"Eeeyaaaaugh!"

"Grow a spine Boey!"

At the Priory, there stood Boey and Mae with a Terror sighted around the area and on the loose. To think that they found one after so long and now they have to do something about it.

"We have to go after that thing!" Mae demanded, "Who knows what it can do if we let it go giddy giddy!"

"I mean I… what and… argh! Fine!" Boey whined, "But if it turns out that this is just one horrible prank, I'll… I'll…"

"You wouldn't anyways," Mae scoffed.

"Yeah I would!" Boey argued.

"But you wouldn't be the Boey I know in love," Mae pouted.

"I can act tough!" Boey said.

"Prove it," Mae dared.

"Well… let's go find that Terror!" Boey declared.

"Also, behind you," Mae warned.

Boey then shrieks as he looks at his back, "NuuuoooooaaAAAAAAAAAGH!"

Mae fell on her back as she started to laugh herself to death, "Dear gods! That never gets old!"

"That's not funny!" Boey blushed.

"On the contrary, even Celica laughs when she was still here," Mae countered.

"Let's just go deal with it right now." Boey grumbled.

…

So the two spent hours searching all over the place for the Terror from every tree or branch to every bush and thorn. They seemed to not make any progress until nightfall.

"Maybe it's just my imagination then, yeah. Probably from all that work in restoring an entire kingdom," Boey concluded.

"You and I know we saw one and it ran off! Gods know what it's up to!" Mae denied.

"Even if we use this dirt map here, we should really hit the hay," Boey said.

"What dirt map?" Mae asked.

"I thought you made this!" Boey questioned as Mae saw a map of the Priory on the ground.

Boey then begins to tremble, "You don't think…"

"I doubt it's that smart!" Mae doubted, "Besides, it could have just been a bandit."

"Uh, Mae? Behind you," Boey warned.

"You know that trick won't work on me!" Mae scoffed off, "Seriously, do you take me as a fool?"

"I'm serious, its right behind you!" Boey screamed.

Mae sighed, "Fine!"

The pink haired mage reluctantly look behind her as she went from doubting Boey to believing him. Her eyes widen as she saw what appears to be a decaying girl with some flower like accessory on her hair and wore an odd feminine attire. The girl appears to have short black hair and glowing red eyes as it was directly aiming towards the two mages.

"Yiiiyaaaaahhh!" Mae screamed as she went to Boey for comfort who then went for her for comfort.

"Boey! Do something!" Mae ordered.

"What happened to having 'Big, hurty lightning'?" Boey mocked.

Mae stick her hands out as she forms lightning from her hands and aims at the Terror. From the sight of the lightning, it ducks down quickly and covers her ears. The Terror did it just in time before Mae can shoot for the kill.

Mae and Boey started crying and screaming as they hugged each other for safety. Hoping that the monster was dealt with after the lightning. However, it took some time until Mae noticing that something is wrong.

"Wait… something's not right," Mae noticed as she saw the Terror crotching on the floor looking afraid.

Mae prepares lightning again only for the Terror to yelp in fear as it slowly crawls away from her. The pink mage used this to her advantage as she decides to mock the thing.

"Hey dead weight! I got some lightning! And some here! And there!" Mae mocked as she charges and shot around the Terror.

"I almost feel bad for the thing," Boey said.

"Normally they would have charged at me, but this one is different," Mae stated.

"Please! No more!" cried the Terror.

"Whoa whoa whoa… did it just talked? Not in Valmese, but talked?!" Boey asked.

"By the gods! We have to kill it, now! They might be those smarter ones!" Mae shouted as she got her priestess sword out and proceeds to slash it down.

"Way ahead of you!" Boey agreed as he found a random stick and started to beat the thing.

The two started to hack and slash the Terror until it stopped moving. Sweat pores from the two as they slowly gain some enjoyment from just hitting the monster. They then kept hitting for safe measure until they tired out.

"Well… that was kind of fun," Mae pant.

"If it weren't for the lack of stamina, I'd say so," Boey said as he is trying to take a deep breath.

Mae giggled, "Heh, I feel so tired that my feet feels like sleeping on a really soft bed."

The pink mage looks down to see that the Terror was in fact still alive. She then let out a scream as she kicks it in its regenerating head lands into Boey's arms.

"Aaaaaahhhh!" Boey screamed as he then passes the head to Mae who is just as afraid.

"You take it!" Mae ordered as she passes the head back.

"Mmmee! You deal with it!" Boey argued.

