CPU Grey Heart

by Project 0mega

Alexandria Gardner was a normal human. But things when wrong when she was flying through a mysterious storm that caused her to crash. When she came to she was no where near her destination and accidently consumes a CPU memory hours later. How will she undertake these changes.

14. Chapter 14: Becoming a Shadow

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Chapter 14

I wake up and refuse to open my eyes. It's too damn comfy and warm. I snuggle more into my 'pillow'.

"Hmm seems like you really enjoy sleeping like this. It's good because I'm enjoying it too." My body almost goes rigid when my 'pillow' speaks.

I crack an eye open and see Vert. I close it again. "Damn right." I mutter half asleep.

Vert then begins petting my head with her soft hands. "Stay as long as you want I don't mind. You look so cute from my angle."

"I'm probably killing you with my weight."

"Not at all. If I was a human maybe your weight is just a bit uncomfortable for me. But not bad enough that I'm not enjoying this." Vert told me as she kept rubbing my head.

"I'm sorry." I say yawning.

Vert pats my head like a mother would a worried child. "It's fine just remind me to put a special wristband on you next time we sleep. It'll make you lighter I used to use it for flight training."

"Ugg. I don't like the flying nonsense. Feels so unnatural."

"You'll get used to it the more you do it. It's the fastest way to get around for us. Or I could carry you." Vert said with a small mischievous smile.

"I'd rather you carry me but I'll try to get used to flying. I'll only do it going places. I'm not doing it while fighting."

"Can't say I can't blame you doesn't come to everyone during fights most tend to at least hover for stealth sometimes. But if you get good enough at flying we can maybe do a sky performance together. That'll be sure to net us lots of shares." Vert said happily likely already planning such an event.

"I doubt I'd be comfortable to do that for a long time."

"How long? I can wait a year to a few decades if needed." Vert said with a sly smile...Crap I forgot about the whole immortality thing.

"Flying like that doesn't feel right. I'm used to flying planes."

"Oh you used to be a pilot? Now that I think about it I do have a private aircraft that I used to ride in when I was feeling lazy. You can take it for a ride. We could also do a music performance together if the public likes it more shares for us." Vert says trying to make it sound convincing and I have to wonder how much work will go into maintaining shares? Are they like stocks?

"I doubt I could sing. Haven't done that in years but I can give it a shot."

Vert smiles as I feel her hands rub my back. "Don't worry I'll make sure we have plenty of time to rehearse before the show most important part will be the dancing."

I groan. "I've never been much of a dancer. Don't really like it."

"That's fine just follow my lead I'll be sure to do most of the dancing. Though we'll need to be in our CPU forms for the desired effect. Or we could transform part way into the performance." Vert told me while sitting up so she could stretch a bit.

It forced me to sit up also. "That's another part of weird for me. I turn younger and the metal parts don't fall off so I don't even know if they do come off or not."

Vert hums a bit as she plays with my spiky hair. "Probably magic. If you take off the rest of the outfit they should follow. But you'd be naked then. I stay around the same age so does Blanc and Noire not by much. Your just a bit of an oddball. You ate a CPU memory core right? Maybe the CPU before you was around that age before she past away?"

"I don't know but I turn about nine years younger."

Vert giggles before kissing me on my forehead. "Awe! That sounds so cute! Your just like Grave when she transforms. Though she says it's too embarrassing to transform. I think they call what she transforms into a Loli."

"Wait so she's a CPU or candidate? Even though she's my oracle now?"

"She's a candidate last time I checked. And unless they're connected to the sharicite they are not actually your Oracle more of a title then and to my knowledge it needs to be a human or non CPU to be an Oracle. Though you could make a chain of command if that'll help fix your problem. Most nations already use a system like that already." I'm a bit thankful Vert told me this as I didn't know they operated like this but how am I going to do this? Grave would definitely be the second in command given Lucy is no military leader.

"Alright. I do still have a lot to learn about all this."

"And I'll help you with what I know. Come on lets get something to eat can't miss breakfast when you have a lot of paperwork to fill out. You going back to your nation soon?" Vert asked as she waited for me to get up first.

"Yes I will be returning soon but I do have to go to Lowee today later." I say slowly getting dressed.

"Hmm heard Blanc is the new CPU can't tell if her temper will affect things or not. Just be on guard most of those sickos are gone but some may be lingering in hiding." Vert said in a cautioning tone.

"It's fine. I know I can handle most people. I did win against Iris heart yesterday."

Vert looked a bit surprised by this judging by the look on her face. "That's impressive her aggressive style is usually too much for most of us to handle only Red heart has bested her to my knowledge and it almost looked dead even. Well if Red heart wasn't holding back it would be different."

"Yeah. I broke a few of her bones in the process. Guess I am quite a heavy hitter."

"Yeah I'd say your around Blanc's level at least. Not sure about Luna's she was wrecking machine when she wanted to be one. Come on I'll make you breakfast. Sausages and waffles sound good?" Vert asked me as she got out of bed slipping on a loose oversized shirt.

"That sounds great. Also have you heard what happened to Luna?" I ask wondering if she knew I killed her. Well she's alive now but I did kill her.

"Yeah she got some mental sickness. I tried getting my Number one potion maker to make some type of cure but it took too long. At least you made it quick." Vert said surprisingly calm about all of this.

"I made it quick as possible due to that's what Grave wanted. Heh. I don't even know my full strength yet."

Vert began walking out the door. "Just borrow my training room later it can withstand a lot of punishment not even Luna and Blanc together could break them."

I smile at her. "I know they use hammers and all that but I have gauntlets. I put more force into a smaller area than they can."

"True so at least try not to break them. Though the weight lifting machine should be just fine you mostly just push against it." Vert said as she walked down to the kitchen area I think.

"I'll try not to break anything." I say to reassure her.

"Good I'll have breakfast ready when your done." Vert told me before she I think turned her attention to cooking.

"Uhhhh. Where is the training room?" I really need to learn where stuff is.

"Down the hall and to the right. My oracle she should be around there. She's a lot like a little sister to me. But she's been rather lonely. If she starts cuddling up to you have my permission to give her a little love. I won't be mad if you let her cuddle up to you and give her forehead a kiss but nothing much more than that." Vert called out to me sounding a bit clingy.

"Alright I'll remember that. Oh and make lots." I say walking out.

I hear a faint 'Yes honey' from Vert as I reach the training room and when I saw it all I could do was whistle. The place looked like some futuristic gym equipped with some sort of hard light hologram projector in a sparing area.

"Hmm. What shall I try to do first." I muse with myself.

I look around till a few caught my attention. A weird magnetic weight machine that I could test my strength on. Of course the sparing area looks fun and is that a sim chamber in the corner?

"I would like to test how many pounds of force I could do." I say to myself walking up the the magnetic weight machine.

I look at a small user guide on the side of the Machine before getting under it and pushing up. Apparently this is safer then normal weights since it has built in safeties to keep it from crushing you. As I keep pushing the weight slowly gets heavier and heavier to wear I can barely push it up and stays like that as I start to sweat from the effort.

About six seconds later I drop it down and look to where I made it to.

The digital display blinked on and off 1.3 tons. So that's what I can do now? Not bad not bad at all but that was just my arms. Time to shift it to a different mode and see what I can do. Let's see Squat mode should do the trick.

I mess with the settings to switch it so I could do squats. After a minute or so it was done calibrating. I then go under the bar and start doing squats with the machine adding weight each time.

After doing several hundred reps the weight grew to a point that I could barely lift having to put a lot of effort to just get the bar at least half way. I decide that this is about my limit and step out. I look at the display and see it reading 5.4 tons and this is just my human form.

"I see your having fun you're practically drenched in sweat. I didn't know you liked the wet T-shirt look Alex." I turn around to see Vert smiling at me wearing a bit more clothes.

I should've just wore my shorts and sports bra. "Meh forgot to take it off. Also with what I found I need to be more careful with my strength."

"True your bare hugs could really hurt someone if your not careful. Don't want to break peoples backs. By the way the food is ready." Vert said as she walked up to before giving me a nice french kiss.

I take my t-shirt off afterwards. "I'll try not to. Cause hell from what the machine said I can lift 1.3 tons with just my arms."

"That's impressive for a human form. Most of us could only do a third of that without being strength based. I'm about half speed half magic so strength isn't my strong suit. But we'd work well as a team." She told me as she cuddled up to me.

"I am a basic tank with a high damage output."

Vert smiles softly. "Oh like a Paladin in heavy armor right?"

"Guess so. I wonder what I could do in my cpu form. Guess I'll try it later."

"Because you need to eat the food I cooked for you before it goes cold. I'll hand feed you if your into that kind of thing." Vert said while giving me a creepy smile.

"Naw. I've had my workout for the day. I bet your food is going to be wonderful."

Vert giggled. "Well not to brag but I have been nicknamed the cooking goddess for a reason."

"Hmm. Did you learn your cooking from games?" I ask messing with her.

"No but from promotional cook books for those games though. So your close at least." Vert said as we began walking of course with my hand on her butt.

