Authors Note: So, I surrendered in a bet against GintaxAlvissforever during the smash tourney CEO. Now, I have to write a Shulk/Male Robin fic and make it canon to my universe. For those who don't know, Shulk and Rob are the most minor characters amongst my side characters. Mostly because I usually have nothing for them, I don't have much knowledge of Xenoblade Chronicles, and I don't care for yaoi. However, since I lost the bet, I have to write this story for Ginta. It's not too bad, but now I know never to do bets ever again. Anyway, enjoy all you Shobin fans. I know there's a lot of you.

All the Smashers just got done participating at a tournament. There was a prize this time around. The winner of the tournament would win a week vacation to any place of their choosing. Mario was the winner and Shulk was the runner up (followed by Bayonetta getting third place, but let's not talk about how salty she was about that). Shulk felt disappointed. He gave it his all going through a lot of hard opponents that he had never been able to beat before including Sheik, Dark Pit, Rosalina and Bayonetta. He felt angry that he got so far in the tournament and had the momentum when going into grand finals on the loser's side, only to get destroyed by Mario. While winner's finals went to last stock, last hit situation, grand finals was a complete failure in Shulk's eyes. He won the first two matches only for Mario to reverse 3-0 him in the most humiliating ways possible. The Monado boy didn't want to deal with anyone's mockery after he died at zero percent at the top of the stage. Only Sonic had his sympathy there to be fair, but everyone else were starting to wonder if Mario was secretly on the grind. Rob was waiting outside and sees his boyfriend with a disappointed look on his face.

"It's okay Shulk. You did everything you can." Rob puts his hand on Shulk's shoulder trying to comfort him.

"I know, but I really wanted to win that vacation for us. I messed up so hard. I came close each match and I couldn't get the job done." Shulk sighed. "If I just concentrated…then I would have been able to reset the bracket…uh…I feel stupid for letting that happen to me."

"Well, I didn't expect everyone to get freed up by Mario. I honestly expected Bayonetta to win, but I guess if you put your mind to it, you can beat her after all. It looks like Mario really wanted to win this vacation."

Mario came running out of the mansion wearing a Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses, swimming trunks, and a straw hat. He had suitcases in both of his hand.

"Yahoo! See you later suckers! Peach and I are going to have a real vacation this time! We're out of here!"

Mario kept running cheering for joy. Peach came running behind Mario wearing a pink one piece swimsuit, her parasol, and had two suitcases in her hand. "Mario! Wait for me!"

"Way to show some good sportsmanship there Mario." Rob said to himself sarcastically.

Shulk sighed again. Mario really didn't have to rub salt on the wounds. "I'm sorry Rob. I wanted to win that vacation for us."

"Don't worry about it Shulk. I'm not the one to go on fancy vacations anyway.

Rob wasn't exactly truthful in this situation. Truth be told, he had given the hint that he wanted to go somewhere for relaxation. Shulk had gotten his hopes up with his wonderful performance, but Mario was still the veteran fighter for a reason. Shulk messed up on so many confirms when he was pressured that it hurt to watch at some points. Rob was hiding his disappointment well, but Shulk would continue to visibly sulk. The tactician shook his head as he tried to cling to his arm knowing full well that Shulk wasn't really in the mood for it.

"Come on…let's go back to my room…sis isn't going to be in for a while…"

His voice was rather seductive. Shulk gulped at the tone he was using, but all he could do was comply. Chances were that nothing would happen, but the point of Rob even lowering his tone was for Shulk to forget his loss.

"…Okay…"

In the Underworld, all the demons were just sitting around playing card games with each other. Hades came in and greeted all of his demons.

"Good evening everyone!" Hades greeted with glee.

"Evening Lord Hades." All the demons bowed down to Hades.

"Lord Hades, what's the agenda for today?" Reaper asked.

"I'm trying to think of a new plan to capture that dragon prince's soul. Capturing him directly didn't go as well as planned, and sending those demons to go after his sister is taking longer than intended…so, I think a hostage to lure him to me will be a better option. Now, who can I use to lure him to me?" Hades wondered. Hades looked at his portal to the Smash Mansion to see who can be his hostage. He's sees Rob who was walking back to the mansion with Shulk. "Hmm, that guy looks like he's related to the other tactician."

