*Camera turns on to see ZS Connor and Dark Prelate Mitchell in front of it.*
ZS Connor: "First off, welcome back. Second, we got things to mention before the chapter starts."
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "So PAY ATTENTION: don't want this story getting nasty reviews because someone didn't pay attention to the A/N…"
ZS Connor: "The important part I need to bring up is that the chapters from here on out...may be a bit different than other works from this studio."
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "And what do you mean by 'different'?"
ZS Connor: *Answering in a particular way, "While it may seem this story is similar to another 'work', the chapters will have a more narrow focus than the other 'work'. In other words, events will go by faster and slow down if necessary."*
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "...In other words, we're not making a carbon copy of Fire Fallout: Nuclear Awakening, here…"
ZS Connor: *Looking at his co-commentator* "I told you to not say it...It's supposed to be 'subtle'."
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "Well, honestly, I don't get why…"
ZS Connor: "Because I don't want to hear about that 4th wall stuff... "
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "...It's kinda my thing though...after all, how can it not be SO OBVIOUS we're in a fanfic...I mean come on, THINK!"
ZS Connor: "No, we aren't...We are in the real world...And seriously, stop trying to bring up that 'fake' wall, the real one is behind the camera."
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "Then how do you explain all the people reading this right now?"
ZS Connor: "It's complicated."
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "Well, I happen to know what I do because-"
ZS Connor: *Talking over him, "And that's the cue to start the chapter...He'll be dragging this on too long if he starts again."*
*Chapter 2 starts.*
Chapter 2: Masked Warriors
The large group had been walking for some time...until eventually…
"I told you—it's getting dark already!" Lissa complained, "...Ech! And now the bugs are out! Noisy, disgusting bugs that buzz around and crawl all over and bite you when-" However, while she wa talking, a bug flew into her mouth. "-Agh! Won goph in mah mouph! Blech! Ptooey!"
Chrom laughed a little. "Aw, come on now, Lissa. Hardship builds character. Want to help me gather firewood?"
"Tpht! Tpht! Yeeeeeuck! ...I think I swallowed it... I'll pass on finding firewood, thanks. I think I've built QUITE enough character for one day!" Lissa griped.
Sevon then spoke up. "We should probably think about food."
Lenora added, "I don't know about you, but I'm starving."
"Yes, I should think a little hunting and gathering is in order," Frederick commented, "Now, who wants to clear a campsite?"
The group splits up to gather and hunt for food, while Frederick and Connor stick around to set up the campsite. Things go decently till Frederick tries to start the fire.
The method he was using was taking a really long time and Connor was getting impatient. He asked Frederick to stop and step back and give him a shot. There was a bit of hesitation, but it did happen.
With Frederick out of the way, Connor pulled out his incendiary Infinity pistol and fired off a round to start the fire. The firewood burned as Connor put the gun away, not seeing that Frederick was staring at the strange man for taking his role in setting up the fire.
Soon, the remaining parts of the group returned with food and plenty of it. For some reason, they had a lot of bear meat and that ended up being cooked by the fire. Either way, there was enough for everyone in the group to have a decent bit...if they wanted to eat.
"Mmm... It's been too long since I last had bear meat. Delicious!" Chrom turned to Lissa...to see her not eating. "...What's wrong, Lissa? Dig in."
Lissa scowled. "Pass! ...Gods, couldn't you spear us an animal normal people eat for once? I mean, come on! Who eats bear?! You're meddling with the food chain. Right, Sevon? Uhhh...Sevon?" Lissa turned, to see Sevon...scarfing down the bear meat. "ok...What about you, Lenor-a…?" She turned to see Lenora doing the same as her brother. Lissa sighed. "I suppose a person would enjoy just about anything after not eating for days…"
"Just eat it, Lissa. Meat is meat," Chrom commented.
Lissa grimaced. "Since when does meat smell like old boots?! Wait, I take that back—boots smell better!"
"I don't mind if it smells like footwear, this is good quality meat." Connor brought up after chewing and swallowing down a small piece. "Who else thinks its good as well?"
