There was once two best friends with an unbreakable bond, just a couple of kids with very normal problems.

It's been over two hours since they began their search and Dom couldn't help but be pissed. To think that the CPU will change her location during the reset was unexpected, and not to mention annoying since he'll have no idea where she was. She couldn't have gone far if she walked away from the toy shop, so he may catch up to her if he looked through the area thoroughly. However there's the chance that she popped out in a completely different place. There's no telling where she was now.

He was worried, it was all because of luck did he manage to find her last time. Right now that he knew what was happening, the ignorance he had back then had disappeared. He saw what that girl was capable of, he can't let her transform again. There were people all around him walking and going about their lives yet there wasn't a single trace or sign of a small blonde kid. Sure she could handle herself well from anyone that might do anything bad, but someone had to look after her so she wouldn't go overboard.

His search came to an abrupt halt as he answered his ringing phone, "You found her yet?"

"No not yet. I've looked everywhere for her but she just won't show," replied a girl's voice from the other line. Judging from the heavy breathing, Dia seemed to be running around for a while too.

"Alright, we meet back at the toy shop after an hour," Dom told her before hanging up and stowing his phone away. He didn't even waste anytime standing around and went back on his search. He passed by stores, shops, restaurants and people yet he still hasn't found Peashy. He tried asking around yet it was no use, a child with blonde hair would stick out in a crowd like this. As expected, searching for her manually led him to nowhere. At this rate he'll have to resort to the tracking bubble.

The odds of him of finding her would be low without it. However like last time, he still had no idea if the people around him will notice it or not. So he kept on searching. Now that he thought of it, he might just dragged Dia into this time loop charade. Originally he was supposed to be the only one to solve this, so if she was with him this time, what could've happened to the Dia in this timeline. He came across an appliance store and something on the news caught his eye.

Unexplained damages near Akiba, fires and metal shrapnel left dozens of civilians injured. Right now he was in the Shinjuku prefecture, miles off Akiba yet during the reset he somehow wound up here along with Dia. The damages and the explosion that proceeded, did this have anything to do with Histoire's warnings? With every try he had, something was bound to change or add up in the following scenario. Was this a part of it too? If this goes on as it is, the riddle set up for him would get more and more complicated.

He had to think. Just how will he get Peashy to go home without causing her to throw a tantrum. He witnessed it firsthand that the power of a Goddess could break through time and space should she lose control of it, if she went off when his eyes weren't on her then who knows what would happen. This is why he found loud and energetic kids annoying, he was better suited taking care of the quiet ones. Yet it didn't seem like he had much of a choice here.

"Damn this is getting me nowhere," he complained. Looking at his watch, he had about ten minutes left before the agreed time he and Dia will meet back at the store. Maybe he could have a run through the area on his way back. He still didn't get how a pint sized living battery couldn't attract attention. With a sigh, he reached within his pocket and took out Histoire's page. A faint purple glow radiated from its surface yet it was barely noticeable in the bright lights of the surrounding establishments.

He unfolded it and allowed its blank appearance stare back at him, "Well this is new."

"Dom? Hey, butt monkey over here!" called out a voice, causing the boy to turn around. What he found was the person he least expected to meet that night, Nick wearing a mascot costume of a rabbit. What Dom found surprising was the fact that his best friend was leaning on the guy with a strained look on her face.

Stuffing the page away, he immediately went to the other boy's side, "Explain everything."

"Whoa, chill out first. I found her wandering around like she was looking for someone, good thing I caught her before she collapsed," replied the mascot boy while poking the brunette on the cheek, "Hey Dia! Your owner's here."

The girl frowned and opened her eyes while breathing heavily, "Oh… hey… you found her yet..?"

She didn't look too good and instantly faltered. Had not Nick been supporting her, she would've fallen to the ground. After adjusting her weight on his, he then said, "Okay, what's going on? First time I take on the night shift and I see pretty girls suddenly fall on the pavement."

"It's a long story," replied Dom as he took hold of his best friend from the other boy, "What about you? What are you doing here dressed like that?"

"I just told you didn't I? Night shift, working for a sweets shop. But man, the Iron Maiden ain't so tough now ain't she? Better get her home, she looks beat. Has she gotten any sleep?" asked Nick in a concerned tone.

The male protagonist shook his head while saying, "She's been taking care of guests for me. It must be eating away her sleep."

"Ah, well, girls need their beauty rests you know?" pointed out the mascot boy with a chuckle, "She's not like you Adrian, maybe you should lay off whatever you two are up to for now. It's no good pushing on something big when you know that you'll bring misfortune to those around you. You can continue your date at a later date."

Dom blinked his eyes twice before saying, "Getting real tired of your shit, Nick."

"I was joking," sniggered Nick yet he stared straight into the other boy's eyes with great intensity while retaining that smile of his, "A great guy once said, you're strong enough to be gentle. Maybe one day you'll meet him, maybe you won't. But all in all he's a great guy."

"Yeah," muttered the other boy as he supported his best friend, "Thanks for the advice."

"Well, I gotta go! Customers aren't gonna swarm my place themselves," said the mascot boy with a large grin, giving the two friends a salute before walking off in his weird costume.

Suddenly, Dia began to speak yet it seemed like she had trouble doing so, "Don't… listen... t-to him… We need… to find her…"

"You're not going anywhere. I'm getting you home so will you shut up already," said Dom as he began to walk into the direction of the brunette's home, "We'll be taking the train if you don't mind. Just don't throw up."

"Find… her now…haah, haah… We can't leave her alone," breathed the girl.

"No, you're just going to be baggage if I lug you around. You're getting some rest. You're heating up," replied the boy, "Besides, do I look like I'll let a night pass without finding out where that girl is? Or at least making sure she's safe? Geez, use your head for once."

"I'm… fine. I can still, ugh…." Those were her final words before passing out. Dom recounted her lack of sleep due to Peashy's presence, a tiring day keeping the CPUs spirits up, playing, working, and getting thrown into a time loop must be the causes in which reduced her into such a state. He wouldn't be able to work like this. But with his best friend dragged into this whole thing, he might as well bring her along the whole way. He just needed to give her a good night's sleep though.

A smile appeared on his lips as he muttered under his breath, "This is going to be a troublesome night."

Dom closed the door leading to Dia's room as he exited it. Releasing a sigh, he leaned on the wooden door and took out the paper in his pocket. Unfolding it, purple light shined on his face. It was still blank yet there was this eerie glow coming from it similar to the first time he got it. Maybe he should consult with Histoire about his plans on searching for Peashy. He can't let dawn come with the girl still out there. After all, he did promise that he'll contact her should there be a reset.

"Histoire, I'm going in," he muttered to the page. The light from the paper grew to blinding intensity until it enveloped his entire vision. There was a moment of weightlessness around him before he felt his feet touch the ground once more. The light disappeared and he was back in the white void with the floating cubes. He's been into this place a dozen of times already yet he still didn't get used to its surreal appearance. Without a second thought, he began his long walk to find Histoire.

