KKD: Now I know the Shepherds have their primary goal of rescuing Maribelle right now, but there's something I want to get out of the way just so we have everyone on the team, even though two members won't appear until after the in-game time skip. Anyway, this brings up the idea of paralogues. They'll be counted as regular chapters of the story, so don't worry. Xenologues on the other hand… we'll figure out later. For now, here's a list of characters that are available now for those of you wishing to submit OCs.
Girls: Sully, Miriel, Nowi, Tharja, Tiki
Guys: Vaike, Donnel, Lon'qu, Ricken, Libra, Henry
KKD: Also, while I have plans for Kamen Rider Sorcerer, you may also make your character Kamen Rider Mage (Orange, Green or other color) if you can't think of any on your own. As always, I appreciate you guys for your submissions to further build this world and making it different from the main Fire Emblem universe. We're still in need of some female characters (Rider or otherwise), and I'm still waiting on some kids. And before you ask about child romances, I'll wait until after the in-game time skip to let you know who is available, since after all OCs will have kids of their own, providing more options for romances. Speaking of, here are the support rankings as of right now:
Support Rankings
Lora & Frederick: B
Logan & Chrom: C
Chrom & Lissa: C
Logan & Lora: C
Chrom & Sumia: C
Logan & Lissa: C
Frederick & Sully: C
KKD: I'll be keeping friendly (non-romantic/familial) supports as side conversations to develop the characters further, but if you guys don't like that, let me know and we'll keep those off-screen to focus on the family and romantic conversations. I have a couple ideas as to who will appear in this one, so let's begin.
Disclaimers: KKD doesn't own anything in this story except for the original characters and concepts he created within. Bruford belongs to RedRat8. The rest belong to Nintendo, Intelligent Systems, and their respective owners/companies.
(Cue Opening Theme Song: Hero by Skillet)
KKD Studios Presents
*As the instrumental begins we see our lead, Logan, floating in darkness for a bit until he rose his hand and his Flame Style Wizard Ring appeared on it, and he appeared in the field with Chrom, Lissa, and Frederick helping him up*
I'm just a step away
I'm just a breath away
*The Shepherds are seen fighting against some brigands, Logan casting spells and slashing his sword with them as Lora stood by, getting people to safety.*
Losin' my faith today
(We're fallin' off the edge today)
*We make a quick cut to a later part where we see Emmeryn crying, our focus on the tear*
*Logan struggled to his feet as he glared up at the Phantoms coming his way, most in silhouette, as he recalled something from the past where he was in despair, purple cracks forming on his body*
I am just a man
Not superhuman
(I'm not superhuman)
Someone save me from the hate
*Logan then stared out at the armies against the Halidom of Ylisse, standing with Chrom, Lissa, Lora, and the Shepherds as they looked past the forces.*
It's just another war
Just another family torn
(We're falling from my faith today)
*We get a glance at the villains including Gangrel, Aversa, Validar, and a figure wearing a black, gold, and purple cloak floating behind them before we cut back to the heroes, as Logan flips his Wizardriver into position and flashes his Flame Style ring across it, transforming into Wizard.*
Just a step from the edge
Just another day in the world we live
*Suddenly, Wizard and Chrom were on the battlefield, fighting together with their blades, Wizard casting magic spells as Lissa healed them and Frederick attacked the brigands on his horse*
I need a hero to save me now
I need a hero (save me now)
*Wizard quickly transitioned between forms by passing through their magic circles, Water Style splashing one Phantom aside before leaping up, going Hurricane Style to kick another Brigand and then suddenly stomping down as Land Style, causing rocks to scatter and hit more foes*
I need a hero to save my life
A hero'll save me (just in time)
*Wizard turned to see a figure in blue wearing a mask as the figure faced off against Chrom, both clashing the Falchion at each other*
I need a hero to save me now
I need a hero (save me now)
*Wizard is then seen riding Wizardragon into battle, blasting more Phantoms aside before he's seen staring at Chrom and a woman holding a child as he turned to Lissa, smiling*
I need a hero to save my life
A hero'll save me (just in time)
*After several attacks at the screen, Wizard posed alongside Lissa, Lora, Frederick, and Chrom as the title "Fire Emblem: Awakening of Hope" appeared above and behind them.*
Fire Emblem: Awakening of Hope
Before the Shepherds left, Frederick was in the middle of training a soldier, both screaming as Frederick managed to block one shot of the soldier's lance with his sword before shoving it off and swinging it at the soldier, who fell over, and all while barely moving.
