Ana Stays Overnight

Ana Stays Overnight is the 2nd segment of the 7th episode of Warioware: Adventures in Diamond City season 1.

Characters Present

 * Young Cricket
 * Ana
 * Oni (dream sequence)
 * Dog (dream sequence)
 * Monkey (dream sequence)
 * Pheasant (dream sequence)

Summary
Ana decides to stay overnight at Cricket's house. When Cricket reads her the story of Momotaro, Ana gets nightmares about the Oni in the story.

Plot
The episode starts with Ana sitting on Cricket's lap as the latter reads her a story. Wanting to learn more about Japanese culture, Cricket decides to read a book adaptation of the folktale, Momotaro. As he gets to the part about the titular protagonist facing the Oni, he looks at the clock and realizes that it is late. Ana is insistent on wanting to finish the book, but Cricket tells her that it is time for bed. After Cricket turns the light off, Ana starts tossing and turning in her sleeping bag.

In her dreams, Ana imagines herself as Momotaro, along with his loyal allies- the dog, the monkey and the pheasant. As she approaches Oni Island, she brandishes her katana and tries to attack, but she is knocked away. She wakes up with a scream and tells Cricket to turn the light on. When Cricket does so, Ana tells him that she could see and hear the Oni roaring and stomping out from the closet. When Cricket checks there, he only sees a red scarf and tells Ana that there was nothing to be afraid of in there. Ana sighs in relief and tries to go back to sleep after Cricket turns the light off.

However, Ana started having nightmares once again. She was trying to fight off the Oni along with the dog, the monkey and the pheasant. Although she was seemingly fighting against the Oni in her dream, she was violently tossing and turning in her sleeping bag, muttering to herself. Her muttering wakes Cricket up again, causing him to turn the light on and check on her. Ana accidentally hits him in the face before waking up. She tells Cricket that she was too weak to fight against the Oni, especially without her sister, Kat around. As Cricket rubs the slap that he received, Ana apologizes and tells him to forget about the dream she just had, before trying to get back to sleep.

After turning the light off, Cricket tries to get back to his bed, but trips along the way as it was too dark. Mistaking him for the Oni, Ana jumps from her bed and goes into a fighting stance, startling Cricket as he turns the light on. Ana tells him that she has seen the Oni trying to chase her and she could only sleep if either the light is on, or if she is beside someone, especially Kat. Realizing that Ana's nightmares were caused by the unfinished story, Cricket tells her to sit on his lap so he can continue the story.

In the story, the Oni was roaring because he was learning to sing, but he was not aware that his loud singing scared the villagers. Momotaro, the dog, the monkey and the pheasant then taught the Oni to sing a lullaby to let the villagers sleep peacefully. As he sings the lullaby, he starts petting Ana's head. The young ninja drowsily closes her eyes, leaning into Cricket's gentle petting before eventually laying down in a relaxed position, sleeping on his lap. Cricket carries her to his bed and lets her sleep beside him, making sure that he kept her safe through the night. The episode ends as Cricket turns the light off one last time before sleeping.

Trivia

 * To align with the sleep theme of the episode, a lullaby version of the credits music is used