A Goddess of two Nations: Rabendā
Chapter 2: Meetings with the CPUs and human allies: A new start
Rabendā couldn't believe it was actually happening. She was flying over a wide ocean to Planeptune with two women who are the Goddess forms of her parents Neptune and Noire. The sun from above reflected the blue ocean below very well. Even several sea seagulls soar way above them. If they were seagulls, she was still new to this world even when Neptune only gave her the bare facts of it. But even so, she was excited to meet more people including her new aunts Nepgear and Uni. Of course the only ones not all that excited was Purple Heart and Black Heart. It was still the matter of explaining the pair that they made a CPU last night.
"So, any ideas how we break the news to them?" Purple Heart asked in the silence of their flight.
"Who knows, lying to them wouldn't help us, so we have to tell them the truth," Black Heart replied but sighed, "but it telling them that we made a CPU is the issue. They might imply we did a dirty deed."
"You're telling me, Nepgear's mind will unfortunately go to the gutter if she thinks that's happened. But we'll have to tell them now," Purple Heart replied with a frown before looking down at Rabendā who looked like she was enjoying flying around, 'I can't believe that it was only just today that I learned I have a daughter and she's a CPU. It's unreal to even be true.' Before looking back as the Nation of Planeptune was in their sights.
Rabendā could make out the first sign of land mass coming their way, seeing the tall buildings of white and blue off in the distance. When they finally were close to the other side of Gameindustri, she was the central city of Planeptune. While Lastation was Steam Punk, Planeptune was more futuristic as Neptune described. It was cleaner than Lastation and brighter. From the people, the stores, even the several cars in the streets were brighter colors than any she thought she saw in Lastation. It wasn't long before they reached the tallest building, Planeptune's Basillicom. The white and blue building towered so high over the city, it was like a beacon to the Nations' city. Purple Heart and Black Heart flew her towards the Basillicom's balcony and lightly dropped her on solid ground before they landed as well. Their bodies glow white before reverting back to Neptune and Noire again standing with her.
"Well, home sweet home I guess. let's go look for the girls." Neptune said and walked to the balcony door into the Basillicom with Noire and Rabendā following after her.
"Is it wise to just enter through here?" Noire asked cautiously keeping a good hold on her daughter's hand as Neptune slid open the door inside.
"It's my Basillicom Noire, it's nothing uncommon of me to not use the front door. Plus, it saves us from weary eyes seeing the CPUs of two nations taking a girl close to their age into the Basillicom. People will think we're doing things to children," Neptune explained before shaking her head at her explanation, "besides, I've been bothered by Famitsu and Dengekiko on what happened with Uzume and Gold Third, I've been dodging them."
"I see; they been getting info out of you as well?" Noire asked taking a seat on the couch with Rabendā beside her, "The same with me. Everyone wanting the full picture of why they seem to forget us. Even the soldiers wanted to know too. No way I could break it to them that a CPU did all that with her powers."
"You have a point. You two sit tight, give Rabendā something to eat from our fridge and I'll get the girls." Neptune before taking chance to walk around the room.
"Can you handle them?" Noire called looking to Neptune walking away.
"Don't worry, it's just Nepgear and Uni. I just have to break it to them gently." Neptune said and left the room and through the Basillicom hallways. The light blue walls and purple carpet stretched out through the hallway as Neptune finally made it to hers and Nepgear's room. The door slid open automatically and she stepped inside to her room. Her room she shared with Nepgear was a lightly colorful room complete with several beanbag chairs of purple and pink, a centered round table with light pink chairs under a sofa, a light pink sofa with several stuffed animals and pillows, two separate workstations, a lilac colored bunkbed, a walk in shower, several plants behind the sofa and many pictures of the nation. It was first her own before Nepear was born, remembering the nervous girl who came into her life and was her family for some time before ASIC appeared. It was strange to ever now realize that she does care for Nepgear, flashing to her clinging to her in a new world to how grown up she is now.
She spotted the CPU Candidates sitting on the sofa playing with the Lastation Handhelds when they spotted Neptune at the doorway. Nepgear's face lit up with happiness as she ran up to her older sister to greet her.
"Neptune!" She exclaimed stopping to a halt to stand face to face with her sister. Neptune looked to the taller but younger sister wondering if Nepgear worried she didn't come home at all.
"Hey Nep…" but her words were cut off by Nepgear hugging her taking her by surprise. Neptune was taken aback, Nepgear was worried about her?
"Thank goodness, I was worried you wouldn't come home," Nepgear said hugging her sister tight and looked to her and held her shoulders, "You okay? Noire didn't hurt you, did she?" when Uni followed behind her.
"Um nothing is wrong. She didn't hurt me for anything sis." Neptune replied halfheartedly, not sure how to tell her that they made a CPU last night. For their expressions, they didn't feel it. Mostly for being still young themselves or weren't awake at the time. Uni clapped Nepgear on her shoulder, smiling at her.
"See Nepgear, you were worried over nothing. Now what kept you two, today's the Ifs' birthday and they will scold us crazy if we miss their party." Uni said looking to Nepgear to Neptune putting a hand to her hip.
"Histy and Kei had to talk with us about something at Noire's Basillicom, but there is something I need to show you two." Neptune said taking Nepgear's hands and held them into her own.
"Is it a surprise?" Nepgear asked curiously as it would explain her sister's absence.
"You could say that Nep Jr, follow me. Uni, you too." She ordered to the Candidates, walking out the room when the door slid open. Curious as what Neptune had to show them, they immediately followed suit. Both Candidates wondered what Neptune wanted to show them, but it was clear Neptune's mannerism were different. They expect her to come flying in with an over eccentric manner and just breaking the atmosphere like always. But Neptune seemed more subdued and not as off the rails as normally. Maybe it had something to do with what she wanted to show them but they remained silent and continued to follow her.
It didn't take long that the sounds of Noire talking with someone in the living room caught the ears of the sisters who wonder who she's talking to. When finally in view, they found Noire sitting with a girl with black and purple hair and a unique clothing. The unknown girl was eating a submarine sandwich that look like the ones left in the refrigerator and Noire was getting along with her?
"How is it, is it good?" Noire asked kindly seeing her daughter eating and enjoying the sandwich.
"Uh huh!" she nodded with a smile, her cheeks herself filled with sandwich. Noire kept smiling, seeing the young girl eating happily. She had a child, hard to believe it was true or a reality. Noire thinking about family outside of Noire wasn't something she ever thought of. Now sitting right in front of her was a girl she brought into this world and now going to raise her with Neptune of all people. Then again, to see her as a girlfriend after never being honest with her feelings was hard to believe she be in that development. Of course she does care about Neptune in her particular way, just wanting to be a friend to her, not a someone she picks on her amusement because to her she was lonely. Granted she never understood being lonely, she at times enjoys the other CPUs' company, does see Nepgear as a mature young adult, getting alone time with Uni, Rom and Ram are fine when not destructive, and she does see K-Sha and the others as friends. Although the hairs on her back felt on end remembering K-Sha but brushed it off when she looked at Rabendā. She was finishing her sandwich but her face was dirty with crumbs. She sighed, taking the napkin she had and clean her cheeks, making her daughter's face scrunch up a little.
