Toa Solaric: I don't own Kamen Rider Kabuto or Hyperdimension Neptunia/ Chou Jigen Game Neptune. They belong to their respective owners just as anything that originated from other series. I am only writing this for fun and not for any kind of profit. So no one get it in their heads to sue me. To anyone who is interested, drop a line and let me know what you think except negative comments about my work!
Neo Riders: Kabuto and Gatack of Gamindustri
Ch1: Ride to Planeptune
Ran Minamoto knocked on the door of his childhood friend Azuya Takeuchi. The teen have tan-skinned, dark brown hair, wore jeans, black tennis shoes, a red shirt, and black jacket. He happens to be carrying a black backpack.
After a few minutes, a teen with mess black hair and dark blue eyes comes to the door with a glass of milk. He was wearing navel blue shirt, jeans, and white tennis shoes.
"Hey Ran! I was going to call others if they were ready for the Rider Convention" Azuya said, smile.
As you can see Ran and Azuya are going to meet up with their friends as they all going as Kamen Riders from Kamen Kabuto series together. Both Ran and Azuya have their DX toys of Kamen Rider Kabuto. They have their own rider buckles.
"Yeah, I thought of getting up early and prepared after making breakfasts." Ran said.
"Ok, I will get my stuffs ready. Be right back." Azuya said. Soon he returned to the front door with his backpack and wearing a jacket with a blue stag beetle symbol on it.
Ran had Kabuto Zecter, Perfect Zecter, and Hyper Zecter. Azuya had Gatack Zector and Hyper Zecter. The two thought it will be interesting to have two Hyper Zecters.
"Hey Ran! Do you have a feeling that the weather isn't normal since today it isn't supposed to rain…?" Azuya asked.
Ran notices the sky as well which seems to be glooming with gray cloud right now. "I got a feeling that something will happen on our trip to the convention." Ran said to his friend.
"You sense an omen again?" Azuya asked, surprised.
It no surprised since Ran's grandmother used to be a seer and Ran inherit his grandmother's ability to foresee omens coming.
"Ran! Azuya!"
As soon as they enter the Conventions, they meet up with their friends. Starts off with pair of twin as their hairs were wild and wears long black jackets, black jeans and black cow boots. The main difference is both their hair in steak colors gray and dark green.
"Hey nii-san, they're here." the brother with dark green streak.
The next one is a girl with brown hair wore a French hat, green eyes, light blue jacket and black shirt while wears the Drake Grip against her backpack.
"I see you two shown up, Ran." The girl said, smile.
"Good to see you, Rika." Ran said.
"Yo!" The brother said with gray streak to Ran.
"I see you here, Daichi" Ran said.
"Well, I can let you and others have fun here." Daichi said.
Both of them glare at each till Azuya and Ryo break up the intense staring contest. "Hey guys, why don't all go in since it looks like it will rain." Rika said. Both boys sighed and nodded.
"Well, it better that some of us are here." Ryo said.
"Hey! Why don't we practice for our skits perform?" Rika asked.
"You sure it a good idea of doing it here?" Azuya asked unsure since there a lot of people around them.
"Oh c'mon, Azuya…I thought you want to get on the fun" Ryo said, smile.
"If it fun you want then let's go." Ran said.
Ran and Azuya put on their Rider belts around their waists. Ran has the Kabuto Zecter in his hand and Azuya have Gatack Zecter.
"Henshin!" Ran shout then place the Kabuto Zecter on his belt slot.
"HENSHIN!"
"Henshin!" Azuya shout then place the Gatack Zecter on his belt slot.
"HENSHIN!"
"Henshin!" Rika said, she put her Drake Zecter on the Drake Grip.
"HENSHIN!"
"Let's do this otouto" Daichi said to Ryo. Daichi have the Green Hopper Zecter while Ryo have the Red Hopper Zecter.
"Henshin!" Daichi and Ryo said at the same time as they equip their Zecters onto their belt.
"HENSHIN! CHANGE KICKHOPPER!"
"HENSHIN! CHANGE PUNCHHOPPER!"
