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…
Back with Nepgear and the girls...
While Rookie is dealing with a certain hell-bringer in the Underverse, back at Leanbox, Nepgear and her friends found Uni who is still walking on the sidewalk as they needed her help. They were lucky that they didn't have to deal with her stubborn side of her personality as Uni decided to help the group to find out that Chika was an impostor.
At the Basilicom...
Inside the Basilicom was Chika who is actually Linda in disguise doesn't really like disguising herself as someone, her face was laying on the desk.
"Yuck. I gotta spend my day in this disguise again... I hate this kind of crap" Linda complained as sighed and closed her eyes with her right hand holding her head then the doors opened and revealed Nepgear and the group.
"Hello? Is Miss Chika here?" She asked which Linda snapped her eyes open and saw the group.
"Crap!" She cursed as she clears her throat. "Er, uh... A-ahem... Yes, I'm right over here" She waved her hand to get their attention as they walked up to her.
"*Sigh* Good, about time" IF was relieved. "We haven't been able to find you since beating up that monster. Thought you ran away" She thought which surprised Chika with her eyes widen.
"Wh-wh-what? Me, r-run away? I would never..." The Oracle doubted.
"Oh, right. You said you'd tell us all about the Mascot once we got back" RED recalled and the Oracle gulped. "So, how about it?"
"Ohhhhh... Right..." Chika scratches her head. "Well, we're investigating it right now, and... Uh..." Then she saw Uni standing next to the group.
"..." As she glared at the Oracle, she jumped.
"Ack! The dumb broa- Er, I mean, the CPU Candidate of Lastation. Wh-what brings you here?" She questioned which made Uni raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, you know who I am? I'm honoured, since this is our first-time meeting and all" She pointed.
"Er, um... Well, as an Oracle, it's my duty to bone up on all the CPU Candidates, so..." Chika explained which gave Uni a sweatdrop.
'She didn't notice that she blew it...' She glared at the others. "Did she seriously fool you before?" She asked them.
"Ugh. I'm really ashamed of myself right now" IF saddened.
"Hmm... If my intuition is correct..." She whispered to herself as she spoke to the Oracle. "Oops, my mistake. We did meet a while back, didn't we?" She frowned.
"Oh, what? Really?" Chika was surprised. "Man, I've been getting sick with amnesia or something..." She scratches her head.
"I don't blame you" She shrugged. "Who'd want to remember getting beaten up so handily back in Lastation?" Then she smirks which the Oracle scowled.
"Like hell I'd ever forget that! The embarrassment of getting pummeled by you brats was-*Gasp*" She covered her mouth as she realized that her cover was blown thanks to Uni with a evil grin on her face as the group were shocked.
"Is that you, Miss Underling?" Compa questioned as her eyes widen.
"That's so amazing, Uni!" Nepgear commented. "How did you break her down?" She asked and Uni facepalmed.
"You've gotta be kidding me..." Then she sighed. "I'd like to know how you got suckered by her. I mean, it's incredibly obvious" She pointed.
"I failed to see through her... Goodbye, my hard-earned credentials..." IF was very sad... Poor IF... While Chika cursed that she's been blown as it revealed it was Linda.
"Damnit! You managed to see through my disguise! But it proves that a lot of you are dumb as rocks" Linda pointed.
"If you are an imposter, then where is the real Chika?" Then Cave pointed her Scissor blade. "Answer me!" And Linda who's in her disguise huffed.
"Like hell I'm answering you! I got all I needed from this place, so I'm outta here. Later, idiots!" Then she ran away.
"Wait!" RED shouted but she went out to the back of the Basilicom.
"We must give chase. I need to extract Chika's location from her, at all cost!" Cave suggested with the others agreed.
"Agree! Get back here!" Nepgear loudly ordered then the group went after her as Uni just stood there with a 'What the hell?' gesture.
"Hey, wait! You're leaving the big hero of the day behind without a THANK YOU?!" She questioned but the group was gone as she folded her arms. "It's not like I wanted to be praised and asked to join them or anything... Hmph!" Then she walked at the other direction and exited out the Basilicom entrance.
The Rookie
Location: Underverse (Engaged with the enemy)
Ten days after drop...
