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The Misadventures of Hyperdimension Peashy

Episode 79

by Derald Snyder

*Planeptune Basilicom*

"Special delivery for Lady Nepgear!" the NepEx worker called as he walked in, carrying a large box on a dolly.

"For me?" the lilac-haired CPU Candidate queried as she walked over. "From who, exactly? If it's a fetish costume from a perverted fan, I don't want it!"

"Ah..." the NPC checked the return address label. "It's from one Peach Macintosh in Leanbox City..."

"Oh, from Miss Peach? I'll take it, then." Nepgear signed the clipboard that the deliveryman held out, before taking the box off the dolly. "I wonder what it could be, though?"

"Your guess is as good as mine," the NepEx worker shrugged. "Anyway, good day, Lady Nepgear..." He bowed, then turned and wheeled the dolly out.

Fortunately, the tape came off relatively easily, Nepgear opening the flaps, seeing a brief note attached to the packaging paper. "What's this...? 'Sorry for doing this, I really hope you can fix it. Peashy.' Fix what?" She pulled the packaging paper away, only to gasp as a disembodied head with a familiar funny-face stared soullessly at her. "Goodness! My poor Nepgya! NOOOOOOOO...!"

So distraught was she, the goddess failed to see a white flash zip past her and up the stairs...

"Woosh!"

The white flash zipped behind a couch, before quickly dashing to the nearby bookshelf.

"Nin nin nin!"

It then made a break for the elevator, the doors promptly shutting...

"Wumph!"

The white flash finally resolved itself into a tall blonde girl, with blue eyes, a blue bow in her hair and large feathered wings emerging from her back. "Phew... looks like I made it without being seen. Now to find this Goddess..." Turning to the buttons on the elevator, she put a finger to her mouth... "Now... which button should I push? ...This one!" Pushing a button seemingly at random, she stumbled a little as the elevator started moving upward. "Oooh, it's been a while since I actually rode an elevator... I'm more used to using my wings..."

Soon, the elevator stopped and opened, revealing none other than Histoire. "I rerouted the elevator to intercept you, intruder."

"Oh, really?" the winged woman gasped. "But... you don't look like the Goddess... you're just a fairy, aren't you?"

"In a manner of speaking," said fairy deadpanned. "I am Histoire, Oracle of Planeptune. And you are?"

"Oh, right!" the flat-chested blonde bowed politely. "Nice to meet you. I'm an assassin." Suddenly her eyes shrank to circles as she realized what just came out of her mouth. "Oops. That's not what I meant to say..."

"Oh really?" Histoire sweat-dropped. "Because of your wings, which appear to be real, I assume you're actually an angel?"

"Y-yes, that's right! I'm Archangel Flonne," the angel introduced herself. "Um, I'm here to meet with Gamindustri's Goddess so she doesn't smite Demon Lord Etna, who's kinda one of my friends..."

"You're friends with a demon?" Histoire inquired suspiciously.

"Yes! Um, you see, I spent quite a bit of time in the netherworld back when I was still a Trainee... it's a long story," Flonne said. "Um, I think Hero of Justice Nisa lives here, so you can ask her if you don't believe me..."

"I see..." the Oracle of Planeptune mused. "Unfortunately, you've come to the wrong nation. This is Planeptune, the nation that Demon Lord Etna is attacking is Leanbox, to the south."

"...Huh?!" Flonne's eyes shrunk to small circles again. "I'm in... the wrong nation?!"

"...How about I take you to Neptune, and you can try and explain things to her?" Histoire suggested. (Even if you are an assassin, I'm pretty sure she'll be able to handle you, regardless...)

*Meanwhile, back in Leanbox...*

"Seriously, why didn't you call me?!" MarvelousAQL complained over the phone. "I could've snuck into that Nepgeardam and taken out that robot before she knew what hit her! ...oh, right, you didn't have my number. Well, now you do, Nisa! So, how are things going with your boyfriend?" Just then there was a knock at the door. "Oops! I better go, someone's at the door! Talk to you later, Nisa!" The busty ninja hung up her mobile device, getting off her couch and walking to the door, opening it... "Huh? Who are you?"

"Greetings, MarvelousAQL," the brunette bowed politely. "My name is Rayna, I am a Cleric in the service of Demon Lord Etna."

"Etna?!" Marvy jumped back and drew one of your swords. "Is this some sort of assassination attempt?!" Meanwhile, Blacktail the cat suddenly roused from her slumber, staring curiously at the new arrival.

"Exactly," Rayna grinned as her casual clothing shifted to her battle suit. "But I'm not the only one you have to worry about... Tenga, attack!"

Immediately several bird-men crashed through the windows, surrounding Marvy on all sides! "An ambush!" the ninja realized, quickly throwing a smoke capsule to the ground, obscuring everyone's vision!

"Ack! (cough cough) We can't see, caww!" the Tenga complained as they tried to flap the smoke away. When it cleared, Marvy was gone! "Where'd she go, caww?!"

"You idiots!" Rayna yelled, "she went out the window onto the roof! After her!" The ravens quickly flew back out the windows and upward...

"I guess this means it's time, meow?" BlackGatomon asked rhetorically, not having moved from her position on the couch.

