Chapter 13: Avenir and a Goddess?
AN: Hey everyone I'm back with the next chapter after working on my other story and my new one. I'm gonna do one chapter before I head to the Pokemon story then the new one and this. Without further wait let's get right into it.
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Julio's POV
"Alright I believe this is the Basilicom." IF said as we arrived at a building that resembled the Basilicom back at Planeptune.
"Well this didn't take us long." I said as we began to make our way in.
"Um, 'scuse me. Looking for Lady Black Heart is she around?" Neptune asked a Basilicom worker who scowled.
"What are you kids doing here? Scram!" He said rudely causing me to frown at his attitude.
"Rude. That's no way to treat guests." Neptune said glaring at the man.
"We really need to meet the CPU in order to help Nep-Nep." Compa told the man.
"Oh maybe we should introduce ourselves. I'm Neptune. This Compa, Iffy, Kila, and Julio." Neptune said pointing to each of us in turn.
"I don't care who or what you are! Now, get out!" He shouted.
"Jeez so much for civility from the Basilicom." IF said looking annoyed. "They say the clothes make the man, but I guess the CPU isn't all that great."
"I couldn't care less what Black Heart is called. So say what you want." He muttered causing IF to gain a look of suspicion.
"Hey come on you have a group of cute girls pleading and a guy that's pretty cute I guess if you're into that." Neptune said causing me to give her a glare.
"Hey I'm not pleading and I am definitely cute! Besides I think you maybe pissing him off a bit." I said as he indeed looked angry at that last part of her comment.
"Nep, let's go. We're wasting our time here." IF said. Well she wasn't wrong this guy clearly wasn't going to budge.
"What?! Iffy giving up can mean a game over!" Neptune protested.
"She's right. This guy's too stubborn." I said turning away from the guy and walking out with the others following. We walked for a bit before Neptune spoke out.
"Okay, I'm more than a bit peeved. The Basilicom is one thing but you two is another." She said angry. "Why'd we leave?"
"Didn't you notice?" IF questioned. "He didn't treat the Goddess's name with respect."
"Oh, you're right! That's strange." Compa said with a serious look.
"Yeah. Like he had none at all." Kila said crossing her arms.
"Oh yeah. The guy in Planeptune said the CPU's name with respect." Neptune said catching on.
"Yeah. The way that guy treated Lady Black heart's name was with scorn." IF said. "That isn't normal."
"Iffy you were traveling around the world right? Do you know something?" Compa questioned.
"Sorry, Compa. I've mostly stayed in Planeptune so I don't have any info now." IF apologized.
"So much for the gust of wind through Gamindustri or whatever your title is." I said earning a glare from IF. "Aww don't worry about it. We still love you ai."
"YOU'RE STILL CALLING ME THAT?!" She shouted.
"YES!" I declared in response and Purin let out a bark that sounded like she was copying me.
"Anyway. Maybe it would be a good idea to do some quests."" Kila cut in before IF could strangle me.
"Yeah that's a good idea." IF said calming down.
"Why we have a lot of money right?" Neptune asked. "Don't tell me you used all our funds for your own pleasures!"
"We have money. I don't sneak out to buy pudding like you do." IF sid causing my eyes to widen.
"That was you!" I yelled causing Neptune to freeze. "You stole some of my money for pudding?"
"Um...I...uh." she stammered.
"And you didn't think to buy me some." I said faking to be hurt. "How rude!"
"Wait you're mad because I didn't buy you any?" She asked.
"Yes. How inconsiderate." I said crossing my arms.
"Back to the real topic. If you recall the Key Fragment was with the disc back in Planeptune right?" IF asked and we nodded. "Maybe it could be the same here."
"Oh that's pretty smart. If we find where the monsters are coming from here than we should find the Key Fragment. Plus we would help Lastation a lot if we stop any monster attacks." Kila said crossing her arms.
"Yep." IF said confidently.
