Here's the second chapter of this fanfic!

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Chapter 2: First Meetings

"Lucina?"

Lucina turned as she began working on her hair, brushing it and placing a tiara on her head. She stared at Robin, her mother.

"Yes, Mother?"

"I have some good news." Robin smiled widely. Lucina stared at her, her brow furrowed.

"What is it?"

"We got invitations from someone." She handed her a yellow envelope with a strange sphere sticker attached to it. The sphere glowed brightly, and Lucina couldn't help but stare in awe.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Robin said, "Open it!"

Lucina placed her finger under the seal, and broke it off quickly. Opening the envelope, she took out a note. The handwriting was … perfect. No handwriting, no cursive … it was something Lucina had never saw before. It was decorated with the same sphere the envelope had.

To Lucina and Robin Lowell:

Congratulations! You two are invited to the world of Smash Bros.! Meet the legendary video game icons, make new friends, fight, and hone your skills overall! If you're willing to come, go to the Outrealm Gate and find a portal.

Good luck on your fighting!

-Mario

Lucina smiled. "So this … this is where we can fight others? Even those from the legends?" Lucina began to shake with excitement. Famous people …

"Yes," Robin replied, "who knows; you might see the Hero King himself!"

"That's … that's amazing!" Lucina cried. "But …" She trailed off a bit before she continued, "What about father?"

Robin stared at her. She was right; what about Chrom?

"I'm not sure, Lucina," she said, "I'll have to ask him."

"I hope he joins us. That would be great! Or even Morgan!"

"That would be nice. Anyway," Robin turned her back on her, "we'll start packing up tomorrow. Hope we'll have a wonderful time there!"

"Same, Mother." She waved Robin off, and she began to think.

"Legendary video game icons …" She said to no one in particular, "I wonder who I would meet?"

"So you're leaving for this Smash Bros. tournament, Lucina?" Chrom asked as he watched Lucina packed her bags.

Lucina looked up at her father, smiling. "Of course. I've been hearing rumors about the Hero King being in this tournament. I would love to meet him …"

"You and your mother had been talking about this trip for some time. Morgan was sad to see you go though …"

That reminded Lucina; neither Chrom nor Morgan would be able to join the fray. "I'll still see you and Morgan though, right?" She asked. She had heard that there was an ability where her mother summons Chrom for a few seconds to fight.

Chrom nodded. "Of course. If you need anything, you're always welcome to come home."

Lucina smiled and held her father tightly. "Thank you father." After finishing with packing, she waved at her father. "I love you, father!"

"Love you too, Lucina. Have a safe trip!"

Lucina ran outside to meet with her mother, who was in front of the Outrealm Gate. There was a blue and purple portal in front of them, swirling. Lucina was in awe at the sight.

"Ready?" Robin said.

Lucina nodded. "Ready, Mother."

Robin placed her arm around Lucina, and the two walked in the portal together.

It was a dizzy trip; the swirls were everywhere around Lucina as the two floated to another portal that leads to what appeared to be outside. The two quickly flew in the other portal, and they were teleported to a field.

In front of them was a large mansion, with the same blue and purple sphere on top of it. It glowed beautifully that Lucina believed to be the light for the Mansion at night.

"Is this it?" Lucina asked, staring at the glowing sphere. It was beautiful …

"Yeah." Robin said, "let's go inside."

When the two entered inside, it was dark. Lucina tried to feel around. It was suspicious and nerve-wracking at the same time.

"Um, mother?" Lucina asked, "Are you sure this is the right place?"

"I-I think so …"

Suddenly, the lights turned on, and a bunch of people and strange creatures popped out.

"WELCOME TO SMASH!" They all yelled.

Lucina jumped, almost about to run off, but she kept her composure. They were just welcoming them.

A short man wearing a red cap and overalls came up to the two. "We were-a expecting you two. Welcome!"

"Th-thanks. You are Mario, correct?" Lucina asked.

"Yes-a ma'am. This is where you will stay-a for a while. Everyone seemed excited to see you."

A strange, robotic creature came up to them. "Hello, it's nice to meet you two!"

"Hello." Lucina smiled.

"Why-a don't you hang around a bit before I show you-a your rooms?" Mario suggested, smiling.

