New AN: This is where Lucina came in. Besides her the only ones I do detailed introductions for are the twins, that's something I'll be changing for the rewrite. I'll try to give more of a spotlight to the other children.

Old AN: Hey guys! Here's the first long chapter in a while. Yay! Meeting of some of the future children. Here we go!

*Disclaimer: I don't own Fire Emblem, Nintendo does. I just use the characters in my creative story.

Chapter 13

~Chrom~

Chrom was extremely uneasy about the organized summit at Carrion Isle, he was absolutely positive that this was going to be a trap. However, he knew that they needed this meeting if they were to stand a chance against Valm. He had decided to have Frederick and Robin come with him with the rest of the Shepherds nearby for backup in case this meeting went sour.

He subconsciously wondered who had taken over Plegia after the Mad King had died. Chrom really hoped that this king, Validar, would be more reasonable and work out a deal with Ylisse and Ferox. This was a threat to all of them, he hoped that the Plegian king recognized that.

His feeling of uneasiness skyrocketed as they walked down the dark, spooky feeling corridor. It didn't seem like anyone was in that dark dismal place until he heard a familiar voice speak.

"Greetings, Prince Chrom. Plegia welcomes you," Aversa said slyly.

"Aversa!" Chrom exclaimed in surprise.

"What can I say? It seems fate has designs for me yet," Aversa answered.

"You serve the new king, then? This... Validar?" Chrom asked slowly.

"I do," Aversa answered simply.

"They say he worships Grima..." Frederick said cautiously.

"Why yes, of course he is Grimleal," Aversa stated. "We are both believers. My liege often says it was his faith that got him through, after Gangrel's passing. It was a difficult time.. But he kept order where there might have been chaos. We had meant to arrange an official visit to Ylisstol, but - Ah, here is my lord now."

A man that seemed strangely familiar to Chrom walked into the room. He was wearing traditional Plegian attire and he was probably a complete stranger but something about his face told Chrom that they had met before.

"An honor to finally meet you, sire. I am Validar, king regnant of Plegia," the king said, respectfully.

'Even his voice sounds familiar...where have I seen this man before...'

"The honor is mine, good king. ...Is it possible we've met before some... " Chrom said and then suddenly his eyes lit with realization. "Gods! It can't be." Chrom exclaimed.

"Oh ho, I'm certain I would remember any encounter with Ylissean royalty," Validar said.

Chrom turned to Robin and whispered urgently. "Psst! Robin!"

"I know! He looks just like the assassin that came after Emmeryn..."

"And you must be Lady Robin," Validar said, suddenly.

"You know of me, sire?" Robin asked, confused.

"The whole world knows of Ylisse's master tactician!" Validar exclaimed. "And indeed, I see the sparkle of wisdom in your eyes."

Chrom whispered to Robin again, "But we killed him, Robin!"

"I know but... The resemblance...it's uncanny..."

"How could he possibly-"

"My, the negotiations haven't even begun and already so much whispering..." Validar cut in.

"...My apologies, King VAlidar. We meant no disrespect," Chrom reassured.

Robin whispered urgently, "Chrom? What should we do?"

"Nothing for now. But stay alert, and be ready for anything..."

"Then let us get to it," Validar said.

"Plegia can offer no soldiers, but will provide 800 warships and 200 transports. In addition, we would be pleased to fully fund the campaign against Valm," Aversa stated.

"That is...surprisingly generous of you, milord," Frederick said warily. "We could not ask for more, quite literally. You offer most all your assets..."

"I would give troops as well, but our army remains in shambles from the last war," Validar said. "I trust the gold and the ships will suffice as a sign of our commitment to the cause?"

"Of course it will. Thank you, King Validar," Chrom said.

"The honor is ours, my prince," Validar said with a small smirk. "I look forward to building a strong bond between our two nations."

"As do I," Chrom said. "Then, if there's nothing else? My men and I must hurry back to Port Ferox."

"Oh, so soon?" Aversa asked. "But I have one more introduction to make."

"...Yes? And who would that be?" Chrom asked, not wanted to offend them after their generous offer.

"A hierophant, the highest of her order in all Plegia," Validar said.

