Me: "Another edited chapter that soothes my need to fix some problems with my early typing. Hello again, good readers."

Heero and Neptune: (Enter IC) "You're still doing this, huh? You like one of those super authors?"

Me: "I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm just doing this to fix some errors with typing from our earlier chapters.

Heero: "Just don't-"

Me: "Yeah, yeah, I know. Don't spend too much time on editing, I got it. As a perfectionist, you should appreciate what I'm doing instead of bitching at me. Now, I don't feel like waiting on the others, so let's hurry up and read off the disclaimer." (Points at cast) "From the top!"

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Me, Heero and Neptune: (Leave IC)

Ch. 4 Lastation, Land of Black Regality

The party was standing in front of what IF said was the Sky Harbor, the structure looked like a relatively long tunnel. Neptune was out in front of the group examining a split in the ground while Heero was checking his laptop, IF was on her cell phone and Compa was just smiling… like she always did, "Ooh, look, the ground is split here! Did this happen during some great war from long, long ago?! I betcha it was a totally crazy, epic war between some profound sort of darkness and a really great light!"

IF looked up from her cell phone and sent a questioning gaze towards Neptune, "…What's she babbling about now?" Compa was looking at Neptune with sympathy in her eyes, "I'm sorry. Please be patient with her. She really doesn't remember anything… I think."

IF put away her pink cell phone and crossed her arms as she directed her attention at Compa, "Right. Hearing that from a nurse-in-training is reassuring. How long have you known her?"

"A few days. I found her stuck in the ground, so I pulled her out and treated her wounds. I also found Heero that same day, his injuries weren't as bad, but I still took care of him anyway." IF's looked at the pink haired nurse in disbelief, "S-Stuck in the ground? You pulled her out? So, Neptunes grow in the ground around here. How can I believe that?"

Compa smiled at the brunette, "Well, yes, but not from the ground. She fell from the sky and got stuck in the ground after, Miss IF."

"Huh? Oh, it's been bugging me, but you call me 'Miss.' You don't have to be so formal, but… anyway, you said you found Heero along with her? Don't tell me he fell from the sky too." Compa shook her head, "No, Heero happened to be where Nep-Nep fell." Heero closed his laptop and narrowed his eyes as he looked at Neptune, "She fell on top of me… it is also one of the reasons she believes we are lovers."

Neptune shouted back to the party, "Heero, Compa, Iffy, hurry up! The view is stupendous from here. You guys scared? Hah, I bet you are. I'm so brave!"

IF was more than a little irked, "I don't like her being overly friendly with me. I feel like she doesn't quite understand her place beneath me."

Heero, Compa and IF joined up with Neptune, who looked slightly confuse, "Nep-Nep, this is the Sky Harbor area, where two landmasses come in contact with one another. It doesn't really mean the ground is split."

"Oh, I see. So how do I cross over? Should I jump? Should I shout, 'wahoo!' as I do it?"

IF snickered at the preteen, "Why not slap on some overalls and a red hat while you're at it? Actually, we use a bridge to cross over."

The brunette stopped snickering and gave something like a smile, "We needed the Basilicom's permit to get the bridge lowered. Now we can use it anytime."

Heero put his laptop away and adjusted his backpack, "Before we leave, it would be wise to consider stocking up on supplies."

Neptune and Compa took off back towards the city, leaving Heero and IF behind. Heero stopped next to IF, his gaze focused on the city, "IF."

The brunette looked at the teen next to her, "What is it? Best make it quick, so we can catch up to those two and keep them out of trouble."

"As you are no doubt aware, I am not from this world. I have no knowledge of the landmasses outside of Planeptune, I do not know if Neptune has traveled outside of Planeptune, and even if she has she has no memory, and Compa has clearly spent her life here. As such, I'm counting on you to act as our guide once we depart, I cannot ask this of anyone else."

IF swallowed hard, her cheeks slowly turning red, "Uhh… r-right, sure."

Heero began to walk off after the two girls who had already left, meanwhile IF had retreated into her thoughts, "(Heero is… counting on me…?)"

The brunette lightly slapped the sides of her face, "…Get a grip girl."

IF followed after Heero, who was still within eyesight.

Xxx

As the party went around town to gather items that were deemed essential, Compa caught sight of a dump truck, "A big truck? Is it recycling day?"

Something on the back of the truck caught Neptune's eye, "There's something funky on it. Looks kinda like furniture, but I've never seen nothin' like it. Nope, no sir!"

