30 Worlds: Royal Megaforce, Episode XXVI: "Echoes, Awakenings and Fates"

by William "Blissey" Raymer

Based on the Nintendo Co., Ltd./Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. video game series Fire Emblem

Created by Shozo Kaga

Inspired in part by the Nintendo Co., Ltd./Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd. video game

Fire Emblem Warriors

"Princess Rose" and "Scarlett Warrior" concepts taken from the Sofia the First fan-fiction series

The Scarlett Saga

Created by Ben10Man

Before we begin, a Note from the Author...

I recently received a private message on this website by my friend and collaborator Ben10Man featuring a concept for a conversation between Princess Rose and Nicole Romano (a/k/a Darla Dimple). While I appreciate the contribution and intend to use the conversation in a modified form later in this story, one line from the end of the conversation took me by surprise.

At the end of the conversation (as presented in the PM), Rose said to Nicole, "I should know what it's like, now that I'm going to be taking Sofia's place on the battlefield since she's been officially benched due to her pregnancy."

If you'll remember, in 30 Worlds: Royal Megaforce, Episode XXV: "Cats Can Dance, Part II," I included a bonus chapter marked "ALTERNATE ENDING," which featured a version of Chapter Five in which Sofia reveals that she is pregnant. After writing the chapter, I realized that in 30 Worlds: Megaforce, Episode XVIII: "Golden Voyagers," Sofia—following a pregnancy scare—tells William and the Kelvin Timeline Dr. McCoy that she wants to hold off on starting a family until after the final defeat of Xur and the A.I.C.

With the "Golden Voyagers" scene in mind, I decided to remove the pregnancy references for the version of the chapter seen in the actual "Cats Can Dance, Part II" story and used the pregnancy version of the chapter as a bonus chapter.

Let me repeat this: SOFIA IS NOT PREGNANT!

Previously on 30 Worlds: Royal Megaforce...

The crew of the Enterprise remained in the past of the Unaligned World of Cats Don't Dance when they learned that there was a threat on the life of Sawyer Dumas, the girlfriend of future Scarlett Army Office of Special Projects commander Danny Goldsmith.

Shortly after learning of the threat, the crew learned that the Darla Dimple that tried to keep Danny and his fellow animal actors from stardom was not the real Darla Dimple and that the Army of Inter-Universal Chaos had been holding the true Darla captive.

While O.S.P. observer Nick Stokes led the away team in rescuing Darla, William channeled all of his energy into an attack that destroyed A.I.C. action commander Baby. William fell into a coma, but awoke from it five days later.

With the threat of the A.I.C. removed, the Enterprise returned to the present day and on to its next mission.

PROLOGUE

World of Sofia the First

Cinnabar Royal Castle, Kingdom of Cinnabar

King and Queen's Quarters

King William woke with a start when he heard a beeping from his bedside table. He reached into the drawer to reveal his Scarlett Army communicator. "King William. Go ahead, Enterprise," William said. "This is Princess Consort Mal. How did you know it was us?" the voice of Princess Consort Mal said from the Dimensional Defense Vessel Enterprise. "Took a wild frakkin' guess," William said. "What's up?"

"Our next mission," Mal said. "I've already recalled Gavan's Glory on remote. We're just waiting for you." "Give us fifteen minutes to wake up and get dressed," William said. "Stand by for my next signal." "Understood, Your Majesty," Mal said. "Enterprise, out."

William tapped the control on his communicator to close the channel, then put the communicator on his wrist. "Sofia, wake up," he said. The being in the bed with William stirred. The being turned over, revealing the drowsy visage of Queen Sofia.

"William, do you have any idea what time it is?" Sofia said. "Yeah, I do, but it's not my fault," William said. "The Enterprise is in orbit." Sofia sighed, then pushed herself awake. "Mal had better have some strong black coffee standing by in our guest quarters," she said. "I'll make sure to tell her when I call her back," William said.

Exactly fifteen minutes later, with William and Sofia dressed and ready, William reactivated his communicator. "Enterprise, this is King William. Bring us up there, but you'd better have some strong black coffee in our quarters!" William said. "Yes, Your Majesty. Someone is attending to that as we speak," Mal said. "Transporter, this is Princess Consort Mal. Lock onto King William's communicator and beam them aboard." "Stand by, Your Majesty," Alex Russo said from Transporter Room 2.

William and Sofia felt themselves resolve aboard the Enterprise. "Russo to Bridge. King William and Queen Sofia are safely on board," Alex said. "Understood, Alex," Mal said. William and Sofia exited the transporter room.

As soon as William and Sofia entered their guest quarters, Sofia smiled when she saw the coffee she asked for. It was steaming hot, but Sofia didn't care. As Sofia drank her coffee, William noticed a personal access device. "That the briefing file for our next destination?" Sofia asked between gulps of coffee.

"Yes," William said, noticing the notation "Unaligned World of Fire Emblem" on the p.a.d.'s display. "In the Unaligned World of Fire Emblem, the Kingdom of Aytolis is rebuilding after an evil being known as a 'Chaos Dragon' caused all of the world's kingdoms and timelines to collide. After the defeat of the Chaos Dragon, Prince Rowan and Princess Lianna are supervising efforts to bring the kingdom back to a state of normalcy," William said, summarizing the p.a.d.'s contents.

"And the A.I.C. are slowing the efforts with their attack?" Sofia said. "Apparently so," William said. "A Scarlett Army agent named Christian Grey is undercover there, working as an ambassador from another kingdom while observing what is going on there."

William looked at the viewports as he pressed a control on his communicator. "King William to Bridge. Set deviator for the Unaligned World of Fire Emblem, max power. Engage," William said. "Yes, Your Majesty," a familiar voice called out.

"Nicole, is that you?" William said. "Yeah, it's me," Nicole Romano—formerly known as child movie star Darla Dimple—said. "Mal's already got me busy here on the Enterprise." "That's good," William said. "Please carry out my orders."

And so, Nicole did—the view out of the viewports changed as the Enterprise exited orbit of the World of Sofia the First, then as the ship entered a dimensional fold. A new mission had begun.

::TBC::