UPDATE: Made some corrections in grammar and added some extra dialogue, as well as a few rewrites in some areas.
Hello and welcome to the third chapter of Digidimension Neptunia.
When we last left Neptune, she and Dorumon went on a tour of Planeptune, but when they explored the outskirts of the city, a DarkTyrannomon had attacked them, thinking they were trespassing in his land, but luckily Nepgear arrived and gave them a helping hand. With the help of a Digivice, Neptune was able to Digivolve Dorumon to his next form and set things straight with the black dinosaur Digimon and send him back home to the Digital World.
Now let's see what shenanigans they'll be up to in Lastation. If you like this story but haven't followed it yet, be sure to do so if you can. And don't forget to leave a review if you have any thoughts on the story. And now, on with the chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or the Hyperdimension Neptunia series. Both franchises belong to their respective companies.
Chapter 3: Big Bad Wolf In Lastation
It has been a couple of days since Neptune and her friends had encountered DarkTyrannomon and sent him back to the Digital World. After returning to Planeptune, all three had explained to Histoire what had happened in the outskirts. Dorumon has now since become Neptune's partner Digimon, and she had also received a Digivice from a mysterious individual. Both Histoire and the lilac haired CPU were still puzzled as to who sent it or where it even came from. The Oracle had decided to look into the matter of finding out who sent it, as well as investigate more about any sightings of Digimon appearing in Gameindustri. It was now day three, and so far, there was no such luck.
Meanwhile, Nepgear, being the technological tinkerer that she is, wanted to study the Digivice to see what makes it tick and how it could be used in various scenarios. But no matter what she tried, there was no way of cracking it open somehow. Whatever tool she used either broke apart or bounced right off of the Digivice. There was not even a reaction from the device at all, despite her best efforts. In the end, she was at a loss at what to do with it.
"Goodness... Just what is this thing made of?", Nepgear sighed in defeat.
As far as she knew, there was no way to open up the Digivice, nor did she know how to make it work. She wanted to see how it operated so badly, but the cost of her remaining tools was too high a price to pay to continue messing around with it. Just then, Neptune hopped inside Nepgear's room.
"Howdy doody, Nep Jr.! How's it going?", asked Neptune in her cheerful way.
"Hi sis. I'm fine", said Nepgear. "I just can't get this thing to open. I really want to see how this little gizmo worked, but I've gone through too many tools. They all break apart every time I try to examine it."
"Well, as they say in the old country, 'If it ain't broke, don't lick it'", said the lilac haired CPU.
"Neptune, I think you mean 'fix'", corrected her sister.
"Don't sweat the small stuff", said Neptune as she picked up the Digivice and placed it in her pocket.
"Has Histoire been able to figure out where the Digivice came from?", asked the CPU Candidate.
"Nope. She said it would take three days", replied Neptune. "Honestly, we should start looking for an upgrade for her processing speed."
"And how's Dorumon doing?", inquired Nepgear.
"He's doing just fine. In fact, he and I are going to Lastation today to visit Noire. I've been wanting to tell her and the others what's been happening here", her older sister said.
"Oh? Can I come too? I haven't seen Uni in a while", asked Nepgear.
"Unfortunately, we'll need you to stay here, Nepgear", said a voice.
Coming into the room was Histoire. She looked like she was worn out from her research.
"Histy! Any luck on this and that and whatever?", Neptune asked, referring to the Digivice and the relevance of Digimon.
"Not yet, sadly. It's going to take a little longer, I'm afraid", the Oracle said.
"Well that's a shame. Was kinda hoping we'd get a clue or something", said the Planeptune CPU.
"Still, it's actually a good thing that you are preparing to head to Lastation", Histoire continued.
"Why is that?", Nepgear asked.
"I was going to have Neptune investigate the other nations and see whether or not there are other sightings of Digimon elsewhere in Gameindustri", Histoire explained.
"Not a problem, Histy! Me and Nep Jr. will see what's up", said the lilac haired girl. "Besides, I want to see the look on Noire's face when she sees I have an actually talking monster from another world.