"Noire?" Uni asked, seeing her older sister with another girl and was treating her differently than her. Noire turned and looked at her sister who stood at the front of the door seeing her older sister with a girl she never seen before. Nepgear as well, and she seen a lot of citizens of Planeptune.
"Morning Nepgear, Uni!" Noire replied happily with a wave, "Did your quests go well?"
"Uh yeah. Sister, who's that?" Uni asked looking at Noire with a perplexed stare.
"Please tell me Vert or the Seven Sages isn't kidnapping children," Nepgear said before pinching the bridge of her nose, "again."
"Uh no she's not kidnapped. She's…" Noire paused for a moment to find a right response to explain the situation, "well she's my daughter, Nepgear, Uni."
"Oh daughter…" Uni replied half-heartedly not understand what she said before realizing that she said. Her red eyes were wide as saucers, sweat pouring from her sweat, "d-d-d-d-d-daughter!? How, when, why!?" her arms flail around with each word she said, Nepgear looking at Noire as well with equal confusion.
"Wait, I'm sure you never had a child, you never dated anyone for the longest I know you. How did you get a daughter anyway?!" Nepgear asked her own purple eyes has wide as Uni's.
"Last night, something happened and I created a CPU with Neptune… Rabendā is our daughter and your niece." Noire said looking at Rabendā and the two CPU Candidates. The moment they heard Neptune's name, both girls' faces lit up redder than a apple, sweat pouring from their faces.
"But how, you did you two have a CPU?!" Nepgear shouted before darting her eyes at Uni, the black haired girl feeling Nepgear's anger, but found Nepgear's hands squeezing her cheeks, "What did you say about nothing bad will happen Black Sister?!"
"I'm sorry!" Uni said through her squeezed cheeks. Nepgear whipped around to Noire and Rabendā, her sister and her new niece watching in silence.
"Noire, I am 100% you can't create a child unless you…" Nepgear paused, her face going red, "Slept together with Neptune."
"What?!" Noire shouted, her own face going red, climbing over the sofa to fall to the ground.
"Mama Noire, are you okay?" Rabendā asked before seeing her mother shot up shaking her head.
"No you got it all wrong! We didn't s-s-sleep together! I am sure, all we did was kiss but we didn't…" her face went redder than before, smoking billowing from her ears, "Ahhhhhhhh, we didn't!" before Neptune put a hand to her shoulders to give her almost girlfriend a smile to calm down.
"Noire calm down, I know we didn't do anything than kiss. I woke up with all my clothes on, even if we did, there be fluids and blood. Don't ask," she said wondering how someone like Neptune would know the workings of a human body, "I thought it'll be fun to read Compa's medical books. But enough about that, I'll explain in details. It's mostly my fault this happened," Neptune took a deep breath and sighed, putting a hand to Rabendā's head, "I finally made Noire snap at me with my teasing and she jumped and pinned me to the bed, and I thought she was going to hurt him. But she kissed me, out of the blue," and Neptune blushed, surprising her sister and Uni to see Neptune blush, " I think because our shares were maxed that our feelings resonated and we created a CPU. So no, we didn't do anything indecent girls, so we did nothing wrong than my stupidity of teasing Noire," Neptune took another deep breath and looked as sincere than before, "I've done stupid things and annoyed many people who believe to call friends and I am sorry for all of it. I was stupid, self centered, egotistic, and treated those who are family to me like trash: Histy, Nepgear, Uzume, Umio. All of you are my family, but took that for granted. Noire, Blanc, Vert, IF, Compa, all of our friends, you guys have stood up my childish antics for this long. But I want to start over and be a better friend and sister and I want to try my best to take care of Rabendā, okay?" as Nepgear felt amazed at her sister's words, feeling her eyes tear up on how grown up Neptune sounds finally.
"Sis…" Nepgear said breathlessly, wiping her years before finally walking up the sofa and to her new niece, "so you're my niece huh, I'm Nepgear!" she said with a smile.
"Uh I'm Uni." Uni said, rubbing the back of her hair feeling a responsibility now than ever, "hope we can be friends Rabendā!"
"Nice to meet you Nepgear and Uni!" Rabendā said brightly smiling at her new aunts.
"Now that everything is settled, we have a birthday party to get to because if I need Iffy scolding me for missing her birthday, I rather we arrive now or she's scolding all five of us."
"Right!" The girls excitedly, having the almost misunderstanding resolved and make their way to their friends' birthday party with Rabendā in tow.
The walk to the park wasn't long for the five CPUs as Rabendā got to see more of Planeptune citizens who waved at the her mom and aunt. Of course none of them knew she was Neptune and Noire's daughter so she felt like a stranger to her people and didn't know what to say to them. So all she could do was wave, but she felt uneasy of the big shoes she'll fill as a CPU. Her parents have been CPUs for decades but was only just born and it's still a new world to her. She grabbed hold of Neptune's hand and kept up with her, Neptune seeing her look a little anxious about all the people around her and she'll be meeting plenty of people at the party. It reminded her of Nepgear's birth, how she cling to her parka to new people because she was a new CPU, so those actions were familiar to a skittish newcomer CPU. She never considered much how Nepgear was a new CPU at the time, remembering a year after she was born ASIC emerged and changed things. Captured for three years, Nepgear going out her way to save her, she never did ask how her little sister felt doing all of that so it'll be something she ask her on a later date.
The Planeptune park was in far west of the central city, looking like less people were out and about. It was also about to be summer vacation for students soon so it'll be packed. But the park wasn't also a local get together, but also where the portal between the two dimensions was located. She guided her daughter through the park along with Noire, Nepgear, and Uni, things getting more quiet as they made it to the location of the portal.
"There it is!" Neptune announced, pointing to the portal that the five of them face it. From the story her mother told her, it was created from the shares Nepgear and her mom collected in Plutia's Dimension, the portal able to let many people go to and from the dimensions. Since then it was a permanent gateway between the two dimensions. Still clutching her mom's hand, Rabendā's red eyes were wide with astonishment of the portal, "once we step in, we'll be able to go to Plutia's dimension."
"You better hold on to Neptune Rabendā, you never traveled between dimensions so it's gonna be a bumpy ride for you." Noire said staying close to her sister.
