Me: "Okay, so we're on to chapter 10 now, are we? Still a long way to go… but thanks to the support of the readers I have gotten this far, so we'll see where we go from here."
Black Heart: (Walks in and stands in front of Author) "Hey, how come I've only just now been allowed into the introduction to the chapters?"
Me: "Well, you have to be a part of Heero's harem to do intros."
Black Heart: (Looks away) "Speaking of Heero… do we… you know…"
Me: "Have sex? I was planning on it… just not this early in the story. Though daydreams don't count, so we may have a lot of those."
Black Heart: (Face turns red) "D-Don't say it like that!"
Me: "How do you want me to say it then?"
Black Heart: (Brief pause) "I don't know, just not like that."
Me: (Looks off to the side of the set) "On that note, I think you may want to leave, Noirey. I do believe Heero is coming, unless of course you'd rather stay."
Black Heart: (Fidgeting slightly) "S-Should I? I-I mean I realize that Heero's coming to help with the introduction, but… I mean… I…"
Me: "Want him to bend you over? Have sex? Is that what you mean?"
Black Heart: (Face turns completely red and stammers) Wh-What?! N-No! Wh-What makes you think I want to have s-sex with him?!"
Me: Come on, Noirey. It's written all over your face."
Heero: (Walks in and notices Black Heart before directing his attention to the Author) "…I was not informed that someone else would be here to handle the introduction."
Me: (Looks at Black Heart)
Black Heart: (Mouthing 'Please don't tell him!')
Me: "She just came to ask about the story and how it was coming, y'know, nothing really important. Anyway, I gotta get back to work on the next chapter, think you can wrap up the introduction for me, Heero? Don't forget the disclaimer."
Heero: "Mission… understood."
Me and Black Heart: (Walk of set)
Black Heart: "Why didn't you tell him? N-Not that I wanted you to."
Me: "Noirey, if I did that I would have ruined part of this story… a VERY important part and while it is only one part, if I ruined it I would have ruined the story as a whole and we can't have that. People seem to love this story with all of its action, comedy, and most importantly the romance… since Heero has a harem in it. Besides, it wouldn't have meant anything unless you were the one who told him."
Black Heart: "Wh-What makes you so sure that I would say anything like that to Heero? I-I don't like him!"
Me: "Just a feeling… Writer's intuition."
Heero: (Currently on set, cannot hear Black Heart or Author)"HeeroU-"
Neptune: (Runs onto set and glompes Heero)"Heero! Are you doin' the intro to the chapter? Let's read off the disclaimer together!"
Compa: (Walks onto set with her cheeks puffed up) "I want to read the disclaimer with Heero, Nep-Nep!"
Neptune: "Well, it's already been decided that the destined lovers are gonna read the disclaimer, Compa. So sorry, but you gotta go back and get ready for when the intro is over."
IF: (Walks in after Compa) "Instead of competing over who gets to wrap up the introductions with Heero, why don't we all do it? (I don't see any other way of getting to read the disclaimer with Heero either.)"
Heero: "That would be the best course of action, as it will reduce any pointless bickering, and in turn reduce the time required to return to the actual story. We cannot waste it simply on the chapter introduction."
Neptune: "Well, fine, but only 'cause Heero thinks it's a good idea."
Heero, Neptune, Compa and IF: "HeeroUzuki does not own Gundam Wing, Hyperdimension Neptunia, or anything related to either one."
Neptune: "…But he says he totally wishes that he did."
Heero: "…Didn't you say that during the last introduction?"
Neptune: "Yeah, but I thought I would remind 'em."
Me: "...That hurt. I need to drown my sorrow in some soda."
Me, Heero, Neptune, Compa and IF: (Leave IC)
Ch. 8 Lowee, Land of White Serenity
The party was waiting in the center of the capital city of Lastation, as they had taken the previous day off to give Heero time to rest. Having been sick for as long as he had been, it was only natural that Heero would be tired after his sickness passed, though that was not all, as he had also obtained a new, more powerful transformation.
Compa, who was sitting on a bench with Heero, Neptune and IF, suddenly stood up, her face a mixture of determination and nervousness, "I… I think I should go back to that park again…"
Neptune gave the nurse-in-training a quizzical look, "Aren't you all knee-knockin' and scared of the kid?"
"Yes… but, I can't get him off my mind." Compa's eyes looked slightly watery, "His eyes… They are the eyes of a neglected child craving a loving embrace!"
The purple haired preteen stood up from her seat, "I kinda figured you'd end up like this. You totally can't ignore people with problems."
Heero stood up from his seat as well, "If you are serious about locating the boy, then I should accompany you."
The pink haired nurse looked at the Gundam pilot, her cheeks turned a light pink, "You will go with me, Heero?"
Heero nodded in response, while Neptune eyed Compa, "I see what you're tryin' to do, Compa. You're tryin' to get Heero to be all worried about you 'cause you were scared of that kid, and you're gonna run off with Heero and do the thing with him and raise harem flags!"
Compa's face turned a deep shade of crimson, "Th-That's not why Heero's coming with me! …At least… I don't think so… but I wouldn't mind if… THAT was the reason…"
IF looked up from her cell phone, "We'll all go to give Compa our support… and make sure she doesn't try anything with Heero."
With that, the party headed towards the park that the little boy who enjoyed antagonizing Compa seemed to hang around.
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Upon arriving at the park Neptune started scanning the area, but could not see anyone else there, "I dunno… I don't see him… Maybe he gave up and went home."
It was clear that Compa was concerned for the boy's well-being, "If he even has a home to go to! I'm sure he's just a poor child who was beaten and abandoned by his parents. Like other children, he wants to play the best games… but he has no money!And I… I acted so cold towards him…!"
"Oh, you ladies are back?"
The party turned around to see the little boy who had been at the park time and again, asking the party to buy a game console for him. Neptune began to look slightly flustered, "Greedy Boy appears! Command? What's with that attitude? 'You ladies?!' You think you're some kinda stud?!"
"C-Calm down. No reason to get so flustered! I was just trying to be her friend since she looked so lonely here."
Neptune gave the boy a blank stare, "Her friend? Compa's…?"
"Yeah. I mean, I crossed the line when I met all four of you before, but…"
Compa had been taken completely by surprise, "Huh? Th-Then, about your birthday and…"
"Sorry. I've already got the newest console. My pops is on the development team, so I always get the newest one right away. The third-gen system has tons of memory!"
IF looked over at Compa, "So that means… Compa… you were sort of being picked on, after all…"
"I better get moving. I was invited to an industry party with my dad tonight. Good day, miserable-looking ladies. Oh, well, you've all got wonderful racks. Just saying. And you're friend there doesn't look miserable like you guys, he looks cool."