With that a hooded figure walked into the room with a cloak that looked exactly like Robin's grandmaster cloak. 'The cloak is a perfect match...What's going on here?'

~Robin~

The hooded figure didn't speak for a moment and just stared at the group.

"...So you lead the people in worship? We were just discussing religion earlier..." Robin said to try and break the silence.

The hooded figure continued to just stare in silence.

"...I'm sorry, have I said something to offend you?" Robin asked.

"...The heart still sleeps, but the blood flows through it. And the blood is strong..." the hooded figure spoke in an eerily familiar voice.

"...Huh? Beg pardon, were you talking to me?" Robin asked, confused.

"Good hierophant, I would ask you lower yur cowl," Frederick said with a straight face. "In Ylisse, it is a courtesy expected of one in the presence of royalty."

The hooded figure remained silent for a moment before answering, "...You are a long way from Ylisse, sir. ...But very well..." The woman lowered her hood to reveal an exact copy of Robin's face. "Is that better?" the Robin copy asked.

"What?!" Robin exclaimed. 'Wha? Who is this woman? Do I know her? She looks just like me...What's going on?'

~Chrom~

"By the gods!" Chrom exclaimed aloud.

Chrom was internally shocked when the hierophant lowered her hood. The face that he saw was an exact copy of the beautiful face that he yearned for. The face that he wanted to touch and kiss. 'Who is this woman? She isn't Robin...yet she looks like Robin...What's going on here?'

"What manner of sorcery-" Frederick exclaimed in surprise and disbelief.

"She looks just like...me," Robin said, shakily.

"My name is Robin," the copy said. "Oh, and that was YOUR name as well, wasn't it? What a coincidence..."

"Why that IS rather curious, now that you mention it... What are the odds?" Validar said. "In any case, I believe we are finished here. We will let you be on your w-"

"Hold just one moment!" Chrom interrupted.

"Milord?" Aversa asked.

"What is the meaning of this?" Chrom asked. "Why do your hierophant, and Robin-"

"I'm afraid we've no time for such trivial matters now, Your Highness," Aversa said with a sly smile. "We have aid preparations to attend to, and you have a long, hard journey ahead... Oh, and do be careful on your way back to Port Ferox. This time of year the highroads of Plegia can be quite treacherous..."

~Robin~

With that Chrom, Robin, and Frederick were shown the way to the door with no choice other than to go back to the Shepherd's camp. Robin stopped by her tent and then she decided that she really needed fresh air and went to walk around the outside part of camp for a while. She sighed to herself as she thought about what had happened today.

"It's no use. I can't sleep," Robin said aloud, trying to get rid of her anxiety. "Who was that woman? How could she bear my same face?" Robin continued to look around the forest with her mind lost in her thoughts.

"Robin..." a voice said eerily out of nowhere. "...Heed me, Robin..."

"Huh? Who's there?" Robin asked, looking around panicked. "Th-There's no one, I'm alone..."

"Heed my call, Robin..." the voice spoke again. Then Robin was overcome by an ear-splitting headache.

"Nngh... This voice is...in my head! Who are you?! What's happening?!" Robin asked in pain.

Suddenly Validar appeared before her and said, "Why do you close your heart to him, Robin?" the king asked.

"V-Validar?" Robin asked in surprise.

"Have you truly forgotten?" Validar asked.

"You were... calling me... Augh! My head!" Robin exclaimed as the headache got worse and worse. "Get out of my mind!" She yelled in anger.

"Heh heh. Such arrogance!" Validar said with a smirk. "You dare take such a tone... with your own father?!"

"...My what?" Robin asked, praying that she had heard the king right.

"You are flesh of my flesh, but of sacred blood. You are to serve a glorious purpose! Search deep in your heart. You already know it is your destiny..." Validar said.

"No...Get...Out..." Robin said firmly.

"Why do you resist us, Robin? Your rightful place is at my side," Validar said. "Not wasting time with these doomed servants of Naga! Give yourself to Grima! Let me join your strength to the fell dragon!"

