Chapter 13 - Neptune's Group... And Molly.

Shadic: Here we are again everyone! :D And I got the first line!

Archy: (grin) ENJOY THE SHOW! WE DON'T OWN HDN, JUST OUR IDEAS AND CHARACTERS - PURPLE FOR SHADIC AND TIME TRAVELLER+Molly for me!

Shadic: SON OF A-

As Molly entered the cafe, she came face to face with the smell of the drinks, a lot of people starting their days and, by a table, Neptune covered in banadages and casts around her body while having in front of her a plate of Eggplants and Histoire calmly drinking a fairy size coffee.

Histoire placed the coffee down for a brief moment, keeping her eyes on Neptune. ""Neptune, eat your breakfast"

You could HEAR Neptune's wining through her casts. "But...they're eggplants!"

"Is this the example... You want to give Purple?"

Neptune went quiet. "..."

Molly makes her way to their table and sits down without much more then a nod to Histoire.

Molly cleared her throat. "Mornin' Hist. Morning, pain in the ass."

Histoire nodded. "Good Morning, Molly. I'm glad to see you're alright"

Neptune whimpered upon spotting Molly. "Hello, please don't kill me"

"I'll think about it." She grins and orders a glass of cider, but the Waitress doesn't argue, she just goes to the back and comes back, placing it in front of her. "Now..."

She speaks with a low whisper so that only Neptune and Histoire can hear her.

"I have told Purple she is the daughter of a CPU, which one though, she doesn't know yet..."

Histoire nodded. "I would normally say it isn't necessary but...seeing she's Neptune's daughter..."

(Back home)

Purple was already making WAY too many conspiracy theories. "I knew I was the daughter to Lady White Heart, why else why I be tough and flattie!?"

(Back with Molly and co.)

Histoire sighed. "She might need to be told or else she'll never guess correctly"

Molly nods and then turns her attention to Neptune.

"You eat those eggplants... and I'll heal you, using the power I currently have. Don't listen, and I'll stab a fork in your eye."

"...Got it?"

Neptune tries to get some confidence. "Ehm...we're in a public place?"

Molly tilted her head. "Do I look like I care right now, bitch?"

Histoire nods also. "And I can buy their silence with your allowance"

Neptune gulped. "..."

Sighing in defeat she grabs the fork and takes one of the evil foods in her plate before rising it to her mouth.

"...Thinking of it, I don't have a lot of hunger..."

Molly raises an eyebrow, before picking up a fork pretty slowly.

Sing song-like voice she smiled. "Do I hear, re-fus-al?"

Neptune, being Neptune, immediately panicked. "I mean, eh, eggplants, yummy!"

She placed it on her mouth before her face turned green and she had the sudden need to puke.

With speeds unknown to even the most trained eye, Molly punched Neptune with such speed and accuracy that she was FORCED to swallow - Even from across the table!

As Neptune did, she felt her soul be puked out of her mouth.

Neptune's spirit starts to ascend to the after life, looking for the heaven she thinks she deserves.

Histoire sighed loudly. "...Molly, could you do something of it?"

Molly nodded. "Sure."

Molly's full power is then realised as she forces Neptune's spirit back into her body, which for some reason, seems healed but not healed enough to "run away" for instance, which is what Neptune's body wants to do.

"Blech!" She gasped.

"Did I die for a moment there!?"

Molly chuckled. "...No, it must have been your imagination..."

Neptune looked to Histoire. "Histy...help me..."

Histoire huffed. "You don't deserve my help, not in this case"

Molly raises an eyebrow again.

"Do you want to be sent to hell? This early?...It'll be with Arfoire... and the Deity of Sin... and all that lovely stuff"

"That you DESERVE"

Neptune hummed. "Well...I was actually in hell once. Everyone was nice to me"

Molly pointed her fork at her. "I can always send you back there. And it won't be nice, not this time"

Histoire chose to explain for Neptune. "...Molly, she means she already conquest it. If she dies, let's just capture her soul and place it somewhere it'll never reach the after life"

Molly smirked. "Deal"

"NEPU!" Neptune looked very shocked by that.

