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…
In an unknown location...
As Beta, the robot assistance and second in command of this organization called 'Black Legion', he was walking through a futuristic corridor with soldiers that looked like the ones back at Leanbox's abandoned outpost in the Underverse. Then he got an incoming transmission.
"Incendio to Black Legion, anyone read?" It was Incendio calling as he responds to him.
"This is Commander Beta, how's your mission?" 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?" He was a bit confused of his statement.
"Yes, a rematch. If I'm correct, he'll come back to secure the last Mascot" He theorized.
"That's does make common sense..." He agreed with him.
"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 ended his transmission as Beta walked back to General Spectre which he was in the same room as before.
"General Spectre, may I speak with you?" The robot asked.
"Yes, what is the matter?" He granted.
"It's Incendio, general..." Beta answered as the general raised his eyebrows.
"Hmm? Is his mission a success?" He questioned and the robot shook his head.
"No, sir but. He wanted a rematch with the ODST" He explained. "He requests his personal mech and a squad of our Flame Drakes" After saying Incendio's request for a rematch, the general was about to say something but a sudden transmission came.
"General, we got a transmission!" One of the operators exclaimed from the radio.
"From who?" Spectre asked.
"It's from CFW Magic, general..." The operator answered as both Spectre and Beta went silent for a few seconds.
"Request granted. Make sure he gets the job done!" He angrily shouted.
"As you wish, general" Beta nodded and exited the room. As he left the room, Spectre turns off the hologram table which was showing the massive machine then the screen on the wall turned on, revealing CFW Magic herself.
"Good evening, CFW Magic..." The general politely exclaimed.
"Ara. Good evening to you, General Spectre" Magic evilly smiled. "What's the progress on your army?" She asked.
"Well according to that, we're almost done producing enough units and deployments for a full-out take over on Planeptune" He explained.
"Excellent work but, what about the 'machine' you informed me about?" She narrowed her eyes as the general sighed.
"You mean the 'Devastator', milady. There's... One problem about it"
"Hmm?" Her eyes were half opened as she raised an eyebrow.
"The Devastator's size is very gigantic, it needed to be assembled on the surface" The general explained the problem.
"What a shame..."
"But I theorized that we both had enough troops to take over Gamindustri" He stated.
"Yes... And our beloved goddess will be revived" Then the transmission ended after her sentence as he sighed. Then he switched the screen which shows the four main CPUs, which are still tangled up by... cables? Let's just call them cables...
'It's been over so many years to see their defeated faces' Spectre looked at their gloomy, defeat faces with a smug look on his face as they're weaken without any light- I mean shares... Then he turned off the screen and focus on a solution to assemble the Devastator without getting unnecessary attention.
At the Graveyard...
Deep in the Gamindustri Graveyard, where the CPUs are trapped. There was a flying drone, floating in front of him with a bright red lens staring at their saddened, weaken faces. Then the drone went away as a portal appeared and it went through and the portal disappeared but... Something's off on Purple Heart, she started to turned static for a few seconds then it went normal...
If you want to know, remember that Neptune decided to break the forth wall... Yet again... And visited Ace and hang out with him for the time being (Which they're having some… Lemon related stuff which she stated).
It was quiet with thunderstorms and light until a huge shadow went over the trapped CPUs with its wings spread out and loudly roared.
*ROAR!* It was the Ancient Dragon that the Nepgear and the main CPUs fought as it flies out of the Gamindustri Graveyard and traveled to the northern lands, Lowee...
The Rookie
Location: Leanbox's Basilicom
Ten days after drop...
After carrying Leanbox's Oracle, the girls decided to sleep in the Basilicom for the night as Cave went off to Leanbox for patrol. The rest of the girls went in the guest room as IF was at the balcony, looking at the city with bright green lights.
"I knew you'll be here, IF..." She turns around and saw Rookie coming out of the door.
"Oh, hey Rookie" IF smiled as he joined her on the balcony. As he walked next to her, she quietly swifts her body closer to him. "The stars are beautiful, isn't it?" She asked and he nodded.
"Just like the night we lay down next to a lone tree" He pointed, leaving IF blushing.
"Yeah..." She looked away as she blushed. 'What should I do? What should I do?!' She questioned herself.
Meanwhile inside IF's mind...
"What the hell should we do?!" Inside her mind, there were three IFs as the two watched the scene with the first IF questioned in a panic.
