Disclaimer: I don't own FE and whatever. And Erk is the ultimate pyro.

UNIVERSITY OF ETRURIA

Chapter 3: Unfortunate Governor Pent

Arcadia, Nabata:

A tall man with silver hair walked down a set of steel stairs 25 feet underground. His hair was braided and tied at the end with a black band. He wore a black business suit and a pair of loafers of a matching color. The suit was slightly wrinkled; there were signs that the man didn't really care about making his clothes look good. Underneath the suit was a long-sleeved business shirt; striped and colored white. And on his collar was a yellow tie with pink polka dots on it. Pent sighed. He hated that tie, but it was mandatory to go to work with a tie; unfortunately for him, that was the only one he had that day.

On the bright side, however, the day was almost done. He just needed to tell his agents their new assignments, and then he would be done for the day. He then walked up towards a door in a long dimly lit hallway. Then he punched in a code, making the door slide open. He walked in, and tried to cover his tie with his suit. Unfortunately, he failed, and received a few laughs from the people already inside the room. They were sitting around a large wooden table, and Pent took his chair, the one closest to the door, and sat.

"Welcome, Lord Pent!" a gruff voice greeted him from inside the room. The voice came from a tall and muscular man with slightly spiky light green hair. He has sideburns about an inch and a half in length, as well as a small goatee. His face has a scar right above the nose; it looked pretty old, and went from one cheek to the other. He wore a headband to keep his locks at the back of his hair. This man is Gerik.

There are other people in the room; mostly just scientists that work here, two of them being in the top 3 biologists in the world; Knoll and Canas. Knoll is a lavender haired man with a frail build; he's very skinny, and likes to sit in the farthest corner, while playing around with a coin in his hand. He's very weird in that he can't ever keep still; his hands always have to be playing with something unless he's asleep.

Canas has a darker shade of purple hair, and by his looks, you could tell that he's not only a biologist, but a historian as well. He wears a monocle, which is basically just a lens instead of the two that people use for glasses. He said that it was a family heirloom. He's also a teacher at the UE, and is a married man.

There was another person there; the only female there. She was sitting right beside Gerik. Pent didn't recognize her since she was never there before; Gerik must have taken her here. She had eyes and hair the same color and shade; only slightly darker than Canas's. She wore a tight fitting leather suit and boots; Pent could see her fiddling around with a dagger, and almost yelped. She had a certain aura around her that spread fear. Her long hair was tied into a ponytail at the back of her hair, and the locks on the side were braided with silver rings. She sat very silently, not making a sound. The freaky thing is, she looked to be only 18 years old.

The other people in the room were just scientists working under Canas and Knoll or other agents under Gerik's command. They were all part of the ECP, or the Elibian Continental Peacekeepers (kind of like the FBI), and Pent was responsible for keeping them up to date on the most important missions.

"Canas, Knoll," Pent greeted them briskly; he wanted to get this meeting over with as soon as possible. "How is the medicine research going?" he asked them.

"It's doing well, sir. I estimate that we'll be finished in 2 weeks...We'll be able to save him then..." Knoll replied.

"Thank Elimine. Now Vigarde won't kill me. Canas, how about the ..." Pent was interrupted as a cell phone rang; it was Canas's. Pent's eyebrow twitched as the historian picked it up to open it and a loud voice blared.

"Geez! Mother! I'm working!...NO! NO! Don't do that! Leave Hugh alone, mother! ...No, no...Oh, gods...Hugh, say sorry to your grandmother...You're grounded! Now get your grandmother on the line! ...Mother? FOR THE BILLIONTH TIME, DO NOT CALL ME AT WORK!" Canas yelled into the phone, fuming, and quickly turned it off after disconnecting. "Phew... anyways, the research is almost complete. My team has almost completely hacked through Darin's defense systems; we'll have all the information on Project Psycho by next month..."

"Excellent. Gerik, I want you to look up something now. Uther's..."

"I heard," Gerik interrupted. "You want me to find out about who sent the assassins. Well, first, let me introduce you to our newest member; Leila's replacement. Her name is Marisa. She's a trained assassin, hacker, and spy. I've received news that Leila's death, although it looked like an accident, was actually attempted murder. The culprit is said to be in the UE, and is part of the Black Fang; her first assignment is to find Leila's murderer and either kill or arrest him," he explained. Marisa simply nodded. "There might be a bit of a problem. She's a bit...devilish. I can't believe you pulled that off on Fado's and Hayden's kids."

"Hey, they wouldn't stop dancing, and I wanted to get on. Besides, Eirika was in it, too," was her rather quiet reply.

"Well, she's graduating into that university anyways, so there will be no need to fake her papers, making our job so much easier."

"All right then," Pent said, getting out of his chair. "Well, I've got to go now; I need to pick up Erk at the airport; he said he's bringing a couple of friends over too...I'm going to need to call Louise to borrow her van..."

A few hours later, Reglay airport:

A purple haired mage walked very slowly. Of course, he would be walking much faster, but he couldn't due to the fact that he was carrying so many luggages on his back and on his arms. The same problem is happening to both Raven and Lucius; Priscilla, Lute, and Serra were already walking ahead to buy Etrurian clothing from the famous "Elfire" store in the airport.

