Ok, now to the first official chapter, and the introduction to the Courier...With this story, I not only have some of the actual companions from the game, I also took 2 characters and made them companions, and I also made an OC companion.
Also, in case you don't expect this: watch out for harsh language, Raiden's not necessarily the most 'clean-tongued' of my characters...
Chapter 1: Courier Rising
Raiden Kennedy. In the Mojave Wasteland, he was known by 3 names: many a Ranger or Prospector called him "the Reverend", for his ideology and proclivities towards hunting down and destroying raider and slaver nests; the Casinos called him "the Gambler", due to his proclivities to speaking in a dialect that references gambling terms, his skill at the game tables, and known as it by others for his enjoyment of the game Caravan; his final, more common nickname, one that the Powder Gangers, Van Graffs, Fiends, Jackals, Scorpions, Vipers, and even the Legion react to in terror: The Courier, Courier Six.
Courier Six had, 2 years ago, liberated New Vegas, leaving it an independent state. While initial relations were terse, the NCR and New Vegas settled on a trade alliance of sorts, Hoover Dam continuing to send power to the NCR in exchange for supplies, which would be used to build up New Vegas's forces. Now, the New Vegas Military consists of many groups: the Securitron Army, the military's main forces; the Boomers, who, with the aid of New Vegas's resources, built 2 more B-19s, as well as repaired many of Nellis's fighters, and provide air support for New Vegas; the Brotherhood of Steel and the Enclave Remnant, both serving as powerful special assault teams (when not used in conjunction, due to some..."abrasion"); and Kennedy's own special forces, the Dark Knights, soldiers who either wear pitch black Riot Armor or pitch black T-45d Power Armor, and use a variety of weapons.
Vegas was rebuilt because of him, but the Courier set it up so it could easily survive without him: even the Dark Knights have contingencies in place, to avoid collapse should he die or disappear.
Kennedy, however, wasn't on Vegas business right now. He was currently exploring an old world ruin, along with the robot ED-E, the super mutant Marcus, the Ghoul Raul Tejada, the ex-slave of the Legion Allyson Hayes, and the cyberdog Rex. Brought along was Melody, a young girl that Raiden had discovered was another slave of Caesar's Legion. During his and his team's attack on the Fort, prior to the battle of Hoover Dam, he found her in a pen with some Brahmin, and took her in (after retrieving her teddy bear from one of the Legion Generals). Since then, she'd followed him around, with this trip being no exception. For this reason, he was glad there were few threats in their current location.
The building was an old bunker discovered in the Mojave, and they were searching for tech that could potentially upgrade their gear, and that of Vegas.
"This place has seen better days," Raul commented. It was true: the bunker was definitely damaged.
"I hope what we find here isn't as badly damaged," Marcus said, "Otherwise, this trip would have been in waste."
Raiden nodded. "I hope we aren't dealt a bad hand: it doesn't look like there's anything here."
"That's always how it starts," Raul snarked, "First, there's nothing, then there's some kind of monster guarding some kind of treasure trove."
"You've been watching WAY too many pre-war flicks..." Raiden stated, Melody giggling in response.
ED-E bounced up and down, beeping incessantly, as though he were also laughing. "I can still take you apart and put you back together inside out, you know," Raul said. ED-E stopped at that, only muttering a small string of beeps that probably equated to 'I'm sorry'.
The group continued forward...until they reached what appeared to be a ring on a platform, with what appeared to be an oversized phone dial next to it. ED-E beeped at the sight. "I don't know what it is," Raiden said, "But there has to be be a way to-" Suddenly, lightning arcing across the device.
"Get away from it!" Marcus called, but the ring opened a wormhole, which then sucked the group in.
The Courier awoke in a white void. He didn't see any of the others, and that had him nervous. "Hey, where are you guys?"
"They are not here...you'll be meeting with them, though...soon..."
The voice shocked Raiden. "Who are you?!" he shouted.
A large insectoid figure appeared in front of him. "Grissom."
"What the hell?!" Raiden went for his gun, but it was missing.
"You will not need that here," Grissom said, "I merely wish to explain."
"Explain what?" Courier Six asked.
