"That's the last of them. Gods I thought it might nev-"
"Chrom, look out!"
"Huh?! Ah!"
"Father, no!"
A girl dashed in courageously protecting the one she called "father" from an assassination attempt. Failing, the assassin fled.
"Thank the gods you're safe!" It was revealed that the voice came from the woman who called herself "Marth"; the heroic king of old. This mysterious being appeared two years ago when the Risen started attacking. She came to their aid that time and also the night that Emmeryn was to be assassinated. After the war against Plegia was won, the mysterious person was not seen up until now.
"...You called me 'Father.'" Chrom said bemused.
"Did I? I...Perhaps we might speak privately?" Marth said a bit flustered.
"Perhaps we should, yes." Chrom replied sternly.
Robin watched as his best friend and the mysterious person called "Marth" disappeared from his sight.
Overhearing their exchange was quite something. The tactician could not come to grips with what had just unfolded.
"Logically there is no way that she is Chrom's daughter. Unless... Hm... No there's no way. I cannot wrap my head around this one, I will have to standby here until they both return."
"Robin?"
"Yes Sumia?"
"Who was that women Chrom just disappeared with?"
Oh gods. This is a bad scenario for Chrom to be in. Disappearing into the forest with a mysterious girl. I will not be able to explain the current situation to her.
"Sumia you see-"
As Robin started, Sumia picked up a flower, tearing its petals muttering, "He loves me, he loves me not..."
Robin let out a sigh, "Chrom please hurry on back."
As he finished saying that, Chrom and Marth were in sight. Marth with enough evidence visible on her face to indicate that she was crying.
"Chrom?" Robin asked when they were within earshot.
"Hmm? Oh, Robin. What is it?"
"Well we leave you with Marth for a minute and you come back with her crying. This is how ill rumors are born."
Sumia still picking petals off of innocent flowers repeating, "He loves me, he loves me not..."
"Sumia? Why in the gods' name are you shredding those poor flowers?"
"*sniffs* You brought... HER! Am I not good enough *sniif sniff*"
"Can we tell her, Lucina?"
"Of course."
"Lucina?" Robin and Sumia both said in confusion.
Lucina showed both of them the brand in her left eye. She explained how she comes from a different time, a time that has yet to occur in the present line. How history took a dark turn for the worst. She also explained how she got back to the past, with the help of the divine dragon Naga.
"So that's it! The divine dragon is the only one capable of such a feat! I wouldn't have expected that she had a role to play in this. Fascinating." Robin muttered.
"There he goes again," Chrom sighed.
There was an awkward silence between Sumia and Lucina mainly due to the initial misunderstanding.
Sumia, breaking the silence, asked, "Are you really my daughter?"
"I swear on my life."
"You grow up... Er, grew up to be so strong... So beautiful..."
"Thank you... Sumia."
"You don't want to call me Mother?"
"I... thought you might mind."
"Of course not. You are the daughter that I love more than anything in the world! You may not be the little Lucina back at the castle, but you still are my daughter."
"*Sniff* Oh, Mother..."
Sumia hugged Lucina tight as she started to cry once again. Feeling the warmth and love of the mother she lost, she cried even harder.
"That's the sound of overdue tears," Robin remarked.
"Shh... You're ruining this beautiful moment between mother and daughter," Chrom said.
"Sorry..."
After, Lucina and her story was introduced to the rest of the Shepherds.
"To think that I, Virion, fall at the hands of monsters. Inconceivable!"
"This is grave indeed. I fail as a knight."
"That's not true Frederick. I'm sure that your future self did his utmost in order to protect his liege," Chrom assured him.
"Your words are too kind milord," he said showing a bit of disappointment in himself.
"To think... that we all die... What kind of opponent were we up against?" Sully said.
"Pfft. A dragon is no match for the Vaike! Now that we know what we're up against, I'm gonna start training right now! Minerva! Let's spar!"
"That it is not the best course of action Vaike. Minerva will tear your limbs apart," Cherche said smiling.
Vaike's interest in sparring faded away as Cherche warned him about the consequences.
"Everybody, listen up!" Chrom shouted, "Sure we all died in the future. But! We can still change it! In order to shift the tides of the future, we must first temper our own future. However, if anyone wishes to withdraw knowing what will happen, you may leave. I will not force anyone to fight a battle that they do not wish to participate in."
No one moved an inch.
"Thank you. Thank you for your bravery. You honor me with your fealty. That is all."
"You did good," Robin told him.
"Thanks. I was sure that one of them would leave."
"That's how much faith they have in your power Chrom."
"Thank you my friend but, truly, you are the one we all trust. Your tactics each and every battle have gotten us so far."
"Where to next Father?" Lucina asked.
"We are heading towards the ports of Regna Ferox. We will depart for Valm in a matter of weeks but first, we must prepare."
On their way back to Regna Ferox, they ran into a band of bandits. The shepherds prepared for battle. Robin dishing out orders for everyone to carry while making short work of some bandits.
Robin noticed one issue; he had ordered Lucina to pair up with their new recruit, Henry, but seemed to have flat out ignored the idea. Instead she ran into a large group of bandits, executing them. She had defeated them swiftly and came out with no injuries. Everybody was amazed on how well she wielded Falchion and praised her.
"Now this, this could prove to be troublesome..." Robin said wiping the sweat off his forehead.
When they had reach the docks, they set up camp and started preparing all the necessary supplies for their voyage.
"Yo, Chrom!" Basilio said as he entered the docks along with Flavia.
"Hey Basilio, you getting ready as well?"
"Of course! In these times of peace I think I've gotten rusty."
"Even if you weren't, you would still lose to me," Flavia remarked.
"Heh, you wish lady."
"Khan Basilio and Khan Flavia..." Lucina said as she approached them.
