"Th-Th-That's for Iffy's eyes only!"
...
What?
"Huh?"
"C-Compa...?!"
Neptune blanked for once, while IF looked to have the wool pulled off from her eyes. The nurse ignored the concerned chatter of everyone around her as she got up and pulled her friend from her chair as well, resuming the hug while giving everyone a look that told them to stay away.
"Iffy is my best Iffy! Take her away and I will squash yoooou!"
No one really had anything to say about that, but Neptune did as she nonchalantly pressed another button to show the other image...
The closest thing Neptunia could ever get to an official display of yuri...: the time that IF kissed Nepgear. And no, all those showy pics of the cast don't count, as much as we'd prefer it...
Almost immediately, Compa dropped her best friend, squeaking out incredulously..., "G-Ge-Ge...? Iffy...? Wait, now I remember, but... Wait, huh?"
Compa scratched her head, no longer feeling that fleeting sadness of Iffy taking away her Ge-Ge. Er, Ge-Ge taking her Iffy. Right. Before anyone could ask i f she was okay, she cried out, "OH, now I get it...! This must be some sort of dimensional shift!"
"That's right~," Neptune replied, congratulating Compa to the befuddlement of everyone else but the nurse.
"A dimensional shift...?" questioned Histoire. "We've only had to worry about traveling between two thus far, but this might prove to be quite the wrinkle! Are you saying that somehow we are converging with other dimensions...?!"
"Yeah, that sounds about right," answered Neptune, keeping up her attitude. "We're lucky we don't go crazy from all this memory overload, but it sure does make for some weird stuff to be said! Not to mention..."
She then clicked to a feed of Anonydeath in jail, complete with power armor, who waved to the camera like it was no thing.
"You!" Noire slammed the table with her fist, beside herself. Unwittingly, she beat out Blanc, who also had a beef with the former Seven Sages member. "Why are you showing your face around here? Wait, you're not showing your face. Wait, why am I angry...?"
Noire blinked, catching up with the program.
"Uh, I was never really that angry with you, because you did that voyeurism stuff to another Noire... Or, was it me, and I'm just being confused? Wait, you definitely did something to me early on! Oh, it doesn't matter, you're still a creep!"
"I never admitted to being anything but a creep, darling~," replied Anonydeath, not sweating it while keeping fabulous. "Now this little pickle you've gotten yourself into sounds like fun! Ooh, it's no big deal to me, but I could really lay back and take it all in~. Hm?"
While everyone had to groan at his humor, he noticed a certain companion he once cooperated with. Rei shuddered, while the Candidates surrounded her for protection.
"Oh, hi, Rei" greeted the armored man, "It's been a while, hasn't it? Ah, those were the good old days...~"
"U-Uh.., yeah, good days..."
"Anyway, I'd love to catch up, but it looks like I'm dragging out your little meeting. So sorry for that. Ta-ta, hope the future turns out great~!"
With that, his feed shut off. No one would ever notice, however, that it wasn't the CPU who shut it off...
"Wow, he did that by himself!"
...and now they do.
Before anyone could question it, however...!
"Not to be rude, Neptune," Kei interjected, "but I believe your point has been made strikingly clear. It appears that an unknown amount of dimensions are converging onto our own, allowing a strange phenomenon where several people are becoming aware of what their counterparts have experienced. Is that correct?"
"I'd imagine so," answered Vert, who was a little distraught. "I had come to this conclusion before the presentation began, but I never got a chance to, thanks to some rather... pleasing diversions."
Giggling, she gave a glance to both IF and Nepgear, who just wanted to hide.
"Wh-Why even multiple dimensions?" questioned Noire, somewhat disbelieving. "How or why did we come to this conclusion, can somebody tell me?"
Neptune certainly would tell her.
"Because IIIIIII'M NEPTUNE, that's why! Why wouldn't I know of the things I say, eh?"
Noire gave Neptune the stink eye, only to lean back and accept that answer, because it's Neptune.
