Me: "Hello, good readers! The New Year is upon us, and we have a new, albeit short bonus chapter to commemorate this day."
Heero, Neptune, Compa and IF: (Enter IC) "Did'ja guys here that? We got another sweet chapter where we get to have fun!"
IF: "You're just happy because it means you get to goof off and not get in trouble."
Compa: "Don't be so negative, Iffy. Everyone is excited about the start of the New Year. Deep down, you are, too."
5pb, Gust and Nisa: (Enter IC from Break Room) "The start of the New Year calls for a resolution. As the Keeper of Justice, my resolution is defeat evil, and bring peace to Gamindustri!"
5pb: "Why do I get the impression you make the same New Year's resolution every year?"
Gust: "Gust wants to find rare ingredients this year."
Lady Green Heart: (Enters IC from Game Room) "Are we discussing New Year's resolutions? In that case, my resolution for the new year will be to play as many games as possible."
Lady Black Heart: (Enters IC from Lounge) "My resolution is to make Lastation the greatest landmass in Gamindustri. Of course, anyone with even half a mind would know that Lastation already is the greatest."
Lady White Heart: (Enters IC from Break Room) "My resolution is to see my source of inspiration. Nothing else."
Heero: "How exactly is it that I find myself being forced to in these festivities?"
Me: "Don't be like that. No one's forcing you, you're here because you want to be. Now, enough chitchat! We need to get this chapter underway. Hurry up and read the disclaimer so we can get on with the chapter."
Heero, Neptune, Compa, IF, Zero, 5pb, Gust, Nisa, Lady Black Heart, Lady White Heart and Lady Green Heart: "HeeroUzuki does not own Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Hyperdimension Neptunia, Super Robot Wars, or any work pertaining to any of the franchises. However, he does own the idea of crossing over Gundam Wing and Hyperdimension Neptunia."
Me: "We all hope you enjoy the bonus chapter, and we wish you a Happy New Year!"
Me, Heero, Neptune, Compa, IF, Zero, 5pb, Gust, Nisa, Lady Black Heart, Lady White Heart and Lady Green Heart: (Leave IC)
Bonus Chapter: New Year's Special! Operation: Super New Year Saviors! Save the New Year festival! (Cause nobody wants a monster to ruin the start of their New Year!)
It was New Year's Eve in Gamindustri and the party had decided to take yet another break from traveling to enjoy the day before the new year. Neptune had lead the party back to Planeptune, as the landmass was holding a festival to commemorate the day.
Naturally, the party's first stop was their safe house to drop off their gear and unwind. Once their equipment had been put away, the party congregated in the living room, and their energetic leader was fighting the bouncing up and down in her seat, "Can you guys believe it's the New Year you guys? What do you wanna do when we get to the festival?"
IF was busy looking at her cell phone as the purplenette went on about the New Year's festival being held on the landmass, "We're not even there yet and she's already bouncing off the walls."
Compa looked at the brunette next to her as she continued to focus on her electronic device, "Nep-Nep is just excited. Why shouldn't she be? New Year's day only comes once a year."
Nisa nodded in a sagely manner, "Indeed. New Year's eve is a day of reflection, to look back on all you've done during the past year. It is also a day to celebrate the coming of a new year."
Lyrica had been restringing Mr. Guitar when the heroine talked about the importance of New Year's Eve, "So much has happened this past year. It makes me hope that the New Year will be even better."
Gust voiced her agreement, "Gust has made many great friends this year. New Year must surely be better."
Neptune was getting so excited about what the party was going to do at the festival she threatened to explode from excitement, "I can take it anymore! I wanna go and have fun now!"
Before the energetic girl could jump out of her seat, Heero quickly put his hands on her shoulders from behind and set the Neptune back down, "The festival hasn't started yet. Instead of trying to plan out the evening here, wouldn't it be better to go to the area in which the festival is being held? You will be able to see the various vendors and shops and plan out your evening accordingly."
The purplenette gave a broad smile as she looked back at the Perfect Soldier. "As expected of my lover. You know just what to say to get me going." Neptune grabbed Heero's hand and began to pull the boy toward the door, "C'mon you guys. We're gonna check out the festival."
