Everyone Reacts to Fire Emblem Awakening!

A/N: Welcome, one and all, to Lucina Reacts! This week, to provide a small chapter between the Reflet/Todd Arc and the next one, we're having EVERYONE-okay, that's a lie, we're only having certain characters play, don't sue me- have a go at Awakening! Yes! Even Robin. Huehuehuehuehue. This'll be a bit of a weird chapter in that it'll be a lot less of a connected narrative (aka, how everything usually is) and more partitioned. It'll be a bit weird, so, apologies.

Let's get this show on the road before you get bored of my, erm, font!

DISCLAIMER: Fire Emblem belongs to Nintendo, otherwise the Triangle Attack would've been in Awakening.

All mentioned franchises and characters belong to their respective owners.

Morgan and Todd, after seeing the hilarious response of Lucina to playing Fire Emblem, decided that it was in the best interest of shipping and hilarity to get Robin to play the game and see how they played it.

This was the result. Naga help them all.

Robin

"...and you say this is based off of our lives?" Robin inquired, pointing at the title screen to the game. Morgan nodded eagerly.

"Mhm! Lucina tried it out, too."

"That would explain the yelling yesterday..." The grandmaster muttered. "Although I still don't why Lucina refused to talk to me at all at dinner.

Or why she was muttering something about 'S' rank supports, for that matter."

"So, Father, do you wanna try it out?" Morgan inquired sweetly. "Who knows, you might be good at it."

"I don't know." Robin rubbed the back of his head. "I would presume that being good at strategy in reality does not make for being a good strategist in this video game."

"Oh come on! You can pair up with Lucina here, you know!"

Robin stared at her as she said that. "W-what gives you the idea I would?"

"Nothing~"

"..." He sighed. "Sure, I'll try it. Just...don't talk about that, Morgan."

"Yaaaay!"

...

Half an hour later...

"What the-"
"Not my best work." Robin stretched his fingers. "I must learn better skills."

He had cleared the entire first four missions on Lunatic + difficulty without a single death. Or abusing Frederick, for that matter.

Morgan was in awe. "...Father..."

Robin frowned. "I expected this game to be even harder than it is. Hm."

"...t-that was supposed to be the hardest d-difficulty..."
"Was it?" The grandmaster looked slightly surprised. "Huh. Maybe it was falsely advertised. There were a few bumps in the road, but it wasn't too difficult..."

'J-just what kind of tactician is my father?!' Morgan mentally asked herself, shocked.

"Are you planning to show this game to the rest of the Shepherds?"

Morgan raised an eyebrow. She actually hadn't thought of that yet, and neither had Todd.

'That's...actually not a half-bad idea.' She smirked mischievously.

"Sure, Father! Let's do that."

Miriel

"How interesting." The sage rubbed her chin and adjusted her glasses as she stared at the screen. "So, this is a fictional version of our lives compiled in a series of moving images, decisions and other minutiae?"

"Yeah." Robin nodded. "I think."

"How fascinating." Miriel nodded in return and taking notes down.

Morgan tilted her head. "Huh? What's that you're writing?"
"I must build a machine that will take me to the Outrealm where this came from." Miriel declared calmly. "Then, from them...I will finally learn secrets beyond what I have found here..."

Robin swore she was saying that in a dreamy tone.

"Think of the possibilities! Think of the science!" The sage said. "There could be whole fields of science I am unaware of! Technology just waiting to be invented! And I at the head of progress!

I could revolutionise Ylisse beyond my steam engine! I could-"

"Miriel," the grandmaster cleared his throat. "Are you actually going to, you know, take your turn? We've been waiting five minutes now."

"...oh." She stared back at the screen, feeling deflated. "I see."

For a first timer, Miriel wasn't bad at it. She just had the terrible habit of fangirling more on the technological aspects of the game than actually playing said game.

Sumia

"Heeheeheee..." The falcon knight and current Exalt-consort of Ylisse giggled insanely as she took advantage of the Support System. Just about every character had been paired up in the first generation except Robin and Vaike, and she had a large shipping chart next to her dictating what ships she thought would be nice.

Robin and Morgan exchanged worried looks.