"NO...Augh...You're wrong...My place is right here...with Chrom...to protect...Morgan...and...and Melody...and Kira and Selena..." Robin managed to say over the searing pain. "You...can't...tell me...what to do!"

Robin screamed as the pain in her headache got insanely worse as Validar just laughed.

"What foolishness of your words...your bonds with these servants mean nothing...Grima deserves your true allegiance."

At that moment, Chrom came rushing into the clearing. "Robin!" he shouted.

"...Pah! Not this one again..." Validar exclaimed in disgust. "No matter. In time you will see the truth. And that is all it will be - a matter of time..."

With that Validar disappeared and the pain started to slowly fade from Robin's head.

"Robin! Are you all right? I heard shouting," Robin vaguely heard Chrom say.

"Nngh...Ahh... Ahh..." Robin gasped for breath. "I-I think so... Yes, Chrom, thank you. I'm...I'm fine."

"'Fine' is a poor choice of words! What's happened?!" Chrom asked worriedly.

"...King Validar, he... He spoke to me... in my mind," Robin said, shakily. "He said I was his... his daughter..."

"What?!" Chrom exclaimed, alarmed. "...Is this true?"

"I don't know..." Robin said truthfully. "But I also don't know that it's a lie. Loath as I am to say it, I felt a... a strange connection, between us."

"Oh, gods..." Chrom said. "That hierophant doppelganger... Could she be the king's daughter, as well? Are you twins?"

"I... I'm sorry, Chrom. I can't remember..." Robin said truthfully. "But if I'm being honest... it would explain much... I'm not even sure I want to know the truth of my past anymore..."

"You are yourself, before you are any man's daughter," Chrom declared. "Remember that." Chrom stepped forward and placed a hand on Robin's cheek.

"...Thank you, Chrom," Robin said, awfully aware of where her commander's hand was.

'This is the first time I've been alone with him in awhile...my heart is going crazy...'

"I've missed you..." Chrom said. "I don't know what I would've done if you had gotten hurt..."

Robin stared blankly at Chrom, and quickly noticed the change in the prince's eyes. The worry and care was gone and was now replaced by desire and longing. "Chrom...Chrom we shouldn't do this...we aren't far from camp an-"

Robin was cut off by the rough pressure of Chrom's lips against her own. Robin immediately tried to pull away but Chrom held her close. He mumbled to her in between desperate kisses. "Robin...I know you still love me...I still love you...I love you...so much...I can't hold back how I feel... ...anymore...I've wanted to...kiss you like this...for a while now..."

Then Chrom started to deepen the kiss and Robin almost gave into the sweet, pleasurable feeling of his lips. However, she heard footsteps running towards them. She forcibly separated herself from Chrom. "Chrom...Someone's coming...we can't do this...ever again...okay?"

~Chrom~

Chrom quickly calmed himself and expertly hid his emotions.

'...but it was so nice...to hold her...to kiss her...to feel whole again...no...Chrom...calm yourself...whoever is approaching can't see you messed up like this...'

At that moment, Frederick came rushing into the clearing and Chrom silently thanked that Robin had sharp hearing. He couldn't imagine what would've happened if Frederick had walked into the clearing when he was kissing Robin.

"Milord!" Frederick exclaimed and bowed quickly. "We are under attack! Risen have encircled the camp!"

Chrom stepped back a little in shock. "But...we posted sentries! How did this happen?"

"They made a stealthy approach, milord. I've never seen Risen behave like this," Frederick reported. "Either they are learning our ways, or someone is commanding them..."

"Validar!" Chrom exclaimed. "This is is doing - I'm sure of it. Equip anyone who can bear arms, and tell them we fight for our lives!"

Chrom with the help of Robin quickly got the Shepherds together and Robin started shouting orders for a battle plan. Chrom tightened his grip on Falchion and vowed to himself that Robin wasn't going to get hurt. He had felt her pain as his own when he saw her clutching her head and Chrom knew that he could never let Robin experience that again.

The Shepherds were just about to put Robin's plan into action when a big black blur made zoomed towards their group.

"Wh-what's that? A storm of crows?" Chrom asked, stepping back in surprise. "Gods, it's upon us!"

