(Sorry for the late upload, waiting for editing is a thing…)
Hey guys, Tehg here with a hdn special. That's right, it's the anniversary special, people! It's been a whole year…Damn, I can't believe it. Feels like only yesterday I only started this fic. But I should focus in this chapter. Not a chapter made a whole year ago…Though I suppose this one is meant for reflecting, I guess? Anyway, I'm rambling… For old times sake, NAPPA DISCLAIMER!
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Anniversary special!
(Rose's POV)
(Lastation basilacom)
Me and mommy are sitting and watching TV when suddenly she nudges me and speaks up.
"Rose, could you do mommy a favour and get daddy for me? He's been working all day hasn't he?" I nod smiling brightly at her as I jump up and dash towards daddy's and Noire's office, bumping into a few people along the way. When I get there I knock on the door and I hear Noire's voice first.
"Who is it?" Her voice can be heard asking through the door.
"It's Rose, Noire." I say cheerfully
"Come on in, Rose." I hear her say. I open the door and see daddy and Noire's desks covered with paper and I can't even see there faces! Suddenly daddy stands up and walks over to me before kneeling down.
"Something up, Rose? You ok?" I shake my head as I form a smile.
"Mommy told me to get you since you have been working all day." I tell him. He smiles and places his hand on my head.
"Thanks Rose for coming to get me. Come on Noire, let's take a break." He says looking over to Noire.
"Uh, I'll be there in a minute I need to finish this sheet." She says, focusing on her work again.
"She might be a while…Let's go, Rose" Daddy says, motioning me out.
(Tehg's POV)
Me and Rose head out to the living room and I see Uni watching TV. She doesn't seem to notice us, so I tap Rose on the shoulder and motioned for us to scare her. She nods, smiling. We both move behind the sofa and I lift her up so she can reach. She then reaches out and places her hands on Uni's shoulders quickly as we shout: "GOT YOU!" In response, Uni screams out in fear, turning around to see us giving a cheeky smirk to her.
"Why you…Ain't you a little old to be doing this Tehg?" She asks me while placing a hand to her chest
"Me...? Nah. I'm young at heart. Please don't remind me that I'm actually older than I look..." I say, grumbling at the last part. She then points a finger towards me
"So you remember what tomorrow is, right?"
"A Tuesday?"
"No! It's…Know what? You have to guess." She says, smirking and I sigh. 'Oh, I know what she means, but I'll play along...'
"Fine. You win." I say, leaning over and kissing her. "But if I don't guess, you're going to have to tell me." I say smirking.
"U-uh...sure..." She says before Rose comes in-between us and pouts.
"No fair! I want a kiss from daddy, too!" She proclaims, giving me the biggest puppy dog eyes I've ever seen her give.
"Okay, Rose. I wouldn't forget about you, now would I?" I state, crouching down and kissing her on the head. She giggles as I stand back up
"Thank you, daddy!"
"'Tis no problem, Rose." I say walking over to Uni. "Now, do you remember that we have dinner in Planeptune?" She nods at me.
"Yeah. Nepgear says she wanted to have us over since it's been awhile."
"That it has…Running a nation and looking after a kid does that to you."
"Aye, so I'll go get ready with Rose. You can do whatever. Maybe freshen up. You look like you haven't bathed in weeks." She points out to me.
"Well, sorry. I get worked ragged by your sister." I respond while stretching. Once they went to get changed, I went straight to the bathroom to have a shower as I did indeed look like I haven't bathed in awhile.
(Uni's POV)
Once we get into the bedroom I turn to Rose. "So Rose, what do you wanna wear?" I ask her and she closes her eyes making her look like she's thinking deeply.
"A dress like you used to wear!" She proclaims, catching me off guard
"You mean the one when I was going on adventures with daddy?" I ask unsure.
"Yeah, that one! It looks so pretty in the pictures…But in some of the pictures you have black hair, not white like daddy." I chuckle as she finally brings that up.