"It times for you to enter Hell…! Kamen Riders…PunchHopper/ KickHopper!" Daichi and Ryo said at the same time.
"Let's do it," Azuya said before he pulls the Zecter's pincers. Ran nodded as his hand is on his Zecter's horn.
"Cast Off!" Ran and Azuya as they activate their Cast off.
"CAST OFF! CHANGE BEETLE!"
"CAST OFF! CHANGE STAG BEETLE!"
"Cast Off!" Rika said as she pulled the trigger.
"CAST OFF! CHANGE DRAGONFLY!"
"Walk the path of the Heaven! Rule over All! Kamen Rider… Kabuto!" Ran said as he pointed his finger into the air.
"I'm the Dual blades of war. The one who walks path of battle and light! Kamen Rider…Gatack!" Azuya said as he doing a similar pose like Den-O.
"My aim is worthwhile but never underestimates my shot! Kamen Rider…Drake!" Rika said.
"Let's try with the Hyper Zecter…" Ran said. He took the Hyper Zecter and placed against the side of his belt.
"Yosh!" Azuya said as he took out his own Hyper Zecter.
"Hyper Cast Off!" Ran and Azuya pushed the horn of Hyper Zecters down.
"HYPER CAST OFF!"
"HYPER CAST OFF!"
"CHANGE HYPER BEETLE!"
"CHANGE HYPER STAG BEETLE!"
After practicing some move with their Zecters, the five friends were about to take off their Zecters and find the food stand when strange electric coming out of Ran and Azuya's Hyper Zecters as a strange field surround them.
"W-what's going on?" Azuya asked.
"I don't know but I have bad feeling about this…" Ran said. Soon a blue light glow as two friends and their Zecters disappeared.
Brown eyes opened wide to pitch black, Ran found himself floating through totally darkness and couldn't move.
"Ran!"
Ran turns to see Azuya is here in this blank of darkness as well.
"Azuya! Are you alright?" Ran asked.
"Yeah! I'm fine…but are we dead?" Azuya asked, panic.
"No…you are not dead." Ran and Azuya look around to search for the original of the voice.
"Who are you? Show yourself!" Ran shout as he trying to find the voice.
"Forgive me…but there is something I must ask you two. Rest assured, you are merely unconscious." A gentle, decidedly female voice rang out through the void.
"Can I know who you're first?" Ran asked.
"I am Histoire. I am the world. The world is me. I am a tome of the world. A personification of it, and yet a part of it."
"A tome of the world…?" Azuya said.
"Yes. I need your help to correct a mistake I have made." Histoire said.
"A mistake…?" This caught both Ran and Azuya curious. Despite this could be considered a kidnapped back home but they don't feel any hostile toward this Histoire.
"No matter the distance drawn between it, my body, and my mind…I can still recall…I recall the tragic notes of bloodshed. A war which should have never happened. The Console war."
"The Console war…? What is that?" Azuya asked.
"Two worlds exist in Gamindustri. That of humans, and that of Celestia, where the CPU [Console Patron Unit] resided. The CPU gain her powers through the faith of humanity, who in turned gained the CPU's protection. It was well-balanced. The world below and the goddess who ruled it…one for one. That was how things were supposed to be"
CPU…? Gamindustri…? Azuya thought. Why does this sound like a videogame to him?
"I take it something went wrong?" Ran asked.
"Yes. The former goddess and I broke this careful balance and created four separate goddesses, four CPUs. The Celestia, ruled in tranquility, no longer existed. It turned into something I would never have anticipated."
"Let me guess…these CPU goddesses have a battle royale out with each other to see who will be the only goddess…" Ran said. For something strange reason it sound a lot like the battle from Kamen Rider Ryuki and Fate Stay Nights.
"The strongest become the true goddess" Azuya said in shock. He seen Ran's theory as well but wonder why can't they getting along?
"The Four CPUs grew to despise one another and began to fight for the honor of ruling over the world. While the Console war is going…the world…is on the brink of disaster. Monsters overrun the world."
"That is the Console war?" Ran asked.
"Whoa! But how did something like this happen?" Azuya asked, solemn.