*On the apartment rooftop...*

(Music- 'Tenga Bye Bye'- Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, season 3)

"Come and get me, you stupid birds!" Marvy taunted as the Tenga flew down at her... as they closed in, she jumped and hit one with a backflip-kick, knocking him into another one, the two falling beyond the roof to crash into the streets below! As Marvy landed, a few more Tenga rushed at her on foot (talon?), only for the ninja to easily parry their strikes and slip away! "A five-year-old could do better than that! Battou Ranbu!" She sliced through the group faster than the eye could see, the Tenga promptly dissolving into 1s and 0s. "What the... they're digital constructs?!"

"Exactly," Rayna expounded as she flew in the air above, "my fellow servant of Master Etna created them from a NepTube video! To be more precise, she created one, then copy-and-pasted the rest!"

"Seriously?!" Marvy grunted as she fended off the Tenga with her longsword. "Guess that means I don't have to hold back then! Ranbu!" She sliced the Tenga in front of her fifteen times over, the bird man splitting into several pieces that dissolved! But another Tenga struck from behind...

"I got her!" the raven celebrated as his attack hit home... but when he looked down, he only saw a log! "Huh?!"

"Don't believe everything you see, birdbrain!" Marvy taunted as she ran through the Tenga from behind, defeating him.

"How'd she do that?!" the other Tenga gasped in shock.

"She's a ninja, you morons!" Rayna groaned, facepalming. "Just because she doesn't dress like a conventional ninja..."

"I tried, but those ninja gi were too tight in the chest!" Marvy said as she flipped and cartwheeled away from the Tenga's clumsy attacks. Cutting down a few more, she then heard a distressed meow, turning to see another Tenga dangling her cat by the tail! "Blacktail!"

"Alright, give up or I drop your kitty ten stories!" the raven demanded! "I bet she won't land on her feet from that height, caww!"

The busty ninja's eyes narrowed to slits. "I don't think you realize how FAST I am!" She disappeared in a puff of smoke, suddenly kicking the Tenga in the chest while grabbing Blacktail by the rear paw, sending the bird off the rooftop! As he flapped his wings to try and arrest his descent, two kunai flew and embedded themselves in his wings, causing him to fall ten stories to the asphalt below! "Don't worry kitty, I'll protect you!" she swore as she cradled the black cat in one arm, using her sword with her other hand to parry attacks from the remaining Tenga.

"Impressive, Marvelous," Rayna admitted, "I see that you are indeed a good fighter. I might just have to take matters into my own hands... that is, if my comrade didn't already have you dead-to-rights."

"W-what do you mean by that?!" Marvy demanded warily.

"She means me, meow," a voice answered from the last entity she would've expected... Looking down, the redhead saw an evil, feral grin on her cat's face-

Then, a bright flash, and MarvelousAQL found herself slammed into a wall, an intense stabbing pain registering! Looking down, she saw her torso impaled by sharp claws, her blood staining them, then looking up and seeing the face of a cat-woman with a veil covering her nose and mouth. "B... Blacktail?!"

"That's Bastemon to you... 'master'," the Digimon grinned sinisterly. "You should have listened to that Peashy, she had me pegged from the beginning..."

"No..." Marvy whimpered as the claws were withdrawn, causing her to slide bonelessly to the floor. "It... can't be..."

"Oh, but it is... I've been a servant of Demon Lord Etna this whole time," Bastemon taunted. "Yes... I can feel your shock... your fear, your anguish and disbelief! Your negative emotions... they give me power! AaaaaaAAAAAHHHH!" She screamed like a woman in the throes of passion, a bright glow enveloping her!

"What the hell?!" Rayna grunted as she forced to cover her eyes with one arm and turn away... when the light faded, however, her eyes went wide with shock. "Oh my... I didn't expect that..."

Bastemon's form had completely changed... she looked human now, with jet-black hair held in place with several hair decs, her eyes framed by heavy purple mascara... her bosom now rivaled Vert's, barely contained by a tight black outfit with loose cloth sleeves and a cloth skirt attached, both colored a faded purple, giving her the appearance of a Japanese geisha. However, the horns on her head and double pairs of wings extending from her back belied her true nature, not to mention the golden claw on her right hand... Marvy couldn't help but squeak in fear at the sight.

"Yes," the transformed Digimon breathed out as if coming down from ecstasy, "at last, I've evolved to the highest level... In this form, you may refer to me as... Demon Lord Lilithmon."

"A-all hail Lady Lilithmon!" The Tenga promptly bowed down and prostrated themselves in fear.

"So this is your final form..." Rayna observed as she touched down next to the Mega-level Digimon. "I like it! Although Etna might be a bit jealous..."

"Well, that's her problem," Lilithmon shrugged before picking up the prone Marvy in her arms. "Don't you worry, Marvy, you took good care of me, so I won't let you die... yet. Rayna, if you would, please." The fallen angel nodded, holding out a hand over Marvy's torso... her grievous wound was enveloped in a green aura, closing up significantly and pulling the redhead away from death's door. "Excellent. Now then... Dimensional Gatekeeper! Bring us back to the Netherworld!"

The green portal promptly swirled into existence, at which point Marvy found her voice again. "SOMEONE HELP MEEEEE!" she screamed, just before being carried through the portal, Rayna and the Tenga swiftly following...

*To be continued...*

Oh no! Marvy's been kidnapped and Bastemon has Digivolved! This doesn't bode well for our heroes... what will happen next?! Stay tuned!