"Well, you know how Noire can transform, right?" She nods, so I continue. "Well, I can do that too. Well...used to be able to. When I had you, I permanently transformed into this form." She gives me a confused look as the gears in her head turn. After a minute it seemed to have clicked as she nods again.
"So that's why you look like that mommy, can I still wear the dress?" I give a slight laugh.
"If I can find one in your size…I never knew you wanted to wear my dress in the first place. You're so much like your daddy that I thought you would of preferred his style of clothing, to be honest." Rose thinks for a moment.
"You're right, mommy. I love daddy a whole lot, but I love mommy too…" 'I don't think she understood me, but it's okay. She might be a bit too young.'
"Okay,we have talked long enough. Let's get changed okay?" I ask and she nods in response.
(Tehg's POV)
(20 minutes later)
After having a shower, I head to the bedroom and knock on the door. "You girls in there?" I ask, but get no response, so I head in to get changed. I pull my drawer out and look at the very small amount of clothes that I have. 'I seriously need a wider range and broader colour range, as Uni says.' I pick out some black jeans and a white button up shirt. For once I also leave my coat off as it's warm today. Finally I got some shoes, which were black sneakers. I head out into the living room to see Uni and Rose waiting for me. Uni is wearing a grey long sleeved t-shirt, black pleated skirt with black leggings underneath and black trainers to finish her outfit. Rose is wearing a white version of Uni's old dress with black leggings and trainers underneath.
"You two look good." I say, walking up to them. "Didn't know you had a dress like that for Rose, though."
"Well, she wanted to wear something like the dress I use to wear, so I looked all over and couldn't find one. I asked Noire and said she had made one…Said that she thought this might have happened."
"Ah...Well, let's get going, shall we?"
"Yes." Me and Rose say in unison.
(Planeptune Basilicom)
(30 minutes later)
After flying here, we arrive on the balcony, which somehow has become their front door for those who fly. We knock on the balcony door to hear Histoire's voice.
"Coming!" After three minutes she opens the door and looks at us. "Ah, Tehg,Uni and Rose. Welcome." She says before floating off. Most likely to her office to work. We walk in and close the door. I look over to see solar walk out of the kitchen and notice us.
"Oh, you are here! Great. Take a seat…I'll let Neptune and Nepgear know you guys are here. I'm busy cooking so I'll catch up while we're eating." We nod as Rose pushes past us and hugs Solar's legs.
"Auntie Solar!" She cheers as Solar smiles and crouches down to hug the girl.
"Hey there, kiddo." She says, patting her head. "Good to see ya. Now can you let go? You have a killer grip." She says as Rose grips even tighter.
"No!" She shouts, pouting.
"Now, now, Rose. Solar needs to cook our food." I say and reluctantly she lets go.
"Thanks, bro." Solar says, standing up.
"No problem. I'm just hungry, is all." I say jokingly, but it makes her pout all the same as she heads off to get Neptune and Nepgear. After a couple minutes Neptune comes barreling in, screaming her greeting followed by Nepgear who walks in like a sane person. (G1: Is she really sane? She puts up with Neptune so much, there's gotta be a few screws loose up top.)
"Hello, everyone. How are you?" She asks us as she joins us at the sofa.
"I'm good. Just bogged down by Noire with lots of work." I say.
"I'm fine. Looking after Rose is tiring, though." Uni says, looking over at Rose, who is playing with Neptune. "She probably would be better suited to run a daycare then being a CPU, no offence, Nepgear." Nepgear sighs.
"It's fine. She just gets along well with kids, so I partly agree even if she's my sister."
"Heh. That's Nep alright. She's childish to the end…" I say, chuckling, only to get a book thrown at my face. "What the hell!? Who threw that!" I shout out in reflex looking around to see Neptune laughing so hard that she's on the floor rolling about. "NEPTUNE!" I shout, rushing to my feet.
"Run away!" She laughs out while clambering to her feet to run away.