"I thought I was. Sadly I do have to leave soon after we eat so I won't get yelled at from Grave and Lucy."

"Well I'll be sure to visit when I'm free. I'm still having your babies remember. Just don't worry me okay." She had a slight pouty face when she asked me that making her look cute.

"I'll try my best not to alright." I say as we got to our destination. I think anyways.

I look around and see a table with food covering the entire length from one side to another all different kinds of waffles and sausages all assaulting me with a heavenly aroma.

"Man. Wasn't thinking you'd actually make this much." I say to her. My stomach rumbling.

"Oh I always deliver when it comes to food size. It isn't a problem for me. Now sit down so I can hand feed you or are you one of those fast eaters?" Vert asked as she patted my butt.

"It's really depending on what I have to do in the day." I say taking a seat.

Vert then took a seat besides me cutting into a blueberry waffle. "Hopefully nothing too taxing. Now say ah." Vert says as she moves the half of a waffle to my mouth. Wait is she actually going to hand feed me?

I chew up the waffle and swallow it. "You really want to hand feed me eh?" I ask smiling.

Vert smiles and begins feeding me the other half of the waffle. "Why wouldn't I? It's one of the most romantic declarations of love isn't it?"

"I guess it is but you do have to eat yourself you know." I say looking for a fork.

"Sure just let me give you a few more bites at least then I'll start eating myself promise." Vert tells me with that heart melting smile of hers it's like a princess or queen is smiling at me.

"Fine fine fine." I'll press the matter if she doesn't start eating.

After a few more bites she rubbed my cheeks before turning to eat some of the food in front of her. "So enjoying the food?"

"I'm loving it." I tell her truthfully.

Vert smiles and kisses my cheek. "Thank you been too long since I've spent time with such lovely company."

"Well this won't be the last time we do this. Trust me."

"I'd like that. Most tend to not want to date a CPU like me. Most CPU's are teenagers in their human forms not adults. So I usually get the label of old by some well mostly those that are more into teen CPU's than adults." Wow she's depressed and desperate. Assholes they must really like teenage girls perverts of course anything much older than a loli is old to them.

"That's because they are a bunch of perverts and lolicons." I say rubbing her back.

"Thanks Alex. Just when you hear it enough it gets to you." Vert says likely having heard this for decades. I soon feel her leaning into my touch her blue eyes staring into my grey ones we almost got lost in each other's eyes before we averted are gaze.

"It's just those kind of people out there. Not everyone is like that. I mean heck. You have a whole nation that looks up to you."

"Yeah your right. I just hope the events I have planed help both our nations out." Vert says before she goes back to eating.

"I hope it does. Even though I'm just starting mine up."

"Well I recommend focusing on infrastructure first got to have a good system in place before really pushing advancement to going to say abandon other projects but try to make sure quality of life is up. Right now we are in a time of peace so military isn't needed as highly. Though if you find a private mercenary group they may be able to provide additional support." Vert suggests to me as the more experienced CPU between us.

"Well Lucy and Grave already has most of that in a bag. We already do have a mini military due to the incident with Luna and the equipment we got from that Loween base we are going to use."

Vert smiles. "Seems you got things already figured out for the most part with a good military head start. Well we should finish eating so we can get on with our day then."

"Sounds good. Gunna hand feed me the rest?"

"Gladly my lovely knight." Vert said before she began hand feeding me again.

"Thank you my lovely princess." I say and I couldn't help it.

"Oh your getting into it. Well every princess needs her knight after all." Vert said with a giggle just rolling with it.

"Well I'm glad I skipped a few steps on over taking a dragon."

"Oh so you already slayed the dragon no wonder you already slept with the princess. And now you're already going on another journey. You know this would make a good book." You know I may do that at some point read it to the kids when they are old enough as a some sappy fantasy romance novel.

"Yeah. Maybe in the future. Then again I'm already getting put down in history as one that ended a CPU. Even if it was mainly to help everyone."

"Sure and as the one that willingly made love with Iris heart. Most aren't brave enough to do that. It's on the headlines everywhere." Vert told me while pushing me a newspaper with her free hand as hand feed a piece of sausage.

"I was about to question you on how you knew." I say looking at it.

On the front cover in full cover was me with ball gagged with a blindfold over my eyes and handcuffed being dominated for the world to see like some kinky porno. Just how did they get the picture this detailed? Not going to lie I'm gonna kick someone's ass for this.

"Imma kill someone. Either the one that took the picture or the one that done this newspaper."

"Well I'm sure Plutia will get it all sorted shortly she doesn't take very kindly to this stuff. They might already be in one of her sex dungeons for a while. From what I can tell she was a bit gentle on you." Vert said causing me to pale a bit, death would have been a luxury to them.

"Well they do kind of deserve it for doing this." I say before reading the the article.

It basically went over how me the new CPU was already being dominated by my senior CPU likely for favors and the like trying to give myself an edge. And to make matters worse they call me Iris hearts new 'Pet'.

"I beat her ass. This is bullshit."

"Well they only saw her ahem making you her bitch as some would say. Not the fight and everyone loves making fun of the new girl on the block. You should get used to this stuff we are practically celebrities and journalists love slander and hit pieces." Vert tells me as she runs her hand through my hair.

"Ugg. They are as bad here as back in my old damn dimension." I groan putting the paper down.

"Yes but there are at least a few honest journalists around but most are perverts. Don't worry my security let's no unauthorized media within two miles of my basilicom. Say aren't you going to run late to meet your Oracles at this rate?" Vert sais causing me to look at my watch and notice I was almost going to be ten minutes late.

"Yep and I don't have confidence in my flying ability to get back on time."

"Want me to carry you? I don't mind at all." Vert said with a smile already moving to carry me.

"I'd love that. Even if it's weird that the princess is carrying the knight."

Vert smiles as she transforms and carries me out the window. "Then you'll just need to carry me more often then really sweep me off my feet. Now where to?"

"It borders Lowee and Lastation." I say.

"Got it I know the place roughly. Hang on tight my knight." Vert said before she began flying faster than a good number of jets I've been around. I have to bury my face into Verts breasts to shield my eyes from the wind...Not that I minded the excuse to do so though.

To mess with her I licked her breast a little. Trying to get a reaction.

She moans a bit blushing from the contact. "You know if your going to start something you better not stop so soon."

I smirk before nibbling softly on her breast and licking at it. Careful to do it so no one would notice if they see us in the air.

Vert moans louder in response to this as I make a mental note to do this more often if she's enjoying this so much. If she likes it I won't mind showing these love pillows a lot more love. I manage to catch a glimpse of the land to see we've made it into my nation now.

"Damn looks like I'll have to quit for now." I say sadly stopping.

"Aww it was getting so good. We'll have to pick this up again later I really enjoyed it perhaps you'll think of more things to do to them in that time. Now where to land?" Vert said with a pout before looking for a spot for use to land at.

"Land by that mansion. Now I'd love to do so much more to these pillows later." I said groping them.

"Then in the afternoon I'll be coming back then so I can see what you have instore for me. Good thing I'll be knowing where you live now." Vert says with a smile as she lands near my shared place.

"Yep but do it before the kids go to sleep due to they love to sleep in a group."

"Okay I will. I think some of them will like using my pillows as much as you have. Hmm now that I remember it this used to be Winter soul's nations well budding nation before she disappeared. Never met her in person though. From what I heard she was one of the older CPU's before the rest of us showed up. Only one that would know more would be red heart." Vert told me giving some information on the last CPU here. Come to think of it this place has a very wintery feel to it.

"Alright. Thanks for the info."

"Your welcome oh are those your kids running up to us?" Vert says as she put me down.

I barely have time to say anything before. "MOMMY!" Peashy headbutt tackles me to the ground for the forth? Sixth time? I haven't been keeping track but I'm lucky I'm more durable or this would hurt a heck of a lot more. If this is her as a kid I'd hate to see what she can do as a teenager.

"Hey there kiddos. Did you behave while I was gone?"

Peashy gives me a tooth grin as the rest approach. "I was mommy! Miss Scarlet even gave us another lesson before building us a training course with Miss Idea's and Compa's help. It was super fun! Even though I got hit into the water a lot Miss Scarlet said I'd get better with practice. But she looked really really tired for some reason."

I rub her head. "I guess I'll have to try it out sometime." I say rubbing her head. I wonder what's up with Scarlet.

Peashy giggles as the rest of the kids run up. "Peashy! Miss Compa said to stay in a group for safety. What if a Bad guy found you instead of mom!?" Nepgear said first her voice laced with concern.

"That is a concern to think of. Please listen to them in the future Peashy." We just have a trouble maker on our hands eh.

"But if they wanted me to stay with them they'd have ran faster. It's not my fault they are slow and boring." Peashy said with a pout as she looked away.

"Hey! We are not boring or slow you just sprinted off before we could do anything!" Uni said with a glare her hands on her hips looking rather offended.

