Unigear stories

by nephistory03

This is a collection of Uni and Nepgear stories, it will perhaps include other ships. Warning there will be spoilers from the games or it will be stories without spoilers

4. When a good ending isn't the best one

Hello everyone, here is a new upload, I spent more time on this one since it is probably the longest one I have written so far. This takes place on the 'good' ending of the Victory/Rebirth 3 game.

So good reading.

-nephistory03.

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Synopsis: Nepgear has been trapped in the UltraDimension for 30 years now, as her sister hasn't done anything to retrieve her. Seeing this, the CPU Candidates decide to take her back; however, being trapped and ignored for so long may have caused a change in Nepgear's behavior. What will happen in their relationship?

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The world had been saved from Rei Ryghts after such a difficult combat; however, that victory left a taste of unfinished business since not everyone was truly satisfied with the outcome of the battle.

In fact, Nepgear was still trapped in the UltraDimension, and Neptune, who was in the HyperDimension along with Plutia, let her in, promising she would one day raise the shares of Planeptune to get her back, but...

It had been a month since Neptune made such a promise, but more importantly, it meant that Nepgear had now lived in the other dimension for thirty years. The lazy goddess of Neptune preferred napping alongside Plutia, who had grown accustomed to this new dimension of Neptune's.

Such a behavior of Neptune had worried some people, especially all the CPU candidates, the dear friends of Nepgear with whom she had a crazy adventure in saving the world.

The CPU candidates had enough of this situation and decided to break into Neptune's bedroom to confront her about Nepgear's situation.

"That's enough !"Uni yelled upon seeing two sleeping goddess in the bed, her patience along with the twins had reached her limits.

"I think this is now time to wake up and start working!" Uni exclaimed in a strong voice. She honestly couldn't bear it anymore, a CPU sleeping with a CPU from another dimension ignoring the distress call of Nepgear for so long.

"Yeah! Yeah! It's already been a long time since we last saw that dummy!" Ram exclaimed, visibly upset as she looked at the two goddesses on the bed whose scream had woken up Neptune from her great dream about pudding.

"Aww… Why are you screaming so early in the morning?" Neptune asked groggily. "Is there something to do? That's so mean." The goddess yawned. She had been up late playing hardcore video games the night before and was really tired.

"Why are you asking this? You know what you're supposed to do, right?" Uni asked, wanting to make sure that Neptune hadn't forgotten anything after a whole month of napping.

"Of course, she couldn't have forgotten about her sister, right?" Ram asked. She couldn't believe that Neptune would potentially forget something so important.

"Sister ?... Aaaa...Ah you mean Nep.Jr? How is she doing?" Neptune had totally forgotten about Nepgear, forcing Ram to take back her words.

Rom said, "Ram...I think she forgot about Miss Nepgear..." She looked saddened by this revelation. The Candidates were now beyond concerned for Nepgear's well-being. Seeing Rom's sad expression angered Ram.

"What a jerk! How could you even forget about her? You stupid jerk!" Ram didn't hold back her words; she was sad that Nepgear hadn't returned, but seeing Rom sad just led to her breaking point.

"Have you forgotten? Nepgear has been trapped in another dimension for a long time now!" Uni exclaimed, truly enraged; out of everyone, she was undoubtedly the one who cared about Nepgear the most.

Ram exclaimed, wanting to have the last word, "You still haven't done anything!"

"Histoire has even told you how to get Nepgear back! You...stupid..." Uni continued in force, seemingly oblivious to the fact that she was about to insult Neptune.

"Ah...that's right, I need to raise Planeptune's shares to get Nep.Jr back...". Neptune said, stretching her arms as she yawned. Seeing Plutia napping next to her made her feel tired again.

"But not now...I am so sleepy, and I promised Plutie to help her create more stuffed dolls today. I'll start tomorrow, promise." She laid back down on the bed for another nap.

As she saw Neptune returning to his slumber, Uni bravely approached the bed, pulled back the blanket from them, and threw it onto the floor. This had awakened Plutia and Neptune.

"No!" she exclaimed, disappointment evident in her voice. "You will begin today," she continued, sounding even more disheartened than before. "According to Histoire, a day here is equal to one year in the other dimension." She sighed, sounding even more dejected than before. "How many times are you going to make her wait? She has probably been waiting for thirty years already!" Uni concluded, hoping to make Neptune realize her mistakes.

Every day since the final battle, Uni had come to see Histoire to get news about Nepgear through the Oracle she had learned the most about the other dimension.

"What!? Miss Nepgear has been trapped for thirty years...?" Rom said, never realizing the time didn't flow normally in the other dimension. The twins looked at Uni with this information before turning back to Neptune.

"That dummy has been there for over thirty years! How could you be so stupid? Jerk!" Ram yelled angrily at Neptune.

"Aww, how mean of you! Did you guys get that much character development? There are people who actually try to sleep..." Neptune said with a stupid face, acting as the punching bag for the CPU candidates.

"Aaa…so sleepy," the other goddess yawned, finally waking up. "Neppy, what's happening?" she asked with her sleepy voice, before rubbing her eyes.

Upon seeing his friend, Neptune responded, "We have some sticky visitors, trying to play the role of Histy." Neptune explained the situation.

"Really...? This isn't Big Histy, these are the little sisters of our friends from that dimension..." Plutia explained, not understanding what Neptune meant.

"I mean...they try to lecture us and make us go back to work despite our efforts in the final battle against that bad CPU," Neptune complained as she closed her eyes, already forgetting about Nepgear.

"You guys are so mean! You should let the heroes relax without us; the world would have just disappeared like boom...". Plutia defended both Neptune and herself a bit sadly, insisting on the world threat there was.

"What the heck!? You're acting like you're the only ones who had to fight that goddess, and that event happened practically a month ago!" Uni scolded them, really disappointed in their excuse for not doing their job as CPUs.

"Yeah! Yeah! Don't forget to mention that we also played a part in this story," Ram encouraged Uni as she launched into her speech, followed by Rom shyly cheering and nodding in agreement, emphasizing the importance of the candidates.

"Besides, why has Histoire stopped lecturing both of you?".Uni asked curiously, crossing her arms.

Neptune made a stupid face once again and looked at Plutia, saying, "You could say Histy met her fate with Saddie...she became one of Plutia's long list of victims."The girl tried to overlook all the sadistic things that Plutia had attempted to do to her, at least the Oracle was fast enough to escape; it was a close call, but it was the very last time that Histoire ever angered such a sadistic CPU.

"What do you mean? I just wanted to get to know Big Histy better, that's all," said Plutia slowly with a big smile on her face, not realizing how scary she looked while transformed. The three young goddesses were now frightened by her.

"M-miss Uni and Ram, you heard that she assaulted an Oracle." Rom was visibly shaken as she hid behind Ram, her twin wasn't much better off either; she had cold sweat on her forehead, but she remained strong in order to not frighten her sister any further.

"Don't worry, Rom. We are just kids; that meanie wouldn't dare do anything to us, and that dummy next to us will serve as bait to protect us," Ram assured her sister while turning her gaze to Uni, the tsundere who was now sweating profusely, wanting to punish Ram for making such a comment that drew Plutia's attention.

"Anyway," Uni said, regaining everyone's attention. "You have to retrieve Nepgear, and Miss Plutia needs to return to her own dimension." Uni sighed, realizing that this discussion would probably not lead them to the path she desired, knowing the two lazy goddesses.

"Neppy Jr ?, it's been sooo long since we last heard from her. I wonder how she's doing.". Plutia seemed a bit preoccupied by this thought.

"Don't mind it, Plutie. I'm sure she had the best day of her life; she probably is napping without anyone to disturb her." Neptune responded to her friend, as she got out of the bed to put the tossed blanket back on it.

"Oooh...she is sooo lucky, nobody should have woken her up then...good night." Plutia said as she was now about to fall asleep.

"Hold on a second!" Uni shouted, preventing Plutia from charging at her again. "Didn't you hear what I just said, Miss Plutia? You'll have to return to your dimension, and Nepgear needs to come back here." Uni started losing her composure; having two CPUs so lazy and sleepy was proving to be such a pain for her.

"Neppy, you heard that those bullies want to separate us...this is so mean," Plutia said with a sad face while joining Neptune in a hug feigning tears.

"Yeah, why are you guys nagging us? We haven't done anything wrong; you're acting like the bad guys, you know?" Neptune defended Plutia against their bullies.

"That's the case when you haven't done anything," the twins just nodded their heads in agreement to Uni's declaration against the two goddesses for their laziness while grimacing at them.

Upon seeing how close Plutia and Neptune were, Uni wondered how Nepgear would react knowing that her place as the younger sister had been taken. The absurdity of their relationship together made them look like real sisters; it made Uni worry for Nepgear, because she knew just how much she loved Neptune, and it made Uni feel sick to the core at the thought of all of the emotions Nepgear might experience over this revelation.

"But I want to stay with Neppy. It would be difficult for me to leave now," Plutia began to give off a dark aura and started to get angry. The three CPU candidates sweat even more, knowing she might transform out of anger to punish them.

"Oh no!" Neptune cried. "I think you guys should leave before Plutie becomes Saddie." She warned the three girls, but when she looked back at them, they had already disappeared.

"Seriously? They push the button on skipping? Cheaters...". Neptune looked at Plutia, who seemed even more angry about being ignored.

"Neppy…since those dear girls are gone, I think you should be the one to receive my special treatment." Plutia menacingly said to Neptune, as she began to transform.

"Aww dang, I guess the main character will have to suffer for the greater good...huh?" Neptune said as he prepared herself to undergo the rough treatment of Plutia. "Anyways, nothing bad can happen to me in these times." Neptune concluded, seeing Iris Heart approaching her with a terrifying smile; it was now probably a habit for all of her victims anyway.

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Within the Basilicom, the three goddesses ran for their lives, not wanting to see Iris Heart, one of the scariest CPUs to ever exist, in action against them. Finally reaching the outside, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"We are finally outside," Uni said, panting. The twin behind her was also out of breath from the run.

"We are safe for now; that woman is really a witch, I thought she would devour me...," Ram said, taking a deep breath and trying to calm herself.

"Miss Plutia is really scary, even more so than Blanc," Rom managed to say, trying to wipe the tears she had let escape during their run.

"Don't compare a dominatrix to a wild animal," Ram replied. "At least that jerk served as bait to let us escape." She continued, she was sure all the punishments given by Blanc were probably nothing compared to what Plutia was capable of.

"Well, I guess it's her first use since the beginning of the month," Uni replied, fully recovered from the run. She couldn't believe how Noire could respect such a lazy girl.

"That aside, I think you are really fast, Miss Uni," Rom said, really impressed by Uni's speed. "Have you been training recently?" Rom asked, noting a significant increase in her travel speed since the last time they had been a team.

"Indeed, I have been training since Nepgear was trapped in the other dimension; she should be much stronger than us now, so I need to reach her level." Uni proudly stated with a little blush and crossed her arms.

"Wow! Miss Uni wants to get in better shape for Miss Nepgear; this is so cute!" Rom said with a great smile on her face, forgetting about being treated by Plutia earlier.

"W-why does your sentence sound like I love Nepgear?" Uni asked, feeling embarrassed by how Rom's sentence sounded. "I-I trained because I couldn't let Nepgear get ahead of me; it's just pure rivalry, nothing more!" She blushed even harder as she imagined herself in a relationship with Nepgear.

"What a dummy...We both know you have feelings for her, and I am pretty sure you were trained to keep those feelings in check. I'm sure you dream of Nepgear doing lewd things to you," Ram teased Uni about her feelings for Nepgear, knowing it would always get a reaction out of her.

"She probably does weird stuff with Nepgear's belongings when nobody looks." She added remembering the fact that Uni came every day to Planeptune to get news from Nepgear.

"Miss Uni is a pervert towards Miss Nepgear?" Rom asked, looking at his twin sister who was totally focused on the relationship between Nepgear and Miss Uni.

"Of course she is," said Ram. "That dummy loves her; you can tell by the way she looks at her. If that other dummy weren't so dense, they would be a couple already." Ram explained to her sister as they both imagined a world where the two rivals and best friends were finally together.

