Awakening

AN: I do not own Fire Emblem nor any of its characters.

Hearing a gentle voice singing, the young boy's eyes opened to seeing a familiar brick house with shelves lined up with assorted goods, his eyes flickering to a young woman patting him on the bed as she continued her serenade. Her matching blue hair in a ponytail hung over her right shoulder and eyes that were the same as his. Adorned with a circlet on her head along with a simple cleric attire and scarf.

"Mother..." The boy called out.

His mother gazed back at him, giving him her usual warm, gentle smile. But the voice she responded with was unfamiliar.

"Oh?"

And the dream ends.


"Ooooh..." The boy with blue hair groaned. Feeling exhaustion as he struggled to open his blue eyes. Soon, he hears a feminine young voice call out.

"Are you awake?" The girl asked. He slowly opened his eyes in response.

His blurred vision becomes clearer and he sees a young girl, around the same age as he (going off of original Japanese version age to match Ike when he is 2 years younger before canon), holding a bowl of water.

Her clothing unfamiliar to him along with his surroundings. No longer was the brick house with shelves but what appeared to be a ger made with wool and shelves of furniture placed at the edge of the tent. The girl even more unusual, her green hair tied back in a ponytail as deep a color as Boyd and Oscar, along with matching green eyes. Her attire being a one-piece blue garment with a standing collar and short sleaves. The dress however, had two side slits which revealed her healthy-toned legs. He quickly sent his stare away to avoid being rude.

Lifting his upper body to try and get a better grasp of his surroundings, the girl quickly came to his bedside to give him the bowl of water in her hands.

"Wait, drink this." She said while bringing the bowl up to his mouth. Quenching his parched throat, he gasped in relief. Gazing at his surrounding for a moment, he quickly asked.

"Where... am I?" He turned to her and spoke: "Who are you?"

She responded. "I found you unconscious on the plains." Putting aside the bowl that he drank from, she introduced herself, "I am Lyn, of the Lorca tribe. You're safe now. Who are you? Can you remember your name?"

Furrowing his brows at hearing the unfamiliar name of the tribe, he pondered. Since when were there tribes like this in Crimea? Perhaps a tribe within the neighboring nations? His father's company were stationed within the borders of Crimea. He hoped he hadn't strayed off too far from home.

"Umm... are you still ok?" His thoughts were interrupted by Lyn calling out to him.

"Oh, my apologies." The boy fumbled. "My name is Ike. An apprentice under my father's company, the Greil Mercenaries." Staring back at her youthful features, which soon turned into a curious expression.

"Ike... What an odd-sounding name..." Shaking her head at her last sentence, "But pay me no mind. It is a good name. So... the Greil Mercenaries... so you're a mercenary?" Lyn questioned. He nodded in response. "I'm still a fledgling and haven't been given any official duties as of yet. My friends however have been recently given their duties as of lately."

Soren and Boyd began their official duty as mercenaries. Boyd swinging his axe at bandits and ruffians alike while Soren began his work as a staff officer greatly aiding the company in logistics. He has given his thoughts to study in Crimea's capital of Melior within the royal library. For now, he remained on standby.

"How odd... I've never heard of that company in Sacae." Lyn pondered.

Wait. Sacae?

"Are we not within Crimea?" Lyn's eyebrow rose slightly at Ike's question. "Gallia, Begnion...Daein?" Ike spoke with the last nation with reluctancy.

Lyn shook her head in ignorance. "I'm not familiar with any of those places. You're within the nation of Sacae where we border between Ilia in the North and Bern in the south with Etruria to the West." Ike's eyes widened at that revelation.

Those names seemed to be all foreign nations to him. None of them seemingly cities within Tellius or within any of the nations. Her knowledge of the geography did not match Ike's own. Unless...

He quickly spoke, "Are we still not in the continent of Tellius?" His creeping realization of his location being unknown to him.

"Are... you from another continent? No wonder. We're within the continent of Elibe. Did you travel here by boat?" Lyn asked with a somewhat excited expression.

No. It's not possible. The world became flooded sparing only the continent of Tellius from a deity's wrath. There shouldn't be another unknown continent that Tellius hasn't come into contact with. Either that, or the historians, cartographers, and explorers did an awful job. Or...

Perhaps this was a trap. Maybe she was in leagues with some kidnappers or bandits. No. By that logic, he wouldn't be sitting in a comfortable bed being tended to. He would have been tied up to prevent resistance and kept in a weak state. For now, the unknown continent theory stands. He only hoped he hadn't traveled back in time before the great flood.