Before things could esculat Vert picked Peashy up placing her head right between her love pillows. "Now now children that enough fighting for now. We should all try to get along no need to be at each other's throats for something so small."

"Yeah calm down kiddos. Next time Peashy give people at least a heads up before you run off."

"I'll try mommy. But who is this lady? Her boobies are really comfy." Peashy said as she snuggled more into Vert's breasts looking like she just found a new napping spot.

"This is Lady Vert. The one we met yesterday." I say a little envious of her.

"The nice lady? The one you made kissy faces with? Oh right you must have slept over at her place last night Mom." Frost said sounding a lot better now but when I look at her she's wearing winter clothes from top to bottom unlike the rest. Is she still cold?

"Yeah I did. I had some things I needed to do nearby and she offered me a room. Still cold sweety?" I say picking her up.

Frost nods as she snuggled into my chest. "Yeah Miss Scarlet said this should be the worst of it for now though but her and Miss Grave told me they are still looking into it."

"Alright. Let's hope they find a way to let you control your powers easier."

"I hope so. I don't like being so cold. Do I have to come with you to Lowee?" Frost asked me shaking slightly. I don't even need to think on how stupid it would be to bring her with me to Lowee given what happened to her there.

"No you don't. You can stay here if you want or you can spend some time with Vert here."

"I'd like the last option more. She's going to be our other mom right?" She then looked me in the eyes afterwards a knowing glint in her eyes. Shit she knows.

"You are one smart kiddo. You don't mind right? It is warmer in your nation than here." I ask Vert.

"It's a lot warmer than here. Your nation is not as cold as Lowee at least till winter hits but has colder summers than Lastation. Mine is about temperate forest levels it should be warmer by about 30 degrees fahrenheit year round give or take ten degrees. Sorry I tend to ramble a bit on this stuff Alex." Vert told me with a blush dusting her cheeks.

"It's fine." I tell her.

Vert smiles kissing my cheek. "Thanks Alex. Well if they don't mind coming with me to Leanbox I'll gladly take them over. You heading over to Lowee with the rest of your little group? Come to think of it where's your bodyguard?"

"I don't know. Peashy did say she wasn't feeling good. Hey Frost where is Scarlet?"

"She was taking a nap in a tree where we came from. She said she needed the rest for the trip to Lowee." Frost told me while pointing back where they came from. Well I guess Neptune could have tired her out I guess.

"Alright. I hope she's doing fine." Even though she might be pissed at me.

"So you're going to this go to Lowee thing again. Gonna check on Blancy right? And you weren't even going to tell me? That hurts you know." Sherry tells me showing up out of nowhere again patting me on my head like some puppy.

"Hey not my fault you don't look at the schedule we had."

"Eh I did but you'd try to shake me off still. Well me and Violet have a few things to do but we'll try to keep an eye around here for you but we'll be busy for awhile. Word of advice from a seer don't fall for the fake crying. Can't tell you why but it won't end well for you." Sherry tells me with her eyes glowing bronze a bit before they died down.

I know I can tell how most are faking crying but I can't tell if all of them are fake or not. "Alright. I'll try my best to figure it out if it's fake or not but you should know my nature."

Sherry looks at me with a bit of concern before patting me on the back. "Just..Just be ready for a fight if you do go to it. Some people will be trying to jump you that way."

"Alright. I'll remember that." I tell her. It would take a lot to put me down. And if they know we are going to Lowee that means we have a leak somewhere.

"Well I won't keep you now then. Also say hi to Lexi for me she's still hanging around for some reason mostly since Compa is constantly fretting over her like a mom. She likes that for some reason. Well see you later also Scarlet is still pissed and she's a little bit cranky." Sherry says before she disappears going elsewhere.

And I know the reason why she's cranky. "So does anyone know were Grave is and when we're leaving?"

"Oh she was with um Luny no Luna? Spending some quality time with her, Ram, and Tomb before going she should still be with them right now." Nepgear told me after struggling with the name.

"Alright. Does she expect me to go by myself then?" I ask mainly to myself and to Compa as I saw her approach.

"Yeah sorry I'm late I had to make sure Lexi was situated first. And Grave says you can go by yourself with Scarlet given you shouldn't need her or Lucy for this. Also something about one of you all needs to stay around here at all times." Compa said before panting a small bit from likely sprinting to us.

I give her a nod and do a sharp whistle. Frost did say she was sleeping in a tree nearby. "Let's see if that woke her up."

"Argh! I'm up I'm up. Quit your damn whistling alright." I hear her say as she jumps down from a rather tall tree landing with a hard impact sending a lot of dust up.

"I only whistled once." I say to her in a teasing tone. "I can do it a few more times if you want."

"Please don't unless you want me to start chucking trees at you. Already still pissed at you Alex." Scarlet tells me as her eyes are glowing a bright purple opposed to their usual vibrant green.

I raise my hands up. "Hey I'm sorry on how I overreacted yesterday. I apologize for it. But you do have to know why I was a bit pissed then."

"I do doesn't mean I have to like how you acted though. Your lucky you didn't hurt her any worse or I can't promise I wouldn't have cut you up a bit. Let's just bury it for now we have work to do." Scarlet told me as she began to stretch walking away a bit. "Also Nep will be staying with us for a while till Plutia calms down. She'll be staying in my room."

"Alright. I wasn't really going to do much else besides punch her once. After that I was going to drop it anyways." I tell her.

"Yeah well let's get going. I don't like Lowee since it's so cold all the time and what they did." Scarlet says while stretching likely wanting to get this over with.

"Hey you don't have to go if you don't want to. Stay here if you want. Just point me in the direction." I say transforming and stretching.

"They're northwards just follow me and as your bodyguard you know I can't just stay here. Just try to keep up." Scarlet says as she transforms herself and flys ahead of me.

I fly up and shoot after her as best I could. Damn that dragon asshole. She knows I can't fly that well. There's no way in hell I can go that fast.

I struggle to keep up with her but after a few minutes I give up and just fly at a decent pace with Scarlet in my view as we entered deeper into Lowee. Still the sky was her home at least till something slammed into her knocking her out of the sky.

What? What the hell could hit that big ass thing out of the sky? I speed up the pace a little but it will take me a few due to how far ahead she was.

As I got closer I see her hitting the ground hard making a creator. This is bad but as I got closer I saw her fighting what looked like a giant Knight of sorts.

Hmm. I don't think I can get into the battle. I'd get seriously injured. I'll stand on the sidelines until I can think of something.

But then the sound of a crying child reached my ears. I look over and see a child crying over a woman's body both in thick coats.

Without thinking I go over and land by the child. I look around myself real quick before approaching the child.

When I got close enough I saw a metal collar around the child's neck the area around it looked red from scratch marks. She then turned to look at me and I took a step back in shock as I see half of her dropping down looking like some deformed monster. "Are you momma too? The scary men said another momma would come if I did this. Are you momma?"

Scary men? I look around again. "Errrr. No. What happened here?" I ask trying not to be rude.

The girl looks visibly disturbed by this. "They said old momma was being bad so they put her to sleep and told me to cry so new momma would show up. But you aren't new momma. Did they lie to me or are you lying momma?" The girl says and I'm taken she really thinks that woman is sleeping surely she knows she's dead right? Oh right she's still a kid and the concept of death isn't in her mind yet.

"Hmmm. I am sadly not lying." I say to her while trying to think up what to say to her.

"Then the bed men-" The girl was interrupted as gun fire soon erupted all around us as the hidden soldier came out from their camouflage hiding spots.

I grab the nearest one by the throat and crushed it. A few of the bullets hit me and I spun the body around to use as a temporary shield while I pulled out my own gun to shoot.

I get a few of them before that Great dreamer girl shows up in front of me with her left hand looking like a finger gun with the tip of her finger pointed at my head. "Don't worry all of this is going according to plan. I'll send someone to pick you up. BANG!" And just like that shit it the fan as it felt like I was hit by a flashbang minus the ear ringing but add the splitting headache.

I manage to kill a few more as a hail of tranquilizers hits me before I pass out. When I wake up I'm restrained to an operating table same kind they had IF on and one of the doctors takes a rather large syringe filled with the that black stuff that they injected IF with. "Now this is going to be very unpleasant for you but hopefully this takes and you don't go insane like the last one!" The doc said before stabbing the syringe into my heart and emptying it into me.

I bulk against the table as the searing pain hit me. The ends of the metal table bending in towards me.

As this happens the doctors run out before the table broke in half letting me fall down. But I couldn't get up as my vision started fading to black but before it did someone in green armor broke open the door and stalked towards me. Last thing I remember was her lifting me up and carrying me out before I completely blacked out.

~Unknown time later~

I wake up and first thing I did was sit up and check my surroundings even if my muscles were on fire.

I see that I'm in a tent laying on some kind of portable mattress feels like foam almost. The front of the tent is open letting me see some chick tending to a fire. She was dressed in a dark green coat and a red vest from what I could not. She seemed like the outdoors type. But was she the one that saved me?

"So you're finally awake. Made some soup from what I could gather around here. You hungry?" The chick said I could barely make out her hair was literally as white as white could get. Was she an albino?

