Omnidimension Neptunia: Infinite Memes

by SuperHuman200

Alternative plot, dank memes, meta humor & OCs. Also references. In a world where the CPUs are subjected to tentacle offbrand at the hands of ASIC, it's not quite up to our... MALE OC to save the day like so many other power fantasies, but it beats being bored and kicking rocks like an NPC, especially if he became a god because of a weirdly shaped one. (Currently: Leanbox Arc)

59. 59 - Gotta Blast! Time for the Concert!

All rights are reserved to their respective owners. I own nothing in this piece of fiction except my OCs and the story itself.

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"Stupid blue shells. Those idiotic contraptions should be indefinitely banned." Kars grumbled, sitting on the Big Green Box; Leanbox's most popular landmark.

"I should head back to Lowee and destroy the factories that manufacture those accused tortoises." Rubbing his hands together, he plotted the genocide of those with such twisted minds to create a grievous invention of that magnitude.

"And Nebula's ridiculous antics were the reason I was caught in the crossfire, no less. Sometimes I believe he's worse than JoJo." The Ultimate Life Form continued to grumble about the spontaneously humiliating sequence.

"And suffice it to say, he's practically disappeared from the map. Unorthodox behavior, even for a nutjob like him." The logic of the GPU vanishing made no reasonable sense.

He further dug for an explanation by retracing his tracker ant's previous position from his mind.

The antennae acted as transmitters of conversation both overheard and engaged in.

All he had to do was search.

At the end of his deciphering, he came up with one intellectual conclusion.

"... The fuck is a Chaos Dorito?" His face wrenched in confusion, looking to the sky during its sunset.

The sun rested just above the horizon, with the sky's blue blending into purple, pink, and orange the closer to the mountains it reached. It was a beautiful sight to absorb for most, yet it was soured by Kars' distaste for the ball of gas that subjugated his people for millennia.

"Feh. This entire planet might just be my purgatory with how stupid these events get." Kars began to suspect that there was a narrative against him being able to listen to anything with rationality amid Gamindustri.

"Although... It did manage to let him escape my radial senses." The alien admitted.

"Perhaps some of his associates know about this 'Dorito'." Standing up on the box, the lights switched on to its night cycle and gave him green undertones.

Walking to the other side of the box, he stomped on the ground to give himself a running start before leaping off of the edge in a swan dive motion.

SOAR!

His arms quickly manifested feathers, before his appendages transformed into the wings of a raven.

Reorienting his angle, he pulled up and smoothly glided in the air.

Several buildings started to turn on their lights as night approached.

Leanbox's architecture made it easy to fly without restraint due to its sparse placements of buildings in a linear fashion; really long lines of really thin width.

Fortunately, his wings were that of an owl's, preventing any unnecessary sound from escaping to those below him as he flapped ever so occasionally.

Silently observing the daily operations of the nation, his face became plagued with boredom, as the mundane tasks the citizens processed did nothing to pique his interest.

"Ugh. Humans." Disappointed with their livelihoods, he turned to fly to another sector of the capital city.

As he did so, two particular humans caught his attention.

They moved much faster than their uninteresting counterparts, doing as much as running on the sides of buildings and jumping from streetlight to streetlight to cover more ground.

Narrowing eyes became slightly widened when Kars remembered who those two just so happened to be.

"Those humans are...?!" He stopped himself before noticing a conversation was taking place, using his enhanced hearing to eavesdrop.

...

"Why didn't we just fly to the concert?" Domio questioned their mode of transportation, whilst hopping on streetlights.

"To conserve your SP, Domio," AL responded on the side of a building.

"I'm starting to notice you rely on it to execute any sort of meaningful attack, so expending it to cover ground isn't very efficient." The martial artist further replied.

"But I'm a wizard! Isn't that my whole schtick?" A skeptical tone escaped the boy's mouth.

"Wizard is too general. I might not deal with magic all that much, but you're no wizard." The man criticized.

"But MAGES.-" Domio defended his occupation.

"Is a witch. And what's the male version of a witch?" The pyro user inquired.

"... A wizard?" He earnestly replied, which got AL to facepalm.

"No, Dom. It's a warlock." The man explained.

"But I'm not evil! And I don't know black magic" He craned in offense.

"Not all warlocks are inherently evil. And before morality was involved, they were just wizards that hit people with magic instead of casting spells." He clarified.

"And if you want to go there, any offensive magic is technically categorized as black magic." AL took some reference from a certain fantasy video game series.

"Not to mention you like hitting people up close rather than camping and spamming spells." He ended his points as the boy fell silent.

"... How do you know all this?" The boy asked.

"I played a LOT of Lastation and Lowee RPGs. They take inspiration from actual magic combat too, so I guess it checks out as a proper explanation, somehow." AL jumped from building to building as he explained.

"What? Super Maryo RPG didn't teach me anything about magic!" Domio guffawed.

"I did say Lastation RPGs." AL reiterated.

"Oh, right. Ultimate Reverie." The Loweean spoke. "What's the latest game, again?"

"I think XI is the most recent installment on the market." The man responded, to which the child nodded.

"Eleven?! That was quick." Domio yelped at the efficiency of the devs.

"So now do you understand why you shouldn't be a virgin after 30?" AL blurted.

"... Hey!" The warlock shouted indignantly.

"I kid, I kid." He sighed with a goofy grin.

With Domio pouting, the two continued their path.

...

"So that's where they're going," Kars told himself as he continued to trail them, spreading his wings to make sure he didn't overtake them.

He surveyed their direction for a short while as they moved across several blocks, under bridges, over freeways, and on foot before arriving at the concert venue that Domio had spoken of.

The stadium itself was a circular colosseum-esque design that boasted the capacity for thousands of patrons to support their favorite artists. The stage itself was large and had a narrow walkway protruding forward for performers to edge closer to the crowd.

It seemed busy from the Ultimate Life Form's vantage point with many humans still working on setting up some sort of contraption, which he assumed to be the lights of the operation.

Perching himself on the very edge of the building, Kars stood watch of what was about to transpire below him.

"Let's see if this idol genre that these humans speak of is any good." The alien muttered before a Horsebird sat down next to him.

"SQUAK!-"

SPLAT!

PIXELATE!...

The tall alien grimaced before outstretching his hand and obliterating the monster with a closed fist.

Below the alien's high ground, the two members of the only male-centric group in Gamindustri for some reason finally set foot on the concert grounds.

"We made it!" Domio shouted, lightly panting with how fast they moved through the city.

"Yes, we did. Now Chika said something about regulating some interference." AL looked around, his eyes scouting for any characters that fit the description.

Instead, he found 5pb.

The idol was rushing about, frantically looking for something before she bumped face-first into the tall man.

"Uff!" She squeaked.

The martial artist held her by her back before she fell.

"Slow down! You almost mowed me down with all that speed." AL smiled as the blue-haired idol looked away almost bashfully.

"S-Sorry." She apologized as she stood on her feet, with him letting her go.

"So what's got you so worked up, 5pb.?" Domio questioned the singer.

"I have to find replacements for Juniper!" She frantically looked about, yet nobody around fit her description.

"Why?" The boy still didn't get it.

"It's my fault." Compa was heard before the three turned to her.

"Miss Compa?" The Loweean raised a brow. "What did she even do?"

"She tried to stab them with her syringe." Gust's voice appeared next as the alchemist stood next to Compa.

"SHE WHAT!-" AL and Domio shouted in sync.

"Gust! No, I didn't!" The Nurse-In-Training quickly defended herself as she gave an offended look to the brunette.

"She just threatened them and they ran off. I think one of them peed himself too." Gust relayed.

"And now I have to find some replacements! What am I gonna do!?" Fretting, 5pb. continued to search around the concert venue for someone to fill in the shoes of the guest stars.

"Well, that's gonna be something to see," AL murmured to himself with a snort.

"So where's Miss IF, Miss Compa?" The warlock asked politely.

"Oh, she's right over-" Compa went to point, yet the face of someone else was revealed in the direction her finger was.

Leanboxian officials of The Guild were carrying a girl who looked eerily like Nepgear in handcuffs as she sported a mean scowl.

"Since when did Miss Nepgear get an evil clone?" The Loweean tilted his head to the side.

"I'm not her clone, you stupid brat!" Barked Nepugia.

"Yeah, yeah, tell it to the judge." The Wind Walker of Gamindustri waved off her remark, bandages on her form.

"Hey, IF. Was that the ASIC interference just now?" AL looked at the member being transported to a holding cell.

"Mhm. But there was another. She got away using a smoke bomb before Nisa or I could detain her." The Guild Agent grumbled.

"Who was she?" AL further questioned.

"She dubbed herself VPN." Nisa made her way into the conversation with some bandages on her wounds.

"VPN?... That sounds like a..." Domio grew wary of the name.

"It does." AL cut him off, a nod to his suspicion.

"Sounds like a what?" IF furrowed her brows with intrigue.

"Uh... Sounds like one of those things you use to hide your IP address." The man quickly covered for his comment.

Still suspicious, IF presses on.

"Are you sure there's something you're not telling us about her? We could really use the information." She folded her arms.

"We want to tell you, but I think it'd cause more harm than good." Domio scratched the back of his head.

"How could that possibly be the case." Nisa also became confused at the boy's words.

"Dom-Dom, Just tell us the truth." Compa prodded the boy for answers with her cuteness.

"It's not that we don't want to tell you guys the truth. It's because we can't." AL sighed.

"Why? We deserve to know just as much as you!" IF defiantly stated.

"You think I don't know that?!" The man shouted back, causing the girls to flinch.

"The circumstances of this information are both dangerous and dire. The fact that they're starting to interact more and more with this dimension is bad enough..." AL trailed off.

"And we wanted to deal with the Deity of Sin before we focused on it, too." Mulled the Loweean.

"Who is 'they'? You two gotta tell us because one of 'them' tried to kill us!" IF stood her ground.

The two males looked at each other.

'She's persistent in wanting to know, I'll give her that much.' AL mentally stated to the warlock.

'Is it smart to tell IF and the others, though?' Domio mentally communicated. 'Vergo said that worse ramifications would result if too many people knew.'

'Then keep it confined to the four of them. Nobody who can't do anything about it needs to know.' AL decided.

"Ok, I'll talk. But we can't do it here. Too many normies might hear." AL relented, to the surprise of the group.

"R-Really?" Compa was unsure of his response.

"Yeah, the cat's comin' out the bag." Domio nodded.

"Yessy! I knew you'd listen" The bubbly nurse celebrated.

We'll go backstage again and then you guys can inform us there." IF directed as the group moved to behind the stage.

Unbeknownst to them, Kars transformed into a fly before discreetly following them to hear about this important conversation.

"So what are you waiting for? Tell us!" Gust became impatient once they moved to a secure area.

"I am bubbling with anticipation! I cannot wait to hear this story!" Nisa rocked with excitement.

"Okay, okay!" Domio calmed down the ladies with raised hands and comically widened eyes.

"Alright, buckle in, 'cuz this is gonna be a looooooooong story. It all started when Nebula and Gris blew up a Lastation warehouse..."

---

Flashing lights projected from an arcade game as Vergo and Cave were in front of a two-player machine as they mashed several buttons with loud blaring music, trumpets wailing melodically.

"It's no use, Vergo! I am undefeated when it comes to dodging! Even in Touaoii Project!" The redhead boasted.

They were currently playing a very popular bullet hell game, created by the famous NUZ.

"Undefeat these bullocks!" Vergo shouted, his inner gamer emerging.

"Vergo! Watch your mouth!" Kallen chastised the CPU Candidate's language.