(Uni's POV)
I sigh, watching the two of them run through the corridors, then look back over to Nepgear.
"Those two are so immature." We say in sync. We laugh at that while I look over to see Rose wander into the kitchen where Solar is. "Rose, where you going?" I call over, catching her attention.
"Uh…Trying to find auntie Solar since auntie Neptune and daddy are playing together!" She cheers.
"But honey, auntie Solar is busy right now. Why don't you come here and sit with me and auntie Nepgear?" I propose to her, but she she sighs and nods before heading over and sitting down next to me. Me and Nepgear chat for about 15 minutes before Tehg and Neptune get dragged back in by Solar holding them by the ears.
"Ow ow ow!" The two whine as Solar drops them by us.
"I wanted some PEACE, but that's too much to ask, isn't it!?" She asks, stating the obvious. "Also, foods ready. Come to the table...NOW!" She shouts in Tehg and Neptune's ears. They heard 'READY? EAAAAT!' So they charge to the table.
"We should hurry if we want anything left by time we get there." I say, standing up.
(Tehg's POV)
(20 minutes later)
We're well into the meal and I've already finished my share.
"So, Solar, what you been up to?" I ask and she looks over.
"Not much, bro, just busy with helping Histoire as Neptune is STILL lazy..." She says taking a quick glance at Neptune.
"Ah, I see. Same here with helping Noire…There's just so much work!"
"She is a slave driver indeed." She then looks me in the eyes. "You do remember what tomorrow is, right?" She says, just a bit too loud as Uni looks over, so I play the idiot card.
"A Tuesday?" She sighs, facepalming, and when Uni looks away I smirk at her.
"So have you been keeping up with your training, sis?" I ask out of nowhere catching her off guard.
"Yes, why?"
"Oh…Well, no reason." I say, chuckling.
"Fine, fine…" She says as Rose starts pouting.
"DADDY I'M BORED!" I sigh as I stand up and walk over to her.
"Have you finished eating?"
"Yep!" I nod and think quickly before hitting my hand on my fist.
"Well follow me then" I say in a 'follow the leader' type fashion and she nods rapidly before hoping off her chair.
(Uni's POV)
I see Tehg walk over to Neptune and whisper something in her ear, only to get a whispered response before he walks off with Rose in tow.
"Hey, Neptune, what did he ask you?" She looks over before puffing her chest out.
"That's a secret, my fair Noire Jr.!" She proclaims with her hand in the air, holding a fork.
"Fine, I'll ask him later…I have my ways." I say, making Solar look at me confused. "So, can I have seconds?" My question makes Solar and Nepgear freeze.
"Uni? Are you feeling okay?" Solar asks me with a worried tone.
"Yes. I'm fine. Tehg has just rubbed off on me is all." I answer her as Solar nods, going to grab another plate of food. "So, Neptune, how are you doing? Still shirking off your duty as a CPU?" I ask only for her to laugh.
"Whaaaat? No…But I'm fine. Thanks for asking, Noire Jr."
"You would think after years of calling me that, you would stop, no?" I ask her, slightly annoyed.
"But you're Nowa's little sister! You're also a tsundere just like her. Though hers is an extreme case..." I did the only thing I can to that comment and…
"I am not a tsundere, Neptune! It's not like I'm dishonest with my own feelings or anything…" I say to the purple haired nuisance in front of me.
"Oh ho? You know what one is?"
"Tehg. He's taught me everything he knew about them over the years. I see my sister in a new light now." I say, not realising I said the last part aloud.
"Aha! Even you think Nowa is a tsundere!"
"W-what!? No, I didn't mean it!"
"Suuure you didn't..." She says, smirking. At that moment Solar came back with a plate for me.
"Here you go. Just don't eat the plate like Tehg does and we're fine." I give a light hearted laugh before I start eating.
"You know, Noire did try to make him eat like a normal person at one point, to no avail..."
"She must be mad at that." Solar commented as Nepgear agrees while Neptune stays neutral.