"Calm down, I'm sure she had this under control..." The second IF calmed the first IF. "Right, Flamey?" Both first and second IF looked at the third IF who was sitting on a chair, reading a newspaper. Third IF she been called Flamey because she had clothes including her hair colored in red,orange, blue, yellow and white as she lowered her newspaper and stared at the two with her emotionless face.
"Yes... Under control..." Then Flamey started reading her newspaper as both IFs looked at each other.
"Why did you bring the hot-head here, Iantha?" The first IF whispered as called her Iantha because she has a bloomed flower on her hair.
"Don't know, Fay... Must have forgotten about it..." Iantha shrugged, calling her Fay because she's a fairy... A small fairy...
"Wow... As expected from a flower who sleeps on duty..." Fay pouted as Iantha was offended.
"Well excuuuusse me, Miss Fairy! I-"
"Are you two going to help this poor girl?" Flamey interrupted as the three-stayed silent.
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"...*Sigh* Flamey's right" Fay agreed with her.
"Yeah but... What should about this?" Iantha asked as both got their thinking caps on. After a couple of seconds, Iantha got an idea. "Oh! I know! How about they have their first kiss, huh?" She suggested.
"Eh?! Are you sure about taking that risk" Fay trembled as the flower girl nods her head.
"Yup, yup! So, here's how this works" Then she started explaining along writing on a whiteboard which I had no idea where she got it from... Don't question the logic... "First, IF will tell Rookie to take off his helmet. Then, they embraced their bodies like glue and they'll kiss! And then, they do a french kiss after having a date. And then, they lie down together on the bed, they get married, have some sex, IF GETS PREGNANT, THEY HAVE BABIES AND-" Then Fay covers her mouth with her hands as her face was fully red.
"WHOA! CALM DOWN, IANTHA!" She shouted. "Do you know how love relationships works?!" She questioned her as Iantha shook her head. "*Sigh* You're such a big mouth, Iantha..." She commented then sigh again with her arms folded. "Love relationships are basically a fifty-fifty. We have no telling what the outcome is" She stated.
"But we might try~" She smiled with cute puppy eyes at the fairy as she sighed yet again.
"Alright, let's... Try this part!"
Back in reality...
After her blush, she turns to Rookie as he stares at a full-moon.
"You know... After hearing your story back at Lastation, maybe I should tell you my backstory" IF suggested which given his attention.
"Nah, it's alright. You don't need to tell me your story, IF" Rookie denied.
"Okay, then ask me this. What do you want to be in the future?" She asked as he rolled his head.
"You're looking at it..." He frowned.
"Eh?" IF was a bit confused then she realized that he's an ODST. "Oh... Hehehehe..." She awkwardly giggled then Rookie facepalmed his helmet.
"*Sigh* What about you? What do you want to be in the future?" He asked her as she huffed.
"That's the stupidest question I ever heard"
"Don't play dumb on me, you're the one who ask me that question..." He pointed out and IF sighed as she stares at the sky with the cold wind breezes through her hair.
"I want to be like my parents..." She answered.
"Wait… You have parents?" Rookie widened.
"Yes. My parents were one of the best guild members we have" IF then pull out a photo from her pockets and gave it to him. As he looks at the photo and examined it, he sees a young little IF, wearing the same clothing but different colors as she was hold by a blonde woman with green eyes, a leaf hair piece and a pony tail along with a lovely smile on her face. She wears a titanium armor on the sides below her waist as she has a titanium chest plate and on it was a metal carving of a maple leaf and under it is a blue old style dress with leather boots, on her back was a scabbard with a sword inside.
Besides the blonde woman at the left was a brown-hair man with crimson eyes. He wears a black leather jacket, brown pants and leather boots and under it was silver armor but unlike the blonde woman's armor covering her lower sides and her chest, the armor covers his front upper body and has gauntlets on both wrists, he holds a big metal shield on his back and wields a futuristic Lever Shotgun on his right hand. He started to smile, staring at little IF's adorable happy face.
"To be honest, you look cute being a little kid" He commented which IF blushed awkwardly, rubbing her back head.
"W-well... Y-yeah, I was a bit cute when I'm with my parents" She looked away and smiled.
"I wonder what are their names?" Rookie wondered, still examining the photo.
"Well, my mom's name is Illyria which everyone called her 'The Titanium Saber'" IF explained as she pointed at the blonde women.
"Why is she called 'The Titanium Saber'? She isn't wearing full armor like a knight" He questioned.
