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Idea Factory and Compile Heart


Garland's P.O.V

After the whole thing with me landing in a fountain this time and shocking everyone including myself, we all migrated into Lastation's Basilicom. No soon after we enter the living area, I was plopped down on the couch and had a couple machines connected to me, reading my vitals. At some point, Meta jumped up and And. . .Compa just so happened to be the one to help with the readings. Luckily though, IF and Histoire were nearby to keep an eye on things.

"Wow, it looks like everything on Ga Ga checks out. He's perfectly healthy!" Compa says out loud, un-hooking the machines on me. When I was finally able to move around a bit, Uni sits down next to me, grabbing my attention.

"What? Histoire said I could be next to you during this" She says.

I nod at her explaination "I remember you asking that"

"So, uh, Histy. . . Can we all see Garly now?" Neptune speaks up "Cause I can feel the suspense cutting through the air like a Dogoo Sword"

Histoire looks over at her and sighs. She turns to Compa who gives her a nod before returning her gaze to Neptune "Yes, you are all good to see Garland for now" No sooner did she state that, two balls of pink and blue come running up to Uni and I.

"You big dummy!" Ram yells, bopping me in the head "How could you do that!? You made Rom cry!"

Rom, unlike her sister, goes in for a hug "I'm. . . I'm so happy to see you Mister Garland. . ." She sniffles. I chuckle at the two and pat the top of their heads.

"Sorry for making you two worry" I told them, giving a small smile.

"You better be!" Ram says before sharing her own hug. After a little bit of calming Rom and Ram down, they stepped back for everyone else.

"Hiya Garly!" Neptune says, walking up to me with the other Goddesses behind her "How ya feeling?"

"If I can be honest Neptune, I don't know" I scratched my head "Well, other than me being alive and such. . ."

"That is quite understandable Garland. Anyone in your situation would feel the same way" Vert speaks up.

"Unless your someone who keeps dying off towards the end, only to be taken to a completely different timeline or dimension" Chris says, holding up a finger.

"True, true" Vert nods her head.

"Well Garland, it's good to see you back" Noire says smiling for a bit, till she blushes and looks away "N-Not that I was sad that you left us. I was just worried about poor Uni!"

I couldn't help but laugh at Noire's little act "Don't worry Noire, I understand" I reached an arm over to Uni and put a hand on her shoulder "I'm sorry I worried you two"

Uni looks at me and smiles warmly "It's okay. You're here now Garland. So to me, that's the only thing that matters"

I give her my own smile , my face turning a little red "I'm. . . Very happy to hear that Uni"

"Aww, Garly's blushing~" Neptune teases, making both of us blush.

"You'll never let this up Neptune, I can tell. . ." I stated slouching over, shaking my head. I looked up a bit to see Blanc come into view. I sit up straight to get a better look at her only to be met with her hair covering her face along with a shadow "Hey Blanc, you alright?" Out of nowhere, she lurches forward, wrapping her arms around my neck in a hug, surprising me "B-Blanc!?"

"Th-Thank you. . ." She mutters, her voice slightly shaky.

"Huh?" I looked at her out of the corner of my eye till she pulled back, revealing face, which was covered in tears.

"Thank you. You've done so much for me. From protecting my sisters with your life, to saving us all and Gamindustri at the price of your own life. I honestly couldn't think of a way to thank you for giving us this chance. . ."

"Blanc. . ." I look up at her, then smile and put a hand on top of her head "You don't need to thank me. I was just doing my duty to protect my friends"

"Oh yeah, I remember Blanc crying in her room for the last couple of days when we returned!" Ram exclaims.

"Uh huh. . . I felt bad for Blanc. . ." Rom nods in agreement with her sister.

"Y-You little. . .!" Blanc whips her head around, a heavy blush on her face. She stopped herself mid-sentence and sighed "I'll deal with you two later. . ."

"Wow Blanc, I wasn't expecting that from you. That's so out-of-character of you" Neptune tells her.

Blanc scowls "W-Well what do you expect, damn it!? If you remember what all he has done up till now, maybe you will understand!"