"Cut it out already! H-how could kids like you have such an imagination?" Uni stuttered, unable to admit such a thing, but the twins' smirks only served to irritate the poor tsundere even more as she lost her composure.

"A-anyways, we should find a way to save Nepgear. Maybe we could ask for help from our sisters," Uni suggested uncertainly, trying to change the subject of conversation.

"You seem unsure; do you think either Blanc or Miss Noire would refuse to help a friend?" Rom asked, now a bit worried about the response she might receive from each of them.

Ram said to his sister, "Don't say that I am sure Blanc will help; I don't know about that dummy's sister, though." Pointing at Uni, she didn't seem convinced either.

"I guess there is only one way to be sure," Uni said, "we need to express ourselves to them." The twins nodded their heads, hoping that one of them would actually help Nepgear.

The three of them headed back to their respective nations to demand their sisters' support in rescuing Nepgear. By this point, the three girls really missed her.

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Uni returned to Lastation and headed herself to Noire's office in order to ask for her aid, knowing she would probably refuse such a thing. But she wanted to believe in the low rate of probability of a positive response.

As she crossed the threshold of her office, Noire who was admiring her collection of pieces of cosplay, hid them under her desk from the view of Uni.

"Gah, Uni! W-what do you need?" Noire asked, feeling slightly embarrassed that her sister might catch her with her cosplay collection.

"Gah!" she exclaimed. "That's how my own sister greeted me this morning." Uni said, somehow saddened by her sister's behavior and hurt in her pride.

"Y-You just scared me, that all! So now go on and tell me what you need..." Noire corrected and attempted to calm herself down after Uni's sudden visit so soon in the morning.

"So...I need your help with something," the youngest one said, gathering all her courage to tell her sister her mind. Her nerves were visible as she crossed her arms, one hand firmly pressing against her forearm, wrinkling her attire.

"Spit it out! Before you turn gray!" Noire said ironically to her sister, noticing her sister's nervousness.

"I-I need help to get Nepgear back from the other dimension!" Uni spat out as she closed her eyes and stopped crossing her arms, standing with her forearms up and clenched fists in front of her face. "It's been a month already!" Her eyes opened once more before reaching out to grab Noire again.

Noire sighed, her sigh one of exasperation. "I assumed you would eventually ask me this one day." She added, "It seems that Neptune has no intention of ever regaining her sister." For Noire, that level of laziness was the pinnacle that Neptune had never reached in her life.

A sigh escaped Uni as she said, "Yes... it seems that not even Miss Histoire could convince her, and neither did we CPU candidates." Uni had never imagined that Neptune would abandon Nepgear in another dimension, no matter how hard she tried to make her sister proud.

"So Noire," Uni said, "can you please help me bring Nepgear back?" Uni pleaded, on the verge of begging for her support.

"I would like to help, but this is a matter that only concerns Neptune. Nobody else!", Noire said in a negative tone, crushing all of Uni's hopes.

"B-but why?" Uni asked, knowing why she had refused, but still questioning nonetheless.

Noire sighed and began her speech. "You should know I can't risk Lastation by loaning some shares to Planeptune just to save one person," she said. "And with the recent incidents that have occurred, I can't let my guard down." Noire explained. She wouldn't risk her own nation for a task that her friend was supposed to handle on her own.

"Besides, Neptune is the only one responsible for her fooleries, so she is the one who needs to fix it." Noire continued hoping to resonate with her sister.

"I know you don't want to risk our nation, but can you at least talk to Neptune? She is your friend, isn't she?" Uni replied, "As a friend, you have to put her on the right path." Uni wanted at least for Noire herself to come and visit her to make her realize her actions.

"I don't think even I could resonate with her due to her newfound friendship; she would only work when she wanted to," Noire said. The problem worsened with the arrival of Plutia, as the two who didn't take their duties of CPU seriously couldn't help Noire in any case.

"So we'll have to wait for months or even years to see Nepgear again, is this what you're implying?" Uni asked, on the verge of tears because she might never see her friend again and not even get the chance to confess her feelings to her.

"Considering the situation, this is the best thing to do for now," Noire affirmed, nodding her head and sighing. As she said this, Uni turned back and was about to leave the office.

"W-Wait, where are you going?" Noire stopped Uni in her walk, surprised by her sudden departure.

Uni replied, "I'm going back to Planeptune. I'll get shares for Nepgear's comeback." Her tone was a bit more aggressive than before.

"Seriously? You are the CPU candidate of Lastation, not Planeptune's, so you shouldn't have to do the work of their goddesses." Noire stated, intending to stop Uni from doing such a thing, but her remark just got under Uni's skin.

"Oh! Cut it out! I know I am not supposed to do this, but Nepgear is my friend and the person I trust the most; why don't you want to understand why I am doing this for her?!" Uni yelled at Noire, having finally reached her breaking point and deciding to take action rather than wait for Neptune's self-awareness.

"H-how dare you raise your voice at me? I am your sister! Didn't you listen to what I said about Lastation and Neptune?" Noire tried to regain control of the situation and calm her sister.

"Stop it! You didn't even act like a sister to me!" Uni retorted, cutting off Noire's words.

"You only have two words in your mouth, 'Lastation' or 'Neptune,' and you never pay attention to my feelings! It's crazy!" Uni shouted, raising her voice even higher. Noire couldn't even speak due to the shock caused by her sister's anger.

"I thought you would at least repay Nepgear for saving you from the Graveyard a while ago, but it seems her existence has become secondary!" Uni stated totally leading by her emotions, her face was totally red and her eyes were shining by tears.

"I am sure if Neptune had been the one trapped for so long, you would have moved mountains for her! You just can't live without Neptune, just like how it is with Nepgear for me." Uni was soon out of breath from the explosive nature of her statement.

"I think I understand what you want to do," Uni said, pointing at Noire. "You want to leave Nepgear behind because you are jealous that I am closer to her than you are to Neptune." Noire wanted to say the contrary, but she was quickly cut off by her sister. "You don't want to see me happy, you are the worst!" Uni finished, leaving the place by running to join Planeptune and gather shares in order to get Nepgear back.

"Oh...she really made me feel bad, huh?" Noire said, looking down in shame. "Nepgear must really be that important to her to make her explode at me like that. Uni's probably right after all...I guess it was bound to happen since they're so close." Noire sighed, feeling ashamed of herself. She had brought her own sister into this state.

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Uni returned to Planeptune to raise the shares, but before that she wanted to see Histoire to know if there were any news about Nepgear in the other dimension. On her way through the hallways of the Basilicom, she encountered Rom and Ram who had the same idea as her.

"Oh, Rom and Ram, have you finished your business with Miss Blanc?" Uni asked, drawing the twins' attention. The twins saw the tsundere not at her best; they understood that she hadn't received any help from her sister.

"Oh, you are also here," said Ram. "Well, you can see we talked to Blanc." Ram responded. Uni saw the faces of each of them; Rom had red eyes from tears and Ram seemed a bit more down. She immediately guessed it hadn't gone well.

"M-Miss Uni, you didn't manage to convince Miss Noire to help, did you?" Rom let out a sigh, her voice weakened from her recent crying.

"Yes, me and her ended up in a quarrel and I fled from her to return here...," Uni said, she was still disappointed that her sister didn't even show a single ounce of interest in helping Nepgear.

"The same thing happened with Blanc," Rom said, trying not to cry. "Instead of helping us, she proposed bringing Mina back to Lowee so we could all play together, but..." She looked at Ram, unable to finish her sentence. "But things aren't the same without our dummy. We can't wait years when we have so much to live for." Ram finished her sister's thought, lightening the burden on their hearts.

"Sometimes I feel like our dumb sisters are using their duty as CPUs to not do anything." Ram hissed, really annoyed by their selfish behavior.

"I feel a bit bad for Blanc, though," Rom said nervously, glancing at her sister. "You still threw a bucket of paint on her face, Ram. You need to apologize later." She added, she didn't want Ram to be mean to Blanc, no matter how angry she was.

"You too did such a nasty thing to her by calling her a bull and sticking your tongue out at her face; it wasn't really nice of you," Ram countered. She had never thought that her shy sister would ever become such a bully when she was really upset.

"That's true.", Rom admitted. "I hope she doesn't hate us..." Rom remembered how she had acted and was scared of being hated by Blanc.

"Don't worry, she wouldn't hate us just for that," Ram assured his sister, trying not to want to see her cry again.

"So we all snapped at our sisters out of anger, huh?" Uni whispered, in a low tone, secretly smiling because she knew she wasn't the only one who had had such an argument with her sister.

"Anyways, I was about to visit Miss Histoire to see if she had heard from Nepgear; you both want to come with me?" Uni changed the subject in the hopes of making everyone forget about their feud with their sisters respectively.

"Of course! It was for this reason we've come here," Ram said. "So let's go!" The three goddesses went on their way to reach Histoire's location within the vast Basilicom of Planeptune.

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In another piece of the Basilicom, Histoire attempted to contact her other self from the Ultradimension, but struggled to maintain a stable connection with her. Since the CPU candidate of Planeptune was missing the Oracle, she tried her best to maintain the contact with her, and checked her mental health.

"H-llo! H-llo? Do you hear me? A voice came from the other dimension; it was the Little Histoire who had finally managed to establish a stable connection with her taller self.

Despite some interference, the voice became more audible as the connection was now stable and established.

"Ah! Finally, I've come to have a discussion with you," Histoire said."It has been several days since we last discussed about Nepgear," she really felt relief that she could now get some news from Nepgear.

"I apologize, but for you it has taken a few days, while for me several years have passed since we last discussed this issue (๑•﹏•)." Little Histoire replied, "I guess I really am a low performer; maybe I should think about upgrading myself (•́‿,•̀)." She was discouraged by her own performance in handling the data.

"Oh no, don't apologize; it's my fault," Histoire said. "In our dimension, we were so busy repairing the damage caused by that enemy who tried to attack us, and as usual, Planeptune was the first target." Histoire sighed, thinking that Neptune and Nepgear seemed to be a magnet for bad guys.

Histoire complained, "Besides making Plutia and Neptune work together was such a pain for my own health, especially Plutia." She thought she should have done what the other Oracles did and take a vacation, but she didn't want to leave Gamindustri in the hands of the CPUs, as it would be a catastrophe just by witnessing the existence of Neptune.

"Oh, oh... you are talking like you saw her HDD form right ?(-_-;)" Little Histoire said, nervous about the things she might have done to her bigger version.

"Indeed, but don't worry; I am safe," Histoire assured. Little Histoire was a bit relieved to hear that, even though it meant Plutia had attempted to assault an oracle with her sadistic tendencies.

"But this is not the topic we are here to discuss. How is Nepgear doing?" Histoire asked, having spent thirty years in the other dimension; it was only natural for her to worry about the missing CPU candidate.

Little Histoire began to give some background information on how things have been going since Nepgear became the CPU replacement of Plutia. "Since being trapped here, Nepgear has done a great job as the CPU replacement of Plutia (ㆁωㆁ)," Little Histoire said. "Our Planeptune, which was insignificant thirty years ago, is now growing and flourishing (‿)." Little Histoire went on to say that this made the bigger Histoire a bit jealous and wondered why Nepgear wasn't born in first to rule her Planeptune.

"People hold her in high regard, and she has stopped several crises in our world, such as an invasion of eggplant-creating creatures created by one of the former Seven Sages or a bunch of people zombified by their phones! (･o･;)". She continued on, despite not fully comprehending the situation.

Little Histoire continued her speech in a darker tone. "Everyone seems to have adopted her as their CPU in here, but..." Her alter ego's face grew even darker as she sensed a bad news approaching.

The girl took a deep breath and said, "Nepgear isn't happy here...every night...I can hear her crying out for Neptune to come find her, and she remains in tears until she passes out from exhaustion, and I can't do anything about it, (;︵;)." The little tome tried to be as supportive as possible for her, despite her own responsibilities.

"Has Neptune decided to act like a sister and retrieve her? Or is she still at the same point? Because it's breaking my heart to see such a good girl like this (｡•́︿•̀｡)." Little Histoire demanded. She couldn't bear to watch a pure girl suffer because of her sister.

