I wake up but don't want to open my eyes yet, I'd like to have some more sleep so I try roll over, but I can't. I decide to slowly open my eyes and I meet with Rom's gaze as she sits on top of me and the bed covers, her face is extremely close to mine. "Good morning Rom" I say.
"Yay, you're awake" Rom says happily then she embraces me with a hug, "I missed you… I got worried… and sad… but you're back, hehe" Rom adds as her grip on me tightens.
"I'm sorry to make you worry but… can you try not squeezing me to death?" I say then she lets go and sits up.
"Oh, I'm sorry… I just really, really wanted to see you" Rom says in a sincere voice.
"You can hug me, just don't kill me okay?" I say then Rom immediately hugs me once more.
"Promise me you won't leave again" Rom says.
"Okay, I promise" I say, but I know all too well it won't be kept. "Wait, how come you're in here?" I ask.
"Well, I woke up before everyone else so I thought I would see if you had come home and you did" Rom explains.
"So how long have you been in her for? I ask.
"Umm… I think since 7:30am" Rom says.
"7:30 huh…" I say, I then check the clock and its 9am, "so you've been in her for an hour and a half?" I ask as I look back to Rom.
"Yeah, I think…" Rom says.
"Why were you in her for so long?" I ask as I slowly sit up, Rom lifts with me as she won't let go.
"Well, I was hoping you came back so I came to look… when I saw you, I got into your bed and hugged you… I fell asleep… then I woke up and sat on you… then you woke up" Rom says.
"So you woke up just before I did?" I ask.
"Uh-huh…" Rom says.
"Can I get out of bed?" I ask.
"Uh-huh" Rom says and she gets off my lap but doesn't let go. I move myself to the side so my feet are on the ground and stand up, Rom shifts to my back wrapping her arms around my neck and lifts with me.
"Are you ever going to let go?" I ask as I feel Rom wrap her legs around my stomach.
"Uh-uh" Rom replies, clearly I see I'll be stuck like this for the day.
"Fine" I say as I walk out of the room and towards the kitchen. We get to the lounge room and all the CPUs are awake, they all stare at me.
"Harley, you big dummy!" Ram yells at me, she then runs up to me and hugs me tightly, the remaining 6 CPUs stand and walk towards me.
"You do this every time, idiot" Noire says.
"Now, now, I am sure he has an excellent reason for why he has done this once again" Vert says calmly.
"You better have a good reason or I'll kill you" Blanc says in an angry tone.
"I have a good reason, I promise" I say.
"Please tell us everything that happened" Nepgear says.
"Alright, sit down and I'll explain everything" I say, the CPUs sit down while Rom still clings to my back and Ram stands there hugging me. I then proceeded to explain, "Alright, After I arrived in the graveyard, nothing happened for a while so there isn't much to explain. I'm not entirely sure what time it was when I found 5 beings, 1 was human, 1 was like all of you transformed, 1 was a pretty big robot, 1 was a rock-like machine and the last was Trick" I explain.
"Trick? You mean that perverted bastard!" Blanc gets angry.
"Yuck, not him" Ram says.
"He was gross" Rom says.
"Calm down, Lady Blanc. From what I can tell, They are tying to revive someone or something and that caused the earthquake, if it keeps up it'll be a perfect revival apparently" I continue to explain.
"I wonder what they could be trying to revive" Uni says.
"I'm not sure but whatever it is, it won't be good" I say.
"Can you explain to us about the beings you encountered?" Vert asks.
"To start with, those 5 are all apart of a criminal organization, 'Arfoire Syndicate of International Crime', ASIC for short" I explain.
"ASIC? I think I remember a quest a while back that said something about them" Noire says.
"Please continue Harley" Vert says.
"ASIC is made up of 4 generals who call themselves 'The Four Felons' and have the title of 'Criminals of the Free World', CFW for short. The Four Felons and Trick, Magic, Brave and Judge. Magic is the one who looks like a CPU, Judge is the one who looks half rock and half machine, finally Brave is the robot and they are the ones responsible for that revival which caused the earthquake" I say.
"So we have more then one to deal with" Blanc calmly says.
"What about the human?" Nepgear asks.
"Magic called her Linda, seems to be an underling so I haven't got much on her. Also, I heard another name but couldn't see them, Warechu. That's all I got, before I was attacked and knocked out" I say.
"Is there a way to stop them?" Noire asks.