Grissom responded, "Your world is safe, on the way to rebuilding. Another world, watched by my friend Naga, is under threat. Your skills, and those of your friends, will be valuable in the fight."
The Courier narrowed his eyes. "You might want to lay all the cards on the table...What is this threat?" Raiden asked.
"The Fell Dragon Grima. This is a world that you would call fantasy...but there, they're very real..."
"So...can't expect any guns or ammo there? Bad hand to be dealt..." Raiden asked.
Grissom shook his head. "There will be the materials, and you know the secrets of creating many weapons and ammo: you will be able to handle things there. And even if you run out of ammunition, there will be means for you to reload your weapons."
"I see...and you say my companions are coming? What of Melody? And Allyson? Their hands have never been dealt good cards..."
"The girl and the ex-slave...worry not: they will find themselves...at home here...you will not find either of them burdens or defenseless there...they will probably become rather...potent...assets...you will understand once you see it...and other worries?"
"...What of New Vegas?" Raiden asked.
"You have built it well: even now, they are readying in case you never return, while holding out hope you do...do not worry: should this work, neither world will have to give you a forever goodbye..."
Raiden was confused. "I...do not understand..."
"You will...in time...until then...good luck, 'Gambler'. Find Chrom and Robin, ally with them, and aid them in destroying Grima, 'Reverend'. Myself, Naga, and this world are all counting on you, Courier Six..." Suddenly, the light started glowing brightly again, and Raiden was blinded.
The Shepherds were doing their business around camp, as Chrom, his wife and tactician Robin, their twin children Morgan and Morgana, the twins' older sister Lucina, and their good friend Frederick, began planning the next battle. A nearby village was under attack by Risen, but it was close enough for them to be able to intervene. As the group worked out the strategy, the others around camp that were going readied for the mission.
Finally, the group gathered, and made their way to the village. There, they saw the Risen already sweeping through.
"They're...destroying everything..." Robin said.
"This is but a taste of what I've seen in my future..." Lucina solemnly said.
Morgana, in her usually bubbly tone, said, "Well, that's why we're gonna stop it here!"
"Yeah," Morgan added in, "We'll show these things what for!"
Lucina nodded and smiled at her younger siblings' words. "Thanks...I needed that..."
"Now, let's get to work! These Risen aren't going to stop themselves," Chrom said, leading the team into the battle.
The Shepherds came in as the Risen began chasing down civilians, and managed to stop the Risen from pursuing a rather large group of them. Engaging the Risen, the team began splitting up, to deal with additional threats. At first, the Shepherds actually managed to hold their own against the Risen forces. Most of the townspeople actually managed to escape the village and were now on their way to the nearest town for protection. However, soon the Risen began separating the Shepherd further.
Raiden could feel himself regaining consciousness. He heard voices, but it took a moment for him to make them out.
"We...we have to help, don't we?" It was Allyson.
"Well, he's got the medical supplies, how can we help?" That voice was definitely Raul.
"I...I don't know!" Allyson replied.
"Hold on!" That was definitely Marcus. "He's waking up!"
When Raiden finally opened his eyes, he saw Allyson and Raul hanging over them. Allyson looked relieved when Raiden finally started awakening.
Raul spoke first. "Well, boss, glad to see ya back in the land of the living."
"Hey, are you alright?" Allyson asked, worriedly.
Raul held out a hand. "Come on, boss...Up ya get..." Raiden grasped the hand, and the old Ghoul helped the Courier to his feet...except he didn't look like and 'Old Ghoul' anymore. "Before you say anything, boss: yes, I noticed I look how I did before I was Ghoulified. Naga said that was 'her gift to me': regenerating my body to its human state, while keeping the advantages of a Ghoul...that, boss, is what you call a 'miracle'."
Raiden took a look around. Sure enough, everyone was there: de-Ghoulified Raul, Allyson, Marcus, ED-E, Rex, Melody, they were all there. "So...Everyone's here..." Raiden said.
"Yes, however, that was strange," Marcus said, "Did anyone else here speak to a being named 'Naga' while you were unconscious?"
"I did..." Allyson tentatively replied.
"Me too," Melody replied.
ED-E beeped, which everyone translated as 'So did I...'