"And who the hell are you?" I ask with a scratchy voice. I get out of the bed. Ugg. The hell did they inject me with. I doubt my muscles have ever felt like this and not only that my damn headache isn't helping either.

"The name's Abby though you can also call me Jade heart or that poor sap that owed Cu a favor. I was sent to get your ass out of that bunker and to safety and kill a good number of those bastards. Don't worry about the girl your friend saw to her herself." The chick told me as she turned around to show me her red eyes. Knew it she's an albino.

"Alright and who is this Cu person?"

"It's what I call her. Is short for her real name and less dangerous to say around normal people. Your remember her as the Great dreamer." Abby tells me while filling a bowl as my stomach growls.

At this point I don't give a shit if there's poison in it. I don't really know how long I've been out but it feels like awhile. "Alright. What's her description?"

"She's a Great old one well on of the younger ones of them. They are also called outer gods. But she and the rest are Primordial god level. She's allied herself with the shadows for her own reasons. She's mischievous but loyal. If she says she's going to do something she'll do it. Just don't expect her to not cause a lot of chaos. She basically had me fake my death since I owed her a favor. Also you've been out of it for a month." She told me this as she handed me a bowl of soup that didn't smell half bad at least.

A month! That's fucking wonderful. "Not to be rude but why didn't you bring me back to my nation. Or hell any nation in particular."

"One you are rather heavy. Two I'm from a different dimension so knowing the lay of the land and political going ons isn't something I'd know and I'd hate to hand you over to an enemy. Three you kept thrashing around making it difficult to carry you so I decided once we were a decent distance away I'd set up camp till you woke up." Abby told me with a huff rubbing a bruise on her cheek.

"And I'm guessing I hit you." I said walking out and sitting heavily on one of the logs besides the fire. I feel it crack under me. Wonderful did I gain a few more pounds.

"Yeah you did when you thrashed around you got a solid hit on me. And that's why I didn't carry you that long. Need something to make you lighter?" Abby told me as she lays back a bit on the log she was sitting on.

"Only for certain things yes but for most things I've already gotten used to this and it'll fuck me up if it's changed." Like when I'm fighting.

Abby just shrugs as she takes out a bracelet. "Just put this on an it'll take off the effects of gravity by half. Just take it off to remove the effects. Pretty simple. So what's the politics like around here anything I should know? Conflicts, local politics and such."

"Thanks." I say taking the bracelet and putting it in my inventory. "Now about the politics. I don't know much but everyone gets along. I'd like to kick Plutia's ass again to see how far down I've gone from a month of sleep. But there is those assholes you had to deal with. I'd like to kick that dreamer girl's ass due to I had the situation and she basically flashbangs my ass."

"Well that's good to here at least. I made sure you didn't lose muscle mass at least. Cu does that wait! A version of my mom is here!" Abby almost shouted in shock. Wait she's the daughter of another Plutia?

"Yes we had a duel about a month ago and I won." I say rubbing the back of my head.

"Yeah mom can be a bit of a hot head at times. But I doubt she made it easy for you. There's a reason most CPU's I know are scared of her. Though she went into hiding after I went missing in a mostly cursed forest." Well at least she isn't pissed at me.

"She is stubborn let me tell you that. In the fight I broke several of her bones and she still kept going."

"Sounds like her alright she doesn't give in easily. Though she'll be pissed at me when I come back given I sorta died again. Argh dying sucks I can tell you that much." Abby says causing me to just stare at her as she mentioned being dead as something so casual...Is she a zombie!

Then again I know of many animes that has revival items. I still don't know what kind of items are here. "I don't plan on dying for a long time. Now after this meal I'd like to get back home. Hopefully my muscles don't kill me till then."

"I've died about two times so far if you want to know. But if you want to go home I'll help how I can not like I have anything else to do. Can't go home as Cu is fucking with my tech." Abby told me with a sigh pulling out a device that looked similar to a compass of sorts.

"Nothing I can help you with there. Now what kind of stew have you made?" I ask stretching and some of my bones popped loudly.

"Mushroom and deer meat. Added some spices to help it taste better. Just so you know it's a bit spicy. Want a bowl?" Abby asked me while grabbing a bowl.

"Hell yeah. I'm starving." I say taking her up on her offer.

After pouring some stew in the bowl she hands it to me. "Well here you go. Help yourself to seconds if you like."

I grin. "Thanks." I say to her. I finish the bowl quickly. I look back at the pot. Well she did say I could have more. Before I realized it I ate most of the pot.

"Wow you eat almost as much as Alex." Abby said while blinking a bit...Wait Alex but I'm Alex?

She must know a different one. "Pfft. This is going to get weird fast. To let you know my name is Alex."

"Oh..Yeah I have a girlfriend named Alex. Well I have two girlfriends since they almost began fighting over me. Just so you know my girlfriend Alex eats a lot more than you." Abby told me with a sweat drop.

"Alright." I say not thinking up anything better. "So where are we right now anyways?"

Abby hums as she looks around. "I went east and judging by the landscape I'd say this dimensions Leanbox?"

"Alright. Let's see if I still have my phone on me." I say pulling up my inventory.

Luckily it's still there next to a bunch of random sweets...How did those get there. Well at least I can still call someone.

I pull it out and look through my contact list. Hmm. I see Vert's at the bottom. Hmm. When did I add her. I then make the decision to call her.

After a few rings Vert picked up. "Hello this is Lady Green heart how may I help you?"

"Hey Verty." I say.

"ALEX! WHERE IN GAMINDUSTRY HAVE YOU BEEN!" Vert all but screamed at me. Well a month would be a very long time. Has she been looking after the kids...Right I basically left a pregnant woman.

"Weeeelllllll. Ran into some bullshit and the end results weren't great."

"You better get your cute butt back to me soon. I'm already starting to get lonely here and your kids are getting restless." Vert told me with a pout. So she's with the kids at least.

"Alright if I know where the hell I am. So. Let's get to the chase. How pissed is everyone?"

"Very. Took everything I had to keep the kids from going crazy. Lucy is a bit withdrawn now. Grave was practically foaming at the mouth when she got the news. And Scarlet I have not heard hide nor hair of since. She just dropped some chick and girl off at your place and left. Only person that would know would be IF or Neptune but they aren't talking." Vert says with a long sigh.

"Hmm. Well they did shoot me with enough tranqs to make me look like a human porcupine. I'm guessing Scarlet left due to she didn't want to face everyone. How about you and the kids meet me at my mansion. Please think of a reason for them to go."

"I've got something. But your new kid..Well she'll be easier to fool. I'll tell them we are going to see Compa and the should sell them." Vert told me after a bit wait...Crap that girl wormed her way into the rest.

"Alright. Is that new girl all healed up? Also I do need Grave and them there."

"She is surprisingly the only thing that was really wrong with her was she was very hungry and that horrible collar on her neck. I had that dealt with swiftly. She's adorable but smarts isn't among her stronger attributes. I'll try to get the rest there as well but you better be there or they'll be pissed." Vert told me as something crashed in the background.

"You better check on that. But yeah I should be there soon. Depending when or if my companion wants to go."

"Just needed to pack up camp and we can leave after that." Abby said peaking Vert's interest.

"Companion? Was that her? I'll check on that noise likely the new girl."

"Yes that was her. But yeah go ahead and check I'll be there soon."

"Okay bye sweety! See you soon!" Vert said happily before kissing her phone before hanging up.

I put the phone in my inventory. I look down and notice I was only in a pair of shorts and a sports bra. Why haven't I noticed before? "Hey Abby you have any clothes that would fit me and a pair of shoes or boots that could take my weight?"

Abby hums as I guess she's scrolling through her inventory. "You weigh about five hundred pounds? I think I have something that should work for you. You fine with a spare pair of my militaries reinforced combat boots?"

"That's fine. I'm used to military uniforms. I don't know where the hell mine went through."

"Hmm check your inventory? If you were wearing them they may have been taken. You were completely naked when I got to you. I just raided some random locker in the base and threw those clothes on you." Wait did she just say she saw me naked?

"I'd doubt my stuff that was on me would be there. Unless they were considerate enough to somehow put them in. Damn. I need to replace my wallet and handgun."

"Are these yours? Killed two grunts that were bragging about stealing them." Abby then takes out my wallet and handgun out of her inventory. Well at least its something. Ah crap someone covered my handgun in cheap paint!

"Talk about timing." I mutter grabbing the items. "And why did they have to paint my gun?" I complained.

Abby shrugs as she goes about packing up the campsite turning each item into a small box. "They said some stupid stuff about making guns look cool makes them more effective."

"I say bullshit. This isn't a video game. Now where's those clothes and boots?" I ask kindly.

"Just give me a sec and done Camp almost all packed up. Okay I'll get them out now." Soon Abby took out a pair of crimson cargo pants, plated dark green combat boots, And a button up blue shirt. "And their you go."

"Thanks." I say before putting them on. "So am I carrying you or what?"

