"So what should we do now?" Neptune asked as they were currently in a hotel room in Lastation doing nothing.
"Like I told you for the millionth time Nep tomorrow we're are going to the Basillicom to go meet the goddess Lady Black Heart." IF repeated to Neptune a bit annoyed.
"Oh now I get it" Neptune smiled at the realization of realizing.
"And you didn't get it before?" IF raises a brow towards Neptune.
"Nopes probably because it was told off chapter."
"What?"
"Oh nothing just mumbling to myself."
"Yeah never mind" IF dropped the subject as she pulled out one of her phones and did whatever.
"Shin we should go shopping" Compa suggested to Shin.
Neptune bumped in however "What for Compa were good on healing items"
"No just for food and stuff, we may not be here long, but you'll never know" Compa gradually went into a small sing song voice.
Neptune jumped at the mention of food "Alrighty I'm going too, hey Iffy do you-"
"No" was the response of IF as she continued to do whatever on her pink phone
"Alright let's go" Neptune declared as she grabbed both Shin and Compa by the wrists and dragged them with her.
"Finally" IF talked to herself "Some peace and quiet" She continued to mess around on her phone
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"Of course this would be the first thing Nep-Nep would take us to." Compa commented as they waited outside a pudding store "I didn't know they had pudding stores."
It was nighttime on the streets of Lastation everything was lite up by either street lights, or the full moon, but for some reason there were still random dark alleys. Our cousin protagonists were standing outside of a pudding store waiting for Neptune to come back, hopefully not spending all their funds on pudding.
Even though it was only a few seconds it felt like it was taking forever as Compa tried to take up a conversation with her silent cousin.
"Hey Shin are you okay?" Compa asked
A simple nod was given, though Compa added more.
"No I mean like with the whole coming along with the quest thing. Like I agreed to help from the beginning, but you-" Compa paused to think "you just came along no questions asked, or complaints."
Another nod.
"I guess you have your own reasons huh." Compa sighed a breath of relief.
"Shin is there a reason why you're so quiet all the time?" Compa asked out of curiosity.
Even Shin has no idea why he's so quiet all the time. What was he even quiet for anyway was it out of fear, but no that would imply he was afraid of something. Was it out of respect, but for who? Nothing could answer why, or how come, maybe he just wants to be quiet he doesn't know.
Compa started to look worried as Shin didn't respond.
"Oh I'm sorry if it's too personal you don't have to-" Compa began, but stopped as she saw a slight shrug of the shoulders. "So you don't even know huh."
Compa began to feel awkward as they continued to wait outside in silence, luckily Neptune came back out with three pudding cups on hand and a small bag with pudding cups.
"Wow they had so many puddings in there I couldn't believe it. You guys should have gone in their with me it would've blown your minds. I know mine did" Neptune was obviously excited a she had a small sparkle in her eyes.
"Here you go, Vanilla for you Compa, Chocolate for me, and Mix for you Shin." Neptune handed one pudding cup each to them, Compa and Shin.
"Thank you Nep-Nep." Compa thanks Neptune.
"Aww shucks it's nothing" Neptune feint embarrassment "But please do praise me more" She quietly muttered.
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The next morning Shin was the first one to be up, followed by IF, then by Compa, but to no ones surprise Neptune hasn't awaken.
"Nep, time to get up." IF shook Neptune to trying to get her awake.
"mmmh, five more hours Iffy." Neptune mumbled
"Come on there is no time for sleep" IF still tried to wake Neptune.
"Here let me try Iffy" Compa was ready.
"Nep-Nep if you don't wake up, we'll take away all your pudding." Compa loudly whispered in Neptune's ear.
Neptune immediately shot up at the threat.
"Whoa, Whoa, Whoa no need to get all hasty I'll get up." She quickly got out of bed afraid that the pudding will be taken away.
"Dully noted." IF said as she was going to remember to use that next time.
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IF lead the way to the Basillicom, but about ten minutes in.
"Hey Iffy are we there yet?" Neptune asked impatient.
"That's odd I'm pretty sure it was in this direction." IF responded.
"Don't tell me we're lost" Neptune of all people complained.
"I hope not it's been awhile since I came, let's ask someone."
"Well how about that I'm going on an adventure looking person over there" Neptune pointed towards said person.
The said person had red hair, with a white with gold trimmed ribbon, red and white with gold trimmed short shirt, strangely a belt on the shirt as well, and a blue scarf. The rest of her outfit was basically the same as her shirt color.
"Hello, you with the red hair." Neptune called out.
The red haired girl acknowledged Neptune "Hm. What is it?"
"I want to meet lady Black Heart, but can you tell me where to go meet her?"
"Lady Black Heart? Oh you mean Lady Noire."
"Well just head down this path, take a right, and you'll find the Basillicom" The redhead informed.
"Looks like the general direction was correct" IF said.
"Got to help each other in need right?" The red head said.