"Ahem." He cleared his throat, acknowledging the nun's presence. "Reymoo might be a good choice, but Marica has the smallest hitbox in the roster!" He shouted whilst skillfully finding th exact pixels where the boss' attacks couldn't reach him.

"Yet you've used several bombs up until now." She poked at his play style.

"Rather do that than lose lives like a certain RRoD member." A snide remark made the sniper huff.

They continued to play the game until Cave lost her last life, grandly exploding and clearing all of the danmaku as her side of the screen asked her to continue with a number counting down from 10.

"Hah! Guess I win." Vergo swiveled to face the redhead with a smug look, leaning on the side of the machine with a swagger only seen by the sweatiest of victors in a PVP match.

Crossing her arms, the soldier briefly looked away with a tick mark before looking back at him.

"Best 2 out of 3."

"This is the Extra Boss!" Shouted Vergo, barely able to keep in his exasperation.

"Then we start over."

"We played this game for 15 minutes!"

"I think you should take a break, Cave. I never thought I could see someone sweat from looking at something for so long." Kallen commented on the state the game made the sniper adopt.

"Look, take a break, love. We can settle this outside when you're rested up another time." The Leanboxian CPU Candidate offered the RRoD member.

"... Fine." Cave pouted for once, which surprised the time traveler. He'd never seen the sniper really do anything other than from or smirk up until that point, so the facial expression was definitely new.

Then the sounds of several footsteps could be heard with the arrival of the Candidates to the arcade.

"Cave? Vergo? Kallen?!" Nepgear's voice could be heard within the group.

"It's like they just ran off after that nun girl went to the bathroom!" Ram huffed, annoyed.

"W-Well, we still have to find them," Rom told her sister.

"They have to be in here, somewhere." Uni looked around before her red eyes locked onto where the three characters were.

"There they are!" She pointed before the CPU Candidates ran to them.

"Where were you guys?! The movie ended ages ago!" The pink Candidate demanded.

"Right here." Vergo abruptly answered.

"Playing video games?!" Uni gawked.

"Yep." Nodded the blonde.

"It was quite exhilarating. Although we did seem to lose track of time as we went further into the levels." Cave admitted.

"That happens with any fun game, lass." The Leanboxian consoled.

"Well, I hope it doesn't happen again while we watch a movie you recommended." Nepgear reminded the green CPU Candidate.

"Eheheh..." Realizing his folly, the green deity sweatdropped. "Sorry girls. I really didn't mean to bail on you guys like that. I won't do it again, I promise." He went to the extent of bowing to showcase his sincerity.

"Okay." Nepgear accepted the apology,

"Hmph. I'll only forgive you once." Uni accepted in tsundere fashion, a huffing tone in her speech.

"... Alright, blondie." Ram rolled her eyes, a scoff becoming a smirk.

"I forgive you, Mister Vergo." Rom smiled, not judging the mistake too harshly.

BZZZT!

Suddenly, a phone vibrated.

"AUGH!-"

"BONK dot mp3-"

"bReH-"

"AND HIS NAME IS-"

"bababoey-"

"BRUH!"

"metal gear solid exclamation point dot mp3-"

"tWeNtY oNe-"

"chipmunk laughing meme-"

"amoogus-"

"vine boom dot mp3-"

"wet fart dot mp3-"

"AMONGUS-"

"bongo running sound effect-"

"THIS IS A CERTIFIED HOOD CLASSIC-"

Vergo unceremoniously fished out his phone which had been making memetic atrocities for the past ten seconds.

The group of girls looked at him weirdly as he awkwardly laughed.

'For fuck sake, Future Neb! I told you not to change my bloody ringtone!' Vergo internally fumed before sighing and answering the phone.

"-'Ello?"

"Yes, is this Vergo?" The feminine voice asked, with the time traveler putting her on speaker.

"... Chika?" A brow raised on the bloke's face.

"Ugh. You finally picked up." Grumbled the Oracle of Leanbox.

"How did you even get my number?" The blonde asked.

"That's not important right now." Chika dodged the question.

"And why didn't you call Nepgear if he took so long to answer?" Uni asked.

"Because she ignored all my calls!" Exclaimed Chika with a tick mark.

"Goodness!" Yelped the purple CPU Candidate as she checked her N-Gear, with ten missed calls.

"Good job." Vergo gave the fellow Candidate a thumbs up.

"HEY!" Chika's voice screeched. "Don't congratulate her, you dunce!"

"Make me, you Vert simp." Taunted the blond.

"Grrr! Just get to the concert, there's some problems going on down there. Even some ASIC members have been spotted." She relayed.

"What!? ASIC's there?" Nepgear leaned into Vergo to hear the Oracle clearly, with the blonde's shoulder making way as an awkward shade of pink graced the male's face.

"So I need you to head there right now. And PICK UP WHEN I CALL YOU!" She screamed the last part as the two responsible reeled from her volume.

"Yeesh, calm yer tits. Spend some time unwind with your body pillow." The green CPU Candidate grinned.

"SAY THAT AGAIN, I DARE YOU-"

After that, Vergo hung up.

"Methinks we should head up yonder to the venue before Vert's biggest brown noser finds a section in the lawbook to publicly execute me." Beamed the blonde CPU Candidate.

Cue the unanimous exasperation, with everyone comically falling over.

...

Some time later, the group heads to the concert with many people arriving as patrons with the seats quickly filling up.

"Man, I can't wait for 5pb. to perform!" One of her fans gushed at the image.

"She's so cute when she sings her songs!" Another agreed, with their hair dyed like the idol.

"I heard that someone's gonna guest star too!"

"Who could that be?"

"Dunno. I hope they're just as lovely as our 5pb.!"

"Wow. Those are a lot of people." Nepgear remarked as the group walked past the admiring fans as they made their way backstage.

"It's almost like that time you guys fixed the place after that weird vampire guy attacked." Ram thought back.

"Yeah. Almost." Vergo murmured under his breath.

They made their way to behind the scenes, where AL and IF were with the rest of the party.

"And that's why we've been holding out on you girls for so long." AL finished, clearing his throat after.

"Yeah. Some really nasty stuff's underneath the surface so we wanted to wait until after all this ASIC business was dealt with." Domio concluded.

IF and Compa exchanged worried looks with the information they now possessed.

Nisa and Gust remained silent from the revelations.

"Histoire's gonna have to know about this." The Guild Agent told the two males.

"Of course. It's only fair she gets the intel." AL nodded since the tome was trustworthy to be knowledgeable.

"But did that scary lady do anything to you while you were hiding in that tree, Dom-Dom?" Compa asked the boy.

"No, I was safe until the very end. That's right before I met Vergo, actually."

"What's this about meeting me?" Speaking of the blonde time traveler, he alongside the other CPU Candidates arrived.

"And where's the ASIC interference?" Uni asked whilst looking around the area.

"Oh. We already dealt with them." Nisa told the Lastationite.

"What! We wanted to kick some ASIC butt!" Ram complained, once more being late to the fight. "Ugh, this is so lame!"

"W-Well, what were you guys talking about?" Rom asked with a curious expression.

"The Makers excluding Cave looked amongst each other with Domio and AL before looking back toward the CPU Candidates.

"We'll tell you later. Let's just hope this concert can raise the shares for the CPUs." The pyro warrior told the small CPU Candidate.

"Okay." The blue Loweean nodded obediently.

This made Vergo look at the martial artist with a skeptical raised brow, to which the afro-wielding man looked at him with a totally-not-guilty look.

"What's wrong, Vergo?" Kallen asked, noticing his face.

"Er... Nothing you need to worry about." The time traveler waved away before a dull glare was sent AL's way as he refused to meet Vergo's gaze.

"So is everyone here?" Chika was heard as she too entered backstage.

"So much for your ASIC interference." Uni snorted.

"Oh, that. They were dealt with a while ago. I just said that so you'd come quicker." The Oracle rationalized, to the Lastation CPU Candidate's deadpan.

"So what do we do now?" Ram asked.

"Let's just watch the show, for now," Cave suggested, with the group turning their eyes to the stage.

"Heeyyy, everyone!~" 5pb.'s voice echoed through the microphone with the crowd erupting with cheers at her presence.

"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!"

"We love you 5pb.!"

"She's so sexy!"

"I love all your songs!"

"I hope you guys are enjoying yourself! I love singing to you guys so much!~" She continued.

"So I have special guest stars appearing real soon! I know everyone will love them!" She got the audience pumped up.

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Who's the guest stars?" Gust asked.

"Juniper." AL told Gust.

"You mean the same Juniper we scared away?" Compa asked.

...

...

...

"YOU WHAT?!" Chika screeched.

"Those guys were weird, Chika. And probably not going to even appeal to the audience." The alchemist opted in the Nurse-In-Training's favor.

"They did me a favor!" The Oracle told the party.

"But a boy band? Really?" Vergo snorted. "I didn't even know those still existed.

"I really pulled some strings to get them to come along." Moped the Vert fanatic, as AL walked up to her.

"THINK CHIKA! Why would a bunch of hikikomori and otaku come out of their crusty, musty dens and touch grass and get vitamin D to watch a bunch of fruity guys perform songs that weren't in style since people still believed there were princes in your email ready to send you 1,000,000 Credits!" Putting his fingers at his temples, he mimicked a certain superhero.

"Ughhhh." Wordlessly lamenting the turn of events, the greenette groaned. "They were free AND hot!"

"You know what else is free and hot? A pile of steaming shite." The time traveler remarked before he was smacked in the shoulder.

"Language!" Kallen chided. "There are children here!"

"It's true, innit?" Vergo quirked his brows.

"Don't feel too bad, I've heard Blanc use that word plenty of times." Ram waved off the severity.

"Mhm." Rom agreed with a head nod. The nun simply sweat dropped at their responses.

"Then who's gonna perform?" Nisa asked frantically.

"We can!" The pink CPU Candidate volunteered.

Wait, what?" Gust looked at the CPU Candidate cautiously.

"Do you even know any songs, Ram?" Rom asked her sister with a raised eyebrow.

"Yuh-huh. Baaaaby shark do-do-do-do-do-do!~" She danced to the tempo of her song as the party observed her antics.

Nepgear and Domio gained exasperated looks on ther faces whilst Uni and AL facepalmed.

"Baby shark do-do-do-do-do-do!~"

IF and Compa looked between each other and back at the Candidate while Rom cheerfully danced with her sister.

Baaaaby shark do-do-do-do-do-do! Baby shark~

Vergo, Kallen give awkward smiles of encouragement to the child whilst Nisa bobs her head to the tune all while Gust and Cave deadpanned, showing no outward emotion.

"Aye yai yai." Groaned AL. "Okay. Ram's idea isn't a bad one."

"Yes! I knew you'd come around!" The brown-haired goddess beamed.

"But you cannot under ANY CIRCUMSTANCE sing Baby Shark." A dull glance alongside his stipulation made the girl pout.

"Bleh!" She stuck her tongue out before a cute huff, folding her arms annoyed.

"We gotta sing some songs that are certified hood classics. From timeless classics to new wave masterpieces! That's the only way we can manage to entertain all those people out there." Taking out his phone, he quickly searched for songs from the Top 100.

"How do you know that's gonna work? There's mostly male otakus out there, so wouldn't Nepgear and the others be a better option?" IF suggested.

"True. But do they know any hits? They have appeal but need actual tracks to actually be perceived as good artists." The martial artist continued scrolling until he found a song.

"So, which one of us is going to go first?" Nepgear asked, looking between the Candidates.