A slight smile appears on Molly's face.

"We can remove those bandages from your face soon enough. IF you play by the RULES, I will consider not Killing you or torturing you further."

Neptune went quiet... Until she nodded once.

"So, what are you going to say when I take you to meet Purple for the second time?" Molly thought for a moment seeing the look on Neptune's eyes before she cast her mind back to Purple and then nodded. "THINK 'Carefully'"

Neptune began to talk, honest for once. "I..." She sighed. "I as planning to first apologize for all I've done or more like not done, then I would drop the bomb that I'm her Mother and I would invite her to live in the Basilicom where is the place she rightfully should be in. Afterwards I'll be in HDD, 24/7, to make sure I do a decent job as a Mother..Since I know that if I don't use HDD, I'll finish Nepping it up"

Molly hummed. "That is... admirable. However, you should know, she is living with me at the moment. So she may NOT want to go to the Basilicom straight away"

Histoire nodded. "Understandable she might want to keep spending time with a friend. Or perhaps she might want to be swapping between homes."

Neptune spoke slowly. "Either way, law forces me to pretty much pay all the things I should have paid to her...She, eh, did go to school, right?" She looked around after a few minutes of pure silent. Right?"

Molly deadpan stares at Neptune.

Histoire cleared her throat. "According to her Guild Information: she didn't. She doesn't know how to read but she does know how to sign...she just asks someone else to read her what she's signing.

Both Neptune and Molly were whisper quiet...

"Perhaps I should slap you upside the head again." Molly smiled.

Neptune pipped up. "Please no, you can put it on the father this time, why didn't he send her to "

Histoire cut in. "Group of Nomads?"

"And I take back what I was going to say..."

Molly chuckled. "You two are a good picture, Does Nepgear know about this yet?"

Histoire sighed loudly. "No, only Plutia does"

Neptune copied Histoire's words. "Plutie does?"

Histy nodded. "Yes. She does."

Molly smacked herself with a facepalm before she leant across the table and pulls back her hand quite far.

SMACK.

Neptune recoiled. "OW!"

Neptune screamed in pain.

Molly sighed. "Don't be such a baby."

Neptune gulped. "You don't get it, if you don't kill me she DEFINATELY will!"

Molly glared at Neptune next. "Oh I will, GLADLY kill you if she doesn't. Or would you rather I silence Purple now instead, considering she is your flesh and blood?"

'I won't actually, its just to get her to realise I'm not joking. I'm Purple's new girlfriend after all...' She thought to Histoire.

Histoire almost spits her drink and actually starts choking.

Neptune glanced at her tome. "See!? You're even scaring Histy!"

Molly then narrows her eyes at Neptune. "One...More...Fucking...Word..."

Neptune went instantly quiet for several minutes.

Molly smirked. "Glad to see you understand."

Molly's expression turns to one that is actually horrifying

"It goes - You apologise to Purple, help her become who she needs... Or I kill you. One way, you get my support, the other... You don't."

After a few moments of pure silence, Molly nodded at Neptune. "You may speak."

Molly chuckled.

Neptune gulped. "Your support. I will help Purple become who she needs to be"

Molly nodded her auburn haired head. "That's what I want to hear."

"Now Hist. Are you supportive of this... Wait... Hist?"

Molly blinks as Histoire is **still** choking.

Neptune couldn't move. "Help her, my casts don't let me do a lot!"

She didn't lie in this case either. As it seemed Histoire was soon to be dying.

Molly cast a bit of healing magic which relaxes Histoire's throat, causing the blockage to go away.

"Can't have you die... I don't mind the CPU dying, but the tome? Not so much."

Neptune whispers quietly. "My kokoro...it hurts..."

Molly cleared her throat next. "You have no plan, Purple Heart."

"Your kokoro... What do you..." Molly sighed.

