LAKESIDE - DUSK

CORRIN is walking by a lakeside deep in thought, after a few moments of silence CORRIN can hear someone singing, she goes to investigate and sees AZURA standing at the edge of the water

AZURA
You are the ocean's gray waves, destined to seek, Life beyond the shore just out of reach. Yet the waters ever change, flowing like time, The path is yours to climb

AZURA then turns to see CORRIN and is somewhat startled to see her

CORRIN
I'm sorry if I scared you

AZURA
No it is okay

CORRIN
That song you were singing, it was beautiful

AZURA
Than you, it was something my mother taught me

CORRIN
My name is Corrin by the way

AZURA
Yes I know, my name is Azura

CORRIN
It seems like everyone here knows me but I don't know them

AZURA
In time you will know them, it is okay to feel strange around them, I've been around them for years and I still feel like a stranger at times. It is late, we should head back

CORRIN
Hey Azura, that song, do you think you could teach me it?

AZURA is somewhat taken back by that request

AZURA
Teach you? Why do you want to know it?

CORRIN
It just seems like a beautiful tune to know. I probably won't be able to sing it like you do but I'd like to learn it

AZURA cracks a smile

AZURA
Well the song is not yet fully... Completed but I think I will share with you what I hope is it's true form

FADE OUT

What is heard is ocean waves crashing into each other

OCEAN - NIGHT

CORRIN awakes underwater in the middle of an ocean, as she surfaces waves crash into her, she struggles to tread water and to get breaths in. A giant wave then crashes onto CORRIN knocking her out, as she slowly sinks down SHULK appears and grabs her and gets her up to surface. SHULK treads water with CORRIN in his arms, the waves continue to crash into them, SHULK sees a large piece of driftwood, he is able to grab onto it and get CORRIN onto it before climbing up himself. SHULK then uses shield to create a small barrier around himself and CORRIN, he attempts CPR but she isn't breathing, SHULK then uses heal but she still isn't waking up, SHULK tries one more time to resuscitate her and she coughs up a lot of water and sits up to catch her breath, SHULK just holds her grateful she is alive

SHULK
You're okay, you're okay

CORRIN catches her breath and just hugs SHULK clinging to the warmth of a friend

11

LUCINA & RICHTER/THE OCEAN'S GREY WAVES

STARSHIP - ROOM

LUCINA is tending to RICHTER who is still unconscious, after turning to look at her supplies RICHTER slowly starts to wake up, LUCINA turns back to and RICHTER is looking at her and for a moment neither person knows what to say

RICHTER
Am I... dead?

LUCINA
No, you're very much alive

RICHTER
Well I guess that's something

RICHTER looks at his surroundings

RICHTER
Where am I?

LUCINA
That is a difficult question to answer, and one that I don't fully know the answer to

RICHTER
How did I... How did I get here?

LUCINA
You were out in the ocean and one of our friends found you, how did you end up out there?

RICHTER then remembers what happened to him and his friends

RICHTER
Simon, Bayonetta, Marth, my friends I gotta get to them

RICHTER attempts to sit up but is in immediate pain and LUCINA has to keep him from straining himself but is somewhat confused on what he said

LUCINA
Wait did you just say Marth? As in the hero king Marth?

RICHTER chuckles

RICHTER
So it is true, he said he was king but I guess if people know him as that then it is true

LUCINA
Where is he? Where did he end up?

RICHTER
Let's slow down for a second, I'm still reeling from the beating we just took... Oh god I hope they're okay

LUCINA
Who were you fighting?

RICHTER
The guy behind all of this, Eragus

LUCINA
Who is this Eragus

RICHTER
Believe it or not, I think he's some sort of god, he help create... well everything

LUCINA
Okay I think you need to rest some more

RICHTER
Please don't treat me like I'm insane, I know what I saw and I know what happened to us, we were no match and it all seemed for nothing

LUCINA
Look... I'm sorry that I talked down to you, I guess I should at least start with asking your name

RICHTER
It's Richter, Richter Belmont and you are?

LUCINA
Ma... Lucina

RICHTER
Well it's... Nice to meet you Lucina

LUCINA
So Richter... Tell me about yourself, where are you from?

RICHTER
(Chuckles) Do you really want to know that? You don't want to know what I've just been through?