"Gah!" he grunted as he fell over before getting back up, "H-how did you block that?!"
"You are not using your strength wisely," Frederick informed, "Too much wasted movements. Go and practice what I taught you."
"Yes sir! Thank you, sir!" the soldier saluted before walking away, Frederick sighing in response, just relieved that he was able to handle it so quickly.
"Frederick," Miriel spoke up, getting his attention.
"Miriel. What brings you here?" he asked, Miriel having looked over the battle from nearby.
"Fascinating… I was convinced that young lad had you dead to rights. But when his blow was about to land, you parried with the merest flick of your arm. Such a feat would seem to defy all natural laws. What is your secret? To what forbidden dark arts are you privy?"
"If you saw my arm move, then your eye is sharper than most," Frederick admitted with a smile, "When my master-at-arms first showed me the technique, I did not see much."
"A woman of science is first and foremost an observer," she noted.
"Ah! And a keen eye is a fine weapon," Frederick complimented, "But I don't think you came here to discuss swordplay."
"On that count, you are wrong," she informed, "I want you to teach me that move."
"It is no easy trick to learn, with any weapon."
"I am a patient woman," Miriel smiled.
"Very well. Shall we begin?"
It took us a while to get on the road, including the fact that we had Ricken follow us despite what Chrom said. Still, I thought it was good that he came with us. The more help we had the better. I was even able to take the time to talk with Bruford a bit.
"Hey Bruford. Sorry we didn't get to talk much before, y'know with this war and all, but I just wanted to check in and see how things were going," I replied to him.
"Nothing much. Just keeping an eye on things while also perfecting some new recipes I've been working on for a while," he answered, surprising me with the recipe thing.
"Eh? Recipes? You mean you cook?" I gawked.
"On occasion, yes. Aside from that, Frederick's also been a good tutor, showing me how to keep the campsite clean all the time."
"Huh… never expected that from you. So despite what Flavia said, you're not that much of a fighter?"
"D-Don't be stupid! I fight just as well as you do. Heck, I'm also a mage like you," he pointed out, showing me a new ring I never saw, looking similar to my Style Rings, this one having more of a light grey color with a white gem in the center that looked a bit less polished than mine.
"Huh… weird… say, Lora mentioned something to me about Phantoms being in people. Is it true you have one inside you, too?"
"...Yes. Most mages who become Riders have a Phantom within them. However, the only reason those mages have the powers they do is because in a state of despair, they encountered their Inner Phantoms, and when those Phantoms confirmed they were loyal, the host either gave in to their despair to let their Phantoms live on in their place, or the host held on to their last rays of hope, and their Phantoms allow them to become their armored mage forms," Bruford explained.
"Wow… that's…" I muttered, looking to my Flame Style ring in a bit of shock and confusion.
"...Sorry, I guess it was the wrong thing to discuss with someone with a lack of memory. Tell you what, when we get the chance, I'll do you a favor… if you want…" Bruford offered, with me nodding in response.
However, we weren't out much longer when we heard some panting and footsteps approaching faster before we saw a villager with a pot for a helmet while carrying a handmade spear.
"Halp!" he pleaded, "You gots to help us! I'm beggin' you, milords!"
"Slow down. What happened?" Chrom asked, only for a brigand to appear from behind the villager.