"Yeah no if you can walk you're walking. Too heavy and I can't exactly transform currently given I'm in another dimension. It's a good thing I have damn good armor and gear to compensate." Abby says with a stretch.

"You do know I can fly and carry you right. I know I can pick you up and chuck you a decent damn length." I say before transforming. My form flickered a few times before it did it. "I feel weird as shit." I say.

"Yeah thought you were talking about me carrying you. And if I had to guess your more of a shadow now. Well only one way to check. I need you to cut open your palm and let me see your blood." Abby asked me which creeped me the hell out why does she need to see my blood!?

"Why?" I ask.

Abby took out a knife and cut open her hand causing her to bleed though I soon noticed her blood have flecks or spots of pitch black in it. "I'm a second generation hybrid the black spots in my blood show I have some shadow lineage. Judging by your blood color we can see if you turned into a shadow or not."

I sigh. "Fine but cutting into my flesh isn't as easy as yours."

Abby smirks sadistically as she takes out her sword presses it against my palm. "Wanna bet?" I don't even have a second to question it before she cuts into my hand as a small burning pain cuts into me. I have no doubt this would hurt much more if I wasn't in so much pain. But to my surprise my blood was literally pitch black.

"Hmmm?" I couldn't even question it vocally.

"Seems I'm right about this. Your a shadow now. Wonder if they'll send anyone to check on what happened here? They usually do even for hybrids like me and my mom. Well that's what my grandmother told me. Fun fact my grandmother has the body of a twelve year old girl." Abby answers for me making me look at her weird. Just what the heck is wrong with her to talk about that stuff so casually.

"I guess that explains why I feel weird as shit. So we going to get going?"

"Yeah just pick me up and fly miss teenage girl." Abby tell me as she stretches ready for me to pick her up.

"Yeah yeah yeah. Make fun of the one that turns younger." I say picking her up and tossing her in the air a good amount before flying up and catching her.

"Show off. To your knowledge I don't age at all when I transform. But hey what are you to do." Abby said with a shrug seemingly not bothered by this at all.

"Keep that up and I can start showing off. I've always been wondering how much force I can put out in this form. And I think you're qualifying as a human javelin right now."

Abby just rolls her eyes. "Yeah I'm experienced enough with wind magic enough to fly somewhat myself it's just more taxing than this way."

"I can always throw you at the ground. I know I can do it hard enough that your wind magic can't help you." I say before rising abit and locating where my nation is before flying in that direction.

"Yeah yeah. I know when not to push my luck. I was only batshit crazy as a kid when I was lived in a cursed forest." Abby tells me with a shrug. No wonder she's this weird but why was she in a cursed forest?

To make conversation I ask. "Why did you live there and when did you leave?"

"Well you see my other mom S-Sha was visiting a friend of her's there and I was left alone and wandered into the Black forest. I got lost wandering too deep into it and after a while lost my mind. About a few years later Hyperdimension Neptune showed up and killed me. Though I was insane at that point earning the title the red eyed demon by killing a lot of people and cursing the survivors. But her killing me sorta allowed some of my sanity to return and a few weeks later my dimensions Vert found me and took me in as her candidate. And that's basically most of the story in a simplified version." Abby tells me going on for a while and I can only think why weren't her parents watching her more closely when near a fricking cursed forest.

As she finished talking we were finally nearing our destination. "That sounds wonderful. It's good you got back to normal. It shouldn't be to much longer before we reach my place."

"That's good. Finally be back on dry land then. Wonder if Great Grandmother will notice I'm here? Probably not yet." Abby says with a shrug.

We entered my nation and my mansion came into view. "I don't know who she is but we're basically at our location." I know Vert and them would beat me here due to I wasn't flying that fast.

Abby turned her head a bit to look. "Hmm you have a mansion? That's cool. At least we'll be landing soon."

"Yeah my nation gave me it. You want to know the bad thing. I spent more time passed out in this dimension than I've been awake. I was barely here for a damn week before those scientist basterds did their bullshit."

"Yeah well at least there wasn't a full blown Civil war going on here when you became a CPU. Me and a friend share a castle in the middle of basically nowhere. But I'm sorry but if its any consolation I made sure to kill all the bastards that were there." Well that does make me feel better at least a bit knowing their dead.

"Wellll. There kind of was. A CPU went crazy and started waring with people and taking territory. I killed her not even on my third day here."

"Wow most wars go one for a while. And usually a few towns are bombed into oblivion. So you is that mob of kids in front of your house your's or someone else's?" Abby asked me and I can already see the kids running towards me.

"I don't know how long the war was going on when I ended it. But yes most of those are my kids. Three of them being candidates."

"I wonder how many candidates there are here? You remind me a bit of Emma in the having a lot of kids aspect not the grumpy as heck part. You're far more likeable." Great well at least she complimented me. I know as soon as I land or get close enough Peashy is going to tackle me.

I land heavily. "Ugg did you fatten me up or something? I weigh more." I ask finally noticing it.

Abby rolls her eyes. "No being a shadow your muscles get denser and your body tends to weigh a lot more. And I'm going to hop off now." Abby jumped off right as Peashy tackled me only I barely budged now.

I untransformed and rubbed her head. "Hey there kiddo. Sorry for being gone for so long."

Peashy looks up at me as she cries. "I missed you so much mommy! Where were you!?"

"I had a lot of stuff to deal with and bad people to take care of alright. I'm so sorry for being gone. I would've came back sooner if I could."

Peashy wipes her runny nose and tears with her sleeve. "You better not be lying to me mommy. You had us all very worried."

"MOM!" The rest screamed as the ran up and hugged me as well. Well it's good to have them happy to see me at least.

"I'm sorry for being gone." I say to them. I look up and around to see who else is with us.

I manage to see IF, Compa, and Lucy their as well as Vert who smiles warmly at me. I also catch a Sherry and Violet in the background waving at me. Seems like most of the gang is here except for Scarlet.

I get up and look at the sky sighing. "I'm guessing you guys want an explanation?"

IF shrugs. "Well yeah but don't worry we aren't going to tie you to a post and whip you butt tell it's bright red."

"Well it wasn't my fault. Being a human porcupine full of tranqs doesn't feel to good."

IF sighs. "I know Big sis gave me her full report before she left to who knows where. Probably drinking she doesn't take failure very well or not in cases like this. Any ways Compa has been taking care of that woman that attacked big sis. She's in rough shape but she seems to have no knowledge of what went down for some reason."

"I'd have to find that girl aren't I. Also how many of them as- dushes did I take down with me?"

"About three fourths of the their total numbers. But yeah you're going to have to find Scarlet she's likely in a bar drinking again. That's what she was doing last time she was like this." IF told me with a sigh showing this has happened before. Well now I have a perfect chance to tease IF about her name now.

"Alright Idea. Ugg. I'm definitely bitching her out over this."

IF blushes and stutters over her words as Compa smiles. "Oh so that's your real first name Iffy? It's so funny. But don't be too hard on Scarlet Alex she's not very stable right now."

"I'm at least punching her in the jaw for up and leaving everyone. I can look past the main incident due to she was busy dealing with something else."

IF sighs. "She not going to feel it much. When she drinks she doesn't stop till she's hammered. She got shot once and brushed it off." Well that's just great I hate dealing with drunk people.

"I'll just knock her out and hit her again when she's sober."

"That does sound like an effective plan though she's a bit hard to knock out I should warn you. Hmm but it'll take a while to find which bar she's in." Vert said to me bring up that very important question. One I'd rather discuss inside the mansion.

"Let's discuss this inside." I start to move but realized the kids were still attached to me. "After I get untangled." Which reminded me. Where's the new kid?

I then feel something nuzzle my cheek. "Looking for me Momma? Your silly." I look out the corner of my eye and see her holding on to me by my neck..Mustn't have noticed her due to my sturdiness.

So I got another child eh. "Good to see you're doing better." I say to her. Why have she decided I would be her new mother?

The girl smiled crookedly at me. "I am. Other momma gave me good tasting food when sissies showed me to her. They are all nicer than the meanies."

"I bet they are. Now can you let go for now. That counts for the rest of you. I need to speak with IF and them."

The kids pout before getting off of me letting me move freely now. Vert smiles patting the children's heads. "Come on sweeties let all head inside now."

"Thanks." I say giving her a small nod as we all went inside.

Once inside I see Lexi half laying on the table she looks up from the table and stares directly at Abby. "Didn't think I'd see you here. What? Not good at staying dead right?"

Abby sweat drops. "Yeah something like that. Not even going to mess with you because I know that'll be a bad idea. Alex I'll tell you this don't piss her off no matter what."

"I've been told don't worry." I say to her.

"That's good last thing you want is her pissed off." Abby tells me with a knowing look.

"ANYWAYS! Are we going to have this discussion now or what?" IF said getting a bit impatient now.

"I'd like to yes. So who's starting first?"

"I will. Scarlet usually frequents a few bars more often than others two in Leanbox and one Lastation. She did go to a Planeptune one with Neptune before but only once to my knowledge. Other than that the one woman she fought is sleeping up stairs." IF said with a huff still being a bit grumpy about her sister.