The boy quickly left the park, leaving the party in stunned silence. Neptune started shouting at the boy as he ran, "Y-Y-You booger! Are you saying besides my boobs, I look miserable?! C-Compa, are you…"
IF put a hand on Neptune's shoulder, "Nep, leave her alone. She's about to have a mental breakdown from all the confusing logic going around."
A nervous drop of sweat slowly creeped down the side of the preteen's face as she looked at Compa, "G-Good idea."
Compa's left eye was twitching as she began to have her 'mental breakdown', "Gh… agh… ahhh…!"
Heero was the only member of the party that received any kind of complement from the boy, though he did not seem to care. Neptune, Heero and IF decided that it would be best to give Compa time to herself after what had just transpired.
Xxx
After finding out the little boy's real reason for picking on Compa, and said Nurse's breakdown, the party made their way to Passe after they received another request from Chian.
When they arrived, Neptune burst through the doorway as she had done the last few times the party had entered the weapons factory, "Hi-hi! You called for us, Chian?"
Heero, Compa and IF entered after their bubbly leader. Chian was waiting behind the counter with an object in front of her, "I've finished my test model for our showcase at the Expo."
Compa's concern could be seen in her eyes, "You're really going? The Expo's run by the Parliament now. You might not even have a chance to get them to look at your stuff."
"I can't back out since I've invested so much already. Not going is no longer an option. Besides, Lady Black Heart has the final say. The Parliament can't defy her."
Neptune tilted her head to the side, "Is she even gonna be there? The Sanctuary people are ignored by the Parliament side, right?"
Heero began to lean on the wall, though unlike the last few times he wasn't having to lean on it to support a weakened body, "That is highly doubtful."
"Nice to see that your friend has gotten better. Yes, it's nothing for us to worry about. The Expo isn't the Expo without the main guest. The Parliament wants more authority over the Sanctuary. It's just a power play. No point if there's no goddess, though!"
Chian placed her hand on the counter in front of her, "Back to the topic. I wanted to ask you girls and your friend to work at my booth, since we're showcasing weaponry."
Upon hearing Chian's request, IF flew off the handle, "Wh-What? No! I won't lower myself to become a booth babe for show!"
"It's not like that. I want you to demonstrate the weapon's functions. You're all used to handling them, y'know? I'll even let you keep them as a reward after the Expo ends!"
Neptune's eyes lit up, "Oh, so what kinda weapon is it? Is it cool? Ba-boom powerful?! C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, let's do it! We get free stuff! We spend so much on weapons. Wouldn't it be totally rad to not have to pay for once?"
IF crossed her arms, still irritated, "Well sure… but, no! It sounds like a chore and it's still kind of embarrassing. You agree, right Compa?"
The nurse-in-training looked between the brunette and the bubbly preteen, "But Chian is asking for our help and… we need powerful weapons to fight monsters…"
IF turned to Heero, "Heero, what do you think? We could be doing something else instead of this. Something more important."
Heero glanced at IF for a brief moment before closing his eyes, "Even if I were to take your side on this matter, Neptune and Compa would more than likely disregard anything I have to say. They also bring up two very good points: one, we would be able to conserve our funds by helping Ms. Chian, and two, we do need more powerful equipment if we are to continue with our primary mission."
Neptune stuck her tongue out at IF, who shot a glare back at her in response, "Done! Match end! Three against one, so majority wins. Iffy, you will join us because we're a party!"
IF rolled her eyes as she turned her back to Neptune, "…It's irritating to have stupid, gullible, moe girls in my party sometimes. The only reason Heero is taking your side is because you would completely blow off whatever he has to say, and he's looking at the situation from a logical perspective."
The purple haired girl latched onto Heero's left arm, "No, Heero is taking my side because he is my lover and would do ANYTHING for me."
Chian waited until she was sure that the girls were done arguing, "Oh, almost forgot. Wait here. I'm going to lend you the test model."
The owner of Passe passed through the door behind the counter, and in less than thirty seconds came back with a long, thin box. Chian opened the container and handed its contents to Neptune, etched into the side of the saber-like weapon were the words 'Mech Sword Armas'.
Neptune's eyes began to gleam as she looked from the beam saber-like in her hands to Chian, and back again, "Are you for cereal?! Don't you need it to display at the Expo?"
"…You do know what a 'test model' is, right? I'm making the real item now. I want you to use the test model to find anything that needs improvement. I'm basically asking you to test it for me."
Neptune tilted her head at Chian, keeping a firm grip on the 'beam' weapon in her hands, "So, we find any defects and report to you, right?"
Heero, Compa and IF could see Chian's eye twitch, "Basically… but don't use the term 'defect.'"
With the test model of Chian's weapon in hand, the party left the weapons factory, not only to test the product, but to also take care of their own personal agenda.
Xxx
The group had stopped half way along the path to the Sky Harbor and Neptune was swinging the Mech Sword Armas around in a playful manner, its purple thermal blade cutting through the air, though IF kept getting onto her for it, "Stop swinging that all over the place before you poke someone's eye out."
Neptune faced the brunette with the test weapon still in her hands, "But Iffy, Chian told us to test it out."
While Neptune and IF were bickering, Heero was leaning on a tree with his backpack on the ground next to him and two disks surrounded by binary code floating in front of him. One had an image of the Wing Gundam on it, the other had an image of the Crossbone Gundam, "(…There are obvious differences in the performance of the two suits. The Wing Gundam requires less energy to maintain, while the Crossbone Gundam is much more powerful.)"
The Perfect Soldier closed his eyes and began to reminisce.
Xxx
Heero was working on the Wing Gundam Zero in a Mobile Suit hanger, the hustle and bustle of engineers making the only other Perfect Soldier saw one individual in particular making his way over to the teen, he had dirty blonde hair, red eyes, wore a blue and white pilot suit and he had a blue helmet tucked under his arm.
Heero looked up from his laptop which he was using for the Wing Gundam Zero's maintenance, "Tobia Arronax… If you have a question make it brief, I must finish checking Zero's systems before we depart for Jupiter."
The leader of the Crossbone Vanguard scratched the back of his head, "Well, it's nothing really important… I was just wondering why you decided to help us, Heero. This IS a suicide mission."
Heero looked up at the Mobile Suit standing before him, "Zero told me that if Callisto's Light and Callisto's Shadow are allowed to fire the colony laser, the possibility that the earth will be destroyed is in the higher ninetieth percentile and the loss of life would be horrendous."
Tobia walked over to the mobile weapon next to the Wing Zero, the Crossbone Gundam X1, which had been modified for the fourth time since it was first built, "I'm a little nervous to be honest… What if we don't make it back? I won't be able to…"
"…Tell Ms. Bernadette Briett that you are in love with her?" Tobia quickly pushed his hand against Heero's mouth, "D-Don't say it out loud! I-I don't want the others to find out yet."