"This is all due to my ignorance. No matter how I torment myself—being far, far away from the CPUs—all I can do is wait here…wherever 'here' is. I only wish to end the tragedy caused by my own mistake. Please, help me!"
Both Ran and Azuya were shock that Histoire were asks them for help and look at each other for a solution. After all, this was a person they don't know, talking to them while they're supposedly unconscious (they have no idea how to get home either), and asking them for a favor when they owed her nothing. But right now, they don't know where they're right now for something happen with their Hyper Zecters going haywire.
"We can't do anything if we don't move forward. What is the job?" Ran asked. It true that his parents been drilled to help people in danger in his head since he was little.
"Then you will help me? Thank you! Words cannot express my gratitude."
"Ran…" Azuya look at his friend in surprise.
"One of the goddesses who has fallen to the world. Please…help Neptune. I have given her the task of releasing me, as I have been sealed away. It's not I doubt her…but I fear she can't handle this journey on her own."
"I will help too, Histoire! Together me and Ran will save your world!" Azuya said, clench his fist in the air.
"Thank you both of you! I have no right of putting such request on you. But you're the only ones I can ask for help. I have no one else to turn…"
"We will do it." Azuya said.
"Before I forget, I would like to know the names of the ones response to my plea for help."
"My name is Ran Minamoto."
"My name is Azuya Takeuchi, it nice to meet you." Azuya said.
Suddenly the light has become so intense within such a short amount of time that Ran and Azuya were forced to shield their eyes.
"I will contact again once you regain later"
The two friends waked up abruptly from their slumber. Their eyes rolled around and dart the scenery right now, right now something tells them that they're in someone's room right now.
The two young men suddenly felt twitch right now.
Do you want to know why?
Why is this room… all pink? Ran and Azuya thought shivering.
The walls of the room were painted pink, the drapes near the windows were white with pink hearts designs sewn into them, and the blanket they were currently under is pink! Wait…
Ran and Azuya look at each other in shock before they heard a small moan between them and turned to see face of a girl between them.
How did she get here? Ran thought.
How did we end up in the same bed!? Azuya thought.
The girl was wearing a white hoodie with the ends of the arms and waist area being purple with two lilac purple stripes, two light blue stripes running down the arms, lining the hood, and down the center where Ran could see some of the zipper which was a circle with a curved purple N; there were two plugs for hoodie strings, and two rather large pocket with big circular objects with purple Xs on them. She also wore a plain white choker, white hairclips that looked like directional pads, purple and white stockings, and lilac with blue and white accent shoes.
Both Ran and Azuya have trouble of moving away when this unknown girl have her arms around their waists in tough grips.
"Kyaaah!"
Somehow the screams seem to cause the girl between them to stir "Shuuuuut…Up! Oh, cracker. Did I break something? Where am I? My room…?"
As the preteen began to sit up, she slowly opening her eyes which were a different shade of purple than her hair, she lets go of both boy's arms, looking around the room, and then noticed the two teenage boys between her, "Hey, who are you two? Is this your room? *Gasp* Are you two gays?"
"We are not gay!" Azuya and Ran shout in unions. That is the last thing on their mind right now.
Ran asked, "But who are you supposed to be?"
"Sorry, I didn't know you two were so sensitive about people asking you about your room or your relationship." The purpled hair girl said. This ticks both boys off for she snuck into bed with them when they're unconscious.
Ran glared at the girl, "This is not our room and we don't live in this house. But who are you?"
The girl took the time to notice that she was sharing a bed with Ran and Azuya, "Hey, what are you two doing in bed with me anyway? I'm waitin' for an explanation busters!"
"How in the hell should I know? We woke up and trying to leave, but your arms prevent us from leaving." Azuya said.
The girl's eyes were in a half open glare, "Heh, a likely story. *Gasp* you had your way with me, didn't you?! Perverts! What did you do to me?! Whatever you did, you better undo it!"
"We didn't do anything to you, snort brat!" Azuya said.
"I see that you're up, sleepyheads."
