"Now then." Lucina smiled. "Now that you've been admitted, its time to start training."

"Training?" Shulk echoed. "But I already know how to…"

"Fight?" Lucina finished. "I don't care. You see, you don't need to learn how to fight. You need to learn to be fearless."

"That's impossib-"

"I don't care." Lucina snapped as she grabbed his shirt. "Tell me. Why did you choose to join us?"

"Uh…" Shulk muttered. "I was bored…"

"That's not good enough!" Lucina screamed.

Shulk winced. Wow. She's way tougher than I thought.

"All of us fight for something." Lucina mused. "Meta Knight fights to avenge his fallen comrades. Lucario fights to protect Sir Aaron. Isabelle fights for the Villager. And Ike fights for his friends. So what do you care about? Is it money? Because I have a lot of that if you want some."

"Uh…Sure thing." Shulk muttered. "I could use some money, not that I'm broke but…"

"So you wanted to exploit me?" Lucina snarled.

"N-NO!" Shulk cried. "I-I just wanted to…" Get to know you better. Because I really only know your backstory, and despite all of that… I found myself in love with you.

"Never mind." Lucina mused as she let him go. "This probably isn't doing much for first impressions is it?"

Shulk shook his head.

"Alright then." Lucina smiled all of her anger gone. "Now then. Let's start our movie marathon!"

"Movie marathon?" Shulk echoed, feeling confused. "I thought you were going to make me strong."

"I am." Lucina smiled as she held up a disc that read 'Nightmare on Elm Street.' "We're going to watch this until you're no longer afraid of it."

"Well then." Shulk smiled. "How hard could that be?"

After the movie…

"So." Lucina smiled. "Did you survive that?"

"N-no…" Shulk shrived as he covered himself with a blanket. Holy shit.

"That's to be expected." Lucina mused. "I'll give you a fifteen minute break and you can go back to your science tomorrow morning."

"H-how did you know I was a scientist?" Shulk asked.

"I've been watching you for a while." Lucina mused.

"W-why?" Shulk cried.

"Reasons." Lucina snapped. "Oh relax. I only watched you in your dorm and at the library."

"How can I relax?" Shulk whimpered.

"Your being a baby." Lucina said. "Now then. I guess I have to show you the pictures."

"What pictures?" Shulk asked as Lucina pulled up a picture of a kitten snuggling with a puppy on the TV. "Aw. How cute…"

"Do you prefer this?" Lucina asked.

"Any sane person would say yes." Shulk mused.

"Good." Lucina said as she sat down. "Now then. I guess I have to explain the E.V.I.L for you. First of all, the acronym makes no sense whatsoever. They just choose their name to seem like the bad guys, even though half of the workers have no clue that they are evil. And speaking of names, we need something more dignified than Freak Patrol. Do you have any ideas?"

"No…" Shulk answered.

"Alright then." Lucina mused. "And we will need a team name as well. Meta Knight's group are called the Knights of Justice while Lucario has the Aura Warriors. But let's marvel on that later. The second fact about our villains is more about their current leader. She's a huge theater nerd. So expect some kind of musical number when you face her."

"Got it." Shulk nodded. "Meanwhile, is there anything I can do for you once, you know, I get used to horror movies?"

"Hmmmm… let me see…" Lucina mused to herself. "I'd love to get to know more about you, since, you know I'll be trusting you with my life and stuff."

"I see." Shulk nodded. "Well, for starters I am 18 years old, blood type A, while my birthday is September 19, and my skin tone is type I, while my…"

"Not that kind of stuff!" Lucina cried. "I mean, like personality quirks and stuff. For example. I hate any kind of bug, I love reading and…"

"Sorry." Shulk said. "That kind of relationship… it wouldn't work for us."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Lucina asked.

"Our relationship must be purely formal." Shulk mused as he turned on the TV. This is for your own good. If you grew to know me, you'd end up hating my guts and we'll both be miserable. "We need to stay focused, especially when our jobs start tomorrow."

"Shulk…" Lucina mused as a screenshot on the TV read 'C support achieved'.