"My mom said that she has been referred to one of the characters in the manga books. But to answer that question, she doesn't wear any armor when she's not doing a quest but when she IS doing a quest, mom can transform into a knight with her sword, 'Crimson's Bane'" IF smiled in enjoyment as she explained her mother. "She told me that her Crimson's Bane symbolize her greatest battle against her inner demon, said to me that it was a test"
"How about your father?" Rookie pointed at the brown-hair man.
"You mean Falcon. Well his story is a bit weird. He's just a regular, non-guild member guy, walking along with his brother, Tyler then fell into an adventure with my mother and one of the Planeptune's CPU, before Nep became CPU" She then started to remember the CPU they came along but she forgotten it. "I guess I've forgotten her name..."
"What a shame but let me get this straight, IF. You have a badass woman that wields a sword and a regular man who gotten into an adventure?" He asked and IF nodded. "I really want to see your parents, IF" Rookie smiled but she soon felt sadness which he wasn't expecting.
"Well... When I was young, they... They disappeared without a trace..." Her eyes then shadowed. "The guild members search everywhere till they found my mom's sword inside a dungeon. They confirmed that they've been killed but the cause was unknown *Sob*" She started to shed tears. "I missed my parents *Stiff* I missed Nep and the other CPUs *Sob* *Sob* If I was there... *Stiff* *Stiff* This wouldn't have happened three years ago, *Sob*" She covered her face with her hands and began to cry.
'IF...' Rookie felt only guilt that she lost her parents as he the confronted her, he puts his hands on her shoulders. "IF... Look at me" IF uncovered her face and stared at him with red puffy eyes as he sighed. "I know how you felt losing your parents and your friends... I remember the deaths I witnessed back at one of my missions, billions of innocent people died by the Covenant. Billions that should have been rescued" Then suddenly, he began to take his helmet off and dropped onto the ground, revealing his tan-colored face with black hair. Her eyes widened with his brown eyes staring at her green eyes. "I had the same feeling as you, IF. I'll not let another one died, either here or Earth" He frowned that he remembered his promised with a veteran ODST.
"R-rookie..." IF was shocked that it was the first time she saw his face then she hugged him tightly. "Th-thank you..." She thanked him as she smiled as well as Rookie.
"Hey, I just cheering yo-" And she gave him a peck on the cheek.
"And that's for saving Gear at the depths" She thanked him again and he lightly blushed as IF still remembered the time he saved Nepgear from Linda.
"You just waited to do that, huh?" Rookie looked away in his embarrassment as IF chuckled.
"I guess we're even then..." She then smirked as they're still hugging each other.
"Since when we're eve-" And Rookie stopped and gotten a strange feeling.
"What's the matter, Rookie?" IF tilted her head.
"I think we're being watched..." Rookie whispered to her ear as she widens her eyes and the two looked around, only to see the girl who wants her own harem... RED... She was there for the entire scene with her random camera (Which I had no idea where she got it from...) was recording but RED noticed that IF was glaring at her.
"Hehehehehe... Hi~" RED awkwardly greeted them as she stopped recording and took a few steps back with an awkward smile on her face.
"WHY YOU!" IF soon let's go of Rookie and began to chase her as RED running away as fast as she can. "Don't you ever learn about PRIVACY!"
"It was for getting more wifeys!" She explained while she ran through the Basilicom, they began to make some noises, Rookie had nothing but to roll his head around as he put his helmet on.
'Gotta catch some kids before they wake up the whole Basilicom...' He then takes pursue on the two girls as RED's voice screamed throughout the Basilicom.
"AHHHH! BAKAAAAAAAA!"
The next day...
After RED ruining Rookie and IF's lovely moment with each other, they both forgotten what happened last night for some reason when they woke up in the same room, on the same bed. Rookie was just waiting for them outside their room as the girls got dressed and ready to see the Oracle. Rookie and the girls went to see Chika till they saw her arguing on something as Cave was with her as she noticed them.
"Goodness, why is she arguing?" Nepgear asked her.
"I do not know. She has been complaining to herself all morning..." Cave explained.
"Ugh! I can't believe that I would get knocked out by this single underling, like come on!"
"Chika?" Cave tried to stop her complaints but she continued ranting.
"I'm getting really tired of this, seeing my paperwork all messed up like this!"
"Chika~?" She tried again but she continued which the Oracle's anger rises.