"Don't worry, Gearhead. Let the cogs in your brain cool down for now." AL told the CPU Candidate, who slightly reeled at the name.

"Gearhead?!" Gawked the purple goddess, with Ram and Rom holding in their snickers. Even Uni gained a small smirk at the nickname.

"I nominate Domio!" The fiery man pointed dramatically to the Loweean warlock.

"W-WHAT!" Shouted the boy, forgetting to mask his stuttering.

He didn't even know that many songs that weren't videogame related.

At least someone else could join him so we wouldn't be so nervous, right?

"By himself!"

Wrong.

"AL, WHAT IN THE ACTUAL F-"

---

"Remind me, Nebula. How did we manage to end up in Vert's dungeon." Taleia sat on a wooden stool whilst eyeing the blue GPU with a dull glare.

She had her hands cuffed as she sat quietly.

"I just said that yaoi was found in the deepest, darkest, most twisted places of the most demented of minds. Who knew she'd lock us up for life!" Nebula shrugged with an innocent expression, hung upside down from his ankles above a bear trap with his hands tied around the wrists with rope.

"IN THE MIDDLE OF A FUCKING PRESS CONFERENCE!?" Gris snarled, his body chained to the wall with spikes and his clothes bloodied in stains that were not his.

"At least MAGES. managed to get away." The adventurer looked on the bright side. "So we can either bust out ourselves or wait for her without causing a commotion." The deity weighed the options.

"Well, do you know when she's coming back?" Asked the elfling.

"..."

"I'm taking that imbecile's silence as a no." Gris prematurely concluded.

"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. She'll come back!" The GPU was hopeful

"If I were her, I'd leave too." The assassin looked at him with a cross expression.

The hired killer jabbed his arm out of the chains, a few pieces flying through the bars of ther cell. With his free hand, he dug into his inventory and took out his gun.

GLOW...!

-BOOM!

And with one click, his enhanced pistol blew the chains to kingdom come; they just happened to fly all over the room in the process.

"Ack! Why would you do that?!" Taleia shrieked before diving to the ground, dodging the spikes.

"L ratio."

VINE BOOM!

DEFLECT!

Using his gravity, he sent the spikes away from his position.

"Yeesh, could you be any more destructive with your jailbreak?" A brow was raised at the black GPU as he walked over to the soldier.

"Oh, quit your whining. Nobody got hurt." Gris downplayed the move before walking up to the soldier.

"Here." His hand made contact with the handcuffs before they unlatched themselves from the woman's wrists.

"Oh, thanks. But could you be any more destructive!" She complained.

"It's jailbreak, not jail-we-might-be-leaving. Y'know what, I'm not defending myself. Deal with it." Walking to the bars, he used his inhuman strength to bend the steel wide enough to walk through.

"Asshole..." Muttered the elf before she started walking to the bent bars, and looked at the dangling GPU as she did so.

"You need any help there, Neb?" She quirked a brow.

"Mmmmnah. I can hang on for a bit." He smiled at the pun he made, as the elfling scoffed with a smirk before walking out of the cell.

"Come on you blue bastard, get out of there," Gris growled. "Or we're gonna leave you there." He threatened as the swordswoman gave a side-eye.

"You're really gonna leave me hangin', bro? Talk about leaving me out to dry. Well, rot, but you get the picture." A cheeky grin and terrible jokes ensued.

"Just for that, I'm leaving." Gris walked out, clicking the slide of his pistol.

"Party pooper."

SNAP!

Nebula pulled his feet forward within its bondage, causing the chain to snap before he slammed into the ground and sent the bear trap flying in his direction.

CHOMP!

He put the rope in harm's way before the trap went off, tearing the restraint to shreds before the GPU landed superhero-style on the ground.

"Goddesses can be really metal when they want to be." Nebula slightly grimaced at the bear trap the alternate version of Vergo's sister left for him.

Swaggering out of the cell, the adventurer stood by Taleia.

"C'mon, Tals. We gotta go before Gris catches too many murder charges." The blue deity said before he ran down the hallway, the swordswoman following him.

Making their way through the dungeons, the bodies of guards with bullet wounds on vital areas littered the ground. The sight was enough to make the elfling feel uncomfortable with the sheer volume.

"Is he... Is he always this trigger-happy?" The half-elf questioned with an uneasy look.

"He cleared an entire bar full of mobsters by himself. This is a warmup." Looking at the death left behind in Gris' wake, their appeal to Green Heart was less and less plausible.

"Good for him, terrible for our legal defense."

"Then we have to stop him before he bumps into somebody important!" Taleia sprinted ahead, with Nebula close behind her.

The area that they were held in was both tediously large and very detailed in its doorways, hallways, and stairways. No matter where they went, it seemed like Gris had already left a path of silent carnage with nothing but the smell of blood and the decoration of corpses left in his wake.

"WE'VE BEEN IN THIS FREAKING DUNGEON FOR TEN MINUTES! HOW IS THERE NOT AN EXIT!" Taleia screamed as she frantically looked around, with no clear exit path in sight.

"We never looked for one of those dungeon maps! Speaking of which, it is kind of strange how we never got one." Stopping, the GPU cupped his chin and gained a perplexed expression.

"I HAVE THIS STUPID FUCKING MAP AND STILL CAN'T FIND THE EXIT!..."

Gris' voice echoed from down the hall.

"FUCK THIS SHIT, I'M BUSTING THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"

CRASH!

A loud explosion caused the ground to tremble briefly before the dungeon became silent.

"That edge lord took the map!" Comically sprinting to where he heard the noise, Taleia soon followed.

A hole with light from the outside world was found.

"There!" The Leanboxian soldier pointed.

Running right below the hole, the GPU jumped with just enough oomph to make it through. The elven sword user also kicked off the ground with enough force to escape the dungeon.

Landing on the ground, the dimensional adventure looked around.

They seemed to be in a dining hall, with many of the guests shocked. Lots of them appeared to be politicians and officials from the looks of their attire but some of the faces were all too familiar.

"Hey! It's that guy who dissed your collections, Vert!" A feminine, borderline grating voice shouted as she pointed with her finger.

Upon further inspection, Nebula noticed that she wore a formal dress, albeit in her human form.

"Wait, Lady Neptune?" The GPU squinted.

"How does he know your name?" The voice of Nepgear was heard next as she questioned the GPU also dressed for the occasion.

"Oh, hey Nepgear."

"How does he know MY name?!" She reeled in shock.

"Who the heck is this guy, anyway?" A woman with long black hair, red eyes, and a thin frame who appeared to be in her mid-to-late teens. Her hair was styled down to her waist in two pigtails secured with blue ribbons.

"Lonely Heart has friends in this dimension? Good for you, girl." Nebula gave a thumbs up.

"L-Lonely Heart?! And what's that supposed to mean?!" She shouted, indignant and embarrassed.

"..." Uni quietly observed with a sharp gaze at the two whilst in her formal gown.

"Where the hell did you even come from?! You just got arrested!" An older version of Rom and Ram yelled, this most likely being Blanc.

"And? Can't humble this spirit so easily. Although I wish you could say the same about your ch..." Nebula stopped himself when Taleia shot him the 'no-go' hand signal.

"Finish that sentence. I fucking dare you." The Loweean CPU's eye glowed a dangerous shade of red.

"Wow! That dummy sure is brave if he's gonna make fun of big sis to her face." Ram commented.

"I hope it doesn't get too messy..." Rom fretted.

Their comments were interrupted when Vert arose from her seat before directing the attention back onto Nebula.

"SEIZE THE HERETICS!" The blonde woman screeched. Several guards flooded the room, blocking most conventional exits.

Several officials scurried off, getting away from a potential fight.

"Gotta blast!" Running to the dining table, the GPU scrambled to find an exit while kicking dishes all over, several of them sent to guards who were knocked unconscious by fine china.

"Baro Barrier!"

REPULSE!

"AAGH!"

"ARGH!"

wilheim scream-

The guards tried to capture the deity yet the god activated his shield, which repelled anyone who got near.

"I went along with your act last time for the meme. But this time, I'm not gonna let a single one of my health points drop!" Pointing to the crowd of military personnel, he remained steadfast with his declaration.

"Also, have any of you guys seen a tall, muscular guy with long white hair who looks like he swam in Kool-Aid?" The GPU remembered to ask, while several guards were flung across the room akin to ragdolls via gravity shield contact.

"STOP RESISTING!-"

vine boom sound effect

Another guard was sent flying, leaving the dimensional deity's question unanswered.

"Oh boy." Sighed the adventurer, before sitting in an empty chair and grabbing some food that was untouched.

Taleia stood there, unnoticed by the guards with a flat look at her friend's situation.

"THIS ISN'T WORKING!-"

bass boosted vine boom-

Another guard with a broadsword was sent to the other side of the room with spontaneous luster.

"Your men are not going to bypass my safe space." Nebula looked at Vert's cross expression.

"Concordantly, I believe you ought to call them off before somebody gets hurt." He yawned, bored of the mediocre attempts.

"Health insurance is not cheap, lady."

SHATTER!

Pointing his thumb behind him, one of the guards was flung out of the window.

Taleia peeked out of the window with a pale face.

"Tch. You must pay for your crimes against BL!" The blonde goddess was adamant about making the GPU pay for what he said.

"Your yaoi tomfoolery is an affront to my eyes! It's in the main hall for crying out loud!" Slamming his fist on the table, he reiterated his point.

"I will not stand for this heretical advertisement!" Struggling to maintain a serious air, he pointed to the blonde goddess with a crooked smile.

"Either I burn it all or die trying!"

ゴゴゴゴ!

"Guards! Cease." The CPU raised her hand.

All attempts to apprehend the blue boi ceased.

"I will deal with this heathen myself."

PILLAR!

TRANSFORM!

The goddess got up from her chair and transformed into what the GPU knew as Green Heart.

Her hair was still long and a variety of tints of green, and her eyes were now purple, not unlike Vergo. Her hair is pulled back into a ponytail, her bangs are thick and gently stroke her face, and her fringe is typically visible over her eyes. She's wearing a white bodysuit with a central opening that bared her lower breasts and stomach. Her sleeves were completely black and white and easily covered most of her forearms.

She took out her spear, before pointing it at the GPU's head.

"Gah! Thunder Tits, calm down!" Blanc's eyes widened.

"Any last words." Vert cooly asked, her demeanor vastly different from what Nebula assumed she'd be like.

"Vert! Chill out!" Neptune shouted. Her eyes were comic saucers

"You're not really going to...!" Noire looked hesitant to assume the worst yet her eyes took a shape identical to Neptne's

"Spilling blood in the middle of a cordial gathering? Wouldn't that be a little unprofessional? Or is your fetish that important to you?" Putting his feet on the table, he put his hands behind his hand and leaned back on his chair.

He gave the transformed goddess a cocked brow and a taunting smile.

"By virtue of the fact that you're a goddess, you should at least show some respect to your guests." Reminded the adventurer. to which the goddess' grip tightened.

"Uh, Nebula. I don't think you should be goading a deity like that." The half-elf warned.

"She doesn't have the balls-"

THRUST!-

GRAB!

Nebula barely managed to grab the pole of Vert's spear before it pierced into the side of his head after he had taken down his gravity shield.

"Yikes! I didnt think you'd actually try!" The blue dimension hopper's eyes also became comical saucers.

"H-How did you grab my spear?!" Green Heart was caught off guard.

"... Because I have a hand, duh." The GPU snorted.

"You know that's not the reason!" Noire shouted, to which the blue-haired man looked at her.

"Ok, ok. You got me." Raising his hands in surrender, he put them back down.

