Dream Galaxy
Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers. That goes to Nintendo. The only characters I own are those from the Golden Land, angels from Skyworld including the royal bodyguards, Angel Assembly and archangels along with all the other angels and of course the witch hunters. I also own Diamond, Pearl and the Guardian of Space Sparkle.
Summary: Shulk has been having nightmares as of late concerning his failure in protecting Rob from powerful forces along with his own inevitable capture by a mysterious old man. He can't think about it too much due to the Smashers getting an SOS signal from Wolf. Rosalina and the Smashers attempt to assist the leader of Star Wolf but a barrier prevents the divine beings from entering the galaxy that is normally under Rosalina's control. The Smashers get off to see why the Guardian of the Space Sparkle is not responding to Rosalina's calls. The Smashers end up falling into a deadly trap and Shulk quickly finds his vision coming true with the encounter of Diamond.
Pairing: Robin/Shulk, Ganondorf/Palutena, Pit/Pittoo, Henry/Robin, Chrom/Olivia and implied Chrom/Rob
Rated: M (for mature) but E on Archive of Our Own (for any sex scenes)
Genre: Romance, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, (Dark) Humor and Angst
Warning: Xenoblade Chronicles spoilers, extreme sexual imagery, lotus machine, swearing, violence, non-con, yaoi, nudity, sexual themes and unintentional OOC
I know I should be working on Melody Galaxy, but combined wanting to go backwards to do the only non-filler based story in this series combined with wanting to do more Robin/Shulk after ID: Control factored into this. Plus Ganondorf/Palutena get center stage in this story as much as the main pairing. Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Welcome to Dream Land (No Not That One)
Shulk wasn't much of a dreamer. He didn't have good things to dream about. Whenever he closed his eyes, he always remembered the terrible times he had in Bionis whether it was the attack on Colony 9 or the near death experiences that his friends have had. This wasn't going into all the moments he had been betrayed or moments that nearly destroyed his very being to the point he just wanted to fade out of existence. Even if he was able to fight through all the hardship, he was still suffering on the inside and it reflected when he went into the dream world. No cure could get rid of his nightmares so easily…until he got an invitation from Master Hand asking if he could participate in one of the biggest tournaments in the universe. This was also the biggest chance for the Bionis to be opened up to other cultures. At first they were all cautious about this (except Riki who was excited for new areas to explore and new food to taste) hence why Dunban volunteered to go with Shulk incase it was a trap (and Riki came for the food in the end).
The trio were rather pleased with how things were in Smash Brothers Mansion. It was a whole new world to them. No one was out to kill them and the rules were regulated to avoid any real casualties. Master Hand was very much aware of how powerful the Monado was and pretty much put a power limiter on the blade. Shulk felt a little vulnerable, but seeing how there were no Mechon or any dangerous looking species around, he could live with the Monado not being at full power. Alvis did tell him that Master Hand did not have the power to completely seal the blade therefore if Shulk willed it the power limiter would be off.
The only problem Shulk had in the mansion was the angel captain Pit and that was due to his own issues concerning the alien species. The blond was willing to put up with the brunette if everything else was good, but at times Pit was unbearing. The one time he wanted to put the light angel in his place…he learned the hard way from the King of Evil that Dark Pit would be harmed in the process should Pit ever be hurt. This was a problem seeing as how the black angel was rather pleasant to be around and shouldn't suffer the same fate as his jerk older twin.
Minus Pit, the other Smashers were pretty cool people to talk to. Shulk had learned so much about other cultures in such a short amount of time that he couldn't wait to take a vacation or wait for his friends to come to Smashopolis so the blond could tell the tales of what he had discovered in the Smash Brothers Realm. Shulk noted how his friends were quick to befriend those who were not Smashers. For Dunban, he hit it off with Magnus and Chrom but specifically Magnus. The seer noticed the fire in his mentor's eye that he had never seen before when he spoke to the older human. As for Riki, he claimed to be friends with the smaller Smashers such as Kirby and Jigglypuff. Stafy and the Lumas also counted as his friends who he treated like his own children. The fact Riki was able to woo the heart of the Goddess of Nature Viridi said a lot about how successful the Heropon was.
As for Shulk…well…while he was able to befriend almost everyone in the mansion except Pit…there were only a few he grew really close with. Besides the other swordsmen in the mansion, the blond had taken a huge liking to the tactician twins. Both were named Robin but the younger male twin went by Rob to not confuse him with his sister (but that meant he got confused with the robot R.O.B. instead). Shulk enjoyed people who could hold an intellectual conversation with him especially if it meant that the blond's brain was put the to test. Shulk was never bored around the Robin twins, and they reassured him that the Smash Brothers experience would be the best.
But…Shulk wouldn't realize that he would grow attached to the younger tactician twin. At first, Shulk took it as admiration for Rob. He was older, more knowledgeable about subjects than he was and his battle style was unique in battle. As time went on, Shulk felt like the feelings he had for the white haired magician was more than just friends. He couldn't exactly place his finger on it, but Riki declared that it was love. The blond wouldn't believe Riki that easily even if he were probably telling the truth. The idea of falling for someone from another realm was the only thing that worried him because now his dreams were filled with erotica instead of paranoia. Shulk wasn't used to waking up with an erection just because of his dreams and wished that this love would go away soon. He wasn't getting his wish…
As of late…Shulk has been plagued by pornographic nightmares. They weren't of him being attacked in any shape or form…rather it was of the male tactician being assaulted in terrible ways by terrible people. In some, Rob had simply been ganged up on by a horde of large demons. His robe would be torn and he would be bound to the ropes and at their mercy. The monster was always different whether it was a slime monster or something way bigger with a manhood so big that Shulk shivered at how badly the demon broke Rob's body. This was all in one dream where Shulk was forced to watch. He cursed and screamed while attempting to reach out to his friend. Rob's cries for help rang through his ears along with moans. He was told repeated in his dreams he enjoyed seeing the white haired tactician in this horrible predicament and that it was his fault that he was in it in the first place.
That was just one of the many bad dreams he had. Another scenario was Rob wearing nothing but a spider on his crotch while he was told again by these evil demons that he was the reason for Rob being put in the situation. Being reminded that Rob had begged the Monado boy to save him and no help arrived only added to his rage…and the fact they bragged about gang raping him only made Shulk wake up and want to slam his fist into the wall.
