~ Author's Note ~
Thanks for reading! You're my heart and soul in a rectangular form! (?)
There'll be music (again)! After living some NtDE (Near to Death Experience) as Sylvia would say, they finally got where they wanted!
Can someone tell me why I'm so discouraged lately? Don't worry, I won't ditch this story =)
Enjoy nwn
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"Are ya feeling better, gal?" asked Sylvia.
"Hmm..." (Name) achoo-ed, but Wander, by her side, handed her a tissue "Yes, t-thank you."
"Good, we gotta get moving!"
"Who will h-help Dargon with his... b-b-business?"
"I think he's okay by 'is own now."
Just think that a scene of a dragon in a tuxedo, accompanied by a sequit of women boarding a limousine, flashed for a sec.
"Wow."
"When ya're ready to leave, just tell me."
"F-fine." right when she was leaving, Sylvia came back to whisper in her ear.
"Nice move." she complimented, referring to using her cold to her advantage so she could apend more time with Wander. Of course (Name) didn't get it like that.
"What?"
"Nothing!" with a smirk, Sylvia left.
"Wait 'ere, I'll go get your shoes!"
"Wait, I can do that myself! W-Wander!" the chattering of people muffled her voice "... Isn't he pretty s-sttuborn...??"
"Wow, you surprised me!" shouted a little girl that... maybe wasn't what she appeared to be.
"Hm? Hey, hello!"
"I've seen many things along the years, but I've never seen two Star Nomads together!!"
"Years? H-how... old are you?"
"921, and I still have waaaay to go."
"... Wow." she giggled "I don't hear that coming from someone that looks so y-young everyday!"
"You think I look young?? Aww, thanks! Some people think I look pretty old."
"Are they joking o-or are they blind?"
"I know, right? They're pretty rude."
"Ma'am." appeared Wander with a pair of (fav/c) sneakers/heels/flats... you know. He bowed and bent down on a knee "Here are your wonderful shoes."
"Wander, I'm not that old."
"Typical."
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" he cleared his throat, stood up and bowed again "Princess... Here are your wonderful shoes."
And got down on one knee, again. He put one shoe, and then the other, with utter care. It made her feel weird, but special. Soon enough, Wander stood up and smiled charmingly to her. She raised an eyebrow.
"... You're exaggerating!"
"I'm not! You're just special, milady~"
"Wander."
"Hahaha, okay, okay!" show over and he was back to his old self "Wander's 'ere!"
"Y-you know you're a cutie sometimes!" (Name) squealed before frowning "But you know you don't h-have to be so... 'special'."
"It's not 'bein' special'! It's 'makin' someone feel special'. And I wanted to make 'cha feel special!"
"Aww, e-enough! Or y-you'll make me blush!"
"Why can't I?"
"Just s-shut up now, haha!"
"Suuuuure! Are 'cha ready to go now?"
"Suuuuure! Mr. Fancypants!"
"Hey, name's Wander! Sir Wander for you! Pfft... Hahaha!" this was getting a bit competitive, until the same girl from before intervined.
"Ah, I got it! He's your husband, isn't he? That's why you two are travelling together!"
"...?"
"...?"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!" both of them bursted into laughter.
"WANDER!! Did you just hear that!? She though w-we were, hahahaha, MARRIED, hahaha!!"
"Hahaha! If I 'eard that!? Syl must've heard it, too! It's, hahaha, just so, hahahaha, FUNNY!!"
~ ~ 10 minutes of laughing hard later...
"Haha... hahaha... So much LAUGHTER...!!"
"Hahaha... Ow, my tummy..."
Hands on her tummy, (Name) now began to feel ached from the excess of laugh. Wander was the same, both on Sylvia's back.
However, the last one was fuming so much that you would have mistaken her for a burning chimney.
"Ya two were pretty rude back there! Dargon told me to say sorry to (Name) again for swallowing 'er 'n causing her a cold."
"I forgive him... Haha... I said so already... Haaah..."
"(Name)! I thought ya were a LOT MORE centered than Wander!"
"Ugh... Pain... Stomach... Puff..."
