And now, let the final battle commence!

ON WITH THE SHOW!

The Misadventures of Hyperdimension Peashy

Episode 82

by Derald Snyder

(Music- 'Disgaea Rhapsody'- Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories)

"And now, let us destroy the Rangers and their goddess once and for all and take this world for ourselves!" Lilithmon declared, letting loose with a haughty, evil laugh! "Tenga, attack! Show no mercy!"

"Dammit!" Peach yelled as the ravens covered on the group!

"Nisa, help us, dood!" cried three Prinnies who had managed to avoid getting blown up, waddling as fast as they could toward the blue Ranger!

"Stay close to me!" Blue Falcon assented, drawing her Prinny Gun and firing on the pursuing Tenga! (Geez, being a Hero of Justice sucks sometimes...) Meanwhile, Red Grizzly and White Gorilla worked together to fend off the attack, Peach stunning one Tenga with a much to the solar plexus, while Adrian vaulted over her shoulder and kicked the bird-man to the ground!

"Rainy Ratnapura!" Black Raven and Green Heart intoned together, their multi-thrust attacks wiping out three Tenga in front of them, clearing a path to Lilithmon and Rayna! The demon and fallen angel managed to block their spear thrusts, before taking to the air!

"I think not! Inbetween Spear!" Vert cried, releasing several pointed energy projectiles, forcing Lilithmon and Rayna twist and weave through the air to try and avoid them! Seeing the largest projectile targeting Lilithmon, Rayna threw her energy lance to neutralize it, though she got nailed by a few smaller ones in the process, forcing her to cast a Mega Heal to recover.

"You're too kind, Rayna," Lilithmon crooned as she flew next to her lover. "I'll be sure to pay you back in bed tonight..."

"Oh, yes..." the brunette blushed at the thought, before returning her attention to the goddess and her Oracle. "Alright, bitches, time to show you what I can really do! Enhance!" She raised a hand, and the Tenga were suddenly enveloped in a golden glow, becoming faster and stronger, beginning to overwhelm Adrian, Peashy and Nisa!

"Oh no! We have to help them! Sylhet Spear!" Chika yelled, the giant lance scattering a few Tenga, only for the ravens zip to her location and start assaulting her as well! "Ahh! Lady Vert, help!"

"Chika!" Green Heart cried as she defended herself from Rayna's energy lance, Lilithmon flying up from behind with her claw at the ready... but the CPU realized the ruse, quickly breaking off and spinning away before the evil Digimon could strike! The goddess then summoned her own Sylhet Spear, the two women barely avoiding the attack by flying in opposite directions! Vert took advantage of this brief respite by firing an Inbetween Spear attack down at the Tenga, hitting several of them and giving the four Armored Rangers a much-needed breather.

"Alright, now's our chance!" Blue Falcon exclaimed. "Prinnies, let's attack together! Justice Knife!"

"You got it, Nisa, dood!" the Prinnies concurred as they all leapt into the sky together, the blue Ranger throwing several knives down at the Tenga, while her allies unleashed several crescent moon projectiles from their own large knives!

"Caww! Look out!" the ravens cried in panic as they tried to dodge the rain of projectiles, having trouble doing so even with Rayna's magical enhancement!

(Dammit, we're not getting enough of them!) Nicole thought to herself, quickly grabbing the three Prinnies out of the air!

Upon seeing what she was about to do, Adrian screamed, "Hit the deck!" Peach, Chika, and himself quickly throwing themselves to the ground!

"Forgive me, Prinnies!" Blue Falcon shouted as she hurled the trio downward!

"DOOOOOOOOOD!" the living bombs screamed as they impacted and promptly detonated in a massive explosion that obliterated several Tenga and sent the remaining ones scattering!

"Yes!" the Hero of Justice pumped a fist in triumph as she came back down to the ground- only get skewered by an energy lance upon landing!

"NISA!" Peach and Chika cried in dismay.

"Figures. Want a job done right, you gotta do it yourself," Rayna grumbled, summoning two more lances and hurling them at Adrian and Peach, who managed to roll and evade! The fallen angel was then forced on the defensive as she flew backwards to dodge a Rainy Ratnapura attack from Green Heart!

"I couldn't agree more, my dear Rayna," Lilithmon said as she alighted upon the snowy field. "Let's see how you Rangers handle this! Evil Sigh!" She blew a dark mist from her mouth which spread over the field, causing the heroes to choke and cough! "And now, Empress Emblaze!" The ground cracked open as a giant demonic hand rose up, Red Grizzly and White Gorilla barely managing to roll out of the way before it slammed down, only for both of them to be skewered by Rayna's energy lances!

