The Princess and the Mercenary
Lyndsay: Oh, yeah! I'm in another story! Sweet!Me: Ok, we do not own any song, game, or : Well, in this story, I go undercover as a mercenary for the Greil Mercenaries. This is also a one-shot between me and Ike! Enjoy the story!**
"Lyndsay, explain to me again why you want to become a mercenary?" My best friend, Fluer asked me. I sighed and sat on my bed.
"Well, there is a couple reasons why. One reason is I want to be closer to Soren. You know, my brother? Another reason is I want to help fight in the Simbodian and Daein war. Just because I'm a princess, doesn't mean I'm weak." I told her. She nodded and sat in one of my chairs. "That's a good reason. Well, I'm going to go call Karin and let here know your on your way." She tells me. "Ok." I tell her as she leaves the room. I go over to my closet and pulled out my suitcase. I grabbed my battle outfit: A white with a light blue border halter dress, white leggings, and a pair of light blue ballet flats, and put it in the suitcase. I also grabbed my white battle armor and put it in, along with my sword, me spell book, my cape, and my crown. I zipped up my suitcase and put it on my bed. I went back to my closet and pulled put a pair of white skinnies, a white and light blue shirt with a white cardigan. I also grabbed my light blue combat boots. I took off my puffy white dress and replaced with my normal clothes. Once I put my white hair in a ponytail, Fluer walked in. "Alright, Karin is preparing for your arrival." She told me. She also handed me a long black robe. "What's this for?" I asked. "To disguise yourself. We don't want to getting caught by the guards or any of the Simbodians." She giggled. That was true. I put the black robe on and put the hood over my face. Fluer grabbed my suitcase and we headed downstairs. We got down the long corridor and climbed down the never ending flight of stairs. We got down and made a beeline to the horse stable. Luckily, we got the stable without being spotted. I went over to my horse and saddled her up. "Are you sure your going to be okay going alone?" She asked as I mounted Snowflake. "I'm positive. You can tag along with me until we get to Crimea." I told her. She nodded and mounted her horse. Her horse was white with a rainbow colored mane and tail. I think her name was Sherbet. My trusted servant, Ether, opened the stable doors. We trotted out of the doors slowly and galloped slowly through town. Simbodia has been very quiet and calm ever since war broke out. I guess everyone is just waiting for that big attack. Once we got on the trail that led down the Forbidden Mountains, I reared my horse and took off. I could hear Fluer's behind me, trying to catch up with me. It took about a half an hour to get down the mountains and get on the trail to Crimea. Hopefully, when we get there, Karin and her sister, Elincia, aren't fighting. It seems every time we go and visit the both of them, they are also fighting about some nonsense. "Do you know what name you will be using?" Fluer asked me, as we got in a gentle pace. "What do you mean?" I asked, a little confused. "They are going to know that you're the princess of Simbodia if you say that your name is Lyndsay Tennaka. What other name do you have in mind?" She asked me. I sighed. I haven't really planned that. "Emily Lana." I told her. It wasn't that bad of a name. It was really catchy. "Perfect. We have a name. I guess you can keep your hair color. Almost al of the Simbodians have white hair." Just then, my phone went off. I answered it quickly. "Hello?" I asked. "Hey, it's Soren." He greeted me.