"AHAHAHAHAHA!" Meanwhile at inside the station, Incendio was laughing while he was firing flames from his flamethrower as for Rookie, he had to take cover behind the crates.
'Time to fight fire with fire' Rookie grabs his Automag and waited as it stopped, he returns fire, shooting bullets towards Incendio but he has a trick up his sleeve. He holds out his left hand out then a red energy shield appeared and blocked the incoming bullets. 'Are you shitting me?!' Rookie whines.
"You think that you beat me just by camping behind a crate? Well, think again cause big bad wolf's coming to burn you into ashes!" Incendio continued to flamed the crate which is covering Rookie from the flames.
'He's going to burn this crate down' He thought as he tries to get out from this sticky situation, he takes a look on his equipment, only got one frag grenade which is not useful against a well-armored enemy but he got a couple of flashbang grenades he didn't use. 'This might come in handy' He grabbed one of the flashbangs and throw it up into the air as he looked away to prevent getting blind by the flare.
"What th-"
*BANG!* The flashback grenade exploded of a bright flash of light after Incendio was staring at the grenade.
"AAAARRRGGHH!" He screamed in pain as he dropped his flamethrower and covered his eyes. Thanks to the flash bang, Rookie reposition himself to another crate as he fired his Automag at one of Incendio's fuel tanks as it punched a hole at the tank then exploded.
*BOOM* Incendio's body fell onto the ground due to the force of the explosion as he was surrounded by the flames but he has a fire-proof exo-suit. He regained his sight and hearing, he gets up quickly and looked behind, seeing that one of his tanks has exploded.
"Well, well, well~" He evilly giggled as he grabbed his flamethrower and pointed at Rookie. "Guess you're not that bad as a soldier..." Then he fired napalm at the other crate which Rookie was hiding behind as the flames scorched the ground, leaving a burnt-out floor with small flames around him.
'Oh, that just great...' Rookie gets his Gun-Blade, standoff behind the crate and fired in its Semi mode.
*PEW!* Incendio wasn't able to pulled his red shield in time as it directly hits his right shoulder.
"Gah!" He yelped in pain as it left a black spot on his shoulder plates, dropping his flamethrower.
*PEW!* Rookie made a second shot on his left shoulder as he made a 180 degrees turn, leaving his other fuel tank exposed as he aimed his Gun-Blade at the tank and fired, causing a huge explosion with flames going everywhere. Incendio was able to prevent himself from falling again, Rookie charged at him, jumping into the air with his Gun-Blade raised on top of his head. The hell-bringer noticed him and used his flamethrower as a shield, the blade impaled the weapon but didn't cut through as he throws his flamethrower which has the Gun-Blade stuck on it, the ODST who held his weapon made 90 degree turn at the right then Incendio kicked him on his side, knocking him back onto the ground.
As Rookie recovered from the kick, he saw him in the air, ready to strike a punch on him while he battle cried as he dodges his attack as his punch made a small crater.
"Ohhhh~ You really pissed me off, did you?" His voice went colder as he stood up and glared at him. "Guess you're in my shit list then..." He muttered then something was banging.
*Bang!* *Bang!* The sound was coming from the closed doors as it doors began to break open while both the ODST and the hell-bringer step backed with their weapons at the door. *Bang!* *Bang!* *BANG!* *BANG!* Then the doors violently opened, revealing a huge herd of Dogoos as the corridor is covered with blue slime on the ground, the walls and the ceiling.
"Dogoo!"
"Dog, dog, dogoo!" The herd roared.
"Ahhh shit! I thought those bastards cleared them out of the station!" Incendio complained but shrugged. "Welp, good luck dealing with those monsters!" Then he ran to the hole as the shield barrier drops before he went to the caves.
'You bastard! Come back here!' Rookie ran to his Gun-Blade and pulled it out of the dropped flamethrower then he gives chase on the hell-bringer with the herd of Dogoos chasing him as well. He entered the caves and looked around for the hell-bringer, he was nowhere to be found. Only he saw was rocks, cave pillars, monsters, more rocks, edges that lead to lava rivers... He looks behind him and for reason, the herd has no interest on chasing him. 'Hmph. It took seven seconds and they stopped chasing me...' He sweatdropped but decided to ignored them and walk through the cave.
A few minutes later...