"Now I have to deal with this ridiculousness?! I mean, I got lots of damn complaints after three days of being trapped inside an abandoned outpost! Seriously, that underling took away most of our shares by just kidnapping me, this makes no sense at all. THIS IS SO BUL-"
"CHIKA HAKOZAKI!" Cave had enough of her ranting as she yelled, jumping both the Oracle and the group.
"Yes, Cave?" Chika questioned.
"You have guests..." She pointed at the group which they waved at her.
"Guests?" Her mind was processing to remember then she figures out. "Oh~! The ones that I requested a few days ago, right~" Then she clears her throat as she apologised. "Ahem. Sorry about making a scene earlier. I'm Chika Hakozaki, the Oracle of Leanbox. And don't you forget it!" She introduced herself with a lovely smile which surprised the group... Probably surprised of her sudden personality change.
"Her personality did a 180..." IF commented.
"Please ignore it. This is just... Who she is..." Cave replied with a sweatdrop.
"Miss Chika, were you the one who called me or was it the fake's doing?" Nepgear asked.
"It was me. I heard a CPU was gathering shares and thought it would benefit us to bring you here" Chika explained. "But more importantly, you know my darling Vert, right? Where is she? Come on! Speak!" Till she turned aggressive towards her as she violently shook her body.
"Uhhh, umm... C-could you please try to calm down a little? You're acting a bit creepy..." Nepgear trembled as Chika glared at her.
"Never mind how YOU feel!" The Oracle scolded. "Are you withholding information because you want something from me?!" She furiously questioned.
"G-goodness..." Nepgear sweatdropped. After she explained the situation with the main CPUs, about how they're still trapped at the Gamindustri Graveyard, Chika understood the problem.
"Now I see. My darling Vert is still held captive in the Gamindustri Graveyard"
"Yes. That's why we're looking for the Mascots. We need their help to save the captive CPUs" She explains then she asks the Oracle. "Miss Chika, would you happen to know where the Leanbox's Mascot is?"
"Do you doubt my breadth of knowledge and expertise?" The Oracle questioned as she huffed. "Of course, I... Used to... Know where it is..." Then an awkward silence occurred.
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'...Why do we have to take the hard way...' Rookie questioned himself as he folded his arms.
"Did you forget?" Compa asked.
"Well, right before I was caught by that repulsive ASIC crew, I eavesdropped one of the soldier's conversation that the Mascot was also taken captive" Chika explained.
"Do you think they already destroyed it, then? Like they did back in Lowee?" RED doubted.
"All Nepgear needs is a fragment for it to be repaired, nyu" Broccoli suggested if that happens.
"No, that seems unlikely. Had it been destroyed, we would have seen significant changes around here" Chika corrected.
"Why would they hold off on destroying it?" Compa questioned.
"What am I, a mind reader? With how scattered ASIC's priorities are, it's hard to guess their actions" The Oracle theorize further. "All I can sense is that they have not destroyed it yet. Meaning, we have a chance to recover it" Then Nepgear lightens on the news.
'Well that's good news'
"That's the best news we've heard in a while..." Nepgear smiled. "We have to find it, and quick" And everyone agreed with a nod.
"But first, we need to find some leads. Specifically, we need to find Underling and beat some leads out of her" IF suggested.
"If she is as fishy as you describe, then she will surely stand out. I will gather information, also" Cave agreed with her suggestion.
"Alright, ladies. Let's go!" RED suddenly sped out of the Basilicom but she didn't notice that were STAIRS at the entrance as she did notice it. "...Crud..." Then she fell...
*Thud!* *Thud!* *Thud!* *Thud!* *Thud!* *THUD!* And she was on the ground, head first.
"...I'm okay!" She shouted as the group were silent on reacting to that with IF facepalming herself.
"...Compa... Please makes sure that RED doesn't hurts herself..." IF asked the nurse as she nodded and the group went out of the Basilicom. The only ones left in the Basilicom was Rookie and the Oracle as she tilted her head.
"Eh? Hey, aren't you coming with them?" Chika asked him as he turns to her and pointed at his neck. "My neck? Is there something on- EH?!" The Oracle noticed that her neck piece is missing as she started to panic. "Where is it? Where is it?! Wher- Uhh..." She then stops when she saw her neck piece being held on Rookie's hand as he hands it to Chika. "Thanks, Rookie" She thanked him.
'You're welcome' He responds with a nod and went to catch up with the girls till Chika puts on her neck piece and stops him.
"Hey! Wait just second, Rookie!" She called him, stopping him at the doors as he turns to her.