Heero examined the object, "If I am not mistaken, this is a jukebox."

IF examined the antique, "Yeah, I guess it's sort of a rare sight."

As she looked at the jukebox, IF's hand gently brushed against Heero's, the brunette immediately moved her hand away and was blushing at the physical contact. Neptune tilted her head, "A jukebox? What's that?"

Heero glanced at Neptune, "It is a machine designed to play music, though money is required in order to operate it."

IF looked through the glass on the front of the music player, "There's a stack of records inside."

Compa gazed at the records stored within the jukebox, "Records? Those things made with vinyl? I bet Mr. Jukebox is a real antique."

The party heard the voice of an elder man behind them, "…That is correct."

The group turned towards the elderly man and Compa gave a small bow, "Oops, sorry. We didn't mean to distract you or anything."

"Don't worry about that. I was just about to take a break, anyway."

Neptune looked between the jukebox and the elderly man, "Is the jukebox broken?"

"Yes. I can no longer find parts to fix it with. Useless products will just get thrown away… Much like this company. Even if its business was founded on the sales of jukeboxes."

IF looked at the old man quizzically, "Huh? I thought this was a… game company?"

"You may not know, but several game companies got their start by selling jukeboxes around here."

"Oh. Interesting."

The old man let out a sigh, "…Youths back then found the loves of their lives dancing to the music this old thing played."

Compa had a starry eyed look in her eyes, "How romantic! It's like a musical cupid!"

"Right. I should get going. Feel free to stop by if you're in the mood for classic rock n' roll."

Neptune just off-handedly replied to the elder man, "Okay!"

"Of course, if this thing ever gets fixed… I'm sure it will be right when you forget it even exists. Farewell."

Compa could not help but feel a little sad as the old man walked away, "…I bet he danced with his lover to that jukebox's music, too."

Heero closely examined the oversized music player, then removed its back panel. Neptune watched as Heero began to reach into the jukebox, "What'cha doing, Heero?"

"The jukebox is not broken. The culprit is poorly maintained electrical wires."

Heero twisted a few of the wires so that electricity would course through them. He randomly picked a song from the selection and the jukebox began to fill the air with music. The three girls listened to the music as Heero got off the back of the truck, "Hey, you fixed it Heero! But why?"

IF crossed her arms and smiled, "Maybe he did it because he felt bad for the old man."

Heero began to walk away, "Believe what you will, I fixed it on a whim."

Heero suddenly felt Neptune's arms around his waist, "You try to act all tough and silent and cool, but you're so sweet!"

Heero mentally sighed, "Are we done here? We must finish preparations for our departure."

The party continued on with their previous task of gathering supplies, while the jukebox slowly began to garner the attention of other passerby.

Xxx

As the group continued to gather the items they would need before their Terraportation, they arrived at an industrial section of the city. IF crossed her arms as they continued on, "Seems we're entering an industrial district. Look, they're loading up a truck."

Neptune watched the employees who were loading said truck, "Oh, yeah. The boxes are getting moved on a conveyer belt and people are loading them onto the truck by hand. The boxes are in different shapes… and each is a different color… It's probably tough to organize all the boxes to fit neatly in the truck."

Heero watched the employees with an emotionless expression on his face, "It is not as hard as you think it is."

IF noticed that the employees were adjusting the boxes, "Check it out! They're turning the boxes so they can stack them without any gaps in between them. That's quite a skill."

Compa was watching intently and noticed a gap in the truck, "Oh, but they've left a long, thin gap on one end of the truck. How will they fill it?!"

Heero could not believe these girls were getting so worked up over such simple work, meanwhile Neptune was looking on with the same intensity as Compa, "If they leave it there, the other boxes are gonna be all wobbly and stuff."

"Hmm. A thin, long, blue box is next. It… It fits perfectly! The men are high-fiving and saying something like 'Detris!'"

Neptune pumped her arms, "Amazing!"

Heero pinched the bridge of his nose, "(What I find amazing is how you three can be so easily distracted by something like… this.)"

Compa suddenly sounded as though she had remembered something, "Oh! Oh, oh, oh!"

Neptune looked over at the pink haired nurse, "…What?"

"This company's the one who made the popular puzzle game with the falling objects."

Neptune's eye lit up in fascination, "Oh, I getcha. Even their loading crew are masters at it!"

IF crossed her arms, "I doubt that's got anything to do with it…"

Xxx

While they continued to look for more supplies, Heero had finally been able to find a new sword for Neptune with a large metal blade and handle and the rest of the sword was purple… unfortunately for Neptune, Heero had to confiscate it as she had started to swing it around every which way and was becoming a hazard to the people around her, stating that he would give it back once they were in a combat environment.