LUCINA
I do but I think it's important that I know who you are, and what your journey has been

RICHTER
(Sighs) Where do you want me to start?

LUCINA
I'd like to start from the beginning but this is your story to tell, start it where you want to

RICHTER takes a moment to go down memory lane, he then starts telling LUCINA his story

OCEAN - DAY

SHULK and CORRIN are asleep atop the driftwood, SHULK is the first to wake and the sun is shining high in the sky, SHULK notices that he has his arm wrapped around CORRIN's waist. SHULK moves his arm away before CORRIN can wake to notice, SHULK then looks out to a much more calm sea but for as far as the eye can see is more and more water, SHULK lets out a defeated groan and starts to think on what they he needs to do next.

Some hours later - SHULK has made a make shift fishing pole and is trying to catch some food for himself and CORRIN slowly wakes up looking around her to see nothing but ocean, she then looks at SHULK who smiles at her

SHULK
I'm glad you're awake

CORRIN
Where are we?

SHULK
Lost, considering how things have been I wouldn't be surprised if this world was just an ocean

CORRIN
Marth, Diddy Kong, Oh my, Shulk where are...

SHULK
I don't know, when I woke I only saw you, I don't know where they are Corrin, I'm sorry I wish I did

CORRIN puts her hand on her head and begins to softly weep, SHULK immediately goes to her and hugs her

SHULK
Hey it's okay to let it out.

CORRIN then cries heavily as SHULK comforts her

LATER

SHULK has gone back to fishing while CORRIN is on the other side of the driftwood just looking at the water. SHULK then gets a tug on his line

SHULK
Corrin, I think I got something

CORRIN then comes over to check on what SHULK has caught. SHULK then reels back and pulls out a large fish from the water

CORRIN
Oh my goodness, that's a big fish. How are we going to cook it?

SHULK then has a expression that reads "Oh, I didn't think of that", after a few seconds of silence SHULK then grabs the Monado and has an idea

LATER

SHULK and CORRIN are eating the fish

CORRIN
I'm honestly surprised that your sword cooked the fish

SHULK
Well it was a gamble but I'm glad it worked

CORRIN
So are we just to float endlessly through this world?

SHULK
I don't know, After that fight, even before that I don't have a single clue on what comes next.

CORRIN
During the fight, you somewhat knew what was going to happen before it happened, even on the ship you knew something before it happened

SHULK
Because of the Monado I can get a glimpse into the future, usually it's pretty spot on but in that fight I can only get a few seconds ahead of him

CORRIN
I know I shouldn't ask this but do you think you could look ahead and see if we get out of this

SHULK
(Sighs) I can give it a try

SHULK then grabs the Monado and for a few moments hesitates to use his power but after a few deep breaths he takes a glimpse into the future.

SHULK's vision is quick images of may things that he can't make sense of.

SHULK
I don't... I don't understand what I'm seeing

SHULK then holds his head in pain and letting out noises of fright and pain

CORRIN
Shulk, Shulk, what's happening, what's going on?

SHULK
The future... It's... All I can see is burning

SHULK then falls to his side holding his head in immense pain, CORRIN comes to his side extremely worried about him

CORRIN
Shulk, Shulk!

CORRIN then places SHULK's head on her lap as he still writhes in pain, CORRIN is stuck on what to do before closing her eyes

CORRIN
You are the ocean's gray waves, destined to seek, Life beyond the shore just out of reach. Yet the waters ever change, flowing like time, The path is yours to climb

CORRIN looks down at SHULK who has now somewhat calmed down. CORRIN takes a saddened breath of relief

LATER

SHULK wakes up around mid-day, he gets up holding his head, he looks around and doesn't see CORRIN on the raft but sees her armor and immediately panics

SHULK
Corrin! Corrin!

SHULK rushes over to the edge of the raft looking down at the water and after a few seconds CORRIN shoots up from the water scaring SHULK and causing him to stumble back, CORRIN is startled to see SHULK awake

CORRIN
Shulk, Oh gods you're awake, I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you

SHULK
How long was I out?

CORRIN
It's only been a few hours

SHULK
My head is still ringing... also why are you in the water?