IF stuffed her cell phone back into her pocket before letting out a tired sigh, "We haven't been here a full ten minutes and we're already gonna start walking again?"
Despite some protest from the Guild Moderatist, the group followed their leader out the door.
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The center of Planeptune was to be the location of the festival and already several stands and vendors had been set up. As one could imagine for a New Year's festival, there were stands and vendors dedicated to snacks, games, vendors, toys, nicknacks and everything in-between.
Neptune and the others looked around excitedly, planning out their evening for when the festival began. Heero watched the girls as they scanned the festival area and engaged in friendly banter, then thought about how he would have spent New Year's Eve if he hadn't come to Gamindustri. Most likely, the Gundam pilot would have spent it alone in that resource satellite he had been using as a temporary home.
Something about being back there on his own just didn't appeal to the Perfect Soldier anymore, and it was moments such as these that made him glad that he had come to Gamindustri.
As the party walked around the festival area, other people with the same idea were walking around. Among them was a familiar face, as they had seen her not too long ago on Lastation. Lady Black Heart was walking through one of the rows of stands, looking from side to side to see what all was being held at the New Year's festival.
It didn't take long for the party to run across the CPU of Lastation, who was too busy looking around to notice them, "Lady Black Heart? What'cha doin' here?"
The raven haired girl was momentarily surprised when she had been called by name until she realized just who it was that was talking to her, "Oh, it's you guys. Why are you here?"
Neptune was looking around the festival area with a gleam in her eyes. "We're looking around at all the stuff that the festival is gonna have. Then when the festival starts we'll know what snacks to get and what games to play."
Lady Black Heart looked at the purplenette for a moment before responding, "I see… (Typical. All Neptune is thinking about is stuffing her face and playing games.)"
The energetic girl looked back at the CPU in front of her, "Why don't you join us? We're gonna have tons of fun."
Lady Black Heart had a look of uncertainty as she watched the girl in front of her, "I-I don't know about that..."
"What's this? You're planning to have fun, and not even sparing a thought toward inviting me?"
Just from the sound of the person's voice, the party knew that yet another familiar face had joined them. Lady Green Heart pretended to look upset as the party inquired about the CPU of Lastation joining them for the evening. IF was quite surprised to see Leanbox's CPU here in addition to Lady Black Heart, "Lady Green Heart? What brings you here?"
"I thought I would take the day off and enjoy myself, but now I'm finding out that you all plan to have fun without me. Honestly, I am quite hurt."
Neptune wasn't sure she wanted to ask the voluptuous CPU if she wanted to join them for the festivities, but her party would get onto her if she didn't, "Did you want to join us, Lady Green Heart?"
The CPU of Leanbox clasped her hands together, a gentle smile on her face. "I would be delighted to." Lady Green Heart then took her place next to Heero, wrapping her arms around Heero's right arm, "And I'm looking forward to spending the evening with you, Heero."
Seeing the blonde CPU next to Heero was already making Neptune regret her decision of asking her to join them, "(Lady Green Heart totally wants to steal Heero from me, Iffy's just too dumb to see it!)"
Neptune wasn't the only one that was irritated at seeing the CPU next to Heero. Lady Black Heart could feel her blood boiling as she watched the well endowed women getting cozy with the Gundam pilot, "(Who does she think she is? This is clearly some ploy she came up with to get Heero's attention. Well, two can play at that game!)"
Lady Black Heart stormed over to Heero and latched onto his other arm, "I think I'll take you up on your offer and join you for the festival as well."
Heero was very confused as to what was going on. Why were these two CPUs grabbing onto him all of a sudden? As this was going on, Compa caught sight of one other person that the group had run into before.
Lady White Heart was alternating between looking at the stands and vendors around her and the book in her hands, "...Meeting your source of inspiration on a holiday or other special occasion can greatly increase your creativity."
As the ivory haired girl looked down at her book, a voice from behind her drew her attention, "You're that lost girl we met before. Are you lost again?"
The CPU of Lowee turned around to see Compa standing behind her. Lady White Heart furrowed her brow at the nurse in training, "...I'm not lost. Go away."
Compa couldn't allow herself to let the young girl walk off on her own, "I can't do that. Maybe you should stay with us for the day."