"While I appreciate your anticipation, I'm afraid that Nepgear will have to stay behind for now", stated the Oracle.
"Oh c'mon, Histy. Why not? She just wants to see her friend", Neptune asked.
"With the recent events that have transpired, Neptune, I feel that we can't leave Planeptune unguarded. Therefore, Nepgear will have to stay behind here until you get back", answered Histoire.
"What about Uzume? Can't she look after Planeptune for us?", inquired Nepgear.
"I've called her to safeguard Planeptune while you are away, but she said she'll be late as she was still at the beach playing underwater hide-and-seek with Umio", the Oracle replied. "I'm sorry, but that's how things are at the moment."
Nepgear sighed as she got up from her work desk. She was disappointed that she would not be able to visit her friends Uni, Rom and Ram. Her sister patted her on the shoulder for comfort.
"Don't worry, Nep Jr. I'm sure there will be another time to visit. If you want, I'll tell her that you said hi, okay?", Neptune reassured her sister.
"Yeah, sure. Thanks sis!", Nepgear said, her spirits lifted.
"Now then, Neptune", said Histoire. "While I'm still trying to find out the origin of the voice who had contacted us, I need you to speak with the other CPUs about what has been happening. I fear that what ever is causing these Digimon to appear here in Planeptune could also be happening in the other nations. So, I would like for you to head over to each nation to see if this is the case, and if it is, help out however you can."
"You can count on me, Histy! No task is too big or too small for the protagonist of protagonists!", said Neptune with confidence.
"Good. When you inform them of what has transpired, tell them to meet us back in Planeptune", the Oracle added.
"Okie-dokie! Welp, I better get ready. Catch you guys later!", said Neptune as she raced off to get Dorumon.
"Meanwhile, I'll get to work on getting some replacement tools..", sighed Nepgear as she fiddled with the broken pieces that were once most of her tools.
Histoire sweat-dropped at this as she exited Nepgear's room. As she went back to work on trying to contact the mysterious voice, she wondered when Uzume will be back in Planeptune and hoped that everything will be alright. She would also give Neptune and Dorumon the best of luck on their trip.
"I just hope nothing bad happens along the way", she thought.
An hour later, Neptune and Dorumon had reached the country of Lastation, The Land of Black Regality. Unlike the futuristic structures that make up the looks of Planeptune, the buildings of Lastation looked more modern in comparison. This was the country that is protected by its founder and ruler, CPU Black Heart. Those who are close to the Goddess of this land know her by the name of Noire.
Neptune and her partner Digimon had reached the Basilicom of Lastation and went to the office area, only to find Noire at her desk, busy with work as usual. She has red eyes, long twin tailed raven black hair with black and blue ribbons attached, wears a dress comprised of dark blue, white, red, and gold colorings, a blue bow with a gold center which is attached to a black and white collar wrapped around on her neck area, black and white removable sleeves, and a pair of long black boots.
While Neptune was cheerful and lazy, Noire is considered to be her opposite, her being more serious and hard working. She works diligently every day and night, so much that she might sometimes fall ill from pushing herself too much. Because of her busy schedule, she barely has time to take a break every now and then, and often doesn't hang out with Neptune or the others. Neptune jokes about this and calls her a "loner" or "Lonely Heart" from time to time, as she believes that Noire doesn't have any real friends to talk to, much to the black haired CPU's reluctance and frustration. Neptune walked up to her to greet her.
"Hello, Lonely Heart! The great and whimsical Neptune has come to make your day all better!", she joked.
Noire was not amused by this comment as she looked at Neptune with a hint of annoyance in her eyes.
"Neptune, don't you have anything better to do other than to come by and annoy me?", she asked the lilac haired girl.
"Now is that the sound of someone who misses me, I wonder?", replied Neptune, dodging the question.
"Ugh, whatever... So what do you want?", Noire asked.
"I just came by to say hi and see how everything is going, that's all", the Planeptune CPU answered.
"Sounds to me like you're just slacking off of work again, as usual", the raven haired girl said.