"Same point here; Neptune has done nothing yet, and the worst part is I can't bother the other CPUs for help since this is Neptune's problem." Histoire said, she somehow knew that her smaller self hadn't told everything about Nepgear.

"I see she really is a failure of a sister (ب_ب)." the other Histoire said.

"It's the case indeed, and what about her relationships with the CPUs of your dimension?" Histoire asked, assuming that she wasn't totally alone in that dimension. The more she questioned, the more unexpected answers she received.

"Oh? About that, she has become less social and has started to distance herself from them, (-_-;)" she stated bluntly, shocking Histoire's disbelief at how Nepgear could have turned into such a cold person.

"Really? Why though?" Histoire asked, seeking answers, remembering how much more sociable Nepgear had become since making friends during the ASIC incident in her own dimension. She would never become so distant from the others.

The girl responded, "I don't know the details, but I once heard Nepgear mumble about how the world and CPUs and bad guys in it had made fun of her; it appears she was mostly ignored during her adventures with Neptune in this dimension. (눈‸눈)" The little tome felt pity for her, as she too was a victim during Neptune's presence.

"Of course," Histoire replied, speaking as she closed her eyes in exasperation. "It's not new; Neptune has always been so good at dragging people into her schemes." Histoire continued, speaking while her eyes were still closed. "I am surprised Nepgear hasn't rebelled yet; first her sister abandoned her, and now I just learned this, she really is patient." She concluded, opening her eyes and wondering if Neptune would ever repent for her mistakes.

Her last response had made Little Histoire cough, attracting Histoire's attention to her behavior. "Don't tell me she has gone out of her mind," Histoire demanded, worried about the evident response that would come out of her alter ego's mouth.

Little Histoire couldn't hold it anymore and started to explain Nepgear's situation. "Unfortunately, she has become increasingly unstable due to her abandonment for thirty years. (･ั﹏･ั)," she said, it was one of Neptune's results for her actions. "She went on a rampage twice; first, it was during the eggplant's incident, where she put the responsible person in the hospital, but she eventually settled her down. (๑•﹏•)" Little Histoire shivered at the thought of what could have happened if she hadn't calmed her down. "The second time was yesterday when she saw a stuffed doll of Neptune in the closet of her room. (*﹏*;)" The little tome remembered how terrifying Nepgear was in that state, it gave her goosebumps.

The girl continued with her explanation,"She could have destroyed the Basilicom if Compas and IF hadn't been there to contain her. Now she is asleep due to a medication they administered to her. (｡ŏ﹏ŏ)" Despite the danger of the situation, she could still understand the young goddess's actions.

Histoire couldn't believe it; a kind girl had gone on rampage. It hadn't expected this from her. However, the following statement would get her even more worried about Nepgear's well-being.

"Nepgear eats less than necessary, takes less time to look after herself, and is always working; when she does have free time, she only uses it to upgrade her diving helmet for games or practice her tinker's skills.(-﹏-；)" Little Histoire explained in detail."Whenever Compas, IF or myself try to help, she refuses with a fake smile, feigning to be alright (；；)." She concluded. Forcing the Histoire from the Hyperdimension to find something to fix this problem.

Histoire calmed down and nodded, with a finger on her cheek. "She is still a growing young goddess," she said. "I don't want her to go down the wrong path because of her sister." That thought would be the worst thing that could happen. "I think we should expedite her return here from today; she must really miss everyone here, so we should discuss it later. I need to find someone who will actually help her; bye." Histoire waved goodbye, she needed to find someone before Nepgear's condition got out of hand.

"Bye, my other self, (•‿•)." Little Histoire said as she disconnected the call. She hoped a kind soul would find her.

"Neptune," Histoire said in a disapproving tone, "why are you so carefree? Don't you see you're making the person who cares about you the most suffer?" She let out a sigh of disappointment; not only had they lost their CPU candidate, but possibly Nepgear wouldn't be the same kind and naive girl anymore.

"Besides, her laziness makes our people question her capabilities; if this continues, our citizens might notice our candidate's disappearance," Histoire complained, imagining the worst-case scenario for the nation. "When Noire is more popular in Planeptune than our CPU is, it's just bad news, even though I can understand our residents' feelings." She sighed again, hoping that Nepgear would handle all the problems here once she returned.

As she was complaining, the Oracle saw three people cross the threshold; it was the three CPU candidates that Nepgear had befriended. By their presence, she assumed they would ask her about Nepgear.

"Good morning, ladies. May I know the reason for your visit?". the Oracle asked, knowing their intentions.

"Well we've come for Nepgear, if you have heard from her, please let us know," Uni replied, crossing her arms with a worried expression on her face.

"Yeah! Yeah! If you know something, spit it out! Both of you are taking too long to communicate with each other." Ram spoke to the two Histoire, noticing how slowly they were communicating with one another. "You both need an upgrade!" She exclaimed impatiently, disrespecting the Oracle of both dimensions.

"Please calm down, Ram," Rom said in a soft voice, obviously anger evident on his face. "You should know how tiring it is to communicate across dimensions. Miss Histoire explained it a while ago." She reprimanded his sister and apologized to Histoire for her sister's disrespect.

"Yeah, yeah I know, but this is so frustrating not having any news about that dummy." Ram said, the three candidates really missed the fourth one.

Honestly, the Oracle could only smile upon seeing how cute and wholesome the CPU Candidates were whenever they called out to Nepgear. They were sometimes more mature and reliable than their sisters; she had high expectations for them.

"I just had a talk with my other self, before your arrival."Histoire confirmed. The statement drew the attention of the three girls, as Uni came near the Oracle and grabbed her shoulders, beginning a series of questions.

"Really? Is she okay? Have you talked to her? Did she miss us? I need to know everything about her!", Uni began listing off a list of questions while shaking the poor girl she had grabbed, the tsundere didn't realize how rude she was being, the Oracle tried to not get sick from such an assault.

"Miss Uni, don't you see you are shaking her? If you continue, she will faint without having the opportunity to respond." Rom said sadly in a barely audible voice, a bit sorry for the poor girl who had worked so hard, waiting for her to say something.

"That dummy is acting out of love!" Ram teased the tsundere. "She's like those animals who can't wait to breed," The girl added, causing Uni to drop the Oracle's shoulders in embarrassment and direct her attention back to her.

"Gah! W-who taught you to talk like that? T-this isn't what I expected from our future together!" The tsundere, now completely red, smiled brightly as she began imagining all the possible futures ahead with Nepgear, and she was overwhelmed by the thought of having a family with her.

"Miss Uni just gave her plans away," Rom said to her sister, "You are good at making people reveal their intentions." She admitted in a optimistic voice, letting out a little smile by the view of Uni's overreacting reaction.

"Of course, I am the best!" Ram proudly replied in a strong tone, happy to be praised by her sister.

The three girls started to argue like children; Uni seemed to have become the running gag for the twins because of her feelings for Nepgear, they totally ignored the Oracle who had recovered from her shaking.

"Silence!" the girl exclaimed, growing impatient; her sudden increase in volume made the other three girls shiver down their spines as they turned their gazes back on her. Her authoritative tone had a calming effect on them, causing them to listen intently to what she had to say.

History sighed, addressing all the CPU candidates. "Sometimes I don't know what to do with all of you," she said. "Now that I have your attention, shall I begin?" She received a nod from each of them.

"Perfect, so basically Nepgear has worked really hard in the other dimension, I believe now she is most likely the strongest among the CPUs of our dimension." The tome continued, Uni was relieved that her rival hadn't gotten rusty once again.

"But..." The girls, especially Uni, swallowed hard in their throats, nervously anticipating what might come out of the Oracle's mouth next. "She has become a bit less sociable, and cries for returning home." Histoire just gave them the minimum to know, she didn't want to tell them about her rampage and her deteriorating health; it was so hard to expose it, even for an oracle like her.

"Is that so?" Uni responded, somewhat doubting Histoire's story, though she couldn't help feeling it without trying to dig deeper into the matter as she would soon see Nepgear again.

"Anyways, that dummy will stop crying because all of us the CPU candidates are volunteering to raise Planeptune's shares! " Ram exclaimed in a cocky tone, as she was the one who first had the idea and would get everything back to normal.

"Yes, that's the case I need to get Neptune working to raise the shares..." Histoire closed her eyes in a sigh, she didn't understand yet what Ram just said but she suddenly opened her eyes again after processing the information. "What did you say? Didn't I hear right? You three are going to raise our shares to rescue Nepgear!" She exclaimed, a spark of hope visible in her eyes.

"Yes, we don't want to wait for her lazy sister to get off of work." Uni replied, she had so much to do with her really good best friend, and planned to tell her feelings after it was over.

"I want to see Miss Nepgear again...," Rom said. "So, I will do my best!" motivated to accomplish this task.

"Yeah... Our party can't be called the Four CPU Candidates if that dummy isn't around anymore!" Ram responded, determined to settle that ridiculous situation that Neptune had created.

"Normally, I wouldn't ask another goddesses for help since this is a problem on Planeptune, and we might lose faithful followers," Histoire explained, one reason being that having a foreign goddess interfere in their problems could result in losing some citizens and followers. "But I'll make an exception for this time since if things continue like this, Planeptune will sink into oblivion...so please retrieve our CPU candidate; this is a personal request I submit to you." The Oracle posed her demand, making it clear that retrieving the CPU candidate was a crucial mission to save Planeptune.

"Count on us!," the three girls exclaimed in unison, then left the Oracle who finally saw a glimmer of hope for this world.

---

In the other dimension, Nepgear was asleep in her room, exhausted from her recent rampage. The girl had been having nightmares about Neptune and the fact that she was left alone in another world.

The girl was waiting for her sister to come back, but due to excessive work, neglect, and isolation, she had been going on a rampage lately. She missed all of her friends; her tears flowed continuously down her face as she slept.

She had gone crazy after seeing a doll representing Neptune without the help of Compas and IF from that dimension; the goddess would have destroyed everything in her wrath and sorrow. Thanks to IF's efforts, Compas had managed to put the girl into a deep sleep with a medication before she could turn her HDD on.

Her rampage was kept secret from the public to avoid causing a panic among the citizens; only a few like the CPUs of this world and the witnesses were aware of Nepgear's doings.

The girl had marks of struggle on her body and her attire was ripped everywhere since she had a fight with IF; Compas next to her was treating Nepgear's injuries while Histoire went out shopping to buy new clothes to replace her old and ruined outfit.

The girl who had aged by thirty years could only feel sadness toward the goddess who had been there to look after her alongside Peashy and IF, back when Neptune and Plutia were still present.

The goddess started to fidget in her sleep, then she woke up in tears, startling the nurse who was treating her. Nepgear hadn't fully woken up with a clear mind; her agitated sleep had left her disoriented and with a headache.

"Ge-Ge have you sleep well ?" The nurse asked, worried for the girl's sake. She had at least finish to heal her.

"Not really," replied Nepgear. "I had a nightmare; I was alone in a deserted town and my sister wasn't by my side." The girl responded in a sad tone; she was still stunned from her nightmare, as Neptune left her alone. She hadn't slept well in over thirty years.

'Nepgear has mastered "Nightmare Master" Ability' A text box appeared, granting Nepgear a new, useless ability on her list. It was sure to be the hundredth since she had been here; how could a girl maintain her composure when even the very fabric of the world mocked her?

"Of course I gained it," the girl said. "Every time I do or endure something, I gain a skill completely useless for my own evolution." Nepgear cried through tears. "The last ability I gained was 'Doll's Ripper.' Is that normal?" She sighed in frustration. It was just absurd and ridiculous that the world would use a innocent girl like her as a punching bag.

"Oh don't demoralize, you know Ge-Ge, I love you just as much as IF, Histoire, and the others." She comforted the poor goddess victim of the world.

"Thanks for your concern, I want to believe you, Iffy and Histoire care about me, but I don't think the others do…" the girl said with voice near from crying." Each time they come, it's to see if Plutia or Sis are back; they never come for me, the forgotten one." Nepgear thought that the others in this dimension hated her for some reason, since she was here, none of them or even the villains they faced ever mentioned her existence.

