Chapter 51
"*Yawn*...Mmg..." Sitting upright on the bed, I woke up and rubbed my eyes. The room I was in was dark but was faintly lit by the natural lighting shining in through the cracks of the blinds. It was probably still early in the morning.
I glanced to the left of the bed. Somebody was under the covers, sleeping quietly. I peeked under the covers to examine who it was.
"….Haa...Haa...Mmgh..." It was Nepgear.
I gently rubbed her back and draped the covers back over her. "Morning to you too," I whispered to her. After we had had our little dance, we had gone to the hotel room that I had booked for the night. By the time we got there, it was midnight. But, the two of us were still full of energy, so we went into our room and had some "fun time", but we had ended up having fun all through the early morning. Around the time of dawn, we both decided to stop and go to bed.
By now, sunrise had just passed and it was probably a hour or so after. I quietly slid from under the bed covers and looked around for my close. Why was it that when we "played around" in bed, that I could never find my clothes afterwards? I glanced under the bed, feeling disappointed at myself and snatched the pair of undergarments. The places I leave these things.
A few hours had passed and Nepgear and I had just arrived back at the Basilicom.
I popped my head into the living room. "We're home!"
"H-hello...Silver...and...Nepgear," Histoire greeted us, but she was trembling and staring out the window.
Nepgear tapped my shoulder. "I'm going to go check on sis," she said before grabbing a pot of tea and shuffling off towards her room.
"Hey, Histoire, are you alright?" I asked.
"…" No response.
Just then, Hikan entered the room with Tolise. When they saw Histoire they both tensed up. "Uh-oh," Tolise and Hikan said in unison.
I looked back to them. "Why is she shaking and why did you two say 'uh-oh'?"
They gulped. "She's pissed right now," Hikan whispered into my ear.
"How pissed?"
"If you make contact with her, she'll unleash all her bottled-up rage on you."
I shuddered at the thought. "Hey, Histoire," I called out to her in my most friendliest tone.
She snapped back. "What!?"
I backed away as she headed towards Neptune's room. "So, is there any chance that the reason she's so angry is because of Neptune?"
"That's always the reason," Hikan said as he rubbed his temple.
I jogged up to Neptune's room door just in time to see Noire, Vert and Blanc all scramble out of Neptune's room, closing the door behind them. Nepgear and Neptune were probably still in there. I pressed my ear against the door to listen in on their conversation.
The first person I heard was Histoire. "Silence! Your task now is to listen intently to my lecture. The primary duty of any CPU is..." And here comes the lecture. Damnit, I just got here! Well then, roll the time skipper!
"...is how all CPUs should be. Let us end today's lesson here," Histoire finished. Finally! I never knew a person could lecture for so long!
I then heard Nepgear's voice. "Sh-she's finally done..."
Neptune's voice followed. "Geh. My legs are sawing tingly logs. Can anyone spare me some Paralaxin?"
"W-wait, Neptune! I can't seem to stand up either..." Nepgear said.
The angry Histoire spoke up. "And just how long do you two intend to crawl around on the floor like infants?" She questioned.
"But we just said our legs are asleep..." Nepgear protested.
Neptune backed her up. "Histy, you talk more than a phone. Lookit, my cute thighs are quivering like jelly or whatever," Neptune stated.
Histoire raised her voice again. "Did you learn nothing from my lecture about how a CPU ought to behave and speak?"
"Y-yes," Nepgear answered quietly.
"Then I assume you have both taken a hard look at yourselves and now understand it's importance, yes?"
"Uhh, if a CPU has to be honest, I gotta admit that less than half even entered my ear hole." Neptune answered honestly. Well, at least you were honest.
"Shhh! Neptune, don't admit to that," Nepgear warned her.
Histoire's voice was raised even higher. "If you understand, then... Get out there and do your jobs this instant, ladies!" Her voice boomed.
"Ahhhh!"
"Kyaaaah!"
I backed up just in time to witness Neptune and Nepgear burst through the door and dash down the hallway to the elevator. Geez, I never knew Histoire could be that scary. A second later, Histoire floated out of their room, sighing. "Why must I always have to lecture them? Why can't those two do their jobs properly like the other CPUs?"
I spoke up. "I guess it's not in their nature."
Histoire turned back to me. "Perhaps. If Neptune had the will to work like you or Hikan or Tolise, I think Planeptune would have much higher shares. But, sadly, that is not the case."
I gently patted her small head. "Will it make you feel better if I go with them?" I asked.
She gave me a small smile. "Yes, I would be very grateful if you did that."
I nodded before dashing after them.
"Hey, wait up you two!" I sprinted after them.
When both Neptune and Nepgear heard my voice, they both stopped and spun their heads back. "Silver? What are you doing?" Nepgear asked.
