Here is Chapter 2. This will give everyone a little break from all the action so far.

Now, note that there will be some scenes that will cross with others at some point.

Now time for some Heart-to-Heart!

Disclaimer: I do not own Hyperdimension Neptunia. If I did, then this would all be canon.

All characters and music belong to their respective owners. I also thank HanmasakiArruno for the name design and name of Compa's HDD, Pink Heart. I also thank Authoria - The Heart for Benia's human appearance and name. The only things I can take credit for are my OCs, Troy Kirin Sonar (Eevee), Nathaniel Wilton Kirin Sonar (King), Tori Jasmine Sonar (Princess), and Nera Apocalypse Uranium (Apocalypse), IF's HDD, Indigo Heart, the monsters' END Forms, Benia's HDD Green Sister, Nepgear's, Uni's, Rom's, and Ram's NEW Forms, Viola, and Kerbera.

Scanea Felix (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

It was currently afternoon as Hyper Noire was leaning on the rails of Ultra Lastation's Basilicom, overlooking the view of her ultra counterpart's nation to try to get her mind off things.

"Viola..." She let out a worried sigh as she remembered her daughter. She and everyone else have been searching for a few days, looking for where France was hiding the Hyper CPU Heir.

Needless to say, it was troubling her and Neptune greatly.

"Is something bothering you?" Noire heard someone ask as she turned to see Ultra Noire and Plutia walking up to her. Ultra Noire was wearing her normal human clothing, but Plutia was wearing something completely new.

Plutia was now wearing an unattached, long iris sleeveless gown along with black pants and purple high heels. Her hair was tied into a single ponytail, but she kept her bangs, and she wore a pair of sharp end eyeglasses.

"New look, Plutia?" Hyper Noire asked.

The iris CPU nodded. "I would take a short trip to Planeptune for my original clothes, but they're too small and won't match with me being permanently HDD...considering my personality in this form." Plutia said the last part with a sadistic smirk which sent chills down the Hyper Lastation CPU's spine.

"G-Good point."

Plutia's face became serious. "But on a serious note, you do seem very tense. I understand that you're worried about your daughter, but if you don't relax, you'll fall into the enemy's trap."

Hyper Noire knew that iris CPU was right, but even still, she couldn't help but worry about her Viola's safety.

"Mommies!" It was then that another voice called as they saw Peashy walking up to them, also wearing new clothes (see TwistedScarlett60's picture of Adult Peashy).

"Hm? What is it, Pea?" Plutia asked.

"Have you seen Neptuna?" The yellow CPU asked. "I want to play with her, but I can't find her anywhere."

Hyper Noire started to look concerned. "Yeah, where did she go?" She asked.

Plutia put a finger on her chin. "Hm... I dunno." She said. "But Neppy said she had to go someplace else at the moment."

"Someplace else...?" Hyper Noire repeated fearfully.

The iris CPU shrugged. "She didn't tell me where exactly, and I'm not sure when she's gonna be back, but-"

Plutia didn't get to finish as Hyper Noire changed into her processor unit and flew off to look for Neptune, leaving the three to stare in the direction she took off.

"...Something tells me Other Me took things the wrong way." Ultra Noire said after a while. Plutia and Peashy only replied with a nod.

End BGM

Hyper Noire flew around Lastation, desperately looking for her purple-haired wife. She already has to deal with the fact that France has her daughter. She doesn't want to lose her wife, too. So far she hasn't had pretty much luck, which only increased her worries. As night fell however, Noire noticed Eevee walking down the streets of Lastation and asked him if he knew where Neptune was. Thankfully, the dragon knew which direction the purple CPU went. After thanking him, Noire flew to the outskirts of Lastation and found Neptune relaxing near a pond.

By herself.

Noire blinked in confusion seeing her alone, but at the very least was glad that she found her and flew down next to her. Both of Neptune's eyes were closed, but the left eye opened as soon as she landed, startling her a bit.

"Oh, Noire. I didn't expect to see you here." Neptune said, opening her other eye and sitting up.

"Um, hey, Neptune." Noire greeted nervously, unable to look at the Hyper Planeptune CPU in the eyes.

Neptune noticed this and looked at her in concern. "Is something wrong?"

Noire flinched in surprise. "Huh? Oh, no." She put a hand on her arm. "I'm just...surprised to see you here alone."