CORRIN
Well there's not much for us to do so I decided to see what was in the water, it's quite beautiful down there

SHULK
Well I guess it beats just staying up here hoping we see land at some point

CORRIN
You know if you're feeling well you can come down here and see everything

SHULK thinks on it for a moment

SHULK
Are you sure there's no giant monsters down there?

CORRIN
Actually there's giant snakes down there

SHULK
Ha-ha that's funny

CORRIN
Oh no I'm serious

SHULK's face reads "Ok then". SHULK then takes off his jacket and shoes and dives into the water

Underwater - CORRIN and SHULK explore the ocean looking at different types of fish and admiring the simple beauty of it all

SHULK swims through a school of fish when CORRIN swims past him and smiles, SHULK sees CORRIN as FIORA for a moment

SHULK and CORRIN pass by the giant snakes that CORRIN mentioned with SHULK having an expression that reads "Oh so those are real"

OCEAN - DUSK

SHULK and CORRIN are back atop their raft looking at the sunset

CORRIN
So how do you feel now?

SHULK
Somewhat better, it's just nice to keep my mind off things for a moment

CORRIN
This journey we are on is filled with one hardship after another, it seems that there won't be anything easy for us

SHULK
Even before all of this, Nothing was ever easy for me. The difference is now, I haven't a clue how to go about winning, he was practically unbeatable

CORRIN
He is though, he can be defeated. After you went down something happened with me, the Yato had a surge of power and he could barely hold me off, Marth then stabbed him and in that moment I knew that he can be beaten

SHULK
That means, we have an actual chance of keeping him down if we see him again, key word being if.

CORRIN
You told me we have to hold onto hope, if we lose it, we lose everything

SHULK takes a deep breath

SHULK
Part of me still believes that but after the fight, after what he did to me, my mind is filled with so much doubt and the visions I see are filled with so much pain, I want to believe Corrin I really do but he got in my head and did a real number up there

CORRIN then places her hand atop SHULK's

CORRIN
Then we'll work on getting him out of there

SHULK cracks a smile at CORRIN

STARSHIP - ROOM - LATER

RICHTER has just finished telling his story to LUCINA who is trying to process everything he just said

LUCINA
So you're a monster hunter?

RICHTER
That's... Pretty accurate yeah

LUCINA
You hunted creatures like men who turn into wolves, men who are undead and those who drink the blood of others

RICHTER
Werewolves, zombies and vampires, yep that is all correct

LUCINA
Your family line is very interesting

RICHTER
That's definitely one word to describe us, and you Lucina have an interesting story, well let me speak honestly your story is by far the most insane thing I've ever heard, time travel, a dragon, your parents literally on this ship and they don't even know that your their daughter

LUCINA
It is quite a lot that I have been through.

RICHTER
So can I ask you something?

LUCINA
Of course

RICHTER
Why not tell them who you are?

LUCINA takes a deep breath

LUCINA
It's not... If I tell them who I am, I may not come to be

RICHTER
So your worry is messing with time, right?

LUCINA nods, RICHTER then sits up still in pain

RICHTER
Lucina, look at me

LUCINA looks at RICHTER

RICHTER
I don't know if you noticed but everything around is messed up. If things were normal you and I wouldn't be having this conversation, you wouldn't even know that I existed

LUCINA
I want to tell them believe me I do

RICHTER
Then tell them

LUCINA
Richter I... I'm scared

RICHTER
Lucina, take it from me, you don't want to live with the thought of what you could've done. There are people in my life that I drove away and I will probably never get another chance to say what I wanted to say to them, you still have this chance. Don't waste it, because when it's gone, you're always going to wonder what life would've been like if you said what you wanted to say.

LUCINA then starts to tear up

LUCINA
In my time I had lost both of them, and now to get this time back seems like I shouldn't, like it belongs to someone else

RICHTER
But they are your parents, maybe not as you remember them but they are your family, who knows if you'll be able to go back to your time, who knows if anything will go back to what it was, right now you should make the most of your time with them.