The pink-haired girl looked around the room, which was near destruction; debris from the ceiling littered the floor. She then remembered having accidentally hurt Iffy in her wrath and soon began to feel guilty. Looking down, she directed her gaze toward her ripped attire.

"I guess I have lost control," Nepgear said, "Tell me, besides Iffy, did I hurt or destroy anything else?" She asked, she couldn't believe what she had done, even though her memories were fuzzy, she still had those events in the core.

"Don't worry, you only destroyed the kitchen and the room; that's all," Compas assured with a gentle voice, all she could do was take care of the one who once had done the same for her.

"Really? I have done damage, nevertheless, I am a monster..." The depressed goddess still concluded, even if she had her reasons, it wasn't the best approach to handle her problems.

"Don't say such a horrible thing about yourself, Ge-Ge! I know how kind-hearted of a person you are; if you ever have any problems, you can always talk them out with us!" The nurse didn't like seeing Nepgear looking down on herself like this; she had done so much and was still the first one to insult herself.

"Still... I ended up causing destruction," said Nepgear, seeming to be completely inconsolable, despite the nurse's efforts to console and put her at ease.

"How long are you going to act like a weak girl?" A voice was heard outside the room, and then a person revealed herself to be IF as she crossed the threshold.

"Iffy?" the goddess saw the IF also aged like Compas in this dimension, the girl was covered in bandages and wore a hospital gown.

"What are you doing here, Iffy?" Compas scolded her, panicking for her health. "Don't you know you need to recover from your injuries? We aren't that young to be so carefree." She had been told to rest in her hospital bed, but somehow managed to escape.

"You talk as if I were some ancient hag, but I am not that old; besides, I am a trained agent of the Guild. You will need more than just a CPU with sister issues to stop me," she said, glancing down at her bandages, as if they were trivial matters.

"Sister issues? Am I that clingy to her?" Nepgear asked in a depressed tone, her last remark making her look like she was obsessed with her sister.

"Oh no!" The nurse exclaimed. "If Ge-Ge keeps going down this path, she'll end up learning another skill." She added as Nepgear rolled onto her back on the bed like a baby.

"Listen to me if you want to stay here crying; that's fine by me," IF said. "But if you decide to get out of bed and follow me, I might show you something that could cheer your mood." The CPU candidate looked at the girl in surprise, her expression shifting from one of curiosity to confusion.

"Fine, I'll obey you..." Nepgear yielded as she stood up and approached the girl who had made the proposition. IF could just smirk and headed out of the room along with the goddess.

"Ooh, what's wrong with them?" Compas complained, "First, the female friend of Mr. Mouse, and now them." She shook her head, "They all do as they wish, regardless of their injuries." She felt like a bad nurse for allowing her patients to do as they pleased.

---

IF really wanted to cheer up the goddess who was having a breakdown, so she desired to return the favor by taking care of Nepgear when she was still a child.

Nepgear had no idea of her intentions as they were heading towards the kitchen she had destroyed earlier; according to Compas, she thought she was trying to make her feel bad again.

As they got closer to the kitchen, the girl heard noise that increased in volume with each step. There were activities in the kitchen; lots of activities. The place was likely the most lively spot in all of Basilicom.

As she passed the door, Nepgear finally discovered what was happening in the kitchen; it appeared to be filled with the other CPUs from this dimension, who were all working in the kitchen and discussing repairs.

"So, the ceiling has been damaged, along with the fridge, sink, and other items..." Noire said, calculating the cost to fix such damage. "Besides, if we add the damages in the bedroom, it will be really expensive to pay off the repairs," Noire stated, finishing to estimate the minimum budget needed.

On one hand, Noire was doing all the calculations since she had volunteered to pay for all the damages, while on the other hand, Blanc and Vert were sitting down discussing which design to use to renovate the destroyed pieces whereas eating a snack.

"I think we should go for the Lowee style." Blanc calmly said in a confident voice, looking at the plans on the table. "It will be a good change for the decor in the kitchen and bedroom." Blanc concluded, sure she had made the right choice.

"How dare you choose such a bad taste for my little sister! You should instead pick something related to what she likes, like robots or gaming." Vert vehemently disagreed with Blanc's choice, breaking her own cup and splattering the tea on the ground.

"My tastes are normal," Blanc said, "and turning the destroyed rooms into a robotic thing is not a good idea." She simply stated, knowing the Nepgear's obsession with robots. "Not to mention your weird taste in video games," the CPU concluded, as she had seen Vert's strangest games while cracking the table with her bare hand.

"Guys! Stop it!" Noire shouted annoyed as she saw them causing pointless damage. "Furthermore, we should simply turn everything back like it was before the destruction." Noire rationalized. She didn't want to have to pay more than necessary since she was the one who proposed to pay for the damages.

"And Vert, why did you let a little girl do the cleaning?" Noire drew her attention to the girl pointing at Peashy who was enjoying playing with the broom.

"Cleaning, cleaning, Pea is doing cleaning," the girl hummed while fidgeting with the broom, she didn't have the experience of a grown woman but she was doing her best for a little girl who was supposedly as old as IF and Compas.

"Oh, originally I wanted her to stay in Leanbox, but when she called me Bert and said she wanted to help Nepgear, it made me feel so proud," Vert said with a proud face and nearing tears. "Imagine my sister wanting to help my other dear sister; how could I refuse?" She added, wiping away her tears as a proud older sister.

"Yeah, I still believe you have a problem with having so many sisters," Noire sighed. She wanted to know how many girls the goddess considered her sisters.

"Can someone tell me what's happening here?" Nepgear's voice called out, drawing everyone's attention to her and halting them from continuing their tasks.

As soon as the girl came into view, Peashy stopped everything to run over to Nepgear for a hug. "Nepgear!" she exclaimed, her voice cracking slightly. "I am so happy to see you." She paused, her eyes filling with tears. "I heard you got hurt and were sick...are you okay?" she asked, her eyes brimming with tears. The other CPUs who had learned about Nepgear's condition, hid the truth from the girl and just said she was sick, standing by, not wanting to upset her any more than necessary.

"Yes, don't worry I am fine now" Nepgear assured while patting the head of the girl.It made the girl happy to know that.

"Whoa, this is true about what we heard," Noire said as she looked her up and down, seeing her ripped clothes and how much damage she had caused during her rampage.

"Yeah, and I was the only victim," IF said, before looking at each of the CPUs, "I guess you have probably a lot to say, so I'll head back to the hospital before Compas complains again." She soon left the room, leaving the goddesses behind her.

All the CPUs were relaxing, sitting on chairs discussing everything while Peashy fell asleep on Nepgear's lap; she was probably already tired from the day. They had learned about her recent rage, and upon hearing this, the CPUs split the tasks for repairs between them in order to help Nepgear before entering in the subject.

"You guys know, you weren't forced to do this, it's all my fault," Nepgear said, truly grateful for their help but knowing deep down that she should have been the one to fix a Basilicom that wasn't hers.

"No, you are wrong, dear sister; it was also our fault as well as Neptune's," Vert said. She didn't want her to reject everything on her account since they also played a role in her behavior.

"She is right we have always come for Plutia or Neptune's return and didn't even pay attention to you" Blanc stated, she felt ashamed of herself, for letting a friend in need alone

"I-I guess I also have a part in it." Noire said, embarrassed; she didn't know how to say it, but she gathered her courage. "So this is the first and last time I'll say it... I am sorry!" Noire exclaimed, extremely embarrassed by what she had just said, causing the pink-haired girl to look at her in surprise. "Don't get it wrong, it means nothing!" she concluded.

"My, my... you are really bad at apologizing, let me show you how to do it!" With a naughty smile, Vert stood up and grabbed Nepgear's head into a hug, forcing it into her ample breasts.

"I am so sorry, my dear sister. I shouldn't have favored Peashy over you; I really am a terrible sister. Please forgive me! I promise to make it up to you!" Vert said starting to cry and hugging Nepgear tightly, preventing her from being able to breathe.

As she released the girl, she sat back at her place and calmed down, leaving Nepgear with a red face; the girl had tasted the perfume and touched the softness of the big chest of Vert, she was in heaven.

"What?! What sort of excuse is that?" Noire yelled in embarrassment; she would never allow herself to make such a gesture, even if she did have a real sister.

"She just used a dirty trick by using her big breasts as a weapon, using them to gain the forgiveness of an innocent person," Blanc hissed, looking at Vert's chest. "Unfortunately, I can't afford the same kind of excuse," The flat girl added, looking down at her inexistent chest and sounding frustrated, "so in other words, I apologize for everything." The girl deeply apologized with simple words while looking back at the concerned one.

"Oh, girls! I don't deserve any apologies from all of you," Nepgear tried to decline all the apologies, but she started to cry and smile; she couldn't stop either one. "I-I am just a character, forgettable and disrespectful." Stammered Nepgear, her voice cracking.

"You are really a stubborn one, you know!" Noire stated, and the other CPUs followed her declaration with a nod.

"Nepgear, you are truly a respectable person," said Vert as she spoke in a serious and proud voice. "First, you accepted to become my sister when I first gave you the power of a CPU. Then, you permitted me to dive into video games with that helmet of yours. And finally, you were there to look after Peashy when I was busy with something else." The girl finished in a gentle tone. "So you have all my respect!"

"Vert..." Nepgear looked at the goddess unbelievable by what she had heard.

"Despite some questionable things about your sisterhood, I join Vert in saying that I respect you as well." Blanc stated, nodding her head, "You have done so much in this world; therefore, you have all my respect!"

"Blanc..." The girl looked now to the other goddess she couldn't stop her tears to fall

"I-I imagine it's my turn to give a speech, right?" Nervously, Noire reassembled her voice and prepared herself for what would be the most embarrassing moment of her life. "You have done so much for me, such as the countless times you protected my privacy from that maiden robot pervert." Noire continued, her face now red like a tomato. "Thanks to you we handled the problem of the people being hypnotized by the social games." She added, it had been a horrible situation, but thanks to Nepgear's tinkering skills, they were able to confront the responsible parties within their own games.

"I will also mention how Planeptune has evolved in your head over the past thirty years, despite your inexperience," Noire stated, hiding a little smile while letting a little blush on her cheeks. "You have done great." She emphasized, having done more than Plutia and Neptune combined. It wasn't anything for a CPU candidate who wasn't even ready to rule a nation.

"She means she secretly admire you and your labor" Vert said, looking at Nepgear, cut off Noire's speech and drew Noire's attention to the other goddesses.

"Yes, she wants to make you her business partner," Blanc teased, making Noire even more embarrassed by how much she enjoyed seeing the reactions on the embarrassed CPU.

"How dare you cut me off when this isn't like I was impressed by Nepgear or anything like that, tsk..." Noire sighed, and looked back at the young goddess. "So, to put it simply, I deeply respect you both as a CPU and a person." Noire stuttered, "So don't get cocky from my compliments, understand?'"

"Girls..." The girl smiled, "BOOOM!" Before she could finish, Histoire interrupted her by slamming onto the table, surprising everyone as they hadn't seen her approach. The girl had been doing some shopping and due to the weight of the bag, she fell onto the table; she was much more fragile than her larger counterpart.

"Goodness! Are you okay, Histoire?!" Nepgear exclaimed as she was worried about the little creature who had appeared out of nowhere.

"Don't worry", The girl said, "I am fine (-_-;)", a bit stunned by her brutal fall; soon after, she soon regained consciousness and held out the bag of groceries to the girl.

"Here I brought you this; try it, I hope you'll like it (・・)." Histoire said as she handed the goddess the bag. In the bag there was a new attire, it was the same outfit Nepgear used to wear, but this one seemed more resistant and comfortable from the look of the texture.

"Thank you, Histoire," she said, "I will try it!" She stood up and gave the sleeping Peachy to Vert, then headed off to another room to put on her new clothes.

After several minutes of waiting, the girl returned to the kitchen wearing her new outfit; all eyes in the kitchen were now on her.

"So how do I look?" Nepgear asked, wanting the opinions of everyone present while turning on herself like a little girl who had a new toy.