"I did as well," Raul replied, "What about you, boss?"
"No...but I was spoken to by someone named Grissom...Grissom mentioned Naga, though..."
Raul then said sarcastically and with a smile, as though this amused him, "Of course, boss ALWAYS gets the special treatment..."
"What did this 'Grissom' have to say?" Marcus asked.
"He said we'd have to enter this world's game, mix our cards with some individuals, 'Chrom' and 'Robin' he called them, and use them to force a 'Fell Dragon' named 'Grima' to fold...permanently..."
"Sounds like we got some allies to find," Marcus said in response.
"We'll split up: if we were dropped here, they SHOULD be nearby," Raiden said. He then pulled out several...
"Pip-Boys?" Raul asked, "Where'd you get all those?!"
"A LOT of Vaults across the wasteland..." Raiden answered, "Always gotta get something to stack the deck in my favor."
"How many do ya have, boss?" Raul asked.
"Uhm...probably enough to 'stack the deck' of half of New Vegas-OK! Let's get moving. Raul, you're with Allyson. Marcus, you with Melody. Rex and ED-E stay together. I'll head out on my ow-"
"No way, boss, we aren't leaving without you!" Raul protested.
Raiden replied, "Raul, this isn't my first solo game: I've been winning hands alone since before I met you at Black Mountain, I can do it again."
Raul sighed, "Alright boss...just call us if you need something: that's why you're giving us these Pip-Boys, right?"
"Right." Raiden passed out the Pip-Boys (Marcus already had one modified for himself), and ED-E had a radio in it already. Once that was taken care of, the group, reluctantly, split up.
The Courier moved through the trees, searching for any sign of these 'Chrom' and 'Robin' individuals they were looking for. As he searched, he received a report from Marcus. "Raiden. We discovered a camp: the place is heavily populated with soldiers wearing blue garments."
"Do not engage: for all we know, that could be the camp for Chrom and Robin. Everyone: keep looking for someone that could be either Chrom or Robin, maybe-" He paused, he saw smoke in the distance.
"Boss, ya there?" Raul asked.
"Hold on, I'm going to check this hand I was dealt. I will maintain radio silence until I have something."
He ignored the protests as he shut the radio off, and continued forward. He soon came to a ledge near a town...a town being attacked by what appeared to be brown, rotting corpses wreathed in purple energy. Among the corpses were normal people, using swords, lances...books and dragons?...against the creatures. He then heard a thump, and looked down...seeing a navy-blue-haired sword-wielding young woman wearing a purple and gold robe thrown into a cliff by one of the corpses, wielding an axe, which was approaching her, as a few archer corpses fired on her, pinning her to the ground.
As if on instinct, Raiden immediately brought out his modded Holo-rifle, a weapon he'd obtained from former Brotherhood of Steel Elder Elijah, and aimed at the axe-wielding corpse...and fired...
The Shepherds' situation was going down hill: more and more of them were getting into trouble: Severa, Owain, and Nah pinned down by Risen Archers; Tharja and Libra fighting back to back against their own horde of Risen Soldiers. However, the one that manages to get into the most danger is Morgana, who was separated from her siblings and cornered by Risen: 2 Risen Myrmidons, 3 Risen Mercenaries, a Risen Warrior, and 2 Risen Archers. The Myrmidons charged, and Morgana easily cut them down with her blade Sol. However, the Warrior rammed her to the ground, and the Archers pinned her to the ground with arrows. It was at this point that Robin, Chrom, Lucina, and Morgan caught up with her...only to see the Risen Warrior about to give the killing blow. The Risen raised its Axe, and...
...A blue flash shot from a nearby cliff, striking the Risen's head, blasting it completely off, leaving the Risen to disintegrate. The Risen Archers raised their bows towards the attacker, but then they were themselves eliminated. It was then that the group finally looked up to where the blue flashes occurred from.
On the ledge above was an armored man, whose armor was covered by a large coat that reached to the ground, and his face covered by a weird metal mask, with glowing red eyes, and a helmet that covered everything the mask didn't, encasing the head in metal. He straightened out, having been in a crouched position before, and shifted what appeared to be some kind of staff to his left hand, holding it at the middle. He looked around at the battlefield, and saw the Risen Mercenaries about to charge. He quickly leapt down from the ledge, landing in between Morgana and the Risen. His hands flashed: the staff disappeared, replaced with a smaller device in his left hand...and some kind of flaming sword in his right. He leveled the small device at the Risen, and said, in an accent, "Alright...time to ante up..."
