Chapter 4: 2016-2017
Year: 2016
Nation: Planeptune
Exact Location: Evil Cave Near Town
As a result of what happened when she met Noire and Blanc at the hospital, she was deemed unfit to leave, clearly showing signs of not recovering considering her unhealthy views and desires towards the likes of Noire, Blanc and Nepgear. This meant she was there for a significant period of time, and while this enraged her, and frustrated her no end, and meant that she missed out on being on her own bed, eating the food from her own place, along with defeating monsters, at least she didn't miss out on any adventures whatsoever, but that provided little comfort to her, since she wonders if it's precisely because she was in hospital, that there was no adventure for her to go on.
The people in charge realized their mistake of sending the CPUs of Lastation and Lowee in, and have come up with a new method of getting Neptune back to a state where she is fit to leave. The thing is while Neptune is capable of showing signs that she has recovered after much time and effort has been spent, and she has a motivation to do so, she feels in her head that she is going insane, and this is because of the bad luck she repeatedly gets, and the humiliations she has to endure, which is getting more and more significant.
One example of this is her conscience telling her to make a distinctive mask, even if the mask in mind does look quite hideous, and she doesn't feel comfortable wearing it. She tried to resist the urge to make it, knowing that along with a big purple nose, it's got big rotten teeth and a distinctive grin which looks unnerving, and the mask has cracks, with a hole in one of the teeth. She also tried to resist the urge of wearing a special cap that made her bald, and use special effects so that her head appeared to be on fire, though it wouldn't burn her head at all, and to have purple hair over her ears and around the back of her head as well.
She did her best to do so, but it became a war of attrition in her mind, to the point it affected her ability to think, which led to her isolating herself more and more, which made the situation worse, and to admit to this, would indicate she should be back at the hospital, the very place she wishes to avoid.
Eventually she decided to make the mask, thinking that once she does, she can just put it away, perhaps even destroying it, and then the urges in her head will go away and she can become sane again.
She does so, but then the urges in her head are replaced with urges for it to not be destroyed and for it to be worn fairly regularly. Knowing that the urges would be replaced by more, perhaps worse ones, she tries again to resist it, but again this proves to be a losing battle. In fact she gave in significantly sooner, hoping that there can be some good to come of this, and that she could just wear it when she's on her own slaying monsters.
Due to the state of mind she is now in, she decides to embrace the mask and to treat it like she's wearing a costume, and can be a different persona at specific circumstances. She could perhaps be a clown, who fights monsters, but offer pudding treats to children, hopefully then, her popularity can be restored and as a result she can be saner again, by doing the things she loves which is slaying monsters and eating delicious pudding.
To go with the mask she wears a white vest, brown leather gloves, white trousers with purple circles, and brown lace boots, and has a machete for her weapon. Along with this, she has bought a vehicle, an old ice cream truck which she paints white with purple dots, and she adds a large bobble head on the roof of a head which resembles a clown who's smiling, and has purple hair that looks like fire, as well as two Gatling guns on each side at the front, along with what appears to be rusty metal spikes at the front, like that of a fork lift truck.
While her urges are replaced with new ones, it is only to slay as many monsters as she can, and this is something she's happy to do with much enthusiasm, and so in her truck, she drove to the nearest dungeon that's easy-peasy for her, happy to be doing her hobbies, and happy that she could become popular again by slaying more monsters, and being generous enough to offer her people pudding for money, which she can spend on games, movies, and soft toys.
It didn't take long for her to get here, and she quickly and with enthusiasm left the truck, taking her machete with her, in which she holds in her right hand tightly.
Despite her being in a cave, it isn't dark at all and she is able to see without any need for lights. The cave is also large and the walls are high, tall enough for a truck to be in with ease, and there are what appears to be low stumps, high enough to hide monsters that she's looking for, this being Dogoos that appear to be spherical bouncy slime balls, which are cyan and have eyes, ears and nose of a dog, along with Pixelvaders who are creatures made up of blocks in which they have rectangular bodies, with arms and legs but no hands and feet. They have eyes and mouths but are unable to speak. The both of them are the weakest enemies that can be found, and it is because she's lazy and wishes for fame but with the minimalist of effort that she seeks them, and desires to destroy them.
