The Running CPU

by Project 0mega

Neptune believes shes done the unthinkable and has ran away to a new dimension as a result. But one day she runs into an old acquaintance, Uni while living her new life. She hopes her changed look and personality makes it so Uni wont realize its her. To top it off a new powerful enemy has emerged. Can Neptune and the new CPU's defeat it or do they need help from outside sources.

14. Chapter 13: Taking care of problems

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Chapter 13 - Nepgear's POV

It was nearing the afternoon when we made it to the meeting spot Croire gave us. Sis was acting a bit weird but I paid that little mind as we came close to a bunker built into a hill. I didn't see much in this area aside from what I could see aside from Abby's agent that was there to greet us.

She was dressed in a dark green olive bodysuit with what looked like a blake desert eagle of some sort. She looked at us and she quickly put her hand on her gun. "You all with Lady Jade heart?"

"Yes we are." Replies sis landing in front of the agent.

The agents eyes widen but remained professional. "Lady Purple Heart you've returned."

"I guess you can say that but everything will be explained in due time. Can we meet up with Jade Heart?"

The agent nods before motioning for us to follow her inside. "She's just this way to the planning room. She's going over the plan of attack right now. I'll escort you to them. You are lady Nepgear correct." The agent says while looking at me not missing a bit as she keeps moving.

"Yes I am. Do you know when the attack will be?"

The agent nods. "It should be in a few hours. We are still preparing everything for the attack and waiting for agents to get into position and ready. After that we wait for Jade hearts signal. But I must ask of you being Jade heart's friend to stay close to her. She's been more withdrawn after she heard about what happened to the Tyrant's spear hospital." I can see the worry in the agent's eyes for Abby sis doesn't seem care at all but I feel for Abby something that terrible happening would hurt a lot.

"I can stand by her. It's fine." I say before my sis then speaks up.

"I will once the battle is done. I plan on joining if possible."

The agent nods "I will be sure to bring it up with the oracles then as they aren't too busy with this matter. Now we are almost to the planning room. And I apologize for any my lady's mood in advance."

"It is fine. I can deal with it." Sis says.

Soon we enter the planning room and Abby looks up at us after telling something to Isabel and Alex. "Lieutenant agent Honey Moon I see you brought them here. That's least one thing going right in this cluster fuck of a day. Half of our agents are ready for this attack. It'll be another hour before the rest are in position. If you all are ready we'll go over the plan and I know none of you are deaf so pray that I better not need to repeat myself more than once."

This chills my spine a bit. I heard Abby can be cold to others but I didn't think this could. She make Noire seem warm.

"Ah so I can't just storm the place then and take care of most of em." Sis says still in her HDD form with her sinister smile.

I was scared by this but Abby just looks up at her. "In that case you can take the north side where resistance will be highest and draw most of their attention while the rest of us sneak in through the south and east while you draw their attention if you truly want to slaughter them. Just know they will do everything to stall you from reaching the big bosses. That will be are job. Just don't go dying on us Purple heart your kids still need you after all."

Then Abby looks at me. "Nepgear you are with me and Alex. We'll be taking the south passage. It's not the most glamorous way in but it lets us get in undetected. The rest of you can go at the east side or North to aid Purple heart after her initial distraction if you so choose. We are to collect data and eliminate any hostels we come across. Everyone got that?"

Then Isabel rushes to sis. "Your Purple heart!? Your my idol!"

"I've always have known. Now you will know the truth in time. I'll tell you it after this or they can after I leave the room" She then looks at Abby. "Mind if I used one of your uniforms? I don't want them to know it's me going through the place."

Abby shrugs "Sure. Just be warned I hear they are rather tight in the crotch area. Most forgo underwear to wear them."

"That's fine. Heck I have to go commando under it due to how I'm only wearing this skinsuit. I'll go do that and go to position." Sis says walking out of the room.

"Just remember remember the signal is a green flare. Come on you two we have to get going as well. Good luck on your part Mom and Mommy S." Abby said before bowing to what I think is Plutia and S-Sha. Oh goddess Plutia is her mother!

Alex just taps my shoulder. "Come on gears the lady said we need to go so stop staring at her ass!"

I blush bright red. "I-I was doing no such thing. Lead the way." I say.

Alex chuckles as she walks in front of me. "Gladly but I don't blame you it's a very sexy ass if I were to judge it. She may not have a big chest but she does of booty." Alex laughs more as my face gets redder as we both begin walking after Abby.

"I already have Uni. So one of us carryin you or what? I ask.

Abby wraps an arm around Alex. "I'm carrying Alex. Her dragon form would draw too much attention. And before you complain Alex I'll let you shower with me after this mission is done if you want." That from what I can tell really got Alex's attention.

Alex then basically jumps into her arms. I chuckle at that. "Let's get going shall we. Well before Alex here gets too excited."

Abby nods as she was already transformed into Jade heart and flew quickly into the air. "Follow me and try to keep up Gears."

I transform and fly up with her. "I've been flying longer than you have. After you then." I say doing a small bow in the air.

Abby nods and takes of as if she has no wind resistance. Actually as I fly near her I feel the wind at our back but a moment ago the wind was against us.

"Using the wind eh?" I say flying besides her.

Abby nods to me as she keeps flying to our destination. "I am. Wind magic comes naturally to me. Most people here are born with a natural affinity to a type of magic. I was born with a natural affinity to wind magic as Vert told me among other things. Helps with sailing a flying. You've seen Selene uses shadow magic. But Becky uses ice magic and Isabel uses lightning. Just to give you some info. You use magic?" Abby asks me and it strikes me magic is very common here.

"A little. I can do some healing magic. I usually mess with electronics and gadgets."

"Well is good to have no less. Me and the other CPUs made a combination skill that's pretty powerful. We called it grand chaos. I was hoping you could help with it given it takes four or so CPU's to use it. And with Selene out of commission if we had to use it we couldn't. No offense Alex but I don't think your negative energy would mix well with the attack." Abby told both of us as we neared what I think is are destinate.

It looked like a large sewage pipe. You got to be kidding me are we going in that! EWW!

"Please don't tell me we are going in that."

And much to my complete and utter horror. "Yes we are. It's the only way in that has no detection or surveillance equipment. Its a blind spot we are going to exploit to sneak in." Abby tells me making it sound rational.

In all my adventures I'd never had to do anything like this before.

"I'm so going to take a long ass shower after this." I say as we landed.

Abby sets Alex down and heads into the pipe crawling into it and Alex pushes me forward making me go second so I couldn't back out. We crawled through this horrible waste infested tunnel and EWW! Bugs! I think one crawled into my suit! EWW! They're crawling on me! Alex laughs at me as we go through the sewage tunnel. "What's wrong princess? Not used sneaking in. Abby has sensitive senses and she's handling this better than you. Not that I mind the view from back here."

"Say anymore or push me in this thing and I'll be taking a piss on you after this." I say trying my best to avoid it by using the walls.

