(Once upon a time, I was talking to one of my friends, Cody the Worldwalker, who told me that there was no Pokemon Conquest crossover with Fire Emblem Fates. Well, technically there is one, but it's a one-shot that apparently doesn't count.
Well here's what I think. Being the good friend that I am, I'm going to fix that. So with my buddy G, Cody, this one is for you my good man. Starring the Bewitching Beauty Camilla and Warrior Princess Hinoka...we all know how this might end. Keyword being 'might'. Also this takes place after Revelations.
Everything belongs to their respective owners. Without further ado, let's get this show on the road!)
Episode 1: A Totally Normal Adventure Beginning
The Kingdom of Nohr. Home of overcast skies, a high tension with past concubines of King Garon's, and a lack of law and order in which only rich foreigners, idiots, or idiotic rich foreigners would ever be caught dead outside during the day.
In the center of this tundra like climate rested Castle Krakenburg in the Nohrian capital of Windmire, and in one of the hallways of Clarkenstein, the villa where the royal family resided, Lady Camilla was making her way towards the throne room in the main castle, letting out a loud yawn. She was having a nice nap after a soak in the baths when Xander, the now king, had called her into the Throne Room. She had no idea what this was about, but Camilla knew she would find out soon.
When she arrived, Camilla saw her brothers Xander and Leo there, waiting for her.
"Sister, thank you for coming," Xander said.
"I was having a nice nap, Xander." Camilla stretched out. "What could this be about?"
"We actually have a mission for you," Leo explained. In front of him was a large map. Leo began laying out the details of the mission they had in mind. "As you very well know, resources aren't something that Nohr has in abundance. I've been looking through various maps and found this one promising nation that might be the solution to our problems. The Ransei Region."
"Never heard of it," Camilla told Leo.
"Ransei is divided up into 17 kingdoms, and legend has it that if someone were to unite all the kingdoms under one ruler, the creator of Ransei will reveal themselves to that ruler," Leo continued. "That's where you come in."
"And why can't you do it, Leo?" Camilla inquired.
"I know you want to get back to relaxing after the incident concerning the resolution of our conflict with Hoshido, and rightfully so, but Xander and I have to watch over the kingdom, and Elise is far too young. We feel this situation would be best left in your hands, Camilla," Leo reasoned.
"Hmm, I suppose it could be fun," Camilla mused. "What's the objective?"
"We want you to go to Ransei, and set up a trade agreement there. That way we should be able to prosper even more," Xander spoke up. "I'd advise you take your retainers with you."
"That was the plan anyway. I wouldn't dream of abandoning my darling girls on a mission like this for the world," Camilla responded. With that being said, she went off to go find her retainers, Beruka and Selena - whose real name fans of Fire Emblem already know - and let them know of their job. What none of them noticed was that there was a fly on the wall, who was gone as soon as their discussion was over.
The fly on the wall was not an insect, but a person. More specifically, Saizo, one of Lord Ryoma's retainers, who instantly ninja'd away to Castle Shirasagi.
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The kingdom of Hoshido. Fair sunny weather and plenty of food to feed the mouths of practically anyone under their skies. It was a peaceful place, and sought to remain peaceful.
At Castle Shirasagi, Ryoma was minding his own business. He was looking in a mirror, trying to figure out how to look less like a lobster on a bad hair day, when Saizo interrupted his train of thought.
"Lord Ryoma. I come bearing news from Nohr," Saizo said.
Ryoma turned around to face his retainer. "Fill me in, Saizo. What is so important?" Upon request, Saizo told Ryoma the entire mission that Camilla was going on, which caused Ryoma to think for a moment.
"As much as I would hate to undercut the Nohrians, setting up trade with this Ransei Region sounds profitable in terms of exports…" He thought aloud. "Go find Hinoka, and tell her to meet me at the throne as soon as she can."
"Understood." Saizo nodded, ninjaing away again. When he found Hinoka, she was deep in training. The ninja waited until she was done, and wiped sweat off her brow when she noticed him there.
"Saizo, what are you doing here?" Hinoka wondered.
"Your brother, Lord Ryoma, wants to see you by the throne as soon as you can," Saizo explained.
"Alright...I'm on my way." Hinoka put up the naginata she was using and went to meet Ryoma. "Saizo told me that you wanted to see me?"