He supposed that calling her out once again will work, yet he felt like he had to gather his thoughts for a while. It shouldn't take long for the Tome to be alerted of his presence in this realm, enough time for him to clear his mind. The Peashy he'll encounter back in his world wouldn't recognize him like the last time and now that Dia was out of the picture, it'll be real hard for him to get her trust. Not only that, he had no idea how to befriend her in the first place.

If it were another CPU, he would be able to drag them back to Dia's house with little trouble. At least then he would be able to reason with them. But that wasn't the case with Peashy. She'll sooner break down again and start a reset before he can knock some sense into here. At his point of view, his situation was pretty much hopeless. But with the knowledge that someone, somewhere, was purposely screwing with his life (at least what he thinks), he just had to wait out the storm in an attempt on not to make a fool out of himself.

Pfftt…

However it seemed like the storm was coming to him. Whether he liked it or not, it would eventually come down to him to send Peashy back. If her presence in the Real World was dangerous enough to warp time and space and create this loop wasn't bad enough, then the ire the other Goddesses will have for him will definitely be worst if the little CPU ran out of shares. Histoire may say it as if he can reset countless of times yet it seemed like she hasn't taken in account the reason why it was dangerous for Goddesses to stay in the Real World.

Like any other Goddess before her, Peashy was bound to die past a certain point in time.

Another reason why Dom should be thinking of things that will help him in making his job faster and easier to resolve. This puzzle may be a bit hard for him to complete. Maybe if he just went with it in a straight forward manner then he'll have the problem done by tomorrow.

"Huh?" turning his head to the side, he stared at a passing purple cube that got too close on him. For a moment there, he thought he saw a familiar face within it. His curiosity getting the better of him, he reached his hand out and grabbed as it floated farther from him. It seemed solid and soft, the kind of sensation one would feel when holding a balloon, only this time there was no rubber between the air and the skin. The purple cube in his hand was larger than his fist and there was a bit of transparency on it so he could see through it a bit.

Turning it in his hand, he watched as the familiar face that he saw was actually Anya's, the girl Peashy had befriended during her first stay. The boy didn't did understand how or why did the Core have this image, but something inside his head was screaming at him that this was supposed to be some kind of hint. Like he was supposed to remember something. That's where he began to wonder. Sure this was the first time he actually touched a cube from this realm, but why would this place have this image in the first place?

All he knew that he was at the very heart of Gamindustri, the place where fabric between dimensions was thin enough for dimensional travel was possible without the ability to do so. Could this girl be something relevant to his current situation? If so, then how would she be of help? It wasn't like she would remember Peashy nor will Peashy remember her. It just didn't make any sense.

That's when it clicked, "Or maybe it does?"

"Mister Adrian!" called a tiny voice from afar. Things just got better and better. From a distance, the boy was able to make out Histoire's tiny speeding figure as she urged herself to fly at her fastest speed.

He noticed the cube glowing for a moment before shattering in his hand along with the image. It broke, not like it mattered. He had his first clue, and as the Tome came to a halt before him, he was about get his second one, "Took you long enough. I swear, you need to get an upgrade. Your specs aren't probably cut out for this."

"I apologize for my tardiness and— Did you just mock my low specs?" Histoire's apologetic tone turned razor sharp at the last part. In an uncharacteristically threatening manner, her voice not only was steel cold but her eyes seemed to flash red for a moment, "Are you making fun of me?"

Dom blinked twice as he assessed the situation before him, giving the Tome a bright smile as he said, "What if I am?"

Histoire dropped the glare and let out a sigh, "(y*O*)y You were just teasing me weren't you?"

"How'd you… Wait, let me try that….. /\(0 v 0 \)" replied the boy before blinking once again in surprise, "Cool…"

"Will please stop that, only I have such privileges! ( #\_/# )" fumed the Tome in an adorably mad manner.

"Sorry, I couldn't resist, ( O_O! )" muttered Dom before coughing himself back to seriousness, "well? I hit a dead end last time and it's just as you said, things aren't the same as before. We've lost track of Peashy and Dia's not fit enough to go looking. I would go out there and search for her myself but I figured that I should ask you first about what you think."

"I-Is that so?" Histoire replied nervously, "Well, it just goes to show that theory of mine was correct; however it seems that there are complications about this time. Would you like me to explain?"

Nodding his head, the boy urged her to continue, "Sure, go ahead."

"Very well. As you may know now, changes have arisen in the world you were just in. These changes may be from the consequences of your actions on the previous scenario or influences that Peashy's energy exhausts. As explained last time, these changes may range from small to grand scale. But now it seems like these changes may hinder your search as well as mission to bring Peashy back. This is due to the fact that Peashy is no longer in your world," explained the Tome with a blank look in her eyes.

"What? What do you mean by that?" asked Dom, "If she's not in my world or in Gamindustri, then where is she?"

"In between," answered Histoire, "A part of her is stuck in your world while the other is in some unknown area. According to my calculations and research, this area could only be accessible should you encounter the part of her in your world. With this problem coming to play, it may prove even more difficult for you to track that other half of her down due to her decreased essence. The essence which I speak of is what the Goddess Bubble is capable of targeting, thus showing the location of the missing CPU. With the essence barely noticeable by the tracking device, it should complicate matters for you."

"Anything else?" prodded the boy as he crossed his arms, "Is there anything you can do to help? I can't do this without some miracle you know. I'm only human."

"Worry not, if you'll only give me my page for now," requested the book entity with a smile. Dom seemed confused at first yet took out the page in the end, handing it on the Tome's tiny hands. She then closed her eyes and let it go, only for the piece of paper to float in mid-air while glowing with purple light. The air hummed with energy for a moment before silence reigned once again. Releasing a tried breath, Histoire slapped a smile back on her face as she handed the boy her page.

"What did you do?" asked Dom as he examined the blank paper in his hand.

"Not much, I only increased the page's capabilities with my limited power," replied Histoire, "Now I'll be able to contact you via writings on it, and you don't have to come here and wait for hours for me to arrive. However if something really needs to be brought to my attention, it would be best to explain it personally here. I've also widened the range in which the page will detect the Goddesses. Of course, I won't be able to do this by myself so I had to ask Plutia if she could spare me a sharicite for this."

The boy cracked a smile and said, "Not that it'll help much, but thanks."

"You should be more careful," warned the fairy being, "Your Reality isn't the same as Gamindustri. High concentrated magic or energy is enough to break apart its very fabric. Your city may collapse since your world isn't accustomed to things that defy its laws. Everything will be up to you, are you sure you can do this?"

"It's not like there's anyone else who can," Dom turned around and began to walk away, "I got no choice, don't I? I'll see you around, and make sure you do something about your low specs."

"Really now?! ( -_- ) after all that help I gave you?!" complained the Tome.

The boy merely walked on as he waved his hand in the air, not looking back. His vision was eventually enveloped in purple light and everything disappeared for a moment. When the light disappeared, he found himself back at Dia's house, his back leaning on her bedroom door. He sighed as he glanced at the wall clock not too far from him. That ate away a few minutes of his time. He turned around and opened the door behind him by a bit, Dia seemed to be sound asleep within.

Closing it, he walked down the hall as he stretched his arms, "Alright time for work."