"Yes, it's a cursed sword" I say.
"Cursed sword, what do you mean?" Nepgear asks.
"After I woke up, I overheard them talk about destroying some cursed sword because it could ruin their plans. I'm not completely sure on what it can do nor its current location, but I'm trying to figure that out by rumors about the sword. Once I find out I'll let you all know so we can get it" I say.
"Well, at least we have some sort of plan" Noire says.
"Where were you yesterday?" Rom asks.
"I was asking around for rumors about the sword" I say.
"What about knowing the location of Odin?" Vert asks.
"I overheard people talking about an evil God so I could only think of Odin" I reply, Vert stares at me intensely like she knows something.
"So this cursed sword, what do you know so far?" Noire asks.
"Not a lot, but it seems to be a very old weapon" I reply.
"How old do you think it is?" Noire asks.
"Maybe first CPU old" I say.
"Then how are we suppose to find it if it's that old? Wouldn't it have broken by now?" Noire questions.
"I doubt it. If any of the rumors have truth to them, this sword cannot be destroyed by age, more like an overload of power or something" I say.
"I'm sorry but I shall be taking my leave" Vert says.
"How come?" I ask, as Vert heads for the hallway.
"I must check up on a few things, I do apologize" Vert replies then leaves.
Verts perspective, 10:40am;
I walk out onto the balcony, transform and begin to fly to my nation. Something about Harley was different but I cannot figure out what it may be, somethings doesn't add up. After roughly an hour, I arrive at my Basilicom and Chika is there to greet me, "hello my darling Vert" Chika says.
"Can you do me a favor?" I ask then revert back to human form.
"Is something wrong?" Chika asks.
"I'm not entirely sure just yet but can you look for some footage from the Gamindustri graveyard from 2 nights ago?" I say as we walk inside and to Chikas room.
"Sure, but why?" Chika says, she opens her room door and heads to her computer.
"I feel Harley is keeping something from us" I reply.
"Really? Like what?" Chika asks as she sits down, turns her computer on and begins looking for footage.
"He knows more then he is explaining" I say.
"Well, maybe this video will help. It has no sound unfortunately" Chika says as she plays the video that shows exactly what happened while Harley was there.
"Ask Harley to find Odin and email me his location" I say.
"Sure" Chika replies as she types up an email to Harley.
"I will be playing some games until he replies so please let me know" I say then walk out of Chikas room and begin to play games.
Hours go by as I slowly clear up my backlog of games when Chika walks in, "Harley knows wher Odin is" she says.
"Where?" I ask.
"Apparently, Odin was spotted in Halo Forrest roughly 20 minutes ago" Chika says.
"Thank you. I shall head their immidently" I say. I stand up, leave the Basilicom, transform and fly to Halo Forrest.
Harley's perspective;
"Angel, please disable all sound so that if I get any form of communication it will stay silent" I say while in HDD mode.
"Done, but why?" Angel asks.
"If it were to go off then Green Heart would know who I am" I say as I look up into the sky, the weather is nice today.
"So this is where you are" a voice says from behind me, that's Vert for sure.
"Greetings, Green Heart" I say as I turn around to face Vert.
"I do not wish to fight you, I simply wish to ask you some questions" Vert says.
"Very well, what do you wish to ask" I say.
"Why did you not tell us who you were, Harley?" Vert says.
"Excuse me?" I reply, has Vert figured it out?
"Are you not Harley?" Vert asks.
"What makes you believe that I am, Green Heart?" I question.
"A few little details" Vert says.
"Care to explain?" I ask.
"Very well. First is when I fought Harley at my Basilicom, his voice and eyes were a perfect match to your own, his strength was slightly greater then my own HDD mode strength. Second was that every time you appear, Harley disappeared, so I could assume you were controlling him but with what I already said it only made sense that you were indeed Harley. Third, I witnessed what happened in the Gamindustri graveyard via video footage, unfortunately there was no sound, but Harley's fighting style was identical to your own and I do not believe that is a coincidence. Finally, with everything Harley explained to us at Planeptune's Basilicom, he knew more then he was telling us. I could see a look of conflict as he, well you, chose your words carefully" Vert explains, I say nothing. "Will you answer or will I have to find out another way?" Vert asks, I stay silent. "Very well" Vert says as she summons her spear, "I will know if you are Harley shortly" Vert says then she lunges towards me, I summon 2 katanas. The tip of Verts spear was on my throat while my katanas were crossed against her throat really to slice off her head as we looked eye to eye. I close my eyes and remove my weapons, Vert does the same. "I thought so" Vert says, I turn my back to Vert. "If you tell me the truth, I will keep this between the 2 of us" Vert says.
