NOTE: The cadets are a little older in this story. Around early to mid teens. But they can be whatever age you want.
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Penny sat up straight in her bed with a gasp. She looked around the dimly lit room frantically, hoping she had not awaken her friends and fellow cadets. She sighed in relief while she struggled to get her breathing back to normal.
"What a horrible nightmare?" Penny thought, wiping the tears that were forming in her eyes.
After composing herself, she looked around the room. It was still dark out and her friends were still sound asleep. She looked up towards the bed of the sleeping blue jay.
"Swift." She thought sadly.
After some thought, Penny quietly got off her bed and made her way over to Swift's bed. It was really high up, but there was a ladder next to it. She climbed up the ladder, careful not to wake Rod or Brody. When she got to Swift's bunk, she sat at the foot of the bed for a moment, before crawling over to Swift. She then attempted to wake him, by gently shaking one of his wings.
"Swift?" Penny whispered in an attempt to wake the blue jay without waking the others. She knew Rod was an early riser and would most likely wake up if he heard her. "Swift, please, wake up." she whispered again, still shaking his wing.
"Huh?" Swift mumbled, finally waking up, but still sleepy. His vision was blurry but he was able to recognize the figure.
"Penny?" He asked, as he slowly sat up on his bed with a yawn. "What is it? Why are you awake?" he asked in a hushed tone.
The normally outgoing penguin, looked down at her wings that lay on her knees as she knelt in front of her friend. She avoided eye contact, unsure if she should asked what she wanted in the first place.
"Penny?" Swift asked with a bit of worry.
Penny gave a heavy sigh. While still not looking at her friend, she asked a bit nervously. "S-Swift? I-Is it okay for me to sleep with you for the rest of the night?"
Swift's eyes widened in surprise. He wasn't expecting that. If he wasn't fully awake before, he was at that moment.
"Uuuhhh..." was all he was able to let out, still in shock and unsure what to say. The young penguin in front of him kept her head down while rubbing one arm nervously.
When she got no answer, Penny sighed. "I'm sorry, Swift. It was a stupid request. I'll just go back to my own bed." she said, trying to hold back her tears. Swift noticed this and quickly but gently grabbed hold of one of her wings.
"Penny, wait." Swift whispered, as he turned her to face him. She looked up at him with watery eyes. Swift gave her a worried look.
"Penny? Did you have a nightmare?" he asked.
She nodded.
"D-did it have to do with me?" he continued.
Penny nodded again as the tears began to fall freely, as she remembered her nightmare. Swift swiftly brought her into an embrace in hopes to calm her down.
"Shhhh. It's ok Penny. I'm here. You can stay the rest of the night if you want." he whispered to her softly.
"Th-thank y-you, S-Swift." Penny replied.
Once Penny had calmed down a bit, Swift got back under the covers and laid down, since the night was a bit chilly. Penny lay above the covers while she snuggled up to Swift. Being a penguin, she wasn't bothered by the chilly night air. Swift placed a wing around her, while the other was placed under his pillow.
"Goodnight, Penny. Sweet dreams." He whispered.
"I hope so." Penny mumbled. "Goodnight, Swift."
Swift frowned at her response. He couldn't help but wonder what could have happened in her dream... no, nightmare... to have her so shaken up. He looked over his shoulder to see if the others had woken up. Sure enough, Rod and Brody were awake and were looking towards the two. Both wore worried expressions on their face. Swift mouthed a 'later' towards them. They nodded and went back to sleep.
Swift turned and brought his attention back to the penguin now sleeping next to him. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep. He smiled and subconsciously began to gently caress her side with the thumb of his wing that lay on her. This caused her to snuggle into him more. He gave a slight chuckle before he yawned and fell back asleep as well.
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Top Wing: Nightmare Vision
Fanfiction'Penny has a nightmare that had to do with Swift, and asks him if she can sleep next to him. But what will she do when her nightmare becomes real?' There aren't many Top Wing stories. This popped into my head, so here it is. This is my first story o...
