Fifth installment, Dion and Ruby. My weird, crazy version though. It popped into my head and wouldn't leave, so I decided to write it down, don't judge me on this one, or do judge me, I don't care. One hint of the plot: a curse is cast on Dion, later making him realize how much Ruby cares for him. Only third person P.O.V.
Dion was training...like always. It was a second nature to him now, he has to get powerful enough to beat the Karna Masta. He even sometimes went looking for monsters to beat so he could be even better, not to mention a good feeling came when he finished the monster off. Ruby sometimes came with him, he was okay with that, as long as she didn't help him attack. Yuura and Medina were usually on missions together, as were Balgran and Rinon. This always left him and Ruby, the opposites. Not that he didn't like Ruby, she was always there for him, especially when he needed it most, it was just that she didn't get why he needed to beat Karna Masta, she called it an obsession. He preferred to call it a mission, or destiny. He was oblivious that Ruby had a passion for him, more than just as teammates. Ruby watched from a little ways away, he was so strong, yet he always trained, and trained, and trained. He never did anything else, not unless he was supposed to, or only if it involved monsters to beat. He and Yuura were like that, relishing in the monsters defeats, but even Yuura knew when to stop. Dion didn't, that was for sure. Even Medina, who never yelled, shouted at him once when he beat up Lario, who kept shouting, "I yield, I yield, stop!" He did stop, but Lario was in a coma, so they couldn't get answers from him for awhile. Balgran and Yuura had a discussion with Dion, and for a few days all was better, until he resumed, apparently he wasn't satisfied with taking breaks from training. Ruby begged him to stop training so much, that it was going to affect him somehow later, but he wouldn't hear it. He went off looking for a squishy or maybe a Leon to beat up, and Ruby followed him. He glanced at her, but went on. Instead of a squishy, he found Sorceress Lily. She was chanting at a dead stump, than threw a strange dust at it, which made it glow orange. Dion stayed hidden, but Ruby ran to get the others. As Dion watched, the stump became a strong tree, vibrant and youthful. "Yes! It works!" Cackled Lily. He ran out and bonked her on the arm with his blade. "What the-" she said, before Dion smacked her face with the flat of the blade. She stumbled back. When she saw him, she grinned. "Dion, the great trainer." She said. "Yeah, I train so that I can beat everything like you to even the Karna Masta." He said proudly, flashing his blade. "Not today, filth!" She cackled and threw a huge handful of orange dust at him. He coughed, and the world spun fast. He blacked out.
Ruby ran back to the house, saying, "Guys, I think Dion is going to beat up Sorceress Lily again!" Yuura growled. "Is he crazy? Right after the talk we had with him? What a stubborn guy." Medina sighed. "Well, I suppose we will have to come get him before Lily is killed." They departed, following Ruby to where she last saw him. "Where'd he go?" She asked, bewildered. Yuura snickered. "Is this a joke to get me back for putting soap in your water? Cause I must say it worked." "No!" Ruby said, "He was right here." She looked around, and spotted a glint of metal. "Aha!" She said, pulling his sword out of the bushes, where Lily had tried to hide it. "He never leaves his sword anywhere." Ruby said, again puzzled. "Hey." Rinon said, "Wasn't this a stump here before?" She was looking at the tree. Ruby shrugged, "I saw Lily chant at it before I left to get you guys." Yuura looked closely at the tree. He backed off, snarling. "If Lily made that we're in deep trouble." "Why?" Medina asked him. "Because that magic is very dark, it is the curse no one should use...the curse of retrogression!" Yuura said, still snarling. "Retro what now?" Rinon asked. "Retrogression, or in other words...age reducer." Ruby paled. "W-What about Dion? Where'd he go?" Yuura grimaced. "If I'm correct, and for the first time I'm hoping not, here." He said looking under the bushes. There in the bushes was a little green-haired baby, sleeping in a pair of clothes with armor that were both way too big for it. Medina burst out laughing. "That, that can't be real, no spell or curse can do this right? It's just a mirage, or...or an apparition." Yuura frowned. "I can assure you, this is very real." Balgran cleared his throat. "What do we do than, we can't babysit, we have missions to fulfill." "I'll watch him." Ruby volunteered. " I barely go on missions, and when I do, maybe Rinon or Medina can watch him until it wears off." Yuura winced. "That won't be for a little while, Lily infected him with enough powder to last a month, at the very least." Ruby paled again. "A-A month?" Yuura nodded. "I guess...I guess I'll do it until then." Ruby stated. Medina patted her arm, "We will help, or at least Rinon and I will." Rinon nodded, smiling. "Besides," Medina said, "How hard could it be?" Yuura laughed maliciously. "Oh, it'll be hard, he's still got his normal mind, so he's not gonna like this." Ruby nearly dropped him. "What, he's got his normal mind? Oh no." "Well," Medina said, "let's go home." Yuura grinned evilly, "Oh, I am gonna have fun." He cackled.