"Ouch! Right in the weak point", Neptune replied. "But I know that some part of you has been dying to see me again, but you couldn't because of work."
"W-What are you saying?! Its not like I actually wanted to visit you!", Noire stuttered.
"And there's the tsundere I know and love! This is why I like teasing you", said the lilac haired CPU.
"Umm, what's a 'tsundere?' Is that a flavor of ice cream?", said a voice from around the corner.
This surprised Noire, as she never heard this voice before. At first she thought it was Umio also stopping by, but the tone of the voice sounded different than that of the talking fish.
"Neptune, who was that just now?", asked the raven haired CPU.
"Oh, right. I forgot to introduce you. You see, I made a new friend a few days ago, and he and I are now partners with one another", Neptune explained.
"Really? Well, who is he? Another lazy pudding enthusiast like you", inquired Noire.
"Okay, come on out!", Neptune called.
The moment she did, a purple creature with black claws, small wings, and a red jewel came moving towards her. Noire was puzzled by the creature's appearance.
"...I'm sorry, but what am I looking at here? Where's your new friend?", said Noire in confusion.
"Why, you're looking at him!", Neptune replied.
"What, the purple dog thing? Did he get covered in paint along the way?", the Lastation CPU said, still puzzled by his appearance. "And what's with the little wings? It can't be HallowNep already, can it?".
"Hey! I'm not a dog, lady! I'm a Digimon! Get your eyes checked before you start making assumptions!", the purple Digimon snapped.
"W-W-What?!", Noire shrieked in total surprise. "It can talk?!"
"And these little wings are real, for your information! And this is my natural color!", he ranted on.
"Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that he doesn't like being called a dog?", Neptune asked sheepishly.
"Uhhh, N-Neptune... Who or what is that? And how is it talking?!", asked Noire nervously.
"Let me to introduce you to Dorumon. He's my new partner. As for what he is, allow me to explain", the lilac haired Goddess said as she explained to Noire about the recent events that have happened in the past few days. She told her friend how she had met the purple Digimon and how they had fought together, evetually becoming partners with one another after Neptune had received something called a Digivice from a mysterious voice who wishes to remain anonymous. After the Planeptune CPU had finished her story, the raven haired girl started to summarize the events told to her.
"I see... So let me get this straight. This Dorumon is a Digital Monster from another world, and you two are now working together to save the world from other Digital Monsters that are somehow coming into this world?", Noire said after Neptune had finished her explanation.
"That's pretty much the story thus far", Neptune replied.
"Neptune, you make up some of the weirdest stories every now and then, but this is stretching it even for you...", deadpanned Noire.
"But its real! You seen and heard him talking, didn't you?", the Planeptune CPU defended.
Noire wanted to object at first, but then thought about it for a moment. Although Gameindustri was home to strange things such as intelligent monsters like the petty criminal Warechu and some of his kind, but never had she seen one like this. And if other worlds like Zero Dimension and Heart Dimension could exist, then a world home to lifeforms like Dorumon wasn't out of the question.
"Well, you got me there", Noire replied, then she looked back at Dorumon apologetically. "Sorry for mistaking you for a dog."
"No worries. And I'm sorry for snapping at you", the purple Digimon apologized.
"Oh, and I got this cool looking thingy from a mysterious and pretty voice!", Neptune exclaimed as she pulled out a purple metallic device from her pocket.
"What, a cellphone?", asked Noire.
"This is something called a 'Diggy Rice' or something like that", the lilac haired girl replied.
"She means its a Digivice", corrected Dorumon.
"Digivice? I never heard of that before", said Noire in curiosity.
"I don't really know who sent it, but as far as I know, this baby let's my partner get all big and strong and stuff! Almost like how we can activate our Goddess forms!", explained Neptune.
"I see", said Noire, who seemed to be impressed by its function.
"Thing is, though, I still don't know who gave me this. Histy is looking into that for me at the moment, so that's why I came here", the lilac haired Goddess continued.
"Well whoever gave that thing to you, of all people, must not have been thinking clearly if they thought giving something like that to you was a good idea", Noire stated.
