Disclaimer: I do not own Hyperdimension Neptunia. If I did, then this would actually be canon.
All characters and music belong to their respectful owners. I also give HamasakiArruno credit for the basic design and name of Compa's HDD, Pink Heart. The only thing I can probably take ownership for are IF's HDD, Indigo Heart, and the monster's END Forms.
Apotos - Day (Sonic Unleashed)
The CPUs and CPU Candidates flew through the skies of Gamindustri as they saw Leanbox come into view.
"I understand that we have to help Lady Vert with the Aristocrats, but what was so important that we had to go there immediately after dealing with the Extremists?" IF asked the author.
IF, you now hold the same stature as Vert. You don't have to speak of her so formally anymore.
"That may be true, but I still respect her." She closed her eyes. "Then again, that may be because of the set of memories before Nep reminded me."
"How so? Do you love her?" Uni teased.
IF's eyes immediately snapped open as she blushed in embarrassment. "N-No. That's not-"
"Funny. I thought she was more interested in Compa." Noire joined in the teasing, which earned a giggle from her girlfriend and little sister.
Compa was now blushing as much as IF. "Noire..."
Teasing aside, you all remember the changes in the storyline I made so far, right?
IF stopped blushing and nodded. "Yes. The first one was when Compa and I became CPUs."
"The second one was when Avenir kidnapped Noire and nearly drained all of her power strengthening a Killachine." Neptune said, and then noticed said CPU shuddering at the memory, so she flew closer to her and held her hand to comfort her. "It's okay. I won't let that happen ever again."
Noire looked at the purple CPU and gave her a smile. "Thanks, Neptune."
"The last and most recent one we had to face what was the equivalent of a supervillain." Blanc ended the list.
Yes, well, the one in Leanbox... Let's just say things took a turn for the worse.
"What happened to Vert?" Nepgear started to sound worried.
She...well...died.
Record scratch
The CPUs and CPU Candidates all skidded to a stop and looked up in the sky with plate eyes.
Oh no! (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky)
"WHAT!?"
Yeah, I wasn't expecting this to happen either. I had to personally interfere and bring her back to life.
IF's look became serious. "Where is she?"
Right now, she's unconscious in the deepest part of the Emerald Cave in Leanbox. I set up a green barrier to protect her from being attacked by monsters. Now, get a move on!
The group nodded and immediately picked up the speed, setting off for Emerald Cave.
End BGM
The group had made it to the entrance of Emerald Cave as Neptune, Noire, Blanc, and their little sisters changed back into their normal clothes while IF and Compa transformed back to their human forms.
"Is this Emerald Cave?" IF asked.
Nepgear looked inside the cave and noticed the emerald jewels sticking out of the walls and ceiling. "Looks like it."
"We should be able to find Vert here. Probably in the deepest part of this dungeon...?" Noire wondered.
"We'll know when we find a green barrier. Let's go!" Neptune led everyone into the cave to find Vert.
Everyone traversed through the dungeon, defeating every monster that dared to stand in their way until they came across a green barrier blocking their way forward to the deepest part.
"Didn't the author say that he set up a green barrier to protect Vert?" Blanc asked.
Neptune nodded. "Yeah, he did. Author?"
I see you're all there. Alright, deactivating barrier!
The barrier in front of them immediately disappeared, allowing them to head into the clearing, and then everyone gasped as they saw their green-haired goddess friend lying on her back unconscious in her human clothes.
"Vert!"
IF immediately ran up to Vert, the others following her as she gently lifted her by the head. "Lady Vert, are you alright!?" She lightly tapped her cheek, not yet earning a reaction from the unconscious CPU.
Blanc clenched her fists in anger. "Even though I don't like Thunder Tits that much, I would never go so far as to kill her."
"Just how dangerous are the Aristocrats this time...?" Neptune couldn't help but wonder what was in store for them now...and then everyone heard footsteps behind them as they looked to see an Ancient Dragon approaching them.
Face It! (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)
"An Ancient Dragon!?" Uni gasped.
What? Did you think there wouldn't be a boss battle when you found her?
The Ancient Dragon growled at the CPUs and CPU Candidates, and then a familiar dark aura surrounded it as it transformed into its END Form.
Everyone's eyes widened at the beast in front of them. The Ancient Dragon's END Form had drastic changes compared to its regular form. Its skin was now black and its chest, arms, legs, and tail were covered in armor. But the biggest change was that it now had two heads. The left one was a fiery red, while the right was an icy blue.