"Um...Sumia..." Morgan raised her finger slowly.

"You sound a little like Tharja." Robin bluntly finished for his daughter.

"So many pairings..." Sumia muttered to herself blissfully. "...so many..."

"...I think Sumia has gone shipping-mad." Robin sighed exasperatedly. "To think this was the same shy girl who could barely work up the guts to confess to Chrom..."

"Oooh, I'll pair Robin and Lucina here! That should work!"

The grandmaster blushed and reached out, trying to stop her. "H-hey! No need for that! You can pair me with someone else! Sumia!"

"B-but you two are so cute together!" Sumia complained, pouting. "Besides, it's destiny!"

Morgan laughed nervously. "I think Sumia needs to be taken away from this game...it's driving her mad with the shipping. And you know me, father."

"Agreed." Robin sighed. "Sumia, I'm sorry, but I don't think this game's right for you."
"N-no! I want to play this! Rooooobiiiiin!" The falcon knight complained as Robin managed to successfully wrench her off of the computer and drag her out of the room.

"Sorry, m'lady, this is necessary!"
"B-but the shipping! THE SHIPPING!"

"...thank Naga for aspirin..." Robin muttered under his breath. "Chrom! Get over here!"

Maribelle

"So the lowborn were so interested in our delightful exploits they just had to have our adventures immortalised like this?" The former valkyrie and current magistrate of Themis inquired.

"...I'm not sure that's the exact wording I'd use, but...yeah, sure." Robin said, rubbing the back of his head.

"Intriguing." Maribelle said with a satisfied smile. "I guess I will have to play this 'video game'. I am curious to see how we are portrayed."

Morgan had to suppress a chuckle. "Oh, sweet child of summer."

"Excuse me?"

"A phrase Reflet taught me."

Maribelle mused momentarily on it. "Perhaps that is another expression of surprise from the peasantry I was not familiar with..."

...

"T-this is outrageous!" The valkyrie snapped. "How dare they make me sound like an arrogant cur!"

Robin blinked. "I hardly see a difference between how the script writers wrote your speech and how you normally speak."

"I'll admit, the woman behind my voice has it down to an art. And for that, I am grateful." Maribelle took a deep breath. "But that does not excuse my inexcusable portrayal! I sound completely unreasonable!

For their information, I can live with just the second-finest tea!"

Morgan sighed irritably. "Maribelle..."

"Yes?"

The tactician produced a drawing. "Have a nice long look."

"What's this?" Maribelle examined it for a long moment before her cheeks turned red.

"H-how indecent! G-get it away from me! I-I would NEVER t-think of doing that with my dear Lissa!"

"Oh, the lowborn think otherwise, dear Maribelle~"

Unable to formulate a response to that, she fled from the room squealing as Morgan started giggling.

Robin rubbed his temples. "Dear Naga, Morgan..."

"What?" The tactician stared at her father, shrugging. "It's not like she was going to make any progress. She managed to get Frederick killed on the first mission, for Naga's sake! How is that possible?!"

Cordelia (and Lon'qu)

Robin stared at the screen after the pegasus rider had finished. "Okay, ignore what I said about Stahl being average, THIS is silly."

Somehow, Cordelia managed to do the complete opposite of what Stahl did, managing to clear every battle with perfect health on everyone, perfect kills and perfect support links, not to mention maxing out everyone's stats and stat totals, even the SpotPass units.

Cordelia rubbed her chin, frowning. "I still think there's something missing..."

Lon'qu looked at the screen, blinking. "I don't think you missed anything."
"There has to be. I'm SURE of it!"
"Cordelia, you didn't miss anything." Robin sighed. "You did it all."

"Huh." The falcon knight laughed, finally realising he was correct. "I guess I did."

"Yes." The swordmaster nodded. "Yes you did.

"I DID notice something, though." Morgan held up a finger. "Oh, right. I seem to have noticed that you paired yourself with Lon'qu that time-"

"M-merely a quirk to attain perfect stats." Cordelia shut her down quickly. "A-after all, a-as the game mechanics work, Severa b-becomes immensely powerful if he is her father..."

"I agree. That was my idea in the first place." Lon'qu backed her up. "It doesn't mean anything else, M-Morgan.