"What do you mean?" Neptune asked...and then her eyes widened in realization of what Noire thought. "You didn't think I was dating someone else, did you?"

Noire bit her lip, not wanting to answer...but then she heard Neptune giggle with amusement.

"Noire, sweetie, I would never fall for anyone else. You are the only one meant for me." The purple-haired woman assured.

Noire relaxed a bit and looked at Neptune with hopeful eyes. "R-Really?"

"Of course." Neptune smiled sweetly as she patted the space next to her. Noire knew that she was inviting her to sit down and decided to take up on the offer, changing back to her normal clothes and sitting down next to the purple CPU.

Roxas (Kingdom Hearts II)

The married couple said nothing as they took in the wonderful view of the pond, which sparkled in the night sky. Noire was mentally calling herself an idiot for thinking that Neptune would want to date anyone else. She knew she would know better then to just leave her for someone else, but her stress got the better of her.

"Hey, Neptune..." Noire started to speak, getting Neptune's attention. "I'm sorry for thinking you were dating someone else." She apologized. "It's just..." Noire's voice started to sound shaky wrapped her arms around Neptune and held her tight. "I love you, and I don't want to lose you..." She whispered as tears began to form in her eyes, and then she felt her wife wrap her arms around her.

"I love you too, Noire." Neptune whispered soothingly into Noire's ear. "And don't worry, I won't ever leave you alone."

Neptune then pulled her head back to look at Noire in the eyes, before passionately kissing her on the lips. Noire immediately relaxed into the kiss, her tongue dancing with Neptune's as they stayed like that until they needed air, a trail of saliva connecting them as they pulled apart, eyes hazy as they gasped for air.

"Neptune..." Noire spoke after a few minutes. "We will save Viola...won't we?" She asked.

Neptune pulled her wife back into a hug. "I promise you. We will save our daughter." She assured. Noire nodded, relaxing in Neptune's arms as the two basked in the moonlight.

End BGM

Eevee was walking down the streets of Lastation, wanting to take his mind off the situation for a bit as he sighed and looked at the night sky. Seeing that it was late, Eevee decided to walk back to the Basilicom.

"Eevee!"

Eevee stopped when he heard someone call his name, and looked up behind him to see the Hyperdimension Noire flying towards him, however, she had a distressed look on her face.

"Hyper Noire? Is something the matter?" Eevee asked.

"Have you seen Neptune?" Noire asked. "I've looked everywhere for her, but I couldn't find her."

Eevee thought about it for a moment. He did see Neptune fly overhead at some point, and if his memory is correct... "I believe she went that way." The dragon said, pointing northwest.

Noire looked in the direction he was pointing, and then turned back to him with a smile. "Thanks, Eevee!" The Lastation CPU thanked him, and then flew off.

Eevee watched as Noire flew off out of sight, and then turned around...only to have someone else entirely glomp him. "Whoa!" He gave a startled cry, and then he looked at the person who glomped him and blinked as he recognized her. "Empress?"

Laughter and Merriment (Kingdom Hearts II)

"Eevee! I'm so glad to see you again!" The girl named Empress said happily as she snuggled into his neck, her breasts pressing against his chest.

Empress was a fair skin girl that looked only an inch shorter than Eevee. She wore a black and red, frilly, strapless dress that stopped halfway above her thighs and also revealed the top of her chest (which was about Vert's size, by the way) as well as black heels. She also wore black gloves that stopped just below her elbow, fishnet stockings on her legs, and wore a necklace with a ruby flame that was pulsing with energy. She had dark purple hair tied into twintails that went down to her neck. She was Elizabeth Kirie Heart, otherwise known as 'Empress'.

Eevee gave a smile and wrapped his felt arm around her. "I'm glad to see you, too."

Empress made a cute pouting sound looked at him, showing her red eyes. "You didn't even blush when I pressed my chest against you."

Eevee chuckled. "We've been a couple for three months. Plus, you do this every time we reunite. I'm used to it."

"...Yeah, you're right." Empress admitted.

"Empress!" Another voice exclaimed as the two looked and saw two more girls running up to them.