"NO!" Green Heart cried in anger and distress. "Kinestra Slash!" she cried as she flew at Lilithmon, only for the demonic hand to rise in front of its master in defense! However, the HDD CPU's impossibly fast 16-slash combo spelled doom for said hand, it's fingers and palm splitting into several pieces before collapsing into dust and ashes!

"Impressive, Green Heart. You defeated one of my strongest attacks," Lilithmon complimented as she flew backwards to stay out of range of her opponent's spear. "I see now how Etna had trouble with you..."

(Dammit, what do I do?!) thought A-Mac as he watched the desperate struggle from the other end of the field. (If I try to run out there, I'll just be a sitting duck...! If only the army showed up, or something...!) He was forced to turn his head away as he saw Chika get run through by another of Rayna's lances, unable to effectively defend herself in her weakened state. (Please, someone in Celestria, don't let it end like this...!)

"Chika!" Vert cried upon seeing her Oracle go down, taking her attention off Lilithmon for a moment... fatal mistake.

"Nazar Nail!" the Demon Lord intoned as she easily pierced Green Heart's torso with her claw, her spear slipping from her hands as she collapsed bonelessly to the ground. "How foolish... you're clearly not worthy of being a goddess!" She then rose into the air, Rayna joining her at her side... "See, now if Etna had been serious with you from the start, this would have ended a lot sooner... but, her loss. Don't worry, though, we'll take good care of this world in your stead!"

"Oh yes, we most certainly will," Rayna punctuated her statement with an evil laugh.

"No...!" Peach groaned, as she tried to get up to no avail.

"Now then, time to end this game!" Lilithmon declared as a sigil materialized in front of her. "Farewell, Green Heart and Armored Rangers! Phantom Pain!" A concentrated blast of intense dark energy shot out from the sigil towards the group, A-Mac covering his face in despair...

"Berry Barrier Balidare!"

(Sicily...?) Arthur thought as he looked up, seeing a circular barrier appear over his fallen friends, trying to ward off the attack...

"Give it up, Sicily!" Rayna laughed, "your puny barrier can't stop this attack!" But to her surprise, it did, the Phantom Pain dispersing into a dark cloud that faded to nothing! "W-what?!"

"Who are you calling 'Sicily'?!" a high-pitched female voice called out, the villainous duo tuning to see two figures standing atop the scoreboard, one of whom looked very familiar to the fallen angel...

(Music- 'Purple Heart Theme'- Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory)

"Wahhhhh! F-F-F-F-Flonne?!" Rayna screeched, her cocky attitude vanishing, swiftly replaced by fear.

"That's right!" the blonde nodded. "Flonne, the Archangel of Love and Justice, has arrived!"

"And so has the goddess of Planeptune, Purple Heart!" declared her companion, sword at the ready.

"Ha... hahaha... Taught you well, Flonne..." Nisa chuckled despited her injured state...

"Seraph Lamington, hear my prayers!" the Archangel held out her staff as she closed her eyes and bowed her head in prayer. "Please grant me the strength to bring my friends and allies back from the brink of death!" Raising her staff she then cried, "Omega Heal!"

There was a vision of a busty redhead (not Marvy) over a calm ocean with a beach, before an intense green aura washed over the fallen heroes, restoring them to perfect health! Peach and Nisa immediately jumped back on their feet, while Adrian and Chika were a little slower to get up.

"Come on, stand up, Green Heart!" Purple Heart said as she floated down. "Surely you can't be defeated so easily!"

"Well said, Neptune," the Leanbox CPU agreed as she took to the air once more. "Your timing is impeccable, as usual!"

"Nnnngh..." Lilithmon's eyes went wide as Etna also slowly got up. "That bitch... she's gonna pay!"

"Impossible!" the busty Digimon screeched. "You should've been dead several times over!"

"...I did see the Seraph briefly," Etna groaned, "but he said it wasn't my time quite yet... something about needing to watch over the Prince..." She lifted her head up. "But first, a certain pet of mine needs to be disciplined! Chaos Impact!" She materialized a giant fireball which she hurled at her former subordinate...

"Phantom Pain!" Lilithmon intoned, her attack managing to cancel out the Chaos Impact as Etna collapsed to a knee! "Ha! Seems you're not up to peak health yet, 'master'!"