"Not at all!"

Robin scratched his chin. "Hang on, how are you two sitting that close together? I mean, Cordelia's practically holding your hand."

Lon'qu immediately moved his hand away from hers, his cheeks flushing ever so slightly red. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Todd poked his head in through the window.

"Gods, Lon'qu. They should've given you Kyon's voice actor, because you're about as good at denying things as he is."

"I am not denying anything." The swordmaster gave him a deathly glare, causing him to scamper away.

"Neither am I!" Cordelia added.

Morgan giggled. "You two seem to be agreeing like an old married couple-"

"QUIET!" Cordelia and Lon'qu snapped in unison, only causing the tactician to break out into full laughter.

Gregor

"Ahah!" The sellsword clapped happily. "This remind Gregor of game he play in Outrealm once. Is called...how did they say it...Valkyrie Chronicle? Eh. Is close enough.

Little girl in it sounds like Lucina for some reason. I forget her name."

"You've played video games already?" Morgan raised an eyebrow.

"Gregor has been to many places, Morgan, in and out of Ylisse." Gregor reminded her. "Here, Gregor tell tales of legends. In Outrealm, legends tell tales of Gregor!"

"That explains why you're so good at this." Robin said, clapping lightly. "Who knew you were such a good strategist?"

"Gregor is flattered, but afraid I am not as good tactician as you think..." Gregor sighed. "Once, I command group of mercenaries in country called Skyrim. Did not end well. Sellswords eaten by bad dragon- not like here, where the dragons, they are easy to kill."

Robin frowned. "Oh dear..."

"Of course employers complain, but then dragons ate them too."

"Oh Naga."

Gregor sighed, shaking his head.

"Gregor did not get paid that night, so I went to nice bar to make with the sorrow-drowning. Next thing Gregor remembers, I wake up on top of mountain far away from civilization with dead goat on back, no money and no shirt.

To this day, Gregor still not proud of what happened that week so he could get pay." The sellsword shuddered, haunted by the memories.

Tharja (and Libra)

"Heeheehee..." The dark mage rubbed her hands gleefully. "Perfect."

"I'm not sure you're supposed to kill off all the women in the army and replace them with Einherjar, Tharja." Libra pointed out.

Robin just had his palm firmly on his forehead.

"They aren't dead, just crippled." Tharja reminded the monk. "That keeps them out of the way, anyway."

"For what?" Robin inquired, already knowing the answer.

"For you to be all mine, of course" The dark mage responded.

Libra rolled his eyes. "Naga help me."

Morgan scratched her head. "Wait, why aren't you trying to kidnap Robin now? You have the perfect opportunity."

"I'd prefer not to have Lucina punch me in the face again." Tharja drily remarked. "Not to say that you won't be mine eventually, Robin~"

"Right." Robin sighed. "Libra, how do you put up with this?"
"With a lot of prayer and the will of gods."

Tharja squealed happily as she reached S Rank with Robin.

"Perfect!"

"I hope she realises this means her whole army's screwed." Morgan pointed out.

"I don't think she particularly cares." Libra responded drily.

Henry

"NYAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Henry cackled maniacally as he commanded his units. "Give them all gifts! The gift of death! Wahahaahah!"

"Henry, I think you're going a tad power-mad." Robin pointed out.

Morgan looked at her father strangely. "I don't think you needed to add power to that..."

"Give them a meal of pain with a side dish of death!" Henry declared happily, cooing to the Risen crow Henry had named Edgar on his shoulder. "Do you agree with me?"
"SCREECH"

"Together, we'll bring them death! Nyehehehehehehehe!"

"How many different laughs does this boy have?" Morgan cried.

"You haven't heard the worst, Morgan." Robin stated, sighing. "Trust me, not by a long shot."

Owain

"Behold!" The warrior declared proudly. "Together, our power is stronger than any foul villain!"

"At least this is tolerable." Robin remarked, sighing.

"Yes! Vanquish these foes!"

Morgan giggled. "You have to admit, Owain's pretty adorable playing this game."

"Thank you, Morgan, but I'm currently demonstrating the power of the blood of heroes to these fools! For great justice!"