Lady White Heart was about to tell Compa off when she caught sight of the rest of the group… as well as Lady Black Heart and Green Heart as they clung to Heero. The CPU of Lowee balled her hands as she watched the spectacle in front of her, "What the hell is this?!"
Everyone in the party, including the two Hearts looked over at the young girl that was shouting profanity. Lady White Heart made her way over to the group and glared at the two women that were close to the Perfect Soldier. "What are you two doing with Heero?"
Lady Green Heart frowned at the vulgar young girl as she addressed her question, "Well, I have agreed to join Neptune and her friends at the festival. The way I see it, there is nothing wrong with what I'm doing, considering that Heero will be serving as an escort."
The CPU of Lowee turned her angry gaze toward Lady Black Heart, "What's your excuse, pigtails?"
Lady Black Heart was having to suppress her sudden urge to smack the little girl in front of her, "Not that it should matter to you, I've decide to join Heero for the festival. Now, common courtesy dictates you tell us your reason for being here."
Lady White Heart threw her arms around the Gundam pilot while casting a glare at the two girls, "...I came her to see my source of inspiration. Now, why don't you two get lost?"
Without warning, Heero was suddenly yanked away from the three CPUs by an upset Neptune, "I know we invited you guys to have fun with us, but Heero is off limits to you guys."
Before any of the Hearts could voice their discontent, Heero cleared his throat to get the attention of the girls present, "I believe we have seen enough of the area to get an idea as to where everything is. We should return to the safe house and wait until the appointed time for the festival to start."
Neptune and Heero started the walk back to the party's safe house with the three CPUs of Gamindustri in tow, while Compa, IF and the others just stared at them. Lyrica was the first to break the silence, "What just happened?"
Gust was befuddled by what had just happened, "Gust remembers wanting to see festival. Does not know about that."
IF tried to explain the what had just transpired in front of them, but her mind was drawing a blank, "I really don't know what just happened. Let's just follow them. It's better than standing around here."
The group of confused girls followed after their leader, the lone male member of their group and the three Hearts as they waited for the festival to begin.
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It was 5:30 PM when the party began to get ready to go to the New Year's festival. Heero was waiting down stairs in his usual attire, while the girls were upstairs getting ready.
Next to the Gundam pilot was a travel bag that he had packed for the groups outing, though whether or not the contents would be needed remained to be seen. It wasn't long before Neptune and the others came down from their rooms, "I hope you're sittin' down, Heero! Cause I am totally gonna blow you away!"
The purplenette raced down the stairs wearing a purple Yukata with a floral pattern woven into it, a pair of ankle socks and sandals. Neptune spun around once to show off her outfit to the Gundam pilot, smiling the entire time. "So? What'cha think? Do I look great or what?"
Heero look at the girl for a moment before finally nodding in response. Compa, IF and the others came down soon afterward, all of whom were wearing Yukatas just like Neptune's, though with different colors and decorations on them.
Lady Green Heart pulled Lady Black Heart and White Heart off to the side while Neptune and the others were busy conversing amongst themselves, "I know each of us doesn't think highly of one another, but this is a very important night for Gamindustri. Which is why I would like to ask that we bury the hatchet for at least tonight. If not for Gamindustri, then for Heero's sake."
The other two Hearts eyed the CPU of Leanbox with suspicion. They couldn't completely trust her, but it wasn't as if they had proof that she was going to stab them in the back. Lady Black Heart let out a huff, "Fine. Just for tonight. But don't you try anything with Heero, you harpy."
"I'll go along with this for now. If you try any funny business with Heero I'll take your damn head off."
Lady Green Heart cracked a nervous smile at the other two CPUs, "Such hostility. This is suppose to be a night of fun and relaxation. I have nothing nefarious in mind for Heero."
Neither Black Heart nor White Heart were convinced, but returned to the group as they prepared to leave.
Once they had arrived at the festival, the party and the three Hearts forgot all their worries and responsibilities for the night as they took in the atmosphere. Friends and family were roaming the streets of Planeptune as they enjoyed the once a year event.
Neptune was already eyeballing the snack stands, her need for food at the forefront of her mind, "Let's get some food first. I'm starving."
