Onward to the next chapter! OC acceptance is closed! This time there will be a bit of home world action with the newest members of the gang! And then the expected will happen!
The waifus that have been taken out of the vote are: Tharja and Cordelia. They have been shipped off already. So I apologize if I've disappointed anyone. I didn't choose, they were OC requests.
Also! I forgot to add Brandon to the list of OC's. How dumb of me! So I was really only accepting one, but then felt like adding more...
(Edit 10/7/14 I would like to thank Tumer for his help with this chapter and future ones! Also everyone who submitted an OC! You contributed greatly! Thanks a million!)
Brandon's PoV
It was yesterday that all this happened. It made me think of few things. One, some trashy fanfic based off of Sword Art Online…Another, how one's life could be ruined so easily.
Yesterday, on my way back home from the Halloween anime convention, I walked past where Fedelta's house was. I expected to just see the same old neat garden and trimmed lawn against the big white house. Not an ambulance and Rei Feuer on the steps with Fedelta's parents, sobbing. Naturally, I wanted to find out what was wrong, but I knew it wasn't my place to bother them during their tragedy.
The next Monday in school our homeroom teacher told us about the tragedy. She was in a coma. For me, that didn't add up. Nothing seemed off about her at the convention Friday night. If anything she seemed even happier than usual, her permanent scowl missing and replaced by a real grin.
But enough on her…I thought this was insane…Until I was met with a similar fate…
Ugh…Where the hell am I?
I leaned off the ground and found myself in a forest. But that wasn't the strange part. I do tend to wander into forests a lot. I guess I just love nature too much. The strange part was who was on the ground next to me.
Curled up around a Mew plushy with a bit of drool on the corner of her mouth was none other than Rei Feuer. There was one word to describe this situation: cute. Then there was another: deadly. The girl may look cute and cuddly on the outside, but they called her Rei for a reason. In short, don't mess with the little flame, you'll just make it bigger. And more dangerous.
So what are the bloody odds of waking up in a forest with the most deadly girl at school? Almost none. That's why it happened to me. Because I'm unlucky.
Rei moaned in her sleep and yawned before turning over on the hard ground. She then reached for a pillow apparently, to cover her ears since she sensed that her alarm clock was going to go off. When she didn't find the pillow, she leaned forward and yawned again.
"I swear…If you took my pillow again Mr. Cuddlebugs…I'll…" She blinked a few times before turning to me and leaping backwards, trying to cover herself. Thankfully, neither of us were wearing our pajamas, "What the hell?! Gonzales! I swear, you won't see the next day if you dragged me out here to do what I think you want to do!"
I immediately leaped back and held my hands up in surrender, "N-No! I wasn't thinking about any of that Rei! I just woke up out here too, I swear! Do you even recall me abducting you?"
"…No…"
"That's because I didn't!"
"…F-fine, just where the hell are we?" Rei stood up and wiped her face.
"I was going to ask you the same," I stood as well, stretching, "From what I can see, we're in a forest."
"No shit, Sherlock! Do I need to call Watson?"
I sighed, "Look, can you hold in the snarks for five minutes?!" She closed her mouth, "Let's just find a way out of this forest," I began to walk in a random direction, but stopped when Rei wasn't following, "Rei?"
"Something's burning," She muttered, "Oh, great…" She angled her head in another direction, "I hear moaning too…"
"…Imagine if it were Risen?" I laughed as I began to walk away from the burning smell, Rei following this time.
"What's with that random assertion? Is someone a Fire Emblem fanboy?"
"Maybe I should be asking you the same? How is it that we're both here? In a burning forest with possible Risen running amuck?"
"I dunno," She searched through a knapsack that I hadn't noticed before, "Hah! My 3DS! And phone! Bless the lord!" She immediately flipped the screen open and began playing, from what I could see, Awakening.
"Hey! No fair!" I protested.
"Too bad, Gonzy!" She smirked evilly, "Why don't you check that bag on your back. There must be something!"
She was right. In the bag was my own 3DS and phone. Plot convenience much?