"Etna, stop! You can't fight in your condition! You need to take it easy!" Flonne said as she alighted beside her old friend. "Let the heroes handle that villain, like it should be!"

"Ugh, fine... but just this once," Etna groaned as she fell into Flonne's arms.

"Miss Neptune, Miss Vert, can you handle things without me?" the angel requested. "I need to look after Etna here!"

"Of course, Archangel," Purple Heart responded affirmatively. "Come, Vert, it is time to show this demon our true power!"

"I could not agree more!" Green Heart nodded. "No more holding back!" The two CPUs raised their hands to the sky...

(Music- 'Absolute'- Megadimension Neptunia VII)

"We call upon the power of the Hyper Share Crystal! Access NEXT Form!" The two were engulfed in light, Neptune now clad in a form-fitting bodysuit, armored gauntlets appearing on her arms, then her legs, two bulbous antennae appearing on her head, then a processor with Planeptune's emblem attaching to her back, unfolding eight wings in a circular pattern. As her Vert, her hair turned an even deeper shade of green as her outfit became even skimpier then before. A holographic list of files then appeared in front of the CPU, who selected four of them, which materialized as black gauntlets for her arms and legs, a black mechanical horn appearing on her forehead as a new set of processor wings materialized behind her, Leanbox's emblem appearing just above her ample bust.

"Oh wow!" Flonne gasped as her eyes sparkled in admiration. "Second-tier transformations! So cool~!"

"Yes!" Peach pumped a fist in triumph. "Those two are as good as finished!"

"Shit," Rayna grimaced, "So this is what you meant by your true power..."

"Precisely. Now, prepare yourselves for utter defeat!" NEXT Green declared, as she and NEXT Purple summoned their weapons.

"Which one are you taking, Vert?" the Planeptune CPU asked.

"The one with horns and heavy mascara," her companion stated. "Rayna was easily handled in my normal HDD, so you shouldn't have any trouble whatsoever."

"Understood!" NEXT Purple nodded, zipping forward, Rayna barely blocking her sword strike with her energy lance- but the sheer force sent her careening backwards into the far wall!

"Rayna!" Lilithmon gasped in shock!

"Take your own advice and pay attention! Kinestra Slash!" The demonic Digimon screamed as she was slashed sixteen times faster than the eye could see, blood flying from several wounds on her body!

"Nnnghh... Giga Heal!" Rayna managed to cast as she recovered from her unexpected flight, her lover's wounds healing over- only to cry out in shock and pain as NEXT Purple sliced half her right wing clean off! "Y-you bitch!"

"Hmph. It doesn't seem you're even worth my time in this form," the CPU critiqued, "so I'll let that one soldier deal with you instead."

"Huh? What sold- GKKHH!" the Cleric was cut off as she grabbed in a choker hold from behind!

"Gotcha, bitch!" Yellow Tiger growled as he tightened his grip- only to let go when he saw Rayna summon an energy lance, barely sidestepping to avoid getting run through! "Oh no, not this time!" he growled as kicked the brunette in the face, then ducking her lance as she swung wildly, grabbing her wrist holding the weapon and holding it away as he delivered a few body blows to the torso!

"Damn you!" Rayna yelled as she broke away, ready to throw her lance, only for the weapon to be destroyed by a sword slash from NEXT Purple! "Shit-!" A-Mac wasted no time, delivering a few jabs to the face, then a left-right-left combo that sent her staggering! The fallen angel tried to retaliate with a roundhouse kick, but the Ranger easily ducked and delivered an uppercut that sent her to the ground!

Meanwhile, Lilithmon was desperately flying around the arena, trying to escape NEXT Green's pursuit, barely rolling aside as the CPU chucked her spear in her direction- only for the demon to be hit with a kick to the small of her back that caused her to crash into the field, skidding a fair distance before stopping. "D-damn it...! How is she so fast...?!"

"Perhaps now you're starting to realize you bit off more than you could chew?" NEXT Green said rhetorically as she set down nearby. "Admittedly, I underestimated you at first, but now the shoe is clearly on the other foot."

"You STILL underestimate me!" the Demon Lord screamed as she unleashed an angry aura that knocked the CPU off her feet, causing her to take to the air before Lilithmon could strike with her claw again... "Darkness Love!" the Digimon intoned, a black heart shooting up at Vert...

