Hyperdimension Neptunia belongs to Compile Heart, Idea Factory, Sega and whomever else worked on it.

A few minutes later...

"Woooow!" Plutia stared at Noire, Vert and Blanc as they came out of the base. "You three are all dirty and you look like you were beaten up!"

Noire twitched and rubbed her forehead. "After we smashed the device that was stealing all of our shares, it triggered a monster summoning trap."

"Over nine thousand crystal golems, all at a decently high level." Blanc muttered, her miko outfit and hat in tatters.

"Why, if it wasn't for the fact that we quickly regained our SP to spam our EXE drive attacks, we might have been dead." Vert sighed, her green dress torn in several places and her large breasts threatened to spill out of her dress. "But enough about us, were you two..?"

"Uh huh!" Plutia smiled and motioned towards Peashy, who was with IF, Compa and Nepgear, who was holding a sleeping Neptune. "We got them back."

"Then let's go back." Blanc said softly. "I'll call the healers to head to Planeptune."

"And I'll make sure the doctors come over as soon as possible." Noire said as she and Blanc transformed and flew back to their nations.

"Well, I'll head back to Leanbox and get those energy drinks then." Vert looked at Plutia. "But what about you? You have so many to take home."

"Don't worry about it." Plutia smiled at Vert and looked at Peashy. "She's still a CPU, so she can transform, right?"

"Hmm, I guess people would still put faith in her as Eden still exists." Vert answered and looked at Nepgear as she moved Neptune so she was laying on her face on the ground. "Nepgear? What are you?" She staggered in shock as Nepgear pulled out a tool kit from her inventory and pulled out some screwdrivers and other tools. "I thought you said you couldn't do surgery?"

"I can't." Nepgear answered as she went to work on the device. "But I need to short this out so that it can't pick up any more signals, or at the very least," she sighed as the back of the device came off, revealing circuitry and wires underneath, "okay, so this..."

"What's that?" IF asked as she pointed to the device.

"It's the bad thing that was hurting Neptune." Nepgear said as she looked it over and grimace. "Well, the best I can do is this..." She put a small screwdriver into the device and popped some of the circuits out before putting the screwdriver away and sighing. "That's the best I can do for right now." She picked up her sister and was thankful that she was still breathing. "I'd need more time to look at the device to make sure that I got all the right wires and circuits removed so that it wouldn't kill her by accident."

"Then let's go home, okay?" Plutia said as she, Vert, Nepgear and Peashy all went HDD and flew back towards Planeptune, with Green Heart taking off for Leanbox.

(-)

Several hours later...

Nepgear sighed as she sat outside of the operation room. As much as she wanted to be in there with the doctors and healers, she knew that she'd be too nervous and would be more of a hinderance than any sort of help. "If only EEEK!" She jumped in the air as she felt something cold get dropped under the back of her shirt. "Plutia!" Nepgear hissed as she squirmed to get the cold ice off of her. "That's not funny!" She pouted as the sadistic CPU giggled at her.

"Yes it was." Plutia giggled some more. "Peashy, Iffy and Compa are worried sick." She said after some time and she sobered up, sitting next to Nepgear. "I told them that if they were good girls that they could see Neppy as soon as she was done with the surgery."

Nepgear sighed softly and sat back down. "I'm scared." She trembled as she looked at her hands. "I'm scared that I'll never see Neptune again. I'm scared that I'm dreaming and that Neptune's still a bad guy. I'm scared that I'm actually dying and this is my mind giving me something pleasant to think about so that I don't notice that I'm going to die and MMPH!?" Nepgear's eyes widened as Plutia put a hand on her mouth.

"Neppy Jr..." Plutia smiled at her. "You're like Neppy, just a big silly girl."

The two suddenly started to giggle as the tension started to evaporate. They looked at the door to the operating room and could only hope that Neptune pulled through.

(-)

Meanwhile at the Basilicom...

"Woooow!" Peashy's eyes sparkled as she, IF and Compa got into the bath before bed. "You got big, Compa!" She got behind the ten year old and grabbed her budding boobs. "I wonder if they'll get even bigger!"

Compa giggled, the squeezing kind of hurt but it also felt kind of weird. "Maybe they'll get bigger than Ploo Ploo when she's transformed?"

"Or as big as Peashy when she's transformed." IF said as she got into the bath. She waded over to Compa and poked her in the boobs. "Your boobies are bigger than Lady Blanc's are... EEEK!" IF yelled as she felt a pair of hands grab her on the chest. "Hey!"

"Wow, Iffy!" Peashy's eyes sparkled as she squeezed IF's chest. "You're getting big too!"