"That's a relief…." I opened my own 3DS and we both sank into zombie mode. That was until we loaded our files…
"What the frick?!" Rei yelled, "My support log! And my four hundred hours!"
"My waifus!" Well, I only had one waifu. I had this inability to pair myself with anyone else but-Wait!
Keep calm, Brandon. You'll pull through this.
"Four hundred hours of my life…Gone!" She sulked and pouted as she reluctantly started a new file.
"I guess new file it is…" I muttered, doing the same.
"Hey what's this? It wants me to scan my finger."
"Pokemon Mystery Dungeon flashbacks?"
"Yeah definitely…"
A female voice spoke up from the 3DS, "Hmph…Took you long enough to crack open those 3DS's."
Rei and I jumped in our spots and looked down as the red-haired woman spoke simultaneously from both of our 3DS's.
"Who the hell are you?!" Rei yelled.
"Your deliverer…"
"Deliverer?" I asked, "You brought us to wherever this is?!"
"…I already had this conversation with your friend. Please don't make me repeat myself. You're in Ylisse deal with it."
Rei's face changed from cute to 'I'm gonna kill you through that screen!' "DEAL WITH IT?! HOW THE HELL AM I GOING TO DEAL WITH IT?! DO YOU THINK SOME FANTASY WILL MAKE ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT LOSING MY BEST FRIEND?!"
I placed a hand on her shoulder, "Rei. Cool it," I admit, this is pretty messed up, but something the woman said…. "You had this conversation with our friend? Who?"
"Um…The tall brunette in the batgirl/tactician get up…What was her name…Erin! Yes, Erin Fedelta!"
"ERIN?!" Rei and I yelled in unison. Rei had tears at the corners of her eyes as she yelled at the woman again.
"Where is she?! What have you done with her?!"
"Gods…Can I have some patience from any of you travelers?" She sighed and switched on some video in the background, "She's safe and heading to Ylisstol with the Shepherds. You better hurry if you want to meet up with her before she leaves for Ferox…"
Rei immediately ran forward, "What are you waiting for, Gonzy? Let's go!"
"Other way! Towards the burning forest!"
"Right!" She turned and began to drag me in a different direction.
"NOT THAT WAY EITHER!" She facepalmed, "Who am I? Gina GPS?!" Silence, "FINE! Follow the map on the screen please!"
I let out an agitated sigh of my own before muttering, "This is going to be a long walk…"
? PoV
I didn't know what to think…Lucy and the others, including me, had just run through the portal as Mother safeguarded our escape. We had begged her to come with us, but she refused.
"I watched my friends and family die around me. I will accept my fate. I'm sorry, but I must hold onto that hope that there is a better life within death…"
But still we tried to drag her to the past with us. She was among the last survivors of the first generation of Shepherds, the ones led by the prince himself. Robin, our master tactician, had vanished prior to our escape, though there have been rumors of people seeing the mastermind.
My 'Aunt' Rei had passed away a few years earlier, adding to the grief that filled the Shepherds, especially Mother's. Soon after 'Uncle' Dylan had joined her, his carefree mood and insistence on raising morale, dying along with him. Then there was 'Uncle' Brandon, 'Aunt' Miyaji, 'Uncle' Lucas and lastly 'Uncle' Tom...
There were many more of course...including my father. He was missed. In fact, he was our pinnacle of courage. All I had left of him was some rapier and a world of troubles… Me. Asuna.
And now that I'm through this portal, I'm alone. Separated from my family and friends. But that was a given, we had each said our goodbyes and set out on different paths. To safeguard the Gemstones and Emblem. The items lost in our future past when we performed the partial Awakening. They were now in that Grima's hands. Or the same Grima. Or that time's Grima…Great Scott!
? PoV
Biejta. That was my name. Given to me by my heroic father and lovely Mother. An odd one, I know. But Mother was a bit of an oddball. Especially if she could make a profit from being just that. I didn't really object to Mother's greedy nature, considering I know what goes through the mind of every Anna…I was one after all.
Oh? Wondering why my name isn't Anna? Yeah…I feel like they picked my name out of some hat. At least my sister had 'Anna' in her name.