Abby growls at both of us. "Enough both you. Keep it civil or shut up. I believe you both are capable of such. Now keep moving. I'm in no mood for childish games." Abby told as giving us a scary look and I notice her eyes are slitted now giving her a feral look before continuing moving forwards again.

I feel a bit bad for acting a bit childish. But what was with her eyes? They don't normally look like that.

I'll ask her later about it then. After awhile we finally got out of the hell hole of the tunnel. "Are there any more tunnels we have to crawl through?"

Abby shakes her head. "No there isn't unless you want to go through some air ducts for a short cut. The signal should be going up now so we need to hurry up with are task. Have you killed in cold blood before Nepgear?"

"No. Just in self defense." I say following her when she began to move.

"Well your going to have to today. I will tell you this what we are doing is not in self defense. Do not fool yourself into believing this is for the greater good. We are doing what must be done. What we are doing is no different than cold blooded murder. We are assassins killing those against us. My blade is made out of hell stone it absorbs the blood of its victims to give it and me more power among other things. So my question to you Nepgear are willing to must be done. To harden your heart against emotion and carry out this task?" Abby asks me giving me a battle hardened gaze. I feel she's looking into my very soul right now.

"Yes. I've volunteered to help. I've prepared myself for what I have to do."

As a finished a voice cracked over the radio. "Ma'am. I think something got here before us or something went very wrong with them."

Abby presses on her commlink. "Report agent what do you mean?"

"Most of these hallways are almost fully covered in blood and carcasses. We've only found very few that's alive so far."

"Alright have them cuff and taken to the containment zone. We need a few of them alive. We'll keep going on our end. We still need some of them alive." Abby told them over the radio.

"Yes ma'am. Also the thing is. This is all fresh so it might still be wondering around." The voice giving us a warning.

"Got it. We'll keep sharp and stay on guard agent I don't want any of our guys dying if we can avoid it. Stay safe out there agent Jade Heart out." Abby told the agent before taking her fingers off the commlink.

As we were getting to the top of the stairs. We hear gunfire and screaming. After a few seconds though it goes silent. We go up and Abby tries to open the door but it wouldn't budge. "Looks like it's jammed and what the hell was that?" I ask feeling a little nervous.

"Whatever it is. It's not friendly an tearing them up be ready for a fight Alex, Nepgear." Abby told us as she takes out her sword I think she called it Bloodfang. I see her reading Bloodfang and the wind shifts before Abby slashes the door severing it in two and a body falls through. Pushing the door pieces and itself down towards us the torso hitting me in the faces along with its guts.

I push it away instantly. Damn it. I think wiping the blood away with my hand. We then step in the hall seeing it mostly covered in blood and most of the people torn up. Some barely breathing. I look to the end of the hallway to see the metal door that was pride open. "What could've done this this quickly?"

Alex growls "I can think of a few things. But if I had to guess with how your sister looked it be her. We need to hurry before she kills all the bosses here."

This shocks me. "How could it be her? I've never seen her do this before and how could she go through this place this fast?" I ask not wanting to believe it.

Abby glances at me. "She's like me infected by negative energy. Main reason I'm not like her is that from what mom told me I got some Abyssal draconis genes from her side that helps me keep my sanity and regulate the energy. Your sister has none of that so it made her more cruel and bloodthirsty in a way. It messes with her head. Look at my eyes you see that they are slitted? That isn't normally a good sign but for me that just means I'm close to going into a feral state but for one like your sister it would mean she's close to losing her sanity. I saw it before."

That's not good. "She's still infected with negative energy all this time?" I asked shocked. We then hear laughter coming from the destroyed metal door. Along with more gunfire and screams.

"Yes but there is a way to help her. But first we need to get to the source of that noise. Come on you two!" Abby tells us while running towards the gunfire and screaming.

Alex just smirk in response as she states. "I love that woman!"

We go to the door and Alex finishes ripping it open for us to pass. This hallway is the same as the one we were just in. I look around and then see a metal door sailing in our direction. "Hit the deck!"

Abby just stood there and held out her palm and a strong gale blasted against it slowing it's momentum to the point was pushed back a bit and skidded to a halt a few meters from us. "Now what launched that at us. Nepgear you know you laying in a puddle of urine right?"

I then get up and shake myself off. "Better than getting hit with that damn door. Also. Fuck this."

"Try falling into a mass grave. Don't worry Nepgear I have a resort suite ready for you and Uni after this at Tyrant's spear. You two are on your honeymoon right?" Abby asks me and I blush a bit at that. Before Alex yells. "HEY EMMA YOU OVER THERE!?"

"Maayyyyybbbe. Why do you want to know?" Her voice cracks over the radio. A sharp scream erupted down the hall before it was cut off quickly.

Abby puts her fingers on her commlink again to speak to her. "Well someone threw a metal door at us. And we heard some screaming down the hall. Do try not to kill all of them. We need at least one of the bosses alive to interrogate. And Someone has been on a killing spree as of late. Any ideas about that?"

"Ah sorry about that. I didn't know anyone was behind me. I'll make sure to keep one alive. And on the killing spree….You could say I've only been doing as I've asked and wanted." She says before the sound of metal being torn came through the hallway. As if someone was ripping open a metal door.

"Alright Emma we're going to hurry and catch up to you. If that is alright. You haven't been leaving much for us as it is. Not that we aren't grateful just been a bit dull as it is. By the way your sister is with us." Abby tells Sis and honestly I'm a bit worried for sis now. Abby starts jogging ahead of us to get to sis. Though I try to keep an eye out for anything of value.

Sis gives out a small laugh. "I've already been through a bit of this place. And I plan to keep going. Now if you don't mind I'm going to get back to what I was doing. Purple Heart signing out."

Abby takes her fingers off her commlink and punches a wall denting. "Dam it. Okay slight change of plans we need to find anything of potential value as we go. Not much left for us to do with your sister going on a killing spree Gears."

"I've never seen her act like this. The only person I can say I think they'd act like that would be Iris Heart. I'm actually getting worried."

Abby then gives me a hug that I needed right now. "Yeah I used to be like that almost when I was younger. Iris heart is my mother. Gears look at me. I will try to find a way to help her at least somewhat. I know one way that helps me. But she needs to do so willingly." Abby tells me before breaking the hug. And now I'm more curious about what she means by she was like this.

"Thank you. What does she need to do?" I ask her while we follow Neptune's handiwork.

"She'll need to come with us to a special seaside cavern near the Bleeding Wolf port. It won't cure her completely but it will take brunt of it off for awhile. It helps purify the body in a way. Vert had me go through this a year or so after she took me in as her candidate." Abby tells me as her eyes scan the area in front of her.

"Alright. I hope she does so because this is worrying." I say as we were reaching the end of another hallway.

"Yeah knowing her she will fight us tooth and nail to not do anything about it. She may use that she isn't like this in her normal form as a point but I've seen her on the edge before and it wasn't pretty took an influx of share energy to get her sane again." Abby told me and that doesn't sound good. It sounds like sis and paperwork all over again.

