(This story was made for my friends, SquidbaggerOfWoomyAndNgyesness, and YouTubers Patrick Slattery, and Eeveesaur. If you are not one of these people, and would like some context on what the heck is going on in this story, feel free to contact me via review. I mostly just made this story for fun, so hopefully you like it regardless.)
It was another unassuming day, in Garreg Mach. Most of the soldiers in the resistance army were going about their day as normal. Zero was going about his daily rounds, taking in the fresh evening breeze, when suddenly he heard the unmistakable sound of magic being fired! Seconds later, he saw a pink blur dashing around a corner towards him, and before he could react, they had crashed into each other. Causing both of them to fall down. "Agh... That hurt." Zero mumbled, rubbing his forehead. He then looked down back at what hit him. He was met with the sight of Sera, but... something was off. Her skin and outfit were a shade of hot-pink, instead of the typical blue. She groaned to herself, as she staggered into a sitting position. "Darn it... watch where you're going, hoser..." Her voice sounded different too. It sounded like the stereotypical 'OMG, let's go shopping' kinda girl.
Zero climbed to his feet, offering a hand up despite being incredibly confused. "You were the one who bumped into me." Instead of taking his hand, she closed her eyes dismissively, and dusted herself off as she got up too. "Hmph! Pardon me for having places to go." Now he knew something was up. "Uhh... You feeling okay, Sera?" But before she could interject, they saw Tharja come around from the corner as well. Spellbook in hand. "Stop running away, you little rat!" Sera then immediately hid behind Zero, like he was a human shield. "Buzz off, you old hag!" Not knowing what to do, Zero approached Tharja. "Could someone please explain what on earth is up with you two?" Just as he finished that sentence, he heard a whooshing sound behind him. Upon turning around, he saw Sera was gone. And in her place was a pink portal.
"You idiot. You let her get away." Tharja groaned, with an annoyed expression. At that moment, a bunch of people nearby came over to see what the commotion was about. Among them were Chat Blanc, Rhea, and King Sim. All of which immediately noticed the portal. "Look, if you could just calm down and tell me what happened, we can get to helping." Tharja sighed, knowing they probably weren't gonna let her slink away without an explanation. "Ugghh... The things I do for this army. Fine. I'll talk nice and slow, for you. That pipsqueak came into my lab a few minutes ago to return a book I dropped." Rhea then scratched her head. "'Your lab'? I didn't think you'd gotten that attached to Hanneman's office." Tharja just rolled her eyes at the comment. "Anyway, I was in the middle of an experiment, so I didn't pay her any mind. She asks me what I'm brewing, and I tell her in the hopes it'd make her go away. I turn a blind eye for one minute, and she guzzles down the whole thing!"
Zero raised an eyebrow. "I don't get it, what kind of potion was it?" Tharja shifted her eyes to the side. "A euphoria potion. Makes someone lose all their inhibitions and fears. But as a result, it makes them spoiled. I was trying to fix that issue, but... well, this happened." Zero narrowed his eyes, the word 'inhibitions' immediately telling him whom she meant to use the potion on. As they were talking, the portal started to shrink! Acting fast, King Sim used his power to keep the portal from disappearing. "Hate to rush you guys, but the longer we twiddle our thumbs, the more likely this thing will shut on us." Zero turned to them, and silently agreed. "Do you have a cure?" Tharja nodded, pulling out a blue potion. "I wasn't born yesterday. Having a way to undo potential mistakes is a must for people like me." Zero breathes a sigh of relief at that news. "Alright then. Rhea, Blanc, Tharja, you and me are gonna go in and return Sera to her senses. Sim, can you keep this portal open until we come back?"
King Sim smiled. "Leave it to me." With that, Zero and the gang ventured through the portal. It was such a shame portals like this, created on a whim, were incredibly unstable and prone to mismatching the molecules of the people using it, otherwise getting to where they need to go would be a snap. Once on the other side, everyone found themselves in a bizarre place: it was a water park! One belonging to the esteemed Martini Resort in the outrealms. There was a pool, tons of waterslides, palm trees, and everything. And sitting at one of the poolside tables, watching them come into view was Sera. But she had magically changed into a frilly pink one-piece, sunglasses, and a matching tiara, replacing the circlet she usually wore. She took a sip of her pink lemonade, and waved playfully at her pursuers, while resting her feet on the table. Being the closest to her, Rhea approached her. "Sera, we're not here to hurt you. We just wanna get you back to normal, okay?"
Sera then spit out her lemonade for dramatic effect, and burst into laughter. "And turn me back into that mopey loser? Hah! Yeah, right! But since you're already here, why not kick off your shoes and have some fun with me?" She then tipped her shades. "And by the way, the name's Sunny." Zero sighed. "Ser-... Er, Sunny... You know we can't do that. We're in a war, remember? We can't just abandon our campaign like that." Sunny pouted in a way that expressed she didn't give a flying Fleche about it. "Pfft! Bloodshade has already left this world. As far as I'm concerned, my work here is done." Tharja growled to herself. "Alright, I've had enough of this." She then blasted out a dark spell, but Sunny casually bolted out of her chair and retaliated with a spell of her own. Hitting Tharja dead on!... But it wasn't an attack, in the traditional sense. It was something far worse in Tharja's opinion.
"For the love of- not this again." She muttered to herself, seeing her outfit had been swapped out with a familiar looking red bikini. The guys did their best not to look, as Sunny hopped over to a pool floaty. Somehow maintaining perfect balance on it.