"I have to admit Neptune, Blanc has a point. He did save us and brought us all back together" Vert steps in.

"I know, I know" Neptune waves her off "I may not show it, but I am grateful to my fellow main character"

"Heh, thanks Neptune" I chuckle lightly.

"Umm, excuse me everyone" Histoire speaks up. We all turn our attention to her "I'm sorry to break this up, but I have a few questions and news for Garland"

"Let's make some room for her" Vert tells everyone surrounding me, who split apart to allow Histoire floating room.

"Thank you Vert" Histoire nods her head to the blonde CPU "Now Garland, I will only ask you a few questions. Try to answer them to the best of your ability"

I nod at her "Alright, let's hear them"

"Alright. Well, I would like to know, what happened to you when you. . . Died?"

I look at her, a sad look crosses my face as I look down "What. . . Happened?" I placed a hand under my chin, thinking "I. . . I might remember what happened. Or, what I felt. . ."

"if it isn't too much, can you please share with me your experience?" Histoire asks.

I nod to her "I don't mind. I just need to recall it. . ."


Flashback

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Wh-Where am I? I couldn't tell or see where I was. Everything was pitch black and I felt like I was floating. But another thing was, I couldn't feel anything either. I couldn't move my limbs or speak out. But, I'm kinda confused on how I know I am floating, yet I can't feel anything.

I've lost track of time now. I can feel myself forgetting something else at this point. I can't. . . Grasp it, but something in the back of me is telling me it's important. Very important. Suddenly, out of the blue, I felt warm. This sensation spread around me like a hug.

"Thank you. . . For saving everything Garland" I heard a woman's voice speak out. I tried to speak, but remembered that I couldn't "It is alright, you don't need to speak. I already know what you're about to say and ask. So I'm going to tell you this. . ." It goes quiet for a bit. Then, I heard the voice right next to my ear "Heroes never die. . ."

With those words spoken, I felt a surge of energy flow through me. All my senses began flooding back to me. I was finally able to open my eyes to see the black space around me fade to white. I looked utterly shocked at what was happening in front of my eyes. I watched as Arfoire appears, looking at me with a warm smile, tears falling from her face "A-Arfoire?"

She nods "I'm glad. . . That I was able to get a hold of your spirit Garland. Otherwise, I couldn't do this. . ."

"Wh-What do you mean?" I asked her.

"I'm. . . Giving you a gift. A symbol of my everlasting gratitude for what you have done for. . ." She opens her arms "I'm giving you a new life. . . A life where. . . You'll be able to live with the ones you love. . ."

My eyes widen "W-Wait, what about you!?"

She looks at me "You needn't worry Garland. I am fine with how things are. When you leave this place, I will cease to exist. . ."

"N-No! you can't just do that Arfoire!" I yell "You just got released from years of torment. . .!"

"I know. But, knowing that you'll live on in my place. . . Fills me with ease" Arfoire says "So please Garland, live on for both of us. . ."

I started to see her fade into white. Out of reflex, I throw an arm out to her "A-Arfoire, wait! We can still do this together!" I tried moving forward, but I felt something holding me back "Come on!"

"I'll. . . Promise you something, before we part for good Garland. . ." I heard her voice echo "In a next life. . . I don't care where and when, but we will be allies. . ."

I felt myself tearing up at this "Y-You promise?! Do you mean it Arfoire!?"

I heard a soft giggle as my vision fades to white "I. . . Promise. . . Garland" With that, my consciousness faded.


End Flashback

I took a deep breath after explaining everything. It then came to my attention that my vision was blurry. I reached up to rub my eyes to see that they were wet with fresh tears. I looked at my hand that slowly turned into a fist.

Histoire looked like she was crying at this point "S-So. . . Arfoire wasn't gone this whole time. . . But, having to live with that evil for so long. . ."

"Histoire. . ." Nepgear walks over to the tome fairy and hugs her gently to herself.

"I have to say. . ." Andrew speaks up after a while "You must be one lucky soldier Garland"

"Indeed" Xelor throws in.