"Did you really have to leave us like that?" The girl on the right complained with a pout. She was a bare-footed, fair-skinned girl that was just as tall as Princess. She wore a green shirt that looked like it had its sleeves torn off, and cut to reveal the middle of her chest (which was about Nepgear's size) as well as navy blue tights. She also wore navy blue fingerless gloves. She had blonde hair that stopped just above her waist, and purple eyes. Her name was Kelsi Ulana Will, otherwise known as 'Fang'.

The girl next to her was also fair-skinned and looked to be King's height. She wore a bright orange dress that had a fire pattern on the skirt area. She had messy red and orange hair that looked like a flame, and red eyes. She was Stacey Sheila Flair, otherwise known as 'Pyra'.

Empress playfully stuck out her tongue. "Sorry. I just got really excited when my necklace started pulsing."

"Hey there. Good to see you, Fang. You too, Pyra." Eevee greeted the two girls.

"Yo, Eevee. Been a while." The flame-haired girl, Pyra, greeted with a smirk.

"Good to see you, too, Eevee." The blonde, Fang, greeted with a smile. "By the way, is Tori around?"

"She's at the Basilicom." Eevee told her, pointing to the tall building. "King's there, too, in case you're wondering, Pyra."

Pyra smirked. "Great! I've been burning with a desire to see my boyfriend again!" She exclaimed as she ran off to the Basilicom.

"...Aaand there she goes." Fang sighed, and then she had a look that said she remembered something and turned to Eevee. "Oh yeah, Eevee. There's something important you need to know!"

"Apocalypse is in this dimension?" Eevee asked, earning surprised looks from her and Empress.

"How did you already know?" His girlfriend asked.

"We heard from Abnes almost as soon as we got here. I don't know when, but she joined the Seven Sages."

"...So, what do we do?" Fang asked.

Eevee gave them a serious look. "Right now, we're trying to save someone from a man who is a lot more dangerous than Apocalypse." He told them. The two girls paled, wondering who would be worse than that nuclear girl of destruction. "We need all the help we can get, so it would mean a lot if you two help us."

"Of course we'll help you!" Empress answered almost immediately. "It's not everyday that we get to help you on your adventures, Eevee."

"Yeah! We'll do our best to help out!" Fang exclaimed with determination.

Eevee smiled. "Thanks, you two. That really means a lot." He thanked them. "Come on, I'll tell you the situation on the way to the Basilicom."

End BGM

King let out a loud yawn as he laid down across the couch, his arms crossed behind the couch with his head as he took a nap...

...only for Princess to drop water right on his face.

Drunk As I Like (Touhou 10.5: Scarlet Weather Rhapsody)

The saiyan gurgled the water fell on him, and then as soon as it stopped, he looked at his little sister with a pissed off look. "What the *cough* hell, Princess!?" He shouted at her.

Princess returned with a stern glare. "This isn't our house. Don't sleep on the couch." She lectured.

"Well where else am I supposed to sleep!?"

The pixie rolled her eyes. "There are guest rooms, you dolt."

King was about to make a retort, but was cut off by a voice that he and Princess both recognized.

"Hey, King! You here!?"

King's eyes widened as he turned to where the voice came from, and then smirked when he saw Pyra enter the room. "Yo, Pyra!" He greeted, using his arms to throw himself off the couch.

Pyra saw King land in front of him and tackled hugged him as soon as he stood up. "So, how's my hot man doing?" She asked.

"I haven't lost my fire, babe. And I see you haven't lost yours." King commented, earning a chuckle from his girlfriend.

Princess was just staring at Pyra with a look of confusion. "What are you doing here, Pyra?" She asked.

"To see my boyfriend, that's what." The red-and-orange-haired girl playfully winked, before her face became serious. "And to warn you guys about Apocalypse."

"Yeah, we already know. She's working with a group called the Seven Sages." King informed his girlfriend.

Pyra blinked. "Oh. So you've already been informed. That simplifies things."

"Yeah, but we're also in the middle of a rescue mission." He added.

"Saving a damsel in distress, huh? Who is it?"

"Neptune and Hyper Noire's daughter, Viola." Princess answered.

Pyra's eyes widened. "Hey, I've heard of her! Isn't she the CPU Heir of Planeptune and Lastation?"

"In Hyperdimension, yes." Princess nodded.

"And someone kidnapped her!?" Pyra growled, a fiery aura burning around her as flames ignited in her hands. "I will burn that bastard to ashes!"

