No, I don't own anything of Fire Emblem. And while I fully realize that my updates for this FE fic is not frequent and very late, somehow I don't seem to feel very motivated to write this, but if I start writing, then I'll finish it, which is what I'm planning to do. So I hope readers and my faithful reviewers will always continue reading despite the late updates.
So let's get on with the story!
Chapter 13: Day 3, Afternoon Time part 1!
"Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb; Mary had a little lamb—" A male voice was humming loudly, his musical notes definitely at the worst of the worst level.
"Now what was after that? …Ah, never mind; let's change all of it! Hecky had a little crush, little crush, little crush; Hecky had a little crush, so grossly he acted!"
That annoying person singing was going to start the silly idiotic song again, but was fortunately interrupted by an EXTREMELY irritated voice.
"The hell you're singing Oswin…just shut your crazy blabbering mouth…you're giving me extra headaches!" A pillow was flung clumsily at Oswin, missing its target completely.
Oswin glanced at the 'invalid' lying on the bed beside him and exclaimed. "Ah Lord Hector you are finally awake! Words cannot express how worried I was when you did not wake up for many hours; you have been sleeping the whole morning!"
Hector groaned. "Ah shaddap…don't talk so proper, you're a dumb nut, Oswin. I can't believe I woke up thanks to your 'BEAUTIFUL' singing. Ringing in my head and dreams!" He ironically stressed on the 'beautiful' part.
Unfortunately for him, Oswin chose that time to be dense. "Why thank you for the compliment Lord Hector! Flattery from you yourself is definitely an honour! Of course, my singing is not that great compared to the normal pop-stars in the author's current world, but if you think necessary, then I shall be more than happy to represent the world of Elibe and sing for our world! For Elibe!"
Hector sat up and slapped his forehead hard. "Oww…man, I feel like I just had a hangover…"
"What are you going to do now Lord Hector? The day is bright; sunshine looms! The perfect day for vigorous activities, don't you think so?"
Hmm, just perhaps Oswin was too cheerful for Hector's liking. "No, I think the exact opposite," he snapped angrily. "I'll rather stay here any day than to walk outside and get thrashed by Lyn or Fiora…less even Farina!" He shuddered.
Oswin twitched his eyebrows. "Speaking of Lady Farina—"
Hector burst out in an interruption. "NO! Don't call her 'Lady'! She DOESN'T deserve it! Don't EVER let me hear that again; you hear me, Oswin!"
"Er…yes, of course. As what I was saying, Lad—I mean, Farina, was very concerned about you, Lord Hector."
A chill went down Hector's spine. "And?"
"If my memory serves me correct, she has visited you at least fifty, five zero times in just three hours. But do not fear; I never did let her inside this room. I locked the door. The young woman was getting very impatient at the prospect of seeing you."
More chills down Hector's spine. "Aaanndd?"
"As a matter of fact, she just came a few minutes ago. I did not grant her admission into this room, but I guess her patience ended there. She said that by hook or by crook she would get inside this room and see you, and that nothing would stop her."
Sweatdrops were constantly dripping down Hector's chin. To Oswin's astonishment, he leapt out of the bed with surprising agility and hurriedly dressed himself, at the same time urging Oswin to tell him more. "Go on."
"There is nothing more to tell, Lord Hector. Oh yes, I forgot. She did say before she left that she would visit you again in five minutes. Oh, and she added that she would bring her Rex Hasta and her sword to break down the door if necessary." Oswin uttered all of these words without any qualms, as if everything that Farina did and said was nothing out of the ordinary.
Hector stopped in his quick steps to change into his daily clothes, as if turned into stone. "W…when was the last time that…that devil came?"
Oswin smiled calmly. "Why Lord Hector, five minutes ago!"
Hector's mouth dropped open. "A…and…now…"
"Yes, now is exactly five minutes from when Lady Farina spoke that she would return."
So shocked was Hector that he hardly noticed the pronunciation of 'lady' in Farina's name and did not bother to correct Oswin. Two seconds later, footsteps could be heard stamping eagerly outside.
"Well, to speak of the devil, here she comes!"
Hector yelped and screamed like a little puppy cornered in a deadly, piercing high pitch. Now wearing his normal 'original game clothes' in an untidy fashion, his haunted eyes scanned the room for any signs or ways to escape. The only thing that seemingly looked like a possible way of escape was a tiny window beside his bed that was half-open that lead to the castle grounds.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
The door banged until it got bent but miraculously not yet broken down (don't ask me how).
"LORD HECTOR! Oh dearest! Open the door or I will submit myself to violence without carrying any responsibilities on my shoulders!"
Without any logical thoughts on how his big-sized body could go out from the tiny window, Hector leaped to his means of escape at once. His head managed to pass through the window but as expected, his fat body was stuck. He vainly wriggled and wriggled but his body refused to budge.