'Oh, what now?'
"Can you do me a favor? It's very important" The Oracle asked him for her request, he responded again with a nod as she smiled. "Can you sign this?" She hands in a game which…
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"Is something's a matter?" Chika asked him as he shook his head and stared at the game… You might have guessed it.
"Halo 3: ODST"
With Rookie, himself on the cover as he shrugged… 'To be honest, I'm not even going to question the logic behind this… Whatever…' He then sighed it as the Oracle puts it away and grabbed the phone on her desk and dial a bunch of numbers then called.
"Hello? Oh, hey 5pb.! Listen, I need your help" She was speaking to the idol. "Can you meet me at the Basilicom? Okay, cya!" Then she ended the call.
'She must be talking to the idol' Rookie figured.
"Alright. I know this is time consuming but when I was trapped in the abandoned outpost, I heard the soldiers talking about that an ASIC member contained a Mascot Disc" Chika explained. "If I am right, the girls will be in deep trouble. Do you understand?" She asked and the ODST nodded as they waited a bit longer for the idol's arrival.
Two hours later...
Meanwhile inside the Underverse, Linda was out of her hiding place and went into the caves, only to see Warechu and Incendio with the Mascot captured as they were playing... Go Fish... Which Incendio lost on 'Go Fish'.
"HOW THE FUCK DID I LOST BY A MOUSE?!" Incendio furiously questioned his sanity.
"Maybe I'm too good for a newbie, chu~" The mouse mocked as he glares at him.
"Call me 'newbie' again and I'll throw you in a clowder of wild cats!" He threatens the mouse.
"Make me, chu" Warechu dared as Incendio frowned in anger, he pulled out some incendiary grenades and was about to throw it at the mouse till they saw Linda.
"Oh hey, Miss Underling..." Both exclaimed as Linda twitched.
"Okay! First off, who the hell are you and where were your men?! Second, how the hell do you know how to play 'Go Fish' and where were you?!" She questioned them as they looked at each other.
"Why are you here, Underling? I thought you're doing the drama queen's work, chu" Warechu replied.
A few minutes later...
After Linda explains that her disguise was blown by Lastation's CPU Candidate and the Oracle has escaped. Incendio stood quiet as he knew half of the story as Warechu glared at her.
"So, let me get this straight. You blew your disguise AND let them get the Oracle back, huh?!" The mouse was a bit upset as he folded his arms and looked away. "You're beyond useless, chu..."
"Shut it, you rat! Disguising ain't my style. Stupid frilly crap and big moe eyes... It's gross, man..." Linda muttered as she got a small shiver on her spine.
"I guess you're right about that" The mouse agreed. "No way a gross broad like you could fill an Oracle's shoes, chu" Then he smirks.
"Y'know, I get your point and it's true. But hearing from you pisses me off more than usual!" She growled and then started an argument as Incendio was standing there, watching them rambling like dogs barking towards each other.
'Jeez, these two are acting like animals. Kinda reminds of the two back at our universe...' Incendio commented, seeing that their argument reminds him of the past as he looked at the captured Mascot, it stayed silent. Suddenly, he received an alert as he checked one of the hidden camera which he planted around the abandoned outpost recently, he saw the same girls who found the Oracle and escorted her out of the outpost. 'Ah, shit... Gotta get my mech up and running' He soon walks away out of sight as Linda and Warechu are still arguing with each other.
"HEY! Underling is one thing, but don't you freaking call me an amateur, you rat!" Linda growled as the mouse huffed.
"Make me, anateur-ling, chu" Warechu dared yet again as Linda's anger snapped, pulling her iron pipe.
"WHY YOU LITTLE-" Then suddenly.
"There! I found her!" They been spotted by Nepgear along with the girls.
"We're all grateful for your loud mouth, Underling" IF praised as she smirked. "It's so easy to track you down"
"What?! You damn broads again?" The underling surprising exclaimed. "How in the hell did you find me in this place?!" She questioned.
"We asked citizens for the whereabouts of a sketchy girl and a big rat. It was actually quite easy" Cave explained and Warechu largely smiled at the sight of his angel, Compa.
"Oh, my dear angel, Compa! You came to see me? I'm beside myself with sheer ecstasy, chu!" The mouse's eyes shaped into pink hearts.
"Mister Mouse, will you please return the Mascot to us?" Compa asked.
"Yeah, totally! Anything for you. Want me to bubble-wrap it, chu?" The mouse asked her angel with a smile which he receives a smack on the back by Linda.
