"No."

Neptune's answer was immediate, with no hesitation.

"Come on, don't you want to get revenge on that perverted creature?" IF asked. She and Compa had been on a long mission, and were welcomed back with the news of what had happened yesterday. Simply put, she was angry.

"If we go back, the same thing will happen again, or something worse." Neptune said. "Seriously, don't go."

"I can't just sit here!" IF said. Neptune sighed. She loved IF, but she was sometimes too quick to come to decisions that were obviously bad.

"Well, I'm not going." Neptune said, crossing her arms.

"I'll go."

Everyone turned to Nepgear, who had spoken. "I'd like to check this thing out."

"Nep Jr., you got lucky. Seriously, don't test it." Neptune warned.

"I'll be fine." Nepgear assured her with a smile. IF clapped her hands.

"Alright!" IF said. "Let's go now!" She started walking out, with Compa and Nepgear behind her. Nepgear stopped when she noticed Neptune's worried expression.

"Seriously, I'll be fine." she said once again, and gave her another smile before she left. Neptune sighed.

The group soon arrived at the dungeon, having followed directions Vert had given them, though hesitantly. It didn't look very threatening, just like a normal cave.

"Vert said that there were rocks and stuff that had torn up their clothes, so be careful." IF warned them. The other girls nodded, and they all went inside.

The three girls were able to avoid things better than the CPUs, only getting a few scratches. Once they made it to a large, open area, the air seemed to suddenly shift. IF got her knives and got into a battle stance. "Alright, show yourself!" she yelled into the seemingly empty cave.

Out of nowhere, a dark mass of tentacles seemed to shift into existence, wrapping around themselves over and over in impossible ways, a single eyes sitting in the center of the mass. As IF prepared to attack, the girls heard a smooth, male laugh echo in their heads.

"Despite the warnings, you still come." it said.

"Why are you doing this?" IF yelled.

"Right to the point, huh?" it said. "If you really must know why I do these things...it is all for my Lady."

"Your Lady?" Nepgear asked.

"My Lady created me to help carry out specific scenarios in these universes. She observes them, enjoys them, and chronicles them." it explained. "Of course, she doesn't tell me everything, and I don't dare to ask. All I know is that she wants to expand her influence, and it is my duty to help her with that." The eye stared at them intently. "And, of course, I'm not telling you everything either."

"Why does she want to expand her influence. What does that even mean?" Nepgear asked. Suddenly, the being was almost directly in front of her, causing her to fall over in surprise as the giant eye stared at her.

"Across so many timelines, your object of desire is almost always the same." it suddenly said.

"H-huh?" Nepgear sputtered.

"It seems in this timeline, you haven't quite realized it yet." it continued, and laughed. "Perhaps I can help with that."

"What are you talking about?" Nepgear asked. Behind the being, IF reared up for an attack.

"I'm already bored talking to you." it said. "Go."

"What-" Before Nepgear could finish her question, she vanished, her clothes falling into a heap on the floor. IF yelled as she rushed forward, slicing off one of the dark tendrils. It fell to the floor and seemed to sizzle and disappear. It quickly grew back, and the being turned to IF.

"As for you two, I've got something special planned for you." it said, and they too vanished, although, unlike the others, their clothes went with them. The being laughed to itself before it disappeared as well, hoping this would please his Lady.

Uni laid in bed, trying to shove yesterday's events out of her mind, and failing miserably. She couldn't even imagine how many people have seen her naked now. She sighed loudly as she flopped out her limbs, her arm dangling over the edge of the bed. It was still early, so she didn't really have to get up yet. She settled, her arms still out, and closed her eyes.

Suddenly, there was a sound like a rush of air, and a thud, followed by the sudden feeling of something in her hand. Uni opened her eyes and looked over, immediately going wide-eyed as she took in the sight of Nepgear, completely naked, laying on her floor and tightly gripping Uni's hand. Nepgear sat up dazed, then quickly noticed her situation. Uni and Nepgear stared at each other in shocked horror. Uni tried not to let her eyes fall from Nepgear's eyes.

"AHHHHHH!" Nepgear finally yelled, and shot to her feet, pulling Uni off the bed and onto the floor. The position left her face first pon the floor, her shirt lifted slightly, causing her face to turn red as she was only wearing said thin shirt and black panties. "WHYYYY!?"