"Can you give me those locations so I can look there?"

"Yeah I'll text them over to you in a bit. Just give me a sec." IF told me as she takes out one of her cellphones and begins messing with it her fingers practically a blur.

"Alright. Hopefully she visits the same ones."

"Here's hoping that's the case. No-" IF was cut off as some glass container hit me in the back of the head in some alcoholic liquid. "Hhhheeeeeyy Bitch! Whhhhere have youuuu beeeen!?" Shouted a very and I mean very drunk Grave.

"I'll explain when you aren't drunk as shit!" I shouted back turning around.

"I aiinn't drrrunk! Youuuur thhe one thatt'ss drunk! Talken all funny and stuff." Grave shouted before taking a swig from a flask on her hip likely more booze.

I quickly go over and pinch a spot on her neck to make her pass out. But she intercepts me.

Grave laughs drunkenly as she hits the back of my knee causing my legs to buckle. "I'mmm not thaat helpless." I don't fall but I use the distraction to grab her in her drunken haze.

I grab her left hand and I delivered a shift quick hit into her chest making her lose her air. I'd like to cause as less damage as possible.

Luckily Compa stuck Grave in the neck with a syringe causing her to pass out. "It's a good thing I still have the sleep sleep stuff. She should be out of it for a while. Your lucky Lucy hadn't drank a drop of alcohol but she still grumpy."

I pick up a nearby wooden chair and splinter it in my hands. "I'm going to have a stern talking to her when she wakes up. Also where the hell is Luna?"

Compa blinks before snapping her fingers. "Oh she's with Tomb and Ram on Grave's airship."

"I'm talking with her also. Now does anyone want to come with me to find Scarlet and leave in the next five minutes before I decide to punch something."

"Oh I do! I do!" My new kid said jumping up and down excitedly.

"Sure got nothing else better to do." Abby says soon after with the queen of smugness replying. "Well of course I'll be coming someone has to keep an eye on you after all my dear."

"I'm sorry kiddo. You're too young to go into a bar. I'll bring back something for everyone alright."

"Huh?" She just looks at me as if I grown a second head. Sherry meanwhile pulls out a weird looking stone. "Might was well get this over with now. Hey whatever your name is now kid would you like this this hunk of silverite? It glows really pretty right?"

"Pretty." My kid responds and shit I need to give her a name? But why is Sherry handing her a glowing rock? If I remember right my new shield is made of the stuff.

"So shall we get going then?" I ask Abby and Sherry.

Both nod walking to me. Abby pats my shoulder once she was close enough. "Ready when you are."

"Good let's get going then. Have you sent me the locations IF?"

"Already did it should have it now. Also whatever her name is ate the rock. You may want to you know get her to spit it out or something." IF said pointing to my kid who still had her hand near her mouth. I'm just going to call her by May for now till I can think of a better name.

I sigh. "I'm going to start calling you May from now on. Also common spit it out." I say prying her fingers away.

May then made the classic puking face before she vomited on me and didn't stop. Great she made herself sick. This is just great. But I soon noticed her skin getting rather pale as the puke begins covering her body like some time of weird alien parasite.

"Oi Compa get your ass over here!"

Compa runs over trying to help. "I've haven't seen anything like this well similar. I can try to force feed her some meds for an upset stomach but as it right now she'll be puking them right out. I've never seen puke hardening over the body like this. But I'll try my best."

"Uhhh. Sherry do you know whats up?"

"Well you see her kind changes into another based on the metal they eat. And they are meant to stay in their base form for long. I just gave her the same metal her future self was going to eat to speed up the process. Don't worry she'll be fine aside from some mild discomfort." Sherry said making it sound like May was some damn caterpillar.

"Alriighty then. I think I've heard enough bullshit today let go. Can I count on you Compa to make sure nothing bad happens?"

Compa smiles and nods. "You can count on me Alex. Everything will be a okay."

I pull up my phone and look at IF. "I'll be back soon. Even if I have to drag that woman back."

IF sweat drops. "Yeah lets hope that doesn't happen. Scarlet is not a violent drunk more of a crazy drunk. The worst that'll happen is trying to stop her from stripping. And yes I'm speaking from experience."

"I'll keep that in mind. Lets go Abby, Sherry."

We leave and soon after we were in Lastation going to hit the first bar on the list given it was the closest to us.

"Alright lets look around. If you see her tell me. We're leaving in 20." I tell them.

"Got it lets hope a bar fight doesn't happen then." Abby says as we walk inside.

"Even if it does we can make our way out easily. I'm going to talk to the bartender." I say walking up to the counter. I got the bartender's attention. "Have you seen my friend? She burgundy hair, green eyes, and lightly tanned skin. She got depressed and disappeared for a few days already."

"Oh yeah got someone in the back drunk as all hell. You come to help her home or join her in drinking?" The bartender asked pointing me to the back of the bar.

"I'm dragging her back home. Her sister is worried sick. Thank you for helping. The back is that that door right?" I can't believe we got it on the first try.

"Yeah leads to another room for those looking for the harder stuff. Also so a bar fight would be limited to there." The bartender told me so it didn't lead to a back alley then.

"Alright." Is all I say before walking back there.

When I open the door we find Scarlet half laying on the table clutching a bottle in her right hand. The entire room smells like a goddamn brewery with how thick the scent of alcohol was.

I sigh. I look at Abby and Sherry. Looks like they followed me in here. "Do me a favor and makes sure nothing drastic happens. I don't really want to pay for them to rebuild this place." I say before walking up to Scarlet. I take the bottle out of her hand and go to pick her up. "Come on you're going home."

But she leans away from me. "Nooo I want to Drriinnk...Juust a couple more bottlesss."

I grab her hand and pick her up by putting her over my shoulder. "Not happening. I would like you as sober as possible thank you." This is going smoother than imagined.

Scarlet struggles in my grip as she tries to get free. "Let mee go! Or I'll truun into a draaagon! I want to drrriiink" Ah shit I spoke too soon.

I'd knock her out but I can't reach behind me like that. "God damn it. Fine. One drink." I say putting her back into the chair. I'll let her have her one drink then knock her out.

Scarlet giggles and grabs a large bottle of something that smelled of almost toxic levels of alcohol before she began chugging it. I see Sherry's eye's glow a bit. "Yeah you really want to knock her out after she's done. Or we'll have a drunk dragon on our hands."

"What do you think I was going to do. Think I could hit her hard enough in this form?" I whisper back at her.

"Nope not likely and her kind has the pressure points in different spots. Just let me give her a sleeping potion and we should be good after a few seconds. It's a safer bet." Sherry told me holding up a small bottle that had an amber color almost like some whisky.

"Fine fine. Ruin my fun. Hey Scarlet I promised you the one drink and here it is." I say putting the bottle in front of her after I took it from Sherry.

Scarlet shrugs and downs the drink without a second thought before sway a bit and falling off the chair knocked the heck out.

I look at Sherry. "That shit works quick." I say impressed.

"Eh I could make something better and more potent. Who did you learn your brewing skills from, Sherry was it?" Abby asked Sherry to which she shrugged and pointed at Abby. "Well I learned most of it from you. Don't ask it's a long story. Short version I'm from the future."

"Yeah yeah yeah. Do the chit chat later. Let's go." I say picking Scarlet up.

The two shrug as we try to head off before I see Stacey enter the back of the bar. "I finally found you. You know for not having HDD right now your pretty hard to track down. So you must be one of my descendants? Either Lucy had another kid or your Plutie's." She says to Abby.

"Did you just come here to track her down?" I ask her while readjusting Scarlet.

"Well..Pretty much I don't have family visit me so often and since something happened to you and recent events I'll need you to all to come with me. Trust me it's best you come with me or else he'll force you to come and trust me he is more than powerful enough to backhand to a coma." Stacey said with a shudder not like I would give her a problem but who is that guy she's talking about.

"Who are you talking about?"

"Let's just say one of the higher ups of the shadows came here to deal with the little shadow experimenter problem we've been having. I'm not going to tell you his name just know he's strong enough to kill with his pinky if he wanted too. And he'd rather introduce himself." Stacey told me and I doubt I would get much more from her.

"Alright. This is a wonderful damn day let me tell you." I muttered.

"Yeah try not to jinx it Alex could always get worse. I'm speaking from experience." Sherry told me with a sweatdrop.

"Alright. So where are we going?"

"To my Basilicom where they are waiting. Be thankful I talked them out of just showing up and messing you then beating the crap out of you if it came to that." Stacey said as she turned around and began walking.

"Lead the way then. Also can't you do that teleporting stuff you did earlier?"

"Yeah but I rather not be in the public eye for that stuff. Trying to be Low key now." Stacey said while eying an alley not far from us.

"Well we were in a few rooms with a bunch of total drunks. I doubt most of them could remember it."

"Well you make a good point just hold onto your stomachs then." Stacy said before snapping her fingers and teleporting us to what I presume is her office.