"Nepu?! Noire, I thought you were on my side! I'm shocked to hear that you don't trust me with what could be described as a cool and rare item!", said Neptune.
"If something like that can turn your pet over there into a big beast, then of course someone wouldn't trust you with it", the raven haired girl continued. "What if you can't control whatever he turns into?"
"Hey, I'm not a pet! I thought we established this!", Dorumon said in annoyance.
"Noire, call me crazy, but I think you're just jealous that I now have a cool partner who can do stuff and you don't", said Neptune.
"M-Me, jealous?! Of course not! Its not like I want one of those things anyway!", Noire exclaimed in surprise.
Suddenly, a Lastation guard entered the room. He looked like he was in a panic. Everyone turned to see him.
"Lady Black Heart, it's an emergency!", he exclaimed.
"Calm down. What's the situation?", inquired Noire.
"There's a monster chasing another monster through the streets! They just appeared out of nowhere! Citizens are in a panic!", the guard explained to the raven haired Goddess.
"I hope it's not what I think it is...", said Neptune in a worried manner.
"Have all the citizens to stay indoors until the situation is taken care of! Inform the other soldiers at once!", Noire ordered.
"Yes, Lady Black Heart! Right away!", the guard replied as he ran out of the room.
""I'll go and see what's going on. You should probably go back home", said Noire to Neptune.
"No way, Noire! If what's been going on in Planeptune is happening here too, you'll need some help!", stated the purple CPU.
"I don't need any help from you. If anything, this sounds like a simple matter that I can handle on my own. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off", said Noire arrogantly as she raced out of the room to the city district.
"Nep, I'm not sure if she can actually handle this by herself. Are we just going to watch?", asked Dorumon.
"No way am I staying behind. I'm the main character after all!", Neptune exclaimed as she chased after the black haired Goddess, with Dorumon following behind.
But as soon as the pair had left the room, a mysterious white light had started to glow, then it disappeared as quickly as it had emerged. Then, someone who bore a slight similarity to Noire had came into the office.
"Hey, sis, I heard a noise in here. Is something wrong?", she called out, but there was nobody to be found.
She looked around the office for a moment, looking to see if anyone was still around. Then saw something shiny on the desk. There was now a strange device sitting there.
"What is this?", she wondered aloud.
Within the town district of Lastation, two monsters were running through the city, with one big monster chasing a smaller one. The bigger monster was a Fenrir, a blue wolf creature that can grow to the size of a car. The smaller monster was different, almost as if it was not from Gameindustri. It looked like a small cyan colored dragon with two orange eyes and two horns and wings of the same color. He was in a hurry to get away from the monstrous wolf.
Noire had just arrived on the scene when she saw the two monsters. She could see that the little dragon was in trouble. She quickly decided that the Fenrir was the bigger of the dangers, so she decided to stop the wolf monster first. She jumped in between the wolf and the small dragon.
"You'll cause no more damage here, vile beast!", she exclaimed as she summoned her sword to strike at the Fenrir.
The monster swung one of its claws at the raven haired CPU, but she quickly rolled out of the way and swiped her blade at the monster. The Fenrir then tried to bite down at her with its fangs, but she jumped away just in time.
"You're mine now!", Noire exclaimed, feeling confident that she could defeat the monster.
The raven haired CPU was about to make another attack when the wolf monster swiped down both of its claws at her. She couldn't react in time and was hit by the attack, knocking her back and disarming her of her sword. Noire was caught by surprise by this. Without her weapon, she didn't stand a chance against the monster.
"Oh damnit all!", she cursed.
She was about to rush over and retrieve her weapon when the Fenrir stood in her way. It slashed its claws at her again, then bit down on her arm and tossed her into a building wall. The Lastation CPU yelped in pain, trying to get back up. But when she saw the Fenrir closing in on her, the raven haired girl started to tremble a little, fearing that her life was now in mortal peril.
"Oh no... This can't be how it ends for me...", she thought as she backed herself up to a wall.