"Okay!" Rabendā nodded keeping her hand grip to Neptune's as they walk to the portal and step in together. Rabendā felt her twin tails float gently in the updraft of energy, seeing her vision go white as everything disappeared in from of her. The feeling of traveling through dimensions felt odd, her head feeling fuzzy and wanting to collapse. Was it the share energy, the power that her parents and aunts can use? Was it because she was just born that share energy was not used to her body perhaps? She didn't have long to think about as the light faded and her vision returned. She now stood in the park again, but then she felt it, share energy. The energy was different, not the same as before. This was the other dimension: Ultra Dimension.
"We made it safe and sound," Noire said looking from her sister and Nepgear to Rabendā with concern,"You're doing okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." she replied, letting go of Neptune's hand step forward a little, putting her hand to her chest and closed her eyes, "this is another dimension? It's a faint feeling, but share feels different than before."
"That's the shares and CPUs working differently in this world. CPUs aren't born in like you and me, they are created by these CPU memories. They rare to find and you must have special qualities to be picked to be one or the memories turn you into a monster," Neptune explained but placed a hand to her hair sheepishly, "heh heh, I just remembered all that form this dimension's Noire explaining all that but ignored her. Wow I really was…" but Uni interrupted her.
"Insufficiently annoying, egotistical, and lazy?" Uni asked bluntly, making Neptune look at with a scowl on her face.
"You're the salt of Gameindustri Uni." she responded dryly.
"Love you too!" Uni said winking her left eye and sticking her tongue out. It wasn't long before the sisters of Planeptune and Lastation started to laugh together, despite Neptune taking the blunt words of the candidate. Maybe they can get along better than Neptune says they don't. Rabendā smiled even joining in the laughing too.
"Hey, Hey, Neppy!" called out a voice that spoke in such a slow manner that caught everyone's attention. Two girls waved their direction, Rabendā seeing the first two people she's met outside her Oracles, parents, and Candidates.
The first was a girl who looked she got out of bed. She had fair-pale skin and bright pink eyes. Her hair was about waist length with very wild, messy bangs framing her face while her hair looks to be worn down, but in a very thick/big braid held with a pastel pink frilled ribbon. She wore an odd outfit, consisting of a very loose powder blue top with a frilled neck segment with a bright pink-purple bow and a long white segment in the center held with a white multipiece belt with a purple piece in the center. At the top on the sleeve sides are pink cloth segments with ruffled white lining and a single white stripe on each piece. Her dress has small sleeves with button-clasp, making it look like a shirt pair of overalls. On each sleeve is a peach and white line, while the sleeves cuff buttons to the upper segment of sleeve, most likely to keep them from being too long. She also wore an uneven length white skirt piece that looks longer in back, and opened in the middle. Along with pink and white striped socks and pink bear shaped fuzzy slippers.
The next girl was much younger than her, standing much shorter than them. She was a blonde little girl with short hair with some oversized hair bobbles on top. She wears a yellow/black striped jacket with a tail and a pair of shorts and sneakers. She also wears paw gloves, which she seems to wear over her actual hands.
"Plutia, Peashy!" Nepgear waved, seeing her old comrades come up to them. The two residents of this dimension ran up to them and gave a hug to Neptune and then at her. It was great to see them again after so long (despite time with them wasn't pleasant and memorable, they were still still comrades).
"Neppy Jr, Neppy, Noire, Uni, I'm glad you made it for Iffy's birthday. I'm so happy!" Plutia said slowly but delighted. Her eyes looked from the four CPUs and to a girl close to her eyes, feeling anxious looking at her, "Oh, who are you? My name's Plutia, it's nice to meet you!"
"Uh Rabendā, nice to meet you Plutia!" Rabendā replied, feeling anxious meeting new people before the smaller girl walked up to her with bright blue eyes and a cheerful demeanor that took her back.
"Hi my name's Peashy!" she said happily to Rabendā making her feel her sunny personality.
"Uh hi." she waved, looking at both girls with a smile, 'Plutia seems real nice, but something about her worries me. And Peashy, she's really a CPU like me?'
"Plutia, is everyone waiting for us?" Neptune asked looking to the Planeptune CPU of this dimension with a smile.
"Yes, we just finished setting up Iffy's party. Let's go, let's go!" Plutia instructed excitedly, tugging at Neptune's paeka sleeve gesturing her to follow her. It was a change of pace to see the everso sleeping Plutia who be in more energy than naps. It was IF's birthday so maybe that's the reason she's not slacking off on her. Neptune while having her friend tug her to the party, thought making sure Plutia never gets angry and transforms into Iris Heart because no way she's sending her daughter against that.
It wasn't long to get to the party, small chit chat was all they had. Plutia explained that Rei and the reformed members of the Seven Sages have been working hard to assist the CPUs than what they causes years ago in Their world. When Nepgear asked about Annyodeath, a robot hacker with a obsession of Noire and was Peashy's faux dad. When mention he's still stalking the other Noire, Rabendā could hear her mother's low growls and murmured something that sounded like a death sentence for him. Of course someone like that stalking someone, she felt her own fingers dig into her palms.
The party was in sight, the biggest clearing was where everyone was and all there enjoying themselves. Balloons of assorted colors were weighted down but sags, a banner written in dark blue letters read out: 'Happy Birthday IF' and a large rows of tables with so much food and desserts. Two large rectangular cakes were on the center of the tables with blue icing that spelled their names on games littering the area, a piñata, horseshoes, pin the tail on the horsebird, a karaoke machine, a projector for a movie later at night, and even a stage for the karaoke machine.
Sitting on the tables were all if the CPUs and their human friends. The first in the middle of tables was Noire, but the Noire of Plutia's Dimension. While her face was the same, her clothes were different. She wore a revealing black tanktop piece with a blue belt below her breast and a big blue bow at her collar with a diamond shaped gem in the center. The skirt is dark blue/black and pleat styled, with very thin white lines along the bottom and light blue coloring between each pleat and a black belt. She also has sleeves with puffed gray segments and black lining, connecting to loose, opened arm warmer type objects through mini-belts with a buckle around the top. The opening at her fingers is loose and spiked with white lining and a big sphere like gem on top. Along with above the knee, dark blue spiked hemlined stockings/kneesocks, held up with belts and buckles. Her boots are gray with multiple black straps connecting through an upside down triangle, while big white spheres are on top of her foot. Her hair is held up with blue bows/ribbons with black lining.
