Yo, guys! Welcome back to the K-K-K-K-KUROM-M-M-M-MASTER! Let's go... Anyway, this chapter will start a bit differently as I will be showing supports first since I want to get to the main point of this chapter quickly and get them out of the way. So, I'll do the two quickly and then continue on towards the chapter and all that. Anyway, you can guess which two supports that I'll be doing, but they will ONLY be between Charles and a different character: no Marth and Sumia, Lissa and Frederick, basically, nobody without Charles. Oh, and there was a review... which was too long to type into here. Yeah, that's right, when I get a review and write about it, I TYPE the review into the chapter! I don't copy and paste! I type it! Now, let's get to the review and then the chapter!
Review was from 'StressNeglect', you can read what he said by clicking reviews, or something.
I know what you mean, bra. I skim fighting scenes too XD, but anyway, I'm not really that good at writing fighting scenes like these yet, so I'm experimenting by trying out different ways to do it. For example, I tried showing what every character is doing, then just the characters around Charles, soon enough, just Charles, or the first few enemies before skipping ahead to a different battle. Like further into the fight, maybe something happens, like a character almost/actually dies, I'll skip to it, or maybe I'll skip to the enemy commander. I'm trying to find what works best for me; as for the lack of dialouge in fights, I'll try to add that: phrases like, "Thank you." or "Behind you!" , or something. As for the A/N, I don't know. I felt like putting that, but it probably won't show up in the fight that much.
However, thank you for still saying it was a fine chapter. Your opinion has been noted in my forgetful brain! XD (don't worry, I don't actually forget anything... I just don't always remember; I'm quoting Vaike now...)
So... in streetpass battles the characters can die. That... is... stupid, but I can see why. You summon them to your world, so it should be right that, when they die, they stay dead :/
Ha! If I had a PENNY for every recycled scene, then I'd be rich! Well, I HAVE to start somewhere, right? I can't just throw myself in at, like, chapter 19... against... Walhart... I cry when I look at him. (He intimidates me) I haven't beaten him yet in my main game, sadly. :( I can't even get to him without 5 of my guys dying, so fighting him is not worh it yet... until I can get to him without anyone dying! Seriously, every time I go there, so many people die... Charles, Chrom, Lissa, Donny, Gaius, Frederick, Stahl, and Virion are only some of those that lost their lives to his soldiers, TO HIS SOLDIERS! Not him however; well, eventually I'll be strong enough to wreck the wrecker of my s*** but time will only tell!
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CHAPTER 11 - The Farm Boy Hero?
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Continuing onward to our next mission to meet one of the khans of Regna Ferox, we received an emergency letter stating that a group of Plegian bandits had attacked a farm to the far south and were killing everyone there, and stealing all of their food and other valuables; we decided that our best course of action would be to ride south to stop that madness. Unfortunately, it would take quite a bit of time to get there, but we would get there nevertheless.
Walking through our campgrounds, I checked in with each of our soldiers and made sure that our weapons were in good shape, and after that, I made sure we had money on hand. Then after checking off everything on the list, I patrolled the campgrounds in case another task presented itself. Hearing a sudden sound from behind me, I turned around and saw Miriel fall face first onto the hard ground. She slowly rose back up, with a hand on her head.
"...How discomposing." Said Miriel getting back up. A whole bunch of stuff she must've been carrying was lying all over the ground.
"That looked like a pretty bad spill Miriel, are you hurt?"
"A minor contusion. Benign."
I sighed, "Everything you were carrying went flying. I see your herbs, some papers, a... What is this? A book? A journal?" I asked the young mage.
"Unhand that, sir!" She said, raising her voice.
"Sorry! Sorry. I didn't realize it was so important."
"Important? Hmm..."
"Miriel?"
"I suppose it does bear some import, yes. It's a lodestar, of sorts. One that points the way to the truth."
"Wow, who wrote it? A famous mage or something?"
"Not famous at all, no. The author was my mother."
"Ah, that explains the rough binding. Er, no offense intended. Still, that's amazing. Was your mother a mage as well? Or perhaps a scientist?"
"What is the impetus for your inquiry?"
"Huh? Impetus for my... You mean, why do I ask? Er, I don't know... I'm curious? Wouldn't most people be?"
"An autonomic reaction to conversational stimulus. I see..."