"I laughed... too much... Haha..." Wander laughed a last time, now without energy "I'm... happy~"
"My laughter box wants to retire..."
"Haha!"
"Why do I 'ave to keep on listenin' to your double complaints? It's the double o' frustrating!"
"Why don't 'cha laugh too, Syl?"
"That frown of yours could improve, too." (Name) said.
Sylvia sighed.
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They went to a lot of places: from a planet infested with slime-looking people, to a planet were people looked almost like mice; and experimented all the weathers you could possibly think of. The place where they stopped now, was a humid jungle, where they knew was an inter-dimensional door that lead to the other side of the galaxy because, Sylvia didn't have the strength to walk thousands of ligth-years now.
"Buddies, I can't feel mah feet 'nymore!"
"Just hold on a little longer, Sylvia!"
"You can do it, Syl!"
"Go, go, Sylvia! Go, go, Sylvia!" cheered the two Star Nomads.
"Two cheerleaders on mah band, I dunno what else could I ask for."
"We even dressed up as cheerleaders, for you!" smiled (Name).
"YES!! Wait, don't I look fat in this?"
"Nah, you look just fine!" she winked.
"Do 'cha really think so??"
"Of course! It's me who looks fat in this!"
"Nah, 'cha look just fine!" he winked back.
"Aww, do you really think so??"
"Of course! Hah--"
"WATCH OUT!!"
Like a spring, Sylvia jumped forward and tackled them to the ground. Protectively, she put them behind her, before a big shadow fell from the sky, right in the spot where the two fellas were.
"Somethin' the matter, Syl?"
"A giant snake!!" Sylvia shouted.
"Ah, a giant snake!" Wander looked at the monster, with admiration.
"Hmm, a giant snake?" (Name) readied her rope, looking defiant.
The snake stuck out its tongue, threathening the travelers. Sylvia's crin straightened up, preparing to... run away with the two Star Nomads under her arms.
"Aww, Sylvia! I'm ready for anything! And I wanted to kick some butts!"
"HAH!!"Wander snickered, muffling his laugh "She said the word, HAHAHA!!"
"I can defeat a giant worm, don't you think so?"
"Heh...!" calming down, he replied "I think so! But it's not a worm, it's practically a SNAKE."
"A VERY big worm!"
"A VERY big snake!"
"Worm!"
"Snake!"
"WORM!!"
"SNAKE!!"
"Stop... talking for a second, you two!" Sylvia panted as she jumped over some roots, and slid down a short slope "Just make mah... work easier and don't... say a thing! Ya make me nervous!"
"Then let us sing 'cha a song, Syl!" Wander took out his banjo.
"I join!" and (Name) took out her violin/bass/ukulele/whatever.
"Ooooh~"
"This is really NOT the moment." Sylvia sighed. Wander began.
"Sylvia, Sylvia, oh! Dearest Sylvia~ Don't 'cha think 'cha can calm down for a bit~?"
"Don't be so tense, a better thing awaits~ But keep running or that thing will bite your... uh, feet~?"
"Neat!"
"Thanks! Jump, slide, crouch, run so it doesn't catch you~"
"Pant, breathe, inhale, exhale but try to keep yer cool too~"
"Watch out! That beast's stepping on your tail~!"
"But we know 'cha still can get away~!"
"Don't give up yet~! Look, there!" (Name) said, just talking the next line "The door!"
"WE CAN GET OUT H--" as the both excitedly shouted in unison the last phrase, Sylvia jumped into the inter-dimensional portal and so they landed into another, desertic planet.
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"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE~!" and Wander did a great solo with his banjo.
"Wander, I stopped singing like, three seconds ago."
"Oh, sorry. I got so into it!"
"Well... I think we are finall--" suddenly, the snake peeped out its head through the door. Then, (Name) took the issue in her hands and, with her backpack...
"STAY..." she whacked once "IN..." she whacked twice "YOUR PLANET!!" and she finished with another loud whack!
The poor snake retreated, in pain and dizzy.
"..."
"..."
"We are fine now!"
"That... wasn't very ladylike." Sylvia said, changing her frown for a smile "That's why I like ya!"
Wander just clapped.