The tales of our story cross in the most interesting of places ...

The day we first met ...

Our first battle together ...

The day we won the war ...

But ... how it ended had changed ...

*FE Awakening - Fate*

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*Chapter 1*

"Krom, we HAVE to do something."
"What do you propose we do?"
" ... I ... don't know."
"Oh!"
"I see you are awake now."
"Hey there."
"You know, there are better places to take a nap than on the ground.
Give me your hand

...

Welcome back friend. It's finally over."

The hand that Krom and Liz had longed to hold once again came back. This dear friend gave up her life for the world in the last war. The bond of their friendship was the last hope that Stella had not truly perished. In the midst of a red field was Stella - out cold. Krom was relieved to see that on Stella's hand Grima's brand, the dragon of despair, was no more.

"Who ... are you?

And ... who am I?

What ended?"

(...)

Liz panicked: "Hang on, Stella. Tell me you're kidding!"
"That you are just acting," griped Frederick.
Sumia grabbed Krom in disbelief.

"My... name ... is ... Stella?"

The first time when everybody met Stella, she was an amnesiac as well, but eventually discovered Grima was the reason for her lost memory.

Everyone was expecting this reunion to be a case of déjà vu, but they could tell it wasn't a joke - Stella was blank.

Krom smiled and held Stella's hands gently.

"Yes, you are Stella. Our dear friend ... As well, the wife ... of a good friend of ours."

(...)

" ... If I am somebody's wife, why isn't he here?"

Everyone then looked awkwardly at Krom and Liz. Sumia took the liberty to explain.

"Your husband went on a journey with your son to look for you. We ... somehow found you first."

"Husband? Son?"

Both sides were baffled.

"Awakener."

"Naga?"

"Awakener, Stella is not well, find a doctor for her immediately."

Before anyone could ask why, Stella collapses to the ground with her coat revealing a huge gaping wound.

/Ylisstol/

*Knock Knock?*

"Who is it?"
"Oh, Lady Serge, is Captain Stahl here?"
"Well ... yes, but he is on his daily snack runs," Serge replied to the messenger.
"Oh, right. I understand. Please forward this to him, it is a message from Knight Captain Frederick."

In the dining room, Stahl was busily eating his fifth meal since this morning.
"How's the food?"
"Wonderful." (-/*INHALE!*/-) "My thanks, Serge."
"That's good to hear. By the way, a messenger from Fred."

/To Stahl,
An emergency has landed upon us. We need your brother's help. I am
assuming Serge is reading this as well./

Stahl looks up.

"My, he's quite the clairvoyant," Serge remarked with
a chuckle.

/Serge, can I ask for Minerva's assistant as well? We are at the point
on the included map. We will be waiting desperately. - Krom./

/Donny's Hometown/

"Yes Krom, that was a field of blood," shuddered Sumia as she reported to Krom.
What had happened?
"How is Stella doing?"
"That injury is beyond belief. I hope they can hurry. "

/Ylisstol, Stahl's Home/

"We're going on a mission for Krom!" Nowi was excited after being called to help her friends.
"But what happened?" Donny asked.
"No idea. Krom left town for Ferox, but now they are in the opposite direction," Serge explains just as equally puzzled. "Currently Minervykins is taking Stahl and his brother there."

"Minerva is willing to fly without you?"
"Not really. I wanted to check that Minervykins was ok with Stahl. Shall we head out?"
"Let's go!"
Nowi shone her dragonstone and soared through the sky. Unknowingly below them, "Wait a minute!"

Virion, Maribelle, and Henry were trying to chase the group; however, three people on one horse was a little tedious for Maribelle's horse.

(-/*ZOOM!*/-)

"Eh?"
"Hey! !" A cheerful voice piped up. The three opened their eyes and finds themselves on Nowi.
"Donny, Nowi, and Serge? Greetings!" Virion straightened out his cravat from this near death experience.
"We almost missed our flight," joked Henry.

"Thank you. We have an errand for Krom sama as well. Although Nowi where is my steed?" Maribelle was about to interrogate the dragon when Serge stopped her.
"Careful! Any sudden moves are going to startle your horse that she is carrying for you."
Everyone peaked over the side to see a crying horse in Nowi's hands.

/Donny's Hometown, Donny's Home/

Everyone was pacing outside the room and eventually Stahl came out.
"Captain, she is still unconscious. Brother said that she isn't even suppose to be alive with this kind of an injury."
" ... Thank you."