"Owain, you don't have to yell before every single fight." Robin reminded him.

"It increases the chance of winning! It gives my fighters skill and power beyond reckoning! It also makes them manlier!"

The grandmaster sighed irritably. "Oh dear Naga, I hope I'm not out of aspirin."

He rummaged around in his coat pocket to find none of the sacred confectionery.

"...I'm doomed."

"Behold!"

Severa

"How is this game beating me so easily?!" The girl complained. "Ugh!"

"...should we tell her she's not doing it right?" Morgan pointed out.

Robin shrugged. "Sure, go ahead. I'm going to go find some aspirin." With that, he walked out, presumably to acquire more of the stuff.

"...COME ON! DO SOMETHING YOU MORONS!"

"Severa." Morgan raised a finger helpfully.

"What do you want?"

"...you're clicking on the same unit over and over."

"..." She stared at the screen. "...hmph."

"Now you're doing it."
"S-shut up. Y-you didn't help me!" Severa snapped. "I-I knew how to do that without you! I-I was just...testing you, is all!"

"Really now~ What's that grin I see then?"
"M-my war snarl! I-I'm going to b-beat some sense into your head if you don't shut up!" Severa muttered, blushing. "Idiot..."

Todd poked his head in again. "Typical tsundere. Surprised they didn't get Rie Kugimiya to voice her."

"Ach!" Severa jumped away from the window. "W-what are you doing, you moron?! Go away!"

"Tsuuuund-OOF!" Todd was taken down by a thrown pillow from Severa.

Noire

"W-what?" Noire flinched as Morgan pointed at the screen to tell her where to move.

"And that's how you do it. You got it, Noire?"
"Y-yes...t-thank you..." The mage gulped as she started moving troops about. "O-okay...here goes...I-I'm going t-to make you a-attack t-that Risen there, o-okay?"

"Good choice, Noire." Morgan reassured her. "Do it!"

After inevitably winning, Noire sighed in relief.

"I-I did it..." The mage smiled. "Y-yes..."
"See?" The tactician grinned. "It's not so bad after-"
"And these INSOLENT fools will KNOW the wrath of Noire!" Noire's alternate personality- Todd had nicknamed it 'Blanc' for some reason, and the name seemed to have stuck with the Justice Cabal- emerged suddenly, laughing maniacally. "It's all over now! BLOOD AND THUNDER!"

"Um-"
"BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!" Blanc declared, moving her units with blinding speed.

"And harriers for the cup..." Morgan remarked drily.

"Yes! YES!" Blanc giggled. "Destroy them! DESTROY-o-oh...um..." Noire blinked. "...s-sorry...d-did I disturb you?"
"...n-not at all!" Morgan laughed nervously.

'Whoever this girl marries is doomed.'

Kellam

Hours later...

"Hey, Father, did you play the game again?" Morgan tugged on her father's sleeve.

"No." Robin shook his head. "Why?"

Morgan lifted the laptop, showing him the credits screen. "Well..."

"...what the..." Robin blinked.

Most of the chapters had been won by no heroes, yet finished in less than five turns, with full rank supports for everyone. The time they'd been finished were in less than either Robin or Cordelia could make it.

The only hint as to who completed it so was the gold ranking next to Kellam's name.

"...of all people, Kellam is the best player in the Shepherds." Robin blinked. "Well..."
"...Huh, who knew." Morgan nodded slowly. "...I wonder what else he's good at?"

"I really have to look into getting Kellam to help me." Robin mused. "He seems to be far more-"
"Competent than you expected?" Kellam spoke from behind him. Robin didn't jump, already being used to it, but Morgan did.

"Aaaah! Kellam!"

"Sorry about that." The knight shrugged. "Yeah, I beat you and Cordelia by fifteen turns."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah." Kellam chuckled. "It wasn't easy."

"...heh." Robin sighed. "I'll bet it wasn't."

Reflet poked her head in, frowning at the game.

"I'm disappointed it doesn't have an S support for me and Sumia."

Robin stared at her strangely, as did Kellam and Morgan.

"What?"

END

A/N: Now for...kekekeke...the real insanity. Next chapter, Lucina Reacts to Dark Fic!

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