"Hm? Who is this beauttiful lady Chrom?"
"She's my daughter," Chrom said a bit irritated.
"Your daughter? What are you talking about Chrom? Your daughter's still a baby. Has Gangrel's madness gotten to you?" Flavia asked.
"There's an explanation for this," Lucina explained.
And so Lucina told them about her story and her objective.
"Hm... Intriguing." Flavia said.
"That sounds way too complicated for someone like me to understand," Basilio stated.
"Well, yeah, you're just an oaf," Flavia mocked.
"Got that right," he answered picking some earwax out of his ear, "by the way, where's Robin?"
"He's busy preparing a strategy on how to counter the Valmese when they will intercept us on the ocean. Here take a look." Chrom opened the entrance of the tent slightly in order for the two Khan's to snag a quick peek. Robin was sitting down at his desk reading books on Naval warfare, thinking about what action to take if he were them.
"He's really into it," Basilio whispered.
"When he's like this, it's best not to disturb him. Basilio and I came to see how you Ylisseans were faring. Now we must return to the capital and assemble our men as well."
"Understood. May speed be at your sides."
The two Khans departed for the capital for Regna Ferox leaving Chrom with his daughter.
"Father?"
"Hm?"
"If I may, I would like to spar with you. I figure that it would be good training for me so that I may prove to be more helpful on the battlefield."
"I see, a commendable request. But I am busy. If you don't mind, I can assign you a sparring partner."
"Who may this be?"
"Head to the training grounds, they will meet you there."
"Understood."
Lucina waited for her partner to show up by practicing on the dummy's. Her lunges always aim for the vital points on her enemies while her slashes did not use any unnecessary movements.
"You learned well from your Father didn't you?"
Lucina looked up to see who it was. To her surprise, it was her father's second-in-command and her uncle; Frederick.
"Your father told me you were looking for a sparring partner."
"That is correct."
"Am I suitable enough milady?"
"Most definitely," Lucina grinned.
They did not wield their weapons that see the battlefield, just simple wooden weapons. Frederick's horse was watching from the sidelines as its master took his battle stance.
There was silence. The two were on guard to see who would make the first move. Lucina dashed towards him and her speed caught him by surprise. When he was within her sword's reach, she swung from her low angle. Frederick jumped back to dodge it and lunged at Lucina. Parrying his sword up, she then followed up with a downwards slash but stopped before hitting him. Normally, it would slice through enemies' chest.
"Wonderful. Your swordsmanship is truly extraordinary."
"You were holding back on me weren't you Uncle?"
"Uncle huh... I will need to get used to that. But no, I was not holding back. You were too swift for my body to react."
"You could've easily countered me in the end, but you just stood there."
"If it really bothers you that much, shall we continue?"
"Let's."
"Alright then, have at you!"
The next morning, everybody was eating at the makeshift dining room, more of a dining tent. Everybody except one. Their trustworthy tactician was nowhere to be found.
"I'll go take a look," Chrom told them. When he got to Robin's tent, he opened it up and found Robin still reading on Naval warfare.
"Robin? It's breakfast."
"Oh, Chrom? I'll be there in just a sec," Robin said as he turned to face Chrom.
"Gods Robin! Your eye bags are huge!"
"Huh? Is it really that bad?"
"Yes! Did you not rest?"
"I was reading all these books but I can't seem to find a sound way in order to permeate their massive fleet."
"You need to worry about yourself first. If you were to die because you're not getting any sleep while trying to find a way for us not to die, that would be unfortunate. Your health comes first, then you can worry about us."
"If you say so Chrom... But we're departing in a week!"
"I'm sure you'll come up with something by then or, at least, before we are greeted with their might. Here, come get some food first then take a nap."
"Understood," Robin said wearily as he stood up. He kept trying to force his heavy eyes to stay open a little further. In the dining tent, everybody commented on his eyes bags in amusement.
"Haah..." Robin sighed as he lied down on his sleeping bag, "I guess I'll continue after getting some rest." He closed his eyes and had a well needed nap.
When he woke up, it was already evening.
"Did no one bother to wake me up...?" he said in disbelief, "Hopefully they got some stuff done without me."
Not knowing what else to do, he head towards the water. He walked along the pier glancing as the sun set into the horizon. As he continued, he spotted a blue haired princess gazing as well.
"Hey Lucina," the tactician greeted.
"Hello Robin."
As he sat beside her, they both stared into the horizon.
"The ocean is so vast, it takes most of the world's space."
"I never got to see the ocean before," Lucina started, "I was always fighting in cities, never near the shores. This is also my first time seeing the sun set into the horizon. I never knew it would be so majestic."
"The ocean is also a beautiful blue. Reminds me of the blue on your hair."
Lucina took a second to take in what Robin said.
"Are you saying you think my hair is appealing? " she asked embarrassed.
Robin, also taking in what he had just told her, replied, "Oh no! Well... Er... Yes, but I didn't mean to appear like I was trying to court you! Sorry for the misunderstanding..."
Lucina giggled seeing a flustered Robin.
"You usually appear to be so calm. I didn't think you'd have this kind of side to you," Lucina stated still giggling.
"Same goes for you..." Robin said as he sighed, "this is the first time I've ever seen you smile or show some emotion."
"It's because I don't have the liberty to express these emotions all the time. I must harden myself and defeat anyone who stands in my Father's path."
"I see. You love Chrom a lot, huh?"
"Of course. Well, I really must get going now. Father may be wondering where I went," she stood up and was on her way.
She then stopped and turned around.
"Hm?" Robin said wondering what she was doing.
Smiling, she said, "Oh, and Robin? Thank you for spending time with me."
Thank you for taking your time to read this fic. I've really been wanting to make a LucinaxRobin fanfic but never had any real intent on doing so. Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.