Shulk

When Robin had finished explaining who Grima was, I sat there with my mouth open. Completely overtaken by what I had just been told.

"So Grima is a giant evil dragon god that pretty much wants to destroy the world?" I asked, finally collecting my thoughts. I had experience defeating dragons and gods, but not a combination of the two.

"That would be a simplified version, but yeah." Robin said, looking uncomfortable.

"And you and Reflet are the perfect vessel?" He nodded awkwardly and removed the glove he always wears and showed me a strange symbol on his hand.

"This is the proof of it or at least that's what Lucina told me." He quickly covered it back up. I leaned back on my bed contemplating his story. I guess it was nice I wasn't the only person pestered by gods. Thankfully for me, I wasn't hearing Zanza in my head.

"Grima should be gone right?" I sat up and looked him in the eye.

"He should be gone since I sacrificed myself, but now I'm back…" He said. Amnesia is annoying, not that I'm any expert. I've had a few memories missing, but never all of them. "I really don't understand what's going on." He said, clearly upset.

"Does anyone?" I asked, a little sarcastically.

"Whoever is behind this." He replied. I recalled Samus's warning from earlier today, how it could be Robin or any of my friends. I shook my head, probably confusing Robin. "W-well, should we go? Dinner should be served soon." Robin said suddenly. I had to look at the clock before I realized how late it was.

"Sure." We made our way to the dining room, where Lucas had already saved a table. The room was empty since there was no food yet, being early had its advantages as we got one of the prime tables.

"Hello…" Lucas said. Clearly he was nervous by himself.

"Hi." I said. Robin just smiled as we sat down.

"S-so did you hear?" Lucas asked. We both looked at him confused.

"Hear what?" I leaned forward, interested in what would come next.

"Master Hand is going to let us battle whenever we want." He announced with a small smile. Even I couldn't help smiling, I couldn't wait to battle someone again. I could feel adrenaline pumping into my system just by thinking about my possible opponents.

"Do we get to pick our opponents?" Robin asked.

"Yeah, but both fighters must agree to battle." Lucas answered. Robin seemed to relax a bit. He must've been worried about Ganondorf forcing him to continually battle or something.

"I see, well this will definitely help us for the tournament." Robin said, sounding like he was ready to start strategizing.

"Master Hand will announce that it's open on our next day off." Lucas continued.

"Wait, how do you know all this?" I asked, since I hadn't heard anything of the sorts. My eyes narrowed a bit. 'Lucas knew about the field trip'. I couldn't help it. I'm starting to doubt everyone now.

"That's because of Tingle, he is terrible at keeping secrets." Lucas explained. Remembering the self-acclaimed fairy teaching math made me shiver. He was so strange that I was happy I only had to deal with him for one day. I'm so glad that we have different teachers. We began to talk about who we wanted to battle and the conversation continued until Mr. Game & Watch came in with food. I would've been the first to the table, but a large muscular man with blue hair beat me to it. He filled up every inch of his plate and was sitting down by the time everyone began to enter the dining room. I ignored him and quickly filled my plate before the rush came. I sat down at the table. Lucas was gone, probably stuck in the crowd of people surrounding the serving area. Robin had pulled out a book and began to read as he waited for the crowd to disperse. We were both surprised when someone sat down across from us. The muscular man with the blue hair was now sitting with us, his plate already half finished.

"Hi?" I said, wondering why he suddenly came over.

"I just heard that Master Hand is letting us use the battle system." He said. He had a deep voice and he seemed very serious. I nodded, already knowing about it. "I want to fight you." Wow, I'm already being challenged. The man was staring me down as if he expected me to refuse.

"Okay." I answered. He broke into a grin and leaned back dangerously on the bench.

"Good!" He cheered and drank from his glass. I was happy for a fight, but I was beginning to wonder who this guy was. Well the quickest way to learn someone's name was to introduce yourself or wait for someone to call his name.

"My name is Shulk, it's nice to meet you." I said. By now Robin was eyeing the man while he read his book. I guess he wants to know who he is too.

"Same," He answered and began to eat. We sat there in silence, he totally avoided giving me his name. A few minutes later he looked up from his food and at us. "Oh right, my name is Ike." He pointed at himself. If I remember correctly he won his match, but I couldn't remember who it was against. Lucas had finally returned with his food and the others were right behind him.