"Oy! There's the wee piglet!" he growled.
"Great, Bandits," Chrom and I groaned in response.
"What's this? A little lordling come to watch over his chattel? Haw haw ha-" he started before realizing who he was talking to and panicked, "Aw, damn me! Sh-Shepherds!"
"That's right. So what'll it be? Run and live? Or fight and die?"
The brigand just grunted before fleeing.
"Quickly, lad. What happened here?" Chrom demanded of the pot-headed villager.
"Y-yes, milord!" he responded, "Right away, milord! ...Er, if it please Your Graciousness."
"Maybe just hold off on titles for now," Chrom sighed before clearing his throat, "What's your name?"
"Donny. Er, that is, Donnel," he answered before bowing, "...Your Majestyful. I live in the village just beyond, sir."
"I guess that'll do. Now, what happened?"
"That rotten-toothed, pig-stinkin' bandit you just ran off attacked us!" he shouted, pointing at the brigand who fled before pointing back to where his village was before realizing what he said, clearing his throat, "Er, pardon my language, Your Lordliness. I'm the only one what got away, and even then just barely. They were roundin' up the others to haul 'em off to a bandit camp… Please, sir! You gots to save them folks! My ma's one of 'em, and… She's all I got in this world! Please, Your Royal Highness!"
"We haven't gotten into a full-on war, and yet it seems to spawn more evils by the day," Chrom scowled, "All right, Donny. We'll save your ma."
"But what about Maribelle?!" Lissa reminded.
"This shouldn't take us long, Lissa," he assured before turning back to Donnel, "Can you lead us to her?"
"Aw, thank you, milord! Thank you!" Donnel smiled with much gratitude, "Just follow me, Your Sirness!"
That night, a group of brigands gathered around their leader, scruffy and covered in dirt, he chuckled before looking to the brigand who had came rushing to him earlier, warning him of something.
"...And you're sure a'this?" the brigand asked.
"On the grave of my sainted mother, I swear it, Roddick," the subordinate brigand answered, "It was Chrom and his Shepherds with what appeared to be THREE of the ring-mages, and no mistake!"
The man, Roddick, just chuckled in response.
"A fancy lord'll fetch a high ransom from noble folk," he grinned as reptilian markings appeared on his face, "We'll have the little man squealin' for mercy in no time!"
With that, Roddick transformed into a blue snake-like Phantom with large fangs, golden talons for hands and feet, and white feathers acting as clothing, making him resemble a Basilisk. He chuckled as an older woman got to her knees nearby.
"We got nothin' left to take, sirs! Please, let our children go!" she begged.
"Quit yer bleatin'!" he snapped, smacking her as the brigand from before noticed something about her.
"Oy, Roddick! I think this cow's the mum of the brat what ran away," he recalled, making the Phantom inspect her.
"...Say, I know this one. You're the wife of the man what broke my rib last time we were 'ere! And that wasn't easy considerin' I have such tough scales," the Basilisk Phantom recalled.
"And you killed him for that rib, monster!" she screamed, "I wish he'd done for you first…"
"Small wonder the brat's got more brass than brains if you're his mum. Guess we'll see for ourselves when we catch him, eh? Maybe we'll even make ya watch as we gut him!"
The Phantom laughed manically, leaving the woman, Donnel's mom, whimpering.
"N-no! Please, he's just a boy!" she pleaded.
"This here's where they've taken up camp, Your Lordshipness," Donnel whispered to Chrom as we scouted the area that night.
"Er… right. Thanks, Donny," Chrom replied, "Stay close now."
"Got it," we nodded as Bruford pulled out his ring as Lora and I did the same with our, Donnel confused.
"Beg pardon, milord? You don't mean…?" he started before gasping in realization, "I...I can't fight, sir! I ain't never even stuck a pig before!"
"Oh, sorry," Chrom quickly apologized, "I just assumed… I mean… Look, just stay here. You'll be fine."