After checking to make sure no one had heard them, Tobia returned his attention to the Crossbone Gundam, "It's strange… it was only three years ago that I was an exchange student, now I'm a Mobile Suit pilot and the leader of the Crossbone Vanguard. If we make it back, will I be able to tell Bernadette how I feel about her?"
The sixteen year old pilot just looked at his Gundam, as if it would give him the answer. While the X1 was slightly smaller than the Wing Zero, it was no less powerful, the X1 Full Cloth was outfitted with a sizeable arsenal and a number of defense systems. Heero looked at the pilot who was the same age as he was, then closed his laptop, "If that is all you are concerned about, then you have nothing to worry about."
Heero stood up with his laptop under his arm, "All I will tell you is that you will have a rather… personal moment with Ms. Briett." Tobia looked at the pilot of the Wing Zero for a moment, trying to decipher what he meant, "What do you mean? Tell me!"
"I cannot, otherwise it may jeopardize the outcome." Tobia quickly followed after Heero in an attempt to get an answer from him, "I won't stop bugging you until you tell me, Heero!"
True to his word, Tobia continued to pester Heero with the question even after they had left the hanger and when they departed for Jupiter.
Xxx
Heero still had his eyes closed, thinking about events that have passed, "(Tobia… the reason why I could not tell you was because Ms. Bernadette told me she had feelings for you. Zero predicted that both of you would convey these feelings to one another after we stopped the colony laser, but I was not in any way to accelerate this event, otherwise it may have caused your feelings to go astray and you would not be with her now.)"
When Heero opened his eyes, Neptune was standing right in front of him, she had even put down her new sword, "You okay, Heero? You're not getting sick on us again, are ya? If you are, just tell me and I'll give you a lover's kiss, that'll cure any status ailment! ...At least I think."
Heero pushed himself off the tree he was leaning on, "Rest assured, I have not contracted any other illnesses. Right now, we must decide on our course of action."
Neptune blinked at Heero for a moment, "Whatcha mean?"
"Chian has tasked us with testing her new weapon, we have time before the Technology Expo is schedule to take place, and there are currently no job offers from Lastation. With that, I would like to make a recommendation; we should move to a different landmass while we wait for the Expo."
Compa was sitting in a bed of flowers nearby when she heard Heero talking about heading to another landmass, "But what about the Key Fragment? We still haven't found it yet."
IF, who was sitting on a boulder, looked up from her cell phone, "Heero's obviously thought this through, otherwise he wouldn't have said anything in the first place. Besides it sounds like a good idea to me. We haven't found the Key Fragment here on Lastation because we've been blindly searching for it without any clues. We have to wait for the Tech Expo, and then win before we can do anything else."
The nurse-in-training gave the brunette a quizzical look, "There are still dungeons that we haven't checked though."
IF hopped of the boulder she was sitting on and made her way over to the rest of the party, "Random dungeon crawling will only get us so far. If we meet with Lady Black Heart, we may be able to ask about the locations of strong monsters and that will narrow our search. And like Heero said, there isn't any work available here in Lastation. Our travel budget will suffer if we just stay here and wait for the Expo."
Neptune picked the test weapon back up from where she had put it, "So… where do you guys wanna go? There's Planeptune and… two other landmasses I know nothin' about."
Heero picked up his back pack from off the ground and slipped his left arm through both of the straps, "Should we choose to go to Planeptune, there will no doubt be job offers for us, though I will remind you that we have already obtained the Key Fragment from Planeptune. On the other hand, if we travel to one of the other two landmasses we may not only find jobs to undertake, but there is still a Key Fragment on each of the two landmasses. Of course, we will have to obtain information on their locations so we don't have to go on blind searches."
Neptune's stomach suddenly began to growl, prompting the preteen to hold her stomach, "All of this thinking is making me hungry… let's just hurry up and pick something, and then get something to eat."
The Perfect Soldier looked past Neptune towards the Sky Harbor, "Another landmass is approaching Lastation now. It is not Planeptune, meaning that it has to be one of the other two landmasses. I will follow whatever course of action you decide to take, Neptune. Though I strongly advise against remaining here for the time being."
As the party was discussing their next course of action, a certain white haired swordstress was spying on them from a distance, specifically Heero, "…Heero is entering the Tech Expo? It would give me a chance to find out what kind of girl he's interested in…"
As soon as she had realized what she had just said, the white haired girl shook her head in a violent manner, "…Stop thinking about what kind of girl Heero's interested in, Black Heart! It's not like you care or anything!"
While she said one thing, she was thinking the exact opposite as she began to have an erotic daydream of herself with the aforementioned teen.
Xxx
The white haired girl was on top of a two mattress bed, naked, and bent over in front of Heero, who was also without his clothes and his member was fully erected. The swordstress looked back at Heero, her face noticeably red, "Heero… not THERE…"
The Gundam pilot leaned close to the girl's ear, "Are you nervous?"
"W-Well… yeah… I-I-I've never done this before… or anything like it." Heero lightly kissed the back of the swordstress' neck, sending a shiver down her spine, "…I will be as gentle as possible."
The white haired girl averted her eyes from the soldier behind her for a brief moment, "…You promise?"
Heero cupped the mystery girl's chin, turned her face so she was looking at him, and then planted a light kiss on her lips, "I make this promise only to you."
The Perfect Soldier slowly began to close the distance between his body and that of the white haired girl's. The last thing that was heard before the mysterious setting went white was the sound of the moans, grunts and groans from Heero and the swordstress.
Xxx
The white haired swordstress, who was still hiding from the party, was staring off into space. There was a small pond near the girl, and when she snapped out of her daydream she saw blood trickling down her nose.
The swordstress wiped the red liquid off her face and violently shook her head while swinging her sword in the air wildly, her cheeks now a deep crimson, "Wh-Wh-What am I doing thinking s-something like that?! Th-There's no way I'd ever consider doing THAT with Heero!"
Of course as she said this, the white haired girl was assaulted by another erotic daydream.
Xxx
The setting was the same as the… thrilling daydream from seconds ago, aside from the bed and the two individuals occupying it, there was nothing else. The only difference was that the swordstress was now on her back with Heero in-between her legs.
The girl was looking down, unable to look Heero in the eye, "…Th-This is my first time… So be gentle… Okay?"
Heero gently stroked the mystery girl's cheek with the back of his hand, "As you wish…"
Heero leaned closer to the swordstress and gave her a full mouth kiss, slowly tracing the girl's lips with his tongue. When the girl pulled back from the teen to speak Heero almost immediately closed the gap, slipping his tongue through the swordstress' slightly open mouth.
