Want me to recap? OK… last time, Andrew and his goddess pals discovered that the creator of Xelor was in fact his own grandpa! Shockers, am I right?! Anyway… Neptune feels the need to give Andrew a sparring lesson to toughen him up without his GPU form. Which is what he should have worked on in the first place. Anyway… let's see what happen now. Also… I wish I could have a book cover for this story but I can't draw for crap and I don't want to just put a pic of Hyperdimension Neptunia as the cover so if anyone would like to make one is welcome to. I'm not requesting, just wondering if someone would want to, I would appreciate it. Anyways… again… let's begin the chapter!

Andrew is in Neptune's kitchen making her some pudding, he luckily found mix for it so all is good now. He begins to make it. "So… since you don't hate any of the goddesses, do you have a preferred one?"

Xelor says, "You mean if I have a favorite? Hmm… don't you dislike talking while cooking? Didn't you say you can't multitask?"

Andrew nods, "Yeah, but making pudding is very simple and doesn't burn me. Quit dodging the question, now. Do you have a favorite?"

Xelor thinks for a moment, "Noire."

Andrew says, "Oh. I think I know why…"

Xelor beeps, "She has an orderly sense about her. Very respectable if you ask me."

Andrew asks, "I knew it. What about least favorite?"

Xelor sighs, "You know the answer to that."

"But I thought that you didn't hate her?" Andrew says to Xelor a bit surprised.

Xelor beeps, "I don't, but if I would have to rank them on whom I deem my favorite, she is on the bottom."

Andrew frowns, "Oh…"

Xelor says, "It's not like I'm trying to be rude about it. You have a least favorite, too."

Andrew sighs, "Please don't bring them up…"

Xelor beeps, "Well, you asked me. You don't have to say it though, I already know who are your favorite and least favorite."

Andrew grumbles, "Nosy watch…"

"That goes with equipping me, I also have to read your thoughts." Xelor explains.

"My grandfather doesn't get them, right?" Andrew asks.

"No, it's just for my sake of understanding my user." Xelor replies.

Andrew sighs from relief, "Good. Although, I still don't like you knowing my favorite and least favorite goddess."

Xelor asks, "Why not?"

"Because that's secret." Andrew says.

"Very well… I'll delete it then so I'll forget it." Xelor says and then beeping occurs, "Deleted. Satisfied now?"

Andrew nods, "Yes, thank you."

"You're welcome, I suppose." Xelor says.

Andrew looks at the pudding he's making and glances at the kitchen entrance and back at his cooking, "I wonder if Neptune would actually stalk the kitchen just because I'm making pudding."

Xelor says, "I wouldn't doubt it. She's madly in love with it."

Andrew frowns, "That's not fair…" He says that very quietly, almost inaudible.

Xelor suggests something, "Maybe you should try coating yourself in it and see what happens."

Andrew suppressed a chuckle, "That would surely test her love of pudding."

"That and I'd imagine you would get double XP for that one." Xelor says.

Andrew tries not to chuckle again, "We shouldn't talk about Neptune behind her back, even if it's in my head."

"Why does it matter as long as it's not negative?" Xelor asks.

"Well… it's just not right and we're practically making fun of her." Andrew explains.

Xelor beeps, "So it's ok to tease while confronting her, but it isn't when it's behind her back?"

Andrew nods, "Basically, yeah."

Xelor beeps again confirming he gets it, "I understand now. It'll be added to my database."

"Now it begs the question… is she actually stalking the kitchen?" Andrew asks.

"Is it a problem if she is?" Xelor says.

"No, I just want to know. She might steal a taste from me." Andrew says.

"How far are you from being done? Xelor asks.

"Not that far, it also has to cool down and then refrigerate which will take longer." Andrew says.

Andrew hears groaning from somewhere, and the voice sounds all too familiar, "Neptune… are you back there?" Andrew asks the suspicious voice.

The voice quickly disguises itself, very poorly though, "I am not Neptune… I am the pudding alien! All your pudding are belong to us!"

Andrew plays along with it, "Sorry, I don't share my pudding with alien scum. Only purple goddesses with a deep adoration for pudding."