Neptune looks for what feels like a while, as she wanders in the cave wondering if they are frightened of her, and knows of her reputation as the best monster slayer in all of Gameindustri. This causes the Planeptune CPU to get annoyed in frustration, that she cannot quench her thirst for battle.
She was just about to quit and head for her truck, when she spots one of the monsters she was looking for. This being a Dogoo in which Neptune rushes towards it, tightly gripping her machete even more and eager to slay the monster with her weapon, in which she does so effortlessly.
Suddenly as a response, more monsters appear from various hiding spots, though this doesn't concern the CPU, as these too get defeated with no effort expended at all. Soon afterwards, even more monsters appear of the same species that Neptune was looking for. They are numerous enough to surround the CPU, and despite their numbers and their body language suggesting rage at what she has done, she doesn't show any fear or concern whatsoever, if anything she's excited to finally be able to defeat all these monsters in no time at all.
The look of confidence on Neptune's face turns to concern though and she begins to whimper in fear, as the monsters manage to attack her where she isn't looking using their bodies. While the attacks they do don't hurt that much, the numbers of them are enough to cause concern for her, especially considering they can attack her at a decent speed.
Although the CPU is now dreading what is happening to her right now, she refuses to give in and panic completely, and chooses to break through her encirclement and head for her truck where she can get out of here, and gather her thoughts as to what has just happened here.
She fights her way through, striking down monster after monster, until she's able to rush past and escapes, but this isn't without numerous attacks, several injuries and screams of pain as a result of their attacks, providing Neptune aches and pains of significance, which is enough to affect her abilities to fight and to run.
Despite this, she continues to run for her truck, with the monsters being able to keep up without any difficulties. Neptune can only think about getting in the truck and that she will be in the truck soon, along with thinking that what is happening to her right now is not actually happening.
As time passes, though the CPU doesn't get more and more tired, her thoughts are racing through her head more and more frantically, almost to the point of denial that she has effectively been beaten by some low grade monsters, even if her panting, her whimpering and body language says otherwise.
While eventually Neptune sees her truck at last, the monsters have been attacking it, causing significant dents to the vehicle all over the place, maybe even affecting its ability to move. This doesn't deter the Planeptune ruler though, and if anything it makes her more determined to get into the truck, and to use her vehicle as her means of exacting vengeance on those who would dare resist her desires to simply kick monster butt.
As she runs, she gets out her keys and holds them firmly in her hands, while making sure she has the right one, and can insert it into the door as quickly as possible.
The only thoughts in her mind right now, is to get into the truck with her keys as quickly as she can, and use the keys to start the vehicle and drive out of here, as she finds the distance the pursuers are to her, to be unnerving to say the very least.
Finally she reaches the truck, and she finds the situation increasingly tense as while getting in the truck wouldn't normally take long, the intense stress doesn't help, nor does having to brace the prospect of the monsters attacking her from behind repeatedly help matters.
She can only prepare herself for the aches she'll get from the monsters, as she inserts the key into the door, so the truck can be unlocked.
The pain proves to be more intense than last time, with it affecting her back and the back of her head pretty hard in various places, due to the numerous times she's been hit in which each time she yells loudly in pain, though she still manages to open the door and get in, before slamming the door and locking it.
The CPU breathes deeply in relief that she's in the truck, and can no longer be harmed by monsters, but this was soon interrupted as lots of thuds can be heard from the monsters attacking the truck, forcing Neptune to frantically insert the correct key into the ignition, so that she can drive off, hoping that the truck can still move even after taking such a beating from her foes.
While Neptune is tempted to look around in the interior and at her own body to see the effects of the attacks, she dares not. If anything it's just as well as the bruises and marks that she has, and the dents the truck has, would indicate that this truck is in no fit state to drive, and that she needs some medical attention, and the vehicle will need some repairing before it is to be driven again.