"What made her like that? It sounds like she was composed till that moment."

"It started with Ram that is messing with her. It caused her to go a bit crazy. I sent a letter to your Blanc which I believe may help. But yeah that's the root of the issue. Motherhood has affected her a lot." Abby tells me calmly. I heard some commotion that day but thought nothing of it for the most part.

"I've heard stuff but what happened? I remember sis coming home with you guys and she wouldn't say a word about why she was in a bad mood?" I know I shouldn't be asking that here but I'm so damn curious.

Abby sighs before answering my question. "Ram wants to stay with Becky and Emma having raised her for most of her life was devastated. I believe Ram has some mommy issues do to our Blanc not being in her life. So I'm bringing in your Blanc to help fix things in a way. I don't know if it will work exactly but it's worth a shot at least." Abby told me with a solemn look on her face.

"I hope it works. I've seen personally how attached she is to them. I think they are a pillar in her life."

"Yeah I can see why. Personally I want to avoid as much bloodshed as possible especially between friends. Which reminds me I haven't seen 5pb and Falcom in awhile." Abby says to me as she looks up a bit in thought.

We then get to the place were I think is the middle of the facility. The heavy metal doors pride open. "Isn't this where the main boss is?" I ask.

Abby readies BloodFang. "Yup and we need to stop Emma before she kills her. Alex you are cleared to transform if Emma is to crazed to be reasoned with." Abby tells us right before we rush into the main boss room.

When we go in we see Neptune holding the boss up by her throat. But what scared me was what Neptune looked like. Her former green uniform was now stained red. Even the military cap. She then looks at us and I see how her eyes were glowing purple. "Didn't I tell you I'd leave one alive for ya."

Abby looks at me then at Neptune before taking out a pair of cuffs from her inventory. "You did. Now we just need to escort her to the containment zone. She's the most important one." Abby slowly approached Neptune and the main boss slowly and cautiously as if sis would snap at her at any moment. And I don't blame her with what I've seen.

Neptune then looks back at the boss for a second before tossing her towards us. "I was tempted to end her. Is this all that we need to do here?"

Abby catches the boss with a small cushion of air before cuffing her. "Yes all that we need to do anyways. My agents will take going over this place with a fine toothed comb. So we can leave now. I'm glad you didn't end her. We still need to interrogate her to know were the rest are."

"Then I can have more fun dealing with them then. Now if you excuse me I'm going to clean myself up."

Abby watched Neptune as she left and I'm sure she was going to call out that she better clean that uniform. "Come on scoundrel lets get you to the containment zone. Nepgear, Alex after we get back to base or privacy at least I have something to show you both."

"Alright. Did we come out with any casualties?" I ask. I doubt it due to sis but there could've been some that she didn't get.

Abby shakes her. "No not enough of them to give even a lone agent trouble let alone 40 of them with some strong backup."

"Guess Neptune took care of most of them then. Let's get going then. So we personally transporting her?"

"Yes given these main bosses at least when they are expecting you can put up one heck of a fight. Especially when they have the share dampeners up. Expected much more resistance. Must have been a side base. Well lets get going." Abby said to us as she began walking.

"Alright so who is carrying who this time?"

Abby gives me a look. "Your carrying the boss. I'm still carrying Alex. She'd bite you otherwise."

"Fine, fine, fine. Hand her over then and let's get going."

Abby tosses over the boss who yelps in surprise before I catch her. Then Abby picks up Alex and begins walking away her right hand was grabbing Alex's ass much to Alex's excitement.

I put the boss over my shoulder. "Can you stop with acting like a horndog around her during business hours?" I say jokingly.

Alex pouts and rolls her eyes. "Hey I've been waiting over 700k years for Abby. I've you waited that long for your soul mate you'd be horny as heck."

"Just wait till we are not working or doing something alright. Definitely not by all the children." I say as Abby sets off and I follow her.

Abby kept flying to the east to a very dense patch of forest before flying lower. "This way to the containment zone Nepgear." Abby tells me as she lands in the forest.

I land besides her. "Alright. Are we just leaving her there?"

Abby nods. "Pretty much. My agents will take it from there. But we still need to meet up with my oracle first." Abby told me as she keeps walking with Alex in her arms who had snuggle close to Abby to take a nap.

"Okay. Where do you think we can find sis after this? She never specified where she was going."

"All the uniforms have special trackers on them most registered ones have very personalized tracker that I can pull up information off of like where they've been. I'd do it myself but Alex is sleeping now and I hate to wake her she's really cute when she's sleeping. My Oracle will need to do it." Abby tells me before she places a kiss on Alex's cheek.

"Are they waterproof?" I ask her remembering how sis was soaked in blood. I shiver remembering it.

Abby scruffs at that. "What noob do you take me for? I spent a lot to make sure those uniforms my agents wear are some of the best suits around. They are made out of synthetic silverite and kevlar weave. Tough as heck even against magic. The trackers themselves wouldn't even break to acid or blunt force a little blood wouldn't hurt them. We'll know where she is Gears." Abby told me as we neared a camp of sorts.

"That's good to know. Hopefully she doesn't get herself in trouble." I say before we enter the camp.

Soon someone runs up to us dressed in a similar suit to the agents but it looked a lot tougher than most I saw. It looks to be a suit of armor plates and chainmail or mesh. It looked a lot more advanced than most agents suits I've seen. And her's is red in color and hair was bright pink same with her eyes but they looked a rather clear "Abby your back and your unharmed! This is wonderful! Oh sorry miss Nepgear I am Abby's Oracle Rose Quartz." Abby's 'Oracle' told us while giving us a bow.

"Hello. We mainly aren't harmed because of my sister and we are here to drop this one off." I say tossing the boss up a little.

The boss squeaks in surprise "Hey don't do that! You're no better than those two demons neither that one or the red eyed demon!"

Abby just bashed the boss in the back with the pommel of her sword with one hand still comfortably holding the sleeping Alex "Oi shut up you sea slug. Now Rose I need you to track down someone. Emma borrowed one of our mid tier suits. I need your help to find her. We don't know where she went off too."

"Alright just let me pull it up then." She says pulling out a tablet and tapping at it. She then frowns. "It says here that she's within the mountains in Lastation." She says showing us.

Abby sighs "Her bloodlust is out of control. I scouted there a few times. She's likely killing another base of them. That area is very bad for her to be doing that." Abby says with a very annoyed look on her face. Is sis just running off killing people now?

"Another base?" Rose asks.

"Yeah there is one there its near several mining towns and those towns are near enough that some radicals go to them undercover. In Emma's current state I don't think she can see the difference between radical and civilian." Abby told us with a grimace and I'm thinking the same thing now.

"Yeah she slaughtered most of this boss's underlings in the last base we just were in." I say.

"We should head over just to be safe Gears. Rose you can handle everything on this end?" Abby asks Rose and I agree that at this point we should play it safe for now. I'm going to have a long talk with Sis later.

"Shall we get going then? You have to lead me due to I don't know where that is from here." I ask.