This girl has light skin and pink eyes. Her hair is a light cream-pink color and is long and curled. Wears back with a black headband with a C patch on it. She wears a tan-white wool style tank top with a big neck and un-attached sleeves and matching styled boots, but with small ribbons/fuzzy balls at the top. She also wears a red plaid skirt, a black choker with a small heart on it, black-brown knee socks with light pink heart cut frill, and often carries a black hip pursue with a C on it, and heart shaped buttons.
The strange girl seems to forget about the two boys for a moment; "Um, this isn't my room, huh? Is it yours? Why am I tucked into your bed so snugly?"
"Well, let's see. It all happened night. I was looking up into the sky and saw a shooting star. That was you." The pinked hair girl said.
"I was a shooting star? Are you yanking my hoodie strings? I fell from the sky?" Purpled hair girl asked.
"But how did we end up in your bed too?" Ran asked. Azuya want to know this as well.
The girl smile politely, "I find you two unconscious along the way when I find her slammed into the Earth like a spear. I carried you all the way back here since all three of you were passed out."
"All by yourself? That's cool, thanks! You're a lot stronger than you look."
Even Ran had to admit that he was impressed by this girl. It take a lot of strength to carried two guys and a preteen girl to the same room.
"Umm…you carried us by yourself?" Azuya gawked. "How did you…?"
"Of course, I'm a nurse in training. Transporting limp bodies is part of our training, so I'm used to it! My name is Compa, um…"
"Oops. Sorry. My name is Azuya Takeuchi"
"My name is Ran Minamoto."
"Oh, I'm Neptune. Compa, huh? Then, should I call you…Com…uh… whatever. Compa's fine." The purpled hair girl said.
"It's nice to meet you, Nept-…Neppee-… Ne-pelvis… Nep…tumor… W-wahh…" Compa said trying to come up with a nickname for Neptune, causing both Ran and Azuya to anime sweat drop.
"Oh, is it confusing you? Okay, then you can call me Neptuna, Nep-Nep, Neppermint, or something else."
During the conversation between the two girls, it was Neptune's name that caught Ran's attention, (She couldn't be the girl we supposed to look after…could she?)
Ran notice Azuya have similar look on his face when he heard Neptune's name too.
"And please call me Azuya," Azuya insisted.
"No way; too long! Why not have us called you Azu-kun or something like that?" Neptune asked.
"Umm…I guess Azu-kun's ok," Azuya figured with a shrug.
"I stick with Ran" Ran insisted.
"Okay, then I will have Nep-Nep, Ran-kun, and Azu-kun. It's nice to meet you Nep-Nep, Ran-kun, and Azu-kun." Compa said before shuffling slightly, "Umm…I'm sorry I only had one bed. I would have put you three in separate beds, but…"
Azuya seems to understand how they end up in the same bed, then he recall Neptune's earlier accusation, "Compa-san, as a nurse, you came in to check on us at one point. Did you see anything happening while you were here?"
"Well, I don't think so…oh yeah! I did see a lot of moving on the bed."
Neptune pointed an accusing finger at the two boys, "I knew it! You two are perverts!"
"But Ran-kun and Azu-kun were unconscious."
Neptune stopping pointing and looked over at Compa, while Ran's eyes begin to narrowed, "What exactly happened, Compa-san?"
Compa's face was now beet red and began shuffle around more, "Well…I saw Nep-Nep snuggling you two…then she licked Azu's ear and Ran's lips…and started rubbing herself against Ran-kun…and it looked like she was trying to remove…well, let's just say she was doing a lot of very intimate things."
Neptune's face was red from ear to ear, "No way…have I really done all those things…did I?"
Compa only responded with a nod, too embarrassed to give a verbal response. Ran and Azuya, on the other hand, were mortified by what happen as their faces were bright red.
"Obaa-chan said, 'Those who commit the crime than themselves are lowest of low.' It's seems your accusation is on you alone, Neptune-san." Ran said, cold.
"Come on, it was an accident! And we were sleeping! You gotta forgive me! Please?" Neptune asked.
Azuya glares at Neptune, "Why should we do that, pervert?"
The purple haired preteen scratch back of her hair and gave a timid smile, "Because I'm a cute, adorable, and innocent?"