I revert back to human and turn to face Vert once more, "make sure you don't tell the others" I say.
"I will not, you have my word. But why keep this hidden?" Vert asks.
"When we find that weapon and use it, you'll understand" I reply.
"Very well" Vert says then begins to leave.
"You know…" I begin to say, Vert stops and turns to face me, "I didn't expect anything less from you, Vert" I say.
"My, no 'Lady Vert' this time? That is interesting" Vert says.
"Well, we are both CPUs, there is no need for formalities anymore. But while around the others it'll be 'Lady Vert', alright?" I say.
"I understand, farewell for now" Vert says then she leaves.
"I guess I should head back to Planeptune…" I say to myself.
"I'm sure the other CPUs are worried about you" Angel says, I then transform and fly to Planeptune's Basilicom. By the time I get to the Basilicom, it begins to get dark. I enter the Basilicom and head up to the CPU residence, almost instantly after walking into the lounge room I'm tackled to the ground by none other then Rom and Ram.
"Harley!" The twins shouts while they lay on top of me, squeezing the life out of me.
"Please stop trying to kill me you two" I say.
"But you always leave…" Rom says.
"Yeah, you big dummy. Today you're gonna suffer our power!" Ram says as the twins keep their grip on me.
"My, those 2 really adore you" Vert says.
"Oh, you came back, Lady Vert? Did you find out whatever it was you had to check?" I ask, I'm hoping she doesn't say anything.
"Unfortunately, I did not. But if I do, I will be sure to inform you all" Vert says, well at least she is true to her word.
"So where did you go off to Harley?" Blanc asks.
"Well, I went to Haneda City for a look around, I ended up helping a few of the citizens while I was there but I got carried away so I stayed for a while" I explain.
"We would have come, you know" Noire says with an irritated tone.
"You had tasks to do, so no" I say bluntly.
"Why you…" Noire says as she looks ready to beat me up.
"Umm… excuse me Harley" Nepgear says.
"Yes?" I reply.
"Umm… we were wondering if we could have Saturday off to go to the beach?" Nepgear asks.
"Yeah, we really wanna go!" Ram says.
"Please…" Rom says.
"Hmm… I guess it couldn't hurt" I say and the CPUs all look happy. "But first…" I add, the CPUs look at me worryingly, "I have 8 caves I need you all to check out for me, it involves the cursed sword" I explain.
"Tell us where and we will" Noire says.
"They are unnamed caves so I'll have to email you their locations" I say.
"Consider it done" Vert says.
The next few days go by pretty fast, as all the CPUs work together to check out each cave but unfortunately find nothing relating to the sword. They return after checking a cave, "Was that the last cave?" I ask.
"Yes, it was… we couldn't find anything" Nepgear says.
"Well, there isn't much we can do. I'll try dig up some more info on the whereabouts of the sword" I say disappointingly.
"So, since tomorrow is Saturday, it's beach day. Oh, maybe we could rename it to 'beachurday'?" Neptune says.
"That was terrible…" Noire says, putting her hand on her face.
"Come on, we are going to the beach, we should be excited" Neptune says.
"Well, you'll all need your rest so go to sleep early tonight, okay?" I say.
"We will" Ram says.
"I'm so excited Ram" Rom says.
"I know, me too! Hey, Harley, you're coming to, right?"" Ram says.
"I've got things to do" I say.
"I think you should come" Blanc says.
"I don't know…" I say as I think it over.
"If you come, you shall see us all in our swimsuits" Vert says.
"What!?" Noire and Uni say together.
"I'm… I guess I'm okay with that" Nepgear says.
"Same here" Neptune says.
"We don't mind, right Rom?" Ram says.
"It'll be embarrassing… but it's fine" Rom says
"I have no objection" Blanc says.
"Fine, I guess it's no big deal" Noire says.
"If you touch me, I'll shoot holes in you!" Uni says angrily.
"I'm not going to touch anyone, but I still never said I was going to come along." I say.
"Please…" Rom says with a really upset look.