"Hey, Soren! What's up?" I asked. "Are you on your way to the camp yet?" He asked, in a sorta hushed tone. "Yes I am. Why are you whispering?" I asked. "I'm hiding from Boyd and Ike. I was supposed to spar with them this morning and I never showed up. Mist told me their looking for me and not too happy." He told me. I giggled. "Oh, Soren. What will they do without you?" I told him. He hmphed a little bit. "Yeah, yeah. Well, I'll be waiting for you. Love you." He told me. "Love you too." I then hung up. "What did he want?" Fluer asked, a little annoyed. "He wanted to make sure I was on my way." I told her. We walked in silence for a while before I saw a familiar face. "Fluer, look! Isn't that Cherry?" I asked as I pointed to a girl, picking berries from a bush. The girl had long brown hair and peach colored skin. She was wearing a green sundress with pinkish red trimming. She seemed to notice us because she smiled and waved at us. I waved back and galloped over to her. "Hey, Lyndsay and Fluer! What are you guys doing all the way out here?" Cherry asked. "We're on our way to Crimea." I told her. "For what?" She pushed. "Lyndsay wants to be a mercenary so I am guiding her to the Greil Mercenaries camp." I softly whacked her in the back of the head. She flinched. "Sorry." She apologized. "This wouldn't have anything to do with the war going on with Simbodia and Daein, would it?" Cherry asked, eyeing me. "Of course it does. I can just sit here and watch my country being torn apart. I am going to help, even if it kills me." I told her. She sighed. "Well, I can't stop you, but I can wish you good luck. Keep me informed about everything." We waved goodbye and we were on our way again. About half an hour later, we could see the top of the Crimean castle. We reared our horses and galloped fast towards the gate. When we reached the gate, I put my hood down and the guards immediately led us in. Crimean looked as if it had been burned down. There were barely any buildings standing. There was trash and ash in the air. I dismounted my horse and walked up to the castle.
"Karin!" I yelled at the doors. I heard scrambling from inside and saw the door open. Karin stepped out and smiled at us. "Hey, Lyndsay." She greeted me. "Karin, what happened here?" Fluer asked. "Daein solders marched past here and burned down the town. It's terrible. Lyndsay, what will your mercenary name be?" She asked. "Emily Lana." I told her. She took out her cell phone and dialed in a number. "Hey, Ike. It's me." She told him. There was slight muffling.
"I wanted to tell you about the new person that is joining your group." There was a little bit more muffling. "Her name is Emily Lana." She told him. "Yes, she is a girl." Karin rolled her eyes and I giggled slightly. "Alright, she's on her way." She told him. "Love you too." And then she hung up. Karin sighed and looked at me. "Their preparing for your arrival. Just, be careful around Ike. Ever since father died, he has been very touchy around new recruits. Mist is trying to help him out, but nothing seems to work. See if you can break him." She told me. "I'll try, Karin. Thank you for helping me out." I gave her a hug and went down the staircase. I got to Fluer and the horses and mounted Snowflake. We trotted out of Crimea and went on a trail that split two ways: One way to the forest and the other one to Simbodia. We got on different trails and faced each other."Good luck out there, Lyndsay. Call me and check in with everyone." She waved goodbye and galloped toward the mountains. I turned around and entered the forest. The darkness soon swallowed me up within the denseness of the trees. Snowflake started to stir a little bit, but I was able to keep her steady. "It's ok, Snowflake. No ones here. How far are we from camp?" I asked her.
"Not that far. We're about 15 minutes away. I swear someone is watching us. More than one person." Snowflake told me. I petted her snout and picked up my pace. I stopped and took my sword out of my suitcase. I could here whispering coming from the trees. I jumped off of Snowflake and held my sword to my side. "Show yourselves, cowards!" I yelled at the trees. I heard someone draw back a bow. I quickly turned around and caught an arrow. I smirked to myself. I tried to see within the trees, but all I could see was darkness. Then, out stepped about twenty Daein solders. The leader made it to the front and snickered at me. "Well, well, well. Who do we have here?" He boomed. I jumped back slightly and clutched my sword. "Who are you?" I sneered. He walked closer and removed his helmet. He had a silver mess of hair with striking green eyes. He had this toothy grin that made my skin crawl. "I am Matha, commander of the Daein army." He told me. "And who are you? Well, I actually already know that." He told me. "What is that supposed to mean?" I asked. "You are the princess of Simbodia. Lyndsay Tennaka." He sneered. "You have me confused. My name is Emily Lana." I told them. He and the rest of the army bellowed with laughter. "You really think I would believe that nonsense. Daein solders!" The solders drew their weapons: lances, javelins, axes, swords, and spell books. I turned around and nodded for Snowflake to run off and find the camp. She reared her head and jumped past the solders. "Go get that horse!" Matha yelled as he pointed to Snowflake, who was close to disappearing. 10 of the solders took of after Snowflake. I wasn't worried. I knew that she would be okay. "Are you ready to fight, princess?" Matha asked, his voice dripping with acid. I got into my battle stance and prepared myself."Bring it on."Mist POV** I wonder when the new girl is getting here. Ike told me she would have been here by now. The sun was just setting and all of the Greil Mercenaries were waiting outside for Emily to show up. "This is ridiculous. She should've been here by now." Shinon exclaimed, a little annoyed. "Have a little more patience, Shinon." Boyd told him. Shinon hmphed and went back to polishing his bow. "Maybe she got attacked by Daein solders." I told them, a little worried. "Nonsense, Mist. We haven't fought the Daein solders in about a week. Maybe they know not to mess with us anymore." Gatrie told me. I sighed and shook my head. I then heard in a distance, a horse galloping. There was also some yelling around the lines of 'Get that horse'. "Daein solders!" I exclaimed. Everyone was on their feet in a matter of seconds.