Compa giggled softly as IF blushed and squirmed from Peashy's boob squeezing. "Didn't Ge Ge say we need to wear bras soon?"

"What's a bra?" Peashy asked, confused as she had never seen such an article of clothing.

"I think Ge Ge said it was to keep our boobies from falling to the ground when they get bigger." Compa said and tilted her head. "But Ploo Ploo and Nep Nep don't wear bras when they transform, do they?"

The three little girls looked at each other in confusion and thought about it. Try as they like, none of them could figure out what a bra was used for. After a few minutes of thinking about it, all three got out of the bath and ran, stark naked, through the Basilicom to find someone who could answer them.

The poor staff member that found them first would have happily answered their questions...

Just not while they were in the middle of the greeting area butt naked.

(-)

It was just before sunrise the next morning when an exhausted looking doctor came stumbling out of the operating room.

"Doctor?" Nepgear stood and woke up Plutia, who had fallen asleep and was resting her head on Nepgear's lap, in doing so. "How did it go?"

The doctor sighed as he rubbed his eyes to get the crud that was building up removed. "It was touch and go there for awhile, but..." He smiled at the CPU Candidate. "The operation was a success." He pulled out a mangled device. "It was buried deep into her brain and it was hard to remove, but we got it out of her without causing permanent damage."

Nepgear shuddered and hugged the doctor. "Thank you, thank you, thank you."

The doctor smiled nervously. He was used to this from regular people, not goddesses. "Yes, well, there's some bad news I'm afraid." Nepgear stiffened and pulled away from the doctor. "Well, for one, I'm married, so I can't return the hug, I hope you understand." He mentally laughed as Plutia, who had been standing up, suddenly face-faulted to the ground while Nepgear sweat-dropped horribly. "And for two..." He sighed, his amusement disappearing. "Lady Neptune is showing signs of being in a coma."

Both Nepgear and Plutia stared at him in shock.

"As she's a Goddess, we have no clue how long it would take for her to recover and come out of it." The doctor continued. "Not that we do anyway. But the good news is, as a Goddess, she won't pass away even if she was in a coma for years."

"Not funny." Both Nepgear and Plutia said at the same time.

"It wasn't supposed to be." The doctor answered them. "So we have some options. You can leave Lady Neptune here and have her recover in the hospital. However, as one of Planeptune's CPUs, it might be better to have her in the Basilicom."

"The Basilicom." Nepgear answered instantly. "If people ask, we'll make an announcement stating that Neptune was badly injured and needs time to recover."

"Woooow, Neppy Jr., you came up with that really fast." Plutia was impressed, she wouldn't have thought of something like that so fast.

Nepgear blushed softly. "I've learned a lot from the various Oracles." Chika had been a master of BSing after all and Nepgear had picked up a few tricks from the green-haired Oracle before Chika had left. 'I kind of wonder where she, Mina and Kei disappeared to.'

The doctor nodded. "Very well, I'll make arrangements. As for Lady Neptune, she'll have a small scar on the back of her head and even then, with the way you Goddesses heal, I don't know if it'll stick. If she wakes up anytime soon, she'll probably have a major headache, so I'll make sure to prescribe some pain killers for her."

Both Nepgear and Plutia nodded, happy to know that Neptune would be back with them, even if she would be sleeping the entire time.

(-)

Six weeks later...

Nepgear smiled as she, Histoire, Plutia, Peashy, IF, Compa, Noire, Blanc and Vert all ate breakfast at the table. "Thanks for coming over."

"It's no problem." Vert smiled at her. "Has there been any change with Neptune?"

Nepgear shook her head. "No. Neptune's in a private room being monitored constantly, but she hasn't responded to anything. But her vital signs are getting better at least."

"From what we can tell," Histoire spoke up, "due to the device that was attached to Neptune's skull, it was putting undue stress on her body and now that it's gone, she just needs to basically reboot."

"You almost make it sound like we're computers or something." Noire muttered. "Then again, a cpu is something that is in a computer as well, isn't it?"

"Beep beep, give Pea food, beep beep!" Peashy spoke up and held up her plate for more food, getting laughs from everyone.

Histoire smiled at all of them. "Yes, well, I'm just abababababababababababa..." She started to vibrate and shake violently.

"Huh, it's been awhile since we got a call." Nepgear said as Histoire answered the call. As the small Histoire suddenly lit up and a projection of another Histoire formed on the wall, Nepgear's good mood evaporated as she saw the look on her face. "Histoire? What's going on?"

"Nepgear, were you able to save Neptune?" Histoire asked, getting a nod from Nepgear. "Good. I'm sorry to say, but you need to return to this dimension as soon as you can."