"Um, did I say something strange?" I asked, feeling a bit nervous.
"Curious, perhaps. Meriting closer study, certainly. Spontaneous reactive curiosity. Fascinating. But what is the underlying mechanism?"
"... I really think you're reading too much into this." As Miriel continued to talk to herself, using large word after large word, I quickly and quietly exited the premises and entered my tent for a nice long nap before we moved on. Sometime after I fell asleep, Lissa entered my messy tent in search of me.
"Hey! Charles? Where aaare yooou?" Yelled Lissa.
"...Zzz..." I said, which meant that I was asleep.
"Huh? There you are! I was just... Oh! (You're sleeping...?)" Whispered Lissa at the end, when she found out that I was, indeed, sleeping.
"Ahh... Snnrk! Zzzzz..."
"(You must really be wiped out. Not that I blame you, getting wrapped up in all this. Hee hee! Looks like it's time to quiiietly... geeently...hold your nose!" Lissa planted her index finger and thumb on top of my nose and then squeezed.
"Nh...gnnkh...nnrrrrgh...! BWARGH! Wha-?! Risen! Wolves! Risen riding wolves!" I yelled out. "They're...all... Wait a moment..."
"Hee hee hee hee hee! AAAAH ha ha ha ha! "BWARGH"?! Oh gods, that was HILARIOUS! Heeeee hee hee hee hee!" Said Lissa, laughing uncontrollably.
"Lissa, gods bless it... I was fast asleep!"
"And dreaming of Risen and wolves, apparently? Tee hee hee!" I'm sorry. I tried to resist- I really did, but it was just too perfect!"
"Who does such things? Is that really how your parents raised you?!"
"...I...I don't know... I never really knew my parents..."
"Oh... Oh, right. That was... Er..."
"Oh, don't you worry about it. I know you didn't mean anything by it, and actually, there's something else that I should be apologizing for..."
"Whatever it is, I'm sure I can forget it if you can forgive my heartless comment..." I unwisely stated.
"Really? That's great! Oh, I was SO sure you were going to be SO angry... See, I was kinda doodling a pic of you in your big, new book of battle strategies... ...aaand then I kinda spilled the ink and kinda... ruined the book, kinda... completely. Ireallyreallyreallydidn'tmeanto!"
"WHAT?! But that was a rare text! I had just started to... ...Er, *ahem* I mean It's... It's fine. Accidents... happen.
"Oooh pheeew!" I shook my head a few times and then got up and left my tent, leaving Lissa in there to probably plan her next little prank. I walked on to Chrom's tent, but found that he wasn't there. I looked all over the campsite until I finally saw Chrom returning from the forest with fire wood. Running over to him, I greeted him with a "hello" and took half of the wood from him.
"Hey Charles! You don't have to help me carry these; I have it all under control." Said Chrom, being the big macho man he is.
"Yeah, but what would I do, stand around doing nothing? I need something to do, or else I'll suffocate in my sleep, or my head will explode."
"W-what? How will doing nothing cause all that...?" Chrom asked
"Well... It's a long story."
"Well as long as you don't... suffocate, or explode... it's alright."
"Heh." I laughed a bit. "So, where do you want these?"
"Just throw them over there with the others. After this, tell everybody that we'll be moving out soon."
"Right."
"But, man. Your idea of collecting firewood just in case something happens, was really good. Now, in case there are no available sources of firewood, we'll be able to just take some out of our convoy and we'll be all set."
"Thanks." After we placed the firewood where it belonged, I went around to everyone's tent and told them that we'll be leaving soon. The only person I couldn't find, was Lissa. Was she still in my tent? Hurrying back to my tent, I looked every which way, in case she was walking around outside, but I didn't spot her. Peeking my head into my tent, I thought I saw some blonde hair, but it was just something else. I stepped around a pile of my tactics books that I borrowed from the library in Ylisstol and continued to search my tent, but I couldn't find her. Either she was hiding really well, or she wasn't here, probably the latter. Turning around, I accidently knocked into a tall stack of books with my foot and they all came crashing down on me. Covering my head, I protected myself from a big book hitting my skull; after the book-alanche stopped, I felt something... weird... slither across my foot. Looking down, I saw a lizard on my shoes! A few seconds later, I jumped back in shock, and the lizard was flung through the air, landing somewhere in my tent. I fell down on my butt in fright and just barely controlled myself from running outside yelling about a dangerous lizard attacking me. Hearing something behind me, I turned my head around slowly.