"Looks like we're gonna be in for quite a fight." Neptune said, and then she, Noire, Blanc, and their little sisters changed into their processor units while Compa transformed into her HDD as she looked back at IF. "Iffy, you stay back and protect Vert."
"Alright." IF nodded, standing protectively in front of Vert.
Ice Hot Lobster (Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance)
The Ancient Dragon breathed fireballs and iceballs from its two heads, but Compa and Uni quickly fired lasers at them to destroy them as Neptune and Noire flew up and slashed him...but they barely left a scratch on its new armor as it smirked and slashed at them with its claws, forcing the two CPUs to pull back and dodge.
"Zerstorung!" Blanc swung her axe around a few times before stomping her foot down and delivering a very powerful swing at its right leg...but it didn't even make him flinch as the right head breathed ice breath at her, forcing her to dodge.
"Multiple Beam Launcher!"
"Love Cannon!"
Two beams of purple and pink were fired at the Ancient Dragon from above, but it countered by breathing fire and ice breath, causing an explosion in the air.
"Ice Hammer!" Ram coated her staff in a block of ice to make it resemble a hammer and swung it down on the right head...but her attack failed to do any damage as the Ancient Dragon swung its right head to knock her away, and then swung its armored tail at her, knocking her into a wall and dealing critical damage.
"Ram!" Rom called to her injured twin sister, and then glared at the Ancient Dragon. "Ice Cubes!" Rom created ice cubes and sent them at the monster...but they failed to deal any noticeable damage to it as the Ancient Dragon breathed fire at her, but she formed a shield of ice to block the attack.
"Medical Bullet!" Compa fired a green laser at Ram, healing her wounds, and then she pointed her gun at the Ancient Dragon. "Holy Burst!" She then charged a light blast and fired it at the Ancient Dragon, resulting in a giant explosion of light, but it only damaged it a little.
"Grrr! This is getting nowhere!" Blanc growled in anger as she used Gefahrlichtern, but in her anger, one of the orbs went off course and hit the Ancient Dragon's left head, causing it to stagger, which Rom took notice.
'The Ancient Dragon staggered when it got its head got hit by a misaimed Gefahrlichtern!' Rom thought. 'Maybe...'
Deciding to test her thought, Rom used Ice Cubes again, this time aiming at the Ancient Dragon's heads...and while the right one took no damage, the left one roared out in pain as the cubes hit it.
"I knew it! Its heads are its weak point, but they take more damage from the opposite element!" Rom exclaimed loud enough for everyone to hear her.
"So use ice attacks on the left head and fire attacks on the right?" Neptune asked in confirmation, getting a nod from Rom.
Blanc smirked. "Now we can finally beat this thing! Gefahrlichtern!" She sent more orbs of ice blue energy at the Ancient Dragon's left head, dealing a great amount of ice damage to it.
Uni fired green lasers at the heads, dealing some damage to it, and then she got an idea and turned to IF. "IF, switch with me! I'm a ranged attacker, so I can attack the Ancient Dragon and protect Vert at the same time!"
IF nodded. "Alright! I have a fire attack that can help." IF transformed into her HDD and switched places with Uni, the white-haired CPU Candidate standing in front of Vert and firing at the Ancient Dragon while IF flew up at the right head, her left energy blade glowing a blazing red. "Nuclear Inferno!" IF unleashed a stream of fire at it, the right head roaring in pain as it took continuous fire damage.
"Ice Hammer!" Ram coated her hammer in a block of ice once again and hammered the Ancient Dragon, this time hitting its left, dealing major damage and leaving it dazed as it fell to one knee.
"You're finished! Neptune Break!"
"Infinite Slash!"
Neptune and Noire used their strongest attacks on the Ancient Dragon as it roared out in pain once more before falling to the ground and bursting into pixels.
End BGM
"That was tough... Not as difficult as Destroyer, but still difficult in its own way." Uni said as everyone changed back into their normal forms (since the CPUs, excluding IF and Compa, and CPU Candidates are permanently HDD, their normal clothes are pretty much their normal form), and then Uni heard moaning as she turned and saw Vert starting to stir. "Oh! Vert's waking up!"
The other Goddesses ran up to their friend, Neptune kneeling down and gently lifting her head as the CPU of Leanbox slowly opened her eyes.
Roxas (Kingdom Hearts II)
"H-Huh...? Where am I...?" Vert asked.