"Alright...time to ante up..."
The Courier looked at his opponents: 3 sword-wielding Walking Corpses. He brought his Pip-Boy up and activated the radio. "I found a town under attack by...walking corpses...I'm stacking the deck of the defenders and need back-up. We can try and find these 'Chrom' and 'Robin' individuals later."
He immediately dropped the Pip-Boy and logged off the radio, as the first of the corpses charged. He shot plasma in its face, melting it into a pile of green goop. The second one came from the other side, and faced Gehenna...in the face...However, the third one disappeared.
"Look out!" came a female shout. He turned around...in time to see the third corpse about to hit him with its sword...before being blasted to shit with a triple-shot of...wind blades? Raiden looked in the direction the blades came from...and he saw the girl he just saved, a bright green book with an image in the shape of one of the wind blades on the cover, floating above her hand...and glowing?
'What is this shit?!' Raiden thought. Verbally, however, he said, after nodding to her, "Thanks for the save."
The girl gave him a weak smile, and nodded, before closing her eyes and widening her smile. "Glad to help!" she said, in a somewhat-overly-cheerful tone, "Especially since you saved my bacon back there from those Risen."
Raiden gave a satisfied 'Hmph', before turning back to the living corpses, the 'Risen'. "Risen...so that's what they're called," he said under his breath, "Well...whatever you call them..." He then replaced his Plasma Defender and Gehenna with his 2 .45 Auto SMGs, dual-wielding them. "They still fall the same." As more Risen arrived to face the newcomer, he opened fire, sweeping flying lead through the charging Risen. As one SMG's clip emptied, it was promptly replaced with a .45 Auto Pistol. However, the Risen kept coming, even as his clips in his pistols ran dry, so he swapped back to Gehenna, also wielding Cosmic Knife Super-Heated. Suddenly, he heard movement, and the girl he helped was then at his side, wielding an unusual red and silver sword. "You...sure you shouldn't stick back?" Raiden asked.
"Oh please," the girl replied snidely, "My dad's the Exalt of Ylisse, and mom's his chief tactician. I can fight."
"That's why I had to pull your ass out of the fire first time I saw you?" Raiden quipped in response.
"Hey! That was not my fault! That Risen caught me off-guard!" The chance for further talk left as the Risen came upon them, forcing them into a deadly melee. However, a 'ra-tatatatatatat' that was quickly increasing in volume sounded on the battlefield.
Raiden looked across the battlefield, and..."HAH! Marcus! OVER HERE! Give us a hand!"
In response, the Super-Mutant swung his mini-gun around, and shredded the Risen charging Raiden and the girl. As Marcus closed, Raiden switched out for his Assault Carbine, both individuals pouring automatic fire into the Risen. Just then, a few more Risen fell to expertly-placed headshots, courtesy of Raul, who was now on the ledge Raiden was on earlier. Then, like a bird of prey, ED-E swooped in, firing lasers at the Risen, taking them out once in a while. Meanwhile, Rex arrived, pouncing on them and attacking, or using the "Sonic Bark" upgrades he gave the Cyberdog from Big MT.
The group soon gathered: Marcus plugging away into the undead, Raul dropping them with expert shots with his revolver, ED-E zapping them, Rex 'barking' them back to death, and Raiden constantly changing weapons and switching tactics, with Melody and Allyson supposedly safely hidden nearby, and the girl Raiden helped obviously curious about the unusual group.
However, soon, the group was met by more people, namely a young man with the same blue hair as the girl, along with a woman with a similar appearance (both in terms of face AND garments) to the girl with the only major difference being her white hair, as well as a young man who closely resembled the girl, and a somewhat older girl who looked more akin to the blue-haired man, came in, attacking the Risen. The man, who appeared to be leading the group, approached. "Morgana! Are you alright?!"
