Xenologue: The Future Past 3 (Script)

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Pre-Battle

Naga
Well met, Outrealm Warriors.

Chrom
Naga. So this must be about that alternate future again...

Naga
Indeed. Thanks to you, the eight children you assisted managed to reach Ylisstol. Meanwhile, three more took the Emblem and the final Gemstone to the princess. But their time, too, grows short. They and the princess are soon fated to die at the fell dragon's hands. If the princess is lost, nothing can save their world from its demise. Please... You must intervene before it is too late.

Chrom
Don't worry. We'll save them all.

Naga
Thank you. Then I will send you now to the brink—the moment in time before the world falls. Again I offer the same counsel. The world you are about to visit bears a great resemblance to your own. You may encounter people you know or people you love... If you do, fight by their sides. It will give them great courage and strength.

Chrom
I understand.

Naga
This will likely be your final battle in their world. Now that my Voice there has been silenced, I cannot bind your worlds together for long. Still, I believe you will find the faint light of hope sleeping within the fell dragon. I believe that you will work a miracle greater than any despair he can sow. Now go, warriors. Let destiny once again be reshaped by your hands!


Start Battle

Lucina
I'm so glad you're all safe!

Severa
It's good to see you too. Here you go—one Gemstone, and one Fire Emblem! I hope you're happy. These were NOT easy to get.

Laurent
Severa, would it hurt you to just hand them over without being condescending?

Severa
I can hand them over any way I like! You're the one being obnoxious.

Lucina
Heh. You haven't changed a bit. That comes as a relief. I cannot thank you enough for retrieving these.

Gerome
Keep them close. We need to be ready to start the rite the moment we have all the Gemstones.

Lucina
I know.

Severa
How are things here in Ylisstol? Are the people safe?

Lucina
Well, we've managed to keep casualties to a minimum, but... ......

Severa
What's wrong, Lucina?

Lucina
I...I'm so sorry... I failed her. I failed Lady Tiki...

Severa
What?!

Gerome
Has something happened to the Voice?

Lucina
The enemy snuck into the castle. Lady Tiki took a blow for me and fell... It's my fault... I should have been paying closer attention...

Laurent
You're not to blame, Lucina. We should all be grateful you survived.

Severa
Poor Lucina... I'm sorry we weren't here for you.

Lucina
It's all right. I need to pull myself together... Lady Tiki said we must have faith. Those were her last words—to believe that mankind still had hope. She said to believe that you would all come back. And now three of you stand here before me. The others are safe too. I just know it.

Gerome
I believe it too. Once they have returned safely, we'll need to depart for Mount Prism at once. There you can perform the Awakening.

Laurent
No doubt the mount is already teeming with Risen. If we come to blows, run to the altar as fast as you can. We'll hold off the Risen.

Severa
Let's see how those dastards like it once the Awakening is complete. We'll destroy them and Grima alike and restore peace to the world!

Lucina
Thank you... All of you.

Grima
...Doesn't that sound like a darling little scheme?

Lucina
Who are you?!

Grima
I am the wings of despair and the breath of ruin. I am the fell dragon, Grima. How good to see you again, child of Naga. When was it again we last met? Ah yes. I believe it was when I butchered the divine dragon's Voice.

Lucina
That was you?

Grima
Indeed. I was hoping to end your life, but I rid myself of a pest all the same. Soon I will send this world into its final death throes. But energy has been drawn away from the Dragon's Table since your little...theft. Even incomplete, that Gemstone and Emblem possess considerable power. I am afraid I must take them back now.

Lucina
You can try.

Grima
Or you could just give them to me. They're worthless to you. It's not like you'll be seeing the other Gemstones anytime soon.

Gerome
I hope you're not implying our friends are dead.

Grima
I do not "imply." I have sent the strongest of my Grimleal to dispatch your comrades. They are almost certainly dead by now.

Gerome
"Almost certainly" doesn't sound very certain to me. Perhaps it's the corpse of your little servant you should be concerned about.

Severa
Yeah. Our friends are no wimps! They've outwitted death more times than you can imagine. You think you can scare us with baby threats like that?

Laurent
If they were dead, you would have proof. You don't. Ergo, they are not dead. Really, your bluffing begs for practice.

Grima
...... Then you refuse to return what you have taken?

Lucina
We refuse.

Grima
Very well. I was hoping not to have to flex any...muscle... GRRRAGH!

>Grima sends out an attack

Lucina
Eeeyaaargh! Nngh... *huff, huff* Is...is everyone all right?

Grima
With the next blow, I will kill you. The Gemstone and the Emblem. NOW.

Lucina
Never!

Grima
Still you resist me? Very well. Die, if you wish.

Severa
Nngh... You'll have to go through ME!

Lucina
Severa, what are you—?

Grima
What stupidity is this?

Severa
Lucina, I'll stop her attacks...even if it kills me. Now RUN! While you've still got the chance!

Lucina
No! Severa, I can't...

Severa
You have to, you idiot! If you die, we all die! The world will come to an end!

Lucina
I know, but...

Severa
Mother said her greatest pride as a pegasus knight was defending the exalted family. I may not be a pegasus knight, but I can still share in their duty. I can still protect you!

Grima
Impertinent little brat. What could you ever hope to protect? You're less than a shadow of your mother. If I could break her, then I'll have no trouble breaking you.

Severa
Rrgh...

Laurent
You do not give the lady nearly enough credit.

Severa
Laurent!

Laurent
Severa deduced this would be our best chance and acted swiftly. And she will not stand alone. You will have to go through me as well. Can you defeat us both before Lucina escapes? Or are you all sardonic quips?

Severa
Laurent, you fool! We don't BOTH have to die...

Laurent
What, you think this is some noble gesture? I'm simply following the wisest course. A shield twice as thick services twice as well.

Severa
Uh-huh. It's a noble gesture. But still...thanks.

Laurent
Certainly. Your life is worth the effort, Severa.

Severa
Yeah, I know. Heh heh...

Gerome
...... I'm staying too.

Severa
Gerome...

Gerome
By Laurent's logic, a shield thrice as thick would be an improvement. But I can make it four times as strong.

Laurent
Gerome, no! We cannot lose you and Minerva too.

Gerome
Minerva wishes to fight for Lucina. She told me as much before. And more importantly, she insists we meet our destinies together. If death is to come for us, it must take us both.

Laurent
...All right, then.

Gerome
Forgive us, Lucina, but we must leave the hardest task to you. Find the rest of our friends, and put this wyrm out of its misery.

Lucina
No... You don't have to do this!

Severa
There's no time to debate it. Go, Lucina! ...GO!

Laurent
Now!

Gerome
...Please.

Lucina
Agh... This cannot be happening! Must I abandon my friends and run like a dog? Is that the price of saving the world? Too many have died already... Please, someone grant me the power to change this!

Grima
Ha ha ha! Isn't this precious? What will it be, child of Naga? Will you buy a few more minutes of life by watching your friends get butchered? Or will you stay behind and render their sacrifice meaningless? I must say I shall enjoy this either way!

Lucina
Rrgh...

Grima
Don't you see? Humanity is finished. You have no future. Your mother and father are dead. And now, the exalted line... ENDS...WITH...YOU!

???
...Not quite!

Grima
Huh?!

Lucina
What...? Falchion is glowing... I...I know that voice!

???
Stay strong! We're here to help! Not one of you needs to die today!

Grima
I-impossible... He's dead! I buried him myself! There's now way he could be here. This future has already been set in stone!

???
That's not true, Lucina! Anything can change! And I'm going to prove it to you right here and now!

>Chrom's army warps in

Chrom
Is everyone ready? This will be our final battle here. We have to make certain everyone pulls through!

Severa
H-how did they get here?

Laurent
What matters is that they appear to be on our side.

Gerome
It could be a trap. Stay vigilant.

Lucina
But that's...my father! It doesn't make any sense!

Grima
I see Naga has played her last card. Summoning help from another world? Pfft! She should realize by now that she has already lost. There's no going back. Instead she wastes my time with petty tricks!

>Grima teleports away from the group

Grima
...But it makes no difference. A mountain of maggots is crushed as easily as one. If it's a reunion you seek, my soldiers shall welcome you on my behalf. You will soon be begging for the quick death I was willing to give you!

>Risen appear

Chrom
Risen! Damn...

Grima
How I've missed fighting with you, Chrom. Come—stand at my side like you used to! Nothing would pleasure me more than stabbing you in the back a second time! Heh heh heh... Mwaaa ha ha ha HA HA HA HA!