(The song "Fabulous" from High School Musical 2 plays in the background)
"If you chumps wanna change me back, you're gonna have to catch me first~" She teased. Chat Blanc shrugged. "Guess this was inevitable. Try not to hurt her unless absolutely necessary, guys." Tharja gritted her teeth. "I deem this absolutely necessary." As she ran towards her opponent, readying another attack with her tome, her feet slid out from under her and she landed flat on her back at the edge of the pool. She had slipped on a puddle. Sunny laughed at her. "You know how the lifeguard tells you not to run? Turns out there's a good reason for it." Tharja grunted as she dragged herself off the floor. "When I get my hands on you, I'll...!" Sunny then leapt up to an inactive water slide as Chat Blanc chased after her. Before she could do anything crazy, he restrained her wrists with his hands. "Please, I know you're not yourself right now, but you're in there somewhere!" Sunny smirked. "Hey, isn't that Marinette over there?"
She knew he wasn't dumb enough to fall for that, but the mere mention of Marinette was enough to make Chat Blanc lose his focus. Allowing Sunny to wrestle free, and shove him onto the slide. Chat Blanc grabbed onto the edges, cursing his moment of weakness before trying to run back up the slide. But Sunny was already one step ahead of him, turning on the water jets to slow his advance before pelting him with tubes until he lost his footing and got carried away by the tide. "Climbing up the slide the wrong way? Shame on you!" She shouted mockingly. She looked to the side just in time to dodge Zero's Z-Saber. Taking advantage of his motion, she gave him a helpful push, causing him to be vaulted over the edge. And just before he hit the ground, he was caught by Tharja. "Don't say I never did anything for you." Though she had just saved his life, he still had to stifle his laughter. "Sorry, I... I can't take you seriously in that outfit." And she responded by dropping him.
Rhea chased Sunny through the sprayground, as the mischievous sage deliberately splashed water back at her as she fled. "I will not tolerate this sort of behavior, young lady. Now take your medicine before-" but she couldn't finish that sentence because just as she was about to grab her, Sunny closed an umbrella on her in a scene straight out of a Tom and Jerry cartoon. "You may be really hot, but you ain't the boss of me, lady." Zero then caught back up with her. "This has gone on long enough, Sunny! I'd expect this kind of stuff from Zoe, but not you!" Sunny then put her hands on her hips, grinning ear to ear and tilting her head in a condescending manner. "Gee, for an anime fighting robot with a bad English dub, you are really stubborn. Welp, you're in luck..." She stated, as an aura of purple magic started flowing out of her. "Because I've finished my little jog."
Frankly, it was amazing how much energy Sunny had, considering Sera was normally gets exhausted easily. But he wasn't gonna let that stop him. "Good. Because my patience is nearing its limit." He charged towards her with his saber, and tried to land a hit as Sunny bombarded him with the holy magic Sera was known for. At first, it looked like Zero was finally starting to get the upper hand, as his swift movements were putting her on the defensive. But she still had one last trick up her sleeve, that he didn't anticipate. Before landing a final blow to knock her out, he found her knee was on a collision course with his 'energy tanks'. He quickly crumpled to his knees, wondering why Dr. Wily thought it was a good idea to put such powerful pain sensors down there. "How's that for sunny side up? I gotta admit, I had some fun playing with you guys. But I think it's time I make my exit. See ya!" But as she turned around, she got pelted in the face with a round of dark magic, knocking her out cold.
Tharja walked over, seeming to have calmed down a bit. "Don't worry, she's fine. She does like to sleep, after all." Zero slowly got up again, as the others joined him. Chat Blanc being soaking wet for obvious reasons. "Well, I definitely didn't expect to be sent for a swim today." He spoke under his breath, the cat in him not being too pleased about it." Rhea then looked down at Sera, as Tharja poured the potion into her mouth. "Well, what matter is we managed to get her under control. Even so, a part of me actually did enjoy our time here. Even if it was for ulterior reasons." Rhea picked up Sera in her arms, who was shifting back to her normal self as Zero turned towards the direction they came from. "Yeah. But it's probably best we get out of here before the portal collapses." Everyone nodded, and they all went back to the monastery.
Later, after Sera woke up...
"So I did all of that? I'm so sorry, everyone. Had I known what that potion would do to me, I wouldn't have done what I did... And even then, it doesn't excuse my actions." Sera apologized, sitting in a room with the others. Chat Blanc furrowed his brow. "I just want to know why you did it? You're not one to make such poor decisions." Sera looked solemnly at the floor. Guilt clear on her face. "My mind had wandered back to a very unhappy memory of mine... One I was unable to stop thinking about. I figured maybe by drinking that potion, I could make the hurt go away... atleast for a while." Zero folded his arms. "I see. If it wasn't for everyone in this room, you could've hurt someone or yourself. Like, SERIOUSLY hurt them. Do you understand?"
Sera then started crying. "Yes... Yes, I do... And I know what I did was wrong, but... Hopefully I can make amends in the future." Rhea then walked over, and comforted her. "There, there. We get that you didn't mean to hurt anyone. All we want is for you to be more careful in the future. If you feel sad again, just come to me. Okay?" Sera then hugged her, as the archbishop wiped away her tears. "I will do my best. You have my word." And so, the crew continued about the rest of their day as usual.