The two kept at it as they kept passing the head over and over again. Bickering endlessly as they freak out over the disembodied head. It only stopped when a third person intervene.

"Hey, thanks! That thing is so disgusting," Mae thanked.

"Uh Mae," Boey said.

It turns out that this third person was the body of said Terror as it reattaches its head back on. Before Mae and Boey could do anything, it spoke.

"Hold it right there! I don't mean any harm to you and I want to be left alone! I don't know where I am and I'm far from home!" the Terror complained.

Boey stared at Mae to say something to the terror as not only they understood her language, but have practiced it as children. It's about time they put good use to it.

"You're in the Novis Monastery and I don't know if we can trust you!" Mae answered.

*In the Japanese version of Fire Emblem Echoes, the Priory is called the Novis Monastery.

"I don't blame you due to my… state," said the Terror, "My name is Ai Mizuno and I'm from another world going by the magic you just used."

"How does magic work in your world?" Boey asked hesitantly.

"There isn't any. Even if it does, it's not common," Ai explained, "As for myself, I don't know exactly how I was brought back to life besides it was all from a mad man."

"That seems kind of rough," Mae nodded, "I guess for now we can find you a spot in the Novis Monastery, depending on Nomah."

"I assume that he has a thing against unholy beings such as me," Ai guessed, "I cannot blame him but I never choice to be this way. Though I did meet some good friends on the way at least. Now I do worry for their wellbeing."

"I would be pretty upset if I were to be back from the dead like that," Boey agreed, "Though I doubt Nomah is that spiteful."

"By the way, I'm Mae and this wimp is Boey," Mae greeted, "And we're kind of sorry about earlier."

"I can greet myself you know!" Boey complained.

"Don't worry, I understand. Though I am glad to be able to interact with others outside of just my friends," Ai said.

…

In the Priory, Mae and Boey brought their new undead friend to what appears to be an Alter. There sat Nomah as he was just about to be done praying while struggling to get up due to his old age. He was halfway up as his joints were rigid and brittle.

"Almost there," said the priest.

"Need some help?" Boey asked as he rushed towards Nomah.

"Ah, Boey. I appreciate it," Nomah thanked as Boey help him stand on his two feet, "Everyday I age, but I don't fear for the future thanks to the new generation."

"That's great but we kind of have something to tell you about," Boey hesitated as he showed Nomah the Terror that stood next to Mae.

"Oh my? They come back? Did lord Duma make his return?" asked the priest.

"No no, apparently she came from another world and harmless," Mae assured, "She can even speak Hoshidan… well only speak that."

Nomah cleared throat with a cough, "I am Nomah, the head of this Monastery. I see that despite being a child outside of Mila, you are capable of good. I see no wrong in that."

"Really?" Ai asked.

Nomah smiled, "It's rare to see a Terror being harmless or have the ability to be kind. Call it hunch if you may or my senility."

"Terror?" Ai asked.

"You know, what you are? Undead corpse? Decaying and all? Did you have a different term where you're from?" Boey answered.

"Back where I'm from, I'm referred as a zombie," Ai explained.

"Uhhhhh, what kind of name is that?," Boey questioned.

"So, what will we do with her?" Mae asked to sort of not get into a tangent, "It's not safe for her to wonder out alone."

"Perhaps we can offer her sanctuary here until we can decide what to do with her. Since she is of another world, you could teach her our customs and language," Nomah suggested.

"Thanks Nomah!" Mae chirped.

Nomah then gave a warm smile at Ai, "Before Mae and Boey find you a room and some clothes, how did you get here to begin with?"

"It… all started with a door. We found it in a basement and all of us were sucked into it. Next thing I knew, I was here. Though I am thankful that I met you all," Ai explained.

"Of course," Nomah guessed, "I'm sure you will be reunited with your friends in time. I'll help out as much as possible in the meantime."

"Thank you so much," Ai mumbled, "If you want, I can help describe you what my friends look like?"

"That would be most helpful," Nomah said as he accepted Ai's offer.

While Ai consults with Nomah about her friends, Boey and Mae were a bit phased about on the whole experience. Not only they met a Terror after so long but they befriend and communicated with one. With the most recent rumored attacks, it was refreshing to see a Terror that was friendly for once.

"Well, that was a thing," Mae perplexed.

"She still gives me the creeps a bit, but I feel a bit more easy now," Boey added, "Something tells me that she will lead us to a chain of strange events yet to come."

"Probably," Mae shrugged.