I notice immediately that we weren't alone. I see a guy in his mid twenties sitting in the desk with his combat boots resting on the desk. He was holding up some papers in front of him reading them. "How long have you've known this was going on?" Was his first question to Stacey I believe.

"If rumors count then about couple months when I sent a team check it out. About a month when I did a raid to get solid evidence without fate noticing and being a bitch again. Hard to do much when she's being an uber bitch lately. And yes she came here earlier before to threaten me but Silver scared her off. Not sure if she has a stick in this but she almost murdered a child so anything's possible with her now." Stacey told the man with a professional tone but with a slight casual undertone like she was used to the guy.

"Hmm. I know there are shadows here so why wasn't I informed. They must by under Lia's division then." He mainly mused to himself.

Stacey sighs. "Yeah or something happened to them. I know Lia is doing a small your of the dimensions since she texted me that but she seemed surprised when I told her about Scarlet here. You'd think they'd find out about her after a couple of years given she's one of the dragons."

"True but most of that does fall under Lia's category. Only thing I know of about here is the satellite has been malfunctioning. Also another reason is that someone placed some blessing or barrier around her to leave her signature wither. And due to that we didn't know there was another one due to the people assigned the task thinks its just the lingering power of the one here before her. Which happens due to how their energy is."

"I gotcha. Still makes me wonder who was behind the signature concealing. Also meet my descendant with white hair. Sherry a time traveler. And Alex who is carrying Scarlet she was turned by those guys into a shadow CPU of sorts. She's also from some weird dimension." Stacey says putting the guy's attention on us now.

"Yeah her and miss." He takes a look at his papers. "Idea Factory do have to be documented soon. And you would think every dimension is weird if it isn't like this."

"Well yeah since I'm not a dimension hopper like Silver Heart. Though I do believe Idea is back at her and Alex's shared mansion." Stacey tells him like I'm or we aren't here at all.

"I personally won't be documenting them due to I don't have the equipment or paperwork on me. That will be done within a few days. Now can you tell me what you know about these situations?"

"Mostly it was done by a group that corrupted the Loween CPU to begin a conquest. Alex here killed her then she was revived some how. But I raided one of their Concentration camps. These guys aren't exactly playing around as they have advanced tech on par with Zoey's and they recently were able to make a Celestial knight without the regenerating armor but was able to give Scarlet a hard time." Now this for some reason got Omega's full attention as his posture shifted dramatically.

"Damn more work to deal with. The only reason these guys know what to do is due to outside help and now I have to find out who's using these guys as their chess pieces."

Stacey then looked at Sherry. "Great so we have to deal with a mastermind then. Hey Sherry you can see into time and your from the future anything you can tell us about this?"

"Not much I'm afraid can't do too much to disturb time but I can tell you it's a god a very malicious one that is manipulative and has ears everywhere. One more thing. If you know of the trickster you'll be closer to the truth. It's a simple riddle if you know your stuff." Sherry told us and part of me thinks of the truth from Fullmetal alchemist.

The guy groans. "You do know how many damn things fit that damn description? Too fucking many. You do know I have to deal with so many other dimensions right?"

"Well one is Truth who controls alchemy and the other is let me guess Loki the god of mischief and trickery?" I say offhandedly.

Sherry shrugs "Well Fate and Time can't pissed at me now. Yeah that's them. Truth is just in it for fun while Loki..Let's just say there's a reason why there's a war in the future."

"They are possible candidates. Next time I get my hands on that god I'm making sure he doesn't leave a damn cell for a few millenia at least. But like I was saying while yes they could be the ones there are many others that do fit that description."

Stacey sighs. "Yeah too many to count. I'll have some patrols going around to look for anyone of note. Chances are they may show their faces around here again. Likely they'll come looking when their operations are disturbed."

He bites his lip and thinks for a second. "True. They might. I guess I can post a few of my guys here for awhile. Also they don't have to be in this dimension to control people like that. It does take abit of power to do though."

"True it does take abit of power to do so but there is always one with a stronger connection than the rest to keep them in line. Given it started in this dimensions Lowee it's likely it was someone within their government possibly close enough to the goddess to corrupt her likely an oracle. But we can ask her who did it since she was revived." Spoke that Great dreamer bitch who just showed up. I have soooo many choice words to say to her right now.

A black transparent sphere went around her as the guy leaned back and put his hands together. "I thought as much. Now I'd like a few choice of words with you later concerning your… Amusement."

She just shrugs seemingly not bothered by this at all. "Sure I have little else to do today anyways. Though do have some appointments to keep. Still you all are among the more pleasant company I've been around recently." Cu said while stretch with a small yawn.

"Just know some of it involves Stacey's descendant over there. I've gotten a few complaints and request that involve you Cu and you know they can only stack so high before I have to become involved."

Cu sighs as she sat down playing with her hair. "I know still not fully used what you all consider normal yet. I've at least gotten somewhat better at least."

"I can't say I knew you from before. Then again most of your kind is kind of bothersome. Then again our views are different and that serves as the problem."

"Yeah cultural clashes and what not. At least I'm not like my stubborn gramps who still wants to do the whole conquering thing. I'm content with my domain and exploring a bit. As Abby was so kind to show me around dimension or what she could see in exchange for a Gem guardian. Though she wanted three more for the other three CPU's told her it would cost her a favor but she shrugged it off." Cu said to the guy sitting back casually before he looked to Abby to confirm if what she said was true or false.

"So is it?"

"Its completely true. We did make a deal together as even now the cost didn't outweigh the benefits. Even after the bullshit I'd still call her a good friend of mine." Abby says in Cu's defense wait what she's friends with her!?

"Even so. Cu even if someone owes you a favor you can't just request everything. Especially when it involved my men."

"So your saying keep it reasonable, Nothing extreme especially if it involves your men. I'll be sure to keep it in mind for future encounters." Cu said with sincerity in her voice. Heck I batared with her for a fair deal.

"Yes I am. Now I'm going to get going and I'm going to assign some of my guys around here. Now Cu I'd like you to check in with one of them every so often." He says getting up.

Cu nods. "I will. I'll be checking in with whichever is the cutest. Also just so your prepared if anything happens some of the older ones of my kind are starting to make some moves again not sure if it's against your guys or others but they are building up for a military advance."

"We have noticed and we are taking the precautions for it and dealing with it accordingly. Now I'll be off." He said disappearing but the sphere didn't go down around Cu.

Cu's eye twitches as she glares at the sphere. "That jerk really knows how to get under my skin! No matter, I'll just summon a few servants to help me out."

"And what the hell's the sphere for?" I finally say something. It does to appear to mess with her.

Stacey bites back a laugh before answering me. "It's a power dampener and anti-teleport thing. It'll be up for a few hours to days if she's unlucky."

We then here some childish laughs. I then see several small forms zooming around the room. One of them stopped in front of the sphere. It was a small humanoid form made of darkness. It poked the sphere before chittering in a teasing tone and running off.

"Lillies such curious little creatures. They are like hanging around children or childish adults." Sherry said in a somewhat amused tone.

"Part of the shadows I presume?" I ask. I hear Scarlet mutter and move a little. I don't know how much longer she'll be out.

"Yup you got that right. I keep a couple around as messengers. Your friend looks to be coming around now." Stacey says confirming my thoughts as four circles pop up with bright light enveloping the figures before it dies down to reveal a teenage and three kids...Are these's Cu's servants? The youngest is even pouting adorably.

Two lillies zoomed by and hopped on Stacey and Cu's shoulders. The one on Stacey ruffed up her shoulder length hair and stuck it up with glue and glitter before running off into a shadow. While the one on Cu's shoulder began tying knots into it before dumping syrup over her head and rubbing it into her head before tossing the syrup container at Stacey covering her face in syrup. They did all this within a few seconds.

I bust out laughing and lucky I caught myself from falling over. "I'm glad I came here now."

"And this is why I keep my hair braided." Abby said rubbing her own hair in a few times.

Meanwhile Stacey and Cu glared at me. "Another word making fun of us and I'll kick your ass before dying your hair and covering it in marshmallow paste!" Stacey shouted at me her eyes glowing with a fiery blaze.

I raise a hand that's not holding Scarlet into the air but I couldn't stop myself laughing. I'm glad I have short hair. I was finally able to calm down after a few minutes. "Alright that was good and all but can I go home yet?"

"Sure but Cu and her servants are going with you. I'll have even pay you a decent amount for taking her with you. You stay Abby I want to have some one on one time with you. Been too long since Plutie and Lucy have visited me." Stacey told me while pushing Cu to me.

"Why is she being assigned to me? I'd love to just deck her."

"Well you have more room ready right now and she can use a bath. I'll send Abby over to collect her once we have a few rooms set up. And the decking part is part of why I'm assassinging her to you." Stacey says with mean smile.

I smile a little. "I am so decking you when I get my hands free due to that little stunt you pulled on me."

Cu flinches before Abby pats her head and hands her something "Here take a healing potion it should help heal you up after she decks you. Don't worry I'll do what I can to make sure you don't have to stay with her for long Cu."