The white haired girl began to melt into the kiss, her arms slowly making their way around Heero's neck. Heero positioned himself outside of the swordstress' entrance and gave a single, powerful thrust.
The white haired girl arched into the Gundam pilot as she let out a long, drawn out moan. And as the setting began to turn white, the girl's loud moans and Heero's grunts were all that could be heard."
Xxx
Once again, the mystery girl was staring off into space, blood was gushing out of her nose like a faucet. The swordstress picked up a heavy rock and hurled in a random direction as she shook her head, "Shut up!"
The rock was thrown in the direction of the boulder near Neptune, Heero, Compa and IF, and when it smashed against the large object the party ceased their conversation and scanned the area for whatever it was that through the rock, "Did you guys see that rock? It came flying out of nowhere and went 'splat' all over that boulder!"
"Nep-Nep, we need to look for whoever or whatever threw that rock. There may be a monster nearby!"
The white haired swordstress had hid behind a nearby tree, hoping that the party would not find her, "I can't let them find me! Though… if they did… It would give me a chance to talk to Heero."
After a few seconds of staring off into space yet again, the mystery girl began to beat on the tree she was hiding behind, "…Stupid Black Heart! Stop thinking about Heero! You don't care for him one bit."
IF turned in the direction of what sounded like dull thuds, "Over there?"
The white haired girl froze, had Neptune and her party found her? The swordstress could hear the footsteps of four different people drawing closer.
As she waited for the group to find her behind the tree and eventually accuse her of coming after both Neptune and Heero, the swordstress questioned why it she was hiding from the party. It wasn't like she committed a crime or anything, she had nothing to hide. Though she wouldn't admit it, the white haired girl was just nervous about asking Heero what his preferences in girls were.
"Ah-ha! Found you!" The mystery girl flinched, Neptune's party had finally found her… or so she thought. When the girl looked over at Neptune and her party, they were standing near a tree a few feet away from the tree that the swordstress was hiding behind.
The group had encircled a Jyaki, because of how big the monster was the party had no problem believing that it was the culprit that threw the rock at them, "You got some nerve attacking a couple of cute girls, especially when my super strong bodyguard is here!"
Neptune immediately glomped Heero, who was standing next to her, "By the way, I totally trust you with MY body, Heero. We should totally have out M rated scene later."
Compa's cheeks puffed up at Neptune at the mentioning of having an 'M rated scene', "Nep-Nep, I want an M rated scene with Heero, too!"
IF clenched her fists until her knuckles turned white, "Now is not the time to be thinking about that! (Besides, it's obvious that I should be the one to have… THAT kind of scene of scene with Heero, seeing as how I'm the most mature.)"
Neptune of course blew IF off, "Yeah, yeah, whatever Iffy. Let's kick his butt!"
Heero had transformed into the Crossbone Gundam to see what the Mobile Suit was capable of, "Roger… eliminating the target."
The white haired girl watched the one sided brawl from behind the tree, turned around and began to walk away, "Well, I should make it a point to see Heero at the Expo… N-Not that I care about him or anything, I just want to see what company he works for and what he'll be showcasing."
After the short fight, Neptune held her stomach, "…Need… food… Let's hurry up and go to that new landmass. They've gotta have new kinds of food for me to eat."
Compa let out a tired sigh, "Nep-Nep, is food the only thing you're thinking about?"
Neptune's cheek grew slightly red as she looked down at the ground, "Of course not. I'm also thinking about when Heero's final ready to have our M rated scene."
Heero looked on as the three girls began to bicker amongst themselves on the topic of an 'M rated scene with Heero', "(…I am beginning to question the sanity of these three girls.) Since it has been decided that we will travel to the incoming landmass, it would be best for us to depart for the Sky Harbor."
Neptune jumped onto the now mechanized Heero's back, "You can carry me there because that's what a good lover would do, and you can fly, too."
Compa and IF almost immediately jumped onto Heero's back as soon as they realized that Heero was indeed capable of flight while transformed, and because they had no intention of letting Neptune keep the Gundam pilot all to herself, "Heero, please carry me too. I-I mean, we are supposed to be… l-lovers after all."
"I'm not in the same boat as those two, but it would cut down on the time it would take us to get to the next landmass. (Though I would like to say it's because… we're… l-lo… lovers.)"
Heero saw himself with no recourse but to ferry the three girls to the Sky Harbor via the flight capabilities provided by his transformation, "Then it would be in your best interest to hold on."
Neptune tightened her grip on Heero's metal frame, "Don't worry about that, Heero. I'll hold on extra tight."
Once Heero was sure that the three females had grabbed onto some part of his armor, the thrusters on the Gundam's back flared to life and propelled the Mobile Suit and his passengers towards the Sky Harbor.
Xxx
The path to the new landmass was just as short as the one the party took to get to Lastation, possibly even shorter despite the fact that it looked similar in appearance. It was, of course, a cave-like path with white luminescent crystal strewn all along the sides of the path. Neptune was walking out in front of the party, a big smile on her face, "I wonder what kinda monsters and food this new landmass is gonna have."
IF rolled her eyes at the preteen, who acted as though she did not have a care in the world, "Is filling your stomach all you can think about? We should be more focused on how we're going to find the Key Fragments."
Heero was walking behind the three girls, no longer in his Mobile Suit form so as to conserve his energy, "Unfortunately, simply searching for a dungeon with powerful monsters will not guarantee that we will find a Key Fragment. Finding a source of information that is even slightly reliable is already going to be a difficult task."
Neptune began to rub her stomach, "All of this thinking is making me even more hungry… Let's hurry and get to the new landmass and get some food, then you guys can think all you want."
Heero, Compa and IF watched as Neptune ran straight towards the exit of the 'bridge', "Nep-Nep is supposed to be our leader… But she's so focused on food."
Just as the party was about to exit the bridge, a plump, green bird called a 'Vorpal' waddled out from behind a white luminescent crystal. Though it was very slow, Neptune still saw it as an attempt to ambush the party, "Surprise attacks aren't cool!"
The purple haired girl pulled the Mech Sword Armas out of her hoodie pocket. The prototype weapon emitted a purple beam in the form of a saber, and Neptune ran at the bird-like monster with the beam saber held over her head.
The monster's eyes looked as though they were about to pop out as it watched Neptune run at it. The test weapon almost effortlessly cut through the large bird, leaving it dead on the ground once the thermal weapon had cut through it. Neptune stopped to stare at the now deceased monster, "…I betcha it tastes like chicken. Let's cook it and find out!"
Heero grabbed Neptune by the collar of her hoodie and threw the preteen over his shoulder before walking towards the exit of the bridge, "You should not put strange things in your mouth, even more so when you do not know where that monster has been."
Neptune's face was slightly red from her current position over the teen's shoulder, "You say that, but I know you just wanted to look at my panties. Heero, you're a pervert. But… since we're lovers I'll let you look."