"Very…She wouldn't speak to him for a week! It was a quiet week in the office. Let's just leave it at that." The three of us laugh at that as we finish eating.
(10 minutes later)
We walk into the living room and Neptune bolts off somewhere, so we decide to sit down while so does whatever she does.
"What do you think she's doing?" Before anyone could answer Tehg, Rose and Neptune came walking into the living room.
"Hey guys." Tehg says. "Hey Uni. I think we should get going. But before we head back to the Basilicom, I wanna show you and Solar something." In response we nod, standing up. The latter transforming while I grab Rose.
"So where to, bro?" Solar asks while he cracks his neck and transforms.
"Lastation. More specifically, the city near the Basilicom." Realisation strikes my face as I look at Tehg.
"You don't mean THAT, do you?" He nods. 'I know he had something done, but what?'
(Tehg's POV)
(Delta City graveyard)
(Play-Lost in Thoughts all Alone- Amalee/Leeandlie ver)
We land in a certain point in the graveyard and I beckon them over to a corner of a area. When we get there, it shows a small stone grave with the words: [In memory of Edgar O'brian- A bad person, but family in the end] They look over to me after reading it twice to make sure they read it correctly.
"Tehg…Why did you have this built?" Solar asks, slightly angry.
"Because, like the grave says…he may of a bad person…our greatest foe to date but in the end, he's family. And that's all that matters, no?" Solar and Uni nod slowly.
"You didn't take anything out of the city budget did you?" Uni asks out of nowhere and I laugh.
"No. I paid for it with the practically nonexistent pay check that Noire gives me."
"Noire pays you?" Uni asked that of all questions.
"Yes. How do you think I provide for us? She isn't a charity, you know?"
"We live in the Basilicom…" She bluntly states.
"I meant like gifts and stuff." I clear it up and she makes an 'ohhh' face as Rose tugs my sleeve.
"Hey, daddy…? Why does that man on the stone have the same last name as us?" She asks. 'That's the one thing I didn't want to have to explain to her until she's older...'
"Well Rose, that there is my great grandfather…So that makes him your great great granddaddy." I explain.
"Oh, cool! Will I get to meet him?" 'Sadly I hope not...'
"Sadly not…He's no longer alive Rose." Her face suddenly deflates as she looks up
"Aww...What happened, daddy?" 'Crap. Worst question ever, Rose...'
"Uhhh…He got into a fight and got killed..." I say, not going into details as she's too young to know I was the one who ended his life.
"Come on, guys. Let's head back. I'm sure Solar has things to do." I hear Uni say from the sidelines.
"I agree…Let's go, Rose." I mutter to her as we turn around.
"Ok, daddy…Auntie Solar, are you going home now?" Rose asks.
"Yes, sadly I have to get back. The dishes won't clean themselves." Me and Uni nod while Rose pouts before nodding herself. "Okay, so see ya guys." She flies off towards Planeptune and shortly afterwards we fly off to the Basilicom as it's getting late.
(The next morning)
I wake up to see Uni's sleeping form next to me and I smile. 'I shouldn't wake her yet.' I then get up without waking her and go to the kitchen to see Noire cooking, so I walk up next to her.
"Hey, tsun-queen. What up?" I ask, making her jump slightly.
"Oh, it's you. It's not like you scared me or anything!"
"Sure, sure…Now, I need your help. I need you to make a meal for me and Uni to eat for our anniversary. Please?" I ask her and she sighs.
"Fine. On one condition. You have to work extra hard tomorrow!"
"Aye, aye, Nowa!" I say, saluting and she gets to work. Next on the agenda is getting someone to look after Rose for the day. 'Oh, I know!' I pull out my phone from my pocket and phone up Neptune.
"Yello, go for Nep."
"It's Tehg, Neptune."
"Oh, hey man. What ya need?"
"Think you could take care of Rose for the day? Noire could, but she's gonna be busy with work and you're gonna slack off anyway. So can you babysit, please?"
