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 fourth chapter of Digidimension Neptunia.
Last time, Neptune and Dorumon were visiting Lastation to see what Noire was up to. Then an incident occurs in the streets, where the gang help save a small dragon from a Fenrir, who turns out to be a little Digimon named Dracomon. Wonder what his story is?
I might have some plans for the other Goddesses, but I'm still thinking on who they should be partnered with. For now we'll have to wait and see, won't we?
Now then, lets get this chapter started, shall we?
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or the Hyperdimension Neptunia series. Both franchises belong to their respective companies.
Chapter 4: A Dragon's Roar
Back in Lastation, the two CPUs and the Digimon pair had returned to the Basilicom, wanting to rest up after stopping the rampaging Fenrir in the city. They wanted to talk to the small dragon about about he got to Lastation in the first place. They were all seated in the lounge.
"So, if you don't mind me asking, where exactly did you come from?", Noire asked the dragon Digimon.
"Well, just like Dorumon, I came from the Digital World", Dracomon replied.
"And where even is this 'Digital World?' Sorry, but I'm stilling having doubts that you two are from another world", said the raven haired girl.
"Noire, we've been inside a pocket dimension inside of a console. Don't tell me you stopped believing in other worlds?", Neptune said.
Noire wanted to argue with the lilac haired girl, but decided to remain silent as she listened to the dragon Digimon.
"I don't think I know where my home is now", Dracomon explained. "All I remember is that I was running around, trying to practice flying, and then this weird hole opened up right in front of me. Next thing I knew, I ran into that big nasty wolf thing, and then it started chasing me down. I was so scared I didn't know where I was going, and then I ended up here in this city and then, well, you know the rest."
"You poor thing...", said Noire sympathetically.
"Yep, definitely another case of otherworldly misplacement. And I should know, as I happen to be an expert on this!", said Neptune.
"I don't think that's something you should be proud of, Neptune...", Noire deadpanned.
Just then, another person had walked into the room. She looked similar to Noire in some ways, but she was actually different. Turning to see who it was, they smiled at the sight of Uni, the younger sister of Noire. While they looked similar to one another, Uni was more friendly compared to her sister. She's close friends with Nepgear as well, and even has a hobby of collecting guns, ranging from antiques to usable firearms. She also strives to be just as great a CPU as her sister one day, although she doesn't work as hard as Noire does.
She has long black hair tied in twin tails held by a milky blue and black ribbon. She also has red eyes like her sister, only hers are bit darker. Uni also wears a black dress with milky blue linings, a belt-like accessory forming into a bow on her back, a large circular piece that connects the collar and dress, fingerless milky blue and black gloves on her hands with boots to match, and on her left side a strap for a small device that is fit for either a cellphone or a portable gaming system.
"There you are sis", Uni said to her sister as she walked up to the raven haired girl.
"Oh, Uni. Did you get those files organized?", Noire asked.
"Yes, I've got it all taken care of- Wha?!", her sister suddenly gasped.
She was shocked to see the two Digimon in the lounge with the CPUs. She was not expecting to find creatures like them in the Basilicom, let alone hanging around the two CPUs as if nothing was wrong. It took her a moment to regain her composure but she cleared her throat.
"What are those things? And what are they doing here?", the black haired Candidate inquired.
"Calm down, Uni. There's a good explanation for this", said Noire, trying to ease her sister.
She and Neptune explained to her about what happened in the city, the Fenrir running rampant in Lastation, the small dragon Digimon saving her life, how the CPUs and the two Digimon defeated the monster, and why the small dragon is living in the Basilicom. They also explained to her about the recent events in Planeptune, and how the lilac haired girl met Dorumon. Uni nodded at every word that they said. At first she found it hard to believe, but the more Neptune and Noire went on, the more she thought that it was too good to make up.
"I see... I guess that makes sense", Uni said after the two CPUs finished.
"And now we just need to figure out how to get him back home", said Noire.
"I don't know, Noire. From the way I see it, you two make a pretty good pair", said Neptune.