Neptune talks in her normal voice, "Ah! I have defeated the evil pudding alien for you! What is my reward, o' great pudding meister of awesomeness?" She comes out of hiding.

Andrew thinks about it comes up with something, "OK, just give me a sec." He turns off the stove and places the pudding into a plastic bowl and then asks Neptune, "Ok, close your eyes."

Neptune does so, "OK, I cannot wait for my reward, pudding meister!"

Andrew nods, "OK, then open your mouth wide."

Neptune does this as well, "Ahh…"

Andrew sticks a bit of the stirrer he used into her mouth which still has pudding on it, "Does that taste good?"

Neptune opens her eyes blushes, "It's heavenly! You seriously are in the running for best tasting pudding with Compa."

Andrew smiles, "I'm glad you think so, I could use your help in cleaning these utensils so you are welcome to do it in any method you want."

Neptune takes the stirrer and licks the pudding off of it, "Thanks, Andy! I'll be back to claim my reward for the leftover pudding in that bowl you used!" She continues to lick the pudding off of the stirrer.

Neptune licking it gives Andrew the impression of her looking like a little kitten drinking milk, "Aw…" Andrew quietly says as he doesn't want Neptune to hear that.

Xelor says, "Others might find her weird."

Andrew replies, "And there's nothing wrong with that. I'm a bit weird, too."

"I see. Is that why you played along with her little game?" Xelor asks.

"Yeah… plus it gives us XP to bond, right?" Andrew says.

"I suppose so." Xelor beeps.

Andrew turns back to the pudding he left and says, "OK, now that's left is to wrap the top with plastic so it can cool down." He tries to find a roll of plastic wrapping and he pulls it out. He looks at the brand name, "Naras wrap… wow, it kinda makes me feel bad to name you Xelor now."

"It's fine. I've grown quite fond of my name now. No harm done." Xelor says calmly.

"Oh, ok." Andrew says surprised that Xelor actually likes his name. He wraps the top of the bowl with the stuff and puts it in the fridge, "It's actually cool enough to put in the fridge, actually." He finishes it off by washing his hands.

Andrew walks back to the living quarters and sees Neptune on the couch licking away at the stirrer that he gave her. Andrew sighs, "I got a bit before the pudding gets ready… ugh… what to do?"

Neptune says, "Hey, Andy! Do you want to share this with me?" Holding up the stirrer with the pudding on it.

Andrew takes a bit to process that, "You want me to lick the stirrer that you already licked all over?"

Neptune seeing nothing wrong with that for some reason nods, "Yeah!"

Andrew thinks to himself, "This is pretty much indirect kissing! But, does she already know this?"

Neptune waves the stirrer a bit, "So…?"

Andrew replies trying to keep it calm, "I'm going to pass, unfortunately. We are going to have delicious pudding in 20 minutes anyway. Besides, you earned that, my little pudding alien annihilator."

Neptune beams, "Daaww… you're making me blush! You know that it was me, right?"

Andrew fake gasps, "Aw… and here I thought that you saved me from aliens. Well… can't do anything about that. I already gave you your reward."

Xelor says, "You're seriously doing this?"

"Yep, you need to have a bit more fun than that, Xelor." Andrew replies to the dull watch who isn't fun at all.

Neptune isn't giving up, "Now I feel bad! Might as well share it, right?"

Andrew thought Neptune had him for a second until he says, "Ok, then I'll take the bowl and you get the rest of the stirrer."

Neptune gives up, "Ok… you got me beat! But, I REALLY want to share the stirrer with you!"

Xelor has enough of this, "We aren't going to get anywhere with this back and forth talk about whether or not Andrew is going to lick the stirrer. Didn't you want to spar with each other?"

Neptune nods, "But that's after we eat our delicious pudding! Didn't you hear that part, Xelly?"

"Did you just give me a nickname?" Xelor says.

"Yep! Do you like it?" Neptune asks.

"Indifferent right now. But, I suppose I appreciate being part of your antics." Xelor says.

"You'll grow to love it, I'm sure of it!" Neptune says.

"I appreciate your optimism." Xelor beeps.

"Thanks!" Neptune says happily.