"Oh yeah. It's your guys' anniversary, ain't it?"
"How would you know? You don't sound like the person to remember stuff like that."
"Nep Jr. was talking about it last night."
"Ah, so is that a yes or a no?"
"Of course I'll take care of mini you. I'll come over to pick her up now. What time do you want her back for?"
"Any time after eight."
"Alright, quest received! On my way now!" She states as she hangs up. Okay, next up is to wake Uni and have breakfast if it's ready, then give her the gift I got. Then go with the plan I made for the day. I reach the bedroom and open the door and see that Uni is still asleep, so I walk over to her, lean over and kiss her on the check
"Time to wake up, hun." I say as softly as I can. Slowly she stirs from her sleep and looks up at me. "Morning, Uni. Happy anniversary." I say as she wakes up fully and smiles.
"So you did remember, idiot..." She mutters, climbing out of bed to hug me. I laugh as I whisper in her ear.
"I never forgot…I was playing with you." This makes her look up at me.
"Really? Why?"
"So I could surprise you, duh!" I say, stating the obvious. "Now hurry up getting changed, we have breakfast to have." She nods, going to the wardrobe to get changed as I head out. As I head towards the kitchen I see Neptune and Rose heading towards the exit, each with a pudding to eat.
"Hey! It's too early to eat pudding. Eat something more healthy." I say, sounding more like an order than advice, but it gets the point across as they don't eat it. I then go to the dining room and sit down where the food is waiting for Uni and I. I had to wait about 3 minutes before she comes walking through in her usual outfit.
"Wearing something old today are we?" I ask.
"So are you though." She states as I look down to realise I instinctively put on my outfit from my adventuring.
"So I am. So. I. Am…Guess we're both wearing our old colours today, eh?" She nods at that as we dig in.
"Hey. Where's Rose? Shouldn't she be awake by now?" Uni asks.
"Ah, yes...Well, I've had Neptune babysit so we have the day to ourselves. That way we won't have to worry, no?"
"I guess not. But, Neptune? Really?"
"She gets along great with Rose, so I thought, "why not?" That, and she was going to not do her duty either way."
"Good point..." Uni says, and after a few minutes I finish first, giving me a minute or two to grab my present for her. I reach into my back pocket and pull out a small box. 'I'm getting deja vu all over again...' I then hand it over to her once she finishes.
"Happy anniversary, Uni." I say and her smile lights up a thousand times more when she opens it to reveal a ruby necklace in the shape of a diamond and I get up to help her put it on.
"Thank you, Tehg, it's beautiful. Here's my gift. Happy anniversary." She says, getting her gift from under the table. She hands me a bag and I open it to see white hand-knitted fingerless gloves and a hand-knitted black scarf.
"Thank you, Uni…Thank you so much..." I say, taking the old and worn scarf that Solar made me back before we came to the Hyperdimension off, folded it up and placed it down on the table before wrapping hers round my neck and putting the gloves on. 'Luckily yesterday's weather was a one off as it's freezing today.' "Now then, Uni, let's go on with today's plans." I say, confusing her but she follows me nonetheless.
Hey guys, it's been a year already. I want to thank you all for reading this story. When I started this, it became something more than just a story to me…It became something I treasured… Again, I do thank you all for reading it, and you know I don't think this story would have been what it was now without a few people helping me along the way…Like editor man G1 (Hey)…Yeah, you. You stopped my chapters from being a complete grammatical mess, even I will admit that (You better). Then there is 0n3deGaming…I guess you could say he was the first person I collaborated with…A great guy…Then the rest who let me use their characters in the story like AIYFproductions and Acallaris. Oh and there's one guy from a while ago, he's not active much anymore but he was in a lot of our review sections a lot…Goes by you never knows…influenced my story, for better or worse is yet to be seen, but I think I've rambelled on long enough…So for now, and for this story…
TEHG OUT!