Donny's mom piped up: "Everyone, we should all rest up and see to her tomorrow. Let's give the Prince's family some privacy. Everyone please come with me."

As Donny's mother took everyone to a room, (-/*CRASH!*/-) a huge Nowi nose dives through the ceiling from excessively heavy cargo that was killing her back.

"Hi everyone. What's up? Err. Sorry, Mom. I guess I came through the ceiling ... "
"Again." Donny's mom was a bit annoyed. (Again?)

"Anyways Nowi and Donny, you two sure came home early with lots of guests in tow."

"Yes, we heard Krom sama was over."

"In that room go (-/*The whole group rampages*/-) quietly ... Sigh."

As everybody peeked in, they saw Krom's family kneeling beside the bed. One by one everyone peeked over and was completely shocked to the point that they had to muffle each others' excitement and tears.

Krom looked up to see the teary bunch and signaled them to go out.

The group snuck out and after a long tearful session, something dawned on them.
"Stella looks really beat up ... is she ok? Capt'n was quiet."

Liz finally breaks the news: "Everyone, Stella has lost her memories again."

Just then Krom and Sumia came out to see everyone.

"Thank you for coming on such short notice. "

Krom, out of weariness, just collapse onto a bench .

"I really have a talent in finding amnesiacs."

(-/*BASH!*/-)

"Uh, Sumia. Remember? Slapping involves an open hand."
"Yes, I know. (Sumia was really serious ... ) Krom, you were thinking out loud. Stella is gonna be ok. We will all help get her memories back because it hurts to hear the one who had kept us alive yet vanished for us to be like this."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Nowi remarked: "Poor Krom and Liz. Being sad like this is hard ... Question though, does Priam and Mark know? "

Maribelle, Henry and Virion cringed and realized what their request from the prince was about.
"Krom sama, we have located Priam and Young Mark. They are now on the Telliusian continent. Our sources say he has been known as the "Badass Child Raising Merc ... "

/Crimea, Tellius/

The bustling capital of Crimea was filled with activity. However, the crowds were a bit too much that Young Mark had to be held above peoples' heads, as Priam tried to navigate the streets. Eventually the duo got out of rush hour and took a break.

"Hey bud, how are you doing?"

Young Mark was having fun and beamed at his daddy.

"Your grin looks so much like Mommy's."

Priam was happy to be able to travel and fight again after the war, but it was an empty feeling.

Priam couldn't believe his own wife literally died before him. He recalled the night they arrived at Origin Peak. Stella had asked him to stay with her instead of preparing for the final battle. Priam thought that since Stella had recently given birth to Mark that she needed help. He didn't realize what she needed was emotional help. He wished she had told him what Krom confessed to him at the end about Stella and Grima.

That day haunted him so. The nightmares that came were constantly of guilt and regret. Priam knew he failed in his vow to her.

Krom had begged Priam to hear him out but eventually it was his son's warm smile that mended his battered heart. Priam took off with his son to see the world that he had wished to have shown ... her.

Meanwhile back in reality, stories of a super mercenary with a baby in tow had been traveling through the land at light speed.

(-/*Trumpet Fanfare*/-)

"Royal Decree from the Crimean Royal Family. On behalf of the Ylissean Royal Family, we are looking for the "Badass Child Raising Mercenary Priam" and his young son Mark."

Everyone immediately stared in Priam's direction.

"We're not going back to Ylisse." Priam took Young Mark in preparation to flee.

"Ylisse's Prince orders you to come back."

"On what grounds? I am not a Ylissean by descent."

"Crimea, Goldoa, Phoenicis, Kilvas, Gallia, and Begnion discovered your heritage as the Legendary Mercenary Ike's descendant, are you not? Also we've discovered you were traveling to find the companion sword of Ragnell, the legendary sword of Tellius that you have in your possession."

The crowd was looking at awe at Priam, who was getting defensive while wielding Ragnell in one hand and Mark under the other.

"By the final wish of Crimea's Queen of Legends, Elincia, Goldoa's King would like to present you with a gift to ensure your return to Ylisse."

All the sudden, the crowds around Priam and Mark bowed to a man coming towards them.

"Under the wish of my dear friend Elincia, Goldoa has been the caretaker of this sword for many generations. Elincia's wish is that it would go to the Radiant Hero as the final thank you ... and knowing that you will be stubborn as ever, a wish for you to stay and visit. This sword is for your son's family, isn't it Ike?"

Kurthnaga and all the Tellusian Heroes of Old presented to Ike the companion sword of Ragnell - Alondite.

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