Nepgear tried to push the events of New Leanbox out of her mind, but Yvoire’s face kept appearing in her mind. The way the man tried to justify trying to take someone’s life annoyed her to no end.
Neptune on the other hand didn’t seem to care anymore. She giggled and laughed with everyone. Teased Broccoli by calling her Puchiko. The only time she seemed to get annoyed was when Vert claimed Nepgear as her little sister. “She’s my little sister! Mine!” Neptune would say.
Nepgear giggled as her sister’s shoulders sagged and she started dragging her feet across the ground. “I need rest! Can we stop for the night?” Neptune asked.
“Sure. We’ve been traveling for quite a while.” Said Vert, scratching her chin thoughtfully. The moment Vert said ‘sure’, Neptune plopped herself down on the ground. After that she took her backpack off and placed it in front of her. After that she rested her legs on the backpack and closed her eyes. “Nepgear?”
“Yes?” Nepgear said, turning to Vert.
“Do you mind collecting some firewood with me? Neptune can watch over our stuff.” Vert asked.
“Sure. I don’t mind.” Nepgear said, as she also took off her backpack and placed it close to her sister. Neptune didn’t even open her eyes. “I don’t think my sister’s going to be watching out for our stuff.” Nepgear said, in a small voice.
“Don’t worry, nyu.” Broccoli said. “Broccoli will keep an eye on everything.”
“I’m watching, I’m watching.” Neptune said, waving her hand in the air. “You guys go ahead and do what you need to do. Oh and Vert?”
“Yes?” Vert said.
“Nepgear’s my sister! No eloping!” Neptune said.
“Very well.” Vert said, sadly.
Nepgear giggled as she and Vert headed off to gather firewood. “What’s so funny?” Vert asked.
“I just… I can’t get over what Yvoire did, but Neptune’s making it hard to hold a grudge. I still hate Yvoire for what he did to her, but I feel silly being angry when she’s so full of life.” Nepgear said.
“Yes. I admit it’s hard to be serious around your sister.” Said Vert. “Still. I feel like I have some blame in what happened to your sister. I felt suspicious of Yvoire and the village the entire time, but I didn’t think of really communicating this with Neptune.”
“It’s not your fault. I doubt anyone thought Yvoire would try to poison her.” Said Nepgear. “In fact. You could have easily ended up getting poisoned yourself.”
“That’s true.” Vert said. “If Yvoire was willing to kill one of us, he could have easily tried both.”
“Exactly.” Said Nepgear. “Still… It’s over now. I just hope the people of New Leanbox get the message and kick Yvoire out.”
“Same.” Said Vert, nodding.
It took Nepgear and Vert several minutes, but soon they each carried an armful of firewood in their arms. By the time they got back Neptune was sound asleep and Broccoli was still watching out for monsters on top of Gema.
“You’re back, nyu.” Broccoli said, before narrowing her eyes at Neptune. “Neptune is dead to the world, nyu.”
“I’m sure my sister could sleep through anything.” Nepgear observed. “But in this case I don’t really blame her.”
“Yes. She’s been through a lot.” Said Vert. “Now. Let me take care of the rest.” Vert took the firewood and quickly built a fire. After that, she began to cook a curry for everyone. By the time dinner was done, Neptune had woken up and was eagerly awaiting her food.
“Thanks Vert!” Neptune said, taking a plate of curry.
“You’re very welcome.” Said Vert. “And in exchange…”
“No.” Neptune said, noticing Vert was eyeing Nepgear.
“Oh poo…” Vert said, sadly.
Nepgear couldn’t help, but giggle. “Do you like me that much Vert?”
“Of course I do!” Vert said. “I’ve always wanted a little sister. Someone to spend time with, someone to spoil, someone to play video games with. It would be the best!”
“I agree. Nepgear is the best little sister that BELONGS to ME.” Neptune said, putting emphasis on the word ‘belongs’ and ‘me’.
“I disagree. Nepgear is her own woman.” Said Vert, matter-of-factly.
