Darkness

That's all I see as I look in many different directions wondering where the hell I am. Now that I think about it is it possible that I died? Damn it and I was hoping life would actually be decent next year but now I'm probably in limbo waiting to see if I go to heaven or hell… who am I kidding I'm going to hell no doubt about it.

'Hey dumbass you're not dead you're only asleep.'

"What the… who said that?"

'Don't worry about that right now. Just open your eyes.'

"Fine."

The instant I open my eyes I see clear blue sky right in front of me. I decide to look around and I notice that I'm in the middle of a field and there is a small crater where I'm lying down.

"How the hell did that happen?" I wondered to myself. I then realized something else.

"Where the hell am I!?" I screamed.

"Wait just calm down and think" I said. I then started to think about how this happened and then I remembered what happened.

Three Hours Earlier

"Are you sure you want me to come along this time?" I said.

"For the last time, YES!" A man in a white trench coat yelled to me.

"But why am I of all people coming along?" I asked the man.

"Two reasons…" he started to answer "One you have the most knowledge about that world and two…" "What?" I asked. "I think it's about time you stopped being a navigator and get on to the front lines."

"But…" I started to argue

"Don't worry." Another voice answered. "We'll make sure you're alive so we can send you back to your world safe and sound." The voice came from a woman that had long light brown hair, and she was wearing something that looked like red leather armor.

"Either way you're not going alone and as long as we stick together you'll be just fine." The man told me.

"And you have a lot of potential with the combat skills we both taught you." Another new voice said. This one was also from a man who had blond hair and he was wearing a purple jacket.

"Fine I'll go but I still have a question." I said.

"What's up?" The man in a trench coat asked.

"Why did you take me from my world?" I asked.

"That was an accident on my brother's part" The woman replied.

"How so?" I asked.

"He was trying to find a way to deal with the temporal portals but he screwed up and accidently created one that led to your world." She answered

"Why are you asking now?" The blond haired man asked.

"I've been meaning to ask for a while but it just kept slipping my mind." I replied.

"That and you were pretty distracted for a while when you entered the first world my team went to and you…" "SHUT UP!" I yelled.

"Okay geez." The man in a Trench coat said.

"Hey are we ready to go?" The blond haired man asked.

"Yep, everything's all set." A voice answered.

"So, let's recap before we go." I said.

"Alright go ahead" The woman said.

"Our mission is to head into the world of Ylisse and to find the cause of some temporal distortions we found in that world. Right?" I asked making sure I was on track.

"Right, and then we have to neutralize it as fast as we can without doing too much damage ourselves." The man in a trench coat added on.

"And the only way to do that is to not tell anyone we come from a different world unless it is absolutely necessary." The woman said while glaring at the man in a trench coat.

"How many times do I have to say I'm sorry" He replied slightly angered.

"Anyways, our first objective when we get there is to find a group known as 'The Shepherds' and join their ranks because it's likely we will need all the help we can get." The Blond haired man said.

"That's right." I replied.

"Now then if our loving couple could stop arguing over that matter from the first mission it's time we open the portal." The blond haired man stated.

"I'm on it!" The mystery voice replied

A shining vortex then appeared in the center of the room waiting for us to jump in.

"Now than, before you jump in I would like to remind you that…" "GERONIMO!" I yelled jumping into the portal and cutting the man off.

"WAIT YOU IDIOT!" He yelled but it was already too late.

"Damn it I was going to warn him about the huge drop he would go through after he went through the portal." He said.

"You should have mentioned it in the recap!" The man in a trench coat yelled.

On the other side of the portal I just got out of it.

"YEAH that was fun as…" I then looked down and I saw that I was falling like a rock. "Oh, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, SHIT!" I yelled as I fell to the ground. "This is going to leave a mark." I said when I was a few feet from hitting the ground.

*CRASH*

"Owwww." And that was the thing I said before I blanked out.

