When the sun hit 5pb.’s closed eyes, the musician groaned loudly and rolled onto her stomach. After that, she hugged her pillow close to her chest and attempted to go back to sleep. However, that felt impossible now. Even though it had happened only yesterday, 5pb. couldn’t get her concert out of her head.
The sea of faces that smiled up at her. The sounds of their cheers echoed in her heart. The music she played blared across Leanbox like a tidal wave. It was everything 5pb. had hoped it would be. The only thing that was missing was Lady Green Heart, who wasn’t able to break away from her console.
5pb. opened her eyes and took a deep breath. Even though she really wanted Lady Green Heart to be there, 5pb. knew it was impossible. “I don’t fully understand what it is that’s come over Lady Green Heart. I just hope when the Fairy Towers are finally activated, she’ll be able to take a break on her games.”
And with that thought, 5pb. sat up in bed. After yawning loudly and stretching her hands high over her head, the musician swung her bare feet over the side of the bed and into a pair of slippers. After that she made her way into the bathroom.
After taking a quick shower, the musician headed back into her room and changed into her usual clothes. Just as 5pb. had slid her feet into her boots, Broccoli stirred from underneath her blankets.
“Good morning, nyu.” Broccoli said, poking her head out from her blankets.
“Good morning Broccoli. How’d you sleep?” 5pb. asked.
“Broccoli slept great, nyu. Great show yesterday. Glad you got over your fright before you had to go on, nyu.” Said Broccoli.
“Y-Yeah.” 5pb. said, laughing nervously. 5pb. turned her eyes towards the sleeping for of Marvy. Marvy was sleeping underneath her covers as well. “Marvy worked hard. Should I wake her up?”
“Marvy isn’t here, nyu.” Said Broccoli.
5pb.’s eyes went wide. “What do you mean?” She asked, swallowing hard. 5pb. slowly made her way over to Marvy’s bed. Once she was close enough she pulled back the girl’s blankets.
For a split-second Marvy expected to see someone else sleeping in 5pb.’s bed. Instead there were pillows and clothes that were laid out to resemble a human. “Huh? Why did Marvy do that?” 5pb. wondered aloud.
“Oh sorry about that.” Marvy said, as the ninja girl suddenly flew through a nearby window and landed gracefully in front of 5pb..
5pb. yelped loudly and fell backwards, but Marvy managed to catch her hand and pull the girl to her feet before she hit the ground. “Whoa! Are you okay?” Marvy asked.
“Y-Yes.” 5pb. said. “So why did you lay these pillows and clothes like that and why did you come through the window?”
Marvy took a deep breath, before she smiled. “It’d be easier to remind you that I’m a ninja.”
5pb. nodded. “That’s true.”
“Broccoli is hungry, nyu.” Broccoli said, holding up one of her hands.
5pb. and Marvy looked at Broccoli, before looking back at each other. “Let’s get something to eat.” Said 5pb..
“I could eat.” Said Marvy, patting her stomach.
Broccoli hopped down from her bed and led the two girls out of their room, down a long hallway and into a cafeteria. After loading their trays with food, the girls found a table to eat at.
“This place is always so busy.” Said 5pb..
“True, but it is Leanbox’s Basilicom. Makes sense that it’s so busy.” Said Marvy.
Broccoli didn’t say anything. Instead she stabbed a sausage with a fork and began munching on it.
As the girls ate more and more Basilicom staff entered the cafeteria, before they left to do some kind of job inside the large building. After a while, Chika made her way into the large room. “There you three are.” Chika said, making her way over to the table.
“Is something wrong?” Asked Marvy.
“Nope. Things are pretty calm.” Chika said, turning her eyes to 5pb.. “You had a great show last night. Even though my big sister, Lady Green Heart couldn’t be there, she was able to hear your performance. So thank you for that!”
“Of course!” 5pb. said, smiling brightly.
“Of course we’ll have an official ceremony to thank you for what you’ve done, but were going to have to wait for that.” Said Chika.