"Well how about you four go to the guild while I go find us a hotel to stay at while we're here." I suggested.
"That'd be smart Julio." IF said in agreement.
"Alright I'll be off." I said and walked off with Purin following me.
Twenty minutes later
"Okay sir. Here is your room keys." The lady at the front desk said handing me a couple of keys.
"Thank you ma'am." I said respectfully.
"No problem. Please enjoy your stay." She said. I walked off to the rooms to take a look in them seeing two beds in each room, a television and a bathroom. I had decided to get two rooms and as for who shares the rooms we'll figure that out later.
"Well Purin you wait here okay?" I said and she looked sad about that. "Sorry girl we're gonna be fighting monsters and all you'll do i get in the way." She let out a small whine at that and gave me the eyes. "Fine. But try to stay out of the way when we fight."
Purin let out a cheerful bark and spun in a circle happy. I chuckled at her actions and walked out of the room and locking it. I began to make my way to where he guild was and felt my phone buzz. I saw it was a message from IF to meet them at a factory along with the location of it.
"Alright better get going." I said as I turned round and began to make my way over when I accidently bumped into girl who gave me a glare.
"Watch where you're going." She said annoyed. She had pale skin with very long black hair about waist length, worn up in long pigtails with two-piece black and blue ribbons and about 5'2. Her bangs were neatly combed, framing her pretty face and she had very noticeable red eyes that were pretty cute. She wore a fancy dress consisting of dark blue, white, red, and small amounts of gold lining and buttons. The dress part covers a red with black spiked lining cloth while the breast part is white, along with the skirt which had black lining on both layers. Behind this is a blue bow, matching a smaller one worn around her neck attached to a black and white collar. In the center is a gold piece. She all in all looked like the type of girl to be quite uptight and regal but she also gave off a tsundere aura around her.
"Sorry about that. I didn't see you." I apologized. "You okay."
"Yes. And it's alright just be more aware." She said calming down a bit.
"Well I need to get going." I said rushing off.
3rd person
"Hmm that guy gave off quite an aura of power for a human and quite the appearance too. Wait...didn't the worker say that Neptune came to the Basilicom with a guy with a similar description and that he had a dog as well." The girl said out loud before smirking. "Well this is quite lucky I follow him and I find Neptune."
Jump to factory
"There you guys are." Julio said walking to the factory to find the others waiting for him. "Sorry for the wait."
"It's alright. We didn't wait too long." Kila reassured him. "Now let's get going."
"Where?"
"To a place where we'll complete the quest off in some mountain areas." IF answered. "We also have some stuff to inform you about."
"Like what?" He asked as they began to walk off.
"Well first is Avenir." IF said. "They took control over the Basilicom and basically rule Lastation. Apparently they won't let anybody speak with Lady Black Heart too."
"So that guy was from Avenir then." He said frowning.
"Yep. So we're hoping that we could meet her via quests." Kila added.
"Okay so what exactly is the quest?" He asked as he picked up Purin who had started scratching his leg and began to rub her head.
"Simple we need to kill a monster attacking the trade route for Chian's company." IF explained.
"Who?"
"The woman who made the request. She owns the factory and she was the one who told us all about Avenir." Compa answered.
"Yep. Now lets pick up the pace and get this quest done so I can eat me some pudding." Neptune declared before running forward. The group looked at each other and sighed except for Purin who jumped out of Julio's arms and ran after Neptune barking excitedly.
"Well if you can't beat them join them!" Julio declared before sprinting after the two of them catching up quickly.
"Wait up Crim-Crim, Nep-Nep!" Compa called after them before running after them.
"Well shall we?" Kila said smiling.
"Yeah we should." IF sighed before they sprinted to catch up.
Mountains
"Come on you guys! Hurry up we're here." Neptune said beating everyone to the place where they should find the monster.
"Nep-Nep. Wait. I'm so tired." Compa said panting.