Then a high sounding male voice sounding from within the crows. "CAW! CAW! Are you folks lost? Or perhaps a lost CAWs? Heh ha!"

"Who's there?!" Chrom exclaimed. "Show yourself! God's breath, I can't see anything through all these damned birds! Shoo! Scat! Away with you!"

A young man with a mess of white hair was revealed. "What's wrong?" the man asked. "CAW-strophobic? Nya ha ha! Oh, I slay me!"

"Not if these Risen do it first! This is no time for japes! Hide yourself, boy!" Chrom shouted as he sliced down a Risen that had come too close.

"You know, I thought you were all right... Turns out you're all FRIGHT! Nya ha ha!" the man laughed. "I'd wish you good luck killing these monsters, buuuuuut... They're ALREADY DEAD!"

"We are well aware!" Chrom shouted, getting a little annoyed with this man.

"The ravens wanted me to give you a message," the man said with his ever present smile. "'Caaw... C-caw-caw.' Roughly translated, it means... Hmm, now what was the human word for that again? ...Traipse? ...Tripe? Oh, TRAPPED! Right! ...They say you're trapped."

"We know, damn it! Gods... Where did they all come from?" Chrom asked as he saw Lon'qu and Lissa take down another two Risen not far away.

"Well, see, when a mommy zombie and a daddy zombie love each other very much... Nya ha ha!" the man laughed.

"Perhaps I should save the Risen the trouble and silence you myself," Chrom said, not amused at all.

"Hey, wait! I want to join your CAWs - I mean, I can help you!" the man insisted. " My name is Henry. I know magic! What do you say... Birds of a feather and all that?"

"Those robes... A Plegian dark mage? ...Why would you help us?" Chrom asked suspiciously.

"Oh, don't let all the joking around fool ya - I've got kind of thing for killing," Henry said casually. "Most funny people do, you know. The two things must be linked somehow. Ever talk to a jester when he's off duty? Those guys are some sick dastards! Oh! The ravens also said to keep an eye on those fortresses. If you're nearby when more monsters emerge, it could CAWs quite a stir!"

~Robin~

Robin saw Chrom look over at her with a look in his eyes. She nodded to say that we can deal with the weird Plegian dark mage later. Chrom nodded reluctantly and then his eyes softened as they said, 'I love you. Be careful okay?'

Robin blushed at that and fiercely replied with her eyes, 'I can take care of myself, mister.'

'But you love me too, right...'

Robin hesitated for a minute and almost replied that she would always love him before her mind corrected her. 'No, you have a wife, Prince Chrom.'

Chrom smiled smugly at her, 'You love me, I know you do. You hesitated, for a little too long.'

Robin glared at him, 'Whatever...let's just kill these Risen.'

Chrom nodded and ran off into the battlefield.

Robin smiled a little as she raced off to fight as well.

~About an hour later~

Robin looked over to the top of the hill where on the old bridge, Chrom and Sumia faced off the Risen chief. The duo made short work of the chief and then Sumia flew over to Lissa to get her injuries healed. Robin made her way ver to Chromto check up on him.

"That's the last of them," Chrom said with relief as Robin walked over to him. "Gods, I thought it might nev-"

Chrom was interrupted when a big tough looking Risen suddenly appeared next to him.

"Chrom, look out!" Robin screamed in terror.

"Huh?! Ah!" Chrom exclaimed as he tried to bring Falchion up in time to block the strike.

Robin knew that Chrom wasn't going to be able to block the strike so she started to run over to him.

'I'm not going to make it...Chrom...Chrom...'

~Chrom~

Chrom knew he wasn't going to be able to block this strike and with the injuries he had received in the battle they had just fought, this wound would be fatal.

'I guess this is the end...Robin...I love you...I regret all of my choices and foolishness up till now...I hope I will be able to see you in another life...'

Chrom still tried to raise Falchion even though he knew it was going to hit him and he closed his eyes and prepared himself for the searing pain.

"Father, no!" a shout rang through the valley.

Chrom's eyes flew open as a body slammed into him and pushed him back and there was the loud clang of metal as the Risen's sword clashed against the sword of the figure.

Chrom looked up and recognized Marth's outfit and shoulder length blue hair. The Risen panicked and somehow teleported away.

