Notes: First Fates chapter. Yay! Also, the pendant Corrin gives Lucina is the only explanation I have for the Amiibo characters being able to come and go from the My Castle. I also apologize if Lucina is at any point spelled Lucian. Darn auto-correct.
Chapter 6: Insult to Injury
Crossover: Fates and Awakening
Characters: Lucina, Robin, Corrin
Lucina never understood why life seemed to hate her. She lost her father when she was very young, around six. Than her mother died nearly two years later. She had to go through a post-apocalyptic future, continuously hunted by the undead, never with enough supplies, always in fear. She eventually made in time to try and sop Grima's madness, but for two years was forced to have the pain of being so close to her parents, of knowing they were alive, and not being able to reveal who she was. Eventually she did, but the pain didn't stop there.
She ended up falling in love, but she knew she could never stay with the man she loved. For he was Robin, a man from the past, not from her time. and she had an obligation to return to her time after stopping Grima. But she married him anyway. And then she found that she had a daughter who came from her own version of the future which she knew nothing about as the girl had amnesia herself. All she could remember were things about her father.
When the war finally ended, when Grima finally lay in defeat, she vanished. No good-bye, no farewells. Lucian was worried if she tried to she would end up staying and forgoing her responsibilities. She thought that if she left it all behind without making a big deal, she could forget.
What a fool she had been.
When she went to Naga to ask to be returned to her time, Naga told her it wasn't possible, as by changing the past, they made it as if the future she came from never existed. She was, in essence, stuck there, in this new timeline.
To hear this was both a stab of pain and a relief. A stab of pain to know she technically help kill any last survivors back in her timeline, but a relief to know she could return to her family. (She never did question why SHE and her friends still existed. She tended to want to keep her sanity.)
But on her way back she was suddenly swept up by a portal, appearing out of nowhere, landing outside a strange castle. Oddly, no one was on lookout, so she entered. There, she found others, who told her when asked that she was in the Astral Planes. When asked about Ylisse though they looked at her strangely, asking if she was okay, or if the shift between wherever she came from had caused some temporary confusion. According to them, Ylisse didn't exist. She decided not to argue, not wanting to arouse any suspicion.
Of course, shortly after her arrival the Lord of the castle wished to speak with her. He explained his name was Corrin, as well as the fact she needn't have anything to worry about. After talking for a while he asked about her background. Nervously, she told him the truth, as she never was really comfortable lying and right now, the only way to get back to her home would be to hope for cooperation and seeing his demeanor and personality, she figured this Corrin would be a bit more receptive than most of the others. Surprisingly enough, he believed her, as he had heard stories of outrealms and a portal to them called the Dragon's Gate, similar to her own Outrealm Gate. While that didn't explain how she ended up in the Astral Plane, it did give her a place to go. He quickly also explained his backstory, as a courtesy to her as she had hers. Also, he wanted to explain the state that his land was dealing with at the moment. Apparently there was a war going on, between a kingdom he grew up in, Nohr, and his birth kingdom, the one he decided to side with, Hoshido. As such, she should obviously try to stay away from the fighting, even if she had as much experience as she did.
Corrin than gave her a map, telling her where she would appear from when she left the Astral Plane. From there, he suggested she should travel to the Hoshidan capital and see if she could get in contact with his brother, Ryoma, the current successor to the throne. If not, she should go to Yukimura, one of the top advisors to the throne. If she could, Lucina was instructed to give them a letter addressed from Corrin, explaining briefly who she was and a request that she get aid in going to the Dragon's Gate. He also gave her one last gift; a pendent which would allow her to teleport to the Astral Plane if need be. Of course he warned her that when leaving she would be forced to appear where she left. With the letter in hand an pendant around her neck, she took her leave.
Of course, life decided it didn't want to stop toying with her.
When Lucina finally found her way to the Dragon's Gate, which required her having to sneak across the Nohrian border (thank goodness for underground contacts Ryoma had), the Anna in charge told her that the passage to her home was momentarily blocked. No one was getting in or out. Anna couldn't even tell her why, only that they had a team of highly trained mages trying to reopen the portal to her world (that and complain about how badly her business was being hit).
So she was stuck here. Completely and utterly stuck here.
At the very least, she wasn't defenseless. she had her Falchion, her skills. And thankfully, when she returned to Corrin's castle and told him her story, the lord gave her Einherjar cards. so she wouldn't be overwhelmed by anyone on the road. Not only that, he introduced her to most of the inhabitants, including his wife, a woman named Azura.
Lucina took her leave after that, traveling around aimlessly. However, as she traveled through the countries she began to see all the suffering the war had caused, mostly on the Hoshidan side. Only a few months in and already there were losses of many lives. And the amount of bandits were astonishing. Eventually, Lucina decided she couldn't sit on the sidelines any longer. She went to Corrin and told him she was wanted to test him, to see if he had what it took to be a good leader and fighter.
After having her small army of Einherjar cards and herself defeated in battle by Corrin and a handful of his troops, she decided that the lord had potential and decided to join him.
Of course, life still decided to give her pain and grief.
It wasn't long after she joined Corrin's army that she found out that Owain, Inigo and Severa had all somehow ended up in this world as well. However, there were no joy filled reunions. No, there was only hurt and pain. For the three of them, her closest friend, her cousin, and her brother, were all the royal retainers to the Nohrian Princes and Princess.