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Walking out on the deserted streets, Dom checked his watch for the time. It was two in the morning and there was still no luck in finding Peashy. Looking back on his previous conversation with Histoire, the only way everything will be solved would be to find the missing CPU's half in this world and confronting the other in an unknown location. What would happen if he somehow completed those two requirements was unknown to him yet here he was still doing everything he can to accomplish them.

It pretty much sums up his entire situation. It was already five hours since he started his search in the residential areas, maybe he should start checking a couple more places before retiring for the night. This was also a good chance for him to gather more information that may help him later.

As he walked by a riverside, he rubbed his hands together to keep himself warm before taking out his phone. He began dialing the desired number while thinking that the place he'll be calling should still be up during these hours. As expected, someone picked up.

"Hello Sister, this is Adrian. Sorry for calling at such a late hour but I have a couple of questions to ask," he said as he kept on walking.

"Adrian? What seems to be the matter? It's fairly late, you know? If you're calling at this time then it must be important. Are you okay?" asked a woman's voice on the other side of the phone.

"Yeah, it's kind of important. Yes, I'm fine and please don't call dad about this. No, nothing's wrong. Look, is it okay if I ask?"

"Oh ho ho, you already did. Go on, ask away."

"Months ago, there was a girl named Anya that's been taken in by a couple. Can you give me the address for her house as well as contact details?"

"Is... that so? I would give you the information right now, but if I may ask, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"The world's going to end if I don't meet her."

It took a few moments before the Sister finally replied, "Very well. Such a strange reason you have. No matter, I've sent the information on your phone. Please check your mail once this call's done. Is there anything else?"

"Nothing. Thank you. Please keep this quiet from my parents," requested the boy with a chuckle.

He only heard a suppressed giggling on the other line before he hanged up. That was one problem down. It's time to set his plan into motion. He searched through his phone and entered his messages. As smile appeared on his lips as everything he needed was there. That left him with giving the area he was in one more round of searching before he finally went home. He took out the blank page from his pocket which began to glow with faint light once more. Two seconds passed and a purple circuit like circle appeared on the paper with an arrow in the middle.

The symbol pulsed with purple light for a few moments before the arrow on it glowed brightly and began to move. It looked like it was some kind of compass pointing to some unknown direction. What was surprising was that the picture was moving like one of those magical images Dom had seen in the movies. He watched as the arrow pointed to his left, back into the residential areas.

"This is so weird…" he muttered as he began walking towards the designated direction. His discomfort only increased as words began magically appearing at the side of the page in purple letters. This only caused the boy to utter a groan, "What now?"

Welcome to the Help me, Histy tutorial section.

In this section I will be able to answer all of your player woes and guide you through your mission.

With the upgraded Page in your possession, it's widened capabilities will definitely prove convenient in future use.

The new and improved Tracking Device may now enter Incognito Mode to prevent being seen by normal individuals.

Take note that while in this mode, the maximum 6 kilometers detection radius will be reduced to 2 kilometers to ensure power conservation.

For higher performance rate, please activate the Bubble by speaking.

Will that be all? Y/{N}

The boy glared at the page before releasing a sigh. He should tell Histoire to warn him about things like these. If he were in a highly populated area the nit would cause him a lot of trouble if people saw a talking piece of paper. He merely followed the direction the page told him to go and hoped that it wouldn't blurt out random tutorial trips like earlier. He had already accepted the sheer impossibility that these things exist in a different dimension, but the ridiculousness of this one was just too much.

If only he could catch his breath and live normally for once then that's the only thing he'll need. The times he spent surfing the net, lazing about, studying just because he was bored. On that note, it's been a long while since he visited the forums. A smirk appeared on his lips as he thought about the people there. He always wondered what their reaction would be if he told them about what he's been going through right now. The guys at the web chat he had been frequenting already thought he was crazy.

It wasn't like he lost anything important anyway. Usually, he wouldn't be walking around in the middle of the night looking like an idiot for holding a piece of paper. With the crime rates around Tokyo, it wouldn't be a surprise if he got mugged and beaten up. Yet he felt calm, as if something assured him that everything will work out. He was sharp enough to notice this and brushed it off as an effect of the page, some kind of blessing that warded off bad omens.

He walked and walked and walked. He encountered no one on the dimly lit streets. Sure there was the occasional cat yet it was just that. He would pass by cars parked beside houses, filthy alleyways where teenagers living alone dumped their garbage, and maybe the rare refreshing scent of a flower garden. Checking his phone, he found out that he'd been walking for more than an hour on what he promised himself. Maybe it was time to cut his losses and head back.

"Huh?" Dom noticed something lying on the ground ahead of him. It seemed like the page had a strong reaction just by being the object judging by its shining arrow.

Approaching the object, the boy knelt down and retrieved it, turning it on his hand as he recognized it. It was Peashy's bear glove, the one she was supposed to be wearing in her right hand. Make sense that this would be the one she would lose since the other glove was with Anya. But why would this thing be here? Could this mean that Peashy should be somewhere near? Based on the dirt on the glove, he could guess that it's been here for a while now.

Peashy might be long gone.

It was supposed to be the second day of this scenario and the people he had encountered on the earlier one as he took the same path were all doing the same things. The handy man would be fixing the wirings of a lamp post, some girl would be running errands for her parents, and children would be playing tag at a park. The sun was bright in the sky with no visible clouds in the horizon. A peaceful day that has gone by three times already. Of course, he didn't have the intention of letting it stay that way.

Dom left Dia in her house to rest after much struggle which involved in knocking her out with her own bow. He tucked her in and cooked her breakfast which he left on her desk with a note attached. He also made sure to lock down all the windows and doors just to make sure she doesn't get out. On that note, he made sure to change phones for the occasion so she won't pester him to release her from the house. Alas, he didn't need any distractions at the moment for his plan to work out.

Today he was headed to Anya's new home. The address and contact information the Sister gave him was more than enough to get to her. However when he tried to call the residence, no one answered the phone. He found it strange but dismissed it for just a little while. It ate up an hour of his day just to get there, but seeing as he didn't own a bicycle or a scooter, he had to travel there by commuting and on foot. He soon came across an expensive looking two story home in the residential area.

Now that he thought of it, this place was a good spot to raise a kid in seeing as the playground wasn't that all far. Dom was stepped forward and read the household's name; he was at the right place alright. However as he pressed the doorbell for three consecutive times no one came out to answer. Now that he thought of it, it looked there wasn't anyone living in this house for a while now.

"Oh why hello there," greeted a voice behind him.

Glancing behind, the boy noticed an old man passing by wave at him. Maybe this was a good time to ask questions, "Uh, excuse me but where are the people living here? I've been ringing the doorbell for a few minutes now and no one would come out."

"Ah," the old man had a thoughtful look on his face as he rubbed his beard, "Well… you see the Tachibana family hasn't come home for the past three months now. They usually stop by to check on the house though…"

"What? Why?" asked Dom in sharp tone, walking towards the old man, "What happened here?"