"You had to jinx us, huh Gatrie?" Tatiana told him. Gatrie blushed and rubbed the back of his neck. A white horse busted through the trees and started neighing and whining terribly. I ran up and gently pet it's snout. Once she calmed down, I grabbed her reigns and brought her over to one of the tents. Then, about ten Daein solders came tumbling out of the woods. "Greil Mercenaries! Heads up, we got trouble." Brother and the rest of them got out their weapons and got into their battle stance."We don't have time to deal with you mercenaries. We are just here for the horse." The one in front told them."What's so important about a horse?" Oscar asked them."That's the horse of the pr-" He was soon cut off by and arrow to the heart. Everyone jumped back and got ready to fight. Arrows started flying everywhere, hitting every singled one of them. All of the Daein solders hit the ground with a thud. They was a long silence. Then, the horse started moving towards the forest where the arrows came from. The horse neighed quietly and out stepped a girl. She looked about a year older than me. She had white hair, that had little splots of blood, she wore a white and light blue shirt and white cardigan and white jeans, which also had little spots of blood. She was panting heavily as she leaned against the horse. "Good work, Snowflake." She croaked. "Who are you?" Boyd asked her. "Who cares! Can't you see she is hurt?" I yelled at him. I ran by her side and put an arm around my shoulder. "My name is Emily Lana." She told me, softly. "Ike, this is the new girl." I told him. They all withdrew their weapons and ran over to me. Ike picked her up, bridal style and carried her to his tent. Ike and I went into his tent and he laid Emily on his cot. Lyndsay POV** I was totally wiped out. I could barely tell where I was. When my vision started to come back into view, I could make out a tall, blue-haired guy and a brown-haired girl. The guy had spiky blue hair and wore a traditional blood red and blue tunic, gold breast armor, and a green sash tied around his head. "Mist, go get some water." I heard the guy say. I then heard scurrying and then silent. I felt his hand feel my cheek and my forehead. I opened my eyes a little more and I could see him smiling. "Emily, can you hear me?" He asked, softy. I nodded my head gently. "My name is Ike Greil, commander of the Greil mercenaries." He introduced. I slowly starting sitting up, with his hand on my back to support me. "Your Karin's brother?" I asked, a little shocked. The only about the both of them that looked the same was their eyes. They had the same color. That dark sapphire blue. "Yeah. A little shocked?" He chuckled. I nodded. "Well, a little. You guys barely look alike" I told him. "We get that a lot." He rubbed the back of his neck and smiled at me. He had one of those smiles that makes to melt inside, and that's what it was doing. "I'll introduce you to everyone later. As soon as you get your strength back." He got up and started out of the tent. "Oh and welcome to the Greil Mercenaries." He told me. "Wait, does that mean I'm in?" I asked. He chuckled deeply. "I think killing 20 Daein solders should make you worthy of joining." "Ike?" I asked as he was halfway out of the tent. "Yeah?" "May I speak to Soren?"
