Welcome aboard! Enjoy the story! Special thanks to COOKIECHEESEMAN, who allowed me to use his characters. In this story, Nils is basically Lyn's roommate. Most of the continuity can be found by reading A Glimmer of Hope by COOKIECHEESEMAN. Oh, and Canas is alive. You don't need to read AGOH to understand some things though.
Act I: Lycian Brawl
It was just a regular day in the land of Pherae, the fishermen were fishing, the baker was baking, the hunters were hunting, the fighters were fighting, the archers were arching and there was a giant metal ship at the harbor.
That isn't normal...
Meanwhile, millenia into the future...
"Hey Flak, where's my time traveling luxury lander?"
"I don't know Lash, I didn't touch it!"
Back to the present...
Now at the moment, the owner of the ship came ashore. He was a young man who looked 15 years old, and he was wearing a purple robe over a purple shirt and purple pants. He also had a purple cloak that doubled as a cape, purple boots and silver gauntlets. At his side was an icy-blue rapier with a turquoise gem on its hilt and on his head was a purple hat with a feather. He also wore glasses over his blueish-silver eyes.
Now this young man was headed to the city market to buy some supplies. Before that, a teal-haired knight whose hair covered his eyes stopped him.
"Excuse me sir, but we'll need to inspect you."
"Why?" The boy asked.
"You might be an assassin, sent to kill the Marquess."
"How am I supposed to know that? I don't even know who rules this place."
"I'm sorry sir, but it is the law in all of Lycia. Whoever docks in port must be inspected by the local soldiers. If they fail to secure the people, they shall be held responsible. Now take off that cloak sir, you might be hiding something." With that, the knight grabbed his purple cloak.
Turns out, he was hiding something. Turqoise wings unfurled, like those belonging to a- "Dragon!" The townspeople screamed, interrupting the narration. The knight quickly drew his sword, and the poor boy was forced to flee.
*Cue battle music. The author suggests Ultimate Battle from Plants vs. Zombies. Specifically the Dark Ages Version. What? It's fitting!*
A bunch of other troops began to mobilize. There was a knight with green armor, and a woman next to him holding a bow. There was also a bunch or armor knights and axe fighters. As the boy was cornered, with a frown of his face, his hand glowed an icy blue and the temperature dropped. He held his hand up and a ray of cold energy shot out, making a few armor knights collapse.
"Zoozoozoozozoozoo..." the sound of a kazoo rang out in the air. Said kazoo belonged to a boy whose physical appearance seemed no less than 13 with light blue hair. He was accompanied by a woman with green hair in a ponytail wearing a Sacean dress.
"Nils, what are you doing?"
"Just practicing," replied Nils. The two of them were in Pherae to visit Marquess Eliwood. Nils also used to live here, because his sister was Eliwood's wife. While walking, he saw the commotion. "Look over there!"
"Seems like someone's being attacked! Quick, Nils, let's go!"
"Yes, Lady Lyndis." Lyn didn't have time to correct him. How many times has she told him, not to call her that. She's not even a princess anymore. She then bonked an axe fighter on the head with the blunt edge of her sword and the guy collapsed. She took care not to kill or cause any vital injury, these men seemed like Pheraean soldiers. Just then, she caught a glimpsed two familiar shades of green.
"Sain, Rebecca!"
The green knight, Sain, answered back, "Why if it isn't the lovely Lady Lyndis! What brings you here?" Despite Caelin being dissolved into Ostia, Sain and many others still respected her and treated her like she was still nobility.
"Never mind that, what in the sunken land of Tellius is going on?" She asked.
"Oh, there was this dragon kid that docked into port. Lowen thought he was gonna cause trouble." Sain replied. He was expecting this to be another boring day. "I personally think they're just paranoid."
"Well, help me knock these guys out. Maybe we can reach this kid and talk to him."
"Okay." Fortunately, Rebecca had good aim, so she shot the others in the knees (Sorry, couldn't resist.) which managed to put some guys out of battle. As all this was happening, the dragon boy found himself surrounded when he heard the sound of a flute. It somehow invigorated him and he froze the feet of a couple horses. This chaos continued until finally, Lord Eliwood arrived on his white horse. "Troops, what in Saint Elimine's name are you doing!"
