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Olimar looked at the old man as he smiled. "No thanks, I'm fine with the ground." He said in a calm tone as he began to sit down while the Pikmins carried him up.

She nods. "Thank you."

Time passed. It was midnight or so around that moment. Akira, still sprawled out on the floor had a cover on hos body. Maybe that kindly man covered up his weary body. However, sweat seemed to bead on his forehead, his face with a horrific expression on it. Was he... having a nightmare? A horrible dream?

Waking up with a jolt, the teenage psychic sat up and placed a hand to his forehead.

"D-Damn..."

Looking down at his middle, he sighed at his bandaged body. He could make it. He could recover. However, that nightmare. Linked to his wounds? He never used any weapons to defend himself. The only means of defence he had to offer was him using his hands and feet. He had his telekinetic abilities as well.

"I needa go outside.. I'll get some fresh air. Hope th'ol' man n' Tolora dun' mind..."

Getting up on his feet, he didn't bother putting his coat or his scarf on. He reached for his sneaks and put them on his feet. Staggering a bit, Akira left the place and headed outside. He'd return to it when he cleared his mind. Though. Being outside... Could that answer some odd questions?

The scars.

The pain.

That Nightmare.

Where they all connected to something?

Tolora was curled up outside, her black and white striped body blending in with the shadows. She woke at the sound of footsteps, lifting her head up. She was surprised to see Akira. She stood up on her paws and approached him, her tail waving slightly side to side. She tilted her head and looked at him questioningly.

The captain began to sleep as the rest of the Pikmin snuggled him while he slept quietly.

A couple hours passed. But Athena never fell asleep. Waking nightmare, reminicing of what happened as a child... It hurt, to put it mildly.

Olimar began to toss and turn as most of the Pikmin started to cuddle Athena to comfort her.

She didn't react, head resting on her curled knees as she lightly sobbed.

The Pikmin began to back away fro her as he slept with Olimar.

"M-mom...!" she stuttered, remembering what had happened to her. Metis Cykes had been murdered 8 years ago.

"Nrrgn..."

The pain was throbbing. However, in the out doors, the young male leaned up against a tree. The moon illuminated area where he was at. Giving a sigh, Akira placed his hands in his pockets. However, something caught his eye. What was before him?

"Eh?" He asked. "A Tiger? Here?" He asked.

He reached his hand out to it, wondering if it was friendly. Akira liked tigers and had an affinity to them.

The tiger sniffed his hand and looked up at him. Tolora shifted halfway between human and tiger. She was still covered everywhere in fur and her tail and ears stayed as well, though the hair on her head grew longer and her hands and feet were still tipped in class. She didn't normally do halfway, since it required focus and could slip fully into one form or another if she wasn't careful.

"Having trouble sleeping?" While the voice was still recognizable as Tolora's, there was a rough undertone much like a growl.

The Pikmin were scared of the tiger as most of them began to snuggle Olimar. He began to sigh as he resumed sleeping.

Athena was too busy sobbing to notice.

He was rather surprised, yet curious. Placing his hands in his pockets, which was his normal fashion, Akira leaned his back against a tree.

Tolora?" He asked.

"Sure, her appearance may be strange to him, he brushed it off and gave a light laugh. A small nod.

"Yeah...I h ad a bad nightmare... kinda scary..." He softly huffed.

She nodded and looked him over, assessing what she could of his injury at a glance. For the moment, it was nothing to be worried about. Her cat ears flicked back towards the house as the sound of Athena's sobs reached her ears.

"Sounds like you're not the only one." She started to go to the house but paused. "Are you gonna be okay staying out here by yourself?"

Most of the Pikmin began to look up at Akira as Olimar began to mumble something about his foolish friend in which his name was Louie.

She fell asleep, curled up and sobbing. Occasionally, she babbled about her mom, a phantom, and Simon.

"I'll be okay. Uh. Could youse check on those others at th' house? I'll come back inside when I have myown time if that is fine."

He wasn't far from the house. Sitting on the soft grass, he rested his arm on his legs. Giving a sleepy smile, he nodded at his friend. "I jus' have some bad feelin'. Somethin' is bothering me."

Tolora nodded. "Just call out if you need me." She went into the house, throwing on a robe before going into her fully human form. She paused in the doorway to Athena's room, listening to her babbling. It struck a chord deep in her and she had to leave the room for a moment. After some time in the kitchen, she came back to Athena's room with a steaming cup of hot tea. She gently shook the girl's shoulder until she woke up. "Here, drink this. It'll keep you from dreaming." Of course, there was still enough left in the teapot for Akira as well if he came back and decided he wanted it.