The small dragon was watching the battle. This person had saved its life, and she was now in trouble herself. The tiny dragon felt that it couldn't just stand by and watch as the monster would finish off the raven haired girl. He rushed towards the Fenrir and bite down on its tail. The monstrous wolf howled in pain as it tried to shake off the small dragon.
"Huh? That dragon thing is attacking the Fenrir?", Noire said to herself, surprised by the turn of events.
She could hardly believe what she was seeing in front of her. A small monster, no bigger than an average dog, had just saved her life, let alone risk its own life, to stop a rampaging monster that was about three times his size. The Fenrir finally threw the small dragon off of its tail, sending it into the pavement. The raven haired girl looked on in shock. A part of her felt like she couldn't just stand by and watch. In the end, against her better judgement, Noire rushed over to the little dragon's aid.
"Are you alright?", she asked it.
"I'm fine. Thanks for asking", said the small creature.
"Wha?! Another talking monster?!", exclaimed Noire in shock. "Just how many creatures are there that can talk?!"
She took a moment to recover her composure before looking at the creature again.
"Why would a monster like you risk its life to save mine?", the CPU inquired.
"You saved me, so now I want to return the favor", the little dragon spoke.
Noire was taken aback by this a bit. Normally if someone was willing to help her, it would be one of the other CPUs. She never had a monster save her life before. It was all new to her. Just then, Neptune had arrived on the scene with Dorumon. The purple Digimon saw the small dragon, recognizing the creature immediately.
"Hey, Nep! I think that little one's a Digimon! I can smell it!", he exclaimed.
"So, making new friends now, are we? And here I thought you only had eyes for me", Neptune teased.
"D-Don't get the wrong idea! It's not like I wanted help!", Noire stuttered as she explained. "That thing, whatever it is, just chose to save my life."
"Hey, I have a name, and the name is Dracomon", the small dragon said.
"Well, anyone who can save Noire is a friend in my book", Neptune replied.
"Are you sure about that, Neptune? I mean, we don't know where he came from", the raven haired girl stated.
"Noire, sometimes you just got to go with your gut in times like this", the Planeptune said.
"That doesn't make any sense, Neptune", Noire replied.
"Umm, guys, I don't mean to be rude, but that wolf is coming back for us", stated Dorumon as they turned to look at the Fenrir.
The wolf monster was coming for them, preparing to attack once again. Everyone moved away from the charging beast just as it swung down its claws. Noire took this opportunity to recover her sword, while Neptune used her new metallic katana she had bought yesterday to strike at the beast's front limbs. Then Noire swung her sword at the wolf's rear limbs, causing it to howl in pain. Next, it was the purple beast's turn to attack.
"Metal Cannon!", he exclaimed as he fired an iron ball from its mouth.
The metallic sphere makes a direct impact, injuring the wolf monster in the jaw and breaking one of its fangs.
"Baby Breath!", shouted the small dragon.
He breathed fire at the Fenrir, burning the monster's face with hot flames. The CPUs took this chance to finish the creature off.
"Let's do it!", yelled Noire as both she and Neptune leapt into action, planning to strike down the dangerous monster.
"Cross Combination!", Neptune exclaimed as she attacked the wolf monster with a flurry of powerful blows with her metal katana.
"Lacy Ribbon!", shouted Noire as she made several powerful kicks and sword strikes against the wolf monster.
The Fenrir was seriously injure by the combination of attacks dealt to it. It was now thinking of running away, but the pair weren't about to let the beast get away so easily. The two CPUs then jumped in the air and both used their weapons to make one final strike at the Fenrir. The wolf monster couldn't defend itself in time as it took the combined attack, slaying the beast and turning it into glowing pixelated particles.
"Alright! We did it!", Neptune cheered as she hi-fived with Dorumon.
"Well, I guess I owe you one this time, Neptune", said Noire reluctantly. "But it's not like I needed your help to begin with."
"Oh Noire, even now you still don't want to admit that you missed me", Neptune teased.
"S-Shut up! Don't give people the wrong idea!", the raven haired girl exclaimed.
The small dragon looked on at the scene taking place before him, unsure of what to make of it. Dorumon, who just smiled, walked up to him.