Marth turned around to face Chrom, "Thank the gods you're safe!" she exclaimed.

"...You called me 'Father.'" Chrom said with a confused expression.

"Did I?" Marth asked panic spreading over her face. "I... ...Perhaps we might speak privately?" she asked.

"Perhaps we should, yes." Chrom agreed as he looked around at the Shepherds approaching walking over. "But I need to get the Shepherds settled down into camp first."

"Of course," Marth said, looking at Robin who was running towards them before walking away.

"Chrom!" Robin shouted. "Are you alright?"

"Yes, thanks to Marth I am. I'm going to speak with her later tonight, she said she had something to tell me," Chom said.

Robin looked down at the ground and turned around to quickly walk away. Chrom reached out and grabbed her and pulled her to him. Robin struggled but Chrom didn't let go.

"No... Chrom...stop...we can talk...after you talk to...to Marth..." Robin said finally succeeding in pulling herself from his arms.

Chrom realized that Robin must have heard Marth's shout about him being her father and said to her, "Robin, you know that the one I love is you. Even if she is...even if Marth is..." Chrom couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Chrom," Robin said, her voice cracking a little. "I understand. It's okay. It's meant to be this way."

"No, Robin, I..." Chrom said. "I love you..."

Chrom tried to capture Robin's lips with his own but Robin stopped him. "Chrom, please!" Robin exclaimed. "...We can talk after you speak with...with Marth... I promise."

Chrom let his hands fall to his side and said reluctantly, "Alright."

Robin clenched her fists and ran away from him.

Chrom sighed as he watched her get farther and farther away. 'I love you...Robin...'

After the Shepherds were all settled into camp. Chrom led Marth off into the woods where they could talk without the Shepherds hearing.

"I don't even know where to begin," Marth said looking down at the ground.

Chrom breathed deeply and said, "I already know you're not 'Marth,' though I've nothing better to call you... But I'll ask nothing of you that you don't wish to reveal. Whoever you are, Ylisse owes you a debt beyond repaying."

"Thank you, but..." Marth started to say. "I think I would prefer you know the truth."

"As you wish," Chrom said.

"Here... Look closely, and all will be made clear," Marth said.

Chrom looked at Marth confused for a second, as the young woman walked past him and actually looked him in the eye for the first time. Chrom gasped in surprise and said, "That's the brand of the exalt!" Chrom's eyes widened as he looked down at the ground then at the young woman and her sword. "It can't be..." he said as he realized who this young woman was. "You've been fighting all tis time, haven't you? Lucina? You deserved better from me than one sword and a world of troubles. I'm sorry."

When the young woman heard him call her name tears spilled out of her eyes. Chrom immediately wanted to comfort her and reached out with his gloved hand to wipe away her tears. Lucina looked up at him in surprise and her tears just started spilling faster. "Father!" the young woman exclaimed rushing forward towards him. "Father...!"

Chrom wrapped his arms around Lucina and silently waited for her to finish. He rubbed her back gently until Lucina stopped crying and stepped backward.

"Better, Lucina?" Chrom asked.

"Yes, Father..." Lucina said. "I'm sorry. It just all rushed back at once."

"Father..." Chrom said, thinking over the word in his head as he tested the sound of it. It was a foreign sound, both a curse and a blessing.

Lucina looked at him with worried eyes. "Should I call you something else?"

Chrom looked up at Lucina and saw the hurt in her eyes. "No," Chrom said. "It's just strange to my ear. ...I like it."

Lucina smiled a little, "...Father! Heh heh!"

Chrom rubbed his hair absently. "Hah! Yes, it will take some getting used to!"

~Sumia~

The pegasus knight had seen him leave camp. She had seen the beautiful blue-haired girl. She had seen him walk off with anticipation. So she had followed them. Worrying the entire way about having another rival for his love. They stopped to talk alone in the forest and Sumia held her breath as she watched.

'I can't take this anymore.'

She reached over and grabbed a bunch of daisies that were growing nearby and started plucking the petals as she settled into a familiar chant.

