Stage One - Part One: Start!
In the frigid land of Lowee, all was quiet and serene, such as the nature of things when muffled by the snow. However, from within the home of the nation's CPU, Blanc, there was an unusual lack of ruckus caused by the CPU-Candidates, Rom and Ram. The two were simply enjoying themselves, playing games around the Basilicom. All was at peace, the two of them not even bothering Blanc or their Oracle, Mina.
But then, it all came to a stop, when an almighty scream shook the building to its very foundations! "YOU WANT ME TO WHAT!? WHAT!?"
The twins came to a grinding halt in everything they were doing as they heard their older sister scream at the top of her lungs! The both of them were not the least bit worried by Blanc's temper, as they knew she would never stoop to attacking them, even when she was angry at them specifically. Henceforth, they could not resist the curiosity of seeing what had her panties in a twist this time.
The both of them snuck up to Blanc's office door and peeked inside, wondering what she was on about. They found her in the middle of a video call on her computer, the screen facing away from them so they could not see who it was. "I'm sorry to bother you with this Blanc," a deep voice said. "But we really have no other choice."
"But why me!?" Blanc said angrily. "Why now!? Don't you have any idea how much utter bullshit I have to deal with right now!? It's the CPU Shift Period again, so like I have the time to bother helping keep track of whatever douchebags you drudged up this time!"
"Now now, Lady Blanc," the voice said. "That temper of yours needs to seriously be kept in check. That sort of behavior is very unbecoming of a goddess." "Bite my ass!" Blanc said.
"Lady Blanc!" the voice said again sternly.
"Listen to me, I know this is not a good time for you, but that is precisely the reason why we chose to ask for your aid. We figure that this can be a mutually beneficial situation for the both of us. Not only will a load of trouble be taken off of our backs, but you can also get some positive publicity for hosting this tournament."
Blanc gave an exasperated sigh. "I get what you're saying," she said. "I really do. However, I still can't deal with that pressure right now! I just can't!"
"Big sis!" Rom and Ram cheered, the both of them running inside the office!
"Rom! Ram! What the hell do you two think you're doing!?" Blanc said.
"You're gonna host a tournament?" Ram asked. "That sounds like so much fun!" "You have to do it!" Rom agreed.
"No I don't!" Blanc said.
"Is that the twins? Let me see!" the voice over the computer said. Blanc sighed again, twisting the monitor around to face them. On the screen was nothing but a moving, white glove that seemed to react to the twins.
"Rom! Ram! It's me! Uncle Master Hand!" the glove said.
"Uncle Master Hand!" the twins cheered.
"It's so good to see you!" Rom cheered.
"You're gonna come over, right!?" Ram added. "This means we're gonna see you, right!? We can get presents, right!?"
"Oh of course!" Master Hand replied. "And tell me, would you like to see Uncle Mario, Uncle Sonic, and all your other friends from the other worlds, too?"
"Of course!" the twins agreed.
"It's been too stinking long!" Ram said. "I wanna see them again! Especially Auntie Palutena! Last time she was here, she made the kitchen a whole mess and Blanc went totally crazy!"
"Yes, yes," Master Hand said. "But you see, Blanc and I are having a talk about the next Super Smash Bros. Tournament, and I was hoping that she could oversee it. For you see, Mr. Sakurai and I are in a lot of trouble recently given all the things we're doing for this tournament."
"We want it to be better than ever, you understand that, right? We want this one to not only be better than the last, but to be 'Ultimate.' So, we were hoping that your older sister could give us a hand by keeping an eye on all the Fighters, as well as those additional characters, to make sure everything goes well whilst Mr. Sakurai and I take care of all the finer details behind the scenes."
"So," Master Hand said, "would you like for the next Smash Tournament to be hosted in Gamindustri?"
The twins gasped in shock! "Yes!" they both cheered. "No!" Blanc said, grasping her head in her hands!
"Please Blanc! Please, please, please!" the twins said.
"We need the tournament here!" Ram said. "We need all of our friends again!"
"Please Blanc?" Rom added. "I've missed so many of them like Aunt Zelda, Uncle Donkey Kong, or Uncle Fox!"
Blanc was hopeless. She wished that she could finish this conversation with Master Hand so she could get back to work on disproving all these false rumors and scandals that have been cropping up about her recently with the Shift Period. Tell him in no uncertain terms that there would be no way she could even attend the tournament this year, let alone host it! But now she knew that there would be no way in tap dancing around this now that the twins were desperate for her to host. She had pretty much no choice.