"You look great, just like I expected from my shopping trip. (.ᴗ.)" She was proud of her gift, even though it was the same thing the girl wore every day.

"Indeed, you are beautiful just as I had expected from my sister," Vert said with a drop of sweat on her forehead after seeing that she was wearing the same clothes as usual.

"It doesn't match my style of clothing but you do look good" Blanc said even though it was her usually outfit.

"Are you kidding guys? This is the same kind of outfit she...*stomp* Ouch!" Before she could finish her sentence, Noire's feet were stomped on by both Vert and Blanc. She looked over at her friends who gave her a subtle nod indicating for her not to say anything so as not to upset Nepgear.

"I-I mean, you're good looking." Noire blushed in embarrassment, having to lie for her friend.

"Thank you guys, you really helped me out! You are the best!" Nepgear let out a beautiful smile, it was a real one this time; a beautiful aura seemed to emanate from her, and that kind of smile could make anyone fall in love with her. The other girls were relieved.

'Nepgear has mastered the "Respect" ability'. A new pop-up appears, granting her a new ability; it was a shame to have to waste such a beautiful scene.

"As Neptune's sister, I guess we can't avoid that comedy routine during these serious moments, right? Haha!" Noire giggled at this realization, soon followed by the laughter of everyone else. Nepgear just accepted her fate and joined them, even though she couldn't return to her own dimension yet; she knew she wouldn't be alone in this world.

---

Several months had passed since Nepgear had gone on a rampage; she was now starting to take better care of herself. She participated in several crazy adventures in the dungeons with the other CPUs.

She also continued to run the nation of Planeptune during Plutia's absence, besides the fact that the Basilicom was now repaired, thanks to Noire paying off everything, despite all of the happiness she experienced during her journey there; she still had a hole in her heart.

Indeed, she still wanted her sister to come retrieve her; not only did she miss her, but she really missed all of her friends in the Hyperdimension. She missed them most of all. She especially missed Uni for some reason; sometimes when she was alone, she would think about her tsundere friend and couldn't help but wonder why she kept thinking about her so much, even though she had a feeling she wanted to confirm it.

Then one day Histoire received a phone call from the Histoire of the Hyperdimension. After exchanging news, the good news dropped; they had enough shares to get Nepgear back. The CPUs of the Ultradimension were called outside the Basilicom to say goodbye to Nepgear.

Of course, the two Histoire had to lie about the person who had increased the shares, a lie that the CPU candidates were aware of, even though they didn't know the details; if Nepgear somehow found out it wasn't Neptune's doing, she would either fall into depression or go on another rampage, since no matter what Nepgear still believed Neptune's promise to save her.

All the people concerned were now gathered on the Basilcom's wide balcony, waiting for the other Histoire to open the portal between dimensions.

"So that idiot has finally woken up and started searching for her sister, huh?" Noire said, surprised by Neptune's sudden awakening.

"My, my, don't be so harsh on her, she missed Nepgear for a long time, that's all." Vert replied with a confident smile. "Look at her," she said, pointing at Nepgear who was playing with Pleashy. "Don't you see how happy she is? She hasn't seen her loved ones in almost thirty-one years; she's about to reunite with them."

"But still, how can she even forgive her sister like that? I-I mean, if I were in her shoes, I would definitely hate her." Noire stuttered. She didn't understand the girl before her eyes; she couldn't comprehend her actions. "She must be really too kind..." the girl concluded.

"Maybe," Blanc said, "but would you hate Plutia for abandoning you for almost thirty-one years?" They stated this as they felt they were somehow in the same boat as Nepgear when it came to their relationship with a lazy person.

"I...I don't know," Noire responded, unsure of what to do if Plutia ever decided to return.

"I would definitely forgive Plutia if she returned," Blanc said. "In Nepgear's case, she was born in another world; no matter how close we are, we can never replace her true home." She concluded, nodding her head.

"Maybe I would too?" Noire said, not wanting to be left behind Blanc. "And I guess you're right about Nepgear."

"Aaah, you two are going to get into a weird love triangle relationship with Plutia when she's stuck on Neptune..." Vert said as he saw how those girls were talking about Plutia.

"W-what!?" the two girls exclaimed. "You're talking like we are some sort of weird simps!" Noire shouted, blushing in embarrassment.

"For the first time, she is right," Blanc said. "There has never been a moment where both of us fought for Plutia's attention." Blanc defended, she had never thought Vert would say something like that; it was Neptune who usually made those kinds of jokes.

"If you want, I can spell out all the mundane events that occur when both of you are fighting for Plutia's attention," Vert said with a malicious smile, holding a small sheet of paper she had taken out from her cleavage that looked like a list in her hand.

"You damn gave me this!" Blanc snatched the list from Vert's hands; she was annoyed by the hideout Vert had used to store the list and by what she considered the stupidity of Vert's so-called evidence.

As both Noire and Blanc looked at the list, they saw that it was blank; there was nothing written on it. "There's nothing written in it," Noire said, a bit relieved that there was no trace of what Vert had meant.

"How naive of you; this is more of Neptune's job to make such remarks about our relationships, though," Vert said in a mocking tone towards the two girls.

"That damned big breast will pay!" Blanc menaced with a death stare, wanting to crush Vert for mocking her, but before she could do anything, Histoire from the other dimension called everyone over.

Histoire shouted, 'Silence everyone!' Her voice was firm and direct; it carried authority. 'I can't concentrate enough to open the portal. How are you all being so loud?' She addressed those present in both dimensions, referring to their disruptive behavior.

"You heard her, so please hurry and say goodbye to Nepgear (ꏿ﹏ꏿ;)." The remark of the other Histoire had returned the CPUs of the ultradimension to their original goal.

The CPUs headed to Nepgear, who was with Peashy, and then started to say goodbye to the gentle unexpected guest, Nepgear.

"So this is where we say goodbye after such a long time together," Noire said, trying to hide her emotions. "B-but this isn't like I'll miss you or anything!" she exclaimed, not wanting to admit how close she had become to Neptune's sister.

"How rude, Noire," Blanc said, irritating her fellow friend. "This is why Neptune calls you a loner." She continued, then looked back at Nepgear. "Anyways, I've gotten to know you, and it was such a pleasure. I must admit." She was deeply grateful to have met someone like Nepgear in this dimension.

"Nepgear, I am so glad to have met you; you really are the best little sister anyone could have. If anything ever happens to you, I am sure you can count on the other me to take care of you." Vert said, holding back her tears as she watched Nepgear prepare to leave.

"Thank you, Noire, Blanc, and Vert; it really means a lot to me." Nepgear smiled, thinking that her day had been saved and everything would go back to normal as she was certain that her sister was responsible for her return.

As she talked, an enormous column of light appeared behind them; Histoire warned the goddess, "Nepgear! The path is open; hurry to enter before it closes again."

Before she could move, the goddess was stopped by Peashy, who clutched her in his arms. "What's wrong, Peashy?" Nepgear asked.

"Pea wants to say goodbye too," she said, "will you one day come back with Neptuna and Ploot so we can play together?" Peashy demanded, tightening her grip on the goddess.

"Of course, one day I promise we will all play together," Nepgear assured the little girl, patting her head. The little girl smiled and said, "This is a promise." Then she released the goddess and headed over to the other CPUs.

As Nepgear was on her way to the portal, she heard Histoire yelled, "Wait Nepgear! I have to say something too (･o･;)." She had forgotten to wave her goodbye.

"What happened Histoire?" Nepgear asked as she stopped in her path, curious as to what the little tome wanted to tell her.

The tome started to speak."I simply want to say goodbye too," she said. "You also have the goodbyes from IF and Compas since they couldn't come today (๑•﹏•)" The girl was happy to have such a company during those almost thirty-one years.

"Besides, don't worry about Planeptune; me and the others will help maintain the nation until the return of Plutia (•‿•)" She concluded that she wanted to make sure that Nepgear left without any regrets.

Nepgear looked then at the goddesses. "Yeah, she is right, we will help," Noire said. "S-so hurry up and make sure you tell Plutia to come back." Noire concluded; that was at least a way to not waste Nepgear's efforts until the return of Plutia.

"Thank you, and goodbye!" Nepgear finished, and entered the portal which immediately closed after she passed through it.

Nepgear was really happy to return, although she thought it was Neptune's doing since the two Histoire had lied, but the girl didn't know her return would change her life.

---

On the other side of the portal stood Histoire and the CPU candidates; the young goddesses had worked almost all day and managed to obtain enough shares to open the gateway for Nepgear.

They soon saw the portal disappear, and they were worried because no one had emerged from the column of light.

"Is that normal? Nobody came out?" Rom demanded, panicking as she thought her efforts had been in vain.

"Really? That dummy is so slow that the portal closed on her!" Ram exclaimed, really frustrated by Nepgear's lack of reaction.

"It means nothing," Uni said, "I will keep opening the gate over and over again until that dummy comes back! I will make sure of it!" Uni said in a determined tone; she didn't want to abandon her friend.

"But what if Miss Nepgear has forgotten about us or even hates us...?" Rom panicked, fearful of both contingencies regarding the person he looked up to.

"Don't say such things!" Uni aggressively yelled. "She would never do something like that!" Her sudden outburst caused Rom to hide behind Ram in surprise.

"You dummy! Don't you see you're terrorizing her?" Ram cried out, angered by her friend. "You really suck at keeping your cool!" She sighed, despairing over the tsundere.

"Sorry," the tsundere panicked, crossing her arms as she realized her mistake. "I-I mean, even though your concerns may be true, I would never allow something like this to happen. I would stay by Nepgear's side until she realizes we are here if it ever does." She stammered through her words.

"Oh, I see, you are right as long as you are here; Miss Nepgear will be in good hands," Rom said assuredly, making Uni blush.

Histoire looked up at the sky; the oracle had remained silent, counting the remaining time until the fall of the missing goddess. "Finally, she is here," she said, drawing everyone's attention.

"How is she here?" Ram asked and then all of them followed Histoire's direction.

From the point of view of the goddesses, they were able to see something falling from the sky at such great speed; they didn't even have time to move away.

"Neptune! I'm back!" A familiar voice shouted, revealing itself to be Nepgear's. The girl approached from the point of impact, which seemed to be Uni.

A loud sound was heard as the girl crashed into her tsundere friend; Uni didn't have time to react as she was pinned to the ground by a girl who seemed a bit too excited.

"Oh Neptune! Sis!" Nepgear exclaimed, starting to cry tears of joy. "You can't imagine how happy I am," the girl said as she caressed Uni's chest with her head, like a cat, while her drops of tears wet the outfit of the tsundere. "I knew you would come looking for me, despite all the problems in that dimension. I kept faith in you." She continued as she tightly embraced Uni, squeezing her so hard that it left Uni with no hope of breath.

"I promise, I will spoil you until you pass out...Uni!?" Nepgear finally realised after opening her eyes and released the girl she was holding and got out from the girl, she was doing such embarrassing things to the wrong person.

"Goodness! I am so sorry; I mistakenly thought you were Neptune." The girl apologized, but she couldn't hide her embarrassment, and Uni was left unconscious from her blushing. Her cheeks were burning like a volcanic eruption, and she felt as if she had been driven into paradise by the sweet, cuddly approach of her friend, even though it was not meant for her in the first place.

"Miss Uni is unconscious; is she okay?" Rom asked, seeing the view of the proud tsundere now lying on the ground like those losers after a defeat.

Nepgear tried everything to revive her unconscious friend, but it only made the two of them look even more ridiculous - a best friend who couldn't admit her feelings, and a girl with sister issues who always attempted to fix things.

"That dummy was really thirsty," Ram teased. "How laughable," she said, referring to the ridiculous situation her two friends had gotten themselves into.

After settling things, the CPU candidates were now reunited once again; they shared joy and laughter together, and also discussed about their lives during their separation. But things got a bit darker when Nepgear placed Neptune back onto the table.

"So, can you tell me why Sis isn't here to greet me?" Nepgear asked, chilling the blood of her friends. "She is the one who raised the shares, right?" Her tone and face became a bit darker; the other CPU candidates knew now why Histoire had asked for a lie.