"And that's why you're my girlfriend! You speak my language!" King gave her a smirk, and Pyra returned with a smirk of her own.

Princess shook her head with a sigh. "You're both reckless. You're honestly perfect for each other."

End BGM

Scanea Felix

After everyone was introduced to Empress, Pyra, and Fang the next day, Neptune and Hyper Noire walked down the streets together. True Arfoire suggested to them that they spend some time together to help relieve their stress, and she was not wrong. The married CPU couple have had a lot of stress to deal with ever since Viola was kidnapped.

The two decided to hang out in Ultra Lastation's park as they were now sitting on a bench, eating ice cream.

Neptune, however, was thinking about something else. Ever since the Avenir incident, Noire gets rather jumpy whenever someone mentions Avenir draining her power. Granted, she's always been there to comfort her ever since she moved into Planeptune's Basilicom, but it's still worrying.

Turning to look at the Hyper Lastation CPU, Neptune asks, "Noire...is everything okay?"

Having finished eating her ice cream, Noire looks at her wife with confusion. "Hm? Well, still a bit worried about Viola, but otherwise, I'm fine."

"That's not what I'm talking about." Neptune said, confusing Noire even more. Sighing, Neptune began explaining. "It's just...ever since the incident with Avenir, you've been rather jumpy whenever the subject is brought up." She paused when she saw Noire visibly flinch. "Usually, you don't let things like this get to you, and that's what worries me. I'm sorry if I'm egging onto you, but I want to know what's wrong."

Noire was feeling very uncomfortable about the subject right now, but she could see that Neptune was genuinely worried about her. After a tense moment, Noire let out a sigh, looking down sadly. "To be perfectly honest, I'm not okay." She admitted. "Ever since that day, I have nightmares about the time Avenir drained my power whenever you're not with me. It scares me, thinking about what would've happened if you hadn't rescued me in time. I..." Noire's voice trailed off as tears began to form in her eyes.

Neptune gave her a worried look as she realized the problem. "Noire... I didn't realize that incident gave you trauma."

The white-haired woman nodded sadly. "I really want to forget about it, but it's so hard to forget that I was standing at death's door." She said. "That's why I'm so worried about Viola." She bit her lip as her tears began to fall down her cheeks. "I'm scared that...the same thing will happen to her...and we won't be there to save her."

As Noire continued to sob, Neptune was finally able to understand why she was so worried. Wrapping her arms around Noire and bringing her into a hug, Neptune spoke quietly into her ear, "Noire, I'm sorry. I finally understand now your worries now. And it honestly makes me want to save Viola even more." Parting from the hug a bit, Neptune looked at her wife right in the eyes. "I don't want what happened to you to happen to Viola, but we're not doing this alone. Nepgear, Uni, Blanc, Rom, Ram, Vert, Benia, Ance, Eevee...all of our friends...they're helping us find where France is hiding so we can rescue our daughter." Neptune gave a comforting smile. "We'll save Viola before anything bad happens to her. I promise."

Noire stared at Neptune with tear-stained eyes for a moment, before wiping away her tears and giving her wife a smile.

End BGM

"I'll help, too." The two heard a quiet voice volunteering to assist them.

Neptune and Noire looked around the area for the owner of the voice, but didn't see anyone in the area.

"Who said that? Where are you?" Noire asked, and her reply was a giggle.

"Look at your shadow."

The two CPUs blinked in confusion. "Our shadows?" Neptune wondered as the two looked down at their shadow...and then they saw Neptune's shadow extend a few feet, which creeped them out a little, and then from the shadow came a bare-footed, pale-skinned girl.

The girl looked shorter than King and Pyra, but taller than Princess and Fang. She wore a simple black strapped dress that reached below her knees. She had black hair that reached down below her waist, and slanted red eyes.

Planeptune's Theme (Hyperdimension Neptunia)

"...Who are you?" Neptune asked, slightly disturbed that the girl came from her shadow.

The girl gave a thin smile. "Yukari Ozona Tamaki. Call me 'Enigma'." She introduced herself in the same quiet voice.

"Why are you called Enigma?" Noire asked.

"Because I just come and go, like a shadow. It's my power, and what my Awakened Form represents." Enigma explained.

