Hello to all of you beautiful people on the internet! I'm here to bring you guys a story I've been wanting to write for a long time now. A story involving one of my favorite ships of all time: ShulkxLucina.

I'll be the first to admit, I've never touched either Xenoblade Chronicles or Fire Emblem: Awakening. Mostly because I don't own a 3DS and I was not aware of Xenoblade's existence until I started maining Shulk in Smash 4. By then, I had long gotten rid of my Wii and didn't feel like searching for a copy to play on my Wii U. Most of my information about Shulk and Lucina comes from a combination of Smash, and watching various cutscenes/let's plays/support conversations from both games on YouTube, as well as looking up some other miscellaneous information on them online. With that said, I feel like I know a lot more about these two than the average Smash player. Still, I apologize to Fire Emblem/Xenoblade fans in advance if I make either Shulk or Lucina say or do anything that's out of character for them.

Anyway, with that said, let's get this story started! Enjoy!

Super Smash Bros. © Nintendo/Masahiro Sakurai.

*Colony 9 of Bionis*

"Good morning."

A young man named Shulk said to no one in particular as he got out of bed and prepared for the day. He got up and got dressed before heading to his lab to work on some weapons. He grabbed his own weapon, a mystical sword called the Monado, and made his way to the door. But before he stepped outside, he took a glance at his calendar.

"Huh. Has it been that long already?" Shulk said to himself.

According to Shulk's calendar, it was one year to the day he and his friends had defeated an evil god called Zanza. A god bent on destroying the world, known as the Bionis, and recreating it just as he had several times before. After a long and hardship filled journey, Shulk and his companions managed to kill Zanza, and restored the world to the way it was before Zanza rose to power.

Shulk smiled at the memory before setting out to his lab. He walked around his home village, an area known as Colony 9, before he spotted the entrance to his lab. Along the way, he came across his childhood best friend.

"Hey, Reyn, how's it going, man?" Shulk said to his friend.

"Oh, hey, Shulk. Pretty good. Just gettin' in some rest before I gotta go deal with old Square-tache again." Reyn replied, referring to the leader of Colony 9's defense force.

"Honestly, I'd have thought that since the war with the Mechon and the Telethia ended, he'd have lightened up a bit since there's no more imminent threats to Colony 9. Or to any part of the world for that matter." Shulk stated.

"No chance in Hell! That man will never settle down! He'll keep going and going until his blood pressure erupts like a volcano." Reyn stated.

"Boy, wouldn't that be a sight to see?" Shulk asked.

The two friends shared a laugh at their joke before Reyn continued speaking.

"Alright, in all seriousness, where are you headed off to, man?"

"Well, I'm going to the lab. I need to get some more weapons for the Defense Force worked on, and maybe study the Monado a little more. I want to see if maybe there are some new Arts in there, somewhere. I've discovered more than one new Art in the past." Shulk replied.

"Yeah, those Jump and Smash Arts you discovered a few months back would have been really helpful against Zanza." Reyn pointed out.

"Yeah, no kidding. Anyway, I have to get started on my work. And you best get back before the Colonel makes you do a billion pushups." Shulk stated.

"Yikes. That's a scary thought. Alright, I'm off. Bye, Shulk." Reyn stated before leaving to face his overly angry Colonel.

"Bye."

Shulk then proceeded to enter his lab and began to work on some new weapons. He repaired several blasters and shields throughout the hours of the day. Eventually he got around to inspecting his Monado. As usual, there was nothing wrong with it, but he didn't uncover any new Arts from it either.

As the sun began setting over the horizon, Shulk began packing up his things to head home. But just before he left, his thoughts began to drift elsewhere. More specifically, they drifted toward someone else, his girlfriend, Fiora.

She and Shulk began dating immediately after Zanza's defeat a year ago, after having a mutual crush on each other since childhood. However, as time went on, Shulk was beginning to have second thoughts. They hadn't really been connecting the way he thought they would once they started dating. He had always seen her as a friend, almost a sister. But perhaps his infatuation with her stemmed from the fact that, as kids, she was the only pretty girl willing to talk to him. That's how their friendship formed.

However, Shulk was now thinking that it was just that, an infatuation. Maybe they didn't really have as much in common as he thought. Maybe they were just meant to be friends. He wondered if Fiora was having similar thoughts as well. They hadn't really been seeing much of each other in recent weeks.

With these troubled thoughts in mind, Shulk went to the one place he felt he could clear his head, a small area just outside Colony 9 known as Outlook Park.

He sat down on one of the park benches and began contemplating his relationship with Fiora. He sat alone, lost in thought, until he heard a voice come from next to him.

"Shulk?"

"Oh, hey, Fiora. How are you?" Shulk asked.

"I'm ok. I just came out here to clear my head." She stated.

"I see. I'm here for the same reason." Shulk said.