"Heh heh heh!" Laughed a very familiar voice. "I can't believe your reaction! Heh heh heh!"
"Lissa! You-? But why?" I quietly shouted at her, a bit too terrified to raise my voice because of the lizard.
"Hee he he! Are you afraid of lizards or something?" Lissa asked me, actually looking a bit, sorry.
"Well, actually, I am. A little bit. Kinda." I stammered out, quietly.
Lissa remained silent for a few seconds, but then her laughter was so loud, every shepherd must've heard it. "AAAAHHHHAAA hahaa haaa!" She laughed, until she grabbed her side. A giant smile was etched out on her face.
"Lissa." I said, calmly.
"...Yes?" She said, trying to hold in her laughter.
"Go to your tent. Pack it up. Then forget everything that happened here."
"...On it." She laughed out, running out of my tent. I shook my head a bunch of times. One day, I'll get her back for this. I then took the great chance and packed up all my borrowed books and tent, being careful not to find a lizard in the midst of all the books.
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"Halp! You gots to help us! I'm beggin' you, milords!" Cried a farm boy with a tin can on his head, wielding a pitchfork. He had two small scars on the left side of his face, in an X shape.
"Slow down. What happened?" Chrom asked him, knowing that the source of the problem would be either brigands or thieves.
"Oy!" Someone yelled from a distance. "There's the wee piglet!" The owner of the voice was a barbarian, wearing a fur coat with an animal shaped skull on his head. He also had a nice beard which was, well, nice.
"...Great. Bandits." Stated a slightly exasperated Chrom at the sight of him.
"What's this? A little lordling come to watch over his chattel? Haw haw ha- Aw, damn me! Sh-Shepherds!" The barbarian cried out, becoming quite nervous.
"That's right. So, what'll it be: run and live, or fight and die?"
"Rrgh!" The brigand turned around and ran away, fleeing for his life.
"Quickly, lad. What happened here?" Said Chrom to the agrarian newcomer after watching the bandit run.
"Y-yes, milord! Right away, milord!... Er, if it pleases Your Graciousness." The farmboy said, being extremely nervous.
"Maybe just hold off on titles for now. What's your name?"
"Donny. Er, that is, Donnel... Your Majestyful. I live in the village just beyond, sir."
"I guess that'll do. Now, what happened, Donny?"
"That rotten-toothed, pig-stinkin' bandit you just saw run off, attacked us! Er, pardon my language, Your Lordliness. I'm the only one who got away, and even then, just barely. They were roundin' up the others to haul 'em off to a bandit camp... Please sir! You gots to save them folks! My ma's one of 'em, and... she's all I got in this world! Please, Your Royal Highness!"
"Gods! This blasted war seems to spawn more evils by the day. All right, Donny. We'll save your ma. Can you lead us to her?"
"Aw, thank you Milord! Thank you! Just follow me, Your Sirness!" The farmboy led us through the meadow and towards where the bandit camp was. When it was night, we finally made it to our destination.
"This here's where they've taken up camp, Your Lordshipness." Donny said.
"Er... right. Thanks, Donny. Stay close now." Cautioned Chrom.
"Beg pardon, milord? You don't mean...? I... I can't fight, sir! I ain't never even stuck a pig before!"
"Oh, sorry, I just assumed... I mean... Look, just stay here. You'll be fine."
"I wish I was strong as you sirs and madams! Kick that scum out single handed, I would!"
"Then you should fight and grow stronger."
"But I ain't-"
"No man is born a warrior, Donny. And farm work makes for fine training- a sickle's not far from a sword, after all. Bandits may be tougher than wheat, but the principle's the same."
"Ngh..." *sniff* "A-all right, milord. As you say, I'm no warrior, But these're my people. I gots to do what I can! I can fight too!"
After that, everyone moved around, getting in place before we let our presence be known. "Everyone in place?" Chrom quietly called out.
"R-ready!" *ulp* Said Donny, gulping. "Fight and get stronger, he says... Guess it can't hurt to try, I sure hope I don't get in the way! Gosh, that would be just awful..."