>Battle Start


Conversations

NPC Lucina

Lucina

Lucina
So that's what would have happened to me if I hadn't traveled back in time... This is our third visit to this world... If what Father said is true, then the five Gemstones and the Fire Emblem still exist. That's very fortunate. In my future, one of the Gemstones had been lost forever. There was no way to perform the Awakening or restore Falchion's power. The only way to stop Grima was to use Naga's power to go back in time. Thankfully, this world is different. Theirs is the more dire future...and yet, they have the greater hope. If all eight children we saved make it back, the Fire Emblem can be completed. My counterpart here can finish Grima once and for all without leaving her world behind. ...I wish I had had that choice. I never wished to drag Father into my struggles. I wanted to kill Grima myself. But...what's done is done. I must deal with the evils at hand. ...Just as she is. I hope she finds the brighter future I never could.


Chrom

Lucina
Father?! Is that you?

Chrom
Lucina! Are you all right?

Lucina
Father! Oh, Father, I don't care if you're a ghost... I'm so glad to see you! Please stay with me. Please...

Chrom
I'm no ghost, Lucina. But neither am I your real father.

Lucina
What?

Chrom
I come from an alternate world. An "Outrealm," if you like. I'm not the same man as the Chrom who lived in this world.

Lucina
I...think I understand. But it is still wonderful to see your face.

Chrom
Thank you, Lucina.

Lucina
Whatever world you hail from, you are still my father. That powerful voice, the kindness in your eyes... Those strong arms that taught me how to wield a sword... You have burned brightly in my memory since the moment I lost you. I never dreamed I would be able to see you again, to speak to you like this... Where do I even begin? There's...there's so much to s-say... Oh, Father! *sob*

Chrom
Forgive me, Lucina. You never would have had to take up the sword if I had lived. I should have been stronger for you. I know it's too little, too late...but I hope you will accept my apology.

Lucina
You did nothing wrong. I am the one who must apologize for dragging you into this hell. If I were stronger, my world would be safe and my people would not suffer.

Chrom
You have fought valiantly. And most importantly, you never gave up. Ylisse owes you everything. Now here you are on the verge of saving the world! I came here to do it with you. Let me fight with you and see your task through!

Lucina
Wha—? N-no, please don't.

Chrom
...Why not?

Lucina
I am so sorry... You don't know how happy I am to hear those words. And you have already saved us just by coming here. But I beg you, please stand down before I have to watch you get hurt again! You fought to protect me once before, and it ended badly. I never saw you again... I cannot bear to relive that pain.

Chrom
I understand. But my past failures are exactly why I must insist on staying. I swear to you, Lucina. I WILL protect you. As your father, I have no greater duty.

Lucina
But how do I know you won't—

Chrom
You know because I just swore it. You will not shed tears over me a second time.

Lucina
Ah... ...... All right. But remember—you swore it!

Chrom
You have my word.

Lucina
Thank you, Father. Let us finish this task, then. And when it is over, may Naga see you safely back to your own world. May she bring you and your daughter there nothing but joy.


Avatar (F) - Mother

Lucina
Mother? Are you... But that doesn't make any sense!

Robin
Lucina, are you hurt? Oh, my poor baby...

Lucina
GET...BACK!

Robin
What?

Lucina
There is no way my mother could be here. Grima sent you. You're an illusion! Some...despicable servant! I will not be fooled!

Robin
I...suppose you would think that. And I have only myself to blame for failing to protect you in this world.

Lucina
What do you mean, "this world"?

Robin
I come from another world, Lucina. I'm not the same woman as the Robin you know.

Lucina
......

Robin
I know it's incredible, and you don't have to believe me. But no matter what you say, I WILL protect you. I want you to change your destiny and find happiness. And as your mother, I will do absolutely whatever it takes to make that happen. Anything and everything!

Lucina
Mother, I'm... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry! It is you, isn't it? No servant of Grima's would ever speak such words... Oh, Mother... *sniff* Ahh... *sob*

Robin
You believe me now?

Lucina
Yes! Just don't let go.

Robin
I won't. I am so sorry I left you to face all of this on your own. You deserved better of your mother.

Lucina
Just seeing you here now is more than enough. I miss the strength in your arms, the wisdom in your voice...your guiding hands. I have missed your warmth during these long years...more than you can know. You have brought me happiness just by being here.

Robin
Lucina...

Lucina
Well...I wish I could stay like this forever and share stories with you... But there's a battle to be won.

Robin
Yes, there is.

Lucina
Will you help us?

Robin
Of course. That's why I am here.

Lucina
Thank you, Mother. May I look at you one last time? I will miss you terribly once you leave again. But the smile on your face now will sustain me in the years to come.


Sully - Mother

Sully
Lucina? ...Lucina, right?

Lucina
Who...? M-Mother?! Then that was you I saw amongst the reinforcements. But I thought it mere coincidence. How is this possible?

Sully
You're pretty damn sharp if you spotted me from that far away. I came here from another world. That's what you saw. We heard you were in danger and came here to set things right. I'm...sorry I'm not your real mother...

Lucina
You are my mother! Don't say that! It doesn't matter where you came from. I'm still so glad to see you!

Sully
Kind of you to say, Lucina. I've been watching you too, you know. You put up one hell of a fight. I imagine you've seen some damned horrific battles over the years. ...Some mother I was, too, leaving you to fight them alone.

Lucina
I was able to fight them because you saved my life—you and Father both. Ever since your passing, you have lived on in my heart and kept me strong. You died to keep the exalted bloodline alive, and I will not let that be in vain. Your conviction has seen me and my friends through every trial.

Sully
I'm proud of you, Lucina. And I know the Sully here would have been too.

Lucina
Oh, M-Mother... *sob*

Sully
There, there. Everything's gonna be all right. You rest and leave this fight to me.

Lucina
Will you be all right?

Sully
Me? It's the dastards I'm about to skewer who need to worry! Hell hath no fury like a ticked-off mother with combat training and a pointy weapon!

Lucina
Indeed. Thank you, Mother!


Sumia - Mother

Sumia
Lucina! You're all right!

Lucina
Mother? Is that really you?! I thought I saw you amongst the reinforcements, but it seemed impossible... I can't believe this is happening. I never thought I would see you again!

Sumia
So you were watching when we came to your world.

Lucina
My world? I-I don't understand...

Sumia
The other reinforcements and I came from another world. We were told you were in danger and wanted to help. I'm sorry I'm not your real mother, but I intend to keep you safe all the same.

Lucina
No... I refuse.

Sumia
What?! Why? I know I'm less capable than the others, but I will fight doubly hard for you!

Lucina
I know how strong a warrior you are, Mother. Everyone does. I just don't want you putting yourself in danger. You have a life in your own world, don't you? A daughter there? She needs you more than I do.

Sumia
Lucina...

Lucina
Look around. Grima has us hopelessly outnumbered. Ylisse is in its final hour. I will not allow it to be yours as well.

Sumia
You're very kind to look out for me, Lucina. But I don't think you understand motherhood very much. When you push me away like this, it makes me sad. I want you to lean on me a little. It makes me feel needed. Just because we're in another world doesn't change who you are to me.

Lucina
Are you really sure?

Sumia
Of course. You can count on me. This won't be your final hour, nor will it be mine, nor will it be Ylisse's. If you believe in me, I'll surpass your every expectation.

Lucina
I do believe in you. And I would be honored to fight with you.

Sumia
Good. Then come with me, Lucina. Let's restore light to your world once and for all!

Lucina
Thank you, Mother!


Maribelle - Mother

Maribelle
Lucina, darling? Is that you?

Lucina
Mother?! I thought you were dead!

Maribelle
Alas, yes. In this world, I fear that I have passed on. Allow me to explain. I come from a world separate from this one. When we heard you were in trouble, we came here as quickly as we could.

Lucina
So that WAS you I saw amongst the reinforcements.

Maribelle
Oh! Uh... So you saw us arrive? I do fear my landing may have been a tad clumsy, but I assure you— Lucina?

Lucina
M-Mother... *sob*

Maribelle
Oh, don't cry, you silly girl! I scraped my knee, but that is hardly any reason to bawl your eyes out.

Lucina
It's not that, Mother. I just can't b-believe that I'm really talking to you!

Maribelle
Well, dry your eyes before you get me started...t-too... Ahh... *sob*

Lucina
Mother, I've missed you.

Maribelle
You poor thing. Look at those wounds... You have been through so much, but you surmounted every challenge.

Lucina
I don't deserve your praise. You fought and died to protect this world. If I were stronger, it wouldn't have turned out like this...

Maribelle
Hush now. You've done marvelously! I am proud beyond belief to have you as a daughter. You have a noble heart, and I love you to pieces.

Lucina
*Sniff* Mother...

Maribelle
I'm here now. Everything will be all right—I promise. Watch your mother scatter Grima and his Risen to the wind!

Lucina
You'll help me? Then let's do it together. I'll cut down every last one of them!

Maribelle
That's my girl. Now follow me! We have a battle to win!

Lucina
Right!


Olivia - Mother

Olivia
Whew! I made it in time! Lucina... You poor thing... You're covered in wounds!

Lucina
Mother? No... I must be seeing things...

Olivia
You're not. Naga used her power to send me here from another world. I'm not your real mother, but I am real.