Abby nods and flies off to the west and infront of us I can see storm clouds or at least I hope there storm clouds. Aww this going to suck I didn't bring any rain gear!

As we approach the mountains Abby land and transforms back into her normal form. She was wearing one of those armored suits I saw Rose but looked a bit more flexible in the joints and with the addition of a neck guard and it was jade green. The arms gauntlets were covered in overlapping plates over the softer material underneath. The same was true for the rest of the suit giving it both a modern and medieval look. On where the rank would be was a darker green heart with the words Jade on it...And her boots were completely armored as well.

"We'll need to take the ground for now. The dampeners would knock us out of the sky if we got closer." Abby told me as she leaned down to give Alex a kiss to wake her up for a moment before pulling back. "Come on and wake up Alex we still have a bit of work to do before our shower."

Alex yawns. "Alright. I'm looking forward to that. Now. What are we doing here?" She asks looking around.

Abby sighs. "Neptune is going on a bloody massacre and went to hit another base. Its near some towns so we are going to make sure nothing happens to the towns. Safe rather than sorry you know. So how was your nap? Enjoy snuggling against my chest?" Abby asked Alex with a small smile.

"Your right and I loved sleeping on those pillows. Now lead the way My lady." Alex says jokily in the end.

Abby takes Alex's hand and kisses it in a romantic way causing Alex to blush. "I was about to say the same thing to you Alex. Now lets get going. Isabel is going to be jealous your getting more action than her right now." Abby told Alex before she began walking away and Alex could only just stare at her hand making me chuckle a bit.

"Well she's going to live with it. I need to win at least some points if we are both going after you. Now I'd love to stay and chat all day but we need to see if Purple Heart has caused any serious damage."

Abby nods as she walks. "Yeah we do. Honestly your both amazing in your own ways. Well the first town is this way girls."

"Got it." Alex replies. We approach the town and see a little comotion. Everyone was talking about how they saw a woman walking through town. Her clothes dripping blood red.

Abby approaches one of the people talking about the woman. "Hey you guys know where that woman went? We need to find her."

"I saw her go down that alley." One said pointing and the others agree.

"Thanks alright we'll be going that way then. Thanks for your help." Abby begins walking away quickly down the alley.

We walk down the alley till we reached the end up it to see a dumpster flipped on its side. We approach it and on the other side a hole with it's hatch looking like it got splintered. I look down and see a ladder going down. "How did you know one of their bases was around here?"

Abby looks at me. "I do a lot of scouting and hunting. Came here once to hunt Cave Spiders. I know how us a bow. I generally know the area where all the basses are just not the exact locations. You feel a pressure on you two yet?" Wait if she knew the rough area why hasn't she already cleared them out?

"Yeah. Feels like I've been hit by Blanc." I say.

"That's how you know you hit the dampener field. No CPU forms for us from here on out. It will only get worse the closer we get. It's not hitting me as bad as you but still hurts like hell. If you find the machine turn it off and bring it with. Its valuable tech my scientists are studying." Abby tells us and I'm curious as to why she'd be getting this stuff.

"Got it." I say hopping down the entrance. I land and immediately see a body that looks like it exploded. I look down the tunnel and shine my light down it. "How far do you think she is?" I ask.

Abby stops and closes her eyes "I can't tell from here but there are no alarms hardly anything. You know what that tells me she got far into the base maybe most of them are dead by now. We'll need to get closer to know more."

"Got it." I say before moving forward. After about five minutes we finally reach an entrance but it looks completely destroyed now.

"Well bloody hell that is one way to make an entrance. I'd do worse with my claws though way worse." Alex said with a smirk as she kicked one of the doors off its mounting and sending it flying into the base with a loud metallic clang.

We go into the base and just see dead bodies littering the place. "It's too quiet." I say softly.

"I hear some whimpering further down the hall. We should check it out. The scent of blood is thick. It's almost oppressive the intensitive of it. It's smells fresh still recent then." Abby crouches down to touch and pulls back to look at her fingers. "And still wet too." I sweat drop at her actions was she that used to this?

We then go forward cautiously. After a few hallways I start to hear running water. Or what I hope it is anyways. "Proceed forward?"

Abby nods her hand on the hilt of BloodFang. "Yes whatever it is they might not be expecting a fight. Be on guard and stay as quiet as you can stealth is on our side. Just be ready for anything. You want to go in first Gears?" Abby asked me wondering if I wanted to go first.

"Sure." I say approaching the door. "Throw it open or open it softly?"

"Softly less noise the better." Abby tells me and it makes some sense.

I grab the door handle and open it softly. Something then plants itself by my head and I jump back out to see it was a sword that was hilted into the concrete wall. I then feel something wet going down my ear and a stinging pain.

"GEARS!" Abby shouted as she she pulls me aside and places her hand to my ear. I then feel a tingly sensation as Abby I'm guessing used some kind of healing magic. "Damn this will scar if part of it isn't detached." Abby tells me and a sense of dread overcomes me.

"What the hell threw that?" I ask as she healled my ear.

Abby sighs as I'm guessing she recognized the sword. "Well that's your sister's sword so I'd say her."

When she got done I got up and went into the room to see sis in her HDD form showering. She glances at us from the corner of her eye and smiles a little. "Let me guess tracker in the suit."

"Yeah I have that in all of them. Most or personalized. Nothing personal." Abby tells sis her stance relaxed but not completely on edge.

"That explains how you found me. Why follow me?" She asks washing out her hair.

"We were worried about the town given how close this base is to the town. We came to make sure civilians weren't caught in the crossfire and you sorta just took off." Abby told sis as if they were talking about the damn weather!

"Do you truly believe me to be that crazy or insane? I do have my sense and logic. And I wasn't lying about what I was going to do. I just didn't say the full truth."

"We meant no offense by it. We were just trying to be safe rather than sorry. If you don't mind me asking where is the suit?" Abby asks her curiously and I'm a bit worried but thankful that sis still has her marbles.

She points by the door on the floor. I look over and see the suit had many tears in it and the gloves near destroyed. "That was a good one. Mind if you make me a more durable one in black or purple? I can say moving in those boots are a lot easier than the ones that spawn originally in this form."

Abby sighs stuffing it into her inventory. "I'll see what I can do. Purple we can do for the most part. I'll have to have some parts like the gloves toughened up a lot. But I can get you a suit like the one I'm currently wearing should be durable enough. Consider it an early Christmas or birthday gift. Want me to have it modified to work to fit both your forms?"

"That's fine but I'd like something more cloth like. And please upgrade the gloves. They tore pretty easily. Also just this form is fine."

"Got it. Have a few weaves in mind for that. Those gloves weren't meant for that abuse. Thicker weave and tougher material should help. And that works If the suit you got fight you just fine we'll use that as a base for the new one design wise. Other than that how are you doing? Had fun?" Abby ask her and I'm mentally screaming!

"Why are you two being calm towards each other?" I ask seriously.