LUCINA
You seem so calm and full of soothing advice

RICHTER
Honestly I think Marth's tendencies are rubbing off on me

LUCINA
So he is generous and kind as they said

RICHTER
To an annoying degree but yeah he is a good person, better than anyone I could ever be

LUCINA
You shouldn't say that, you've helped me right now and with everything you've been through you could've been negligent to my worries, but you cared and I think that speaks volumes to who you are. It may not be much to hear this but you are a good man Richter Belmont

RICHTER smiles at lets out a small chuckles

RICHTER
Last time someone said my name like that they told me the exact opposite, but thank you Lucina, I really mean it

LUCINA then stands

LUCINA
So do you want to take a shot at standing

RICHTER nods and takes a deep breath, he strains as he tries to stand, he stumbles a bit with LUCINA catching him.

RICHTER
I can do this, I can do this

LUCINA then lets him go and RICHTER is then able to stand on his own. LUCINA smiles as RICHTER is now standing, he then goes to walk but stumbles a bit and LUCINA catches him again

LUCINA
Let's take everything one step at a time

RICHTER
(Chuckles) Didn't know you had jokes. Can you help walk out to where everyone is, I'd like to meet everyone

LUCINA then puts RICHTER's arm over her shoulder

LUCINA
Okay but, we have some colorful characters on this ship

RICHTER
Well I don't think I can surprised by anything at this point

STARSHIP - BRIDGE - A FEW MOMENTS LATER

RICHTER and LUCINA then enter the bridge where the team (MARIO, LINK, CHROM, ROBIN, KIRBY, LUIGI, YOSHI, SONIC, DONKEY KONG, MEGA-MAN, METAKNIGHT, and GRENINJA) all turn their attention to the two. RICHTER is at a loss for words

KIRBY
Poyo

RICHTER
Alright I take it back I am very surprised

CHROM then comes over to the two

CHROM
It's good to see you awake friend, I know you must have a lot of questions about what's going on

RICHTER
Well our friend here gave me the rundown of what you've been through

LUCINA
He's also fought the person behind all of this

Everyone then stops what they're doing and makes a circle around RICHTER

ROBIN
What does he want, why is he doing this?

LINK
Did he speak about any prisoners he had?

CHROM
Where was he located, how did you get to him?

Everyone is asking questions all at once

RICHTER
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Okay I get it everyone has questions but can we just slow down so I can answer what I can one at a time

LATER

RICHTER has just finished explaining what he knows about ERAGUS

CHROM
So that what he wants to bring all the worlds back under one rule

RICHTER
That's why he's doing this, he wants to return things to what they were before but with him as the ruler of everything

ROBIN
And you couldn't beat him?

RICHTER
Everytime I felt time I felt that we were close to striking him he evaded it, at times it felt like it was all a game to him.

CHROM then paces back and forth

ROBIN
Chrom?

CHROM
It's all alot to take in but... This Eragus character is on the path to rule over everything by any means necessary

LUIGI
Well how do we stop him, he sounds invincible

SONIC
We should get that out of our heads now, because no one is invincible

MARIO
He's right, there must be a way we can beat him

RICHTER
If there is a way then I don't know it, because me and my friends went against him and we barely could hold our own. If we face him we're going to need an army just to overwhelm him

MEGA-MAN
Well we're not just gonna get an army out of thin air, where are we going to get people to fight?

ROBIN
Home. Our home of Ylisee has many warriors, if we can find our way home we can get them ready for a fight

MEGA-MAN
Will that be enough? I mean that guy still has his army that has these ships, I mean we do have one but they probably have more

MARIO
Whatever numbers they have we can't be scared by, if we don't face them, then everything we know will be lost

CHROM
Mario is right. We can't let their numbers or their power scare us off, because if we don't fight, then we've already lost. I don't know what we need to do, maybe we will get a sign

At that moment a bright light is seen shining through the stars and everyone covers their eyes

META KNIGHT
What in the world is that?

MEGA-MAN then checks on the ships computer

MEGA-MAN
Whatever that light is giving off massive energy

LINK
Well that's apparently clear

RICHTER
I think I've gone blind

The light then dies down a bit but it still can be seen, DONKEY KONG and GRENINJA are both on the ground holding their heads

MEGA-MAN
That's strange

LINK
What's strange?

LUIGI
Besides our loss of vision

RICHTER
Ow... I still can't see right

MEGA-MAN
The energy is calling, almost like a beacon

ROBIN
Do you think it could be this Eragus?