The thuds get more and more alarming, as the sense that the monsters will be able to break through the exterior of the truck, increases with each attack that they do in which it's relentless. Nevertheless, this does not deter Neptune in the slightest, as she turns the key into the ignition and is urging the truck to work, hoping that she'll be able to get out of here, and not have to rely on someone else to rescue her, for this would be extremely humiliating for her, considering her perceived role in this world.
She had hoped that slaying some monsters and selling pudding and take an alter ego would help in restoring her image, but the very fact that she got over powered by the weakest monsters in the world, and have perhaps destroyed her ride, has perhaps caused irreparable damage to her reputation as the main character she sees herself, and it's this that bothers her greatly, far more than any of the injuries she has just sustained. All she can focus on and all she desires right now is to escape the place and hope for the best possible outcome that can possibly happen, with regards this situation, even if it's more likely that the worst possible outcome will happen instead…
Year: 2017
Nation: Lowee
Exact Location: Rom and Ram's bedroom
Just as before and just as always it seems, a significant amount of time has passed, and Lowee is in the same shape as ever. This contributes to the rulers being the way they've always been: frustrated, and annoyed as well as powerless, and along with having to deal with this, they have to deal with the events that have taken place.
Although Blanc was able to take great joy at Neptune's expense when she saw the latter at a psychiatric hospital, in the Planeptune CPU's own nation, Neptune has apparently retaliated. She did so during the last adventure they had, in which while the Planeptune leader was in charge as usual, it was done such that Vert was in charge in all but name. This proved to be bad as far as the Loweean rulers are concerned on various levels.
Like before, the 3 of them are sat in the same positions on the bed, with the same objects in hand, and are going over what has happened, finding the whole situation to be rather infuriating. Though the only difference here is that Blanc has a glass of tangerine juice in her hands, which she drinks every second.
"How on Gameindustri can it frigging be, that when I won the popularity contest, my prize got ruined by that damn Neptune hogging the role as leader, and I had to suffer from Vert's abuse, and the adventure took place in a stupid frigging school, and yet thunder tits hasn't won a single popularity contest, and in fact those contests are over, and she's effectively the leader? And not only that nothing bad happens to her at all, in fact she gets to meet someone whom she sees as a baby sister, and they embrace it? This is a joke, a frigging joke if you ask me!
And why, why does she have to keep doing this? Haven't we suffered enough from her bullshit?! We've been vilified, defeated, humiliated and now we've been double screwed over being the main character in an adventure? She is such an egotistical control freak, is it any wonder that she ended up in a mental hospital?
Maybe that's why she had Vert be charge in all but name, just out of spite, but even then we were invited to the hospital and were merely respectful towards her. Is she that fragile, that in order to be considered legitimate she has to keep treating us like utter shit? I intend to exact vengeance on her for this. She'll learn not to mess with the Loweean CPU or its people!" Blanc says with much rage in her voice.
"We've been hurt too. We've been treated like garbage and are sick of being made to feel as if we're annoying and have no relevance of any kind. I wish to help you in getting your revenge against that purple haired dummy." Ram says with agreement in her voice and body language.
"Same here, if there's anything we can do to help, please let me know." Rom added with a smile.
Blanc replies with a smile of gratitude and appreciation, and it is then that the three of them look at the documents that they have in their hands with great enthusiasm, due to the enjoyment they get from reading its contents.
Year: 2017
Nation: Leanbox
Exact Location: Vert's bedroom
The room has a burgundy carpet of a nice quality, along with a green rug with white embroidery and gold trimmings around it. The ceiling has a curved section between it and the wall, and this is the case on every side, and that feature is green, and has sections made of marble borders with carving on it, and in each section on two of the walls are two rows of green squares in which they're surrounded by gold and white borders, and the other walls has in the middle marble borders surrounding marble artwork that's crafted. The ceiling has a chandelier and small square glass windows in 4 rows at the top. At the top of the wall are large borders made of marble, and is split into sections in which there's a piece of marble sticking out in a curve and layered at the curved side, though designed to look nice. The walls are of a gold colour, and in certain areas there are glass windows with lots of panes, and green curtains with gold trimming.