At the sound of his voice, all the troops turned to face him with a salute, which caused some guys to topple down by accident. "Marquess Pherae, a dragon docked into port! We fear he might ravage the town!"
"Has he killed anyone yet?" Replied the Marquess. He knows a few dragons and isn't prejudiced against them. He was replied with a resounding "No, sir.". "May I know where he is now?" The crowd pointed to the boy's position.
Eliwood galloped over to the guy in purple. He was cowering and shivering in fear. He seemed to be really sad. "If you shall kill me, make it quick. I did not mean to cause harm." The boy sighed as he fell on the ground, preparing his death and mustering the thought of every deity and saint he could think of. Naga, Mila, Duma, Forseti, Salamander, Hartmut, Roland, Durban, Barigan, Hanon, Saint Elimine, Athos, Brammimond, Saint Latona, Asheruna, and Anankos.
The blow never came. Instead, Eliwood asked for his name. "I am Matthew. As you can see, I am a dragon. To be specific, half Ice Dragon and half Mage Dragon. I hail from the land of Khadein, home to the Mages' College, in the continent of Archanea. I am on a journey across the seas."
Eliwood reminisced on the past. He remembered he once knew a guy named Matthew, but the man died alongside his liege, Lord Hector of Ostia. He also knew about Ice Dragons. In fact, his wife was half Ice Dragon. He doesn't know about any Mage Dragons, though he also knew his son was falling in love with a dragon, and a guard in Ostia fled after it was found out that he was in a relationship with one, too. The Marquess' wife was next to him, and gave him a look that said 'let him live'.
"Alright, I shall spare you. You may go in peace." Eliwood thwn turned towards the townspeople. "My people, there is nothing to worry about. Don't you see, this dragon is but a child! Surely he won't harm anyone. If any of you will perish by his hand, I shall take the blame upon myself and bring him down personally."
That was enough to silence them. At once, the villagers resumed their daily business. Eliwood exchanged a handshake with Lyn and Nils, then Lyn saw the person with him. "Ninian, you're alive? I thought you were dead!"
"I'm not Ninian. Is that Nils?" At once, she recognized the young bard and hugged him. "Nils! It's good to see you again!"
"Augh! Too tight... sister..." Nils replied as he was crushed into a bone-crushing hug. "Lady Lyndis, this is Tavia, Ninian's twin sister."
"Why is she living with Eliwood?" Inquired Lyn, wanting to know. This time, Eliwood spoke up. "She came with Roy during Lilina's wedding. After that, she decided to live here."
"And Lyn, if you're worried about my health, I wouldn't die. My sister only died because the power of the hero Bramimond was limited." Lyn made an "Oh" face and Tavia asked Nils a question. "So is this lucky lady your girlfriend?"
...
Well, that triggered them.
"She/He is not my girlfriend/boyfriend!" They said in unison, making them blush. They lived together, but they had no romantic relationship. Plus, this wasn't the first time they were asked that. A red-haired woman once came upon their house in Sacae, and asked that same question. They said no, but the lady kept teasing them and probably thought they were married once she left.
Little do they know, said woman was one of Tavia's friends. As they were speaking, Matthew came back from shopping with a large sack of supplies and a huge metal pot filled with different kinds of meat. "Okay, now that's all taken care of. Sorry to cause problems, Sir Eliwood." Eliwood replied, "It's okay."
"Thank you for letting me stay for a while and sparing my life. But now, I'm afraid I must go. You see, I'm on a quick detour around Elibe to gather companions to accompany me." He said as he strode back to his ship. Lyn and Nils ran after him, panting as they caught up. "So do you two want to join me on my adventure?" They replied 'yes'. "Alright then, say your goodbyes and we'll be off!"
And so, the great adventure, spanning continents and millenia, begun. Who knows what shenanigans can occur on a boat? Roll credits!
I took special care to retain continuity with AGOH, so I exchanged a few PMs with COOKIECHEESEMAN most questions/plot holes will be answered with the information I told him. And before you could argue Ice Dragons and Mage Dragons don't have wings, let's just say they have, but it's extremely rare.
Next chapter: Nabata, Etruria and Ilia!
Update 5/30/2017: Sorry guys, but I guess we're skipping Nabata. I had some technical difficulties.