A/N: Aquarium on Sunday~ I'm so excited~

to Roksu: Hmm...there's a Roksu on aarinfantasy... haha. It's easy to forget Kraden, even though his presence seems so that he would become a main character. Imagine him fighting. I was so looking forward to being rid of him. But there he was. Well, they tried to hint at it in the second game, with Jasmine being all blushy over the mention of Robin even though that was -completely the wrong moment to be blushy over such things-. She's inconsiderate, brash, unintelligent, ill-mannered, ill-tempered...she's a complete opposite of Robin. And opposites only attract when it comes to magnetic poles. And when Robin said he did miss her, it seemed so nonchalant but that's what I love about him. With his personality, he's just perfect for Ivan. And I did like Gerald with Jasmine before, but now she just deserves to fall into a vortex and get ripped to shreds (too much?). I really was not expecting the slowed aging process. And I think they need to go into the whole...Dora not getting hit with that. I mean, she's got to grow old and watch her husband and son not age. Oh well. If Camelot will not do it, then I must.

Anyway...short chapter. I think this heatwave is getting to me.

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Port

Gerald steps through the door, almost knocking over an old couple as he waves the tickets in the air, grinning brightly, "I got them."

"He seems…particularly chipper, considering what happened the last time we were on this ship." Ivan sighs, looking away from him to the large ship looming overhead. The shouts of the crew carried down to us—cheerful and angry alike—as they prepared for the journey ahead. This time, there weren't as many warriors waiting to board the ship but the crew wore cutlasses at their waists, one even had a broadsword strapped to his back.

"Maybe he's forgotten." I shrug, "Since we defeated the Kraken…he probably doesn't think there will be any problems this time around."

"And you?"

I chuckle, "I'd rather take the long way around but if it can be avoided, we might as well take the ship across. Besides, I'd like to give my regards to the captain—if he remembers us."

Gerald hands Mary the tickets for safe keeping, beating his feet against his breastplate. It thudded dully and he grinned, "Why wouldn't he remember us? We saved his ship and crew."

"We did have help, Gerald…" Mary smiles gently, shaking her head.

"Look what the cat dragged in." A voice booms behind me and I turn to see Sean and Ouranos heading our way. They looked much the way they did the first time we met aboard the ship but without their armor. Sean grins, "I didn't expect to see you kids come through here a second time. Haven't you had your fill of danger for one lifetime?"

"It's not like we go looking for trouble…" Gerald grumbles a little, rubbing his arm and glancing at Mary.

Ouranos nods, "Aye, aye. This guy insisted we give this ship another chance. It's bad luck, I tell ya—we're riding on a cursed ship. We'll get to the same place going around. Maybe we'll find some treasure along the way or some damsel in distress."

Mary looks to him, an eyebrow raised under her bangs. "How often do you come across such distressing damsels?"

"Not as often as I'd like." He waves his hand, "Look at that water—it looks like it's ready to open up and swallow the ship whole. It's just waiting until everyone lets their guard down."

Sean pats his shoulder, "Now now, let's get out tickets so we can board and sail across that misleading water." He shakes his head, smiling, "We'll see you kids onboard."

"Well this is quite the coincidence." Ivan whispers as they go.

I smile, "I don't believe in coincidences."

"Maybe they're stalking us."

"Don't you think that if they had been following us, we would have sensed it?" Mary loops her arm through his, "Come on; let's board the ship before they decide to leave without us." He protests for a moment but lets her pull him to the docks.

"It's a good thing Mary came with us. Maybe he'll behave better this time around." With a sigh, I shield my eyes, gazing at the still waters. The sun reflects off the surface, glinting a little too brightly.

"Robin? Gerald and Mary are boarding now, we should go." He stands at the shoreline, just before the docks, turning back to me and raising his hand to his brow to keep his bangs out of his eyes. I start over to him but he catches my elbow as I step onto the docks, "Something's bothering you."

"I don't know what it is yet. I just feel…like something's different."

"Different? You mean the ship?" He glances at it over my shoulder, squinting against the sunlight. "It looks the same…"

I smile, shaking my head, "It must be my imagination." I catch his hand, pulling him along with me, "Ready to start another journey?"

"I thought we were already on one."

-TBC-

Short chapters are short.