The room has furniture which is gold and green, and it consists of a table surrounded by a couple of chairs in which the cushions are green and the rest is gold, and a large couch of the same colour scheme facing a large table, and a large flat screen television, in which on each side are cabinets with gold rims full of figurines. On a wall which doesn't have squares there is a makeup table with a chair, and on each side are large cabinets, in which on one side is a cupboard with doors, and the other has shelves, and drawers. On the walls where there's space there's posters of characters flirting and in relationships with another person. There are also beanbags in the shape of cute creatures, and on the other side is a large gold poster bed, with green quilts and pillows, and green fabric draped over the quilts.
Sat at the couch is a tall adult female, in which she's slender with a large womanhood, and has dark blue eyes and long waist length wavy blond hair, with a fringe that's above her eyes and bangs that go to her upper-jaw and her upper neck.
She wears a green, white and peach-coloured dress which goes to her feet, though there appears to be a significant triangular portion that isn't there showing her legs. The top of the dress is dark green and has gold lining on it, and is sleeveless along with revealing a significant portion of her cleavage, even though it's covered with some sort of veil. She has a red ribbon on her neck, and wears upper arm green bangles with gold decoration, and white frilled gloves on her hands with green and gold decorations on it, and for footwear she wears white knee length boots with the upper part being green and has gold patterns on it.
The lady sat there shows signs of depression and is deep in thought, she sighs before she says her thoughts out loud due to the state that she's in.
"Why? Why am I not appreciated? After all Leanbox is a nice place, is clean and pleasant and peaceful. I'm mature and act like the older sister of the group. I'm a fun gamer, who plays video games all the time and collects all sorts of merchandise. I'm also a very beautiful lady with the biggest boobies, and the longest legs, and hair that's untied and long, as well as a lovely dress that compliments my figure.
Why does that not make me popular, why couldn't I win any of those contests? Why did I lose to a CPU who's mean, and no fun and runs a smelly decaying nation, and a CPU who lacks grace, elegance, beauty and tact, and runs a cold miserable nation? I've been responsible, they haven't.
How disappointing that the adventure was made for me, it involved taking part in an online RPG, I got to bond with someone who could be my younger sister, but I wasn't the main character it was Neptune. Why can't I be treated with the respect that I deserve?
Maybe it's because of those CPUs being the way they are, that they have more sympathy, or perhaps how I'm seen by others, is not the same way I see myself, and as a result I'm not seen in as favourable light as I would like. Maybe there are other aspects to the CPUs that paint them in a different light that I'm not getting.
Ah well, it's not as if there's anything that can be done about it, after all someone has to be the mature adult, and they do need my helpful advice." The blonde female speaks with depression and frustration in her voice.
Suddenly, her phone informs her that there are a couple of messages for her.
"Ah this is from Blanc: Just to let you know that because of your disrespect and utter attitude, unless it's on an adventure, I do not wish to see you ever again, you're just a bully who picks on people who don't match your beauty standards, and belittles and patronises others." The blonde haired lady reads sounding more depressed and frustrated as she reads it.
She sighs significantly after reading that, only to then read the other one in wonder as to what it will say, hopeful that the message is a more positive one.
"Dear Lady Vert Green Heart, after considering your request to adopt a young girl and for her to be your younger sister, we regretfully have to announce that the young girl in question has been adopted by a loving couple, who we are confident can take good care of her, and raise her to be a productive member of society…
Oh… Why can't I be an older sister? This is my 1000th rejection, is this is a sign that says I'm not worthy to be an older sister? Ah." Vert reads aloud only for her to slow down due to struggling to take it in, but then speaks with depression and frustration afterwards.
Her facial expressions and body language shows much emotional pain as to what has just happened. All she can do is to just accept the events, and to do something to take her mind off it, which is to play her video games.