"Of course..."
"In any case," began a pensive Blanc, "this doesn't explain a few things. Like..."
The Loweean CPU then turned to their forgotten visitor, Plutia conveniently waking up from her slumber.
"A-Aaaaaaaah~... Good morning, everyone~."
"Good... Good morning," Blanc hesitantly replied, sighing as she knew what kind of girl Plutia was. "Plutia, may I ask... What are you doing here?"
"Yeah, what are you doing here, Plutie?" echoed Neptune, looking the most happy despite being just as surprised as her friends.
Plutia tilted her head, clueless.
"Um, I could have sworn I was napping back home, but... When I woke up, I found myself up a roof, in this dimension!"
Neptune interjected. "So, did you fall on Noire again?"
Noire grumbled off the question, letting it slide.
"So, you wouldn't happen to know how you came to be here, then...," pondered Vert, before sitting up straighter in her chair. "Humor me here, everyone. Did we ever meet another Plutia here in this dimension?"
Neptune would answer her. "Now that I think about it... No. Kind of like me, we've never seen another lovely me~. Except for those copies we fought, but that's nothin'."
"Right. But the Ultradimension, and presumably these other ones, have their own versions of us, so it would stand to reason that we simply haven't encountered them. Does that make sense, everyone?"
"Umm..." Nepgear mumbled, introducing herself to the Summit now proper, "As much as I want to agree with that, I don't think it applies to everyone... I mean, we've never seen another me, or any of the other Candidates..."
The little fairy girl then flew a little towards the lavender-topped Candidate, saying, "I'm not entirely sure about this, but I remember that the birth of a new Goddess involves not only a large amount of Share energy, but a hopeful and prosperous environment. I cannot say whether this applies to the other dimensions, due to their own events and history, but it sounds like it would be correct."
Everyone began nodding with understanding, except Plutia, who just shrugged.
"Sorry... I don't really pay attention to that stuff... No one even claimed the nappy time with me, so I'm sad..."
Blanc groaned as she addressed the lethargic, alternate CPU. She still did her best to care, even if she blamed Plutia at the moment for their predicament.
"Listen... It's really important that you do pay attention, because with everything we're saying, this is only going to get more complicated before we find any sort of solution...!
Plutia, did anything strange happen in the Ultradimension before you found yourself in our Gamindustri? Anything at all?"
The sleepyhead pursed her lips in thought, humming along as she tried to think.
"Hmmmmmm, I'm not sure...! My friends all seemed to enjoy the Shares from your world, and things were going well. Except for all the extra work I had to do... That sucked..."
Histoire floated up to the other Planeptune CPU, looking almost... grateful for her own at this point.
"Well, I imagine that with a double-layer of Shares, not only would the other CPUs feel a noticeable swel of power and faith, but the responsibility would rise with it. Ugh, Blanc was right, this isn't getting any easier to solve...! Can we, even?"
"Hmmmmmmmmm...!" Plutia hummed even louder...! "I just remembered... My friends all liked the extra Shares, but they started to become bigger jerks than they ever were...! It's weird!"
~The other Planeptune, Ultradimension, some time ago~
"Awww... but whyyyyy...?"
"I'm sorry for canceling on you, Plutia, but really, why wouldn't I?"
"I'm busy... There's nothing else to it."
"I'm trying to consolidate some of this newfound support, so I must cancel."
Over in the living room, Plutia sat in front of a TV with three people in their own corner of the screen, alternate CPUs that very well looked like another Noire, Blanc, and Vert. They all gave Plutia a look of disapproval.
"But our playdate...!" exclaimed the Planeptune girl, "You meanies have been standing me up for a few weeks now, and things are getting rougher for me..."
"I don't see how that's anyone's fault but your own," Noire bitingly replied, turning an eye away from her friend. "As CPUs, we need to ensure that our nations are running properly, which you clearly haven't."