“Well yeah, but she’s my little sister! MINE!” Neptune said, pointing her spoon sternly at Vert.
“Neptune? Does it bother you that Yvoire poisoned you?” Nepgear suddenly blurted out.
Vert’s smile vanished and Broccoli awkwardly turned away as she continued to eat her curry. Nepgear looked as though she were either on the verge of tears or screaming in anger.
“Of course it bothers me, but we dealt with Yvoire. Didn’t we?” Neptune asked. “I mean yeah, I wanted to give him a Nep slap upside his head, but what would that solve? I was poisoned, Vert got me the cure and now I’m here enjoying a plate of curry with my favorite baby sister. I’m fine!”
Nepgear wanted to argue, but she knew her sister was right. “I’m sorry Neptune. I didn’t…”
“It’s okay.” Neptune said, moving closer to Nepgear and resting her head on her sisters shoulder. “Thanks for worrying about me, but I don’t want you to be sad. You should cheer up and give me a Nepgear smile! You’re way cuter with one of those!”
A smile appeared on Nepgear’s face. “Thanks Neptune.” Nepgear said.
Vert looked from Neptune to Nepgear. “See? This is why want a little sister of my own!”
“Yeah. They sure are great!” Neptune said.
“How annoying, nyu.” Broccoli muttered.
***
The following morning Neptune, Nepgear, Vert and Broccoli continued their journey to Halo Mountain. It took them most of the day, but the girls finally reached their destination.
Halo Mountain was a huge mountain that had large bridges that connected it’s many different sides.
Neptune raced across one of the bridges, before turning to Vert, Nepgear and Broccoli. “Ha! I win!” Neptune said, as she held up her arms in victory.
“I didn’t know we were racing.” Said Vert.
“I didn’t tell anyone.” Said Neptune. “Anyways Nepgear. Where’s that Fairy Tower?”
Nepgear had been looking down at her N-Gear, guiding the girls as they moved through Halo Tower. “We should be seeing it pretty soon. Follow me.” Nepgear said, as she turned right and started leading the girls down a rocky trail.
Neptune, Vert and Broccoli followed close behind Nepgear. After several long moments of walking, the girls finally found themselves standing in front of the Fairy Tower. “Here we are.” Vert said, happily.
“Yep! Let me just…” Neptune began, as she fished out the USB memory stick from her pocket. After that, she made her way over to the Fairy Tower and inserted the device. Moments later Histoire appeared.
“Welcome!” Histoire said. “Congratulations on making it here.”
“Thanks!” Neptune said.
“Two down four more to go.” Said Vert. “This journey has been pretty hectic so far Histoire. You wouldn’t believe it.”
“Tell me.” Histoire said.
Nepgear stepped forwards and told Histoire everything that had happened to them since they arrived to Leanbox. Histoire wore a horrified look on her face by the time they wrapped up their story. “That’s horrible.” Histoire said, closing her eyes and sighing deeply.
“I also heard that lady Green Heart disappeared.” Said Vert. “Is that true?”
Histoire shook her head. “No. Lady Green Heart is still in Leanbox, but she’s not making a lot of public appearances for some reason.” Histoire explained. Histoire shook her head. “Back to this Yvoire though. I shall call the authorities and have this man arrested!” Histoire said, as she closed her eyes.
Nepgear’s eyes went wide. “Wait… You can do that?”
“Of course. It’s a simple feature that was built into the Fairy Towers.” Said Histoire.
Nepgear blinked her eyes several times. “That does make sense. It actually wouldn’t make sense if you couldn’t communicate with the authorities.”
Several moments later Histoire opened her eyes. “There. I told the authorities what happened.” Said Histoire. “I’ll keep in contact with them to make sure they pick this individual up.”
“Thank you.” Nepgear said, surprised.
“Of course. Individuals such as that are a danger.” Said Histoire.
“So…” Neptune began. “What should we do next?”
“Oh yes! I shall send the coordinates to the next Fairy Tower.” Said Histoire.
Nepgear lifted up her N-Gear and looked down at the screen. “It looks like the next Fairy Tower is really close to Leanbox.” Nepgear said.
