Fire Emblem Fates
Chapter 1: The Ambush
2 Years later
It was a quiet day in the Hoshidan Castle, until the playful Takumi and Hinoka were playing around the halls and bouncing up and down, causing a ruckus in the diner and ballroom. They were running away from their other sibling, young Corrin, an 11- year old white haired boy wearing an outfit similar to Hinoka, one which she may have had some influence on.
"Never gonna catch us Corrin!" Taunted Takumi, sticking out his tongue.
"Come on brother you need to be faster if you want to catch us." Hinoka joined in. Corrin was tired from all the running and needed a break so he sat down. Hinoka and Takumi noticed and ran over to see if he needed some help back up, but once they got close enough, Corrin got up and tagged Hinoka, pushing her on her butt and running away. Takumi took the hint and immediately betrayed Hinoka for his other elder sibling.
"Hey, no fair, you always do that!" She complained.
"Well, you always fall for it." Corrin replied.
"Because I don't want you to be hurt. I shouldn't be punished for being caring." Hinoka said in a saddened tone.
"Excuse me my children, but am I interrupting a game?" Their big father, King Sumeragi asked.
"Father!" They all exclaimed, and ran up to hug their big dad. Behind him stood their youngest sister Sakura.
"How was the trip Sakura?" Asked Corrin, but Sakura was too shy to respond.
"It was great, she loved the Pegasus Fields, right Sakura?" Sumeragi said, and she nodded.
"Aw, that's so great, I loved the Pegasus fields when father took me when I was 7 too Sakura." Hinoka gently said, patting her shy sisters head, when Ryoma walked in.
"Hey, big brother, how goes it?" Asked Takumi.
"Good, mother just sent me to retrieve father. She has something she wishes to discuss with him." He spoke. Sumeragi took this as cue to leave for the throne room and meet up with his wife.
"Hello, dear." He said, as he gently kissed her on the cheek. "Ryoma said you wanted to speak with me?" Mikoto gently nodded and handed him the letter.
"It is a letter from King Garon of Nohr, he wishes to sign a peace treaty and he wanted to meet up in Cheve to discuss the terms." Mikoto sadly said. "What should we do Sumeragi? This could all be a trap staged by Garon. Our sources still believe he is a tyrant ruling over the people of Nohr. Do we really want him to have control over our peaceful country?"
"I will go alone to Cheve. I believe that Garon is truthful when he says he wishes to discuss peace negotiations, but just in case it is a trap, I would not think of endangering our people." Sumeragi declared.
"But dear husband. If this is a trap, it could end with your death." Mikoto replied. "I could not bear to see you hurt, or worse. Our children still need their father." Sumeragi just kissed her on the cheek.
"I'll be fine honey, trust me." He left the throne room and prepared his sword and armor. Sumeragi was a well- respected swordmaster, an idol which Ryoma hoped to follow.
"Where are you going Papa." a voice from a corner mumbled. Corrin appeared from the shadows with a worried look in his face. "Papa are you going for another trip." Sumeragi kneeled down and said
"Yes, my sweet Corrin. I will be going to Cheve for a while, I won't be here for a week or so."
"Well, I want to go with you!" Declared Corrin.
"No, honey. You can't. This trip might be dangerous and I can't dare to put you in harm's way." Sumeragi gently said, with Corrin filling with tears.
"What do you mean? Are you going to fight someone Papa."
"Perhaps my child. But do not fret, because I will come back to you." Sumeragi promised, and left to pack his things. Corrin unable to let his father go into danger alone, snuck onto the ship that sailed from the coast of Hoshido to the Port town of Dia. By the time Sumeragi found out, it was too late and he was ambushed by King Garon's forces, sacrificing his life, protecting a fainted Corrin and was then abducted by the Nohr forces. Ryoma, witness to the whole thing, escaped with his life and relayed the information to his Hoshidan family, leading to Hinoka's depression for 2 months, and her picking up the naginata.