The group could feel their need for food take over as well, having not eaten anything since they arrived in the Land of Purple Progress. Everyone in the group had a stick of fried fish in hand, while Neptune had two, a foam box with Takoyaki, some ice cream and fried chicken.
It wasn't long after there snack before Neptune began to drag them toward the booths where the games were being handled, "Let's try all of them! We'll win if we play 'em all."
Heero questioned Neptune's logic in regards to winning at the festival games, and found himself questioning Lady Green Heart's logic as well as she seemed to be all for the idea, "On a night such as this, we simply must play every game."
Lady Black Heart shook her head at the blonde haired CPU, "Unbelievable. Is gaming all she can think about?"
White Heart maintained her emotionless facade as she watched the Neptune and Green Heart, "Birds of a feather. They can be so damn stupid."
Despite what they thought about them, the two girls went along with them and the rest of the group. The first game on the list was ring toss. Compa, Nisa, IF and Lady Green Heart took turns playing the game, with each of them winning some prize, though the CPU of Leanbox ended up taking away the best prize because of how well she did.
Compa couldn't help but admire the goddess's skill, even if it was a game, "You're really good at ring toss, Lady Green Heart."
Green Heart smiled at the innocent girl next to her, "As a goddess I have to be able to do more than play one type of game. A game of ring toss is no challenge at all."
Lady Black Heart rolled her eyes, "Big deal. Anyone can win at ring toss."
As the group continued to decide on where to go next, Lady White Heart stopped at the shooting gallery, and took a look at the prizes, her eyes stopping on a plain white teddy bear, "...I guess I can try it."
After paying for a round, the CPU of Lowee lifted the rifle and took aim at the target on the other side of the booth and fired. Despite her aim, the CPU missed the target, temporarily throwing her off, "...I missed?"
The party congregated around the shooting gallery as they watched the girl try and hit the target, only to miss with the other nine shots. The man overseeing the game looked down at the girl as she frowned at the target, "Wanna try again?"
Normally, the CPU wouldn't have bothered, but she wasn't about to just give up now. Lady White Heart payed for a second round, but before she could take aim, Heero took a hold of the rifle, stopping the CPU, "Would you mind if I took a look at this rifle?"
White Heart was perplexed, but gave the toy gun to the Gundam pilot, who examined the rifle. Heero pointed the gun at the ground and looked down the sight, narrowing his eyes once he did, "(So that's how…) If you don't mind, I will take of this."
Heero pointed the rifle at the target Lady White Heart had attempted to hit before, however each shot he fired found its mark, until all ten rounds of the toy gun had been used. The shooting gallery owner was slightly pale from seeing the target hit all ten times, "L-Looks like you win. Why don't you pick out a pri-"
"Would you care to explain why you rigged this game?"
The man had been stopped in mid-sentence by Heero, who placed the rifle back on the counter. "If you want to throw off my aim, you will need to do more than bend the iron sights." Heero gestured to a rifle on the wall next to the shooting gallery target, "I noticed that you have a gun over there that hasn't been tampered with. That will be the rifle you give to everyone that plays this game from now until the time the festival is over. And if I find out that you issue this tampered gun to anyone again, I will report this."
With his misdeeds exposed, the man did as he was told and swapped the tampered rifle with the rifle that was in good working condition. Once that had been taken care of, the teenaged soldier retrieved the prize Lady White Heart had wanted and presented it to her.
Neptune flashed a thumbs up at the Gundam pilot, "That was awesome, Heero!"
Lady Green Heart clapped her hands together to applaud the boy, "You handled that very well."
Even Lady Black Heart was impressed with Heero's ability to win using a tampered gun, "That was actually pretty good."
IF folded her arms over her chest as the girls praised Heero, "Well, what did you expect? Heero is a crack shot. I don't think there's anything he can't hit."
After the fiasco with the shooting gallery had been dealt with, the party went around to various other booths around the festival. Catching fish, buying more snacks, fans and masks, karaoke… the group was certainly planning on enjoying this night.
It was 9:00 PM when the group returned to the center of the festival area, "So, all we gotta do know is right our New Year's wishes, stick 'em on a tree and wait for the fire works, right?"