Shulk felt like these dreams were being telegraphed to him as a warning of other things worse to come. He never told anyone about his dreams since they weren't visions. This was a problem because Shulk felt like he was regressing back to his old self where he would hide important details from everyone until the last minute when things took a turn for the worse. Given the chaos that happened the past few days in the mansion that he would rather not think about…there wasn't a reason to say anything.
So this particular nightmare really drove him over the edge. Being surrounded by darkness was starting to become a common theme that Shulk had adjusted to. Rob always being sexualized in his dream is another. Rob being put in a dangerous situation while sexualized is a recent scene. The old man that appeared before him to taunt him was completely new and caught Shulk off guard.
Shulk didn't have the Monado with him. In fact, he was completely powerless being held down by this powerful tentacle that wrapped around his stomach and held him in place. Chains held onto both his wrists and ankles as he struggled to break free. He could only glare into the eyes of the bald old man in front of him. Shulk couldn't get a good look at him thanks to the darkness and shadows. All he knew was that Rob was beaten and broken in front of him. His robe was torn again revealing many cuts and stab wounds on his body. Blood dripped from the tactician's mouth. Rob found his consciousness fading, but the old man wouldn't let him pass out as long as he was yanking on his hair.
"Rob!" Shulk cried out as he tried to move from his spot but the chain kept him in place. "Let him go!"
"Oh, Shulk…why would I do that when you fail to protect him every time?" The old man spoke as he waved Rob around like a rag doll. The old man may have looked frail, but he showed that appearances aren't everything. "Look at you? With your powers, you should be able to get out, but you choose not to. You like seeing your most precious person like this, and I have no problem giving you a wonderful image."
Shulk gritted his teeth seeing the old man use his free hand to wipe the blood off of Rob's mouth only to use the blood on his finger to smear it over his lips to make it look like the white haired magician was smiling.
"I mean, your friend is obviously happy with me doing this to him. See?"
"You bastard! I'll kill you!" Shulk screamed as for a second he was able to move before the tentacle around his stomach started to squeeze him. He let out a cry as he was held back yet again.
"Shulk…soon…you will not be able to protect your friend…and then you'll come running into my arms…but until then…I'll just have my way with your friend. His only use is to be used for sex after all in your mind."
The old man let out an evil laugh as his hands began to trail lower than Rob's thin stomach. Shulk's rage continued to build up before he started howling like an animal cursing at the old man to not touch what was his and the constant mantra of murdering him and anyone who got in the way.
This was when Shulk shot up from his dream in a cold sweat. He felt like he couldn't breath and started wheezing almost immediately afterward.
"Uhh…another dream…"
"Shulk, are you okay?"
The blond flinched hearing his roommate's voice. His expression paled more than it already was making him appear like a ghost.
"R-Rob…you're…okay…"
"I've been okay besides not being able to sleep." The male tactician stated as he debated on whether to walk over to Shulk's bed to comfort him or continue reading the book he had in his hand. "You've been shouting my name constantly in your sleep. Did you…have a nightmare?"
Shulk shook his head before avoiding eye contact with the shorter Smasher. "I'm fine because you're fine…so…"
Rob let out a huge sigh seeing Shulk not answering the question. "I won't pester you for answers, but if something is troubling you…just tell me. I'm your friend."
"Rob, don't worry about me. I was just…surprised…"
Seeing as how Shulk was going to feign ignorance, the brown eyed tactician went back to reading. The blond wanted to ask why Rob was still awake, but recalled that Rob just said he couldn't sleep. Perhaps he could change the subject quickly.
"Why can't you sleep?"
"Insomnia. I don't want to deal with my own nightmares if I go to sleep."
"Ah…"
"I enjoy reading this book anyway. Pit has good taste in novels after all."
"But…he can't read."
"Remember, Dark Pit is the one who reads this to him. There are pictures too to help understand what is going on, but man…he wasn't kidding when he said that reading the book would be a magical experience."
Rob smiled when he said that as he turned the page. Shulk recalled the angel twins on the fourth floor hallway reading the novel called Dominions' Descent. Apparently, Pit got it from the place called the Golden Land at a price. He couldn't actually read it, so he had his younger twin who could apparently read the book no problem. At first Dark Pit didn't care, but just like Pit was drawn into the story and the characters. Soon Robin would snatch the book from them and see what was up before she too would be interested. Now half the mansion knew about the book and demanded that Pit get more. The witch who wrote the story always intended to sell the book, so Pit would simply get free copies for the mansion to have around. Because it was a series, a book would come out every now and then. Once Rob got a hold of the book, he never wanted to put it down and was probably why Rob seemed more annoyed with Shulk for having a nightmare than normal.
Shulk too had read some of the book series and while he loved reading, he was more lost than most. This might have been due to a culture difference and lacking some understanding of how the universe worked. Dominion's Descent was so popular amongst the angels, but that might have been due to how no angel had met Dominion and this interpretation allowed them to imagine what the actual Dominion angel looked like…and apparently it was some hot pink haired girl with six angel wings according to the text and drawings.
"I'm sure it is Rob…"
"Hey, this is actually really good! I don't know why you're not that interested in it!"
Maybe it's because Pit likes the same thing and I'm petty like that. Shulk thought darkly to himself.
In general, Pit tended to ruin things for him. If Pit wasn't the one who introduced it to the Smashers, he probably would have enjoyed the story more. Instead, he had a bitter taste in his mouth when thinking about the novel.
Pit has caused him more problems than the Mechon back in Binois but if he told Dunban that, he would probably would be laughed at and told he was exaggerating his dislike for the light angel. There wasn't that much to like about with Pit from his own perspective. He was very rude and condescending to him, he worshipped his Goddess like she was the end all be all being of the universe and overall had made life harder for Shulk in a perfectly nice place. This obvious dislike for the angel captain as of late came from a stupid prank that Pit thought would be hilarious. People in the mansion had teased Pit about being Cupid when he wore his pink tunic. Pit always shouted that he and Eros were two different people and that the God of Love indeed existed and used the Angel Bow to make others fall in love. However, Pit had used the same bow a few times when battling with the Netherworld and it had no love properties of any sort. Pit just wanted to get back at those particular Smashers that he wasn't Cupid…while doing exactly what the God of Love would do.
Pit had asked for the Angel Bow to be given to him from Skyworld. It was brought to him by angel mail. After insults were hurled at the particular messenger angel who brought it to him (it was Kaguju), Pit wasted no time putting a love of aphrodisiacs and other things that would be considered a love potion on the tip of the arrows that he used particularly for this bow. He then went around and started shooting some Smashers particularly the ones who made fun of him…the only problem was that when one arrow was pocketed by K the Villager…things went to hell really fast.