This surprised the married CPU couple. "You have an Awakened Form? Wait...do you know Eevee?" Neptune asked.

The shadow nodded. "I have assisted Eevee and his siblings lots of times in the past. Usually I'm their main source of intel, due to my ability to hide in the shadows of objects and other living beings."

"...How long have you been in my shadow?" Neptune asked.

"Ever since you defeated that weird monster four days ago."

"The Different Black Demon?" Noire asked.

Enigma tilted her head a bit. "Is that what it's called?"

"That's not important. Are you saying you've been listening to our talk last night?" Neptune asked, narrowing her eyes at the black-haired girl.

"...I had wanted to make myself known earlier, but I couldn't find a good time." Enigma admitted, nervously scratching the back of her head. "Plus, it looked like you both needed each other to mend your hearts, and it would have been wrong to intervene."

Thankfully, you didn't. Neptune and Noire both thought.

Taking a breath, Enigma put on a serious expression. "As I said earlier, I wish to give my assistance in rescuing your daughter, the CPU Heir of your dimension's Planeptune and Lastation." The shadow offered her help. "Afterwards, with your permission, I will hide myself in Viola's shadow, so that I will be there to assist her in case neither of you are around."

Neptune and Noire looked at each other. Enigma's proposal actually sounded like a good idea. Just in case Viola might be left alone in the future, she will at least have someone to protect her.

Turning back to her, the two CPUs nodded. "Very well. We'll take up on your offer." Neptune agreed.

The shadow smiled. "Excellent. In the meantime, I will remain in your shadow, Neptune. I look forward to assisting you and your family."

With those words, Enigma dispersed into a shadowy black smoke and re-entered Neptune's shadow. The two CPUs then looked at each other for a while, now starting to see why she has the name 'Enigma.'

End BGM

Lite Light (Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1)

"So, Fang, what does your Awakened Form represent?" Nepgear asked as the two walked down a hallway in the Basilicom with Uni, Garland, Benia and True Arfoire.

"Why did you ask that?" Fang asked.

"Eevee said that there are other people with Awakened Forms besides him and his siblings." Nepgear said. "Plus, people with Awakened Forms seem to have an alias, since you have one, I figured you might have an Awakened Form as well."

"Good deduction, even though that's not always the case." Fang chuckled. "Yeah, I am an Awakened One."

"'Awakened One?'" Uni asked.

"It's a title given to those who have awakened to their power. Those who use their awakened power for evil are known as Awakened Evils." The blonde explained. "Anyway, my Awakened Form is 'Fenrir'. It represents the fighting style I used while I grew up in the forest."

Garland blinked. "You grew up in the forest?"

Fang stopped and looked down on the floor. "Before I met Tori, my hometown was destroyed in a nuclear monster attack led by Apocalypse. My family and friends were all killed. I was the only survivor." She said sadly. "I was forced to stay in a forest a few miles away due to the nuclear radiation that lingered in the air of my old home, and had to follow the rules of the wild to survive, which is how I obtained my Awakened Form, which was two days after."

"So you were a wild one?" Uni asked.

The Fenrir shrugged. "Pretty much." She said, before continuing her backstory. "Anyway-AAAAAHHH!" Fang suddenly screamed as she ended up slipping on ice and going strangely fast. So fast she slipped up an ice ramp and into a random ice cage hanging in the air that closed as soon as she went in.

Clapping (Hyperdimension Neptunia)

"What the goodness?!" Nepgear exclaimed with plate eyes as she and the others looked at the cage of ice Fang was now trapped in.

True Arfoire blinked. "How did that happen?" She wondered, and then she heard laughing as she looked and saw the Lowee twins laughing.

"Gotcha!" Ram laughed, high-fiving her older twin sister.

"Another one of your pranks, huh?" Uni guessed.

The twins nodded. "Yep, we've come up with a lot of new tricks. Most of them involving my diverse elemental magic." Rom explained.

"We may be training to save the universe, but that doesn't mean we can't still be ourselves every now and then." Ram grinned.

"Um... Can someone get me down, please?" Fang asked. Rom snapped her fingers, dispelling the ice cage that trapped the Fenrir, causing her to fall, but a gust of wind stopped her before she hit the ground, allowing her to turn upright and land on her feet. "Thank you." Fang thanked.