The answers were varied: some, like Noire, turned their nose up at it like Lissa; others, like Ruby and Neo, were alright with it; still others, like Ash'pur, dug into it like the Avatars; while STILL others, namely Zeratul and Fenix…didn't need it…
"... … ...It's alright...I guess…" Daniel commented, "...Needs a bit more ACTUAL flavor though to make it worth it…"
" Oh c'mon, plenty of people would like to experience trying out food like this without anything to see if they even like it at all. That's a big part of life." Connor said back to Daniel.
"Yeah? Well, I've tried it, and I say: it needs more seasoning!" Daniel replied.
"Look around you, my friend. You are out away from any town or city, and you want seasoning? Seems you grew too attached to a more civilized lifestyle." Connor said in response. "Where I've been, you don't worry about trivial matters like that."
Daniel just grumbled, irritatedly, "Just saying what it could use to taste better…"
Frederick then chose that moment to speak up. "Every experience makes us stronger. Even those we don't enjoy."
Lissa questioned, "Really? Then why don't I see YOU eating, Frederick?"
Frederick gained a 'deer in headlights' look. "Me? Oh, well... I'm not hungry. I...I had a large lunch! Yes, quite."
"Yeah right, Frederick!"
"What, don't want to admit you can't stand bear meat? No one is judging you for it...Hopefully." Connor mentioned after he stopped eating for a second.
Nothing ended up being said following that, and Connor went back to eating quietly.
Some time passed as the group ended up turning out for the night. Despite lacking beds, several members like Connor, Sevon, and Lenora were able to sleep with their backs on the dirt and ground.
Many of the others have also gotten used to sleeping on the ground, so they were asleep as well.
At some point, Chrom awoke from something, all the while showing his confusion as he quietly said, "...Huh?" to himself.
In his efforts to remain quiet, Chrom woke up two individuals…
"What's wrong, Big Brother?" Lissa questioned.
"Yeah, what's going on?" asked CPU Noire.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you, but... Something is amiss…" Chrom replied to the two girls.
"Define "something"," Lissa commented.
"I'm not sure... I think I'll have a look around," Chrom decided.
"Not alone, you won't! I'm coming too," Lissa replied.
"I will come as well," CPU Noire added.
Chrom chuckled. "Heh. Thanks, you two…"
The trio moved out to explore...and immediately realized something was wrong…
Lissa commented "It sure is dark. ...And quiet."
CPU Noire added, "Yeah...Where did the birds go?"
"Something is wrong here…" Chrom concluded.
Soon, however, the earth began to shake.
"Aaah! Chrom!" Lissa exclaimed.
Chrom added, "Gods, what— Agh! What is this madness?! Lissa, Noire, stay close!"
"You don't have to tell me twice!" CPU Noire commented.
As they waited, however, they began to notice that, far off, trees began to topple.
"I'm...getting the feeling that staying here is a bad idea!" CPU Noire announced.
Chrom stared at the falling trees, and spoke out, "Agreed. Run!" And so the did, running through the forest, as the ground where they stood before began to split and rise up. Fire and lava became apparent as the earth split open.
Eventually, they reached a clearing where it appeared the quakes didn't reach. As they caught their breath, however…
"Chrom, what IS that?!" Lissa asked, pointing towards the sky. Chrom and CPU Noire looked up...and a portal resembling a giant eye appeared...depositing three corpses…
CPU Noire drew a rapier. "I have a bad feeling about this…"
"So do I…" Chrom replied, drawing Falchion...as the corpses rose again.
"Zombies...it just HAD! To be zombies!" CPU Noire groaned.
"Lissa. You'd better stand back," Chrom stated, Lissa agreeing...as two of the corpses charged ahead.
The two weapon-wielders charged ahead, fighting and killing their zombie (albeit with Chrom initially getting surprised when a normally-fatal blow didn't even faze the entity)...only for Lissa to scream off to the side.
"Lissa!" Chrom called, turning to see Lissa cornered by the last zombie.