Fiora sat down next to Shulk as the pair sat in silence for some time. Eventually, Shulk broke the silence. He sighed, as he knew what he was about to say would not be easy.

"Fiora, we need to talk. I need to tell you something."

"Really? Because there's something important I need to tell you, too." Fiora replied.

"This isn't going to be easy, but…"

"Well…"

"The thing is…"

"It's just…"

"It's over." They said simultaneously.

The two of them looked at the other in surprise before Fiora spoke once again.

"So, you were thinking it too, huh?" She asked.

"That we've started growing apart a bit?"

"Yeah."

"I mean, I still like you. You'll always be one of my closest friends, but I'm not sure it actually works as boyfriend/girlfriend." Shulk stated.

"You're right. I'll always see you as a friend, but, I think maybe we rushed into things with our relationship. I think it was perfect the way it was before the whole 'Zanza' thing. I thought I liked you like that at one point, but now I see it was just a little schoolgirl crush that never really went away." Fiora said.

"I feel the same way, Fiora. So, with that said, I do think it's best we went our separate ways. Maybe started seeing other people. We'll still be friends though, right?"

"Oh yes, of course. Well, anyway, I best be headed home. Dunban will be furious if I'm out too late."

"Ha! Your overprotective brother. Well, I'll see you around, friend."

"Goodbye, friend." Fiora said before leaving.

Shulk just sighed as he started heading home himself. While he was glad that he and Fiora ended their relationship on good terms, he was still kind of saddened by the whole thing. Ending a relationship is never easy, no matter how things turn out afterward. He finally made it to his house and got ready for bed. Just before he fell asleep, he could only say one thing to himself:

"Hopefully tomorrow will be better."

*the kingdom of Ylisse*

A young woman with dark blue hair woke from her slumber at the start of another day. She got up, put her usual attire on, and emerged from her room to face the day ahead. After breakfast, the woman, named Lucina, went in search of her orange haired boyfriend, Inigo.

As she walked the hallways searching for Inigo, she couldn't help but think about the events that led her to where she currently was.

It had been one year to the day that an army known as the Shepherds, led by Lucina's father, the Exalt of the kingdom of Ylisse, Chrom, had defeated a malevolent Dragon God known as Grima from laying waste to the world. The road to defeating Grima had been a long and perilous one. It involved Lucina and all of her closest friends traveling back in time from a future that had already been destroyed by Grima and all their parents had been killed. They had hoped that by going back in time, they could save the younger versions of their parents. Ultimately, they had succeeded, but at the cost of Chrom's closest friend and the tactician of the Shepherds, Robin. While Chrom and his closest companions went out in search of Robin, as they believed him to still be alive, Lucina went with Inigo to travel the world. Their home of the moment was always brimming with joy and laughter, but eventually, they both began to miss their home kingdom of Ylisse. So they returned home and were welcomed with open arms by Chrom, who had returned with Robin a few months prior.

Lucina scoured the hallways of the castle she lived in hoping to find her boyfriend. Along the way, she came across Robin, who was currently staying in Ylisse, visiting Chrom for a few days before returning to his new home in the small country of Chon'sin, along with his wife, the princess of Chon'sin.

"Pardon me, Robin." Lucina said to the tactician.

"Oh, hello, Lucina. How may I help you?" Robin replied.

"I was wondering if you had seen Inigo today." The princess asked.

"Inigo? Oh, yes. I saw him heading down toward the training yards earlier today." He stated.

"You have my thanks, Robin. Might I ask where you are headed this day?" Lucina inquired.

"Well, I'm headed to a meeting with Chrom to discuss certain things. Apparently, some Risen have been bothering a village near the border with Plegia. Honestly, I thought those things would have disappeared entirely once Grima was killed."

"I agree. I must wonder how many more of those monsters are out there. Will their rampage never cease?" Lucina wondered.

"Worry not, Lucina. I'm quite certain that their days are numbered." The tactician managed to reassure.

"Yes. I believe you're right, Robin. Well I must be off to the training yards."

"Alright, I should be going as well. I don't want to be late for my meeting. Be well, Lucina." Robin said before departing.

With that, Lucina began making her way outside, toward the castle's training yards. She saw many of Ylisse's future defenders training hard for the day that they might have to fight to defend their kingdom. However, there was no sign of Inigo anywhere.

"Where could he be?" Lucina whispered to herself.

However, just as she was about to give up and search for her boyfriend elsewhere, she heard a voice coming from one of the side rooms. Curiosity got the better of her as she went to see who was talking. She took a peek into the room and saw Kjelle, one of her friends from the future, training hard on a practice dummy.

And next to her was Inigo.

"What is he doing with Kjelle?" Lucina wondered.