"Sylhet Spear!" the goddess intoned, only to be surprised as the dark projectile swerved around the giant lance, forcing Vert to block as the attack nailed her dead-on! "Ngh! You'll have to do better than that against my high Mentality stat!"

"So I shall!" Lilithmon declared as she prepared another attack- only to be forced to dodge as Red Grizzly's energy blade flew at her head! But she couldn't avoid White Gorilla, who nailed her with a full-force Peach Tackle, sending her tumbling away! "You accursed Rangers! Empress Emblaze!" The giant demonic hand arose from the earth once more-

"Victory Slash!" NEXT Purple cried as she slashed at the hand in a V-pattern, the force causing it to literally disintegrate into black smoke!

"WHAT?!" the busty Digimon cried in disbelief at seeing her attack so easily dispelled. She then had to duck to one side as Black Raven's spear flew at her, taking flight once more- only for her wings to get hit by explosive rounds from Blue Falcon's Prinny Gun, causing her to crash to the ground again!

"Mega Heal- argh!" Rayna barely managed to get the spell off before getting slugged in the cheek by A-Mac! "Get off!" she screamed as she swung wildly, only to injure her hand on Yellow Tiger's armor! The Ranger then retaliated with a series of hooks that backed her up to the wall, Arthur then following up with a few more body blows that caused the brunette to nearly double over!

"That's it, A-Mac!" Peach yelled over to her half-brother. "Keep it up! No mercy!" Encouraged, Yellow Tiger unleashed several fast punches, Rayna desperately trying to block with her forearms, only for her opponent to change direction and smash her in the head with a hard hook... then another, then another, then one more, the fallen angel stumbling about, dizzy... then Arthur struck with a final roundhouse kick that sent her to the ground!

"You really are a fallen angel," Yellow Tiger said as he struck Rayna in the head with one last kick, rendering her completely unconscious! "Game over, bitch!"

"Damn it to hell!" Lilithmon swore at her situation. "Phantom Pain!" NEXT Purple tried to deflect the attack with her katana, only for her sword to shatter! Gritting her teeth, the CPU instead struck with several kicks, only to have her left leg grabbed by the Digimon's claw, Lilithmon squeezing hard, causing Neptune to cry out in pain!

"Hang on, Neptuna!" Peach cried as she hurled her baton at Lilithmon, who simply batted it aside, but this distracted her long enough for NEXT Purple to break free and deliver an armored boot to the demon's face, knocking her over! "Now, Lady Vert! Finish her!"

"We'll attack together!" Neptune said as she rose next to her fellow CPU. "I may have lost my sword, but I can still do this!" She pointed to the sky, four 32-bit Mega Blades materializing...

"Ah, yes, this formation attack!" Vert chuckled as she summoned four Sylhet Spears...

Lilithmon got back to her feet, still nursing her cheek, only for her eyes to go wide with fear as she saw the giant swords and spears pointed in her direction. "Oh, fu-" Her curse was cut off as the spears skewered her straight through, the Mega Blades then shooting downward and hitting their target, culminating in an explosion! When the dust cleared, the demon had reverted to her small feline form of BlackGatomon, lying face down in the snow. With that, the classic Neptunia victory jingle played.

"Victory~! What an awesome combo attack!" Flonne cheered. "Here, let me fix your leg, Miss Neptune! Giga Heal!"

"Ah, thank you, Archangel," NEXT Purple sighed in relief as her near-broken left leg knit back together from the healing magic. She and NEXT Green then touched down on the field, promptly reverting to their normal forms. "So~, what should we do with this naughty kitty cat?"

"Well, I got about six or seven ideas right here!" Peashy said, making a show of cracking her fists.

"Me too!" Etna growled as she glared at her former pet.

"No, Etna! That's not what someone who understands love would do!" Flonne chastised. Just then, a familiar annoying evil laugh echoed over the football field. "Oh, Laharl's here! I'd know that laugh anywhere!"

"Prince?!" Etna and everyone else looked up, seeing the Overlord descending from the sky. "Wait, how long have you been here?!"

"I've been here the whole time!" Laharl said as he touched down. "You think I've been clueless about what you tried to do here? I suspected you'd try to make a move on this world ever since you insisted on telling me it was full of sexy women! After all, what kind of Overlord would I be if I didn't know my right-hand vassal like the back of my right hand?"

"You... you knew?!" the redhead couldn't believe her ears.

