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NotSoGreatGamerGirl- Haha, thank you! I wanted to make Hiro and Yui have contrasting personalities but still a close bond. And who doesn't love Chrom and baby Lucina? xD

Chrom spent the rest of the night at an inn in Junne, in the same room as Yui and Hiro. He laid in his bed, thinking of Robin. She occupied his thoughts like an infection. He was afraid the nightmares would come back if he went to bed. Suddenly he heard movement from behind him and turned to see Hiro standing there, a blanket in his hand.

"Hiro, what's wrong?" Chrom asked.

"... I can't sleep," Hiro began to cry.

"Hey, don't cry," Chrom beckoned him to come over, the young boy collapsing and weeping on his lap. "Now, tell me what's the matter."

"I-It's just that..." He sniffled. "When I first came here, I wanted to meet you and Mommy so bad. A-And now that I've met you, I get sad b-because I know you have to leave..."

Chrom comforted him, embracing his son.

"... I know," he said. "I'm sorry."

"I know that you have to go," he cried. "But I *sniff* wish you could stay."

"So do I."

Yui then began to stir in her sleep, waking up.

"H-Hey... Who's making so much noise?" She stumbled out of bed sleepily, crawling onto Chrom's bed. "What happened?"

Hiro quickly tried to wipe his tears.

"N-Nothing. I just couldn't sleep," he fibbed, causing Yui to frown.

"Don't pretend... I know how it feels, too..."

Yui rested her head on Chrom's shoulder.

"I'll miss you, Daddy..."

"I'll miss you, too," he replied, placing a kiss on her head before doing the same to Hiro.

"Do you miss Mommy?" Hiro asked, trying to blow his nose.

"Of course I do," he responded. "I miss her more than words could ever express."

"Heehee! I have a question! How did you and Mother first meet?" Yui questioned him excitedly.

Chrom began to blush a deep shade of red.

"W-Well, since I'm not around here everyday, I guess I can tell you," he sighed. "When we were in FE:A, Lissa, Frederick, and I were walking through a field when we saw your mother laying down on the grass. At first I thought it was weird, how out of all the places one could rest, she chose the middle of a field."

They both listened attentively.

"What was the first thing you said to her?" Yui asked, immersed in the story.

"Well, I said... 'There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know.'"

Hiro frowned, seemingly confused.

"And then what?"

"Well, she helped us to take down some bandits, and I let her join the Shepherds," he responded.

"And then you fell in love and had big sis!" Yui suggested, causing Chrom's cheeks to heat.

"Um..." he said uncomfortably. "It didn't quite happen like that..."

"Then how did you fall in love with Mother?" She listened closely.

"Well, I fell in love with her the moment I saw her," he told them. "Pretty cheesy, I know. But I didn't realize it until after my sister, your aunt, died. Your mother helped me at my weakest, and she showed me that you don't have to do everything alone. That was when I realized that I loved her."

"Aww, that's so sweet!" Yui gushed. "Now I have to find her so I can ask how she fell in love with YOU!"

"Come now, you make us sound like a pair of doting lovebirds," her father said in embarrassment. "Now, how about we go to bed now? It's pretty late."

"Alright," Hiro said, stretching. "But... Can I sleep next to you, Daddy? I don't wanna have nightmares again."

"No fair!" Yui exclaimed.

"Okay, you about you both sleep next to me?" He proposed.

They did so and slept on either side of him, clinging to him like he was a raft. In a few minutes, they fell into contented sleep. Their presence comforted him, and soon he found himself falling asleep as well.

The next morning they woke up and had breakfast with the rest of the present Shepherds before they decided to train and level up. They all paired up and began to fight in Total Loss Sparring mode, two on two. Yui and Hiro were on one side, while Nah and Yarne were on the other side. Chrom, Kjelle, and Laurent watched while Gerome went to another city to get more equipment.

"Alright, no holding back!" Yui said as soon as the timer started. "Let's fight with everything we've got!"

"If that's what you want," Nah pulled out a dragonstone from her inventory while Yarne fumbled to get a beaststone from his.

