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Entwined Tales

Summary:

{Beta Timeline}

Random days of Suzume's time in Steam Bison.

Notes:

Disclaimer: I do not own Zatch Bell and Professor Layton.

Attempting to do a ficlet/drabble series based on Vacantverse again lol.

Chapter 1: Puzzle I: Coin Hunting

Summary:

Suzume, Luke and their robots searched for coins.

Notes:

Disclaimer: I do not own Professor Layton and Zatch Bell!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

"Coindar!" Suzume exclaimed at Luke's robot, annoyed. "Stop flirting with Carolina and help me find coins for a cilent!" 

"Okay!" Coindar hopped onto Suzume's shoulder. "Bison up there!" He pointed at a Bison statue on top of a building. 

"Are you freaking serious? Do we have to climb up there?" 

"Affirmative! We can use my master's steam walker!" 

"So, I can fall to my death because it doesn't have seat belts? Forget it."

"Don't worry! My master will catch you like a prince catching his princess!" 

"What are you even talking about?" 

"Creepo!" Carolina exclaimed, annoyed. 


"Damn it, Triton! There's no room for four!" Suzume pouted, displeased with the idea that Layton and Flora couldn't fit in the Steam Walker with her and Luke.

"There's only two seat belts," Luke said. 

"Creepo stays here," Carolina said.

"I have to go with Master and Miss Mizuno." Coindar protested. 

"You go with Luke, Miss Mizuno. Flora and I will meet you two up there. We'll find a way." Layton smiled. 

Suzume nodded. Luke flushed. Coindar jumped in excitement. Carolina was not pleased with Coindar coming with them. 

"Have fun, detective boy," Marina smirked knowingly. 

"Yeah, I wish I was in your place, lucky bastard,"  Hector grumbled. 


Suzume was afraid of heights, but she kept that fear to herself. She closed her eyes as Luke operated the controls to start vertically climbing onto the wall of the building. Luke told her the legs could stick to the wall, but she was still scared. She felt like vomiting.

"We're finally at the top of the building," Coindar announced. "And Carolina had clung onto me the entire time." He added gaily. 

"S-shut it! Don't get the wrong idea! I just...wanted to stay safe! Hmph!" Carolina turned her head away from Coindar. "...Creepo!" 

'So, we have a real-life tsundere in our hands. Just great.'  Suzume thought in amusement. 'She does like Coindar. She's just being shy about it.' Suzume smiled amusingly at Carolina. 

"Don't tease me, mistress!" Carolina swung her arms, super annoyed. 

"Umm, Miss Mizuno...." 

"What is it?" 

Suzume noticed she was clinging to Luke. How in the hell did that happen? She pulled her hands away. 

"Sorry." She got off the steam walker.  "Anyway," Suzume looked at Luke. "We should-"

Luke was still sitting on the driver's side. His eyes downcasted. His hands are on his lap. His face was completely red. 

'It is because I was clinging onto him without his permission?' Suzume tilted her head in question. "Triton?"

"Oh, sorry." Luke snapped out of it and jumped off his steam talker. "Locate the coins, Coindar!" 

"HANG ON!" Carolina butt in. "I wanna find the coins!" 

Suddenly, a pair of pink robotic wings emerged from Carolina's back. Carolina began to fly up towards the top of the Bison statue. 

"Whoa!" Luke gaped at Carolina in astonishment. "I didn't know she had wings!" 

"Come back to me, my love!" Coindar began climbing onto the Bison statue. 

Suzume burst out in laughter. She couldn't take it anymore. Coindar and Carolina were just being so silly now. Luke joined in the laughter. A few minutes later, Coralina returned to the pair, carrying Coindar, who was holding a small money bag. 


"You're HEAVY, Creepo!" Carolina reminded Coindar of his "weight".

"Yet, you choose to carry me!" Coindar said proudly.

Carolina buried her head onto Suzume's shoulder. Suzume could imagine Carolina was blushing out of embarrassment. They were heading back to Luke's house in his steam walker. They had dropped off the bag of coins at a client's house earlier. They were awarded with tickets to a buffet restaurant. 

"You can go to the buffet without me, Triton. I'm tired. You can invite Miss Marina if you want." Suzume yawned. "I need to put Carolina to sleep. Wait, she's already asleep." 

What Suzume meant by putting her robot to sleep was a code for charging her robot. 

"It's okay. I am quite tired too. I'll give the tickets to the Professor, Flora, and the others." Luke yawned as well. "I also need to put Coindar to sleep."

"But, I don't wanna sleep," Coindar groaned. 

"Too bad. You need to sleep."

When they arrived back at Luke's house, Luke gave the tickets to Layton. Suzume headed back to her bedroom with Carolina and crashed onto her bed. She fell asleep. 

Notes:

Hector is a OC of mine.

Carolina is a rebot OC based on Coindar.