*Neptune's PoV*

Deniz is still not waking up.
It's been a few hours already...

Even I have begun worrying.

I, Jr. and his sister kinda sat next to the bed we put him in for this entire time.
Their weird friends have yet to appear, Underling and Histy are already working on the 'restoration' of the Basilicom.
Like, not themselves, but they called somebody to do it.
Wryn and Idiot are patrolling the borders to check whether something 'out of the ordinary' is happening (which, honestly, is basically never the case by my definition).

Suddenly the door is slammed open and scares the living crap out of us.
And... speaking of idiots and weirdos, J and M enter the room.
J bonks his friend on the head. Then Diana walks up to him and kicks–

Ooh, that looked like it'd hurt!

That 'problem' taken care off, Jonny speaks up. "Lindy showed us where you were. Also, somebody who looked just like Nepgear ran into us - well, me. When we asks her what she was doing, she told us that we must be mistaking her for somebody before running off. But Nepgear is here, so..."
"Yeah, you were kinda missing when she appeared. So... how do I put it–"
My sister interrupts me. "That was me from another dimension. Where did she go?"
"Oh. Towards the coast. Also, what's with Deniz?" J replies.
"She kinda landed on him when she was flung out of the top floor of the Basilicom." I answer.

"...Ugh, healing item..." M is still cringing on the floor.
"No– We are kinda stupid, ain't we?" Diana says. "Give Deniz a revival item or something."
"Oh." I and Jr. simultaneously say.

Diana just facepalms and uses some item on Deniz.

*Deniz' PoV*

"Ugh..." I attempt to sit up.

I don't get to. "Deniz!" Nepgear basically throws herself at me and presses her lips against mine.
I wasn't refusing though. I'm just gonna savor this moment...

That is until I open my eyes to see the group of people looking at us... and Navi lying on the ground in a fetal position.
Nepgear seems to realize the irritated look on face and splits up from the kiss.

"Eh, you mind filling me in?"

"Wryn and Idiot on patrol around the city, M slammed door open, J came in with him, your sister kicked Matt, other Nepgear went towards the coast." Neptune quickly lists.
"And she killed Magic, basically solving any problem we had." Diana adds.

"You... seem pretty neutral about that." I point out.
"Oh trust me, I'm a f*cking volcano on the inside. That damn b*tch!" She hisses.

Jonny and Nep both take a step away from her.

I break the awkward silence. "Didn't you say the other Nepgear headed towards the coast?"
"Uh, yes, I did." Neptune responds.
"What would she do at the coast?" I ask nobody in particular.

"I don't even get the situation... Matt and I need to return to our dimension in any case, 'cause we need to go to school tomorrow... I'll just ask Histoire." Jonny says, grabs one of Matt's legs and leaves the room with him.

...

"Seriously, guys, what would she do at the coast? It's not like the Planeptune coast has great beaches..."
"Jonny also said she was running, like she was trying to get away from something..." Nepgear points out.
"If she was trying to get away from something, what from?" I put a hand up to my chin and think...

...

"Uh, I can't exactly swim..." Nepgear shyly says, pressing her finger tips against each other...

The realization hits me right then. "Oh no..."

?

"I'm really doing that, huh? ... *sigh* ... It's not like I have anywhere to go anymore. I... just don't belong here. And nobody would be missing me either... I've left my nation– no, my entire Gamindustri when it needed me the most..."

She stood at the edge of a cliff.

"I'll end what I have begun."

She looks up towards the sky one last time, sighs, turns away from the cliff, then closes her eyes and let's herself fall backwards...

...

*Deniz' PoV*

"And no matter how horrible that might be, I don't think we could stop her... if we even get there in time..." I sigh. To be honest, I feel kind of powerless right now...

Silence once again... And it seems like it's not just me...

"No point sulking about it, right? We knew her for like what, one hour? And during that time, she might have killed us!" Neptune points out.

"Guess your right about that. Besides, we don't even know whether that was really her plan." I sigh. "Still, I don't think we'd see her again."

Nobody says anything.

"It's getting late anyways. Let's just... sleep."

–The next day–

Everybody seems to have slept well...
Now I actually feel like we forgot something... or somebody...

...

I'll remember eventually.
Wryn and her rival have actually departed as well.

"Everyone's good?" I ask the group.

"Yeah. She's fine." Neptune responds.
"That would not be something I do anyways... I think..." Nepgear says.
"Not worried in the first place." Diana speaks as well.