As the party traveled down one particular street, a barrel came flying through the air and passed by Compa's head, "Whoa! What's happening? A barrel just flew past my head!"

IF looked back at the barrel, "What the hell is this?"

Compa pointed her finger down the street, "O-Over there! Those tough-looking people are… destroying a pile of barrels…"

IF just stared at the group of people, "Huh? Why?"

Neptune looked down the other side of the street, "Lookit the other side! Those road pugilists are destroying cheap, boxy cars with their bare hands! I think they're martial artists… from all around the world. Oh, here comes a new challenger!"

IF wanted to leave… now, "…Let's not get involved. Stop staring."

Unfortunately for IF, Neptune was not listening, "Oh, there's a cute Chinese girl with really monstrous thighs over there!"

"I just told you to stop staring. Let's go."

Neptune continued to watch, "Whoa, a sumo wrestler, too! I've never seen one in real life…!"

Once the girls remembered what they were supposed to be doing, they looked around for Heero… only to find that he was already several blocks away from them, "H-Hey! Wait for us, Heero!"

Xxx

After their supplies had been gathered, the group 'Terraported' to the nearest landmass. The bridge, while resembling the dungeons they had been in in some way, was relatively shorter in comparison.

Once they reached the exit, the group came out of the bridge and onto the landmass. Upon arriving in the city, the first thing Heero noticed was the poor quality of the air, meanwhile Neptune was looking around with fascination in her eyes, "Wow, this place is all steampunky and spiffy and futuristic! Iffy, which landmass is this?"

IF was looking down at her pink cell phone while addressing the preteen's question, "Lastation, ruled by the Console Patron Unit Black Heart. The land is mostly obscured by industrial factories."

Heero looked up into the sky, the clouds were relatively dark with smoke, "That might explain why the air quality is so poor."

Neptune went into her thinking position, "So, um, does the 'theme' of each landmass match with that goddess' preferences?"

IF closed her eyes and gathered her thoughts, "I don't think so. The CPUs are here to protect us, but humans develop the civilization itself."

"Aw, that's so realistic. Compa, what are your thoughts on this place?"

Compa looked around at the buildings surrounding them, "These factories and chimneys… remind me of an industrial revolution. I'm not familiar with this kind of thing."

IF crossed her arms, "I suppose it's not appealing to mainstream girls. I think it's cool. Anyway, let's go to the Basilicom."

Xxx

The party arrived at the Basilicom and it was surrounded by trees just like the Basilicom they had visited on Planeptune. Neptune of course started shouting in order to get a Basilicom staff members' attention, "Um, 'scuse me! I wanna get some information on monsters. May I come in?"

Heero crossed his arms and closed his eyes, "…Sometimes I find myself wondering if she can be any more annoying."

IF snickered at the comment, "Careful, she may just turn out to be more annoying."

A man came out of the Basilicom with attention directed towards Neptune, "Monsters? What're you going to do with this information?"

Compa decided to answer the question in the event that Neptune would answer with a completely random comment, "We're searching for an item called a Key Fragment. We must defeat a strong monster to get one."

"Defeat monsters? Don't be foolish. Even the Lastation Defense Force doesn't stand a chance against them. You're nothing more than children. Go home!"

Compa had a tear in her right eye, "Y-You shouldn't judge us by our appearances. We've defeated lots and lots of monsters already."

Compa had a serious look on her face, which was rare. "Nep-Nep and Heero can transform and become really super strong. We'll show you!"

"Transform? What're you rabbling about? If you want to play magical girls, go somewhere else. You're a distraction."

IF narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms, "…This Basilicom is a bit arrogant. Shows what kind of leader Black Heart is when you meet people who serve her."

"We're not like those who suck up to Black Heart! I don't care what people say, but don't confuse us for them. You brats better scram already, or I'm going to have to hurt you!"

Neptune looked irked by the man's remark, "Oh? Have you seen our stats? We're probably way stronger than you!"

Heero picked Neptune up by the collar of her hoodie, "Neptune, it would be best to avoid attracting unnecessary attention."

The teen shot a glare at the Basilicom staff member. "We are not here to fight a war… tempting as it is."

IF saw the reasoning in Heero's words, "He's right, besides you shouldn't bring that up to an NPC. Let's just come back later. We can't waste time."

