Disclaimer: I do not own any of the material of the Hyperdimension Neptunia series or the Halo series in this story as they belong to Microsoft, Compile and Idea Factory…


The Rookie

Location: The Abandoned Factory, Night-time

Two Days after drop…

BGM: Deference for Darkness - Halo 3: ODST

Outside the Abandoned Factory

While Rookie has no clue of how far apart from the girls back at Lastation, he continues his infiltration mission as he sneaks and peaked to see two well-armed ASIC Soldiers guarding the front door. It'll be a bad move if he comes in the front as he guessed he'll be outnumbered three to one.

'Well, looks like I need another way in…' Rookie sneaked around the Factory, looking for another way inside then he spotted a vent. 'Bingo!' He puts away his Automag and climbed up the overgrown vines till he reaches the vent as he pulled off the cover, it was big enough for Rookie to fit in with his gear and he went in the vent.

As he slowly crawling through the vents, he saw some covers at the bottom which leads towards different rooms, the first room he saw from the vents was a production line where ASIC workers creates their products which they are legal because they contain every game throughout Gamindustri, the next one is the armory, filled with weapons that look like the ones made in the 21st century, AK-47s, M4 Carbines, Dragunov sniper rifles, UZIs, P90s, M9 pistols, M79 grenade launchers, RPGs and a lot of god damn high-explosives and ammo. 'Holy shit…' Is the only comment he thought of… He continued crawling through the vents till he saw another production lines but this time, they were making discs that spawn monsters. 'Looks like I need to sabotage this place…' As he saw a cover that leads into a hallway, he quietly removes the vent cover and dropped as he grabs his Automag and stayed alerted.

BGM: Winter Contingency - Halo: Reach [10:37]

Rookie walk slowly through the hallways of the Factory till he spotted a door with a sign saying 'Security room'. 'Well, well, well. A Security room' He knocks on the door but no response, he knocks on the door again, hearing a groan inside.

"OH COME ON! I swear to god if this is a prank again, I gonna kill you guys..." The Security Guard moaned.

'Huh? Why would they prank each other if they're in a military...' Rookie wondered but doesn't matter as hewaited with his gun ready, a ASIC Security Guard walks out of the security room with an angry look on his face and was quickly killed. Silently...

'Well that wasn't that hard' Rookie dragged the body inside and saw a locker, he puts the body inside the locker and locked it. Rookie closed the door as he looked at a bunch of Security camera screens, showing different areas around the Factory, he looked around the camera screens as he saw a screen, showing off the power generator.

'Heh, there's the power source and it's empty, this is way too easy...' Rookie commented till Something caught his eye as he saw a screen showing a ASIC Soldier with a baton and a beaten up girl, tied up onto a chair, her clothes are ripped and tore apart with bruises and cuts around her body. It appears that she was getting interrogated as she screamed from the pain, getting hit by a baton as he heard their interrogation from the camera.

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"I-i-it's h-hu-hurts... *Sniff* *Sob* S-s-s-st-stop... AHHHHHHH!" The Girl screamed again as the ASIC Soldier who is wearing a black coat with black and red glasses and a bandanna covering his mouth as he growls.

"Stop whining, you stupid bitch!" He swore at the innocent girl as she silently cries which pisses Rookie off.

'How dare that Asshole hurt a small, innocent child' Rookie frowned, clenched his fists as he remembering what they told them when the Covenant reached Earth, billions of innocent people slaughtered, tore apart and even burned alive by the Covenant in other colonies, as he remembers 'that moment' he'll never forgets... And whats he gonna do, cut off the power, kill that fucking asshole, rescue the girl and get the hell outta this place.

After that, he ripped off the cables, shutting down all the security cameras and walked out of room, continuing to locate the Generator room and the girl.


Fifteen minutes later

BGM: Overture - Halo 3: ODST [1:59-2:45]

After sneaking through the hallways, he found the Generator room, he repeated what he did at the Security room, knocking on the door and waited for a response. After ten seconds with no response, he opened the door and went inside, looking around and what he expected, nothing but the power generator and a security camera which is shut down by him, he planted C-7 Foaming Spray, a highly explosive compound on the Generator, readies his detonation switch and walked out the room. 'Well that is done, I gonna find that girl' Rookie continued on through the hallway till he heard a scream, he followed the sound, leading himself next to a door, he carefully listens through the door.

BGM: Return to the Fold - Halo 5: Guardians

"So... Let me repeat the question... again..." The Soldier repeats his questions.

"P-p-ple-please… *sob* *sob* I-I told y-you everything I k-know…" The girl weakly said, getting a hit on her arm, screaming in pain.

"That does NOT answer my question! Where. Is. Your Mascot?" The Soldier angrily asked.

"*Sniff* *sniff* I-I don't even know *cough* *cough* *sob* I s-swear… *sniff*" The Soldier growls then sighed.

"Well… If you don't know where it is?" He grabs his pistol and cocks it as the girl's eyes widen and gasped.

'FUCK!' Rookie swore, knowing what will happen, he stands back at the door and prepares for the worst.

"It's seem that you're no use of us…" He points his gun at her head as she's about to cry and she screamed.

"NOOOOOOOOO!"

*BASH*

"WHAT THE-" Rookie smashed into the door and grabs him, the soldier pushed him as he points his at him, Rookie punched him in the stomach, letting go his gun then he grabs his baton and smacks him in the helmet, losing his Stamina and a bit of his health. Rookie roared in rage fights back, furiously punching him, he went behind him and grabs his head as the soldier tries to shake him off but he soon finishes him off.

