Some self-indulgent self-ship stuff once more, I like to think Frohicky and I take the kids out sometimes, even though they don't really enjoy our music tastes.
“your nothing more than a machine” Zane’s intrusive thoughts were coming back. He just stood there looking at himself in the mirror. He wanted to get out of this body, it felt weird to him. He felt different. 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵…
or: Zane has a hard time adjusting life in a new body (takes place after ndr s3 p1)
chapter 1: restless
Zane was pacing around the hanger bay, he had nothing else to do. Everyone else was sleeping. He wished he could sleep right now but he wasn’t required any sleep in this…form.
He didn’t know how to feel in this body. The positives were that he felt stronger and he would be able to survive harder hits…but there were too many negatives for him. First of all he was too tall that he would have to crawl around the monastery. The ninja told him it would be best if he stayed in the hanger bay and he agreed to that, he didn’t enjoy having to crawl around the place. Second was that he felt useful in certain situations but they rarely happens.He couldn’t do simple task like make food for everyone, that was pixal’s job now. Then finally, he just didn’t feel like himself anymore. He looked more robotic than before. He always feared of becoming a machine and it was starting to feel real to him. He didn’t feel human at all, more like a 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯.
Zane then heard a noise. Someone was in here. The nindroid went still and didn’t move an inch. Who would wake up so early now? He scanned the place until he noticed mr forhicky standing there sleep walking. Zane sighed, he decided to wake frohicky up by patting his head gently. Frohicky then opened his eyes slowly until he jumped from fright only to see Zane thankfully there with him
“Oh master Zane, so glad to see you but…wasn’t I in bed just now?” Frohicky said in a slow tone. “You were sleep walking so I just woke you up so you could get back to your room” Zane spoked in a monotoned voice until heading near the monitor and sitting on the floor and curling up like a ball. Frohicky notices and looks confused. “Master are you okay? Why don’t you get some rest?” Frohicky goes closer to him and sits down next to the nindroid. He noticed his eyes were dimmer than usual. Zane’s eyes always had bright blue glow to them and a sort of cozy feeling but now they were dark and gloomy. It was clear something was up. Frohicky knew Zane for over a year now and he knew that the colour of Zane’s eyes reflected on how he felt and right now he seemed to be down. And he had to do something about it.
“Zane, you know you can tell me anything right? As assistant keeper It is my duty to make sure everything and everyone is okay, so please tell me what’s wrong?”
Zane then looked at the assistant keeper and was hesitant about telling him. There was already too much to worry about. With Arin and sora in danger, there was no time for Zane’s worries. There’s 𝘈𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 no time for his worries so why would he make even more people worry?
“I-I’m fine..” the ice ninja stuttered, obviously that wasn’t a good excuse to say so frohicky easily caught on and straightened his face a little into a more serious expression.
“I can tell you’re lying y’know? Do you need me to make you my mother’s swamp tea? That always cheers me up!” Frohicky looked at Zane wanting for a response
“it’s okay but thank you, I just have been different lately.”
bingo. Frohicky finally found out. Sure it was easy but he was talking to Zane who was always an honest person.
“well what’s wrong? Is it your new body?”
Zane nods
“Then if you have a problem with it then why not just tell pixal, she was the one that made it for you”
“But that’s the problem… I don’t want pixal to get upset because if she didn’t make this body, I wouldn’t be here right now..”
That was true, Zane remembered when he was dying there after trying to stop the train. He felt electric sensations going through his body and only pixal could help him. Even though he didn’t like it, he felt more safe and pixal wouldn’t worry as much for him. Zane was a selfless person who would do anything to reach his goal, even if it cost his own life. But pixal cared about his safety, they didn’t want to lose each other ever again so this was the only way.
“Maybe you might need some time getting used to your new body, I’m sure after a while you’ll get used to it!”
Zane heard and thought about it, he was only in this body a at least a week so maybe it just needed more time to get used to.
He then smiled slightly under his helmet, even if you couldn’t see it, it was a warm smile.
frohicky smiles and head back to his room while waving. In response, Zane sat there waving back.
Zane looked around, he was alone again. It was a familiar feeling he was used to now.thought the ice ninja felt calm after talking to frohicky, his anxiety levels were down. The nindroid then sat there closing his eyes pretending to sleep and sat like that for the rest of the night…