This girl is not human…Ran thought. He glared at Neptune, who returned a cheeky grin, "You like it and I bet you want more."
"Let's get some air, Azuya" Ran said and sighed.
Azuya notices his friend have a serious look on his face and nod as he followed his friend when Compa is going to check on Neptune's condition.
"By the way, I noticed you're all beat up everywhere. Allow me to take a look real quick." Compa said.
"Oh yeah, I am kinda scraped up, huh? Thanks, nurse-in-training, I trust you with this important task!" Neptune complied.
"Sure, but I've started… and I'm not too savvy…I get bandages all tangled up."
"Your injuries aren't bad," Compa continued to observe. "But the scratches need disinfecting. After that, I'll wrap you up. It might sting a little, but hang in there. How much bandage should I use? A little? A lot?"
"Hmm, use it all up!" Neptune suggested. "Wrap me up good so it doesn't come loose. Besides, it's a waste if they don't last."
"Okay, then, I'll just use what I have. Please let me know if it's too tight."
Ran and Azuya made it outside of the house as they trying to get things figure out. Since they learned the girl that they were sleeping with is Neptune. But Ran decides to follow Compa's foot prints from last night to where she found them unconscious.
He thought there something here that they're missing.
"Ran! Look!" Azuya run ahead as he found their backpacks. "I never thought our belongs will end up here as well."
"Yeah," Ran said, grabbed his backpack too.
"That girl can't be the goddess we supposed to protect. Histoire must have put us with the wrong girl" Azuya said, impatient.
"But Azuya, if you think about it… if the girl isn't there then we will end up doing something worse in the bed." Ran said. This causes the two friends to shudder at the thought of yaoi.
"You have a good point there." Azuya groan.
"What girl, Ran?" a voice asked.
Ran and Azuya look around to see where the voice is coming from until they come to face with two mechanical beetles. The first one is a red rhinoceros beetle and its companion is a blue stag beetle.
"How is this possible?" Ran asked.
Azuya, on the other hand, his mouth suddenly drops to the ground when he saw the Zecters.
"Azuya? Are you alright?" Gatack Zecter asked. But Azuya still has his mouth opened wide in shock.
"Azuya. You need to closed you mouth or a fly will get in." Ran said, help his friend closed his jaw.
"Thanks you, Ran." Azuya said after calm down.
"Umm…would you believe me that you're once a toy?" Ran asked to Kabuto Zecter.
"And my toy as well." Azuya said.
"Yeah, I remember well and you bought me on the day when Ran got Kabuto Zecter" Gatack Zecter said. Azuya couldn't help but felt such pride when the Gatack Zecter calls him partner.
"Yeah, I remember you guys were practicing for the Rider convention before falling into this world" Kabuto Zecter said.
"But how in the world are you two real?" Azuya asked and demands, it not a surprised that Azuya is shock like Ran with his Zecter.
The two Zecters look at each other before the Kabuto Zecter spoke up, "We still haven't figure out."
After hearing what Kabuto Zecter's words, Ran decide to retract what happen back when he and Azuya were at the Convention.
Finally Ran said, "I guess it happened when our Hyper Zecters ran electric that zap me and Azuya and we were floating in void before Histoire talks to us."
Suddenly Azuya have similar idea and have confused look on his face, "Wait…if you two find us, what happened with the Hyper Zecters?"
Kabuto was worried too, "I…I don't know. I still don't get how the Hyper Zecter does this. But when we first fall into this world, a lot of information enters our heads when that girl takes you two into her house."
Kabuto wasn't finished yet. "In addition, the Perfect Zecter seems to be missing along with the twin Hyper Zecters. What do you think happen, aibou?"
"I'm not sure but I got a feeling we will see them soon since they can't go too far on their own..." Ran said.
"So what are you going to do now, aibou?" Gatack Zecter asked.
Ran still in deep thoughts about the Hyper Zecters and Perfect Zecter meanwhile Azuya dug into his backpack, as he took out his Rider buckle. And much of his surprise, they're real!
"Ran! My rider buckle is real!"
