Childe tries ignoring the death stares Diluc keeps giving him. But that's hard when no one else wants to talk with you, besides the person giving you threats back to forth.
Everyone on Lapras and Samurott fear him, even Hilbert. If Diluc could, he want to break his neck right now. But there's kid on here, you never want to hurt them do you?
But he keeps smiling, his body is weakened and possibly dying, yet nobody knows. The whole group is quiet. "So! Where does everyone come from?" He tries bringing the mood back, still having a grin on his face.
"..." Hilbert stares at him, gripping his injured arm of his.
"I come from Mondstadt?" Barbara said, her voice a bit weakened. Childe is thankful she's the only one willing to talk, even fearful of him still.
"Mondstadt." Diluc flats out says, with no friendly intends behind that.
"Hah! I come from Liyue!" Xinyan said, raising her hand up. "What about you, Diona? Where do you come from?" She asks the girl, looking at her.
"Mondstadt too..." Diona yawns, Lillie pulling her up to her Lapras. Once there, the girl shuts her eyes shut, trying to get sleep once more.
"Alola..."
"Unova."
Hilbert and Lillie say in union, clearly disinterested in talking. 'That should have at least brought the mood up slightly here.' He thinks to himself, frowning. A hand touches his shoulder, making him shiver.
"I want to ask you about your Vision." Diluc said. Childe could have sworn someone stabbed him in the chest ten million times, when he said that.
"What about it?" He turns to him, hiding his fear in a smile.
"How do you have a Delusion?"
The atmosphere suddenly turns cold, one that he can't even deny himself. Hilbert looks at him, raised eyebrows. "What is that?" The boy asks, frowning yet angry.
"And how do you know what a Delusion is exactly?" The ginger haired man scoffs, ignoring the boy's question.
Xinyan looked over at Lillie and Barbara, and just shook her head at the two. Telling the two to not get involved.
"That's none of your business." Diluc said.
"It is my business. Now tell me how you know a Delusion." Childe said, grinning. A sudden kick, and he fell into the ocean. A ball of water came up and landed on Samurott, forming back into him.
Barbara bit her lip, before saying something. "Are you a catalyst user?" She asked him. The man turned to her.
"Of course I am!" He smiled at her, nodding his head. Then he turned back to Diluc. "I'd really appreciate it if you stopped kicking me into the water down there." He said.
"I need you to give me answers. NOW!"
"OKAY OKAY FINE!" Childe raised his arms up into the air, sighing at the end. "I'm number eleven of the Fatui Harbingers, my codename is Tartaglia or Childe. And my Delusion was a gift from the Tsaritsa herself!" He said, pausing. "I can control Electro AND Hydro! Now then, tell me how you know about Delusions." He said to Diluc, his warm personality suddenly freezing.
Everything was so awkward. "Listen, Diluc you don't have to tell this guy about anything-" Xinyan tried saying, putting a hand on Diluc's shoulder.
"No. No. It's fine." He shook his head, sighing. "My father own one. Everything was fine, until my 18th birthday, we were attacked and he used his Delusion….I don't wish to talk about what happened next." He explained, lifting his head down.
"Diluc, it's alright. You don't have to explain anymore. Once we get to Unova we can-"
"So your father was weak?"
Diluc snapped at those words, lifting his head up instantly and grabbing one of Childe's arm tightly. "…What did you say?!" He yelled at him.
"I said your father was weak?" Childe said, repeating himself.
Before anything bad can happen, Hilbert grabbed Childe and pulled him to him. "Let's NOT do this. Two people here are injured, you want to get another injured?! Well be my guest! We can deal with all of this at Unova, where it isn't the freaking ocean." He snapped at the two.
"…Childe, did you really mean what you said." He looked back at the man.
"…No." He lied.
"Hey! Like I said, you two can talk about this later! Right, Xinyan?" Hilbert turned to the girl.
"Right." She said, nodding her head. "It's a miracle none of us have gotten a cold yet!" She continued on, Hilbert nodding his head along her.
"Am I also right, Lillie?" He asked. Instead of her answering, she was silent. "Lillie?" He said, turning to her.
Lapras let out a small roar, rocking around. Samurott did the same as well. Lillie was looking ahead, gasping as a large silhouette came into view. "EVERYONE LOOK!" She shouted, pointing ahead.
Diluc stood up and went over to Hilbert and Childe, him gasping. Childe looked to the right, and turned his head. "Is that…" He mumbled to himself.
"UNOVA! IT'S UNOVA!" Barbara stood up, holding her hands in front her chest. She teared up, knowing everyone will get some rest soon.
"IT IS! WAIT IS IT UNOVA?!" Xinyan looked at Hilbert, the girl standing close to Barbara.
"It is. IT IS!" He shouted, with cheer. As Samurott and Lapras kept on swimming, the silhouette was beginning to take color, revealing a large city.
Barbara looked down at Diona, the girl sleeping. She went down, and picked her up from Lapras' back. She stood up again, Xinyan making sure she won't fall.
And finally.