"I did," Ryoma confirmed. "Hinoka, I have a favor to ask of you. I just heard from Saizo about this place known as the Ransei Region. There are 17 Kingdoms, and legend has it that if all kingdoms are united under one banner, the region's creator will reveal themselves."
"Okay, so what does any of that have to do with me?" Hinoka folded her arms.
"Saizo also told me that the Nohrians are attempting the same thing. They sent Lady Camilla to the Ransei Region with her retainers to set up a trade agreement for resources," Ryoma continued. "I want you to do something similar. Set up a trade agreement, but not for resources. We mainly want to profit off the exports."
While this all sounded underhanded to Hinoka, she understood where Ryoma was coming from. It was only natural that he wanted a piece of the pie the Nohrians were cooking up due to the treaty they had. But there was another reason this sounded oh so interesting to her. The Nohrians sent Camilla to do this. Hinoka's sworn rival. From the scoreboard she had in her head, she was lagging behind the rose among Nohr's thorns.
Knowing what she was up against, she said, "Tell Setsuna and Azama to be ready in ten minutes. I'll do it."
"Right now?" Ryoma asked to be sure.
"Yes, right now!" Hinoka exclaimed. "I want to beat her at something for a change!"
"By all means, I wish you the best of luck," Ryoma said. "Just be careful, okay? I don't know what awaits you in Ransei, but I ask that you be vigilant."
"Oh, I will," Hinoka replied. "Don't you worry about me." Having said that, Hinoka ran out of the throne room to get ready for the journey ahead.
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The Kingdom of Aurora in Ransei. Hosting mainly Normal type Pokemon, it was a fairly peaceful kingdom that preferred to mind its own business.
A young maiden was traveling with her Jigglypuff at her side. She hummed a merry tune before looking up. Her eyes widened in shock. Two silhouettes were descending upon her.
Those silhouettes were wyverns, on them three women.
Those three women were none other than Camilla and her retainers, Beruka and Selena.
"Lady Camilla...that was such a long flight..." Selena rubbed her eyes. "Couldn't we have taken a boat?"
"She said this was faster, Selena," Beruka responded.
"What are those?!" Oichi exclaimed loudly.
"Wyverns," Camilla answered her. "Don't worry. They won't bite unless we tell them too." Oichi moved away from them anxiously. Of course, Oichi would notice that the wyverns were tired just like Selera. Camilla patted her wyvern gently and said, "You take a well deserved rest now, Marzia. You've earned it."
"So, who are you guys?" Mitsunari asked, suddenly popping up.
Oichi yelped in surprise at the sudden movement.
"Oh gosh! I forgot to introduce ourselves," Camilla apologized. "I am Lady Camilla, hailing from the far off Kingdom of Nohr. These two girls with me are my darling retainers Beruka and Selena. Aren't they just cute and tough at the same time?"
"The Kingdom of Nohr, huh? That's far away!" Masanori yelped.
"Why did you come here?" Kiyomasa asked.
"We were sent here by my brothers to set up trade relations with this region. Nohr lacks in resources, you see," Camilla explained. Before any of them could react, there were suddenly explosions.
"Shoot! An invasion is beginning!" Masanori yelled.
"And there's no warlord to defend this kingdom. We're going to be taken over!" Kiyomasa gasped.
"Hehe. Aurora is wide open," Koroku snickered, entering the kingdom.
"It's the property of Ignis now!" Nagayasu laughed.
Camilla's mind quickly sprang into action. "Beruka, Selena, you darlings stay by their side. I'll take care of this." She then walked over to the two. "Excuse me, but...just what do you think you're doing?"
"We're taking this empty kingdom for Ignis!" Nagayasu jeered. "What's it to ya?"
'Seems Leo wasn't making up fairy tales again...' Camilla thought. "Right well, I'm afraid I won't let you do that."
"Why not?" Koroku demanded.
"You're a warrior, right? You should join up with Ignis! A pretty woman like you is welcome there!" Nagayasu laughed boisterously. Camilla couldn't help but lightly laugh, and slowly approached Nagayasu.
"Me? Joining you? That's cute, you know that? Really adorable. However...I'm not interested." Without any warning, she quickly and violently put Nagayasu in a headlock. "I will not betray my home of Nohr!"