As soon as the timer hit zero, both Nah and Yarne transformed, the former into a dragon and the latter a taguel.

Yarne charged at Yui, who raised her axe. He lunged at her and attempted to kick her, but she nimbly avoided his attacks. Nah, who was the size of a barn, began to target Hiro, who opened his wings and began to fly. He soared, avoiding Nah's attacks while charging with his sword. The dragon was much slower to fly than Hiro, but much bigger. The blue-haired boy switched his weapon to a short axe and hurled one at Nah, hitting her stomach and causing her HP to fall slightly.

"Ugh, she's too tanky," Hiro thought to himself. "I'm gonna need Yui's help to finish her off."

"Yui!" He called out. "Switch!"

She nodded and sprouted her wings before he descended and began to face Yarne. The taguel managed to kick Hiro in the stomach, sending him flying back. Suddenly, Yarne began to clutch his stomach in pain when he saw Hiro's Counter skill over his head.

"Don't underestimate me!" Hiro yelled, a yellow skill activating. He slashed Yarne across the chest, healing himself with Sol.

"Gah!"

Yarne skidded back, kicking up dirt on the ground.

"Whew! You're really good!" He panted.

"Thanks, you too," Hiro replied.

Meanwhile, Yui flew around Nah, slicing her scales and causing her health to drop slowly.

"It's squashing time!"

One of Nah's wings hit Yui straight in the back, causing her to tumble down, her wings disappearing.

"Yui!" Hiro opened his wings and flew up, catching her.

"Ugh... I'm fine," she summoned her wings again. "We should end this before our wings disappear."

"Yeah."

They both drew their swords and faced Nah, who fired a barrage of attacks at them. They twisted and flew in the air gracefully, dodging all of them.

"Now!" Hiro called out, their Twin Blades skill activating.

"We'll mess you up!"

Yui's Twin Blades changed to an Aether, while Hiro's changed to Astra, and the two lunged at Nah at once, Yui stabbing her with Sol before striking again with Luna. Hiro landed all five attacks, the last one a critical. Nah's HP deteriorated to the red zone before their wings began to disappear, the twins retreating to the ground.

"Cover me!" Yui equipped a volant axe while Hiro fended off Yarne's attacks, before the hero girl threw it skyward, hitting Nah's leg and causing her HP to reach zero. Just before, the dragon fired a shot that hit Yui straight-on, the blue-haired girl shattering into pieces. Hiro grunted and began to slash at Yarne with his axe, who was careful to avoid his strikes. He didn't counterattack because of Hiro's Counter, putting him in a tight spot.

"... If I kill him now, Counter won't activate," Yarne thought. "I should finish this now!"

He rushed forward, a critical sound activating.

"Don't mess with a bunny!"

He bunny-kicked Hiro straight in the gut, Yarne feeling a sense of victory before he saw the Miracle skill over Hiro's head before it changed to Counter.

"Aww...!"

The duel was over, Yui and Hiro the winners. Yui and Nah respawned and everyone's health returned to normal.

"Yay!" Yui lifted Hiro off the ground, whirling him around like a teddy bear. "We won!"

"I know, I know! Please put me down!"

Nah extended her hand to both of them.

"That was a good match," she said, fixing her purple braids. "Although I was a bit rusty!"

Yui laughed and shook it, Hiro doing the same.

"I won't lose next time!" Yarne insisted before shaking their hands as well.

Suddenly, Minerva swept in, landing on the ground with Gerome on her back.

"Chrom!" He called out, jumping off her carefully.

"Yes, what is it?"

"I found a mission," he informed him.

"Alright, what is it?" he said.

"Very well," Gerome breathed. "Do you know the fairy king, Oberon?"

"Yes," Chrom nodded. "He's the one who's supposed to give out that special mission or something."

"Correct. When I was in town, I saw some flyers on the local bulletin about his wedding," he stopped. "They say whoever attends will be issued the mission."

"What's the mission?" The Exalt asked.