"Well… you see. The news spread around the neighborhood right about fifteen days after the start February. The little girl they had had a little accident on a nearby slope," explained the old man in a grim manner. Apparently this topic wasn't that discussed in this neighborhood, "Bumped her head they said, lots of blood too. She's been asleep ever since. Pity too since she was sweet little girl though a bit queer, she always talked to an imaginary friend of hers. Nevertheless she was a good child."

Gritting his teeth, the following words came out of Dom's lips, "Where did they take her?"

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He ran on, his breath becoming heavier and heavier with each step he took. This was just insane. The boy ran through street after street the moment he left the train. It just wasn't fair, all he wanted to do was talk to Anya a bit and leave, he'd never expected something like this would happen. He managed to find the hospital in which the girl had been taken to and was completely out of breath by the time he did. Wiping off the beads of sweat on his forehead, Dom composed himself before walking in the building.

Finding the room wasn't all that hard, he just needed to ask around and sign the visitor's list before he set off. He didn't like hospitals much since something about them just felt off. Then again, he wasn't here to contemplate how depressing the place looked like but to see how a girl he never paid much attention to was doing. Standing just outside of the Anya's room, he prepared himself with a brief breath before knocking on the door.

"Come in," called a voice from within. It was female, so he figured that it was the girl's adoptive mother.

Opening the door, he poked his head inside and said, "Excuse me."

"Hello there. It's been a while now, how are you?" greeted Mrs. Tachibana with a smile. She stood up from her chair just beside the hospital bed just to shake the boy's hand.

Looks like she knows me, thought Dom as he returned the greeting, "I'm fine. I've only heard recently, sorry if I haven't come sooner…"

"Oh, please. There's need to dwell in it much. No one wanted this. Though I am glad that someone from the orphanage paid a visit," said the woman as she sat back down. She gave her daughter a sad smile as she stroked the sleeping girl's black hair, "We've been very busy. We apologize for not notifying the orphanage of Anya's condition."

The girl in question was right there in front of him, lying in a hospital bed with a peaceful look on her face. An oxygen mask covered her nose and mouth, her steady breaths synchronizing with the machine at her side. From the boy's perspective, she looked like she was simply taking a quick nap, completely unaware of her long sleep. He silently wondered how Peashy would feel seeing her first friend like this. He just hoped that by the time he fixed this crap, everything will go back to the way it's supposed to.

"Ah, right… There's that thing to worry about," muttered the boy as he crossed his arms, "You're worried that we'll take your guardianship on this girl and hand her to a Social Welfare agency because of what happened? Doesn't look like that two months have passed since you signed the papers."

"Then did you come to report us?" asked the woman in a defeated manner.

"That's not what I'm here for," replied Dom in a blunt tone, "I came to see if she was okay. If there's anyone who'll do what you think I'll do, that would be the Sister. I'm just a normal guy here."

"I see…" the woman sighed in relief as she stroked Anya's hair, "Thank you. We never wanted this to happen. Since she came to our lives, we've treated her like a princess. She's our most precious right now, so thank you for not taking her away."

Crossing his arms, the boy replied, "Whatever. You don't seem to a bad person and I don't see any reason why I should do something stupid. But tell me something, has this girl been enjoying those weeks she spent with you?"

"Yes," answered the lady, "However memories of her days in the orphanage are still there. She won't even let go of her imaginary friend. I suppose she's at that age."

"This friend of hers, did she say its name?" asked Dom, curiosity evident in his eyes.

This caused the woman to ponder for a moment while recalling the memory, "Well, now that I think of it, yes. She says it was a Goddess. That Goddess would tell her the most amazing stories about another world that seemed like it came out of a fairytale. Anya liked talking about her friend and of that world. You should've seen how bright her smile was whenever my husband and I would talk to her. It must be a made up place she and her old friends made, don't you think?"

So she still remembers… thought the boy as he said out loud, "That girl didn't have much friends even then. She was always alone, but that didn't stop her from trying out new things. She may be bullied a few times because of her past, maybe maltreated by other people just because of something she didn't do, but that really didn't make her cry She's a strong girl, no wonder she'll have a good friend pop out of her imagination."

"Ah, her past… In those two months, I don't think my husband and I did enough to make her smile as bright whenever she talked about that imaginary friend," whispered the woman, she gazed into Dom's eyes with her piercing gaze, "The world's a scary place to a poor child like her, I keep wondering what makes her move forward. Is it friends that don't exist that give her strength?" A warm smile appeared on her lips as she continued, "Or maybe it's the memories of her sunnier days?"

Then… Anya could remember Peashy despite the time loops. The memory of their time together was imprinted into Anya's subconscious despite these loops? Despite the fact that in these loops it was established that Anya was adopted three months prior to the original date they were supposed to meet? Dom thought about it with a little bit more enthusiasm this time, But that's… not possible. Unless Anya was with me during the reset like Dia was, then there's no way she'll keep her memories of the first try… unless.

"Consequences," he muttered to himself, causing Mrs. Tachibana to tilt her head in confusion.

"Is something wrong?" she asked in a concerned tone.

Shaking his head, Dom apologized, "Not it's nothing. Um, can I ask a question?"

"Very well, what is it?" replied the woman.

"Does… Anya have a weird glove with her? It kinda looks like a paw or something," asked the boy, he hands clenched as he silently prayed.

Much to his surprise, his prayers were answered as the woman said, "Oh, yes. She always kept it with her wherever she went. I think I have it right here."

He watched as Anya's adoptive mother rummage through a yellow bag and took out a single old looking glove. It lost some of its color due to age and seemed to have a few holes on it. Seeing that it was being offered to him, he reluctantly took it and examined it in his hand. He unconsciously reached inside his pocket and took out the glove he found last night. They were identical; it was obvious enough to know that they both belonged to Peashy.

The woman before had a surprised look on her face as she saw the glove's other pair yet she didn't say anything. Finally, Dom asked once more, "You wouldn't mind if I borrowed this, right?"

"Take it," said Mrs. Tachibana with a serene smile, "I have this feeling that it's important. Thank you for visiting."

The boy have her a respectful nod before turning his eyes to stare at Anya for a few moments. He then turned around and opened the door, only to stop before he went out, "I guess I won't have to worry then."

"Is something wrong?" asked the woman behind him.

"Once this is all over, I'm relieved that Anya nabbed herself some kind parents," replied Dom cryptically before closing the door behind him.

Mrs. Tachibana was left inside the ward alone with her daughter, the sound of the air-conditioner filling the room.

It was nearly sunset when the last train came and went. The light from the sky bathed the city in blood red as evening settled in. Students were noisily chatting to themselves while the others ran off to their part time jobs. The white collar workers were either driving their way home after long day's work in the office. Seeing families head towards the amusement park or maybe the mall would be a rare sight once in a while. Despite all that, Dom's spirits weren't exactly high. This world sure was peaceful.

He felt horrible; his legs seemed to have minds of their own as they took him to the most random places. He'd walk unknowingly through a park, across a street, and through a building as he tried to recollect his thoughts. After his brief visit to the hospital, he merely kept the two gloves in his pockets, the heavy weight of Anya's unconscious form wearing him down. No, he can't let this get to him. This only proved on of his guesses to be correct.

