Golden bubbles grouped and rose to the surface. Breaking open, they evaporated into steam, returning to the heavens from once they came. A mess of brown hair erupted between them. A gasp, then blue irises scanned the clouds above.

Pit was troubled. He stared up at the slowly inching clouds for a bit, before sinking into the golden waters of the hot spring up to his nose yet again. It had been 3 months since Hades had been defeated, and everything seemed to be back to the norm.

"It's soooo boring." He blew bubbles in the healing waters thinking of his past adventures. It had been 25 years since he got any action, and now, in less than 3 months, it was over. 3 months ago he set his first steps on the earth which the gods ruled over, and now, he was soaking in Skyworld's hot springs for the 3rd time this day.

"Well then, Pit, what should we supposed we do?", the familiar voice made him instinctively cover himself, even though he was fully dressed for this very same reason.

"G-Goddess P-Palutena!," he blushed. "Would it be that much of a bother to knock?"

The goddess covered her mouth in an attempt to stifle her giggle, " Oh come on Pit. You're dressed anyways."

"Well the only reason I am is because this always happens…." He whispered to himself, sinking further into the water.

" I can still hear you Pit." The angel blew bubbles in protest.

Palutena rose to her feet and seemed to glide over to the edge where Pit was. She ran her delicate hands through his hair. Pit's anger slowly left him as he sat there dreamily content at the head massage. " Now what's wrong?"

"Oh yeah." He had nearly forgotten. "I want to go back to earth."

Palutena plucked a single hair from his head. The boy cringed and jumped out of the water.

"Owwww. Hey what was that for?" Pit rubbed his head. The centurions, seeing their signal, rolled in a cart, and sat Pit upon it. They quickly worked, one of them pulling out a golden comb and feverishly brushed out the knots in the commander's mess of a head, another carefully wiped down his downy wings. Yet another brought in a fresh tunic and sandals, which Pit brushed away, as he gave a nervous glance toward Palutena who glared at him.

"Now why would you want to go down there, Pit?" she finally replied.

He stared down at the floor, searching for the right words. In his mind, there was no reason correct enough for him to ever want to set foot on the land of mortals yet again. Skyworld had everything he could ever want. Skyworld was his as commander. Skyworld was were Palutena created him and resided in. There was no rational reason to leave, but then, the world of mortals was not exactly a rational place. The Centurions finished their work by placing the golden laurels on the commander's head and took their leave. Pit and Palutena stood alone in silence.

"Pittt…." He cringed. Better to tell the truth.

"I want to see the people I saved! You told me yourself that humans were the creatures on earth closest to gods. We're in charge of protecting them, and I'm upset I don't know them at all! I don't know what I'm protecting, and that's...that's just sad. Plus, it's boring here. "

Palutena sighed deeply, and quickly pulled back her dark green hair into a bun before jumping into the sacred waters of the spring. A dark blue mist seeped from where the goddess entered and spread over the water, creating a murky darkness. The goddess was gone.

"P-Palutena!" The angel exclaimed as he ran around the edge of the spring, looking for a sign of his goddess. "Oh, what should I do? Goddesses can breathe underwater can't they? What if they can't? What if I don't find her in time? Then I'll have to take care of Skyworld myself…that sounds like so much work. "

"Skyworld isn't so boring now, huh Pit?" He swung around suddenly and lost his balance, falling face first into the water which had returned to its golden color. He turned over, greeted by the smiling face of the goddess who extended an arm to help him.

"I can get out myself." Pit pouted, as he stood up, adjusted his laurels, and wringed out his tunic. "You scared me Lady Palutena."

"I'm sorry Pit, but I can't just let you call Skyworld boring. I created it after all." Palutena smirked and placed her hand on her chin, suddenly thinking. "As for the other reason you want to go to the land of mortals, I decided that you have a very good point. You should see what exactly we are protecting. You may leave tomorrow."

Pit's wings flared open, showering the surroundings with spring water. He leapt into the air screaming in joy. " Whoooohooo! Thank you so much Lady Palutena!" He ran up to the goddess, jumping into her arms and giving her a tight hug.

"Awww Pit, you can be cute sometimes you know?" The goddess laughed. Pit quickly turned away to hide his flushed face.