She lifted her head up to see the twins both giving her massive puppy dog eyes, as she gave a firm look to the glove behind the monitor. "I want a few conditions," she said, the twins already looking giddy with excitement now that she was starting to cave, but wisely chose not to say a word!
"Firstly," Blanc said, "I'm not doing this alone. If I'm in this, I expect all the other CPUs to put in their fair share too."
"That is fine with me," Master Hand replied. "In fact, I was hoping that the four of you could work together in this endeavor. The more hands on deck, the more to oversee the different Fighters, and the less that I and Mr. Sakurai have to worry about."
"Okay, good," Blanc replied. "Although, I wouldn't expect anything. I just wanted to make sure they could help, but I don't know if they will or not."
"Secondly, I want to meet on this in person. I want to go over every detail that I will have to do in order to cover this. And the others if they agree."
"Fine by me," Master Hand said again. "I'll send an invitation you can use to warp over here when you're ready. Thank you again, Lady Blanc, for at least considering this."
The screen went dark as Master Hand cut the line, Blanc taking a breath as she leaned back in her chair. She turned in her seat and saw Rom and Ram still staring at her. "You two..." she said slowly. Suddenly her eyes were overshadowed as her left eye turned bright red and her teeth turned razor sharp! "Do you have any idea what bullshit you just pulled me into?! Your asses are fried!"
The twins giggled happily as they proceeded to run away from their angry elder sister!
"Hmm..." the CPU of Planeptune said thoughtfully.
"Huh? What's up, sis?" Nepgear asked.
"I sense a disturbance in the code," Neptune replied. "It's almost as if somebody is getting into shenanigans without me."
Nepgear merely looked at her older sister thoughtfully, as Neptune's eyes remained locked on her screen while she continued playing the game she had been enjoying. "Oh well," Neptune said. "Probably nothing important... I think."
Her younger sister looked nervously at her, sliding over on her knees next to the beanbag chair that Neptune was sitting on. "Uh... Neptune," Nepgear said, "that doesn't really sound reassuring."
"Do you know who you're talking to?" Neptune replied. "I'm pretty much a master at this kinda thing. It's only gonna be a matter of time before something comes barging down our door to pull us into the plot and get this ball a-rollin'."
Just then, the front door was blasted off its hinges with the force of a raging bull! "Case in point," Neptune replied, as a very angered looking Blanc walked into the room.
"Uh... h-hi, Blanc," Nepgear greeted nervously.
"Hey there Blanny," Neptune added. "Wanna play some Super Nepu Kart on my 32-DS? I just got the premium DLC that allows you to play as- gah!"
Neptune found herself grabbed by the neck and lifted into the air as Blanc stared down hard at her with one red eye that was so filled with vile contempt it was practically on fire! "When... The hell... do you answer... YOUR FUCKING PHONE!?"
Neptune gulped nervously. "G-guessing you were trying to talk to me about something important, huh?" she said, before adding, "Oh mother-Nep."
"B-B-B-Blanc!" Nepgear said hastily, arms waving about frantically. "There's n-no need to get violent! I-I'm sure that if Neptune knew you were trying to get in touch with her she would be more than happy to listen and would have replied straight away!"
Blanc remained perfectly still for a moment, before releasing the CPU of Planeptune, who promptly began gasping for air. "I'm in no mood for any bullshit," Blanc said, "so let me just get this over with. I've just been roped into something that I want no part in, and you're all coming down with me. Got it?"
"What?" Neptune said, standing tall despite the force of pure anger she was facing down. "There ain't no way I'm just gonna let you march in here and give me orders without a proper explanation. So you best explain yourself, sister!" Neptune punctuated by snapping her fingers in the air dramatically.
Nepgear was not so bold, however, as she promptly began prostrating at Blanc's feet! "P-p-please Lady Blanc," she said. "Forgive my sister! She meant no disrespect!"
"No sirree," Neptune said. "I'm just returning the favor! Don't forget missy, you're in my house! And you will show me respect if you're gonna want any favors!"
Blanc continued staring at Neptune for a moment, before she finally appeared to regain her composure. "Sorry..." she said slowly. "I just... I've been in a really bad mood all morning. I need a good book and some tea."
"It's okay, no problem," Neptune said, waving off the comment, as Nepgear returned to her feet, but still slumped over in exhaustion. "So," Neptune said, "what exactly did you come here for?"
"You recall Master Hand?" Blanc asked.