Lucina
You're from another world?

Olivia
Yes. But you're still my daughter. Now come here and let me hold you.

Lucina
Oh, M-mother...

Olivia
My dear, sweet Lucina... I am so proud of you for making it this far.

Lucina
Mother, please... You're embarrassing me. I am not a child anymore. And when you squeeze me like this, I can't...nngh...see your face...

Olivia
Oh! I'm so sorry...

Lucina
Whew... There you are. I have missed you so much. Thank you for coming to our aid. But I cannot allow you to join such a dangerous battle. Please return to your own world before any harm befalls you.

Olivia
What? I can't leave you!

Lucina
But don't you see? You have already turned the tides of battle. Just seeing you again has given me courage.

Olivia
No... No, it's not enough.

Lucina
Mother, please!

Olivia
On our way here, we saw your friends. The ones you're expecting.

Lucina
What?

Olivia
They were fighting tooth and nail to bring you the Gemstones—to save the world!

Lucina
Naga kept them safe...

Olivia
Why are they allowed to fight for you and not your own mother? That hardly seems fair! I know I may not be strong, but I care about you, Lucina. I'm going to protect you if it's the last thing I do! Now, will you fight by my side or not?

Lucina
All right, Mother... Thank you. But only if you swear you won't get yourself killed.

Olivia
I swear it!


NPC Laurent

Laurent

Laurent
Hmm... That must be this world's version of me. When he stood between Lucina and the fell dragon, I must say my heart skipped a step. No one wants to watch himself die. ...But it appears I have made it in time. Is it safe to speak to myself, I wonder? Such opportunities scarcely come along. Think what I could learn! Just witnessing my own reaction to myself would be an experiment among experiments. ...... But it is probably a bad idea. What if I caused my own heart to stop? If the other me has some key role here, I could cost him the battle. No. My energies would be better applied to expunging all these ghastly Risen. I hope my meager help manages to make a difference, Other Me. You deserve a happy future.

Laurent
Hm? I swear that warrior over there could be my twin! Wonderful. Now I'm imagining things...


Miriel

Laurent
M-Mother?!

Miriel
My dearest son. Seeing you unharmed fills me with joyous sensations.

Laurent
Mother! Oh, Mother! I can't believe I have finally found you! After your disappearance, I scoured the battlefields but never located your body. I always believed you were alive!

Miriel
Oh... Yes, about that...

Laurent
Perhaps there really is such a thing as miracles!

Miriel
Erm... Well. Laurent, you may wish to gird yourself for what I am about to tell you. I should have told you from the outset, but...I am not your mother. I am not even from your world.

Laurent
Egads, Mother. If you've taken up humorous banter, your sense of it is appalling.

Miriel
I am not joking. I come from another world entirely. An "Outrealm." So while I am your mother, I am not YOUR mother, if you follow. It's fascinating. Tragic...but fascinating.

Laurent
Take that back. My mother would never speak such baseless nonsense!

Miriel
Indeed she would not. I suppose I would harbor my own suspicions if I did not know better. But I do, ergo my nonsense is not baseless, ergo it is not nonsense.

Laurent
Then my real mother is... She's really gone.

Miriel
I'm sorry. I do regret the brief dose of elation I seem to have misadministered. I hope I have not crushed all your hopes under the weight of this latest one.

Laurent
...No. Perhaps it is best I let my mother go. Dreaming she lives on is just that—a dream. A useless fallacy. She would want me to move on. Thank you for waking me up. You know, this does still feel like a reunion, in a roundabout way.

Miriel
Thank you, Laurent. Against better reasoning, I feel much the same. Now, allow me to join my talents with yours on your real mother's behalf. She would want you to be safe during your most momentous of battles.

Laurent
Thank you, Mother. I have always longed to fight by your side. How strange that a crossing between worlds helped realize that wish.

Miriel
It is most curious indeed.

Laurent
I would very much like to study these other worlds—Outrealms, you called them? Once I have put Grima's terror to an end, I shall set to work.

Miriel
Only my son could think about research amidst a crisis like this. And how I admire you for it! A thirst for knowledge proves how alive we truly are.

Laurent
Then may my thirst never be slaked.


Avatar (M) - Father

Robin
Laurent, you're alive!

Laurent
I-it can't be... Father?

Robin
Not quite. I come from another world. I'm afraid I'm not the same as the Robin you knew.

Laurent
But...how...

Robin
It doesn't matter. To me, you are a son. Perhaps I haven't the right, but... I have come here to protect you for as long as Naga's power allows. I wish I could have done more, and sooner. I am sorry...

Laurent
Sorry? I'm the one who ought to apologize, Father.

Robin
What? Why?

Laurent
You were my hero—a master of strategy, a giant on the battlefield. You were a kind and generous friend who saw your army through the hardest of times.

Robin
I'm just a man, Laurent...

Laurent
You were more than that to me. You were something to aspire to. And so I have fought tirelessly to try to wrest my home from the jaws of Grima... But all was for naught. You see? Here we stand on the brink. I have allowed my family and friends and countless more Ylisseans to perish. I am an inefficacious, worthless man—nothing at all like you. I have dishonored all you achieved by failing to save the world you loved.

Robin
Laurent, I... I never meant for my actions to become the lash that drives you toward unhappiness. But I think you have done magnificently. As well as I—if not better!

Laurent
Don't fool yourself.

Robin
When I look around, I don't see the world of ruin you do. I see a world of hope. A world that should have already perished but survives by your courageous efforts. And now those efforts are about to turn the tides. You have accomplished everything that I could not.

Laurent
Father, I... Thank you. ...Thank you. You c-can't know how much it means to me to hear you say that...

Robin
We're almost there, son. A peaceful future lies just around the bend. Fight with me now. Together we will save this world once and for all!

Laurent
...Right!


Frederick - Father

Frederick
Laurent? How it pleases me to see you safe!

Laurent
F-Father? No, this is far too implausible...

Frederick
I come from another world, son. I am not the same man as the father you knew. Nonetheless, I wish to keep you safe for as long as I am permitted to remain here. Will you grant me that favor?

Laurent
Another world? ...Father, I appreciate the thought. But my Ylisse will soon fall beneath the veil of darkness. It is over. I am far too grateful to see you again to put your life in danger. So please, return whence you came.

Frederick
But, son, I cannot—

Laurent
I insist!

Frederick
So stubborn and serious. I hardly need wonder who you take after...

Laurent
Huh?

Frederick
I know you are a kind lad, Laurent—a friend who puts others first. Sometimes you put them too far ahead of yourself and get hurt in the process. And that is partly my fault—for not being there to share your burdens. But you have suffered enough. I want you to live in happiness now.

Laurent
Father, I...

Frederick
It's all right, Laurent. There is no shame in letting your father do his job.

Laurent
But you might... You'll...

Frederick
I will not. I may have brought you sadness by dying once, but never again! I swear to defend you to the last! I shall finish the other Frederick's job for him!

Laurent
...... All right, then. I accept your help. I suppose I always have wanted to take the battlefield at your side.

Frederick
Together we shall do just that, Laurent. You and I shall restore hope to Ylisse!

Laurent
Right! Come, Father!


Virion - Father

Virion
Do I spy a Laurent? I believe I do.

Laurent
Father?! You're alive? ...Impossible! I buried you myself! You must be a Risen. Rrgh! You will pay for sinking to such a disgusting ruse!

Virion
Huh? Now just hold on, Son...

Laurent
I will free you, Father! You will rest in peace again!

Virion
Ow! Relent, I say! Do I look like a Risen? Show me just one Risen with so fair a complexion! With such...unglowy eyes!

Laurent
Huh? Then...what are you?

Virion
A visitor from another world, actually—one where your father still lives. I am not the Virion who died here. I am the Virion who lives there. You see? I have come to help you, not to be mistaken for dead flesh.

Laurent
Another world...

Virion
Yes. Are you trying to drive me to an early grave? Ugh! You did not even hesitate to strike me. Was the Virion of this world so poor a father to you?

Laurent
No, my father TAUGHT me to do that. He said a true noble must be ready to set his emotions aside to protect his people.

Virion
And you followed my advice to the letter, I see.

Laurent
Yes. If my own father came to me as an enemy and tried to hurt my friends... I would have to...you know. *sniff*

Virion
Are you all right, boy?

Laurent
I would do what I have to, but that doesn't make it easy. It broke my heart to strike you like that just now. ...You? A poor father? You were the finest father I could ask for. Do you have any idea how glad I am just to...s-see you...?

Virion
Laurent! My son... Forgive me. I chose my words callously. Rashly, perhaps, since I may not be able to stay in this world for long. I did not mean to elicit tears.

Laurent
You didn't do anything wrong. I did. Anyway, I'm better now. Don't feel bad on my account.