"Yeah. . . You're telling me" I said, looking down at the floor. Uni, who was sitting still the whole time during the story, wraps her arms around me in an attempt to comfort me.

"If. . . That is really true. Then, I am eternally grateful for what she did for you. . . Really" Uni says, hugging me close.

I look up sighing, then looking at Uni and smiling "I feel the same way"

"I second that!" Neptune pipes up.

"Nepgear, I am good now. Thank you for that" I hear Histoire say.

"No problem Histoire" I looked at Nepgear to see Histoire hover away from her. Histoire takes in a breath then turns to me "Thank you Garland. That must've been tough to remember, or to recall even"

"Nah, it's fine Histoire" I wave at her "Now, what's this news? Did you find any new dimension?"

"Well, about that. . ." Histoire hesitates.

"Wait, hold on Histoire!" Uni exclaims.

"Wh-What is it Uni?" The fairy asks, looking a bit surprised.

"Umm, if you don't mind. . . Can I. . . Show Garland something real quick?" Uni asks, blushing.

"You want to show Garly something? Oh, I see where this is going~" Neptune smiles like a Cheshire cat.

"WH-WHAAAAT!?" Uni's face turns completely red "Th-That's not it!" Grr. . .Just come with me!" She says scowling, grabbing my arm and dragging me to the balcony

"Wh-Whoa there!" I said, catching Meta before he rolled off me "Wh-Where are we going!?"

"Just shut up and deal with it" Uni says, glowing. After turning into Black Sister, she somehow scoops me up into her arms and begins flying to gawd knows where!

"Wh-What are you doing!?" I looked at her in shock "You know I can fly, right?"

"I said be quiet. . ." She says softly "L-Let me at least experience this. . ."

I look at her for a bit before nodding, letting her continue her course.

Back at the Basilicom, everyone was staring at where Uni and I were last seen.

"Umm. . . I wasn't expecting her to do that, just to let everyone know" Neptune chuckles awkwardly.


?: Entrance

We've been flying for a while now, and it looks like Uni is starting to get tired carrying me.

"You know Uni, you can let me down. You look tired" I tell her, giving her a worried look.

"No. . . I'm fine. Besides, we're here. . ." She tells me, descending to the ground. After making sure she landed, she lets me stand on my own, looking around us.

I noticed that we were in front of a very thick cluster of trees with what looks like a gate with closed doors on it. The doors themselves had a lock on it "So, is this what you wanted to show me?"

"No, not really" Uni tell me, walking up to the doors. She reaches into her dress and pulls out an old key. She grabs the lock, inserts the key into it and unlocks it. She throws the lock away and turns to me "Follow me inside" With this said, she opened the doors, walking inside. I tilted my head to the side, then did as she asked me to do.


Avalar Plains

I followed behind Uni for a bit, taking in the scenery. Which was only a path with these big trees lining it. Even if this isn't what she wants to show me, I am quite astounded by the structure of these tree.

"It's only a little bit farther ahead" I heard Uni say back to me. I looked towards her for a bit before returning to the path and its trees. After a while, I look back to where Uni was to see her standing in front of a. . . Bright light?

"What is that?" I ask her, pointing to the light.

"Walk through and find out" She tells me "I'll be right behind you"

I nodded slowly at her and began to walk slowly towards the light. And no, not that kind of light people. I'm alive. Anyway, right when I walked through the light, I covered my eyes from the brightness. I stopped a bit, only for Uni to lightly nudge me along until I felt her stop. I slowly uncovered my eyes and opened them. What I saw in front of me was. . . Too astounding for words. There were many trees around the field we seem to be in now with the colors of green, orange, and pink. The grass waved slowly throughout the field as. . . D-Dragons move around it!?

"Wh-What is this place?" I look on in awe.

"This, is Avalar Plains. I found this dungeon on accident when I was doing quests before you even came to Gamindustri. I was mesmerized by the sight of this place. How these dragons just wander aimlessly in this haven of color. And to be honest. . ." She looks away, blushing "Y-You're the only one out of everyone besides Noire that know about this place. . ."