"I wish I was as strong as you sirs and madams! Kick that scum out single handed, I would!"
"Then you should fight and grow stronger."
I was surprised by Chrom's directness, but let it slide knowing Donnel could use it.
"But I ain't-" Donnel started when-
"No man is born a warrior, Donny," Chrom interrupted, "And farm work makes for fine training-a sickle's not far from a sword, after all. Bandits may be tougher than wheat, but the principle's the same."
Donnel grunted nervously before sniffling as he gripped his spear tightly, "A-all right, milord. As you say, I'm no warrior. But these're my people. I gots to do what I can!"
We soon stood outside the campsite of the brigands, Bruford even summoning a driver identical to mine.
"Everyone in place?" Chrom asked.
"R-ready!" Donnel gulped as the rest of us prepared for a fight, as Frederick, Lissa, Sumia, Miriel, Sully, and Stahl joined us on the battlefield, with me noticing Donnel mumbling to himself, "Fight and get stronger, he says. Guess it can't hurt to try. I sure hope I don't get in the way! Gosh, that would be just awful..."
As we marched our way around, Donnel noticeably stood by Miriel and attacked the ruffians with ease. He was weak at first, but he quickly got the hang of fighting. The chemistry between him and the other Shepherds grew rapidly. And all while Donnel fought, Lissa and I stayed close to him, making sure he was fully healed in the process.
As we fought, the four of us soon spotted two new significant hostages in the camp. Holding off against a couple of the ruffians was a man with dark green hair in a gold coat with black highlights, gray pants, and a silver shirt using only a bow and arrows. Behind him was a short female with thick black hair in a bobcut style with green eyes, and she stood in cobalt blue armor that looked much too heavy for her and yet she seemed to hold it up as if she were wearing normal clothing. Donnel noticed the two were quickly cornered and decided to hype himself up and be ready to take on the ruffians. He quickly stabbed at the two with his spear, knocking them away.
"Whew! Thanks. We owe ya one," the man smiled.
"Yes, thank you," the girl added as Lora, Bruford, Lissa and I approached them.
"And you two are?" Bruford started to inquire.
"Oh! Uh… Kai. Kai Bouken, sir!" the man saluted, "This woman with me is Vanille."
"Honor to meet you, sir," she added, the two focused on Bruford.
"Oi! You two have me all wrong. I'm not the leader of this faction," he responded.
"We can introduce you to him in a bit, though," I added, none of us immediately noticing someone behind us until…
"LOOK OUT!" Donnel shout grabbing a bronze lance laying nearby instead of his spear and defeated the brigand that was right behind me.
"Whoa! Didn't see that coming," Lora admitted.
"Yea… nice work, Donny," I smiled, making the pot-wearing villager chuckle.
"Heh, no more holding the others back now!" he smiled as the others caught up, applauding his work.
"Bravo, bravo!" I heard a voice chuckle as we turned to see a Phantom that reminded me of some sort of lizard or Basilisk, "Y'all did great. But now it's time them castle whelps learned what us wild-born men can do!"
"Crap. Mages! Rings ready?!" I called out, our drivers having been flattened for a while before we pulled out our Driver On rings, flashing them over our buckles.
= DRIVER ON! PLEASE! =
= DRIVER ON! =
With that, our Drivers were prepared as Bruford and I flipped the hand authors on ours soon following Lora's lead as we prepared our transformation rings, mine being the Land Style ring while Bruford's was his an all light grey ring.
= SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN! SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN! =
"Henshin!/Hen~shin!" we all shouted, flashing our rings across/into our belts.