"The real reason is..." Nebula trailed off.

Everyone who remained at the table looked at him expectantly.

"This."

GLOW!

His aegean hair rose, the blue glowing into a white shine. His body and clothes soon followed with his transformation being released slowly.

PILLAR!...

...TRANSFORM!...

Enter Brave Heart.

...

...

...

Deafening silence dominated the dining hall. All of the goddesses were present and gained comical circles, even Taleia who was still slightly mesmerized, and the guards whose jaws dropped at the unexpectedly momentous occasion of a man becoming a "CPU".

...

...

...

"Yare yare da. Talk about input lag-"

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?"

"GARY STU ALERT! GARY STU ALERT!" Neptune blared with a face that could've gone 'ar ar ar ar'. "WE GOTTA GET AWAY FROM HIM BEFORE HE PUTS US IN HIS STINKY HAREM!"

"Neptune?!" Nepgear swiveled to her sister, shocked at her behavior.

"This is impossible! There's no way this can be real! Pinch me, Uni!" Noire showed her sister her arm, to which she complied.

"OW! Not that hard!" The Lastation CPU recoiled in pain.

"Sorry!" The black CPU Candidate apologized.

"Gah! he's still here!" Noire eeked.

"Wow! This is just like in that one book I wrote!" Blanc marveled at the phenomenon.

"You mean the one we used the pages to scribble in?" Ram blurted, only to cover her mouth.

"Uh-oh..." Rom gulped.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" Shouted the Loweean CPU.

"I-I..." Vert took a step back from utter bewilderment.

"What's wrong? I thought I was an uncultured heathen that needed to be executed?" Brave Heart got up from his chair. "Guess you might need to reconsider that statement now that you're talking to someone your own size, so to speak." The GPU got up and walked away from the table.

"C'mon, Tals. We gotta find an angry edge lord and the Mad Magician." He beckoned at the door.

"Where do you think Gris would run off to?" The swordswoman followed him.

"If I was a blood-lusted sociopath, where would I go?" Walking out of the dining room, he immediately saw a line of carnage.

"... Does he ever stop killing?"

"I honestly don't know the answer to that question." The GPU earnestly responded.

Meanwhile...

BAM!

"AAA-"

STAMP!

"MAH TOES!"

SHOVE!

"I YIELD!"

"I did not ask." Gris smoothly replied after elbowing through the iron chest plate of one guard, crushing the foot of another with a follow-up punch and indenting his palm into the core of another guard.

He found himself in what was thought to be the town square.

"For people who have such pathetic defeat quotes, you guys keep coming to die at an alarming rate." Smashing two heads into each other, the bodies of two military personnel crumpled to the floor.

"HE'S A MONSTER!" Yelled a townsperson.

"Hide your wife and kids!" Another warned.

"Just for that one, I'm finding everyone's wives and kids."

BOOM!

BOOM!

Firing his handgun, two bullets found themselves in the chest of an adjacent guard.

"Hey, you!" He pointed to a random enemy. "Catch!" He roared.

The guard fumbled the strange object but when it clattered to the ground, it was a live grenade.

KA-BOOM!

That went off soon after, killing four in an instant.

KA-BOOM!

Another grenade was tossed before it was caught and exploded not unlike that one meme.

weave-weave-ahh-ahh dot mp3

His head suddenly bobbed from a sword thrust and did so repeatedly as a zealous guard attempted to off him.

STAB!

So zealous in fact, he led the soldier to maim his comrade via sidestepping at the last moment, the sword piercing through his comrade's neck.

"TRAITOR!" Gris pointed with mock surprise and in wojak fashion, before the man was instantly slain on the spot for his treacherous (accidental) actions.

"Fools." He chuckled at their actions.

"W-What?!"

The assassin's last grenade rolled out of the corpse's armor with an unnerving clatter.

-KABOOM!

"WAAAAAAAAAAUGH!"

Several more guards were felled in a subsequent explosion.

"Divine Neuronic Acceleration."

STATIC!

VANISH!-

Gris' body was enveloped in static before he zipped out of existence with a flash.

"Huh?! Where did he go!" The guards became confused.

FLASH!

He reappeared at the top of a building, watching the crowd from below.

In his empowered state, he took his gun and threw it between his hands.

An afterimage of the firearm flickered between both hands before it became almost solid, acting as a second weapon.

Alas, he had two guns. The aura of his Godspeed was transferred into his weapons as they now occupied two spaces at once in each hand.

BANG!BANG!BANG!BANG!BANG!

The skies rained lead as an Akimbo arsenal proved effective in terms of creating a shower of projectiles that overwhelmed the remaining soldiers.

Blood splattered on the streets with the bullets penetrating every target before the cleaner finally ceased.

His pistol materialized back into his hand with the barrel smoking, many shell casings falling from the building. No doubt through the hired killer's chronokinesis.

Lowering his gun, he saw the piles of bodies that he created, practically painting the town red in a sense.

Putting the weapon back in his inventory, he jumped from the roof and landed in the only dry spot throughout the square.

"That was a whole lot of senseless murder. I hope that teaches the military about engaging with dimensional anomalies." Walking through the blood, wet sounds were heard as he trekked the town.

The blood left on his person was cleaned up due to his temporal utilization of reversing the position the liquid was in its span of individual time, that being the aforementioned red rum.

Before he got far, the sounds of footsteps were heard approaching him. Yet he did not raise any weapons.

"OI! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO!?" Brave Heart shouted as the assassin grumbled before turning around.

"I defended myself." A wry smile appeared on the dark GPU's face

"AGAINST AN ARMY?!" Taleia screeched.

"... I defended myself and my country's assets." Gris bespoke.

"You are one person!"

"With the strength of a country."

"Which is why you shouldn't fight! Especially in a place you don't know!"

"Hey! They accosted me first. So I just exonerated them from their mortal coils. That's an equivalent exchange, no?"

"Last time I checked, you weren't an alchemist and you could've just neutralized them non-leathally."

"Well, whatever. Let's just find MAGES. and jet before having to answer questions from Vergo's porn enthusiast sister."

Several pillars of light could be seen flashing from within the Basilicom.

"FIND THAT WITCH BITCH NOW!" Gris shouted before he ran down the street.

The three soon began their sprint around the city of Leanbox to triangulate the eccentric witch's location. The wings of the goddesses were seen above them, glowing with energy.

"If I were an eccentric mage, where would I be?"Cupping his chin, the levitating GPU pondered intently.

Elsewhere...

"What do you mean you don't have Doc P? The Organization strikes again." MAGES. shakes her fist in defeat, having been bested by the mysterious organization.

Walking out of the store, she sighed, downtrodden.

"Alas, my search continues. I will not be dissuaded by failure. I WILL find that mystical beverage." She solemnly swore.

Although, her dreams of grandeur would have to wait, as another pressing matter approached.

"MAGES.! MAGEEEEEEES.! WE GOTTA GO!" The blue GPU screamed with the others behind him.

Jumping in shock, she took out her broom and followed the trio.

"What might the problem be?"

"We have committed several war crimes and are being pursued by the CPUs." Brave Heart retold.

"..."

"Mass murder, heresy, escaping 'lawful' confinement, and this dumbass transformed in front of them." Gris pointed.

"Safe to say that they retroactively declared war." Taliea paraphrased.

"To say the two of you are troublesome would be a massive understatement." MAGES. felt a slight headache coming on from what she heard.

"So now that everybody's here-" Brave Heart fished out his Chaos Dorito.

"Chaos!-"

"HALT!"

Green Heart appeared before them after descending from the sky. The quartet came to a grinding halt before the other goddesses arrived.

The other CPUs descended around them, with White Heart blocking their flank, and Black Heart to their left with Purple Heart to the right.

Purple Sister, Black Sister, White Sister Rom, and White Sister Ram stood beside their respective siblings.

"You will not escape my nation!" The green CPU declared. "Why is an unreasonable amount of my army dead?!"

"That's spoilers," Gris answered.

"I'm pretty sure it's obvious which one of you did it." Black Heart narrowed her eyes at the assassin.

"How would you know, you have no friends." The cleaner pointed at her.

"Why do you people keep saying that?! I HAVE FRIENDS!" The Lastationite goddess fumed.

"We will recapture you, we can do this the easy way or the hard way." Purple Heart spoke next.

"Nah, I'm not in the mood for wherever you got that reference from." Brave Heart shook his head.

"Then we're gonna cave your skulls in!" White Heart decided.

"Just like your chest?" A troll face appeared on the blue GPU.

"RAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Her face became dark with a sole red eye glowing, the Loweean CPU going straight for Brave Heart with her battleaxe.

SLICE!

She horizontally swung her weapon, before the GPU ducked.

CRASH!

Several buildings were cut into as a result of the air pressure the ferocious CPU created.

'He's fast!' The winter goddess' eyes widened.

The GPU stuck his hand out on her chest.

"Repulsion!"

VINE BOOM!

"Guh!"

SMASH!

The CPU guffawed before being launched into an empty house, the god having sensed an area devoid of life.

"Yeesh. Why is it always the women with th smallest tits with the most pent-up emotions? Haven't you gotten everything off your chest already?" Taunted the transformed GPU.

"Really!? You just HAD to taunt her again!" Taleia chastised.

"What? It's fun." Shrugged the GPU.

The soldier hopped on MAGES. broom. "Well, I'm just gonna chill with MAGES. I'd rather not fight 8 goddesses simultaneously." The elfling spoke before the Mad Magician flew away through an alley.

"Big sis!" Ram and Rom shouted simultaneously.

"He totally took Blanc by surprise!" Black Heart gaped.

"We need to apprehend them immediately!" Green Heart flew to the blue fighter.

"NOT SO FAST, YA GREEN BOMBSHELL!" Pulling out his gun, Brave Heart aimed it at the green goddess.

"A CPU with a gun?!" Purple Sister gasped.

"Nepgear, I'm right here." Deadpanned Black Sister.

"A handgun, Uni!"

"Oh. Well, I'm still here." The Lastationite CPU Candidate reiterated.

"I may be out of escape routes, but I'm not out of options!" Brave Heart titled his gun sideways.

BOOM!

A round went off, that the goddess barely dodged.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Green Heart parried several more bullets before the blue GPU closed the gap after the last bullet.

"Question." The meme lord inquired, a couple of feet apart.

"?!" Vergo's alternate sister recoiled.

"Do they sag?" Cue the trollage.

"H-How dare-" The goddess' face grew red with anger, dropping her guard in a fit of forgetful fury.

BOOM!-

"Gotcha." He held his pistol at point blank before headshotting the open goddess.

"Vert!" Shouted the purple deity.

"C'mon Neptune, we have to work together to take him down!" Lastation's goddess exchanged gazes with Purple Heart before they both nodded.

"Uh-oh." Gris cracked his neck. "Looks like they're gonna uneven the odds, Noobula." The edge lord looked at the offensive goddesses.

"Seems so. Wanna fix that? You get to fight goddesses." Offered the GPU.

"You had me at fighting Noire." Smiled the deity.

"I never said-"

"UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!"

PILLAR!

TRANSFORM!

Roaring, the GPU assumed his Hard Drive Divinity.

Enter Edge Heart.

Twirling his scythe no less.

"Another one?!" Purple Sister's eyes widened.

"Oh, great." Black Sister growled.

"This could be really bad. We need to charge them now!" Purple Heart commanded.

"I don't need you to tell me what to do, Neptune!" Black Heart retored.

The two goddesses rushed forward as they began their scuffle with the two gods.

Purple Heart swung at Brave Heart, only for him to teleport behind her with sheer speed.