"Whoa…" Ran dug into his backpack and find his Rider buckle is real like Azuya's.
Azuya suddenly look at the Gatack Zecter and remember his belt is real now as he got an idea. "Hey Gatack, if you and Kabuto to be real. Is it possible for us to henshin?" Azuya asked.
"I don't know since we never try before, Azuya." Gatack Zecter said.
"I think we should try since Histoire pick us for reason and we can't get ourselves killed." Ran said.
"Let's do it aibou" Kabuto Zecter said.
Kabuto Zecter and Gatack Zecter fly around before they land in their partners' hand after they puts on their belts.
"Henshin!" Ran and Azuya shout as they equip their Zecters into their belts.
"HENSHIN!"
Ran and Azuya were soon consumes by hexagons as they were in forms that they thought to happen in Television as they look at each other through their different color visors.
"Incredible…" Ran mutter in surprise as he looking at his gloves. "It seems this what my Obaa-chan must meant,"
"I can't believe it…Ran, we're Kamen Riders now" Azuya said as he grins behind his helmet. He bets that his friends back at the convention will be jealous of this.
"Obaa-chan said, 'People become stronger through adventures'. We have a long journey to overcome if we even want to help Neptune and find Histoire" Azuya look surprise at Ran before saying.
"Ran, there is no doubt you will be the next man who walks the path of the Heaven."
"Huh? Nrrg, h-hold on, slow down! Be carefu-"
"I don't want it to come loose or you'll trip over it! Hmph, hah! There."
While this going on, Ran and Azuya wonder what is going on.
"Ahh-guuuuh-wooooo! This is way too tight. I'm gonna snap, can't breathe, can't make… more… comment!"
"Huh? What is going on?" Azuya asked. He and Ran undo their transformation as they returned to Compa's house.
"Nep-Nep? …Did I do it too tight after all? Please get a hold of yourself. I'll unwrap you right n-ahhh!"
"What's going on?" Ran asked barging in before… "Why now?
"Ran, what's—" Azuya come in and see… "Whoops! Bad timing!"
Both Ran and Azuya look away to avoid the awkward moment of seeing Neptune in nothing but bandages, and Compa wasn't exactly helping either.
"It's tighter now! You're just tangling me up…STOP! Gimme scissors…Gimme now!" Neptune demanded.
"Here, do you need help?" Ran asked, getting the scissors and still not looking at the awkward scene.
"Thanks, but I'll do it myself…!"
"Ok. Let's go, Azuya"
With that, Ran just handed over the scissors before Neptune cuts herself out of the mess before putting her clothes back on.
Once Neptune is full dressed, Ran and Azuya finally come into the room to retrieve their jackets when they notice a large syringe leaning on the wall. "Ahem. By the way, I was thinking while you were wrapping me in bondages… where am I?"
"Th-They're bandages! We're in the Central city of Planeptune." Compa replies.
Neptune looked absolutely confused, "Planep… tune? Hmm, okay, I remember someone mention the world below?"
"Yes, that's absolutely correct. This is one of the major landmasses beneath Celestia." Compa said.
"ONE of the landmass?" Neptune and Azuya asked in union. "So there are several?"
"Why, yes. There are four major landmasses floating around. Sometimes they come close to one another and drift away. Remember?"
"…Nope, not at all," Neptune answered. "Planeptune? Landmasses? Rings no bells for me."
Compa looked at Neptune in fascination, "Maybe you're suffering from amnesia. I've never seen a case in person. How original! Maybe you bumped your head…"
"Isn't there a medication or something for that?"
This goddess not only drive us nut but she have amnesia too! Ran and Azuya thought.
"No, not for amnesia. It's usually a temporary thing. I'm sure you'll begin to recall things eventually. My Grandpa always said, 'Fancy may kill or cure!' Get some sleep, take it easy, and you'll be better in no time."
The nurse-in-training turned to the two riders, "Ran-kun? Azu-kun? Do you remember anything?"
Ran and Azuya look at each other, before turning toward Compa, "We did not lose our memory" They said in union.