"Ah dammit all…I should have listened to mommy years ago not to eat five bowls full of cereals everyday!" (the author sweatdrops)
Seeing no response from Hector inside the room, crazy Farina decided to take REAL serious action. Readying the Rex Hasta in a fighting stance, she uttered a war cry and started plunging or rather striking the door with incredibly fast speed in what you could say 'Hysterical and Intense Mode'. The poor door…
Hector squeaked when the door started giving away. "Oswin! Don't just stand there like a numbskull! Help me out here! Quick!"
Oswin who was just an interested spectator the whole time sprung into action. "Er…yes, Lord Hector." Moving to the stuck Hector over the window, he hesitated.
"What the hell are you waiting for? Can't you see I'm helpless to move? Hurry up for goodness sake Oswin!"
Small pieces of wood once belonging to the door fell down to the floor, but the door still remained firm.
"Er…Lord Hector, if I were to push you with my strength, I'm afraid--"
"The hell you afraid of Oswin? You should be afraid NOW for my safety! Just help me to get out of here or I'll order the soldiers to shave off every single hair of your 'precious' chest hair!"
Oswin gasped. "Oh no, my chest hair! My LOVELY CHEST HAIR! My unique symbol! How treasured and special!"
Hector almost puked. "Yes, yes, whatever. Now will you help me to squeeze out or will you let your chest hair be shaved and deprived?"
The fat knight's eyes suddenly blazed with fire intensity in it. "Nobody ever tries to threaten my chest hair and gets away with it! You hear me? Not even you not even the great Elimine or Roland or Bramimond gets away with it! NOBODY! YOU HEAR ME! AARRGGHH!"
With super renewed brutal strength, Oswin gathered all of his 'monstrous physical strength' into his hands and with one motion, he punched Hector in the ass, causing Hector to miraculously fly out of the tiny window with a bloodcurdling scream, but not without saying 'Ah! Bliss…'. Ouch. But wait, I forgot to say that the glass window and the whole side of that wall which the window rested fell down under Oswin's crazy strength too! And don't forget that this room was on the second floor, which means that Hector had a very nasty fall together with the wall, but if compared to Farina's threat, just a piece of cake.
CRASH!
Monstrous, ain't Oswin?
So when Farina finally burst into the room with crazy eyes, her eyes only widened when she saw a room which was not complete by means of missing one part of the wall by the bed. Just you imagine that for a moment!
"Wha…" She looked around for anyone she could see and saw Oswin with his hands still outstretched at the edge of the missing-one-wall-room. "You! What happened? And where is my dear Lord Hector!"
Oswin puffed. "Lady Farina, Lord Hector is down below, if you ask."
Her eyes shone. "Down? Down where!"
Oswin gestured from the now empty space of the room to the castle grounds below, where a series of screams and shouts of 'help!' had arisen. Hector's fall was indeed popular…always being the famous guy he is.
Farina ran to where Oswin was and looked down. To her delight, she saw her 'beloved' Hector lying on the ground unconscious with X symbols on his eyes. Many maids who were passing that part of the castle grounds stared at him with their mouths dropping open. Daily guards had hurried forward to assist and rescue the poor half-dead-again lord.
"Ah! How shaken Lord Hector is with the thoughts of me and our love shared together! Oh my beloved! Never fear, for I shall go with you; be with you for now and for eternity!"
Without a moment of hesitation, Farina made a graceful but scary dive as she followed Hector suit in falling.
All Oswin could do was to stare after her blankly.
Now, the big CRASH sounded all over the castle, and everyone heard it. How did they react to it?
…You'll see what happens in two given situations.
CRASH!
Hearing that, the seven 'Sain-hunters' stopped midway in their search for the green knight. The seven people, namely Lyn, Rath, Kent, Erk, Jaffar, Raven and Guy, stood stunned for a moment from the shock and surprise.
Now if they had only known it, their 'catch' was actually pretty near them. Yes, catch meaning dear Sain. The seven were currently gathered at a secluded spot at the castle grounds to exchange news and reports on finding Sain, and the artful guy had decided to put his 'knightly training and abilities' to use by way of creeping up near them behind some bushes to spy on them and know their next action. Yep, an action you wouldn't have really expected since Sain's really scared out of his wits.
He strained his ears and eyes to listen and watch. "Wh…what was that big crash?" Lyn asked.
Guy just shrugged. "Wonders. Could that have been Sain up to his tricks again?"
Kent spoke out. "Yes, that might be true, Lady Lyndis. His true location might be there."
Erk just rolled his eyes. "I bet he's the only guy that can cause such uproar, other than Lord Hector."
