"It's just a so strange, Yosh," Ness continued, as they had sat down at the table. The room they had been given had a different theme from their friend's, it was one of fruit designs instead. A bowl of fruit garnished the table top, and Yoshi had began eating it.
"I don't see the big deal, really," Yoahi replied, a whole melon sliding down his throat with ease, "You yourself are a psychic. I'm actually surprised you find it surprising."
Ness removed a banana from the bowl and had begun to peel it, "It's not the 'psychic thing' that concerns me," Ness replied, "In fact, that's probably what I find most normal about Dipper. It's how the psychic thing started that gets me. It's how it works too."
"What do you mean by 'most normal'," Yoshi asked through mouthfuls.
"They are Brawlers, Yoshi," Ness replied simply, as he took a bite of the banana, "It was only time before they had some abilities. What I don't get though is how that book had unlocked Dipper's...I've never seen anything like it."
"You're thinking WAAY too far into this," Yoshi simply replied, licking his mouth, "maybe not all psychics are like you are."
"That thing on his head," Ness stated, "He had said it was a birthmark, earlier tonight."
"Alright, Ness," Yoshi said, standing up and placing the bowl on the counter, "Now I know you need some sleep. You need to just stop thinking about this for a while. We can ask Mario and Luigi if they know about this tomorrow." Yoshi had gestured Ness to the bed, as he took his spot in his own bed. Ness continued to stare in a spaced-out manor at the table, until he had gotten up to thrown out his banana into the garbage.
"I gotta go do something first," Ness said finally, as he began putting his sneakers back on.
"Come on, Ness," Yoshi replied, "Just leave it alone."
Ness had ignored him as he headed for the door, "Don't worry," he said, "I'm just going to go for a walk. I really need some fresh air."
Yoshi squinted at him, trying to figure out if he was telling the truth, "Well...", he thought, "Okay then... but you better be back really soon."
"I will be," Ness said as he opened the door.
"And you better not be going to bother Dipper and Luke," Yoshi called out. The door had shut.
Luke had made is way down the staircase to floor 2, the level of Fort Eggshell's food court and Laundry centre. It had taken Luke much longer than first expected, what with him getting lost along the way, but he had only arrived but a few minutes after he had left.
'At least I know how to get back now,' Luke thought to himself, reassuringly. He imagined the hallways must be much more full in the mornings. Down every hallway he had spotted a different Yoshi both with a unique size and colour. He held a mound of clothes, both his and his tired friend's (it smelled to him strangely of baby wipes). He felt his situation was very similar to the description of being an M&M in a bowl of Smarties; being the only human he had spotted in the entire area so far.
Regardless, he a made his way to the laundry room, placing the clothes into one entire load. Strangely enough, the laundry room seemed to be the least populated area in the entire building, though it's size was of one of the grander compared to the other rooms he had encountered. He had made himself a cup of tea while he waited for the now clean clothes to dry, the nearby supplies for it on a counter for guests.
He had sat alone in quiet, listening and watching the revolving swirl of clothes as it spun round and round in front of him. He hummed to himself, music he had once listened to with the Professor, and had once even played along side him. He had a longing to practice the violin, but then realized the issues of greater importance that now lie in front of him.
The Professor was missing. London was but worlds of walking away.
He had now been way too far into this, now deemed something known as a 'Brawler' by his new friends. He could not fight. He was now the weakest of the group by a landslide, his new friend gaining the unknown to destroy an entire creature in one blow. He thought of how useless he had been in the fight. How he got knocked down right at the very beginning. He thought of how much he really needed Dipper's ability if he had wanted to confront where those creatures had originated.
He would have to learn a new trick, one to give him even the slightest chance if they encountered something like that again.
His hands trembled at the thought of even going further into something so big; something that involved the forces of so many worlds to even have a chance at stopping. He had lifted the cup to his mouth, only to find nothing left to drink. He hadn't realized until then that he had drank all of it during his thinking session, and also that the laundry had stopped nearly ten minutes ago.
He placed the cup into the dirty cup wrack, and removed the warm, dry laundry (It still smelled strongly of baby wipes). The walk back to the room had all been in a haze from then on.
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The night had taken a drastic change for temperature, he had noticed, as he braced the icy winds of the outdoors. He continued to wait, though; soon the person he was waiting for would make an appearance. He had some information he needed to discuss to somebody, and badly. Things had taken a strange turn that he hadn't expected to happen in a million years. This person was the only other person that might know a little more on this subject than him.
He heard the footsteps behind him. He was here now. He felt his presence.
"Ness," the voice had called out to him from behind, causing him to scream, "Shouldn't you be sleeping right now?"
Ness was recovering from the startle of the person coming from behind,"Ha ha, very funny, Lucas," he replied, crossing his arms, "You really got me."
"I try," Lucas replied with a smile, "Now...what the heck did you call me here for?"
"Look, I'm really sorry to have bothered you and Pit's mission at Overworld Base, but I found some new Brawlers," Ness replied, "I felt I had to tell you."
"Who are they", Lucas asked, "And why is this so important?"
"Luke Triton and Dipper Pines," Ness had replied.
"Pines," Lucas repeated with familiarity, "I've heard of another Pines from somewhere..."
"You probably heard about his sister," Ness replied, "She was taken, but that's not what the most important thing is right now. The thing is... I think I found what Jeff had mentioned earlier!"
"You think so," Lucas asked with surprise.
"Yeah," Ness confirmed, "I think I found the key to beating the Shadow Bugs!"