Present Time

"So I guess that means I must be in Ylisse now." I said to myself while looking around for a nearby town. "Now where is a damn town when I need one?" I say as I start to get mad. I start searching more frantically and right when I was about to give up I barely noticed a town a few kilometers away. "Well I found a town now where's my gear at?" I wondered now searching for it. "Ah, found it!" I say excited as I see a brown bag a few feet in front of me. "Now what do I have in here?" I asked myself as I was looking through it. In my bag there was a light sword made out of iron two, potions with a note saying 'only use these in an emergency', and a book with a note on the inside cover. I opened up the note and read the contents.

'The book that you have with you is a fake tome that I want you to keep with you at all times. If you're wondering why it's because mages tend to use these as a quick way to cast their spells and it's the best way to hide your ability to use magic without them. However you're allowed to use any spell you want as long as it does not destroy a town and you're also allowed to use you're other skill if you remember it.'

"If I remember it, ha." I laugh in a cocky way as I grab my sword. "IGNITE!" I yell and then my sword releases a fury of flames from the top of the handle. "Yep still works like a charm." I said. "Desist." I say and then the flames die down and the sword still looks good as new. "Well I guess it's time to go to town." I then started walking towards the town.

Twenty Minutes Later

I was almost at the town when I noticed four figures up ahead. "Huh?" I said as I started to look closer at the group. One of the members had light blue armor on and dark brown hair. The second member seemed to be a blond girl who seemed to be in her late teens. She was wearing a yellow dress and she had a staff with her. "Wait, are they who I think they are?" I whispered to myself. The third member of the group was wearing a hooded jacket with the hood up so it was impossible for me to even determine a gender. The final person was a man who had blue hair and he was wearing a white cape, some durable yet lightweight body but there was none on his right arm, there was also a sword sheathed on his waist but the one thing that helped me identify the man was the symbol on his right arm. "The mark of the Exalt" I said quietly. "So these are the Shepherds? I think I'll wait for them in town." I whispered as I try to sneak by them.

"Whoever is there I would suggest that you show yourself." The man in light blue armor said.

"Shit!" I whispered annoyed but I realized that I was busted so I might as well meet them face to face as I walked towards them.

"Identify yourself!" The man said now holding a lance to my throat.

"Okay, but can you not point that lance at me it's kind of freaking me out." I said with panic in my voice.

"Frederick please, do as he says. He would probably feel more comfortable if he didn't think he would be gutted at any second." The blue haired man said.

"Fine then, Milord." The man known as Frederick said as he lowered his lance.

"Thank you." I said before I introduced myself. "I'm Tyler and I was about to go to the town before he…" I said as I pointed to Frederick "…decided to call me over."

"I beg to differ Milord. This man was spying on us from a different area and he attempted to sneak by us." Frederick said.

'Damn you Frederick!' I said in my mind and as I was about to respond the blue haired man decided to say something.

"He doesn't look like he has any harsh intentions towards us." He said "And I think it would be fair if we introduced ourselves to him." He stated.

"Fine." Frederick said starting to look aggravated.

The blue haired man decided to introduce himself first "I'm Chrom." he said "This is my sister Lissa." He said motioning his arm towards her. "Nice to meet you." She said cheerfully. "This is Frederick the Wary." Chrom said now motioning his arm to Frederick and I swear I will have payback for you pointing that lance to my face. "And this is Robin." He said motioning his arm to the hooded figure. 'I guess the world decided to stick with the default name.' I thought to myself. Robin then decided to take off the hood revealing that it's the male version. "A pleasure to meet you." He said extending his hand for a handshake. "Same here." I said as I shook his hand. Right after I shook his hand I smelled something weird in the air. It smelled like smoke and right when I was about to say something.

"CHROM LOOK!" Lissa yelled and god damn it that hurt my ears. As we all looked in the direction Lissa was pointing we all looked in shock as we saw the town now engulfed in flames.

"The town's on fire!" I said as Frederick gave me a 'no shit Sherlock' expression. He better sleep with one eye open tonight.

"We should go help them!" Chrom said.

"But what about these two?" Lissa asked pointing at me and Robin.

"Unless they're on fire they can wait." Chrom said as he ran off towards the town. Robin and I both looked at each other and nodded as if signaling 'let's go help them'. With that we ran towards the town into what would likely be both mine and Robin's first battle.