"He looks pretty weak. Maybe we can use him to give us the dragon prince's soul." Reaper said.

"Yes. Yes! That's a perfect idea Reaper! Alright boys, we got ourselves a plan!" Hades smiled devilishly.

"Yes Lord Hades!" All the demons stood up in attention.

Hades points to Rob in the portal. "This guy right here is our ticket to getting that pure soul! So everyone prepare yourselves! We're kidnapping another victim! We're going to win this time! No setbacks!" Hades pumped up his army and they all cheered for him.

Four days have passed and it was nighttime again. Shulk had told Rob that he was going back to his world for something important. Shulk wasn't really clear on why he left, but Rob understood that Shulk didn't need to tell him everything. Rob was sitting down outside under a tree reading an encyclopedia about monsters. He felt a little worried about Shulk not coming back for a few days for many reasons. Shulk was still upset about losing that tournament and not getting the vacation with Rob. He left on a bad note that it almost seemed like he was avoiding Rob with how he was acting. Rob sighed to himself the more he thought about it. He needed to trust Shulk, but at the same time, he wanted to know what was so important that he didn't return after a day. In the back of his mind, he had a good idea why Shulk didn't come back on time, but he kept those thoughts to himself. He was better off just reading and waiting for his boyfriend to return. Corrin would soon show up and walk up toward Rob is a big smile on his face. The dragon prince looked like he got a special treat from a certain someone, but Rob would keep his snarky comment to himself.

"Hey Rob! What are you doing out here all by yourself?" Corrin asked.

"I'm trying to read Corrin." Rob didn't look at Corrin. He wasn't in the mood to talk to the Nohrian Prince. "If you don't have anything interesting to say, you can leave."

Corrin seemed to ignore that last part and just started blabbering away. "I just came from shopping with Cere! It was wonderful! Cere bought this really beautiful dress! It look really nice! I couldn't help but just stare at how amazing she looked in it!" Corrin fawned over the Umbra Witch.

"Mmmhmm. Sounds nice." Rob said in a very uninterested voice.

Corrin took a seat right next to Rob. "I can't tell you how happy I am that Cere and I are finally together. When I first came into this world, I wasn't expecting to fall in love with anybody. Then Cere came along and everything changed. I never felt like I had my own life. I was always being told what to do. I never had the chance to do what I wanted to do. Cere helped me feel comfortable with being myself. I was able to speak for my own. She made me feel...free."

Rob was listening to Corrin. However, he didn't bother to give Corrin any attention. He just wanted to continue reading. He had a hard time sympathizing with others in a relationship despite being in one. It had to do with his self-esteem issues and how he viewed himself next to Shulk. If he was more open, he would have said how happy he was for Corrin, but in the end, the only thing that came out of his mouth was a simple, "I see."

"We've been through a lot together. I know there was that situation where she insulted my mother and used me when we first met. That really did hurt me a lot. Cere did promise that she'll never hurt me again. I trust her. We're going to take our relationship one step at a time. I know things will go well for the both of us."

It was like Corrin was living in a fairytale and it was adorable to see. Rob was grounded to reality unfortunately, so he had to ask himself if the relationship was capable of lasting long. Granted, he can look at all the odd couples in the mansion and see how stable they all were. Corrin and Bayonetta honestly weren't any different. In fact, Rob could see that Bayonetta had been trying to improve her personality. She was able to hold a conversation with his sister despite nearly killing her that one time. Bayonetta seemed to have lowered herself to everyone's level to give the feeling that they were equal to her…and it seemed to be working. Of course, Rob could just say it was probably because Master Hand told Bayonetta to tone it don, but what did he know?

"Corrin, I have a question. How are you so confident that Bayonetta won't hurt you again?"

Corrin gave him a confused look. "Huh?"

"She basically used you for her own benefits. Not only that, but she insulted your family. How are you so sure that everything will just be alright between you two?"

"B-Because she promised me…" Corrin started but Rob interrupted her.

"That's just her words. How do you know if she'll keep her promise? She doesn't seem to be the type."

Rob was cursing to himself how terrible he was being at the moment. It didn't make him feel too good to trample on Corrin's good mood when he wanted to start a conversation with him. Corrin was pondering the tactician's question though.