"Hey, you're a Digimon, aren't you?", he asked.
"Yes. I'm Dracomon. Nice to meet you!", replied the little dragon.
"And I'm Dorumon! I'm Nep's partner", said the purple Digimon.
"Partner? What's that? Can you eat it?", asked Dracomon, who was still puzzled.
The CPUs had walked up to the two Digimon. Neptune looked at the small dragon.
"So, you saved Noire, eh? Well, consider yourself an instant party member!", she said cheerfully.
"Eh? I don't think I understand", said Dracomon, even more confused now.
"I think what Neptune is saying is that you saved my life. So naturally, it would be wrong of me not to repay the favor" explained Noire. "But I'm not sure how I can do that with a... Uhhh, what is he again?"
"I'm a Digimon. I came from the Digital World. At least, I think I am. Is this the Digital World?", the small dragon Digimon said.
"Psst, Noire. I don't think he even knows where he is, the poor thing", Neptune whispered to the raven haired girl.
"Well what am I supposed to do about it?", asked Noire.
"Maybe you should take him to the Basilicom?", Neptune replied.
"But my Basilicom wasn't made to take care of monsters, especially dragons", stated the Lastation CPU.
"Oh don't worry. I invited Dorumon to mine and everything was fine! Well, that is, if you count Histy fainting at the first sight of him as 'fine'", said the lilac haired girl.
Noire sighed as she looked at the dragon Digimon. On one hand, she wanted to repay the creature for helping her, but on the other hand, she feared of what her people might say about their Goddess of Lastation if they see her walking around with a monster, despite its seemingly gentle looks. In the end, she decided that she couldn't turn a blind eye to the small dragon. It helped her, so now she was going to help him.
"Hey. Dracomon, was it?", Noire asked him. How would you like to come with me? You can tell us what you're doing here in Lastation."
"Really? I don't understand, but if you insist on letting me stay with you, I'll accept!", Dracomon said with a smile on his face.
"But don't think that this isn't temporary. I'm only letting you stay for a little while, so be thankful that I'm doing this", the black haired CPU stated.
"There she goes, acting like a tsundere again", Neptune said. "Well, if you two are going, mind if I tag along? I'd like to hear the little guy's story."
"Seriously? oh fine... But don't go raiding the fridge again like last time, or I'll know", Noire said.
"Hey, I don't always eat your stuff!", the lilac haired Goddess defended as she and Dorumon followed Noire and the dragon Digimon back to Lastation's Basilicom, hoping to get some questions answered.
Back in Planeptune, life was resuming as normal for the residents at the Basilicom. Histoire was still in the middle of trying to find a way to contact the mysterious voice who gave Neptune the purple Digivice. Despite her best efforts, she had yet to come up with a concrete method of communication.
Meanwhile, Nepgear had just finished putting up all the broken tools in her room. She hoped that she could get them fixed or salvaged later. She was wondering how Neptune was doing in Lastation, and was even hoping that she was alright. The CPU Candidate was still lost in her train of thought when someone walked into her room.
"Yo, Gearsy. How's it going?", said a voice from behind Nepgear.
She turned around in surprise, calming down immediately after seeing who it was. It was her friend, Uzume Tennouboshi, otherwise known as CPU Orange Heart. Long ago, she was once trapped in the Zero Dimension, a pocket dimension sealed within a special swirl mark console, and was one of the few friends who helped Neptune and Nepgear escape the dimension. After the last battle with her dark half called Kurome Ankokuboshi, her friends had saved her from being lost forever. She now lives in Gameindustri, but sometimes she goes exploring the world with her best friend Umio whenever she's not in Planeptune.
Uzume has orange eyes with reddish hair tied in pigtails and two black triangular hair clips on one side. She wears a black tube top with a white jacket and a orange, black a white tie, a pair of shorts with black suspenders, black fingerless gloves on her hands, orange and black sleeves and matching socks, black shoes, and a pair of black leg warmers with buttons.
"Hello Uzume. It's great to see you again", Nepgear said to her friend.