Lapras and Samurott stopped at the deck. Hilbert jumped onto the deck first, lumping on. But he lost his balance, and nearly fell, if it weren't for Childe holding the back of his head when getting off.
"Hahah…" The boy weakly laughed, getting back on his own feet.
Diluc calmly got off, helping Barbara get off next. The girl's foot slip, almost making her fall, but he held her hands. "Are you okay?" He asked her. She nodded her head looking at Diona for split second, before at Xinyan and Lillie.
Once Xinyan got off, Lillie came next. Fortunately, neither of them slip or fell. When that was done, Lillie pulled out a Pokeball and returned her Lapras. "Thank you!" She mumbled, before picking the ball in her pocket. Samurott was returned as while, Hilbert thanking it.
"So what will we do now?" Childe asked, looking around at the deck. He felt a bit uneasy now, for a strange reason, but he was at least at a city now.
"It's possible. We get to the Pokemon Center and sleep for several days and hope we don't get sick." Hilbert said, shrugging his shoulders.
"You have such a sarcastic sense of humor, you know that?" The man turned cold at him, smiling.
Before he could say anything to that, there was music playing.
"Greetings travelers! Diluc, Barbara, and….Diona included!"
Diluc knew that voice from anywhere, more specially at Angel's Share. The same voice that belonged to the barb that couldn't pay for his drinks.
"Venti?"
Diona stretched her arms out, messing with her hat. The sun was touching her, perhaps she was too tired and didn't get enough sleep last night. She should try and go back to sleep.
But…something felt…off. Every so often, she heard glass clashing with each other, music playing, and people talking. Maybe Barbara was singing, Diluc and Childe were talking, and Xinyan, Hilbert and Lillie was drinking.
.
She opened her eyes up, awakening to a bar like place. It was yellowish orange, with plenty of small tables and a bar counter. And of course, musicians were there, playing their instruments. She was in a bar.
"Diona! You're finally awake!"
Someone picked her up and pulled her into a hug. The girl pulled away, facing up. It was Barbara. She jumped off and landed onto a seat.
"W…What happened?! Where am I?! How did I get here?!" She yelled, looking all around the bar.
"Diona, we got to Unova! Isn't that wonderful news!" The nun said, smiling at her.
"Yeah, it is…But I don't remember anything. Was I asleep all the way through?" She asked. "And where are we, I want to leave this stupid place."
"Well…You did fall asleep and I had to carry you in my back."
"You had to what-"
"But this is Cafe Sonata! Xinyan is ordering drinks for her and Lillie, while the boys get…some of their problems solved."
Diona was quiet, as people kept talking in the background. "Solved?"
"IF I HEAR YOU SAY ANOTHER WORD ABOUT MY FATHER, OR ANYTHING ABOUT THE FATUI, I WILL HAVE A STICK THROUGH YOUR FUCKING HEAD! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!"
"Yes sir."
"GOOD!"
The door slammed shut, Diluc entering back inside Cafe Sonata. Venti looked at Hilbert and Childe. "So uh, what do you two want to talk about now? You have any problems or?" The barb laughed a bit, smiling weakly.
"Actually I do." Hilbert raised his newly bandaged arm up. "Childe, I…I'm uncomfortable by you." He said, looking down at the ground.
"Is it because of what happened…?" The man said, not even denying it.
"Yes, it is. You did very questionable stuff back there. It'll take me time to forgive you. I hope you understand." He said, sighing.
"I understand. I wanted to keep you safe, but-"
"Childe, you kept me safe in the worst possible way."
"I didn't know someone was planning to blow up the ship! It was simple questions, and then I would get you out and I'd help you get to Unova while hiding in that ship!"
"WHY DIDN'T YOU WAIT UNTIL WE ACTUALLY GOT THERE?! UNTIL WE GOT TO UNOVA?!"
"I WANTED ANSWERS! YOU WOULD WANT ANSWERS TOO IF YOU WERE SEPARATED FROM YOUR ALLIES AND FRIENDS AND DROPPED INTO A RANDOM WORLD!"
"Guys-" Venti yelled, looking back and forth at the two.
"MY LIFE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOURS! I TRUSTED YOU AND YOU DO THIS?!"
"I TRUSTED YOU TOO, DESPITE HOW LITTLE TIME WE SPENT IN THAT SHIP! YOU DON'T KNOW ME! YOU DON'T KNOW DILUC! YOU DON'T KNOW XINYAN! AND YET YOU TRUST THEM WITH YOUR LIFE ALREADY."
"SHUT UP!"
Hilbert sucker punched Childe in the gut, making the man suddenly cough out blood. The man drop to his knees, before using the walls to pick himself up.
"Childe?" Venti said, speaking up after moments of silent.
"…I'm fine…I am fine." He said, wheezing. "I'm going back inside…I'm sorry Teuc-Hilbert…." He said, grabbing the doorknob.
"…"
Hilbert grabbed Childe's arm, helping him inside the building. He shut the door close with his open arm, leaving Venti alone outside. The barb stared at the door, lost at thought.
"I shouldn't tell them they're all wanted. I'll give it a day or two."