"At this rate she'll be too tired to fight." Julio sighed.
"Well Neptune won't stop running so a break isn't possible." Kila said a bit tired herself.
"Yeah both of them will be tired." IF sighed.
"I have an idea." Julio said walking over to Compa. "Here hop on my back."
"Huh?" She said surprised.
"Hop on my back. I'll carry you till we find the monster." He explained and squatted down and after a bit Compa got onto his back. He gripped her legs so she wouldn't fall and she wrapped her arms around his neck but not tightly. "Make sure you got a grip."
"I do." She muttered a bit embarrassed. "I should be fine."
"Okay." He said and he took a couple of steps forward to test it out and found it easy to do so though a certain soft something pressed against his back was certainly distracting. "Alright this should be fine."
"Well let's get going and catch up to Neptune." Kila said. It turned out to be a really long walk with many slopes and slants along the way though not once did Julio complain about carrying Compa. "How are you not tired?" Kila asked.
"Training and lots of stamina." He answered when they noticed Neptune starting to pant in exhaustion.
"C-Can't...Tired...Rest…" She muttered panting.
"Maybe we should take a break." Kila suggested. They agreed and Julio let Compa off his back and thanks to his piggy back ride she was pretty rested. They sat down and began to rest for a bit except for Julio who was throwing a ball for Purin to play fetch with.
"It's a good thing I always have a pudding on me just in case I need a snack." Neptune said pulling it from her pocket along with a spoon and about to eat it when a large monster resembling a phoenix landed and let out roar.
"Hey is that the monster?" Julio asked putting the ball away and shooing Purin to go hide and she hid behind some small rocks.
"I think it is." IF said standing.
"Nope it's not. It's definitely not." Neptune said smiling in denial.
"You're in denial." Kila said getting up with Compa doing the same
"I figured. Just when I was going to eat pudding." She replied tragically and stood up her hair covering her eyes before a purple low erupted around her and faded revealing her transformed self who looked pissed. "How dare you interrupt my precious pudding time! I'll destroy you!"
"Oh I do like that attitude." Kila said with a dark smile signaling her sadistic side's arrival.
"Oh no." Julio said a bit scared.
"Oh what is it my dear warrior?" She purred walking up to him. "Not happy to see me?"
"N-No just try to focus on the monster not me." He said drawing Crimson Nova and his newly named sword Denki. "Alright let's see how good this sword is."
"Don't disappoint." She said pulling out her knife.
"Hey let's start you two." Neptune declared.
"Jeez Neptune's so serious when it comes to pudding." IF muttered drawing her weapons.
"Well whatever works, I guess?" Compa said pulling out her syringe.
Unbeknownst to the party however a familiar girl had just arrived. She surveyed the situation and sighed.
"Well better wait till they're done with that monster than." She muttered and sat down on a nearby rock and began to watch.
Julio, the battle lover he is, rushed in and slashed its wing causing it to roar in pain and attempt to smack him with its other wing only for Neptune bring her sword on it's head. Kila quickly stabbed its back with her knife and rolled out of the way of its counterattack.
"Meteor rain." Julio shouted and several flaming rocks fell on the bird causing it to roar and fire several fireballs at the group. They managed to avoid most of them but one managed to collide into Julio's chest exploding and sending him into a nearby boulder.
"Crim-Crim!" Compa cried out. He waved his hand signaling he was fine and Compa cast a healing skill on him healing him. He nodded in thanks before glaring at the monster who fired a larger fireball at him. His two swords crackled with their respective elements and he slashed through the attack and quickly slashed through the bird causing it to roar in pain.
"Cross Combo." He heard Neptune shout and she performed her attack and slashed it multiple times.
"Time for pain." Kila said as she slashed it multiple times before knocking it to the ground and slamming her heeled boot into it's wing and twisting the heel into the wing before it smacked it off her.