"I'm fine!" the girl Raiden fought alongside, now identified as 'Morgana' replied, "The man with the mask helped me out when the Risen almost got me."
The man then turned to Raiden. "Then I guess I have you to thank for saving my daughter."
"Daughter? She looks almost as old as you!" Raiden replied, as he reloaded his Carbine.
"Yeah..." the man said, scratching the back of his head, "Time Travel CAN be a confusing thing..."
"Ah, time travel...ok, understandable..." Raiden simply replied, pointing his gun back at the Risen, and continuing to shoot..
"That's all? I'm relieved you got it so quick, but still..." the man said.
"Sir, life has dealt me stranger hands than simple time travel. Have you ever had a conversation with your own brain...while it snarked at you? And did a damned good job doing so?" The man appeared shocked into silence. "My point exactly."
"Anyways, thanks again. My name's Chrom, and who-"
"You're Chrom?!" Raiden asked.
"Uhm...yes...why-"
"Because my team and I were looking for you! We heard of your plight and were sent to help you! We'll explain later, but we have to take down these...as your daughter called them, 'Risen'...first..." He looked down at his gun, which had stopped firing.. "Out of ammo again! FUCK THIS SHIT!" He then took his gun, returned it to his Pip-Boy, and put on 2 of his power fist-type devices, on one hand, a Saturnite Fist Super-Heated, and, on the other hand, the Ballistic Fist 'Two-Step Goodbye'. Using both Power Fists, he charged in, and slammed the Risen head-on, scorching some on the super-hot Saturnite Fist, blasting others apart with Two-Step Goodbye.
"Looks like we made it just in time," Ulysses said, looking at the fight unfolding from atop his horse.
Emmeryn's gaze seemed to be drawn to Chrom and Robin. "Yes...we did..."
"How long will we stay hidden?" Goris asked.
"Not much longer," Ulysses stated, "When we see an opening, we engage. The plan has commenced: we must help Courier Six see the end of this journey."
"Yes...we must make sure he's ready before the Militant arrives," Goris replied, "It will be easier to teach one at a time, than it would be both of them..."
"I see...something..." Emmeryn stated.
"Good eye, Emmeryn, let's move!" Ulysses said, having his horse charge, with his Shishkebab at the ready.
The group continued fighting, the Risen however kept coming...when suddenly, a horse entered the fight, a flaming blade slicing into the undead. The rider, however, had his attention fixated on Raiden. Raiden couldn't tell why...until he saw his face..."Well, Courier Six...to think we meet again, here..."
"Ulysses? What are you doing here?" Raiden asked, in shock.
"Long story short, we are here for the same reason: a world needs aid in saving itself, so we have been called to aid it. My team will be here shortly."
"You brought more people from our world here?" Raiden asked.
"Technically, I got here first, and no: only one. The other member of my team is a native here..." He looked at Chrom, before turning back to Raiden. "...A native whose arrival here will probably trigger a tearful reunion..."
"Who is this man?" Chrom asked.
"A former enemy of mine: we've since...well, made amends to an extent," Raiden replied, "So, where is this team?"
"The first member should be coming right about..." As Ulysses said this, a brown shape surged forth from the trees on the ledge above.
Chrom's expression upon seeing it was one of shock. However, it was the robed female with the white hair that voiced it. "That's the creature that disappeared with Emmeryn's body!"
Immediately, said 'creature' produced a device on its forearm. "A Pip-Boy?!" Raiden exclaimed, "Where'd it get...wait...those hands...THAT'S A FUCKING DEATHCLAW!" Said 'fucking Deathclaw' then produced several of the colored books that he saw used by Morgana and her 2 look-alikes, and began firing wind, fire, lightning, and darker energies at the Risen. "A mage Deathclaw, OF COURSE! You know, it's just like fate to deal me the hand with the weird shit..."
The 'mage Deathclaw' and Ulysses then began fighting back with the magic books (Now Ulysses can use those book things now?! WHAT THE FUCK?!), while the rest of them just fought back with what they had. Near the end, some Risen must have ignited some gas or other chemical, becaus an explosion that wounded the whole group went off nearby. However, before anyone could do anything, suddenly, they were bathed in some kind of light, that began to heal the recently-received wounds. Everyone's eyes followed the light back to the ledge Ulysses and the Deathclaw came from, and...