"What do you mean? I was only helping him cause he helped me. It's nothing more than repaying a debt", the raven haired girl stated.
Uni looked at the two Digimon as she shook their hands. She smiled, thinking the two of them were cute for a pair of creatures from another world.
"Thanks for helping my sister. My name is Uni, by the way", she said.
"It's no biggie. My name is Dorumon", said the purple Digimon.
"And I'm Dracomon! Nice to meet you!", added the small dragon Digimon.
All three then giggled a bit, trying to contain their excitement. Noire couldn't help but smile a bit as well. The lilac haired girl noticed this too, though.
"Well then, guess you got yourself a new friend finally, Noire", said Neptune.
"What is that supposed to mean?", replied the Lastation CPU.
Before the two CPUs could bicker with each other again, Uni suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, that's right. Noire, does this belong to you? I found it on your desk", she said, handing her sister a small device.
Noire took a close look at what her sister was holding. It looked black with silver linings and a white trim, and it had a small screen on it.
"I never seen this before. Are you sure it doesn't belong to you?", the raven haired Goddess asked her sister.
"No, I don't own anything like that", Uni replied.
"Wait a minute...", Neptune said suddenly as she pulled out her purple Digivice.
Pairing her device with the other one, the CPUs were shocked to see that they were both the same device, only that they were in different colors. Noire and Neptune couldn't believe their eyes. Could it really be Noire's Digivice?
"Well, Noire, you know what this means, don't you?", the Planeptune CPU asked.
"Neptune, let's not jump to conclusions here. We don't even know if it actually belongs to me at all", Noire stated.
"But Noire, it's destiny! Like one of those RPG games where they say you're a destined hero of prophecy or whatever", Neptune rambled on.
"Yeah! For all we know, Dracomon might just be your partner now", added Dorumon.
"I don't think this means anything. I'm sure its just mere coincidence", said Noire.
"You mean to tell me that saving this little dragon's life and him saving yours and this appearing out of thin air is a 'mere coincidence?'", inquired Neptune.
"Noire, I can feel something from it. Like a connection of sorts", said Dracomon.
The raven haired CPU looked at the dragon Digimon, then back at the black Digivice. She thought for a moment before turning her attention back to Dracomon again.
"Even if this thing does belong to me, I'm not sure if I want to put you at risk. I don't even know how to use it", she said finally.
"C'mon, Noire. You seen how well you two worked together. You're like peas in a pot or something", Neptune said.
"Well sure, but look at him", Noire replied, referring to Dracomon. "He's so small that even that Fenrir could've eaten him whole."
"But I can fight though. Sure I was scared at first, but when you came to the rescue, it gave me the courage to fight back", said the dragon Digimon.
"I don't know...", Noire said hesitantly, but then Neptune placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I say you should give the little guy a chance. You two can make a great team if you tried", the purple CPU said.
Noire looked at her and back at Dracomon before sighing in defeat.
"Well, I guess I can try", she conceded.
"Yay!", Dracomon cheered as he bounced up in the air.
"But", the raven haired girl added, "if we're going to be partners, we're going to have to make a cooperated effort. You'll also have to do what I say Got it?"
"Sure thing!", Dracomon replied enthusiastically.
They both smiled at each other, thinking they can get along with one another. Uni looked on with a hint of jealousy.
"Jeez, now I wish I had one...", she thought, but she still smiled at the scene that was happening.
Just then, a Lastation soldier came through the door. It was the same one who informed Noire of the Fenrir attack in the streets.
"Lady Black Heart, another monster has appeared just outside the city!", he exclaimed.
"Calm down for a moment", Noire replied. "What did the monster look like?"
"Unknown. It appeared so suddenly we had no time to react", the soldier explained. "The monster came out from the sky and attacked the guards stationed at the main entrance to the city."
"Alright, I'll go check it out. Tell the other guards to stay on alert", the Lastation CPU ordered.