"…I believe her." Corrin answered. "There really…isn't any other reason."

"…Are you for real?"

"I love Cere though. She loves me…what else could I ask for? If something comes our way…I"m sure we'll overcome it." Corrin answered truthfully.

"…You know she's probably only interested in you because of what's underneath…" Rob muttered darkly.

"Huh?"

"Watch her leave you after she gets that…"

"Rob...are you…projecting?"

Rob flinched at the word used but he shook his head. "There's nothing worth projecting. I've been in a relationship with Shulk for a while…"

"You told me that…but why don't you trust your own partner like I do with Cere?"

"I'm trying to be realistic…"

"It's okay to indulge in a fantasy every once in a while." The Nohrian prince hummed as he patted him on the back. Rob glared at him as a response but he didn't smack his hand away. "I know you're very happy with Shulk, but I think you just need to trust in him more."

"Oh…"

"You know…I can tell if someone is honest when I rub their face." Corrin said as a matter of fact statement. "Shulk is a very honest man…"

"Why were you touching my man?!"

"Oh! That was when I first got here! It wasn't recent I swear!" Corrin realized he was digging himself deeper and decided to end it. "What I'm trying to say is…you don't…need to be like me. I'm super happy and I'm probably being dumb because of it, but since you and Shulk have known each other longer…just show faith more. Shulk loves you very much."

Corrin was right. Shulk does love Rob very much. Rob just had some difficulties trying to figure out why Shulk loves him. He still didn't quite understand. There are so many better options back in Shulk's world that Shulk could have chosen from and he picked Rob. Rob could only consider himself lucky. "Yeah..."

"I should go back inside. Sister is probably worried about me. I'll see you later Rob." Corrin gets up and walks back to the mansion.

Rob was now alone. Corrin's words about how he should be more confident about his relationship with Shulk lingered inside of his head. A small smile escaped his lips thinking how dumb Corrin was, but his answer left his heart at ease just slightly. When Shulk returned, he probably won't need to badger him as much as he thought. As Rob tried to get back to his reading, Hades appeared in front of Rob.

"Hello there, Tactician." Hades greeted.

Rob looked around to see where the voice came from. He looked confused seeing as how he didn't see anybody. "Is someone here? I could've sworn someone said something to me."

"Right in front of you. Hello there. I'm Hades, King of the Underworld. The sexiest being on the planet. Unfortunately you can't see my amazing body because of that damn angel Pit!"

"Pit? How do you know about it?"

"I come from his world. This actually isn't my first time visiting this world. My demons came to wreak havoc, I had a nice reunion with Pit, and I also got to meet your sister. "Lovely" woman by the way." Hades cringed remember Robin's escapade with his tentacle demon.

"Is there a reason you came here today?"

"Why yes. You're friends with the dragon prince right?"

Rob didn't really think of Corrin as a friend. He was more of an acquaintance than anything else. "I never really thought about it. Uh, I guess you can say we're friends."

"Well, I will like a little wager with you. You see, I need a pure soul in order for my body to reform. That dragon prince is the only one in this world with that pure soul. If you can bring him to me, I can give you everything you could ever ask for."

Rob may not have been able to see him, but he still gave him a look like he was an absolute idiot. "Wow…it's not like I've ever heard every single super villain tries to bribe the protagonist with empty promises like that." Rob said sarcastically as he rolled his eyes.

"Come on. I'm not like every other villain. Just hand over the dragon and everything will run smoothly."

"How about you find some other sucker to bribe? You're not getting Corrin from me. I'm not that desperate for anything." Rob grabbed his booked and walked away from Hades.

Hades snapped his fingers and four demons came emerging from the ground. All the demons went after Rob and lunged at him. Rob tried to pull out of the demon's grasp, but he wasn't strong enough. He cursed under his breath how he couldn't reach out and grab his tome to knock them away.

"Why must you make this difficult? Talking never gets anything done. It's better to just take action. You're coming with me Tactician."

Hades and the demons go back down to the Underworld dragging Rob down with them. If his mind didn't shut down, he would have screamed for help. Corrin should have still been nearby, so he would have been able to hear his friend's cry. Unfortunately, he lost his chance to get help, and now he was paying for it.