*SNAP* *THUD!* He falls on the ground, lifeless as the girl was in complete shock of what she just witnessed.

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"W-who are you?" She asked as Rookie walk up to the girl.

"Doesn't matters now. Right now, I'm getting you outta here" Rookie spoke as he untied her from the chair, she stood up but fell due to the pain she suffered, she was very weak to walk.

"I n-need he-help pl-please" The girl requested and the Rookie pick her up and carried her to the nearest exit, then the Alarms went off.

"INTRUDER ALERT! CODE RED! INTRUDER ALERT! CODE RED!"

'You got to be shitting me' He pulls out his detonation switch and triggered an explosion from the Generator, cutting off the power and all went dark, Rookie soon activates his Night-Vison and quickly look for an exit.

As Rookie sneak past the guards running to the Generator room to investigate, he soon found an exit as he opened the door and looked around, he saw no soldiers guarding here, guessing that explosion caught their attention. He quickly run from the factory, carrying the girl into the forest, only seeing a lot of ASIC soldiers came out, armed with flashlights attached to their guns as Rookie ran deeper into the forest, they were hidden away thanks to the darkness of the night as he looked at the girl which she suddenly pass out, he sighed.

'That was a rough night out there, hoped I can make it to Lastation…' Rookie hoped as he walks away into the shadows of the night.


Location: Lastation's Basilicom

Three days before drop…

With Nepgear, IF and Compa, they've been busy since Rookie's Disappearance, completing quests and find info of the nation's mascot and encounter Lastation's Candidate, Uni, she has long black hair with crimson eyes, she wears a black dress with milky blue lining, an odd belt like piece with a bow behind it and a big circle with white lining connecting the dress to her collar. Their relationship is not that good, saying means word to Nepgear and duel her but defeated by Nepgear, she soon regrets everything she done to Nepgear.

Moving on, they arrived at the Basilicom and met Lastation's Oracle, Kei, a short girl with boyish-cut silver hair with bright aqua eyes, wears a near-formal black suit with gold lining with many buttons and shorts, instead of jeans or pants and a jacket with two long tails with blue colouring inside. Kei gave them a personal request as they creating a very special item and asked them to seek the items they need. Nepgear, IF and Compa seek out the items Kei needed, encountering Linda, Uni and RED, a small, young girl with long crimson hair, wears a Chinese dress with a golden dragon around her, she helped them defeat Linda and join them, only to have them to be her Wifeys… *Sigh*…

They soon got the items they need and returned to Basilicom.

BGM: Lite Light - Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2

"So we meet again. It's seem as though you got the materials that I requested" Kei said.

"Big Brother is watching us, huh? Here you go" IF gave her a Treasure gem and a few Hematite to her and Nepgear asked.

"Miss Kei, can you tell us where the mascot is? It's been so long; we really need to hurry"

"If it's been so long, what's a few more moments? It probably won't change the situation tremendously…" Then Kei asked her. "First, I'd like to know what happened three years ago in the Gamedustri Graveyard"

"Oh. Okay…" Then she explained about what happened at the Graveyard, three years ago.

"I see, so Noire's still alive. That's a weight off my shoulders…" Kei smiled.

"If you are that worried, why didn't couldn't you have been a tad more cooperative?" IF suggested.

"You have priorities and I have mine when it comes to saving the CPU. But for the plans to come to fruition, I needed the materials that you kindly obtained it for me" She continued. "Now it's to fulfil my end of the deal, here, I wrote down the last whereabouts of the mascot" She gave Nepgear the papers of where the mascot is and she was pleased.

"Thank you very much, we can finally-"

"Lady Kei!" A Lastation agent came out of nowhere and caught everyone attentions.

BGM: Premonition of Battle - Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2

"Yes, what is it?" Kei asked.

"We found one of the missing guild members we sent earlier" He informed her and she was surprised.

"Really, I need the details of what happened"

"She is currently unconscious now, but she was being carried by a man in black armor. They're coming in right now!" Right after he finishes his sentence, the doors opened, Nepgear, IF and Compa gasped in shocked, seeing Rookie carrying an unconscious girl.

"ROOKIE/ROOK-ROOK!" The three shouted.

"You know him?" Kei asked, raising her eyebrows.

"Yeah, he's a friend of ours. We got worried about him, he disappeared at the Guild" IF explains.

"The Guild? Please tell me more about 'Rookie'"

Then they all explained to Kei about the Rookie and soon Kei was shocked about it.

"I see, it's hard to believe he's from another world but he protected you?" Kei asked and they nodded.

"Yup. Rook-Rook doesn't talk but he saved Nepgear twice" They all looked at Rookie as he gives them the girl but suddenly lost balance and fell but IF caught him.

"Rookie?! Damn, he's unconscious, must have been up all night" IF guessed.

"I'll get the guest room prepared while you carried him to the guest room" Kei ordered and IF nodded.

"So this is the guy, you three talked me about?" RED asked.

"Yup, but let's get him a room to rest" They all joined IF while she carried Rookie to the guest room.

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Author's notes:

When I first wrote this chapter, it felt a bit short to be honest. So I'll do my best to extend it in the near future but for my English skills... It's getting there, alright.

Also if you look on my Profile which is hugely updated, I officially announced the sequel of The Lone ODST but the description will not reveal itself till I finish this and there will be 3rd Game Crossover coming into the sequel but you have to play the guessing game :3