Snyderverse Neptunia Snippets

by Derald Snyder

Snippet 29- Among Us 3

Timeline- After Snippet 26.

*The Airship*

Vert was quite confident this time, having just completed her last task in the Cargo Bay. She'd done her best to memorize all the maps and tasks in freeplay mode, and one of the Impostors (A-Mac) had already been voted out and thrown overboard. She was definitely going to win this time!

"Excuse me, Lady Vert?" The CPU turned to see iPhone clad in a white spacesuit, her cute spectacled face visible in the visor. "I need to do something in Electrical, but I'm afraid I'll get lost..."

"Oh, certainly! Right this way," Vert agreed, turning and walking south, somehow looking dignified even in her bulky green suit. The duo made a quick stop in Medbay to check everyone's vitals... (Good, no one else has died yet.) And so they entered the maze that was Electrical... "If I recall correctly, there's a task at the north end, right?"

"Yeah, that's it," iPhone nodded. "But this maze changes up every game..."

"I know, I find myself running into walls all the time," Vert concurred. But eventually the duo made their way to the room at the top. "We made it. Hurry and do your task, now."

"Okay," iPhone nodded- before suddenly punching Vert to the ground and head-shotting her with a pistol! "My work here is done. Thank you~!" the Impostor chuckled evilly.

"N... NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Vert the ghost wailed in despair.

*Leanbox Basilicom*

Unfortunately for iPhone, Nisa happened upon her as she was leaving, discovering the body soon after, leading to the Impostor getting voted out and claiming victory for the Crewmates.

Not that it was any consolation to Vert. "It's not fair..." she whined as tears comically streamed down her face. "How could you take advantage of my kindness like that...?!"

"All's fair in love and war, Lady Vert," iPhone shrugged.

"Is it really that big a deal? We still won," her older sister iPad pointed out.

"You don't understand! I've never survived to the end, not even once!" Vert lamented. "Just because I'm the CPU, it's like I have a 'kill me' sign taped to my back or something, even when I play online with randoms! Not to mention the one time I caught the Impostor, only for them to get me voted out instead!"

"Girls, you have to understand that Lady Vert is a game otaku," Adrian spoke up. "For her to not be able to win even one game of Among Us is a festering wound on her pride..."

"Yes, my darling Vert can't handle that such a simple game is beyond her skills," Chika nodded in understanding.

"With all due respect, Lady Vert is too kind for her own good sometimes," A-Mac stated. "You need to treat this more like when you're playing one of your MMORPGs, where you're more merciless..."

"I try, but I just can't get into that mindset," Vert sighed, shaking her head. "Most likely because Crewmates can't fight back..."

"Hey, how about we change tracks?" Nisa suggested. "Let's try the new 'Hide N Seek' mode they added recently!"

"Hide and seek?" Vert asked curiously.

"Yeah, basically there's one Impostor going on a killing spree, trying to kill all Crewmates within the time limit," Peach explained. "And the crew can do tasks to reduce the timer. If one Crewmate can survive until time runs out, they win."

"I don't know..." Vert hesitated. "Something tells me I'll be killed right away, given my luck lately..."

"Yeah, but it goes by a lot faster than the classic mode!" iPad pointed out.

"Yeah, and we'll keep it on the Airship so you've got plenty of places to hide," iPhone added.

"I promise to kill you last if I'm the Impostor," Chika offered.

"...oh, all right. One more game," Vert conceded.

"That's the spirit!" Nisa exclaimed.

*And so, back on the Airship...*

iPad and iPhone had spawned in Records, and were currently putting files away. "This is so tedious!" iPad complained.

"It's not as difficult as some others, though," iPhone countered, standing on a stool to reach the file cabinet.

"Ah, there you are," Vert made her presence known.

"Lady Vert! You have a task here?" iPad greeted.

"Yes, my task is called... REVENGE!" Her torso suddenly ripped open, revealing a long sharp tongue which impaled iPad through the head instantly!

(Music- 'Seek', Among Us)

"OH NO! You're the Impostor?!" iPhone cried, pressing her back against the wall in terror.

"You murdered me last game, but now the tables have turned!" Impostor Vert chortled, pulling out a knife and proceeding to stab the helpless Crewmate multiple times! "Now to find the others...!"

*Cargo Bay*

"Hurry up, Arthur!" Nisa hissed as she and A-Mac huddled by the safe.

"I'm trying, I can't figure out this freaking combination!" A-Mac grunted in frustration.

"Nisaaaaa...!" Vert appeared from around the corner. "This is for bringing demons from the netherworld to my nation!" She punched the Hero of Justice to the floor and shot her in the head!

"Wait! I haven't done anything to you!" A-Mac frantically waved his hands.

"...You're right, I have nothing. Oh well," Vert shrugged, simply snapping A-Mac's neck and going on her way.

*Kitchen*

"Ha! And you said I couldn't make a burger!" Peach taunted as she completed her task.