"Who do you think tipped Flonne off to what you were doing in the first place?" At this, a low piano chord sounded as Etna turned white with shock. "You're pathetic, Etna! Sending your minions to do your dirty work instead of taking care of things yourself! That's how every anime villain ends up failing, because that enables the heroes to get strong enough to defeat them! You didn't see me send vassals after that Defender of Earth, Captain Gordon! No, I nipped things in the bud and took him down before he had the chance to learn how to defeat me! Not to mention, you completely failed to see that your pet cat was plotting behind your back as well! And that's why you'll never be an Overlord yourself! HAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"D...dammit!" Etna groaned at the edge of tears, unable to counter-argue as every one of her Prince's words rang true.

"Kinda reminds me of one of Histy's lectures, except evil," Neptune commented. "Kinda fascinating to be the spectator instead of the one being lectured, for once..."

"So, I assume this means you will withdraw from our world entirely now?" Vert said sternly, arms crossed over her bosom.

Laharl flinched and looked away from the busty goddess, Flonne deciding to answer in his stead. "Yes, we'll make sure Etna doesn't try anything like this again. And I'll make sure to re-educate Rayna in the ways of an angel, very thoroughly!"

"You can have her," A-Mac grunted as carried the fallen angel up to the group, unceremoniously dropping her in a heap at Flonne's feet. "What about the cat and the Tenga?"

"We surrender! Please don't kill us, caww!" the surviving Tenga bowed down before the two goddesses, begging for mercy.

"You can have those birdbrains for all I care!" Laharl humphed. "And the cat, too!"

"Well~, I think these guys would make a good attraction at the zoo, don't you?" Neptune suggested.

"As long as we can make sure they can't escape," Adrian spoke up.

"That shouldn't be a problem," Vert assured the group. "As for this black cat, we should lock her up at the pound, with a power-suppressing collar so she can't become Demon Lord Lilithmon again..."

"Personally, I would prefer putting her down," Chika sighed, "but, far be it from me to go against Lady Vert's wishes."

"Believe me, I know where you're coming from, Chika," Peach agreed. "But, if there's anything I've learned from working under Lady Vert, it's that she's a very merciful CPU..."

"That's the way a goddess should be~!" Flonne said with a smile. "Well then, I guess we should be going..."

"One moment," Etna abruptly spoke up. Looking over at Vert, she said, "Vert, was it? Disgustingly huge tits aside, I'll give you one thing- you're damn good with a spear. I might have failed to conquer this world, but make no mistake, I'll be back one day for a rematch! Bank on it!"

"Challenge me again any time you wish," Vert smirked. "Just leave my nation's citizens out of it from now on. Just you and me, understand?"

"Unless Vert's busy with a 4 Goddesses Online raid," Neptune quipped.

"N-Neptune!" the busty CPU ducked her head, her face reddening.

"Well, she's not exactly wrong," Peach concurred, the other Rangers speaking similarly.

"Anyway, we'll be leaving you now. Take care!" Flonne said. "Laharl, if you would, please..."

"Sure. I don't wanna have to stare at Miss Thunder Tits anymore, anyway!" Raising his voice, he called, "Dimensional Gatekeeper! Get us outta here!" The portal promptly materialized, Flonne waving good-bye before she, Etna, Rayna and Laharl vanished into said portal for the last time. Not long after, several military vehicles entered the stadium!

"Oh, sure. NOW they show up," A-Mac sighed as he reverted his armor to data form, the others doing the same.

"It's already all over, Commander!" Adrian called. "The demons have been sent packing for good!"

"Oh no, too late again?!" said commander lamented. "Our sincerest apologies, Lady Vert! We didn't think you'd get here so fast!"

"The demons had a hostage, so time was of the essence," Vert pointed out. "But now that you're here, you can take these ravens into custody, and contact the zoo to cage them up, figuratively speaking..."

"Right away, Lady Vert! You heard her, soldiers! Get these overgrown birds outta here!" the commander ordered, the soldiers quickly rushing to arrest the Tenga...

"Nnnnngghh..." BlackGatomon began to stir, Peashy promptly marching over and grasping the Digimon by the head. As her eyes blinked open, the black cat blanched, before grinning sheepishly. "...Meow?"

The evil smirk that spread over the blonde's face chilled BlackGatomon to the bone. "Meow. My. Ass." she said, before slamming the feline back into the astroturf, sending her to dreamland once more...

*Episode 82- End*

At last, victory for the heroes! Next episode will focus on tying up some loose ends... Review if you enjoyed this fight!