Andrew asks, "Was any of that sarcasm? It's difficult to tell with your robotic voice."

"It isn't. And I do believe that it's time to check on the pudding you made." Xelor says.

"Oh boy! But, I thought you can't tell time, Xelly?" Neptune asks.

"I can't. I just kept track of how long Andrew kept it in the refrigerator." Xelor replies.

Andrew walks over to the kitchen, "Be back shortly."

Sure enough, it was ready! Andrew brings the bowl and two spoons in for them to enjoy. Neptune is drooling at the sight of it, "So yummy looking that I can hardly contain myself!"

Andrew chuckles lightly as he removes the Naras wrap off of it, "Just control it a bit, Neptune. That's all I'm asking." He gives her a spoon. "Want the first taste?"

Neptune scoops in and eats some, "Just as I suspected… first class taste! A pure work of amazingness! Ten out of ten!" She blushes as she enjoys the taste.

Andrew gets some and smiles, "Yeah, I think I did good."

Neptune couldn't believe what he said, "What?! Don't down yourself on your cooking! It… is… amazing! Say it!"

Andrew says calmly, "It is amazing."

Neptune shakes her head, "No! Don't be like Blanny! Shout it out for all of Gamindustri to hear!"

Andrew isn't too sure about this and he looks away, "Eh… I don't know… I don't feel comfortable doing that."

"Why not?" Neptune asks moving closer to Andrew.

Andrew shrugs, "I couldn't tell you. Maybe, I just don't act enthusiastic. It's just how I am."

"But, your form does!" Neptune points out.

Andrew nods in agreement, "Yeah, but that's a personality change. Just like yours, so it's more complicated than that."

Xelor says trying to help, "Andrew possibly thinks he can improve how he made the pudding."

Neptune's eyes widens, "Wait… you can do better?"

Andrew nods, "Sure, I can do better."

Neptune shouts, "Why didn't you say so?! I just thought that you did you best, but you can do better?! I can't imagine how that would taste like."

Andrew shrugs, "Me, too." Andrew eats more pudding.

So, they finish the pudding of while talking about random junk, with Neptune being close to Andrew the whole time making him uncomfortable. "Ah… that was delicious! I'm looking forward to the next one, Andy!"

"Sure…" Andrew says while paying attention to how close Neptune is to him. "Can you back up a bit, please? You are pretty close for my liking."

"Aw… but how else are we going to raise that lily rank?! Come on! I wanna get close to you!" Neptune puts her face so dangerously close to Andrew's face that they can feel each other's breath.

Andrew is worried right now, "Is this going to turn into what I think it's going to turn into?" He thinks to himself while beginning to blush.

Then… incoming katana coming to get Andrew, that made him fall off the couch which made Neptune laugh. "I got you good, Andy! But, now it's time to spar! Get your weapon!"

Andrew groans and tries crawling away from Neptune's attacks. "Glue! I need you now, boy!"

Glue barks and hops towards Andrew and turns into a sword and Andrew grabs it and parries Neptune's attack.

Neptune tries to go in for the attack, "Come on… face the attack like you did with Blanc's!"

Andrew shakes his head, "That nearly killed me and that is a sharp weapon."

Neptune steps back and then jump slashes Andrew, "Take this one then!"

Andrew keeps his weapon steady by holding the blade by the top with his right hand and keeps a strong grip around the hilt with his left. He's left handed, by the way. "Nope… I won't lose."

Neptune is jamming her knees into Andrew's chest as she tries to land her attack at Andrew. "You know you won't win, right?!"

Andrew grunts a bit from the strain of keeping his weapon steady, "Yes I… will!" With a last burst of strength, he pushes Neptune away from him and rolls to the side just to keep a distance from her. He quickly gets himself up and walks backwards with his sword pointing at Neptune. "I'm locking on to you, you won't get me."

Neptune jumps really high and does flips in the air and gets behind Andrew. "My legs are reinforced with the skills of a kangaroo!"

Andrew chuckles, "I'm sure they are…" He gets ready for Neptune's attack.

Neptune shouts out, "32-bit Megablade!" She slashes at Andrew that makes a funky looking pattern leading her blade.