Abby shrugs. "There's a lot you don't about me yet. Lets just say coming back from the dead affects what scares you and what doesn't. That and we are both used to this sorta stuff already. You get used to is after the second time. Hey Nep remember that time we literally have to swim in a river of blood and in the cursed swamp?" Abby tells Sis and I have more questions than answers. It still unnerves me how calm they both are and then Sis actually laughs at that.

"We have been through a few things haven't we. Now as you should have noticed. There are a few captured civilians here." Sis says to Abby. Her skinsuit appearing on her as she walked towards us away from the shower head.

Abby nods grabbing a towel and tossing it to Sis for her hair I'm guessing. "Yeah our world is darker than their's for the most part. But yeah I heard them they sounded a bit scared."

Sis dries off. "Now. Let's free em real quick. I want to go home to go to sleep."

"That sounds reasonable. I invited your Blanc over to my place she should be waiting there now. But yeah the sooner we get this over with the faster we can rest and I can spend more time with my mom before she sees Lucy. And no I'm not calling you grandma Nep." Abby said to sis while walking off. I haven't been here long but was this just another day to them?

"The mention of Ram should not be brought up again got it!" Sis yells going out into the hall after her.

Abby just waves her left hand up. As me and Alex hurry to follow. "Your the one who brought that up. I just invited to discuss trade between our nations and maybe literature if we have time. She is the CPU of her dimension's Lowee after all. Now where is that share dampener field generator? Ah there it is!" Abby spoke out loud as she disabled some device and put it in her inventory.

The pressure then began to disappear and I run up to hug Abby. "Thank you for that Abby!" I yell a bit in relief as that was hurting a lot.

"So there was one here. It didn't give me much resistance. Then again I have my own items to counter a lot of things. So my Blanc is coming here huh. What for?"

"Yeah I have my R&D working on some countermeasures. Furthest along is a backfeed pulse device sorta like an emp. As for Blanc. She's coming over to discuss trade deals, further relationships between our dimensions have squad of agents picked out to accompany her for that since she wants a tour. But she also wants to meet the Rom and Ram of this dimension to see how there doing. And as to quote her 'I still care about my family even if they are from a different dimension.'"

"Alright. I wonder when the word will get out that I'm officially found. I never wanted to be. It is nice she wants to check on them."

"I had my Oracle work in a small subroutine into the to give you a bit more time before everyone finds out. Yeah and hopefully some good comes out of Blanc checking on them. And just so you know I didn't mention to her about the whole herself here being a mom. Thought it best she finds out when the time comes." Abby told Sis and I'm feeling a bit left out. But at least they aren't fighting.

"She'd be surprised to hell about it. So what are we going to do with the victims?" Sis says walking in direction they were held.

"I'll have them taken to a rehabilitation program. Should give them a chance to have a normal life again and move on. I hope we finally find Gust. Becky was torn up inside when they took her. Still remember fighting Becky when she hit rock bottom." Abby tells sis as she clenches her fits hard enough they start to bleed from her nails cutting into them.

"Yeah that wasn't a good time. That's why I made you all stay together in the beginning. So a console war wouldn't happen here."

Abby shrugs as she cuts down a metal door. "Even then with how good friends we were I doubt that would have happened anyways. We are getting closer now Nep. Though one final heavy door remains. Care to do the honors Alex?"

"My pleasure." Alex says forcing it open as sis says at the same time. "Aw. I couldn't do it."

"Sorry sis but you have to let Alex have some fun too. You did all the other doors already." I said to sis hoping this would make her feel better.

"Fine, fine, fine. Oh I guess I should've mentioned I went the other way in there. That's how I know they are there. I didn't get to see how many were there though."

Alex smirks as she rips the door open. "Guess we'll find out then purple." Now with the door thoroughly shredded we can head in and we see a few cells backed to the brink with young adults and teenagers all looking in horrible condition. I couldn't control my stomach and threw up in pure shock and disgust.

Sis walks up to one of the cells. "Yeah. I was going to let em all shower and whatnot before I left and somewhat point them in a direction but with you all here this helps." She says ripping the metal barred door off its hinges and sets it on the side.

"Yeah it does. I can have some nearby agents that can help. Though yeah best get them showered first most really need showers." Abby says before addressing the people. "Alright everyone we are here to get you all out of here. You are safe now anyone that is able to please help the rest get out. There is a shower down the hall and to the left."

Some of them moved a little while most didn't. "Just think in their shoes a little. We don't know how long they have been here. Abby can you please go to the kitchens here and try to make something light up?"

"I can do that. Come on Alex you can show me those cookings skills you've been bragging about. Nothing helps people bond like cooking together. And maybe we can shower afterwards too." Abby said to Sis and Alex while leading Alex away to the kitchens with Alex touching Abby's butt again.

"Watch out for the puddles of blood. If one of you slip catch it on camera." Sis says.

Abby waves her right hand in the air. "Sure will do. Take care Gears and Nep. Try not to kiss each other like last time." I blush bright red as I remember I kissed sis in pure joy when I found her. "It wasn't like that!"

"Siscon." Alex coughed into her fist as she left.

I blush more as more "Oh high goddess. How many people think we love each other that way!?" I am so embarrassed now.

"A lot." Chriped sis.

I hug sis and bury my face into her bust. "This is so embarrassing! Though it didn't feel bad when I kissed you." I blush as my thought betray me a bit.

She rubs my head. "Yeah I already have to deal with three people in that regard and you already have Uni."

"Which I am very thankful for. We are going to have a kid together just like two of your girls are having. So you have a harem now? Only one that comes close is Abby having two girls after her heart." I giggle as I remember something.

"Its funny how I went from hating her to her being one of my closest friends in a few days."

"It is but this is not the time and place to discuss this." Sis says.

I nod it isn't the right place. "I know but you already dealt with the bad guys. We really need sometime to ourselves to catch up. So how long till Abby and Alex get back you think?"

"I don't know but I'd like to get these girls a shower first. Alright quick question to everyone here. Who was brought here recently or the most recent. Someone that hasn't lost their senses or mentality yet."

Abit of them points to a young woman sleeping against a wall. Something felt off about her though but I could not quite place what. Though How could she be sleeping through all of this? Guess we need to wake her up still.

"Nepgear can you wake her up for me? Alright people since at least some of you can understand me and respond can you all follow me to the showers so you can use them and help the others. Afterwards there will be sometype of meal for you all and after that we are leaving this place so you can go back to whatever lives you all had."

The rest nod and come out to follow sis and I go into wake the sleeping young woman she actually looked really cute as I got a good look at her.

I walk up to her and start shaking her while being prepared in case she suddenly attacks me. "I wonder how you slept through everything."

The girl yawns and stretches almost punching me in the face in the processes. "Man that was a good nap...wait where am I? Where's Scathach? Oh high aunty Nepgear. Where are we? Are we home?" The young women asks me and I'm both confused and shocked did she just call me aunty!

"Auntie? What's the last thing you remember."