"Vert! Are you alright?" She heard Neptune's voice as she turned her head and saw her and the others looking at her worriedly.
"You guys...!" Vert immediately sat up and hugged the purple CPU as tears started to form in her eyes. "I'm so glad to see you all again...! But...I thought I died..."
"You did die, but the author brought you back." Blanc told her. "Vert, what happened while you were dealing with the Aristocrats?"
"W-Well..."
"...So the Aristocrat Head made a special belt that transformed him into a cyber monster and he used that to kill you?" Noire asked using the info that Vert told them.
Vert slowly nodded. "I thought I could defeat him, but his abilities were something I wasn't prepared for. In the end, I...died."
"Hey, you don't have to feel all that bad. Noire and I were put in similar situations that we would've died if Neptune hadn't come to help us." Blanc tried to comfort the green-haired CPU.
"But you were saved in the end, right?" Noire and Blanc remained silent. They knew Vert was right, and that only increased Vert's despair as tears fell down her cheeks. "It's not fair... Why did I have to be the one who died?"
"...Who is this CPU and what has she done with Vert?"
Vert looked at Nepgear in shock.
Will Be Venus (Megadimension Neptunia VII)
"Seriously, why are so depressed over dying once? In a way, we all died in the previous timeline and that's never stopped us!" Nepgear told her.
Uni nodded. "Nepgear's right. We've all suffered a death far worse. That's why we're here now, right?"
Vert stared at the two Candidates. In a way, they were right. She-no, everyone has faced a death that resulted in the world ending, and have now gone back in time to become strong enough to fix that mistake.
The green-haired CPU gave a small smile. "...You're right. I can't believe I'm letting this get to me." She wiped her tears and looked at everyone else with reformed willpower. "Sorry I worried you guys. I'm all better, now." Vert grinned. "Let's go stop the Aristocrats!"
Nepgear smiled. "That's the spirit, Vert!"
Neptune nodded and stood up along with Vert. "Alright, let's go everyone!" Everyone nodded and headed out of the dungeon and to Leanbox.
End BGM
Unfinished Battle (Xenoblade Chronicles)
A single girl fought the Aristocrat army, slashing through each soldier with her broadsword as the Aristocrat Head watched in amusement.
The Aristocrat Head was a fair-skinned male and wearing a white jacket with gold lining over a blue shirt as well as matching white pants with gold lining. He also wore white gloves and a strange gold belt with a blue button in the middle. He had smooth blonde hair, and blue eyes.
"Hmph. You've done well defeating my soldiers, but you won't last against me, Ance Xila Scott."
The girl, Ance, was fair-skinned and wearing a French maid outfit. She had black smooth waist-length hair and black eyes glaring at the Aristocrat Head.
"I cannot allow you to have your way! I will defend Leanbox at all cost!" She exclaimed.
The Aristocrat Head smirked. "For what purpose? I've killed Leanbox's Goddess, Green Heart. Leanbox will eventually fall without a Goddess, so why waste your time fighting?"
Ance clenched her fist. "Even if Vert has passed away, I will at least make sure Leanbox isn't destroyed by YOU!"
"I really appreciate your help in the matter, Ance."
Both Ance's and the Aristocrat Head's eyes widened at the voice of Leanbox's Goddess and looked up to her flying down in front of the maid.
"Vert!" Ance exclaimed with happiness.
The Aristocrat Head looked at her with shocked. "How can this be...? I clearly killed you!"
Vert grinned. "Correct. You did kill me, Trevon. But I've returned, and I brought friends."
As if on cue, the other CPUs flew down and landed beside Vert.
Ance became plate-eyed. "The CPUs and the CPU Candidates from the other nations!"
Trevon looked at the other Goddesses before focusing his attention on Vert. "So, because you couldn't beat me before, you asked for help from the other nations?" He gave an amused smirk. "Funny, I thought you were at war with the other CPUs."
"We used to fight each other, but we've set our differences behind us and joined forces!" Vert told him as she and her CPU friends summoned their weapons. "With our strengths combined, we will defeat you and put an end to the Aristocrats!"
The Aristocrat Head gave a sinister smirk. "We'll see about that."
Trevon pressed the button on his belt, and then his body glowed a neon blue and began to change form into a light blue T-Rex that was about the size of an Ancient Dragon, his blue eyes fixated on the CPUs. The Cyber Rex.
"I'll kill all of you, and make sure you can NEVER be revived again!" Trevon's voice roared from the Cyber Rex.