Though it would be bending the rules we set down as we made our jump to the past, I found my way to the northeastern coast of Regna Ferox. I never had been one for following rules, really. I had heard that Mother used to do business there. 'Course, there's also hundreds of her identical sisters, dating back to the time of the Hero-King Marth and the Hero of Shadow, Kris.
I've always found a sense of calm being near the ocean…and gold. I didn't like it, but it was a hereditary thing. Can't be helped. Thankfully, I have my faithful mount, Zlota, to keep me in line. That horse…Well, Father suggested the name. He said it meant something in another language and that I would be annoyed if I found out the meaning…Must have something to do with gold. Yup. Father and his shenanigans.
Rei's PoV
GONZY! JEEEZUZ! Can you walk any slower?!
Stupid Gonzales and his slow walking. It's like trying to drag my sister out of some mall. And trying to catch up to her as she speed shops and walks and breathes and walks…
"Gonzy! Hurry it up!" I snapped at him.
"B-but my legs are tired….I feel like they're gonna fall off…" Gonzy muttered, slouching and dropping even farther back.
"Move it! Or your legs won't be the only things that'll fall off!"
"No…" He mumbled before collapsing behind me.
REALLY?!
"GET UP, GONZALES!" He didn't move, even when I 'nudged' him with my foot.
I heard a familiar voice from somewhere behind me, "Young couple in the forest, maybe?" The voice asked.
"Not the craziest suggestion…Although, I think they would have some decency to do stuff like that in the privacy of their own home…" I heard a familiar…baritone voice.
"Oh, Chrom. You haven't gotten out much, have you?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Oh, nothing, Princey…" She hummed before tripping through the undergrowth and landing a few feet away from us.
WAIT. CHROM?! PRINCEY?! SHEPHERDS?! ERIN!
A few chuckles were heard from the other side of the trees. So there was a path! Stupid, Gina GPS!
Another baritone voice chuckled and stepped out of the forest…He had white hair…ROBIN. "Are you all right?" He turned to face me and Brandon. I mean Brandon and me. Sorrryyyy! "Oh? Who are you?"
Chrom looked at me with a raised brow, "Are you all right?"
I smiled, "Of course I'm all right! I'm the Doctor!"
"You're a doctor?"
"…No. Never mind…" I then spotted Erin and immediately ran over, running over Gonzy in the process, to the group of Shepherds, "Erin?!"
She slowly stood and looked at me before blinking several times. Her gaze then drifted to Gonzy and she blinked again, "Wow, Rei. Didn't think you were that kind of gal. Knocking out a boy–"
"I did not! It was stupid Gina GPS's fault!" I yelled, "And that is all I get?! No, 'Hi Rei! I missed you so much!' or 'Oh! I'm so sorry for leaving you!'"
Robin tilted his head as he and the Shepherds present watched our conversation, "See! I told you that you have a problem if you lose a person!"
A moan could be heard from Gonzy's direction as he slowly stood and made his way over to us, "You also have a problem if you try to kick an exhausted person awake…"
Erin's small smile burst into a goofy grin before she let out her barely contained giggles.
Erin's PoV
I let out maniacal giggles as everyone stared at me like I had three heads. With my luck, I probably did. Oh, well!
"I-I'm s-sorry!" I gasped out, "I-It's just the absurdity of the situation. I mean like…" I stopped giggling and frowned instead, "I can't explain it…"
Rei snorted, "Please excuse my dear friend. She has a few screws loose."
Brandon sighed, "Says the one who tried to kick an exhausted person awake!"
I rolled my eyes before walking over and slugging the guy in the face, like I had wanted to do many, many times, but couldn't risk it.
"OW! WHAT THE HELL?!" He clutched his nose.
"HA! I can't be suspended from school~!" I ran away as the watching Shepherds, minus Sully; she cheered, gave me odd looks again… "*Ahem* I couldn't resist, all right?"
Robin facepalmed and muttered, "We're doomed," before walking in the direction of Ylisstol, the others beginning to follow.
"So who're these friends of yours?" Chrom asked as Rei and Brandon trudged behind us.