Chrom and Noire charged towards the zombie, not noticing the portal depositing one more entity… … ...not until a flash of blue occurred, and a figure appeared between the attacking zombie and Lissa.
"Help!" the figure called, before the two others managed to snap out of their shock and charge, distracting the zombie enough to allow the figure to break free of their clash...then, a three-way attack struck the creature, killing it on the spot.
"...Quite an entrance. What's your name?" Chrom asked...before being distracted.
"Milord! Milady! Are you hurt?" Frederick called to Chrom and Lissa.
"Everyone!" Lissa called, as the group approached.
"Are such horrific creatures commonplace in these lands?" Lenora asked.
"They're not from Ylisse, I promise you that," Chrom assured.
"It matters not: they will fall to us either way!" Ash'pur announced.
"No one is injured, then? Thank the gods…" Frederick sighed with relief.
Lissa commented, "Thank the masked man who saved me! If it wasn't for him, I'd be... Hey, where did he go?"
"We can worry about him later, AFTER we put these...things...to the blade. Eyes open, now. We know nothing about this enemy," Frederick pointed out.
Daniel, however, chuckled. He then turned to Connor. "...Remove the head or destroy the brain?" he joked.
"Both...and by the way, blades don't need reloading." Connor also joked before pulling out the digistruct katana and putting on his armor's helmet.
Connor sprinted off towards the nearest zombie, slashing its head off as he ran by. The next undead creature almost suffered the same fate as the last one when Connor jumped over it...and shot it in the back of the head with his .44 Magnum.
More undead kept showing up, except Connor decided to get them to put themselves behind each other by making the zombies line up as they chased him.
With 4 undead in a line, Connor continued putting distance between himself and them. Then he swapped out his .44 Magnum with a .50 AE Pistol and stopped to turn around to face his chasers.
He aimed the gun carefully, pulling the trigger multiple times in a rapid progression. The bullets soared towards the first undead and struck it down. However, the bullets still continued onward shredding into the next zombie...and the one behind that one...and the last one in the line.
Guess the bullets just 'bore' through them one by one, adding to the damage. Undead still rose from being dropped off, but a white hot bullet was sent to them by Connor as he maneuvered around the area.
Meanwhile, Daniel went in, Warp Blades blazing, fighting the the zombies. Slashing one, slicing another, Daniel continued on...but eventually came to be surrounded by zombies. "Gah! Enough of this!"
He then pulled out a round artifact, while summoning a ghostly belt in an ethereal flame around his waist. He activated the artifact, before opening the belt, and dropping the spherical device into it...and closing the belt over it.
Suddenly, the eye on the belt flashed, releasing a ghostly creature that resembled a black jacket with green-yellow trim. Said creature also began speaking.
"EYE! BATCHIRIMIRO! BATCHIRIMIRO!"
The creature then began repeating "Batchirimiro" until Daniel pulled a handle on the side of the belt.
"KAIGAN: Phantom! Go Go! Kakugo! Goi-Going GHOST!"
A suit of armor appeared over Daniel, the same color scheme as the creature, but with strange markings, coming together in an eye-like shape on the upper-torso. The faceplate was completely blank, until the jacket-like ghost thing settled on the armor's shoulders, worn like a jacket. A mask flipped up, covering the faceplate of the armor, giving it a mask resembling two bug-like eyes, with a horn protruding from the forhead.
Daniel raised his hand...and flicked it, saying, "Kamen Rider...PHANTOM!"
Daniel...or Kamen Rider Phantom...then summoned a strange, sword-like weapon from his belt, that soon changed to a gun-like form, which Kamen Rider Phantom used to shoot the surrounding zombies.
...The zombies didn't stand a chance…
The area was clear for now...save a lone undead creature that appeared to see its new opponent.
It charged forward, heading straight for Kamen Rider Phantom…
And then it was suddenly on its side, a kick from Connor to its head as his invisibility shut off. The creature tried to get itself up, getting shot in the head for its efforts. Then shot again just to be sure.
The vanquished zombie vanished into a mist that dissipated into the air. Connor noted that before turning his attention to Kamen Rider Phantom, saying exactly what was on his mind.