As he walks through the caves for a few minutes, he spotted an orange ghost closing in a figure on the ground inside an open cage. The ghost was about to pounce on the figure but lucky, Rookie killed it just in time as he ran towards the figure, it was a tall woman, lying down on the rocky ground as she was unconscious.
It was Chika, lying on the ground with her right hand on her forehead.
'So, this is the real Leanbox Oracle...' Rookie poked her shoulder but didn't respond then he poke her a few time, she softly moaned and moved her body a little bit as he sighed then he points his Gun-Blade at a wall and fired, full-charge.
*PEW!* The shot was loud enough to wake up the sleeping Oracle as her eyes snapped opened and gasped.
"Who the hell just shot-" As she looked around to find the source of the shot, her eyes widen as she saw Rookie... Right in front of her own eyes... "Y-yo-you're Rookie... R-right?" She asked him and he nodded as she started to daze. "Historie... Was right... All along..." Then she felled back onto the ground and fainted.
'Don't you faint after I woke you... Hmm?' He noticed that something seems off on her faint as he looked closely and saw an eye opened a little bit then closed immediately and grinned. 'She's fake sleeping?!' And suddenly a sudden person dashed into him with its blade ready, he blocks it with his Gun-Blade as it was another woman who is glaring at him and angrily questioned.
"Who are you?! Identify yourself!"
Back with Nepgear and the girls...
As the girls chase Linda out to the outskirts of Leanbox at the south, she led them in the abandon station which Rookie is investigating right now.
"Wha- Where the hell is everyone?!" Linda questioned as she enters the station and looked for the soldiers but she has no luck what so ever. "Damnit! *Pat* *Pat* Did they move out or something? *Sigh* I think I put enough distance between us, so-" She took a break after searching most of the station then...
"WAIT!" It was RED voice as it echoed through the corridor as Linda jumped in shock.
"Whoa! That's the most persistent broad of the bunch!" She commented. "I need to find something, fast" She looks around the area then saw a bunch of empty crates, stacked at the side of the corridor. "Bingo!" She smiled as she ran to one of the empty crates and hide herself inside. As she sat for a couple of seconds, she heard the girls running.
"I don't see Underling. Where did she go, nyu?" Broccoli asked.
"This is a one-way path, so I doubt we would've missed her" IF stated as Cave looked around the area, a bit curious of the crates on the side wall.
"What's wrong, Miss Cave?" Compa asked.
"Something's strange about those crates over there" Cave pointed at the stack of crates. "Those crates weren't there before..." She pointed.
'Crap!' Linda silently cursed herself as her heart was beating fast.
"What do you mean?" Nepgear questioned.
"This dungeon was once a Leanbox's outpost and a mining operation a few years ago; There was suddenly an unknown incident occurred in the caves and everyone who works in this outpost had to be evacuated" Cave explained the dungeon's backstory. "This outpost was abandoned and later identified as a dungeon due to the monsters spawning inside" She finishes which surprised the girls.
"Uhh, excuse me but... Aren't we tracking down that Underling, girls?" RED asked and everyone looked at each other.
"You're right. We must make haste to find Chika" She suggested which the other girls agreed with her. As they went away, Linda was relieved that they didn't checked the crates as her heart calmed.
'Whew... That was way too close...' She commented. Meanwhile with the girls, they ran through the corridor till they heard some squishy noises out in the corridor as Cave stopped the group.
"Be careful. Something is over there" They readied themselves as they all walked quietly as they found themselves in front of a huge herd of Dogoos.
"Blehhh..." One of them spotted the group as it alerted the herd. "Dogooooo~" The Dogoo howled then the herd noticed the group.
"Dogoo!"
"Dogoogoogoo!"
"What the goodness! A herd of Dogoos?!" Nepgear exclaimed.
"Look at all the Mister Dogoos... They're on the floor, the walls, and even the dungeon's ceiling" Compa pointed as they saw the Dogoos, lurking on the floor, the walls and the ceilings as it covered with blue slime.
"Oh, great. They aren't strong, but this many is going to be nothing but trouble" IF noted.
"Blehhh!"
"Dogoooo~"
"Dogoogoogooo!" Then the herd started to charge at the girls.
"Uh-oh! They're coming right for us!" RED shouted.