If Anya was capable of remembering her memories, or at least vague ones buried within her subconscious, as her alternate self in this sequence got thrown around then there would be the chance of Peashy remembering the past events too. Since she was the source of this whole mess, probability of her memories being intact would be around ninety, this was based on how comfortable she was with Dom despite only meeting him once and overcoming her desire to rip his head off after being disciplined by Dia.

Still, he was making progress.

Now that he had confirmed a few things, all that was left to him to do was to find Peashy's other half and confront her in some 'godforsaken-dimension-which-Histoire-is-more-than -happy-to-throw-him-in' place. Which was basically what he was doing the whole day since he left the hospital, looking at him now it was obvious things didn't work out too well. He searched and searched and searched yet it was fruitless. He tried using the page's maximum output yet there was still no sign of the little CPU anywhere.

Dia already called him four times and was now ready to blow a hole in her own wall just to kill him. His feet eventually led him to his own apartment. This didn't seem to be a good time to go home and rest, he was under time limit here, he needed to keep looking. A few minutes later he found himself at a park. There wasn't anyone around so he kept on walking; he had a bad experience with this place. The surroundings was relatively peaceful, a few vehicles passed by as he went through the place and walked on the stone path.

That's when his heart skipped a beat as a couple of things happened at once.

The page on his pocket began to glow all of a sudden and exhausts a bit of power, causing the air around the boy to hum. Second is that the person he was looking for was munching on a takoyaki sold by another familiar face. It was her; the CPU was standing just a few meters away from him. Manning the stand she was eating at was Nick, whom was completely oblivious to the identity of the kid he was happily serving.

He fished his phone out of his other pocket without taking his eyes off the blonde little girl, going through his contacts and pressing the 'call' button. A few moments passed and he saw the stand owner get his own phone before answering it, Dom began to speak then, "Uh, dude?"

"Yo~! What's up, man? Anything I could do for ya?" greeted Nick in a carefree manner in contrast to the other boy's anxious tone.

"Whatever you do, don't let that kid get away…" muttered Dom as he slowly approached the stand.

"Eh? How'd you know there was a kid…" the stand owner's voice trailed off before turning his head towards his friend's direction. A bad move since the action didn't go unnoticed to the little girl, causing her to take a look on what he was looking at.

And then on that one, gut wrenchingly long second, Peashy and Dom's eyes made contact. The boy knew what would follow after that. The little girl jumped and ran off at full speed.

"Shit!" cursed the boy as he broke into a run. It didn't take him long to pass by Nick's cart and yell, "YOU DIDN'T LISTEN!"

This left the stand owner in a very confused state as he wondered what in the world just happened. Not that this was relevant anyway. Dom pursued the CPU with all he had into the residential areas once the two of them cleared three streets filled with people. It didn't look like anyone else could see her since she was so darned fast; it was a miracle she wasn't ramming into someone unlike the boy chasing her. He had to apologize after a successfully taking down a shopper by accident.

He didn't know why she suddenly ran from him like he was some kind of serial killer from a slasher movie, but the universe sure was with and against him. Nevertheless, this may be his only chance to get her. It was strange though; Peashy wouldn't usually run from danger but face them head on with a big boast. Seeing her flee like this was unnatural. When Histoire said about her halves being in separate places, did that mean that her personality got split? Did she lose her courage or something?

Thinking would have to come later as he had to side step a business man and run around a crowd. He hated rush hours with extreme prejudice now. Students walking home gave him bewildered looks as he looked like as if he was chasing a robber, not like it mattered anyway. He merely wondered where this child was headed to or maybe she was just intent on losing him without thinking of a destination. He had to get to her; he had to make her remember. She was his only path to getting to her other half.

It was frustrating how everything he needed was right there in front of him, yet that thing was too far for him to reach. He hated it, he just wanted this stupid mission to end. Just what did it needed to take for all of this to end. His frustration seemed to only fuel his legs' speed as he ran, chasing that bright yellow girl a few meters away from him.

"Wait!" he called out, "Just wait for me for a minute, dammit! Peashy! Stop!"

Of course she didn't listen and merely ran on. Well that didn't work; it looked like he'll have to wear her down. He noted the fact that he wasn't really that much into running for a long period of time, but he had to endure this. There was no Dia around to help him this time, just him and his page. Following Peashy on a sharp turn, he suddenly found himself between two paths, one leading to the left deeper into the residential areas while the right led to the riverside.

More puzzles, joy…

The glow from his pocket alerted him of its presence. That's when he remembered and took it out. Once he unfolded it, the arrow in the middle of the page glowed bright purple and turned to the east. Not wasting any time, Dom quickly ran again. He wasn't about to let her escape, not now when he finally found her after countless of hours wasting his time in Tokyo. Once he gives her a good lecture, he'll get down to business, there was no guarantee he'll keep himself from smacking her head.

Fifteen minutes had passed before he finally found her again.

He caught sight of her running through a familiar path he usually took. This road led towards his old school, Saigyozi High. Memories of his last visit here flooded his mind, forcing him to shake his head to bring himself back to reality. Peashy somehow stumbled and fell ahead of him, only to rise back up and continue running. As she neared by the locked gates of the deserted school, she used what strength she had hidden within her to kick off the ground and jump over the six foot tall iron gate.

Dom could only watch her from behind the gate as she didn't miss a beat and ran on. Cursing under his breath, he opted for another path. He may lose sight of her now but once he finds a way in, he'll just track her down with the page. Making his mad dash towards the far side of the school, he managed to spot a pickup truck parked just beside its wall. Climbing over the vehicle, he managed to jump over the wall and land within the school's premises, much to his feet's protests.

Grabbing the page from his pocket, its arrow quickly pointed to his Northeast as it edged further and further to the right. He limped a bit from his little stunt yet regained his ability to run after a few seconds. It seemed like Peashy went in the burned down east wing where Dom and Dia were last time to save Nepgear. Why did these deities love passing by his old classroom? Good thing there was still daylight since based on past experience, the place was pure nightmare fuel during the night.

"This is gonna suck…" he muttered as he walked right in.

Of course, seeing as this part of the school was closed off for unknown reasons, there wasn't anyone inside. The only person that should be around would be the night guard that watches the place. It's already been weeks yet the principal hasn't done anything to fix the place… typical. His footsteps echoing across the lobby, he turned his attention at the page which was stuck quivering to his left. Since the place was indeed deserted, the sound of footsteps on the upper levels could be easily heard from the ground floor.

Just as he was about to approach the stairs, the ceiling behind him collapsed, missing him by a hair's breadth.

"Okay…." Breathed the boy as he turned around. He took that as a cue and climbed as fast as he can. Running through a hall, he could see the sun descending in the horizon, slowly but surely until evening finally came. The sky was dim as the last few rays of the day ceased to exist.

As he advanced through the floor, the surroundings became more and more damaged from the past fire. Dom came across a yellow caution sign carelessly cast aside. He glanced at the page once more and found that the arrow was glowing brighter and brighter, meaning he was close. That's when he saw the words that wrote themselves on the page.

Adrian! Hold on to something!