"A new ally I assume, or perhaps just a variation of the same person. It matters not, except when I ask if you'll watch my back." Connor mentioned in the ghostly voice. "What say you, fellow masked warrior?"
Kamen Rider Phantom nodded. "Very well…In this battle, let our lives burn bright!"
Connor just responded with, "I see many undead approaching us, ignorant of the chances they have. On my signal, strike." Connor said before sending out a decoy to intercept them as he went invisible again.
The decoy took the zombies' attention and got there bunched up as they tried to attack it. They never caught on with however many times they attacked, nothing was happening to the decoy.
Connor reappeared with the Norfleet, shooting a trio of missiles at the crowd of ghouls. The explosions range out, slagging the walking corpses with slag. That's when the cue was given.
"Now!" Connor called out to Kamen Rider Phantom.
Kamen Rider Phantom took his weapon, and opened fire with its gun mode, killing most of the zombies, and the one that remained...was struck down by the weapon's sword mode.
The first ones disappeared as the last one followed suit by turning into mist.
Connor approached Kamen Rider Phantom, this time saying, "Impressive...The question I have will be asked later...But, the battle still continues. Be on the lookout."
Kamen Rider Phantom nodded, getting his weapon at the ready once more.
During the fight, everyone spread out: Zeratul and Reinhardzh kept back and protected Lissa, while Fenix charged in (as usual), psi-blades blazing. Ash'pur teamed up with Lenora, the duo launching magical and plasma blasts into the zombies.
Meanwhile, closer in, Sevon teamed up with Ruby Rose, the duo cutting down the zombies where they stood. Neopolitan was using her illusionary semblance to trick the zombies into clusters where Xaanul blew them up.
Chrom was working with CPU Noire, the duo cleaving (or in Noire's case, stabbing) their way through the horde. Frederick was initially working alone, until another Shepherd, Sully, arrived on the scene. Meanwhile, another newcomer, Virion, arrived and, keeping back, fired on the zombies with his bow.
The undead started to thin out, but a portal dropped a very large zombie...Shambling as it rose to attack the living. Connor and Kamen Rider Phantom took the task of handling this monstrosity.
The two were distant from the undead monster, and Kamen Rider Phantom was about to pick it off with his weapon from a distance. But before he could even fire, a hand reached out to push the weapon away.
"Let me handle this...This one needs to be slain by myself." Connor stated aloud.
"... … ...Very well…" Kamen Rider Phantom replied, keeping a lookout for additional zombies.
"Yet...this still seems too easy to win with my guns and sword..." Connor replaced the gun in his hand with a dual set of odd knives. "Now, I'm ready."
The knives had a sharp side, but the other side had a blocky squarish set of gaps in between. Not to mention they didn't look very long...Yet Connor stuck to using them.
Connor charged towards the large undead monster, dodging its attack and slashing it multiple times as it tried attacking again. The individual slashes didn't stop the monster from retaliating, but as Connor continued to slash away, the damage started to show.
Soon, the ghoulish creature started getting slower and slower as the damage continued to pile up. It got to the point where Connor actually slashed off one of its arms, before kicking it into overdrive and slashed, going faster to take off other parts of its body. It ended when Connor slashed off the head.
The individual parts disappeared into mist, and more undead that were visible suddenly collapsed, automatically turning into mist and dissipating. With that, Connor returned to Kamen Rider Phantom, who witnessed the fight.
"And to think, the knives given to the lowest rank servants from elsewhere can do so much in the right hands...It was a worthwhile challenge to accomplish...Thank you for letting that happen." Connor elaborated as he looked back at the spot the undead monster was.
"...No problem…" Kamen Rider Phantom replied.
The group joined back up following the battle. However, the figure that was defending Lissa appeared again, causing Frederick to remark something about what he noticed during the battle.
"It seems all the creatures are vanquished. This young man took many of them down by himself." Frederick noted.
Connor remained quiet, despite having the chance to bring up how the others took down plenty of those creatures. But now was not the time.
The figure didn't respond at all as everyone looked at the person.