Andrew shouts in surprise, "Wait, I didn't agree for you to be using your special attacks!" It hits him and even he tried blocking it, it didn't work as it was too powerful and he flies back.

Neptune chuckles sheepishly, "Heh heh… sorry, I forgot to hold back."

Andrew gets smashed into a wall and slides down, he groans, "Ow… Am I dead?"

Neptune looks at him with a surprised look, "Wow, I didn't expect you to take that hit well."

Andrew gets up, "W-what the hell?"

The two of them scrounge up for a solution to why Andrew took that attack without issues. Neptune says, "Welp, I'm at a loss! I think you are getting stronger, Andy!"

Andrew shakes his head, "I don't think so, umm…" He looks at his clothes. "I think my clothes are some kind of armor. And I'm not talking about plot armor either. My clothes that you girls got me are actually legitimate armor helpful for me in battle."

Neptune laughs, "Neato! So that means I can give it all I got, right?"

Andrew sweatdrops, "W-wait I didn't agree to-"

Neptune charges at Andrew with the speed of a thousand kangaroos, ready to thrust her sword into him, "Victory slash!" She gets ready for a V shaped swipe at Andrew.

Andrew pleads for Neptune to stop, "Hey, I don't have specials in my base form, sto-"

Too late! Neptune flings Andrew from out the balcony and he lands on the very tip of the railing getting ready to fall over, he flails his arms desperately. "I-I don't want to die yet…"

Welp, he falls over. Neptune runs out there and looks down to where he's falling, in truth, he won't survive it. "Whoops! Don't worry, Andy! I'm-a comin'!"

Well that help that Neptune was going to bring him with didn't happen because something else caught her eye. A blue goopy hand that grabbed itself on the railing. She looks at it confused, "What in the seven worlds is that?!"

Before she could find out, a pair of human hands come into her viewing and pulled up, it was Andrew that was the cause of the goopy hand as noted by the thing he was holding. "Glue is so versatile in the things he can transform into." Andrew had asked Glue to become a big sticky hand to pull him back to safety.

Neptune cheers, "Smart thinking! I knew you can actually do things on your own!"

Andrew was about to shrug but instead cheers with Neptune, "Yeah! I guess I can! Hurray!"

Glue still in the sticky hand form barks happily, then he transforms back into a sword.

Neptune asks, "Are you ready to continue our fight? You're not scared about almost dying, are you?"

Andrew shakes his head, "I wasn't going to die. I knew what I was doing. I trusted in both of you to not kill me that easily."

Xelor mentions, "That act that you just did raised your level, Andrew."

Andrew asks, "Which level?"

Xelor beeps, "YOUR level! Meaning that you indeed got stronger."

Neptune claps, "I knew you were amazing, Andy! You just needed to be nudged off a balcony in order for you to realize it!"

Andrew fist pumps, "Well, alright then. I appreciate your help, Neptune. Shall we continue our sparring?"

Neptune points her katana at Andrew, "Hell yeah!"

Let's montage this shit because it will take forever if we don't! They continue to come at each other with the best move that they can muster. Andrew learns how to counter Neptune's special attack and uses Glue's abilities to his advantage. Andrew slowly gets better and better with speed, strength and reflexes as he continues to fight Neptune.

Xelor says, "I'm impressed, Andrew. You're learning fast. You would never have gotten this far on your own."

Andrew tries to catch his breath, "Thanks. Neptune is a great sparring partner."

Xelor mentions, "You know how to fight because you fight all the time in your GPU form, you just have to let your human body to get used to this kind of combat."

Andrew parries Neptune's katana and jumps back a bit, "Yep. That was the plan…"

Neptune didn't look tired at all, "You look pretty fatigued, do you want to give up now?"

Andrew shakes his head, "I'm fine. Pant… pant… don't worry."

Neptune nods, "OK!" She charges at Andrew.

Andrew looks at his weapon and wonders something, "Hey…" He grips the sword with both hands and tries to pull at his weapon. Glue understands what Andrew wants him to do and he tries it. Andrew's weapon splits into two with a stretchy goo rope joining the two together.

