Ahoï!

It's only after I published the sixth chapter that I realise that I forgot to write an intro.
Well, here's some news/updates.
It saddens me to say that it might take me more time to release the new chapters from now on.
You see, I started to write this fanfic back in November 2015. I just took my sweet time to release it here on FanFiction dot Net.
The only thing right now that keeps me motivated at writing this story is by playing Fire Emblem Heroes…

At least now, we get to the part of the story where we'll meet more of the characters of Awakening.
We'll probably meet another one of my friend in chapter 9, but I make no promises.

Anyway, I hope once again that you'll enjoy this chapter!
Some… Mysteries will arise. :3


The earth is quaking.

The forest is burning.

And I'm seeing lava with my own eyes for the first time in my life.

Can you guess what's happening?

Indeed!

The portal between the future and the present just opened!

Cirus, Virion, Sully, Donnel and me have just arrived on the too familiar scenery.

Well… to me and Cirus, it is familiar.

Of course, our surrounding is pretty similar to what people would call the apocalypse, but to my close friend and me, it means something entirely different.

We are finally going to meet Chrom, Robin, Lissa, Frederick and Lucina, aka Marth!

While we are making our way through the burning area, I can barely hide my smile.

"So," I sarcastically ask Virion. "Is it always THIS hot in Ylisse?"

Virion is smiling, but I can see the distress in his expression.

"This country isn't renowned for its peculiar weather, I'm afraid. Lady Sully?"

The cavalier has a concerned expression.

"There has been no known report of an earthquake in a hundred years. So, no. This is not your typical weather."

I turn behind me to check if Donnel is still following.

"Hey Donnel! You okay, buddy?"

The farmer boy is looking at me with a pale face.

"Wh-Wha' in tarnation is happening!?"

"Don't worry too much! Stay close to us and nothing TOO bad should happen to you!"

Then, I spot something on the left corner of my eye, twenty meters away from the group…

Hey… I recognise that robe.

A robe made of dark, purple and gold.

With white pants, brown boots.

And a hoodie over its head…

It's Robin!

And… there's something behind him…

And it's not Frederick…

And it possesses red glowing ey- Oh shit it's a Risen.

I turn toward Cirus.

"J'vais sauver l'tactitien!" (I'll go save the tactician!)

Cirus answers with a confused look, but I am already holding my dragon stone.

Once changed, I fly between the trees to catch up with Robin.

He doesn't seem to have noticed the Risen holding a bow.

I won't have the time to shoot a fire ball at it before he takes a shot.

So… plan B.

"Look out!"

I charge at the tactician with my arms opened.

"KYAAAAAH!"

'Kyah?'

I swiftly grab Robin with my arms around her chest, pick her off the ground and take her away as I hear an arrow whistling right over my head.

I turn my back to the ground and slide on the grass until a shrubbery stops our track.

So… about that "kyah"…

"WHAT IS THAT!? A DRAGON!? STAY AWAY FROM ME!"

Hunh.

It's Female Robin.

She's pushing me and punching at my chest just like someone who's violently knocking at a door.

I thought Robin was the kind of person that would always stay calm and collected no matter the situation…

But yeah. I guess anyone would lose their cool after being hugged out of nowhere by a dragon.

Unfazed by the tactician's hand-to-hand assault, I turn my attention again to the Risen archer.

Oh crap, he's reloading fast.

I grab Robin again and turn around to protect her from the imminent arrow.

I drop her on the floor as I feel the sting getting stuck in the flesh of my back.

I roar in pain and it becomes clear to the tactician that my intention was to protect her all along.

"Zap him…"

Robin sounds surprised.
Maybe she wasn't expecting a dragon to talk…

But now is not the time!

"ZAP HIM!"

She finally clicks.

She spins besides me and grab her yellow tome in her hand.

"Wrong move!"

A lightning bolt flies out of her hand and hits the Risen right in the chest.

His body convulses and he falls in a bush.

Phew!

That's one.

I get enveloped by my wings which shatter in pink petals, revealing my normal form.

"Nice sho- Argh!"

Ow. Arrow.

As I fall on a knee, Robin grabs me by the shoulder.

"A- Are you okay?"

"Heh heh… It's just one arrow. I got penetrated by worst…"

Innuendo!

… Which Robin seems to completely ignore.

"I'll take you to Lissa" she says anxiously. "She'll know how to get that arrow out."

Or perhaps, she doesn't know what an innuendo is…

As she grabs me up, I hear a deep sound through my feet.

Like the ground is shaking.

"Wait. You hear that?" I ask the tactician.

"Hear… what?"

Here it comes again… louder.

"It's… getting closer."

Boom.

Robin freezes.

"Okay, I heard that."

The stomping is getting louder…

Its rhythm fastens…

We turn around to two glowing eyes coming from behind a wall of flames.