"We sort of lose our way… before we passed out" Ran said. It may not be a convincing story but he and Azuya aren't ready to connect with them yet.
"Yeah," Azuya said.
Ran swore that he notice Neptune seems to be looking at him but he wasn't sure what it is.
"Whoa…that is sad." Compa said.
"You guys must have pack too light before passing out." Neptune said.
Compa returned her attention to Neptune, "But you should get some sleep, Nep-Nep. You'll be better soon."
"…Get some sleep? I feel like someone asked me to do something while I was unconscious…" After a few moments of silence, Neptune perked up. "Yeah! Someone was crying out for help… In my dream!"
"In your dream?" Compa asked, getting nod from the purple haired preteen. "Then it's not real."
Ran and Azuya, on the other hands, know what this could be. Histoire talks to them before they landed in this strange world.
"Oh, you never know! It was really weird… I betcha' it was someone far away went like 'pa-choo'," Neptune made a weird gesture at this point to go with her little 'sound effect', "And sent me a telepathic message, y'know?"
"Umm…Compa-chan, I think Neptune is telling the truth since we have similar dreams before passed out cold." Azuya said.
"Yeah, this isn't a coincidence" Ran said.
"It's possible…Actually, many places, Planeptune included, are being threatened by more and more monsters lately. The military forces failed to keep them from appearing… We can only defend ourselves and keep them at bay now." Compa explained, a bit of a sad looking on her face.
"Then… There must be a boss character generating all the monsters somewhere in this world! I bet our mission is to go defeat that boss and save the world!" Neptune exclaimed, earn sweatdropped from both Ran and Azuya.
Don't tell me she thinks she is in some videogame? Azuya thought.
"Our mission?" Ran asked.
"Yeah, you, Azu-kun, and me! We're the ones that are gonna team up and save the world!" Neptune said.
"You may be right about a boss, but nobody has seen or heard anything like that." Compa replies. "How will you find it? This is irrational, dangerous, and absolutely impossible!"
"Well someone got to do something or people will get serious hurt" Azuya said.
"Nobody's gonna beat the boss if we just sit here. Someone's gotta take initiative, y'know? That me, Azu-kun, and Ran-kun! Plus, I can't ignore this once I've notice it. Haven't you heard 'strike while the iron's hot?"
This makes both Ran and Azuya feels kind of impress by how serious Neptune is right now.
"I believe Grandpa did have a saying like that," Compa admitted, sweating for a moment. "Yes, that's right. I wanted to be a nurse to save people. So, why would I save the injured, but not those being threatened by monsters? How impolite of me! Nep-Nep, Azu-kun, I'm not the strongest, but I'll help. Four is better than three!"
"Thank you, Compa-chan," Azuya said.
"You will? Don'tcha have school?" Neptune asked. "You're not in the middle of summer vacation or anything, right?"
"Right, but… this city's population has been declining due to monsters eating them. Students are leaving school out of fear, so it's closed down for now. Classes are suspended until further notice."
"Oh, that sucks, but that means you'll be able to camp out with us, right? Goodie! Let's go find the dungeon where the boss is waiting!"
Neptune turned to face Ran, "You're gonna help me too, right?"
Ran and Azuya look at each other; they may regret this decision but they were chosens for this task and will see it through the end even if they have to suffer a lot to keep this immature goddess safe.
"Of course, since we were asked to help you on your journey but we must rest first." Ran said.
"But why?" Neptune asked, making a pout.
"Obaa-chan said, 'those didn't get enough sleep, will be worn out later'. You'll do no one any good in your current condition" Ran reminded.
To be continued…
Toa Solaric: I would like to thank Unicorn359 for lending me his OC Azuya Takeuchi in this story. I will be following the walkthrough on Youtube the best I could. Also the bed scene inspiration from reading New Mobile Report Mobile Suit Gundam Neptunia by HeeroUzuki.
Will Neptune gain both Ran and Azuya's trust after the incident in the bed? Also what is up with the boss with a giant sword chasing the group?!
Next time on Neo Riders: Kabuto and Gatack of Gamindustri- Chapter 2: Planeptune's Guardian and Kamen Riders!
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