"Master Hand?" Neptune echoed, laying her head thoughtfully in her hand. "Yeah, I think I remember him from way back. He still calls you up every now and then?"
"Yeah, that'd be the one," Blanc replied. "He got in touch with me earlier asking if I could help host the latest Super Smash Bros. Tournament. Just keeping an eye on all the Fighters and their friends or family that come to watch. Nothing that major. It's simply to take the load off of him and Mr. Sakurai."
"Oh really?" Neptune asked. "That sounds cool!"
"It sounds fucking stressful, that's what it sounds like!" Blanc countered. "And of course that stupid ass glove had to taunt my sisters with the idea that they'd get to see Mario, Sonic, and all of the others again, making it impossible for me to say 'no'! It pisses me off!"
"So I have to do it. And I promised... no, I-I was hoping that you could help. You, Vert, Noire, all of you."
"Oh, of course!" Neptune said. "I'd be happy to help out! And I'm sure Nep Jr. will be happy to lend a hand, won't you Jr.?"
"Oh, the Smash Tournament," Nepgear said wistfully. "Yes! I would be happy to help! And I'm sure your little sisters will want to do whatever they can too, right? And with Uni helping out, you'll have the full support of all CPU Candidates!"
"And I'll even call up Iffy and Compa to help too," Neptune said. "And if we can get Uzume and Plutie over here, we'll have more than enough to handle however many Fighters they're throwing over this time! So, how many are there now? They up to thirty or something?"
"Or something," Blanc replied. She walked over and whispered in Neptune's ear, causing the purple haired girl's eyes to bug out comically!
"Holy crap," she said.
"Be that as it may," Blanc said. "Thank you for your help. Truly. This is a load off of my mind."
"Don't you worry," Neptune said, giving a thumbs up. "Whatever we can do. Besides, this may be kinda fun. So, did you get in touch with the others already?"
"Yeah," Blanc replied. "I called them. Which is what caused me to come over here, remember? You not answering your damn phone?"
"Oh yeah," Neptune laughed. "Well, how long do we got until the Fighters get here?"
"Not so fast," Blanc replied. "I still wanted to talk one more time with Master Hand just to know exactly what I'm getting myself into. Come with me to Lowee and I'll get that last talk with him to know where, what, how, why, and when."
"You gotcha," Neptune replied. "Jr. hold down the fort for me while I'm gone!"
"Oh, okay!" Nepgear said. "See you later sis!"
Before long, both CPUs in their HDD forms touched down in Lowee, just outside of Blanc's home, with Noire and Vert standing right outside waiting for them.
"You took your sweet time," Noire said.
"Sorry Nowa-chan," Purple Heart said teasingly. "But I was a little distracted by playing my game to get that new upgrade. Something that some people here can relate to," she said, flashing a wink at the CPU of Lastation.
"I-I have no idea what you're talking about!" Noire said, turning her head aside with a blush on her face.
Vert gave a good natured laugh. "I know she's lying," she said. "I recognized her gamer tag last night."
"If you're all done," Blanc said. "We can finally get this over with."
"Sheesh," Neptune said, turning back to normal, "you're back to being moody, huh?"
"She's not one to simply roll with surprises," Vert replied. "She prefers structure and planned out circumstances. Something completely out of left field like this is not something she can react to properly. So she just ends up pouting."
"I'm not pouting!" Blanc snapped.
"Ah," Neptune said, "I understand."
"Don't understand it, you asshat!" Blanc said. She ground her teeth as she pulled an envelope out of her jacket. The envelope was decorated with a red seal that looked like a ball split in fourths.
"So you're gonna use that thing?" Neptune asked.
"Yeah," Blanc replied. "These envelopes have a pretty good trick in them."
She looked up at the sky, holding the envelope in the air above her. "Okay Master Hand," she said, "we're all here. Can we please discuss what you want us to do, exactly?"
In a flash, the four of them were all warped out of the office, and arrived on a platform in the middle of a bright, seemingly endless sky! In the air, hovering above them, was none other than Master Hand him... it-self.
"Hello and greetings CPUs of Gamindustri!" Master Hand said proudly. "Lovely to see you all agai-! Wait a moment. One... two... three... oh, terribly sorry, but I appear to have missed Lady Neptune!"
"Nepupu!" a voice in the sky yelled. "Move-move-move-move-move-move-move!"
Everyone looked up in time to see a purple blur careening right for Noire! "Oh not agai-!" Noire had just enough time to say, before she was flattened by the airborne Neptune, creating a billow of dust in the platform! "Ah," Master Hand said. "There she is. Well now with that settled, we can now get to work, yes?"