Dion woke up. "Uhnnnnn." He groaned. What had happened? The last thing he remembered had been Lily throwing something that made him black out. He got up shakily. Wow, he felt weak. That stuff must've really drained him. He reached for his sword, but nothing was there, and he couldn't reach his back. "What the?" He said, only it came out in babbling nonsense. He stopped in horror. Where was his sword, why did he sound weird and why couldn't he talk right? He looked at his feet, which were chubby, baby feet. Dion nearly fainted in shock. He was...he was a baby! He glanced around. No one was here. He toddled to the window, where Medina and Yuura were battling together. Rinon was watching, while Balgran was polishing his armor. Where was Ruby? Ah, there she was, sunbathing next to Balgran. He snuck off to the back door, trying to open it, but he couldn't reach the knob. Stupid Lily! He hated this! He heard the front door open. Than he heard a gasp. "Dion? Where are you?" Ruby called. Dion quickly hid underneath Medina's bed. He heard her looking around. He saw her feet, but she didn't look under the bed. She went away, and he heard the door again. He snuck out and crawled upstairs. He finally got up right as he heard all the others come in. Time to hide again. The last thing he needed was for Yuura to see him like this. He lunged into the closet, closing the door as much as he could. "I'll look upstairs." He heard Rinon say. Dion gulped. He listened as she came up and searched around. He squeezed back behind a broom and stack of towels. The door opened. The towels were moved, revealing not the face of Rinon, but Yuura, who Dion had been hoping wouldn't find him. "Having fun playing hide and seek?" Yuura leered, grinning evilly again. He snagged Dion and called out, "I got him!" "Thank goodness." Medina said. "Whoops!" Yuura pretended to drop him, forcing Dion to let out a shriek. "Yuura!" Rinon said disapprovingly. "Sorry Rinon, I almost slipped." Yuura said. Dion growled and bit his hand, this time Yuura really dropped him, whipping his hand away. Dion hit the ground hard. He felt pain, lots of pain, the normal Dion wouldn't of even blinked, but Dion bit his lip as his chin quivered. No, he was not going to cry, than Yuura would never stop teasing him when it wore off. His eyes teared up, and he strained with all his might, thinking, no, no, no, I won't cry. Yuura's eyebrow rose slightly and he smiled maliciously. Dion couldn't hold it back anymore, so he cried. Ruby swooped down and picked him up, rocking him and shushing him. He turned bright red, and stifled his crying. Dion looked around. Yuura was looking so evil that is was hard to believe he was even good. Rinon was smiling slightly, and Medina was covering her mouth so that no one would see her laughing. Balgran, well, whatever he was doing, you couldn't tell, because of his armor. Only Ruby looked worried. "Yuura," she said, "I thought you said he had his real mind." "Oh, he does, can't you tell?" Yuura said, looking at Dion as if suddenly all his dreams had come true. Dion instantly feared Yuura, he was very vulnerable in this state to whatever evil plots Yuura was imagining. Dion tried to tell them that Yuura was gonna probably murder him, but accomplished little, only saying something that sounded, to his great horror, like "Mama." Medina burst out laughing, Rinon giggled, and Yuura...well, let's just say Dion wished he could die, with that look on Yuura's face. Ruby had turned slightly red, but was smiling. Dion groaned, he would have to endure this for a month? He didn't think he would last that long. Time would tell. He envied Kuda. When Kuda was cursed, he had been turned into a kitten. (Not my story) Dion would rather have turned into a kitten than a baby. Dinner time was worse. Not only could he not stop making messes, but Medina insisted she help feed him, which was easily the most embarrassing thing ever. A horrible thought came to him, what if he needed to...no, he couldn't bear that thought. Yuura paled, glancing at Dion, the same thought must've struck him. He then excused himself to go outside until Dion was in bed. Dion sighed. What a day. He hated Lily, when he got back, she was gonna pay. Dearly. Then he fell asleep.
Three weeks later...
Dion happily played with the grass, twisting it and pulling at it. Yuura looked tired, he hadn't slept well, again. He hadn't slept well since the incident. Well, with luck, only a few more days. He could bear that, hopefully. He had gotten used to little Dion, as did Balgran. Rinon and Medina still adored him, sometimes cooing at him and playfully pinching his cheek. Ruby loved him, she couldn't seem to get enough of him. Yuura was glad he didn't have anything to do with him, he was sick of Dion, his plans had been canceled when Rinon caught him purposely scaring Dion for 'fun'. Dion seemed to have adapted to this new lifestyle, and played it well. He never had to work anymore, and unfortunately they had cast lots to see who got Dion's chore, and the lot fell on Yuura. He couldn't wait for it to wear off, there would be no end to teasing for Dion. Just a few more days...a few more.
Three days later
Dion woke up, feeling great. He was ready to begin the day. Than he found out he was stark naked. He hurried to his room, and grabbed his clothes. Wait a second...he was normal! Yeah! He dressed and ran outside, rejoicing and practically backflipping everywhere. "Dion?..." He heard. When he looked, Ruby was rubbing her eyes sleepily. She stared. "Hey, you're ba-." Dion swooped in and kissed her. Then she was kissing him back, and it was bliss. Dion finally broke apart. "I...I'm sorry, I was a little excited." He said. "Don't be." Ruby said dreamily, her face slightly red. He grinned shyly. Then he heard, clap...clap...clap. "Congrats." Yuura said. Dion elbowed his face, knocking him out. "Where we're we?" He said. Ruby pretended to look puzzled. "Um, we were...here." She said, bringing him in for another kiss. For once, he had no thought of training, his head was filled with Ruby. He gazed dreamily at the horizon as she slept against him. Perfect. He later found Lily, and stole her bag as she slept. Time for some sweet revenge, He thought he he sprinkled Yuura with it. The end.