The silence was broken by Lissa as she said to the figure, "Um, I never got to thank you...for before. So...thank you. You were very brave."
Chrom got a chance to bring up something as well as he said, "You saved my sister's life. My name is Chrom. Might I ask yours?"
The figure finally said something as his response was, "You may call me Marth."
The response made Chrom intrigued as he tried get more information as he asked, "Marth? After the heroic king of old? You certainly fight like a hero. Where did you learn your way with a sword?"
The answer that was given back was, "I'm not here to talk about me. This world teeters at the brink of a horrible calamity. What you saw tonight was but a prelude. You have been warned."
from the figure, the words a bit unnerving.
If his face wasn't obscured, Connor would have been seen sporting a look that showed he knew something. He took a second to look at his partner from the battle, before turning back to see the figure was departing.
"Huh? What's teetering where now? Hey, wait!" was all Lissa could say as she tried to make sense of the figure said, as they moved out of hearing distance.
"Not much for conversation, is he?" Sevon commented.
"It appears his skills lie elsewhere," Frederick commented, "I wager we'll hear his name again... But for now I'm more concerned about the capital. We should make haste."
"May as well at this point, I'm not in the mood for sleeping if undead can show up." Connor admitted after taking off his helmet.
"...Already awake, I guess, so might as well…" Kamen Rider Phantom replied, before dismissing his armor, removing the Phantom Eyecon from the Ghost Driver, revealing Daniel.
"Had a feeling you were the one underneath that elaborate costume...or armor, whichever best describes it." Connor mentioned before following up with, "...Where exactly did you get that equipment from?"
"...I'll tell you later…" Daniel replied.
With their conversation over, the group had to get to traveling. It took time, but they eventually reached the capital of Ylisse, Ylisstol. The sun was rising in the sky, allowing the capital to be full of life as citizens went along their work, chores, and tasks.
Ash'pur had left his battlesuit outside the city, in order to avoid causing a panic. However, he DID wear his Standard-Issue Fire Warrior Combat Armor.
"So this is Ylisstol, capital of Ylisse…" Sevon commented.
Lenora added, "I've never seen so many people!"
Frederick sighed with relief. "It appears the capital was spared the chaos we encountered, thank the gods. I see no evidence of the great quake. It must've been limited to the forest."
"Well, that's a relief!" Lissa commented.
Soon, an old voice shouted, "Look! The exalt has come to see us!"
Visible from where they were was a woman wearing gold and green robes, with some kind of headdress on her head, and...a symbol on her forehead that matched the one on Chrom's right shoulder.
Lenora asked, "The exalt is your ruler, yes?"
"Yes. Her name is Lady Emmeryn," Frederick replied.
"Is it safe for her to walk among commoners like this?" Sevon asked.
Frederick replied, "The exalt is a symbol of peace—Ylisse's most prized quality. Long ago, at the dawn of our age, the fell dragon tried to destroy the world. But the first exalt joined forces with the divine dragon and laid the beast low. Exalt Emmeryn reminds us all of the peace we fought for then."
"With Plegia poking at our borders, the people need her. She's a calming presence, when some might otherwise call for war," Chrom added.
"She's also the best big sister anyone could ask for!" Lissa also added.
"Yes, I imagine she…" Lenora froze mid-sentence. "Wait, what? She's your... But wouldn't that make you and Chrom…"
"The prince and princess of the realm, yes. You remember Chrom's name and not this?" Frederick asked, smugly.
"You said you were "shepherds"!" Sevon pointed out.
"And so we are...in a manner of speaking. We just have a LOT of sheep," Chrom replied.
Connor could be heard snickering after hearing that, but he quickly stopped when everyone glanced at him. All he said was, "Sorry, I was remembering a old joke about sheep.. ...I'll be quiet."
"C-Chrom... I mean, Prince Chrom! Sire! Forgive our dreadful manners!" Lenora pleaded, only to receive an amused laugh from Chrom.
"Just Chrom is fine. I've never been much for formalities."
Sevon then replied, "The prince and princess... That explains why Frederick tolerates all the teasing, eh?"