"Nah, you don't need to ask. If he comes along with us, Histy will have to believe we did our work! All we have to do now is wait a few hours before returning to the Basilicom! Bam! We won't have to do a single job! Thanks for coming Silver!"
I bopped her on her head. "Get real. You're going to have to do at least one quest before we head back. I'm not just going to let you head back without serving your punishment!"
Neptune slumped over. "Ugghh, man this blows!"
I patted her head in an attempt to try to comfort her.
Neptune returned to talking. "I never thought she would blow us outta there with her voice! She was seriously serious, huh?" She looked between the two of us, expecting an answer.
"Yes. If we don't get some real work done today, she might grow even more upset!" Nepgear stated.
"See Neptune, I told you!" I said to her.
She simply stuck out her tongue. "Pffft. I guess we gotta. I'd rather nap, but let's hoof it and beat stuff up for a bit." Hoof it?
"You'd rather nap? Really... ?" Nepgear asked worriedly.
I smiled at her. "It's fine," I looked back at Neptune. Maybe if you actually try with your work, I might buy you some pudding afterwards."
Neptune's eyes began to sparkle. "Really?"
"Maybe..."
The three of us were now all in a forest. Our quest was to slay a few Dogoos, which was really easy.
Nepgear materialized her blade and pumped her fist into the air. "Okay! Work, work, work! Let's do our best, Neptune!" She seemed awfully cheerful.
"Heh, you're fired up, I see. I detect happiness in your voice, too!" Neptune smiled at her little sister.
Nepgear blushed a bit. "Ehehehe. Yep! It's been a while since just the two of us have gone out together." Oh, maybe I shouldn't say anything and just let the two of them talk.
Neptune cocked her head. "Oh...really?"
Her little sister nodded. "Really. I mean, all you do is sit there and play with Noire and Vert and Blanc...and not me," she frowned. "Then Silver will always have to take your role." Wait, so am I just Nepgear's backup?!
Neptune let out a dry laugh. "Hmm, yeah. I guess I'm guilty. Sorry-dorry. I've failed as your big sister, making you feel lonely."
Blushing even more, Nepgear smiled and shook her head. "No, you haven't failed at all. Because I waited patiently, I now have you all to myself today!" Nepgear said as she hugged her sister. Wait, so does she love Neptune more than me?! I'm her boyfriend! That's just not fair or right!
"Yah!"
*Shk!*
I stepped up towards a Dogoo and thrusted my blade into it, causing it to instantly burst into millions of gel bits.
*Slash!* *Chk!*
"Take this!" Nepgear quickly cut through two Dogoos. Their gel blew out of them and they fell to the ground.
"Take this!"
*Bash!*
Neptune slammed her blade down on the remaining Dogoo and it blew up into billions of bits. Once all the Dogoos were killed, her eyes widened. "NO WAY!"
We walked over to her. "Goodness! Th-that made me jump. Why would you shout like that?" Nepgear asked after recovering from her shock.
Neptune bounced up and down and pointed to an icon above her that read: Level 1. "My level! Did you see that!? I'm back at Level 1! Why, why, why!?"
Nepgear smiled at her sympathetically. "Um, well, you've been pretty lazy for years on end, so maybe that could work as an explanation?" Truth hurts I guess.
Neptune began to flail her arms and whine. "But, but, but! You're totally not Level 1! This situation just went from rad to total bummer!" Neptune dropped her head.
"I've dropped several levels, too! But I did handle a few odd jobs while I was caring for you, so..." Nepgear trailed off.
Her whining continued. "I feel like I've been hacked. I was totally Level 99 last time! Maybe more with DLC!" Neptune cried out. Man, you love breaking that fourth wall. She seemed like she was on the verge of tears. She sniffled. "I can't believe I'm weaker than you! Your big sister's dignity has been dig-dugged down to—"
Nepgear cut her off and patted Neptune's head. "I-it's okay! I sure do love my strong Neptune, but even the weak Neptune is still my sister."
Neptune curled up into a ball and began to whisper to herself. Seriously, did Neptune and Nepgear switch personalities!? "Great. Now my little sister is trying to give me pep talks..."
"Aw, but if you really give it your all, you'll be stronger than me in no time flat. Right?" Nepgear, I think you're just making the situation worse.
Neptune continued talking to herself. "And now she moves into some motivational speaking," Neptune burst out into tears. "Fine, fine! I guess I'll get my rear gearing!"
And like that, we were back to slaying Dogoos again while Neptune continued complaining about her level...
A/N:
And so begins the Ultradimension arc. This arc and the fourth arc will probably be the longest arcs. But, there will be longer chapters again because of how long the Ultradimension arc is. This chapter was just a short little introduction into it. Anyways, thanks for reading once again and I hope to see you all in the next chapter!