Heero looked over at the row of trees that were to be used to hang New Year's wishes, and there were talismans being handed out, "If that is what you wish to do, then I suggest you go now."
The girls turned around to see the people handing out talisman for people to right their wishes on and quickly made their way over to write out their New Year's wishes.
Once their wishes had been written, the girls stuck them on the tree in the middle before rejoining the Gundam pilot. Nisa was waiting excitedly for the fireworks display that would signal the coming of the New Year, "Once that brilliant show of light fills the sky, a new year will be upon us."
Lyrica smiled at the heroine, albeit nervously, "Don't you think you're being a little dramatic, Nisa?"
Just then, an explosion drew the attention of the group, as well as that of the other festival goers. It wasn't long before people started shouting 'monster' and began to flee.
Gust looked around at the civilians as they ran in terror, "How did monster get so close to the city?"
Neptune flailed her arms as she shouted her displeasure at the sudden monster appearance, "This is New Year's Eve, jerk-wad! Monsters aren't supposed to show up until tomorrow!"
Compa looked to the others for a plan of action, "Do we head back to our safe house to get our stuff."
IF looked on as another explosion erupted close to where the first one occurred, "That would take too long. By the time we got back, the monster will have done a lot of damage, and will probably leave afterward."
Heero set down the travel bag he had been carrying since they had left the safe house, "I thought something might happen, so I prepared in advance."
After unzipping the bag, the girls could see their clothes contained inside. Not wasting another second, the girls hurriedly grabbed their clothes and found a place away from everyone else to change before coming back out in their normal attire.
Neptune had also pulled a blackboard out from behind a row of trees, "Gather around peeps, we don't got time for nonsense!"
IF stared at the blackboard for a moment before asking the obvious question, "Nep, where did you get that?"
The purplenette waved the brunette off, "This is a bonus chapter, Iffy. I can get the Author to do whatever I want for convenience. It save loads of time and the readers will get a kick out of it."
Lady Black Heart looked at the purple haired girl in disbelief, "Did… Did you just break the fourth wall?"
"Yeppers! Now, enough chit-chat! We got a monster on the loose and if we don't do something, New Year's Eve is gonna be ruined!" Neptune picked up the pointer on the blackboard and pointed at the map of the festival. "The monster is on the other side of the festival, but if we all go one direction, it might go the other and we'll never catch it. So we'll split into two teams."
Neptune pulled Heero, Lady Black Heart, Compa and Lyrica to one side, "Heero, Lady Black Heart, Compa , Lyrics and I will be team one. You guys will be team two. We'll each go one way and push the monster back toward the other group and out of the festival area. Then we hit 'em where it hurts and send him packin'! Any questions?"
Lady Green Heart and the others had loads of questions for the purplenette, such as how it was that she was breaking the fourth wall so easily, or how she could be so intelligent in this situation, "We all no doubt have many questions, but they will have to wait."
With their plan no set, Neptune pointed in the direction that the monster was located, "Then ladies and Destined Lover! Commence Operation: Super New Year Saviors!"
The two teams advanced toward the monster as fast as they could, intent on getting rid of it before the night was over. Lady Green Heart and her team were the first to encounter the monster, which was a Killachine, a weapon the party had encountered on Lastation during the debacle over the Tech Expo. IF was quite concerned with having to deal with one again, "Not this again."
Nisa gave a confused looked to the cerulean haired girl, "Have you dealt with this before?"
Gust wasn't looking forward to this encounter either, "Party has faced before. Very tough enemy."
Lady White Heart tightened her grip on her hammer as she looked at the robotic abomination, "We have to get rid of it either way. Don't screw around, Thundertits."
"Normally, I would do something about that vulgar mouth of yours, but now is not the time for that."
The Killachine made the first move, swing its large metal ax at the small team of girls. With such a slow moving attacking, it did not take any real effort to evade it, and both of the Hearts immediately went on the offensive when they saw how slow their enemy was.
Lady Green Heart thrust her spear at the machine's chest, but her attack wasn't enough to penetrate its armor. Lady White Heart tried to bash the monster open, but her attack alone wasn't enough either. The CPU of Lowee grit her teeth in frustration, "Great… a pain in the ass monster."
