A/N: Honestly Shulk X Lucina is my ALL-TIME favorite ship. MarthXRoy is a close second. This is the first chapter of, well, probably only about three. Rate and Review!
It was bustling in the food court of Smash Heaven. It was lunch time, not so much because of the specific time, but because collectively, everyone began to get really hungry.
However, future-seeing pretty boy Shulk, was still asleep.
Shulk had stayed up late into the night last night, and even spilled over a little bit into the morning. An incredible engineer, he had found a way to compound substances small enough that with the flick of a button, could automatically head skyward. The tiny metal balls could even lift a human if planted in their shoes. Shulk was determined on developing the world's first jetpack.
Now, his dorm seemed less like a scientific lab, and more like a mess of stained coffee cups. It was lonely there, because Marth used to room in there too, but to Shulk's dismay, Marth had moved all his stuff to Roy's dorm instead. So now, Shulk had to go it alone.
Shulk sat up, his soft blond hair puffed up all over the place.
"Crikey! What time is it? Ugh." he rubbed his eyes.
Looking over at the digital clock on the wall, he saw it. 12:06 PM.
"Oh, man! What ever did I do last night? Aw, I missed him! I was supposed to attend Mr. Sakurai's lecture this morning!"
Shulk rolled out of bed, and found he was still wearing his red Colony outfit. "It's lunch, I suppose. If only Marth was still around, he could have saved my bloody arse right now."
His stomach growled like a Mechon.
"I had better get some grub." Shulk said aloud, picking up the Monado. "And I'll bring you, as well."
Shulk cracked open his door, and slipped into the hallway. There were just a few people hanging around, or heading to lunch.
Palutena was simply standing straight as a statue, perhaps waiting for someone. "Where were you this morning?" she asked. "Mr. Sakurai's presentation on the value of updates in modern games was fascinating!"
"I was… I don't really know what I was. Tired and emotional… ugh." Shulk muttered, not fully awake, shambling down the hall like a zombie.
"Well, that's a shame Shulk!" Palutena said. "You should have been there. It was awesome. I'm sure someone else would have jumped at the chance for the seat you reserved!"
"Uh-huh." Shulk mumbled, as he began down the stairs.
Suddenly, everything around him swirled, and faded. He was having another one of his visions. He felt the thumping, the powerful feeling. Everything was black. Then, the pounding stopped, and the darkness turned to light. A silhouette appeared in front of him and… thump, thump, thump!
Shulk had fallen down the stairs in the middle of his vision, which disrupted it.
"Ouch!" he yelped, rubbing his head.
Palutena's light lit up, illuminating the stairwell. "Are you okay, Shulk? That sounded like quite a fall."
"I'd be right better if that bloody light was off, thanks." Shulk grouched.
"Are you hungover?" Palutena asked.
"I don't think so, I've just got the hump right now." he moaned, stretching out on the floor.
"Well, if you say so!" Palutena smiled. "Let me know if you need any help."
"Quite!" Shulk picked himself up off the fuzzily carpeted floor.
So Shulk headed towards the food court. Flipping on his over-ear headphones, he turned on Live and Learn by Crush 40. Nodding his head to the bass and drums, he walked right into the food court of Smash Heaven.
The place was packed. By now, almost everyone was there. The lines for each little food place were crazy long, and the tables were all packed.
"Fine." Shulk thought. "At the very least, I'll grab a drink."
He went over to self-serve soda spot. It was somewhat of an assembly line. First Shulk dropped a Thousand coin of Smash Gold into the little slot.
"Ahhh, I'm lucky to have a Thou on hand!" Shulk thought.
A paper cup with the smash logo on the side dropped down from a little chute, then Shulk caught it with one hand.
Next, was the soda dispensary. Like many fast-food places, there was just a little button to press to activate the device. Shulk went for some orange Fanta, filled up his cup, popped a lid on it, and moved on.
"Where to sit? I think all the tables are full… except that one!" Shulk thought to himself, noticing a table with four chairs. Three of them contained Ganondorf, Bowser, and Bowser Jr. The fourth seat remained open.
"Well, I don't fancy the rest of them, but a chair is a chair." Shulk said, defeated.
He slithered through the full tables, trying his hardest not to eavesdrop on any of the other conversations. It wasn't hard, since all the voices seemed to mush together in a clump of noise. When he reached the only empty seat, he noticed something. Something incredible.
Just a few tables over, Fox and Falco both left the table they were at. A two-seater. No Bowser stuffing curry and rice into his mouth. A quiet table all to himself, to sip Fanta, listen to music, and recover from his panicked wakeup.
Happily, Shulk hurried over to the shining stainless steel table with two high chairs. The theme in the food court seemed to be 'up high' as both the tables and chairs were double the height than usual. Well, Sakurai designed the place the way he wanted.
Climbing up into one of the chairs, Shulk set down his cup, and spiked a straw into it. Then, he leaned back to listen to his headphones.
"It's so relaxing here, much more than it ever was on the Bionis." Shulk thought. "Nobody to wag their fingers or tell me no. Just such a chill place."
He took a sip of his soda. Ahhh. So refreshing on his dry, sticky throat from whatever he was doing last night.
Suddenly, his Monado began to hum. It had been activated, but not for battle. Something on another level, something above that. Something unexplainable. The Monade could tell a lot of things, especially the near future.