A gigantic muscular Risen runs through the fire and charges right at us.

You know, those big creepy douches wearing a brown KKK hoodie?
Yeah. One of THOSE thing.

I'm about to order Robin to shoot another lightning bolt at our enemy, but she's already charging electricity through her fingers.

I laugh at myself for doubting the tactician's sense of initiative.

I grasp my stone and turn into a dragon again.

Robin zaps the monster, but it only makes him stutter a bit on the side.

I spit a fire ball at him, but he charges through my attack with the side of his shoulder.

Well, at least it broke one of his arm.

However, he still has the other one to attack us.

And he's way to close for us to take another shot.

"NGAAAAAAAAH!"

A spear swiftly lodged itself in the chest of the Risen.

"AOOOOOOOH!"

Screaming in pain, he makes two steps back, only to have someone land on his shoulder, grabbing the spear and jump off the monster with dexterity.

The spearman stands guard right in front of us.

Holy… crap…
THAT was awesome.

This person is wearing a black armor…

Or at least, it seems like the kind of armor a wyvern-rider would wear.

You know… not too heavy like a knight, but just enough for a decent protection?

"Hey, you two!"

Wh-Wha! Me? Us?

The spearman is looking at us through its dragon-head shaped helmet.

"Bring the thunder!"

Oh right! The Risen is on the ground!

Robin takes two steps and Palpatines the monster. (If you don't understand this reference, I feel so sorry for you.)

Meanwhile, I fly off the ground and spit another "dragon ball" at him. (If you didn't get that one either, what are you even doing here?)

And once the blue flames evaporate, the spearman jumps an inhumanly high distance toward the sky and lands itself on the Risen with its spear stabbing the head of the monster.

The abomination lets out a last moan and he evaporates like black dust in the wind.

Well…

That went good.

Even better than… wait…

A certain detail is amiss…

WHO IS THAT?

It's not a character I know.
The voice isn't familiar at all.

And… actually…

I can't see the person's identity at all!

But… that way of fighting…

The spear, the dragon shaped armor, the jumps…

That's the three characteristics of a "Dragoon" from the Final Fantasy series!

As the warrior turns toward us, it finally came to my notice.

The spearman is actually a girl.

Because her armor has just the right cleavage to reveal the wearer's… "generosity".
Which kind of reminds me of that Dragoon in Final Fantasy XV that I don't remember the name…

"Thanks for the rescue" says Robin to me and the mysterious Dragoon-lady. "The timing was impeccable."

I turn toward Robin and the spear wielder at the same time.

"Hu-Huh… Sure! No problem!"

Okay. Gotta get my act together!

I have Robin on my right, who I'm not supposed to know the identity.
And there's that Dragoon-girl, who I never saw before.

"Hah! We kicked his ass, SO hard!" says the mysterious girl.

Well… at least, I like her high-spirit attitude.

"So…" reticently starts Robin. "Who are you two?"

I turn toward her with a nervous smile.

"The name is Gim. Manakete, or, Dragon shapeshifter."

"I see. And you are?"

The young lady puts one hand on her hips and the upper part of her spear on her shoulder.

"You can call me… Undyne! And I am a Dragoon."

If I was drinking tea, now would be the time where I spit it.

That's two references!

Her Dragoon Class (that she just admitted out loud).

And that name! "Undyne"!

She's wielding a spear and wears a black armor!

That's totally a reference to Undyne from Undertale!

"Well, thank you, Gim and Undyne" politely says Robin. "Now if you'll excuse me, my friends probably need my help. Later!"

And Robin runs away through the woods.

As I look at her leaving, I am unable to turn toward… "Undyne".

There is a long awkward silence.

I shouldn't stay here.

I should be helping the others.

But… I can't move…

The girl behind me…

I have so many questions to ask her.

I turn toward her and…

… she's gone.

"AW COME ON!"

WHERE? HOW? WHO? WHY WHY WHY?

As I check my surrounding, I hear shouts in the distance.

Oh yeah… the battle.

And… that arrow in my back isn't getting more comfortable…

Well… time to meet the… other characters that I already know…


"It seems all the creatures are vanquished" says Frederick to Chrom. "This young man took care of the rest."

The swordsman looks at the Prince of Ylisse without moving an inch.

Lissa shyly addresses "Marth".

"Um, I never got to thank you… for before. So… thank you. You were very brave."

"You saved my sister's life" says the Ylissean Prince. "My name is Chrom. Might I ask yours?"

"You may call me Marth" answers the masked warrior.

This is WAY too bizarre.

Hearing a conversation that you heard plenty of time before, but… LIVE.

Every single word is at the exact same spot in their proper sentence.

It is so freaky, it gives me goosebumps.

Well, I'll have to get used to it now that I'm following the main characters of the story.