Histoire blinked. "Molly...no, she means her heart"

"... Great." Came Molly's response as she stood up and walked around the table, placing a hand on Neptune's shoulder.

"You'd BETTER be grateful for this."

Channeling all of her healing power, she attempts to pull the pain away from Neptune's heart, thus making the pain transfer to Molly instead.

But thing was...She didn't feel a thing.

Histoire shook her head slightly. "Molly...it's an expression. She meant to say Okay, I think...you get it"

Molly pulls out her power and leaves a trace of pain in Neptune's shoulder where her hand was.

"Trouble maker..." She walks back to her position and sits down.

At the entrance to the cafe, someone else was standing there, someone with a brown and white hat.

Molly smiled. "Oh good..." She turns, noticing. "At last she's here."

Neptune whispered. "...Blanny?"

Molly waves to Blanc who walks over to the table slowly.

Blanc sighed. "I see you're in bandages, AGAIN, Neptune. And..." Her eyes slowly met with Molly's. "It's you..."

Molly nodded. "Long time no see, huh?"

Blanc smirks.

"Try not to kill her, alright?"

Molly shook her head slightly. "I'll try..."

Blanc had a bemused smile. "So, give me a sitrep, how did you end up in bandages Neptune?"

Neptune nodded. "Oh, you know, the usual, I tried to tease Molly and she didn't take it well"

She turned to Molly. Neptune mouthed to Molly. 'Please. Don't. Tell. Her.'

Molly pulls out a VERY familiar looking Black and White weapon - Pointing it directly at Neptune's chest.

"I bet she knows already. Besides, she knows me a lot more than you do."

Blanc raises an eyebrow.

"That's a bit extreme..."

Neptune blinked and went wide eyed. "See!?" She pointed, as best she could, to Molly. "She's mad I tell ya! MAD!"

Histoire cleared her throat. "Blanc, do you know of the current situation?"

Blanc sighed. "I know what Molly's commander told me and practically everything you do most likely."

Molly puts her weapon away. "Hmpfh..."

Molly then folds her arms.

Histoire nodded. "Alright, I'll change my question: Do you know how many people are in the Nep family?"

Neptune started to actually cry. "Histy~"

Blanc put her hand to her chin. "Mmmm... I remember Molly telling me once there was more than 2, but as far as I know there was four... WAS being the operative term."

Molly grinned.

Histoire nodded. "Neptune and Nepgear...We have discovered a third one"

Blanc went very quiet. "..."

Histoire took our her cellphone with Purple's Guild Photo in it. "This is Purple, Neptune's daughter and rightful heir of Planeptune"

Blanc looks at the picture. "Hmmm... All good things I can see here, she's even inherited Neptune's eyes... But... Why didn't you announce this Neptune? Your shares would have inflated to astronomical heights if you had!"

Molly whispers. "Because she's stupid."

Neptune was quiet. "..Because...if I tell you promise to not kill "

Histy cut in. "She forgot she existed."

Neptune looked to Histoire. "Son of a "

Blanc's signature "red eye" appears on her face.

Molly sighed. "...Not now Blanc. There are people in here. If you destroy the place, and Neptune, it'll lead to war."

"And I promised Purple I wouldn't get into another war."

Blanc looked at Molly with a critical eye. "...You're in a relationship with her?"

Molly went VERY quiet. "...I didn't say that"

Blanc nodded with a grin. "But I can tell"

Histoire's eyes were slightly wide. "Molly, she's sixteen...I know that laws in Gamindustri tend to be looked over but...you're over thirty and she's sixteen. Though...given how you are, I will allow this"

Neptune took in a loud breath of air. "What about me!?"

Histoire looked at her. "Your opinion doesn't count."

Molly+Blanc spoke at the same time. "You can shut up, Neptune."

Neptune was too frightened to even try to speak.

Molly sighed. "I know I'm old... But that's my MENTAL age. I know a lot of things which I can protect her from. I'm not defending myself... I just..."

Blanc smirked. "You love her..."