"…I have no interest in looking at your undergarments."
The preteen stuck her tongue out in a cute manner, "Then why're you looking at them? You totally want me, Heero and I understand that, but you gotta wait till we're in bed together before we can have our M Rated scene."
Heero choose to ignore Neptune as he carried her towards the exit.
Xxx
When the party stepped out of the bridge, the first thing Heero noted was the snow falling from the sky. There was so much of it that the ground and the tops of the trees were easily covered with a thick blanket of the white flakes of frozen water. Off in the distance was a large sky blue castle with blue roofing and three large balloons tied to it, one blue, one purple, and one orange. A rainbow could be seen past the castle.
There were cable cars ferrying passengers to and from the smaller islands surrounding the landmass, all of which were also covered with snow. Neptune withdrew her arms into her hoodie as her teeth began to chatter, "I-I-It's s-s-so c-c-cold!"
Compa wrapped her arms around herself as she shook violently from the low temperature, "T-T-Too cold!"
IF merely crossed her arms and exhaled, her breath was visible since the air was saturated and extra water vapor was condensed, "Those two are hopeless."
Heero was looking towards the city, "Our first objective should be to find the Basilicom."
Neptune quickly slipped one arm back through a hoodie sleeve and pointed towards the city, "Th-Th-Then let's m-m-move, people! I'm f-f-freezin' here!"
The party began to wade through the snow towards civilization, though Heero and IF had to stop a number of times along the way so Neptune and Compa could catch up.
Xxx
Once they arrived inside of the Basilicom, Neptune and Compa ran over to a heater to warm themselves, Compa was still shaking like a leaf, "Ohhhh… That was so freezing! Our lives would have been in danger from a status ailment if we remained in the snow."
Neptune was rubbing her hands together to generate some heat, "Yeah, some energy of some kind was totally getting drained whenever I was all talky. Like my soul was trying to jump ship."
A Basilicom staff member made his way over to the party as they were recuperating, "Are you okay? You girls hardly look layered enough to travel in the snow."
IF had been checking her cell phone when the staff member approached them, "They're just whining. It wasn't all that cold. Does this have something to do with Lowee's goddess?"
Neptune had curled up into a ball next to the heater, her arms wrapped around legs, "Ooh, nice. It's so warm and cozy in here. I dunno how to explain the difference with words alone! So yeah, to the point. Do you know where any strong monsters are around here? We're traveling the world, finding Key Fragments and fighting monsters!"
"Why not go to the Central Basilicom, Entremets, if you're curious about monster research? This Basilicom is just a local branch."
Compa's eyes slowly began to widen, "There are two Basilicoms in Lowee? Then there are two goddesses?! They must be twins!"
"No, no. Each city has its own local Basilicom to govern the area. The Central Basilicom, also known as Entremets, is where all local Basilicoms are managed. Our CPU resides there."
Neptune inclined her head, then assumed her thinking position, "Okay. So if I go there, I can bug them about monsters and say hey to the goddess, right?"
"Yeah. I'll give you a map to find it. The roads can be a bit harsh, so be careful."
Neptune stood up and threw her arms around Heero, "There's no need to worry about that, I've got my destined lover/bodyguard to protect me. I think I'll be just fine."
The Basilicom staff member blinked a few times, "Destined lover? Are you two close? I was under the impression that he was perhaps in a relationship with one of your other two friends."
Compa and IF let out a small squeak when the employee said he thought Heero was in a relationship with one of them and their cheeks began to burn, meanwhile Neptune looked peeved, "Yeah, well, he's my lover, so there!"
After grabbing the map from the Basilicom employee, the party headed back out into the snowy plains of Lowee. While Neptune was starting to get cold yet again, Compa and IF were unaffected by the cold, their faces still red from the conversation not more than a minute ago.
Xxx
Heero had been put in charge of directing the group with the map, as Neptune had almost gotten the party lost when it was in her possession. The party was making their way through a dense forest, the trees had no leaves, a few trees were lying on the ground, and all that could really be seen for the most part was snow covered flora and fauna.
Neptune was shaking violently, wrapping her arms around herself in a futile effort to keep warm, "…Brrrr. It's so cold, my butt's frozen. I think. I wanna curl up with Heero by a fire with some hot chocolate and a big blanket."
IF shook her head as she listened to Neptune complain, "It's really not that cold. We're not even dressed heavily. If you're that cold, do you want my hot pack?"
The preteen snapped her head around to look at the brunette, "Hot pants?! What? What's that sort of thing doing in Lowee? This's supposed to be a magical fantasy world of fun!"
"Hot pack. Pack. I brought stuff from Planeptune just in case. Trade it off every few minutes."
Neptune grabbed the hot pack from IF, holding the small heater in her hands, "Oh, yeah! Okay, I get it. You're after me, Compa!"
Compa's teeth were chattering, "Th-Thank you so much! It looks like Entremets is located through the forest. Why would they build their main Basilicom there? It should be made more accessible for normal people."
IF let her arms fall to her sides, "It's a sacred place for the goddess. This way, idiots like Nep can't wander in, break stuff, and leave so easily."
Neptune had her hands on her hips, "I see! …Wait, you make it sound like I'm suspicious or something…"
IF completely ignored Neptune and focused her attention on the forest before them, "…It looks like this forest, meant to turn away travelers, has become a place monsters can call home."
As the party made their way further into the forest, IF glanced over at Heero, who was looking between the map and the direction the group was going, "O-Oh, I forgot to ask, do you need a hot pack, Heero? I-I have some extra packs if you want one."
Heero briefly looked over at IF before returning his attention to the direction the party was heading, "Your concern is appreciated, though unnecessary. I have been trained to handle extreme weather conditions, temperatures such as this are not a problem for me."
The brunette looked away, "I-I see. Th-That's good, at least someone can handle the cold." IF lightly pulled on the collar of her tank top and looked through the opening, "(…And I was going to give these two to Heero. It would have counted as indirectly putting his face into my breasts.)"
The path through the forest resembled the layout of the dungeons that the party had explored when taking on job requests, though the fact that the 'walls' were made of snow and were not very high off the ground made Heero think of trenches.
The Gundam pilot folded the map and slipped it into his jacket pocket, "The sooner we arrive at Entremets, the sooner we can acquire information on the location of dungeons that may potentially hold the Key Fragment on this landmass."
Heero turned his gaze on Neptune, who was beginning to shake. She had given the hot pack to Compa and was now starting to freeze, "R-R-Right, let's g-g-go!"
Heero exhaled through his nose before taking off his jacket, "(I admire her determination, but she could very well get herself killed because of it.)"