Pit was mainly pranking Wario and DDD for the insults. He shot DDD with the arrow and the penguin was chasing after Kirby all day. With Wario…that man fell in love with both Mario and Dr. Mario and kept trying to woo them in his…Wario like ways. When the Villager got the arrow, he tried to hit Pit with it. The light angel had fled when the Villager started chasing him. K got impatient and threw the arrow and it happened to hit Bowser. At that moment, Pit had crashed into Shulk and Bowser ended up seeing Shulk first after being hit by Cupid's arrow. From there, Bowser proceeded to treat the Monado boy like Princess Peach and kidnap him on the spot. From there, Shulk had blocked the incident out of his memories not really pleased with what transpired.
To make things worse, Pit still insisted on shooting people even after K went after him. He hit Chrom just to be an asshole. Chrom already had a wife but seeing as how he was right next to Rob, the Exalt simply got up from his chair that he was sitting in and made out with the younger male on the spot. If Bowser treating him like a girl was bad then seeing your crush being kissed by his apparent crush only made things worse and why he didn't want to talk to Pit unless he had to. Yes Palutena ended Pit's game only because she worried he would try and shoot her when she wasn't looking and she knew no punishment would save her from the humiliation. The damage was done for Shulk though and why anything that is started with Pit was considered bad.
"Shulk, are you even listening to what I'm saying?"
Shulk realized that Rob was still talking to him. Rob let out another irritated sigh seeing the blank look Shulk was giving him.
"Honestly, what are you thinking about?"
"That incident I rather not talk about." Shulk murmured not really wanting the topic to be about his nightmares and would rather get laughed at instead of worrying the shorter male.
"Oh, you're still salty over that?" Rob asked with a rather arrogant smirk on his lips. "I got to admit Bowser carrying you was hilarious. Mario thought it was Peach!"
"Please Rob…stop…"
"Oh it's not so bad. Bowser would never harm those he kidnaps. I mean, if he kidnapped you not under the influence, he would treat you as a guest of honor."
Shulk didn't even want to think of being Bowser's prisoner seeing how half the time Peach was rather miserable when she's with the King of Koopas.
"But Pit hit Chrom and he made out with you…"
Rob blushed at the thought. "S-So?"
"Aren't you disturbed Pit would do that?"
"N-No…not really. I actually enjoyed it…" Rob's smirk weakened at the thought. "I mean…I know Olivia was in tears because of that, but…I finally…" He suddenly stopped realizing what he was going to say. "Never mind…"
Shulk felt a hint of agitation threatening to attack him. Chrom wasn't a bad guy. It was Pit that caused this. Heck, he wouldn't be surprised if Pit was giving him the erotic dreams due to the after effects of Cupid's arrow. It made Shulk lust for Rob in ways he never thought before. Even now as Rob went back to looking at his book to hide the obvious blush on his face, Shulk was looking at him and thinking of ideas that he shouldn't have.
For instance, Rob's attire when he went to bed. There were times that he would go to bed with his pajamas and woke up not wearing the pants portion. At first Shulk just assumed that Rob kicked them off when he was sleeping, but now that he had these dirty thoughts, he imagined that Rob would go to the restroom at night and relieve himself. The thought alone turned the blond more than intended. Right now, the shirt portion of Rob's rather plain purple pajamas was unbuttoned revealing some skin. If Rob messed with it a little more, Shulk would be able to see his nipples. He licked his lips at the thought of being able to run his tongue on the smaller man's chest right after getting him to put the book down. Rob would at first resist his advances complaining about how he got to a good part of the story before letting the seer claim his small lips. Shulk would then run his hands down his stomach and down Rob's pants to see that he was very much turned on from something as innocent as a kiss. He would moan into the kiss and whisper only Shulk's name while doing so…and then Shulk would finally push him down on the mattress and…
"Shulk, you're staring again."
Shulk blinked again realizing he zoned out yet again. His face was incredibly red now thanks to his naughty imagination.
"Oh I am…sorry…"
Rob noticed the look the Monado boy was giving him now and seemed more flustered than normal. Shulk would have noticed that Rob had yet to turn the page because he kept peeking at what his roommate was doing and caught him staring every time. Those lustful blue eyes staring at his chest only made him want to wrap the blanket around himself.
"If you're tired…just go to sleep." Rob told him. "There are no monsters under the bed or Pit in the closet to jump out and scare you."
"…I'm not scared of Pit. He just annoys me."
"I know. I know, but this conversation always comes back to him so…"
Shulk again was fixated on Rob. This time he stared at his face watching him like a hawk. The white haired magician caught him again and voiced his concerned. Nothing came out of his mouth this time seeing as Shulk got out of the bed. At first the blond thought going to the bathroom to wash his face was a good idea. However, he couldn't help but go over to Rob's bed. His expression changed from one of embarrassment to one of yearning.
"S-Shulk…what do you need? I mean…you can sleep with me if it helps but…"
Shulk couldn't care about getting back to bed. His eyes were on the prize and the prize was Rob's lips. The tactician magician saw Shulk's intention, but for some strange reason he didn't pull away. In fact, he appeared rather dazed seeing how close Shulk's face to his own. The hand with the book trembled as he awaited the blond to make a move.
"S-Shulk…"
"Rob…"
Slowly, Rob closed his eyes expecting Shulk to continue. Their hearts were racing at this point. If Shulk continued, then things would be different between them. This was the only reason why Shulk hesitated. He was letting his dreams and the previous couple of days get to him to act up on his feelings…if what he was acting on was really his feelings and not because he was being horny.
Rob flinched feeling Shulk gently place his hand over his left cheek. He opened his mouth slightly to allow Shulk to kiss him…and the blond would have done so if not for the sudden interruption.
A loud siren suddenly erupted causing the two to return to reality as they jumped back. The sound was so thunderous that the Homs fell off Rob's bed and hit his head against his own. Rob had dropped his book at this point and cursed how he didn't put a bookmark on where he left off.
"What was that?!" Shulk asked breaking the silence between the two of them.
"I don't know, but the room is red and it is not because of the lights!" Rob attempted to shout over the siren, but it proved to be futile to do so. "We got to see Master Hand! He'll shut it off!"