She was talking with both Blanc and Vert from both dimensions. Vert's appearance of the Hyperdimension was the most mature of the CPUs. She has long curled light blonde hair with long bangs neatly framing her face. She has sad blue looking eyes, usually not fully open. Vert wears an emerald green dress with gold markings. Big/loose light green and white gloves and along the top part of her skirt is a big peach/orange bow. Around her neck she wore a big piece of white collar with green lining around the bottom and a very thin white cloth connecting the dress and neck piece together. At the center is a gold circular piece with a small blue gem in the center and tiny red ribbon with gold in the center. The Ultra Dimension Vert wore a different off the shoulder dress. It is a dark sea foam-teal color with puffed somewhat sleeves and black spiked cuffs at the end. Her breast still show but have very thin light green straps connecting to her choker-piece around her neck, resembling the belt she wears. The dress covers her lower half and goes between her legs, while the back part is much longer with spiked lining. Around her waist she had a black belt like piece with green circled pads on each hip, connecting to a very light blue ribbon/sash. Her hair also gains a matching colored hairbow, while on her neck she has something matching the belt. Her shoes are black slip on's with same pads at the toe and ballerina-like wrappings around the leg.
Blanc of both dimensions shared the same appearance minus their clothes. Both had short sandy-brown colored hair reaching her neck and dull blue eyes. On the top of her head, Hyperdimension Blanc wore a big white cap with light blue ruffles and a brown and gold under and center piece. She wore an opened white jacket with powder blue markings, dark brown lining, and light colored brown fur when outside or when it's cold. Revealed by the open jacket was a white dress with dark brown lining and markings on it. Around her neck is a light blue choker with a single white stripe in the middle and blue gem/badge in the center. She also wore powder blue sandals with a white ribbon around in her right leg resembling a bandage. Her appearance like her Ultra Dimension self made her look younger than Neptune and Noire. Ultra Dimension Blanc's clothes were very disappointed different than Hyperdimension Blanc. She wore a outfit resembling a Japanese shrine maiden attire and consists of a red dress with fold-skirt and a leafy pattern along the bottom. The dress has a black tank top piece with an accessory with red lining and a blue sphere in the center with thin strings. At the top of the dress is a golden flower piece with black strap connecting around her waist. Over this is a white jacket with a big tassel hanging on the ends of both sleeves with flowers. On her right arm is a bracelet, made with oversized black and white beads. Her white cap has gained red and pink petal pattern and a black circled segment in the center. She also has on thigh high stockings with red lining and black sandals with red ribbons at the toe and flower symbols.
With them was their senior CPU and newcomer to the group, Uzume Tennouboshi. She was a fair-skinned girl with red-orange eyes and long, sanguine hair worn in pigtails located near the bottom of her head, held by hair that has been knotted. It has a few black clasps and a pink gradience nearing the bottom. She wore a very small black tube top under an opened white jacket with a bright orange, black, and white tie. She also wears a pair of pleated shorts worn with a pair of thin black suspenders, and open to reveal her orange underwear, and also black fingerless gloves over a pair of orange and black sleeves, matching socks, black shoes and a pair of black leg warmers with buttons on them. Attached to her waist was orange and white Megaphone while sitting with a floating fish. He was a blue and yellow fish with sky blue scales and human male face. His fins were yellow and he floated next to Uzume.
Next to them was the CPU Candidate twins, Rom and Ram. Rom had shoulder length brown and dark blue eyes, but Ram had much longer hair. Rom wore a winter jacket over plain gray and white overall dress. Her jacket is pastel blue. The jacket itself has puffed sleeves and a frilled center part with many golden buttons, a collar with a big bow and six puffballs strategically placed. At the ends of the cuff is white fur lining and a big golden button. She wore a cap like sited occupant and have boots resembling their jackets. She wore a shoulder purse that hung from her right. Ram wore a winter jacket over plain gray and white overall dress. Her jacket is pastel pink. The jacket itself has puffed sleeves and a frilled center part with many golden buttons, a collar with a big bow and six puffballs strategically placed. At the ends of the cuff is white fur lining and a big golden button. She wore a cap like the sited occupant and have boots resembling their jackets. She also wore a shoulder purse.
Around them were each friend the CPUs met during their battle against ASIC. The first was two of Neptune's friends of Planeptune of both dimensions, IF and Compa. IF was a fair skinned girl with emerald eyes and light brown hair that is about waist length. Most of her bangs are long and reach down to her eyes, curling outwards or inwards to her face, with a split on the upper corner side. A few parts of hair frame her face while more of it reaches her chest, about the length of the hair she wears in a ponytail, held with a leafy green hair piece. She wore a black, tank top and short-short style one piece with silver detailing and a belt around her waist. This is worn underneath a dark blue, oversized jacket with black, silver, and white detailing. It is worn open and has a big loose belt that she keeps all of her cellphones on. She also wore matching boots. Lastly, the colors of her cell phone carriers are blue, light blue, green, black, magenta, white, and lime green, orange, and light pink. Compa was fair-skinned young girl, her chest noticeable large. Her hair a light creamy pink color that is somewhat long and curls along the edges worn with a black headband with a C patched on the side. Her eyes match her hair color. She wore a tan-white wool styled tank top with big neck and un-attached sleeves and matching styled boots, but with small ribbons/fuzzy balls at the top. She also wore a red plaid skirt, a black choker with a small heart on it, black-brown knee socks with light pink heart cut frills, and often carries a black hip purse, and heart shaped buttons. Like her headband, both her purse and the heart on the choker has a C logo.
Beside them was Red, one of first friends against their battles of ASIC. Red was a young girl who looks to possibly be a year or two younger than everyone. However, she has a noticeably big bust size. Her skin is fair-pale in tone. She has long crimson hair worn with many bangs framing her face while her hair is worn in the shape of an R on the left side of her head, held with a black rope with two big tan beads. She has white colored stripes in her hair, one on the lower half of one of the R-folds, the other covering almost the whole bang on the right side of her face. Her eyebrows are the same shade of red, while she has gray eyes. Red dresses in Chinese attire consisting of black and red colors. The top is dark gray and black with golden lining and ruffles with small red X-shaped strings under her breast and a belt like piece. At her chest is an opal blue Magatama. Red had unattached sleeves with small pink cherry blossom and petal patterns around the bottom, with golden lining and black at the bottom. At the top, just below her shoulders are black ruffles. Her skirt consist of four big petal shapes resembling her sleeves, with a pair of shorts underneath. She also wore similar black and red shoes.
Beside the Red was Broccoli who had her Gema on her small knees. Broccoli was a fair skinned little girl, appearing to be younger than Rom or Ram. She has dull yellow-brown eyes and is a light brunette. Her hair is almost the size of her body and worn in two pigtails with two bells holding each one. Her long bangs frame her face and she has two un-even cowlicks. On her head she wears a yellow cat eared hat on her head with a tiny kitty face, single stitch, a daisy, and few brown stripes on each ear. She wore an outfit resembling a school uniform. It consists of a white top with red bow-tie and green collar with green lines. The skirt matches the neck, and she also wears black flats with green socks, and a big white bow where her yellow cat tail comes out.