"No, please stay back!" Nepgear begged but the Dogoos then pounced on the girls, RED hopped side to side, back and forth to avoid the Dogoos as she used her Twin Chinese swords to slice them into pieces, Cave was slicing them as well with her Scissor Blade, Broccoli uses her Gema to hammered the Dogoos like Mario from the first Donkey Kong game. Unlike what Nepgear, IF and Compa are doing, they're having a bit of a problem, not only they have to kill the Dogoos but to prevent them from getting inside their... Clothes...
"Wh-what do these slime-balls think they're doi- Yikes! Hey, don't crawl on those!" IF squeals as she sliced a Dogoo on her upper right leg.
"Icky, yucky, ewwy! They're so slimy and slippery~" Compa whined as she noticed a Dogoo crawling up her tank top. "EEEEEK! GO AWAY!" She slammed her Syringe at the Dogoo and fired at it, disappearing into thin air. Her face was blushing as she examined her gooey Tank Top. "My cute outfit is covered in goo~" She whined yet again.
With RED, she was still hopping around till a Dogoo jumped on her chest which she didn't noticed as it started licking her neck and she forcefully laughed.
"Ahahahahaha! S-stop ticking me!" She felled down to the ground as more Dogoos came and licked parts of her body. "Hahahahahaha, that's for wifeys only!" She snapped, using her toy set and her own body to kill the Dogoos on her.
"I taste very sour. I don't recommend eating me, nyu..." Broccoli honesty said to herself? Is she referring to broccoli?
"Tch? Such perverse opportunists... I hate experiencing such levels of embarrassment in front of others..." Cave commented as her clothes are covered in goo as well as some parts of her skin... Even the ones inside her clothing... Nepgear had some Dogoos on her, licking her ticklish spots.
"S-stoppit, that's my ticklish spot!" Then she noticed a Dogoo wriggling up her skirt. "Huh? N-no, bad Dogoo! Don't you dare try to wriggle there!" She blushes like a tomato as she stabbed the Dogoo trying to wriggle up her skirt. But IF however, her eyes suddenly glowed crimson and her body was filled with a fiery aura.
"RRRRAAAAAAGGHHH!" She swings her Qutars at a group of Dogoos but it leaves a flaming trace. "Alright you bastards! I'll burn you little punks into ashes!" She snapped, going on a 'inferno' rampage on the herd of Dogoos.
"Uh-oh. Iffy just snapped back into her childhood delusions something fierce..." Compa sweatdropped and Nepgear is covered by Dogoos, trying to shake them off her body but they were stuck on her.
"I... I said stop! Please, I can't... I can't take this anymore!" Nepgear shed some tears as she's getting overwhelmed, IF who is still on a 'inferno' rampage destroyed them on Nepgear as well as Compa's.
"Stop letting yourselves sound like perverts and help KILL THESE STUPID THINGS! DEMONIC INFERNO!" IF send down a ring of fire, burning the Dogoos in its radius into ashes.
Five minutes later...
After eliminating the entire Dogoo herd, the girls took a break after an embarrassing moment as they cleaned off the goo on them, IF's fiery aura has disappeared which no one asked what's with that sudden aura.
"*Pat* *Pat* Goodness... That was really, really embarrassing..." Nepgear commented which everyone agreed.
"I am amazed at the convenience that comes with such a swarm. One could do whatever one pleases" Cave repiled.
"Aw, nuts. Underling must've gotten away by now..." RED sadden as the herd gave Linda enough time to get which she was far behind them.
"If she ran directly there then this probably leads to a secert ASIC hideout, nyu" Broccoli theorized.
"Make senses" IF agreed. "I'm going home empty-handed after THAT nosense..." She referred back to the embarrassing moment yet again as the group continued through the corridor and entered an area with busted doorw which surprised the group.
"Whoa! What happened here?" RED questioned as they examined the area, most of the walls and the floor were scorched into blackness, a few crates were burned into ashes and a crater on the floor, Cave walked to the burnt crates as she examines them.
"Hmmm... These burns look fresh" Cave confirmed.
"What do you mean?" Nepgear asked.
"It means that we're not the only ones who entered in the outpost" Cave frowned as it gave shivers on everyone's spines then they saw an opening on the side walls.
"That hole must be their hideout, nyu" Broccoli pointed.
"Alright, let's head inside" The group head into the caves.