How much did fate hate Shulk if the alarm went off? Shulk didn't want an answer. He just wanted the sound to stop so he can go back to sleep. His mood was completely gone when Shulk went over to his side of the room and grabbed the Monado. If anything was happening in the mansion, he needed to protect Rob at all costs…even though the one person Rob might needed protection from was the seer himself.
The loud siren came from someone sending Smash Brothers Mansion an SOS. If the ear splitting sound didn't wake the Smashers up, the alarm turning the entire place red would. The Smashers who weren't asleep were startled from the noise and those who were sleeping got a rude awakening.
"TURN THAT RACKET OFF! THIS KING IS TRYING TO GET HIS BEAUTY SLEEP!" DDD could be heard squawking in one room, but seeing as how Mr. Game and Watch failed to do so…it meant that all the Smashers needed to go to Master Hand to see what was going on.
Master and Crazy Hand were in their human form when the signal reached them. Rosalina and Palutena were the first Smashers to teleport to the room not at all impressed at the sudden call. Pit and Dark Pit would show up next due to how close they were to the Hand's room. It was amazing how Pit had instant waking skills, so he was pumped and ready for action in contrast to Dark Pit who was dragged out of the room with his pillow in his arms and still very much half-asleep.
From there, the rest of the Smashers would storm the room wondering why Master Hand hasn't turned the alarm off. From the screen they were projecting to the Goddesses and to the angels, it was easy to see why.
A previous Smasher requesting for assistance sent an SOS message. Only the newcomers were unaware of who he was sans the Goddesses due to having general knowledge of everyone who has ever participated in Smash. The Smasher was a wolf that looked to be from the same universe as Fox and Falco. When the two Star Fox members saw him, they were surprised at how defeated and tired he looked on screen. The background was very dark, the screen was almost going to go to static and Wolf had difficulty breathing. He growled as he used the remainder of his energy to call for help.
"Look you Smashers…you won't hear me saying this again…but backup is appreciated…Dream Galaxy has been infiltrated and the Luma in charge of this place has lost it…"
When Wolf said that, a lavender colored star appeared behind Wolf. Before Wolf could react, the Luma had twirled around and tackled Wolf and the screen effectively ending the communication.
The Smashers were silent trying to figure out what had just happened. Rosalina was far from pleased that the problem stemmed from one of her Lumas.
"Are Lumas that violent?" Pit asked. "Besides the ones you use here in Smash…"
"No." Rosalina murmured. "Just that one…that Luma…is the Guardian of Space and Dreams. Her name is Sparkle and as her title suggests she is under the Goddess of Love Ceres…that probably explains why she's acting out…"
"Can someone tell me what is going on with Wolf?" Fox asked immediately waking up after seeing his rival in danger. "Wolf isn't the type to ask for help…"
Rosalina looked over to Master Hand who wasn't happy at what the sandy haired Goddess was going to suggest. His brown eyes refused to look her way as she spoke.
"Michiko, I would request if you let me bring the Smashers to Dream Galaxy to assist Wolf."
"I don't want everyone going." Master Hand muttered. "This is your problem…"
"Hey, he's our friend!" Sonic declared not really putting himself in Master's shoes when saying that. "Fox, Falco…you two want to save your friend, right?"
"He's not our friend." Falco corrected.
"Yes." Fox answered.
"Fox, you don't speak for me…"
Sonic had a bad habit of rallying the other Smashers for a cause without thinking of the consequences. Mario at first wanted Master Hand to speak so they could all understand the situation, but as reckless as Sonic was…he made the situation so black and white. Dream Galaxy that was under a Luma's control was infiltrated and now the Luma is acting up and apparently injured Wolf. They needed to save Wolf now before anything else could happen. Rosalina admittingly was counting on one of the Smashers to be on her side to help her out. Dream Galaxy was an important landmark for the Queen of the Cosmos. She specifically had that Luma assigned there to avoid any troubles concerning dreams. There was already the Fountain of Dreams and it only took the Star Rod being misplaced a couple of times for misfortune to befall Smash Brothers Realm that could spread across the galaxy. While the Star Rod was kept in a safer place, Rosalina entrusted Sparkle to make sure that the dreams of others were safe after that particular incident. Now this happened and Rosalina had to wonder why she even bothered.
"Michiko, Palutena and I can handle the main problem with Dream Galaxy. Everyone else assisting can make things done before morning."
"That's the problem. Not everyone should go." Master told her harshly. "The assist trophies and those that are not Smashers cannot go. I won't allow it. And I'll be keeping Mr. Game and Watch, R.O.B. and Duck Hunt here. I need some security after all."
Rosalina was fine with this as long as the other Smashers were ready to forsake sleep just to deal with this quick issue.
"Don't worry guys. It won't take too long." Palutena promised the Smashers who weren't that pleased at having to leave the mansion for Wolf. "We can all go back to what we were doing afterward." She smirked seeing the irritated look that Ganondorf was giving the green haired Goddess. "Ganny, don't give me that look. It's not like anything got done with Rosalina in the room."
Rosalina wanted to hit Palutena with her wand at that moment, but refrained from doing so seeing as how Palutena was aiming to tease Ganondorf and not her for being a third wheel.
"Alright Rosalina. I apologize for anyone who does not want to leave. If Rosalina requests for your help, it is probably something important. I figured this out the more I have gotten to know her. As long as you guys don't get hurt out there…I think things will be fine. Bring Wolf back in one piece. If he were to return to Smash, he needs to be in top condition."
So in the end, Sonic's rallying and Rosalina's position gave the Smashers a chance to leave Smash Brothers Mansion and explore a place outside the realm. Palutena reassured everyone that things would be easy…but oh would she be wrong on that…
There was one problem with this rescue plan that Rosalina never considered when she took all the Smashers with her on the Comet Observatory.
Dream Galaxy wasn't that far from the Smash Brothers Realm. It was only ten minutes away if the Comet Observatory went at top speed. She only took it slow by the request of some Smashers who would get space sick should she move the Comet Observatory at the speed of light.
The problem was once she got to Dream Galaxy, there was a powerful barrier that blocked the Comet Observatory from entering. It wasn't just Rosalina that was being kept out of the small galaxy. Palutena could not enter either. Granted, she was back home safely in Skyworld, but her magic wouldn't be able to reach the Smashers once they were dropped off. The Queen of the Cosmos felt a dark presence hovering around the galaxy instead of the small purple Luma who was tasked with stabilizing Dream Galaxy. She feared that should she leave the task to the Smashers that they would fall prey to the darkness covering the galaxy. Unfortunately, the blackness covering the galaxy wasn't so obvious to the naked eye. Rosalina expected that besides Palutena and Ganondorf, only the angel twins, Zelda and possibly Shulk could see that trouble brewed ahead.