"You two have gotten better in more ways than just training." Nepgear chuckled, and then she remembered something. "Oh, speaking of, Uni and I were planning on doing a quest today. Wanna come with us?" She asked.

"Sure." Rom nodded.

"And maybe we can work on some new skills while we're at it." Ram suggested.

"Well, I was working on adding the other elements to my elemental dial..." Nepgear said as the four Candidates left for the Guild.

As they left, True Arfoire looked at the twins with an amused smile. "Youngsters these days are full of surprises."

End BGM

MEANIE Boss (Freedom Planet)

"Gefahrlichtern!" With a wave of her hand, Blanc created orbs of ice energy and then smashed them with her hammer at an Ancient Dragon, making it take steps back as the orbs hit. The dragon then roared angrily as it charged at the Lowee CPU and slashed her, but she quickly jumped up to avoid it. "Voltage Slam!" Blanc then coated her axe in electricity and slammed it on the head of the Ancient Dragon, shocking its entire body and leaving it paralyzed. Blanc then jumped away from the stunned Ancient Dragon, and as she did, a cage of wind trapped the monster, courtesy of Vert, who held her left arm out at the Ancient Dragon as spears formed and surrounded the cage.

"Sylhet Cage." With a clench of her fist, the spears pierced the cage and the Ancient Dragon, and then the whole cage exploded into a tornado that tore through the Ancient Dragon and finished it off.

"That's the last of them." Blanc said with a smirk, hoisting her axe onto her shoulders as she looked at the Leanbox CPU, who smiled at her. The two had earlier took a quest that involved killing a few Ancient Dragons that spawned near Planeptune's border. With their current strength, it was pretty simple, especially since none of them transformed into their armored, two-headed END Form. However, their celebration was cut short when a large flaming object slammed right into Vert and knocking her into a tree, causing Blanc's eyes to widen. "Vert!"

Vert groaned painfully as she opened her eyes, seeing that her attacker was a large Fenrir in its END Form, which was fire. The Fenrir approached the Leanbox CPU menacingly as it charged an attack in its mouth with Vert trying to get up and escape.

"You BASTARD!" Before she could, the green-haired Goddess then heard Blanc yell angrily as she turned to see the blue-haired girl in Anger Drive.

"WHIRLPOOL!" Blanc threw her axe like a boomerang at the Fenrir, the weapon glowing with blue energy as water formed and swirled around it like a whirlpool, which was quite large due to Anger Drive's power increase. The whirlpool engulfed the flaming monster and heavily damaged it, the water also putting out its flames and greatly weakening it as the whirlpool returned to Blanc, whose left hand was glowing with ice cold energy. "FROST PALM!" As soon as the whirlpool was in range, Blanc palmed it with her energy-infused hand, causing the entire whirlpool to freeze up and burst into shards of ice. This was enough finish off the END monster as it burst into pixels.

Vert was honestly amazed that Blanc defeated an END monster so quickly. But then again, she saw the blue-haired Goddess easily defeat Dark White in her rage, so this wasn't really too surprising.

End BGM

After calming down and letting Anger Drive deactivate, Blanc walked up to Vert. "You okay?" Blanc asked, holding a hand out to the green CPU. Vert gave a nod and took her hand as Blanc helped her up, though the Leanbox CPU was a bit wobbly.

"Healing Winds." Once she had fixed her stance, Vert glowed a light green aura, and then surrounded herself in a soothing wind that healed her. After healing all the damage she took, Vert looked at her fellow CPU with a smile. "I'm fine now. Thank you, Blanc."

"Yeah, whatever." Blanc said, turning her back to the busty CPU with her arms crossed. "I just didn't want you dying on your own again."

Vert sighed at the statement. "Did you really have that up? That's still a sensitive subject."

Blanc looked down guilty at bringing up Vert's death in the current timeline they're in. "Sorry..." She muttered an apology, and then she felt on hand touch her shoulder as she looked back at the green CPU, who was smiling at her.

"Don't worry about it. I may have died earlier in this timeline, but I'm alive now, aren't it? Don't let it effect you so much." Vert told her, before summoning her wings and flying back to Planeptune to turn in the quest.

As Blanc watched the Leanbox Goddess fly off, she couldn't but let out a sad sigh. "It effected me more than you think..."