"Yes, Lady Black Heart! Right away!", said the soldier as he ran off to carry out his orders.
"Sounds like we got another monster hunt on our hands", said Neptune.
"Knowing our luck, I'd say it won't be as easy as before", replied Noire.
"Whatever it is, I say we go see what's going out there", stated Dorumon.
"Right then! Bravely march forward and all that!", said Neptune.
"Uni, look after things here while we're gone, okay?", Noire said to her sister.
"No way, I'm going with you. I want to see what those two creatures can do", Uni objected.
"Noire, if it's another tough monster or even a Digimon, I think we could use all the help we can get", said Dracomon.
"Well, alright then", Noire sighed as she motioned Uni to come with her.
"Thanks sis!", her sister said as she followed behind.
"Let's go too, Doru-Doru!", Neptune said as she gave chase.
"Hey, that's Dorumon, not Doru-Doru", said Doru-Doru.
"Sorry, but the author has already decided. Just look at the text above", said Neptune, breaking the fourth wall once again.
"Huh?! But my name is Dorumon!", said the purple Digimon.
"Oh, but Dorumon just sounds so boring, so Imma give you the nickname 'Doru-Doru'", Neptune responded.
"Oh yeah, well I'm gonna call you Nep-Nep! How about that?" said Doru-Doru. "Hey! Quit giving me that name!"
"And thus, a new fourth wall destroyer was born", Neptune joked.
"Hey, you two! Quit screwing around and come on!", Noire called from the hallway.
Neptune and Dorumon looked at each other before going after Noire and the others, not wanting to get left behind and miss all of the action.
When the group reached the outside entrance of Lastation, they could see see where the attack had occurred. They saw some scorch marks on the ground, possibly from some sort of fire or something else.
"This is where that creature had supposedly attacked, but there's no sign of the monster", said Noire.
"Well it couldn't have gone far, so let's split up gang!", said Neptune.
"Hold on, we don't even know what the creature looks like, never mind where it went", stated the raven haired girl.
"Well that soldier guy said it came from the sky, didn't he? So we'll just look up", Neptune replied.
And upward they looked, trying to find anything out of the ordinary in the sky. So far all they could see were either a bunch of clouds or a flock of birds going by. Noire sighed, unable to find anything resembling a monster.
"I don't see anything. Are they sure that they didn't mistake a mad bird for a monster?", she said.
Suddenly, Dorumon and Dracomon started to growl, looking up at the sky. The others were confused by this behavior
"Hey, what's wrong?", Uni asked.
"Its coming this way! I can smell it!", said the dragon Digimon.
"Yeah, me too!", added the purple Digimon.
The CPUs all looked at each other, then looked up and saw something moving in the sky. The object looked like a metallic blue jet, except it wasn't a jet at all. It had eyes and a mouth, and feet with red claws. It also had a few red parts on its metallic body, a metal tail, and it looked like it had bombs and missiles on its wings. It looked like it was about to dive-bomb right at where the group was standing!
"Look out, it's coming from above!", exclaimed Noire as everyone scattered to different directions.
"Raining Bomb!", the metallic blue creature shouted as it started to drop its bombs at the group.
Everyone got out of the way just in time as the metallic creature zoomed away as the bombs hit the ground, causing various explosions to go off.
"What was that thing?!", Noire shouted angrily.
"I think that was a Digimon!", replied Dracomon.
Suddenly, Neptune's purple Digivice started to beep loudly, as if it had received a message of sorts.
"Hey guys, my thing is doing a thing!", she exclaimed.
As she was trying to figure out what was going on, a holographic projection appeared out of the purple Digivice. It was depicting an image of the monster that had tried to attack the group.
"What is that?", asked Noire as she looked at the screen.
"It looks like a photo of that flying thing, whatever it is", said Uni.
"It says here that its name is Pteramon. Looks like a living fighter jet. He can lock-on to his targets with his Missile Storm, or drop his Raining Bomb from above", said Neptune.