Ike quickly shook his head and responded, "I was helping my sister, Mist, in gathering some herbs. We were stationed near a port town within the border of the nation, Crimea. I was hoping to train with my father afterwards but I suddenly fell unconscious now that I think about it." Lyn held her mouth with her hand with a worried expression.

"Oh my. If you were near a port, perhaps you were kidnapped by pirates. Maybe they ended up sailing here and you managed to escape into our plains." Quickly taking Ike's hand and grasping it tightly with care. She gazed at Ike with a hopeful expression "Don't worry, we'll find the finest and safest seafaring vessel and take you back to your home in Tellius. I'm sure your family and their band of Mercenaries will be just fine."

Looking straight at her green eyes filled with hope, Ike's previous doubts faltered. This couldn't be a trap, nor a lie. Without a single doubt in his mind, he smiled back at her, and replied, "Thank you. Lyn."


Mist stood worried at the meeting table. Boyd and Rolf with similar expressions. Soren, despite being the most taciturn and one of the most diligent, looked ashen.

"Tch. I bet he got lost. Looks like Ikey-boy still a child at his age." Shinon spat out sarcastically. Everyone's head turned at his heartless remark.

Mist glared at Shinon with an indignant expression. Her voice trembling as she spoke, "It's been several days, Shinon. I'm worried. What if he got ambushed?" That only earned her a snort, "Bah, maybe he should have been a bit more diligent. Instead of mouthing off to the commander about wanting to contribute more to the company. Still a greenhorn, that one." His statement gained him bigger glares, with Soren surprisingly holding the most silent and venomous glare out of everyone.

Boyd stood up, "Why I oughta-!" But a voice interrupted his provocation.

"That's enough!" Greil's voice roared upon entering the meeting room with Titania and Oscar in tow.

Soren stood up quickly and voiced his concern, "Was there any news from the nearby villages? Or any traces?" Only for Greil to shake his head. Everyone looked down in disappointment.

Titania came forward, "We could only hope the villagers could come forward as soon as they catch wind of him." Rolf and Boyd stared at their eldest brother, with his ever calm expression with eyes barely open, yet they could understand the emotions that their eldest sibling was going through.

"For now, we only hope to get a word-of-mouth. I'll arrange contacts with some people I know in Gallia within the next week. Begnion by next month should there be no word. Titania and Oscar will head to the capital to petition for clues on Ike's disappearance and hopefully draw up a portrait. Shinon and Boyd will assist Gatrie in continuing to protect nearby villages. Soren, you organize in contacting merchants for the whereabouts and clues on Ike. Is that clear?" Greil declared.

"Understood!" Everyone replied and immediately went out the door save for Greil. Him, Rolf and his daughter, Mist remained.

"Dad... is Ike...?" Mist spoke to her father with a worried look and trembling voice. Greil only gave a tender expression.

"That boy will not go down easy. He may be a novice, but I'm positive he's alive." Putting his hand on her shoulder. "Have faith in your brother. He'll come back safe and sound."

Staving off her tears, she nodded happily at her father. It was Rolf's turn to speak as he stepped forward, "Let's head to town and ask more people. That should help, Mist!" Her smile came to match his.

"Right, Rolf! Let's go!" Nodded Mist. And the pair stormed off to the port.

Greil smiled where they headed off to. But his expression soon soured. Within his melancholy, he shut his eyes and voiced his concerns, "Oh Ike... where are you? Elena... watch over our boy..."


Author's Note

Crossposted across Spacebattles as well. Maybe A03

This story idea came up from looking at a picture of Ike in the plains with Lyn and reading an uncompleted work on Syosetsu. That got me into the mood of writing out the story of an IkexLyn where he will finally get a green-haired princess of his own. I'm still an amateur in terms of writing but I hope to get a rhythm of things. Updates should come at a decent pace (hopefully at the very least, 1 a week) with short chapters mainly corresponding to the original Blazing Sword game. Some of the original dialogue mixed in with Ike's input and transition along with the narrative. Might need to get a beta. The story plan with the according arcs:
Lyn Tale-Hector/Eliwood Tale (1yr later)-Back to Tellius (Path of Radiance canon)-Radiant Dawn (staying focused on the Greil Mercenaries). Ike was 17 in canon. This story about 2 years before that. So both Lyn and Ike are the same age now. Ike will not be as oblivious to his past (that doesn't get explored until a 2nd playthrough of RD) so certain triggers will occur.