Next to Broccoli was the adventurer Falcom. She was a fair skinned girl with orange eyes and short boyish cut, rusty brown red hair usually worn with a headband. She wore a white tank top with a brown belt-like segment on the top and bottom, underneath a blue and white jacket with gold accents. Her skirt is white with thick strips of blue in the center and worn with a brown belt with gold details and a small orange and black pouch attached. Also included are black fingerless gloves, black stockings, and blue boots with white, black, and gold accents.
Beside Falcom was the Leanbox residents who are close to Vert. The first was 5pb. She had fair-pale skin with bright pink eyes and a mole below the left one. Her blue hair is about elbow in length and worn straight, with bangs that stick up from the center and spike downward to frame her face. Worn over her hair is a pair of black headphones with silver and pink accents and a small black microphone attached to the left ear piece. She also had black painted nails and a black treble clef with a heart piece tattoo on the left side of her stomach. Her outfit is rather showy in comparison to most of the group, consisting of a black bikini top with very thin silvery vertical lines, black ruffled lining and button pieces on the straps that have small silver spots along them. The ruffled skirt matches the top with white straps and black and pink buckles, a pink belt with a pink bow on the back and black lining of the skirt, and two smaller frilled layers of it, one being pink while the other is black. Her black boots have white strappy stripes and white and black stripes underneath, along with a frontal pink design. One boot is almost covers the entire leg with tears in the material, while the other boot is short with fishnet stocking material, resembling a garderbelt. Lastly, she wore multiple accessories, such as small below the shoulder bands with pink frills and silver music notes going around the center, a black and pink bracelet on each wrist, a black frilled choker with studs and a heart piece with her icon on it.
Next to her was a girl with the same hair color as her, MAGES. her younger sister and Self proclaimed mad magician. She was a young woman with denim blue hair that reaches her waist, indigo eyes and a mole that sits just below her left eye. Her bangs have a slant cut to them. She wears a brownish witch hat with three gears; the top two crisscrossing each other around the crown, a white overcoat with brown details and a brown dress beneath it with a red tie. She also wore grey thigh-High stockings and black shoes.
Next to the sisters was Cave, another resident who works close to Vert and Leanbox. She was a tall woman with long off-red colored hair worn in short, shoulder length pigtails held with black ribbons attached to a white, maid/nurse like cap. Her eyes are bright emerald green while her skin is fair in coloring. She wore a somewhat revealing outfit looking to be a mixture of a nurse, maid, and magical girl uniforms. It's white with red lining and minimal golden pieces. At her chest, legs, arms, and lower half is black parts. At her neck is a red ribbon with a green piece in the center. Her gloves and boots are long with small red lining near the end and black and gold parts above them. While the front of her dress is short, the back of it is longer with light orange coloring inside. She has pink ball/orb earrings. The upper arm on her outfit also sports a Cave Co. "C" logo.
Next to Cave was Cyberconnect2, Tekken, and MarvelousAQL. MarvelousAQL had fair skin and large breasts that are on par with Vert. She has orange hair that reaches down to her neck and an ahoge. She has red eyes with orange musical note for pupils. She wore a casual school uniform with only one button on her shirt buttoned and a red ribbon. The back of her shirt is open in the back as if tied like a corset. She also wore a pair of detached cuffs with a ribbon on her right wrist. She wore a dark gray skirt, a gray sweater tied around her waist, and a pair of black and white knee high socks and black shoes. She also wore a belt which holds her two swords.
Cyberconnect2 was a tan skinned girl with brilliant emerald eyes and blonde, spiked hair worn with a white and black themed hat, gold goggles with green lenses, and pointed canine ears. She had white body markings and a black and white tail. She also had a fair sized bust. She wore a white vest with green detailing and three straps over the chest, and also a big, loose neck/collar. She also has white loose gloves with green detailing and gold bracelets, slightly puffed white shorts with an orange and gold belt with CC2 on it. Her boots are also white and green. She had black, tight pieces of clothing under her gloves, vest, and shorts, which may be spandex.
Lastly was Tekken, while a good fighter was a bit of a masochist. Tekken was a slender body with modestly sized breasts and a slight tan complexion. She had red eyes and long dark grey hair that reaches halfway down her back. Her outfit was fitting for a melee character such as herself. It consisted of a red and black strapless sports bra, and torn blue gi pants that has a red flame design on the bottom of the left leg. They are tied to her waist with a red and black martial arts belt. Her pants are ripped to where the right leg is only covered mid-thigh and there are several tears that show the orange inside with one on her right leg revealing her blue and white striped panties. She doesn't wears shoes, but she does have a pair of silver bracelets on her right ankle.
When finally coming into view, Plutia waved her hand to get everyone's attention with a smile, "Hey! Neppy and them are here!"
Everyone looked around to see Neptune, Noire, Nepgear, and Uni all there with Peashy and Plutia. Rabendā had already hid behind Noire's back, feeling the anxiety of meeting so many people. No one noticed Rabendā yet, paying more attention to the CPU sisters. Smiles and smirks were given to them, even very stoic looks as well.
"Nep-Nep, Ge-Ge, you made it!" cheered Compa delightedly to the sisters.
"Well you actually made it to our birthday party Nep." Ultra Dimension IF said with her arms crossed.
"We figured you still be sleeping in bed, so guess we underestimate you." Hyperdimension IF said with a slight smirk.
"Nepgear, Uni, welcome!" both Verts said, greeting the two Candidates in a friendly greeting than a usual greeting of boobs in face.
"Miss Nepgear, please sit with me." Rom asked shyly.
"Yeah, we had to wait for you before we could eat! Come on!" Ram exclaimed waving her hand to the girls.
"Hey everyone!" Neptune waved back to her friends, Noire smiling at the group while her daughter still hid behind her.
"Hi!" Nepgear waved too excitedly, Uni as well waved at her friends too.
"Hey, I'm sure my sight isn't bad," Red said rubbing her eyes a bit to make sure she wasn't seeing things, "but Noire, is there something behind you."
"You know, Red's right nyu! Noire, I think something's hiding behind you nyu!" Broccoli pointed out, seeing the flowing hair of black and patches of purple behind Noire's twintails.
"Oh!" Noire realized, turning around to Rabendā was hiding behind her, "Come on, don't be shy!" she added sweetly, putting her hands on what looked like a girl close to Nepgear's and Uni's height and brought her into view. To the party, they saw a girl with black and purple hair look rather shy and embarrassed by seeing close to fifteen-twenty guests at the party.
"H-h-hi!" she said shyly trying to have a smile on her face but still embarrassed to see many people, especially being all people who are Neptune and Noire's friends.
"Aww, she's so cute!" both Vert said delightedly hearts in their hearts but both Blancs eyed them with a dark glare at them.
"Please don't touch her, thunder tits." Hyperdimension Blanc scowled at them.