Molly's expression turned to stunned.

"Don't you?" Blanc pressed.

Molly went silent for several minutes. Until, "No comment"

Histoire giggled slightly. "A bit ironic. She loathes the Mother but loves the Daughter. I'm sure it can be turned into a poem"

Molly half glares at Histoire but then smirks at Neptune who is shaking slightly. "Need a drink? Yes or no will do, Nep."

Blanc hummed. "How long you liked her?"

Molly went quiet. "... How long?"

Blanc nodded. "Yes"

Molly looked to the ceiling. "Since... Since she was around '10', I guess - At least, what she looked like - I always liked her "can do" attitude"

"And romantic feelings?"

Molly looked back at Blanc with a serious set of eyes on her. "Not until now"

Blanc nodded. "Fine... I will overlook it myself as well."

"Thanks Blanc."

"You're welcome."

Histoire stopped drinking her new slightly cold coffee. "Hold on...you've been looking at her since she arrived during the ASIC era?"

Molly sighed. "You mean, I've been PROTECTING her since then?"

Blanc tilted her head to the right. "Protecting?"

Molly nodded. "Mhm. You remember the case when she was chased by two Ancient Dragons?"

"Ever think about what happened to those dragons?"

Histoire blinked. "According to her, after an hour of chase, she managed to lose them in the forest. Poor kid was there to hunt some dogoos and those two come out of nowhere!"

Blanc hummed. "So you defeated them?"

Molly smiled slightly which looked haunting. "I MURDERED them in cold blood after seeing them chase her almost all the way around Virtua Forest."

Blanc then went quiet.

"Remind me never to piss you off."

Molly chuckled. "... Noted."

Histoire had a light bulb moment. "And about the time CFW Brave also chased her around Planeptune thinking she was Neptune who escaped, were you there as well?"

Molly took in another breath. "...Honestly? Yes. I distracted him long enough to get all the CFW crew into the CPU Graveyard where you-" She pointed at Neptune. "And you-" She then pointed at Blanc. "Took them all down that one time."

"I haven't been called a Time Soldier for no reason, you know."

Molly sighed. "I know its my former title..."

"But I've been in more battles then I should EVER have been... According to my commander anyway"

Blanc caught on within moments. "You're talking about Time Traveller, aren't you?"

"... Yes"

Neptune blinked. "...She was ten when all of that happened to her?"

Histoire looked at Neptune. "If only I told you all that happened to her IN the Guild files"

Molly glared at Neptune again. "... You would be sick."

Molly shifts up slightly to let Blanc sit down, who does exactly that. Sitting next to Neptune on the opposite side to Histoire.

Neptune whimpered. "...Blanny...I swear. I didn't remember she existed. If I had I would have "

Histoire cut off her off. "-The problem: Is you FORGOT her in the first place!" She flailed her arms in front of Neptune.

Blanc nodded. "I have to agree with Histoire to be honest. And, if you had remembered about your own DAUGHTER , then maybe this wouldn't have happened. When did you have her anyway?"

Molly cleared her throat. "During the Console War."

Blanc went whisper quiet and then slowly. "...What... What did you say? Like...What?"

Histoire sighed. "Remember the time where she disappeared for practically a year? It was then."

Blanc punches Neptune slightly hard on the shoulder. "... That, is the least you'll get from me after learning that. Do Noire and Vert know yet?"

Neptune looked to Blanc. "I just got out the Hospital, I haven't even texted Jr!"

Neptune blinked. "I mean...Nepgear. Since Jr - would now be Purple? Right? Or... Eh... Eh?"

Molly glared at her. "Just call Purple by her, name, that you gave her. Or I'll hurt you again... And you'll be in Intensive Care for even longer."

Blanc smiled. "Now now, Molly, no more violence towards her. She e might be a royal pain, and, I may want to kill her myself. But I can't have her dead...Yet"

Molly huffed. "...Fine"

Neptune looked to Histoire who had only just stopped flailing her arms and was now drinking some coffee. "Should I worry of that?" She asked her.