"Hmm I was with some friends we were in a war. But we were traveling to another dimension then some dimension time beast thingy came in and threshed us around before we all got knocked out of sync and feel to random places. Me and my twin got knocked her didn't see where she landed though. Oh right I'm a CPU similarish to you." The woman told me looking at me with a somewhat dejected look while playing with my hair.

"Then you are from a different dimension. Right now you are in a facility that captured you and we, mainly my sister, took care of all the baddies."

"Oh that's cool. I'd have killed them all when I woke up. But now we can get out and have some fun! Oh you haven't asked me my name. I am the great paladin Astolfo Spitfire!" The young woman identified herself while standing up and striking a pose with an award winning smile and charisma it was hard not to smile back.

"Yeah sis already took out everyone here. You'll see how the halls are. And so far everyone else that was captured is taking a shower here and they'll be getting something to eat."

Astolfo gets up and starts looking around. "So where are we and where's the food?"

"The food is being made in the kitchen but I don't know where that is."

Astolfo sniffs the air and being walking in the direction of food. "Dummy I mean here as in what dimension this. You can tell me that right?"

"This is Gemstone dimension."

Astolfo made a look of surprise. "Oh So we are in God eater's and Abby the slayer's home dimension. Oh it'll be fun to meet see the rest of there gang here. Wonder how everyone is doing right now."

"I haven't seen god eater in this dimension yet. And everyone is doing fine I believe." I say as we exit the room into the blood filled halls.

"Really you haven't she's Lucy Well's and your sisters kid. Looks like a tornado went through here." Astolfo said and I put something together. This god eater is going to be Lucy's kid!

"Either they had another child without anyone knowing or that one is from the future they haven't had one yet. Lucy is currently pregnant though."

"Oh yeah that means I'm in the past then. Great I hope my twin is having a better time. So I'm guessing there are a lot of things I know that are going to happen that you don't." Astolfo tells me and I gasp as I hear she's from the future!

"I g-guess so. Does anything major happen in the future?"

"Well the interdimensional alliance is formed. My cousin makes a new Philosopher's stone. Silver heart does a few stunts. Some I can't talk about. But yeah a good amount of stuff happens. I'll tell you more when you have the rest gathered around." Astolfo told me while walking backwards with her arms folded behind her head.

"Alright. I don't know where anything here is. It looks all the same with the blood everywhere." I say shivering a little bit.

"Well I know where I'm going. Where the food is. Wow Ahh!" Astolfo then began to stumble before she fell back onto her butt "Ouch!"

"You okay? Now your clothes have blood on them also." I say holding my hand out.

Astolfo took my hand and pulled herself up. "Thanks good thing I still have all my stuff and credits. We are almost to the kitchen I can smell food cooking."

"Alright. I wonder what their making. Sis said to make it light." I say as we approach the dangling doors of the kitchen.

Then I could hear Alex saying something to Abby on the other end. "You know I remember more recipes than most. Feels good to cook again."

Abby nods "Well its always relaxing to cook. Soo how far is the rice and beans going on your end?"

I knock on the wall before going in. "Knock knock. How's everything coming?"

"Everything is going good so far. We are almost done cooking a feast for everyone. How are you guys?" Abby tells me as she puts more food into bowls.

"I'm doing alright. Could live without the blood filled hallways though. This is one of the captured people that was here. Sis is currently having everyone else take a shower."

"That's good they do need that. Still have an appetite for cookies?" Abby asks us and maybe cookies will help me feel better.

"Oh Abby's cookies are the best!" Astoflo says as she runs up.

Abby gives her a questioning look. "She's came to this dimension during a dimension hop failure that through her into the past." I say a quick summary.

"Oookay not going to question that. Though we will have to take her to Lucy to get somethings straightened out since Lucy has more experience with this stuff." Abby told me while tossing both of us a bag of cookies.

Astoflo tears into them almost and I put mine in my inventory. "That sounds good."

Sis then pops her head in. "How's everything goin?"

Abby then answers for us. "The soup and rice are just about done we got most of it all ready to be served. Good thing you left the tables intact. Though that would be all fine till future girl here showed up. We'll have to bring her to Lucy." Abby said before pointing to Astolfo with a ladle.

"Alright just have it ready in the messhall over there. I cleaned up the blood and whatnot from the shower to there. Everyone should be done in about five-ten minutes."

Abby smiles "That's good to hear. We'll be ready. Just need some help moving everything over there. Nepgear and future girl want to help?" Abby asked us questioningly.

Sis then leaves the room as both me and Astolfo say yes.

Abby nods and points to a few pots "Alight carry those over me and Alex will handle the bowls and smaller stuff."

I grab one of the pots while Astolfo grabs the other and we carry them over. "Do you think everyone has a family or friends to go back to?"

Abby shakes her head. "A good number of them likely have no one else or there friends moved on. We'll have to hope and see. If not I'll find a way to help them. That's how I started up the third generation of my agents. I took those who had nothing to their name. I gave them a purpose and I gave them a family. If the kids are young enough I can get them placed with some knew families that met my nations background checks." Abby told me and I can tell this weighed on her heart heavily more so than it did the rest of us.

Before I could reply sis pops her head back in. "3rd generation already. You couldn't of been a CPU for more than four-five years at most. Oh and everyone is almost done." She says teasing her a little bit.

Abby blushes a bit. "Alright everyone let's hurry up and get things ready. And Nep lets just say things picked up quickly. After I started up the agent programs."

Sis just smiles at that and leaves the room again. After a few moments she came back with the first few of them. "What if I want to start a program?" She ask.

Abby hums as she serves them food. "Well first off what kind of program are we talking about? If your talking about agents and the like? You'll need to get at least thirty starting participants willingly. You'd be responsible for them and and equipping them mostly. There a bunch of other stuff but its mostly self explanatory."

"What would you say if I already had onnneeee." She then drones off and looks at Nepgear. "Has anything of mine been cancelled or been fired from the deals I had? The ones I tried to keep secret but you found out anyways."

"A few but only some of the lewder ones. You still got you sex robot Green heart model though which I may have indulged myself in a few time when I was feeling exceptionally lonely." I say with a small blush on my cheeks.

"I forgot I even had that. So how are the soldier portion of it going?"

I chuckle nervously. "Its a bit behind. But I talked are IF into leading it. Currently we have standard gear for them and some high quality weapons. But from what I've seen Abby's agents are leagues ahead of us still in terms of quality equipment. I don't know that much about training. Most of our troops we got from the guild."

"Guess I need to change a bit then. Then again I have quite a few new things I want to do. Now everyone please sit at the tables while the food is getting ready to serve."

I smile as we get ready and I have one thing to say "It's good to have you back sis."

"I guess it is good to be back. Not to be rude but how long do you think everything can take? I can maybe stay in this form for another hour."

"Another hour at least. Just drop out of that form for now. No need to waste so much energy for no use. If it comes down to it we can transform and we all have are weapons still." Abby told sis as she kept serving everyone.

A light briefly enveloped sis and when it diminished she was in her human form. She then stretches. "Been awhile since I've transformed."