Virion
Always looking out for others... Even covered in wounds, you managed a most convincing smile. Only a true noble—the true heir to House Virion—could have so kind a heart. Now, shall we finish this battle? I believe you have a peaceful future to secure.

Laurent
You'll help me?

Virion
Of course. Watch me devastate your enemies with legendary grace!

Laurent
I shall look forward to it. Thank you, Father!


Vaike - Father

Vaike
Laurent? Is that you? So the Son of Vaike still lives!

Laurent
F-Father?! Have I gone mad?

Vaike
Is it just me, or are you even lankier than I remember? I'm sure food must be hard to come by, but come on! Put some meat on them bones!

Laurent
How can you be here?

Vaike
The Vaike is everywhere! He may be dead in your world, but not in others. What's why the Vaike has crossed between worlds to save your hide.

Laurent
Is that even possible? ...No, I refuse to believe it.

Vaike
Ugh, does everything always have to add up with you? Look. The Vaike is here! Are you gonna turn that kind of power down 'cause ya can't wrap your head around it?

Laurent
No. I don't need to understand it. I just need to stay calm and...and then I can f-figure out the best course of... Ahh... *sob*

Vaike
Do you always break down into tears before you finish your sentences?

Laurent
I'm not crying! S-some ash just flew into my eyes.

Vaike
Through your glasses?

Laurent
Ugh. Listen—I have feelings too! My dead father just appeared out of nowhere. How did you think I'd react?

Vaike
Couldn't turn the floodwaters back, eh? The Vaike does have that effect on people. But maybe you should trust your heart more than that head full of brains. Ya coulda just said you're happy to see me instead of bein' so stubborn.

Laurent
I shouldn't be weeping like this on the battlefield. How mortifying...

Vaike
Naw, let it all out. At least this means ya finally accept who I am. It's time to let me be your father again. For a little while, anyway. C'mere.

Laurent
Father...

Vaike
*Ahem* All right, tender moment over. Now let's shake and Vaike those Risen! Let's see what Teach's son has learned since class was dismissed!

Laurent
All right, Father. You just wait till you see how fast I move. The wind will dry the tears right off my face! And besides... I wouldn't want blurry vision to ruin this chance to see the Vaike in action again.


Stahl - Father

Stahl
Laurent! I'm so glad you're all right!

Laurent
F...Father?! My dead father is standing in front of me. He's talking to me. Have my visual and auditory faculties failed me at last?

Stahl
Heh, that's my son. You're like me. When things get weird, you assume it's your body acting up. Listen, I'm not a ghost or anything.

Laurent
Then how can you be here? Did you survive somehow? Were you in hiding somewhere?

Stahl
It's even stranger than that. I've come here from another world. I'm sorry to get your hopes up, but I'm not really your father.

Laurent
Don't apologize. Of course you're my father. I have missed you terribly.

Stahl
It's good to see you too. I don't know how you've managed in such a dismal world, but I'm proud of you.

Laurent
My achievements still pale to yours. I know about all you accomplished while trying to keep Ylisse safe.

Stahl
Like father, like son, I suppose. But that's not exactly the legacy I had hoped to leave you...

Laurent
I'm glad you did. I consider it an honor. I may not win fame or accolades, but I know that I am needed. Being in this position makes me feel connected to you.

Stahl
Thank you, Laurent. That's nice of you to say. I wish we could spend more time catching up, but the battle won't wait. Will you fight with me to save your future?

Laurent
What? But I can't put you in danger.

Stahl
It's all right, Laurent. Why do you think I came here? I don't want you to spend one more second going through this alone. There's nothing wrong with accepting my help. This is what fathers do. It's what your father would do.

Laurent
Thank you... Will you do me a favor, though, and take this medicine with you?

Stahl
What is it?

Laurent
I mixed it myself. It's special. You taught mother and me the basic formula, and then we perfected it. It should be enough to close minor wounds. You told me you always carried it into battle.

Stahl
I see... Thank you, Laurent. It feels nice to know you kept making it after I was gone. But for what it's worth, I don't plan on getting wounded. Just wait until you see how strong your father was.

Laurent
I'll be watching every moment. And I promise to never forget the second father who came to save me...


Kellam - Father

Kellam
Laurent, is that you?

Laurent
Father?! It can't be!

Kellam
I'm not exactly your father, Laurent. I came here from another world.

Laurent
Is that even possible?

Kellam
I'm just glad to see you're safe...or at least as safe as can be expected.

Laurent
I fear the odds against our longevity grow worse with each passing moment.

Kellam
What?

Laurent
If these are to be my final minutes, I am glad I get to pass them with you, Father.

Kellam
Now hold on just a darned moment! You've come all this way only to give up?

Laurent
I am simply making a rational observation. Grima's army is as formidable as ever, while our strength continues to dwindle. We have exhausted all means of extricating ourselves from this plight.

Kellam
Laurent... Then it's a good thing your father came along, isn't it?

Laurent
Hm?

Kellam
I thought you would be worn down to nothing from all the fighting... But you and your friends were full of fight just a moment ago. So what happened? It's because I'm here, isn't it?

Laurent
Y-yes... I suppose that's true. I'm not sure what came over me...

Kellam
Well, don't worry. I won't tell the others about your little moment of weakness.

Laurent
Heh. Thank you...

Kellam
You've fought brilliantly so far. And now victory is right within your grasp. All you have to do is take it. Are you ready to save Ylisse? I'll be right there by your side.

Laurent
Yes, Father! Let us put an end to Grima once and for all.


Lon'qu - Father

Lon'qu
Laurent.

Laurent
Huh? ...Father?! No, that isn't possible. I must be seeing a ghost. Or worse...a Risen!

Lon'qu
I can understand why you would jump to such conclusions. Your father is dead. But I'm neither a ghost nor a Risen. Nor am I even him. I came here from another world. Your father and I are different Lon'qus.

Laurent
Then why would you come to a dismal world like mine?

Lon'qu
To fight. That is always my reason.

Laurent
No, Father! You mustn't. Not this time. My world is too dangerous. There's no reason for you to get killed!

Lon'qu
If it's that dangerous, do you really intend to fight this battle without help?

Laurent
Yes. I would rather lose this battle than go through losing you again.

Lon'qu
Then you're a fool! If darling notions like that one fill your head, it's a wonder you still live.

Laurent
Wh-what?

Lon'qu
Whether or not we survive a life-or-death battle comes down to fate. But death is a near certainty without the will to win! Remember that.

Laurent
I-I know that, Father. I'm sorry.

Lon'qu
...So am I. I should not have raised my voice. The warrior in me simply wishes for you to bear yourself with strength. Your dead father would have wanted the same, I am sure.

Laurent
He would. And I have done my best to live up to those expectations. It seems I still have a ways to go. I suppose I should feel slighted or embarrassed. But in way, I'm happy. You have reminded me that I still have room to grow, which is exciting.

Lon'qu
Miriel was always trying to better herself. You take after her as much as me.

Laurent
Well, you both certainly liked to scold me. It wasn't until just now that I realized how much I have missed it.

Lon'qu
Really? This is my first time scolding my son.

Laurent
Ha ha! Is it too late to caution you away from the habit? I suppose I should be honored I stole first dibs from your real son.

Lon'qu
And I suppose I should be ashamed for being so heavy handed.

Laurent
As I said, I missed it. I feel like I really am your son. And that gives me the courage to finish this fight. ...I have changed my mind. Will you fight with me after all?

Lon'qu
Gladly.

Laurent
Thank you, Father.


Ricken - Father

Ricken
Laurent, is that you? I'm so glad you're safe!

Laurent
How do you know my name? And what are you doing here? You're just a child!

Ricken
Am not! It's me. Ricken. Your father!

Laurent
M-my father? Don't be ridiculous. My father passed away. Unless... Are you his reincarnation? That would be fascinating...

Ricken
Ha ha... I suppose it would, but no. I'm just me. I came here from another world where I'm still young. So you see, I'm not really the same person as your father.

Laurent
Fair enough. Well, I'm still glad I got to see you again, Father. But it's not safe for you here. Taller men than you have faced Grima and perished. Stay behind me. I will protect you.

Ricken
W-wait a second! You've got this all backward! The whole point of my coming here was so that I could protect YOU!

Laurent
Perhaps it wasn't. Perhaps your true role here is to give me strength and courage.

Ricken
Right. And maybe I can draw pretty pictures of rainbows for you too.

Laurent
Father, do you know why I became a mage? I never had a gift for magic like you or Mother. In fact, she told me I was not suited for it. I lacked the substance. Nonetheless, I persisted. Why do you suppose that is?

Ricken
Uh... You were bored?

Laurent
No, it's because you were always looking over my shoulder while I practiced. You were there to encourage me after every failure, to ensure I never gave up. You molded me into the resilient fighter who stands before you now. This is fact, not flattery.

Ricken
Well...thank you.