"Alright, I'll go" I say in defeat, the rest of the afternoon is pretty lively as we play video games until all the CPUs fell asleep, when they were asleep I decided to head to my room to fall asleep as well.
The morning came but even though I came too from my sleep, I just didn't want to get up, so I roll over or try to at least, I can't seem to move… I feel like this has happened before. I open my eyes and both Rom and Ram are laying next to me asleep, at least I know why I can't move. I try to get out of the twins grasp but as I try they wake up, "mm… *yawn* good morning…" Rom says as she slowly opens her eyes.
Ram sits up and gets all pouty, "Ugh… I can't believe we fell asleep" she says.
"It was comfy though… I'm happy I fell asleep" Rom says smiling as she hugs me tighter.
"Don't go back to sleep, dummy! It's beach day!" Ram says as she throws the sheets of the bed.
"Oh, I forgot…" Rom says as she gets out of my bed.
"How long were you both in here for?" I ask.
"I dunno. Maybe an hour or something" Ram says as she stands up and stretches.
"I came in earlier… I wanted to say goodnight but I fell asleep… I woke up, and you were gone… so I came in here and slept with to you" Rom says as she does the same.
"Alright, well we should get rea…" I start saying but I'm cut off by someone knocking at my door.
"Are you up Harley?" Blanc asks from outside my closed door.
"Yeah, you can come in" I reply and Blanc walks in.
"Have you seen my sis…" Blanc beings says but notices her sisters are in here, "oh, you're both in here" she says.
"We were gonna wake him but I fell asleep" Ram says.
"I wanted to sleep with Harley… so I came in when I woke up" Rom says.
"That's fine, but we have to get ready if we are going to the beach" Blanc says as she walks away.
"Let's go Rom" Ram says, Rom nods and the twins follow Blanc out of my room, closing the door behind them.
I get out of my bed and stretch, "did you sleep well?" Angel asks.
"It was better then usual" I say.
"That's good to hear. I'm sorry but I haven't made much progress on finding that sword" Angel says.
"Don't worry about it, maybe we'll get lucky and find it someday soon" I say.
"I'll continue to search for the sword" Angel says.
"Please do, in the meantime, I think I can get out of going to the beach" I say as I walk out of my room. I reach the lounge room where all the CPUs, except Blanc, Rom and Ram, at awake and ready to leave, "I'm sorry to say this but I don't have any swimmers, so I can't go to the beach today" I say, since it's true I might just get out of it.
"Muahahaha, I don't think so buddy boy" Neptune says, I don't like the sound of that laugh.
"We had these board shorts made for you" Noire says as she hands a bag to me, and that's mission failed.
"We could not decide on a color nor design, so we compromised" Vert says.
"Go try them on, don't just stand there" Noire says, I nod and walk back to my room to get changed. I head back to my room and get changed, these board shorts are a unique design, the front left is purple with an emblem that's a purple 'N' that as a kind of belt around it, the front right is black with an emblem that's a dark blue diamond like square that has light blue 'LS' angled in it, the back left is green with an emblem that's a green square that has a spear and a sword I think crossed in the middle like an 'X' and the back right is white with an emblem that's a gray circle that has kind of star with circle tips in the center and a unique 'L' in the middle, defiantly couldn't decide could they… well, it's still a nice gift. I put on a Planeptune shirt and walk back out to the CPUs and all 8 of them look at me, "I guess you were right for once Neptune, it does look alright with all 4 colors on it" Noire says.
"See, I told ya so. You were all like 'no, it'll look bad, I want him in black or blue so I could be more attracted to him' and stuff" Neptune says, I look at her confused.
"I was not! I-I just thought he'd look good in black or blue, that's all!" Noire says as her face turns bright red.
"I do not think it matters what Harley wears, he is handsome as is in my opinion" Vert says.
"I agree with Vert, does it really matter what he wears?" Blanc says.
"I assume you are all ready then?" Histoire says as she enters the room.
"Yep, well, just waitin on buddy boy here" Neptune says as the CPUs each pick up small bags while Blanc picks up medium sized bag.
"Are you ever going to call me by my name, lady Neptune?" I ask.
"Maybe one day" Neptune replies.
"You should call Harley by his name, Neptune" Nepgear says.
"It's fine, buddy boy don't mind, right?" Neptune says.
"Well, I kinda do" I say.
"See, told ya he don't mind" Neptune says while ignoring the obvious.