= SET! =
= CHANGE! =
= LAND! PLEASE! =
= OPEN! = L-I-O-N! LION! =
= DODODO DODODO, DON DODODON! =
Recognizing Bruford's as a jingle similar to my Hurricane Style transformation, the three of us transformed, Lora's being the same as before, mine being Land Style (of course), while Bruford's (summoned on via a light grey magic circle) consisted of a black bodysuit with a steel-grey armor on top that had some gray fur-covered bits on the torso a cloak on the back to cover its main body till it is swung aside like a duster, with a viking horned helmet with reflective lenses and a jewel face guard protecting the lower half of his face.
"Ore wa Sage. Shall we begin?" Bruford introduced and offered as Beast clapped her hands, excited for the fight.
"Saa, Lunchtime da!" she smiled under her helmet, looking to us.
"Heh… bon appetit," I chuckled as I let her lead the charge, Sage and I rushed in right after, attacking the Basilisk Phantom, the three of us starting with punches and kicks, Lora going at the giant lizard like an animal clawing at it once in a while. Then, I pulled out connect rings.
= CONNECT! PLEASE! =
With that, I pulled out my weapon from the circle, Sage revealing his weapon being a basic cane of sorts before we rushed in, slashing at the Phantom. Beast brought out her Dice Saber and did the same. It didn't take long for us to knock this lizard down before he blasted water at us.
"Hmph! Looks like I need to use this," Sage muttered, pulling out the ring with the white gem we saw earlier, flashing it across his buckle.
= FREEZE! =
With a white magic circle forming above him that came down, his entire armor turns pure white and becomes a bit see through, his cane now resembling a large spear. The Basilisk launched more water at us, but Sage froze it and launched it right back, pinning the lizard down. Before the Phantom could break out, Sully and Stahl came from behind, keeping him pinned.
"Shall we?" Sage asked as Beast prepared her transformation ring.
"Saa, Main Dish da!" she grinned as I prepared my Kick Strike ring as Sage prepared his Freeze ring as well.
"Finale da!" I called out, all of us activating our rings.
= GO! KICK STRIKE! =
= FINAL: TEMPEST SLASH! =
= CHOU NE! KICK STRIKE! SAIKOU~! =
As Beast and I knelt down, a chilling aura formed around Sage's spear. Beast and I leapt into the air and executed a drop kick, Sage slashing the Basilisk once before Beast and I collided, and once we passed, Sage sliced the Phantom in half. To add insult to injury, Donnel rushed in screaming as he stabbed the Phantom with his Bronze Lance.
"Gahaugh! Nngh…" the Phantom screamed and grunted as he sparked with power, "This ain't… where…"
But before he could finish, the Basilisk exploded in defeat as Beast, Sage, Sully, Stahl Donnel and I turned once the explosion died down, the magic of the Phantom left behind going into Beast's as we all sighed with relief, Beast herself clapping her hands together.
"Thanks for the meal!" she added as all three mages reverted to normal.
"Nice work," Vanille complimented the others as Donnel leaped up and down with joy.
"We did it! We're rid of them bandits for good and all!" he hollered while jumping around.
"A worthy first victory, Donny. You fought well," Chrom smiled before turning to Vanille and Kai, "And you two did well holding off these ruffians until we arrived."
"Thank you, sir," Kai bowed.
Then, Donnel rushed over to an aging woman.
"Ma! Ma, it's me!" He smiled as did the woman who hugged him.
"Oh, Donny! Thank goodness you're safe!" she smiled, almost crying, "I was worried near to death, boy!"
She then turned to the rest of us.
"I can't thank you enough for savin' my son and our village, milord," she thanked Chrom, bowing before she saw Donny just standing, "...Donny! Where are your manners?! Take a knee and thank His Lordliness!"
"Er," Donny muttered before doing so, "I can't begin to repay all what you done for us, sir! Th-thank you!"
"You led the charge, Donny," Chrom pointed out with a smile, "We just picked off the stragglers. Hone your potential and use it to keep this village safe."
Chronic then started to leave as he noticed Kai and Vanille again, "You two are more than welcome to join us if you wish."
The two nodded, joining our group when…
"W-wait! Please!" Donned called out.