Laurent
So now you get to look over my shoulder again. I want you to see that your patience and guidance paid off. I use wind magic. It used to be my worst element, but now it's my best. You were the same, weren't you?

Ricken
Uh-huh... *sniff* And yes... I would love for you to sh-show me.

Laurent
Why are you crying?

Ricken
I'm just so happy! In this world, Miriel and I are gone. But here you are picking up where we left off. Carrying on! Laurent, please let me fight too. I want to protect you! I'm your f-father, for gods' sake! Ahh... *sob*

Laurent
I suppose you still have some growing up to do where you came from. But you have the same gentle hands, the same keen gaze... I wish I were your son in a world where we could spend more time together. ...Thank you for coming for me. I'll always remember this, even if you forget me once you return.


Gaius - Father

Gaius
Laurent! It's good to see you still breathing.

Laurent
Huh? Father?!

Gaius
Not quite. I'm not really part of this world, see. I traveled here from another world. So I'm Gaius...but not the Gaius you were hoping for. ...Sorry.

Laurent
I see...

Gaius
For what it's worth, though, I'm here to help you and your friends. My skills are at your disposal. I'll hold the Risen off while you recover your strength.

Laurent
Can I ask you something first?

Gaius
Hm? What's on your mind?

Laurent
In this world, my father died protecting me. Would you do the same thing as him?

Gaius
......

Laurent
I want an answer.

Gaius
I guess...I wouldn't.

Laurent
Oh...

Laurent
I can't tell if you're happy or disappointed. But listen... I don't have any intention of abandoning you. I just intend to look out for myself while I look out for you.

Laurent
I'm sorry?

Gaius
I don't want to watch you die, but I also don't relish the idea of dying in your place. So I guess I'll just have to word twice as hard. Happy?

Laurent
Father, I... *Sniff*

Gaius
What's gotten into you now?

Laurent
I...I... Nothing, I j-just... Something about the way you said that just made me realize how much I've missed you.

Gaius
Well, don't get so worked up. You'll live longer. Miriel does enough of that for that whole family.

Laurent
You were always the tough one.

Gaius
Heh, then you don't know your mother. Anyway, we need to get back on task here. See all those Risen?

Laurent
You'll help me defeat them?

Gaius
You bet your cupcakes I will.


Gregor - Father

Laurent
Father? I-is that you?

Gregor
Greetings, Laurent! Gregor has returned from dead to save the day.

Laurent
What?! Ahh!

Gregor
Bwa ha ha! Just yanking the chain. Gregor actually come from other world. Not the same as dead Gregor in your world. Sorry for making funny.

Laurent
So you're not my father...

Gregor
Why so disappointed? Any Gregor is still your father, yes? ...This is part where you say yes.

Laurent
Is your world at peace?

Gregor
No, Gregor is fighting war in home world as well. Quite nasty one, actually... Perhaps not yet this nasty, though.

Laurent
Then you needn't stay here. Go home.

Gregor
Now hold the horses. Gregor did not come this far for nothing!

Laurent
My world will be fine. I promise to protect it at all costs. Now you need to go and do the same.

Gregor
You know, Laurent...you are one very lousy liar.

Laurent
Huh?

Gregor
You are trying to chase Gregor off because you think he will be killed. This is basic gist of it, yes?

Laurent
......

Gregor
Well, you can rest easily. Gregor is plenty strong enough to take care of BOTH worlds, no problem. And so is Gregor's son.

Laurent
Father...

Gregor
What? You not believe ramblings of dead man?

Laurent
I know you're not dead. And I do believe that you're my father. But why are you doing this? Don't you have people you care about who need you back in your own world?

Gregor
Gregor's son is most important person in any world! Now stop with griping and get your heinie moving. Gregor wants to see some spells fly. Go heal your friends or something.

Laurent
All right, Father... Thank you!


Libra - Father

Libra
Laurent, is that you?

Laurent
F...Father?

Libra
Thank the gods you are safe. I feared that last attack had done you in.

Laurent
Father, what are you doing here?! Has some miracle of the gods brought you back from the dead?

Libra
A miracle like that is beyond even the divine dragon herself. I come from another world, son. I am not your true father.

Laurent
You crossed from another world? That is a small miracle in itself, if you ask me.

Libra
Yes, it is. But even Naga's power is not without limit. I doubt I will be able to remain here for long. But will you let me fight for you as long as I can and keep you safe?

Laurent
No, Father. You have your own life in your own world... You should return to it. I needn't explain to you how perilous my world really is.

Libra
Why do you think I came here in the first place?

Laurent
But I don't want you to die!

Libra
I am not afraid of dying if it means protecting me beloved son. Let the gods take me, if that is their will.

Laurent
Father! I'm not even your real son! I don't deserve such favors.

Libra
Of course you do, Laurent. I could have a million sons, and each would yet be my own.

Laurent
You really mean it, don't you... Well, know this. I am prepared to die protecting you as well. Let an age of peace dawn without me, if it means I get to save you.

Libra
Don't...don't say that!

Laurent
See how it feels? Now promise me you'll speak no more of dying. I watched one father's life blink out and haven't the stomach to do it again.

Libra
All right. Before the gods, I swear I will not perish this day. Now are you ready, Laurent? Let us fight together now to find a ray of light in this dismal mess.

Laurent
I'm ready, Father. Thank you.


Henry - Father

Henry
Laurent, you're all right! Whew, you really gave me a scare.

Laurent
F-Father? ...Is that really you?

Henry
Well, I don't know who else it would be!

Laurent
But...you're dead. You died ages ago! Or have you used your dark arts to...to summon yourself back from the netherworld?

Henry
Nya ha! That does sound like fun, but I'm afraid no such spell exists. Or at least I haven't found it. But you're right about the summoning-from-another-world part!

Laurent
I have a father in another world?

Henry
You sure-dippity do! I heard you were in trouble, so I came to this world to help you. Now just point me at the Risen you want me to obliterate!

Laurent
Uh, Father... Believe me when I say I am truly ecstatic to see you again. But I am not about to put you in danger on my behalf! Never again.

Henry
Uh, sorry? I don't follow.

Laurent
It's dangerous here. You could die! I could not bear to...to lose you a second time.

Henry
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Laurent! How do you know I won't survive? I thought this was your big, epic clash. Aren't you here to win?

Laurent
Of course I am, but—

Henry
Then when someone offers to help, stop trying to show them the proverbial door. Are you gonna risk losing everything just to save me?

Laurent
That's not the point—

Henry
You're a smart kid, Laurent. Too smart to squander a good resource. That much of Miriel lives on in you. So while I appreciate you not wanting to thrust me toward a messy death, you can't really afford to be that nice in the icky business of saving the world. Now put your emotions aside, and try to think rationally. Are you gonna let me help?

Laurent
...... Yes. You have the right of it. Help me defeat the fell dragon, Father. Help me save our world.

Henry
Now we're talking! Stand back, and watch me mow your enemies down!

Laurent
Thank you. But promise you won't do anything reckless. ...You know what? Strike that. Do whatever you have to do, and I promise to keep you safe.

Henry
Still trying to look out for me, huh? Well, I guess I can't change you with just one pep talk. But that tender heart of yours will serve you well in the better world to come. Now we just have to win it!


Donnel - Father

Donnel
Laurent? You're all right!

Laurent
I know that voice... Father? But no... My father is dead. And anyway, you are far too young... Hmm. Father never spoke of a younger brother. And yet, nor do you bear the telltale signs of a Risen... This raises troubling questions. Very troubling...

Donnel
Uh, Laurent? Snap out of it! I done came from another world! I'm here to help ya out.

Laurent
There are other worlds?

Donnel
Yep! I don't get it neither. I just sorta roll with these things.

Laurent
Well, that explains why you look so young... Anyway, you need to take shelter, and quickly. You've come to a very dangerous place.

Donnel
Well, shucks, I know THAT! That's the whole reason I'm here! I'm not gonna leave my only son to face this nightmare alone.

Laurent
But you'll... Listen, I have already been through this once.

Donnel
I get it. You're worried I'll die like the Donny of this world did.

Laurent
......

Donnel
Right?

Laurent
It's difficult not to. Every night I relive that scene in my sleep. You have your back to us as Mother and I flee... You're holding them off. And then I s-see it... The blade passing through your body... I can't endure that torture again. I won't!

Donnel
Well, don't you worry. Lightning don't strike twice, and I won't die twice. I reckon I'm a lot stronger than the Donny ya remember! Also, I ain't alone this time. I got a whole darn army with me! They got my back, just like I got yours.

Laurent
But...

Donnel
If you're that worried about it, you can watch my back too. Any son of Miriel oughta be able to analyze the enemy in a heartbeat! I tend to rush into things, so havin' a keen pair of eyes sure would help.

Laurent
All right. I can agree to that. Thank you, Father! You can count on me.

Donnel
Likewise!