They were no longer her most trusted allies. They were now her opponents. She tried to reason with them, all of them. But from all of them, even her brother Inigo, all she got were strange names, an excuse of an odd promise, and the answer of metal clashing against metal (or in the case of Owain, magic clashing against metal).
She couldn't even share her pain with anyone, lest they think her a potential traitor. And no matter how much she may want to have joined her old allies, she knew that she couldn't. She could never side with a country like Nohr, one that was so corrupt, one that instigated the war.
So here she was, stuck in a strange world with only one, maybe two, real friends, a bunch of acquaintances, half of whom clearly mistrusted her for her sudden appearance and more Nohrian style of clothes, and the other half probably seeing her mannerisms as odd. All in all, she awaited the day where the war was over, she could hopefully reunite with Inigo, Owain and Severa, forgive and forget, and return home.
"Lucina, can you help me in the mess hall?" Azura asked the other royal blue-haired princess.
"Yes Azura." Lucina said. At the moment, Corrin's forces had just crossed the Nohrian border and were in Nohrian territory. However, something had apparently come up, resulting in Corrin taking a small group of troops with him to fight someone. He himself wasn't too concerned, saying that he doubted anyone would be seriously injured and asked the rest of the castle's current inhabitants to continue with their daily business. As such, Azura was in charge of cooking today and had been gathering a few people to help her in the mess hall. Apparently, Lucina was going to be one of them.
As she began peeling vegetables, Lucina began to remember her uncle. At this she smiled, remembering how her father had once told her he had been known as the best potato peeler in the army. Of course, remembering her uncle only led to thinking about Owain and the other two, and she nearly cut herself with the knife she was using to peel the vegetables. Cursing her own weakness, she continued, grateful that everyone else had been too busy focusing on their own work to see her near slip-up.
Suddenly Kagero appeared from nowhere, causing a few people in the mess hall to jump and once more Lucina nearly cut herself.
"Kagero what-" Azura began to ask but the ninja cut her off.
"My apologies for starling everyone." Kagero said. "However, I was told by Lord Corrin to gather everyone as we apparently have a new recruit."
Hearing this, everyone put down what they were holding and filed out. As they entered the main courtyard they saw that a group made up of others who had stayed behind as well as those who went with Corrin was huddling around someone. Voices could be heard coming from the crowd.
"-says he doesn't remember much-"
"-could possibly be a useful-"
"-used tomes and swords. Definitely-"
"-seems to have a knowledge of tactics that rivals even Lord-"
"-what an interesting robe. Never seen anything quite like-"
"-hair so white it's-"
The first two were mere talk, but the other comments caused Lucina to pause. White hair, an odd robe? Used a sword and tomes? Tactics? Could it be- no, there was no way. It just didn't make sense. Why would he be here? How could he be here? The chances were astronomical. And yet, she found herself pushing people out of her way to see the man in the middle of the circle. What she saw nearly made her heart stop.
The man who stood in the center had snow-white hair and brown eyes. He wore a white-beige shirt with matching trousers and hiking boots. But the thing that stood out the most was his robe. Black with purple lines, it had an odd symbol on it that looked like some sort of face with six eyes.
Lucina knew that robe. And she knew who the wearer was.
Suddenly losing all restraint, the princess pushed herself forward and flung herself around the man in the center.
"I can't believe it! I can't believe it!" Lucina said, voice full of joy. "I never would have thought you'd be here!"
The man she was hugging suddenly stiffened up but Lucina didn't notice, too caught up in her own exuberance.
"I never should have left you and Morgan! I'm sorry Robin, I'm so sorry! I- I don't know where to begin! So much happened after I left. I-"
"Miss, please let me go." Robin finally spoke up.
Lucina paused. "Robin?" she asked, letting her arms fall to her side. "What do you mean by 'miss'?"
Robin sighed. "I'm sorry but I think you may have mistaken me for someone else. I've never seen you before in my life. At least, what I can remember."
The world seemed to stop. The voices of her companions seemed to fade. All she saw and heard was Robin.
"This, this is some sort of joke, right?" she said weakly, a fragile smile appearing on her lips. "Haha."
Robin shifted uncomfortably. "I'm afraid not." he said. "I really don' remember you. Honestly, I don't really remember anything. Just hazy bits of battles. And the events of the past few weeks starting from when I fist met the lord of this castle."
Lucina was silent. Everything had stopped. To her the world seemed to have frozen.
Then the illusion shattered. Everything began to move again.
She could hear voices, see people around her but none of it mattered. All she could focus on was one thought.
He forgot me.
He forgot me.
HE FORGOT ME.
And suddenly something within her broke. A dam she hadn't known was there finally shattered, releasing all her sadness and frustration out. Lucina dropped to her knees, all strength lost, and did the one thing she could do.
She cried.
Cried for her lost home.
Cried for her lost friends.
Cried for her lost family.
Cried for her lost husband.
Cried over everything life had so cruelly torn from her.
Well, that was different. I'm not usually one for angst but I felt like it. So, how did I do? I feel like something is off in the dialogue between Robin and Lucina but I can't figure out what. If someone sees something, let me know please in a review.