"Ike?" Lucas was surprised to see the burly man sitting with us.

"Hey." He grinned at the small boy. "You're still so small." He commented.

"Sorry, I can't be like you." Lucas said, his gaze dropping to the table as he sat down. Ike patted him on the back and Lucas almost crashed into the table.

"That's good!" Ike said with a grin. "I'm only like this because of all the wars I fought in." His expression darkened slightly. He lit up again when Lucas smiled. I stared at Ike and then looked at Robin. He glared at me as I compared him to Ike. Before Robin could say anything, Reflet squealed.

"Is that who I think it is?" She said as she sat down. We all looked at her confused until Lucina and Kamui also saw the extra person at our table.

"The Radiant Hero!" Lucina exclaimed, her eyes were lit up as she sat down.

"Hmm, haven't been called that before." Ike said, confused at the strange title.

"I fought with one of your descendants before, he was super strong!" Reflet exclaimed, she was grinning like a madwomen. "I can't wait to see how you fight!" Ike seemed a little unsettled by all this attention.

"Descendant?" He asked, looking even more confused. He then looked at Lucina. "Marth?" He squinted his eyes. "No. Are you Marth's kid!" His eyes opened wide at his realization.

"N-no, the Hero King Marth is my ancestor. My name is Lucina." Lucina explained. "In our time you are both legends." Ike seemed to ponder this and then nodded.

"I see…so people think I'm a hero." He seemed bothered by the word, but he didn't continue. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Kamui staring at Ike. The muscular man was completely oblivious to her actions, but Kamui didn't say anything. It wasn't until Robin got up to get some food that Ike finally noticed Kamui. His eyes shot open in surprise. "Kamui?"

"Hi." She said quietly, giving him a small wave. Lucina and Reflet were looking between the two, most likely wondering how they knew each other.

"I didn't know you were here." He exclaimed. I couldn't believe how oblivious he was, she had been sitting there for the last five minutes. "I never got to thank you for allowing me to fight for your cause." Kamui was embarrassed by his words and waved her hands frantically.

"No, no I should be thanking you." She said. I didn't know much about Kamui, other than the small bit of information I got during her introduction. Then again her introduction was cut off by Corrin, so nobody really knows much about her. It was obvious that everyone was trying to figure out how Kamui and Ike know each other and, more so, fought together.

"It was nice to have a challenge, though it still wasn't as difficult as some of my fights." It felt like he was looking at something far away, reliving the moments he was talking about. "I hope your kingdom is at peace now." He said, his face was serious now.

"Yes…it is." Kamui said, she smiled but it had a hint of sadness in it. Robin had come back now with his plate barely filled. He sat down and Ike's attention was now on him.

"You'll never get muscles if you eat so little." He laughed and patted Lucas on the back again. Robin smiled awkwardly.

"That's why I have magic." Robin said calmly.

"You're a mage?" Ike asked, as if it was strange.

"No." Reflet piped in. "We are tacticians." Ike's eyes filled with wonder.

"I know someone who you would be great friends with you…probably." He scratched his head.

"Do you mean your tactician Soren?" Reflet asked. When Ike nodded she squealed again. "He was amazing."

"Well he sure helped a lot during the wars and keeping the Greil Mercenaries from going bankrupt." Ike said chuckling. I lost my interest in the conversation and decided to entertain myself by looking around the room. I saw Wario with a black eye, no surprise who was responsible for it. It was when I locked eyes with Corrin that I stopped. He was sitting at his usual table with Bayonetta, Captain Falcon and Cloud.

'Has he been watching me?' It's strange how he was eavesdropping on Reflet and Lucina, perhaps that wasn't the first time. We both stared at each other un-blinking. Our staring contest was cut off when someone passed by and blocked my view. I couldn't help my gaze from following the individual; he was very large and waddled as he walked around. I remembered him from the matches because of his appearance, if I recalled he was called King Dedede or something like that. When King Dedede was out of my sight, I looked back to Corrin. Well more like where Corrin had been, his seat was empty now and I could hear Bayonetta complaining about his sudden departure. Not thinking anymore, I stood up, ignoring everyone's questions and left the room.