NPC Gerome

Gerome

Gerome
So that's the "me" of this world. His Minerva is just as magnificent... But what's this? Her scales and wings have lost their luster. Her body is covered in wounds... As is mine, I see. That last attack did some serious damage. If I don't end this soon, the other me will almost certainly die. I like meddling with an alternate world even less than I like meddling with the past. But how can I witness this and do nothing? I hope what meager help I can offer makes a difference. My friends and I will do all we can to keep you and Minerva safe. But you must keep fighting. You must!

Gerome
...What's wrong Minerva? Why do you keep looking over there? Do you sense danger?

>Minerva roars

Gerome
Minerva? Who are you...who are you thanking?


Cherche

Cherche
Gerome? Pardon me, but are you the Gerome of this world?

Gerome
Wha—? But how—? I mean—

Cherche
"Hello, Mother," would do. It's so good to see you—especially in one piece!

Gerome
N-no... Stay back!

Cherche
What has gotten into you?

Gerome
This must be a trap. My mother was killed by Risen long ago. And no matter how much I long to see her...no matter how much Minerva misses her...she can never return. It's not possible. Stay away, you impostor!

Cherche
...... Well, I never claimed to be your departed mother. But still...

>Minerva roars

Gerome
What is it, Minerva? Why are you so happy?

Cherche
Thank you, Minerva. She says she's glad to see me, whether I am the Cherche she knew or not.

Gerome
You understand her? Then...you must be my mother. You must...

Cherche
To me, you are a son, Gerome. But I come from another world. So no, I am not the same woman as your mother.

Gerome
So you ARE an impostor. I knew it. In that case, leave us...before... ......

Cherche
Do not cry, Gerome... If I am the impostor you say, then those tears are wasted on me.

Gerome
...Wh-what tears?

Cherche
Such a strong boy. Here...

Gerome
Ah!

Cherche
Such a heavy mask you wear... And so much sorrow and pain it was made to hide... I am so sorry I left you. Your mother should have stayed with you till the end. But you see? That is how I know how strong you are. You never gave up.

Gerome
......

Cherche
Now that your struggles near their end, I am here to struggle with you. You needn't accept me as your mother. But all the same, I swear to defend you and Minerva both. Where this world's Cherche failed, I intend to succeed.

Gerome
...... You'll fight by my side? But why trouble yourself with a stranger's problems?

Cherche
You are no stranger. You are my son—in any world. Taking care of you is my greatest joy!

Gerome
Thank you, Mother. I am glad I got to see you one last time.

Cherche
Here. You probably want this back.

Gerome
And, Mother?

Cherche
You do not have to say it. I already know, Gerome. And I love you too.


Avatar (M) - Father

Robin
Gerome? You're safe!

Gerome
Father? Is that really you? You're alive!

Robin
Not exactly. I'm not technically your father. I've come from another world to help you and Minerva where he couldn't. Will you let me fight by your side?

Gerome
......

Robin
Gerome?

Gerome
You have some nerve. Do you have any idea where we are? What's going on around us? You could be some sinister trap of Grima's, and you expect me to trust you? Begone, ghost, and speak my name no more.

Robin
Gerome! I... I must admit you're right. You shouldn't trust me, tactically speaking. That clever thinking has saved your friends more than once, no doubt.

Gerome
Huh?

Robin
I will respect your keen judgment and keep my distance. But like it or not, I intend to fight for you, even from afar.

Gerome
...... I learned it from you.

Robin
I'm sorry?

Gerome
You taught me to keep my cool no matter how strange things get on the battlefield. You said my comrades might panic or get confused, but I at least should stay calm. You taught me to be a leader.

Robin
And a tremendous leader you have become.

Gerome
Father... *sniff*

Robin
You believe me, then?

Gerome
Only my father could remain so indifferent after being rebuffed like that.

Robin
Thanks...I think.

Gerome
I'm sorry I doubted you. Will you fight with me now to change our destiny?

Robin
That's why I'm here.


Frederick - Father

Frederick
Gerome! Thank the gods you're safe.

Gerome
What? F-Father? That's impossible!

Frederick
Yes. It is true that the Frederick of this world passed away long ago. However, I have come here from another world. Ergo, I am not the same man as your father.

Gerome
Another world? But how can that be...

Frederick
Gerome, you did a marvelous thing back there. Shielding milord Chrom's daughter from the fell dragon's blows took courage. You have the heart of a true knight.

Gerome
Yes, well...both my parents were knights. Perhaps nature intended for me to be this way.

Frederick
Don't be so humble. From one knight to another: I admire you. No doubt the Frederick of this world would have been equally proud. However, as a father... I cannot praise such actions wholeheartedly...

Gerome
And why not? My life exists to protect my liege. I give it without reservation. Were you or Mother any different?

Frederick
A father wants his son to live in happiness, not die with honor. Does being a knight disqualify me from such sentiment?

Gerome
I could say the same!

Frederick
What do you mean?

Gerome
When I lost you and Mother, I knew you died with honor. But I wanted you to live! To me, you were a father first and foremost!

Frederick
I...I know. Forgive me, Gerome... But at least you understand how I feel now. Knight or no knight, you must endeavor to keep living. You only get to die to save your liege once... But by living, you could do even greater good.

Gerome
I understand...

Frederick
You won't have to struggle alone. I have come here to help you. Not as a knight—but as a father, I intend to keep you safe. No more talk of giving your life when you don't have to.

Gerome
...All right. But I am still a knight. I will strive to keep living, but not by using you as a shield. We will fight side by side. Agreed?

Frederick
Agreed!

Gerome
...Thank you.


Virion - Father

Virion
Gerome? Where are you, lad? I do hope he survived that brutal attack from before. You'd think he would have the grace to show himself and allay his father's fears. Hm? What's that coming this way? A bird? A lance? *Gasp* A wy-wy-wy—

>Minerva roars

Virion
Ow! Minerva?!

Gerome
Father?! What insanity is this?

Virion
Gerome! Y-you are alive!

Gerome
What are you doing here? I thought you were dead.

Virion
I would love nothing more than to elaborate, but kindly... Ow! Kindly bid Minerva release me! I cannot talk while she is b-biting my face!

Gerome
Down, Minerva.

Virion
Whew. My thanks, boy. I must say, it relieves me to see my fears were groundless.

Gerome
Forget your fears, man, and explain how it is you stand before me.

Virion
Such cheek! I am your father, you know. ...Very well. The reason I stand before you now is...I hail from another world. Wisely, I chose to come to your aid and secure my place in this world's sagas. After all, your world's Virion died before he could truly leave his mark.

Gerome
Another world? Hmph. Hard to believe, but not out of the realm of possibility, given what I've seen...

Virion
I sense no affection in your words. Did your father in this world mistreat you in some way?

Gerome
In the worst way.

Virion
What?!

Gerome
The dastard was everything to me. If he wasn't teaching me the ways of war, he was drilling me on courtly behavior. He made me who I am, and I loved him. ...And then he died. He hurt me in the worst way imaginable!

Virion
......

Gerome
He and Mother and Minerva left after swearing they would return. They swore it! But only Minerva came home, covered in wounds... My father was the most wretched liar I have ever known.

Virion
No wonder you greeted me so callously. Forgive me, Gerome. Even the great Virion cannot predict his own demise. Your father had every intention of keeping his promise. I know it. Unfortunately, he and destiny did not see eye to eye. In his final moments, I am quite certain he was thinking only of his promise to you.

Gerome
......

Virion
And while it may be too late, I am here to uphold that promise on his behalf. Fight with me, Gerome. Let me help you win a happy future for yourself and Minerva. I am a younger man than your father. I think you will find my odds are better.

Gerome
...... All right, Father. Thank you. I'm sorry I called you a dastard and a liar. I can be poor at expressing what I truly feel sometimes...

Virion
Now, now. You've no need to apologize.

Gerome
I don't?

Virion
Not now, anyway. Let us win the day first—then you can wax sentimental. Promise you will share your true feelings with me after this battle. And in turn, I promise to survive the battle and return. Only this time...I WILL keep my promise.

Gerome
Father... All right, I promise.


Vaike - Father

Vaike
Still alive and kickin', boy?

Gerome
Huh? That voice...

Vaike
The Vaike is no voice. The Vaike is legend!

Gerome
I'm fairly certain even legends have voices... But...is that really you? It doesn't seem possible...

Vaike
I ain't the Vaike you know. I'm another Vaike from another world. You can never have too many Vaikes, and this one's here to save your bacon!

Gerome
Another world?

Vaike
That's right. I thought OUR world was bad, but yours is a nightmare! Teach gives you full marks for survivin' this long. You truly are the Son of Vaike.

Gerome
I had to survive.

Vaike
Yeah?

Gerome
I've known nothing but pain and despair since I was a child. I was born into a world where every day is a battle. After a while, sidestepping death becomes routine.

Vaike
You're always ready, huh?

Gerome
My father taught me to be ready.

Vaike
Smart man!