"I'm pretty sure he just said he does mind" Uni says.
"Who cares, it's beach day!" Neptune says as she leaves for the balcony.
"Neptune is useless…" Noire says as all the CPUs follow Neptune.
"Harley, may I ask you for a favor?" Histoire asks.
"Ask away" I say.
"Can you please ensure Neptune does not do something wrong today?" Histoire says.
"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on her" I say, I then join the CPUs out on the balcony.
I walk out onto the balcony and see all the CPUs are in HDD mode, "What took you so long?" Neptune asks.
"Lady Histoire asked a favor of me for when I return" I reply.
"Understood. Shall we leave now?" Neptune says.
"Who's going to carry Harley?" Noire asks.
"I believe he will benefit best with me" Vert says as she enhances her already huge breasts.
"I'll take him, thunder tits" Blanc says angrily.
"Well, out of the too of us, a soft ride is much more suitable then a hard ride" Vert says mocking Blancs chest.
"I'll kill you!" Blanc yells and is about ready to summon her weapon.
"Enough!" I shout, the CPUs turn to me, "since Nepgear asks for me to come to Planeptune, I think it's fair that she carries me" I say.
"Are you sure?" Nepgear asks, her face turns a little red.
"Well, you did want me to come here, right?" I asks.
"Yes, but…" Nepgear begins to say.
"Let's just say it's an apology for not having time to chat with you as you wanted, okay?" I say.
Nepgear smiles, "alright" she says, after that was sorted out we headed towards Planeptune's beach. As we flew, Nepgear and I had a little chat, "so, Harley… what's your world like?" Nepgear asks me.
"Well, there is plenty to explain but is there anything specific you wish to know?" I reply.
"Well, I'd like to know a little about you first, if that's okay?" Nepgear says.
"Then, what do you wish to know?" I say.
"What did you do before coming here?" Nepgear asks.
"Well, I was doing a lot of manual labor work, I was in a soccer team but we weren't any good, haha, but it was fun" I explain, Nepgear seems to be very interested in me, not sure why.
"What's 'soccer'?" Nepgear asks.
"Well… I'm not sure what kind of spots you guys have here so I can't really say what it's similar to…" I say.
"I think I've heard that word in Lastation before. Is it like football?" Noire says as she overhears the conversation.
"Pretty much, it's just that where I come from in my dimension, we call it soccer" I say?
"Wowee, a football player, were you a good player?" Nepgear asks.
"Yeah, but not the best on the team" I say.
"Could we play a game when we get back home?" Nepgear asks, her eyes shining.
"We can play a 4-on-4 match, but I'll be the referee" I say.
"Aww, you won't play?" Nepgear asks feeling dejected.
"Well… alright, I guess it can't hurt to play once" I say.
"Yay, hehe" Nepgear says smiling.
"We have arrived" Neptune say as we approach the beach.
"Can we talk more later?" Nepgear asks while we land.
"Sure thing. Don't hesitate to ask me anything" I say.
We finally land and the CPUs revert back to human, "yahoo! We're at the beach!" Neptune yells out.
"My, it is quite lovely the weather today" Vert says.
"Can you find us a nice spot Harley?" Blanc asks.
"Sure, but why me?" I say.
"Well, we still need to get changed" Blanc says.
"Don't you dare think about looking or I'll hurt you" Noire says.
"I'm not going to look lady Noire" I say.
"Shall we get changed now?" Vert says, the CPUs then all head for the nearby changing rooms.
"Alright then, a nice spot. Not with too many people… uhh…" I say as I scan the beach, "bingo" I say after finding a nice and quiet spot over to the right, I head over and once there, I sit on the sand. "I should have brought a towel…" I say to myself as I look out at the ocean.
I take off my shirt and sit there for a few minutes soaking up the sun and admiring the dark blue ocean until I hear my name called, "Harley!" Rams voice calls, I turn around and wave to them, they walk over.
"Sorry we took so long…" Rom says.
"It's fine" I reply.
"Do you… like my swimsuit?" Rom asks, her face turns red.
Looking at Rom, her swimsuit was a one piece which was all pink, it has white flowers around it, a frilly waist-line and 3 pink bows with white outlining on her hips and chest, she also worn a light brown sun hat with a pink ribbon around it, it looked pretty cute. "Yeah, it's cute" I say as I turn back to the ocean.