"But those Shares aren't yours! They're Neppy's, and the other yous! Don't you think you should return them...?"
Even with her hidden inflection, none of her friends budged. That never happens...!
"As much as I sympathize with them," Blanc remarked, "when a nation loses Shares, then it means that someone is simply doing better. Like us."
"It is an interesting avenue to pursue," agreed Vert, "but the fact stands that we are busier than ever thanks to these new Shares. Support and requests are flowing right in, Plutia, so of course it must have been too much for Histoire to handle..."
She brought to attention the even littler fairy girl of this dimension, who was sleeping feverishly on the couch beside Plutia. Histoire was burning up and sweating...
"...oh... (っ- ‸ – ς)"
"Histy..." Plutia was saddened by her friends' decision, as well as her Histoire being like this...
"Well..., I feel bad for Histoire," muttered Noire, a little sympathetic, but as anyone may know..., "but that also says that you need to take being a CPU seriously, Plutia. Our time is short, so not only do you need to get your butt in gear and run your nation, you need to seek help for Histoire. Got it?"
"Ohh... Okay..., you can do whatever..."
Despite being let down, the others quickly signed off, leaving Plutia by herself...
"Everybody... What happened?"
"... And that's my story... It's not a very nice one..."
...
"Oh, Plutie... C'mere."
Neptune was the first to offer condolences as she walked up and gave Plutia a hug, which the girl earnestly accepted with a gentle sigh.
"Thanks, Neppy... You're the bestest friend I have..."
Her sad remark stung deeply in those individuals nearby who had such a low opinion of her, especially Blanc, who had to look away out of embarrassment for herself.
"..."
"Plutia... It must have been hard for you," surmised Histoire, who flew over to pat Plutia on the head so lightly. "Don't worry. I'm sure she knows how much you miss her~. ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ"
"... WAIT A MINUTE!"
Neptune broke out of her hug, almost yelling into Pluta's face with her excited words!
"Agh, what is it now, Neptune?!" exclaimed an agitated Noire. "That was very inappropriate, given we just listened to what happened to Plutia!"
"Histy! Say something! Anything!" Neptune ignored her in order to ask this of Histoire, who just looked confused.
"Huh...? What exactly do you want me to say, Neptune...? Σ(´д｀;)"
"There it is! There, does everyone see that?!"
Noire complained yet again as she covered her ears slightly. "Why are you always loud, my ears are ringing!"
"The one thing I regret about getting is my hearing deteriorating..." posited Yvoire, whose presence you might have forgotten about. "Except when in the presence of Lady Neptune, that is."
"Did we... forget our purpose here? I thought this would have been a simple meeting...! I wanted to catch up with Blanc and the sisters..." regretted Financier, slumping forward on her elbows at also being forgotten.
"Uh... I'm sure we are here to provide an outside presence, and as proof of the CPU Summit's findings," replied Chian, who passed the time tinkering away. "N-Not that we don't care about our friends, but even our position here is nominal..."
"Yes, you are all trusted friends and allies," agreed Vert, who also looked to be in the same boat Neptune was in terms of discovery. "Trusted friends who have somehow resurfaced after so long, as well as retaining fond memories of our adventures, even though those memories weren't ours...!
This dimensional business appears to have taken on a disturbing turn!"
"H-Hold on!," exclaimed a panicking Uni, "Are you saying that s-somehow we're taking on more than just all these other dimensions' quirks?! Just what sort of anomaly is this?!"
"I'm scared, Ram... We aren't supposed to actually know them...?" Rom shuddered as she looked over to Financier and paling.
"Whoa...! This is so confusing...! A-At least we know the ones who matter, right? R-Right...?" Ram felt incredibly unsure of herself.
"The goodness, everyone just calm down!" Nepgear stood straight and yelled out to them all. "We're panicking, don't you see...? If that's all we do, we'll never figure out what this all means! A-Are you with me so far...?"
It took a bit for the audience to all nod. Neptune was the only one who didn't look to be frazzled.