Neptune comments on that, "Just because you have conjoined twins for weapons doesn't mean that I won't give up!"

Andrew nods, "Ok. But, now I'm ready for your attacks."

Neptune shouts out an attack, "Cross combination!" She slashes at Andrew with a cross shaped slice.

Andrew just focuses at her charge and gets ready to strike, "Get ready for a special that I just made up." He throws one of the blades at Neptune but instead of it hitting her, it arches around her and wraps her up cancelling out her attack.

Neptune tries to break free but can't as the goo rope constricts on her, "I should have known you would pull a bondage trick on me!"

Andrew ignores that comment and says, "I call this my snake spin." He spins Neptune around much like he spun the Com Troller from earlier. As soon as Andrew knows that Neptune is all good and spun out, he calls back his blade and it unwraps itself from Neptune making her spin around like a top for a bit.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa… I don't feel so good…" Neptune says with swirls in her eyes.

Andrew jumps back a bit, "And just like a snake, they bite." He raises his swords, touches the tips of them together and charges at Neptune with as much speed as he can get.

Neptune isn't going to get out of her dizzy status, that's for sure. Andrew attacks Neptune with a vertical slash while the tips of the blades are touching and he got her. She gets knocked back pretty far and lands on the ground.

Andrew is proud of the move he made, "Yep, it worked. Just as I thought it did. Neptune, that didn't hurt too much, right?"

Rrrrriiiippp! Something from Neptune's body rips she screams as she realizes it. Sure enough, Andrew has shredded her clothes up real good.

Andrew is in state of stock of what happened, "T-that wasn't supposed to h-happen…" His face is red as a tomato.

Instead of Neptune shouting at Andrew for what he did, she goes ahead and breaks the fourth wall, "What the heck, author?! Why did you have to go this far and ruin a good sparring match! Don't look, Andy! You'll ruin a perfectly good friendship!" She tries her best to cover herself up.

Andrew can pretty much see everything, her striped panties and her bare legs. Luckily, only half of her hoodie is left so you can't see the actual goods. He can't help but stare, he's a guy, for crying out loud! "Well… I'm just glad your sister wasn't here to see-"

Right on cue, Nepgear returns from where ever she was at, "Neptune, I didn't say but I went out to get you some more- what the goodness?!" She drops the bag with pudding cups inside and gets a horrified expression on her face.

Andrew turns to her with the same look he had, he sweatdrops big time and waves his arms frantically at Nepgear, "I-it's not what it looks like! We were sparring and…"

Nepgear stops him and says with a stern look, "I don't want to hear it. You shouldn't be too rough with each other here; you could get seriously hurt."

Neptune gets up, "It's alright, Nep Jr.! I'm just fine! Although, I could get a change of clothes right now."

Andrew gasps, "How could she be calm at a time like this?" The gasp was audible but what he said wasn't.

Nepgear says, "What would Histy think if she finds out?"

Andrew scratches his head, "Good point…"

Nepgear says to Neptune, "You should go to our room and change. I'll talk to Andy."

Neptune says cheerfully, "Okey dokey, artichokey!" She runs off to her room to change.

Andrew continues to sweatdrop, "Um… so… I'm sorry, ok?"

Nepgear sighs, "You shouldn't take risks like that. I know that it's your job to get stronger and get my sis stronger but I don't want you two to get seriously hurt or end up like how my sister was. Good thing it was only you that saw her like that."

Andrew is kind of shocked to hear that, "So, you aren't mad that I tore up her clothes?"

Nepgear frowns, "A little, but I know that it was an accident and we both trust you. What did you even do?"

Andrew chuckles a bit, "I was trying out a new move… it didn't work all too well."

Nepgear nods, "Just be more careful next time, ok?"

Andrew nods back, "Alright."

Nepgear transforms, "I'm going to visit Uni for a bit, take care of my sis, ok?"

Andrew salutes, "You can count on me."

Nepgear flies off. A few moments later and Vert shows up, Andrew curiously asks, "Oh, hey Vert… err… what are you doing here?"

Vert says, "I was just looking for my sister Nepgear? Have you seen her?"