Another five minutes later...
As they encountered a few monsters inside the caves, RED narrowed her eyes as she saw two figures at a distance.
"I spy someone trapped over there!" She shouted, giving their attention as she pointed at the figures, Cave looked at a figure she's familiar with. It was Chika.
"That's Chika!" She exclaimed but she looked at another figure in black armor who's carry a blade-gun weapon on its hands as she gasped, she clenched her Scissor Blade and dash into the black armor figure as it used its blade-gun, clashing both blades together, Cave glared at the figure.
"Who are you?! Identify yourself!" Cave furiously questioned the black armored figure as it didn't respond. Lucky the girls caught up with her and was shocked of what Cave is attacking. Rookie himself...
"Cave, stop!" IF shouted at her. "Let him go, he's with us!" She demanded.
"Huh? You know this man?!" She asked.
"We all know him, Cave. So, please let him go" Nepgear replied. Cave glanced at him then sighed as she pulled her Scissor Blade away as well as Rookie putting his Gun-Blade at his back, she then dashed to the Oracle.
"You are all right, Chika?" She shook her body a little which woke her from her fake sleep.
"Oh... Mmm... C-Cave?" Her eyes were sightly opened as she saw her.
"Pull yourself together. I'll help you escape from here" Cave helped Chika but...
"No, don't worry about me... The flame of life within me is about to be snuffed out..." Her dramatic side of her personality came as she puts her hand on her forehead. "Yes... My only regret... Is that I was unable to see my darling Vert before my untimely demise..."
"Goodness, no! You can't die now!" Nepgear widen but Cave sighed.
"There is no cause for distress. She is using her unparalleled talent at... *Sigh* 'BS-ing' us right now..." Cave folded her arms in disappointment.
'So, she was bullshitting me this whole time?!' Rookie was not very happy. 'No wonder Incendio call her a drama queen...' Then he sighed as Chika who heard her, snapped back to normal, gets back up as she glared at her.
"E-EXCUSE ME?! How heartless!" She yelled. "I... I really am on the verge of death here... Uhhh~ *Cough* *Cough*" She groaned and falsely coughs.
"The verge of death? Really? Doesn't look that way to me" IF shrugged as she raise a eyebrow.
"Still, she must be very weak and malnourished. We should carry her out to someplace safe and sunny" Compa suggested.
"True. Let's get her back to the Basilicom" Cave agreed.
"There's no use, I'm telling you... I can't move a single finger. Just leave me behind, and-" Then she received a glared from Cave.
"Enough already, or else we really will leave you here to die" She threatened.
"You can be such a party pooper, Cave..." Chika frowned as the girls had rejoined with Rookie, the group carried out Chika out of the Underverse and head back to Leanbox. While they're walking back to the city, Cave almost forgot something.
"So, the girls call you 'Rookie'. Is that correct?" Cave asked and Rookie nodded. "Then I must apologize for the sudden attack I made back at the caves" She bowed down for an apology as Rookie response was just a nod as the group stopped and watched.
"Hmm, Miss Cave. Rook-Rook doesn't talk" Compa noted.
"Oh... Well then" Cave stood up. "My name is Cave, it's a pleasure to meet you" Then they both shook hands.
"Awww~ That's what we call 'friendship'!" She joked which everyone given a good laugh as they all walked out of the forest.
"Hey Rookie, how did you know the Oracle's in there?" IF asked who walked close beside him as he gave her the letter that was given by Yukari as the girls read the letter and was surprised. "So, you basically chase a cat-girl named Chen, all the way to the dungeon where Chika was?" Then he gave her a nod.
"I wonder who Miss Yukari and Miss Chen is?" Compa wondered.
"Hmmm... Yukari Yakumo... Why is that name so familiar?" Nepgear asked herself as she hardly thought of the women.
"Does it ring any bells?" RED asked her as she raised her eyebrows.
"I think I know who Miss Yukari is"
"You do?!" She caught everyone's attention as she yelped.
"Goodness! Please don't shout at me like that" Nepgear then started her speculation. "I think that Yukari Yakumo's from a certain bullet hell game called 'Touhou'. She's one of the oldest Youkai, about over a thousand years old?"
"OVER A THOUSAND?!" Everyone yelled which scared off the birds.