"Demon Flames." IF declared and the pillar of fire erupted under the bird. Compa fired off her Compa Love Heart and caused even greater damage before Julio tired of drawing out the fight slammed Denki into the monster's back electricity through it's body causing it to roar in pain one more time before it finally collapsed dead.
"Jeez bit much don't ya think?" IF said to Julio who shrugged.
"Well it's dead so let's head back." Neptune said tired.
"You know it would have been quicker if Nep had flew us here." IF pointed out.
"No way. I couldn't carry all of you this is quite tiring you know." Neptune protested.
"Oh yeah I forgot I can fly too." Julio said blinking.
"Wait what?" They said together.
"Yeah. See." He said levitating off the ground and flew around a bit before landing back on the ground.
"It would be so much easier if you flew us here you know." Kila said to us now out of her other self.
"No like she said we can't carry all of you and I haven't gotten used to it yet." He said.
"Well how bout a pudding each time?" Compa suggested. "Not just any pudding the super premium one."
"That's enticing but I'll have to pass." Neptune said and I felt a presence near us and it was strong. "I'm changing back."
"Wait Nep not yet." IF said noticing as well that someone was watching us.
"What is it Iffy. You can't bribe me to fly you with more pudding you know."
"Come out and show yourself." Kila said. "You behind the rocks."
"I didn't expect you to notice. Well done." A arrogant voice said and out-stepped a woman who resembled Neptune greatly. She was beautiful with eyes that were teal and her hair pure white, and went down below her shoulders somewhat, with her fringe standing above her eyes and bangs caressing her face and stood around 5'2. She wore a suit like Neptune's with black and white colors and a mechanical appearance. It also exposed a mild amount of her cleavage. Her sleeves were pure black, with silver patches on the bicep and tricep area, her gauntlets were black with silver protrusions on the knuckle. "It's been a while Neptune but you probably don't know me now…"
"Guys… she." Neptune said and we nodded.
"Yep she looks a lot like you do transformed." Julio said keeping his swords ready just in case.
"Those eyes and form… she must know something about you." IF said.
"Indeed. I know her very well." The woman said.
"Really? Then please tell me who am I?" Neptune pleaded.
"Haha being asked for help from Neptune is a first." She said. "Very well. I'll tell you."
"Really?" Neptune said only for Julio narrow his eyes.
"What's the catch?" He asked cautiously.
"Oh you're a smart one." The woman said smirking. "Not bad looking either."
"Oh thanks?" He said more in a question.
"Now before that as you may have figured out I am CPU Black Heart." She declared. "Now the condition is simple. Defeat me in battle.
"Of course." Julio sighed before smirking and sheathing his swords. "How about me and Nep take care of this while you rest and jump in if necessary?" He said to the other three.
"You sure?" IF asked and they both nodded.
"Oh quite confident huh? I normally like that but what makes you think you stand a chance?" Black Heart asked.
"Well how bout we find out?" He said getting into a fighting stance and preparing himself with Neptune doing the same.
"Very well I ,Black Heart, shall defeat you." She declared and drew her sword which like Neptune's was futuristic and huge while glowing with power. The three were ready for the battle tougher than what they've had before.
AN: Well guys that's enough for now and yes I know I Ieft it on a cliffhanger there but I wanted to get this out quicker after a long absence from this story. Plus I want to get started on all my other stories too.
Still some may not like that. Not that I care or anything
The hell? Noire why are you here?
What? If Neptune could come here so can I.
Well yeah but I figured you'd do this when you actually joined the group.
Well you were wrong and I'm doing the review note.
Fine.
Please leave with any of your ideas, predictions, and any helpful criticism that can help both this story and his skills as a writer. Please no flames.
Next time on Neptunia: The Saiyan Warrior: Julio and Neptune square off against BlackHeart who proves to be a deadly opponent. With them being pushed back can they win? What does Julio plan to do? Find out next time on: Black Heart and a new Tsundere Friend( I'm not a Tsundere! Yes you are!) Don't miss it.