The boys looked longingly outside through the store windows at whatever they wanted to buy. Erk was looking at a red (his favorite color) hoodie; he's been saving up to buy this one for quite a while. Raven wants to buy a pair of jeans and a t-shirt that said, "Yo Mama" on it. Lucius was looking at an expensive cap and jacket.

Their dreams were crushed, however, as the girls walked out of the store happily, wearing new clothes bought with the boys' money. Erk sighed. Lute, being the manipulative genius she is, Priscilla, with her puppy dog eyes, and Serra, being...Serra, made the boys give up all their money.

Serra was wearing a new pair of black jeans with the baseball cap Lucius wanted; the blonde felt like crying at that time. Also, she now sported some new shiny bracelets on her right wrist, and a 'Divine' watch on her right. Her usual white T-shirt is replaced by a white tank top.

Priscilla wore a pink hoodie; the kind that Erk wanted, for females, of course. She wore those really tight T and A pants, getting her a few looks from the men around the airport, as well as from Lucius, Erk, and her brother. The feather emblem that she usually had on her head was replaced by a new one; it was of a much better quality, and much shinier.

Lute's look was pretty much a copy of Priscilla's, except that she wore purple jacket and shoes instead of pink.

'My money...' Raven, Lucius, and Erk cried inside.

"There you are!" Pent greeted the purple haired youth. Erk looked up to see his guardian...with bodyguards, as usual, but surprisingly, not with Louise.

"Yo! Uncle Pent!" Erk walked up to the older man and hugged him, gangster style. Pent, surprisingly, knew this gesture, although he is an important figure in the government. Erk then waved for his friends to come over, and started introducing them. "Well, uncle, from left to right, they are: Lute, Lucius, Serra, Raymond, and Priscilla."

"All right, all right. That's great, but let's talk in the car. Guards, you can go home now, I'm fine for today," Pent commanded his guards.

"But sir..." one of them started to object, but Pent interrupted.

"No buts! You're off for today because I said so. Don't worry; you'll still be getting your usual pay for today...Off with you now!"

The guards shrugged and left.

"God. Can't a guy have any privacy..." Pent muttered under his breath. Then he motioned for Erk and his friends to follow him to his car.

Reglay Residence:

"Uh, Lord Pent? Is there a gym, or a place where there's a punching bag nearby?" Raven asked Pent as he and his friends finished unpacking.

"Nope, sorry...This is the rich people part of town, you know," Pent yelled back from inside the kitchen. The poor governor was wearing Louise's pink hearts apron, getting him a few laughs from the girls, making him twitch A LOT.

The poor governor received the job of having to cook for the kids since Louise is out having fun again tonight. He never bothered to have servants because writing their checks would mean much more paperwork, and Elimine knows how much he hates paperwork.

Priscilla was outside, sitting on the balcony, while trying to get a call to Heath. The DJ was probably working, since she was never able to get through. Priscilla sighed, and went back inside to eat ice cream.

Lucius and Erk were playing a game of SSBM, and Lucius was getting owned badly. The TV shouted, "A WINNER IS...ROY!"

"ARGH!" Lucius yelled, pulling his long hair in his frustration. "How...Wha...But...GAY!"

"Heh heh. You can never defeat the 1337 master of the mighty sword of seals," Erk said, smirking.

"Grr...I'll show you!" Lucius growled, and chose Mewtwo.

7 minutes later...

"A WINNER IS...ROY!"

"ARGH!" Lucius yelled again.

"Heh heh. Hey...I just noticed this; doesn't he look like Eliwood?" Erk asked the blonde, who just noticed it too after having it pointed out to him by the purple hair.

"You're right...Awesome!"

Serra was rummaging through beauty products in her room, so we'll just leave her alone for now.

Lute was inside her room. She had unpacked all of her books, and damn, there were a lot of books. Know why Erk's load was so heavy back at the airport? A third of his load was his stuff, another 3rd was Serra's beauty products, and the last 3rd were half of Lute's books. And there was a total of probably 100. She's a bloody fast reader, that Lute.

Anyways, Lute lied down on her bed, exhausted. She never went on a plane trip before, except for the one when she moved from Magvel to Elibe. She tried to sleep, but for some reason, her eyes couldn't close. She decided to try reading a book.

Lute smiled; reading was her passion. And strangely, reading with only her undergarments on is a hobby of hers that no one else knew; nor could anyone comprehend why she would do it. She lied back up on the bed, and started reading a mystery novel, her favorite kinds of stories.

"Arrgh...I'm bored..." Raven complained. "Say...Ain't that Eliwood?" he asked the two other boys; he noticed Roy, as well.

"No, that's Roy. He's from a game called Fire Emblem: Sealed Sword. It's on my GBA, if you want to play it," Erk said, without looking away from the screen. Apparently, he was getting frustrated; he was getting beaten badly as Captain Falcon while Lucius was using Young Link. "Hmph. I seem to be losing. Now...wait..."

Captain Falcon stood at the edge of Termina Bay. He saw Young Link rushing at him. He was in a very weakened state; one dashing attack would send him flying. He waited for the very last second...