"Well since we met, do you mind if I ask for your name?" Neptune asked. "My name is Neptune, this here is Compa, Iffy, and Shin." She pointed towards each person individually.
"My name is Falcom I'm a newbie adventurer. If your ever in a pickle and need help, just give me a holler."
"Really?!" Neptune sounded excited at the thought
"Thanks, were in hurry, so we have to run. Hope we meet again." IF informed Falcom
"Yeah see you again" Falcom waved goodbye as everyone hurriedly left.
"What a surprise I didn't expect to meet them in this realm... Though who was that boy?"
XXXX
The group entered into the Basillicom, and walked up to the front desk.
"Excuse me I came to meet Lady Black Heart, but is she around?" Neptune asked the attendant at the desk
Instead of a welcome, Neptune got a scowl. "Who are you kids? Tell your babysitter this isn't a playground scram!"
"Hey! That's no way to treat your guests." Neptune responded annoyed at the attendants attitude.
"We really need to meet the CPU. We're trying to get Nep-Nep's memory back" Compa informed in a very nice manner.
"Oh I know this must be an event flag, where I got to just name myself first." Neptune's optimism was coming back again. "My name is Neptune, this here is Compa, Iffy, and Shin."
"Stop rambling! I don't care who or what you are. Now, get out of here!" The angered attendant still was angry.
"Wow, So much for civility from the Basillicom. They say clothes make the man, but I guess the CPU isn't all that great" IF said annoyed.
"Say what you want I could care less of what Black Heart is being called."
IF gave a small look in her eyes that said she was suspicious.
"Hey you've got a three cute girls pleading. Come on let us meet her." Neptune was obviously getting tired of this guy's attitude.
"Nep let's go we're wasting our time here." IF told Neptune.
"Iffy are you giving up already, it's game over the moment you give up." Neptune tried to talk IF out of it.
"Let's just go." IF impatiently replied
Somehow they were able to get pretty far away from the Basillicom what with Neptune's anger showing.
"Hmmmm. I'm so mad, the Basillicom is one, but Iffy you're another why'd we leave?" Neptune said a bit peeved.
"Didn't you notice? He didn't show any respect at all for their CPU." IF pointed out.
"Oh, yeah he didn't treat the goddess's name with respect that's weird." Compa understood as well
"What's so weird? Maybe they're all buddy buddy and talk all casual like." Neptune failed at a conclusion.
"Well there is no way the people of the land, would rudely call the goddess by name, no honorifics, nothing." IF once again pointed.
"Do you remember the person at the Planeptune Basillicom? He was weird, but he still respected the goddess and respected her properly." IF continued. "But here they treating their CPU with scorn. That isn't normal."
"Iffy you were traveling around the world surely you must know something?" Compa asked.
"Sorry Compa I've mostly been in Planeptune, so no info right now." IF told Compa.
"So much for the adventuring character huh Iffy?" Neptune appeared to be sweating at the revelation." But don't worry won't kick you out, because you faked your resume."
"Kinda ironic this is coming from someone who lost their memory." IF pointed out.
Neptune just chuckled a little bit, a bit nervous.
"Anyway back on track, I propose we do some quests how about it?"
"We still have money right? Why do quests now?" Neptune asked "Oh wait, don't tell me you used up all our fun for your personal pleasures." She of all people accused.
"No we still have money, not like I sneak out to buy pudding like you do, Nep." IF smirked as she called out Nep.
"What? You knew?" Neptune quickly turned her head to Shin "Shin did you tell- wait" Neptune quickly realized her mistake and pointed her finger towards Compa "Compa did you tell her?"
"No Nep-Nep" Compa was equally surprised that she knew as well.
IF sighed at the sheer stupidity of the situation. "You think I didn't know it was obvious."
"Um... Yes"
"Anyway remember how the key fragment was with the disc in Planeptune? Don't you think it would be the same in Lastation as well?"
Neptune immediately gasps "Your a genius Iffy, I'm sorry to have thought you were useless earlier."
Compa sighed. "Nep-Nep I don't think you needed to add that last part"
"Yeah let's just go see what the guild has to offer for us" IF said.
The group proceeded to go to the local guild, with a stroke of luck, or not, they find a request from a person named Chian who has a monster problem and will explain the details at a specified meeting point.
"Is that her the person who wants us to fight monsters?" Compa said as they approached to the destined point.
She pointed towards a woman with blue hair, goggles in said hair, a top with longs sleeves, unbuttoned to show a white scarf, and a black tank top, she also wore blue pants, golden eyes, and a bandage on her left cheek.
"She's kinda small, I was expecting something like a big burly man with a beard, or something." Neptune comments.
"She's staring at us. Now she's waving. I think that's the right person." Compa observed as the blue haired woman did said actions.
"I suppose she came to the same conclusion as us." IF speculated.
The group and blue haired woman approach each other.
