Ho-Hum and the Alien Visitation

A Hyperdimension Neptunia Fan Fiction

by Derald Snyder

Chapter 49- Double-Cross!

*Mt. Ebott, near the summit*

"Undyne, look!" Alphys pointed at the Tenga fleeing through the sky.

"Hah! Looks like those goddesses made those birds fly the coop!" Undyne half-snarked. "Wait, what's that...?"

"...shiiiiiiiiitt-!"

"It's falling-! It's a human!" Alphys realized in horror.

"Dammit!" Undyne cursed as she quickly climbed a nearby rock, then made a high leap- and caught the armored man! "-Ugh! Gotcha!" she grunted as they landed safely.

"I'm alive!" Adrian gasped in relief. Looking over at his savior, he said, "I don't care if you're a monster, I owe you big-time!"

"Whatever," Undyne muttered as she unceremoniously dumped Adrian on the ground. "Let's make one thing clear, human- the only reason I saved you is because of a human kid who would never forgive me if I didn't! Got it?"

"Fine, as long as I live to see another day," Adrian shrugged. Seeing his laser rifle fallen nearby, he made his way over the rocks to retrieve it. "Well, looks like it's still in good shape... Uni sure knows how to pick 'em..."

"Why were you falling, anyway?" Alphys asked. "Did one of those birds drop you...?"

"No, my jetpack was sabotaged," Adrian grunted as he detached said jetpack and set it down. "It seems my old enemy decided to double-cross me..."

"Old enemy?" Undyne raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, me!" The trio looked up, seeing a black cat piloting a small circular hovercraft with drills attached to the sides! "I can't believe you didn't let him go splat on the rocks, meow! What kind of monsters are you?!"

"The kind that doesn't take orders from tiny kitties!" Undyne shot back defiantly. "So, did you brainwash this soldier into doing your bidding?!"

"Please, he was recruited before I was!" BlackGatomon rolled her eyes. "But there's no way I'm letting you report my betrayal to Overlord Momus, meow!" With that, she flew a little further up, drilling into the rocks below!

(Music- 'Act 2 Boss', Sonic the Hedgehog 3)

"Oh no! She's going to trigger an avalanche!" Alphys deduced. Sure enough, the mountain began to shake ominously!

"Get outta here, Alphys!" Undyne yelled, grabbing her girlfriend and throwing her out of the line of fire!

"UNDYYYYNNNEE!" Alphys cried in horror as Undyne and Adrian started sliding down the mountainside with a bunch of boulders!

"Hahahaha! So much for Generic Soldier #20!" BlackGatomon crowed in triumph as she flew away. "Now, to rejoin with my minions!"

"Not so fast, Demon Lord!" Adrian's voice called out, BlackGatomon looking over the side in shock and disbelief, beholding Undyne wearing a jetpack and carrying the armored soldier in her arms!

"Good thing Alphys had this other rocket-pack!" Undyne grunted.

"NO! Why won't you die?!" BlackGatomon screeched in rage, turning her hovercraft to charge at the duo, the twin drills spinning to try and gore them, only for Undyne to shift her weight to one side, the hovercraft barely missing them!

"Turn us around!" Adrian yelled, Undyne managing to do so, the soldier taking aim with his laser rifle and opening fire, blasting armorplate off the backside of BlackGatomon's hovercraft! The evil cat turned around and charged at them again... "Cut the thrust for a few seconds!" This Undyne did, the two dropping and causing the drill mobile to pass right over them, Adrian firing on the underside and blasting more armor away!

"Damn you!" BlackGatomon yelled as she turned the drills downward and dropped after them. But Undyne re-engaged the jetpack and flew away in a burst of speed, before turning and letting Adrian aim again, this time managing to blow off one of the drills!

"I don't think I can hold you much longer...!" Undyne grunted, her face straining with exertion!

"Let's get to the ground then! Hurry!" Adrian ordered, the fish monster cutting off the jetpack and letting them fall for a bit, before turning it back on just in time to arrest their decent and land safely. BlackGatomon charged down at them, but Undyne let go, the lessened weight causing her to fly back up into the air, resulting in the drill mobile flying between the duo and plowing into the ground! Adrian quickly took advantage, blasting the craft with his rifle until it was little more than a sparking pile of scrap metal.

"It's not over yet!" BlackGatomon growled as she disembarked the ruined hovercraft. "BlackGatomon, Digivolve to... Bastemon!" In a flash, she had transformed into her red-haired cat-woman form! "It'll be more satisfying to kill you this way, anyhow!"