"Well, that's my best friend, Rei and that is Brandon. He's been screwing with my life since I was born…" I pointed at both respectively, "Though, I admit, it adds a bit excitement to my bland life. I mean…I'd just rather be punching stuff…or something. Is that weird?"
"You'll think it normal once you've met the rest of our company," Was all he said as he rejoined Frederick at the front. MEH. Which left me to walk in silence.
Yeah. That silence didn't last long. Queue Rei's afternoon stomach growl.
Rei looked around, embarrassed, "Er…How long 'til we get there?"
"You have the appetite of a dragon…" Brandon mumbled as Frederick turned from the front.
"It seems that we are here, Rei," He grunted, probably annoyed at having four new Shepherds in the course of two days.
I can't blame Freddy the Wary though. Watching over the royals is why he lives.
Wow. I don't swing that way, but…Damn. Exalt Emmeryn is beautiful. The game doesn't do her any justice. Green robes, green eyes and blonde hair on an average sized, slender figure, walking gracefully through the streets of Ylisstol with her royal guards, the pegasus knights. Yeah. There's Phila and Cordelia…Sumia? Hm. Odd. Hold up. Oh! She's just there for the flower shop.
Rei clutched onto my arm like a lost kid. Things is…She's a bit claustrophobic. So she's terrified right now. Why she clutches my arm even though she is claustrophobic? I don't know. It's part of the mystery of Rei.
Brandon is currently slack jawed. Dude. Stop staring at….Cordelia? Awe. That's adorable! He already had a little crush!
Frederick looked a little red as he watched Emmeryn…OH! My inner fangirl is really exploding right now!
Keep calm, Erin! Back away from the wonderful place and head to the other wonderful place known as the palace.
I barely even noticed when Emmeryn left with her royal guard and was roused from daydreams when Chrom said, "Sully, could you take Rei, Brandon and Virion to get set up at the garrison, while I bring these two to Emmeryn?"
Sully nodded and left with my friends and Virion as Robin just titled his head in confusion as I said, "Er…Forgive me, but…what business do I have seeing, your sister, the exalt? I mean wouldn't that be…I dunno," I moved my hands in a scale-like-manner, "I really have no place…"
Chrom shook his head with an awkward smile, "Nah, I'm sure Emmeryn would like to thank you for your efforts to protect Ylisse and get Robin here sorted out. She loves visitors."
"Yep!" Lissa chirped, "She's the best big sister ever."
Robin still held his head in thought before flicking his eyes from Lissa to Chrom and muttering, "Wait…" His eyes went back to Lissa and then to Chrom again, "Wouldn't that make you…"
I let out a really big sigh, "Robin. I think you have a problem if you can't pick up on subtle hints and still be an amazing tactician…"
"You remembered my name and not this?" Chrom asked with a chuckle, "But yes. That makes us the prince and princess of the realm."
Robin stood awkwardly for a few second before bending into an awkward bow, "Er…Forgive me, Chr- I mean, Pr-"
…
Both Chrom and Lissa burst out laughing, me joining in and Robin just standing there. Awkwardly.
"…"
Lissa stopped giggling, "You see…We're not really the formal type."
Chrom nodded in agreement, "We'd much rather be treated like anyone else you'd meet."
Robin stared at us awkwardly. Mr. Awkward then looked at me with a raised brow. Was I supposed to say something? Grovel, as well?
"What?" I asked, "Oh. I see. Never been one for formalities either. If I meet someone they'll instantly be my chum, doesn't matter if they're a nobody or a noble."
Robin nodded slowly as Chrom spoke up again, "Yes, well. Emm has a meeting with the council soon, so we'll have to hurry if we want to see her."
I nodded with a smirk, "If I were you, I'd steer clear of the palace until a boring council meeting was over. Maybe bash in some training dummies…But that's just me~"
Third Person '?' PoV
Twelve figures sat in a circle, each on a respective throne, surrounded by the stars, eight glowing brighter than the others. On the biggest was a woman sitting on a throne of coral and blue shells wearing a blue gossamer dress with a wavelike skirt connected by a golden belt. On her shoulders was an almost transparent cape with seaweed littered across it. Her head donned a crown of sea pearls which covered aqua blue locks. In her hand was a spear with a swirly shell at the end for the point.