Before Dom could even question the command, an earthquake rocked the entire school. This forced the boy to grasp at a window for support, eventually catching the sight of what seemed to be a yellow field of power spreading outwards and disappearing. He didn't know what that was, but he did know where it came from judging from the bright light on the school grounds.

"What… the hell?" grunted Dom as he struggled to stand up as the world around him shook. On his pocket, he could feel his phone ringing so he immediately answered just to shut it up, "Hello, Dom speaking. This better be good because I'm in a bad situation right now."

"Where the hell are you, you bastard?!" roared a girl's voice from the other line. Seemed like Dia cracked his number by using someone else's phone. Despite being impressed at her effort, this was no time for that for there were more pressing matters at hand.

"School," he responded in a casual manner.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?!" continued Dia over the line, forcing the boy to hold his phone away from his ear, "Look here buster. But something's happening. A TV chopper's headed to where you are now since there are these 'weird yellow lights' coming from the roof. I can already guess who's causing that, but you need to be careful!"

"Roof, got it. See ya!" said Dom as he hanged up. He sighed as he turned his attention to the page on his other hand and spoke to it, "Alright what's happening?"

Share Deprivation symptoms! You need to get to where Peashy is. The lack of shares which is slowly chipping away her body is affecting her mentally.

From within the Core of Celestia, the shockwaves from her raw power could be easily felt. Please, with every shockwave she releases the more power she exhausts.

This could ultimately lead her to losing more shares and disappear.

"I'm already on it, aren't I?" growled the boy, the tremor finally disappearing, "Just sit back and relax. This'll be over before you know it. Just give me time."

Please be careful!

Taking a step forward, the floor beneath him suddenly collapsed. He would've fallen back down the first floor had he not held on the hole's edge. Now the universe was just out to kill him, wonderful. Using what remained of his upper body strength, he managed to crawl his way out of the hole and back to safety but not without a few splinters and a lost shoe. Brushing himself up, he advanced forward just as another earthquake shook the entire building. Looking outside, there was the field of light going outwards once more.

He moved aside as a piece of the ceiling fell in front of him and forced him to stop, earning a growl from the boy, "Don't… mess with… me."

…..

….

…

A boy burst through the rooftop's door and struggled to take in air. Looking up, the first thing he saw was the sky, millions and millions of stars looking back at him, watching his progress similar to spectators. Before him, standing a few feet away was a girl wrapped in golden light. She looked at him with frightened eyes akin to that of a child who's waiting to be scolded. Of course the boy had no such intention. What he wanted to do was to assure her that everything was going to be alright, but it seemed impossible right now.

He didn't know how he could reach her. Just what prompted her to break down? Why create all of this mess? He would never understand the way her mind worked despite knowing her in-game character. That was a different Peashy altogether. The Peashy that he interacted and lived with through these sequences was different, unique, the same goes for the past Goddesses. They were all real, they were more than numbers and drawings, they were real people. He needed to try, to put everything in the gamble that'll spark this girl's memory. Maybe then she won't decide to kill him for chasing her.

"I'm going to hurt you," he called out, reaching out with his right hand, "I just want to talk. Please calm down."

The little CPU only shook her head vigorously, "N-No! Mommy and daddy said never to talk to strangers! You're mean! Go away!"

Her form only shined brighter as the school shook once more. Dom eventually lost balance and fell on his right knee as he watched the yellow field grow once more. Peashy's body became so bright that he could barely see her anymore. Everything felt hot, the floor, the air, even his insides felt like they were turning into fire. The strangest thing was that it didn't hurt, it just felt warm.

"Aw, damn it…" was all the boy could say as the world around him changed.

The scenery was completely different from where he was before, the only conclusion he'll get was that he was transported to another plane of existence. He made contact with the half of Peashy in his world; all he had to do was knock some bolts inside the one in this place so that she'll return to Gamindustri. The floor in which he stood seemed to be a pure white platform, devoid of any structure on its surface while its color contrasted with the dark abyss which surrounded it.

Accompanying the darkness were streams of lights, appearing as if they were passing by at high speeds creating ghost tails. Red, blue, yellow, and purple the sight was dizzying if one would look at them for a long period of time.

Just up ahead was his target hovering in mid-air while being protected by an orb of power encasing her within was Yellow Heart, looking no different from what she appeared in the second sequence. She looked like she was waiting for him to arrive, as if he was about engage in some kind of boss fight in an RPG. But then again, this was no game, at least not to him.

"Hi~" greeted the CPU, followed by an energy ball popping into existence and exploding somewhere behind the human boy.

The strange greeting caused him to swallow hard the lump on his throat, I'm gonna die! I'm gonna seriously die! Shit, shit, shit, shit! What do I do?! I can't move my legs! I can't fucking move! Shit! I need to calm down, I need to calm down, I need to calm down! WHY DOES THIS CRAP ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME?! N-No! calm down… Calm down… Think, I gotta make my move. Right, I gotta use my head… Right… right... right…

"Hello to you too," replied Dom with one of the warmest smile he could muster. It took half of his willpower to prevent any sign of fear while the other half was busy preparing to take action if things got messy. The remaining fraction was the one leading his words. Forcing a step forward, he then continued, "Don't you think it's about time for you to go home?"

"Who are you? What are you talking about, mister?" asked the Goddess in an innocent tone. Right on cue, another energy ball came to and landed just in front of the human before he could even react. Due to the massive force it was made from, it was no surprise for him to be sent flying. Seeing the strange person fall on the floor, the CPU then proceeded to question him further, "Are you okay? I think you're hurt."

Dom didn't respond right away as he slowly got back to his feet. She didn't know him so she might as well see him as a threat, however if she did she would've aimed at him better and killed him. Something was keeping her from killing him entirely. Her memories were buried; he just needed the proper catalyst and timing to coax them out. He had to endure…

"I'm fine. Nothing wrong here… Look, my name's Dummy. You used to call me that, remember?" unfortunately, he managed to receive an energy ball to his left along with the reply.

"Sorry, mommy and daddy told me never to talk to strangers. I can't remember," said Yellow Heart with a smile on her face, "Are you a bad guy? You look like a bad guy…. Should I make you go away?"

"I had enough of your damn games so listen to me you damned brat!" roared Dom as an orb came flying straight at him.

BOOM

Smoke and dust filled the air for a moment, obscuring the area where the human once stood. A few moments passed and a silhouette could be seen waving the dust clouds off. He looked up at the Goddess and growled, "You've been a very bad girl, Peashy… You're pissing me off… Oh, and you missed by the way."

The CPU actually looked surprised at this and somehow moved back by an inch. She was sure she was going to hit him, seeing him alive and intact was quite a feat. She slowly began to be curious on this person's identity.

Did she miss on purpose? I gotta think… What to say next… Damn, I got her attention now so think up of something to say! Yelled the boy internally, out loud he said, "If you don't stop what you're doing, a lot of people are going to be hurt. A lot of people will be mad at you; you wouldn't want that, right?"

"Mad… at me..?" repeated Yellow Heart with a frown on her face. It seemed like she was deep in thought, those words struck something within her that she couldn't explain….. And then she remembered.

"Crap, wrong memory," grumbled Dom as the Goddess clutched the sides of her head and wailed.