"So it's you four, you're gonna take the work I ordered?" The blue haired woman questioned "You sure you'll be okay?"
"More than okay, nice to meet you. I'm IF, that's Compa, that's Shin, and that's Neptune" IF introduced everyone this time.
"Well I guess you wouldn't have come if you weren't okay. My name is Chian , I run a small factory called Passe." The blue haired woman introduced herself.
"Well no use standing around here follow me."
Chian then led the group to a cafe like place.
"Did you say you ran a factory? This kinda looks like a cafeteria" IF pointed out.
"My parents run the cafeteria, the factory is next door" Chian informed.
'That does not sound good for health and economical reasons.' Shin thought.
"You rather speak at a cleaner place right, have a seat." Chain recommended.
"Dibs on the bar stool." Neptune blurted out as she sat on the bar stool.
IF, Shin, and Compa sat at the tables, while Chian stood in place waiting patiently.
"With this cafeteria, you can order a heck load of parfaits and puddings." Neptune excitedly said as she looked at the top rows of menu.
"That's not gonna create revenue you know. The factory isn't enough, so we make do with the cafeteria too." Chian said.
"Sorry to intrude, but could you tell us the details of our work?" IF wanted to hurry this up.
"Sure I need you to take care of the monster around the trade route." Chian informed the group. "It used to be safe, but recently a large monster appeared out of nowhere. With the route unsafe , all trade has halted."
"Bingo." IF pumps her fist "This may be the work we're looking for. We'll take that order."
"Good with Avenir killing the market, we don't need anymore problems" Chian said.
Compa raises her hand in the air "Chian? Chian? What's this Avenir"
"Wait you don't know Avenir?" Chian was surprised.
"Yes, we just arrived in Lastation today, we don't know this Avenir." Compa informed.
"Avenir is a major company pretty much ruling Lastation. They make everything from goods to weapons, and is controlling the market. People like me can't compete with them, so our products don't sell well." Chian informed of this Avenir "And it's not like they create work, few shops have closed down already."
"That's terrible that goes against antitrust laws." Compa responded.
"Didn't you talk to the CPU about this? It's hard to believe she would let this go." IF said.
"Myself and others tried, but Lady Black Heart was gone away too long. Avenir placed their goons in the Basillicom and now they pretty much own it." Chian once again informs the group."Such a waste since Lady Black Heart just returned from Celestia, Avenir won't let us anywhere near her."
"So Avenir is bad. Everyone is suffering because of them right?" Neptune quickly got to the point.
"They're not just bad they're monsters."
"I see so that explains the treatment we got back at the Basillicom." IF concluded.
"So I guess we can't meet the goddess through the Basillicom then huh" Compa said.
"How about we barge into where Lady Black Hearth lives" Neptune suggested, but said wrongly. "We could get the info on the key fragments and help Chian, that's a bargain." Neptune was ready to do what she said she gonna do.
"Okay Nep-Nep, let's go on stealth and stand by Lady Black Hearth's room." Compa agreed to the plan.
Chian was obviously annoyed at the wrong saying of Lady Black Heart's name. "Lady Black H-E-A-R-T, not lady Black Hearth, but if you don't know where the Lady is the guards will just spot you."
"Well we'll have to try right?" Neptune was still excited about her plan. "I'm more the type to try and fail, then not try at all."
"No" was Shin's deadpan remark at the plan.
"Not this time Nep, if we play this wrong we'll never meet the Lady, and if that happens we'll be harming Chian and more folks than they need. Let's take care of Chian's orders first. Let's take small baby steps first okay" IF explained to Neptune.
"Alright" Chian pulls out a map of Lastation. "The monster has appeared here in West Wind Valley" She points her index finger at the location a floating island. "I'll see you when you cleared the monster okay. It's description is a Winged creature, it's either orange or red, and some sort of armor on it's wings."
The group walked out of the small cafe, and walked a little more until Neptune spoke up.
"How are we supposed to get on the floating island?" Neptune asked.
"They have these things called teleport crystal that can transfer you from one place to another, though only between two points." IF explained.
"That sorta makes sense, but how did they get the crystal from point a to point b?" Neptune asked.
"I don't know just don't question it." IF didn't have any idea why.
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"We're here so this is where the monster thingy will appear." Neptune cheered. "Well no monsters will beat me, I'll just snap my fingers and they'll explode."
"Hey Iffy, Compa, Shin hurry up." She called behind as they were going at their own pace.
"Wait Nep-Nep I'm so tired." Compa breathed heavily as the walk up the mountain was a pretty long one with no stops.
"With Nep this excited she'll lose her spunk when we need it." IF was a little bit exhausted, but not as much as Compa.
"Who needs a last gen yellow stamina bar? I've got unlimited stamina." Neptune declared.
"Let's just wipe the monsters in the area and report to Chian." Neptune said as everyone got ready to fight.