"Something about finding a rare item," Gerome pulled out the flyer from his pocket. "But the reward is at least 100,000 gold and the ability to use your wings for as long as you please."

"... That would certainly come in handy in finding Robin," Chrom scanned the flyer. "Alright, let's attend it."

"It's in two months here, which would be tomorrow in the real world," The wyvern rider said. "At approximately 6:00 pm. Do you think you can come?"

He nodded.

"Yeah," he replied. "Maybe I can get everyone else to come, too."

It was time for him to log out now. Since he had arrived in the morning yesterday, he was almost out of time.

"Bye, Daddy," Hiro threw himself into Chrom's arms. "I love you. I'll be waiting for you."

"Me, too!" Yui hugged him tight. "I love you!"

"I love you both, too," he kissed their heads before turning to the other children.

"Take care of them, all right? And stay safe!"

They all nodded before Chrom opened up his menu and logged out, waking up a second later. He checked his clock to see that it was around ten o'clock. Everyone else was probably asleep now. He took off his AmuSphere and hauled himself to his bathroom to brush his teeth and change before going back to bed, tucking himself under the covers. When he fell asleep, he found himself back in camp, in a tent with Robin. It was less of a dream and more of a flashback, as he recognized what was about to happen.

"Chrom, stop being so stubborn," she told him condescendingly. "My decision is final."

"No! You can't!" The Exalt yelled.

"I have to," her voice was calm. "We both know that."

"No, you don't. You don't HAVE to do anything!" He pounded his fist on the desk angrily. "Robin, I won't let you!"

"Listen to me, Chrom," she held his face, forcing him to look her in the eye. "Think about it. The future Lucina and all the others came from. How Grima ruined their lives and destroyed the world... Would you wish that on even your worst enemy?"

He broke her gaze and looked down.

"No, but..."

"..."

"Think about our baby back at the palace. Think about Lucina and Morgan, and... And me. We all need you!" he insisted.

She shook her head sadly, turning her back to him.

"Chrom..."

"Don't give me that," he spun her around and held her shoulders. "Don't act like you have to do this! Just let me finish off Grima!"

"Chrom, I'm despicable!" Robin suddenly bursted out, on the verge of tears. "I ruined everything! It's my fault! I killed you! I killed everyone! I made Lucina and the other children miserable! I'm a monster! I deserve to die anyways!"

She sobbed into his shoulder before he pulled her close to him.

"... You're wrong," he said. "You're not a monster. Grima did all those things, not you... And that was in the future. Don't you think this time around we can change things? We already have."

"I..."

"I'm sorry for yelling at you like that," he said. "I just... I love you too much to let you go."

"I love you too, Chrom," she sniffled. "... But I'm still going to do it."

His heart fell.

Robin saw his solemn attitude and placed a soft kiss on his lips.

"Hey, Naga said that if our ties were strong enough, I could come back," she reminded it.

He embraced her tighter.

"They are strong," he declared. "I know they are."

"Then I'll come back."

She rested her head on his chest.

"... Thank you, Chrom," she said. "You've made me so happy. The happiest I've been since you found me lying down in that field."

"Not nearly as happy as you've made me," he replied, kissing her forehead.

He woke up the second he did, the sunlight shining through his window.

"She'll come back," he thought to himself. "Even if it takes me the rest of my life... I'll find her."

The rest of the day was a blur. Olivia, Lucina, Morgan, and Severa were able to play with him and attend the wedding for the mission. Chrom went out to buy some groceries before visiting Robin, bringing her new flowers. He held her hand and fixed her hair before he heard someone walk into the room. It was Jay, her pale face flushed from the cold.

"Oh, hello," she greeted him. "Chrom, right?"

"Yes," he responded. "And you're Jay?"

"That's right," she took off her hat and placed it on the table. "I was just going to check to see if Robin's NerveGear's still working fine."

"I see," he observed. "Do you play, as well?"

Her eyes widened in shock.

