If Only
by Cyberchao X
Disclaimer: All characters are property of Nintendo and Intelligent Systems.
A/N: I suppose while I'm at it, I might as well do this one. There's an even darker version in my head along the same lines for Robin/Nowi, but there's something that this version has that that one couldn't; I'll still reference what that could've been.
Side A: Robin's Desire
(note: This is set at some point after Chapter 21 and before Chapter 24.)
"Robin…" Tiki tried to reassure her husband, who seemed distraught. "You can't worry about what happened today. I know what Validar said, but you and Grima are not one and the same."
"That's…that's not what has me so concerned. I'm just wondering, why did the other me choose the side of darkness, of Grima?"
"Perhaps he never found the love and companionship that you did?"
"No, I don't think that's it. Lucina said that in her world, Chrom was killed by one he trusted above all others. He was killed by me. So the timeline where I become Grima is still one where I was Chrom's confidante. But I can think of one reason why I would accept that power. A very selfish reason, and yet…it still doesn't add up, not with me willingly giving myself over to the dark god…or rather, the fell dragon."
"I'm not following."
"What if I were able to use Grima's power without losing myself?"
"No! You mustn't try that! It will only result in disaster."
"I know. I have no intention of trying it, because it's unlikely I'd succeed and the cost of failure is too high. But surely you realize…why I might want to become a dragon?"
"…" Tiki realized what he was implying, and said nothing. She started to cry. "Robin…yes, of course. I would love nothing more than to have millennia to spend with you rather than mere decades, but we all know that that wouldn't happen. I'd be one of the first targets if Grima were to revive."
"I know, which is why despite the allure of immortality, I never even considered it. But…consider a world where you weren't the one I fell for. We just assumed that the children who traveled back have the same parents as they do in our timeline. Morgan, though, doesn't even seem to be from that timeline, and I share a hair color with two other male members of this army. Without any memories of one's father, it's likely that if given a plausible answer, you'll take it at face value even if it's wrong…"
"…Nah doesn't remember her parents; they died too early, and her father is one of the two you mentioned. Are you suggesting that in that timeline, you were Nah's father?"
"There's no way to be sure, but…from a purely motivational standpoint, turning on humanity in order to live for centuries with my dragon wife and children? Might be in character."
"I doubt it. You're not the type to let others suffer."
"Yes, but when I fall, I fall hard. And becoming Grima's as hard as you can fall."
Tiki giggled. "Falling in love is like falling from grace?"
"No. Don't worry; I'll remain always a hero. Your hero."
Tiki kissed the tactician. "I know you will.