"It's like not exercising in a long time. Reminds me I haven't had sex in a few hundred thousand years." Alex says rolling her shoulder a bit.

Sis hits her shoulder. "Hey don't mention that crap right now." She said glaring a little.

Abby sighs. "Not in front of kids Alex. If you want I can give you a massage later. Now come on help me make sure everyone eats."

"It wasn't just the kids I was talking about." Sis says softly before she walked over to one of the tables and sat down.

Abby and Alex shrug before carrying out their tasks. I get a bowl for me and Sis and set one down infront of her. "So you doing alright?" I ask hoping to help her relieve any stress she had or cheer her up.

"Yeah. What about you?"

"I've been better well I am better now that I have you back. I wonder if Nisa is doing better. Hopefully she is getting on her feet now. I think I'm going to accompany the CPU's here to their next meeting. See how they do things. Um Sis what do you think about Astolfo the girl that says she's from the future?" I ask wanting to hear her thoughts.

"Hmm? Who?"

I point to the pink haired girl not far from us. "Her she told me her name is Astolfo. Apparently she comes from a time after Lucy's kid has been born and their involved in some kind of war. Something happened and her group ended up seperated. She mentioned a twin. Apparently she knows somethings that are going to happen and she mentioned some major stuff."

"So your saying she's my kid from the future." Is all that sis says. Is that the only thing she got from that?

"Actually she's a friend of one of your kids. She said Lucy's kid was called what was it right God Eater." I tell Sis hopefully she gets it now.

"The one with that sword that ate clothing?"

I sigh and motion Astolfo to come over. "Hi ya Gearsy! What do you need?"

Sis puts her hands together. "So I hear you are from the future somewhat."

Astolfo nods "Yup and this isn't my first time meeting you is it Emma or Nep right now? Anyways its an honor to meet you again miss Purple devil err you have earned that nickname by now right? Dear goddessses being in the past is harder than I thought." She then scratches her neck sheepishly.

"Call me whatever you like. So Purple devil eh. Guess I earned that nickname today eh Nepgear." Sis says.

I scratch my cheek in response. "Yeah I guess so you really strike fear into them."

Astolfo smiles "And it sets you apart from the other Neptune's. Like my aunt Neppy in the Brave dimension. Though you don't have glasses like she does." Me and sis stare at her there was another Neptune out there still. This raises even more questions.

"So how is this other dimension like then?" Sis asks.

"Similar to your hyperdimension in most ways put everyone is more used to fighting we have a bunch of elders my cousins and my aunts. This dimensions Vert actually by now should have married someone from the Brave dimension. Lets see oh are history is a bit different, we have a fifth landmass which my aunt Zoey runs and a lot of other things but yeah we are similar enough to have cultural ties. Though our tech is much more advanced than yours. So about a decade and a half from now before all the dimensions meet." Astolfo say with a whistle putting her arms behind her head casually.

"That's good to know. Anything else interesting that we should know?"

"Well my twin should be roaming around somewhere. Oh yeah someone brings back this dimensions Arfoire even more powerful than last time well maybe not sure about that one. I heard she killed someone in a certain attack though that's what I heard that from God eater anyways." Astolfo tells us and Sis stares at her in pure shock.

"Arfoire comes back? I made sure she was dead. When?"

"I believe a few days from now. I heard she crashes a meeting. And I remember God Eater saying it was her grandpa that brought her back. Something about a test I think? Anyways it happens when your not around." Astolfo tells sis so its going to be soon. Why am I getting a pit in my stomach. Selene should stay home then.

Sis groans. "And there's a meeting in a few days. Don't tell me it's then."

"Bingo! If your clearing out the radicals now that should be the one! Still can't remember who dies in that attack think it was one of this dimensions CPU's I think. Well I know that you didn't care much as you got Ram back. Oh right who ever helps you get Ram back dies." Astolfo told us and it was like hearing someone getting death sentence as a chill goes down my spine.

"That's wonderful. Great. I wonder who it would be. Besides me there's five other CPUs."

"Well I know its not miss Onyx heart because she had Spinel. Or miss Pearl heart as I remember giving her a cookie once. So its either Abby, Plutia or Isabel. ARGH! I wish sis was here she remembers this stuff better than I do!" Astolfo says as she grabs her head in frustration.

Sis just sighs as I say. "Hey it's fine we can figure it out as it comes."

"Thanks. Um till we meet up with Miss Lucy can we keep this to ourselves. I don't want to cause more temporal disruptions right now. It's best if the rest don't know about that Arfoire parts for now." Astolfo asked me and Sis to do. This is a lot of weight on us right now.

"Alright. Heck I'm so going home and to sleep after this is over." Sis says placing her arms on the table and resting her head on them.

I pat her head gently as Abby walks up to us and I notice a few agents walking in. "Alright girls we can get going now my agents will take it from here. Astolfo your free to stay at my place or tag along with Neptune if you wish either way works for me. I'll give you my personal cell number so you can call me later. Nep, Gears you two ready to get out with me and Alex?" Abby tells us as she slides Astolfo a card.

Sis gets up with a yawn. "You know you don't have to call me nep right?"

"Well it is the short tense of your real name right? I think it would be insultful to keep calling you Emma or would you prefer that?" Abby asks Sis curiously.

"I made myself Emma for a reason. Call me whatever you wish. I am known as both now."

"I'll call you Emma then in public and Neptune in private. We should get going. I have some business to take care of but I promise to be back in time to help cook dinner. You have my word. If there's anything you could hold me to it's my honor most of the time. Besides mom wants to spend more time with me." Abby says to us as she gets up and heads to the exit with Alex.

Sis follows them. "I don't want to wake up for a week." She groans before transforming. "It was fun doing this and all but nothing really gave me a challenge."

Me and Astolfo follow after her and Astolfo laughs. "You should wait till you meet Alex Gardner. She completely kicks your ass but boy oh boy was it fun to watch. The purple devil vs the grey shadow CPU! That was a legendary fight for the ages!"

"I'd love to do that. I want a worthy opponent."

"Well you'll get it in like two year or five months when she and some friends stop by to say hi to Lucy. Oh where almost out!" Astolfo cheers as she drags me and and Sis out of the place and into the sunlight.

"I'll see you at the house Nepgear." Sis says basically disappearing.

I blink since when could sis do that? "Well I guess I'm going with you three on the trip to meet up with Blanc."

"Wait that was today?" Alex asks.

Abby nods patting Alex's burgundy haired head. "Yup its today. And hopefully if I'm right we'll be bringing Ram home to Neptune. Also the kid holding onto the side of my leg is Gust. Becky's actual adopted kid. We are taking her home."

"Does she still sell potions out here?" I ask remembering the one in our dimension.

"Yup me and Becky taught her most of what she knows the rest she learned from books we gave her along with a dagger for collecting tougher herbs and roots. Me and Becky made sure the quality of her goods matches the price. No dishonest merchant practises for her on our watch. Come on we should hurry before your Blanc gets mad at us. Nepgear can you carry Gust for me? And I trust you can fly Astolfo." Abby told me as she hands me Gust and picks up Alex before transforming into Jade heart.