Andrew points out the window, "She just left not too long ago. I have to ask; why do you always insist that Nepgear is your sister? You know that she isn't."

Vert frowns, "You are upsetting me, Andy. I just want her to feel my affections for her big sister Vert. I don't have to be related to feel like she's my sister."

Andrew nods, "I know how it feels not having a sibling. I don't have one, either."

Vert puts her hands together and says, "I have a solution… why not I become your big sister?"

Andrew gasps, "Eh, what?"

Vert explains, "If we both don't have siblings then why not I become your sister. Granted, I would want a little sister more but can't be too picky and I already like you tons, Andy."

Andrew sweatdrops, "Umm… I don't know…"

Vert goes towards Andrew and puts him in an embrace, "Perhaps my loving affection will convince you."

Neptune returns wearing fresh clothes, "Phew! That's better, Andy do you wa- Vert?! What do you think you're doing?"

Vert innocently says, "Oh, nothing… I'm just convincing Andy to be my little brother."

Neptune tries to pull him away, "If anything, he would be my brother!"

Andrew thinks to himself, "Does this mean I'm being friend zoned? I hope not!"

Vert pulls him back, "Oh? I didn't think you thought of him that way. I would have thought it was a more intimate relationship."

Neptune waves her hands frantically, "Why does everyone think it's like that?!"

Andrew sighs, "Why me?"

Neptune pulls Andrew towards her, "Go get your own GPU! I already called dibsies on this one!"

Vert pulls Andrew towards her, "You're not being quite fair. We're supposed to share."

Neptune retorts, "Well, you try to take Nep Jr. away from me so I'm not letting you have Andy!"

The two keeps tugging on Andrew. He groans, "Ow… I'm going to get torn apart if this keeps up. I need to get away for a bit." Andrew taps on his watch and transforms.

The big flash makes them shield their eyes, when it clears up, Andrew is gone. "Andy? Where did you go?" Neptune says.

Vert frowns, "Do you think we've scared him away?"

Andrew in his GPU form stops in the middle of Planeptune to rest up a bit, "Too much attention for my liking! I'm going to wait until this dies down. I seriously need some peace and quiet for a change." He looks up and sees Neptune and Vert in their CPU forms scanning the area. "Yep! They are looking for me! I just need to go!" He runs off.

Back with the prisoned penguin, he continues to meditate to keep his mind from imprisonment. Nepgear and Uni visits the prison compound, "He's still in here?" Nepgear asks.

Uni warns her, "Watch out, he's a dangerous criminal. My sister says so."

Nepgear asks Ice, "Is that true? What is your true purpose here?"

Ice ignores them and continues to meditate.

Uni says, "Leave him! He's not going to talk so just let him rot in there."

Nepgear runs over to Ice's cell, "Please talk to us! We can get you out if you just tell us that you're not a threat!"

Ice opens his eyes, "What I did was a mere blunder. I wouldn't go and do a moronic attack like that in the open. I thought that area was deserted. What part of that didn't you goddesses get?"

Uni says to the penguin, "My sister says that you're too suspicious to be out in the world. What are you hiding that we can't know?"

Ice sighs, "Get your sister here and I'll tell her."

Uni smiles, "Great! And she'll thank me for breaking you." She runs off to get Noire.

Ice scoffs, "She didn't break me, I'm just willing to tell you now."

Nepgear asks, "So, what are you doing here?"

Ice looks at the door that Uni just exited from, "Wait and you'll find out."

Noire comes out looking proud or something like that, "So, you are ready to confess?"

Ice crosses his arms and taps his foot, "Confess what?"

Noire shouts at him, "That you are a terrorist!"

Ice explains, "I don't do the attacking. I'm an espionage. I'm merely here to gather information on this dimension and be on my way."

Noire asks Ice, "Information for what? Knowing our weaknesses and taking us all out? Well, you aren't getting any information and you are hell not getting out of that prison cell!"

Ice laughs, "Have you looked at me? I'm a freaking penguin, and so is the rest of my agency. I don't think we would be dumb enough to plan an attack on near invincible goddesses."

Noire pauses for a moment and then says, "What's with the weapons, then?"