"Something wrong?" Chrom asked.
"I has a request, sir. If it pleases Your Graceliness… Take me with you, milord! Lemme be a Shepherd like you! I'm good with livestock, I am! Please, sir!"
"Hush now, you fool boy!" His mother scolded.
"Please, ma'am. Let him explain himself," I requested of her, the woman sighing in response.
"I want to hone my...whatever he said," Donny answered, "I want to keep this place safe! I never thought I was good for nothin' more than shovelin' dirt… But milord showed me there's more I can do. More I needs to be doing!"
"You needs be knowin' your place, boy! A farmhand's no fit for a royal-"
"Actually, we'd be thrilled to have him," Chrom interrupted.
"He's right. That Phantom was much tougher than we anticipated," I added.
"Had it not been for Donnel's final attack, we might not have been able to finish that Basilisk," Bruford pointed out.
"And if someone like him can finish off a Phantom, you KNOW he can be very helpful to us," Lora smiled.
"You see? The Shepherds need every good man we can find, and your son fought bravely," Chrom concluded, Donny's mother starting to look defeated.
"Y-you're very kind to say as much, Your Lordshipness, but…" she started before sighing, realizing she wasn't going to win, turning to Donnel, "Well, you're a man grown now, Donny. I s'pose you can make up your own mind."
"Aw, Ma…" the pot-wearing villager muttered, almost embarrassed, only for his mom to smile, admiring how much he'd grown.
"You just come home safe, love," she requested with a heartfelt grin, "I'll see that the village is still standin' when you return a hero. ...Well?! Off with you then! Glory's waitin', boy!"
"I ain't fightin' for glory, Ma," Donnel pointed out, placing his hands on her shoulders, "I'm fightin' for you! But if I do find some glory, I'll be sure to bring it home for you!"
After they hugged, Donnel officially joined us, giving fist bumps to Kai and Vanille as we started off, with me vaguely hearing his mom begging, "...Just come home alive, Donny."
"Thanks for training me today, Sully. That was a great session. And your training really helped us out when we helped Logan, Lora, and Bruford against that Phantom," Stahl smiled at Sully when they were training at the camp that night.
"Ha! Giving up so soon? What a wimp!" Sully scoffed, cracking her neck, lance still in hand while Stahl looked confused.
"Er, what?"
"How can you call yourself a knight if you crap out so soon? The legendary knights who served Marth would never give up so easily."
"You mean Cain and Abel? The 'Bull' and the 'Panther' from the old stories?"
"That's the kind of strength we need to win this upcoming war," Sully grinned, "And it's the kind of strength I aspire to."
"Well, sure, I mean, who wouldn't want to be a hero of legend and song?" Stahl smiled as well, rubbing his neck, "I just don't think I have it in me. I'm more of a...mellow type."
"Ha! Then take that attitude over to the kitchen, ya damn scullery maid!" Sully scoffed, "I plan to run circles around those rusty old legends."
"Heh! You're something else. But perhaps I could stand to be a little more forceful in my training," Stahl admitted.
"Damn right!" Sully laughed heartily, "I won't stop until I'm built like the Bull!"
"Ha ha! I'm sure you'll" Stahl started before realizing what Sully said, "Wait, you're the Bull in this scenario?"
"You got a problem with that?"
"No, no! No, that's just...fine. I guess that makes me the Panther, huh?" he figured, chuckling nervously, "Yeesh. I've got my work cut out for me…"
At the same time, Sumia walked through the campsite after tending to her steed, looking for Chrom.
"Chrom? Where are you? Hel-LOOOOO?" she called out, not noticing she passed him walking out of his tent.
"...I'm right here, Sumia," he pointed out, making her gasp and turn around.
"Oh! There you are. Um, so…" she started before revealing something else she had, "Here. I baked you a pie."