As the short conversation is put to an end, I can't help laying my eyes on "Marth", walking away.

Oh yeah… here's an interesting detail.

I completed Fire Emblem Awakening four times.

In my first game, I married Lucina, because she just seemed like the most plot-convenient choice.

And I was right.

In the second game, I married Lucina AGAIN, because when I was passing through her Supports for a second time, I couldn't help but reach the S-Support out of simple inflation.

Thus, Lucina became my #4 waifu.

And I'm seeing her off. Walking away. Without having the chance to even interact with her.

As I let out a long sigh, Cirus bumps me in the shoulder.

And with a joyful sarcastic voice.

"Vas-tu survivre?" (You'll survive?)

Oh yeah.
Each of my close friends know about my love for Lucina…
His comment turns my face slightly red.

"Ah, ta yeule!" (Oh, shut up!)

Yeah, sure. She's a waifu and all…

But I was already told that the children of the future are a no-no.

So… I shake my head as Chrom, Robin, Lissa and Frederick comes toward the rest of the group.

"So, I suppose you are Gim?" asks Chrom.

I'm a head taller than the prince of Ylisse and I still feel intimidated.

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you" he continues. "Never before have I seen someone turning into a dragon before."

"Me too!" says Lissa. "I thought your species went extinct centuries ago.

"Oh. There are still a few of us roaming the land. Thank you for your concern."

The prince exchanges a look with Cirus.

"So, Cirus. This is the man that sent us the missive? The one you were looking for?"

"In the flesh!" my friend answers.

"Before he left for the south of the Kingdom, Cirus told me that you would be thrilled to join the ranks of the Shepards. Is it the case?"

My face is shining with a smile.

"It would be my honor and my pleasure, Lord Chrom!"

The prince laughs in amusement.

"Alright! But none of that "Lord" thing. If you are a Sheppard, then you'll fight at my side. So, that makes you and I equals."

"Y-Yes, sir- Uh… Understood, Chrom."

Robin is looking around.

"What about Undyne?"

Oh sh*t!
I completely forgot!

"Undyne?" asks both Chrom and Cirus in unison.

"She helped us defeat one of those huge monster earlier."

The tactician stares at me, worried.

"What happened to her?"

I feel quite embarrassed.

"I… don't know. I turned around for a second, was about to ask her some questions, and then she was gone!"

Cirus is looking at me with a more serious look.

"And she told you her name was… 'Undyne'?"

"Yeah!"

Cirus played Undertale too.
He quickly established the connection as well.

Frederick is frowning.

"What did she looked like?"

"She was wearing a black armor and a dragon-shaped helmet, so I couldn't get a glance at her face or her hair color."

My close-friend couldn't help but twitch his eye at my 'hair color' comment.

Chrom's bodyguard lets out a sigh.

"First a young swordsman carrying the name of the hero of legends, then another mysterious warrior masking its identity. Plus, those dangerous monsters coming out of nowhere."

"I hear you, Frederick" answers Chrom. "We need to get back to the kingdom and make sure that everyone is alright. Then, we'll shed some light on those events."

As everyone is packing up, I'm staring at the burning forest. Still looking at a hint of the Dragoon's presence.

I sense a hand on my shoulder.

It's Robin.

"I'm sure she'll be fine."

She gives me a sincere smile.

I nod back.

"Yeah…"

I chuckle and we both turn to join the group walking away.

"Sooo… She said she was a 'Dragoon', right? What is that exactly?"

"Oh! Right! Dragoon isn't a popular term in these land… So basically, a Dragoon is…"

As we set for Ylisstol, I satisfy the tactician's curiosity to the best of my knowledge.

Ugh… what a day.

But at least, we missed the worst…

I mean… We didn't get to taste the bear meat.


It has been years since "Marth" hadn't heard the sound of crickets chirping in the night.

It was somehow soothing yet disturbing.

An hour ago, the young swordsman was still in a burning land, overtaken by the Shadow Dragon.

The sudden change of scenery was… comforting.

But it wasn't a reason for "Marth" to let its guard down.

A sudden crackling in the wood made the swordsman take out his sword and point it at the darkness of the forest.

"Who goes there?"

A shadow surfaces from between the trees and "Undyne" appears in front of "Marth".

"Your majesty" politely says the Dragoon with a light touch of irony.

The swordsman freezes and lowers his sword.

"Y-You… What are you…?"

"I came to pick you up! Black Knight's orders."

"Marth" gasps at the news.

"He's still alive?"

"Undyne" stares at the ground.

"Barely…"

"Oh no… Take me to him, quickly! I must head north as soon as possible."

"Oh. It's on the way. Also, you'll get a horse to help you travel. So, chillax for now!"

"Marth" lets out a sigh and smiles at "Undyne".

"Let's go."


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