Sain thanked his lucky stars and whomever that person was who created that uproar. My lifesaver! Now I can make a proper escape!
Jaffar, Raven and Rath did not say anything, only nodding their heads. A moment later, Rath leaned forward towards the group and whispered something, but Sain's ears couldn't catch any ball.
Lyn braced herself with her Sol Katti. "Alright, since we all agree that it must be Sain's location now, what are we waiting for? Corner him from all sides according to your own capabilities! Don't let him escape this time! Show him that we, the Hunters, are not to be trifled with! There's no time to be wasted! Let's go, everyone!" She pointed her sword towards the placed where the crash had sounded. "Charge!"
In two seconds, everyone had put on his or her best burst of speed, and before Sain could say 'I'm FREE!' all of them had vanished into thin air.
Seeing no one else to disturb and kill him, the flirty knight immediately rejoiced. "Yes! Oh many thanks to Elimine for granting me peace! I outwitted them! Ah, such cleverness, dear Sain!" …Yeah, Sain IS getting slightly cranky.
But there is this proverb called 'Don't count your chickens before they hatch'. Obviously, Sain had never heard of that popular proverb.
Five seconds later he was punched in the gut by an extraordinarily strong arm, causing him to bend double. A hissing female voice greeted him menacingly. "Why greetings Sain! Missed me, my 'dear knight'?"
Sain's eyes widened. He gulped. Sweatdrops started forming on his forehead. He looked up and saw none other than a smirking Lyn. A figure of doom! Ooo…never mess with Lyn people.
"Uh…Lady…Lady Lyndis…" What should I say to get out from this? "Uh…you look very beautiful and charming today?"
He was immediately slapped hard on the cheek. "Enough with your imbeciles Sain! I'm sick of your attitude! SICK! So sick until I feel like killing you, chop your head into pieces, slash your neck a thousand times, give you a hundred critical strikes with my Sol Katti, cut open your legs and arms, stab you in the face, feel your stupid blood at the end of my sword, and more than you can even imagine with your perverted mind! A stupid goof like you who only knows how to seduce women! A trickster, a swindler, a harm to all women! Disgusting, filthy swine!"
All Lyn's outburst was said in only one breath. Her left hand rested on her Sol Katti sheathed in her scabbard for action. Wow. Every single word that Lyn uttered out Sain flinched. Okay, maybe she's going too far, but shows one thing: never try to play with Lyn, or you'll most probably see yourself at the end of her sword. Lyn currently is 'MMM', short for 'Max. Mad Mode'! (wink)
"Bravo! Bravo!" An unknown voice applauded from somewhere else, but nobody took notice of it.
"And don't you ever think, even try, to escape from my clutches now! One single try or hint of it and I'll chop off your legs in an instant, and do not think I don't have the guts to do it! I'm a Sacaen, and I have no qualms in punishing someone, no qualms in seeing death, no qualms at all to feel and see blood splattering! No, only pure satisfaction remains! Sacaens believe in avenging and vengeance, and I'll gladly fulfill what I started off with! You hear me! I won't even flinch a single bit to feed pieces of your skin and meat to the ducks or pigs I see! I've always told you not to mess with me, but if you don't ever want to listen, then pay the price! I had even given you a few chances already in the past, and those were the last chances! Sorry, but the shop's finally closed. Get me?"
"This is really your unlucky day, Sain. Sometimes you look so bad until I can't help pitying you, and until I don't feel like toasting you with my new Elfire tome anymore. You better thank your lucky stars that you don't need to expect many hits from me. And on a side note, you should really work more on your 'spying' skills. They totally suck; anyone could see a pair of eyes from a clump of bushes from a mile away. Are you really sure you passed your knight tests properly?"
Sain's eyes shot towards some trees to his left at the sound of a new voice. Within those trees the anima mage--, I mean, sage Erk emerged from the hiding of the trees. Before his mind could comprehend further, his startled eyes saw Kent, Guy, Raven, Jaffar and Rath also show themselves to him from their hiding places. …You could say Sain was totally dismayed and out of his wits. Dear dear, even the author herself feels sorry for Sain.
Kent, his face full of pity, staring at him. "Sain…you broke the laws of our knightly promises and oath, don't you remember?"
Guy, slowly advancing towards him, sighing. "Man, I can't help but to feel reluctant here, when I've been waiting for this moment for like, so long!"
Raven, Jaffar and Rath did not even bother to open their mouths, only walking towards the poor cowering knight steadily.
Lyn took a few steps backward and took a deep breath to calm herself.
"Man, that was good…I've been wanting to get it out of my chest for so long…"
"What shall we do to him, Lady Lyndis?" Erk asked simply.
Lyn scratched her chin (that wasn't itchy) and thoughtfully she wondered.
CRASH!