"No, I said you couldn't grill a burger to save your hide," Adrian sighed. Just then, the Impostor indicator started to light up. "Crap, she's coming! Split up!"

"Adriaaaaaaaannn!" Impostor Vert wailed as she made her entrance.

"That ain't Rocky!" Peach cried as she fled to the north. Meanwhile, Adrian ran to the west, managing to jump into the vent in the nick of time!

"I should have expected no less of Leanbox's best soldier," Vert lamented. "I'll get you next time!"

"You can try!" Adrian shouted back as he crawled through the vent to the cockpit.

Meanwhile, Peach had managed to hide herself in Communications, quaking in fear as the indicator turned red... but then it faded to yellow, then blue, before going out completely. She heaved a sigh of relief, waddling out of the room in her bulky yellow spacesuit... (If only I could fight back in this getup...!)

But then the indicator suddenly lit up again! "A-ha! I thought so!" Vert chuckled in triumph!

"Wait, it's me! Your loyal bodyguard!" Peashy stammered in terror.

"Not anymore!" Vert declared, impaling her fellow blonde's head with her torso's tongue! "That's for siccing Iris Heart on me the other day!" She then proceeded into the cockpit, but couldn't see Adrian anywhere. (Where is he? I know the vent leads here...!) Then she realized... (But it also goes to the treasure room further north! Curses!)

*Treasure Room*

"Who's there?!" Chika gasped as she heard the vent open.

"It's just me, Chika. Impostors can't use the vents in hide and seek mode," Adrian pointed out. "Unfortunately, we're the only two left. Lady Vert got Peashy outside Communications..."

"Oh dear..." Chika shook her head. "Anyway, I'm almost done with this task..." She quickly finished polishing the giant red gem in the center of the room... but once she finished, the lighting turned red, a red light illuminating her position! "What in the world?"

"It's the Final Hide! Lady Vert can track us now!" Adrian explained. "Let's go to the Gap Room and use the vent to get across, then we'll split up!"

"Understood, Red Grizzly!" Chika nodded, the duo promptly fleeing the room.

*Back with Vert...*

"Where are you...?!" Vert grunted in frustration as she ran through the engine room... then red lights lit up to the northwest! "Ah-ha!" She ran down the hallway to the east, then up through the locker room, just in time to see a vent close. (Clever, but not good enough!) She went back down to the showers and sure enough, there was Adrian! "There you are! This is for betraying us for Ho-Hum!"

"Oh shi-" was all Adrian got out before getting punched to the floor and head-shotted!

(Only Chika left now,) Vert mused, seeing a red light to the east. Going up through Records and through the pool room, she decided to check the toilet stalls, opening them one by one...

And sure enough Chika herself was in the third stall! "Lady Vert! Have mercy! It was Peach's idea to call Plutia, not mine-!"

"I'm well aware of that," Vert cut her off. "But... there is another thing..."

"W-what's that...?!"

"The Chika from the Ultradimension... she's my other self's half-sister by blood! And she won't stop holding it over me!" She pulled out a knife and closed in. "It's not fair, I tell you! (stab) It's just (stab) NOT (stab) FAIR!" (stabstabstab)

(Impostor Victory)

*Leanbox Basilicom*

"Ah, finally," Vert sighed in contentment. "Victory, at long last."

"Okay, Vert as Impostor is officially terrifying," A-Mac shook his head. "If it wasn't a game, I'd've thought you actually lost it..."

"Tell me about it...!" Peach sighed in dismay. "I didn't realize she had so much bottled up inside...!"

"Well, I might have exaggerated some of my grievances," Vert allowed. "Just getting into the role, and all."

"So you wouldn't really stab me to death, my darling Vert?" Chika couldn't help but ask.

"Of course not. Who would do my massages, otherwise?" Vert said with a knowing wink.

"I think I've had enough Among Us for today," iPad sighed.

"Me too," iPhone concurred. "Can we play something else? Like Deathly Instinct?"

"Don't you think you're a bit young for that?" Vert pointed out.

"Nuh-uh! Nisa and I play it all the time!" iPhone insisted.

"Nisa..." Peashy growled. "Are you trying to corrupt my cute little sister?"

"Yeah, even I don't let her play that!" A-Mac gave a mild glare to his girlfriend.

"Um, uh... Hark! I hear a cry of distress! The Hero of Justice must answer! Nisa, awaaaay!" She cried as she fled the room.

"Get back here, Nisa!" Peach yelled as she gave chase.

"Peach, get a hold of yourself!" Adrian followed after her.

"...Dad's gonna hear about this, iPhone," A-Mac turned his glare to his sister.

"Aww..." iPhone looked down in shame.

"Well, far be it from us to get involved in family affairs," Vert stood up. "Chika, dear, how about we head to my room?" She gave her another wink.

"Yes, my darling Vert! Right away!" Chika leapt up, seeming a bit too giddy as they went upstairs together...

*Snippet 29- End*