The first battle they encounter was with two card birds
Neptune quickly took out the two with her hunter sword, and I mean really quickly.
"I'll win again next time." Victory quote.
"See I knew level grinding in those ruins would help." Neptune said to IF in particular.
"They were way above our levels, we barely survived." IF said as she remembered the Zeca ruins.
Before going to West Wind Valley Neptune wanted to check out a dungeon that was discovered with plans back in Planeptune. Somehow IF allowed it, and they entered the dungeon with added enemies. IF wanted to get out of the dungeon and come back later, but Neptune persisted and they spent a lot of time grinding their levels to 20+ no matter how hard the trials were.
"Nep-Nep's right Iffy, think about it if we didn't train, we'd probably be stuck with these monsters for a long time" Compa said agreeing with Neptune.
"I know, but still we probably pushed back a few hours or so." IF said, but Neptune wasn't listening as she went on ahead.
Neptune stopped as they saw a dragon. "Hey Iffy you think that's the monster."
"No it doesn't match the description." IF said.
"Then it must be a mini-boss let's beat it" Neptune said as she charged initiating a battle.
"We'll beat this thing in no time." Neptune said.
Compa went first as she slapped the monster continually taking at least a good chunk of it's G.P.
Neptune went next as she took a few swings at the dragon barely damaging the G.P or H.P.
Shin went next as he knew immediately what to do. He lunged at the Dragon taking away a lot of it's G.P at least ten percent of it was left.
IF took a turn as she attacked the dragon, but didn't attack on the last bit of G.P since it could bring it back easily on it's turn..
The dragon finally had a turn and hit Neptune once doing a considerable amount of damage.
"Owie!"
Compa took her turn to heal Neptune. Shin went ahead and proceeded to punch the dragon repeatedly breaking it's guard on the first strike, and doing at least some amount of damage with each hit.
IF went next as she did power attacks bring it's health down to at least eighty percent of what it used to be.
It was Neptune's turn again. "OOO the EXE drive if full, now I finally use Neptune Break." Neptune was excited.
While at the grind zone Neptune got a special EXE ability, so did Compa, and IF, but not Shin strangely enough, but there were no complaints.
"Here I go." Neptune said as she activated her EXE skill. The world turned into purple grid lines with just Neptune and the monster, and a special BGM was playing.
"This is my special move, Neptune Break" Neptune yelled as she charged at the monster so fast and so quick she kept going back and forth doing an insane amount of damage. She stops for a little bit before looking back and charging through it another time this time through the air. As she descends she readies one more strike.
"This is it." Neptune did a final charge slashing the dragon landing on the ground and not looking back at the explosion in the dark grid field.
The world returned to normal as the monster was quickly defeated by the move.
"Wow talk about overpowered." IF comments.
"Nep-Nep that was so cool" Compa compliments.
"That's why it's called Neptune Break. It's so powerful it can break space and time, if not used right." Neptune declares.
"Yeah, yeah, but I'm pretty sure your on your way of doing that already." IF said
"Alrighty let's go find Mr. Monster." Compa said as they continued on to find the monster they were looking for.
XXX
Neptune was currently breathing heavily "Iffy... wait...so... so tired."
"You've got to be kidding I thought you said you had infinite stamina." IF sighed at Neptune's false claim
"Well yeah, but there is too many slants and slopes here." Neptune complained.
Compa joined in "My tootsies hurt. I can't take a single step more. Iffy, let's take a rest."
"Oh come on, you girls can do better than-" IF sighed at the complaining duo. "Oh well, let's take a break them.
"Yes finally rest." Compa quietly cheered.
Compa pulled out a blanket out of nowhere and put it down on the path. No one would question this as it was likely to be responded with a Compa secret.
"Since we're resting let's have a snack, I got pudding." Neptune cheered.
Neptune pulled a pudding out of her jacket, and was proceeding to try to eat it, but a loud cry of some sort of bird resounded throughout the Canyon.
"Wait wasn't this the place the monster Chian described would appear." IF deducted.
"You mean the monster flying above with the non-color variant design?" Neptune asked.
The monster did look pretty generic, just orange, looked like a bird, with some sort of armor on it's wings, head, talons, etc., but it still manages to fly.
"Yes it has to be the monster Chian mentioned."
"Oh come one Iffy you think your tricks will fool me." Neptune denied.
"Nep, stop your denial. This is the monster Chian asked us to get rid of."
"Mr. Monster can you wait? We're trying to take a break here." Compa tried to reason with the generic looking monster.
"And just when I was about to bite into this tasty pudding." Neptune said as she set down her pudding.
Neptune stood up and transformed. "You shall pay, feel the wrath and agony of tainting pudding time!" Neptune yelled at the pudding time ruining monster.
"Nep-Nep is really angry. It looks worse now that Nep-Nep changed." Compa got ready to battle.
"Looks like anything pudding related will jolt her. Good she's ready." IF readied for battle.