“Oh no. Please no.” Said 5pb., holding up her hands.
“I’m sorry, but Lady Green Heart insists. She’s hoping that when that day comes she’ll be able to step away from…” Chika looked around to make sure people weren’t listening in. “You know what.” She said.
“Well in that case I don’t mind.” Said 5pb., her cheeks were bright red. “Though it’s going to be embarrassing.”
“There’s nothing embarrassing about getting thanked officially by Lady Green Heart.” Chika said, in a stern voice.
“Of course not! That’s not what I meant.” Chika said, before she sighed deeply.
“Anyways. Look forward to that day.” Chika said. “Also I was told by Lady Green Heart that you three may stay in the Basilicom as long as you like.”
“Oh. Thank you.” Marvy said, smiling a weak smile.
“Broccoli is thankful as well, nyu.” Broccoli said, still munching on the same sausage.
“You’re very welcome. Now if you’ll excuse me. I have work to attend to.” Cbika bowed a little, before turning and leaving the cafeteria.
“Okay. Spill the beans, nyu.” Broccoli said, to Marvy. “You didn’t seem happy to Broccoli, nyu.”
“Well…” Marvy began.
“I get it.” 5pb. said, before Marvy could say a single word. “You actually remind me of a friend. She doesn’t like staying cooped up much either. She’s always worried her skills in bullet-hell games and fighting might get rusty. Marvy… You don’t have to stay on my account.”
“Huh?” Marvy said, surprised. “No. I don’t… well… maybe I do feel obligated.”
5pb. giggled. “Please don’t feel obligated to stay. I appreciate that, but you helped me get to Leanbox. I’ll be okay now.”
“Are you sure?” Marvy asked.
“Of course!” Said 5pb.. “Don’t get me wrong. I’ll miss you and I hope we can stay friends, but please don’t feel obligated to stay for me. I’d feel guilty knowing that I’m keeping you here.”
Marvy nodded her head several times. “Thanks 5pb..”
After the girls finished their breakfasts’, they headed out of the Basilicom. 5pb. had planned on walking Marvy out of the city, but Marvy had turned to her before they got very far away from the Basilicom. “Well… I guess this is it.” Said Marvy.
“I guess so.” Said 5pb.. “Will you tell me something? Why did you come jumping through the window this morning?”
“I’m a ninja, remember?” Marvy said, giggling. “To be honest. I went out to hunt some monsters. I made a promise to Neptune and Nepgear that I would help them at the end of their quest.”
“I see! I’m going to keep that promise to.” 5pb. said.
“What about you Broccoli?” Marvy asked, looking down at Broccoli.
“Broccoli will keep the promise to, nyu.” Broccoli said.
“Cool.” Said Marvy, nodding. “So are you coming with me?”
“Broccoli will stay here, nyu. Uh… 5pb. will be lonely without me, nyu.” Said Broccoli.
“Sounds good.” Said Marvy, waving goodbye to her friends. “See you later!”
“Bye!” 5pb. Said, waving goodbye to her friend. When Marvy was finally out of sight, 5pb. looked down at Broccoli who was now looking up at her. “I don’t know about you Broccoli, but I have a feeling that we’ll be seeing everyone very soon.”
“Same here, nyu.” Said Broccoli.
***
Neptune met Nepgear, Vert and Cave at the entrance of the hotel. “Thanks for the room!” Neptune said, as she placed the key for her and Nepgear’s room on the counter. The receptionist took the key and smiled.
“Please visit us again soon!” She said, before hanging the key on a nearby hook.
“Are you ready to leave?” Asked Vert.
Neptune nodded. “Yep. Today’s the day were going to reach the final Fairy Tower, right?”
“If nothing goes wrong.” Said Nepgear, as she pulled out her N-Gear and looked down at the screen.