Ice explains, "For self-defense. Monsters are here and I want to kill them just for fun. I thought your GPU was one and I attacked. My apologies."

Nepgear sighs in relief, "Thank goodness. I knew you weren't a bad penguin."

Noire pouts, "I don't believe this! All this time and you are harmless! You made me look bad now!"

Ice says, "I apologize. I won't mention this to anyone if you won't."

Noire says, "You better not!"

Ice looks down and shakes his head, "Of course."

Noire lets him go, "This would have turned out better if you had talked sooner."

Ice walks off and says, "Where's the fun in that, then?"

Noire says, "I guess you're ok…"

Ice waves bye to the three and goes off.

Back with Andrew running away from Neptune and Vert. "Well… where should I hide in the meantime?"

Xelor says, "Why are you hiding from them. You haven't given me some solid reasons."

Andrew explains, "Well… just the way they were fighting over me. I needed to get away and run! And, I wanted an excuse to transform. This is fun!"

Xelor beeps, "You could use this form to explain to them that your human form can't."

Andrew quickly shoots that down, "Nope! I'm going to wait until later on because it's too soon."

"Tell us about what?" Neptune and Vert floats down still in their goddess forms in front of Andrew.

Andrew snaps his fingers in defeat, "Shoot! You two are too fast!"

Neptune says, "Is there something you need to tell us? We'll listen."

Vert nods, "I don't like seeing you worried like that."

Andrew chuckles, "I'm not worried! I'm fine! I just wanted to take a run, that's all!"

Neptune sighs, "I know that you are lying. I've been with you long enough to realize that."

"Oh." Andrew plainly says. "I guess you want to know the truth, then?"

Neptune nods, "Just tell us what's on your mind. We'll gladly listen."

Andrew nods back, "Ok…" He taps his fingers together while he speaks, "Well, maybe I thought that we can do a thing together outside, publicly. Because I like you a lot and stuff and was hoping that you feel the same and we can do that together."

Neptune gasps, "You want us to do something together? Have we done things together already?"

Vert says, "I think he means a date."

Andrew nods, "How about it? It'll really increase our ranks…"

Neptune thinks for a moment and smiles at Andrew, "Alright. I'll gladly go on a date with you. When shall we have this date?"

Vert mentions, "There's an autumn festival coming up, I think it's the perfect time to have the date there."

Andrew shouts out, "It's autumn?! But, when I left my dimension it was the beginning of summer, time surely does fly."

Neptune asks Vert, "Are you ok with this?"

Vert smiles, "I don't mind in the slightest. I can go with Nepgear to the festival. We'll have a splendid time."

Andrew suggests, "I think you should take Chika to that festival, she might really enjoy it."

Vert thinks about it, "I don't know… if I don't take Nepgear then who will take her?"

Andrew shrugs, "She'll find someone, maybe IF or Compa will take her. Is every goddess coming?"

Vert nods, "It's an annual greeting for all of us to be united and celebrate slaying evil together."

Andrew shouts happily, "Yeah! Sounds awesome! I can't wait to go!"

Neptune chuckles and returns to normal form, "Yeah! I like your attitude! It'll just be you and me playing festival games with each other!"

Andrew smiles, "Yep! I'm looking forward to it!"

Vert decides, "I've decided that I'm going to ask Nepgear to be my partner for the festival. Sorry, Andy."

Andrew shrugs, "Ok, well I'll just go ask Chika and tell her what she thinks of it. I'm sure she'll be really disappointed if she didn't go."

Vert asks, "You're trying to make me feel like the guilty one, aren't you?"

Andrew shakes his head, "Just trying to make it right for everyone. You already spend a lot of time with Nepgear so one day without wouldn't hurt."

Vert closes her eyes, "You make a very good negotiator. Very well… I'll ask Chika to go with me."

Andrew smiles, "Great! I knew that we can make a compromise!"

Vert mentions, "You know that you can't take Xelor with you as he would count as an additional partner."

Andrew laughs, "Ok! I get you!" He transforms to normal. "And now, I can't believe what I just did."

