So Charice's world is making everyone wonder what the other hostages are going like! What's going on this time?

/= "Ocean's Theme" by Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker =/

The ship was huge, pushing past the open sea. Li Xiao stood at the front as the others tried to plan out what was going on. Everyone understood why he was a little depressed, but no one knew what to say about it. A few minutes passed by before he realized that Feliciano was standing behind him. The Chinese man stared at him.

"…Feliciano."

"…Li Xiao." The Italian walked next to him. "I'm…I'm scared."

"Scared? Of what?"

"W-what happened to Ludwig." He looked to the ocean. "Will he have forgotten about me like Charice did to you?"

"Most likely…and there's a chance that your brother forgot about you too."

"V-ve…"

"Hopefully, these aren't permanent and it's because of the murderer's handling of the situation." Li Xiao looked at him. "Besides, we're not the only ones suffering from this. What about Antonio? His Italian is gone, you know."

"…but…what if I…what if I never get him back? What if I lost him forever?"

"You're saying that like you've given up on him. You haven't even seen him yet."

"…"

"Don't make me hurt you on Charice's behalf."

"Veeeee! P-please don't!"

"All right, good. Cause only she can do that." Li Xiao chuckled. "But still, don't worry about it."

"Ve?"

"You were possessed by your Shadow when you were in your own world, and called for everyone's heads. And yet here you are, perfectly normal and worrying over your boyfriend." Li Xiao smiled. "I say that's a successful mission, don't you think?"

"…yes."

"It'll be the same with them. It'll be harder because there are more of them to handle, but that's fine. It's better late than never, right?"

"Yeah…" Feliciano smiled. "Thanks, Li Xiao."

That smile was the most innocent thing that he had ever seen in his life. Now he understood why people took quite a liking to him: he looked like he couldn't hurt a fly, and most importantly he probably can't (not even if he had a hammer or something). If it hadn't been for the fact that they had the same gym class, he would doubt Feliciano ever being a man.

"Where are the others?"

"They're downstairs, talking to the crewmen. Arthur's wondering if we can learn anything from these people concerning that this is coming from Charice's mind."

"That's a good idea…but seeing as how normal this place is, I doubt we'll be able to get much."

"So…when are we going to find them?"

"I say on the other side of this ocean."

"Ve…"

After a few minutes, the ocean started to rumble. Feliciano clung onto Li Xiao as three Shadows erupted from the ocean, all dressed in jungle cameo and wielding guns and knives. He didn't have to react much before Li Xiao summoned his Persona and blew them all away.

"Feliciano, can you go below deck?"

"L-Li?"

"I need everyone else here, now. I can't handle all of them on my own."

"Then…can I help?"

/= "Phantom Linebeck Battle" by Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass =/

Li Xiao watched as Feliciano pulled a stick from the end of the ship and ran back to his side before going ahead to whack the hell out all of them. What was surprising was how easy they were: one hit and he could take out a whole crowd. Was that how easy minded Charice was…?

"VEEEEEE! These things are coming out of everwhere!"

"They're going to swarm…shit!" Li Xiao turned to Feliciano. "We have to go below the deck!"

"We can't! They're behind us too!"

"They're easy! Carve a path through!"

Feliciano was seriously trying to, but there were two Shadows where there was one before. Li Xiao knew what was going on: the Shadows were going to swarm the ship if they weren't going to stop. Before he could think of a plan he felt an energy surge coming from the back. He turned his head and saw (with surprise) Feliciano as he back flipped over a few Shadows and landed right behind him.

"Li Xiao."

"…Feli?"

"You can say that." He looked back at the Shadows. "I know how to get rid of them."

"Really?"

"But there's just one thing."

"What?"

"You have to run."

"Can do. On your call."

Li Xiao dashed forward, digging through all the Shadows and finding a door to jump down into the deck. Immediately after the door closed, Feliciano held his heart and jumped into the air, summoning lightning that struck every single Shadow in the area. Li Xiao didn't have to say anything as he saw a lightning bolt crash onto the door, obviously after him. A few seconds later the lightning died out, and he dared himself to open the door. Instantly he saw Feliciano descend onto the ground before collapsing into his arms. He stirred and looked up.

/= ""Ocean's Theme" by Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker" =/

"…Li Xiao?"

"Feli."

"W-what happened?" He stood up, holding his shoulders for support. "I…I remember the Shadows, and…"

"Your Persona handled them."

"W-what?"

"I have no idea what the heck made you and Ludwig so interesting, but your Persona is just as unique as his." Li Xiao stated. "It took over your consciousness and made you a rather strong killing machine."

"V-ve…you're not hurt, right?"

"No, of course not. 'You' told me to duck."

"…did I get all of the Shadows?"

"…yeah." If Charice didn't count him as one, he wouldn't either. "I have to admit, though…you were pretty different when your Persona took over."

"I-I figured…"

"Yeah. If Charice saw you she'd be hiding behind you in fear or something-"

"Veeeeee! Would Charice be scared of me?"

"At first, maybe. Most likely, yes, but after a-"

"Noooooo I don't want Charice to be scared."

He clung onto the Chinese man for support just as the other nations came up on the deck wondering just what the heck was going on. Li Xiao was about to tell them when they heard someone call from the deck. They looked up and saw as the ship pulled into a harbor, filled with many fancy buildings that looked like something from Venice.

"Is this…?"

"Yeah. Chances are we're going to find someone here."

/=+=/

Jupiter is the Roman form of the Greek god Zeus, king of the gods. He's best known for being the lightning bearer, being married to Hera, and bearing a lot of children. He was also a bit of a player, which Hera didn't seem to like. Gee, I wonder why? [Feliciano Vargas - Star]

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