Blanc grinned. "Heh, he does look pretty tough as a cyber monster, but it's nothing that we can't handle as a team!"
The Leanbox maid ran up next to Vert, her long broadsword at the ready. "Vert! I'll help you all take down this monster!"
The Goddess of Leanbox smiled at her maid friend. "You've helped me deal with the Aristocrats since I returned to Leanbox, Ance." She looked at her other friend and gave them a nod, which they returned with their own nod as they all faced the cyber monster in front of them. "Now let's end this! All of us, together!"
Gigabyte Mantis (Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance)
The Cyber Rex opened its mouth and fired electricity at them, but the Goddesses summoned their wings and flew out of the way of the attack while Ance sidestepped to dodge.
"Six Instant Slash!" Ance slashed the air with her broadsword, what looked like one slash, was actually six quicker than the eye could see as six slash waves were sent at the Cyber Rex, dealing some damage to it.
"Sylhet Spear!" Vert created a green magic circle next to her that fired a wooden spear at the cyber monster, but it bit down on it to destroy it.
"Brave Cannon!" Uni flew up and fired a dark beam at the Cyber Rex, dealing a bit of damage as it turned its head and fired a beam at her, but she flew out of the way of the attack.
"How well can you fight without your wings!?" Trevon roared as the Cyber Rex raised its tail into the air and sent out an electrical current...and while it didn't do any damage to the CPUs and CPU Candidates, they noticed their wings starting to spark before they disappeared, causing them to painfully fall to the ground.
"Are you all okay?" Ance asked worriedly.
"Yeah, just didn't expect that..." Blanc groaned as she got up.
"This is how he defeated me last time..." Vert muttered.
The Cyber Rex ran at Uni while she was down and swung its tail at her, the tail surging with electricity as it hit her and sent her flying into a wall.
"Uni!" Nepgear called to her friend as the cyber monster turned to her and fired a beam at her, but she jumped to avoid it and landed near Uni. "Hyper Heal!" Nepgear's left hand glowed a green light as she healed Uni, and then the two saw Cyber Rex firing another beam at them.
"Trinity Complex!" Ance quickly got in front of the two Candidates and pointed her finger, firing a rainbow beam that countered the electrical one, causing an explosion.
"Metzelei Schlag!" Blanc swung her axe once before charging at the Cyber Rex and swinging at it, but it caught the axe with its teeth. "Wah!?" Blanc yelped in surprise as she was now hanging from the handle of her weapon as the Cyber Rex began trying to shake her off, Blanc hanging on to her axe for dear life.
IF quickly ran up to the Cyber Rex, her left energy blade glowing a blazing red. "Nuclear Inferno!" She jumped up and unleashed a stream of fire right in its face, making it roar in pain and let go of Blanc's axe, sending her flying as she landed near the twins.
"Ice Coffin!" Rom and Ram both slammed their staffs into the ground, their combined skills summoning a ginormous glacier that rose from the ground below the Cyber Rex and exploded, dealing a good amount of damage to it.
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!" Trevon roared in anger as the Cyber Rex started surging with a electricity, and then it unleashed a huge electrical blast as Ance quickly jumped back to evade it...but everyone else wasn't so lucky as they all screamed out in pain.
"Guys!" Ance exclaimed.
The Cyber Rex walked up to the downed Goddesses with a toothy smirk. "Is that all your combined strength can do?" Trevon taunted.
Compa used Angel Pulse, healing everyone's wounds as Nepgear used Hyper Heal to heal hers. "Don't think you've won. We still have one more trick up our sleeve." Neptune said as she, Noire, Blanc, and Vert stood up.
"ACCESS! NEXT FORM!" The four called out as they transformed into their NEXT Forms.
"What good will that do?" Trevon mocked...and then the Cyber Rex was shocked when their wings reformed. "WHAT!? I thought I disabled those!"
The four NEXT CPUs looked at their wings, and then at each other as they smirked and took off into the air.
"I won't let you!" Trevon roared as the Cyber Rex released another electrical current from its tail...but the four were still flying without any problem. "HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!?"
Vert grinned at him. "Never underestimate us CPUs! Kinestra Slash!" Vert flew at the Cyber Rex and slashed through it...and then that one slash turned into multiple, dealing a great amount of damage.
"Getter Ravine!" A shadow covered Blanc's upper face, her left eye glowing red as she flew at the cyber monster and hammered it down hard, causing an explosion.