"Ah, about that? N-Neptune is somehow..." Uni stammered, unable to finish her sentence due to the weight of the lie.

"Miss Nepgear, you see...Miss Neptune is..." Rom too was unable to speak, for lying wasn't in her nature.

"Well, dummy...well..." Even Ram, the most troublesome, didn't know how to get out of this situation. The three CPU candidates, upon seeing the dark expression on her face, were shivering; they were surely afraid of disappointing Nepgear.

History decided to speak after the hesitation of the others. "Neptune went back to napping after raising the shares; you will see her when she wakes up," she tried to dispel all of Nepgear's doubts, thinking that the girl wasn't ready to learn the truth.

Nepgear thought for a moment and with an awkward smile replied, "I guess, she would indeed go back to bed after working, even though I wanted her to greet me after a long time." She believed Histoire, even though she felt something off in their reactions before.

Everyone sighed in relief as the bomb was driven away for the time being, but instead it exploded right there by the appearance of a girl who somehow spawned in the wrong place at the wrong time.

"Guys, can I ask why you are gathered here? You are making such loud noises that are preventing me and Plutie from sleeping." The living bomb's voice reached out to the ears of everyone who immediately looked in her direction.

"Oh for my pages' sake, what will now happen?" Histoire sighed as the girl who appeared belonged to Neptune. The oracle was now worried about the disaster that would occur here.

Rom said, stunned by Histoire's words. "Did an oracle just curse while talking to herself?" she asked, not paying attention to why she had said such a thing.

"No, she's just a beginner in that domain; she needs some advice from Blanc," Ram explained the lack of aggression in his voice.

"Guys!" Uni exclaimed, "Why are you so worried about this? There's bigger trouble here." The girls' panicked expressions shifted to one of concern as they looked at Nepgear, whose expression had become much more serious.

"Aww, guys, you're all acting so weird today, just like people who are about to witness the end of the world," Neptune said, unaware that she had only made things worse by appearing at the wrong moment.

The childish goddess then looked at the pink-haired girl and finally noticed her sister's presence. "Ah! Nep Jr., you're here; why did you come to see me? You're mean!" The older sister greeted the younger one and headed towards her.

"What do you mean, you didn't know I was here? Didn't you raise the shares for my comeback?" Nepgear asked in a darker tone, as she was about to discover the truth that Histoire and the CPU Candidates had been keeping from her.

"No, I didn't do anything; it's probably your friends here who have done it," Neptune responded, pointing at the goddesses present. Nepgear started to look down; she knew now the truth. "Anyways, everything has gone back to normal, so come with me; you need to make up for the things I have done with Plutie." Neptune cheerfully said, without realizing how deeply she was hurting her sister.

"You'll see, we're going to have fun together," Neptune finished in an optimistic voice, causing Nepgear's body to begin to shiver. Everyone noticed this, including Neptune. Histoire thought she might be about to witness a rampage from Nepgear, while the CPUs themselves were worried about the direction of the situation, as Histoire had dragged them into her lie.

"Wow, you must really be impatient to shake like that," Neptune said as she began to approach her hand towards her sister. "*slap* Ouch! Why did you do that?" Nepgear slapped her sister's hand to repel her.

"This is so mean, Nep Jr!" Neptune exclaimed as she blew on her hand to suppress the pain. "What happened? You're acting like a bad guy." She had no idea of Nepgear's dark reaction.

"Liar!" Nepgear shouted, "You are a liar!" Her face rose up, allowing everyone to see her expression, which was not an angry one, but rather a sad and shattered expression.

"Aww, come on, what's with that face?" Neptune asked, trying to calm her sister. She was obviously panicking because she had never seen her sister make such a face against her before.

Nepgear shouted out this time, "I waited for you for almost thirty-one years! You couldn't even fulfill a promise, and my own friends ended up doing your supposed job!" Nepgear's illusions were shattered; for her, Neptune was now the biggest liar that ever existed in all dimensions.

Hisotire expressed, "Please, Nepgear, don't blame everything on your sister; I am also at fault for lying to you." Histoire attempted to contain the situation before it exploded, knowing the girl would eventually learn the truth, but not as quickly or as suddenly as she had feared. She wanted her to have time to acclimate herself again.

"I know why you did that, and I don't hold a grudge against you for it, nor do my friends," Nepgear said, her voice cracking as she looked at each of them, before letting out another sigh toward Neptune. "I don't hold a grudge against Neptune either; I know why I ended up in this situation." Her declaration surprised Histoire and relieved her friends, but Neptune was still lost because she was so dense.

"It's my own fault; if only I hadn't been so clingy towards her and didn't spoil her so much," Nepgear stated through her tears. "She wouldn't have abandoned me in the other dimension." Her tears slipped down her face as they fell onto the ground, and she continued to blame herself for Neptune's actions.

"She probably had enough of me and replaced me with Plutia after all they have so much in common; why would she even need me?", Nepgear continued, as Neptune started to process what was happening and tried to lighten her sister's mood.

"Oh, come on, Nep.Jr! Don't say such things; they're ruining my mood!" Neptune exclaimed in her usual voice. "I told you how much I love you, and I promised you I would one day come for you, didn't I?" she questioned. She attempted to dispel the negative vibes that her sister was giving off, but it didn't work this time.

"Stop lying, Neptune!" Nepgear shouted, her voice shaking with anger. Even she had her limits, and this time, she knew she'd crossed them. "If what you said was true, you would have come for me right after the final battle... But you never came." She removed something she was equipped with since the beginning and handed it to Neptune before turning her HDD on. "You are the worst..." With those words, she flew away, abandoning everyone behind. She was heading towards Leanbox, desperate to find Vert, needing some peace of mind.

Neptune sadly looked at the thing her sister had given her and realized what it was. "The Planeptune Ring? It was a birthday gift I gave to her..." she said. "Why did she give it back?" Neptune asked, not understanding the reason behind this action.

Histoire sighed. "You really are irresponsible; you don't realize you crossed the line this time." The Oracle couldn't believe the lack of comprehension from the girl.

Neptune shook her head. "Did I do something wrong?" she asked, trying to deny the reality. She knew deep down that she had messed up this time.

"How can you be so ignorant?" Uni screamed at the girl, upon seeing the reaction of Nepgear, she knew they would probably lose her again.

"Despite how much I like playing with you, you really messed up this time," Ram said, disappointed in the girl.

On the other hand, Rom didn't want to add anything else, and the three CPU Candidates left the place waiting for Nepgear's news.

---

Several days later, everyone learned from Vert that Nepgear had come to Leanbox's Basilicom and locked herself in the guest room.

Everyone tried to see Nepgear, but she didn't respond or open the door to them; only Vert had the authorization to enter her room only during dinner time, but besides that she didn't have any real dialogue with her.

Ram and Rom also came for her, but since she remained silent, the two girls, following Blanc's advice, had drawn pictures for her and slipped them under her door, reaching the depressed girl's room.

Plutia, too, came to see her after learning what had happened to her, but the girl didn't respond and Plutia ended up putting a stuffed doll she made in front of her door every day, hoping she would see it and be comforted by it.

Neptune hadn't visited her sister since she thought that Nepgear would come back and apologize, as her kind nature would always tell her to do so.

The one who tried her best to get Nepgear out of her room was Uni, the girl worried about her friend and even sacrificed time from her own work for her.

Then one day, as usual, Uni returned to visit Nepgear. On her way to the guest room, she saw both Rom and Ram on all fours in front of the door and slipping some drawings they had made.

Both were struggling against the onslaught of stuffed dolls that had begun to block the door. Uni smiled, "So you are also here today." The girl greeted the twins as she headed towards them. The twins, who had finished their business, stood up again and rubbed their clothes free of the dust that had soiled them.

"Miss Uni, it's good to see today too." Rom smiled, greeting back the tsundere as she turned to her.

"Whoa, it seems that today too, there will be a lot of folks at that door," Ram said, referring to the people who were also aware of the situation and had come for Nepgear as well.

"Really? Who has come today?" Uni asked, curious as to who Ram had mentioned, though she wasn't surprised given the number of friends Nepgear had.

"Blanc had some free time, so she decided to come visit Miss Nepgear," she said cheerfully. "As usual, we also saw Miss Plutia." Rom continued, smiling. "There were also many other humans, like RED and Miss Cave, who stopped by." She paused, then added, "I am glad Miss Nepgear has received all of this support; she's waited thirty years for it."

"Oh, I see," Uni said, smiling. "I guess everyone was worried about her." Uni hoped at least it made her friend happy to see that. She was also still surprised by Plutia's visit; the girl preferred to nap.

"By the way, I don't know if you knew this, but Vert told us that Noire had come by yesterday." Ram informed Uni.

"Really? She came?" Uni didn't hide her surprise at this new information.

"Yeah, that loner had apparently come to talk to that dummy in the early morning yesterday, but she got rejected," Ram said, laughing at the ridiculous way Noire acted. "It seems she came in right when nobody was paying attention to her; I can imagine her face after all her effort went to waste."

"Ram, be more respectful towards Miss Noire; it's rude." Rom calmed her twin down. "Excuse my sister," the girl apologized, embarrassing the tsundere.

"Don't worry, I think I now know why Noire was a bit down yesterday," Uni responded, knowing that her sister wanted to say something to Nepgear but didn't know what.

"So we both finished our business here, and we'll probably come back tomorrow, so make sure to return our depressed friend to her dummy state." Ram said, and the twins went back to their homes, waving goodbye to the girl.

"I will manage!" the girl said as the twins moved away. Then Uni sat down on the floor in front of the door, holding in her hands a stuffed doll of Nepgear she had picked up and was now hugging tightly.

Uni tried over and over again to talk to Nepgear, but she didn't respond; she could understand why she felt betrayed by a sister who never came for her.

Hours had passed and Uni started losing patience, she couldn't bear to see her friend in such a state, so she had decided to go ahead.

"Nepgear!" Uni screamed, her voice full of sadness and anger. "I know you can hear me! If you plan to stay inside all of your life, then I will stay in front of the door every time!" She began to sob, "I don't care if I end up dying from starvation." Her voice grew quieter. "So please, open the door... You really miss me; at least respond to me..." Uni finished, breaking down in tears, clutching the doll tightly.

Uni didn't get an answer and thought she had failed, until she heard the lock of the door opening; as soon as she heard it, Uni entered the room, seeing a sad Nepgear sitting on the bed.

Around Nepgear, there was a lot of tissue; it seemed like the girl had cried every day since her last conversation with her sister. The sight made Uni really feel pity for the girl. In order to comfort her, Uni approached her friend, ready for a talk.

"I am really miserable, aren't I?" Nepgear said, her voice cracking from her recent crying.

"Why are you saying that?" Uni asked, rubbing her fresh tears from her eyes to avoid Nepgear seeing her in this state.

"I believed everything Neptune had said to me and ended up in this ridiculous state," Nepgear replied as her tears started to drop again; she remembered the times that Neptune had told her he loved her, but she couldn't help it because of her own inattentiveness for years.

"She abandoned me several times; first when she was trapped in the Graveyard, I had such difficulty trying to regain my will to fight, second time after Arfoire's defeat she chose to spend her time with her friends, ignoring me, third time after she got trapped in another dimension I remember I had scolded her to work, fourth time just after my arrival in the other dimension she left me with the kids, and lastly after the final battle for thirty years this time." Nepgear explained, she really felt it was her own fault for her sister's behavior. "I am the clown of the story after all because of being too clingy to her."

"It seems the more I love someone, the more I end up getting abandoned," Nepgear concluded. Understanding her friend's situation, Uni wanted her to not give up on everything, since she herself had a hard time with her own sister.

"Don't say such things!" Uni yelled. "I am always here," she added, catching Nepgear's attention. "Y-You are my rival and friend, so you can't just give up on everything." She corrected herself, looking down. She didn't want to say that, but something else instead. It was the right moment to say it, but she lost her chance again due to embarrassment.

"Of course the rivalry thing, but I think I could never return to Planeptune and stand as the CPU candidate." Nepgear looked down; she had now lost all interest in her job.