"Really? Well, this is a surprise," Chrom responded with a surprised look, seeing the baked treat before smelling it, "...Mmm! It smells amazing!"
"You've been working so hard recently, I thought you might be tired…" she admitted with a light blush, "My mother used to bake me rhubarb-and-fiddlehead pie, and it always perked me up."
"Rhubarb and...fiddleheads?" Chrom asked confused, "No mutton? Or goat? ...Or bear? I usually prefer a bit of meat in my pies."
"Absolutely not! Meat is the last thing you need when your body's worn out!" Sumia insisted, "A stick of rhubarb will clear your bowels and get you right as rain in no time. ...That's what my mother used to say anyway-and she was always right!"
"Heh. Old Nurse Nan used to say the same when I was young," Chrom chuckled a bit, reminiscing on those old days, making Sumia giggle.
"See? They can't both be wrong. Now eat your pie while I go clean your smallclothes," she insisted, handing him the pie as she looked in his tent, "I see quite a pile forming on the far side of your cot there!"
They stood in a bit of silence, Chrom just holding the pie and fork to eat it with while Sumia decided to pick up the clothes. Chrom still hadn't touched the pie when she got out of the tent.
"...Well? Go on! Don't mind me now-just eat your pie!" she responded, making Chrom gulp a bit.
"Er, well, if you insist," he sighed as Sumia walked away with the clothes, leaving Chrom to sit down, disgusted by what he now held, "...Gods, I HATE rhubarb. But if Sumia thinks it'll make me feel better, I suppose I should force it down…"
Chrom hesitantly took the fork and cut a small bite of the pie, making sure to get a good chunk of both rhubarb and the fiddleheads. He gulped nervously before taking the bite of the pie he had, chewing it carefully at first before his eyes widened in surprise. He soon easily got it down.
"Mmm? Hey, this isn't bad… In fact, it's delicious!" he smiled, going for more of the pie.
Sometime later, Chrom smiled as he leaned back, the tin and fork by his side with a hand over his gut.
"...Well, that was about the best pie I've ever had," he admitted.
"...Hel-LOOOOO? Chrom? I'm baaaaack!" Sumia called out as she entered the tent, looking a bit surprised by the empty tin, "Oh, have you finished already?"
"I did, and it was amazing!" he smiled, picking up said tin, "Usually rhubarb makes me queasy, but not this time! What's your secret?"
"Oh, nothing special," she assured, "Just a bit of spice here and a pinch of herb there… You can make something taste like anything if you know the tricks."
"Well, Sumia, I'm more than impressed," Chrom admitted as he stood up, "We may have at least three mage-warriors with Logan and his allies, not to mention our spellcasters Miriel and Ricken, but you're a true wizard of the kitchen."
"Oh, I'm so glad you liked it," she smiled taking the tin before showing she now had a teapot with her as she walked over to Chrom's personal glass, "Now then! How about a cup of elderberry tea?"