"Odd for you to bring a unknown guest Nepsy, Noiresy. Who is she?" Uzume asked looking at Rabendā with her arms crossed.
"Come to think about it, her clothes look like Lady Purple Heart and Lady Black Heart for some reason." 5pb observed, looking at Rabendā's clothes to see how well done they presented themselves.
"Yes, they can't be the Nep Fanclub's design." MAGES. said her own observation like her older sister had on Noire, "Lady Noire, who is this?"
"Haven't seen her in my travels before. If my other self wasn't busy, I ask her." Falcom said.
"Is she from this dimension?" MarvelousAQL asked looking at her if she's from this dimension, the Hyperdimension, or another dimension?
"You think Big Nepsy seen her?" Umio asked On cue, someone did turn up just like Neptune, Noire, Nepgear, Uni, and Rabendā. Rabendā thought she was seeing things, but it looked like her mom. Her appearance was more or less highly the same as the main Neptune's. She had long lilac hair with bangs that reach down to her collarbone and purple eyes. In her hair she wears black hair-clips in the shape of D-pads and around her neck is a choker that has a light blue D-pad symbol on it. She wore a mostly black one-piece parka dress that has a purple hood, strings that look like controller plugs, and two huge black and purple pockets with blue circles on sleeves had two light blue stripes going all the way down while the front of the parka only contains one. The ends of the sleeves and the bottom of the parka have black and purple stripes. The zipper emblem and the back of the parka has a purple letter "N" to represent the first letter of her name. Unlike the other Neptune, she does not wear thigh-high socks and her shoes are black and purple. Another thing to note is the fact she wears a black and purple gun holster on her left thigh that matches the rest of her outfit.
"Sorry, you-know-who was giving me trouble getting back. Did I miss anything?" she asked, the adult looking Neptune looking at CPUs and Makers before looking at Neptune, Noire, Nepgear, Uni, and Rabendā with interest, "hey tinyme,how's it going? Oh, you're a new face!" Adult Neptune said looking at Rabendā with a smile, "hello, nice to meet you!"
"Hello…" Rabendā said, feeling a little taken aback to meet someone who looks like Neptune but looks older than her.
"Those are nice clothes, who made them?" Adult Neptune asked, seeing her clothes resembled her clothes and her younger self's clothes. Rabendā pointed to Noire, everyone confused on why she make clothes for another girl.
"Mama Noire made them for me." she said, everyone's eyes wide before Neptune and Noire felt it just got awkward that she revealed Noire was her daughter.
"Mama Noire? Wait, I know we don't see each other much and granted I may have done things like seem crazy like try to make Nepgear my sister by thinking CPU memories in the same nations makes us sisters but…" Ultra Vert's words were cut short by a sniper shot hitting her hair making her panic. Uni had summoned her weapon and pointed it violently at her.
"What the hell did you do to Nepgear bitch?" she said, ready to attack her here and now. Ultra Vert panicked and waved her hands in fright.
"No, I didn't do anything Uni honest! I mean, no worse than Noire trying to get Plutia and Planeptune in trouble on TV, Blanc working with the Seven Sages without her knowledge, and Plutia violating Nepgear and traumatizing IF!" and it was the Hyperdimension group who all had the collective shock face at Ultra Vert's babbling outburst.
"What!?" they shouted, even Uzume (who never knew this) was surprised to this.
"Lady Vert, how can you do something so low?" 5pb. asked her face in shock
"Wait, you're traumatized by Plutia?" Hyperdimension IF asked as Ultra Dimension IF look sulk and began to drink a Nep Bull to ignore her.
"Other Blanc, why did you let a member of the Seven Sages?" Rom asked softly, Ultra Dimension Blanc's face looking at Ultra Dimension Vert with a dark glare. The other Makers look to Ultra Noire with disappointment that she do that to Neptune and Plutia years back.
"Nep maybe a idiot, but that was uncalled for nyu!" Broccoli said looking at Ultra Dimension Noire with a frown on her face. Noire looked around at everyone who scowled at her, pulling such a dirty trick trying to get Planeptune in trouble.
"Uh, I was in HDD at the time, uh I didn't think anyone remembered!" she yelled frantically to everyone, "Look maybe I had some crazy idea to mess with Planeptune but are we derailing from my others self having a child!?" Ultra Noire asked, looking from everyone to her other self, "How did you have a kid? And who?"
Noire pointed to Neptune and everyone realized now why Rabendā looks like she's Neptune's daughter. Her parka matches Neptune's and the underdress resembles Noire's like 5pb. said, even her hair resembles Neptune and Noire. Oh course the question was how? Blanc and Vert only saw the pair two days ago and while the Ultra Dimension CPUs haven't seen them for several years but then having a child so soon?
"How did you guys have a child? So far as we know, none of you have the organ to reproduce a child with the correct materials," MAGES. said crossing her arms, putting her hand to her chin, "unless one of you have a pen…" making both Noire and Neptune blush red and flailed her arms in denial.
"No, no, no, no, no, no! We don't have one, why the heck you think we do!?" they shouted, both on sync that they never seen Neptune shout at them before.
"Well, have you seen the doujins your fan club makes, they're quite accurate you know. One of them had you and Lady Noire in a bath and a toy was involved." Red said, making the two CPUs go redder with that statement, Uni covering her niece's ears so she doesn't hear this conversation.
"I seen that one Red. Didn't Nepgear appear with something we know she doesn't have?" CyberConnect2 asked, making Nepgear put her hand to her face.
"I swear my nation's crazy sometimes." she murmured, her sister and Noire feeling more embarrassed with this conversation being just as bad as earlier.
"Stop…" Neptune said silently, everyone not stopping this conversation.
"I mean, Nep is Nep. We're not all oblivious to them like each other than just Nep's constant teasing. She probably finally snapped, jump Noire, and pop comes this kid." Hyperdimension IF said with a scowl, Neptune feeling hurt and angry IF would assume it's her fault.
"It's not my fault, I didn't mean for this. Don't..." she said softly again, feeling anger and embarrassment hit her more.
"So once again, it's somehow Neptune's fault this happened is it?" Ultra Dimension Blanc asked and the words echoed into her head. All her fault, all her fault, all her fault, all her fault, the words echoed even more that her hands gripped tightly that she never felt angry at her own friends before.
"Look guys, you don't know what happened…" Noire tried to say but finally Neptune had enough, her voice being as loud than before.
"Shut up!" she screamed, everyone jumping in shock hearing Neptune of all people scream at her, never hearing her voice go any volume that wasn't about being loud about other things, "none of you have a clue what happened, stop blaming everything on me!" and it dawned on her that she shouted at her friends as all eyes including her daughter were on her. Uni had already uncovered the young CPU's ear when it was Neptune she heard.