"What is it Rosalina?" Mario asked managing to catch Rosalina off guard. "Why aren't you going down?"
"…The Comet Observatory is currently being blocked by the system that is meant to shut out all spacecraft." The Goddess of Space explained. It was a half-truth as the machine was capable of rejecting any type of machinery from space. Rosalina was certain that she at least would be able to get through, but apparently whatever was stopping her was strong enough to keep a divine being out. "I will have to teleport everyone onto the surface to continue the mission without me…yet…"
Mario could see the worried look in her eyes despite remaining cool when danger approached. The Italian plumber smiled as he gave her thumbs up.
"You have nothing to worry about Rosalina. We can all handle whatever is down there."
"Yes but…"
Palutena sighed realizing too late that Pit was going to back up Mario before Rosalina explained her worries of the mission.
"Hey, you got the captain of the royal bodyguard here. We'll be fine!" Pit explained.
"Pit…" Palutena could be heard growling. "You do realize that I won't be able to communicate with you once you land."
"Oh…yeah…but I'll be fine. I have done missions without you before…"
"Thanks a lot Pit..."
Dark Pit and Marth could be heard snickering in the background at the light angel unintentionally insulting the green haired Goddess. Even the Robin twins were giggling in the background next to Shulk. The Monado boy wasn't looking very confident in the mission all of a sudden.
"Shulk…"
Alvis I know…I got a bad feeling about this…
"…At the very least…you can go down on Dream Galaxy despite the obvious anti-God barrier that has been put up."
That's what worries me. I know I'll be able to go down, but…why just me and not Rosalina or Palutena…I really have a bad feeling about this…
Shulk's doubts ended up coming true when Rosalina and Palutena teleported the Smashers to Dream Galaxy. Immediately there was something wrong with the planet that would make Wolf act out of character in the first place.
There was only one place where the two Goddesses could teleport everyone and that was in the town portion. Shulk was the first person to be teleported due to Rosalina prioritizing him over the other Smashers due to his status. As a result, he got to see what the town was about. Sadly…there wasn't much of a town.
The only info that they got from Wolf's SOS and Rosalina was an apparent invasion. Now this place was a ghost town. Shulk wondered what exactly a galaxy of dreams looked like. He recalled Meta Knight telling him how the Fountain of Dreams worked in his world and why it was so careless of Kirby to use the Star Rod as an item during Smash. Dream Galaxy so far was a desolate place surrounded in mist. Nothing seemed damaged, but the life force of the planet was missing…almost as if all life was zapped from this particular town. The only thing not dead was plant life, but not in a good way seeing as how some trees had fallen over on rooftops, vines were covering most of the location and beautiful white flowers were growing everywhere. While these flowers were beautiful, they would soon be proven to be extremely deadly.
After Shulk, it was Pit that was teleported to Dream Galaxy and who immediately noticed that something was off. After that, the Smashers came two by two. It was amazing how the two Goddesses could teleport everyone into such a small location despite some of the Smashers (Wario) refusing to move from the teleporter location. The Monado boy questioned why there was a teleporter when Rosalina could warp them anywhere, but it might have to do with the interference she was talking about in the first place.
Pit's eyes were looking ahead to the same purple star that was caught on video. This Luma looked the same like the ones Rosalina had. Purple Lumas were apparently rare according to Rosalina especially lavender ones like the one in front of them. This one overall had a different feel to it. Shulk couldn't put his finger on it, but he felt malicious intent coming from this particular Luma.
"Greetings! I am the Guardian of Space and Dreams…Sparkle…whee!" The purple Luma introduced herself as she did a little dance in the air. "I'll be your escort for you all…into the next life."
And right then and there did things go to hell incredibly fast. Pit's question that he had asked Rosalina had some merit seeing as how this Luma was incredibly powerful due to her magic. While spinning around didn't seem dangerous, Sparkle creating a black hole beneath where one of the Smashers was. The unfortunate Smasher was Rob who was confused at what was happening. He only screamed when he fell through the black hole and disappeared.
"Actually, I change my mind! I just need one of you to live! Bye now!"
"Hey! That's my brother! Get back here!" Robin shouted seeing Sparkle immediately turn around and fly off. At that moment was when all the flowers opened up and shot the pollen out into the mist. Pit's eyes widened as he immediately grabbed Dark Pit and covered his mouth.
"EVERYONE, HOLD YOUR BREATH!" Pit ordered as he took a deep breath and then pushed the dark angel to the ground so wouldn't inhale the pollen that shot up into the air.
Shulk and a few other Smashers were quick to react to Pit's orders, but it proved to be futile for everyone but the Monado boy. Smashers were coughing and wheezing at the sound. Those who inhaled too much of the pollen found themselves falling to the ground and quickly falling asleep. Shulk was confused how Kirby could fall asleep and have his sleeping cap magically pop up on his head.
Does this pollen have a sleeping effect? Shulk asked himself. Everyone is…
The pollen was not affecting everyone. Those who inhaled it, but didn't fall asleep were too busy trying to get the others to wake up from their slumber. Fox was desperately trying to wake up Sonic and Falco who had fallen asleep from the pollen. When he looked up though, his eyes widened at what he saw.
"Dad? Is that you? Hey!"
Pit wanted to get up and shout at Fox that there was nothing there, but he already dashed off into the mist leaving everyone behind. The same could be said for a few other Smashers like Olimar who obviously couldn't inhale the pollen due to wearing a space helmet, but the power of the pollen still affected him enough for him to hallucinate his family that he missed dearly.
The light angel attempted to keep Dark Pit on the ground, but upon hearing Lucas' voice calling out to his mother and brother and running off to chase after them only made things more difficult.
"Lucas!" Dark Pit cried out resulting in inhaling the pollen. "It's an illusion! Come back!"
It wasn't just Lucas that had the problem. Lucina was struggling to fight the desire to sleep. Robin had succumbed to the pollen and ended up falling to the ground with the Ylissean princess to catch her.
"Not…yet…have to…save…Rob…"
She went off to sleep after those words. Lucina heard a lullaby in her ears though. She smiled recognizing that it was what her mother sung to her when she was a child. It made her want to take a small nap.