Scanea Felix

IF was looking overlooking the scenery of Ultra Lastation through the window of the Basilicom, noting how peaceful it was today. If fact, it was so peaceful, that maybe...

"Hey, Iffy~!" The voice of a certain cream-haired CPU interrupted her thoughts. The brunette blushed as she recognized the voice and turned to Compa.

"H-H-Hey, Compa." IF stuttered.

Compa smiled and walked up to her. "You looked pretty lost in thought. What were you thinking about~?"

IF blushed even more as she looked down and scratched the back of her head. "W-W-Well... I was thinking that...maybe...we could continue our d-date today." She told her. "You know...before Gamindustri ended."

Compa felt her face blush as well. She had almost forgotten about the date. "S-S-Sure. Better now than never, right?"

"Y-Yeah. Let's go." IF said, and then the two walked out to resume their date.

End BGM

Kairi (Kingdom Hearts II)

Thankfully, the date went off without a hitch this time. They ate at a restaurant, hung out at the park, some of the normal stuff people on dates do until the sun started to go down.

"I must say, I had a lot of fun on our date, Iffy." Compa, in her HDD, said with a smile as she and IF flew back to the Basilicom.

"I'm glad." IF simply said. The indigo-haired CPU had to admit, she had a much better on her date today than the one before the world was destroyed.

...Speaking of, there was one other thing that's been bugging her.

"Compa." IF called her friend.

"Hm?" The pink-haired CPU looked at her. "What is it, Iffy?"

"What was it that you were going to say?" The indigo CPU asked. Upon seeing Compa tilt her head in confusion, IF began to clarify. "You were about to tell me something during our previous date, but was cut off by an emergency call from Histoire. What were you about to say?"

Compa started to blush a deep crimson. "Oh. Um...you see..."

"Hm?"

"Iffy...I..."

IF raised an eyebrow, wondering what Compa was trying to say, and then was caught off guard when the pink-haired CPU suddenly grabbed her by the shoulders...

...and kissed her.

On the lips.

IF's eyes widened, her face now as red as Compa's as she was kissed by her, but soon found herself giving in and kissing her back, their tongues in a passionate swordsdance.

The two parted after feeling the need for air, leaving a trail of saliva connecting them as they gasped for breath, looking at each other lovingly.

"Iffy...I love you." Compa confessed her feelings.

"I love you, too, Compa." IF smiled.

"So, when do we tell the others?"

"They will find out either way. There is no point hiding it."

Compa nodded. "You're right." She and IF looked at the almost fully-setting sun. "We better get home."

IF nodded and flew back to the Basilicom with Compa, the two holding hands.

End BGM

Scanea Felix

Ance and Magic were taking a stroll through the park in Lastation. Ance was cheerily humming a tune while Magic was looking at the scenery, although at some point she swore she saw a mysterious shadowy-black smoke and enter Neptune's shadow.

"Oh yeah!" Ance suddenly exclaimed, grabbing the CFW's attention. "There's something I want to show you, Magic."

"What is it?" Magic asked.

The other dimensional CPU put a hand on her chin in thought. "Hmm... We need to be someplace really high for me to show you."

"What about the Basilicom? It's the tallest building in the nation" Magic suggested.

Ance smiled. "Good idea! Let's go!"

Ance transformed into her HDD while Magic summoned her wings, and then the two flew to the top of the Basilicom. Once they were there, the magenta-haired girl looked at Ance.

"So, what is it you want me to see?" Magic asked.

Ance smiled. "Look."

Magic looked out in the distance, and then her eyes widened in awe as she saw what could only be described as a phenomenon. Both the sinking sun and the rising moon, together in a beautiful, breathtaking scene.

"So, what do you think?" Ance asked. Even though she didn't get a reply, she giggled as she knew Magic loved it.

"Ance..." Magic finally spoke after a while.

"Yes?"

The former CFW blushed heavily, her eyes closed shut as she turned to the other dimensional CPU. "I... I... I love you!" Magic confessed...and then blinked in confusion when Ance giggled, but she noticed that she was also blushing.

"I was waiting for that, Magic-chan." She smiled as she looked at her in the eyes. "I love you, too."

Ance then hugged Magic and kissed her on the lips, catching her off-guard for a moment, before she happily kissed her back. The two shared a kiss under both the sinking sun and the rising moon.