'He couldn't have gotten too far.' I wasn't wrong, as I saw him look around before he entered one of the empty classrooms. 'Now that was suspicious.' My paranoia was going through the roof now, and I couldn't help myself as I crouched beside the door. I strained my ears and I could hear him speaking. The question was who the other person was. I tried to peak through the slightly opened door, but the angle they were standing at only showed Corrin.

"Does anyone know?" The unknown individual asked. The voice sounded feminine and sort of familiar, but I couldn't place the voice.

"No…" Corrin replied, but he didn't sound fully sure of himself.

"Is someone on to us?" The woman asked, her voice becoming angry.

"I don't think he knows, but y-yes." Corrin stammered. I heard a loud bang, which must have been the woman slamming her fist into a desk. Corrin flinched at the sound. "I'm sorry, but it's only one person…"

"Yes, it starts out as one and then everyone knows." The woman shrieked. "Don't forget why you're doing this!" Suddenly Corrin tensed and he looked down.

Yes, I'll make sure he doesn't figure anything else out." Corrin said, his fists clenching. I quickly got up, figuring their conversation was over. I decided to hide in the classroom across the hall, so I could see the other person leaving. I had a terrible feeling that I was the one they were talking about, but I had no idea what they were up to. 'All I know is that Corrin was spying on Lucina and Reflet. It's possible they were talking about someone else, but then why was he watching me at dinner?' My train of thought was stopped when I saw Corrin leave the room. He looked both ways before leaving, probably in an attempt to reassure himself no one was spying. He closed the door behind him and sighed heavily. I watched silently as he wiped at his eyes and then disappeared into the dark hallways. Now I was bothered by the fact he was crying. Whoever he was talking to was forcing him to do this and taking full advantage of it. I would have to deal with that later, right now I need to see who he was talking to. I watched the door for a few minutes, but no one left. It didn't take long for me to get impatient. I opened the door suddenly, hoping to catch to the person by surprise. The classroom was dark and empty.

"What?" I did a quick survey of the room, but nobody was there. That left one other way for escape: the window. I went over to the large windows and noticed one was un-locked. I cursed loudly at how clever the woman was. She was no fool, which made figuring her out that much harder. I could confront Corrin about it, but chances are he would clam up.

"Shulk?" I turned around to find Kamui at the door. "What are you doing here in the dark?" She asked and flipped on the lights. I closed my eyes as they became overwhelmed by the bright lights.

"Nothing, I was just looking at the stars." I quickly lied. She tilted her head and walked over to the window.

"It's still clouded over though." She turned to me, with a questionable look on her face. "Well it's your business." She said and made for the door. I was surprised at how she nonchalantly left, not even asking another question. Maybe she was just being respectful as we are to her, but she could've at least asked.

'If Corrin is being blackmailed couldn't the same be true for Kamui?' I was frustrated at myself for considering it, but Corrin and Kamui were the same person…sort of. I scratched the back of my head, confused by the weird phenomenon of having a male and female version of yourself.

Hoping to at least get a clue on the woman, I opened the window to check the ground for footprints or anything. The window slid open easily and let a cool breeze enter. The grass was wet still from the rain, which gave me hope for footprints to be visible. I sighed heavily when there were no signs of anyone being in the area around the window. Annoyed at not finding anything I slammed the window shut, wondering how the woman had left the room.

'Unless…' I stopped myself. 'I mean she didn't even sound alike…right?' It didn't matter did it? Corrin wouldn't be doing anything bad and neither would Kamui. Since I couldn't confront either about it, I headed to the library. Their adventures would tell the truth about them…or at least make them less suspicious.

Author's Notes

I hope you liked the chapter!

I actually have the fire emblem amiibos, so I didn't hesitate to use them in Fire Emblem Fates. In case you weren't sure that's why Ike knows Kamui. Ike's games are so frustrating. If you think Conquest is hard, go play Radiant Dawn. Still the games were fun, even though I haven't beaten Radiant Dawn yet. I have a list of games to beat and Xenoblade Chronicles X is first. I finally managed to beat that boss and got the flight pack, so now I can fly everywhere! So much fun!

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