"This ain't no time to turn on your rat charm, you idiot!" Linda scolded as she points at the group. "You broads think we'd give in that easily?" She questioned.
"Nope!" RED answered. "That's why we came prepared to beat you senseless and take it back by force" She then fistpumped.
"You have overstayed your welcome in Leanbox. Prepare yourself!" She pulled her Scissor Blade, along with the others readied with their weapons.
"You're the ones who better be prepared!" Linda gets her iron pipe. "Don't think this is gonna be the same fight as usual!"
"Cave, Nepgear and I will take on them. You three stayed behind and back us up!" IF formed up a battle plan which RED was a bit upset.
"Aww~ But-"
"No buts, RED!" IF shouted as she pouted and then IF, Nepgear and Cave engaged with Linda and Warechu in a close-combat battle.
With Rookie...
Meanwhile back with Rookie, he was walking through the forest as he was with Leanbox's famous idol, 5pb. But unlike the other girls, she's very shy when not in a concert. Therefore, Chika offered him to be her bodyguard while the idol covers herself inside a brown cloak due to that she's the number one target for ASIC if they want to take over Leanbox.
"S-s-so... Y-you're that ODST that the people were talking about?" 5pb. asked which surprises him.
'Huh? I don't hear any rambling after my arrival...' Rookie reminded as he heard no whispering around the city, the idol saw that there's no response from the ODST.
"Y-you're a muted person? G-guess I was just talking to my-myself..." The idol hugged herself as he stared at her.
'Hasn't she been socializing?' Rookie wondered that she's an anti-social like him as IF noted back but he doubted because she's the famous idol and idols do get overwhelmed by their fans which is sometimes true. Then he decided to interact with her. "I'm a silent type, not mute..." He corrected her which scared the idol.
"*Gasp!* Y-yo-you can talk?!" 5pb. trembled in shock.
"Same reaction as always..." Rookie muttered. "Yes, I can talk but I rather not" He explained.
"O-oh..." Then they walked through the forest in silence.
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"...Hey, 5pb.? How come you're a target to the ASIC?" He asked.
"Oh... That, umm... It's hard to explained but I'll try" The idol started to explain the background of Leanbox's struggle. "It's been three years since the CPUs disappearance and Leanbox has been struggling to keep moving. Without Lady Green Heart, everything slowly went into chaos in those years, till ASIC came and the people began to put faith into them instead of the CPU" She frowned when she explained the ASIC's arrival.
'It's seem that the people are misguided without a leader...' Rookie thought, remembering back at the horrors of the Human-Covenant War as the idol continued.
"ASIC wanted me dead or captured but no matter how hard they try, Cave and her security force will always protect me from harm..." The idol went silent then. "...B-but I can defend myself... Just... I can't do this alone..." She was being honest to herself as she played with her fingers. After a few minutes, they soon arrived and entered inside the abandoned outpost as they encountered some monsters on the way. Unfortunately, 5pb. was a support as she informed Rookie about.
After dealing with some monsters, the idol stayed close to the ODST for protected till three small, weird-like machines came out of the shadows. It has a body shape of a drake without any wings which the size is about two feet tall as it has a fuel tank on its back with the tubes attached on the sides of the head which is a shape of a drake's face.
'Those are new...' Rookie commented then suddenly the robot drakes opened their mouths and burst out flames as the two split up to dodge it. 'And they're lethal' Then he turns to 5pb. "5pb.! Get to cover, now!" He ordered as the idol took covered behind one of the crates lying around the corridors.
*Screech!* The robot drakes screeched and soon spat out fireballs, he dodged their bombardment as took a shot from his Gun-Blade in its Semi mode which penetrates the robot drake as it exploded. The other robot drakes noticed and began to run at different directions.
'They're fast but very weak, make sure that they don't get up into your face' Rookie noted about those robot drakes as he shot the second one who's trying to flank him, exploding in the process. 'Now where's the last on- Oh shit!' He saw that the last robot drake was going after 5pb. who is hiding behind a crate as it came...
*Smack!* It received a smack from the idol's Guitar which hasn't break from the impact as she was out of her brown cloak, still wearing the same clothing as before. The idol knocked the robot drake away from her, landing on its side. The robot drake flip itself on its feet as it glared at her and screeched then suddenly it impaled by Rookie's Gun-Blade and the robot drake shuts down.