That loud, menacing, crazy, annoyingly disturbing, etc etc noise brought a certain red-haired lord back to his reality and senses from his thoughts. Yes, dear Eliwood whose speech previously got rejected by the Fire Emblem crew. He jumped really high, as high as one metre. …Imagine that yourself alright?
"Wh…what was that noise? I better check it out myself…" The pompous Eliwood strutted to the special part of the castle grounds which was becoming a very popular place, thanks to the noise Hector made.
As soon as he got there, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. What he saw was a badly bruised Hector lying on the floor upside down, pieces and shards of glass from a window, a windowpane, and most amazingly, a big chunk of wood oddly looking like a part of a wall. Castle guards were rushing to Hector's aid. Many maids and people, some whom he recognized as part of Eliwood's Elite, also were there. Then, as he glanced nervously up to the castle walls, he held his breath as he saw one part of the wall in one of the guestrooms were missing. But that was not of much importance as to when he looked up.
What scared him was when he saw someone with a lance preparing to dive down two floors to the ground. TWO very high floors. Someone who had short dark blue hair. Someone who oddly looked like…Farina. Immediately the thought of committing suicide came to him.
"F…Farina?" He shouted to make her hear. "Farina, what on earth are you doing? Why are you…"
Too late.
Farina screamed out 'I'm coming!' and dived down, and landed with a loud 'pop' on the hard ground. She immediately had two big Xs for her eyes.
"…Ouch." Eliwood couldn't help but to marvel at her stupidity.
The castle guards were also at a loss for words to say. No one said anything. Everyone was too shocked and astounded as to what happened.
Minutes later, the medical team came. Along came two stretches were brought forward, and Hector and Farina's unconscious body was placed separately on the stretches, and later on carried away in haste by the medical team for recovery.
Nobody said anything to justify the whole matter that just happened.
The crash indeed was very shocking to everyone, especially the Fire Emblem crew. Majority was pretty shaken up and most took the time to go to that part of the castle grounds just to look at what happened.
People like Rebecca and Louise clung to Wil and Pent respectively; people like Priscilla, Florina, Serra and Nino just jumped out of their wits feeling VERY scared; crazy people like Karel, Karla, Bartre and Vaida were unmoved, some even snorted; people like Matthew, Legault, Canas and Lucius just laughed knowing the team's craziness; prim people like Lowen, Harken, Isadora and Marcus just frowned at the improperness, and such like that. Well well.
Don't you think the publicizing people can make a small fortune out of that special 'CRASH'?
Author's Note: Here ya go, Chapter 13 done! Hope I still haven't lost my touch at humour here…this chapter is mainly about the crash and Sain's 'fateful' day, but more coming the next chapter! Yes, this story contains a lot of Sain-bashing, but it won't be as bad as you think. I noticed from some reviews that Sain was quite pitied by the readers, so I guess that shows that the message in my story got through to readers. D
Next chapter coming up: How will the Sain-Hunters judge Sain? Will Nino and Farina ever be cured from their disease? Will Hector finally be able to get things right between him and Florina? Stay in tuned to Chapter 14: Day 3, Afternoon Time part 2!
Please read and review!
Many bunches of thanks to the following constant reviewers:
enigma4ever: Maybe Sain's punishment won't be that bad. You'll see.
lilylisa31: Great to receive another review from you; hope this chapter is still great enough!
MiSs JoVaNNa: Hehe.
Sandoishi: Nah, I'm sure Raven can make sure he doesn't get slaughtered. Watch out for Sain in the next chapter! 'Waitey' huh? Sounds cute. 'Weters den'!
Zeek72: Oh, a new reviewer! No, remember that Hawkeye is still training his daughter in the Nabata Desert, so there's no way he can come to the regroup. Geitz is lost at sea with Dart, that's why both of them aren't there too. And as for Wallace, er…(I forgot about him) I'll add him in the next chapter/s. Hope you'll continue to support this fic!
K-Gforever: Yeah, like you say, poor Eli. Nyak nyak nyak. And thanks for telling me what LMAO and IC stands for!
Blazing Fool: Yeah, I'm still keeping the MerlinusxHannah idea in store. Wow, lots of people are pitying Sain…shows what Lyn can do!
Nightmare3: Roasting Sain over a fire? Hey, that's a great idea! Maybe that's what will happen to him…see what happens in the next chapter!
sweetmaiden: -gasp- I'm a good author no matter what story I write? Yippee!
Lemurian-Girl: I hope the next incoming chapter can make up for the lack of romance in the past chapter! Slight HectorxFlorina and JaffarxNino coming up!
Gingy Mittens: It's really obvious in the game that Nino is naturally to be paired up with Jaffar isn't it? And no, don't worry, I'm not hurt or anything; hope you'll continue to support my fic!