"Well pudding doesn't make me ready I'm still tired."
"Compa, Iffy! Stop talking and let's beat the hell out this monster!" Neptune said obviously referring to the break killing monster
"So tired." Compa started to form tears in her eyes.
"Compa, let's finish this and get rested after okay?" If reassured Compa.
Shin got ready to fight.
The battle immediately starts. "You will pay for ruining my time!" Neptune yelled as she charged and swung her sword multiple times, before doing a downwards slash killing the monster instantly. A.K.A curb stomp battle.
"Whew that was some fight." Neptune said.
"No it wasn't Nep your pudding induced rage killed it before anyone else had a turn." IF said.
"Yeah, you were kinda scary back there." Compa said still in her delightful attitude.
"But man am I exhausted" Neptune said a she was showing signs of fatigue.
"You didn't fight that long, how are you exhausted?" IF really wanted to know why.
"I used all my power for that attack, to show anything to think twice before messing with my pudding time." Neptune explained.
Instead of continuing on IF changed the subject after realizing something "Hey, wouldn't it have been faster if Nep flew us over here in TRANS-AM mode?"
"No. There's no way I could carry you all. This is quite tiring, you know?"
"How about being our taxi for one pudding each direction?" Compa proposed. "This isn't ordinary pudding I'm talking about the super premium one."
"Ah... That's enticing, but I'll have to pass." Neptune denied.
"That's too bad." Compa whined a bit. "It would have been easier if we flew instead.
"Enough on this already. I'm changing back"
"Wait a second, Nep. Don't undo your transformation just yet." IF alerted Neptune.
"What's the matter, Iffy? You won't be able to sway me with more pudding."
"Someone's behind those rocks there."
"Huh?" Neptune looks in the direction IF was pointing.
"I didn't expect you to notice well done." the said person said from behind the said rocks.
A woman with long white hair, light blue eyes, and a similar one piece suit thing to Neptune's,but with black and white trim.
"It's been a while Neptune, but I guess you probably don't know me now."
"Iffy is she?" Neptune began.
"She does look like you in that form of yours." IF responded. "That form and eyes. She may know something about you Nep."
"Indeed I know Neptune very well." The woman slowly approached
"Really then tell me, who am I.?" Neptune demanded to know.
The woman laughed "Being asked for help by Neptune, very well, let me tell you-"
"Really?" Neptune interrupted with a tone of happiness in her voice
"That's great, Nep-Nep we finally meet someone who knows you." Compa cheered.
"on one condition." The woman finished.
"Condition?" Neptune asks.
"Do you have to ask? Defeat me in battle!" The woman declared as she initiated the battle.
As soon as the battle began it was immediately the woman's turn. She slowly looked at everyone from IF, to Neptune, to Compa, and to Shin?
"Wait a minute where did you come from?" The woman asked the silent teen. Not realizing that Shin was there the whole time.
"He was there the whole time." Neptune said "Now no more conversation let's fight."
"As you wish." The woman approached Neptune slowly, but surely obviously wanting to fight her the most
The woman took one, repeat one single swing before it was Shin's turn. Sure it took a bit of her health, but only a little bit.
Neptune showed a visible sigh "I don't understand why some enemies don't continue to attack us."
"I know right we don't have a guard, but they do so they have the obvious advantage over us, but they still only attack once."
"Honestly I'm tempted to try to teach them, but I guess we're okay."
"Enough talk, you can continue when your under." The woman annoyed.
Shin did what he did best as he got close and lunged taking out a major portion of the woman's guard points
"Wha?" The woman was a bit flabbergasted that her guard was already to twenty-five percent and it only one attack.
"We've got to rename that move guard killer." Neptune comments as Compa's turn comes next
Compa proceeded to continually slap the woman almost breaking her guard, due to how it quickly takes down a person's guard
IF went next as she breaks her guard and continually attacks the woman bringing her health down bit by bit.
Neptune then uses her turn to charge herself. Up her strength went
The woman once again took another single swing, but it injured Neptune's health down to at least forty percent due to a critical hit.
"Don't worry nurse Compa will make it all better." Compa healed Neptune.
It was Shin's turn again this time he wanted to use a different move.
"Taunt" The word appeared as Shin stretched out his hand and did a come hither.
It lowered her defense sure, but...
"What the?" Neptune observed.
"What's wrong Nep-Nep?" Compa asked.
"It lowered her defense, but increased her strength?" IF was shocked as well.
"Okay Shin we're gonna have to say never use that move again ever." Neptune directly told Shin
"Aww. Shin your doing bad again." Compa said referring to his already health draining skill and now his enemy weakening, but strengthening spell.
"Thanks this'll make beating you easier." The white haired woman thanked Shin.
It was IF's turn as she did a few strikes, which actually did matter this time, because as soon as she broke the woman's guard again her health was draining a little bit faster than normal, but the woman didn't notice.