"Yes, sir." Robin said.

The two spoke to the many Smashers; Robin was fascinated by the blue robotic creature and a blue hedgehog, as Lucina spoke to a man from a military.

When she turned, she saw … the Hero King himself. He was speaking to a young red-haired boy and another blue-haired man.

"Is that …?" Lucina couldn't believe her eyes.

"Ah, King-a Marth?" Mario said, "Yes-a. He and Roy were around since the Melee tournament, and Ike came along. They-a couldn't wait to-a meet their fellow-a Fire Emblem friends."

The three turned to see Lucina. "Ah, you are Lucina, are you not?" The Hero-King asked.

Lucina, despite her excitement, sighed, trying to keep her composure. "Yes, sire. And your friends?"

"I am Roy, duke of Pherae." The red-haired boy said, "I am Marth's closest friend. It is nice to meet you." He smiled.

"And I am Ike. I heard that I have a descendent where you are from, Lucina." He chuckled, imagining if his descendent liked meat as much as he does.

Lucina giggled. "Yes. It is nice to meet you three."

In another room, a blonde-haired boy watched from the window, sighing. He had been thinking … again.

That time where he lost his childhood best friend … that time where she was killed in front of him … sighing, he tried to hold back tears.

"Fiora … I'm so sorry …"

"Hey, Shulk?" The boy turned to see a yellow creature.

"What's wrong, Pac-Man?" He asked.

"There are two newcomers that just arrived." Pac-Man said, "I thought that you might be interested to meet them."

Shulk hesitated. "Not right now …"

Pac-Man sat beside him. "You all right there, pal?"

"Y-yeah, just thinking about-"

"Fiora again?" Pac-Man placed a hand on his shoulder. "Hey, I understand that it hurts, but there's nothing you can do to stop it."

"That's the worse part, Pac-Man!" Shulk shouted, "There was nothing I can do to save her!"

Pac-Man sighed, "Hey, how about you go and get some fresh air outside. That can help. Or you can get something to eat."

Shulk looked down at his friend, and he nodded. "All right. See you soon, Pac-Man."

"Later, Shulk."

Shulk got up and left his room, looking down at his feet as he walked.

"Well, I'll see you three soon." Lucina said, waving. The three swordsmen waved at her, saying their goodbyes.

Lucina had to get away from all this celebrating and ruckus; it was too much for her. As she walked down the halls, clearly lost, she looked down at her feet.

"This … is all new to me. Am I going to be all right?" She said to no one in particular.

She didn't notice anyone coming up to her, and she suddenly crashed into them.

Falling on the ground on her behind, she looked up to see a young blonde-haired fellow.

"Ah! I'm so sorry, Marth!" He cried, getting up and trying to help Lucina up.

Lucina blushed. It was flattering that she was mistaken for the Hero King once again.

"I-I'm not Marth." Lucina said.

The boy stared down at her, realizing that this Marth … is female.

"Ah! So sorry, ma'am!" He quickly got her back up on her feet.

"It's quite all right." She looked up and down at the boy. She never heard of this fellow up until now. Was he new as well?

"Sorry about that." She said shyly.

"H-hey! It's fine. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." The boy said.

"Same here. Sorry. So uh …" She had no idea what to say. This boy … he seemed kind of … cute.

"You're new here, right?" She asked.

The boy nodded. "Well, a week ago anyway." He chuckled. "Anyway, I'm Shulk. You're new here as well, right?"

Lucina smiled. Shulk … what a cute name. It was foreign, but it was still cute nonetheless.

"I am Lucina. And yes, I am new here as well."

The two said nothing for a few seconds.

"So, uh … what is it like here?" Lucina asked.

"Well, it was nerve-wracking at first, but once you get used to it, you'll enjoy life here. Besides …" He smirked, "The technology here is far much better here than where I am."

"I see …"

Lucina then heard her mother, "Lucina! Where are you? We're going to see where our rooms are!"

"Coming, Mother!" Lucina called. She then turned to Shulk. "Well, I'll, uh, see you later, Shulk."

Shulk smiled. "Later."

The two went their separate ways … for now.

This was the start of a blooming friendship ...