SMACK!

"Ack!"

The goddess of Planeptune felt a sharp stinging sensation on her buttcheek.

"Those NEETs on the Neppit forums can only dream of what I've just done! Scratch spanking the purple booty off the bucket list." A snide grin accompanied an air of accomplishment.

"Hey! Don't you know you're not supposed to touch goddesses inappropriately!" She chastised.

"When you try to touch people without permission, it's correct and legal. BUT WHEN I DO IT-." He memed at the pudding goddess, before looking back to the CPU, who prepared a skill.

"Victory Slash!"

"Juryoku Hadōken!"

BLAST!

A pale blue blast expanded before Purple Heart flew around the blast. Redirecting her momentum, she attempted to hit the dimensional deity from the side.

"Now I've got you!-"

VINE BOOM!

"Think again."

A narrowed gaze utilizing a pulse of invisible KI sent the goddess skidding back.

Kicking off the ground, she corkscrewed through the air with her sword behind her for a charged swing.

Applying gravity to his hands, the weight of his arm multiplied by leaps and bounds, before he winded back his own arm.

SHOCKWAVE!

Their attacks made contact, vigorously shaking as the two deities locked eyes.

Brave Heart felt the blade of Purple Heart make its way through his skin as blood dripped from his forearm.

'Fuck! She's definitely stronger than she looks! I can't let this drag on or I'll be in trouble...!'

BOOM! BOOM!

Using his other hand, he took advantage of the goddess' two-handed stance and shot her in the side.

"Argh!" Flinching, Purple Heart compensated by leaning on the damaged side. This gave Brave Heart the advantage needed to use his arm and drag her down.

SLAM!

To which he yanked his appendage and slammed the goddess to the floor without hesitation.

"Neptune!" Purple Sister yelled in horror.

"ZANKU HADŌKEN!"

BLAST!

With his free hand, he sent a quick blast to hit-stun the goddess which made her roll across the ground.

"Don't make this fight any longer than it has to be, Neptune. I don't like seeing pretty ladies in pain." Taking his finger, he lit it up with his KI before cauterizing his wound shut alongside a hiss, creating a scar.

"I'll do whatever it takes to take you down!" She quickly used her sword to push herself up, then gripped her sword.

"Had a feeling you'd say that." Getting into his own stance, he stored his pistol for surprises and returned to the ol' fashioned way.

"Then you know what comes next." She tossed her sword up in the air.

"32-bit Mega Blade!"

It manifested into a blade comprised of pure share energy before falling where Brave Heart stood.

"What is that!?"

The concentration of shares was far too potent for the god to counter realistically, so he went with the other option.

"NIGURENDAIYO!"

"Hey, you can't just run from my attack!" Purple Heart accused, pointing her finger.

"I'm not running, I'm dodging!" Brave Heart corrected, as he sped out of its radius.

BOOM!

The attack pierced the ground as he skidded to a stop before turning around.

"Talk about a busted move. That felt like a one-shot." Sweat beads were seen on the god's face.

'I may be way faster, but she's far tougher. If I wanna win, I can't let her get off her SP Skills. Overwhelm and overcome.' Clenching his fists, the GPU's skin started to emit steam.

"Under Pressure!"

The blood flow in his muscles sped up immensely, with his bones being constricted and his skin reinforced from his gravity.

Purple Heart glared, feeling the pressure of the air surrounding the deity as she started to feel uneasy.

'I don't need to tank her attacks if I can land them all quickly enough!'

"Model Gasket."

His musculature condensed and lean mass with little fat remained. One could say he quite literally burned unnecessary calories in favor of speed and power.

"Instead of complaining, try to keep up."

PHASE!

Brave Heart disappeared, alongside the steam dispersing to Purple Heart's shock.

BAM!

The god's fist found itself in the goddess' gut, the deity lurching.

BOK!

Vanishing it reappeared in the middle of her back, before disappearing again.

POW!

A shin nicked her collarbone, sending the CPU stumbling.

SMASH!

A double axe handle to the back of her head made the woman eat cobblestone.

SMACK!

And a slap became a grab when the purple booty was clutched to toss the goddess in the air.

VOOM!

BAK-BAK-BAK-BAK!

"ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA!"

Pursuing the CPU, Brave Heart continued to assault the airborne goddess, a crowd of fists and feet retaliating with blitzing speed.

He flew around the reeling CPU and delivered hit after hit from all directions, disorienting and damaging the Planeptunian deity without pause.

"ORRRRA!"

THOOM!

CRASH!...

Rolling the Rs on the last hit, he encased his fist in gravity before punting the CPU into the ground, creating a large crater.

Relaxing, Brave Heart exited his technique's empowered state.

"NEPTUUUUNE!" Purple Sister cried out, rushing to her sister.

"..." The GPU remained silent with a remorseful expression looking down at the sight he created.

He looked over to the fight with Gris, who'd probably have anything but pity for who he contended with.

"I HAVE FRIENDS, YOU ASSHOLE!"

CLASH!

Black Heart swung her sword and locked blades, keeping the GPU on his toes.

"Might I inquire to where these individuals reside?" A raised brow elicited a snarl from the CPU.

"Uh.. They live really far away in another nation so you wouldn't know." Black Heart proudly

"Your imagination?" A snide grin.

"SHUT UP!"

"YOU ARE MY FRIEEEEND! Aa, ano hi no yume!~ Ima de mo mada wasurete nain deshou?~" Edge Heart taunted with a line from a certain opening.

Pushing Edge Heart back, Black Heart went for a thrust that was quickly parried.

CLANG!

Yet as the god counterattacked, Black Heart used the flat side of her blade to block the point of her opponent's scythe.

SWISH!

Using the force that his blade was deflected with, he swiped at the goddess' feet, with his opponent jumping right before it managed to stab her ankles.

Black Heart moved back a bit before her sword glowed through multiple colors.

She zoomed into the deity, shouting the name of her technique

"Tornado Sword!"

ZOOM!

Seeing that the goddess was in the middle of unleashing a Skill, Edge Heart was privy to mirror her initiative.

"Static Gigaslash!"

SLICE!

His scythe blade sparked to life with yellow static dancing around it, before swinging twice to create an X pattern.

EXPLODE!

The two SP Skills collided with a large explosion separating the two deities through the smoke clouds.

"Electro Shot!"

BOOM!

BOOM!

Grabbing his scythe not unlike a rifle, several spheres of electricity were shot from the top of his weapon.

"ACK!"

Black Heart was unaware of these attacks until one hit her dead center, causing her to flinch in pain and shudder from the static charge.

The next shot was gracefully evaded with a flip before the last projectile was sliced in two.

BZZT!

Electromagnetically exploding behind her.

"Is that the best you can do?" Black Heart's voice oozed with confidence.

BFFT!

"Far from."

ドドドド!

Standing behind her, Edge Heart's scythe was around her neck as he stood a few feet away.

"Don't talk shit before you've won." A sly grin made the goddess snarl. "That should have been the first thing you learned, instead of those flashy moves." Darkening shaders appeared on the GPU's face.

"You haven't won yet!" Black Heart roared before smacking the scythe away with her sword and flying into the air, flipping several times.

"Volcanic Slash!"

Holding her sword, she was ready to crush the deity.

But she'd never arrive at her goal.

"The World."

DUBSTEP FART!

TIME STOP!

Her sword was millimeters from the GPU's forehead.

"Time stop on a CPU, huh?" Brave Heart folded his arms, mildly interested.

"Just to cut this short. We have to go back home, after all." The fellow GPU responded.

He then turned to the stationary Black Heart.

And poked her in a pressure point located on her forehead.

"Toki wa ugokidasu."

TIME RESUMES!

"UAH!"

Black Heart recoiled from the poke, her defenses breached before she fell to the ground, incapacitated.

"NOIRE! YOU BASTARD!" Uni screamed before aiming her gun at the black GPU.

BFFT!-

PEW!

Right when she fired, Edge Heart grabbed the barrel and yanked it up, making the goddess completely whiff.

"Rifles are really easy to misalign. I thought you knew of that, Uni." Commented the deity

"Well, I didn't know you teleport!"

"Skill issue!" Brave Heart yelled from afar.

BFFT!

CHOP!

The CPU Candidate's eyes rolled into the back of her head, a hand striking her nape before she fell.

Edge Head gave a thumbs up to his fellow teammate for a distraction.

TELEPORT!

"That was something." Teleporting with the Chaos Dorito, the blue GPU looked around. "Any more CPUs?"

The two otherworldly deities looked at Rom and Ram who were scared, yet ready to fight.

"Nah, if we fight them, that's definitely bullying."

"And Nepgear?"

Said CPU Candidate was still trying to awaken her sister, who had comic swirls in her eyes.

"Fighting Nepgear is like kicking a puppy." Brave Heart told his colleague with a frown.

"Then I believe it is time for us to take our leave." MAGES. floated down with the half-elf.

"Yeah, let's get out of here. Before something else happens." Taleia looked around nervously.

"Touche. I'd hate for this sidequest to become a What-If spinoff. Imma dip while we're ahead." Taking out his Chaos Emerald, he posed dramatically.

"CHAOS...!"

"I won't let you!" Green Heart rushed from her spot to the group.

"NOTHING TO GET OFF MY CHEST, HUH?! I'LL CLEAVE YOUR HEART OUT YOURS!" A raging White Heart hollered, closing in.

"CONTROL!"

TELEPORT!

The four teleported out of the way before the two CPUs slammed into each other and fell with a thud.

---

TELEPORT!

"That was close."

REVERT!...

Brave Heart sighed before he reverted.

"No need to tell me twice."

REVERT!

Edge Heart followed suit with a stretch.

"Where did you teleport us to, Nebula?" Taleia asked.

"Hmm. It appears we are in a backstage of sorts." The Mad Magician identified.

"AL, WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK!"

"Language, young one!"

The four turned their heads to the side.

The CPU Candidates, the Makers, and the rest of the five-man-band were present.

"Hey, we're back home!" Nebula cheered, before running to the group. "Yo!" He yelled, getting their attention.

"Nebula?" Nepgear looked in his direction, confused at his sudden appearance.

"Yeah, it's me. Got sidetracked for a bit, but I'm here." He beamed a carefree smile.

"Well, it's good to see ya, mate. AL nominated Domio to sing the first song." Vergo told him.

"The squirt's scared." AL rolled his eyes with a goofy smile. "But I don't know why he wouldn't want to embarrass himself in front of thousands of people."

"You just said why." Uni looked at him with a raised brow.

"Oh."

"Can somebody else go before me? I really don't want to go out there."

"Don't be a pussy, get out there and do your best or something." Gris walked into the spotlight next.

"Hey, it's that scary guy!" Ram pointed.

"Eeek!" Rom gasped.

"You must be quite the individual to scare children," Chika commented.

"And their presence will save you from my response to that statement." The edge lord growled.

"Ok, ok, I know everybody's gotta get their lines in, but we really need to pick somebody." The Guild Agent got the conversation back on track.

"Come on, Dom. I even got the perfect song for ya." AL prodded the Loweean.

"Oh yeah? What song is that?" Domio rose a brow before checking out the martial artist's phone. His eyes gained sparkles before he looked back at him.

"You're lying." The warlock denied what he saw.

"We'll see." Nebula spoke before AL showed him the song, to which he snorted.

5pb. quickly made her way to the backstage.

"We don't have any guests! I never found a replacement! What are we gonna do?!" She was once again frantic.

"You're replacement's right here, love." Vergo ruffled the Loweean's hair.

The idol looked him up with scrutiny and down before shaking her head; beggars couldn't be choosers.