The party left the Basilicom, as it was clear that they would not be able to get in at this time without stirring up trouble.

Xxx

The party returned to the city and Compa looked slightly disheartened, "What should we do? We couldn't even get inside the Basilicom…"

Even Neptune seemed to have a slightly dampened spirit, "He didn't have to be such a party-pooper. I guess people are different everywhere… Sometimes the world is cruel."

IF began to vent, if only slightly, "Did you hear the way he was talking? He really crossed the line talking about their CPU like that."

Heero looked towards the center of town, "If we cannot acquire information from the Basilicom, our next source of information will be the townspeople."

Neptune pumped her arms, her spirit renewed with vigor, "Great idea, Heero! Y'know, this is why we're Destined Lovers."

The Gundam pilot pinched the bridge of his nose, "(Because I use common sense?)"

Compa was quick to support the idea, "Good idea. It may take longer, but we just got here and we don't know much about Lastation yet. This is just the beginning. Let's take our time, explore, and learn!"

Xxx

The Heero, Neptune, Compa and IF arrived at what looked like a junk yard full of discarded items such as pipes, children's toys and vehicles. IF directed her attention to the group, "Have you heard about the mysterious monsters appearing in Lastation?"

The mere mentioning of the word 'monsters'had gotten Neptune excited, "Ooh, are they tough? Super tough? What kinda monsters are they?!"

"I was told they attack in groups while making weird noises! And… I think I heard a noise just now…"

Neptune looked at IF for a moment with a blank stare, "Huh? Oh, pshaw! Don't try to scare us like that."

Heero's eyes darted around the area, "She is not trying to scare anyone. Something is making a noise, and whatever it is, it is making its way towards our locale."

Compa looked a little scared, "I-I hear it, too…! It's coming from every direction!"

IF looked around franticly, "Are we surrounded? Is it an ambush? E-Everyone, get ready…!"

"We're so not ready for this!"

The group began to hear the sound of a dog barking, "Arf! Arf, arf!"

Neptune tilted her head, "Huh…? Arf…?"

A robotic dog came out from behind a pile of discarded pipes and soon more began to come out of hiding, "Arf! *Whimper*…"

IF breathed a sigh of relief, "They're canine model robots. Phew."

Compa examined the robotic animals, "…Aren't these the robotic pets popular a few years back?"

Neptune scratched the top of her head, "Huh? I never knew nothin' about it."

Heero's eyes roam from one dog to the next and counted each and every one, "These dogs were most likely abandoned by their owners."

IF crossed her arms, "That explains a lot. It must have been after the trend died down."

Neptune crouched down to look at the robotic animals more closely, "They're not threatening at all. Look at how they're wagging their tails and being all nice and stuff!"

The robotic dogs began to whimper once again, "Hehehe. There, there. I know you're just lonely. ArfArf. It's okay, come over here to Mama Neptune…"

IF watched as the robotic pets began to crowd around Neptune, "Seems the robot dogs have found their newest pack member…"

Heero turned in the direction of the nearest exit, with IF and Compa in tow, "Are we gonna leave Nep-Nep here?"

The Perfect Soldier responded with a nod, "I do not know how, but Neptune seems to have the ability to find us regardless of where we are. We need to continue with our intelligence gathering."

IF smirked as she looked back at Neptune, "I don't mind leaving her behind. Besides, it like Heero said, she'll find us… she always finds us."

Xxx

The party was gathering information while taking on numerous miscellaneous bounty jobs so they would have money just in case they needed it. During their info gathering session, they learned of a factory that was the target of monster attacks.

The group was currently searching for someone, specifically a woman from the factory being attacked who requested a job from them, Compa saw a woman stand out among the other civilians, "Is that her? The person who wants us to fight monsters?"

The tone of Neptune's voice suggested that she was slightly disappointed, "Huh? She's kinda small, isn't she? I was thinking, like a… big burly man as president."

"Oh, she saw us. She's waving at us… She's gotta be the right person."

IF crossed her arms, "I suppose she's come to the same conclusion about us."

The party went over to meet with the woman who had a slight build, "…So, it's you girls and your friend here? You're gonna fight the monsters for me? …Are you sure you'll be okay?"

IF had a business like air about her, "We all know not to judge books by their covers, right? Nice to meet you. I'm IF. This is Compa, that's Neptune, and this is Heero."

"My name is Chian. I run a small factory called Passe in the Central City."

Chian's eyes alternated between Heero and IF, "…By any chance, are you two a couple? I wouldn't be surprised if you were."

