Twisted Wonderland 2

Sure Love Complaining

The sun starts to rise, casting brilliant colors onto the beach. You and the boys found a cave to take shelter in for the night. Lilia steps out of the cave and into the sand.

He lets out a sigh. "What a crisp, clear morning. There's nothing quite like waking up to the sound of birdsong."

You and the rest of the boys groggily make your way to the cave entrance.

Lilia looks to everyone with a cheerful smile. "Did everyone sleep well?"

"Absolutely not!" The boys shouts.

"Gracious!" Lilia's eyes widen. "You've all got bags under your eyes. Are you the types who have trouble sleeping when you have a different pillow?"

"That ain't the issue." Floyd folds his arms.

Lilia tilts his head. "Then what is?"

"The mosquitos, dude!" Floyd exclaims.

Ace scratches at a bite on his arm. "Seriously. They were buzzin' around us all night long, nonstop. They're loud, annoying, and bite you all over and make you itch! How can anyone sleep with that?"

You hold your arms to stop yourself from scratching the itchy bites. With your short sleeves and shorts, it didn't protect you much from the mosquitoes. "My arms and legs are itchy."

Ace nods. "My face is itchy, and I have to stop myself from scratching so I don't make it all swollen."

Grim rubs his back against a tree. "My back itches, but my legs can't reach that far. Someone scratch me!"

Stitch walks over holding his claws out.

Grim bats at Stitch's hands and darts away from him. "Not you, Stitch! Your claws are scary!"

"Sealie was goin' on about some big bug yesterday, but these mosquitos are way worse if you ask me." Floyd groans. "I ain't never gotten bit this much before. This itching is annoyin' the daylights outta me!"

Azul sighs tiredly. "I can't keep a magic barrier up while I'm sleeping. What I wouldn't give for an itch-relief potion right about now..."

Lilia chuckles. "Come, now. Why would all of you kick up such a fuss over a few bugs?"

"How are YOU fine with them, Lilia?" Riddle asks. "Do bugs not bite fae?"

"No, they do. And the bites are QUITE itchy." Lilia scratches at his arm. "But you can sleep through it as long as you've got the right mindset."

Ace folds his arms. "Somehow I doubt trying to tough it out will actually help us get any shut-eye."

Jack flicks an ear. "If we keep missing out on sleep, we're not gonna be good for much at all."

Azul nods. "It's true. Not to mention-"

Stitch's ears perk up and he growls at the trees. A couple mechanical sharks burst from the bushes.

"Whoa!" Grim leaps behind you. "It's Gantu's robots!"

"I bet they're looking around for Stitch." Ace grins. "We're supposed to bust those up and use 'em to fix the spaceship, right?"

Lilia nods. "Indeed we are! Come, everyone, let's get in a bit of morning exercise."

The boys send spells at the sharks and Stitch tears them apart. With there only being two of them, the sharks are quickly turned to scrap.

Lilia chuckles. "That was hardly even a warm-up."

"Yeah, they barely put up a fight." Floyd kicks at a piece of metal. "That was kind of a letdown. Still..."