"Luci, please don't go to sleep! Luci!"
Lucina sat down on the ground before closing her eyes and fell asleep while still sitting up. Dark Pit had pushed Pit off of him at this point to try and wake the female lord up. Looking at the other Smashers, they have either run off to chase after the illusion of the past or fallen into what might have been eternal sleep.
"Pit, what's going on?" Dark Pit asked with panic in his voice. "Why is everyone falling asleep? Why are they seeing things that aren't even there! How come you and me aren't affected by it!"
Pit wanted to say they were, but then realized that with how much pollen they had gotten on them at this point…it was odd how he didn't feel drowsy or wasn't hallucinating in any way.
"I guess…angels are immune to this." Pit said. "Lucky."
"Why did that Luma kidnap Rob?"
Pit frowned realizing that Shulk didn't end up like the other Smashers. This was a blessing obviously, but the brunette wished that the Homs would just faint like everyone else.
"I don't know the answer to that one…I just know it's not normal for a Luma to be so violent. If it's because she is under Ceres though…that might be the reason but…I recall Rosalina entrusted Sparkle to this small planet because she wasn't like that…"
"I want to know what happened to everyone!" Dark Pit shouted. "Lucas and Lucina…are they…"
"Everyone who is asleep will wake up if Sparkle wishes it." Pit explained. "However…those who hallucinate someone precious to them…it will be harder to snap them out of it."
"Are the flowers the cause?" Shulk questioned.
"Yes. The lotus flowers shoot out sleeping powder from the receptacle. One lotus flower will just make you drowsy at worst, but have a whole garden of them…like here in Dream Galaxy and you pretty much won't wake up again unless Sparkle wills it."
"No way…"
"I assume that the hallucination part comes from Sparkle's own powers instead of just the lotus' special ability. There is a reason why even Viridi will not have these flowers in her hub."
"Can we save them?" Dark Pit asked worried that his friends were as good as dead.
"Of course we can. We just need to catch that stupid Luma. Sparkle did something to Wolf, so we need to get info out of her. Besides…" He turned to Shulk with a grim expression. "Wolf brought up how Dream Galaxy has been infiltrated. This might explain why there isn't anyone around when according to Rosalina this is a place for people who want to get rid of their night frights and insomnia."
Shulk wanted to comment on Pit's knowledge of the planet that Rosalina failed to bring up, but maybe now wasn't a good time.
"If you want to know how I know this much…let's just say I have come here a lot to get rid of some of my own…problems…" The light angel confessed. "Now come on! Sparkle headed straight toward the castle."
"There's a castle here?"
"You ask so many questions Shulk…but yes. Sparkle and the people here tend to live in the castle and take requests for others here. The beds there are super comfy and the food is great due to how rich the fruit trees are…" Pit smiled thinking of the delicious fruits that were served to him that time he came here. He shook his head realizing he was getting off topic. "Let's go. I want to get things done before things take a turn for the worse. Lady Palutena won't be happy to see that Ganondorf fell for a hallucination…"
Dark Pit didn't even notice that he had vanished, but he was so distracted with his own friends that it never occurred to him the King of Evil could possibly be harmed by the powder.
In times like these did Pit wish that Palutena was around to be his navigator. Chasing after Sparkle proved to be a hassle in itself especially with just him, Dark Pit and Shulk. He could snark about how Shulk was slowing them down, but seeing as how Shulk was using Monado Speed and still not catching up with the purple star proved that they needed to think of something else.
Sparkle was heading toward a castle in the distance surrounded by the mist. The castle was on the outskirts of town and was barely visible. The closer they got though, the more things felt out of place and sent more shivers down Shulk's spine.
The castle was attacked by the plant life around the area. To Shulk, he felt like the forest was alive with how the vines wrapped around the castle walls. Lotus flowers grew on top of the vines but far apart from each other that said flowers were not on top of the thorns. The trees in the background surrounded in mist only made things appear more ominous.
"Is this really where that Luma went?" Dark Pit questioned. "I mean, that little star can go anywhere on this planet."
"There aren't that many places to go." Pit answered. "Plus a huge castle like this is the perfect hiding place. We'll probably need to split up and search all the rooms to make this go faster…"
Pit sounded unsure of himself when he said that though. He didn't tell the other two but the light that flashed randomly that got the Smashers stuck in the lotus-eater in the first place was slowly starting to affect him. Pit was certain he was immune after the first hit, but he kept hearing laughter in the back of his mind. Laughter he was all too familiar with…a memory was trying to escape him and regress him back to his childhood like the other Smashers. He was resisting and was wondering how long it would be before he succumbed to the same hallucinations as the others.
"Is that really a good decision?" Shulk questioned seeing how pale the light angel was. "You look ready to faint."
"I'm fine." Pit said quickly. "Stop worrying about me and worry about yourself."
Shulk rolled his eyes in response. Why would he bother being concerned for the white angel when he didn't want his pity?
"Dark Pit, what do you think about your twin's idea?"
The dark angel wasn't too thrilled with the idea of splitting up. The castle was creepy and the person who would be left alone would be subjected to being caught in a trap. If one of them were injured…there would be no way to contact them for help. The last thing Dark Pit wanted was an ambush that put him in an identical situation to Wolf who might have bit the dust when he sent the SOS.
"…It's not like we have a choice." Dark Pit admitted. "The minute one of us is in danger…we holler out for help." He glared at Pit as a response. "Don't let your ego get the best of you Pitstain. I know how you won't say anything just so Shulk won't have to come and get you."
"Excuse me?!"
Shulk snickered seeing the color of Pit's skin return to something normal.
"Well, we only need to split up once we get inside." Pit stated. "No need to do it out here."
That was if they could get through the vines blocking the way. Pit had no problem handing this with Palutena's bow. Taking the double blade, he sliced at the vines that were covering the gate. Shulk was the one that opened the gate with his strength. Pit then rushed ahead and cut the vines growing on the door. His eyes widened when he hit the lotus flower and pollen splattered on his face.
"Pit?!"
"I-I'm fine!" Pit shouted as he forced the door open. "This is nothing…"
As the trio made their way inside the castle, Pit knew they couldn't escape the idea of having to split up. The castle was at least four stories high and had many rooms and staircases that separated everything. Pit felt like he was in Dracula's castle, but the worse part was that Sparkle was in front of them and literally split into thirds upon seeing the Smashers before disappearing into the starry light.