Astolfo smiles and she transforms into some cute and sexy knight. "CPU Valor Heart at your service!" Astolfo err Valor Heart says as she thrusts her first into the air jumping.

I toss Gust up for a second so I could transform. After it was done I caught her. "Alright lets go then."

Abby nods and heads towards her place. As we get closer I see a majestic castle come into view it was well hidden from view from the ground level by massive trees. "Alright everyone that castle is my place I share it with my best friend. Why are you all so shocked?" Abby asks us as I stare.

"I haven't seen an actual castle in awhile." I say.

Abby shrugs as we near the castle. "Its alright visitors usually have that response. My friend likes this place due to it's unrivalled privacy. I think you'll like her Gears. Just one thing don't break anything." Abby tells us as she lands in the courtyard of the castle.

I land besides her. "It's just been awhile since I've seen older structures as this. Heck take a look at my basilicom."

"I see your basilicom is really old then. Well I hope you like it still. Hey! 5pb I'm home and I brought some company hope you don't mind." Abby calls out to someone inside as she sets Alex down.

I untransform and walk besides her. "What does 5pb do here?"

"She does music concerts and the like. She's a pop idol and a CPU candidate last time I checked. But she just help me maintain this place and relax. Normal stuff. She comes here to relax mostly." Abby tells us as 5pb peaks her head out a window.

"So the same in ours but without the candidate part. So does she hang around anyone named Cave?"

"Hmm? Yes she does some concerts with her and hangs around her a bit more than me sometimes. Cave's alright in my book but like most people I'm not that friendly to." Abby tells me as she goes to open a large wooden door.

"Oh yeah I don't think Uni or sis clarified this to me yet. Due to how the candidates are born here are they linked to a nation or is it just a title here? Due to how the candidates can become CPUs by linking to a lone sharicite."

"Mostly a title of sorts but we can be linked a nation judging by the color of the gem we take after. For instance mine is jade so I'm linked to Leanbox's green color even if I was not born here. But a candidate be part of a nation regardless of color if they are born there. Actually from what history here said a sharicite here will randomly pick a candidate to make a CPU if its vacant for too long. You could join Lowee even if you wanted to." Abby tells me as she walks in.

"I heard there was seven sharicites but I only know where four of em are. Then again my sis my be hooked up to one and Plutia is a CPU so they might know where the rest are."

"Well there would only be one left know and if it was left for a long amount of time it should auto select a candidate soon." 5pb told us as we entered one of the living rooms. And I soon see my dimensions Blanc sitting on a couch drinking some tea.

"Hello Blanc. How are you?"

"I'm good 5bp was filling me in on some normal stuff I should know around here before traveling. Nice to see you again Abby. Its funny how your the only CPU here that visits us from time to time. And that thing you recomended is actually working." Blanc says to Abby who walks toward Blanc. And I'm left a bit confused.

"That's good to hear Blanc. And likewise its good to see you too." Abby told Blanc as she took a seat next to her.

I sit down in a chair nearby yawning. Today has been a long day already. Heck its almost dark already. "How's Rom and Ram? I haven't seen them recently." I ask.

"They are starting to mature now thanks to some special potions Abby gave us. My breasts are coming in now thanks to that potion. Honestly its nice to have breasts now after being flat for so long. But yeah Rom and Ram good they are starting to do there own things now no longer need me holding their hands." Blanc tells me and I notice she actually has a bust now.

"That's good. Hopefully they don't do anything over their head."

"Yeah I hope so but Vert and Compa are still around if they need help. So I came here for a tour of this dimension are we going to be going soon? I want to see this dimensions Rom and Ram." Blanc told us and she made it clear she wants to get to why she came here for.

"Right now Rom and Ram of this dimension are in two different places. Oh Abby where are we taking her for the tour?"

"We're going to start with Lowee so she can visit Ram. We'll be going through the frozen forest so be sure to bundle up well. Or else your going to be turned into an ice cube. I have some clothes you can wear if you have none." Abby told us and she walked to a large walk in closet to grab a thick coat.

I take a pair of sweats and a hoodie I use when I go to Lowee and throw them on. "I'm ready."

Abby looks at my clothes with a critical eye. "You wear that when you normally go to Lowee? You sure you'll be fine?"

"The cold never really bothered me. I'll be fine."

Abby shrugs as she puts her coat on. "Suit yourself they don't call it the frozen forest for nothing. Alex, Astolfo you two need coats or other warm clothing before we go?"

Astolfo takes out a white cloak and puts it on. "I should be good with this but thanks for asking."

Alex waves her off. "Doubt it could be colder than some places in my dimension."

"Alright then I may use the cold as an excuse to cuddle with you if you want. Just a word of advice don't pee in the frozen forest it'll freeze before it leaves your body. Now that everyone is ready let go now flying? Or take a car ride over?" Abby asks us and her earlier sentence causes gears to turn in Alex's head.

"What ever's fine." I say as Alex hugs Abby.

"How about flying."

"That'll work was hoping to drive my jeep for awhile but if you all want to flew I'll still go with it since its faster in most cases. Was thinking of showing you one of the underground passages. Given I don't think you've seen them yet." Abby tells us and I'm intrigued by this. Is there some tech or science going into the passages or something?

"Like I've said. I'm fine with both." I say.

Abby walks to a jeep outside in a shed "Well then get in because we are going for a drive."

Alex groans. "Alright." She grumbles. "I at least get shotgun." I laugh a little due to her reaction.

Abby pats Alex's head. "Don't worry Alex. You will shotgun and I'll even let your rest your head in my lap if you want. You'd like that right Alex?" Abby said to Alex as they got closer to the Jeep causing Alex to blush.

"Yes that'll be very welcoming." She says.

I look at Blanc. "Want a window seat?"

"Sure I'd like one gives me something to look at." Blanc says to me and Astolfo quickly chimes in. "I call the other one!"

I walk over and open the left back door and crawl into the middle seat while Blanc and Astolfo hop in on both sides of me. "Oh yeah are we going to s-" I cough into my hand for a sec. "Emma's house to see Rom later or are we meeting them somewhere?"

Abby nods "Yeah we're going there later. Now everyone got their seat belts on?"

Everyone gave a yes even me. This is going to feel a little weird due to I haven't been in many vehicles. "How far is our first destination?" I ask.

"About an hour drive from here using the underground passages. We'll be hitting the Loween border. Now there is a town there so you can use the bathroom but it'll be another hour or so till we get to one of our actual destinations." Abby told us as she began driving down a dirt road.

I lean my head back into my seat. "Works just wake me up when we get there. I'm not used to running around like we did today."

Abby nods as she focuses on the road. "Will do. Have a nice nap then."

I then close my eyes and drift off.

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Writer: Project Omega

Co-Writer: Alternet RedSkys

Editor: {Need one}

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