Shulk was on high alert, unsure of what would make his trusty blade so nervous.
Suddenly, some young woman he had never met sat down at his table.
"Is she who the Monado is afraid of?" Shulk said, staring for just a split second. "Never mind, she'd not be here if she was dangerous. I never could talk to such a pretty girl anyway."
Shulk pretended to be into his music, closing his eyes, and banging his head, his hair swaying. It wasn't working.
She said something, but Shulk couldn't hear.
"Well, there's no avoiding things now." Shulk admitted to himself. He put down his headphones. "I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that.
"I didn't say anything." she said, as Shulk internally cringed. He had just embarrassed himself in front of someone he had never met.
Time seemed to stop, as Shulk had another vision. It picked up where his old one had been stopped short. The mysterious silhouette slowly filled in. Long, flowing navy-colored hair, a shining crown atop it. A grayish blue outfit, with boots on top of boots. And a glittering white gold sword. It was her!
His vision faded, as Shulk's conscious slowly returned back to the real world.
"H-hi." Shulk stammered. "My name is Shulk."
Lucina gave a small smile. "Yes, and it's a pleasure to see you." she bowed her head. "Oh, that's right. Foolish me! We haven't met, yet. I'm Lucina, princess of Ylisse."
"H'lo. What brings you here so late?" Shulk asked.
"I'm later than you think, haha." Lucina giggled. "What happened a minute ago? You simply glazed over for a bit there."
"Well, please tell me you'll believe me when I tell you this," Shulk said shakily. "Not many people grasp what I do."
"Y'know, I feel the same way sometimes." Lucina said.
"Well, the sword on my back is the Monado. I have a special link with it, and it has a special link with me. The Monado is very much alive. Sometimes, when there's danger, it sends me into a vision of the future. But I don't think it's always for danger."
"T-t-the future? Wow! What did it show you?" Lucina asked.
"Well, it… it had you. You were in my vision. I'm sure of it!" Shulk admitted.
"Really? Well, um, I guess it's nothing." Lucina said nervously.
"I'm sorry, but I can't say I agree." Shulk said bashfully. "I'm afraid the Monado is right. It's never failed me in the past. Why are you in the vision, I simply can't say."
"I can tell this really concerns you." Lucina said, understanding.
"Yes, it does." Shulk said proudly. "Ever since I discovered the Monado's abilities, I've felt it's my duty to change the future. It's not fair if I'm granted this incredible power, and I don't help everyone I can. I can change the future!"
"Shulk?" Lucina tried to get his full attention, snapping him out of his Monado-induced stupor.
"Yes, Lucina?" Shulk said.
"I, too have something to tell you. If I can tell anyone, it might as well be you. You understand how I feel." Lucina braced herself. "I'm… I'm from the future."
There was a silence, at least at their table.
"Thank the gods!" Lucina exclaimed. "I feared the universe would tear apart if anyone found out."
"So… you come from the future?" Shulk questioned.
"Yes, it's true." Lucina said. "Very similar to what you do, actually. I've travelled far back in time to save the world from the future. My future, full of war, ruin, and destruction. I've returned to this very time for a reason."
"Cor! That's just incredible, Lucina!" Shulk smiled. "When are you coming from?"
"Oh, perhaps one hundred years from now."
"So, everything's incredibly futuristic? Is there invincibility technology?" Shulk asked.
"Well, where I come from, everything is like the middle ages, both now and in a century. So no. And I must not reveal how I returned back to now. That would surely destroy the space-time continuum!"
"And why now?" Shulk questioned, unsure if he wanted to know the answer.
"The thing is, Shulk, you are the beginning of the end. If you had sat down at this table alone, something inside of you would have snapped, leading to a chain of events that would slaughter millions. You simply can't be alone any longer. It'll drive you mad." Lucina explained.
"Really?" Shulk asked, curious. "I don't feel strange."
"That's the point." Lucina said. "Today was the last day before you changed. A bright mind like yours, if corrupted, could very easily engineer something dangerous. Like, perhaps, immortality through the Monado?"
"WHAT?" Shulk's eyes burst open wide. "Immortality?"
"Well, you know, I'm not really saying yes, but I'm not saying no either." Lucina said coyly. "The future is not written."
"Well, that's incredible!" Shulk grinned. "Just the though of something so revolutionary makes me want to start experimenting right now. If you don't mind miss, I gotta get back to my room."
Shulk slid off his chair, grabbing his cup on the way out.
"Wait a minute, Shulk." Lucina said sternly, putting her soft hand on his shoulder. "I can't let you hole yourself up in your dorm alone. I'm not going back to the future. It's too risky. I can't let you fall back to your old ways. The thing with the future is, well, it'll try its hardest to get to a certain outcome. One might be you eating alone today, but ending that is not enough. It could easily be another day of being alone in your room. The future can't be changed until every possible way is destroyed."
"So, what you're saying is, you're destined to make sure I won't be alone, ever?" Shulk asked.
"That's right." Lucina smiled. "So, if you don't mind, let's head back to your place. I'm texting Mr. Sakurai right now about the change in roommates."
Happily, Shulk and Lucina walked out of the food court.
"Yes!" Shulk thought.