"This council meeting has begun," She said in a strong, clear voice. As their leader, it was her job to commence the session and choose who would start, "Capricorn. You may start."
A man wearing similar outfit that consisted of a shirt and pants and a horned helmet spoke, "What is this plan of yours, Aquarius? The others have failed, hence their dim lights. What makes you think that these seven will keep us connected to the mortal worlds?"
A man garbed in red, with a horned helmet, axe, steel shoulder plates and bare chest spoke, "Ha! You think of your own as weak! My man will survive, or he isn't fit to call himself the host of Taurus!"
Aquarius sighed, "Please. Calm yourself, Taurus. Let me explain…" She raised her hand and a ball of water formed in the center of the group, showing various people going through their day to day lives, horseback, archery, kendo, karate… "I led you to these heroes, did I not?"
"Yes," The group murmured.
"They are handpicked from the best possible backgrounds and then…tweaked by Ate (Eye-tea = I.T.). Therein lies the difference between the first five. Those fools went ahead and picked the first they could find. They didn't have the goddess of mischief tweak them…That is why they failed."
A woman with blond hair and a small voice wearing a very middle-eastern-like garb spoke (Think: Belly dancer), "That is a difference, but do you think these 'tweaks' will be enough? It seems as if the scales are tipped in Grima's favor still…"
"That's understandable, Libra, but we must play this wild card. We must stop this destruction. We cannot interfere with this world anymore, as is. Naga wouldn't allow it."
A man with short aqua blue hair, finned crown, bare chest and wavelike pants spoke, "That manakete is a fool. We could easily fix that timeline if she were to allow it."
A man in armor, wearing a ram helm spoke, "Pisces, Naga has her reasons. She is no fool, nor is she at fault. If we were to mess with time, it could have many undesirable consequences. You recall what happened last time, yes?"
The second to last bright one of the eight, a woman in a leaf-like archer outfit with red hair and a bow slung over her shoulder, spoke, "Indeed, Aries. The cosmos were almost destroyed in that last instance. The land was almost destroyed…Nature, squandered…"
Aquarius caused the orb to dissipate and stood slowly, looking over towards the water bearer constellation, "Day is almost upon this land. I fear that we must end this meeting," The group all nodded, "Zodiac council adjourned!"
With that the Zodiacs transformed into their 'spirit/zodiac' form and left the area.
So? That puts a spin on things. I think. I need to get my head out of Fairy Tail. Nao.
By the story cover, you can see that I have very little artistic talent...If anyone wants to and is willing...That is a Pseudo-Marth concept Pseudo-Ephraim that is gender bent. If you do want to for whatever reason and have artistic talent. Then send me a PM or whatever.
Um yeah!
Aquarius - Leader of the Zodiac, Mermaid lady.
Capricorn - Mr. Goatman!
Aries - Rammy!
Taurus - Teh Bull!
Libra - The scale. Not the dude.
Sagittarius - Centaur/Archer of doom
Pisces - *snickers* Fish dude and dudette (not really that will be sorted out later)
Cancer - Mr. Krabs!
I apologize for the lateness on this and I'll only give one excuse. Sm4sh.
Erin: Humph. Chrom should've been in Sm4sh. And Lucy shouldn't have been a freaking Marth clone! When I find who came up with those ridiculous ideas, I'll- *muffled speaking due to hand clamped over mouth*...Sakurai.
I apologize for my friends behavior.
Robin: Wellllll...I can rub it in Chrom's face for all eternity.
Chrom: That's until I don't come and save your hide and am the one dealing percent on you! ...That sounded better in my head...Your neediness has infested me...
Lucina: Indeed-
Hey! You're not supposed to be here. Get! Get, I say!
Rei: Don't worry, Lucy. You can stay! Don't listen to the mean author! Right, Gonzy?
Brandon: Y-yeah! What she said!