The Perfect Soldier draped the denim jacket over Neptune's shoulders, surprising the preteen, "Unlike you, Neptune, I have a greater tolerance for temperatures such as this. You need this more than I do."
Compa's cheeks grew red and puffy, then held the hot packs out to Neptune, "Here, Nep-Nep. You can have the hot packs and I'll take Heero's jacket."
Neptune stared at the nurse-in-training for a moment before her lips curved into a grin, "Nope! I'll take the jacket, thank you very much."
The preteen slipped her arms through the jacket sleeves and pushed the extra layer of clothing against herself, "Ah, I can feel my lover's love warming me up already, and it's nice and cozy, too."
Heero's eye noticeably twitched, "We are not lovers."
Neptune wrapped her arms around Heero's torso, "Yes we are, lover. If we weren't lovers then you wouldn't have given me your jacket."
Heero stopped for a moment, "(…It is difficult to argue when she puts it that way. I am beginning to regret my decision of giving her my jacket.)"
Heero decided to drop the subject before Neptune went into other subjects such as her 'M rated scenes'. As the party rounded the first corner of the dungeon-like forest, Neptune saw that the path was blocked by a wall of snow covered rocks, "No sweat, I'll just smash these rocks and we'll be our way. But what if a monster jumps out and attacks us, the suspense is killing me! I'm just gonna smash 'em!"
True to her word, Neptune pulled her Planet Hammer seemingly out of nowhere and brought it down on the row of rocks, breaking each into hundreds of smaller pieces, "There. All done, and no monsters to pop out at us. Kind of a letdown."
IF face palmed herself, "Only you would hope that monsters would pop out at us after clearing an obstacle."
With the obstruction now gone, the party continued along the path to Entremets. For the most part, the trek through the 'dungeon' was uneventful; the party encountered very few monsters, mostly Vorpals, and Neptune was looking bored out of her mind from the lack of action, "This is so boooring! This chapter has so little action in it."
IF stopped to raise a questioning eyebrow, "What did she say?"
The preteen began to flail her arms, "I said I'm bored, Iffy! This whole trip through the forest has been one big snooze cruise."
Neptune scooped up a handful of snow and made it into a ball as IF walked past her, "You're just going to have to deal with it. Even if it is-"
The brunette was stopped short when she felt a cold object strike the back of her head. When IF turned around, she saw Neptune pointing and laughing at her, "Ha! I got you good, Iffy!"
IF clenched her fists, a vein in the side her neck was beginning to show from the anger welling up inside her, "Why you little…!"
IF quickly grabbed a handful of snow off the ground, made it into a neat ball and threw it at purple haired preteen. Neptune ducked under the frozen projectile before it could hit her, the snowball passed harmlessly overhead and struck Compa in the face. Neptune began to taunt IF after her failed attempt to get back at the preteen, "You kinda suck, Iffy. You're never gonna-"
Neptune was suddenly struck in the back of the head with a snowball and landed face first into the ground. Compa was standing a few feet behind Neptune with a snowball in her hands, "All's fair in love and war, Nep-Nep!"
The preteen picked herself up, scooping up some more snow to make another snowball, "You're not getting away with that, Compa!"
Heero watched as Neptune, Compa and IF held a snowball fight, laughing and playing around, trying to hit one another. Just as the playful fighting was about to grow in intensity, IF froze in place, "(Crap, I forgot Heero was watching! He must think I'm a such a kid now!)"
The three girls stopped hurling their frozen projectiles and looked over at Heero, who maintained an emotionless façade, "…I guess it is true."
Neptune inclined her head, trying to decipher what Heero was talking about, "What's true? Does it have anything to do with food?"
The Perfect Soldier mentally sighed, "Far from it. A comrade of mine once told me of the 'Three Times Rule', it is something that only applies to women."
IF began to look at the lone male party member with a slightly quizzical look, "'Three Times Rule?' What exactly is it?"
"…Women appear three times more beautiful in the snow."
Almost instantly, Neptune, Compa and IF's cheeks began to burn. IF averted her gaze from the Gundam pilot, unable to look at him straight in the eye, "Wh-Wh-What are you doing saying something like that?"
Compa shuffled around from embarrassment, "D-D-Do you really think we're b-b-beautiful, Heero?"
Heero walked past the girls, because the soldier said nothing else the three girls began to suspect that Heero did not see them as being beautiful, "…I would not have said it unless it was true."
As Heero was about to continue along the path to Entremets, he felt a pair of arms encircle torso. When he saw the denim sleeves, Heero knew it was the party's favorite bubbly leader who was giving him a hug, "I know what it is you want, Heero. You wanna have our M Rated scene, so say that I'm beautiful! Well, you don't have to say that if you wanna do it, but it does get you more points with me."
Compa wrapped her arms around Heero's left arm just as Neptune had grabbed onto the soldier from behind, "I-If you want to have a… M-M-M Rated scene with me, Heero, I-I-I wouldn't mind at all."
Heero had expected Neptune and Compa to start hugging him as usual whenever he gave them even the smallest compliment, what he had not expected was for IF to take a hold of his right arm with her both of her own arms, "…I can understand why Neptune and Compa would grab onto me, as it is normal for them. What I would like to know is why you are grabbing onto me, IF?"
The IF realized what it was she was doing, though if she pulled away now she believed it would make her look strange in Heero's eyes, "W-Well, I'm feeling a little cold right now. (Can't you tell, Heero? It's because… I…)"
Heero was sure that that was not the case, IF had come prepared and was no doubt wearing a few hot packs so that she would not feel cold. While he wanted to know the real reason, Heero thought it best not to pry, "…It would be in our best interest to leave this area, we will gain nothing by standing around here."
The trio of cute girls let go of Heero before running past him towards the forest exit, "Come on, let's hurry! My butt's gonna get all frozen again if we stay out here."
Heero followed after the girls at his own pace, they may have been goofy and awkward, and may have tried his patience more than a few times, but they were nonetheless trustworthy.
Xxx
After their uneventful trek through the forest, the party final arrived at Entremets, the Central Basilicom as well as the place where the goddess of Lowee resided.
Neptune barged through the door to the Basilicom without so much as even knocking, "Hi-hi! We're here to ask about monsters and to talk to the goddess."
Heero, Compa and IF entered the religious structure after Neptune, though nowhere as loudly, "Considering what kind of place this is, one would think that she would act at least a little more respectful."
A member of the Basilicom's staff approached the party shortly after they entered, though unlike the previous Basilicoms, it was a female employee that greeted them, "Good evening, my name is Financier. You wish for an audience with Lady White Heart?"
Before Neptune had a chance to speak, IF immediately slapped her hand over the preteen's mouth, "Let's let Heero handle this. Knowing you, you might go off topic or say something that could get us kicked out before we have a chance to speak with the goddess."