"HEY! You don't get to do that!" Pit shouted. "Dammit!"
"She's up there!" Dark Pit stated as he pointed to a higher floor where Sparkle was hovering by. "And she's there too!"
"Only one of them is real." Shulk pointed out. "I'll chase the one that is up the stairs. Can you two take the others?"
"Of course!" Pit shouted. "Pittoo, be careful!"
"Don't call me that, Pitstain!"
Shulk took the Luma in front of him, Pit went to the one on the bottom and Dark Pit took the one that was hovering the second floor of the castle.
Pit immediately cursed going for the Luma at the bottom. This was the closest one, but also the Luma least likely to be the real one. This area was leading down into the dungeon of the castle where more lotuses lingered on the wall. He cursed as he continued to pursue the lavender Luma.
"Can you catch me?" He could hear the little star question before vanishing the minute Pit made it to the bottom floor. "Implying I'm the real one of course."
"Dammit…" Pit cursed seeing as how the dungeon was filled with nothing but the dangerous flowers. "I really wish I had something to burn these weeds…"
The angel captain heard a groan coming from one of the cells. Pit immediately noticed and charged toward the last cell.
"Wolf, is that you?"
It was indeed the leader of Star Wolf. He was chained to the wall of lotus flowers. He was unconscious but still alive at the very least. The light angel sighed in relief that one part of the mission was completed. Now it was about getting Wolf out.
"Wolf, I'll get you out. Just hang on."
The white angel froze though feeling a familiar presence behind him. He had his weapon out ready to fight the foe. Turning around, the brunette didn't realize that his heart stopped.
"W-What? Y-You! H-How?!"
Pit could only remember his conscious fading out after hearing the same sound echo through his ears.
In contrast, Dark Pit fared better at not encountering anybody in the castle. This was odd to the fifth seat of the royal bodyguards due to the fact that an empty castle with no enemies meant it was haunted. If the castle was haunted, it would explain the lotus eaters that preyed on the foolish people who stepped foot on the planet to succumb to the past and die from not taking care of themselves. Dark Pit never really liked those horror stories and he never wanted to be part of them in any shape or form.
It was why he felt more paranoid when he was alone without Pit or Shulk to watch his back. He felt like he was in a survivor horror game constantly looking over his shoulder to make sure no one was following him. If he heard footsteps, he immediately stopped wondering if it was a ghost, but seeing as there wasn't anyone around, he continued chasing after Sparkle.
This Luma ended up leading him into one of the many rooms in the castle. The black angel wondered why they were all numbered. Instead of going after Sparkle, he checked the other rooms and immediately shut the doors at what he saw. Every room wasn't medieval themed. Instead he would see modern technology that you would see in a Frankenstein movie combined with skeletons that had been in the room since the very beginning.
I really need to stop getting sidetracked. Dark Pit thought grimly to himself as he finally went into the room that had 69 marked on the door. The dark angel shook his head thinking how immature this Luma was for leading him into a room that had that particular number.
Compared to the other rooms, there was nothing out of place. In fact, this room looked normal…too normal for Pittoo's liking. In fact, he did not like how the room was the color of blood from the carpet to the walls and finally to the blanket. Underneath the blanket was white at the very least, but that wasn't making him feel any better. Sparkle wasn't even in the room despite obviously going through it.
"Man…is that stupid star hiding in the closet or something?" Dark Pit asked himself as he went over to the nearby closet and opened it. He gasped seeing a recognizable black robe hanging on the hanger. "W-Wait…this is Rob's stuff…didn't he fall into a black hole?"
Dark Pit jumped hearing the door close behind him. Immediately he rushed over and tried to open it and was sorely disappointed how it was locked from the outside.
"Oh crap…I'm locked in…"
The dark angel tried not to panic. Instead he tried to kick the door down. When that wasn't working due to the door being more durable than he imagined, he tried to mess with the doorknob and that only made the situation worse when he accidentally jammed it. Sighing in defeat, he went over to the bed and sat on it.
"Great…what am I going to do?"
Dark Pit flinched hearing some shuffling in the room that did not belong to him. He looked up to finally notice that there were lotus flowers growing on the ceiling. They were all closed, so he just thought it was part of the design until the flowers opened up and shot pollen down on him. Unlike Pit, this wouldn't effect the dark angel at all, but it wouldn't stop him from inhaling too much and coughing from it.
"Uhh…bleh…dammit…what is this…"
The dark angel wouldn't be hallucinating from the pollen, but he felt his body becoming numb. Realizing too late that he might be trapped, he tried to shout for help, but he was also starting to lose his voice.
"No…way…"
It was then did the door slowly open. Dark Pit couldn't be any happier seeing his older twin come into the room. However, the happy expression he had fell when Pit closed the door behind him. He saw the look in Pit's eyes. They were as pale as the other Smashers who fell into the lotus eater.
"Oh god Pit…no…"
What was Pit going to do to him while he was under the spell? Dark Pit couldn't call for him and the light angel was advancing toward him. A small gasp escaped his lips seeing the captain of the royal bodyguards crawl on top of him. A rather perverted smile escaped his lips as he sat in between Dark Pit's legs and then pushed him onto the mattress so he would be facing up at the ceiling.
"P-Pit…what are you-mmm!"
His heart started to beat at Pit suddenly giving him a fiery kiss. Dark Pit never kissed before…he wasn't interested in sex or romance for the matter. Pit had hammered him into his head that he needed to maintain his virginity in order to keep the powers that continued to flow through his body. He knew what the light angel was talking about and did just that. However, seeing Pit do this to him was…unexpected.
Pittoo's body tensed up even more as his older twin pulled away. Things only got worse from there when Pit started to undress him.
"P-Pit…s-stop…not…"
Dark Pit could only curse that the both of them probably fell for the trap the Luma set up. If only he was more careful he could get Pit to stop. He was at Pit's mercy though and his body was starting to heat up the more the light angel began to run his hand over his body before ripping off the black tunic that was shielding him from bare hands touching his chest.
"Ahh! Pit…d-don't…not…now…"
He said "not now" instead of "don't even think about it" only because the dark angel in the back of his mind knew that if there was anyone who would be his first time, it would be either Pit or Lucina…he desired Pit more than the Ylissean princess only because he knew Pit longer and trusted him…but in this situation…he started to have second doubts. Or not seeing as how his mind was becoming a mess with how Pit was laying kisses on his body and biting down on his neck.