"What are you doing here!?" Uni asked. "And why are you n-naked?" Uni tried to pull her hand away, but for some reason, Nepgear didn't let go. She didn't seem to notice however, as she was trying to cover herself, her face burning red.

"Neptune was right! I shouldn't have gone to the cave!" Nepgear cried.

"Cave?" Uni asked, then she understood. "You mean the one the CPUs went into that left them naked, as well as us!? Why would you do that!?"

"I wanted to see the thing!" Nepgear explained, and started pulling on Uni. "Why are you holding onto me so tightly?"

"I'm not. You are!" Uni said. Nepgear froze.

"You're...not doing this?" Nepgear asked, and Uni stopped as well.

"You're not either?" Uni asked. Nepgear shook her head, and they both looked at their hands, leaving Uni blushing more as she could see a glimpse of Nepgear's chest from the corner of her eye. They both tugged, and looked back up.

"Are we…" Nepgear started.

"...stuck together?" Uni finished. They were both silent for a moment before they screamed and frantically began pulling. It didn't take long before there was a knock on the door, which caused both girls to freeze.

"Uni, are you okay?" Noire asked. "I thought I heard screaming."

"Y-yeah!" Uni said quickly. "D-don't come in!"

"Are you sure?" Noire asked, and started to turn the doorknob. Uni rushed for the door and slammed herself against it as Noire started opening it, which led Nepgear to slam against her, and Uni felt Nepgear's soft breasts press against her side.

"D-don't come in! I'm...uhh…" Uni tried to think of an excuse. "I'm naked!" Noire was silent for a bit.

"Uni after yesterday, we've seen each other naked plenty enough." Noire said. "Besides, even if that hadn't happened, you being naked wouldn't stop me if you weren't okay." Uni smiled.

"I promise, I'm fine." Uni insisted. Noire sighed.

"Alright." Noire said. "Come get me if you need me." she said, and Uni listened to Noire's footsteps as she walked away. Breathing a sigh of relief, she locked the door and turned to Nepgear. "What do we do?" she asked.

"I don't know. I still can't transform." Nepgear said, and tugged again. That was starting to annoy Uni, knowing it was pointless, so she childishly pulled back, which Nepgear retaliated with by tugging again. Soon, they were in a tug-of-war with their hands, which started leading them around the room.

"Stop!" Uni exclaimed.

"You first!" Nepgear shot back. They continued moving, eventually crashing against the window. It opened, and in one swift motion, they both fell out the window, screaming. Uni's shirt caught on the window, and the thin fabric tore, leaving her topless as she fell.

Near the bottom, a tree that Uni didn't remember being there snagged her panties, causing them to shoot straight into her crotch, making her scream in pain at the intense wedgie. After a moment, she flipped over, and slipped out of her panties. The girls fell into a bush she also didn't remember being there. Uni quickly scrambled out of the bush, now completely naked with Nepgear. Uni soon noticed a growing crowd around them, likely originally attracted by their screams. Uni and Nepgear stood up, using their free hands to cover their crotches. Nepgear pulled the other hand to her chest, leaving Uni's exposed. Uni pulled back to cover her own, and they went back and forth, trying desperately to protect their remaining modesty as people began recording.

"Stooooopppp!" Nepgear cried, and pulled hard, causing them both to fall to the ground. Uni felt her face land on something loft, and she lifted her head, finding a nipple right below her. She had landed directly into Nepgear's chest. As their faces turned bright red, Nepgear gulped. "U-Uni, your knee…" Uni looked down to see her knee between Nepgear's legs, and she could feel Nepgear's lower lips against her bare skin. She shot up again, pulling up Nepgear again, and they ran towards the Basilicom, leaving the crowd to watch their asses as they ran.

Once they made it into the Basilicom, Uni stopped and turned suddenly, causing Nepgear to once again crash into her. Their faces connected, their lips touching roughly as they crashed to the ground, dazed.

"Ummm…"

Uni looked up to see Noire looking down at the nude candidates, her expression a mix of horror and confusion.

"H-hi…" Uni said with a nervous laugh.