"All right then. Let's recap then...
For starters, our Shares have been disappearing from this world, correct?"
"Yup, they sure have, like a bashful ghost," replied Neptune.
"Mm. They've somehow ended up in the Ultradimension, where Plutia and the others live, right?"
"Uh-huh." answered Plutia.
"And now we've learned that not only is travel between the two dimensions impossible, but so was communication. We couldn't get in contact with Plutia or the other Histoire."
"Correct (｡´╹A╹｀｡)," responded Histoire.
"It doesn't end there... Somehow, we're beginning to recall things from other dimensions, most likely from other counterparts...! We're remembering things that have never happened to us, but yet they have."
"That sounds about right," agreed Mina, "The only things we do not know is why, how, and for how long."
"I think we should focus on what happened to the Shares first," said Noire, launching into an explanation. "All four nations had been on the decline for a short while now, while the one we talked to the other Histoire showed that the other dimension's Shares took on a surplus."
"That sounds like the reason the other CPUs began acting that way...," surmised Blanc. "Of course, being the way she is, Plutia didn't get such a big head like the others."
While Plutia nodded, Histoire continued the train of thought. "All of this stress and processing must have been the reason the other me began feeling ill with all the overload. ( ´•︵•` ) As for the portal malfunctioning, while I may have the ability to create another one, it is only with her assistance that we could personally travel to the Ultradimension. The original one that never went away, but showed how unstable the travel currently is... is why I've asked Rei to be here. ( ﾟдﾟ) If you could come up here?"
"H-Huh... I see..." Rei slowly walked to the center so everyone could focus on her. She appeared to be clutching just below her lung, but the woman was known to be nervous like that. "What do you want to know...? I can't really recall much of that time I... was like that, and I certainly don't have the means to make another portal... But how can I help?"
"You can't... The situation has drastically changed, as my initial assessment that this was just between the two dimensions was off the mark. I am sorry... (｡•́︿•̀｡)"
"Oh. Th-Then, their really was no point to me being here th—"
"Hey, Histy...," Neptune reluctantly said, interrupting Rei from going into self-doubt, "The whole reason I made such a hullabaloo was that you... didn't always use emoticons like that."
"... P-Pardon? （・□・；）"
"Yeah... That may have really caught on after a while, but the only one who really used them a lot was Mini-Histy.
I don't think we've taken in just those memories...! I think, we have also taken in—!"
"LADY NEPTUNE, PLEASE HELP US!"
The front doors slammed open as a small group of civilians ran inside in a frantic rush. They stopped in awe when they then realized just how many people were in here.
"U-Uh, somebody help us! The city is under attack by a horde of monsters!"
Neptune jumped out from the gathering and struck a pose in front of them all, reviving the spirit of the series as she said, "Well, not to worry! If they mess with the rest, then I will give it my best! Wait, how big a horde we talking here?"
CRASH!
The front wall caved in, spreading dust and debris all over as an Ancient Dragon stood towering above them all along with a myriad of monsters, all with the intent to cause a rampage! Everyone was in shock as to how this happened...!
"H-How did we manage to not see this?! ゞ◎Д◎ヾ" cried a distressed Histoire.
"E-Everyone, we need to push them back!" Nepgear took a steady step forward, drawing her weapon in tandem with the others. "They're coming in through the front! Oh, how are there so many?!"
IF and Compa then pushed themselves though to meet Ge-Ge, looking as ready as ever for a scrap!
"Don't worry, Gear. Questions later, Evisceration now!"
"I won't let all these Mister Monsters bully Nep-Nep's house!"
"Aw, shucks, you're the best pals could ever ask for~! That's the real super power of teamwork!"
Neptune wanted to hug them both, but instead was greeted with the breath of the Ancient Dragon before them.
"RRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOO—!"
"DON'T BREAK NEPTUNA'S HOOOOUSE!"