"Okay." I said, looking over us. "I want Kellam with Donny. Since you're... not the sharpest tool in the tool shed yet, I'll have 'ol invisible Kellam looking out for you. You know, like a guardian, er, knight. Sumia, go with Chrom. I can see some archers in the distance, so he'll help take care of the arrows while he's riding on the back of your pegasus. Miriel, I want you with me. Okay, here's the plan: Lissa will focus on keeping out of the danger zone and to heal when needed. Stahl, I want you to guard that side of the wall and then to continue past it. I want Chrom and Sumia to go to the other side of the wall and take that side. Miriel and I will deal with the archer, while Frederick will get the barbarian. Donny and Kellam will provide back up. After that, get the thief. Then, we'll push on ahead, going further into the bandit camp. Sound good?"
"Yeah." Agreed Chrom. "Let's do this, you guys!" He then jumped onto Sumia's pegasus and, together, they flew to where I told them to. Everyone else agreed to my plan afterwards and headed off to their own tasks. Stahl rode to the other side of the wall, so we didn't get attacked from behind, Frederick rode towards the barbarian and prepared to run him down with his lance, Donny and Kellam moved together (though it was more Donny walking around and Kellam following him), and Lissa kept out of the danger zone, but in range to heal us in case we get hurt.
"Let's go, Miriel."
"Of course." Miriel stated. We ran forward towards the archer, and, opening my yellow tome, I shot a ball of lightning at the archer and Miriel followed suite with a ball of flame. Together, we defeated the archer before he could grab an arrow. Donny jumped in after Frederick and, with his eyes closed, stabbed the barbarian with his lance, but he was able to take the barbarian down and was soon celebrating.
Elsewhere, the thief rushed at me, and I dodged his first slash with his sword, but after crouching low to the ground, he jumped back up, catching me off guard and cutting through my jacket, landing a cut on my collar bone. I took out my sword and slashed upwards at him, but he parried the attack. He immediately lunged back forward, trying to land another blow, but I ducked under his slash and punched him in the gut with my offhand. I then slashed his chest with my sword and kicked him back so Miriel could shoot a ball of fire at him to finish him off.
"Good job, Miriel." I complimented her, but she merely rearranged her glasses and acted like it was natural. A new barbarian appeared then, and I opened my tome and blasted him with thunder, making him fall back a little bit in shock. Miriel shot her flames at him, but he jumped out of the way. He then started to run past us, heading towards where Donny was still celebrating his victory.
"Donny," I yelled at him, "Behind you!" At my words, he turned around and saw the barbarian running towards him. Being scared, Donny backed up a little bit but stood his ground, mostly. The barbarian jumped up at him and brought his axe down, but Donny tripped and held his spear out in front of him and the barbarian's axe landed on the spear. Kellam then came from behind and stabbed his iron lance into the barbarian's back, causing him to drop his axe in surprise. Donny, seeing the opportunity, changed the position on his lance and stabbed it upward towards the barbarian while looking away. After a few seconds, he opened his eyes and looked forward, to see what happened.
"Look a 'ere!" Donny cried, getting up and dancing once again. "I did it! I re'lly did it! Yeehaww!"
Approaching him, I placed a hand on his shoulder, which stopped him from dancing. "Calm yourself. This battle is far from over."
"You'er right, sir. Sorry to start celebratin' like we won the battle al'eady." I nodded.
"It's okay. Now, let's go finish them!"
"Yeah!" Donny cried out, stabbing his bronze lance into the sky.
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"Now give it up!" Said Chrom, to the last remaining brigand.
"N'ver!" He called back. "Meh names Roddick, and I'll be the one to take you down, Princey!"
Frederick rode quickly to him in a kind of a rage and leveled his lance at Roddick's head. "Your last breath approaches!" Cried out Frederick as he rode right toward him, ready to kill in one fell swoop. He spun his lance around three times before making it to Roddick, and before getting to him, pulled the lance back. Then, stopping his horse at the last second, Frederick slashed at Roddick faster than the eye could follow, and his head went flying, eternally etching a look of surprise onto Roddick's face.
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"We did it! We're rid of them bandits for good and all!" Cheered Donny.
"A worthy first victory, Donny. You fought well."
"Ma! Ma, it's me!" Said Donny, when he saw his Ma.
"Ohh, Donny! Thank goodness you're safe! I was worried near death, boy! I can't thank you enough for savin' my son and our village, milord... Donny! Where are your manners?! Take a knee and thank His Lordliness!" Donny's Ma said, grabbing Donny and pulling him down onto his knee, like herself.