Gerome
No. But a determined one. "One day the Vaike may fall. But not the Son of Vaike!" he said. Those were his last words before he went off to destroy the Risen. He never returned. Since then, I have taken those words to heart.

Vaike
In that case, I wish I'd thought of somethin' more clever...

Gerome
No. It was exactly what I needed to hear. And as you noted, it has kept me alive where others died.

Vaike
Well, now that the Vaike and Son of Vaike are a team, no one's gonna die.

Gerome
More bravado?

Vaike
You can't spell "bravado" without V. ...Ya know? V for Vaike! Anyway, are we gonna sweep up this battlefield or not?

Gerome
Heh. Fair enough. Try not to wet yourself when you realize how strong your son is.

Vaike
Har! That goes both ways!

Gerome
All right. Let's go!


Stahl - Father

Stahl
Gerome? Are you all right? Gods, look at you—you're covered in wounds!

Gerome
Father? Do my eyes deceive me?

Stahl
Your eyes are fine. But I'm not the Stahl you know. I came here from another world to help you for as long as I can.

Gerome
Another world?

Stahl
That's right. I could be whisked back out of here at any moment. We need to finish this fight now! Follow me, and I'll—

Gerome
Why didn't you come sooner?

Stahl
Beg your pardon?

Gerome
If you had this kind of power, why didn't you come sooner? Do you have any idea what we've been through? What we've lost?

Stahl
Huh? Gerome, I... *sigh* I'm sorry.

Gerome
With your help, we could have saved so many lives. We might have been spared the worst of our troubles. You could have saved Mother's life...and maybe even your own! Instead, you show up now, after nearly all is lost... All I can feel now is regret!

Stahl
I know... You're right. I should have come sooner. I would have, if I knew how. You needed me. You deserved better of your father.

Gerome
......

Stahl
But better late than never. I can still save at least one life—yours. For me, that's reason enough to fight. Will you let me? I swear I'll protect you and Minerva with every bone in my body. Let me at least try to make up for all the times I've failed you.

Gerome
I... A-all right... Thank you. I'm sorry I got so worked up. None of this is really your fault... It's that damned fell dragon's.

Stahl
I know you were just upset.

Gerome
Will you help me defeat Grima, Father?

Stahl
Of course I will!


Kellam - Father

Gerome
Whew... I can do this. All I have to do is hold out until the others get here...

>Minerva roars

Gerome
...Minerva? What are you growling at? There's nothing there.

Kellam
...Gerome.

Gerome
Wh-what?! Father? No, that's impossible. Are you a Risen?

Kellam
No, I'm Kellam all right. But I came from another world. I'm not the same man as your father.

Gerome
What? Hmm... Well, as long as you're not a Risen.

Kellam
Don't worry.

Gerome
Then it is good to see you again, Father—whatever world you say you're from. Minerva is pleased too. But you should return from whence you came. It's too dangerous here.

Kellam
Huh? Oh, no, I can't leave now. I came here to help you!

Gerome
I don't need your help.

Kellam
You don't?

Gerome
I've managed just fine on my own. And besides, it's my job to protect people now, not yours. Since you...left, someone had to step up and keep the others safe. That someone is me. The last thing I need is some visitor from another world to do my job for me.

Kellam
I...see.

Gerome
Do you? Then why are you still here?

Kellam
I know you're just saying that because you don't want me to get killed.

Gerome
Do I look that nice to you?

Kellam
As a matter of fact, yes. I am your father, you know. I understand you more than you realize.

Gerome
......

Kellam
Anyway, it was brave of you to take over after this world's Kellam passed away. I know it couldn't have been easy. Maybe he can't help you anymore, but I still can. So I hope you'll forgive me if I ignore your wishes and help you anyway. And tell Minerva I'm happy to see her too. Now take care, son.

Gerome
Huh? ...Wait! Grr... I'm sorry, Father. I shouldn't have talked to you that way. I suppose I do need you...a little...


Lon'qu - Father

Lon'qu
Hmm, is this area secure...?

Gerome
Who are you?

Lon'qu
...! I'm...a warrior come from another world.

Gerome
Are you now? I must say I saw you fighting before. You fight remarkably. Your offense and defense are both impeccable.

Lon'qu
...Right.

Gerome
You remind me of someone... This may sound silly, but you fight just like my—

Lon'qu
This is a battlefield. Stop prattling on and fight!

Gerome
Huh? Wait!

>Minerva roars

Lon'qu
What is it, Minerva? I mean... Urgh, damn!

Gerome
You know my wyvern's name? ...She use to coo like that around my father. I haven't heard the sound for years.

Lon'qu
Coincidence.

Gerome
I think not...Father.

Lon'qu
......

Gerome
I saw the resemblance—your stance, your moves, your voice, your words... But it seemed so impossible, I... Is it really you?

Lon'qu
...I was hoping to avoid this, but yes. Minerva knew me at this age, so I should have anticipated being recognized. Anyway, I am glad you're alive, Gerome. You have done magnificently.

Gerome
Father, I... *sniff* I don't know what to...

Lon'qu
Don't cry, Gerome. You wear that mask for a reason. It's so your enemies never see any fear...or doubt. Don't let tears betray you now.

Gerome
Easy for you to say. I'm not the stalwart, collected man you were.

Lon'qu
You think I never showed weakness? You must have never seen me around women, then. Your mother, Cherche, was the exception. But before her... Trust me when I tell you you are the stronger one. The better fighter, and the better man.

Gerome
Th-thank you...

Lon'qu
I have come here to keep you safe. Now that you know who I am, you must let me protect you and Minerva. I'm not about to let my son and my favorite wyvern come to harm.

Gerome
You'd do that for me? I've always strived to fight like you—hoped I would one day be your equal. I never got to test my strength against that of my father's in this world. But with you...

Lon'qu
I relish the chance. Show me what you can do, Gerome!

Gerome
Right!


Ricken - Father

Ricken
Gerome!

Gerome
Huh? What are you doing on a battlefield, boy?

Ricken
Agh, I knew this would happen. It's me, Ricken! Your father!

Gerome
Ha! That's rich. My father died years ago. Whatever mischief you're plotting, you need to leave right now. It's too dangerous for you here.

Ricken
I'm not going anywhere. For starters, I came here from ANOTHER WORLD to help you. That's why I look so young. My world is further in the past. Secondly, you're my SON! I'm not going to leave you here to die.

Gerome
I'm sorry, but do you really expect me to believe nonsense like—

>Minerva roars

Gerome
Minerva? What is it?

Ricken
Thanks, Minerva! I was hoping you'd remember me. After all, you've known me longer. We've been friends since I was young. I missed you too!

Gerome
Is this really happening? This...boy is my father? No, I need further proof.

Ricken
Alright. How can I prove it?

Gerome
When I was little, my father tried to teach me magic. But I decided to become a wyvern rider like my mother instead. What did my father say to me then?

Ricken
What? But...that hasn't happened to me yet. How could I possibly...

Gerome
......

Ricken
Wait. I can figure this out. I think...I would probably say this: no matter what path you choose, I'll always watch over you. If you think your place in the world is to be a knight, then a knight you should be. ...But the world of magic will be missing out.

Gerome
...!

Ricken
Was that even close?

Gerome
......

Ricken
I guess not.

Gerome
Close? That's EXACTLY what he said. Nearly word for word.

Ricken
Then you believe me?

Gerome
Yes. I'm sorry I doubted you.

Ricken
Woo-hoo!

Gerome
I didn't follow in your footsteps, Father, but I always looked up to you. Mage or not, you cut an imposing figure, and your hands were full of strength. I can remember every spell you weaved in front of me like it was yesterday. I would...very much like to see that again.

Ricken
Well...I can do the magic, but I'm not so sure about the imposing figure.

Gerome
I'll take what I can get. My memory should be able to fill in the rest.

Ricken
Really? All right, Gerome. You've got me all pumped up now! Get ready for a maelstrom of magic to top them all!

Gerome
Go get 'em, Father.


Gaius - Father

>Minerva roars

Gerome
Minerva? Why are you growling like that? Hm? Who goes there?!

Gaius
H-hey! Stop it, Minerva! That tickles!

Gerome
F-Father?! Impossible...

Gaius
Agh. I was trying not to be seen...

Gerome
What are you doing here? You're dead!

Gaius
Correction: the Gaius in THIS world is dead. I'm not him. I come from another world, see. All those reinforcements that just showed up—they came with me.

Gerome
You expect me to believe that?

Gaius
Hey, I had trouble swallowing it at first too. In fact, I knew you'd think I was pulling your chain. That's why I was trying to avoid you and save us the trouble.

Gerome
No wonder you were sneaking around.

Gaius
Thief, remember?

Gerome
...... I do believe you.

Gaius
Hm? Sorry. Speak up?

Gerome
...Nothing. I said Minerva must believe you, the way she's taken to you. And since I trust her, I'll accept your story for now.