MEGA-MAN
Possible but I'm not seeing any ships in that area so it could be something else entirely

CHROM
If they aren't there then we should move there before they have a chance to get there

MEGA-MAN
Alright then setting a course for the giant bright light... Let's hope it's good

The ship then heads in the direction of the beacon

On the ship everyone is amongst each other, LUCINA is sitting with RICHTER still rubbing his eyes

LUCINA
Are you going to be okay?

RICHTER
Yeah it's all coming back to me

SONIC then joins the two

SONIC
So you two are getting close, what's going on here?

LUCINA
Nothing is going on here, what are you instigating?

SONIC
(Teasingly) I'm not doing anything, just saying you two seem close

RICHTER
Is he always this...

SONIC
Hilariously funny

RICHTER
My mind was going to a bit obnoxious but sure why not

LUCINA chuckles

SONIC
So Richter, what do you know about our friend here

RICHTER
Well I know who she really is and what she wants to do but struggles to actually do it

SONIC
Ah I thought I was the only one to know that information, now I don't feel so special

LUCINA rolls her eyes

SONIC
So the question is now are you going to tell them?

LUCINA sighs

RICHTER
We're not making you, I want you to know that but at least for me I just want you to not live with regrets

SONIC
Lucina, when you say what you need to say, they will accept you and you won't have ruined anything

LUCINA looks over at CHROM and ROBIN who are talking. LUCINA then musters up the energy and walks over to them

LUCINA
Chrom, Robin

ROBIN
Yes Marth?

LUCINA
I'd like to speak with you

CHROM
Okay

LUCINA
Privately

LUCINA then leads the two off the bridge and into a hallway

ROBIN
What was it you wanted to speak to us about

LUCINA paces back and forth

LUCINA
I have not been fully truthful with you

CHROM
Regarding who you are. You call yourself Marth and we accepted that because you feel you have to protect yourself

LUCINA
I did that to protect the future, I worried if I told you who I was... I would not come to be

ROBIN
What are you saying?

LUCINA
Look into my eyes

CHROM and ROBIN look at LUCINA's eyes and CHROM freezes

CHROM
The brand of the exalt, but... but that's not possible

ROBIN
Only your bloodline has that Chrom... Meaning

LUCINA
My name is Lucina, that is the name... You both gave me

CHROM and ROBIN expressions are sheer shock

CHROM
Lucina

LUCINA
I've waited for this moment for so long... Mother, Father.

OCEAN - NIGHT

CORRIN is watching the night sky while SHULK is lying down trying to sleep. After a few moments SHULK starts shuddering in his sleep, CORRIN goes over to SHULK

CORRIN
Shulk, Shulk are you okay?

SHULK
It's hard to sleep, everytime I close my eyes I just see burning, he even ruined my sleep

CORRIN then places SHULK's head in her lap

SHULK
Uhhh... what are you doing?

CORRIN
Trying to make you relax, maybe if someone is with you, it'll be easier to sleep

SHULK
(Chuckles) Believe it or not I'm actually having a tougher time sleeping now

CORRIN chuckles

SHULK
Corrin, that song you sang, where did you learn it, when you sang it, I felt just at peace

CORRIN
My friend taught it to me, she said the song has special powers when sung, at least when she sang it.

SHULK
Well when you sang it I felt it had special powers. Do you think, you could sing it again?

CORRIN
If it helps you rest, then of course

CORRIN then takes a few breaths

CORRIN
You are the ocean's gray waves, destined to seek, life beyond the shore just out of reach. Yet the waters ever change, flowing like time, the path is yours to climb. A burdened heart sinks into the ground, A veil falls away without a sound Not day nor night, wrong nor right for truth and peace you fight. Sing with me a song of silence and blood, the rain falls, but can't wash away the mud, within my ancient heart dwells madness and pride Can no one hear my cry. You are the ocean's gray waves, destined to seek, life beyond the shore just out of reach. Yet the waters ever change, flowing like time, the path is yours to climb. You are the ocean's gray waves

CORRIN looks down to see SHULK getting some peaceful rest, CORRIN smiles at SHULK

CORRIN
We'll make it out of here and bring back peace to our worlds. I just know it

SOMETIME LATER

CORRIN has fallen asleep with her arm around SHULK, in the sky the beacon's light can be seen. In the distance an island can be seen