"Oh, no," her expression was one of fear. "... I'm afraid after my sister became trapped within FE:A, I developed somewhat of a... Phobia, I guess you could say, of VR."

"Really?" He asked. "But you seem to know so much about the FullDive system."

"I do," she informed him. "I used to work for the company that produced the FullDive technology, but that was before the FE:A incident happened and FullDive, namely the NerveGear, was given a bad name. They let a lot of people off. I was one of them."

She shook her head.

"Ever since, I haven't entered VR. Just the thought of it scares me."

"Oh," Chrom placed the flowers down.

"By the way, how did you meet my sister?" Jay asked curiously. Her resemblance to Robin made her in turn look like Yui, a weird thought.

"I met her when we were in FE:A," he told her.

"And you got married?" The dark-haired girl guessed.

"Um... Yeah," Chrom responded awkwardly.

"Ah, now I see why you were so eager to see her," she smiled, her voice bubbly. "Although I never really knew her, she's the only family I've got left."

Chrom wanted to question her more about that, but he decided against it.

"I should be going now," he let go of Robin's hand, placing it back down on the bed gently. She looked exactly the same as she had when he first found her outside of Southtown, her features calm and peaceful.

"Alright. Take care," Jay saw him off as he left, buttoning up his jacket.

He came home and ate before he, Lucina, and Morgan logged into FE:A to attend the wedding. Lissa, Frederick, and Owain all decided to stay behind and work on school and their jobs.

"Link start."

Chrom spawned in the Junne spawn building, where he saw Yui, Hiro, and the other children waiting outside.

"Daddy!" The two twins hugged him once more as they always did.

"Hey, I missed you guys," he kissed them both.

Lucina and Morgan soon joined them, greeting their younger siblings.

"Lucy! Morgan!" Yui greeted them. "I missed you!"

Hiro was much more silent about his greeting, but still glad all the same.

"Um... Hey, Kjelle," Morgan approached her shyly.

"Morgan. You kept me waiting," she smiled.

"I know, sorry..." He stammered.

"You're forgiven," she began to laugh. "Your little brother's quite the charmer, isn't he?"

"Hiro? Heh, I suppose so."

"Anyways, that aside, I missed you," Kjelle sighed. "It sucks I couldn't be de-virtualized. Tell me, what's the real world like?"

"It's amazing, actually!" Morgan's eyes lit up, beginning to explain in detail his experience of it.

After a minute, Severa spawned as well, in her mercenary clothes.

"Ugh," she brushed out her long hair with her fingers. She ran outside to meet with all the others, noticing Gerome's reddened face when he saw her.

"Well?! Are you just gonna stand there staring at me all day or what?!"

"Severa..." His voice trailed off.

"Oh, you idiot!" She pulsed forward, throwing her arms around him. He returned the hug.

"I missed you," Gerome finally said after a few seconds.

"I missed you too," Severa replied. "And if you cheat on me, I'll rip your eyebrows out with pliers."

"I wouldn't dream of it," he responded calmly.

"We should get going now," Chrom announced. "Olivia said she would meet us at the wedding."

They all flew to Pallas, the main city of Yume Online, where the palace was. The city was bustling with people, however fortunately for them Olivia had saved them all seats. She waved them over.

"Hello," Chrom greeted her. "Is Inigo not with you?"

She shook her head.

"He went out with his father," she sighed. "I just hope Virion doesn't take him out to flirt with girls."

Chrom laughed. "I should hope not."

The Shepherds all took their seats, sitting down on the white chairs outside the palace balcony. Chrom was so distracted by the crowd that he didn't see when the king and his bride walked out.

"Father...!" Lucina gasped.

"Lucina? What's wrong?!"

"... It can't be. That's... That's Mother!" Morgan looked up at the balcony fearfully.

Chrom's stomach churned as he gazed up to see her standing next to Oberon, her eyes distant and cloudy. He didn't dream of seeing her like this. He was at a loss for words, which stuck in his throat.

"... That's Mommy?" Yui asked in shock.

"What's she doing with the fairy king?" Hiro narrowed his eyes.