All hell broke loose.

A massive ring of force spread outward, blowing the human off his feet and sending him tumbling through the floor. The wind picked up and the dust and debris from the craters around began to circle the CPU at high speeds. Cracks began to appear on the wide platform and slowly chipped away. The streams of lights around moved at a faster and much more dizzying pace. The air roared with energy dense enough to make the hair at the back of the boy's neck stand on end.

"Can this get any worst!?" he yelled over the wind and the universe was more than happy to answer. Random objects that came from god-knows-where began to fall from the sky, imbedding themselves on the platform and forming craters while shrapnel flew. There were trucks, cranes, chairs and trees, all were which were falling into random places. Thankfully they all didn't hit the male protagonist whom kept his head on the ground till it stopped raining junk.

Fuck, this is just great… I just needed to screw up big time, thought Dom as he stood up on his unsteady feet, apparently too afraid to even move, How did Neptune do this again? Well, I don't have the brute strength or endurance to face this girl in open combat. Doing so will be suicide, but other than that, what the hell can I do? I'm not about to die here… If Peashy realizes that then goodbye Reality… or at least Tokyo… She doesn't have the guts to kill me so I should be fine…

His gaze was fixed upon the kneeling form of Yellow heart who seemed to be reliving the result of the past sequence.

I need to help here. I'm not going to let her cry

"Hey! Look at me!" he called only for it to go unheard. It only prompted him to raise his voice at her, "I SAID LOOK AT ME, DAMMIT!"

That caught yellow Heart's attention, causing her to turn her head to his direction, "I-i-I'm scared… Those scary people. M-Make them go away!"

"SHUT UP!" snapped Dom in which the Goddess immediately did. That didn't stop him from shouting some more, "I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL YOUR PROBLEM IS, BUT I CAN HELP YOU! I CAN HELP YOU MAKE THEM GO AWAY! IF YOU JUST FUCKING LET ME! SO SNAP OUT OF THAT CRAP YOU'RE IN AND CALM DOWN, YOU SELFISH VIOLENT BRAT!"

"W-Waahh! S-Scary! I'm scared! Mommy! Daddy! Neptuna! Ploot!" sobbed the CPU as the wind around her became thicker and thicker, slowly adopting the appearance of a tornado, "Help me…"

"Damn it!" the boy stood up on both of his feet and moved quickly to the left, avoiding a white van from crashing into him. He had to get close, it was now or never. Heading into that tornado thing around Peashy would be crazy. Only an insane person would do it. But it was the only thing that stood between him and that little girl.

I'm a lunatic… were his last thoughts before he braved the treacherous tornado.

…..

….

…

Peashy sat alone within her protective barrier. She was terrified… She thought that it was all just a dream but it wasn't She could remember how those people looked at her. It was so scary that she wanted to forget everything about it. But at the same time, she'll completely forget about those three people. She didn't want to forget them too; she didn't know what to do now. CPUs were supposed to be strong; she'll probably get scolded by Neptuna for being a big crybaby.

She wanted Ploot to hug her. Every time Ploot would hug her, she would always calm down. Problem was that her friend wasn't anywhere near her. She was all alone with no one to comfort her. All alone within the storming winds of death. That person… that person outside… she knew him. She knew who he was but she couldn't remember. It was scary; it was just like that time when she couldn't remember her friends. She didn't want that to happen. That person was mad at her yet she didn't know why. She didn't do anything wrong! He even called her a bad girl. Just… who was he..?

Footsteps brought her back to reality and made her open her tear filled eyes. It was him; it was the boy from the outside. He looked hurt, his clothes were torn in places while his legs looked like they were about to give in. On his right hand were two strange looking pieces of cloth clenched within his palm.

"Five… item… set… to stir up your… memories…" he grunted before collapsing on his knees, "Well… Not really… five… but two… Fun items… Ugh…"

Yellow Heart watched as he fell face first, prompting her to ready herself in catching him. However the boy managed to catch himself at the last minute, moving away the CPU's outstretched hand. He knelt once more and stuffed the cloths into her hand.

"Two gloves…" he said with a smile, reaching behind the girl's ear and taking out an item, "And a hairclip… Now that's magic."

"Ma..gic…" the Goddess repeated, unaware of the wet liquid trickling down her cheek. She remembered… about magic…

(S-S-She's a magician. M-mommy can do magic)

(Magic? I like magic! Can you do magic too? That would be so cool!)

(N-Not really magic…M-Magic tricks… Mommy really likes them… I like them too.)

"A-Anya?' she muttered, fixing her gaze at her gloves and at the red hair clip. Her tears fell in fat globes down the floor, her lips trembled as she recalled, "I-I forgot… Anya…"

She turned her eyes on the boy before her whom was watching her all this time. In a quivering voice she then said, "U-Uncle..?"

"Well… More or less I guess…" replied the boy with a shrug, "Do you remember now? Do you know how much trouble you've caused me?"

Despite his sharp words and evident irritation, it didn't stop the fully transformed HDD Goddess from wrapping her arms around him and give him a bone crushing hug. He was about to pry her off but soon realized that he didn't have the strength to do so. He just allowed the girl to wail and sob on his chest until she calmed down. She really was just a kid deep down.

"'I shall use the fallen angel's wings to whip up the winds of wicked warfare'," muttered Dom, patting the CPU on the head, "Cool ain't it? I know a cool CPU that made that. Her name's Yellow Heart and a cool CPU like her doesn't cry this easily…"

Yellow Heart moved away and rubbed her eyes while sniffling. The roaring wind around them vanished at a blink of an eye and the platform in which they stood was no repaired like nothing happened.

"Feeling better now?" asked the boy with one of his warm smiles.

Nodding at his words, the CPU returned his smile with her own, "Thank you… uncle…"

"Yeah well, don't mention it. Someone had to do it," standing up Dom brushed his clothes and offered his hand to the girl, "We going home or what?"

The Goddess blinked twice before lowering her head. She went quiet for five seconds which caused a frown to appear on the male protagonist's face. Finally she raised her head and spoke, "Uncle said I was a bad girl… is uncle still mad at me? Uncle was very angry earlier… My head hurts… I don't know why… Are you still angry?"

"Yeah, I am…" the boy responded honestly. Yellow Heart looked like she was about to cry again yet Dom managed to add up with, "But I forgive you already. So it's okay, stop crying anymore or else Neptune will have my hide… Good? Right, so tell me something, what made you start this entire mess? No, I won't get mad so just tell me the truth…."

"Umm…. Ummm….." the CPU didn't seem comfortable discussing this yet she answered anyway, "It was… an accident…"

"An accident?" Dom repeated with disbelief evident on his face.

"I really liked this place… Anya's home, the orphanage, everyone there… They were so nice," admitted Yellow heart in a sad tone, "But… but I couldn't leave Anya. I wanted to show her my home. I wanted her to meet Neptuna and Ploot. I didn't wanna go yet… I was scared; I wanted to go back… But… But… But when I came back, I didn't remember anything… I was there, looking at the glass and then uncle came! I chased you because you were mean but auntie beat you up good and wanted to become friends… You were both nice to me, anyone else is a meanie. Bad meanies that look at me weird, I didn't like them. Even when I saved them, they were scared of me… Why were they scared of me? I don't get it… My head hurts…."