"Emmeryn?!" Chrom's eyes were wide open, in shock. Raiden could have swore Chrom just saw a ghost. Raiden then followed the exalt's gaze, and he saw a woman, wearing a cloak, and white, green, and gold clothing, and wielding a staff. The end of the staff was just dimming, showing where the glow came from. Due to the aid of the woman, who Chrom identified as 'Emmeryn', the group was able to fight back.
And soon, the Risen were dead...
After the battle came introductions in the case of Raiden's group, Ulysses, and Ulysses's Deathclaw counterpart, who identified himself (A talking Deathclaw mage...of course! Because a REGULAR Deathclaw mage wouldn't be weird ENOUGH!) as 'Goris' (Wait, wasn't that one of the heroes who destroyed the Enclave Oil Rig?), or, in the case of Emmeryn, as Ulysses predicted, 'a tearful reunion', as Chrom and his younger sister, Lissa, tearfully hugged Emmeryn, their older sister, who Raiden learned was supposed to be dead! 'Leave it to Ulysses to bring a dead person back to life...'
As the royal siblings had their reunion, Raiden went to talk to Morgana, the girl he fought alongside during the battle. "Smooth moves out there..." he said to the girl.
Morgana nodded. "Thanks. You're not so bad yourself."
"I've had to survive the Mojave Wasteland for years, I'd hope my hand in this game is good," Raiden replied.
Morgana gave him an amused, quizzical look. "Why do you talk like that, all this talk of 'folding' and 'dealing a hand'?"
"It's an old habit the boss picked up," Raul said, walking in, "Having had to work with the Casinos of the Strip, the boss began picking up a casino-style dialect."
"I don't always speak like that, Raul. That's not a hand I-..." Raul just looked at Raiden with a smug expression. "...Not a word..." Morgana just laughed at this exchange. Initially, Raiden was irritated at this...although he soon found Morgana's laugh oddly infectious, and soon found himself laughing with her.
However, the laughing fit was interrupted by Raul. "Hey, boss, that Chrom guy is coming."
Raiden fortunately managed to settle down by the time Chrom got there. "I'd like to thank you and your companions for helping us out there."
"Yeah, that's just how we play our-ehem, I mean, that's just how we do things," Raiden replied.
"You know, boss, if you don't mind talking like that, that's your business, I just find it amusing..." Raul sighed.
"Either way, you and your group do seem to know their way around a fight. Now, you guys said you were trying to find me. Can I ask why?" Chrom asked.
Raiden responded, "Because we were contacted by some unknown entities who asked us to aid in the defense of this world. The one who contacted me called himself 'Grissom', and the one who talked to the rest of my people called herself...what was it again, 'Naga'?"
"Yeah, boss, she said she was called 'Naga'?" Raul responded.
Chrom's eyes widened at this. Raiden noticed this. "Uhm...is there a problem?"
"You were sent by Naga herself?" Chrom asked in surprise.
"Yeah, that's what I'm guessing..." Raiden replied, before muttering, "The universe always deals me the weird hands..."
"Then, I take it that it wouldn't take much to ask you to join our group?" Chrom asked.
Raiden stood up and shrugged, responding, "That's...why we're here..."
"Good to hear you guys are with us...now, what can you tell me about you and this 'Ulysses', since he's going to be working with us, too?"
"Me and Ulysses...damn, no way of folding out of this? Ok ok...you see, it all started when I helped with the development of a settlement, in a place now known as 'The Divide'..."
Robin looked around camp, after ensuring the newest members of the Shepherds and their comrades were set up. Once that was done, she moved to return to her own tent. When she reached it, however, and looked inside...she recoiled in shock.
Inside was a large, insectoid creature, with a diamond-shaped head, 4 glowing eyes, many vestigial limbs on its torso, 2 long legs like a grasshopper's, and 2 long, flexing limbs. Clenched in the flexing limbs was the Roster that held information on everyone in the Shepherds. "What the hell are you?!" Robin shouted at it. The creature's head jolted in her direction, glowing eyes staring as though piercing her soul. Robin froze shock and a little fear...then the creature was consumed in a glowing orange light, and disappeared, leaving the Roster behind. She then heard someone come up behind her, and jolted when a hand came upon her shoulder. She turned around, drawing her Levin Sword, and...
