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Back in the Odyssey they were. Exhausted. Like, insanely exhausted. Truly, all they wanted to do was pass away. They had let them take a shower in a hotel stationed near the Odyssey, but they had to return there afterwards due to having to travel overnight to their next destination, the Seaside Kingdom. Considering how exhausting today was, most of the crew was not excited to go there. Claude, on the other hand, was worryingly excited. He kept giggling to himself every once in a while, and when he did that, it was best to assume he was scheming something. No one liked that.
The Odyssey took off not too long after they boarded the ship, setting sail to the Seaside Kingdom. Speaking of sea, here came Robin's motion sickness. He had heard they would be getting on a ferry in the Seaside Kingdom and just thinking about that made his current motion sickness ten times worse. Zelda gave him some medication but both of them new that it'd do nothing if he threw it up ten seconds later. So he just had to suffer all alone.
"You guys wanna watch a movie?" Claude suggested.
"As long as it doesn't have a lot of moving shots," Robin mumbled.
"It's a horror movie relax," Claude said as he set up his phone so they could all watch comfortably.
Sheik took a peak at the title and tensed up. "This one has a lot of jumpscares in it, we should watch something else."
"Why, you scared?" Claude smirked.
"No, Zelda's just a wuss," Sheik said while pointing at her.
"Seriously, stop," Zelda sneered. "It's fine just put it on." Claude nodded and they all gathered in front of the phone, wrapped up in blankets. Ike and Zelda sat next to each other, cuddling, though Sheik was uncomfortably close to them. Meanwhile, Claude laid his head on Robin's lap while Robin was trying his best not to die.
After a while, Robin was completely fine. Well not really. What actually happened is that he's no longer focusing on the motion sickness. Now, he was focusing on the absolute fear he felt while watching the movie. The jumpscares happened every other second, and while normal people would get used to them, he was not a normal person, and instead an anxiety ridden baby. Claude held his hand to comfort him, but that did nothing to prevent the tears at the corners of his eyes. He was embarrassed, of course, but at least he was able to control his screaming.
He glanced over at Zelda, who was hiding behind Ike's shoulder just as another jumpscare came. Robin yelped a little and closed his eyes from the bright colors. Looks like Zelda really wasn't able to handle jumpscares. That brought him a bit of comfort, knowing the strongest person he knows also has a fear of her own.
Eventually the movie ended and the sickness came back, which meant more suffering came. Not only was he now insanely scared of the dark, more than he had been before, but again, he had to deal with his stupid body and its intolerance to moving vehicles.
"I wanna stay awake for longer," Claude whined.
"Claude, all of us are tired, we should rest," Ike said.
"Goddamn goody-two-shoes," Claude said.
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me, big boy," Claude smirked. Reminder, Claude is still laying on Robin's lap while the poor lad was suffering.
"I'm sure everyone can agree that we should rest now so we can be refreshed tomorrow," Ike said.
"Actually I could stay awake for a couple more hours," Zelda said while scratching the back of her head. When your girlfriend isn't on you side, that's pain. Right now, all Ike knows is pain. Claude was snickering behind his back though. "Sheik let me brush you hair."
"Fine," Sheik sighed. He undid the hair tie at the tip of his braid, carefully undoing it so it doesn't get tangled. The rest of the boys were in awe.
"Woah, Sheik. You're so pretty," Claude breathed,
Sheik blushed. "Thanks," he muttered.
"WOAH HE ACCEPTED A COMPLIMENT!" Ike gasped. Sheik's face reddened even more but he didn't say anything. Zelda had a satisfied smile on her while she brushed his hair. She knew whenever Sheik blushed and stayed quiet, he really liked something. He must be happy his friends are hyping him up.
"After I'm done, we should sleep. It's late, and, as Ike said, we should refresh for tomorrow, since who knows what awaits us," Zelda said.
"You're awfully philosophical, Zellie Bellie," Claude raised a brow.
"Eh, I was just saying what Ike sad but switching it around a bit," Zelda said.
"So you plagiarized me?" Ike smirked.
Zelda simply smiled. "I'm done now, so let's sleep." She put away the brush then laid down between Sheik and Robin. The lights turned off by themselves, and soon enough, everyone found sleep one way or another.
***
Robin woke up abruptly in the middle of the night. He was panting as if he had just been chased down by a murderer. He was covered in sweat and shaking too. He didn't really know why he was like this. He had a dream but he didn't remember any of it. All he knew was that it was very chilling and terrifying, almost as if to serve a warning. He really wanted to throw up.
He looked to his side, expecting Zelda to be there, but she wasn't. He panicked. He looked around the Odyssey. She wasn't there. He started hyperventilating. Maybe this is what the dream was warning. Zelda was gone.
He clumsily stood up, almost tripping on his blanket, and hurried to the exit of the Odyssey. He slammed the door open and before he could puke, he was met with the eyes of the person he loved most dearly.
"Robin?! Are you okay?!" Zelda rushed to his side, tightly grabbing his arms and trying to look him in the face.
The need to puke dissolved from him. He slumped down and tightly embraced her. "You weren't next to me and I panicked," he mumbled into her hair.
Zelda laughed, though dryly. "Where would I have gone? We're flying extremely high right now, if you haven't noticed."
He decided not to tell her about his dream. "I know, I just- I don't know, actually."
Zelda giggled. There was comfortable silence between them as the night breeze flowed to them. Zelda started the conversation again, "hey, mind if I ask a philosophical question?"
"What is it now?" Robin laughed.
"Well, lets say a group of shooting stars-"
"Shooting stars?"
"Let me finish! Lets say a group of shooting stars decided to rain down on the world one night. They planned it out thoroughly and assigned each member a role. Finally, the day came and everyone was so ready and excited for to execute the plan, but, one shooting star accidentally messes up. They didn't mean to, but they accidentally ruined the plan, though not by much. But it still left a dent there. If you were one of the other shooting stars, how would you react?"
Robin's answer came surprisingly quick. "I'd be pissed. Even if they did it by accident, they should've been more careful or at least stuck to the group and reviewed the plan. But since it was an accident and not a planned thing, I guess it's fine. Either way, I'd be mad and disappointed."
Silence.
Zelda laughed. "That tactical brain of yours really doesn't like when mistakes are made, huh?"
"I guess," Robin smiled. "Though it's also expectations of myself. I don't expect myself to fail, and I'd be sad if I did. That little shooting star reminded me of myself, I suppose."
Zelda smiled. "Lets go back to sleep."
Robin nodded and they both walked inside, closing the door behind them. They said their good nights to each other and laid down. Within a few minutes, Robin was fast asleep. However, Zelda would not be able to sleep tonight.
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