"Cross combo!" Neptune yelled as she did her cross combo, but due to the increased strength and lowered defense it brought down the Woman's health quiet healthily. Forty Percent left.
"Don't think you've won yet." The woman immediately attacked Compa knocking her out.
"Ou-ouch" Compa said rather dully for someone who just got knocked out
Shin took his turn to revive Compa with a life fragment
"The angels told me to stay here." Compa was happily revived.
"Alright my turn. Demon Flames!" IF yelled as the flames bypassed the woman's guard and brought her health down even more.
"My turn." Compa said as she slapped black heart once again, but didn't break her guard yet.
Neptune just defended.
A strike and a hit later luckily due to Neptune defending it only did half the damage it was supposed to do.
Shin passed his turn.
Compa went again as she slapped a few more times and the guard was broken.
"This should finish you Cross Combo!" Neptune yelled once again actually finishing her off this time as the battle immediately ended.
"How could I lose even outnumbered. What's going on?" The woman said. "Or is this my power. No I won't believe it." She continued to deny.
"Now that I've won tell me who am I" Neptune demanded.
"Don't think you've won just by downing me."
"I admit we did outnumber you, but a win is a win."
"No! I won't accept this." The woman yelled as she began to fly away as fast as possible
"Wait!"
"Go after her Nep." IF advised, or told Neptune what to do, but Neptune returned to her original form.
"Whoa, what?" Neptune was just as confused as IF.
"Nep what are you doing changing forms now?"
"Sorry Iffy I used up all my juice, I'm so tired."
"No time to be tired let's go she's our chance to get info on you!"
"Wait Iffy I got this." Compa said as she pulled some pudding out of her sweater. "Nep-Nep open wide."
Compa presented some pudding and began to feed Neptune
"OOH! That'll charge me up." Neptune immediately glomped down onto the spoon and took the pudding cup out of Compa's hand as she started to eat it more quickly before finishing.
"One hundred percent juiced. Ready. Set. GO!" Neptune quickly took off in pursuit of the Lady.
"Well that obviously worked come one let's go." IF said as the remaining three tried their best to follow Neptune.
Somehow they were taken halfway across the canyon as they kept up with what IF called a Nep, feeling.
"Compa where are you, Compa come here girl." They heard Neptune as they were approaching another corner
"You call Nep-Nep." Compa replies as they round the corner.
They turned the corner to be met with a young lady that had black hair, red eyes, a dress of some sort, two shoulder less sleeves that didn't connect to the dress. It was obvious she had some wounds on her as she well had some wounds on her.
"You kidding me that actually work?" the young lady said.
"Surprised? I am the heroine after all. I have 108 skills styles too you know." Neptune said in a triumphant manner.
"Stop lying Nep we just caught up to you when you were yelling." IF berated Neptune.
"By the way did you need something Nep-Nep?" Compa wanted to know.
"Yeah she... What's your name?" Neptune started, but realized she didn't know the woman's name.
"My name is Neptune, that's Compa, the other is Iffy, and the male is Shin."
"That's IF nice to meet you."
"What's your name?" Neptune asked.
"..." The woman quietly said.
"What?"
"Noire." She finally said,
"Noire fancy name I bet you don't have any friends and stuff." Neptune seemed to rudely imply.
"What?!" She screamed out of surprise.
"What- why you. Is that the- Is that the way you. IS THAT THE WAY YOU GREET SOMEONE AFTER YOU MET!" Noire let out.
"Oh lighten up it was just a joke trying to be funny here.."
"You need to learn the When I being funny Nep." IF comments "Compa will you."
"Alrighty leave it to me." Compa said as she got ready to treat the woman's wound
"Hey Iffy you took my line." Neptune complained
"Leave it to you and we'll never get things done."
So after a short while of waiting all Compa had to do was put some bandages on the wounds
"There we go all better. I just cleaned the cuts, and bandaged them." Compa explained what she just did
"Thank you this helps a lot. Uh... Compa." Noire said "Are you Neptune's friend?"
"Yes we've been best friends since I found her speared to the ground"
"Speaking of Noire, what are you doing in a dangerous place like this." IF said
"And all scratched up." Compa added.
"I..." Noire tried to obviously think of something.
"Something is fishy here." IF pointed out.
"Um... Well... I'm not sure too and..."
"What? Then your a fellow amnesiac?" Neptune butted in.
"Yes that's right Amnesia, I can't remember a single thing it must've been when I was attacked." Noire said in the most unconvincing manner possible.
"Way to make it sound real." IF sighed.
Compa on the other hand. "Uh oh, then how can we get you home?"
"I know how must feel Noire, what it is like to have no memory." Neptune reassured Noire.
"Wait we're believing her?" IF said as she gave a look of confusion towards Shin, who merely shrugged. "I can't believe this."
"I know, wait I'll help you as I've been without memory longer than you." Neptune still was reassuring Noire.