"Which reminds me. Why did you pull that stunt on me? I had everything under control." I ask coldly.

Cu sighs. "Because like it or not your going to need that power boost for what is to come. It may seem like a dick move but without it many would have died. Would you rather have the power to stand against the storm or watch it blow everything you love away?"

I leave it alone but I say. "I'm still punching you. Alright we flying there or you teleporting us Stacey?"

"Given the number I'll just teleport the bulk over but you'll need to carry Cu over given that sphere is messing with my teleporting power." Stacey told me as she gestured to the bubble Cu was in.

"How far can I drop her?" I ask being serious.

"She's immortal. Can't be killed by conventional means only certain things can kill her. So you do the math." Stacey tells me with a smirk.

"Deal. I think a few hundred feet would be good."

Stacey snaps her fingers and teleports everyone but me, Cu and Abby away. Leaving me to pick Cu up and carry her away. "Have fun you two."

"You ready?" I ask her.

Cu shrugs. "To be dropped not too much but I'll trust you to at least take me to the destination."

"I'll get to the destination then drop you. At least a few hundred dozen feet."

Cu groan at the thought. "That's going to suck. Let's just get this over with."

I transform and walk over to her. "I still don't feel right in this form." I grumble picking her up.

"You'll get used to it. At least your chest is still comfy." Cu said as she snuggled into my chest.

"I doubt they are. They are probably like them hard ass pillows." I say raising into the air and going to the balcony.

"Eh I slept on worse." Cu said getting comfortable in my arms before I fly off the balcony.

"Don't get too comfortable. Cause I'm chucking you soon."

"I know which is why I'm getting some syrup on you too which I rest up." Cu said with a smirk. Oh come on!

"I can just take a shower when I get home. Heck I can test if these metal pieces actually come off or not." Which I wonder how she's comfortable resting her head on a piece of it.

"It's still a nuisance. Heck I wonder if I grab your metal underwear with they come down with me?" Cu told me with a mischievous smirk showing one tooth pressing back her bottom lip like in those cute animes.

"I doubt they would. These things are made to not come off easily from what I've seen."

"Well see then won't we. I doubt your wearing underwear at all right now." Cu said with a huff looking down into my breasts as we got closer to my place.

"With how this armour is I doubt it. This codpiece works as one though."

"Yeah I guess so. That means if it comes down your lower area is exposed. Are we there yet?" Cu asked in a perverted tone.

I notice how we are close to our destination. Without thinking I do a spin and launch her into the air aiming at an empty field nearby.

"EEEEEEKKK!" She screams as she goes flying with something metal. I look down as I feel a cold breeze between my legs.

"That fucking bitch." I say before flying down and drop kicking her.

She lets out a pained sound as my foot connects with her gut making her spiral in the air before landing in front of Compa and the rest.

"Oh who's this. Are you another guest?" Compa asked Cu already getting concerned for her.

I land beside them and pick up the piece she is holding. "Just leave her here. So where the hell is the other piece?" I say looking around.

Compa still looked concerned before helping Cu up then I hear something that I dreaded. "Oh what is this. It's so shiny!" Said Peashy as she helped up the piece staring at it intently.

I put the front piece onto me and held it in place. "Hey Peashy could you give that to me?" I ask putting my hand out.

Peashy looked at the piece before looking at me and smiles mischievously. "You're gonna have to catch me first!" She said before taking off running much faster than I expected.

"Errrr. That damn kid." I say before running after her while holding the piece into place. I'm going to get a reason on why the piece even fell off that easily.

Peashy kept running heading towards town. Oh crap she better not be doing what I think she's doing!

"Peashy get back here!" I yell at her.

Peashy just laughs as she runs into town. "I have mommy's underwear! Her butt is exposed!" She said as she ran through the streets waving the rear piece around getting a lot of stares from everyone.

Damn it. I just grit my teeth and pick up the pace.

Soon she runs down a small alleyway big enough for her to run through but not enough for me to fit. I try to follow crouching down to follow her not wanting to break anything but if she shows it to more people I'm going to be pissed.

"Peashy get back here or you're not getting any sweets for a week." I say being serious. I'm not in the mood for this right now.

Peashy pouts and comes back. "I only wanted to play mommy." Good to know sweets are her weakness.

I take the codpiece from her and connect it to the front piece on me. "Yeah but there are other ways to play with me." I say to her. "Come on lets go home."

"Okay mommy. Will you play with us when we get home?" Peashy asked me still wanting to play.

"Sure but I'm going to take a shower and talk to Scarlet first alright." I say picking her up. I can't believe Cu got syrup all over me.

"Okay. Hey mommy why are you smaller now?" Peashy asked noticing I'm in my other form.

"Because I'm in my HDD form right now. That's why." I say while flying up and towards our mansion.

"It looks funny. I miss your boobies." Peashy said as she settled in for the short flight. Argh I better not have pictures going around from this.

"Hey I still have some and they aren't that much bigger in my human form." I complain.

"Every inch counts is what miss Lucy told us. Are you going to be mad at me for making new friends?" Peashy asked me sounding a bit worried.

"Well Lucy can say whatever she wants to say and no I won't be mad at you for making friends." I tell her landing in front of the mansion.

Peashy smiles. "Yay! Then I can introduce you to our new friends!"

So they made friends while I was gone. That's good. "Alright. When did they come over?" I know I wasn't gone long.

"Not to long ago along with our even newer friends. They are super nice. They came not long after you left to get Scarlet." Peashy said as we came around back and I notice a couple new faces in the mix now.

"Alright." Is all I say looking around.

I see a redhead, bluenette, along with a young blonde around Frost and Peashy's age while the other two were older. But that was it for the normal ones.

Then we had the other four that just didn't feel normal. The oldest had cyan hair she seemed nice enough. The next had dark purple hair and she seemed nervous. Both her and the first had no pupils which was weird to me. The third had some weird shifting purple and blue hair while being rather stoic. While the last one had blood red hair with her eyes completely bloodshot.

"Hmm. Hello everyone." I say out loud to get everyone's attention.

Everyone turn to me. "Hi mom!" Nepgear said breaking away from her chat to run and hug me. It's a good welcome home.

"Hey there Nepgear. I'm going to go inside and take a shower. When I get back out I want you to introduce me to everyone."

Nepgear smiles. "I will mom I promise!"

I give her a nod and walk inside. I go straight to the bathroom and run into IF on the way. "Tell me when she wakes up." I tell her.

"Yeah I'll tell you when Scarlet wakes up. Or you'll hear it." IF told me before I walk off.

"Got it." I say walking into the bathroom and turning on the shower. Now how do I get this metal bits off? I grab my right gauntlet with my left and try to pry it off to no prevail. I then pry off the codpieces due to they still weren't put on right. I went to put it on the counter but decided against it due to people can come in and take it. I open my inventory and I see an option I never noticed before. It said remove armour. Hmm. I click on it and I feel the armour I'm wearing start shifting and coming off. When the pieces hit the ground they disappeared.

Well that's convenient but it was replaced by a summon armor option guess that helps. Not wasting another moment I hop into the shower and began trying to wash this damn syrup off. I'm glad this mansion likely has multiple bathrooms so likely no one would be walking in on me.

Damn I forgot to lock the door. Eh I made sure to go to the third floor one. Everyone out side would use the ones on the first two floors.

That was till I heard the door open and lock before I hear the shower doors open and a pair of soft pillows presses into my back. "Thought I'd find you here my love. Up for showering together?"

I turn my head enough to see that it was Vert. "Sure why not. I do have to say you move fast when you want to."

"I do though especially when it comes to you. Starting to get a bit of motion sickness now though. Not sure how long I have before it gets harder move around." Vert said before kissing the back of my neck. Right it's been a month into her pregnancy now.

"Hey just know I'll be here to stay now. Remember that."

Vert smiles. "Thank you. But does that mean your volunteering to take care of me later on? That's so sweet. I better wash your back for you then."

"Yes I'll take care of you later on. And I'll wash your back for you also. Maybe a little more than that." I say with a seductive tone.

Vert giggles as I feel her breasts and a bar of soap press into my back. "Sure I'd love that. But I heard sex could hurt the babies."

"Well it's depending on what we're doing and I don't exactly have the male member for some of those activities."

Vert giggles. "We're not in one of those animes. But your right I think. I'll just have to trust you won't I?" I feel her hand with the soap go lower as she said that.

"I'll do my best to not do it tooo much."

I then feel the soap go over my but before the bar slips between my legs. "Looking forward to getting clean the fun way?"

"Sure why not. But let's not take too long though. I do want to mess with the kiddos for awhile."

Vert smiles as the bar of soap moved up my belly but her hand remained where it was. "Trust me I'll make it quick."

I reach behind me to start messing with her. "Sounds good to me." Her hands then go lower. This is going to be a fun.

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Writer: Project Omega

Co-Writer: Alternet RedSkys

Editor: {Need one to bitch at us}

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