"He loves me...He loves me not...He loves me...He loves me not...He loves me...He loves me not...He loves me...He loves me not..."

Sumia watched as Marth threw herself into Chrom's arms crying into his shoulder. She couldn't take anymore...She couldn't watch anymore...

~Robin~

Robin had seen the young queen leave the camp and decided to follow behind, knowing exactly where Sumia was going. She sighed and wished that Chrom had been more secretive when he led Marth away from camp so that they could talk. She had her suspicions that Marth was really Lucina, Chrom and Sumia's daughter. And while part of her hoped that Marth was not Lucina she knew that this was for the best. It would just be Naga proving to her that she and Chrom didn't belong together. She thought of Morgan and Melody and how much she missed them. How much she wished she could show their beautiful children to him. To Chrom.

But Chrom wasn't hers. He never was. Robin still shook her head at him though, knowing that this was how ill rumors were born. Robin swiftly and quickly got into the trees and perched herself carefully on a tree branch above the young queen.

She watched as Sumia started doing her flower fortunes and looked over at Chrom and Marth. It looked like Marth was crying and Chrom was embracing her. Robin looked back down at Sumia and saw the queen was at her breaking point and Robin immediately carefully dropped down beside Sumia.

~Sumia~

Sumia felt someone drop down next to her and she opened her mouth to scream loudly but she felt a hand cover her mouth. Sumia opened her eyes which she had clenched shut in fear and looked to her left. Robin was crouched there and the tactician motioned to Sumia that she was going to go ask Chrom what was going on first in case of misunderstanding.

Sumia nodded her approval of Robin's plan and watched as the tactician emerged from the shadows.

"I'm sorry, Chrom?" Robin asked, raising her voice so that Chrom and that woman could hear her.

'She always knows exactly what to do...all I could do was sit here...panicking...and do flower fortunes...how can I compare...how can I make it so Chrom is only mine...'

~Chrom~

Chrom smiled at Lucina as he observed what a beautiful young woman she had become.

"You're grown up so strong and beautiful. There's nothing more I could ask of you, my perfect daughter," Chrom said softly.

Lucina smiled at him as another tear rolled down her cheek. "Thank you, Father, that...that means a lot to me."

Chrom was about to offer to give Lucina another hug before they headed back to camp when he heard a voice echo sofly throughout the clearing.

"I'm sorry, Chrom?" Chrom was frozen to the spot. He would recognize that beautiful voice anywhere. His heart stopped. 'Did she hear?'

Chrom slowly looked over at the beautiful purple hair and the lovely brown eyes that looked at him with a hint of sorrow.

"Robin..." Chrom said slowly. "What is it?" 'Why are you here? That's the better question...'

Robin's eyes flashed with a little bit of grief and a hint of longing and Chrom had to struggle not to hug Robin immediately and tell her that he loved her and only her. More than life itself.

"It's just that...You two are out here alone, and Marth is crying," Robin said. "This is how ill rumors are born."

'No...no, it's not that...Marth is my daughter...not a secret lover...Robin...I love you and only you...She's waiting for me to explain that Marth is Lucina...But if I do that...it's sealing our separate fates...It confirms that we can't be together...'

All the joy that Chrom had felt from meeting Lucina and being called Father vanished in that instant. Even though he did feel some sense of love and attachment to his daughter, Chrom realized something. Lucina was living, breathing proof that he didn't end up with the woman he loved most.

Chrom gaze was fixed on the violet-haired tactician and Robin stared back with the same fierceness. They were occupied in their own little world, neither noticing the glare that Lucina was giving the pair.

The sudden silence was broken by a small whimper. "He loves me...He loves me not..."

Chrom's head jerked up and looked over towards the sound of the voice and finally noticed his wife squatting on the ground behind Robin.

'You have got to be kidding me...First my daughter...Then my lover...and now my wife?! This is just a really cruel joke you're playing on me Naga...Ugh...what do I do...'

Chrom's emotions were all out of sorts but he knew he had to address his wife at the moment. "Er, Sumia?" Then Chrom noticed the pile of shredded flowers that were nearby Sumia's feet and exasperation took over his voice box. "Why in gods' names are you shredding those poor flowers?"