"I guess that helps." Noire said in a confused sort of manner surprised she fell for it as well.
"So what should we do with Noire, how do we get her home." Compa asked.
"Well, why not take her to the Basillicom they'll keep her in safe custody." IF immediately answered.
"What?" asked a shocked Noire.
"Not over there those goons wouldn't know how to treat a girl right." Compa said with a rare anger in her voice.
"I know why not just have her tag along until she gets her memory back." Neptune suggested.
"Wha, tag along as in together." Noire asked shocked and a bit sweaty at the thought.
"You don't like it, but we are memory loss buddies, so let's stay together!"
"Yes it's safer than the Basillicom. It's fun with more friends too." Compa said
"No, just.. I was... just surprised that's all." Noire responds
"I take it you don't mind then. Again nice to meet you Noire."
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"Lastation I'm home." Neptune said in a honey I'm home parody.
"Could you quit with that creepy smile of yours." IF sighed in irritation.
"Well I felt something shining upon, Like I felt back home." Neptune explained "Does this spark a light in you Noire, do you feel anything?"
"No nothing at all"
"This place was close to the dungeon, by which I mean on a floating Island, so I assumed you're from here."
"You said you lost your memory, but are you okay?"
"Not that great really." Neptune chuckled a bit.
"I know let's bang our heads. I'll try a pillow, you try a wall." Neptune horribly suggested.
"wait why would I do that- wait why do you get the pillow?"
"I'm delicate see. And you seem hard headed so I figured."
"Figured huh, how about I shove a pillow in your face."
"I'm just joking Noire, ah.. your eyes are scary."
"Stripes or plain, I'll let you choose your demise- design" Noire corrected herself.
"We're not simulating a murder scene. Compa, Iffy, Shin help." Neptune was freaking out.
"Oh Nep-Nep, and Noire are already friends."Compa commented
"Speaking of pillows I'm a bit tired and hungry." IF told Compa.
"I know, let's have dinner for Noire afterwords, we can all have a big old pillow fight."
"Pillow fight aside, dinner sounds great let's go."
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"I'm back! Beat up that monster real good." Neptune exclaimed throughout the small diner.
"Really that's great now I don't have to worry about supplies." Chian was happy.
"Our first assignment in Lastation was a success." IF said.
"Looks like you got someone new here, who is she" Chian asked.
"She's Noire, she was hurt and lost her memory, so we brought her with us."
"Is that so wait." Chian got a skeptical look after a quick look then she realized. "I've seen her before could- could it be Lady Black Heart"
"Noire Lady Black Heart?" Compa said confused.
"What?" Neptune gave a rather dull reply. "News at ten: Girl who lost her memory is actually CPU. Meanwhile the worst skill in the world to have is taunt." Neptune was having fun.
"No... wait what are you talking about." Noire tried to defuse the situation."I I I I, uh... Cosplay, yes cosplay as the CPU yes that's it cosplay."
"Is that so no wonder you're wearing clothes like Lady Black Heart." Chian adds. "Had me fooled there. I actually thought you were the lady in person."
"Too bad. If Noire was the CPU then, I'm sure Chian's wishes could've been heard." Compa sighed in disappointment.
"OH Noire causing all this ruckus." Neptune waves it off. "But you cosplay all the time as a goddess, well that's kinda...Creepy."
"Don't call me creepy I can't help it I have my reasons."
"Now now you two this isn't a place to argue." IF scolded them as if she was a mother. "Chian we are going to leave now, but is there anything else?"
"So soon here let me treat you all something to eat." Chian replies.
They waited for a little while as Chian was cooking something.
"Seriously though that is the worst skill ever." Neptune continued on.
"Yes, that is true, it's a bad skill." Compa agreed still holding a smile.
"I think your own skills are trying to get you killed. I mean you have a skill that kills the guard of the enemy, but takes away a portion of your health." Neptune sighed a bit. "And a skill that debuffs, but buff's your enemy."
This banter continued while IF and Noire stood by and watched.
"Does this usually happen?" Noire asked IF.
"Yes, but this is a new one cause we're usually talking about a random topic." IF replied.
"So what's so important about... Shin's skill" Noire just remembered the only male's name.
"It's strange, the two skills we've seen, one of them is lunge, and attack that takes down the enemy's guard points significantly, but at the cost of H.P."
"What? What type of skill does that? It sounds like a terrible type of skill."
"And taunt, which does what it's named to do, but buffs and de-buffs the enemy."
"That doesn't sound good."
"No. It's obviously not." IF concluded as a bead of sweat went down her head.
Chian came back out with plates full of burgers "Alright this is on the house, eat up." She also quickly went back in and grabbed some soup.
Neptune immediately picked up one of the burgers and wolfed it down "Mmmmm. Delreisous." She swallows. "Chian this burger is amazing."