"That would be preferable," Blanc said.
"Not phased by much, is he?" Vert said.
Noire and Neptune recovered soon enough, with Master Hand going through the directions he wishes for the CPUs to cover for the next Super Smash Bros. event. "You see," he began, "as I already told Lady Blanc, Mr. Sakurai and myself are severely overtaxed with this tournament. Moreso than any other we'd ever seen before."
"There is so much to do with this game compared to the rest. Not only are we bringing back every Fighter from a previous game, as well as most of the past Stages, in addition to, of course, creating new ones, but we are also going to be working on more mechanics and game modes than ever before, a metric ton of music, and a new adventure mode, just to name a few! Suffice is to say, we are in a heap of trouble!"
"Yeah, life's rough all around," Blanc said. "Cut to the part where we should give a damn!"
"Blanc!" Vert said. "You are typically very uncouth, but this is much, even for you."
"Who's uncouth!?" Blanc snapped.
"Quite," Master Hand said, unfazed as usual. "You see, Mr. Sakurai and I were hoping that we could have you CPUs do us a favor, simply by monitoring the Fighters of this tournament, in addition to those extra characters that will appear. Simply ensure that they are comfortable, don't cause any trouble, and head to their respective Stages when the time arises. Also, monitoring the stages too would be a big help. At the very least, we were hoping that Lady Blanc could do so given her past relationship with Mr. Sakurai and myself, but if the four of you could add your support it would be greatly appreciated."
"Like I had told her earlier, we hoped this would be a mutually beneficial circumstance for all of us. Not only would this take a significant load off of Mr. Sakurai and myself, but it could also help your images as well during this terrible CPU Shift Period that you are going through currently. So, what do you say? I understand if you'll need more time, but I hope you shall at least consider it."
The CPUs all looked to one another. It did sound like something that could do wonders for their image nowadays. And it didn't sound like it would be too terribly complicated.
"You mentioned something earlier," Blanc said. "Something about having the Fighters and all the rest staying in Gamindustri."
"Ah yes," Master Hand said. "We were hoping you could offer them housing in Gamindustri during this time as a... a bit more ease on myself and Sakurai so as not to create any new housing for them during this time when we are already distracted with other work that must be done sooner rather than later. But I understand if that's something you can't handle."
"No, it's fine," Blanc said. Her composure seemed to have completely fallen back into place now with all this information given to her. "I think... I lost my cool earlier. But I'm fine now. If you want my help, I'll be more than happy to give it. What do you all say?"
"I'm game!" Neptune said. "This will be so much fun!"
"I concur," Vert said. "I think that it is an excellent idea."
"I suppose..." Noire said. "I mean, getting to know all these other Figthers might be... a-a little fun."
"Then it's decided," Blanc said. "We would be happy to host the next Smash event in Gamindustri."
"Thank you four! Thank you very much!" Master Hand said. "I promise you, you won't regret it!"
A/N: Thank you for checking out SmashDimension! This was a brain child that I had created and wanted to execute for some time, by bringing the Fighters of Super Smash Bros. to the world of Hyperdimension Neptunia.
So I'll level with you, I really want Neptune in Smash. While some might argue Blanc would make sense given how she is literally the goddess of all of Nintendo while Neptune herself represents Sega. But if you really think about it, Neptune is the main character of the series (as she will proudly say so herself), and Smash always starts with the main character or mascot of a series or a specific title in that franchise before moving on to different characters. Ergo; if Hyperdimension Neptunia gets representation in Smash, it would (or at least should) stand to reason that Neptune would be the character they use.
With that in mind, I genuinely believe Neptune could get into Smash, especially with recent events around the series in mind, and it would make me so incredibly happy to have her in there. No joke, I've never wanted a character to become a Fighter in Smash more than Neptune. But that being said, this story was made just for fun based on an idea I had one day. Henceforth, we have SmashDimension (because original names are original).
Need to know about this series, it's just going to be a series of one-shots. These first few "stages" are simply going to act as the foundation for, as Blanc said, who/where/why/how. The following "stages" will mostly just be circumstances revolving around the CPUs and friends going about their daily lives while managing the Smash Tournament and dealing with the different Fighters and friends from Smash.
So many ideas have come from this concept, so I do hope you do enjoy as we move forward with this story, and let me know your thoughts!
Until next time, have a wonderful evening, and I'll see you in the next stage!