Neptune was about to step outside, but stopped when she heard what Nepgear said. “I feel like you just jinxed us Nepgear.” Said Neptune. The four girls stepped outside, but everything seemed normal. No one was running for their lives, or looked like they had a request for them. Instead all the villagers went about their usual routines.
“I don’t see anyone in a panic, or anything like that.” Vert said, glancing around.
“Yes. I think were okay.” Said Cave. “Though if someone were in trouble, would you tell them no?”
“Of course not.” Said Neptune. “If people need me, they may come! I’ll Nep their problems in the bud!”
Nepgear giggled. “That’s my sister for you.” She said.
Neptune giggled, as she took Nepgear by the hand and started leading her through the village. Nepgear continued to look down at her N-Gear, trying to figure out what the area around the Fairy Tower was like. “I think this place is close to a forest. Or it’s inside a forest, but it looks more elaborate then normal.”
“Let me see.” Vert said, peering over Nepgear’s shoulder for a few moments. “Oh this place. It’s actually known as a natural dungeon.”
“Natural dungeon?” Nepgear said, confused.
“Natural dungeon? What’s that?” Neptune asked, cheerfully.
“Well a natural dungeon simply means it was made by nature, but this dungeon in particular isn’t actually natural. They built bridges and ladders in it. They also manage the health of the flora.” Said Vert.
“So it’s not really natural, huh?” Asked Nepgear.
“Liar, liar.” Neptune said, in a sing-song like voice.
“True. It’s a weird place to put a Fairy Tower.” Said Vert.
Once the girls reached the end of the village, Nepgear slid her N-Gear into it’s holster and allowed Neptune to continue leading her across the plain. After a few moments, Nepgear’s sister released her hand and she began joyfully marching forwards. “My Neptune. You seem to be in a good mood.”
“Yep!” Said Neptune, happily. “Nepgear’s been down lately, but she’s happy now, so I’m happy!”
“Huh?” Nepgear said, stopping in her tracks. Vert placed her hands on Nepgear’s shoulders and gently pushed the girl forwards.
“Yeah!” Neptune said, leaping into the air, twirling around and landing gracefully on her feet. Neptune was now walking backwards. “I didn’t want to say anything, but you’ve seem pretty sad lately .So I’m glad things have turned around. I mean… They have haven’t they?”
“Well. Yeah.” Nepgear said, nodding. “I was upset that Yvoire got away, but we managed to catch him once. I’m sure Leanbox will deal with him shortly!” Nepgear said, smiling brightly.
“And don’t you worry dear sister.” Very said, giving Nepgear’s shoulders a gentle squeeze. “I’ll keep an eye out for Yvoire as well. If I find him I’ll give him a punch just for you!”
“Thanks!” Nepgear said. “But that’s alright. As long as he ends up in jail where he belongs, I’ll be happy.”
“That’s my sister for you! She’s so mature!” Said Vert.
Neptune growled at Vert. “She’s my baby sister Vert.” Neptune said. “Oh well. As long as Nepgear’s happy, then I’m happy.” And with that, Neptune twirled back around and continued to lead the march across the vast plain.
As the hours slowly ticked by, the girls spotted the forest they were heading towards. The forest was rather large. From the distance the girls could see the top of the Fairy Tower poking out from the middle of the forest. “There it is!” Neptune said, happily.
“Oh, one thing.” Vert said, grabbing everyone’s attention. “I’ve never been to this forest before, but I think they have a rule about going off the trails.”
“Vert? Haven’t you ever heard the saying. Rules were meant to be ignored. If you never tell us what the rules are, how are we to follow them? I mean be serious here!” Neptune said, giggling.
Neptune’s smile vanished when she noticed dozens of signs located outside the forest. Each sign warned it’s visitors not to leave the trail. “Crackers… Signs!” Neptune breathed.
“I guess we have no choice now.” Nepgear said, patting her sister on the back. “Don’t worry. We’ll find that Fairy Tower in no time.”
“Sure, sure…” Neptune said, as she followed Nepgear, Vert and Cave into the forest.
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