Suddenly, the metallic creature was turning around. He was coming back for another attack run. The CPUs looked at each other and nodded, knowing what they have to do.
"HDD Access!", they all said, activating their Goddess forms.
First was Neptune, as she became covered in a white light. She became more mature and had a purple and black suit, her hair turned into a dark shade of lilac color, and soon purple armor pieces and wings appeared, and soon a large purple samurai sword was summoned into her hands. She was now in her Goddess form of Purple Heart.
Next was Noire, who was also covered in a white light. Her hair is now worn down and pure white, her eyes turn from red to a teal green, and her suit was now a black and silver color with a bit of white as well. Her armor pieces were of the same colors as well. Her wings were a blue color, and her weapon was a black and silver long sword with blue glowing lights. This was the Lastation CPU's Goddess form, Black Heart.
Finally it was Uni's turn, as she glowed into a white light as well. Her hair also became pure white but turned into curly pigtails, and her red eyes became a deeper shade of green. Her suit was black and silver, but modeled differently, as well as having a circular piece on both her chest area and her boots. Her armor pieces and wings were also black and silver, and her weapon of choice was a large railgun-like blaster in the same colors, only instead of glowing blue, it glowed in a green color. This was Uni's CPU Candidate form called Black Sister.
After they transformed, the CPUs took their positions as Pteramon was closing in for his next attack.
"No you don't!", shouted Black Sister.
Taking aim at the sky, she opened fired with her weapon, shooting green lasers at the armored creature. Pteramon pulled away, avoiding the shots as he made another attempt for an attack.
"Missile Storm!", it yelled as he launches multiple missiles from its wings, now heading directly for the Candidate.
"Incoming!", Black Heart yelled.
The Lastation Goddess jumped to push her sister out of the way of the missile attack, letting the missiles hit nothing but the ground that they had been standing on. Purple Heart looked on at the scene, then turned to Dorumon as she brought out her Digivice.
"Dorumon, you better get in there too", she said to the purple Digimon.
"Right, let's do it!", Dorumon exclaimed enthusiastically as Purple Heart raised her Digivice in the air.
"Digivolve!", she yelled the code phrase.
A purple beam of light shot out of the Digivice and toward Dorumon, engulfing him in the same light. His Digivolution sequence was about to begin.
"Dorumon, Digivolve to...!", he shouted.
His body glowed brighter as he became bigger. His color changed to a darker shade of purple, his wings and tail grew larger and longer, and his claws became bigger and reddish.
"Dorugamon!", the beast-like Digimon exclaimed as he finished Digivolving.
Now it was the CPUs turn to strike as they flew up to the sky to face Pteramon. As Black Heart and Black Sister took to the air, Purple Heart looked down at Dorugamon.
"Do you think you can fly too?", she asked.
"I'll try, but I'm not as fast as you guys are", Dorugamon said as he flapped his purple wings and rose to the air at a slower pace than the CPUs.
Soon they were all airborne and were charging towards the armored flying Digimon. Pteramon had them in his sights as he prepared for an assault in the sky.
"Any intruders that enters and threatens my airspace must be neutralized!", he yelled as he approached the CPUs and the Digimon.
He tried to ram into the group, but they moved out of the way. Black Sister tried to blast the armored flying Digimon out of the air, but he was quick to evade as the shot grazed past him.
"Newsflash: This is MY airspace! Now get out of here!", Black Heart yelled
She tries to slice her long sword at the armored Digimon, but misses as the creature speeds past her.
"Power Metal!", exclaimed Dorugamon
He fires a large iron sphere from his mouth at Pteramon, but the armored Digimon was moving too fast and the sphere misses its mark as a result.
"That thing is moving too fast for our attacks", stated Purple Heart.
They soon realized that they would get bogged down at the rate they were going. The group knew they had to find a way to stop the armored Digimon and fast. Suddenly, Black Heart noticed that they were one Digimon short. She then looked down at the ground, seeing that Dracomon was trying to get up off the ground, but he kept failing to do so.