I look at her, blinking a couple times. This place, a dungeon with all sorts of Dragons inhabiting it, with a serene view, has been here for gawd knows how long. And Uni just shared it with me.

"Do you. . . Enjoy this place?" I asked her.

I hear her sigh lightly "Yes, I do. It fills me with ease seeing these dragons living peacefully"

"Aren't you afraid they will escape or rampage?" I look at her confused.

Uni shakes her head, then walks up to one of the bigger ones, an Elder Dragon which had darker skin and scars on its body "I have a feeling that they wouldn't attack anyone if they mean no harm" She looks up at the dragon, which gives her a scruffy snort then stomps off slowly "See?"

"Wow. . . I honestly wasn't expecting that" I scratch my head "Are the others just like that?"

Uni nods her head "Yes, they all are"

"Rawr!" I felt something tugging gently at my trouser leg. I look down to find a baby purple dragon flapping his tiny wings frantically while pulling away from me.

"Oh? I don't think I've seen that one before. Maybe it's a newborn" Uni walks up to it and picks it up "Yup, it's been around for a bit. But, it hasn't fully developed yet"

"Really? I didn't know you could tell a dragons age Uni!" I look at her impressed. I walked up to the two and looked at the purple dragon "Hmm, I don't know why. . . But I feel like I've seen him before"

"Oh? Then, do you want to name him? He seems to like you" Uni tells me, holding the dragon out to me, which I take gently.

The baby dragon and I looked at each other for a bit "Hmm. . . I think I got one" I said out loud "How about. . . Flare-o" The dragon replies with a big yawn and a little snort.

"Flare-o huh? I can deal with that" Uni says, taking Flare-o out of my hands and puts him on the ground "Run along now" Flare-o gives us a light snort and a flap of it's little wings before joining the other dragons.

After that, we both stood there side by side, watching the scenery in the field and the dragons now taking a nap. Uni turns to me "Hey, Garland. . ."

I look over at her when she said my name "Yeah, what is it?"

"Umm, well. . ." She fidgets with her fingers a bit before looking at me with a light blush "Y-You remember before the final attack back then. . . Right? You know. . . When I. . ."

"When you asked me out?" I finished for her, which she nods "Yes, how could I not"

Uni sighs in relief "Well, since it was kinda rushed back then. . . And now that you're back with us. . . With me. . . Let me ask you. . . Properly" She moved her hand to her chest and looks up at me, tears in her eyes "W-Will you go out with me Garland?"

I give her a smile and reached out to her and pulled her into a hug "Yes. I would love that Uni"

I felt her arms wrap around me, feeling her head nuzzle into my chest. She then looks up at me "D-Do you mean it?!"

I answered her question by planting a kiss on her forehead "Is that a viable answer?"

She looks up at me, blushing "N-N-No. . . It's not. . ." She stutters.

"Then, how can I prove it to you?" I ask, getting on my knees to be close to eye level with her.

"U-Umm. . . K-Ki. . ." Uni stammers til she squeezes her eyes shut "K-Kiss me. . . On the lips!"

I was taken aback from the sudden outburst that when I comprehended what she said, I shared my own "R-Really? Is that it?" She only answers with a nod. I let out a chuckle "Uni, could you open your eyes?"

Her brow furrows but she opens her eyes "Wh-What is it Gar. . ." In that moment, I gave her a kiss on the lips, cutting her off. Her eyes widen in surprise, but they slowly close, accepting the kiss.

After a minute, we parted and I look at her "Is that enough of an answer for you now?" I grin.

She looks back at me and smiles "Yes. . . Yes it is"

I got up off the ground, dusting my legs off before looking up towards the treeline "Oh, it's getting a little late. We should probably leave"

"Huh? Oh, y-yeah. We should. The others are probably worried" Uni says, walking to the exit with me close behind. Once we were outside the dungeon, Uni grabs the lock and places it back onto the door, pocketing the key "Alright, lets head baa. . . WHOA!?" She was about to say till I swept her up into the bridal carry "G-Garland, what are you doing!?"