"Wow! Wow! Easy, Robin, it's just me!" Chrom said.
Robin just stood there, pointing her sword at him, before the words finally clicked, and she blushed. "Sorry..." she said, sheathing the blade.
"I heard you yell, and I came. What happened?"
"I...I don't know. I came back to my tent, after making my rounds, and...I saw some...bug...holding and messing with the Roster...It left when I drew attention to myself." She walked over to the fallen Roster, picked it up, and opened it...and was shocked to see 4 new entries in it. "I didn't write these..." she said, looking through the new entries.
"Maybe the bug-thing did..." Chrom said, jokingly.
Robin nodded. "I know that was a joke, but I'm almost inclined to believe it happened..."
The duo then read the new Roster entries:
Emmeryn
Chrom's older sister, the former exalt of Ylisse. A fall in Plegia impaired her speech, but her memories were saved by Ulysses and Goris, Son of Gruthar. The hardest to kill. Born on December 23rd.
"This one's of Emmeryn!" Chrom exclaimed.
"How would that creature know what happened to her?" Robin asked.
"I don't know, but let's see the next one..." Chrom answered.
Goris, Son of Gruthar
A scholar among wise beasts. The only survivor of the massacre of the intelligent Deathclaws of Vault 13 by the Enclave. Aided the "Chosen One" in destroying the Enclave's Oil Rig headquarters. Trained his latent psionic powers, and later, trained in the art of Tome usage, by Emmeryn. Knows the language of Dovahzul, which he uses to taunt and condemn his enemies. The thickest-skinned (figuratively and literally). Born (created?) on September 30th.
"Goris? The grey monster?" Robin asked.
"It appears so...who would have thought he was a scholar?" Chrom asked.
"Let's move on..." Robin said, getting them back on track.
Ulysses
A former Frumentarius of Caesar's Legion and Courier. Denied the job accepted by Courier Six, and confronted his rival at the end of the Divide. Came to terms with the Courier and after teaching the Courier a few tricks, disappeared into the wastes. The one who can hold the longest grudges. Born on September 20th.
"Raiden told me all of this...but why does it call him 'the Courier'?" Chrom asked.
"Maybe it explains in his entry," Robin answered.
Chrom replied, "Let's see then, it's next anyways..."
Raiden Kennedy
A Courier and leader of New Vegas. A wanderer and Courier who took up arms against Caesar's Legion and fought at Hoover Dam. Later explored and claimed the prizes of the Big MT, cleared out the White Legs from New Zion, uncovered the secret of the Sierra Madre, and finally confronted Ulysses at the end of the Lonesome Road. Made many allies and companions during these quests, and made many alliances. Became known as 'the Gambler', due to his casino-style dialect; 'the Reverend', due to his ideology, and determination to uphold it by smiting raiders, slavers, and other threats to decent folk; and, most commonly, either 'The Courier' or 'Courier Six', which now strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies in the Mojave Wasteland. Proficient with energy weapons, blades, guns, words, the wrench, and medicine. The most proficient gambler. Born on July 4th.
"That's certainly a lot of information," Robin said.
"Indeed, from the looks of this, we probably just gained a valuable ally," Chrom replied.
"I'll talk with Raiden...or 'The Courier'...later. See his side of things..." Robin said.
"Mind if I come along?" Chrom asked.
"Not really: be good for him to get to know who's leading this army, "Robin said, smiling.
Alright, here's the first chapter of the story. Yes, when the Courier awoke, I shamelessly ripped off the scene where the Avatar awakens at the beginning of Awakening...yeah, so what?
Also, I'm basing ED-E's flight characteristics in the story after that one New Vegas trailer that depicted him as being able to fly pretty fast (and much more smoothly than in-game)...That and the fact he could have been upgraded in the 2 years since the game.
Next, I know you can't dual-wield in-game...but who cares: my story!
Finally, for Goris's and Ulysses's birthdays, I went with the release dates of Fallout 2 and the Lonesome Road expansion respectively. Just a bit of trivia.