"Indeed. Oh, the sacrifices I make for the good of the realm…"
Chrom then stated, "It looks like Emm is returning to the palace. Would you like to meet her?"
Before Sevon and Lenora could answer, Connor jumped in with, "Is it okay If I join in as well? And my new 'friend' as well?" as he grabbed Daniel and brought him into the equation.
"I'm pretty sure he was offering to all of us…" Daniel pointed out.
Chrom chuckled. "Indeed I was…"
After that little scene, the group went into the palace and was able to meet Emmeryn. The exalt greeted Chrom, Lissa, and Frederick first.
"Chrom! Lissa! Welcome home. Oh, and good day, Frederick. How fared you all?"
"Well—we shouldn't have any bandit problems for a while," Chrom replied.
"Wonderful. And our people?" Emmeryn asked.
Chrom answered, "Safe as they can be, Emm. But we still need to watch the borders. The brigands crossed over from Plegia."
"Forgive me, milord. My pegasus knights should have intercepted them," stated the pegasus Knight at Emmeryn's side.
Chrom shook his head. "No, Phila. Your duty was here, with the exalt."
Lissa then chirped up, "And besides, we had plenty of help!"
Emmeryn smiled. "Ah, you speak of your new companions here?"
Chrom smiled and nodded. "Indeed. These two are Sevon and Lenora. Then, the rest are Connor, Daniel, Fenix, Xaanul, Reinhardzh, Ruby Rose, Neopolitan, Noire, Zeratul, and Ash'pur. They fought bravely with us against the brigands. I've decided to make them Shepherds."
"It sounds as though Ylisse owes you all a debt of gratitude," Emmeryn replied.
"Not at all, milady!" Lenora squeaked out, while Daniel and his companions gave similar statements (although more along the lines of 'no problem' or similar for them).
"I don't accept debts...all of my work...is just for the...reward of doing the right thing." Connor awkwardly said.
Frederick then spoke out. "Forgive me, Your Grace, but I must speak. Sevon and Lenora claim to have lost their memory, but it is only that: a claim. We cannot rule out the possibility that they are brigands themselves or even Plegian spies. Furthermore, we know next to nothing about the others, so the possibility persists with them."
"Frederick!" Chrom snapped.
"Yet you allowed them into the castle, Chrom. Do these people have your trust?" Emmeryn asked.
Chrom nodded. "Yes. They risked their lives for our people. That's good enough for me."
Emmeryn smiled. "Well then... It seems you've earned Chrom's faith, and as such you have mine as well."
"Milady," the twins replied in relief.
"But thank you, Frederick, for your prudence, as always. Chrom and Lissa are blessed to have so tireless a guardian. I do hope they remember to mention that from time to time…"
Frederick groaned, "They occasionally express something akin to gratitude, Your Grace." He then turned to Phila. "Phila. I assume you've heard about the deathly creatures we encountered, yes?"
Phila nodded. "Yes, milord. They've been sighted all across Ylisse."
Emmeryn commented, "Chrom, we are about to hold council. I was hoping you could join us."
Chrom nodded. "Of course."
"I think that's our cue, you guys!" Lissa exclaimed, "C'mon, there's a place I want to show you."
"Uh...consider me not able to join, I need to discuss something really important with Daniel." Connor made sure to say to Lissa.
"Awww...ok...I'll send someone to come and find you later…" Lissa moaned, before running off with the twins. Daniel nodded, and sent the others on their way. Soon, the only ones remaining were Daniel and Connor.
"In case you are wondering, which I'm sure you are anyway, I really need to talk to you about the recent events we were just a part of…" Connor stated as he thought out what to bring up.
"...What about them?" Daniel asked.
"I got a idea of what's going on...but I need to know if you can understand what I'm about to suggest...It may be hard to believe." Connor noted.
"...Ok…" Daniel replied.
"I think I'm currently in a world that is based on a video game back from my world that was called Fire Emblem Awakening. I wasn't entirely sure, but from what I saw, I'm don't have any more doubts." Connor explained.
