Chapter 5: The Diversion
"Alright Ike. You just have to buy them enough time." Ike thought to himself as he fought off the guards that surrounded him. "They should up by now." Ike thought to himself looking up seeing Roy give the nod of approval from the top of the tower. Then when the guards had caught Ike off guard, they tackled him, making his head bang on the ground, and making him lose his conscious. "Good, they're safe." Ike thought to himself, before everything went black. "Tie him up before he wakes up!" was the last Ike heard and felt as his hands were pulled behind him and a gag entered his mouth, before blacking out completely.
"Hurry up Marth!" Roy called to Marth, who was lagging far behind, thinking of Ike. "I… I'm coming!" he called back as we ran towards the young prince. "Here we are. Go look around." Roy told the prince as they walked inside. Immediately, Marth was drawn to a sword and tiara in the middle of the room. "I… I know what these are." Marth said aloud almost mesmerized by the two objects. Then Roy, who was quietly watching Marth was suddenly disturbed by a sudden announcement. "Attention citizens, today is the day I kill the leader of the Greil Mercenary, Ike Greil!" the Black Knight called out to his subjects who were cheering. "Oh no!" Roy cried looking towards the window. "Marth, check this out!" Roy called out grabbing the prince's attention.
Then the prince ran towards the window, and when he saw the results, we turned as white as paper. "A… Aiku?" Marth stuttered. "Roi-kun! We have to help him!" Marth cried as he hooked his rope to the ceiling and it fell to the ground outside. "Right let's go!" Roy cried before jumping out the window screaming, "Shin no tatakai wa, korekara da!" causing everyone to turn around, including Ike from the rope around his neck. "Mph!?" he asked, thought it sounded muffled threw the gag. "Saving your life. Seems like I do it a lot" Roy replied with a smile. "Now where's Marth? I can't do this alone!" Roy yelled loud enough for Marth to hear, backing away from Ike, which turned out to be a huge mistake.
"I must take the sword." Marth told himself as he pick up the tiara and placed it on his head. Then, all his memories flooded back to him. "What the heck!? I feel weird. Like I now know who I truly am. I am… I am… Marth Lowell, Prince of Altea!" he cried as he grabbed his sword, the Falchion and sheathed it. Then he looked out the window with a scream from Roy. "No! Don't kill him! He's innocent!" Roy cried as he used his sword to try to break the shield. "Don't waste your breath with your sword. Only one of my army's swords can break the shield, and by the time you come back, he'll be dead." the Black Knight laughed as he lifted up Ike's head to make him look at his cold eyes. And Ike, who was still gagged, could only glare at the Black Knight, trying to hide his fear and panic.
Marth watched from the window, thinking of what to do. "Army's sword." Marth whispered looking down at his hand. "That's it!" he cried taking aim and throwing the sword, breaking the shield and the rope that held Ike secure (neck and hands). Then he untied the gag and looked up. "Who… Marth!" Ike cried seeing his friend zip down the window. "Let's do this!" the three teens yelled standing back to back, ready for combat.
Wow Ike Greil, great diversion. Anyway, I still have one vote which means, I sadly have to close the poll earlier than I planned to. But anyway, the winner is "Ike's First Day at Smash Mansion", which will be up very soon.
Japanese Translation:
Aiku = Ike's Japanese NameRoi- kun = Roy's Japanese NameShin no tatakai wa, korekara da = The true fight is about to start