"What is your guitar made out of?" Rookie tilted his head, questioning her while he pulls his Gun-Blade out of the robot drake.
"Umm... It's best not to know..." 5pb. sweatdropped then a voice screamed through the corridors.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaah!" It was RED's voice.
'Was that RED's voice?' Rookie wondered.
"*Gasp!* Oh no, they're in trouble!" 5pb. gasped and the two followed the source of RED's scream as it led them into the caves, stumbled into the Nepgear and the girls along with the Leanbox's Mascot, all up against a power-up underling and a power-up rat. Both Rookie and the idol saw RED laying against a rock, covering her chest with her arms as she hit hard on the chest with Compa aiding her. The group didn't notice them as they eavesdropped their conversation.
"This sucks. Underling activated her Limit Break, nyu" Broccoli exclaimed.
"I wish we could run, but I kind of doubt she'd let this opportunity slip by her" IF theorized.
"And after we finally to save the Mascot, too..." Nepgear added as she saddened. 5pb. reacted. clenching her fists and soon fistpumped.
"Never give up! Never surrender!" She encouraging shouted, getting everyone's attentions.
'Don't worry, ladies. The cavalry's here' Rookie smirked but soon noticed... 'Oh god, did I just said that? Dammit' He cursed himself.
"That lovely voice..." Cave and the others turned around and widen in shock, seeing the idol and the ODST. "5pb.?! Why are you here?" She questioned.
"Rookie?! Why did you took so long to get your lazy ass here?" IF questioned as she scolded.
'...That's offensive, IF...' Rookie was not happy to receive a scold after escorting the idol here.
"Um, well... Miss Chika asked me to come help and Rookie was my bodyguard, so~" 5pb. answered their questioned.
"Well, that explains it..." IF muttered with her arms folded as Cave smiled.
"I see. One could not ask for better reinforcements"
"You're that tone-deaf idol broad?!" Linda exclaimed as she laughed. "Hahahaha, what the hell? Are you gonna sing me to death?" She mocked her.
"Yes. I'm here to sing my song. It's all I can do to help..." 5pb. smiled.
"Oh, well great! Let's hear it. Let me hear you sing their dirge!" Linda smirked.
"I-if you insist! Please listen to my song!" Then she began to sing as both the underling and the rat laughed.
"Hahaha, this shit's ridiculous~ May as well crush those hopes right now! Time to- Huh?" Then something odd happening to them.
"Wh-what gives? My powers, chu..." And a light appeared around 5pb; getting brighter and brighter and... The both troublemakers lost their Limit Breaks.
"Seriously, what the hell, man?" Linda whined.
"It's a lovely song... I feel like it's filling me with a surge of energy..." Nepgear commented as the others felt it too.
'That was a lovely song, indeed' Rookie agreed with her.
"Yep! I feel like I could even do brain surgery!" Compa agreed as well but...
'Compa... Please, don't do surgeries...' He was paled for a few seconds, if Compa do a brain surgery... Seriously, I don't trust her...
"Huh? It's not just a feeling" RED noticed that the pain on her chest is fading. "The ouchie from that kick is disappearing..." RED felt no pain on her chest.
"This isn't some kind of group hallucination, is it?" IF asked.
"5pb.'s songs have special powers. It strengthens the just and weakens the corrupt and wicked" Cave explained.
"N-no way! That's so cheap!" Linda complained. "I won't let some lame-ass pop song beat me!" Then RED started charging towards with her Twin Chinese Swords.
"HIIIIIIIIYAAAAH!"
*BANG!* RED noticed that she hit something metal.
"Eh?" She then looked up and stared at a mech machine, towering above her as RED frozed. The machine was a heavy armored mech, equipped with a large heavy flamethrower on the left arm, attached with Napalm-fueled tanks on the mech's back along with a large mace with sharpened blades on it which is on the right arm and has six-missile pod launcher on the top of the mech.
"Hehehe~ What's the matter? Cat caught your tongue?" It was Incendio who is inside the mech which he called it the 'Hell-mech'. RED was still frozen after he asked her and then the mace glowed orange which pull RED's body towards his mace then he started to swing her back to the group.
"Ahhhhhhh!" RED screamed as she impacted into 5pb. with her eyes widen.
"RED! Lyric- Err, I mean 5pb.! Are you two okay?" IF asked them as both of them has swirly eyes, 5pb. was soon unconscious by the impact as she lying next to a rock with RED lying on her laps as she raised a thumbs up.