"Er, I can't begin to repay all what you done for us, sir! Th-thank you!"
"You led the charge, Donny. We just picked off the stragglers. Hone your potential and use it to keep this village safe." Advised Chrom.
"W-wait! Please!" Donny called after Chrom. Chrom turned back to Donny with a questioning look on his face.
"Something wrong?" He asked.
"I has a request, sir if it please Your Graceliness... Take me with you, milord! Lemme be a Shepherd like you! I'm good with livestock, I am! Please, sir!"
"WHAT?!" Cut in his Ma. "Hush now, you fool boy!"
"I want to hone my... whatever he said. I want to keep this place safe! I can fight too! I never thought I was good for nothin' more than shovelin' dirt... Now milord showed me there's more I can do. More I needs to be doing!"
"Gods help us! You needs be knowin' your place, boy! A farmhand's no fit for a royal-"
"Actually, we'd be thrilled to have him. The Shepherds need every good man we can find, and your son fought bravely."
"Ohh... Y-you're very kind to say as much, Your Lordshipness, but..." Donny's Ma then had a big sigh. "Well, you're a man grown now, Donny. I s'pose you can make up your own mind."
"Aw, Ma..."
"...You just come home safe, love. I'll see that the village is still standin' when you return a hero... Well?! Off with you, then! Glory's waitin', boy!
"I ain't fightin' for glory, Ma. I'm fightin' for you! But if I do find some glory, I'll be sure to bring it home for you!" Donny turned around and ran after the Shepherds that were waiting for him, and soon, they walked away into the night, leaving Donny's Ma and the other captured villagers safe and sound.
"...Just come home alive, Donny." His Ma said, one final time.
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Welcome to the team, Donny! Man,I finally have Donnel! My Donny! The Donster! My favorite male character! Yes! He tops Gaius and Lon'qu! My favorite male characters are, Donny, Gaius, and Lon'qu. They are just awesome XD. Anyway, let's start the: "Getting to Know Me Show!" Starring... DONNY!
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Donny: Aw, shucks! I can't believe that I, of all peoples, get to do this!"
Kuro: Well, Donny, I like you. You're an awesome character. You know, I like the underdogs... because they turn into such beasts! XD
Donny: Really? For realsies?
Kuro: Yup. Like in sacred stones, may that game never cross my path again, Ross was my favorite.
Donny: Do you have somethin' against that game?
Kuro: No, not really. Just... it took about 26 days to beat the game without losing anyone. I seriously brought my guys to the highest level possible, just to beat level 5 soldiers. Okay, not really, but they were seriously over leveled.
Donny: Wowzies...
Kuro: I know, right? I mean, they were just so important to me, I didn't want a single one of them to die! So, I just grinded until everyone was a high level, and then I just continued the game, going at a very slow pace. So many times did they get close to death... but I was able to prevail without any of them dying once! I promised myself that if any of them died, I would do something I extremely hated...
Donny: Did anyone die?
Kuro: ...Yes. Luckily, it was Eirika, so it led to a game over, but I still did something I extremely hated.
Donny: What was it?
Kuro: It was...
Charles: Looks like time's up! Now, we must get on and end the chapter! Everyone have a wonderful day or night!
Donny: Wait, wait! Let 'em finish talkin' first!
Kuro: Uh, yeah. Time to end the chapter guys!
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Well, now I don't have to tell you what I did... I never... ever... want to do that again... that's why I never promised to do anything like what I did back in my days when I got Awakening! Considering if I lost one character permanently, Chrom and Charles, my avatar in my main game, like, at least 5 times each, and a whole other bunch of characters to chapter 19 which luckily, usually ended in either Charles or Chrom dying, I would've murdered myself before I did something I extremely hated THAT many times! Yes! I am not kidding. I seriously am not. You can say I'm lying, but... it's okay. You don't have to believe me. The more people that say that never happened, the more I can forget about it and act like it was a dream... Anyway, lets move away from the dark parts in my life, and end the chapter!
Please review, follow, and favorite if you enjoyed, never ask me what happened when my character died in sacred stones, and PEACE!
Oh, and thank you to PeanutExpert for checking this chapter for me for any mistakes and all that.