"Hehe, Blanc, Harley thinks I'm cute" Rom say, hiding her face a little.
"Hey dummy, what about me!" Ram says as she jumps in front of me.
Ram wore an identical swimsuit to Rom except instead of pink, it was orange. "You look cute too, Ram" I say
"Who's cuter, me or Rom?" Ram asks, Rom looks at me as if hoping it's her.
"You're both as cute as eachother, you are twins after all" I say.
"Not fair ya big dummy!" Ram says annoyed at my answer.
"Hey, did you both put sun block on?" I ask the twins.
"Oh, I almost forgot" Rom says then she grabs out some sun block from Blancs bag and begins to puts some on, Ram does the same.
"Hey, Harley…" Nepgear says.
"Yeah?" I reply.
"Could you umm… put some sun block on my back?" Nepgear asks nervously as her face slowly turns red.
I turn to face Nepgear, "Uhh… I guess I can" I say.
"Thank you" Nepgear says, she grabs some sun block and towel 2 out of the bag Neptune had brought along, placing the towel down on the sand to lay down on her stomach and handing the other towel and the sun block to me, "we brought an extra towel for you to use" Nepgear says.
"Thanks for that" I reply, Nepgear then lays down, undoing the back of her bikini top to allow me to get her entire back. To add, she was wearing a 2 piece swimsuit, it had light pink stripes and 2 dark pink stripes with a yellow line between the 2 dark pink stripes in that order a few times on it, on her hips was 2 yellow bows and on her chest was another yellow bow, she also worn a sunflower pin in her hair where she normally worn a d-pad clip.
"Are you sure about this?" I ask Nepgear with the sun block in my hand.
"Y-yes, I'm sure" Nepgear replies nervously, I don't think she has had very much contact with guys so she must feel a little uneasy. I open the tube of sun block and squeeze it, letting the sun block land on Nepgear's back, "ah" Nepgear cries out as her body stiffens up.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"The sun block is cold, that's all" Nepgear says, she relaxes her body. I continue to put some more on her back until a point where I think it's enough, I then begin to spread it around her back. Nepgear begins to make sounds of enjoyment as I continue moving my hands along her back. After a little bit, I stop rubbing her back once all the sun block has soaked in, "Harley…" Nepgear says in a very different tone then normal.
"Uhh… yes, Nepgear?" I reply, worryingly.
"Can you rub sun block all over me…" Nepgear asks, I'm stunned with nothing to say so I place the sun block next to Nepgear and back up a little.
"Uh… Nep Jr… do you know how wrong that sounded?" Neptune says with a grin.
"N-no, I didn't mean… I just, goodness… I'm sorry" Nepgear says, she became flustered almost instantly after realizing what she said.
"My little sister has become a pervert, well I kinda expected this to happen with all your weird habits. So tell me, were his hands really that good?" Neptune asks.
"I'm not a pervert… and yes" Nepgear replies.
"How about you put some on my back?" Blanc asks.
"What am I, a butler?" I ask sarcastically.
"Well, you are the secretary for all nations, am I right?" Blanc says.
"But…" I begin to say but I'm cut off.
"Indeed you are. Therefore, you shall do our bidding for today" Vert says, confirming that I'm everyone pet today… this won't be fun, I end up sun block on all the CPUs backs except the twins. (Note: all swimsuits will be from Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory/ReBirth3)
"Hey, dummy, put some block on my face!" Ram yells.
"Can you put some on my face too" Rom asks.
"Sure, since I'm probably going to be forced to do it for everyone else, I might as well" I say, I even ended up putting sun block on everyone's face as well.
"Harley, stay still" Noire says from behind me.
"Sure, but why?" I ask.
"Just don't move" Noire says.
"Fine, but I don't see…" I begin to say then a cold sensation hits my back, "ah! That's cold" I say, Noire must be putting sun block on my back for me.
"You put sun block on everyone and forgot about yourself, so I thought someone should put it on your back, not like anyone was going to do it" Noire says.
"I would have done it" Blanc says.
"Yes, I am sure that everyone here would have been more then happy to do this for Harley" Vert says.
"Hey, buddy boy, me thinks Noire just wanted a feel of your bod" Neptune says.
"I-I did not! He needs sun block" Noire snaps, she stops rubbing the sun block in my back and chases after Neptune.
"Ahahahahaha you can't catch me!" Neptune says as she runs away from Noire.