"Ow! So Nohr sides with Aurora!" Nagayasu roared.
Something suddenly slammed into Camilla's chest. In order to not be thrown off Nagayasu, she had already quickly encircled her right arm around his neck, similar to an Ekans and started to choke him out. Whatever slammed into her chest didn't do much in the way of hurting her. Nagayasu's Bidoof bounced off of Camilla's bosom.
"Dammit!" Nagayasu coughed.
"I'll help," Koroku said. "Burn that woman, Tepig!" Tepig leapt forward to use Ember, but Jigglypuff took it for Camilla.
"Let me help you!" Oichi said, hurrying over to Camilla.
"Take care of those creatures, dear," Camilla soon dropped Nagayasu once she successfully finished the choke, turning her attention to Koroku.
Oichi looked dumbfounded, but nodded. Her Jigglypuff took out Tepig with a Doubleslap. Beruka silently watched on, feeling comfortable knowing that her liege had this all under control, especially with Oichi helping her.
As for Koroku, Camilla lashed out with a roundhouse kick. Turns out it was the only kick she needed. Koroku yelled out in pain as he was downed.
Meanwhile, Jigglypuff defeated Bidoof after easily taking a Tackle.
"Dammit..." Koroku growled. "They never said people would defend this crappy kingdom..."
"Lord Hideyoshi is gonna kill us!" Nagayasu exclaimed.
"Let's just get out of here," Koroku said. The two warriors high tailed it out of Aurora.
Camilla had a smile now that the battle was over. "That was fun," She commented.
"I knew you could do it, Lady Camilla," Beruka would have smiled, but didn't. Though she was pleased with how well it went. She didn't even have to use her axe.
"Never caught your name, darling," The blueblood turned to Oichi. "Who might you be, and who were those guys?"
"Ah, well...I'm Oichi, and this is my partner Jigglypuff. I'm just a traveler who was passing through today," Oichi explained.
"I must thank you for helping me out against those meatheads." Camilla hugged Oichi. "Say...what were they going on about when they said something about no one wanting to defend this 'crappy kingdom'?"
"It seems that Aurora lost its warlord recently," Oichi explained.
"I see...I've heard the rumors about the Ransei Region," Camilla responded. "I can be your Warlord, and my darling retainers can help too."
Beruka gave a nod, and looked to Selena. The redhead was busy sleeping against a building wall.
"Then I will join your army," Oichi said. "Jigglypuff and I will help as best we can! Speaking of Jigglypuff, Nohr is a kingdom where Pokemon don't exist, isn't it?"
"I'm afraid not..." Camilla answered. "We could go looking for one for me before getting to work, right?"
"You'll have to link with a Pokemon. It's something that'll happen naturally when you meet a good partner," Oichi replied. "Warriors here use Pokemon to help them fight, so you'll be at a disadvantage without them."
"It would make you more fearsome in battle, Lady Camilla," Beruka agreed. "I might as well invest in a Pokemon myself."
"Very well then. Let's find me a darling to call my own," Camilla beamed. She liked where this was going.
"We can find Pokemon for all of you," Oichi said. "Let's go into the kingdom and find some!" And so, with Beruka having to carry a sleeping Selena over her shoulder, the three Nohrians followed Oichi into the kingdom.
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Later on, Selena finally decided to wake up as the group entered a forest. It was after a few hours when they entered, and before long something fell on Camilla's head. Camilla paused, then reached up to the thing on her head. It was something fluffy. She took the fluffy in both hands gently and brought it to her eye level. A brown and white creature was blinking up at her innocently.
"That's an Eevee. It's an incredibly rare Pokemon," Oichi said.
"Incredibly rare and incredibly adorable," Camilla responded, a warm smile making itself known on her face. The Eevee snuggled up against Camilla. Camilla returned the favor by giving the Eevee a hug.
"Looks like you found your partner," Oichi commented. Camilla felt as if she had been connected to the Eevee.
"Seems so," The blueblood agreed. "Just as adorable as my darling little Corrin..." She held the Eevee at eye level again. "Ready to go see the Ransei Region together, little guy?" Eevee cheered happily. Camilla also cheered.
"Let's get going then, darling," She placed the Eevee back on her head.