"Dracomon, what's wrong?", she called to the dragon Digimon.
"I can't fly! My wings are still too small!", he replied.
This made the group worried. Dracomon was an easy target if he couldn't get off the ground and into the air. Black Heart flew down to the small dragon, but Pteramon saw this and took this as an opportunity to attack.
"Sis, look out!", Black Sister shouted as she took aim to stop the armored Digimon.
She fires her gun weapon, but misses due to the sheer speed of Pteramon. He was now within attack range.
"Target acquired! Raining Bomb!", it exclaimed as it dropped a volley of bombs towards the small dragon.
Dracomon looked on in horror and was unable to move in time. As the explosives were about to hit the ground, however, Black Heart flew to the rescue and grabbed him just before the bombs made impact. Despite the quick save, they were still too close to the blast zone, so Black Heart shielded Dracomon from the explosion, taking most of the damage herself. They fall to the ground with a thud.
"Noire!", Purple Heart and Black Sister exclaimed, shocked at what they witnessed.
"Now you've done it!", Dorugamon yelled angrily.
He flew to Pteramon to try and bite down on him and slash him with his claws, but he was not quick enough to avoid another missile attack launched by the armored Digimon. He took the brunt of the attack and fell to the ground. Purple Heart flew to him to see if her partner was okay.
"Dorugamon, are you alright?", she asked in worry.
"I'm fine, but what about them?", the beastly Digimon replied, referring to Black Heart and Dracomon.
Black Sister floated down to the pair, hoping for the best. Luckily, she saw that they were still alive as they got back up.
"Are you alright little one?", Black Heart asked the dragon Digimon.
"Yes, I'm okay, thanks to you", Dracomon replied. Then, Purple Heart and Dorugamon moved toward the group.
"We're never going to catch that thing at this rate. We need a new strategy", said Purple Heart as they grouped together.
"Dracomon will be toast if he remains here. Uni, take him back to the city", Black Heart ordered her sister.
"No way! I can still fight!", Dracomon objected as he ran up in front.
"No, you'll be killed! We can't let you risk your life like this!", Black Heart stated.
"I don't care! You saved my life, remember? Now I have to repay the favor!", the dragon Digimon insisted.
The Lastation CPU was stunned. She had never seen such bravery from such a little creature before, not caring about his own safety, but rather the safety of others. The Goddess had to admit that this was an admirable trait. It reminded her of herself. She then started wondering if he really was meant to be her Digimon partner. Perhaps it wouldn't be such a bad thing to her after all. Suddenly, the black Digivice that Black Heart had with her started to glow a blue color. She picked it up and looked at it, wondering what was going on.
"Hey, the Digivice is glowing. What does that mean?", she asked.
Purple Heart saw this and stared for a moment, then she had an idea.
"Noire!", she spoke up. "Use the Digivice! Raise it in the air like I did with Dorugamon and shout the word 'Digivolve!'"
Black Heart looked at her for a moment, then at Dracomon. Finally she nodded as she raised her Digivice in the air.
"This had better work...", she whispered as she shouted the code phrase. "Digivolve!"
A blue light then shout out of the black Digivice and went towards Dracomon, now engulfing him in the blue light.
"Dracomon, Digivolve to...!", he shouted as he began his Digivolution sequence.
He started to change size as his three fingered claws grew, as well as his arms and legs. His scales began to change to a blue color, his wings and tail grew bigger, and his horns were bigger and reddish, including a third horn that grew on his nose.
"Coredramon!", he exclaimed his name as he finished his Digivolution.
Everyone were surprised and amazed by the sight of the blue dragon Digimon. Now they had two Digimon aiding them in the fight against Pteramon. The Lastation CPU couldn't help but be impressed. She had actually succeeded in making a Digimon reach a higher form of evolution.
"Amazing...", Black Heart commented as she looked on in awe.
"Nicely done, Noire", said Purple Heart.
"Yeah, that was pretty cool!", added Black Sister.
"Ha! Well of course! I did do that after all!", the Goddess of Lastation said proudly.