Just then, a small, yellow body slammed into the bipedal dragon square in its chest, causing shockwaves as it soared way off into the main street and into a blanketing crowd of monsters! After the initial shock passed, a few more small fry were sent flying in every direction as a young girl stood within it all punching them away!
"NEPTUNA! PLOOT! WHERE ARE YOU?!"
"P-ko?!"
"Oh, it's Peashy! Yaaay!"
Neptune and Plutia stood themselves out as they were met with yet another visitor from the Ultradimension, the girl they took care of for all those years...! Peashy ran into them both, causing them to step back as the younger girl buried her face into their shoulders.
"Yay, I found you! I missed you, Neptuna, I was so loooost! I couldn't even find Ploot or Histy, it was so funky! But now that I found you, we'll be together again!"
"Well, as much as all this mushy stuff is fine and all, it looks like I know just what our first family outing will be then, huh, P-ko?"
Neptune pointed out to the throng of monsters that were still terrorizing Planeptune City... Very difficult to ignore for most...
As she turned back to march them forward into battle, Neptune was met with the surprised stares of not only her CPU friends, but of IF, Compa, Nepgear, and Rei...! She had her priorities straight for once, however, ignoring the need for an introductory paragraph for the young companion and snapped the rest out of their stupor as she yelled, "Are you going to sit there like the enemy turn speed didn't get patched, ladies?! Come on, we've got a city to save!"
"R-Right...! We're coming, Neptune!"
"Sister...!"
Noire, Vert, and Blanc ran and stopped right at the frontlines, staring dead ahead at all the occupied avenues... The CPU Candidates weren't far behind as the stood behind their sisters, ready for action as well!
"I'm ready!"
"Ready...!"
"We're ready."
"Neptune...! I'm ready."
"Locked on...! Whenever we're ready!"
"Heehee, I'm ready to go!"
"Uh-huh...! Let's get 'em!"
"Teehee...! Neppy sure knows how to make a show...!"
"I'll do my best for Neptuna!"
"Everyone...! Transfooooorm!"
A brilliant, white light engulfed all ten of them, streams of digital code swirling into existence around their illuminated silhouettes as Hard Drive Divinity was unleashed! The transformation was swift and detailed; the girls' bodies being covered in a form-fitting material evocative of a swimsuit and covering them up like one, their hair flickering between their natural color to outstanding hues, various bits of armor and tech floating around them, and their weapons taking on a more drastic form...! When anyone looks at what they've become, they know they're in the presence of a Goddess...!
The light slowly died down, revealing their CPU forms to the world as floated up in the air...
"Now then. We've kept you waiting, so I apologize... Sometimes I get caught up in the spectacle..."
Like before, the Neptune before them was not the young, childish lady who desired pudding, but a mature, beautiful woman who wouldn't let such an invasion happen at her doorstep!
"It's time we get to taking out the trash mobs! Let's go, everyone!"
A/N: It's hit the fan all right! So much so, that there wasn't even that many puns this chapter!
Just what is the reason behind this invasion...?! How did Peashy get here to the Hyperdimension...?!
How—
"How can they transform...?!"
"Huh? What do you mean, Histoire?"
The tome floated with both worry and amazement as she saw the Goddesses fly off... IF didn't know why this was, while Compa went off to tend the injured.
"I... This is impossible...! I shouldn't complain, but it doesn't make sense! 〣( ºΔº )〣"
"What doesn't make sense? They can transform into HDD even with their low Shares, right...?"
"That's not the issue, IF... The question is... How can they transform when there's no Share energy at all...?"
"Wait, what?!"
Before this channel ends for the chapter, the whole SpeckTech thing is just a jab back when he first reviewed. I actually answered a while back when his review went up, saying I already knew way back then that Neptune referred to her sister as Nep Jr., so when I used Nepsis at first, I was called out for some reason. I just wanted to be creative, that's especially why I'm doing this story! No hard feelings though, there never were~.
See you next broadcast!