"Come on, there's no time!" The idol grabbed the boy by his hand before dragging him to the stage.

"What are you going to make him sing?" Taleia questioned the fire user.

"You'll see." AL glanced in her direction.

5pb. and Domio were now on stage with the crowds complaints overflowing.

"Hey, where's the guest star?!"

"Don't tell me it's this little kid!"

"Wait, he kind of looks like Len?"

"No way man, he's got brown hair and brown eyes!"

Comments from the audience made the boy feel nervous.

"I'm pleased to announce our very special guest star...!" 5pb. looked at the boy to announce his stage name, handing him the mic.

"Abracadabra Deez Nuts in Yo Mouth."

Silence.

Faint laughter could be heard from the audience, no doubt Kars deflating his gut from the lunacy of the name.

"Pffft!" Snickers could be heard from the crowd.

"What da heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell oh mah gawwwwwd no waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!"

"Bruh-"

"Come on dawg, get da pimp off there-"

"You're not that guy, pal. Trust me, you're not that guy."

The reaction from the audience made the preteen irked.

He mustered up the courage to come out here for hecklers!?

"Oh yeah?!" Something replaced the timid boy's demeanor.

"Then listen to this!" The Loweean pointed his free hand to the disc jockey.

"HIT IT, AL!"

AL, who had somehow acquired up a DJ booth in the time it took for the boy to find his balls, gave him a thumbs-up before pressing a button. As the beat kicked up, 5pb. made her way to the backstage.

Bobbing his head, the warlock cleared his throat before singing.

"We got a number one Victory Royale~

Yeah, Fortnite, we 'bout to get down- (get down)

Ten kills on the board right now-

Just wiped out Tomato Town!"

"...!"

The mockery within the crowd simmered down as the audience started paying attention.

"My friend just got downed-

I revived him, now we're heading southbound!

Now we're in the Pleasant Park streets

Look at the map, go to the marked sheets!"

"!"

Several people started dancing to the beat, enjoying the child's melody.

"Take me to your Leanbox to play Fortnite today!

You can take me to Moisty Mire, but not Loot Lake!

I really love to Chug Jug with you~

We can be pro Fortnite gamers!~"

CHEERS!

A guitar riff echoes as the crowd roars with hype, a complete reversal of their initial underestimation.

"He says-

'Hey broski, you got some heals and a shield pot?'

'I need healing and I am only at one HP'

Hey dude, sorry, I found nothing on this safari~

I checked the upstairs of that house but not the underneath yet!"

Domio starts default dancing as the crowd chants periodically to his steps.

"There's a chest that's just down there~

The storm is coming fast and you need heals to prepare~

I've got V-Bucks that I'll spend!

More than you can contend!

I'm a cool pro Fortnite gamer! (cool pro Fortnite-)"

The audience joins him for the second chorus as they sing together.

"Take me to your Leanbox to play Fortnite today!"

"TAKE ME TO YOUR LEANBOX TO PLAY FORTNITE TODAY!"

"You can take me to Moisty Mire, but not Loot Lake!"

"YOU CAN TAKE ME TO MOISTY MIRE, BUT NOT LOOT LAKE!"

"I really love to Chug Jug with you~"

"I REALLY LOVE TO CHUG JUG WITH YOU~"

"We can be pro Fortnite gamers!~"

"WE CAN BE PRO FORTNITE GAMERS!~"

Prancing around the stage, the Loweean harmoniously sings.

"La la la, la la, li la~

La la la, la la, li la~

La la la, la la, li ;a~

Will you be my pro Fortnite gamer? (Pro Fortnite gamer)"

Pointing to the crowd, he continues the next verse.

"Can we get a win this weekend?

Take me to Loot Lake!

Let's change the game mode and we can Disco Dominate~

Let's hop in an ATK!

Take me to the zone!

I'm running kind of low on meds, I need to break some stone!"

Pulling an orange justice was his next emote before resuming.

"Dressed in all his fancy clothes~

He's got Renegade Raider and he's probably a pro~

He just shot my back!

I turn back and I attack!

I just got a Victory Royale~

A Victory Royale!"

Taking the interactivity to the next level, he did something special fo the last chorus.

"Take me to your Leanbox to play Fortnite today!"

Domio stuck out his mic to the crowd, who obliged.

"YOU CAN TAKE ME TO MOISTY MIRE, BUT NOT LOOT LAKE!"

He pointed it back to himself to sing.

"I really love to-"

To the audience.

"CHUG JUG WITH YOU~"

To himself with the audience singing with their hearts.

"WE CAN BE PRO FORTNITE GAMERS!~"

The instrumental played in the background, the crowd roaring with applause.

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"SWAAAAAAAAG!"

"I wanna be a pro Fortnite gamer just like him!"

"His V-Bucks is maximum!"

"Add my gamertag, dude!"

Walking off of the stage after waving goodbye, the boy was met with kudos.

"That was amazing!" 5pb. ran up to the tween.

Domio was breathing heavily, never having to do something as spontaneous as singing for thousands, yet the anxiety and adrenaline mixed and produced what he did on stage.

"Talk about an opening! Who knew you could sing like that, Dom?" Nebula complimented the child.

"Aw shucks. I just wanted to prove those guys wrong, that's all." Remaining humble, the Loweean bashfully hid his pride.

"I really liked the part when you started dancing." Nepgear smiled.

"It wasn't too bad for someone who never performed before." Uni gave her compliments in tsundere fashion.

"Yeah, totally awesome!" Ram stood next to him, sparkles in her eyes.

"Mhm! Mhm!" Rom vigorously nodded.

Domio felt his cheeks flare up when he received compliments from the goddesses whom he looked up to.

"Now that we 'ave a successful star, we need more tracks an' we need more idols!" Vergo told the group.

"AL's got us covered with the music selection," Taleia stated, to which the group looked over at the fiery man, now clad in wireless headphones and neon sunglasses.

"So... So who's next?" The warlock looked for volunteers, still sweating from his performance.

"C'mon, let's go next, Rom!" Ram was still feeling the buzz from Domio's performance, ready to jump into the fray.

"Yeah, sis! I can't wait!" Bubbled the blue CPU Candidate.

"You two know what song you're singin'? Once ya do, tell AL so he can hook yew up." Vergo instructed the two fellow CPU Candidates.

"We will!" They went to Domio for him to lend Ram his mic before 5pb. took another to hand to Rom. Then they set up with AL and took to the stage.

"Oooh? Who are those two?"

"They're really cute!"

"Look at their cute lil' hats and matching clothes!"

"Totes adorbs!"

The positive reception from the crowd only seemed to inflate Ram's ego. Yet Rom blushed at the praise, which earned some more cheers from her cuteness overload, no doubt charming the audience even more.

"Hi, everyone! My name's Ram and this is my twin sister Rom!" The pink CPU Candidate announced.

"We're the CPU Candidates of Lowee, and we're gonna sing for you!" The blue goddess foretold.

"CPU Candidates?"

"So like a CPU's little sisters?"

"So cuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!"

"This is amazing!"

"Let's start!" Rom and Ram shouted before the beat kicked up.

An instrumental played as two voices reminiscent of certain dolls blasted through the speakers.

"Hiya Barbie

Hi Ken!

You wanna go for a ride?

Sure, Ken!

Jump in!

Ha ha ha ha!"

The twins then started singing, their harmony working in sync as they sang.

"I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world~

Life in plastic, it's fantastic!

You can brush my hair, take me anywhere~

Imagination, life is your creation!"

Doing a twirl, the crowd wooed at their moves before reciting Ken's part.

"COME ON, BARBIE, LET'S GO PARTY!"

"I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world~

Life in plastic, it's fantastic!

You can brush my hair, take me anywhere~

Imagination, life is your creation!

I'm a blonde girl in the fantasy world~

Pick me up, pick me by fantastic!

You're my doll, rock 'n' roll, feel the glamor and pain!

Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky panky~

You can touch, you can play!

In the pink haze of day, one-on-one its your power."

You can do, anything, dream a dream, the world is yours, ooh ooh~"

Dancing in sync was also a part of their performance, to which the audience cheered.

"I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world~

Life in plastic, it's fantastic!

You can brush my hair, take me anywhere~

Imagination, life is your creation!"

Locking arms, Rom and Ram pranced in a circle to the beat as the next part came along.

"Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ah ah ah, yeah!"

Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ooh ooh~"

Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ah ah ah, yeah!"

Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ooh ooh~"

Holding hands, they performed the next verse to the audience's roars of praise.

"Make me walk, make me talk, do whatever you please~

I can act like a star, I can beg on my knees!

Come jump in, be my friend, let us do it again~

Hit the town, fool around, let's go party!

You can touch, you can play~

If you say I'm always yours!

You can touch, you can play~

If you say I'm always yours!"

Returning to the bridge, the twins started dancing in sync as Rom did the lines, and Ram the ad-libs.

"Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ah ah ah, yeah!"

Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ooh ooh~"

Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ah ah ah, yeah!"

Come on, Barbie, let's go party, ooh ooh~"

They rejoined their harmony to sing the chorus.

"I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world~

Life in plastic, it's fantastic!

You can brush my hair, take me anywhere~

Imagination, life is your creation!

I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world~

Life in plastic, it's fantastic!

You can brush my hair, take me anywhere~

Imagination, life is your creation!"

Even the audience chimed in on the bridge, with both twins on the ad-libs.

"COME ON, BARBIE, LET'S GO PARTY!"

"Ah ah ah, yeah!"

COME ON, BARBIE, LET'S GO PARTY!"

"Ooh ooh~"

COME ON, BARBIE, LET'S GO PARTY!"

"Ah ah ah, yeah!"

COME ON, BARBIE, LET'S GO PARTY!"

"Ooh ooh~"

The twins stopped their singing as the crowd erupted into cheers, with the song reaching its conclusion.

"Oh Ken, I'm having so much fun!

Well, Barbie, we're just getting started..."

"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!"

ROARS!

CHEERS!

"We love you, Rom and Ram!"

"Praise to the CPUs!"

"Such adorable sisters!

"I should take a vacation to Lowee sometime!"

Leaving the stage, the Lowee twins went to the backstage.

"Awesome work, you two!" Vergo gave the twins their deserved kudos.

"I already knew we were gonna do great." Ram puffed her chest.

"I really appreciate the praise, Mister Vergo." Rom blushed.

"You two were amazing! Lowee's shares are definitely gonna go up after this." Domio came up next to the two, handing them both glasses of water.

They smiled and gave him gratitude, as a fuzzy feeling could be felt from the tween.

"Thanks."

"Thank you."

"The crowd's REALLY loving these guest performances!" 5pb. looked outside with surprised eyes before smiling at the group.

"Of course they would. My idea was a success, after all." Chika declared haughtily, as the others sweatdropped.

"Because the guys saved it." Mumured IF, which went unnoticed by the Oracle.

"Let's not stop now, keep the momentum going!" Compa spoke with a determined tone.

" I'm surprised Vergo didn't have a crack at it, considering you're the Leanboxian here." Taleia pointed out.

The group looked at him as he raised a brow.

"My, my. Perhaps it's time I dropped a big tune on the masses, innit?" A snort came with Ram handing him her mic.

"You got this, dude." Nebula stuck out his fist, which was reciprocated with a fist bump.

Walking to the now-improved DJ booth with a mini fridge and popcorn machine, he set up his tune before hitting the stage.

"Who's the blonde guy? Looks kinda cute."

"He looks a lot like Lady Vert, too!"

"For real? Next thing you're gonna say is that he's the CPU Candidate."

