Hyperdimension Neptunia is owned by Sega, Idea Factory and Compile Heart and whomever else worked on it.

This came to me last night and I just HAD to write it down! Sorry it's short.

Panting as she slid behind a garbage can, Linda, known to most people as an Underling of ASIC, groaned and punched a can deeper into the alley. "Dammit, I just HAD to run into those damn broads today too!" It had been months since the fall of ASIC and while out looking for food, money or someone to harass, no necessarily in that order, who did she run into? That stupid Planeptune CPU Candidate, the bimbo doctor and the flat-chested Chuuni guild agent.

"You always were good at running away and hiding." A female voice that was a bit older and deeper than Linda's spoke up, causing her eyes to widen as she looked to the far entrance of the alleyway. Standing there was a person in a faded red trench coat and wide-brimmed fedora with hair that was fading in color, but still had streaks of red in it that covered parts of her face, including her right eye. "Then again," the person said as she walked forward, "I suppose you had to be good at it, considering your complexion."

"What are you doing here, mom?!" Linda asked, her voice unable to hide how shocked she was.

"That's the first thing you say to me after disappearing for years, young lady?" The woman asked with an amused expression on her face. "Seriously, Linda, your father and I are worried about you."

Linda bit her lip and looked flustered. "I just wanted to strike out and prove that I was as good of a criminal as you."

The woman chuckled softly. "If you had taken more after me in looks and not after your father's great-great-grandparents, it would be a lot easier for you." She then gave Linda a disappointed look. "But the furthest you got was a mere underling?" Linda twitched as she looked away. "When I was your age, I was robbing museums for fun, by the time I had retired, I had even managed to steal White Heart's underwear, hat, hair ribbon and her favorite hammer."

"You're still wanted in Lowee over that one." Linda pointed out.

"Oh! There you are!" An annoying voice had Linda groaning and turning around as the brown-haired broad was standing there with the CPU Candidate and the dumbass nurse. "Huh? Who's that?"

The woman smirked and chuckled. "I might be older, but I think I can do this one last time." She said to herself as she stood up fully. "Ladies, this is my daughter, Linda." She motioned to Linda before bowing. "And I? I am the world famous thief, known for stealing everything in the world just for the fun of it. You might know me more by my name... Carmen Sandiego."

Before anyone could react, she opened up her trench coat and smoke billowed out, filling the alleyway for a few seconds. When it cleared out, both Linda and Carmen were long gone.

"How does she do that?" IF asked and frowned in confusion. "...Carmen Sandiego? Why does that name sound so familiar to me?"

(-)

Meanwhile...

"Ah, welcome home." Carmen's husband smiled as he saw his wife and daughter. "Linda! It's good to see you again."

"Thanks, dad." Linda smiled at him. "Sorry for not calling, trying to help fund a world-destroying empire that I thought was just going to smash the system, not destroy the entire world."

"Yes," her father nodded and gave Linda a stern look, "we'll have to talk about that, won't we?"

"Waldo, dear," Carmen smiled at him, "do go easy on her. She's had it hard enough as it is."

"I'll do my best." Waldo said as he adjusted his famous red and white striped shirt.

Many of you might know Waldo as "Wally".

The idea came to me when I was thinking about Carmen Sandiego and Waldo and what kind of child they would have together and then I remember how Carmen was quite the thief in her canon, capable of stealing even monuments and mountains when people weren't looking and Waldo has the ability to blend in wherever he goes. Well, Underling DOES have the ability to disguise herself and be really convincing. I mean, she's flat-chested and still managed to look and sound exactly like Chika, who has a fairly large bust, after all. Plus her ability to escape, well, do I need to explain that?