Then everyone looked up, seeing that Pteramon was gearing up for another attack. Black Heart looked at Coredramon and smiled.
"So, ready for round two, partner?", she asked the blue dragon.
"You bet I am!", he replied as he roared at the sky, surprising everyone, including Pteramon.
"New enemy target has appeared! Engaging at once!", the armored Digimon exclaimed as he flew towards the group.
Suddenly, Coredramon flapped his wings and took off into the air at a fast rate of climb, surprising the Goddesses even more. This also caught the armored Digimon off guard as he banked to evade the blue dragon trying to ram into him, but his underbelly gets scratched by the the front horn on Coredramon's snout. Then the blue dragon turned around to attack again.
"Blue Flare Breath!", he shouted.
He fired searing blue flames from his mouth at Pteramon. The armored Digimon could not evade in time as he was hit by the fireball, scorching its armor plating and breaking bits of it into pieces in the process.
"Alright, way to go!", cheered Black Heart as she watched.
As everyone was watching Coredramon fighting the armored Digimon, Black Sister noticed that pieces of Pteramon's armor had fallen off, revealing small exposed spots underneath. This gave her an idea.
"Everyone! Coredramon's attacks are tearing that thing's armor off", she said. "I think I can hit the exposed parts with a stun shot from my weapon."
"I get it. Then we'll move in and strike the final blow. Good thinking, Uni!", Black Heart remarked.
"We'll need to make sure that Pteramon stays still long enough for a clear shot though", stated Purple Heart.
"Yeah", replied the Goddess of Lastation, then she looked up at the blue dragon. "Coredramon! Hold him steady while we get ready to fire!"
"You got it!", he replied as he slashed at Pteramon, trying to nail a hit on the armored Digimon.
As he went on the attack once more, Black Sister had started to take aim, waiting for the moment to make the perfect shot count. Pteramon tried to ram the blue dragon, but he missed as Coredramon dodged to the left. The armored Digimon swooped around for another strike. Coredramon then saw an opportunity and grabbed both of Pteramon's wings, holding him still and not letting go.
"Okay, I got him! Open fire at anytime!", the blue dragon called.
Black Sister focused as she took aim, looking through the scope of her CPU weapon. She took aim at the exposed part of Pteramon's broken armor.
"Paralysis Shot!", she yelled as she fired her weapon at the armored Digimon.
The paralyzing round hit its mark, stunning Pteramon in its place. He tried to move, but he was unable to do anything. Not even his weapons were working. He was now vulnerable to attack.
"That got him!", exclaimed the CPU Candidate.
"Good shot, Uni!", said her sister. "Now let's finish this!"
"We're right behind you, Noire!", said Purple Heart as she and Dorugamon followed Black Heart to make the final strike.
Pteramon looked on in horror as he saw the group approaching. He wanted to get away, but he couldn't move due to the effects of the paralyzing round. The group approached quickly as they began their attack.
"Power Metal!", shouted Dorugamon as he fired an iron sphere from his mouth at Pteramon, damaging his armor plating.
"Critical Edge!", exclaimed Purple Heart as she made devastating slash attacks, splitting open Pteramon's armor wide open.
"Fall Slash!", Black Heart yelled as she rose above the armored Digimon and made a huge slash wave, delivering major damage to the armored Digimon as the attack hit his exposed area.
Pteramon yelled in agony as he fell to the ground with a mighty thud. He no longer had the strength to keep fighting. When everyone landed, they approached the fallen adversary with caution, ready to make the final strike. Just then, the armored Digimon spoke to them.
"I had enough, please... I concede... The victory is yours, and so is this airspace", he said in defeat.
Everyone were a bit surprised by this response, except for Black Heart, who just smiled with an air of superiority.
"That's what happens when you mess with the CPU of Lastation!", she said arrogantly.
"It wasn't just you, Noire. We all did it, together", stated Purple Heart.
"Yes, that too", the Lastation CPU admitted.