Well, I'm surprised.
But they're right...

Nothing wrong.

"AMBUSH!~" Oh right. We forgot her.

And in just a few seconds, the entire room is covered in orange ink...
Including ourselves.

Diana stands up from the chair she was sitting on, wipes her face and stares at Viola with a neutral expression.
Well... 'neutral' does not match it perfectly...
It's more like... my sis is staring into her soul...

"Oh crap.~" And Viola runs off.
"GET THE F*CK BACK HERE!" Diana chases after her.

"Everything back to normal, huh?" Neptune states.
"Seems like it." Nepgear agrees.

"At least we won't have to clean this stuff up. It's gonna disappear in a few minutes either way." I say.
"Yeah, that's the great part about her pranks. They're never permanent... Not that pranks are great, they're getting kind of repetitive. And annoying..." Nepgear speaks.

"...So what should we do? I mean, the consoles were... uh, kinda exploded... with the rest of the top floors..." Neptune questions.

"We could go outside– Who am I kidding, we'll just sit indoors and do nothing." I say dryly.

"Well, I dunno what's your plan, sweethearts, but I'll do exactly that!" Neptune agrees, jumps up and runs out of the room.

Now it's just me and Nepgear. And ink.

"We're not gonna sit here all day, are we?" I ask her.
"Uh, you have any idea?"
"No, not really."
"Uh..."
"Guess we will sit here all day."
Nepgear just nods.

...
And then, my phone rings.
What else, it didn't do that at every single occasion, did it?

Oh wait, it did.

I pull it out of my pants.
Oh look, my mother. What a surprise.
Actually, she hasn't called in quite a while...

Meh, nothing to do anyways.

I answer the phone. "Hello?"
"Deniz, you have school next week! You need to come back."

Oh... School...
Well, technically I don't need to go to school here and I don't really want to go either...
But then again, my sister has finished school already, and I have only two years left...
But then there's Nepgear...

"One second." I cover the microphone and turn to Nepgear.
"School is starting next week for me. Do you think I should–"
"I would rather have you here... But... you know yourself you should, right?"
"Yes... I do."

I take my hand of the microphone.
"Yes, I'll come."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye."

I quit the call.
Wow, that was the shortest call I had in a while...

"Guess I should tell Histoire, then say goodbye to the others, right?" I smile awkwardly at Nepgear. "Goodbyes are always hard, no matter for how long, huh?"
"Yeah." She hugs me. "You'll visit often, okay?"
I return the hug. "Of course."

We quickly break up from the hug again.

"So... I'll go look for Histoire. Would you go tell the others?" I say.
"Yes, sure."

Histoire is ready to open a portal.
Neptune, Nepgear and my sister are here as well.
From what I could gather, Linda is busy and Viola went to the beach... (personally, I think she actually wants to creep out/prank the residents.)

"So first, something from me: This was rather suddenly." Histoire is the first to speak.
"I had kind of forgotten." I admit. "Anybody wants to tell me anything?"
"I ate your pudding." Dammit, Neptune.
"Nope." Thanks, sis.
"I'll wish you good luck for whatever should happen." Nepgear speaks up.
She comes a little closer and draws me into a hug. "You promised to visit often, don't forget."
"Of course I won't. I'll keep in contact."

She nods and breaks up from the hug.

I turn to Histoire. "I'm ready."
"Very well then." She opens the portal. "Goodbye."
"Bye, guys. Call if there is something important!" I say.
"Will do. And no worries!" Neptune responds.
"I'll keep her satisfied." Diana says.
"Goodness... No... Still, goodbye." Nepgear says lastly.

And I step through the portal, waving back at them.

–FIN–

*?*

A certain girl is washed onto an unknown shore...

"Ugh... Where am I? How am I alive?" She looks up.
A giant steam-punk city...

"This is not a place in Gamindustri I know... Maybe I'll find my place here?"

A/N

Aaaand it's over!
Yep. Totally over.
I really doubt that there will be a sequel to this is in any way, shape of form (for the next time).
I will probably still use the OCs/this "canon" for something else (Nepstation instead of A/N?).
No matter what, have a nice day...

Actually, I might add a short epilogue and a list of references absolutely nobody will ever understand.
(If there is a "chapter" after this, I released it already when you read this.)

Gosh, I'll need to get back to the fan-game...
You can still contact me btw, nobody has. :sad_face: