I guess I better try to stick to my current fics on my profile before posting new ones. The third chapter of Super Smash Brothers: The Dawn Emblem shall finally be added. Sorry to keep you waiting!

Oh, and certain characters may be added here and there that weren't in Super Smash Brothers.

Remember, the Fire Emblem Series and Super Smash Brothers were the property of Nintendo. Heck if I had been one of the people who helped develop Radiant Dawn, Ike, Gatrie and Ilyana would've had better endings. But that was not the case. Anyway, enough of my rambling, hope you enjoy the upcoming chapter.


Chapter III: Attack of the Shadows

Link, Zelda, Ike and Kirby teleported to Dreamland, only to find that the evil sorcerer's forces are on the rampage.

"Oh, no!" gasped Kirby, seeing a batallion of Shadow Soldiers attacking Cappy Town.

Link groaned"Are we too late?"

"No, look!" said Zelda, pointing to the sky.

There, the massive warship Halberd appeared and Meta-Knight's henchmen disembarked.

"Meta-Knight already must know what's going on" remarked Ike.

"What of King Dedede?" inquired Link.

Kirby sighed"That overgrown penguin dosen't care that much about his realm. Let's hurry! Meta-Knight could use some help!"


In Cappy Town, Waddle Dee soldiers were already mobilized to protect the citizens. But they were hopelessly outnumbered.

Among the victems, two children hid in their house with the mayor.

"Ooh, where's Kirby when we need him?" groaned the boy.

"We have to be strong, Tuff. Kirby and Meta-Knight have never let us down, just have faith" said the girl.

Tuff sighed"I know, Tiff, but what if they can't protect us?"

"Hey, are you two all right?" said smooth voice as the masked knight appeared.

"Sir Meta-Knight! Thank goodness you're still here" breathed the mayor.

Meta-Knight nodded"Yes, but there's no time. The troops I brought with me to protect the town cannot hold the line for long. Sir Blade went to try to convince the king to help."

"So what are we gonna do, Meta-Knight?" piped Tiff.

Meta-Knight replied"There's no time, most of the citizens were safely evacuated, but I fear that the town was not their true target. Tiff, Tuff, Mayor, we must get on board my ship so that I can take you to safety!"

The group rushed out the door, only to find themselves ambushed by one of the larger Shadow soldiers.

"I was not fast enough. Mayor, get Tiff and Tuff out of here" groaned Meta-Knight, drawing his sword.

Meta-Knight clashed with the mysterious foe, while Tiff, Tuff and their parents watched.

The mayor spoke to Tiff"Sir Meta-Knight's right, we have to escape."

"But-" Tiff began to protest, when a familiar vacum-wind sucked the Shadow Soldier and sent him to thin air.

"Kirby!" gasped the relieved blond girl, seeing the pink Star Warrior enter the fray.

"Head's up" said another voice as two men darted past and vanquished several more shadow soldiers.

"Not so fast" growled a voice as a mysterious purple-blue clad man appeared.

Kirby was shocked"Yin Yarn?"

Yin Yarn grinned maliciously"Yes, I was brought back to life. Though I had merely lost my body in our last battle, nothing more."

The Yarn Sorcerer cast a powerful spell at Kirby, which was suddenly deflected by Link's mirror shield.

Nearby, Ike managed to help Meta-Knight's troops defeat the Shadow Soldiers"Okay, now what?"

"Hey, hey! Let me in on the fun" said a voice as King Dedede appeared.

Kirby smirked"Now whose in trouble, Yin Yarn?"

"Since when did you learn to talk, Kirby?" inquired Tiff.

Meta-Knight interjected"Now's not the time."

Ike cast a magic blast from Ragnell at Yin Yarn, who countered with a Blast spell.

Link fired an arrow, shooting the sorcerer in the eyes.

Zelda, Meta-Knight and Kirby evacuated Tiff, Tuff and the mayor of Cappy Town to the Halberd while Ike and Link held off Yin Yarn.

The monster growled and transformed into a larger form of itself.

"That dosen't scare me" said Link.

"Oh, really? Try this on for size!" growled Yin Yarn, casting a deadly magic beam from his staves.

Link and Ike dodged, while Kirby rejoined the battle.

"Kirby, use this" said Link, using his Triforce of Courage to summon a beam sword and tossed it over to Kirby.

Kirby intercepted the item with his inhale move, and transformed into Sword Kirby.

The pink Star Warrior lunged at Yin Yarn and sliced one of his staves.

Infuriated, the demonic sorcerer cast another blast at Kirby when suddenly, a huge mallet had slammed Yin Yarn to the side.

"Ha! That yarn just dosen't know when to quit!" said the arrogant voice of King Dedede as he and several of his Waddle Dee guards joined the fray.

Link sighed"Let's not get too cocky. Ike, Kirby, keep the monster occupied while I fire a bomb at it!"

Ike nodded, then launched a blast from Ragnell towards Yin Yarn. Kirby imitated the maneuver.

While Yin Yarn was stunned by the blasts, Link loaded a bomb onto one of his arrows and shot the monster.

After Yin Yarn exploded into thin air, Meta-Knight addressed his fellow smashers"I thank you for your aid."

Ike nodded"It was no trouble, though it's not what I'd say a social call. Kirby, Link, Zelda and I are searching for a Star Rod."

"That kinda rings a bell in my memory. I used a Star Rod once, but it was some time ago, Kabu might know more" said Kirby.

Dedede interjected"All right, tea time's over. Let's start cleaning up the mess from that battle."

Link spoke up"Actually, we need help if we can get it. A sorcerer called Majora is on the lose, he is likely the one who sent those monsters to attack Dream Land."

"No way, not with Kirby around!" said Tuff, cheekily.

Meta-Knight shook his head"We don't quite know the extent of what we're up against. Tiff, Tuff, your family should take refuge in Castle Dedede. Will that be acceptable Sire?"

Dedede sighed"Fine, fine, there won't be a place left for me to rule if whoever was behind that attack destroys Dream Land anyways."

"Kirby, please be careful" murmered Tiff.

Kirby smiled at the blond girl, then joined Link, Zelda, Ike, Meta-Knight and Dedede as they left the town.


On Tellius, more of the evil Majora's shadow soldiers had attacked one of the cities in Crimea.

A blue-haired Trueblade was minding her own business at the entrance, when she was beset upon by a wave of foreign monsters.

"Huh? Who's there?" said the girl, drawing Alondite.

Two Shadow Soldiers charged, but were blasted back.

The Trueblade rushed into the town to alert the citizens. Three of her old wartime allies were living in that town.

In a nearby church, a red haired, white robed young man glanced out the window and thought'Oh, my. Mia's in trouble!'

The Trueblade barely outpaced the invading forces and met with the Priest outside the church.

"Mia, are you all right?" said the man.

"Yes, Rhys. I was just about to warn the people about the danger."

"We'll just have to get as many out of danger as we can. I will go get Boyd and Mist" said Rhys.

Mia nodded, then determinately faced the oncoming Shadow monsters.

Rhys rushed over to Mist's house and knocked on the door.

"What the-? Oh, hey Rhys, what's up?" said a voice as Boyd answered.

Rhys sighed"There's no time to explain. We're being attacked."

"What? Is it bandits? Let me at 'em!"

The green haired man rushed out after grabbing Urvan.

"Rhys? Boyd?" A Cleric with nut brown hair came into view.

Rhys explained"I don't know who it is, but there's trouble."

Mist sighed as she saw the scene of a fierce skirmish"Here we go again. Rhys, wait for me while I grab Florette and my stave."

"Sure you should be fighting?" said Rhys, noticing that Mist looked slightly more fat then usual.

Mist nodded"Of course, I won't let anyone die!"


Kirby and his group traversed away from Cappy Town, until they came to a tree with a face.

"Is that Kabu?" inquired Zelda.

Meta-Knight nodded.

A deep voice echoed from the tree"You sensed it too? I heard from others like me that trouble disturbs the universes again."

Link nodded"Yes, we came here to ask about the Star Rod."

The ancient Tree Spirit replied"Ah, in that case, that which you seek indeed is an ancient relic. The very artifact which Kirby destroyed N.M.E with lies within his dream, only he can summon it, yet there is another Star Rod in another universe."

"Where might that be?" spoke Meta-Knight.

Kabu replied"This second Star Rod lies within a Sanctum in the skies above a certain kingdom."

Link thought for a moment, then said"That would be the Mushroom Kingdom."

"It's possible, but we'll just have to see" said Zelda.

Link addressed Kabu"Thanks."

As the group left, Meta-Knight spoke with Link"Are you certain of this?"

"Yeah, it's our best bet" said Link.

Kirby smirked"Well, shall we go?"

Zelda nodded"Let's go back to Smash Mansion first, we have to report this and consider our options."

With that, the heroes used the Triforces to warp back to the mansion.


Back on Tellius, Boyd, Mist, Rhys and Mia fought off the attackers while protecting the village.

"Dang, these guys are nothing like what we've fought before" sighed Boyd.

Mia blasted back two more Shadow soldiers before beginning to tire"I bet."

Just then, a group of Crimean Knights showed up and mopped up the rest of the mysterious shadows. Among them was Oscar.

"Right on time" said Boyd.

Oscar dismounted from his steed"I'm just glad you're not hurt."

"So what's going on?" chirped Mia.

Oscar replied"The very same monsters you've faced have invaded Crimea, and the queen fears that the same must be happening in Gallia, Begnion and Daein."

"We managed to keep the enemy from invading this town, how are things back in Melior?" inquired Rhys.

"The Crimean Royal Knights deployed to meet the attack, the rest of our comrades from the Greil Mercenaries have joined up with us" said the green haired knight.

Mist perked up"Has Ike returned?"

Oscar shook his head"No one has seen him for over a year. A search party would be meaningless since we don't know which way he went, but for now we must concentrate on finding out who our attackers were."

"Soren might know something" chirped the blue haired Trueblade.

Oscar spoke"We don't know when those monsters will return. Even without Ike, the Greil Mercenaries will stand together against this threat. Mist, you and the other three should come with me back to Melior. I will leave the knights I brought with me here to protect the town."

Mia smiled"Okay, so the Greil Mercenaries are back in action then?"

"No sweat, so what's the plan after we gather at Melior?" inquired Boyd.

The green haired knight replied"Queen Elincia is personally employing us to defend the capital. We sent messengers to the other countries, Soren and Titania were managing in Ike's absence, now we should hurry."

"Sir Oscar!" cried one of the knights accompanying him. A new group of Shadow Soldiers appeared.

Oscar sighed as he addressed the other Crimean Knights in his squad"Don't let anything happen to the town. Leave this group to me."

With that, Mia, Boyd, Mist, Rhys and Oscar cut through the mysterious enemies and escaped back towards Melior.

"By the way, Mist, are are feeling up to it?" inquired Oscar, with whom Mist rode his horse with.

Mist patted her chest softly"I'll be fine, and so will Boyd's and my child. I started to become pregnant the day before."

"Congratulations, but what if something happens to you? What then?" frowned Rhys.

Boyd smirked"Don't sweat the small stuff, I'll take care of Mist. Besides, Ike would kill me if I let something happen to his sister."

"We can't always depend on each other, Boyd. When we return, Mist should stay with other refugees from the castle town" said Oscar.

"No, I wanna fight too!" protested Mist.

Oscar sighed"We'll talk about this later after we get to Melior."

The group made their way back to Melior where they joined back up with the other remaining Greil Mercenaries.


Still kind of a slow start, huh? Well, there should be some more action next chapter. I might contradict Ike's ending (in this fic, mind you) at this rate, but this takes place after Radiant Dawn after all.

To explain what I just said, if I protested to the Nintendo Company about the endings when the game was already published, I might get chewed out. But I'm getting ahead of myself here.

Ike will return to Tellius in a future chapter in this fic. I know that contradicts his canon ending, but what can I say?

I hope I didn't surprise you too much, but the Radiant Dawn pairings I'll use for this fic will be Boyd/Mist, Leanne/Naesala, and Sothe/Micaiah.

As for additional pairings, I will eventually think of a Ike pairing with either Aimee, Mia, or Elincia, but I'd like to hear your opinion. Otherwise I could just pair Mia with Rhys and Ike with Elincia. I can always pair Aimee with Geoffrey.

I know the developers had their reasons for not using a Ike/Elincia ending in Radiant Dawn, but I just listed the following possible pairings since they appealed to me.

Don't get me wrong, I like the Geoffrey/Elincia pairing. It's similar to the Seth/Erika ending from Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones. Geoffrey and Elincia's shared ending is kind of like it in that regard, but it could've been more unique with Ike/Elincia.

Please feel free to review.