"HARA-KIRI!" Erk yelled, surprising Lucius, who left Young Link rush towards Falcon without attacking. Falcon turned away from YL, and jumped off the edge. Then, 'Falcon Kick' could be heard coming out of the TV speakers as Falcon dived into the water, and the TV went, "A WINNER IS...YOUNG LINK!"

Lucius's eyebrows twitched. "AARRGGHH! WHY DO YOU MOCK ME SO?"

"Win or lose, I ALWAYS get the last laugh," Erk said happily, cackling at Lucius.

"Honey, I'm home!" a woman's voice yelled loudly from the location of the front door.

Pent went rushing to greet his wife, but stopped short when he saw that she has her friends over. Louise's friends rolled on the floor laughing after seeing Pent in his wife's apron. 'From ridicule, there is no escape...' Pent thought miserably.

Later that night:

"Kids, dinner!" Louise yelled from the kitchen, taking out a roast chicken out of the oven. Pent took out some baked potatoes from the oven as well, and put them on the table along with the chicken. Pent then grabbed some juice and pop and put them on the table as well. Soon, everyone but Lute and Serra were seated.

"Well, we need to get the other 2 girls down here..." Pent commented.

"Serra...I think it's best if we leave her alone. I'll go get Lute," Erk said, getting up from the dinner table.

Erk walked up the stairs and to Lute's guest room, and knocked on the door. "Lute? Lute? It's dinner time..." he called to the other magician. There was no reply, however; not even a single sound was made. "Lute?" he called again. Still no reply. "Hello? You in there?" Erk asked, but again, there was no reply. 'Is she in the washroom?' he thought, and went to check the washrooms. However, he found out that they were all empty. "Something's wrong..." he muttered.

He tried calling her again. "Lute? LUTE? LUTE?" Still no reply. "Damn it, Lute, this isn't funny!" he tried to turn the doorknob, but it was locked. 'She wouldn't lock herself out of her own room...She's still inside, but...' Erk thought, but then shook his head, afraid of the possibilities of what could have happened. Erk thought hard, and then thanked Elimine; Lute's room was one of the few that had the weaker locks; he could easily break in with a toothpick. He took the one he had in his mouth, and shoved it in the hole on the doorknob. He pushed it in, and turned the knob; it opened easily. He shoved the door open.

There she was, nearly naked and on her bed, her back laid down. Erk blushed madly; she looked hot when she's asleep like this. 'Wait...Is she asleep?' he thought, as he turned around to leave. He looked at Lute again, but saw that her chest isn't moving. 'Shit...' he thought, moving closer to her. He put his head in front of her face; no breathing. He put it on her heart after that; the beating was slow and faint. 'Not again...' he thought, quickly searching her room for a 'restore' medicine.

Lute has a disease called 'stone', which can be fatal. Time to time, she'll just become incredibly weak and feel very fatigued all of a sudden; her breathing will be very slow and her heartbeat will also be significantly weaker and slower. If left alone for too long in this state, she could die. That's why she should always have her medicine in her pocket in case this happens. However, Lute didn't have it anywhere near her.

Erk cursed. 'Where the hell is it?' he thought; he was, so far, unsuccessful in finding the medicine. He looked behind Lute's books and inside her bags, throwing her clothes and...other stuff this way and that. He sighed, not being able to find it. 'Why did she even bring condoms?'

He then spotted a familiar glass bottle on the ground beside Lute. Apparently, Lute had tried to get it, but she fainted before she could take the medicine. It lay on the ground with half of its pills spilled. He quickly grabbed a couple and opened Lute's mouth. Then he forcibly shoved the pills into her mouth. Then, he went to the washroom, and got some tap water in a cup, and forced the pills inside Lute by filling her mouth up with water. Lute choked, and then became silent again. However, Erk could see her chest moving again and could feel her breathe. Erk sighed in relief. Now, to get Louise to give her some medication; luckily, he did this before already at school a couple of times, because this wasn't the first time Lute was given the medicine after she fainted.

Serra could hear some grunting and bumping outside, and decided to check it out.

Erk thought, 'Damn, she doesn't look it at all, but she's heavy!' as he tried to carry her downstairs, hugging her on her belly while letting her feet drag on the ground. He then started dragging her out of the room.

"OH MY GOD! ERK! LUTE!" Serra yelped as she saw Erk holding Lute; it looked like Erk was doing something indecent to Lute's limp and seemingly dead body. "YOU SICK NECROPHILE!"

"Serra! It's...It's not what it looks like!"

"What's going on up...oh dear..." Pent stopped short as he saw Erk. "What the bloody hell are you doing?"

"Nothing! Just help me carry her downstairs and I'll explain everything!"

R&R!

I don't know why, but Pent seems to be so bashable...

Preview for next chapter:

Meet The Parents:

Nergal: WHY IS THERE A CONDOM ON MY COUCH?

Ninis: NILS!

Nils:... Run Myrrh! They're onto us!

Eliwood: ...(whispers to Ninian) Is this normal?

Ninian: (sweatdrops) ...Yes.

Elsewhere...

Nino: My big brothers are coming home this weekend! Yayness!