Neptune grabs onto Andrew's arm, "You just asked me out, you dawg! I'm sure that Noire and Blanc will be disappointed to find out that you're taken for the festival!"

Andrew chuckles lightly, "Yeah… when is it?"

Vert says, "Tomorrow."

Neptune says, "So… next chapter?"

Vert nods, "To be more precise."

Andrew yawns, "It's getting pretty late now. Should we return to the Bascilicom?"

Vert smiles, "Well, I'll see you in the next chapter, then!" She flies off.

As the two return to the Bascilicom, Neptune notices the pudding on the floor, "Oh no! Little orphan puddings without a home! Don't worry, you'll be welcomed into my stomach!" She scoops them up.

Andrew chuckles at that, "You got a quirky way of words."

Neptune brightly smiles, "Yep! That's why everybody loves me! I can't blame you for falling for me, too. I have that kind of charm."

Andrew looks to the side, "Yeah… I'm just going to turn in now."

Neptune nods, "Okey dokey! I'll wake you up extra early tomorrow so we can have some fun!"

Andrew stretches with a yawn, "Ok…"

The both of them go to sleep, Andrew on the couch and Neptune in her bed.

We return to Compa and Scratch still looking for Ice, "Sigh… where did he go?"

Compa frowns, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Kitty! I wasn't helpful enough to find your friend."

Scratch smiles, "It's ok. I enjoyed your company, Compa."

Compa smiles, "I'm glad. I enjoyed yours, too."

She was about to walk away when Scratch asks, "Can I please hang out with you tomorrow?"

Compa thinks about and says, "We are having a festival and you can be my partner during it if you want."

Scratch's eyes glitter, "I love to!"

Compa giggles, "See you tomorrow, Mr. Kitty!" She leaves.

From the dark alley, Pirachu is flabbergasted by what he saw, "No way… he asked her out! Chu! I'm gonna kill him!"

Scratch yawns, "Maybe Andrew wouldn't mind if I crashed over at that Bascilicom thingy. They won't know I'm there." He flies off.

Pirachu evilly laughs, "Get ready for me because I'm going to kill you in your sleep!" He runs off.

Pirachu arrives at the Bascilicom to get ready for his tempted assassination, "Chu… where are you…" He opens the window and crawls inside. "There's that kid again… chu?" He sees the watch that Andrew wears and takes it off. "Sweet! It's in sleep mode! Then he won't be missing this, chu!" He runs off completely forgetting about his assassination.

Pirachu runs all the way to Arfoire's hideout and brings her the good news, "I've brought something that will end the goddesses and that twerp!" He brings her the watch.

She takes it and smiles, "Very good! With this, we can get rid of the CPUs and that kid is just a speck to us now!"

Pirachu says, "I've heard that this thing got a creator, you know anything about that?"

Arfoire laughs, "Yes, that was part of the plan. I'm always one step ahead of those goddesses." She presents Andrew's grandfather tied up. "You will be spared if you build me a machine that takes this kind of power."

Of course Andrew's grandfather is gagged so he cannot speak, he just looks at her with anger and unable to break free from her bind. And of course… all three of them do their evil laugh.

We return to Nepgear and Ice who are walking towards Planeptune's Bascilicom, "I've seen your friend over in our nation. Are you sure that you don't want help looking for him?"

Ice shakes his head, "I am in no hurry. He can take care of himself and I know that he's in good hands. I'm going to gather information in the other nations and try to put this misunderstanding to rest."

Nepgear waves and smiles at Ice, "OK, then! Bye, Ice!"

Ice nods and waves back, "Farewell, Nepgear." He walks off.

With that, Nepgear heads home herself without any realization to what happened recently to Andrew as it seems unnoticeable.

Boy, this was a fun one, I guess. What will happen next in this exciting new chapter? Find out next time!

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Magical-Death: I'm afraid to tell you that now you won't see Xelor for quite a while now as you seen here. Why that combination of colors? Also, there is something special that can happen if Andrew would have each goddesses' rank maxed out but that's a secret. I'm glad that you like my stories as much as I like reading your reviews! Thanks!

Akio Blade: Mine, too. I also have some other colors too but those are my mains. Thanks, man!

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