Lady Green Heart wasn't liking their situation much either, "This might be too much for just us. We will need Neptune and the others."
Nisa had climbed up onto one of the vendors and jumped at the Killachine, landing a strong blow against its head that stunned the machine for a moment, "Our strength alone will not overcome this enemy. Only by combing our powers will we defeat this enemy."
Once the Killachine had regained its balance, it gave chase to the heroine who ran off to draw it toward Neptune's group, and she didn't have to travel far. As the Killachine passed by the section of stands that was reserved for gaming, a series of pink bolts of thermal energy struck the machine in the side of its head.
When it changed direction to face the one responsible for the attack, Neptune and Lady Black Heart were already charging straight for it with Compa and Lyrica attacking the monster at a safe distance for support.
Unfortunately, like with Lady White Heart and Green Heart, neither Neptune or Lady Black Heart could get through the Killachine''s tough armor. And even with support Compa and Lyrica they weren't making any real progress.
Lady Black Heart didn't like the lack of any visible injury to her enemy, "I guess I'll just have to hit harder."
Compa wasn't so sure that simply hitting the metal monster harder was going to be enough, "Are you sure that will work, Lady Black Heart?"
Heero knew that they would have to hit a lot harder, but it require more than that, "The only way we will be able to overcome the enemy is with a concentrated attack aimed at his power source. We will need the others for this to work."
"Did someone call for a Keeper of Justice?"
Nisa was standing on yet another one of the festival stands, facing the mechanical terror. After her arrival, the CPUs of Lowee and Leanbox took their place along with Heero, Neptune and Lady Black Heart, and finally, IF and Gust joined up with the group to face the rampaging monster.
Neptune activated her HDD and transformed into her stronger, more serious form, while Heero used his own and was encased in the Wing Gundam's armor, "As Heero pointed out, we need to concentrated our attacks on the source of the enemy's power. If we do that, we can win this battle before any of the civilians are injured."
The green eyes of the Gundam gave off a brief flash as the group prepared to finish the battle, "Mission… understood."
Compa, Gust, Lyrica and IF fired at the metal behemoth in support of the rest of the team. The storm of attacks from the girls made it difficult for the Killachine to determine who it was supposed to go after; the ones attacking it, or the ones moving closer to it?
Taking advantage of the machine's confusion, Nisa delivered yet another powerful kick to the robot's head preventing it from raising its weapons to shield itself for a brief moment. The three Hearts knew that they only had time to deliver one attack each, and intended to make the most of it.
Lady White Heart swung her hammer with all the strength she could muster in that one moment and the Killachine hard enough to rupture its torso, "Don't screw this up!"
Lady Green Heart thrust her spear at the newly formed crack, widening the injury, "Try not to waste this chance."
Lady Black Heart plunged her sword into the center of the crack, breaking the machine open further and revealing small glimmer of light in the machine's body, "That's what you've got to work with. Don't mess up you two!"
Heero and Neptune were the last to attack the machine, and they had the hard job of attacking while it was no longer stunned, "There's no need to worry. Heero and I won't fail."
The two teens charged at the metal monstrosity as it swung both its ax and mace at them, deftly avoiding the large weapons as they went in for the kill. The Wing Gundam drew its beam saber out of its shield and cut across the damaged torso with a diagonal slash. Neptune did the same, only from a different angle, resulting in an X shape pattern and an even wider hole in the robot's chest.
Heero tossed the beam saber aside before rearing his arm back, his hand formed into a fist, a threw a punch right into the Killachine's open torso. With the amount of damage it had sustained, the Gundam had no trouble in breaking through the rest of the armor that was in the way, and grabbed a hold of the monster's source of power.
It took more effort than he thought, but Heero was able to remove the core of the Killachine, ripping it right out of the behemoth's chest. With a little bit more force, the Wing Gundam crushed the core of the machine, and within seconds, it toppled to the ground.
A brief moment of silence passed as the group waited to see whether or not the metal monster would move. Slowly, a few civilians came out of hiding, and were soon followed by more as they began to celebrate the monster's defeat.