"...Ah...well...glad I'm not alone in that regard…" Daniel replied.
"Good...I thought I was going crazy...Wait, how do you know that we are currently in a video game?" Connor asked.
"...I have Kamen Rider Armor...I'm travelling with a Tech-Priest...Do I LOOK like I'm from around here?" Daniel asked.
"I don't know...Maybe because I'm just a guy wearing a Vault Hunter's outfit, carrying a set of knives I took from a thing called a 'Prinny', along with plenty of guns from different worlds, and other junk...I see a lot of UNIQUE people in my travels." Connor retorted.
Daniel just shrugged in reply.
"And would it kill you to talk instead of instead of doing that...I dealt with that 'non-response' stuff for too long back with my 'Co-Writer' from the past." Connor complained.
"Co-writer?" Daniel questioned.
"Yeah, I had a partner who helped me write fanfics...I remember...he called himself 'IceBite' on the site we wrote for...Though he also had your name..." Connor admitted as he may have realised something.
"...Yeah...that was my name on...multiple websites, for a time...only ones I still actively use it on are and ," Daniel replied.
"Uh...Did you happen to have a collaboration partner that went by 'MarkMartinMagma'?" Connor asked as he waited for the answer.
"... … ...That's one of the collab partners I had… … …" Daniel replied.
"Son of a gun...I had a feeling I knew who you were when I got your name. It's me, Connor Thomas...The same one that was your Co-Writer back...however long it's been since we talked to each other." Connor just said back.
Daniel's eyes widened. "Really? Holy crap…"
"So...What happened to you after I disappeared?" Connor made sure to ask.
"...I don't know...we probably disappeared around the same time…" Daniel replied, shrugging, "One moment I was in my room, the next, I was on Shakuras from StarCraft…"
"Huh…Same thing happened to me except I ended up in a place called Dunwall, you know, from that series called Dishonored...Did you happen to visit like 4 other games...or game universes...or whatever?"
"Yeah...well, not necessarily GAME worlds, but 4 other fictional universes: Kamen Rider, Warhammer 40K, RWBY, and Hyperdimension Neptunia… … …" Daniel replied. He then turned to the reader. "Seriously, that last one was enlightening…"
Connor looked him oddly before continuing with, "As for me...I got stuck in the universes known as Fallout, Borderlands, Metal Slug, and Disgaea. Also in that order...though the last one I just recently left...Thank goodness." Connor said, as he tensed up when he brought up Disgaea.
"... … ...Ok… … …" Daniel replied.
"So...now that we got reacquainted...from our very different paths...What are we going to do about where we ended up?" Connor brought up as a question.
Daniel just shrugged. "Make it up as we go along?"
"That's not what I was thinking...I was thinking of making a actual plan...but I got nothing. So...Yeah, we come up with a plan as needed." Connor mentioned after sighing.
"I think that's it for now...Should we go catch up with the others?" Connor suggested.
Daniel nodded. "Alright…"
The two departed to catch up with the group...before returning back to the room they were in to wait for the person Lissa sent for Connor to direct them to where the group went.
End Chapter 2.
*Camera switches over.*
ZS Connor: "And that was the chapter, showing that my cohort over here is a familiar acquaintance."
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "Yup! We are, as you may have already guessed, none other than alternates of the very writers of the story!"
ZS Connor: "Then again...This ain't exactly new, given the fact there was already a pair of alternatives before us…"
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "Hence one reason why they could probably guess…"
ZS Connor: "Of course, that's not the only other thing to bring up. The new problem is that both of us now have to get through the events of Awakening."
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "Well...I have a few...things...that should help me out…So I'm not TOO worried..."
ZS Connor: "But you do realize what 'will' happen right? That's the 'part' I'm worried about..Not here obviously, but in the future chapters."
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "I...might have a card to play...possibly...maybe..."
ZS Connor: "And that's all we have to say at the moment. Any more and we spoil the next set of chapters."
Dark Prelate Mitchell: "Right, good idea…"
ZS Connor: "See you later, everyone."
*Camera gets turned off*