'Oh no! It had the opposite effect on her.' Uni thought, 'It wasn't about rivalry; I know that now. I have to be honest with myself.' The girl was lost in her thoughts, trying to find the right words to say.

"No, this is not what I wanted to say," Uni said, regaining some of her strength. The other girl looked up at her.

"So what is it, Uni?" asked Nepgear, she didn't have the courage to try to read Uni's behavior.

"Well, ever since the first time I met you, I felt something...," Uni stammered, blushing and struggling to find the right words. Her friend, who had been watching intently, gave her a knowing look and silently urged her to continue. "I... I love you!" Uni exclaimed, closing her eyes, "I love you, Nepgear! From the very start." The girl was fully red and clenched her hands tightly.

Uni finally said it after a long time of waiting, but she didn't have an answer yet; as she opened her eyes to see Nepgear sobbing. Uni was unsure if she had wasted everything on Nepgear.

"I... I love you too, but I don't believe your words." Nepgear affirmed while her tears filled her eyes, leaving Uni stunned and confused.

"I don't understand," Uni said, confused. "You don't believe me?" Her friend had given her a positive response, but Uni still tasted defeat from Nepgear's doubt in her.

"I don't want to accept love anymore; if I do, I'll end up being abandoned like my sister did." She replied, her voice lacking confidence and conviction. She didn't want to live her life by fear of abandonment.

"If we go out together, you will get bored of me because I am too clingy." Nepgear said, her vision starting to become blurry as her eyes filled with tears. The girl didn't want to listen to her. "In the end, I will be alone again," the girl concluded, shivering at the thought. Uni's face was hidden in shadow, so her eyes could not be seen.

Before the girl could hide her face in her lap to cry, Uni grabbed her friend's arms and held them tightly. She pushed the girl down onto the bed, causing a little moan from Nepgear, and they both fell down with Uni on the top. Uni then pinned the girl down on the bed, preventing Nepgear from moving her hands or feet. She was totally dominating the situation.

"U-Uni? What are you...*kiss* mhmm?" before she could say anything, Uni kissed the girl straight on the mouth. Nepgear blushed really hard, she was surprised but slowly closed her eyes and didn't resist; she was enjoying this moment.

The kiss had lasted for a full minute, during which, Uni took her time to taste Nepgear's mouth; she eventually released her grip on the girl, who immediately returned her kiss and hugged her.

Things were getting a bit dangerous as both of them started passing the tongue back and forth between each other's mouths, fighting for dominance. Nepgear didn't want to lose and was clenching the girl with her legs and arms, even though she was on the bottom, she was winning against Uni.

They finally stopped and separated, allowing their saliva to come out and taking time to recover from that passionate kiss. The two of them were now red as they were satisfied from such a result.

"You're pretty dominant for a bottom," Uni admitted as she wiped a drop of saliva from her lips; her face was still red from trying so hard and ending up satisfied by Nepgear. If things kept going like this, they would have done it, but the girl wanted Nepgear to first accept her feelings and be in her best shape.

"Thanks I guess...," the girl replied satisfied and a bit more peaceful. "But why did you do that, Uni?" Nepgear asked, her face red as she thought about the situation.

"I had to find a way to make you believe in my feelings for you," she said, giving her friend a little smile. "Listen to me!" Uni ordered, and now she had all of Nepgear's attention, willing to listen to her.

She began now her speech, "I would never abandon you. When you weren't here, I came every day to get news about you! I even did some weird stuff with your belongings, like sniffing the pillow you used to sleep on when nobody was watching. I even had a quarrel with my sister over you, and as I said before, I planned to stay at your door until I starved to death." She concluded, feeling rather embarrassed by having revealed such humiliating things to her.

"I... I want you to see me more than just a friend or rival," Uni said, blushing and looking away in embarrassment. "I want you to see me as a woman!" Nepgear gazed at her with loving and admiring eyes.

"And if you don't want to believe me, then I will kiss you again and again until I become the number one in your heart!" Uni exclaimed, looking at the girl nearing tears. "So please let me be the woman who'll make you happy!" she smiled, blushing with determination in her eyes. The girl before her was speechless, lost in contemplation.

Nepgear smiled and didn't waste any time; she clutched her friend and exchanged their places, Nepgear now standing on top of Uni.

"Uni...it was so cute of you" Nepgear as her she began to cry again, " Forgive me for doubting you..." she apologized, and got her face closer to Uni's, " I believe you ! I want to stay by your side ! I love you !" she exclaimed, with a confidence voice knowing what she wanted now, it was because of love she missed the girl so much.

"Please be my girlfriend! I-I will make you happy," she said, looking directly into Uni's eyes.

"Of course it was my intention from the beginning," Uni replied, relieved at having managed to get her love.

"I-I mean, I'll let you be my girlfriend if you stop being so depressed," Uni corrected herself, finding her last statement too embarrassing; she needed time to proceed her new situation.

"Thank you, Uni." The girl plunged into Uni's arms, bawled on her chest, and let it all out. Uni simply caressed the girl on her back to calm her; now that they were together, the tsundere would make sure that nobody ever made Nepgear cry again. They both soon fell asleep together in the comforting embrace of each other.

---

The next day, Nepgear finally overcame her depression, and everyone was relieved by her recovery. Ram and Rom had teased Uni about what she had done to help her recover, as they were the only two who visited Nepgear before Uni. Despite her newfound strength, however, the girl warned Histoire that she wasn't ready to return to Planeptune.

Over the next few days, Nepgear spent her time in Lastation's Basilicom and spent each night with her girlfriend. She even took away with her all the drawings and dolls that had been given to her in desperation by Uni. The tsundere's bedroom now looked like a child's room.

The two had agreed to keep their relationship secret for now in order to avoid causing trouble among the citizens of Gamindustri and the CPUs. However, being so close to each other sparked suspicions; Noire was the first to discover them kissing, having caught them in the act.

One day, Noire confronted them about it. "So tell me the truth, you two, you are both dating, right?" Noire asked to the two girls, startling them with the question. They both started blushing, not knowing how to react.

"W-what do you mean, Noire?" Uni stammered, "Nepgear is just a guest I accommodate for the time being; there's nothing more to it!" Uni denied, red as ever, acting in stark contrast to her words.

"It's true!" the other girl exclaimed. "Uni is just helping me until I return to Planeptune." Nepgear responded to confirm Uni's words. "S-she is just my best friend," she stammered, fidgeting her hands in the air as her blushing made her look like a bomb ready to explode.

"You are really bad at lying," Noire sighed, causing the two girls to wince. "So let me explain," Noire breathed in and out before saying something embarrassing. "What kind of best friends are you? Sharing hands, giggles, kisses, and even the bed?" Noire explained, tired of their lies. "Don't try to deny it; I saw both of you sharing a passionate kiss, and both of you enjoyed it." Uni and Nepgear were now silent, completely embarrassed as they had been caught in the act.

The two lovebirds looked at each other; Nepgear grabbed Uni's hand, holding it firmly. She nodded at her, indicating it was time to speak their truths. Uni sighed and nodded her head in response.

"Fine, I am dating Nepgear," Uni said in a strong voice, simply telling her sister what was going on. "So do you have any problems with that?" Uni added, grabbing Nepgear's arm like someone in love.

"No, but do you realize what kind of risky relationship you're in?" Noire asked. "Dating a CPU candidate rival is risky, and besides, she will one day have to return to Planeptune by duty," Noire explained, looking at each of them, making sure they were paying attention.

"So does that mean you're going to tell me to forget about her?" Uni asked defensively, her guard up, protecting her girlfriend. "Are you going to take my happiness away?!" Uni raised her voice, not wanting the worst to happen.

"*sigh* No, I will do nothing," she sighed, looking away and blushing. "Instead, I have a offer to make to both of you.", The two girl looked at the goddess who seemed a bit nervous as she was playing with her hair.

"Ha!" Uni used a cocky tone and a haughty gesture. "Spit it out! Before you turn gray!" she tasted the sweetness of revenge by giving Noire back her own words from the last time.

"Gah! You really have it in for me, huh?" Noire recalled how arrogant she had been towards her sister during their last long conversation.

"Good grief! I need to explain my idea before you get any cockier!" Noire exclaimed, her pride clearly evident in her voice. "The same goes for you, Nepgear!" The girl who had been listening to the two sisters nodded her head obediently.

Noire began to expose the idea she had in mind; seeing both girls being close, it was anyway something she wanted to talk about with Nepgear last time, but she got ignored, so this was now the perfect opportunity to be direct.

As she finished her exposition, the two girls looked at Noire, their faces filled with disbelief, making her feel a bit stressed, knowing she would once again be rejected and remain the perfect loner.

"W-what's wrong with your face? It was a bad idea ?, I-I mean... aaah." Before she could finish her sentence, the two girls pounced on her, causing the three of them to stumble on the ground. Now, Noire was crushed under the weight of the two young bodies on top of hers.

"W-why did you do that ?" Noire asked unable to move.

"Sorry, but what you just said makes us happy, sis..." Uni responded through tears of joy, causing Noire to panic as she saw her sister crying again.

"Yes, she is right, of course we both accept it without a doubt...". Nepgear joined her girlfriend in her tears, and Noire didn't know how to act in front of two crying girls.

"W-Why are you so grateful? I just proposed it for Lastation's sake, nothing more!" The tsundere with a crimson red face wanted to smile and cry in reality as her idea had been received positively.

"Noire, I must apologize once again; I shouldn't have spoken to you like that." Uni apologized, regretting her previous actions towards her sister, and continued, "I should have put myself in your shoes after all." Uni concluded, hoping for Noire's forgiveness.

"D-don't worry, we both have our reasons to act this way," Noire concluded, feeling relieved to no longer be the bad sister of the year.

The three remained on the ground together until the two lovebirds stopped crying. It was here the moment that would change the life of Nepgear.

---

Some days had passed since Noire's proposition, and Histoire had summoned a meeting in Planeptune's Basilicom, demanding all CPUs and CPU Candidates presence, except for Uni and Nepgear.

"Sooo, everyone has been called? It must be sooo important to require even me during my sleeping time," Plutia said in a sleepy voice, the girl still holding her doll and ready to nap at any moment.

"Yeah but I don't see Nep.Jr or Mini Noire, are they disspensed? How lucky they are" Neptune responded yawning and looking bored from a meeting that hadn't even started yet.

"Speaking of Neppy.Jr., she hasn't been here since she last talked to you, isn't that worrisome, Neppy? Plutia asked, showing concern for the girl as she helped her through her depression with her homemade dolls.

"No, she will get bored and return here to apologize, and things will turn back to normal." Neptune innocently said, not knowing the bomb Histoire would drop upon her arrival.

"Oh, Histoire has arrived," Blanc said, turning to face her two sisters. "Rom and Ram, stay calm and attentive, understood?" she warned them. She had become a bit more focused on them since their last argument concerning Nepgear.

"Understood!" the twins responded, seeing how serious Blanc looked, they wouldn't make trouble.

The Oracle arrived amidst the gazes of everyone present; she seemed quite serious about what she had to say.

As she took her position, she began to speak, "Hello, everyone; I see you are all present, except for the three other Oracles." Her voice was overbearing as she continued, "This declaration will change your lives." The last part made everyone curious, except Noire.

"About Kei," said Noire, "she will probably return when things get more interesting for her." Histoire nodded in agreement.

"Mina is still on vacation learning more about magic," Blanc calmly stated, a bit envious of her peaceful vacation. Histoire turned her gaze to her and also nodded.

"Chika is busy dealing with a scandal in the factory that has caused the workers to go on strike," Vert said with a smile, drops of sweat rolling down her forehead. Everyone looked at her with looks that clearly meant it was an excuse to not come.

"Fine, this aside, that declaration is related to a proposition that Noire has made to both Uni and Nepgear," Histoire said in an authoritative voice. "It will bring about some changes in all of your lives, as I've already mentioned." She put her finger on her cheek, ready to continue.

"Oh so this is about Nep.Jr and mini Noire then ? What did Noire propose to her" Neptune said excited by the new.