"So why were you attacking us?", asked Black Sister.
"I do apologize for that. I was patrolling my airspace when some portal of unknown origin had opened up right in front of me", Pteramon explained. "I wasn't able to evade in time and I ended up in this new area, Naturally my first instinct was to establish air superiority and then make contact with my people, but I can't even get their signal anywhere."
"You came from the Digital World, right? That portal must've taken you here by accident", Purple Heart said.
"I have doubts that it was an accident, but even if it was, I do not wish to remain here in this place", the armored Digimon said.
Black Heart was now reluctant to finish off the Digimon. Usually if it was a normal monster, she wouldn't hesitate to strike it down. But this was an intelligent creature, a being that could speak and think for itself. And she could see in his eyes that Pteramon was telling the truth. She then sighed, now unsure of what to do in this situation.
"Jeez, what a pain...", Black Heart said finally as she lowered her weapon, the others following suit.
"Well, what do we do now?", asked Black Sister. "Even if we wanted to help him, we don't know how to send him back home."
"Actually, I think I have an idea", said Purple Heart as she looked at the black Digivice.
"What is it?", asked Black Heart.
"Noire, try raising your Digivice to the sky", the Planeptune CPU explained. "If Pteramon got here recently, there might still be a way for him to head back home."
"You expect a portal to open up again? I don't think there's any trace of it left, though", Black Heart stated.
"Trust me. I did the same thing before, and it worked. I'm sure it'll work here too", Purple Heart insisted.
"Well, alright then...", said the Lastation CPU doubtfully as she raised her Digivice to the air.
Just then, it started to glow again, and then a blue light shot out of the small screen and into the sky. The light stopped in place, and a vortex had started to grow. It was now forming a way back to Pteremon's world.
"I told you it would work", said Purple Heart.
"Well, looks like you can go back home after all", Black Sister said to the armored Digimon.
"I can't thank you enough for this. You spared my life and found a way for me to return home. I don't know what to say", said Pteramon.
"Just don't cause anymore trouble on your way back, okay?", informed Black Heart.
"Do not worry. I know now that I should just ask for help instead of blasting everything in sight", said the armored Digimon as he tried to get up, but was too weak to fly straight.
"Here, let us help you", said Purple Heart as the CPUs and their Digimon started to lift up Pteramon into the air.
"Thank you again for helping me", said the armored Digimon.
"No problem at all", said Black Heart as they neared the portal.
"I must get repairs at once. I hope we'll see each other again, perhaps as friends next time", Pteramon said as he moved to the portal.
"Take care of yourself! Safe travels!", called the Lastation CPU as she and the others waved it farewell.
Pteramon waved his wing at them as he entered through the portal back to his world. Black Heart then looked at Coredramon.
"Well, you better get going too. Your world is on the other end of that portal, after all", she said to the blue dragon Digimon.
But he shakes his head at this. Black Heart was surprised at this, wondering why he would choose not to go back home to the Digital World.
"As much as I'd like to go back home, I'd rather stay with you, Noire", Coredramon said.
"But why though?", she asked in confusion, not sure what he was thinking.
"We're partners now, remember? And we saved each other's life. We make a great team!", the blue dragon Digimon said with certainty.
Black Heart was unsure of what to feel about the situation, but in the end she still smiled at Coredramon's resolve.
"Well, I guess it can't be helped", the Lastation Goddess said as she lowered her Digivice. "If it's your choice to stay, then who am I to argue?"
The blue light soon began to fade along with the portal. The vortex started to shrink until eventually, it disappeared completely. Everyone landed to the ground as they turned back into their human forms. Both of the Digimon turned back into their prior forms as well.
"Isn't that nice? Now you have a real friend for once, Noire!", said Neptune as she patted the raven haired girl on the back.
"W-What's that supposed to mean?! It's not like I had a choice in the matter!", Noire squirmed, not wanting to be teased again.
"Well, that's the end of that, I suppose", said Uni as she sighed in relief.
