AN: Writing this chapter I had the strongest urge to make Gerome scream "I'm BATMAN" cause he's wearing all black, looks badass, his voice his deep and his ending show his the title as 'Masked Rider'...ok I'm done ranting up here.

Not down here though! :P Looking back at the Paralogue I could have made Robin's confession along the lines of "No strategy is required for this." Oh well too late now.

Ok those who were wondering why this chapter was deleted...well it's because I'm doing the one chapter per day kinda thing, even though I messed it up already. Apologies for the deceived emails of "Hey two chapters one day Hell yeah!" I'm sorry. Well my process is like this make chapter, check it, then type in new chapter and finish halfway for a quarter way, then go back to previous chapter and recheck it again then publish.

Chapter 5: The Masked Man

After an intense battle at a valley filled with wyverns, Chrom never realized how far he could fall down. He had a worried look at the fliers in the army.

"Oh Minerva you are just adorable!" Cherche cooed her wyvern with a smile.

He look towards his tired calvary unit which Frederick would usually lead, his wife was there still fuming at him.

"Don't worry she'll get over it." Lisaa reassured her brother.

"I don't even know how many time you told me that." Chrom sighed.

Chrom then realized a lone wyvern rider staring at his army with his dark mask. The man helped out rather reluctantly at Cherche's request. The mask quickly reminded him of when Lucina still called herself Marth. Then he realized despite the dark outfit he wore, the wyvern rider had blue hair!

"Finally a son." Chrom sighed full of relief.

It wasn't the fact he had nothing against his many daughter, but he just wondered if there were more princes at the children's future. He already noticed Cherche patting his son's wyvern.

"Wait they're the same." Cherche gasped. "Another Minerva?!"

"I am prince Gerome of a fallen kingdom." the masked man introduced himself with a grim tone. "I only came back to the future to release Minerva, for she is the last of her kind."

Chrom took note of the Mark of Naga on his face, getting mostly covered by his mask.

"It's nice to know my son would treat her so nicely." Cherche smiled at the brooding man.

"Enough." he growled at her. "I do not need to see my parents fall a second time."

Chrom knew how painful it was to lose family. His children from the future hid it well and were truly determined to prevent it from happening. However, here is a son of his that became utterly broken by the future.

"So you will simply leave all your siblings, your family here?" Chrom asked as he finally approached them.

"I will leave fate to it's course, you will all die and my siblings will struggle." Gerome said solemnly.

"There's Gerome!" Cynthia appeared on her pegasus with Lucina riding behind.

"The dark knight who serves the light!" Owain approached with a smile. "It's good to see you again! You should have seen my new glorious attack Path of Radiance!"

"Hmph." Gerome grunted.

Chrom sighed at this son. He is beginning to be convinced this one is harder to deal with, compared to Inigo!

Lucina walked up to Gerome and gave him a hug. She smiled at his stoic face.

"You know what I always tell you Gerome." Lucina scolded the brooder.

"What?" he questioned.

"Hope will never die!" Lucina declared proudly. "I was able to change somethings, like prevent our aunt Emmeryn's assassination."

It was one of the more heart pumping moment within her life. Lucina knew how the events would unfold but luckily she was able to get her father and his army to repel the assassins and gain a taguel and thief for the army.

"Yet she has died, just like our time." Gerome retorted. "We cannot fight fate."

Chrom realized how contrast the two siblings tended to be. He could feel the tension between them.

"Anything can change, Gerome." Chrom smiled as he patted his child's shoulder. "Your siblings are proof of that."

"Why yes, your brother and sisters are true assets in this army." Cherche added. "The way they interact is just adorable!"

She envied the mothers of the children, a part of her wished she might have a child coming from the future as well. Right now her wish has been granted by the masked rider.

"Which of our siblings is with father?" Gerome asked.

"Inigo, Severa, Noire, and Cynthia are with us." Lucina listed off. "Everyone else we gotta find around."

"Even..." Gerome started but he didn't dare speak the name.

Lucina shivered to herself. Since she was the oldest siblings she was responsible for all of her younger siblings due to their dead parents at their time. She recalled Naga directing them to the Outrealm Gate. She shivered at the last thing she saw as she entered the portal.

"So many risens yet..." Lucina sighed at the memory.

"Yes and we couldn't even find..." Gerome shook his head.

The youngest of them all was even more dedicated than Lucina. That particular siblings was loved by them all but the child's love for their mother and the child disappeared. Lucina's guilt ate her away since she felt like she was the reason the youngest disappeared.

"I hope everyone made it through." said Lucina with a solemn look.

Both of them were brooding as the seconds pass by. All the children ignored the parents' confused looks.

"Well well my final wingman is finally here!" Inigo grinned as he approached Gerome.

"This is why I left you." Gerome glared at the flirt. "Women do not simply get swoon over a fool on top of a wyvern. Even Minerva disapproves."

"Oh come now brother, with Owain by our side any village girl would fall for us!" Inigo declared with a grin.

"So you three have a name like Justic Cabal?" wondered Robin with curiosity.

"Why of course dear tactician." Inigo bowed with a smirk. "We are the Exalted Hunks!"

"Our mastermind, my dear cousin and I look up to our common blooded elder, Chrom!" Owain added theatrically.

"Why did I agree with you fools?" Gerome wondered, due to the ridiculous names.

Chrom stared at his nephew and two sons in total wonder. He strached the back of his head nervously.

"So what is it that you three loked up to me for?" asked Chrom to see any commonalities.

"You have bedded and married eleven wives, my mother and their's." Inigo grinned. "We Exalted Hunks will carry on your legacy father!"

"Yes I will make mother proud!" Owain declared, eyes filled with stars. "My dear mother in my time wished for many grandchildren to spoil and I shall deliver her wish!"

The two cousins were obviously best of friends. However they looked up to Chrom with fascination and curiosity. In time they wondered how Chrom was able to achieve such an impossible feat within the eyes of men. The two wanted to live up to his legacy.

"You two only use me for Minerva." Gerome growled as he approached Chrom. "Father you are about to battle that blasted conqueror yes?"

"Oh yes we were on our way but we got sidetracked here." Chrom nodded.

"Good I shall aid you in the next battle." Gerome nodded.

Chrom had a smile towards him and wondered if any of his sons are just like the one in front of him. Still he felt a strange tension whenever Robin approached the children, no matter what happens all of them excused themselves beside Lucina. He could see the fear in their eyes, which made him wonder what Robin had done.

"After conquering this conquer we shall conquer their women!" Inigo pointed at the sky with a grin.

"Oh yes they shall be swooned by their saviors and begged to bear our children!" Owain laughed madly.

"Hmph women desire the dark and aloof attitude." Gerome muttered as he got dragged by a doting Cherche.

End AN: Well I guess I revealed more of what happened at the future. Anyways you could tell where we are at this point in game but it's not gonna end that soon! Don't worry the comedy is still gonna be here and there but I'm gonna need to put some dramatic scenes here, like Lucina's judgement or some events the future children had to go through.