Robin wore a white top with a red ribbon and a long matching skirt, her long white hair growing down to her knees. Her brown eyes sadly shifted around the crowd, her misery apparent to Chrom. It made him furious, enraged. Who was doing this to her?

"Robin!" He yelled. He couldn't contain himself. However, she couldn't hear him over the loud crowd of people.

In his anger, he bolted up from his seat and opened his wings, startling those around him.

"Robin!" Chrom called out once more, flying up towards the balcony. Her face lit up when she heard his voice, as if waking up. She looked his way, and their eyes met.

"... Chrom?!" The white-haired tactician said in disbelief.

"Fools! Stop them!" The fairy king belted angrily, grabbing Robin's arm roughly.

Suddenly, a shadow appeared behind Oberon and he fell over, disappearing. Chimera emerged from the darkness and held her lance to Robin's throat.

"Don't move," she spoke commandingly.

Chrom reached the balcony to see the masked woman holding his wife at lance-point in horror.

"Heh. You were always too late," Chimera smirked, stabbing Robin in the gut, shock and pain on the tactician's face. Her body shattered into pieces, causing Chrom to fall to his knees in numbing defeat.

He heard a sinister laugh from inside the palace and saw Ryū walk out, axe in hand.

"All clear," he turned to Chimera.

"Good," she responded.

"What did you do to her?" Chrom demanded. "Where is she?"

"Don't worry, she's alive," Ryū taunted him. "We won't kill her... Yet. We're still planning on having some fun with her before we do."

"You..." Chrom gritted his teeth, imagining all the horrible things they'd do to her.

"Enough idle chatter," a commanding voice said from the roof of the palace, his black cape flowing in the wind like a flag. He jumped down swiftly and landed as steady as a cat.

"Your so-called King Oberon is simply another admin abusing his power," Mirage informed them, standing on the rail of the balcony. "He claimed to give you a mission at this wedding, did he not? Observe!"

On cue, several Grimleal used silver axes to cleave into the tiles of the plaza. Once the dust cleared up, the people were shocked to see a layer of bomb spells implanted in the ground under the tiles. Whoever had cast the spells only had to simply chant the incantation and the thousands of fairies and fliers in the horde would have all died, dropping the last item in their inventory. A wave of gasps and murmur rose up, only for them to be silenced by Mirage.

"So you see, it was all just a ruse," the red eyes of his mask shone like rubies. "A trap. If not for us, all of you gullible fools would have had your items robbed of you."

A silence passed over the crowd, the realization of his words sinking in.

"Hmph. Stop groveling like it's the worst day of your life," he snorted. "This is a good day. The day where the players of Yume Online will stop being terrorized by these abusive and conniving admins. Some of them are in hiding within this game, keeping a low profile to avoid suspicion. But we know. We know how you use your admin powers to grief other guilds and kill whoever you please."

"But no more!" Mirage declared. "This palace is ours now. And we will use it as our headquarters to hunt down those who wish to ruin this happy game!"

A cheer rose up from the crowd.

Mirage, satisfied, turned around and entered the palace, ignoring Chrom as Chimera and Ryū trailed behind him.

"No, wait," Chrom stopped him. "What are you going to do with Robin?"

Mirage looked back.

"Frankly, her life is in the right hands. It's best you know nothing. Unless you want a rematch?"

Not waiting for an answer, he foraged into the palace, Ryū shutting the door behind them.

The rest of the Shepherds flew up to the balcony to see Chrom on his knees on the ground.

"Father..." Lucina and the rest of his children comforted him as he sobbed silently, remembering the words that Chimera spoke.

"Heh. You were always too late."

Author's Note: Heehee, I re-watched Legend of Korra season four and I just had to add a Kuvira reference, lol. She and Azula are my top two villains of Avatar simply because of their badassery. That aside, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Just a note, I'm planning on making the first part of this fic maybe fifteen to twenty and the second part another fifteen to twenty. Anyways, as always, feel free to leave a review, follow, and/or favorite if you're liking this story so far!