"Zetadimension?" Nepgear asked.

"The dimension you once called home. It's not entirely gone… but…" Arfoire sighed. "It's better you see for yourself."

Nepgear nodded. She went to hug Vert and IF goodbye, and received a peck on the cheek from the two for her politeness. After that, Nepgear took Arfoire's hand, and the two flew back towards Planeptune. The journey took a mere 10 minutes, in part due to Arfoire's incredibly speed. Though, there were several near-misses with flocks of birds.

The pair landed on the CPU's balcony, and quickly made their way down… and down… and down… and down… and down… How many floors does this Basilicom HAVE? Nepgear thought, her knees close to breaking from all the stairs. Her question was soon answered: The two stopped at floor B50, which was a seemingly normal office room. At least, it appeared that way until Arfoire pulled three books out in a rhythm and the desk bookcase sunk into the wall, revealing a dimly lit staircase.

"I must warn you, it gets quite stuffy in here." Arfoire said jokingly… or so Nepgear thought. She could never quite tell.

Arfoire led Nepgear down the stairs, then into a hallway, which finally opened up into a rather large, futuristic looking room with a holographic map in the dead center. At the sides stood two girls; One with long pink pigtails and an eyepatch, and another one with green hair and a mouse hoodie.

"These are my helpers, Linda and Magic." Arfoire extended a hand, pointing to the respective name so Nepgear would (hopefully) not mix them up. In turn, the two girls waved and smiled at Nepgear, who returned the favour.

"This is our base of sorts. ASIC: Arfoire Syndicate of Intradimensional Control. We monitor other dimensions here, though we haven't had to intervene. Until now." Arfoire walked over to a console besides the holographic map, looked around, and hit two small buttons on the right side.

In the center, a video feed appeared, showing off a barren landscape coated in ruins. The sky was an oh-so-familiar shade of red, dotted with black clouds and a near constant stream of thunder. This was the remnants of Nepgear's home dimension. The Leanbox Basilicom was visible off in the distance, now folded in on itself.

"This is what... what remains of my world?" Nepgear asked, her voice weak and shaky.

Arfoire nodded. Magic walked over to Nepgear, and placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. There was a grim silence, the same silence that would linger at a funeral. Said silence was broken by the door whirring open.

"Indeed it is." a familiar voice: Histoire. "It's falling apart quite rapidly. We've estimated that within three weeks, the dimension will cease to exist entirely."

"However." Arfoire chimed in. "You mentioned a sword, but that never came with you. Linda, Magic and I were planning to mount an expedition to that dimension to destroy it, if it's as powerful as you say it is."

Nepgear's eyes went wide. With shock? With fear? With confusion? Who knew? One thing was for certain: She was definitely not comfortable with the idea.

"That sword is evil. You- You shouldn't even go near it. Just let the dimension fade into nothing, and the sword with it" She said, her voice now trembling.

Arfoire sighed. She figured Nepgear would react this way.

"We considered that, but if we destroy it, we might be able to preserve the dimension, or at the very least, rescue survivors. You don't have to come if you don't want to, but we don't know just what kind of negative effects letting the sword linger could have. And furthermore-"

Arfoire was interrupted by the blaring of an alarm. Monsters had popped up en masse in all four nations.

"Furthermore… we think the sword is causing monsters from that dimension to bleed into yours. I think you should go help."

Nepgear nodded, and ran off to the Basilicom entrance. Arfoire, Linda and Magic got to working in ASIC's control center to begin the transportation.

Planeptune's streets were flooded, but the Planeptune Protection Force was putting up a valiant effort. In the distance, Nepgear spied Purple Heart duelling some dragons. She drew her saber and waded into the tide of monsters, cutting and slashing through them like a sword through a hot sword through air. There were so many, and the violence was so intense, that it was almost… intoxicating. It could drive a man mad, just like it drove you mad, didn't it Nepgear?! Dizziness overtook Nepgear, long enough for a particularly strong dogoo to knock her into a wall. Her sword drifted away, and the impact from colliding with the wall almost knocked her unconscious. Her mind began to drift, continually coming closer to the void that is unconsciousness.

But not her body. Her body began to twitch and shake. Her legs bended, and stood up on their own. Her torso bent itself upright, and her arms readied themselves in a combat position. Her eyes looked dead ahead, and she shut them as she felt an overpowering warmth resonate inside her. Yet, it was not Nepgear doing this.

"EXECUTE HARD DRIVE DIVINITY!"

A warmth of bright light enveloped Nepgear, and when it dissipated, Purple Sister had returned to the world.

The monsters never stood a chance. Nepgear was warping around at the speed of light, stabbing, slashing and blasting like Protoman on meth. In just 20 minutes, the horde of monsters besieging Planeptune had been rendered into dust. The transformation had, however, drained Nepgear's energy for the day. As the last monster fell, Nepgear forcibly detransformed and collapsed into a pile on the concrete. Neptune rushed over to her side immediately, a smile beaming on her face.

"Ya did it Nepgear! You transformed! You transformed before Uni, Rom or Ram. I'm so darn proud of you." Neptune scooped her little sister up and gave her the strongest of snuggles, but Nepgear had already fallen sound asleep. Faced with little else to do, Neptune carried her sister to the Basilicom against the backdrop of a thousand cheering citizens.

NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR! NEPGEAR!

I'll be seeing you again, real soon. Sleep tight, mother.