"Well... Yes..." She confirmed that fact. "I watched Neptune playing 'Touhou 7: Prefect Cherry Blossom's extra' as a Shrine maiden fighting against her, she told me that she's very powerful and basically die a lot... I have to ask big sis about this"
"Yeah, ask her after we get her out of the Graveyard" IF added.
'Now I know little bit more about her' Rookie noted as the group reached to the city.
Somewhere in the Underverse...
Incendio was lying next a cave pillar as he's called someone.
"Incendio to Black Legion, anyone read?" He questioned as he waited, someone respond to him.
"This is Commander Beta, how's your mission?" It was the robot, Beta as he asked him.
"*Sigh* Mission's a failure, that ODST was tougher than expected..." He commented.
"Hmm. You know the General won't be happy about this..." The robot replied as he rolled his head. "We'll pick you up as soon as possible"
"Hold on, Commander! Before you pick me up, I want a rematch" He demanded.
"Huh? A rematch?" Beta was a bit confused.
"Yes, a rematch. If I'm correct, he'll come back to secure the last Mascot" He theorized.
"That's does make common sense..." The robot agreed.
"But I need some things to burn him into ashes!" Then Incendio asks. "I'll need my personal vehicle" He requested.
"You mean the 'Hellcat'?"
"What? No! I need my 'Hell-mech', you idiot!" He scolded.
"My apologizes, Incendio. I'll send you your mech right away" Beta accepted.
"Also, I need a bunch of 'Flame Drakes'" He added.
"Alright, anything else?"
"Nope, that's all" Then he hung up the call as he evilly grinned. 'Hehehe, you won't see the last of me-' Then he saw a lonely Dogoo right to him as he stared at it.
"Dogooo-" Then the Dogoo was soon kicked into the air as he swore.
"FUCK OFF, SLIMEBALL!"
Author's note:
Jeez, talk about being aggressive...
Neptune: Yeah...
So, how's did you do, playing most of the Touhou bullet hell games?
Neptune: Doing awesome, Ace! Even though I hate dying, they bringing another fighting game coming up... If only I can find one of your secret gateway so we can play against each other...
...Neptune... Please don't go to the Reality World...
Neptune: Nepu?! Why not?
It's very dangerous and I don't want you to get hurt by... Everyone in the Reality World
Neptune: Awww~ Acey cares about me~
Shut it, Nep... Alright then, it's time for some questions to answer as according to the reviews I got, most are positive and some are just questions waiting to be answered in future chapters. The questions I got is:
Who's Yukari and Chen? Well, I must say this story's gonna be a three-game crossover but I soon changed my mind and leave it as both Halo and Hyperdimension Neptunia crossover. Also, it been said in this chapter.
Will Rookie meet up with Uni after most of his absent? (I made that up :3) Yep but not in the next chapter, sorry about that. I just want to let Rookie have most of the spotlight.
Who's those soldiers back at the previous chapter and who's Incendio? (I made that up, also) Incendio is a soldier who loves to see the world burn, favors with flame weaponry and the soldiers are a part of the Black Legion which is told in my profile but I might need to update that...
And the final question is:
Why is this story rated M and will it contain Lemons? Sadly, no lemons because I had my reasons and about the rated for Mature, in future chapters, there'll be some parts that contains violence, swearing thanks to Blanny… And some 'fan-service' which Neptune referred to... *Sigh*
So, that wraps thing u- WHAT THE HELL!
Purple Heart: What's the matter, Acey?
Why are you in your HDD form and WHY ARE YOU NAKED?!
Purple Heart: Because I haven't had some lovey dovey scenes since... Forever... Besides, the viewers want some lemons, huh?
Neptune, don't you dare pounce on me on the be- AHHHH! *She then pounced him on the bed* Damnit, Neptune! You know that I'm not as preverted as Rory!
Purple Heart: Oh please, they can't get here because you don't have a physic form and without your girlfriend stopping me. It just me... And you, Acey~
*Sigh* You sound like Iris Heart sometimes... Alright, let's have some fun. But on one condition
Purple Heart: Hmm?
Emily? Please terminate this right now, please~ :3
Purple Heart: *She gasped* ACEY! DON'T YOU DARE CENSOR IN FRONT OF A LEMON SCEN-
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