…

In Zofia castle, Forsyth was done stabbing the Terror's head with knowledge. The green knight seemed satisfied as he closed his book and placed it back on a shelf. Lukas was reading additional books and jotting down notes of both Forsyth's lecture and extra practice in the Hoshidan language. As for the Terror…

"Never do that again!" complained the undead being.

"To think that you managed to teach her Valmese within the night," Lukas exclaimed while still sounding calm, "I don't know if I should be impress with your teaching skills or the fact that this Terror is capable of learning so quickly."

"Hey nerd! Quit calling me a Terror! I'm a zombie!" the head corrected.

"Zombie you say? Do explain," Lukas said.

"Well zombies are like… uhhh corpses come back to life!" the head explained.

"That's also what a Terror is," Lukas addressed.

"I'm a zombie!" the head argued, "But if you want to call me by anything, it's Saki Nikaido!"

"Very well Saki," Lukas nodded, "Perhaps I should go to sleep now. I was very invested what we did here for the night."

"I shall stand guard on this Terror… [yawn] I mean Saki," Forsyth yawned.

"You should retire for now," Lukas suggested, "I'm sure Alm would understand."

"Understand what?"

As it turns out, Gray and Tobin walked by as they seemed to be energized for the day. Gray was standing there trying to look cool while Tobin was eating a piece of bread.

"Breakfast was ready a long time ago and we were all wondering where you two were at," Tobin explained.

"To think it's morning already!" Forsyth noticed, "I really need to sleep, but who is going to keep watch Saki?"

"We'll take care of it from here," Gray offered, "But you named it Saki?"

"My name is Saki!" Saki shouted.

"Whoa! How did she learn Valmese?" Tobin yelped.

"What do you think we spent the night doing?" Lukas answered.

"That's kind of cool," Tobin said.

"Think that's cool? I can do more like giving names to things. From this day forward, I'm calling you Scrawny because you are!" Saki mocked.

"Hey! I got muscles and the ladies like them," Tobin argued.

"While I get Clair," Gray chuckled.

"Oh knock it off you!" Tobin snapped.

"I'll just head to bed," Lukas announced.

"And I shall do the same," Forsyth added, "Do send Sir Clive and Sir Alm my deepest apologies."

"Will do friend," Gray agreed.

Lukas and Forsyth left to their quarters leaving just Tobin and Gray alone with a disembodied head. The two were mostly there out of pure curiosity about Saki and wonder what's up with her.

"So Saki. Since you are good at giving names, what name you got for me?" Gray asked.

"Easy, Knucklehead. You fit the role too well," Saki replied.

"Okay, this thing is not as smart as we think it is," Gray complained.

"Now make yourselves useful and get me breakfast," Saki demanded.

Tobin could not believe what he is hearing, "You don't even have a stomach!"

"It's the thought that counts," Saki remarked.

Tobin ripped a piece of his bread and offered it to the head, "All I got is this."

Saki reached for the piece and ate it, "Not bad. I prefer something bigger though."

"Beggars can't be choosers!" Tobin chastised.

"While I'm at it, I might as well ask about this place," Saki said, "Seriously, this place looks like some dumb Fantasy RPG game."

"Your in Zofia Castle and we're basically close to the king," Gray explained, "I'm Gray by the way."

"Nah, I'll just call you Knucklehead," Saki rejected.

"Oh that's it!" Gray hollered as he was about to attack the head only for Tobin to restraint him, "Hey! Let me go!"

"Calm down Gray! We kind of need her alive for interrogation stuff!" Tobin said.

Gray took a deep breath, "Fine. But I'll get back at you soon."

"Trust me, I feel the same," Tobin sighed.

"Now where is this king of yours? I might want to challenge him to an one on one duel to rule over you fools," Saki asked.

"You against Alm? Now I highly doubt you are smart at all," Tobin sassed, "The only people that can match him are me, Gray, probably all the crazy people we met, Clive, Mathilda, and Celica."

"Don't forget Faye when she's in her creep mode," Gray added.

"Don't remind me," Tobin shuddered, "That girl was looney ever since Alm's wedding."

"So will I face your king or not?" Saki asked.

"Soon. He does want to check you out too but king stuff," Gray explained.

"Fine! I guess I'll just entertain myself with you idiots," Saki whined.

"This was more disappointing than I thought," Tobin sighed.

…

Author's notes: I forgot to mention that I wrote this story because I was influenced by Game2002's "Zombies' Superstar Saga". It's an interesting read for a Zombieland Saga crossover fic and I do talk the writer here and there on private messages about stuff and this story.

Besides that, I do hope you enjoy this story and please leave a like and comment.