“Neat! We’ll finally get to see the city.” Said Neptune.
“Yes. Leanbox is a beautiful city. Have you see it before Broccoli?” Asked Vert.
Broccoli nodded. “Yes. Broccoli has seen Leanbox several times before, nyu.” Broccoli said.
“As expected of Puchiko.” Said Neptune.
“Broccoli, nyu.” Broccoli said, sighing deeply.
“So should we start heading to Leanbox now, or should we stay here for the night?” Asked Nepgear, looking up at the sky.
“If I may make a suggestion. I would recommend staying here for the night. It might be sunny now, but the sun will start to set in a few hours which would make the mountain too dangerous to traverse.” Histoire said.
“That sounds like a good idea.” Said Vert. “Why don’t I get camp setup for us.”
“Great!” Neptune said, as she took Nepgear by the hand. “Meanwhile Nepgear and I are going to go on a top secret mission! I call it operation sister time!”
“Huh?” Nepgear said, but before she could ask any questions Neptune began pulling Nepgear away from the Fairy Tower. “Hold on Neptune! Stop pulling me!” The girl called out.
“Are you going to stop them, nyu?” Broccoli asked Vert.
“No. Sister time sounds nice.” Said Vert, as she pulled off her backpack. “Why don’t we get things ready before they come back.”
“Fine, nyu.” Said Broccoli.
***
Neptune kept pulling Nepgear down the long trail for several moments. Nepgear kept asking her sister where they were going and what they were planning on doing, but Neptune didn’t answer.
After several long moments a Wolf monster leapt in front of Neptune. The creature snarled at the two girls and bared it’s fangs at them.
“Uh-oh. A monster!” Said Nepgear.
“So what are we going to do about it Nepgear?” Asked Neptune, letting go of her sisters hand.
Nepgear watched as more Wolf monsters appeared. Some leapt on top of nearby boulders while others crawled out from bushes that poked precariously out of the ground. The creatures slowly encircled the girls. They growled and snapped their maws at them.
Nepgear held out her hand and summoned her energy sword. “Were going to have to beat them!”
“Right!” Neptune said, as she summoned her katana.
The wolves leapt at the girls. Nepgear swung her sword and managed to kill three of them before they could launch a single attack. Neptune ran forwards and swung her sword twice, she managed to kill two of the monsters, but she flipped over the third. The moment Neptune’s feet touched the ground, she sliced her sword killing that creature as well.
After that only three of the Wolf monsters remained. The creatures whined loudly as they turned and scurried away.
“We did it.” Nepgear said, taking a deep breath.
“That’s right little sis!” Neptune said, giving Nepgear a three finger salute.
Nepgear opened her mouth to say something, but changed her mind. Instead she smiled brightly at her sister as her shoulders sagged. “You’re right sis. As long as were together we can overcome anything, huh?”
“Huh?” Neptune said, her eyes shifted to the right. “Well yeah, but my point is that we are awesome!”
Nepgear started to laugh and after a few moments Neptune joined her. “We are awesome big sister.” Nepgear said. “Anyways, we should head back to the Fairy Tower. I’m sure everyone’s waiting for us to come back.”
“Yeah, yeah.” Neptune said, waving her hand dismissively. “You should keep an eye on Vert though. She’s going to make her move someday and try to make off with you. I’ll have to give her a Nep chop when that happens.”
“Don’t worry sis.” Nepgear said, taking Neptune by the hand. “You’ll always be my favorite big sister.”
“Thanks Nep Jr. I… Wait a minute! Favorite because I’m your only big sister, right?” Neptune asked, eyeing Nepgear.
Nepgear shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t’ know. Vert gives nice hugs.” Nepgear ignored the stunned look on Neptune’s face as both sisters headed back to the Fairy Tower where Vert and Broccoli were waiting for them.
Vert looked up from what she was working on and also ignored Neptune’s stunned face. “Welcome back you two!”
Nepgear smiled brightly. “Were back!”
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