Fire Emblem: Ripped Reality
Opening
(First of all, Fire Emblem is a copyright of Nintendo, and I do not own Nintendo, but all the characters and places in this story, along with the plot, are mine. Also, a list of all characters, as I add them, will be on my bio along with any additional classes of units I invented for this story. O.k., here we go, I guess . . .)
Sterling dashed down the back hall of the school, heading for his lone sanctuary from the outside world.
Actually, it was just the theatre, but as it was usually empty, so Sterling found this place perfect for sitting down in a cozy chair and eating lunch. It was better than sitting in a crowded cafeteria, never knowing what to say, stealing glances at the girl he had a crush on, but never had the courage to tell. It was too much for him.
He sighed as he opened the door to the black box, and saw that it was empty. The theatre had been in use recently, so Sterling was forced to wait for them to clear out. But this time, it was as quiet as a mouse, except for a low, almost too quiet to hear hum-
Sterling stopped at this sound. He had never heard anything quite like this sound. He started slowly moving in the direction of the sound, only to spin around at the noise of the door opening. He spun around, and his in his mind, his jaw dropped.
Standing at the door was Abby, his crush for three years.
"Abby!? W-what are you doing in here?" Sterling spluttered. Abby had never been down here during lunch as long as he could remember.
"Well, I see you come in here every day, and wanted to know why you . . ." Abby started, her voice trailing off. She had had a tendency to do that whenever she was talking to him. They stood there looking at each other for a few seconds, then glanced away, blushing. "Hey, what's that noise?" Abby prompted, reminding Sterling about why he had been so startled in the first place.
"I don't know, but it seems to be coming from under the seats." He replied. They both searched the room for the source of the sound.
"I think I found it." Abby said all of a sudden, her voice suddenly trembling. That was enough to get Sterling over to her in seconds. She was holding a box, nothing special looking, just a plain wooden box- if not for the fact that a blue light was leaking through the edges of it. Abby slowly opened the lid, and then gasped as another box shot out of it. This one, however was blue and glowing with an aqua-colored light. As soon as it burst free, the humming sound increased in volume, and the cube started to emit tiny pulses that slowly and slowly grew wider. The cube started to glow brighter.
"Sterling? What's happening?" cried Abby, grabbing his hand, something that would have knocked the breath out of him- if not for the current situation.
"I don't know! Hold on!" he replied as the light from the cube became unbearable. He shielded his eyes. Then, in his mind, he heard a voice.
Help me!
And, as the voice faded away, so, too did the light and noise. When it had gone completely, he opened his eyes- and saw that his life had changed forever.
(OK, I know. Lame beginning, but it's just to establish the two main characters. the action starts next chapter!)