IF let out a small squeak and her cheeks instantly turned blood red, "W-What?! N-No, we're just members on the same party."

Chian then looked over at Compa, "Are you his girlfriend? It would seem a little less likely, but I would believe it."

Compa began to shuffle around, obviously she was embarrassed, "W-Well…"

Neptune seemed a little irked that Chian thought that IF or Compa could be seen as being Heero's girlfriend, "Hello? I'm Heero's destined lover! Me!"

Chian looked at Neptune, "…Destined lover?"

Heero crossed his arms and mentally sighed, "(Why does this women think I am in any kind of relationship with these girls? And why must Neptune tell every new person we come across that we are lovers?) If you don't mind, can we get on with the job? Surely you did not call us here just to chat."

"We need someone to get rid of the monsters attacking our carriages and train. You guys sure you can handle it?"

Neptune was beaming with confidence, "You betcha! We know how to fight, so we'll totally be victorious!"

Chian could not help but believe Neptune's words as her eyes roamed over Heero's frame, "I like you. That confidence makes it much easier for me to trust your words. Especially with your friend there."

Neptune followed Chian's gaze to Heero, then looked back at her with slightly puffed up cheeks, "Hey! Watch it missy! You can look, but you can't touch."

Heero felt as though he was getting a headache that could kill a horse, "(I want to get this mission underway as soon as possible… and some headache powder or other medicinal item that treats headaches.)"

Xxx

The party's mission was fairly straight forward, they were to thin out the numbers of a specific kind of monster, Chian said five would be enough. The group had entered a cave where their targets were located and set about to deal with them.

Compa was shuffling slightly, though it did not go unnoticed by Heero, "You have been showing an abnormal pattern of movement. Is there something wrong?"

Compa began to look at her feet, unable to look at Heero, "W-Well… Heero, what would you think if you and I were a… c-c-couple."

Neptune and IF stopped upon hearing this and waited for Heero's reply. Heero was not sure how to respond to the nurse, "…I do not know how to answer your question. I have never been in that form of relationship with another."

Heero suddenly detected movement in front of the party, and saw a large bird with a white feathery body, a short beak, and a flimsy red object on its head.

Within a split second Heero had armed his GN Sword and was already in front of the monster that was also one of the party's targets, a Cockatrice. Heero made a horizontal cut along the creatures body then fired a round from the GN Sword's Rifle mode into the freshly made cut, eliminating the Cockatrice, "…We only need to eliminate four more targets."

The group set out to defeat the remaining four Cockatrice, fortunately the dungeon was relatively small considering the job they had to complete. Halfway into the rocky cave, the party encountered two more Cockatrice, Neptune pumped her arms, "Alright, I'll-"

"Compa, IF, I want you two to take care of them."

The two girls were moderately surprised that Heero would request them to fight, "Why do you want us to? Not that I mind, I'm just curious."

Heero focused his attention on IF, "Both you and Compa are strong girls, there is no doubt in my mind that you will have little difficulty overcoming these enemies."

Both Compa and IF's cheeks were tinged pink, they were flattered that Heero thought so highly of them. Neptune began to look at Heero with half open eyes, "How come you're praising them?"

"I give praise where it is due, use it too freely and it holds little value."

Compa and IF fought the two monsters with little difficulty at all, just as Heero had said. Though they had fought them with the same senseless brutality that they displayed in the Evil Cave when they fought the Sand Worm for the second time.

With three Cockatrice defeated the party only needed two more to complete their job. It wasn't until they arrived at the end of the dungeon that the group found their remaining targets. Heero watched the two monsters for a moment, "Neptune. I leave you to deal with these two."

Neptune looked at Heero with her head tilted, "Okie-dokey! But why?"

"Just like Compa and IF, you are a strong girl. While it will be slightly more difficult as you will be fighting a two-on-one battle, I am confident that you can overcome these odds."

Neptune's face was red and when she turned to face the two Cockatrice monsters, steam was blowing out of her nostrils, "Ooh, I got praise from my destined lover! I know I scored points there!"

Both monsters charged at the preteen, who held a fiery determination in her eyes.

Neptune's HDD disk appeared, and she wasted no time in transforming, "I'll end this quickly."

True to her word, Neptune swiftly cut down the first monster before it knew what hit it. The second Cockatrice was no more lucky than the first, as Neptune had kicked into the air, jumped after it and performed an axe kick that sent it towards the ground, then brought her sword down on it, cratering the monster in the process.