"What's going on, Histoire?" Nepgear asked, a cold feeling in the pit of her stomach suddenly formed and she wasn't sure why.

Histoire closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "A few days ago for us, shares started to plummet across Gamindustri. There have been a massive increase in monster attacks, which has led to riots in the streets..."

"Histoire?" Nepgear trembled. "What aren't you telling me?"

Histoire slowly opened her eyes, a serious look on her face. "Noire, Vert and Blanc... Have been captured."

"What?!" Everyone yelled at the same time, shock on their faces.

"A group led by a woman by the name of Rei Ryghts has popped up, claiming that the CPUs are failures and don't deserve their positions in life." Histoire explained. "With shares as low as they are, it was impossible for the CPUs to fight them off and they were captured." The fairy had a truly sad look on her face as she continued to speak. "Tomorrow, at noon, the three will be executed in Planeptune."

"What about Uni, Rom or Ram!?" Nepgear was pale and was hoping that her friends were still alive.

"They're still alive, as far as I know." Histoire answered her. "There was no announcement one way or the other. Nepgear, please, shares are very weak right now, but I can gather the remainder of what's left." Histoire gave Nepgear a serious look. "But you need to gather an extraordinary amount of shares and hurry. I will call you at this time tomorrow. If you don't have the shares..." Histoire trailed off and sighed. "Then I fear that Gamindustri will have no more CPUs after tomorrow."

Before Nepgear could answer, the image cut off and Histoire sighed softly. "I'm sorry, it cut off."

"We need to gather shares..." Nepgear whispered softly and looked at Plutia, Noire, Vert and Blanc. "Please, I need your help. I need you four to gather as many shares from your nations as possible."

"But Neppy Jr.," Plutia began, only to be cut off by Nepgear.

"LISTEN!" Nepgear yelled and fell to her knees. "Plutia, I'm begging you. Those are my friends! I care about them deeply. I... I'll do anything you want. If you want me to be your whipping post for months, I'll do it! If you want me to run around Planeptune naked, fine! If you want something more, I'll do what I can! Please!" Tears fell from her eyes as she bowed her head all the way to the floor. "I need your help."

"Um... Neppy Jr.," Plutia smiled nervously, "I don't mind the thought, but I think you misunderstand me..."

"What Plutia's trying to say," Noire spoke up as Nepgear lifted her head, "is that we have no clue how all of us raising our shares as high as possible will help you."

"Uh huh..." Plutia nodded and smiled at Noire. "Even if we gather shares, how does that help you?"

Nepgear smiled at that. "Then you'll help me if I tell you how?"

"Of course we would." Blanc answered her. "For one, I'm not going to abandon myself to be executed. For two, I owe Neptune a big favor, so it's the least I can do..."

"And finally," Vert answered, "we like you, Nepgear, you don't need to beg and promise us that stuff."

"Although..." Plutia giggled as her face went flush. "Will you really let me do what I want to you?"

"If you promise to work hard for a year and gather all the shares possible," Nepgear trembled and nodded, "then yes."

"YIPPEE!" Plutia jumped up and down while clapping her hands. "Oh, I'll have so much fun with you, Neppy Jr.!"

Blanc was pouting at that. "So..." She spoke up, trying to ignore the conversation, "how would us gathering shares help you?"

Nepgear took a deep breath and slowly let it out. "When we faced off against the Deity of Sin a few years ago, Neptune, Noire, Vert and Blanc of my world transferred all of the shares of the four nations into me and with that power I was able to cut down the Deity of Sin." The other CPUs nodded, though Peashy was confused, but she just listened quietly. "I didn't get their shares, the CPUs were acting as conduits, but I got the power of those shares."

"So that their nations wouldn't get ruined." Vert instantly realized why the CPUs had done that. "So we would do the same here then? All of us would gather as many shares as possible, raising them as high as they will go and then when it's time to go back..."

"The four of you would flood me with shares. I would basically act as a connection between the two dimensions and force a portal open." Nepgear nodded, a hand over her chest.

"How long would it remain open though?" Noire asked her. "When you came here, the portal only remained open for a few moments."

"I don't know." Nepgear answered truthfully. "But that was with a small amount of shares from one nation. I'll be doing it with an entire dimension's worth of shares. Please, help me."

"Of course." The four CPUs all nodded at one.

"Ge Ge..." Compa spoke up and she, IF and Peashy all gave Nepgear a serious look. "We wanna help too!"

Nepgear smiled at them. "Sure!"

To be continued...

Uh oh. Hurry everyone! Gather the shares!

I should probably do a part focusing on the Hyper Dimension CPUs, huh?