Year: 2017
Nation: Planeptune
Location: Neptune's bedroom
Neptune eventually managed to get away from those monsters by herself and mowed a few of them down on the way, but not without her truck sustaining significant amounts of damage, and not without much stress as to whether she could get out without needing any help. She then found a quiet spot to set up her mobile business of selling pudding, but then she looked at her stock and found it was spilled all over the place as a result of the monster attacks.
Refusing to give up, she decided to set up shop there anyway, with her intention being she can set up a mobile shop for those who are out slaying monsters and enjoy doing so just like she does. Unfortunately for her, many hours have passed and not a single customer came, perhaps just as well considering neither her, nor her truck are in any fit state to greet the general public, and even if it was, would people be comfortable getting produce from a shop assistant who looks like a hideous scary clown?
With it being clear to Neptune despite her personality that this isn't going to work, she drives off again, only for her to quickly realise that she'll need to find a way of masking her injuries and changing her clothes, which she arranges Histoire to do.
This takes hours but with her help, the Planeptune CPU is able to get back to her home and recover from her wounds without anyone noticing.
The thing was for the leader of this nation, while the temptation to wear the mask, fight monsters with a machete and drive a pudding truck selling puddings has completely gone, she no longer enjoys slaying monsters to the extent that she did, due to the immense humiliation she received at the hands of those monsters, nor does she enjoy eating pudding as much, and this is all because of her bad experience last year.
This has affected her significantly, and the only thing that has brought her some normality with regards her mental well-being was an adventure, in which she enjoyed taking part in. Even so however, she still feels uneasy considering her experience showing how easy it is for something uplifting to turn into something disastrous for her, and how hard it is to overcome it considering how even the hospitals of her nation couldn't really help her that much, and at best they can only help her gradually and slowly, in which that too annoys the CPU no end.
Plus which there's also the fact that along with her adventures being the only thing that she really enjoys now, there was none to be had last year and that concerns her significantly, and she can only hope that this doesn't happen again, and if anything she can have adventures on a more frequent basis. In fact she along with Histoire, is waiting for some news with regards to the next adventure, and this concerns specific aspects that excites Neptune no end. She can only eat pudding she hasn't tried before in the meantime, which she enjoys to some extent.
"This new adventure whatever it entails should be fun considering who'll be with me the main character, and strongest and most fun CPU. Oh I can't wait, I can't wait to see the Sega Hard Girls again, they should be fun especially Dreamcast.
Ah it was so awesomesauce when they came over and we did an adventure together, all those ladies representing this nation together, and not a single person who represented a different nation in sight.
That's what it should be about, just me, and those who are like me, no Noire being a mean tsundere who despite what she otherwise says, knows how amazing and super-duper I am, no Blanc being miserable and grumpy. Just me, my awesomesauce buddies, my puddings and my adventures. This will ensure I remain popular, and hopefully I can be sane again and this will never happen again, after all I deserve the best to happen to me because I am the best.
Mmmmm these cookies are ever so crunchy but are awesomesauce deliciousoso. Mmmm." The CPU says, sounding calm, her body language enjoying the pudding she has.
As if on cue, she gets an indication from her phone of a message, most likely from the Sega Hard Girls, just as she takes a bite out of one of her cookies.
"Ah excellent, the Sega Hard Girls have got back to me. Eh? They don't wish to join in the next adventure involving me?... Because the last time they did it, it hurt their reputation, due to the lack of appeal from the public? And they blame me for this!? How dare th…." The Planeptune CPU reads, sounding more angry and annoyed as she reads the message, only for her to no longer be able to speak, due to swallowing a significant amount of cookie that she hasn't finished chewing.
The oracle can only leave the room and call for help as Neptune is now choking really badly as a result, and along with thoughts of concern for her leader's physical well-being, there's also worry about the effects on the mental well-being of the purple haired female, as a result of this news. Will she need to go back to the hospital again, what crazy ideas will she have, even the prospect of whether she's still fit to rule, could be something that needs to be thought about. One thing that is probable considering what has happened last year, is that the Planeptune CPU could like pudding even less, perhaps not wish to consume it anymore, because this is a reminder of the time when the friends she gained in that adventure a couple of years ago, have abandoned her in her time of need.