"Now we can start you off as the warlord of this kingdom," Oichi looked down after saying that. "It seems that the flames of war have spread here as well..."
"We were meaning to ask about that, Oichi," Beruka commented. "Are power struggles like these commonplace?"
Oichi looked very thoughtful as they walked. Then, she began to speak as if she was quoting someone.
"The Ransei region...An area inhabited by warriors, those privileged few capable of communicating wordlessly with Pokemon. In Ransei, there is a tale of yore, passed down from generation to generation: If any one warlord can conquer all 17 kingdoms of Ransei, then the Pokemon that created Ransei shall reveal itself. The warriors of the land all believe this tale is true; indeed, it is what drives them all. And as a result, countless battles are fought for control of the kingdoms of Ransei."
"My brother Leo told me the same thing about conquering the 17 kingdoms..." Camilla realized. "I guess that confirms it."
"It's true," Oichi assured. "And there has been much strife over them, as you saw today."
"This does complicate our mission...ugh, why is it everyone wants to rule the world? It's not like they're adding anything to their swords by doing so," Severa rolled her eyes.
"How about this? We help quench the flames of battle here in Ransei, and maybe then we can get what we came here for?" Camilla offered.
"For certain," Oichi agreed. "And I'll help you do that! However, if Jigglypuff and I are to help you defend Aurora, then we need to get much, much stronger. But first, let's take a look around the kingdom!"
"We can get stronger while we get the grand tour," Beruka noted. "That's what I think."
"Please lead us into Aurora, Lady Camilla," Oichi said respectfully.
Camilla did so, taking point with the group as Beruka faithfully followed very close behind. Selena did the same thing, but was still muttering about swords and warlords. After they walked a little, Oichi stopped to point something out.
"Lady Camilla, there's a..." She began. However, Mitsunari crashed into her in the middle of her sentence.
"Move. You're in my way," he said coldly.
"I- I'm sorry..." Oichi murmured as Mitsunari went his way. She straightened up. "There's a farm not far from here, Lady Camilla. I'm sure there'll be some wild Pokemon there...Let's go do some battle training!"
"Certainly," Camilla changed direction towards the farm. They arrived, finding a Bidoof and a Starly there.
"Now, let's train a bit," Oichi said cheerfully, directing Jigglypuff onto the battlefield. She gently placed Eevee on the ground in front of her. She'd be willing to take a hit or two to protect the little guy. In fact, she felt that Eevee was in the same boat.
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Back at Clarkenstein, Corrin was looking around for Camilla. He hadn't seen her all day, and he was starting to grow worried. His search on his visit there was interrupted by the clattering of plates, which directed him into the kitchen.
Jakob stood over Felicia, who shook his head as Flora was helping Felicia up, who had tripped a broke a few plates.
"Why does this keep happening…" Felicia looked crestfallen.
"Hey, guys?" Corrin asked. "Have any of you seen Camilla at all today?"
"Lady Camilla? Can't say I have," Flora shook her head.
"I think I might know," Jakob countered. "She had some sort of mission that your brothers asked her to go on."
"What kind of mission?" Corrin questioned.
"Oh, something about this Ransei Region and setting up trade there," Jakob explained. "I would tell you more, but I'm afraid that's all I've heard."
"Could I ask you guys a favor...and go make sure their mission is carried out okay?" Corrin requested.
"Anything for you, Lord Corrin," Flora said.
"Hmm? Of course!" Felicia agreed. "I'd be happy to!"
"Well I suppose it's better than sitting around and watching Felicia try to be a better maid." Jakob was the last one to agree to this after thinking it over. "We'll be on the first boat out of here to Ransei, Lord Corrin,"
"Thank you guys," Corrin smiled. "Please make sure she's safe." With a collective nod, the three set off to go help Camilla in her mission, blissfully unaware that there was a third group in play…
(And with that, our side story is taking off! I have to hand it to G for helping me write this up, and Cody, I really hope you enjoy this epic fic! As for that suggestion you gave me on a certain someone...I'm actually considering doing it. Keep it under your hat though. Anyway, for those of you who are reading this, please be sure to read (obviously), follow, favorite, and REVIEW! Maybe we can get some Camilla and Eevee together in cute fanart. I'd love to see that :D)