Heero stood a reasonable distance away from the Financier, "We apologize for the lack of any notification of our arrival. We wish to inquire about the locations of dungeons with particularly strong monsters."
"There is no need to apologize, please follow me."
The party followed Financier as she made her way towards the back of the Basilicom, along the way, the Basilicom employee looked back at Neptune and Heero, "I do not mean to pry, but are you two by any chance a couple? I figure that your friend is in a relationship with at least one of you."
Neptune wrapped her arms around Heero, "Another person who thinks we're a couple! To answer your question; yes, Heero is my destined lover. You can look, but you can't touch."
Financier stopped and looked at Neptune, blinking a few times, "Destined… lover?"
Heero narrowed his eyes at Neptune, who either wasn't paying attention or just did not care, "We are not lovers."
Financier watched the exchange between Heero and Neptune, "Only lovers would bicker like this."
Heero just could not win. No matter how many times he said that he and Neptune were not lovers, other people would think that they were. The group continued towards the back of the Basilicom until they were standing in front of a large set of double doors.
Financier open one of the doors and closed it behind her, leaving Neptune, Heero, Compa and IF out of the room. The Basilicom employee stood just in front of the door, "Lady White Heart, some travelers are requesting an audience. What would you have me do?"
Aside from the wall where the door was located, the walls surrounding the room were made of clear glass that appeared to be well maintained. In the center of the room were six support beams connected together by expertly cut pieces of wood that when connected together as they were made a hexagonal shape, and had well-crafted art designs cut into them. Purple drapes hung from the pillars around sky blue drapes in the center of the pillars.
Lying on the queen sized bed located within the blue drapes was a rather short preteen girl, she had sandy-brown hair that reached down to her neck and dull blue eyes, she wore a cute white dress with dark brown lining and markings on it, a blue ribbon with a white line woven through the center with a blue gem right in the middle, and a white cloth was tied around her right leg.
Next to the preteen was a small stack of books and she held one open in her hands, the young girl looked up from her book and towards the direction of the door, "…I'm busy. Make them leave."
"We've had fewer and fewer visitors coming due to the monsters. Perhaps we should try to be more welcoming…"
While the goddess could see through the sky blue drapes surrounding her bed, Financier could not, so the only indication she had to gone was the tone of Lady White Heart's voice, and she sounded slightly irked, "…You actually believe my ability to protect has weakened due to wavering faith?"
The Basilicom employee stammered for a moment, "A-Absolutely not! How could your protection ever weaken? However, we must do something to raise our reputation. "
The CPU was silent while Financier continued, "They may spread rumors how Lowee's CPU won't even greet travelers who came all the way through the snow to see her."
Lady White Heart returned her gaze to the book in her hands, "…It's not gonna work. You can't make me come out."
"The Evangelist will give you a lecture if you keep that attitude! Besides, they have a handsome young man traveling with them… But that's just my opinion."
The CPU's eye noticeably twitched, though it could not be seen by Financier. Lady White Heart closed her book and released an irritated sigh, "What does one guy have to do with this? …Fine. Let them in. I'll be out in a few."
Financier gave a polite bow before leaving the room, "…Understood."
Xxx
After allowing a few minutes to pass Financier opened the door to allow Neptune, Heero, Compa and IF entrance to Lady White Heart's room, "…Excuse us. These three are the ladies wishing to meet with Lady White Heart. IF, Compa, and Neptune. And this is Neptune's personal bodyguard; Heero. They are traveling the world in search of powerful monsters."
Financier focused her attention on the party, "You girls and your friend are here to ask questions, correct? Please, please, please… be polite. Excuse me."
With that, Financier excused herself from the room, leaving the group of four alone with the CPU of Lowee. Unfortunately, Neptune was quick to strike up a conversation with the goddess without even so much as introducing herself, "Hiya, goddess! It's our first time meeting you, for sure."
Like Financier, no one in the party could see through the drapes that hid the CPU of Lowee, even Heero was having some difficulty trying to see the exact features of the goddess. Lady White Heart scanned the four travelers who were standing in her room, after looking over Neptune, Compa and IF, she allowed her gaze to remain fixed on Heero for a slightly longer period of time than when she looked at the girls.
After she was finished taking in Heero, the CPU turned her gaze on Neptune, "…Neptune. The hell d'you think you're doing here with that fat, cheeky, stupid face?"
Neptune looked from side to side before pointing at herself, "St-Stupid face…? I guess I'm all flush and cheeky from the cold, a-and my face changes when I transform, but… blah!"
The preteen shook her head before regaining her thoughts, "Anyway! We're looking for an item called a Key Fragment. We wanna know if you got any info where…"
Lady White Heart interrupted the bubbly preteen, "…Item questing? What're you plotting?"
Neptune had her hands on her hips, "Well, we gotta get them to save Histy. I thought you might wanna help us."
Compa made her presence known after being silent for the better part of the time the party had been in the Basilicom, "Key Fragments are guarded by strong monsters. If you know of any dungeons where we can fight one…"
"…Save someone? That's good for you. You seem like you don't give a shit about anything else. I haven't heard of an item like that. Too bad."
Neptune scratched the back of her head, as if it helped her to think, "What about monsters? Any ideas where we can go? Or is that totally not goddess knowledge?"
Lady White Heart merely waved the comment/question off, "Aren't I goddess-like enough for you? Oh, so sorry. How about you ask the Basilicom those questions instead?"
The purple haired preteen started flailing her arms, "But, but, but this is your land! You gotta know it like the back of your head, right? If your busy, we can come back later. When're you free? Tomorrow? The day after? The day after that? After that? That?"
"…Never. I told you I don't know. I don't think such an item exists in Lowee. And it's the back of your hand, idiot."
Neptune did not seem willing to accept the fact what Lady White Heart was saying, "What? No way! Histy said there's one on each landmass. In fact, we found one on Planeptune!"
"…This isn't Planeptune."
Neptune inclined her head, "Then… monsters? Anywhere strong monsters gather?"
Heero could tell that the CPU was beginning to get more than a little aggravated, "…You're really pissin' me off. I said to ask the Basilicom. I don't care anymore."
"Would that other chick know? What's her name? …Wait, one more! Have you heard of anyone named Histy? Her full name is-"
By this point, Heero could compare the goddess to a kettle full of water on a stove, and she had reached her boiling point, "Holy crap, shut up! I said I don't know! Such nerve, showing yourself in front of me like this. Enough! Don't ever return!"
Neptune tried to get an answer from Lady White Heart, but Heero placed a hand on the preteen's shoulder and shook his head, "I understand that you wish to gain more information in regards to the Key Fragment, however there is a fine line between persistence and stupidity."
The CPU of Lowee had her attention focused on Heero, "I was told he was supposed to be your bodyguard, but it seems to me that he's actually your babysitter."