"Y-y-yep... W-we're o-o-okay... eh~" Then RED went unconscious as well. Cave cleched her Scissor Blade and glared at the Incendio's Hell-mech.
"How dare you harmed our idol!" She points her Scissor Blade at the mech as he shrugged.
"Do I give a shit to your shy idol?" Incendio scolded which received a bunch of glares from the group. "Tch. Girls..." He muttered then turned to the underling and the rat. "You two should get back to your boss" He suggested as the underling huffed.
"Hmph! I'm not going anywhere till I gi-" Linda then got cut off by Incendio.
"I SAID GO, YOU DOLTS! Or shall I kick your asses with my mace outta here?" He yelled at them but no respond.
"Make us, chu!" Warechu dared him yet again and they regretted it.
"Okay then!" Incendio was somehow snapped as he pulls both of the troublemakers with his orange glowing mace and sling them into the hole that leads to the outpost. The group heard some noises after they impact and a cat scream.
'Since when a cat came here?' Rookie wondered but decided to not question the logic yet again. Then he saw missiles hitting the ground nearby the hole which set up in flames, sealing the exit.
"Alright, with those brats gone... Hmm, where was I? Ah, yes!" Incendio calls in some more of those robot drakes as they jumped over the rocks and screeched. "Now that you and your girls have nowhere to run from me, shock trooper" He then smirks.
"Wait? You know this pyromaniac?" IF asked him and Rookie nodded.
"Why yes, I'm Incendio" Incendio confirms it with an introduction. "As I recall, he was the first intruder I encountered where he was just looking for that drama queen Oracle..." He explained.
"Is this your master plan for taking control of Leanbox?" Cave questioned but he laughed.
"Pfft, ahahaha-HA! No, no, no, no~" He shook his head. "It is ASIC's master plan, not mine..." He corrected.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"You see, young women. I belong to another organization besides ASIC but, I can't go into details about it~"
"And why not?" IF asked, frowning.
"Because you're all gonna die in the dark where no one will know~" Incendio readies himself with his large heavy flamethrower fired up. "And now you and your girls met your end~ Let me catch my breath then I'll BURN YOU ALL TO ASHES! AHAHAHAHAHA-HA!"
Author's notes:
FINALLY, FOR GOODNESS SAKE!
Neptune: Running out of ideas?
Nope, my mind's totally full of ideas~
Neptune: Including the dirty ones?
Don't think about it...
Neptune: Nepu~ That was pretty fun, isn't it?
...Yeah...
Neptune: Can we do it again :3
No, Neptune. It's a onetime only...
Neptune: We've sexed each other about... *She counted her fingers* Three times!
*He facepalmed* Bloody hell... *Sigh*
Neptune: It's very nice to get a backstory for Iffy since she has no story... With a Fate/Stay Night reference~
Illyria is unlike Artoria Pendragon, she's-
Neptune: Blah, blah, blah. She is Lastation's famous Titanium Saber. Blah, blah, blah. You promoted her to 'Guardian Spirit'. Blah, blah, blah... I just read the entire story of their adventure against a terrible threat.
Wait... Since when you read one of my stories?
Neptune: From Rose's castle, back at the PvZ universe.
Of course, she has one of those in her Grand Library...
[Quick note]
I'm terribly sorry about a long ass delay...
Due to the preparations for the exams, I was very behind the deadline.
Therefore, expect more delays in the next chapters.
Also, I made a cliffhanger again because I need more words for the next chapters. Don't want to make it short like the previous chapters.
I'll expand them once Rookie and the girls rescue the main CPUs.
P.S - Expect some references from my unpublished stories and other things, thanks to Neptune...
Seriously, she LOVES reading my stories...
...I think...
Guardian AI: Emily
*New data found!*
*Examining new enemies...*
*Examining completed!*
Flame Drake:Anti-infantry/building unit
A fire variant of the small, fast moving drakes.
Strong in numbers.
Equipped with an upgraded Napalm Flamethrower.
Weak armor.
Cannot attack Air units.
Incendio's Hell-mech: Anti-infantry/building Hero Mech unit
A variant of the Decimator mech, designed by Incendio featuring Heavy flamethrower and a Gravitational Mace.
Regenerating energy shields.
Equipped with N.M.P (Napalm Missile Pods).
Deadly against Ground units.
Pull Ground units towards him.
Weak against Air units and Long-range units.
I just... Can't stop playing Halo Wars 2 for some odd reason...