"Returning the favor from earlier" I told her before glowing "Panzer Burst: Abrams!" The light exploded, revealing my newest armor. I activated the wing on it and flew back to Lastation. During this little flight, Uni took this moment to lay her head on my shoulder.


Lastation Basilicom

"Where are those two? They should've been back by now!" Noire exclaims, pacing back and forth.

"Come now Noire" Vert speaks up "Uni's all grown up now. Besides, she's with Garland. He would protect her"

"Yeah Noire, let Uni spread her wings a bit. Let her experience this kind of stuff" Neptune chimes in, patting her friend on the back.

"Oh, speak of the devil. Here there come" Blanc says, pointing to the balcony. Everyone turns their head to see me land and deactivate my armor, walking through the doors with Uni still in my arms.

"Heh, sorry about that everyone. Didn't mean to keep you waiting" I said, chuckling.

"U-Umm, Garland. . ." Uni says, speaking in a small voice.

"Hmm? What is it Uni?" I ask her.

"Can you. . . Put me down now?" She asks, looking away.

"Oh, right. Sorry" I set her down gently to where she was standing on her own. As I did that, Histoire floats up to me.

"So Garland, now that you had some time to unwind. . . Are you ready for this news?" She asks me, placing a hand on her chest and gripping the fabric.

I felt that this news had to be big, so gave her m attention "Yes, I am. What do you have to share?"

"Umm. . . Well. . ." She looks away from me, a look of. . . Guilt on her face. I watched her close her eyes then slowly open them. She then looks at me "G-Garland, I'm afraid. . . I can no longer locate your world. . ."

I raise an eyebrow to her statement "Huh, what do you mean you can't locate it?"

"It. . . It's what I said. I've tried countless times to locate it, even going to the other Histoire's for help. . . But. . ." She begins to shake "But, it's like your world was never there to begin with. . ."

My mind was slowly piecing what she was saying together, untill my eyes widened at the conclusion "H-Histoire. . . You're joking, right? M-Maybe the dimensions have distorted themselves"

"I wish I could say that Garland. I'm sorry I had to break this news to you after you returned so soon. But, I've come to the conclusion that. . ." Histoire looks at me with a guilty look on her face "Your world no longer exists. Everyone and everything in it. . . Has disappeared"

"N-No, that can't be. . . Histoire!" I reached shaking hands up and pulled the tome fairy close to my face "Please Histoire, tell me that your just joking!" She answered me with a slow shake of her head, looking a bit shocked at my reaction. My hands slowly released their grip on her book, falling lazily to my side. I took a couple steps back before my legs gave out, sending me to my knees "P-Please. . . Don't let it be. . . True. . ." I lowered my head.

"I wish it wasn't true. But it is. I'm. . . So sorry Garland. . . I truly am. . ." Histoire says, tears falling from her cheeks.

For a long while, I stayed there motionless from the weight of Histoire's news. It got to a point where everyone gathered around me, worried.

"H-Hey Garly. . . Are you alright?" Neptune asks, reaching out a hand.

To. . . Put it like an answer. . . My hands fly to my face as I keel over. My entire body begins to shake till. . . I broke "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Everyone who was surrounding stepped back a the sudden cry.

"G-Garland!?" Uni reacts instantly, kneeling beside me "Garland!? What's wrong!?"

I couldn't hear her at this point "Please. . . Noooooooo!" I shake my head violently "D-Dad. . . Mom. . ." I began to cry "Little man. . . Little sis. . ."

Vert covers her mouth, looking at Histoire "Histoire. . . It wouldn't be that. . ."

"It's. . . What looks like. . ." Histoire looks at me "His family. . . Wasn't spared. . ."

"That's. . . Just horrible. . ." Blanc says, looking concerned "He had

"Waaaaaaaaaah!" I finally wailed "Why!? WHY!? AAAARGH!" I yelled out again till I felt someone wrap me in a hug.

