This is...weird. I stood in front of Compa's apartment, knocking for that last minute. Well, with the world saved it would makes sense if she went back to being a nurse in training. I walk out the apartment, not knowing exactly what to do. Planeptune's streets were crowded as usual and I liked it. It's been a while since I was walking around with no real goal and the crowd made me feel like that was normal. I guess I should check the basilicom before heading out to Lastation. Neptune did say she was going to start living there.

I walked towards the large tower and the crowd slowly became thinner and thinner. I looked around and the people were starting to take notice of me. Clearing a path and some were whispering to themselves. "He's the King isn't he?"

"I think so..."

"Doesn't he look a bit...different?"

Ignored the comments, I made my way to the Baslicom's entrance. As I went in the entire place looked different. It was a lot more...colorful. There was more purple around and there were multiple fridges around the floor that had been labeled "For Nep Only." The place was also pretty empty, perhaps because people are now used to Neptune being here.

"That girl is seriously getting too cocky." I walk up the the receptionist. "H-"

"Y-Your Lord Arc, correct?" The brown haired woman's eyes were wide. As if she was starstruck.

"Yes...I am."

"Ummm. One second..." The girl was rummaging through the multiple papers and drawers of her desk. "Found it!" After a while she came up from the desk and handed me a small purple key that had a purple N on the top. "Lady Nep's room is on the sixtieth floor, at the end of the hall. This key will allow you to get to that floor."

"I see..." That's really high. I didn't really know what else to do so I just went over to the elevator and walked in. I placed the key where it said "Nep's Room." It took and honest while to get to the the floor. With the ding of the elevator I was in a long purple hallway with white four white doors. I ignored the doors and walked to the back where there lay a lone door. I gently open the door...

"Hm?" What I saw a large, messy room that primary color was a more pinkish purple than I was used to. There was a large plasma Tv with multiple consoles connected to it and a tea table with a couch accompanying it. At the center of the room was a small table with two comfort chairs. On the right of that were two desks that were covered in papers and books. At the left was a large window that showed a beautiful view of Planeptune. Finally was the strange bunk bed type area at the back of the room. The bottom was small bed with a couple stuffed animals. At the top was a normal bed. The strangest thing to me, however, was the young girl who was watching television.

The girl looked like Neptune if she grew up a few years. She was a bit taller than Neptune and had long lilac hair, with the same purple eyes. Her face was a bit more mature than Neptune's as well. Looking like she could be about my age. She wore a dress that had a marine theme to it, being white and blue as well as being a button up for some reason, ending around her mid thigh. It had a yellow ribbon around her neck, conjoined by a purple N. Like Neptune, she wore striped stockings, pink and white instead of purple and white this time. She was well had a white choker around her neck as well as a lone white D pad pin in her hair. I had to admit she was a pretty cute. But that didn't change the fact that I had no idea who the hell she was. "Umm...who are you?"

"Ummm..." The girl stared at me while drinking some tea. She put the tea down on the table and just stared at me. "M-My name is Nepgear...it's a pleasure to meet you." The girl stood up and bowed politely at me. "I'm sorry. I'm still not used to meeting new people."

"Oh! That's fine. I should be the one to be sorry! I mean I did show up without warning." I bow back at the girl. "My name is Arc S.W. I'm a friend of Neptune."

"No! I'm sorry."

"No. I-" Before I could get my sentence out I felt a strange aura coming from behind me. I look and sure enough, Neptune was standing there with a giant smirk on her face. "Neptune, it's been a while."

"HEYO ARCY!" The girl ran up and jumped onto my back, pushing me to the ground. "It's been so long! How are you doing?"

"I was doing alright until you jumped onto me. Please get off!" The girl wiggled around for a bit before jumping off and sitting next to where Nepgear sat. "Ugh...so I'm guessing a lot of stuff has changed since I left. You've got a big sister?"

"BIG SISTER?!" Neptune threw a pillow at me, which I caught. "Nepgear here is my LITTLE sister. I'll have you know!"

"No way." No matter how I looked at it, Nepgear looked like the bigger sister. She looked older, was more polite and more mature. "Wait, how do you even have little sister?!"

"Well, let me talk to you outside for a bit." Neptune stands up and grabs my hand. Taking me outside the room and into the hallway, closing the door behind us. "Ok, umm. It's a little complicated but like the day after you left Nepgear was born and became my CPU candidate."