Crossing his arms, the boy released a sigh from his lips while saying, "You did nothing wrong. They were probably scared just because they got roughed up a bit. Your… Auntie would always say this whenever something weird happens 'Don't think about it too much or you'll hurt yourself'. You're still too young to understand things like this, so do me a favor please? I want you to live out your life happily. Until the day you mature and grow some back bone, I want you to be the same energetic little brat that I've grown fond of."

"Is that okay?" asked the CPU with worried eyes, "Will auntie and uncle be happy? You won't be sad?"

"We'll be sad if you're sad. So for our sake, please be happy. You have good friends behind you, as much as you want to stay here they'll be waiting for you," replied Dom, grabbing the girl by the hand and helping her up. He then realized that she was an inch taller than him yet he brushed it off as unimportant. With a smile, he then asked her, "Are you ready?"

Yellow Heart glanced at the hairclip on her hand and placed it on her hair, her pair of gloves securely held by her left hand. She gave the boy the thumbs up and an enthusiastic nod while saying, "Yes! I'm ready!"

"Good night."

Sweet Dreams…

Peashy opened her eyes to a pink ceiling, she felt really weird and tired. All around her were toys scattered around, the soft fabric of the carpet she slept on felt really good. She fell into the floor once more yet she used a discarded Neptune doll to land her head on. That was a really weird dream, it also looked real too! But wait, her hands feel a little bit cold. She was surprised to see her gloves lying a few feet away from her leaving her tiny little hands exposed. She slowly wondered on how they go there.

Her right hand unconsciously touched her fringe and felt something. Taking it from her hair, she recognized it as a red hairclip.

The poor child jumped at the sound of her door, someone seemed to be knocking on it. She identified the voice as Nepgear's, "Peashy? Peashy dear, are you there? You have a visitor."

"C-Coming!" replied the little girl as she approached the door and opened it.

Standing in the door way was Nepgear wearing a concerned look and a pink apron. Her hands were firmly placed on either side of her as she said, "Where have you been? I've been looking all over for you! Your visitor's been waiting for ages!"

"No it's fine, Miss Nepgear. She could be quite a handful sometimes," piped up a voice from behind the lilac haired girl. Peashy's eyes blinked twice as she recognized it.

Gently pushing Nepgear aside, the little CPU's eyes brightened as she pounced on the person all of a sudden, "Mommy! Mommy you came!"

"A-Ah! C-Careful now I-I might fall! P-Peashy? Oh my, you're full of energy as always," giggled Rei Ryghts whom was dressed in casual clothes instead of her usual outfit. At her side was a picnic basket filled with food for lunch. With a smile on her face, she ruffled the little girl's hair and continued, "It's good to see you again. Sorry if I haven't dropped by… Y-You know how work is, right?"

"It's okay! What's this? A picnic basket? Are we going to have a picnic? Can we invite Neptuna and Ploot?" asked Peashy as she bounced up and down.

The Ex-Crime leader gave Nepgear and amused look before turning her attention back at the little girl, "Well… I made enough for everyone. So why don't we take them along?"

"Yay!" cheered the little CPU. She was with her mommy again; maybe they'll see her daddy on their way back home. But then again something made her stop and think. She then looked up at her foster mother with a smile on her face, "hey mommy, you wanna hear about this dream I had?"

"Hey wake up…"

Dom blinked his eyes twice and rubbed away the last traces of sleep. He found himself sitting on a table facing Dia, a steaming mug of coffee laid out in front of him. The sound of the morning news was on the background as he looked around with much confusion. Eventually, his eyes settled on his best friend whom was giving him a weird look.

"How'd I get here?" were the first words he asked her, followed by, "And where'd that pocket dimension go? Is everything back to normal now?"

The brunette took a sip of her coffee and munched on a sandwich she just made as she replied, "Dude, you were asleep the entire time. We spent the whole day clearing dungeons in that game of yours, right? You never left and slept like a sloth on the sofa, you nasty freeloader…"

Of course in this kind of situation, Dom only gave her the proper response, "Huh?"

"You must be dreaming, you barely slept last night since you stayed up late," explained Dia while turning her attention back at the news.

So it was a dream? All of it? Everything that had happened just then, it wasn't all real? The boy reached of his phone and checked the date, what he saw made his eyes widen. It was the day after his first try on sending Peashy away. So did this mean that everything went right? Nothing bad will happen anymore?

"You know…" began his best friend, breaking the ice between them, "It's been a while since any Goddess appeared. You think it's finally over?"

A smirk appeared on the boy's lips as he sipped his coffee before he replied, "Well… We may never know. Maybe it's better this way."

Dream or not, he knew that the experience he had during those loops will be with him forever. Even if his best friend didn't know, at least there was some hyperactive Goddess across dimensions that'll know what happened, along with a Tome. During those days, something within him changed. If it was better or for worst, it was all thanks to one girl.

Histoire's page was laid on top of the table right next to his mug; purple letter began to write themselves on its blank surface.

Thank you and congratulations!

{PEASHY ARC, COMPLETE}

Nicolas Notes:

Greetings readers and fellow writers. I'm sorry to say that I'm dropping this sto- *Gets smashed by a hammer*

Blanc: YOU BASTARD, I DIDN'T GET TO APPEAR YET AND YOU'RE ENDING THIS?! BULLSHIT! I'M GOING TO TEAR YOU APART YOU LAZY BUM!

*Regenerates* Ugh, That proved to hurt more than I expected.

Blanc: Only serves you right! Well? What the hell are you staring for? get on with the AN!

Yes yes, ahem, where was I? Ah yes. That was joke. Honestly... Well, about this chapter, I managed to finish it just before the school year starts for me. Take note that due to my incoming tight schedule, I may or may not be able to update regularly (Blanc: Did you even have a schedule to begin with?) Which will make chapter production low down quite a bit.

Right now, I feel like I could've given this chapter a better conclusion. I deeply apologize for the mistakes and inconsistencies. I'm also worried that quality may not be like always since I felt this chapter seemed a little bit too dull for my tastes. I had to pull things out of thin air just to keep it going so once again I. Am. Sorry.

Should there be any grammar errors or typos, you may notify me via review or something something...

This was quite the Arc, eh? Truthfully, it could've been more mundane but after last chapter's explosion, i found myself in a very deep hole that I needed to get myself out. So how did I solve the problem? By adding more explosions. This move may not be up to everyone's tastes so I'll do my best to make the endings much more special.

I'm going to do my best to exclude any supernatural events, however this being Neptunia that's going to be hard. I really need to practice some more in the Slice of Life thing and not just throwing needless problems at my characters. Look at Dom, I almost got him killed again.

Speaking of the boy, I felt that this chapter was more focused on his character development (Blanc: Hold on, you mean he has one?) instead of Peashy. For those that may not like it, I apologize, but that's how i roll.

Well that's all for now. I left two references in this chapter. One from an oustanding author and one from an anime. I'll see you around when i update next time.

Yahoo~