With that, the party was finished with their job. The twin braided swordstress was smiling, unable to contain her excitement, "The monsters are so numerous here. Makes things that much more entertaining…!"

Compa stared at the transformed Neptune, "Nep-Nep, you act so tough in that form. Why do you think there are so many monsters here?"

Neptune actually looked slightly concerned, "Don't ask me, but how could this be caused by the diminishing powers of the CPUs? Do their powers even weaken?"

IF crossed her arms, "Well, their power comes from the faith of humanity. If monsters keep attacking, their faith will be shaken. Meaning less protection, more monster attacks, less people, less faith… it's a downward spiral."

"That's succinct. So, as more time passes, more monsters will appear."

Compa began to become increasingly worried, "I-I didn't think of it that way, but it makes sense! What do we do?"

The twin braided swordstress returned to her normally serious expression, "Don't worry, I'm here. Someone told me… I'm the only one who can save the world."

Heero, who had been leaning against the wall, focused his gaze on Neptune, "I was given information along the same vain; that Neptune will save this world and I must assist her to the best of my abilities."

"See? Even Heero heard… and that he was asked to help me. Though I will be relying on you much more from here on out, Heero. I can save it. I'll prove it right now!"

Neptune took off towards the entrance to the dungeon, leaving Heero, Compa and IF by themselves. Compa just smiled as the swordstress took off, "She has the same strong sense of justice, but this Nep-Nep is more dependable. I feel comfortable trusting her!"

IF had her eyes closed and her arms crossed, "I agree she's an improvement over her casual, laid-back attitude… but am I the only one who can't stand her either way?"

Xxx

After completing their job, the party received one thousand credits as their reward. Neptune was a little disappointed, "I know we just started, but that's sorta dinky for a reward…"

Compa scratched her cheek as a nervous drop of sweat ran down the side of her face, "I heard business isn't going well because a major company called Avenir is monopolizing the industry."

IF was concerned, but the concern was for their work, "I heard smaller factories are closing down due to Avenir, but I don't think that's the only reason."

Neptune was of course, quick to make an accusation, though brimming with excitement, "Monopolizing is bad, right? Then, like, that company is an evil conglomerate!"

"…Are you going to assault them if I agree with you? We can't just assume a company is bad because they're successful."

Neptune stomped her foot, "But I can't ignore the fact that people are suffering cuz of them! If I take down that company, a lotta people would be happy!"

IF crossed her arms and gave the preteen an incredulous look, "I don't think 'take down' is the right term. We usually defer to the Basilicom for these issues, not violence."

Compa looked at the brunette with uncertainty in her eyes, "But we were told to leave there just recently. How will we get the Key Fragment or stop Avenir like this?"

"Avenir aside, it'd be bad if our traveling budget ran out because of this horrible economy. Let's keep moving to other landmasses and think about what we can accomplish there."

IF noticed Heero had his eyes closed, then they would reopen before starting to close again, he was fading in and out of consciousness, "How are you holding up, Heero? With everything you've had to put up with today, I can imagine you're starting to feel tired."

The teen forced himself to stay awake, "I refuse to become a hindrance on our mission."

Compa stood in front of the soldier, "You shouldn't strain yourself, Heero. You need to rest."

IF looked down the street they were on, "There's a hotel down the street, we'll stay there tonight then head out first thing tomorrow."

As the group made their way to the location they would be spending the night, Heero's thoughts returned to the three girls in front of him, "(They may be odd, but I have dealt with oddballs before. These girls are nowhere near as bad… I feel as though I can trust them, they have proved to be deserving of it.)"

Xxx

Me: "I remember when I first posted this chapter. It was a gift to our readers during Christmas."

Heero and Neptune: (Enter ACCC from Lounge) "It seems like a long time ago that you posted this."

Heero: "We've come a long way since then."

Me: "Yes we have. This is all thanks to our fans who have enjoyed the story and keep coming back to read it."

Compa: (Enters ACCC from Break Room) "They must really like this story. We should show our appreciation somehow. Maybe we should make cookies!"

IF: (Enters ACCC from Lounge) "That might be a little difficult."

Me: "Well, we show our appreciation by working on more content for the story, and updating it once it's ready. And we can get back to that as soon as we wrap up this chapter. Nep, why don't you take care of that for us?"

Neptune: "Sure thing, boss man!" (Looks at readers) "Read and review this chapter, and watch for another update to this awesome story!"

Me: "Back to work, peeps!"

Me, Heero, Neptune, Compa and IF: (Leave ACCC through Left Entrance)