Neptune stared at where the goddess was presumed to be with disbelief, "B-Babysitter?! For your information, Heero is my destined lover."
Lady White Heart was choking for a few seconds before sitting straight once more, "Destined lover? You would never honor that kind of a commitment! Though, now that I look at you two, he looks like he's supposed to be your trainer."
"T-T-Trainer?!"
Heero could practically feel the venom in Lady White Heart's words, despite the fact that it was directed at Neptune, "Hey trainer, why don't you put a muzzle on your dumbass dog to keep it from yapping."
Heero kept his surprise to himself, the goddess of Lowee had quite a fowl mouth on her, though for some reason she seemed to slightly nicer to him than Neptune, however that did not take much. Neptune looked back at Heero, "I know I said I wanted an M Rated scene, but this isn't what I had in mind!"
The party decided to excuse themselves before Neptune said or did something that would further anger Lady White Heart. As he passed through the doorway, Heero noticed someone, obviously female, walk past the party and into Lady White Heart's room, "(…I suppose we are not the only one's requesting to see the CPU, though I did not realize that communicating with one of the goddess would prove to be this… problematic."
Lady White Heart was sitting at the foot of her bed, a white jacket with light brown fur, dark blue markings, and brown lining was draped over her petite frame and a big white hat with light blue ruffles and a gold and brown under and center piece sat on her head.
The woman who had entered the room stood a few feet away from the bed the goddess was sitting on, "…Raising your voice like that… Rather shameful for a goddess to have such barbaric manners, Lady White Heart."
Lady White Heart maintained an emotionless façade, "…Conversation. You were here? …An Evangelist's job is to propagate beliefs regarding me to other lands, right?"
"Well, you need to support my teachings by acting like a goddess, otherwise…"
Evidently, Lady White Heart was not given anywhere near enough time to cool down after having to deal with Neptune, and Conversation was only pushing her buttons, "Ugh, this is so annoying…! Did you just come back here to lecture me, you pasty old hag?! Why d'you think I promoted you from Chamberlain to Evangelist? Get a freakin' clue! Stop breathing down my damn neck!"
"…I can't do that until you stop having your little violent, childish tantrums. Oops, was that inappropriate? Forgive me. Nevertheless, people won't follow a goddess to simply receive protection. You must…"
The CPU squeezed her fists until her knuckles turned white, "I-I know, geez! I get it, okay? There are more and more causalities from monsters. It's a huge thorn in my ass."
"You shouldn't be so frank, even with me. A goddess' leadership and style will affect their land as well… You can only improve those by improving your level of self-control."
The goddess of Lowee had her eyes closed, a vain popping up on her left hand as she contained her anger, "And here I am staying quiet like you asked…! I swallow most of my words so I don't just spit them out."
"…Still, your occasional outbursts are unacceptable as a goddess. You know that, right?"
A vain now popping up on Lady White Heart's right hand as she reluctantly listened to Conversation, "Oh, don't worry, I'm fully aware I'm so very not goddess-like and bratty. …Urrrgh! I'm SO pissed!"
"I'll be gone for a while again, but make sure you watch your attitude as Lady White Heart."
The now very angry White Heart started shouting at the Evangelist after she let herself out of the room, "Yeah, okay, bye! Excuse my shitty language! Don't ever come back!"
Lady White Heart started pacing around the room, "…Shit! Shit! Shit! SHIT! I'm beyond pissed right now! First I have to deal with that dumbass Neptune, and then I had to listen to that old bitch lecture me?! This has to be the shittiest day of my life!"
As she continued to vent her pent up anger, the goddess tried to think of something, anything that would help her anger subside. She stopped when she settled on a particular individual, "…I'll give Financier this one, that Heero guy was rather easy on the eyes. But what the hell is someone like him doing with Neptune? …Knowing her, she tricked him into going along with her."
Once she was sure she had released most of her anger, Lady White Heart plopped down on her bed and picked up the book she had been reading before having to deal with Neptune and her party, and the Evangelist Conversation, "…Now, where was I?"
Xxx
Me: (Sitting on the ground with arms around legs)
Black Heart: (Watching the Author silently)
Neptune: (Barges into the 'After Chapter Chat Corner') "Hey there, Author! How's it- *Gasp* It's the chick with the plug suit who keeps coming after Heero!"
IF and Compa: (Run into 'After Chapter Chat Corner') "So, you've finally decided to use the Chat Corner for your attempts to steal Heero, huh?"
Black Heart: (Starts blushing) "N-No I'm not! I just came to ask the Author about the story and I found him like this!"
Heero: (Walks into 'After Chapter Chat Corner') "The Author is more than likely suffering from some sort of writers' related condition."
Neptune, Compa and IF: (See a dark cloud looming over the Author) "H-Hey… you feelin' alright?
Me: "No… I'm not alright… I'm anything but. It has been more than two weeks since my last update… I don't deserve to call myself an Author! Don't look at me!"
Neptune: (Pulls a lollipop out of her hoodie pocket and shoves it into the Author's mouth) "Cheer Author man! You're the only one who can make this story work and give me and Heero our M Rated scene!"
Me: (Touched my Neptune's words, and suddenly stands up) "あなたの権利!私は今、停止することはできません!ていない読者が継続されると懇願するこの物語の続きを読むにはそこに死んでいる時!" Translation: "(Your right! I can't stop now! Not when there are readers dying to read more of this story that begs to be continued!)"
Heero, Neptune, Compa, IF and Black Heart: (Stare at Author) "What?"
Me: (Scratches the back of his head and gives a timid smile) "Sorry, whenever I get really serious I have a tendency to speak in Japanese."
Neptune: (Has a gleam in her eyes) "Whoa… that's so cool! Do we get to speak in Japanese, too?"
Me: "I'm debating on it. Right now I am faced with the dilemma of getting new updates to the story while working on the Valentine's Day Special."
IF: "So we're getting another bonus chapter?"
Me: "Yep. I've started posted another poll on my user page that will affect certain parts of future chapters, depending how the results come out. I'm also debating whetheror not to include elements of Fate Stay Night into the story, like givinng Heero UBW and explaining how he can us it."
Neptune: (Inclines her head) "UBW? What's that? I betcha it's something super cool if Heero's getting it!"
Me: "Yes, it is cool. But that's all I'm going to tell you." (Points at Heero) "Heero, my good man! Wrap up this little After Chapter Chat Corner of ours!"
Heero: "…Review this story, or I'll kill you."
Me: "Oh great Heero, threaten them. They'll really want to read and review the story now. Anyway, let's take bow, people. I have to get to work on the next updates for the sake of the readers."
Me, Heero, Neptune, Compa, IF and Black Heart: (Bow, then run out of the 'After Chapter Chat Corner')