"Silence!" Histoire shouted. "Stop cutting me off while I'm speaking; the changes will mostly affect you!" Neptune shivered down her spine. "Awww...why did I have to be lectured? This is so boring..." The girl complained, trying to calm herself.

"Well, I will be direct. Lastation has a new CPU candidate." The silence overwhelmed the room before everyone started asking questions.

"Really!? A new candidate!" Ram exclaimed, excited and unbelieving by this revelation.

"A new friend? Who is she?" Rom asked, a bit excited about it.

"But what is the relationship between that announcement and the two concerns you mentioned earlier?" Blanc asked curiously, with a knowing look.

"Blanc, you're so slow! Uni and Nepgear have probably done it and created a new sister for me!" Vert shouted as she threw her hands in the air, causing the room to erupt into chaos.

"Aww, so lewd Nep.Jr haven't wasted anytime after coming back, I am an auntie now..." Neptune thought to herself as she got lost in her weird imagination.

"Ooooh, is that so? I'm happy for them then." Plutia said, on the verge of falling asleep.

"I know it !, that dummy has been waiting for Nepgear to be in her weakest state to make her a child!" Ram yelled, celebrating her victory as she always knew Uni was a pervert for her beloved one.

"Really? Is that possible to give birth so soon?" Rom asked, in disbelief. "So does that mean a kiss really gives you babies?" She innocently demanded, as she was new to this domain.

"Rom, don't worry; if you want, I can do more research on how babies are made and..." Ram stopped as she saw Blanc darting her a death stare.

"Ram, don't even think about it," Blanc hissed, silencing the troublemaker. "Don't waste your sister's innocent eyes." She turned to Rom and smiled reassuringly. "Rom, if you forget this idea, I promise to read to you a new story I have brought." Blanc looked at Rom with a regained composure.

"A new story? Fine, I will forget it." Rom said with a smile, while Blanc remained with a little face, saving Rom from the dark side that Ram had already fallen into.

"Silence!" Histoire shouted once again, gaining the attention back on her, she should have expected such an outburst from the girls, "I should have said this earlier, this isn't just a New CPU candidate, this is a transfer." Histoire corrected, making everyone question. "Nepgear has been transferred to Lastation, she is now their second CPU Candidate." The last part had an effect on Neptune who didn't explode in absurdity this time.

Neptune looked at Histoire in disbelief. "Really? Is that even possible for a CPU to change and move to another nation?" Neptune asked, seeming in panic. She really thought she had misunderstood.

"I was wondering too? If it was the case, how come I never obtained Nepgear or Uni as my sisters?" Vert asked, feeling jealous of Noire for having two sisters.

"This concept is a bit difficult in this world," Histoire said. "You were all born as CPUs and meant to rule your respective nations. For now, you all have stuck to it." Histoire continued in her explanation. "But things are a bit different for the CPU candidates; they are goddesses in formation, so without the same responsibility as you, as in ruling a nation...they can technically switch sides with the authorization of a current CPU in charge and...with a marriage proposal." Histoire said, making everyone realize what she had said.

"So it means that Noire has proposed a marriage between Uni and Nepgear, they both accepted, right?" Blanc asked immediately understanding the situation, dropping a hint of suspense in the room, everyone except Neptune was eagerly waiting for Histoire to give her response.

Histoire spoke again, dispelling the suspense, "Indeed, despite being an unofficial CPU candidate for Lastation, Nepgear is indeed engaged to Uni, as the girls have been going out together for quite some time now." Histoire soon pulled out the marriage papers, stating, "Here are the papers; they're both officially engaged, and can get married whenever they're both ready, thanks to Noire's help.".

"Hey Histy, have you also signed this like Noire did?", Neptune asked in a darker tone. "Because I can see your signature there," she said, pointing at the spot where the tutor's signature was located.

"Yes, I did. Nepgear wanted me as sort of a tutor for her, so I accepted." Histoire explained. "You have to understand that I couldn't let her stay in a place where she no longer felt happy." This statement made Neptune's face grow even darker; she knew exactly where Histoire was going.

"I have done this mostly for her own mental health; Nepgear has lost faith in you," Histoire stated in a cold, absolute tone. Her words stung Neptune, though she managed to conceal her emotions from the others. Histoire knew she needed to be honest and direct with Neptune, realizing how her actions had affected Nepgear.

"Are you okay, Neptune?" Noire who had seen her friend's expression was worried about her. "I hope you don't hold any grudges against me; I just made the better choice for everyone." Noire attempted to explain herself.

Neptune looked at Noire with her usual smile and responded to both Histoire and Noire, "Don't worry, I have nothing against both of you; you guys really thought I would be down for this, but I just want the happiness of Nep.Jr. Nothing more, haha!" The girl laughed, "Noire, I hope you will take care of her as she is now your sister." She gave all responsibility to Noire for Nepgear's smile. "I am gonna nap now; that reunion really bored and tired me." The girl headed off the room while joyfully humming, leaving all the goddesses present behind before the end of the meeting.

"What? This is all the effect it had on her?" Ram exclaimed in deep anger toward the goddess. "By losing her sister to another nation, what a jerk!" she despicably said in disbelief.

"Ram! Show some respect! Didn't you see what just happened, damn brat!" Blanc scolded her sister who immediately calmed down as she was yelling at her.

"S-sorry, Blanc," Ram said, realizing she had also crossed the line.

"Sooo," a sleepy voice began to speak, "would this situation have also occurred if Noire and Blanc hadn't reconciled with their sisters?" Plutia asked innocently with a yawn, drawing everyone's attention. "I mean, losing a sister like that?" She was well aware of the recent argument that had occurred between the CPUs and the CPU Candidates.

"I- I don't know, I had an argument with Uni and tried my best to reconcile with her by listening to her complaints." Noire said, "My only goal was to respond to my sister's desires and make Neptune realize her actions; it was the most cruel thing I had to do." Noire sweat, as she felt bad for responding to Uni's demands on Neptune's depends, but it was necessary to make both Uni and Nepgear happy, as well as to wake up Neptune to reality.

"For me, I know when I am going too far with my sisters," Blanc calmly said. "But Nepgear and Neptune are a bit different." Blanc continued, "You could say that Nepgear was like the older sister spoiling the younger one." Blanc explained, "I imagine Nepgear's constant spoiling made Neptune forget who was the older sister in their relationship.".

"Oooh, I see it seems so boring such a responsibility to take over a sister" Plutia responded, she was about to faint out of fatigue.

"Here I am, the only one who can't share anything with my little sister," Vert complained. "I should have tried to convince Nepgear to stay with me when she was lodging in my nation." Vert sighed; she knew she had lost her chance, even though she had Chika, but a real sister to take care of was a dream that seemed impossible since Nepgear joined Lastation.

"Anyways, everyone!" Histoire clapped for everyone's attention. "But now we are facing some problems to handle as Nepgear has switched sides."

"You mean the balance between our nations?" Blanc asked, pointing her finger at some evidence.

Histoire replied, "Indeed it's one of the problems here. The fact that Lastation has three goddesses on their side grants them a huge advantage over the other nations." Everyone looked at Noire with a death stare; the CPU could feel their sharp gazes piercing her soul. She was sure they were calling her a cheater.

In her speech, Histoire said, "Besides, since Neptune has been lazy for days, the residents of Planeptune have started to lose faith in her ability as a CPU." She then went into detail, explaining, "So we have hidden the fact that Nepgear is in another nation. If people learned about Nepgear's change, they would likely also move to Lastation, causing the disappearance of Planeptune and an overpopulation in Lastation." Histoire concluded that the situation had now become even more critical than before.

"So basically, Nepgear has become a retarded bomb who can provoke disaster if it explodes at the wrong moment," Vert demanded, realizing now the complicated situation that both nations were in.

Histoire said, "Yes, Noire has accepted the risk because she trusts both Neptune and Nepgear. If Neptune moves on and accepts her separation from her sister, she will become even more dedicated to her nation and work harder to gain back the faith of her people. And only then can we officially acknowledge the relationship between Uni and Nepgear to the public.".

"Great! And now Neptune is the trigger that will decide the fate of two nations; she is always in trouble like a main character," Blanc stated, she sighed, exhausted by Neptune and her innate talent to be at the center of everything.

"Sooo, Noire are you not a bit worried about the future ?" Plutia asked, curious about her response.

"Don't worry, I know Neptune; she may be an idiot, but she is always here when the situation calls for it. She will definitely not let this slide and will work hard to at least regain her sister's respect." Noire said with a confident voice, knowing that Neptune would not let herself down.

"She's right," said Blanc. "Nepune is Neptune." The twins nodded in agreement with their sister; although they questioned her sense of priorities, they at least knew that Neptune would be there in a world in crisis.

"True, she may not be the perfect one, but at least she knows how to handle things," Vert added, and the three CPUs nodded in agreement, trusting their friend.

"Wow, you really care about her, to think like that," Plutia said in a more energetic tone. "I guess she will manage to turn that 'good' ending into the 'true' ending." She concluded, "Like she would say."

"Alright everyone," Histoire exclaimed, attracting the attention of all at once to conclude this reunion. "So now everyone knows the topic." Histoire summarized, "Noire! It's from your responsibility to fix that problem of imbalance of power, and for Neptune we can pray for her success to regain her people's faith. Everyone, I hope you will be there to help her if needed." Everyone nodded their heads, especially Noire who had more work than before. "Alright then, you all dismissed; see you all in the next meeting!"

Everyone left the Basilicom leading to their respective activities, they had to prepare for the future events, especially Noire who had now two goddesses to look after as well as to think of a way to handle the balance between nations; she let Neptune handle her own problems, trusting her.

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Before the end of the reunion, Neptune lost herself in her thoughts and accidentally found herself in Lastation. She couldn't manage to handle what had happened; 'Nep. Jr. has abandoned me,' it was her only thought that kept repeating in her head.

She kept smiling through her pain, but she now knew she had gone too far. She truly loved her, and yet no matter how much the younger sister had shown her love, she still abandoned her when she needed her the most.

She felt horrible; she felt like the worst sister in the world. The girl entered the Basilicom, and ascended quickly towards Uni and Nepgear's location. When the two were in view through the kitchen, she hid and listened at the door.

"Oh, dummy!" Uni exclaimed. "Look at you!" She pulled out a tissue and said, "You really splattered way too much cream on your face." She wiped her girlfriend's face and couldn't help but giggle at her girlfriend's awkwardness, even though she was wearing an apron for baking.

"Sorry, I'm so awkward at making cakes," Nepgear responded, looking at her girlfriend as she finished wiping her face; she soon noticed a stain of cream on her mouth.

She smiled at the view and said,"Look, you've soiled yourself." She had an idea in mind.

"W-what do you mean? Where?" Uni asked, thinking she had done a good job on the cake.

"Here." Nepgear replied as she kissed her girlfriend on the mouth, removing the cream off of her after a few seconds of kissing; they separated. "It's gone," she giggled, really enjoying the face that Uni made.

"W-why did you kiss me out of nowhere !?" Uni exclaimed, turning away in embarrassment as her cheeks remained flushed from Nepgear's audacity. "You could have asked first." She looked back at her girlfriend, letting out a hidden cute smile.

Nepgear admitted, "I couldn't help it; you are so cute when you act like this." She gave her girlfriend a hug and whispered some gentle words into her ear. The tsundere smiled as her words sounded like a cute purr to her.

"Dummy, I-I really love you." Uni said, clutching her girlfriend tightly in her arms, refusing to let her go of the embrace.

"Me too..." Nepgear smiled, enjoying the warmth of her girlfriend's embrace.

Neptune was spying on them; she saw how much love Nepgear gave to Uni and how much she gave her feelings back, she just couldn't help but smile when she saw that scene; Uni had been a better person for Nepgear than she had ever been for her.

'Did I deserve this? The main character lost.' Neptune thought about what to do next. 'No, I can't accept defeat just yet; I must prove I am worth more than that.' The girl now had a new motivation and was ready to work hard for her sister's approval.

Neptune exclaimed, "I will make that 'good' ending into a 'true' ending!" She had realized that a mere "good" ending was not always enough and left the place with her redemption arc newly found and the gift that Nepgear gave back in hand.