Sumia jumped up and exclaimed, "I'm not spying on you! You can't prove that I am!" Then she looked from Chrom to Lucina and she clutched the daisy tightly in her hand. "Oh, gods! You brought HER!" Sumia sniffled a little bit. "How long has this been going on? Hmm?! How long have you been meeting this...this woman... At first I thought there was nothing wrong...I mean why would I...we have a daughter you...you bastard..."

Chrom saw Robin shift uncomfortably in the background and desperately wanted to hurry this process along.

He merely sighed at his wife's dramatic questions. "Can we tell her, Lucina?"

Lucian nodded fiercely. "Of course." Chrom felt kind of sorry for his daughter who looked really hurt since her mother was shouting at her. Lucina looked like she wanted nothing more than to comfort her mother right now.

Sumia stared at Chrom with a shell-shocked look on her face. Chrom watched her look at the woman she once knew as Marth. "Lucina? But wait, that's..."

Chrom quietly pushed his daughter towards Sumia. "This is our daughter, Lucina."

"...What?" Sumia asked, bewildered as the flower slipped from her fingers and onto the ground.

Lucina spoke up and said, "It's true, Sumia. I am your daughter. Look closely and you will see."

Sumia gasped when Marth looked her in the eye. "Your eye...It has the B-brand?!"

"The same brand carried by all House Ylisse's bloodline," Chrom added.

"...This...This is..." Sumia struggled to say. "This doesn't make any sense...Wait?! What about my Lucina? What have you done to her?!"

~Lucina~

Lucina felt a punch straight to the gut when her mother said that. A hurt expression spread across face at her mother's accusation. "Your baby is right where you left her, and perfectly safe. I am her, from another time. A time that has yet to be."

Sumia's eyes widened. "...You mean, the future?"

"Yes, more than ten years hence. After history takes a dark and destructive turn..." Lucina replied, as vivid memories washed through her head.

Lucina's jaw tightened when a new voice spoke up, intruding on their family discussion. "Why? What happens in the future?"

Lucina turned and looked at the tactician and then at her father. Chrom nodded and Lucina continued reluctantly. "The fell dragon, Grima, is resurrected. His roar is a death knell for man, a scream that silences all hope... Death everywhere..."

Lucina saw Robin's eyes widen as the tactician asked, "Chrom? ...Our whole company? All of us? Dead?" The young princess looked at the tactician for a long time as she tried to judge what Robin was thinking.

Lucina finally replied, "...Yes."

"I... I... don't know...what to say..." Robin gasped, with disbelief.

Lucina continued. "Naga, the divine dragon, feared mankind would face Grima once again. In preparation for that day, she developed a ritual. It allows one to return to the past and alter events already written. I made the journey together with others, but...we became separated."

Lucina looked around from Robin to her mother to her father. She was determined to accomplish the missions that she had in this timeline. One was obviously to stop Grima. The other was...personal...to find the woman that her father had loved more than her mother and stop this woman from ruining her family. And prevent the existence of those two...people...

Lucina vowed that she would not fail.

~Robin~

Everyone quickly said goodnight to each other and Sumia and Lucina walked off together, Sumia offering to share her tent with her daughter for the rest of the night. Robin watched the two woman walk away until they were out of sight.

'This is how it was meant to be...Chrom with his family...'

"Well, I suppose I-" Robin started to say, when big strong arms wrapped around her waist, puling her close as he covered her back with his body.

"Chrom?!" Robin exclaimed. "Wh-what a-re y-ou doing?!"

"Robin," Chrom said softly, his breath tickling her ear.

'Ohmygosh...Ohmygosh...This isn't happening...This isn't happening...'

AN: Yay! Finally done with this chapter. I liked writing this one a lot and I'm sorry that it wasn't up any sooner. School is officially in a routine and I had a lot of homework this past week so I wasn't able to write. I will have another chapter next Saturday. Owain and Inigo introduction. Then the rest of the future children will follow until finally...the twins! Yay! I'm so excited... I'll try to have an extra content chapter up tomorrow as an apology for the lateness of this one. Follow, Favorite and Review. All opinions are appreciated and a big help.