Misadventures of Hyperdimension Peashy Ep. 17

The Misadventures of Hyperdimension Peashy 
Episode 17
by Derald Snyder

*Apartment Complex, Third Floor*
Plutia walked up to the door to Peach's apartment. (Mr. Landlord said Peashy wasn't in too good of a mood when he saw her just recently... Hope I can cheer her up,) she thought to herself. Sure enough, as she approached the door, she could hear faint sobbing from the other side... The CPU knocked on the door three times.
"Go away!" Peach's voice echoed. "I don't wanna see anyone...!"
"Peashy, it's Plutia!" the CPU called back. "You don't wanna see me~?" A few seconds later, the door opened, revealing a slightly disheveled Peach, who had tear markings on her cheeks. "Uh-oh, what happened?"
The blonde didn't answer, instead quietly beckoning Plutia inside, shutting the door behind her. The purple-haired girl then sat on the couch, Peach sitting down next to her.
"...I'm glad you're here," the blonde said after a minute. "I'm just.. so upset right now..." She then started crying into her hands. "Oh, Adrian... how could you do this to me...?!"
"Uh-oh... did he cheat on you?" Plutia guessed.
Peach nodded vigorously. "-He was with this brunette, really cute... he was on top of her, he was smiling, she was laughing... that low-life traitor!"
"Well, that's too bad..." Plutia frowned. "Do you want me to punish him for you? I can teach him a really good lesson..."
Had she been in her right mind, Peach wouldn't have even considered that option, but... "...yeah, that sounds like a good idea. But... can you just stay with me, for tonight? Please?"
"Of course~" Plutia smiled. "I'll just go punish him in the morning..."
"Right. But Plutia?"
"Eh?"
"He needs to be taught a lesson... not scarred for life, OK?"
"Awww..." Plutia moaned in disappointment. "Well, OK... if that's what you want, Peashy..."

*The next day...*
Adrian and three of his fellow soldiers walked out of the base. "I tell ya, peace is hell," one of the soldiers commented.
"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war," Adrian quoted.
"So how are things with you and Peach?" another soldier asked. "We heard about that blow-up you had..."
"Well, her mother's gonna call her today and try to explain things to her, so hopefully we can make up..." Adrian sighed. He suddenly stopped, seeing Plutia standing a few feet away... "Oh hi, Plutia! What's up?"
"Mr. Adrian... you broke your promise," the girl stated, frowning. "You cheated on Peashy... you made her cry..."
For some reason, the soldier felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up. "Oh, for... Plutia, that's not what happened! It's just a big misunderstanding!"
"Yeah, little girl," one of Adrian's fellow soldiers spoke up, "it was just a sparring session! Nothing unsavory going on at all!"
"That's not what Peashy said..." Plutia retorted. "She said you were on top of that other girl... like you were doing the nasty."
"W-we were completely clothed!" Adrian grunted as his face heated up. "And besides, we were on the ground because I was teaching her how to throw an opponent!"
The purple-haired CPU closed her eyes as she processed what she'd been told... but when she opened them, they showed power-symbols. "I don't believe you." With that, she was engulfed in a pillar of light, causing Adrian and his fellow soldiers to step back in shock...
"She's a CPU?!" one of the other soldiers cried out as the light faded, revealing Iris Heart.
"A dominatrix CPU?!" another soldier gasped.
"What the hell?!" screamed Adrian. "*This* is your HDD form?!"
"That's right," the CPU chuckled as she pulled out a whip. "In this form, you may refer to me as Your Ladyship Iris Heart."
"IRIS HEART?!" the soldier freaked. "It can't be... Lady Neptune's horror story was true?!"
"Every. Single. Bit of it." Iris smirked as she lashed her whip against the ground. "So you know what you're in for..." She then glanced at the trio of military men. "And if you three know what's good for you, you won't interfere!"
"No ma'am, Your Ladyship!" the three stood to attention.
"You traitors!" Adrian cried as the dominatrix approached...
"Now then... it's time for your punishment~"
"NOOOOOOOOO!"
*crack* *crack* *crack*
"Auuuugghh!"
"Scream harder for me!" *crack* crack*
"Oh, the horror!" cried one soldier.
"Alas, poor Adrian! We knew thee well..." lamented the second soldier.
"You shall never be forgotten, our dear fallen comrade!" the third soldier saluted.
"I'M NOT DEAD, YOU IDIOTS!" Adrian screamed.
"Oh, you'll be *wishing* for death when I'm through with you..." said Iris Heart.
"GAAAAAH, THE PAIN! THE PAAAAAAIN!"
"Oh dear Goddess..." one of the soldiers gasped.
"I don't think it's supposed to bend that way..." another soldier muttered in disbelief.
"I can't watch anymore!" the last soldier covered his eyes.
"PLEASE, STOOOOOOOOP!"
Usually, Iris Heart would have ignored her victim's pleas... but then she remembered the promise she made to Peach. Thus, she asked, "So, are you sorry for breaking dear Peashy's heart? For fooling around with another girl?"
"YES! I'm sorry! I'm so, so very sorry!" cried Adrian.
"So you won't have eyes for any other girl than Peashy ever again~?"
"No! Never again! I'll never hurt Peashy again, I swear! I swear it!"
"Hmmm..." Iris pondered this for a few moments. "All right... fine. If you've learned your lesson, then I'll back off," she sighed as she removed her high heel from the soldier's spine. "But *only* because Peashy made me promise to go easy on you... You'd better thank her profusely for her mercy!" She then turned and started to walk away...
"Oh, thank you, Peashy..." Adrian grunted as he lay prone on the ground. "Ohh, the pain..."
"...Oh, one more thing," The CPU stopped. "That girl you were with... who is she, and where is she now?"
The man's eyes went wide. "No... please, leave her out of this..."
"What was that?!" The dominatrix's whip lashed out and dragged Adrian to his feet by his neck. "Did I just hear you say, 'Please punish me more?'"
"H-her name is Keisha! She lives in Lastation! She's good friends with Lady Noire! Black hair, green eyes, red headband, red school uniform with a golden bow on the chest! That's all I know, I swear...!"
"Good boy," Iris Heart nodded, letting him slide bonelessly to the ground once more. "See how easy that was? You know how to follow orders, petty officer... next time, obey promptly. Now if you'll excuse me..." With that, she spread her wings and flew off.
Adrian's fellow soldiers were still frozen in terror for almost a minute, before they finally sprung into action. "Medic! Medic! We got a man down! Send a stretcher! Repeat, Adrian-118 is down!"
"Oh sure, *now* you call for backup..." Adrian groaned.

*Meanwhile...*
Peach's eyes went wide as her mother explained the situation with Adrian and K-Sha to her. "Lastation's CPU...? A favor...? I-it was just a training session...?" Her cell phone slipped from her fingers and clattered onto the floor.
"Hello? Peach?" Lisa's voice sounded from the phone. "Are you there? Hello...?"
"My Goddess..." Peach whimpered, staring off into space. "What have I done...?!"

*To be continued...*