"Candidate? Born? Wait, you were the only one to get a sister?"

"I don't really know much about it but she's gonna be the next CPU. Eventually though, I'm still getting started! You don't have to worry." Neptune puffed out her chest. "Oh and yea... Nowa-chan and Blanc also got little sisters. But we agreed not to let the candidate's know about each other yet. Please keep this a secret."

"Huh, why not? Isn't that a bit dumb?"

"Well...the console war still isn't done technically. But..." Neptune opened the door again and walked into her room. "Noire, Blanc and Vert are coming over today so we can continue planning the party. Now that you're here, we can get it done!" Neptune sat down near Nepgear again and started up a console connected to the tv.

"What does that-"

"Shhhhh. Just hang out for a bit! They should be here in an hour or two."

"Don't shush me." I sit down on the other side of Nepgear who shrivels up a bit at our closeness. "Sorry." Nepgear nodded her head but shrinked even more.

"Arcy, want to play? I bet I could beat you!" Neptune threw a controller at me and I looked at the Tv. Sure enough, it was a fighting game .

"Hah! I'll have you know, I'm pretty confident in my abilities!"

"That shit was stupid." Neptune and I were sitting in a meeting room a few floors below her room. We were waiting for the other CPUs as we'd gotten word that they've entered the capital. "I was rusty."

"No johns." I was about to push onto Neptune's head, who was sitting across from me but the door flew open. "Hey, guys!"

"Darling!" As soon as Noire came into the room she rushed over to me and she looked like she was about to hug me but she stopped herself and just sat next to me. "I-It's nice to see you. I-"

"Aww, come on!" I placed my arms around Noire's neck and pulled her into a hug. "I missed you so much!"

"W-W-W-What are you doing?!" She was wiggling a bit in the hug but never really tried to break free.

"You've gotten quirt bold." Vert commented as she and Blanc walked in. Blanc seeming to be scribbling some notes while staring at Noire and I. The girls take a seat with Vert sitting near Neptune and Blanc sitting at the head of the small table. "It's nice to see you. How did the training go?"

"It went well." I break the hug and pat Noire's head. Her face was beet red but she just sat with an angry expression. "I've definitely gotten way stronger but nowhere near you guys. Maybe I've gotten close to Iffy's strength? Somewhere around there."

"Wow, that's quite the improvement. Good job." I liked what the words said but Blanc's bored expression and tone kind of ruined the message.

"You didn't get hurt did you?"

"Nah, Noire. It was just a lot of endurance training." I began patting her again, earning me a light punch in the gut.

"Oh you definitely needed that!" Lady Neptune ignored my glare and opened a folder sitting in front of her. "Anyway, about the ceremony."

"What ceremony? And you called it a party before!"

"Well, Darling, now that the Arfoire problem is done we had a choice to make. Either we were going to continue the console war or we would end it completely and make a peace treaty."

"The fact that the four of us are sitting here right now, I'm sure you can guess which option we went with." Vert's words were a relief to hear. I didn't know what I'd do if my friends began fighting again.

"Thank you..."

"The problem was you being gone. We also wanted to use the peace treaty ceremony to announce you as the King of Gamindustri who will assist us goddesses. Plus, we've got plans for you..." Blanc placed her hands on the table and posed in a menacing way. "I'm sure you met Nepgear, correct? Meaning you know about the CPU Canadaits."

"Yeah. What's the deal with that? You and Noire have sisters now?"

"Yea. I'm sure you'll get along with her!" Noire had gained a sparkle in her eye. As if she was waiting to gush about her beloved younger sister.

"That's not the point, Noire." Blanc interrupted, taking the sparkle out of her eye. "What we decided was that for PR you will go to each nation and live there for two weeks, To learn more about the nation and it's goddesses. It will take a week to full organize the ceremony so you'll stay here and we will count that as one week for Planeptune. This is also in order for you to get along with the Canadaits."

"Huh? How come you guys want me to do that? I mean I want to get along with your sisters of course. But why the emphasis?"

"Well...we don't want the public to know that they exist yet. With the console war just about over, there will still be people who are angry with the other nations. Now imagine that three out of the four nations just gained a new, still weak leader. I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this."