"This soup is so tasty. I feel all warm inside." Compa said as she was eating the soup.
"It's my mother's pride menu. Happy to know your all enjoying it." Chian takes the complements
Noire was just standing back. "It's really lavish, are you sure I can join in as well?"
"Just dig in, after all food tastes better with more people."
"Yes, enjoy it, but it doesn't come with pillow fight." IF joked.
"That's Neptune's fault it's not like I want to do anything with her." Noire denied.
"Sure whatever you say I understand."
Neptune meanwhile was trying the salad, which Chian also brought out, but "Bleh, who added the eggplants they deserve to die."
"Nep-Nep you don't like eggplants?"
"Don't like? More like hate how can you eat these purple husks Compa." Neptune said "I know, let's have Noire eat it, food can sometimes jog memory you know."
"What?" said person said shocked.
"Nep, your not a little kid, stop being picky and eat." IF retorts.
"What are you saying Iffy?" Neptune begins. "Forcing food is dangerous, if my delicate body ate these... Oh the horrors the HORRORS!" Neptune finished.
"Well you shouldn't be giving them to others now eat." IF started to force feed the eggplant into Neptune's throat.
"Iffy" Neptune started to gag a little "S-stop."
"Hey maybe food will jog your memory too."
"Stop, Iffy." Neptune still continued to struggle about.
"I hope we're not being too loud here?" Compa said ignoring the duo.
"Not at all. It's just I've never had a livley dinner before so-"
"Is that so? Well, you're going to be with us, so it won't be your last.
"About that could I help you with anything."
"Noire help us?"
"Ahh so is Noire gonna fight with us too." Neptune said. The eggplant incident well done and over.
"Yes. I'm pretty strong, so I could help everyone out a bit."
"Okay We'd be happy too, if you could help us." IF said.
"I'm getting a bit tired holding off the randomness these two generate." IF adds.
"I kind of know what you mean."
"A party of five this early, pretty good if you ask me." Neptune blurted out.
"If your doing pretty good mind doing one more thing for me?" Chian requests. "Can you use my weapon I'm going to exhibit at the technology expo."
"Techno-what. Is it like a festival-thingy?" Compa wonders.
"The expo is held in Lastation, with companies showing their tech. There is also a tournament where the winner can get a trophy from the CPU."
"A trophy, what an achievement." Compa gladly cheers. "So can we take down Avenir with a trophy?"
"No we'll go for the win, and tell Lady Black Heart what's going on."
"So that's why you're participating." Neptune realized.
Right, that's why I need you test out my weapon I'm going to exhibit" Chian requests.
"Easy peasy, what exactly do you need us to do?"
"Just use this weapon and give me feed back."
"Is that it sound simple enough."
"We can do this with other quests too." Compa cheered.
"Well how about doing some work for Avenir" Noire suggested.
"What. No way no how am I going to work for them they're the bad guys" Neptune rejected.
"Wait that's a great idea." IF said.
"What do you mean Iffy?" Compa wanted to know.
"Avenir must have problems getting materials like Chian too." IF started.
"So depending on the work, we may find out what they're going to exhibit." Noire concluded.
"Still it doesn't feel right." Neptune said.
"Well I don't like Avenir either, but it's good to know what we are up against." IF concluded.
"Let's bear with it Nep-Nep."
"Well if you say so Compa."
"Sure just ignore me." IF was irritated.
"You have it tough." Noire said.
"Wait before you go." Chian pulled out a small sack. "Shin a young blonde boy, and an old lady gave this to me and said pass it on to you."
Shin had an exact idea who this duo was, but didn't show it.
Taking the sack from Chian, Shin looks inside for the contents inside the small sack, but due to the nature of the world it told him what was inside.
'Three Ma-agilao gems, Bufudyne rock, Chakara pot, Bead Chain, Bead of life, and some attack mirrors'
"Oooh free stuff." Neptune comments on the amount of items they got.
"Though aren't we supposed to be suspicious of the person who gave it to Shin" If was suspicious
"Nope. Free stuff is free stuff, so that makes the person less suspicious." Neptune dismissed it. "I mean look at the use of these things, they have to be ultra rare. The bead of life restores H.P and M.P all of it and the attack mirror repels all physical attacks once. So the person has to be on our side."
"But wouldn't make the person more suspicious. Giving us these rare items I mean." Noire was also skeptical
"Nopers, Nep-Nep says he's on our side, so she has to be right." Compa cheered.
If sighed "I hope your right Compa."
Immediately they leave the area to go back to their room in Lastation.
Hooray done. I need an opinion though, does anyone want me to change it to real time combat, or keep it where its. Personally I like it where it is, but just want to hear the opinion of people. Also been playing some Fallout 4 so yeah pretty much sucking my life force away it's addicting, but the dialogue system feels a bit out of place. I like the talking character, but they may of executed it wrong.
Anyway before I write a whole review of Fallout 4, see ya!
