(A/N: Heyaaa! So sorry to be gone for so long. I lost my writing bug and caught the video game one, so writing and mojo have been low lately.

Despite not having the mojo to put out the good quality stuff I prefer to post, after coming back and checking the reviews I found so many amazing people and really heartwarming stuff that I told myself "Self! You gotta put at least something out for these people!" and forced myself to sit down and hammer something out.

I do apologize again for the long break, and again for the poor quality of this little short. Everyone's OoC, and I tossed in Ket and Cor from the Florida drabbles to spice it up a bit plotwise. Those two were sent out to find some Rhesus Titan Hybrids that had managed to get out of the Woven Zone, and invited the Huntik Team to take some downtime while they hunted down and gathered the scamps up. Go check out my Florida fic to learn more about them and their little powers.

And yes, fun fact, Florida has monkeys! Because some dumbass released them from a movie set!

Anyway, have some hammock!Zhalia because I love my hammock. Cheers, mates!)

Vacation, pt 1

(Florida Tie-In)

To be totally honest, the day couldn't get much better.

Crisp spring water lapped gently at the edge of the camp as the river flowed by, the movement generating soft breezes. The trees provided shade and trapped the cool air under the branches, while beams of warm sunlight shot through in patches to chase away any chill.

And the Huntik team had the pleasure of calling the spot theirs for a few peaceful days of rest and relaxation. Plus a few friends, of course.

"Owch!" Dante looked up from his book at the exclamation and couldn't help the grin that edged his lips. Ket and Cor, both members of the Flordia Foundation team, pushed through the low brush hiding the campsite. A small, gangly-limbed form was hanging off Ket's back, and it currently had a fistful of her hair as an anchor point. "Next time, you carry him!"

Cor quickly picked up the closest object he could find and gestured to it. "But I'm carrying the…the camp chairs."

His counterpart let out a grumbled retort, only to be cut off by a long-fingered hand jamming itself into her mouth and a high pitched, chittering warble as the baby Rhesus monkey in her care decided to investigate her teeth.

"Check out the new Team Florida member!" Lok laughed at the sight, pointing it out to Sophie with one hand while he kept a firm grip on his guitar with the other. The young Seeker's gentle melodies had become as natural a sound in the camp as the rippling of the river beside them, and Den and Harrison both looked up when the music stopped.

Sophie let out a barely repressed squeal when she realized what her boyfriend was pointing at. "Oh my goodness! It's so cute!" In a flash she was beside the frustrated Mucu seer, her fingers itching to reach out to the baby creature. "Can…I mean, would it be alright…?"

Ket shrugged as best she could as the childlike Rhesus clambered under her arm to hang off her chest, nuzzling its face into her neck. The change in position revealed the hybrid's royal purple harness and green gem on it's back. "If Bo wants to, sure." Cor also nodded his consent, already setting his pilfered chair down and settling in. "He's a little nervous. Running off from the Zone and being separated can really freak these guys out."

Off to the side, Den leaned over and put his head together with his brother. Both had their feet dangling in the river's water, cooling down from setting up the tents. "Hey…do you think that means there's regular Titans here too?" Despite it being their first day of a mini vacation after several missions in the States, the boy was already itching for something to do.

Harrison tilted his head back to get a look at the baby monkey hybrid. Bo, as Ket had called it, was tentatively taking an apple slice from Sophie while the Casterwill listened to the Mucu woman describing the Abo-itilo Titan's habits.

"I donno." The younger twin turned back and squinted across the river. He could see movement, but couldn't make the source out through the sunlight bouncing off the water. A cheeky smirk was growing on his face. "We could always find out though."

The boys made it to the edge of camp, scampering off like excited puppies, before Dante's voice cut them off. "Hey, slow down you two. This isn't like Venice. You need to take someone with you."

With everyone else already occupied, Den and Harrison turned to the last member of the Foundation team.

Zhalia was comfortable. That was the best way to put it. The gentle breeze from the river occasionally rocked her hammock, and the dappled sunlight scattered across her legs gave her just the right amount of warmth while the shade across her face was just right to keep her cool. Gareon was curled up on her stomach and purring contentedly, a soothing rumble through her fingertips. She was already on the edge of dozing when two voices cut through the peaceful atmosphere.

"Zeeeee! Come look for Titans with us!"

The woman took a deep breath and cracked open one eye. Yep. The twins were there, peering into her hammock with a mix of puppy dog eyes and bored, come onnnnnn expressions.

Her answer was short.

"Nope."

Harrison groaned and slumped his shoulders dramatically. "Why nooot?"

Den followed suit, but instead of a slump of defeat he put his fists on his hips. "Yeah, why not?"

Zhalia let the breath out with a sigh that she used to think was only reserved for parents of small children as she closed her eye again and settled back once more. "I'm on vacation."

"But you're a Seeker! Show some Seeker spirit!" Den prodded the tense edge of the hammock, setting it swinging slightly. "Where's that fire, Zee?"

"I left it at the post-mission briefing." Zhalia muttered. The swaying was nice. "Because you know what?"

Harrison's eyes narrowed. "What?"

"I am on…vacation."

The two boys groaned in frustration and slumped off. Zhalia let a small smile flit across her lips before she gave Gareon a scratch behind his dorsal spines and laid her forearm over her eyes.

Ahhhh. Vacation. Finally.

As Lok's strumming started up again and Sophie's gentle cooing at Bo became one with the sounds of the world again, Zhalia quite happily resigned herself to a very lazy afternoon.

Until Cor, the Ocoto shaman of Hearing, let out a sudden stifled laugh and leaned over to his Mucu counterpart. Just loud enough for Zhalia to hear he said a single, foreboding sentence, laughter in his voice.

"Sounds like those two have a really bad idea."

Zhalia's eyes flared open just in time for Gareon to let out a startled yowl and leap away. It was the last warning she got before hands seized the side of her hammock and yanked upwards, effectively dumping her on the ground.

"Let's go look for Titans!"

The response the twins got was a snarled string of curses, a Touchram that flung them head over heels into the cold spring water of the river, and a single shouted answer:

"Fine! Start with the ones in the water! I'm on bloody vacation!"

(A/N: And in a few days, I'll be on vacation too! I finish my college course on Wednesday so I hope I'll have more time to rewatch some Huntik, get the bug again, and do some proper writing!

Love you lot! Thanks so much for reading my stuff! Cheers, mate!)