"Shhh, please calm down Garland" Uni's voice gently coos "I know it's sad, but everything will be okay. Believe in those words"

I felt myself reach out and pull Uni into a hug "Ghhh. . . *Sniff* *Sniff* Please. . . Don't let go. . ."

"Don't worry, I have you Garland" Uni stayed there, holding me in her embrace. Every now and then, she would rub the top of my head. After what seemed like forever, my crying and shaking has subsided to little quivers "Are you alright?" I answered her with a slow shrug. Uni lets out a sigh, but smiles "Here, can you stand?" She goes to stand, helping me up in the process. She looks up at Histoire, then to her sister "Noire, I'm going to take him to his room"

"Alright. . ." Go and do that" Noire answers.

Uni nods her head, then looks at me and rubs my back "Come on, let's get you laying down" I was about to walk off with him when I remembered "Meta, come here boy" The little Dogoo jumps over to me with a sad look on his face.

"Is Gargoo okay?" He asks.

"I'm not too sure. But. . ." I give him a smile "I'm sure he will be with time. Now, let's get him to his room. Meta nods at me then follows us to my room. The one I stayed in when I was in Lastation.


Lastation Basilicom: Garland's Room

Uni's P.O.V

It was kind of difficult, but I was finally able to get us to Garland's room. Meta, who wasn't busy trying to keep Garland up on his feet was gracious enough to jump up and open the door to his room. I looked around the dark room for the light switch, finding it and successfully turning on the lights. I then walked over to his bed and as gently as I could, laying him down on the bed, making sure he was okay.

"There we go. It may have been difficult, but we got you here" I watched as Meta jumped up onto the bed and curl up beside Garland. I couldn't help but smile. I was aboutt o turn and leave till I felt someone gently touch my hand. I look back to see Garland looking at me.

"P-Please. . . Th-This might seem selfish to ask. . . But, can you stay with me, please?" He asked me, his voice sounding really small and shaky.

I look back at the door, then sighed. I turned back around and slowly laid beside him "I'll only do this since you asked me. . . And because you need someone to comfort you" I look at him and smile.

He lets out a happy sigh "Th-Thank you. . . Uni. . ." I watched as his eyes slowly close and he falls asleep.

I let out a sigh and rub the top of his head "You're such an idiot. . ." I said, then got close to Garland and hugged him "But, you're my idiot" And before long, I felt sleep overtake me as well.


Noire's P.O.V

I stood there with the door cracked, looking at the two with a smile "I guess I can say this. . ." I started saying in a quiet voice, my eyes closed "We all can leave you two in each others hands for now" I opened my eyes and looked into Garland's room one last time "May you rest easy Garland. We will try and be your new family from now on" After I said that, I reached into the room and turned the light off and closed the door gently "And Uni, I hope you can help with that" And with that said, I walked off to let the others know how the two were doing.


Author's Notes

I don't. . . Believe it. It's finally done. . .

"AI, they're here" Neptune says.

Oh, hey everyone. I guess if you made it this far. . . That means only one thing. . . You made it to the final chapter of "Hyperdimension Neptunia: A Dimensional Trip".

"Wow, to think that something you weren't serious about in the beginning turned into something like this" Neptune said, looking happy "Congrats AIYF"

Th-Thank you Neptune. But, I have to thank all of you.

Thank you all, from the bottom of this soldier's heart of mine. Thank you for giving me the strength and encouragement to finish this story. i honestly never expected so much support. *Sniff* To be honest, I'm actually crying right now from all of this. I feel accomplished, but. . . I also feel heartbroken. The first piece of work that has gotten so much support, has ended. But, it won't stop there. I will keep on writing and making stories for you all for as long as I can.

And so, with all that said. Everyone. . . Thank you for reading. . .

"We will be sure to see you again in "Ultradimension Soldier" and the now updated "Megadimension Neptunia: Soldier II Victory". . . Oops. . ." Neptune covers her mouth.

It's alright Neptune. They would've found out sooner or later. Now, let's end this story.

"Riiight behind you. . .~!" Plutia calls out.

Alright, are you ready.

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