"C'mon, I'm not THAT stupid. But I'd be a little dumb for him, hehe~."

Vergo's cheeks flared from the compliments, before clearing his throat.

"Wagwan! I'm Vergo! I hope everyone's been havin' a proper good night so far, yeah?" He looked around, the bright and cheery faces of the crowd; his people warming his heart.

"I'm not really much of a singer, BUT I've been to karaoke bars before. I hope you lot appreciate this next tune." Getting the introduction out of the way, the blonde awaited the beat to start.

"Hold on a sec, Vertigo." Nebula made his way onto the stage, the audience looking at him with interest.

"There's two of them?"

"He looks like he's important to the plot."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"He has that main character energy."

"Dude, what is THAT even supposed to mean?"

"This is a two-man song. I'll help you out a bit, 'kay?" Lightly elbowing the time traveler's shoulder, the Leanboxian CPU Candidate nodded.

"Now since that's settled..." The adventurer cleared his throat.

"LET'S START THE PARTY!"

The bassline kicked up with the speakers packing a punch every time the 808 hit. Vergo took to the mic as his segment began.

"Bah (mm-mm), yo-

L-L-Leanbox girl named Fiona-

Big batty girl named Abiola- (mm-mm)

Body-ody shaped like Cola- (bah)

Back up, back up, bring it to the owner-"

Nebula piped up to start the chorus.

"Man, I'm still up on the roads, could've left! (bah, bah)

Still chattin' to my bros on the tech'! (mm-mm)

Fuck that, man, I don't give a F! (boom, boom)

What, you wanna get smoked? Cigarette- (bah, bah, bah)

Leanbox, Leanbox girl named Fiona-

PC girl, Adeola-

Body-ody shaped like Cola-

Back up, back up, ayy, come closer-"

It was Vergo's turn, the blonde bloke dancing with pep in his step to the beat.

"Vi-Vida loca (bullet), high as a kite, never sober (shotta)

Python, hit him with a Cobra

Free up my bro, Casanova (free him up)

Badman persona, badman alone can control her ('trol her)

Sorry, sorry, your sis got over-

Push in my , take anaconda!

Throw it back like Ed Hardy-

Stay fly, I'm high like Jeff Hardy-

Wet, wet like the tsunami! (wet, wet, wet)

Big Russ up the -

, , turn up, I hit that raw-

Felt this and she ball out 'Lawd'-

Buss my in your gyal like crud- (yo, mm-mm)

, , wet up, everything mad- (yo)"

Nebula's verse came up next as he ran to the edge of the stage to perform.

"Yo, I got more than a mill' in savings- (mm-mm)

But you can still get shaven- (bow)

If I ever get caught by the - (woo, woo)

Out my nak just wavin'- (boom)

Live my best life like I'm One Acen- (Acen)

In my face, love the altercation- (ayy)

But with my shank (ayy), that's a combination- (ayy)

Gyal with a big back's my weakness- (weakness)

But when I punch man, it's grievous- (boom)

They'll play back the CCTV-

When I banged him my defence said 'Jebus'!

All my brothers gotta ball like Lakers- (ayy)

Every time I see her arse, 'What the ?'- (what the ?)

Every time I see that arch, it's amazing- (mm-mm)

Me and Russ like Freddy and Jason- (bap, bap, bap)"

Continuing his part, NEbula utilized his powers to float in the air before dancing, stunning the crowd.

"Man, I'm still up on the roads, could've left! (mm-mm)

Still chattin' to my bros on the tech'- (bap, bap)

Fuck that, man, I don't give a F- (grrr)

What, you wanna get smoked?- Cigarette-

Vergo not wanting to be left out, used his aerokinesis to achieve a similar crowd-pleasing feat.

"Leanbox, Leanbox girl named Fiona-

PC girl, Adeola-

Body-ody shaped like Cola-

Back up, back up, ayy, come closer-"

Hitting the griddy mid-air, Vergo began the next verse.

"Leave my man, he's too innocent-

Free Big A, he's too militant-

They mention us just to get relevant-

Russ, T Wayne, come by millions-

Wizzy-Wizzy, Wizzy get a drilly 'pon any- (ayy)

She knows us already from Keisha and Becky- (mm-mm)

Head, chest, neck, back, I don't mind belly- (yo)

Armed and ready (yo), green light, get shelly-"

Nebula getting sturdy went for his verse.

"Littiest citizen, hittin' them, diligent, vigilant-

Stickin' 'em, none of my are innocent-

On sight man are just chinging him-

Come far, but I still finish 'em-

Body-ody like Arthur Million-

Rush and Wizzy, that's another platinum-

Copy, copy, opps copy the mandem- (yo)

Pull up on who man? Buss off my hand ting-

Man, I'm still up on the roads, could've left! (boom)

Still chattin' to my bros on the tech'- (bah, bah)

Fuck that, man, I don't give a F- (grrr)

What, you wanna get smoked? Cigarette- (ayy, ayy)"

Vergo and Nebula descended with a flip to rile up the concert audience as they continued the chorus.

"Leanbox, Leanbox girl named Fiona-

PC girl, Adeola-

Body-ody shaped like Cola-

Back up, back up, ayy, come closer!"

Jumping from side to side, the people mimicked their movements as they bubbled within the masses.

"Leanbox girl named Fiona!

Big batty girl named Abiola!

Body-ody shaped like Cola!

Back up, back up, bring it to the owner!"

Even the audience started singing, to which the two gods allowed them to sing while they chimed in the very next bar.

"LEANBOX, LEANBOX GIRL NAMED FIONA-"

"Big batty girl named Abiola-"

"BODY-ODY SHAPED LIKE COLA-"

"Back up, back up, bring it to the owner-"

Within the final chorus of the song, the audience jumped in such unison that the ground vibrated from the commotion.

"Man, I'm still up on the roads, could've left- (mm-mm)

Still chattin' to my bros on the tech'! (bah, bah)

Fuck that, man, I don't give a F!- (grrr)

What, you wanna get smoked? Cigarette-"

"LEANBOX, LEANBOX GIRL NAMED FIONA-"

"PC GIRL, ADEOLA- (ehe)"

Body-ody shaped like Cola- (oh-oh)

Back up, back up, ayy, come closer-"

WHISTLES!

CHEERS!

The two waved before moving off the stage to the sound of the fading beat.

"That was awesome!"

"I didn't know they could rap, fly AND dance! Holy shit!"

"Oi, Methinks the accent rubbed on me, innit mandem?"

"Boi what da hell boi-"

"I didn't know we had two roadmen in our ranks." Gris poked fun at the performance.

"Hey! I only smoke zaza sometimes-"

"Nebula!" Taleia chastised, covering Rom's and Ram's ears with the help of Nisa. "Vergo, why would you sing a song like that in from of these two?" She gave him an expecting look.

"Well, the song WAS censored accordingly." The blonde pointed out.

"And the fact most of Gaminudstri doesn't understand half of the lingo basically makes anything non-family-friendly completely bypassed." The meme lord beamed.

"Is that so?" Uni raised a brow. "A quick search would collapse that entire argument."

"Bold of you to assume people aren't fried out their minds right now from all the dopamine to even look at their phones." Gris retorted.

"They are having lots of fun out there," Nepgear commented.

"C'mon, guys! Don't let a hype like this die down!" AL shouted, now his booth having a neon amogus statue, and a disco moai statue.

"Who's next?" Nebula looked around.

"I'll go." The purple CPU Candidate volunteered. "I think it's about time I represent Planeptune." She smiled at the group before Uni smirked at the goddess.

"Make sure you do your best. I want my performance to blow yours out of the water!"

"That's the most tsundere compliment I've ever heard." A snide remark from the green CPU Candidate made the gun-toting goddess redden like a tomato.

"I am NOT a tsundere!"

"Preachin' to the choir with that one?" IF rose a brow.

"IF, aren't you also a bit of a-" Nebula was cut short by a sharp glare. "Alrighty, then."

"Miss Nepgear, knock it out of the park!" Rom gave the self-conscious CPU Candidate some words of advice.

"Just put your best foot forward!" Ram chimed in, as the purple goddess nodded.

Walking to the stage, she set up with AL and then went to the stage.

The purple deity went to the stage as the crowd took her in.

"Wooooah, who is that?!"

"It's a cute girl! She's totally my type, dude!"

"Girl next door vibes, I like it!"

"I wonder if I can see them from here~"

"Uhm... Hi, everyone! My name is Nepgear, and I'm going to sing for you!" She smiled, to which the audience cheered.

"I hope you enjoy it!" She posed, trying to emulate 5pb's mannerisms. The instrumental started as she got into position before singing through the mic.

"Kissing violet wings in the corner, I can see-

Your shoulder on the right, a butterfly in front of me-

Knowing now the pain, the piano starts to play-

They're hitting as they clash but echo all the same!~"

The music cranked up a the song truly began, Nepgear shifting from side to side within her performance.

"Kissing violet wings in the corner, I can see-

Your shoulder on the right, a butterfly in front of me-

Knowing now the pain, the piano starts to play-

They're hitting as they clash but echo all the same!~"

The audience screamed with cheers at the delightful sound of her voice

"Wake me up from this terrible dream-

In a nightmare, I live hoping you'll return to me~

Have you heard that a great thing can grow-

From a small seed you and me can bloom, you know?~

'You can tell me where you wanna go'

I could hear every word but I really didn't know-

As I wander, I'm lost and far away-

Swept away by the night as I sit and gaze~

Nepgear looked to the crowd as she danced to the thump of the base, with the fans soaking up the show.

"Eyelashes long enough, my liner curving up and up-

My lips are shining, pining, waiting for your love!"

Winking at the crowd, another uproar of cheers and whistles graced the impromptu star as she continued.

"Kissing violet wings in the corner, I can see-

Your shoulder on the right, a butterfly in front of me-

Knowing now the pain, the piano starts to play-

They're hitting as they clash but echo all the same!~"

Moving around the stage, she depicted a story with her body through the song's lyrics.

"Dripping wet from the rain pouring down-

Freezing all through my hair, as I'm falling to the ground~

All the loneliness seeped from my mouth-

On a cold bathroom floor, I can feel it now!~

When I chase you, you slip through my hands-

Is that all you can give me? A dream I couldn't grab-

'I'm not joking around' I would say-

If you laugh one more time, there'll be hell to pay!~

Red nails and bargain rings, tonight I'm wearing everything-

These piercings multiply at times I hurt and scream!"

Her performance on the stage garnered constant praise from the audience, buzzing with awe.

"Hold me in your arms, feel this body torn apart You're the only one that satisfies this hungering~

Knowing all along, you kept quiet in the dark Too late to return, to how we used to be!~"

Her voice peaked before she started to dance on the stage, the audience mimicking her tempo.

"What if's all the time, so many I just wanna die-

Lemme live for now in pleasure, true or even full of lies!

Can't control my head, will you stop me if I beg?

All I want is peace so I can sleep again!~"

At this point, the entire audience was moving in sync with the purple goddess, who wore a wide smile on her features, loving every second of the positivity.

"Kissing these violet wings up in the corner, see-

Your shoulder on the right, a butterfly facing me!

Knowing now the pain, piano still plays!

They're hitting as they clash but echoing on just the same!~"

SCREAMS!

CHEERS!

HORNS!

"UOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!"

"Wow!"

"OH MAI GODDESS!"

"SUGOIIIIIIIIIIII!"

"I wanna be an anime girl when I grow up!"

Nepgear did a cute pose before prancing off the stage.

"I didn't know you were into vocaloids, Nepgear." Gust sounded genuinely surprised.