"You can try!" Adrian taunted as he tossed his rifle aside and put up his dukes. Bastemon promptly charged in with her claws extended, Adrian blocking her first slash and side-stepping the second, then kicking her in the face! Bastemon then knocked him off his feet with another slash, before jumping on him and trying to pin him to the ground! Adrian managed to shift his body and throw her off, only to get tackled to the ground again!

"Any last words, human?" Bastemon grinned savagely with her claws at Adrian's neck.

"How about your last words?!" Undyne yelled as she kicked Bastemon off, before summoning her water spear! "Not that I care for the human, but you did try to kill us both!" Bastemon roared and charged at Undyne, the fish monster deflecting her slashes with her spear, before thrusting and managing to take off the Digimon's face-veil! Undeterred, Bastemon tried to leap on her enemy, only for Undyne to easily flip her over her head! "Please, compared to Asgore, you're nothing!" But then Bastemon whipped her body around, tripping Undyne and sending her to the ground! But before she could press her advantage, she was kicked in the side by Adrian! Hissing, she slashed at the armored soldier, only for him to block and reverse it into one-arm shoulder throw, slamming her to the ground again! The Digimon broke away, rolling to get some distance, only for Undyne to rush in and slash with her spear, cutting off some hair! But then Bastemon slashed the spear itself, dispersing it with water flying everywhere!

"What a flimsy weapon!" Bastemon taunted as she slashed again, Undyne managing to catch the claw before it could tear her open! "I'll enjoy some fried fish tonight!"

"Oh no you won't!" Undyne shot back as she kicked Bastemon between the legs, causing her to fall to her knees in pain! She then slammed the cat-woman with a uppercut, following with a few strikes to the solar plexus, Adrian then coming in and hitting Bastemon with a roundhouse kick, sending her tumbling away!

Realizing she was nearing her limit, Bastemon backflipped onto a small stone outcropping, before declaring, "The battle is yours this day... but only because I'm not full strength yet! Mark my words, Red Grizzly, I will have my revenge!" With that, she turned tail and fled, putting her feline speed to good use!

"Yeah, you better run!" Undyne taunted after her. "Fried fish my fin! Oh-hohohoho!"

"Nice work," Adrian sighed in relief, pulling off his helmet. "That's two I owe you, monster or not..."

(Music- 'Panic Puppet Zone Act 1- Genesis ver.', Sonic 3D Blast)

"...So, what's the deal with you and that cat, anyway?" Undyne turned to face him. So Adrian gave a quick explanation... "Wait, you're part of one of those superhero sentai teams?!"

"Not exactly super, but yeah," Adrian put a hand behind his head. "I'm just one of the army's best soldiers... anyway, I was concerned about my goddess getting too lazy, so that's why I joined this villain team, to give her a wake-up call..."

"Guess that didn't work out too well for you," Undyne deadpanned. "So what are you gonna do now, Red Grizzly?"

"Well..." Adrian looked up, Undyne following his lead, seeing the AffimaX airship flying above them. "Hope the radio still works on that thing..." Donning his helmet again, he activated the radio uplink. "Adrian to airship! Adrian to airship! Lady Neptune, Lady Vert, do you copy?"

"Uh, hello?" Neptune's voice was heard. "Is this thing on?"

"I hear you, Lady Neptune!" Adrian responded. "Do you hear me?"

"We copy," Vert's voice was heard next. "What happened, Adrian?"

"BlackGatomon double-crossed me! If it hadn't been for this friendly fish monster, I wouldn't be breathing right now!"

"Undyne saved you? Rad!" Neptune exclaimed. "Hey, tell her I said hi, okay?"

"Where are you now, Adrian?" Vert asked.

"I'm right below you," Adrian replied. "Can one of you come down and pick me up?"

"I'll come get ya! I've still got HDD in reserve!" Neptune agreed.

"On the condition that you tell us all you know about the House of Humiliation," Vert stated. "If Lilithmon's made her move, we have to neutralize the other villains with all due speed..."

"...copy that, Lady Vert," Adrian sighed. "But at least let me give the others a heads-up before you attack the new base..."

"Very well, agreed. See you soon," Vert said, promptly ending the conversation.

"So what's going on?" Undyne asked. Once Adrian told her, she requested, "Well, you think Lady Neptune can take me back up the mountain real quick? I need to get back up to Alphys so she knows I'm okay..."

"Well, if she knows you, I don't think it'll be a problem," Adrian said with a nod, looking up and watching Purple Heart fly down to them...

*To be continued...*