"Hold on! You made me a pie, so I should be making YOU tea," Chrom insisted as he prepared a pot nearby over the campfire, "Just let me boil some water here…"
"Oh, Chrom… my love… This is too much. Really," Sumia muttered under her breath so Chrom couldn't hear, before giggling, "I knew he'd love the pie! Especially since it took me 15 tries to get it right…"
(Cue Ending Theme Song: Human Nature by Michael Jackson)
*With the Wizard Rings floating around to the instrumentals and starting verse, we soon see Logan sitting on a hilltop, looking over the Halidom*
Looking Out
Across The Night-Time
The City Winks A Sleepless Eye
*We then see Chrom, Frederick, and Lissa planning something for an upcoming battle as Lissa looks away, sighing*
Hear Her Voice
Shake My Window
Sweet Seducing Sighs
*We see other members of the Shepherds interacting with each other, Emmeryn watching from above.*
Get Me Out
Into The Night-Time
Four Walls Won't Hold Me Tonight
*Logan and Lissa could be seen across the way, smiling a bit as they walking towards each other.*
If This Town
Is Just An Apple
Then Let Me Take A Bite
*Then, we see stills of the various Shepherds including Virion, Sully, Vaike, Stahl, and Miriel interacting with each other.*
If They Say -
Why, Why, Tell 'Em That Is Human Nature
Why, Why, Does He Do Me That Way
*Chrom is then seen looking out a window with a girl in silhouette at that moment.*
If They Say -
Why, Why, Tell 'Em That Is Human Nature
Why, Why, Does He Do Me That Way
*Logan sees a particular pair for a moment and smiled before he turns to see Lissa, both smiling.*
If They Say -
Why, Why, Tell 'Em That Is Human Nature
Why, Why, Does He Do Me That Way
*Emmeryn watches all this from nearby before we pan towards the sky.*
If They Say -
Why, Why, Tell 'Em That Is Human Nature
Why, Why, Does He Do Me That Way
*We turn to see Wizard and the Shepherds amidst the stars.*
I like livin' this way
I like lovin' this way
KKD: For the record, if any of you guys paid attention to the maps like I did, you'll know there's no way I could get close to this one the route to rescue Maribelle; it's in the complete opposite direction. But c'mon, when else would I be able to use this Paralogue? Plus, while the Riders did indeed beat the Phantom, this is still somewhat focused on Donny, so while I initially didn't think of it, I felt it was appropriate to let him have the final strike. Let me know what your thoughts are on these decisions, and if you guys have more characters you'd like to include… well we're down to the last 12 pairing partners; 5 waifus and 7 husbandos, so if you want one of these characters to be paired up with your characters, hurry before they're gone. Here's who is available left.
Girls: Sully, Miriel, Nowi, Tharja, Tiki
Guys: Vaike, Donnel, Lon'qu, Ricken, Libra, Henry
KKD: And as usual, here are the character formats.
Rider and Normal Characters
Character Name:
Rider Name:
Gender:
Character Appearance:
Character Class (apart from Rider):
Inner Phantom/Motif:
Rider Appearance:
Rider Form(s):
Weapons:
Personality:
Preferred Spouse(s):
Phantoms
Human Name:
Phantom Name:
Motif/Basis: (Only if not the same in exact name as the Phantom Name)
Gender:
Human Appearance:
Phantom Appearance:
Powers:
Character Class:
Preferred Weapon:
Personality:
Preferred Side: (Ylisse, Plegia, Valm, Grima)
Preferred Spouse(s):
Children
Child Name:
Gender:
Child's Parents: (Your OC + their spouse)
Character Appearance:
Character Class:
Weapon(s):
Personality:
KKD: Finally, we have character supports as of right now.
Support Rankings
Lora & Frederick: B
Logan & Chrom: C
Chrom & Lissa: C
Logan & Lora: C
Chrom & Sumia: B
Logan & Lissa: C
Frederick & Sully: C
Frederick & Miriel: C
Logan & Bruford: C
Stahl & Sully: C
KKD: Speaking of supports, when I think of the Awakening cast for their support conversations, I actually had the voices of the cast Joshscorcher used in his support dubs running through my head; I even watch them for added reference if I haven't gotten to the needed level in the game yet. If you're reading this Fiery Joker, then I'm still waiting on the rest of those supports, ESPECIALLY the RobinXLissa supports and the ever-popular ChromXSumia supports.
One last thing, I've been getting comments wondering when Logan should know of Dragon's existence. Don't get me wrong, he will find out about Dragon before he gains his Dragon forms, but I want to know from you guys when exactly I should introduce Logan to Dragon, and when he should go to someone's Underworld and save them from despair. I had one idea in mind for later in the story, but I'd like your thoughts before we proceed.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this side-trip, and we'll get back to rescuing Maribelle shortly. Until then, I'm KKD Silver the Crossover King, and I'll see you next time. *salutes* Jaa ne.