"Mama Neptune?" Rabendā asked, coming up to her mother as tears feel free hers, everyone seeing Neptune cry.
"Neptune?" Peashy asked seeing the light purple haired girl was crying and said her name correctly.
"Nep-Nep?" Compa asked concern for her friend's outburst at them. Tears fell from Neptune's cry, never seeing the always happy and goofy Neptune show real feelings than chewing the scenery of a situation.
"I picked on Noire with something that belongs to her and it was stupid to egg her on that she pinned me to the bed. All we did was kiss, Nothing more," she added through anger filled tears, "our shares resonated and we made Rabendā, all because I couldn't stop teasing her. Just, just, don't blame it all on me…" and more tears protruding from her eyes, everyone looking at Neptune and feeling awful about what they said. IF, Blanc, everyone felt the guilt of their conversation about doujins and blaming Neptune as always. Neptune was actually upset, they see Neptune upset about anything. The Planeptune CPU's stifled crying still was heard throughout the party, the atmosphere of a party turn badly now that they realized they may have crossed the line. Nepgear, realizing her sister was upset, embraced her as she still cried into her younger sister's arms.
"Neppy…" Plutia said sadly feeling her friend was upset. Rabendā look at Neptune's friends feel even more as Neptune cried when both Blanc and Vert of both dimensions had comforted the younger CPU.
"Sorry, you seem upset Neptune. We… we didn't know, did we guys?" Hyperdimension Vert said looking at everyone who nodded with concern. Even the IFs felt terrible, this was their birthday after all. Hyperdimension IF held her right arm with a frown, feeling bad for her friend
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to openly blame you Nep," IF said before sighing, "this is supposed to be our special day, how it's just sad now."
"It really is, we went too far," Ultra Dimension Noire feeling bad for Neptune for once, usually finding her annoying and lazy felt terrible about this, "uh, we're all sorry."
"Yes, sorry Neptune. Never thought I feel like a idiot to assume as well," Hyperdimension Blanc said clutching her hat in her hands before looking at Rabendā, "sorry about upsetting your mother like that, we're better than this. Anyway, my name's Blanc, CPU of Lowee. Of course you seem like a newborn so you won't know that." she added with a smile on her face, her Ultra Dimension self always smiled too.
"Nice to meet you Blanc." Rabendā replied with a soft smile eyeing the short CPU, 'she may look young as me, but I feel a strong demeanor to her.'
"I'm Vert, CPU of Leanbox. It's nice to meet you Rabendā." Ultra Dimension Vert greeted, putting her hands to her front smiling.
"Hello," Rabendā said looking at the two Very with a puzzled stare, 'something about them I don't like, but they seem kind hearted.'
The two CPUs of either dimension look back at their comrade, Nepgear removed her older sister and she rub her eyes to wipe away her tears. Vert put a sincere hand to her fellow CPU, wanting her smile again, "Neptune, do you feel better now? It pains me to see you cry."
"Nep, I don't like my birthday feel like a sad day. So please smile again, now I miss your smile." Hyperdimension IF said, Neptune wiping the last tears from her eyes before lookin at everyone, Noire and Uni waiting for Neptune to feel better again. Slowly, her smile finally returned on her face again, Noire smiling at her now that her spirits have returned.
"Yeah, sorry I made this feel bad," Neptune said feeling a blush rise on her face as she scratch her cheek sheepishly, "Forgive me?"
"Well as long as you take care of Noire and your kid now, we forgive you," Blanc said a smile on her face, "I mean you are going to, right?"
Neptune nodded, rubbing her neck now, "of course, it's my responsibility now. Plus Histy said she does need to be inaugurated as a CPU as well and be recognized as a CPU by Lastation and Planeptune."
"Really?" Vert asked but looks back at tables where the others, "let's talking about it at the table first okay?"
"Sure." Neptune replied, feeling much better after crying in front of everyone and took hold of Rabendā's hand to walk towards the part table with the other CPUs, Nepgear, and Uni behind her. Neptune and Noire sat together with their child in-between them with Nepgear and Uni sitting with Vert, Blanc, Ultra Noire, Ultra Vert, Ultra Blanc, Adult Neptune, Plutia, and Uzume with Rom and Ram closer to their human friends. Once sitting together, the conversation continued.
"A inauguration?" 5pb. asked curiously, "is that important?"
"From how Histoire and Kei puts it, it's needed," Noire said putting her hand to her daughter's head,"the last CPUs born were the Candidates and those celebrations were small, even Nepgear didn't meet them years ago."
"So is there any way we can assist you Lady Noire?" MAGES. asked her hand twirling a straw which was in a bottle of Doc P was looking at the CPU of Lastation.
"Yes, I'm sure you can help. Rabendā needs to be trained in combat, collect shares, and learn to transform in her Hard Drive Divinity." Neptune said, the Makers all nodding in response to Neptune's request.
"So guild training, I can help you on that front Nep." IF said smiling at the purple haired CPU with a confident smile.
"Is it really that hard? We and Noire could transform easily when we became CPUs with those memories." Plutia asked cocking her head.
"It's different over you guys. Remember, you weren't born as CPUs like we are, it's a completely different thing. When we were born decades ago, it felt like a ingrained idea as CPUs. We had only one important job: collect shares, create consoles, and preserve our nation's longevity." Vert explained, crossing her arms under her chest.
"I know I can't transform like Mama Noire and Mama Neptune," Rabendā perked up, placing a hand to her heart, "I feel share energy in this dimension, it feels… faint."
"So it's unlikely for Lady Rabendā to transform easily without shares or training right?" 5pb. asked looking at Rabendā with a concern look.
"Yes. When I was born, I was self taught by sis to fight and transform. I wasn't as strong as her auntil she taught me how to defend myself." Nepgear said grabbing a cupcake from the table to eat.
"You were self taught Nepgear?" MarvelousAQL asked, "I would thought CPU Candidates were pretty strong on their merits."
"You say that, but even we know our weakness. Nepgear is stronger than us, and she had IF, Compa, 5pb., Cave, Red, and Broccoli who took us on when we were controlled by Underling and CFW Trick," Ram said grabbing a raisin cookie and ate it, "not my thing to admit it, but even our own inexperience compared to Blanc, Nepgear is much stronger." and Rom nodded with her younger twin sister.
"And Rabendā needs proper training to be a CPU?' Umio asked still looking at Neptune and Noire.
"Can we help?" Plutia asked to the two CPUs.
"You sure, if it's not too much a hassle to you guys to help us." Noire replied, grateful to the help but felt like they were forcing their assignment on them.
"Nepsy, it's not like we're asking, we want to." Uzume said a big smile on her face.
"Besides, we all feel terrible for assumptions, so we want to help you," Ultra Dimension Noire said feeling less her usual attitude to talk to Neptune in a genuine matter, "so does that mean you two are together now?" making the two CPUs look to each other with Rabendā still in-between them and blush scarlet.