"That was so cool! I want to do it again!", Dracomon said in excitement.
"Yeah, me too!", added Dorumon.
"Hold your horses, guys. We're getting tired over here", said Neptune.
"Neptune's right. Let's go back to the Basilicom and rest up for now", Noire stated as she started to make her way back home.
"I call dibs on pudding!", Neptune shouted as she followed Noire.
"Not so fast, I'm not letting you eat everything from the fridge again!", the Lastation CPU yelled.
"There they go again", sighed Uni as she and the Digimon pair followed the two CPUs back to the Basilicom.
After everyone rested up in the Basilicom, the group got back together in the lounge, taking a moment to relax. The moment of silence wouldn't last, however, as Neptune had something to say.
"So, now that things are all chill here, what say we head to Planeptune? I meant to ask earlier, but it slipped my noggin", the lilac haired girl said.
"Planeptune? Don't tell me it's another sleepover or something like that", said Noire.
"Oh, it's nothing like that! Although, that doesn't sound like a bad idea", Neptune replied.
"I wouldn't mind a sleepover with Nepgear", added Uni.
"Oh right, speaking of which, Nep Jr. says hi", Neptune said, making Uni smile at this.
"Anyway, why come to Planeptune?", Noire asked.
"Well, if you must know, Histy is worried about us since these Digi-what'cha-ma-call-its might be appearing all over Gameindustri", the Planeptune CPU explained.
"So she wants to confirm what is going on in our nations, huh?", Uni inquired.
"Well, given the recent events in Lastation, I think its safe to assume that more of those Digimon things might appear here if given the chance", Noire stated.
"Which is why we should go to Histy and make an awesome plan and stuff!", said Neptune.
"As much as I want to right now, I need to finish work here first and make preparations", the raven haired girl said.
"Oh come on, don't be a loner! Wouldn't it be more fun if we go together?", Neptune insisted.
"I would much rather have some peace and quiet for the rest of my time here, if you don't mind", Noire replied.
Neptune pouted at this response, but Uni put her hand on the lilac haired girl's shoulder.
"Don't worry. We'll head for Planeptune as soon as we finish things here in Lastation", she reassured.
Neptune smiled at this as she looked at Dorumon who smiled back at her. She looked back at Noire and Dracomon.
"Well, I guess it can't be helped then", said the Planeptune CPU as she got up from her seat.
"Glad to see you understand, finally", Noire said.
"Well, in the meantime, I think I'll make like a bee and buzz over to Lowee and go bug Blanc for a bit. Have fun with your very first friend, Lonely Heart!", Neptune teased.
She and Dorumon then ran out of the room before Noire could say anything, leaving her flustered and annoyed. The raven haired girl groaned in frustration as she went back to her office to work on her papers. Uni and Dracomon just smiled and giggled awkwardly as they walked out of the lounge. The black haired Candidate looked at the dragon Digimon.
"Neptune sure does like to tease Noire a lot", she said.
"Does she do that a lot?", asked Dracomon.
"Well, not every time, but I think that's just her way of expressing her likeness to her", Uni replied.
Dracomon was still puzzled at this, but he still nodded as he and Uni went outside, as Uni wanted to give the dragon Digimon a tour of Lastation.
As for Neptune and Dorumon, meanwhile, they made their way out of Lastation and started going north, where the Land of White Serenity resided. The purple Digimon wondered what kind of place it'll be when he gets there. The Planeptune CPU, however, didn't have the heart to tell him about the cold weather that the Land of White Serenity was known for...
And thus Noire now has a Digimon partner of her own. Let's hope they get along quite well.
I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter. This one almost ended up having about a thousand words longer, but I didn't know what else to add to it, so expect things like this to happen in later chapters.
Also, for those of you who are wondering why I didn't add "(Blue)" to Coredramon's name, I thought it would be a tad awkward if the characters called him by the full name, so I figured just Coredramon would do. This might change in later chapters, but I'm not too sure on it. We'll cross that bridge when we get there, won't we?
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