"Yes, unfortunately." My chest hurt thinking about these girls whose very existence makes people hate them. Now it makes sense why Nepgear's so shy. "I'll be the best friend that these girls can ever have!"

"That's all I can ask for." The usually calm goddess takes off her menacing expression and smiles.

"All this talk about sisters...it's pissing me off!" Vert jumps from her seat and wraps her arms around my neck, pulling me into her chest. "Your the only little brother I need! Don't ever leave your Onee-chan's side!"

"Vert! Get off him!"

"Don't try using your fat sacks as bargaining chips dammit!"

"Nepu! Is this turning into a harem situation?!" The entire conversation deformed into this nonsense and I couldn't get a word out. Dammit. I missed you guys but get me out of this!

I was looking into a mirror in the room that I as given by Neptune. I was trying on a suit that the girls had picked out for me. It was strange amalgamation of each nation's colors. A black suit and pants, white button up, a purple tie and green cuff links and a green outline on my black shoes. It fit dangerously well, it kind of creeped me out. "I don't remember giving these girls my measurements..." I didn't want to think too much about it but the thought stuck at the back of my mind where all bad thoughts live. Kicking me out of my thoughts I heard a knock on my door. "Come in."

"Excuse me..." A young girl with long lilac hair slowly walking into the room with some clothes in her hands, they looked like pajamas. "S-Sister told me to bring you these..." She dropped the clothes onto the large bed covered with purple blankets.

"Ah, thank you Nepgear." I walked over and checked the clothes, sure enough they were pajamas that were extremely similar to the ones that Compa had let me borrow but with a different color that I'm sure you can guess. "That girl...she sure does know how to piss me off." I sit on the bed and take off my suit. "By the way...this may seem strange to ask but have you left the Basilicom before?"

"Oh? Um, a couple times." Nepgear takes a seat herself however she was pretty far away from me. "But never by myself. Usually Historie or lady IF and lady Compa would be with me." She said this as if it was completely normal.

"I see..." Blanc and Noire's sisters probably have the same restrictions on them. Damn. "How about you and I go around tomorrow? I can show you some of Planeptune's best sights! I've been meaning to look around myself."

"Really?!" Nepgear jumped up and grabbed my hands. "Do you really mean it?!"

"Y-Yeah. Of course!" A wide smile spread across her face.

"Yes! I-I mean..." She had stopped herself from jumping around and tried to seem as mature and composed as she could, but her embarrassment blush contrasted her act. "I'm looking forward to it! G-Goodbye!" The girl didn't wait for a response and just left the room.

"Huh..." I started to fully take off the suit, thinking on the interaction I just had. Wait a minute...Histoire?! She's still in Planeptune? Whatever, I'll just ask her tomorrow. Begrudgingly, I put on the pajamas the I was given and went to bed, happy that I wasn't forced to hear a clay mans snoring.

A young green haired man was still sitting on the same mountain that he had been training a certain candidate. He was stirring some contents in a pot over a campfire, humming a tune to himself. All the while an image of Nes was sitting beside him, staring at the food with a drooling mouth. "Can you deliver this to Celestia?"

"No. That is physically impossible now."

"Dammit!" Nes tried to push the pot to sabotage Snes' meal but his hands simply went through. "What the fuck!"

"Even after all these years, you're still an idiot."

"What's that supposed to mean?" The man said from inside of the campfire.

"*sigh* Nothing." Snes grabbed a bit of salt and sprinkled it into pot. "You ok? You've seemed to be a bit held back this past month. Is something on your mind?"

"..." Nes stood up from the fire and sat back on the log. "No, I'm fine. I just have a request for you. In Arc's next test, I need you to help him. Be a part of his life more as well."

"Now why would I do that? It wouldn't be much of a test if I helped."

"You haven't seen another human being before Arc since Xillia." Snes stopped stirring for a second before stirring once more. "It's fine to help a candidate again. Plus...this next test isn't like anything else. I want you to get a life again. Just because you're cursed doesn't mean you have to spend eternity alone. Especially when there is someone that you can help and would like to help."

"Who said I liked that kid? I'm sure he hates me as well."

"Things can change. Even you know that." Snes took some of the soup out of the pot and poured it into a bowl.

"I'll think about it. No you can't have any."

"Fuck me, man!"