"I guess so," Noire stated, "I promised Kei and Histoire that we'll take care of her so keeping my word."
"That's good to hear. So how able get pass the subject for now and have fun. It's our special day after all." Ultra Dimension IF with a smile as everyone pumped their fist into the air.
"Yeah!"
The IFs' party continued on without a single hitch or problem. Once everyone sang happy birthday, the party git started. The two large cakes were into pieces and given to each of the CPUs and Makers. Rabendā, still new, quite enjoyed the cake. It was actually homemade by Ultra Dimension Noire and Vert who made them from scratch, even the frosting was homemade. When games was time to play, the Candidates and Peashy dragged Rabendā to the area of the games where they blindfolded the young CPU to play pin the tail on the dogoo with them. For her first activity, she didn't do great at it, the pin not even hitting the spot. The name game was horseshoes against Peashy and Ram and there was prizes for who gets the most points wins. Between the two CPUs, Rabendā was tied for points between them. She got lucky with the last point as Peashy over shot her throw and the horseshoe went flying (Tekken and MarvelousAQL left to retrieve it). Rabendā won that game out of Peashy 's error, winning a pair of headphones (signed by 5pb. and MAGES.). The next game was piñata with several of CPIs and Uni. IF of the Ultra Dimension was blindfolded this time and was trying to swing aimlessly at the dogoo shaped game. Everyone guided the Guild member to swing her way to the piñata and make sure she wouldn't hit them. It took some time(and several turn arounds) but IF finally hit it, letting the candy and items fall on IF (which was a lot). The next activity was karaoke, which was 5pb.'s time to shine. She sung first, which everyone of course loved as it's what she's best at. Neptune and Nepgear took their turn, singing a duel song together and being in such good sync. Noire sung a solo song and even Rabendā was amazed by her singing. When Plutia took a chance to sing, everyone was amazed by her singing voice. Someone who rather sleep around can sing both cute and well, maybe they underestimate her far too well. More and more of the CPUs and Makers took their turn on the microphone, even Uzume was persuaded to sing (Nepgear and Neptune saying it'll be cool to do it). The last event was everyone gathering around to watch several shows that Vert picked out for them to watch. One of them was a mechanical anime but Neptune wasn't pleased with the male protagonist.
"Man he's so whiny! Just get in the Mecha and do your job!" Neptune shouted a scowl on her face.
"I get he's a little realistic and doesn't want to do it, they portrayed him so unlikable than relatable." IF said agreeing with Neptune, I mean, be a little considerate of your job."
Tell me about it," Red nodded in agreement, "sure most powerful protagonists get hated, but is there a reason to defend him?"
Time after that series, they had a twelve episode marathon of another series once Rom, Ram, Rabendā, and Peashy had falling asleep. The series was a boy who want this girl, but when it seems like the relationship wasn't going well, instead of stopping the relationship, hr cheats on her with the girl who paired them up and other girls. Everyone was all agreement they all thought he was a sleazeball who needs to die. Of course they had to wait unfortunately. When it was getting dark the sun was setting and they only reached episode 9, Noire was still watching the show and wanted to slap any sleazeball who couldn't keep in their pants on. Her rage against the enemy of all women was cut short from the sleeping noise of Neptune with Rabendā sleeping on her knees while Neptune on her shoulder. It was kind of calming, seeing her new daughter and someone she promised to take care of Rabendā with sleeping soundly with her. She put a hand to Neptune's hair and lightly stroked it with a smile on her face, feeling happy to be around her.
"Noire?" Neptune asked slowly opening her eyes feeling her head to her shoulder.
"Oh you're awake. You missed most of the show." Noire replied still looking at Neptune and then to the show.
"I've seen it Noire, but can I ask you something?" she asked, her eyes half open, not wanting to watch the show, "would you like to go out with me?"
"Go out with you?" Noire repeated, her cheeks turning beet red at the offer. Neptune asked her out, out of the blue, just like that? Noire fathom if she suxked the silly out of Neptune really asked her out? But a smile formed on her fax, lifting her head ever so slightly, "oh course, I love to!"
"That's good. And Noire? I love you and," Neptune replied moving her hand to grasp Noire's hand, startling Noire with a gesture so unlike her, "I'm sorry for everything." Whether she learned this from a show was a possibility or not, Noire returned that gesture by gripping her hand too.
"I love you too and it's alright." she said and left her eyes felt heavy as she froze asleep, the sounds of her friends drowning out.
Rabendā woke up something later when she fell asleep during the Mecha anime and saw it was nighttime and she really feel asleep her butt on the smooth grass.. everyone around was glued to the anime, she looked at her parents sleeping so peacefully together. Even how they used to get on each other's nerves and fight, something about them brought them stronger. With a hand reaching out to touch theirs, things were a new start for all of them.
Neptune and Noire, once at each other's hair now start a new chapter as couple. Rabendā must learn to be a CPU as in a couple of days is her imagination as a Goddess of two Nations.
But tomorrow is Neptune and Noire's date
Next time: A Goddess of two Nations: Rabendā
Chapter 3: Neptune and Noire! A date around Lastation
Michael: And chapter two finally finished. The ending wasn't my first thought as I wanted Neptune to ask her out after the party is over, there was gonna be more interactions with Rabendā and the Makers as well Peashy but I didn't want to drag it out. This is close to 11,000+ words and I usually write longer but best not drag it out. That's where the rest of the first and second arc will give her time to get to know them. Plus she wasn't introduced to Uzume and Umio as she knows them from Neptune's story. She also got to meet Adult Neptune as well. Now Neptune and Noire have a lot of minor obstacles before they're a couple. I can't force Neptune's normal behavior as a functional relationship. There's a time for humor and jokes, it's not here. If one wants to see them as without the same tiring jokes, this is a prime example same with Nepgear and Uni. Speaking of them, you see their relationship as they have small minor scenes that don't get in the way, like the scene of Nepgear squeezing Uni's face for her error.
Now Rabendā's CPU awakening is at the end of this first arc, so you'll see her train, learning to fight and be a CPU. If you are reading the second Rabendā tale, you saw a glimpse of her fighting style as this story she's going to learn how to fight, take guild quests, and transform. What's to come in a few chapters:
4. A misunderstanding of bullets and swords! Neptune vs K-Sha
5. Training the New comer! Nepgear vs. Rabendā
6. Guild training! Recognized as the CPU
7. A S-Rank Mission! A memory of Neptune's fears
A lot of character development of Neptune, Noire, Rabendā, and K-Sha's return as well all the Gold Third. I will try my best so my updates aren't in limbo but this takes time and hopefully no errors. So that's it and how I have a game for you:
What are the fan created and anime references I made?