"Great to see you too. Hey, where's Nepsy at?", asked the red haired girl.
"She's over at Lastation right now. Did Histoire tell you about what's been happening?", asked the CPU Candidate.
"Yeah, something about talking monsters, Nepsy having a friend for a monster now, and a weird voice and stuff. I think I'm pretty much in the loop", said Uzume.
"That's good", said Nepgear.
Just then, a piece of a tool that Nepgear had on hand had fell from the pile that the Candidate had made and hit the floor with a thud. Uzume just stared in confusion, much to the lilac haired girl's embarrassment.
"Uh, what's with all the broken parts?", she asked.
"Oh, that? That's from... a mishap", she said, embarrassed to admit that she broke her tools.
"I see. Anyway, just wanted to ask if you want to hang out while I'm here", Uzume offered.
"Oh, sure! It's been a while since we spent some time together. What about Umio?", Nepgear asked.
"He said he'll be helping Histoirsy with contacting that voice that she talked about, so he'll be busy it seems", Uzume replied.
"Okay. So, where do you want to go?", the lilac haired Candidate inquired.
"I figured we could just walk around the city and chat about what we've been doing", the red haired girl said.
"That sounds nice. Actually, I was thinking of heading to the shopping district to check some stuff out", said Nepgear as she got out of her seat and went to the door.
"Cool! We'll do that along the way", said Uzume as she went along with the Candidate.
As they went out the door to head outside, they saw a woman who was standing in one spot near the entrance. She had purple hair and eyes, wears a pair of glasses, has a white shirt with a purple bow, a black dress with matching straps, black leggings, and white shoes with purple laces and black soles. She looked like she was contemplating on something. She turned to see the CPUs looking at her.
"Ah, hello there. Is the CPU of Planeptune here?", she asked the pair.
"Sorry, but she's not here right now. She's busy with something in Lastation. Do you need something?", Nepgear asked.
The woman looked at them ominously for a few seconds, then she smiled.
"I see. No, thank you. I don't think it's that important right now. Sorry to bother you", she said as she started to walk away.
"Oh, uh, okay...", said the lilac haired girl, puzzled by the woman's response.
As soon as the purple haired woman was out of earshot, the red haired CPU perked up.
"What do you think that was about, Gearsy?", Uzume asked, looking at her friend, who was just as confused.
"I don't know", Nepgear replied, looking back at Uzume.
Then, as they looked away from each other, they saw the woman was gone. Looking around, they were quite surprised. It was as if the woman was never around at all.
"Where did she go?", Nepgear said in surprise.
"I don't see her. Was she a magician or something?", the orange CPU replied.
They looked all around, but no matter where they searched, there was no sign of the purple haired woman.
"Goodness. I hope she's alright", said Nepgear.
"Me too. So, uh, should we get going, Gearsy?", asked Uzume.
"Yeah, sure", the lilac haired Candidate said as the pair resumed their walk to the shopping district.
They were still puzzled about the mysterious woman. Her appearance reminded her of when her sister Neptune transformed into Purple Heart. There was something about the woman, however, that seemed to unsettle the CPU Candidate. To her, it seemed that whoever that person was, she had a mysterious aura about her. Nepgear was still lost in thought when Uzume called to her.
"Hey, Gearsy, you okay there?", she asked.
"Oh? Yes, I'm fine. Let's get going", the purple Candidate said as they continued onward.
Unbeknownst to the two CPUs, as they were walked on to Planeptune's shopping district, the purple haired woman was hiding behind a nearby tree, out of their line of sight. She had never disappeared into thin air to begin with. She smiled as she watched them go their way.
"Hmhmhm. I wonder what fate will bestow upon them as well?", she whispered as she walked away unnoticed.
And that's the end of the third chapter. I hoped you enjoyed it.
For a while, I honestly had a bit of trouble trying to figure out who Noire would end up with as I wanted her to have a Digimon partner in this story, but I bet you know who that will be by now if you read this chapter.
Also, I bet those of you who played the Digimon games know who that woman was at the end, but let's not spoil it for those who haven't, okay? :P
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