Unbeknownst to either of them, a certain dragon was watching them. And when the two parted, he saw the regret in Ance's eyes as she stared at Magic.

"Having two different flames in one place is dangerous, especially if you're not careful." Eevee said, before looking up at the sinking sun and the rising moon. "Beautiful."

End BGM

Another Side, Another Story (Kingdom Hearts II)

Night had befallen Gamindustri in the Ultradimension as everyone was asleep. Well, everyone except Ance, who was on the porch, looking at the moon. She then heard footsteps behind her as she saw Eevee walking up.

"Oh! Eevee!" Ance said with surprise. "I was honestly expecting you to be asleep."

The dragon simply shrugged. "Anyway, Lady Ance, I wanted to talk to you about something."

Ance blinked. "What is it?"

"It's about your relationships." Eevee clarified, and at that moment, Ance started to have a feeling of uncertainty. "Are you sure it's okay to start a relationship with Magic?" He asked as the other dimensional CPU remained silent. "What about France?" Ance visibly flinched at the mention of the God of Death. "He is your old flame and, from what I can tell, is still your flame. Are you certain it is a good idea to start a relationship with someone else?"

Ance's hair shadowed her eyes, blocking them from the dragon's view. But he did begin to see tears falling down her cheeks. "...I'm sorry. I can't tell you." She said quietly, but loud enough for Eevee to hear, and then she transformed into her HDD and flew off before Eevee could say or do anything.

Ance flew fast through the skies of Ultradimension, her tears continuously falling down her cheeks as doubt fills her mind. She didn't know who she had true feelings for. Magic...or France? Her feelings were in a serious conflict with one another as she continued flying.

'If I'm lost, who would find me?' She thought. 'Doesn't matter...'

Little did she know that an older version of a certain purple CPU just so happened to see her flying by.

"Huh? Who was that?" Adult Neptune asked in confusion, wondering who she saw.

"I don't know." A random voice spoke from the book she was holding. "If she's a CPU, she certainly didn't look like anyone I recognize."

"You're right, Crostie. She didn't look anything like Little Me..." The older Neptune said her thoughts out loud.

"Well, whoever she is, I hope realizes she's heading towards the edge of Ultradimension."

As Ance continued flying, her body started to feel an overwhelming sense of fatigue due to her tear as well as drowsiness, causing her to lose consciousness and revert to her human form as she fell of the edge of the dimension and into the endless abyss.

However, before she was swallowed by the darkness, she saw an unknown figure reaching out for her as she reached out for them.

And then she lost consciousness.

End BGM

France, as Death Heart, grabbed the unconscious Ance and hoisted her up into a bridal carry out of the abyss. He looked at her unconscious face for a moment before flying off.

As he flew off with Ance, however, someone was watching them. Someone who looked to be a fusion between Arfoire and Purple Heart.

"So they did appear. The people that are not supposed to be here in this timeline." The fusion of Arfoire and Purple Heart said, before looking off into the distance. "I wonder how my little sister is doing..."

And DONE! FINALLY!

I'm so sorry who had to wait until ONE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS for this chapter, but between real-life matters and other family members using my computer (mainly Grandma as she sometimes drops by from her apartment for a couple days), I couldn't get much done earlier.

And there was also planning the bonding events for the CPUs and Candidates, which was difficult enough. Which right now I know you're wondering where Benia is. Well you'll find out why she was included next chapter.

I also decided to include a few more of my OCs who I had thought of. Eevee's girlfriend, Elizabeth Kirie Heart (Empress), King's girlfriend, Stacey Sheila Flair (Pyra), Princess's best friend, Kelsi Ulana Will (Fang), and our mysterious companion, Yukari Ozona Tamaki (Enigma). I have one more OC protagonist who will be introduced later in the story.

The fusion of Arfoire and Purple Heart came from a picture I was pointed to, and she looks really cool. Also, who is her little sister? Well, that's for you to figure out.

Also, the new skills shown this chapter:

Blanc - Learned 3 new skills: Voltage Slam, Whirlpool, and Frost Palm

Vert - Learned Sylhet Cage

Now, with all that done, stay tuned for next chapter, where we get back into the action!

Oh, and if it's Christmas by the time this is uploaded, then consider this my Christmas present.