She had made it clear to him that she wanted to spend the day with him today. She wanted to go out and celebrate the one-year anniversary of Grima's defeat. But Inigo seemed to be thinking otherwise

"It's been too long since we've seen each other, Kjelle. Why don't you and I have a cup of tea together and catch up?" Inigo asked in a flirty voice.

"No. Leave me alone. I'm busy. Besides, weren't you supposed to spend the day with Lucina?" Kjelle asked.

"Oh, she won't mind. Now come on, when's the last time I got to feel those strong arms of yours?" The flirty boy replied.

"INIGO!" Lucina screamed as she barged into the room.

"Oh! Um, Lucina! What a surprise. I was just having a friendly chat with Kjelle." Inigo said defensively.

"That sounded like much more than a friendly chat!" The blue haired girl shouted.

"I'm out." Kjelle said before walking out of the room, not wanting to get involved with Lucina and Inigo's personal problems.

"Now, now. L-let's not do anything we'll regret, Lucina." Inigo pleaded.

"I warned you what would happen if you started flirting with another woman!" Lucina screamed while putting her hand on the hilt of her sword.

"I-I thought we agreed we'd work on that sense of humor of yours." Inigo stated.

"Does it look like I'm jesting?!" She yelled.

"Come on! You're acting like I can't talk with my own friends. Are you really so possessive that I cannot speak with anyone else ever again?" Inigo said, starting to get angry.

"I never said that! But I specifically stated I didn't want to see you flirting with another woman as long as you were with me! And what's the first thing you do once we return to Ylisse? You flirt with Kjelle!"

"This is just who I am! Get off my back!"

"No! I've seen you be able to interact with a woman without attempting to chat her up. I expected you to drop the whole act once you found someone willing to tolerate you! But I suppose I'm asking too much."

"Excuse me?!"

"I should have known you would never stop flirting, Inigo. Will you never be happy unless every single female throws herself at your feet!? Maybe if you could have learned how to tone it down, we could have kept each other happy!"

"WELL IF YOU WEREN'T SO ANNOYING, UPTIGHT, OR FLAT CHESTED, I WOULDN'T FLIRT WITH SOMEONE ELSE!" Inigo screamed.

Lucina gasped at Inigo's words and Inigo went wide-eyed at what he just said to her.

"Oh, gods. W-what did I just…? Lucina, I'm so, so sorry for what I said! I-I just…" Inigo stammered.

"G-get out." Lucina muttered.

"No, wait, I'm…" The boy started.

"I said get out!" Lucina screamed as tears began streaming down her face

"Wait, please! I didn't mean it! I was…"

"LEAVE!" She screamed, before drawing her sword and tried swiping him with it.

Inigo dodged the sword and began running out of the castle. Once he was out of eyesight, Lucina ran back to her own room, threw herself onto her bed, and began crying. Not since the death of her parents in her destroyed future had she felt so terrible. She couldn't help but wonder if Inigo was right. Did others find her to be annoying or uptight? Was there something wrong with her body? With these distressing thoughts in mind, she continued sobbing for the rest of the night, only coming out of her room for dinner before returning to her room for the rest of the night.

That night, she fell into a restless, fitful sleep as a few lingering tears continued falling from her eyes. Just before she fell asleep, she could only say one thing to herself:

"Hopefully tomorrow will be better."

And with that, I conclude the prologue of this story.

I know this was short, and not very 'Smash Bros.' oriented despite being labeled a Smash Bros. story, but don't worry. I plan on introducing the whole 'Smash' thing in the next chapter. That's going to be the real start of this story. Also, it's just my general style of writing that my chapters start out short and gradually get longer as the story progresses. Besides, this was just a prologue, and prologues aren't usually meant to be very long, anyway.

To any and all Awakening fans that might be reading this, I know that it's a little out of character for Inigo to say such hurtful things, especially to a girl, but hear me out. It's generally human nature that we sometimes say things we don't mean when we're angry. I myself can personally say that I've said thing I regret saying now just because I was mad at the time. My intent was to give Inigo and Lucina a hard break up since I gave Shulk and Fiora a soft one. That's partially why I chose Inigo as the boyfriend instead of any of Lucina's other supports. It seemed like he'd be the easiest to write a breakup scene for, given the ending of his and Lucina's final support conversation, and the threat she gives him. I honestly don't think it's possible for him to stop flirting. That was ultimately his downfall here. Another reason I chose him is because I looked at all of Lucina's possible endings, and the ending she has with Inigo is one of the only ones that doesn't specifically state she got married.

Anyways, like I said, next chapter is when I'll introduce the 'Smash Bros.' part of this story, and introduce Shulk and Lucina to each other. Until then, I ask that you be kind with any form of feedback you leave. I don't want any hate comments left to me. Rest assured, this story will get better with time, so don't judge this story based solely on the prologue, please.

Until the next chapter, adieu, everyone.