Histoire nodded. "Yes"

Blanc spoke next. "As far as we see it. You need to announce this to EVERYONE once you and Purple are on good terms-"

Molly joined in. "-Which may never happen."

Blanc tilted her head. "It might"

"True."

Histoire nodded. "Given Purple's personality, she might accept it, and her connection with Share Energy is high. Even now that she isn't connected to any Sharicite she can still use Share Energy to an extent. I don't know how, but I believe heirs are actually more powerful than CPU of a next gen...or have the capability to do more than them. In my opinion, I mean, I still need to do some research of it"

Molly groaned. "Three days?"

Blanc spoke up. "Who knows? Could be three years..."

Histoire shook her head. "No...I think it might be a Month"

Molly took a sip of a drink she found herself with. "I have some upgrades for your tome, Hist. You'll be able to make that a LOT faster if I do them. But we'll have to discuss that later."

Blanc nodded. "Alright, for now we should get Neptune to talk to Purple... Any idea how we can-"

Molly nodded. "I'll go and get her, or I'll drag Neptune with me..."

Blanc spoke quickly. "I like the sound of option 2-"

"You know what?" Molly looked to Blanc. "I do too"

Both Blanc and Molly smile at each other.

Neptune gulped. "Ehm...I still haven't finished my breakfast and I can't do any confession with my tummy empty"

"But you're eating Eggplants." Blanc whispered.

Histoire grinned. "Blanc, Molly, want to help me shove eggplants in her mouth?"

Neptune's eyes went as wide as saucers. "Nepu?"

Blanc with red eye returns. "Can I?!"

Molly sighed having remembered something. "... As much as that is tempting, I can't, I need to make sure Purple hasn't burned my house down."

Histoire blinked. "Is she as much of a bad cook as Neptune?"

"Does "Black goo" tell you anything?"

Neptune piped up. "First time I tried to cook for Nep Jr."

Blanc grinned as she fondly remembered. "Before Nepgear took over"

"With her Auntie Hist's help." Molly nodded and then looked to Neptune. "Still... For being a stupid, idiotic and very fucking dumb individual, you certainly have a nice daughter Neptune. Perhaps you should be thankful for that."

Neptune smiled slightly. "Really? Is she like me?"

Histoire scoffed. "I highly doubt it"

"A little." Molly admitted. "You'll have to find that out when you meet her - But first things first." Molly pulls out something in a box and places it in front of Neptune. "I am giving you this because you haven't insulted me, Blanc or Hist. Or even Purple for that matter."

Neptune had a pure smile on her face. "Thanks, Molly~"

Histoire snatched it and placed it on her hammerspace. "After you meet Purple - And if you keep deserving it."

Blanc nodded. "She's doing okay, I suggest we shovel Bacon and Eggs down her throat instead of Eggplants. If she's allergic, we can't kill her."

Molly nodded. ".. Not until Purple decides her fate that is."

Blanc also felt her head go up and down in a nodding fashion. "Good point"

Histoire looked to the waitress. "Alright then. Excuse me, Miss Wais ...MarvelousAQL?"

Marvy felt a sweatdrop on her face. "...I needed extra money"

Histoire shook her head. "Whatever ...Could you bring a plate of eggs and bacon, please?"

Marvy saluted her. "At order!" And marched off with the orders.

Next to walk into the cafe was IF whereas Blanc excused herself and left, citing that she had to look after the twins today.

Shadic: To Be Continued!

Purple: Purple... :(

Molly: Don't worry hon, you'll appear soon. (pats her on the back)

Purple: (Happy Purple noises)

Neptune: Gee... She is screwed up... (Sad Neptune noises)

Molly: (raises an eyebrow at Neptune) Do I hear, in-sul-ts? (CLICK of her gun at Neptune's head)

Neptune: ... Please don't kill me. I'm not even over in this story yet!

Archy: Will you SHUT UP!? PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO READ!

Shadic+Archy: See you in the next chappy!