"I REFUSE TO LOSE HERE!" Trevon roared in anger as the Cyber Rex fired an electrical beam at Neptune and Noire, but they easily avoided it.
"32-bit Mega Blade!" Neptune flung one of her pixilated blades at the cyber monster, the sword stabbing it in the back and erupting into a pillar of light, that dealt massive damage and left it weakened.
"I'll end this all." Vert said as her spear dispersed. "Infinite Spear!" She then raised her hand, creating many green magic circles that fired countless spears at the Cyber Rex, and then it was trapped in a green sphere as more magic circles surrounded it. "Farewell." Vert closed her hand, and then the Cyber Rex was impaled by multiple spears, and then a giant magic circle formed above it and fired a massive green beam as the Cyber Rex roared in pain, and when the attack ended, in place of the Cyber Rex was an unconscious Trevon as Vert was forced back to her normal form due to recoil.
End BGM
"We did it! We won!" Ance cheered.
The CPUs and CPU Candidates changed back into their normal forms as Vert stood over the Aristocrat Head victoriously. "Looks like in the end, I ultimately emerged the victor." Vert said with a grin.
Scanea Felix (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Everyone was now relaxing in the guest room of Leanbox's Basilicom, resting after their intense battle with Trevon's Cyber Rex.
"Thank you all, again. I would have never been able to do this without you guys." Vert thanked everyone.
Neptune smiled back. "Of course. What are friends for?"
"So, you're name is Ance?" Nepgear asked the maid.
Ance nodded with a cheery smile. "Yep. I'm Ance Xila Scott. Nice to meet you all."
Uni smiled. "Nice to meet you, too. Thanks for helping us back there."
"Now that we've dealt with the Aristocrats, we just gotta find the last Key Fragment, right?" Rom asked.
Neptune nodded. "That's right. IF, Compa, and I know where it is. Let's-"
End BGM
A male Basilicom staff suddenly bursted through the door, startling everyone.
"LADY GREEN HEART! LADY GREEN HEART!"
"Wh-What is it?" Vert asked.
"The Sharicite...! There's something going on with the Sharicite! It's glowing dangerously bright!"
The Goddesses stood up and looked at the male NPC in shock before looking at each other, and then they ran out of the Basilicom and to Leanbox's Sharicite Room.
"Hey! Where are you guys going?" Ance asked as she ran after them.
The CPUs, CPU Candidates, and Ance ran into the Sharicite Room, and like the male NPC said, the Sharicite was glowing abnormally bright.
"Leanbox's shares...they're inflating!?" Neptune exclaimed in shock.
"But that could only mean...!"
Proving Noire correct, the whole room was suddenly engulfed in a bright light, forcing everyone to shield their eyes...and when it finally dimmed down, they were shocked to see a girl no taller than Nepgear standing in front of the Sharicite.
Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts Re:coded)
"Whoa... She looks like me." Nepgear whispered in awe.
"Is she...Leanbox's new CPU Candidate?" Uni asked.
Blanc couldn't help but grin. "Huh. Now Leanbox is no longer the only nation without a CPU Candidate."
The fair-skinned girl that is Leanbox's new CPU Candidate wore a green sleeveless jacket over a white uniform as well as a knee length light green skirt, and black shoes. She had blonde hair like Nepgear's, but with small twintails on the sides, and purple eyes.
A plate-eyed Neptune looked at Nepgear, then at the new girl, then back at Nepgear, then back at the new girl. "...It's like looking at a mirror." She finally said.
Vert remained silent the entire time, staring at the CPU Candidate in front of her. Is this really true? Has her CPU Candidate finally arrived?
Slowly walking forward, Vert continued to stare at the new CPU Candidate as she stared back. Silence overtook the two for a while.
"Big sister?" The girl finally spoke.
And then Vert lost it.
In one swift motion, Vert grabbed the girl and pulled her into a hug. "I finally have a sister! I finally have a little sister!" She exclaimed gleefully.
"B-Big sister..." The girl muttered, her head in between Vert's huge breasts.
"Yes! I'm here! Big sister Vert is here!"
Everyone smiled as they watched the spectacle, happy that Vert finaly has her own CPU Candidate, especially Neptune.
By Ance's permission, her OC now joins the group, as well as a new CPU Candidate for Leanbox.
I was thinking of giving her name this chapter, but ultimately decided to save it for next chapter.
As such, Leanbox will be a two-parter, so stay tuned.