"Pit…" He ended up moaning before feeling his boxers being pulled down. "Pit…Pit…"
The light angel didn't respond. He was unable to, and the only way he could communicate was with actions. He smiled as he made Dark Pit forget about the mission they were on in the first place and succumb to the temptation of the first time.
With Shulk's attention on Sparkle, he failed to realize what had happened to the angel twins as he ran deeper into the castle. He was certain that he was almost to the throne room where the lavender Luma was heading. Gripping the Monado's hilt, Shulk removed the blade from his back in order to slice the door to the throne room in half. The obvious magic that was surrounding the door was no match for the seer as the door slid off diagonally. The Monado boy didn't put his sword down. He charged the room with his sword pointed to the lavender Luma.
"Where is Rob?" Was the first thing that came out of Shulk's mouth. "Answer me!"
"Wahhhh! I didn't do this on my own free will! I would be killed if I didn't do it!" Sparkle cried out as she disappeared before Shulk could do anything.
"Hey, wait!" Shulk shouted intending to run out again and pursue the little star again. He stopped noticing there was someone in the room. "Is anyone else in here?"
Shulk's eyes widened seeing that there was someone but…
"R-Rob…you were here…what are you…"
The seer's cheeks were burning at this point seeing his roommate. Rob was safe and that should have made him feel relieved, but there was something wrong with him. Rob stepped out of the shadows. He didn't respond to his name being called. On closer inspection, his eyes lost all color as he looked down on the floor. Shulk's attention was to his outfit.
Exotic was one way to put the outfit…given it was a dress from another region. Shulk couldn't put his finger on what culture the outfit was on except it wasn't Greek. The main feature of the outfit was that the sari was wrapped around the waist to make it seem like a dress. The upper portion of the outfit was tight enough that his nipples were visible. The best part was that because of how small the upper portion was Rob's thin belly was visible. The color of the attire was pink…like a lovely princess…even though Shulk personally thought that purple suited Rob better. Then again…he could have been a belly dancer with the outfit.
"R-Rob…"
Rob didn't respond…but he did walk up to him slowly. Each step was careful as if something was controlling him like a marionette. Shulk didn't notice too much seeing as how his entire body was on fire when Rob rested his head against his chest.
"W-W-W-What…"
Still no response, but Shulk felt his mind becoming blank. He nearly dropped the Monado in the moment and the only reason that he snapped out of the daze he was in was because of the voice that came out of the Monado.
"Shulk, focus! There is someone here!"
The blond ended up holding onto Rob with the hand that wasn't holding the Monado when an evil laughter filled the room. It was then did a figure slowly appear in front of him…and oh did Shulk get this horrible vibe when the man made his appearance.
"It can't be! Zanza?!"
Me: TBC with 11406 words.
Li: That cliffhanger…
Me: Well, you know me, and since I have a bad habit of Shulk's visions coming true…things might not end so well. Notes!
1. Shulk's dreams are of stories that have happened in previous timelines. The three stories that are brought up are Arena Woes, Shopping Strip (I haven't started this as of this story) and ID: Control. Super Smash Arena overall wasn't a nice timeline for Rob, Shulk and Pit and will constantly be referenced. Arena Woes as you know has that slime monster…and Shopping Strip foreshadows how extreme the situation was. ID: Control...well you already know Rob gets possessed by the Swamp Witch but only after breaking him first. Given that Diamond is the one influencing Shulk's dreams…you can see what he's aiming for in this particular timeline.
2. The way Diamond is holding Rob is a reference to the Killing Joke from Batman...you know that stupid controversy of SJWs not knowing what the fuck they're talking about when it came with Joker's treatment of Batgirl (because the villain apparently can't treat women terribly…the stupidity of people I swear).
3. And here I casually make a reference to Your Hom is in Another Castle. Let's be honest. All the jokes about Bowser kidnapping Shulk before it seriously happens is only funny foreshadowing of what's to come given how Daedalus made the joke too in Clockwork Galaxy. I also used this as a joke based on Tumblr pictures of people having too much fun with the snapshots and taking pictures of Bowser and Shulk. Also the idea of K catching Pit's arrow is from another picture I saw where Palutena gave Pit the idea of using the Cupid's Arrow and then either K catches it and tries to drag Wario over to Pit or Pit hits Wario and DK and they fall in love (and Palutena gives the look that he's not allowed to interfere).
4. I guess I should bring up that Rosalina bringing up the incident in Nightmare would no longer make the story a true filler if Rosalina felt that the best way to prevent an incident like Nightmare from happening again is to simply give her strongest Luma that is under Ceres' command the control over dreams instead of relying on the Star Rod seeing as how fragile it is. Seeing as how Diamond is aware of the timelines, but Rosalina is not aware of him yet, he uses her knowledge of previous timelines to create a conflict. Sparkle isn't a reliable Luma due to not having absolute faith in Rosalina. There is also the fact Rosalina should not be mentioning previous timelines, but this can be interpreted in two ways. One is this is Rosalina's mind we are peeking in when we see this line and the other is that if you are not aware of the timelines, then it would seem like Nightmare and Dream Galaxy took place in the same timeline (which it doesn't).
5. The lotus eaters are what was used in The Odyssey except here these flowers are powered by Sparkle to protect Dream Galaxy. Seeing as how she's being blackmailed to hurt others to save her own life, she is now using it to either put people in eternal sleep or using the hallucination properties to make people remember happy moments of the past or present. No one is completely immune to these as Pit implied with how Viridi won't be caught having these flowers around her place. Divine beings, angels and demons have a higher immunity to the lotus than everyone else but as shown in the chapter, Shulk is implied to have succumbed just slightly if he's picturing Zanza in the room and Pit well…yeah…
6. Speaking of Pit…I know I brought up how Daedalus wasn't allowed to show up until Clockwork Galaxy and he technically is the one that overdosed Pit to where he can be controlled against his will in the same vain as Rob at the end of the chapter. However I realized that Daedalus is casually brought up in Snowy Night Galaxy but is never referred to by name therefore I can have him appear as long as he doesn't talk.
7. The outfit Rob is wearing is Parvati from Hindu mythology. Now since the theme is obviously Celtic, it will say a lot about the villain of this story and the fact he's probably not refined in taste. A sari is a South Asian garment and can be revealing depending on how it's worn.
That's it. Reviews are appreciated. Ja ne!