An Idiot, a Dragon, and Some Rock People. (PM to enter)

[Shulk]

Ruby was right, the Crescent Rose was shockingly light for something so large, and Shulk wanted to know how. He pored over every nook and cranny and made observations about the sniper/scythe with knowledge he didn't know he possessed. "Amazing...maybe the weapon is less complicated that it looks. You must have used as few parts as you possibly can, both to keep the weight of the weapon down and prevent any malfunctions. Or maybe the materials themselves are lighter than they look, just like the Monado," Shulk muttered to himself, before he handed back Ruby's weapon and made a mental note to remember everything he'd ascertained from Crescent Rose's design.

Shulk had to suppress the urge to chastise Rin again, and the Homs was relieved when the hothead's fascination with Crescent Rose distracted him from his annoyance. They had all started off on the right foot, so it was no surprise to Shulk when Ruby expressed an interest in joining the group. So the three set off up the mountain trail again. Thankfully, there didn't appear to be any more golems hiding underfoot, or they were just lucky enough to avoid stepping on one. In that instant, Shulk received another vision that was more terrible than his first one.

It was the same vision as before; Rin waking Volvagia and the dragon lunging straight for him. Yet in another area of the arena was Ruby and himself; Crescent Rose's bullets had no effect on the creature's flaming hide. With terrifying speed, Volvagia whipped his entire body, sending them both flying. The last seconds of the vision was the rapidly approaching lava. Then...nothing.

In the present, Shulk had a horrified expression. Another vision, this time Ruby was in it. Shulk had nearly dismissed the first premonition, but in the fight with the golem, subsequent ones had turned out to be true. There was no reason to believe this one wouldn't come true if he didn't do something, but what? I have to tell them. They might not believe me, but they'll die if I don't say anything, Shulk rationalized.

"Wait," Shulk said, he stopped walking and took a deep breath to steel himself for what he'd have to reveal. "We're all in terrible danger. Just now I had a... vision of sorts, I saw the dragon killing us as soon as we woke it up." He glanced at Rin, "The same thing happened when we fought the golem, it was as if I could see what it was going to do before it did it." He sighed, there was no way he wasn't looking barmy right now.

Shulk started pacing back and forth, evidently struggling to find the right words for his thoughts. "I know it must be hard to believe, but it's true. Admittedly I don't know how I can do it, but these visions haven't been wrong yet." He looked at Rin, then Ruby, and he braced himself for their responses. At best, they'd just say he was nervous, and at worse they'd call him crazy.