"GET BACK HERE!" Noire yells.
"Here, let me finish this for you" Uni says as she continues where Noire stopped.
"Are those 2 always like this?" I ask.
"Pretty much. But they care about each other a lot even though Noire is too stubborn to admit it" Uni says.
"So does that mean you are the same towards me as Noire is towards Neptune?" Nepgear asks Uni.
"N-no, don't be stupid" Uni replies.
"Yeah, you are defiantly Noires little sister" I say.
"There, all done" Uni says once she finishes rubbing sun block on my back.
"Thank you" I say. The day goes on, we played a little, we went for a swim, had some lunch, topping up on sun block even though I didn't think goddesses could get burnt, or gods for that matter since I became one, but better safe then sorry.
All the CPUs are out in the water having fun except Nepgear, she is laying on her towel tanning. I stand up and put my shirt on, "what are you doing, Harley?" Nepgear asks.
"I'm just going for a walk to look around" I say, I then start to walk away.
"Do you want me to come along?" Nepgear asks.
"Nah, it's fine. I won't be long" I say as I continue walking. A few minutes pass as I'm still met with a beautiful beach and extremely nice people, it's hard to believe that Neptune rules this nations but in a way it suits her personality. I stop and look around, "I better head back to them" I say to myself, I turn to head back but spot something in the corner of my eye, "is that a cave?" I question to myself.
"A cave? From the geographical data there should not be any cave around here" Angel says.
"Hmm… I have a hunch" I say, I then walk towards and then inside the cave.
"Are you sure about this?" Angel asks.
"Well, we will find out in a minute" I reply as I walk deeper into the cave. Eventually, I come to a big, open area inside the cave with what looks like something sticking out of the ground at the back wall of the area, "is that what I think it is?" I ask myself, I continue to walk towards whatever was sticking out of the ground when I feel a pair of eyes on me. I stop and look around myself in every direction, "who's there" I say.
"You will play a big role in aiding me, just do what I'm wanting you to do" a dark female voice whispers, it's like the voice was right beside me but I don't see anything, the feeling of being watched left me.
"Is everything alright?" Angel asks.
"Yeah, just felt like I was being watched" I say, I continue to the thing in the ground. "I thought so" I say proudly, the thing in the ground was in fact the cursed sword I was looking for. "Angel, can you call Nepgear?" I ask.
"But she will not answer" Angel says.
"If I know Nepgear, she wouldn't leave home without her N-Gear" I reply.
"Okay, I'll try" Angel says then calls Nepgear.
"Hello" Nepgear's says, I was right after all.
"Hey Nepgear, it's Harley, I've been asked to head back to Planeptune tower so let the other CPUs know I will be heading back" I say.
"Aw, really?" Nepgear says sounding upset.
"I'm sorry Nepgear. I'll make it up to you" I reply.
"You promise?" Nepgear asks.
"I promise" I reply.
"Okay" Nepgear replies.
"I'll talk to you later" I say.
"Yeah… talk to you later" Nepgear says then she hangs up.
"She sounded disappointed, didn't she?" I say to Angel.
"Yes, she did" Angel replies.
"I wonder why she sounded that disappointed though" I question as I grab the hilt of the sword and put it out of the ground.
"I'm not surprised that you couldn't see it" Angel says.
"See what?" I ask as I look the sword over a few times.
"Nepgear adores you, she looks at you like you're a hero. In fact, all the CPUs look up to you, they know what you've went through to help them. I wouldn't be surprised if they loved you either" Angel explains, I start to feel bad after hearing that.
"Maybe you're right…" I say, I then transform.
"Why are you transforming?" Angel asks.
"If this is the weapon I have searched for, I need to test its so called 'ability' to harm a CPU" I say, I lift the sword and grip the blade with me free hand, holding it for a few seconds. I move my hand and as I thought, it cut into my skin, blood drips from my hand as my healing ability doesn't take effect. "The rumors are true that it can harm a CPU, my healing is also nullified, this is the cursed sword" I say, I transform back to human and begin walking towards the exit.
"So what are you planing now?" Angel asks.
"Well, I'm not completely sure. Best case scenario, I can modify the weapon to be useful again, that's if we have the time to" I say.
"What about the worst case scenario?" Angel asks worryingly.
"The CPUs may not survive unless I think of another way that'll spare their lives…" I say with despair.