"Me neither. But I loved the way your voice sounded!" Compa complimented the goddess.

"You were totally like a muse out there," Nebula smirked, causing the girl to blush from all the praise.

"Shucks, you guys. I wasn't that good." The sister of the pudding-loving goddess modestly responded.

"No way, you even had us dancing!" Ram admitted.

"I really liked your voice, Miss Nepgear!" Rom complimented.

"I too enjoyed it." Cave spoke. "It reminded me a bit of 5pb." She compared.

"The song did have that idol vibe to it." MAGES. agreed.

"Heh. I shouldn't expect any less from a fellow CPU Candidate." Uni playfully smiled. "Now I think it's about time I-"

"HOLD IT!" Gris pointed. Uni frowned at the fellow deity, all eyes turning to him.

...

"What?" Vergo asked, deadpanning with a raised brow.

"You're telling me the party has been performing for at least half an hour, and not ONE anime song has played for an OTAKU audience? Ridiculous." The assassin shook his head.

"I didn't think you paid enough attention to the playlist to deduce that." Chika gave a look of interest.

"Well since you put it out there, what song do you think you should sing, Gris?" Domio inquired, with the nun equally curious.

"I have my options." The GPU sniggered to himself. "You're up next, Uni. So don't embarrass us after all that smack you gave Nepgear." Gris spoke before walking to the stage.

"LASTation, amiright?" Nebula elbowed the twin-tailed CPU Candidate before a light jab was returned to the rib for his rib.

Proceeding to the stage with a mic given to him after setting his track, the edge lord took to the stage.

"He looks kind of..."

"Edgy?"

"Yeah, but it's not chunni so it could be worse."

"I think he looks like a lancer in one of those JRPGs!"

Ignoring the comments, the assassin bespoke.

"Yo." He tested the mic's quality, his voice being projected through the stadium with a smoky tone. This earned several eyebrow raises from how his voice sounded on the microphone.

"I know everyone's losing their marbles over these performances, but I think it's time we have a song that actually classifies this as an otaku concert." Gris continued, walking around the stage.

Poitning his finger, he sent a current to the lighting rig, shutting it down, and causing the crowd to grow silent in darkness.

The lights were gone before a sole spotlight shined on the hired killer, as they began to recalibrate.

"Oshiete oshiete yo sono shikumi wo boku no naka ni dare ga iru no?

Kowareta kowareta yo kono sekai de kimi ga warau nanimo miezu ni-"

The beat started to hype itself up as Gris continued to sing. His voice once deep became light and singsongish.

"Kowareta boku nante sa iki wo tomete...

Hodokenai mou hodokenai yo shinjitsu sae freeze-

Kowaseru kowasenai kurueru kuruenai-

Anata wo mitsukete yureta!-"

The stage lit up with the crowd being borderline flashbanged by the sound from the speakers and the light show with the chorus kicking up.

"Yuganda sekai ni dan dan boku wa sukitootte mienaku natte!

Mitsukenaide boku no koto wo mitsumenaide!

Dareka ga egaita sekai no naka de anata wo kizutsuketaku wa nai yo...

Oboeteite boku no koto wo azayaka na mama..."

Screams of realization before turning into celebratory cheers filled the audience.

"Mugen ni hirogaru kodoku ga karamaru mujaki ni waratta kioku ga sasatte-

Ugokenai ugokenai ugokenai ugokenai ugokenai ugokenai yo-

Unraveling the world!~"

The assassin held the mic with conviction with the next pre-chorus.

"Kawatte shimatta kaerarenakatta...

Futatsu ga karamaru futari ga horobiru-

Kowaseru kowasenai kurueru kuruenai-

Anata wo kegasenai yo yureta!~"

At times, his voice was filled with emotions that made several audience members' eyes become glassy.

"Yuganda sekai ni dan dan boku wa sukitootte mienaku natte!

Mitsukenaide boku no koto wo mitsumenaide-

Dareka ga shikunda kodoku na wana ni mirai ga hodokete shimau mae ni-

Omoidashite boku no koto wo azayaka na mama!"

The GPU looked to the audience with eyes that told a story with his hand reaching out to them, uttering the next words.

"Wasurenaide wasurenaide wasurenaide wasurenaide!"

Sliding on his knees, he reached the edge of the stage, singing his heart out in drama only a Lastationite edge lord could exude.

"Kawatte shimatta koto ni paralyze~

Kaerarenai koto darake no paradise!~

Oboeteite boku no koto wo...!"

Gris' voice went to a whisper as he sang the last line delicately.

"Oshiete... Oshiete... boku no naka ni... Dare ga iru no?"

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"THAT WAS FUCKING BEAUTIFUL!"

"HE'S NOT EDGY, JUST MISUNDERSTOOD BY SOCIETY!"

"Perhaps I judged him too harshly."

"Come on guys, he sang one song-"

Exiting the limelight, Gris walked into the room of shocked party members.

"Dude. I did not know you could do that." Nebula guffawed. "Who hurt you?" He asked, with comical concern and silly tears.

"He's such a tortured soul." Kallen cooed with melancholy, patting the blue deity's back.

The twins sniffled, looking at the dark GPU with sadness.

"Wow, mate. You absolutely ruined the vibe with that one, Gris." Vergo's eyes were watery, before rubbing them dry.

"Mister Gris really is a softie underneath all that aggression and cruelty." Compa sobbed.

"NO, I'M NOT!" Huffed the god, hiding his embarrassment with a brooding face.

"You can't fool us, tough guy." IF folded her arms with a smirk. "Although I did find myself feeling a little more down after that song."

"You need therapy, Gris?" Nepgear took out her phone. "I have some people you can-"

"No, I do not need professional help Nepgear. I am thankful for your offer though." Growled the assassin before nodding at the girl.

"I feel as if we should have the next song uplift the hearts of the audience!" Nisa suggested through comical tears.

"I'll take it from here." Uni confidently strutted to the stage with a mic handed to her by the dark GPU.

"This is our final song Uni, so make it count!" 5pb. told the Lastationite CPU Candidate.

"Finish it with a bang!" Chika cheered.

"We're gonna go big for this one, Uni!" AL, who now bolstered a

Uni walked to the stage, her confidence oozing.

"Ooo~ a tsundere type."

"She's kind of cute, too."

"I wonder if she's free later."

"Those thighs are unreal!"

The comments caused the goddess to flush on stage, yet she quickly composed herself.

"My name is Uni, and I'm the CPU Candidate of Lastation! I'm gonna sing for you tonight!~" The girl introduced herself, to the crowd's amazement.

"I hope you're ready for this!" She shouted before the beat started.

A sick guitar riff led into her lyrics as her voice projected.

"Isse no se de fumikomu gōrain bokura wa-

Nanimo nanimo mada shiranu!

Issen koete furikaeruto mō nai bokura wa-

Nanimo nanimo mada shiranu!"

A rise from the audience would be an understatement with the volume they reached before calming down once Uni continued.

"Udatte udatte udatteku!~

Kirameku ase ga koboreru no sa!"

The CPU Candidate danced on stage with the crowd mirroring her actions, the catchiness spreading through the queue.

"Oboetenai koto mo takusan attadarou!

Daremo kare mo shiruetto!~

Daiji ni Shiteta mono wasureta!

Furi o shitanda yo!~

Nanimo nani yo waraerusa!"

An instrumental jammed as the crowd cheered, with Uni running like a certain orange-wearing ninja around the stage. She stopped when it was time for her to sing again.

"Isse no de omoidasu shounen!~

Bokura wa nanimo kamo o hoshiga tta!

Wakatatteiru tte a kidzuitieru tte!~

Tokei no hari wa hibi ka tomaranai!"

She sang her heart out to the audience's glee, the joy in her eyes reflected by her voice.

"Ubatte ubatte ubatteku nagareru toki to kioku~

Tooku tooku tooku ni natte!"

Ram, Rom, Nisa and Nebula emerged from the back and started running with their hands behind them in a similar fashion to Uni.

"Oboetenai koto mo takusan attadarou!

Daremo kare mo shiruetto!~

O sore de amaru koto shiranai!

Furi o shitanda yo!~

Nanimo nani yo waraerusa!"

Nepgear, Vergo, Gris, and Domio joined in to create a chorus to Uni's voice with the runners working in sync to create a swirling pattern, reminiscent of the orange ninja's clan symbol.

"Hirari to hirari to matteru!~

Konoha no you ni yureru koto naku!

Shousou nakusu sugoshiteitai yo!~"

The entire group sang in unison, even going to the extent of dancing in synchronization.

"Oboetenai koto mo takusan atta kedo!

Kitto Zutto kawaranai!~

Mono ga aru koto o oshiete kureta anata wa!

Kieru Kieru Shiruetto!~"

The crowd joined in, with the entire audience singing the lyrics alongside the audience so loudly that even buildings nearby heard them.

"DAIJI NI SHITAI MONO MOTTE OTONA NI NARU NDA!

DON'NA TOKI MO HANASAZU NI!~

MAMORI TSUDZUKEYOU SOSHITARA ITSU NO HI NI KA!

NANIMO KAMO O WARAERU-SA!~"

The shares generated from the concert were brimming, every CPU and GPU feeling the ambiance with the outro's lyrics.

"HIRARI TO HIRARI TO MATTERU!~

KONOHA GA TONDE YUKU!~..."

Silence... Then as if Gris' time stop had resumed-

"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!"

"THE CPUS ARE AWESOME!"

"KICKASS!"

"LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"VICTORYYYY SCREEEEEEECH!"1

Jubilation stretched across all the concertgoers with the performers smiling brightly at a crowd that was in euphoria from their show.

"They really saved your idea, huh." IF turned to the Oracle.

"Ge-Ge, Neb-Neb, and the others really put on a show." Compa had a delightful expression as she giggled.

"Indeed." MAGES. nodded.

"You think they'd done this a million times!" 5pb. looked to the Nurse-In-Training.

"Yet they've performed and entertained the masses without a hitch." Cave chimed in.

"I've never seen anything like this before! I hope they do it again!" Kallen gushed with excitement.

"You might just get that wish, sister." Taleia pointed with her thumb to the stage.

"ENCORE! ENCORE!"

"You heard them!" Nebula shouted to his fellow performers.

"Let's give them a show they'll never forget!" Nepgear announced.

"YEAH!" The others rejoiced before the beat resumed.

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A/N:

Chapter complete!

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Writing this chapter was really fun since I get to listen to some great songs as well as have my characters and the Neptunia cast sing along to them. Not sure how I ended up writing so many songs in the end, but at least I had the motivation to write so many tracks into a singular chapter. Now let's get to the comment I got.

Muji470 - DING DING DING! You get a nice chocolate chip cookie, my friend!

Sending them to Superdimension was more of a random thought I had in my head. It also gives me the excuse of saying that Nep and friends actually are in my fic (Even if it is an alternate version of the ones we know today). Better than nothing, no? Too bad they had to meet Neb and friends on such a confrontational note. Who knows? Perhaps they'll mend that squabble in time.

Here are the songs I used, so you can listen to them yourself:

Chug Jug With You - Leviathan

Barbie Girl (Clean) - Aqua

Body - Russ Millions and Tion Wayne

Purple Butterfly on Your Right Shoulder (Jubyphonic Cover) - Nori-P

Unravel - Toru Kitajima

Silhouette - KANA-BOON

Shoutout to AL for apparently having all these songs on his phone at the time, somehow.

With all that being said, it's time to end the chapter. Don't forget to favorite and follow to show me some support!

Read, review, and have a wonderful day!

Arrivederci.