After the party had dealt with the rampaging Killachine, the civilians began to return to the festival in time for the fireworks display that would mark the end of the previous year and the beginning of the new year.
Compa, IF and the others were talking amongst themselves about how eventful the year had been, "I wasn't expecting a monster to come on our New Year's Eve festival."
"I don't think any of us were. At least that mess is over with."
Lady Black Heart stretched out her arms and back, slightly sore from the battle with the metal monster, "Another of Avenir's robots that got loose, huh? I should sue for this."
Lady White Heart shot an annoyed look at the raven haired CPU, "So this is your fault? You should have taken care of this sooner."
"It's not my fault! Just some whacked out company on my landmass."
Lady Green Heart worked to calm the air between the two, "Now, now. Is fighting really the way you want to start off the new year?"
Heero was standing a short distance away from the group of girls as they waited to see the night sky light up, "Looks like we avoided another catastrophe."
The Perfect Soldier turned his head to see Neptune standing behind him, still in her transformed state, "So it would seem."
As Heero returned his attention forward, Neptune wrapped her arms around Heero's right arm and let her head rest against his shoulder, a smile forming on her face. "I'm certainly looking forward to another interesting year with you and everyone."
"...As do I."
Just then, the night sky began to light up as fireworks soared into the air, painting the infinitely large canvas a multitude of colors. Everyone was captivated by the light show in the sky, and the two teens were no exception. Neptune glanced at the Gundam pilot for a moment before looking back at the sky, "By the way, I happened to notice that you had a New Year's wish as well. Care to tell me what it is?"
It was Heero's turn to cast a brief glance at the girl next to him before looking back up at the sky, his lips curving into a small smile, "...Maybe later."
On the center tree, Neptune's and the others wishes could be seen, from Compa wanting to be a better nurse, to IF wanting a new cell phone charger, Nisa's wish for a peaceful Gamindustri and Gust's wish for rare alchemy materials, to Lyrica's wish for a world where the livelihood of musician's such as herself weren't being threatened by thief's.
Even the three Heart's had placed their wishes on the tree; Lady Green Heart wished for Heero to play more games with her, Lady White Heart wanted more time with her greatest source of inspiration, and Lady Black Heart wanted the Gundam pilot to be her bodyguard for a day.
Neptune's wish, was a wish for love. A wish that said that she wanted nothing more than to be together with Heero. And finally, nestled between the girls' wishes was Heero. His wish? ...Well, perhaps its better to leave it to your imagination as to what Heero wished for.
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Me: "There you have it, folks. Our New Year's special. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed making it."
Heero and Neptune: (Enter ACCC from Lounge) "I found this chapter to be quite enjoyable. Though, I would like to know what Heero's New Year's wish is."
Heero: "I'm not sure I should disclose that information. As the Author stated, it is best left to your imagination."
Lady Black Heart: (Enters ACCC from Lounge) "I'll admit, I'm sort of curious about what he wrote, too."
Lady White Heart: (Enters ACCC from Break Room) "Who isn't? I think that's what the Author was aiming for in the first place."
Lady Green Heart: (Enters ACCC from Game Room) "Part of what makes Heero so interesting is his mysterious side."
Me: "Okay, okay. You all are curious, as is everyone else. I gotta say, I'm surprised I was able to come up with this one in only a few hours. Normally I plan these in advance. It may not be our longest chapter, but it's a little gift to our readers who enjoy our story thus far. And with that, all I have left to say is that I hope everyone enjoyed their 2016, and more importantly, I hope everyone has a great new year. Read and review this chapter, and we'll see you guys in the next update."
Me, Heero, Neptune, Lady Black Heart, Lady White Heart and Lady Green Heart: (Leave ACCC from Left Entrance)
Compa, IF, 5pb, Gust and Nisa: (Enter ACCC through Right Entrance) "Sorry we're late. We got caught up with… where is everybody?"
IF: "I told you that you were taking too long, Compa. They must have already wrapped up."
Lyrica: "If we hurry, we can still catch them."
Nisa: "Then let us make haste! This story waits for no man!"
Gust: "But Gust is a girl. Not man."
Compa, IF, Lyrica, Gust and Nisa: (Leave ACCC through Left Entrance)