"I'm sure you'll come up with something" Angel says, even she was showing despair in her voice, I've got a lot to deal with soon.
I get back to Planeptune tower, I didn't end up putting any type of footwear on so I walked back barefoot, it was not fun. I exit the elevator and look for Histoire, "Lady Histoire, are you here?" I call.
"Yes, I am coming" Histoire calls back, not sure where she could be but after a minute or so, she joins me in the lounge room. "Hello Harley, how may I…" she says but stops after noticing the sword. "That sword… could it really be the Gehaburn?" Histoire says with a dire tone.
"So what's what it's called?" I question.
"Where did you get this?" Histoire asks.
"I found it in a cave near the beach" I reply.
"Do not let the CPUs learn of its existence" Histoire says.
Why?" I ask, I know it can harm CPUs but that's all, right?
"That sword can take the lives of CPUs. Not only that, it can also take the power residing in the CPU it cuts down, doubling that power and then using it against its next target. The weapons power is limitless so long as it keeps taking CPUs down. At the current time is has no power, please ensure it stays that way" Histoire explains.
"That's…" I begin to say then the earth shakes around us, violently, just like before. It soon stops, "another earthquake?" I say.
"It would seem so" Histoire says, before either of us can say anything, a voice echos.
"People of Gamindustri, I am CFW Magic" the voice says, this'll be good. "That earthquake you just felt was not natural, it was a sign to say that the Deity of Sin has almost revived" Magic continues, so that's who they've been trying to bring back. "Tomorrow, she will awaken from her slumber and turn this world into ruins unless you all turn your faith to her. If you do, the Deity of Sin will not cause you any pain, she will make you deaths painless. Once she has revived, nothing can stop her. You do not have long to live, time is against you" Magic says, then her voice completely disappears.
"Oh no" Histoire says.
"Crap, I guess it's worst case then…" I whisper to myself.
The CPUs all charge in from the balcony, "did you hear that?" Nepgear says in a panic, all the CPUs seem to be in a panic, except Neptune, she seems to be calm.
"Yes, we did. You all need to calm down" I say sternly.
"Calm down? Are you crazy!" Noire says.
"That bitch says the Deity of Sin is coming back!" Blanc yells.
"Hey now gal pals, just chillax a little. Remember what Odin told us before? He said that buddy boy will have a plan to kick butt" Neptune says.
"That's right… I'm surprised you remembered that, Neptune" Noire says as she and the others calm down.
"Well, I CAN me useful when I have to be" Neptune says.
"So, what's the plan Harley?" Blanc asks me.
"For now, head back to your own nations and calm your citizens down. I'm sure everyone is in a panic after hearing that message. Come back here tomorrow morning as early as possible and I'll have something ready for us" I say, but truthfully I have nothing… my original plan was to have the CPUs distract the enemy while I slash at them with that cursed sword, but after hearing Histoire tell me about it, it's useless unless it takes the life of a CPU.
"Right" the CPUs of Lastation, Lowee and Leanbox say in unison, they then leave by the balcony.
"What about Neptune and myself?" Nepgear asks.
"The 2 of you, go out to the citizens and ensure there safety. Show them that you will protect them" I say.
"Roger dodger!" Neptune says.
"Okay" Nepgear says, they then leave by the balcony as well.
"What will you do, Harley?" Histoire asks me.
"I need to be alone for now. Ensure I am only interrupted by you, lady Histoire" I say.
"Understood" Histoire says, I leave the lounge room and head into my room. Once I've entered my room, I sit on my bed and think, but I can't come up with a decent plan. Some time passes, someone knocks at my door, "the CPUs have returned, they wish to know if you have a plan" Histoires voice asks from the other side of the door.
"Not yet, I will have one ready tomorrow though" I say, thought I'm not so sure about that.
"I see, I will inform the CPUs" Histoire says then I'm met with silence.
Some more time passed but I still don't have a single idea, it become frustrating until a knock at my door breaks the silence, "Harley, is there anything I can do to help?" Nepgear asks from the other side of the door.
"No, Nepgear. Please, relax, I have this under control" I say.
"Okay… I'm going to bed then, please get some rest yourself" Nepgear replies, then I'm met by silence again. Why is she going to bed this early? I look at my clock and see it's… wow, 11pm… I just hope I come up with a plan before we face the Deity of Sin, I continue to think but eventually fall asleep…