Gaius
Well, thanks. I'm glad I pass the test for one of you, at least. Who deserves a special snack from Uncle Gaius? That's right, you do, Minerva!

Gerome
......

Gaius
What's wrong, Gerome? Jealous?

Gerome
*Sniff* Ahh...

Gaius
Who, whoa. Easy there, kid! If you want it that bad, I'll give you some candy too.

Gerome
Ugh! I don't want your candy! What kind of child do you take me for? It's just...I remember how you used to give Minerva candy like this, and it... Ugh... It affects me.

Gaius
Aww... I'm sorry, Gerome... I never should've left you to fend for yourself in a hellhole like this. I know it might be too little, too late, but at least let me make it up to you. Let me fight with you and Minerva and keep you safe. All right?

Gerome
...All right, Father. Thank you.


Gregor - Father

Gregor
Oy, Gerome! Still in one piece?

Gerome
Huh?!

Gregor
...Because dying here would be a terrible waste.

Gerome
What in the gods' names...

Gregor
Is that how you greet own father? With confused scowl? Not that Gregor is real father, but still...

Gerome
I don't understand...

Gregor
You mean why Gregor is here? Gregor come from other world. In other words, this Gregor not the same man as Gregor you know.

Gerome
I...see.

Gregor
Anyway, don't get too cozy, yes? Gregor is not long for this world.

Gerome
You're dying?

Gregor
Hah! No, Gregor must leave soon—return to own world once fighting is done. So Gerome will let Gregor help with the fighting, yes?

Gerome
If so, there's something I need to say to you first.

Gregor
Oh? What is it? Gregor is always willing to lend the ears.

Gerome
It's about Minerva.

Gregor
Minerva? Ah. So Cherche leave growling partner-pet to you?

Gerome
That's right. Minerva and I are one. Our bond surpasses any friendship. We need no words to know what lies in the other's heart.

Gregor
Cherche would have been happy to know this. So what is it you want to tell Gregor?

Gerome
I wanted to thank you. Mother told me you saved Minerva's life once.

Gregor
Oh, that? Is nothing special...

Gerome
It is. My friends give me strength, but you cannot know the strength Minerva gives me. And I owe that just as much to the man who saved her.

Gregor
Gerome...

>Minerva roars

Gerome
Heh. You see? Minerva is grateful too.

Gregor
Then do Gregor favor. Let Gregor protect his investment and fight with you here. Is good deal! Not every day you get Gregor-quality mercenary to fight on your side.

Gerome
Are you sure?

Gregor
Gregor will do the keeping alive. But you and Minerva must do the living. Once this is over, find what brings you joy and do it. Live the life Gregor of this world could not, yes? Make him proud.

Gerome
I will, Father. Thank you.


Libra - Father

Libra
Gerome! You're alive. Praise the gods!

Gerome
Father, is that you? But your spirit is with the gods now...

Libra
Yes... It seems the Libra of this world did meet such a fate...

Gerome
Of this world?

Libra
Correct. I am a visitor from a world apart from this one.

Gerome
But...how...

Libra
Listen to me. I cannot stay long. But let me fight with you while there is still time!

Gerome
No... I can handle this alone. If you cannot stay, then save yourself the trouble and leave now.

Libra
Why would you say that?

Gerome
I'm used to fending for myself. For years, no help came. If we've made it this far, we can make it the rest of the way. So you can keep your little divine intervention.

Libra
Those are harsh words...but I cannot deny the truth in them. Very well. If I cannot fight with you, then I will be your shield instead. If need be, I will die for you.

Gerome
What? No! No, I will not allow it! I have already watched my father die once! You win. You may fight at my side. But stay alive! I beg you!

Libra
Are you that worried about me? I'm not your real father, you know.

Gerome
It...it doesn't matter. Watching even a false father die sits ill with me.

Libra
Very well. Then my strength is yours.

Gerome
Thank you.

Libra
See? That wasn't so hard. You push people away with harsh words, but I can see the love in your heart. I am proud my son turned into such a caring person.

Gerome
...... You were my pride too, Father. I'm sorry I was never able to say the words...


Henry - Father

Henry
Hey-o, Gerome! That's you, isn't it?

Gerome
...Father?!

Henry
It IS you! Whew, good thing I made it. After that blow you took before, I thought I might find you in gooey, gloppy pieces.

Gerome
But you're the one who's supposed to be dead.

Henry
True! The Henry of this world definitely bit the big one. But I'm not him. I came here from another world. I can't stay very long, so point me at the bad guys so I can help out!

Gerome
No. If what you say is true, then I don't need your help. Go back to your own world.

Henry
Whoa, what? That's kinda harsh!

Gerome
I already watched you die once. Do you really think I want to see that again?

Henry
So instead you're going to make me watch you die? Sorry, but I'm not scurrying off until I know you're safe.

Gerome
I appreciate the sentiment, but—

Henry
Good! Now that we're on the same page, I know the two of us will get through this.

>Minerva roars

Gerome
What is it, Minerva?

Henry
Nya ha! Sorry, Minerva. I meant "the three of us." Together, we'll be an unstoppable force of death and destruction!

Gerome
You understand what she said?

Henry
Uh, well...she is family, you know? You and Minerva and Cherche are everything to me. You see why I'm fighting so hard to keep you alive, Gerome?

Gerome
Yes... I suppose I do. All right... Help me, Father. But you had better not die again.

Henry
Don't worry—not planning to!

Gerome
Good. Thank you.


Donnel - Father

Donnel
Gerome? Is it really you? Reckon I made it just in time!

Gerome
F-Father?! I must be dreaming...

Donnel
Hmm? Now, why's that?

Gerome
Not only am I seeing my dead father, but he's years younger than I remember! I must have hit my head... Either that, or I'm dead...

Donnel
Oh, you sure ain't dead! And you ain't dreamin', neither! I'm here as sure as the sky's blue. ...Er, blood red.

Gerome
How can that be?

Donnel
Well, ya see...I came here from another world to help ya. I may not be able to stay very long, but I'll fight with ya as long as I can.

Gerome
Another world, is it? Then you may as well be a dream.

Donnel
What? Well, that sure ain't nice!

Gerome
Don't get me wrong. I can see that you're no ghost. But a father from another world who isn't here to stay? That sounds like a dream to me. Tomorrow, I shall wonder if this even really happened.

Donnel
...... Gerome, ya sure you're not just sayin' that to keep from gettin' hurt?

Gerome
What would you know about my pain? Did you lose your father in some meaningless war? No, I thought not, so—

Donnel
Actually, I did.

Gerome
Huh?

Donnel
My pa died in the war. It darned near broke my heart too. Course, I can't say I know exactly how ya feel. At least I still got my ma. But I understand a wee bit, and I'm sorry I left ya on your own. At least let me make it up to ya now by fightin' at your side. You're my only son, Gerome.

Gerome
...... Father...

Donnel
I may not be the strongest warrior in these here parts...but I'll be damned if I let any harm come to you or Minerva!

Gerome
Fine, but...how do I know I won't lose you a second time?

Donnel
I promise! Your pa's plenty tougher than ya remember him, I reckon.

Gerome
All right. Then lend me your strength, Father. Together we might just pull through this.


NPC Severa

Severa

Severa
*Sigh* What are we doing meddling in this stupid world? We haven't even saved our own yet. Now here I am stuck in a world just like the one I left behind. No one came to save US, did they? *sigh* ...Ack! Is that...me?! Oh no! I've got to hide!

Severa
*Huff, huff* The Risen just...keep coming... But I can't give up. I have to hold out...just a little longer...

Severa
...She's gone. Gawds, look at her. Her hair is messed up, her skin is all blotchy... Ugh, and don't even get me started on her clothes. But those wounds... She's just like me before I jumped back in time. ...No. She's fighting even harder. Why am I picking on her when she clearly deserves our help? I was in bad shape, but not that bad. Her whole world really is on its last legs... Well, hold on, Severa. I've got your back! You can worry about your hair and your clothes once the world is safe. ...And you'd better. I have a reputation to uphold, you know. Especially since I may never get to return to my own time to uphold it...


Cordelia

Cordelia
Severa? At last I've found you!

Severa
M-Mother? What are you doing here?

Cordelia
I was so worried I wouldn't make it in time.

Severa
Hey! You don't have to squeeze that tight, you know!

Cordelia
I am so proud of you for protecting Lucina like you did. And here I thought we were so different... But you protected your princess just like any pegasus knight would.

Severa
Why does everything I do have to be framed in terms of you? Why are you even here? I thought you were dead.

Cordelia
I am so sorry, Severa. But your mother and I are two different people. I come from another world.

Severa
What? You're not my mother?

Cordelia
No. By Naga's power, I have been sent to help you for as long as I can.

Severa
If you're not my mother, then get your hands off me.

Cordelia
Ah... Of course. Forgive me.

Severa
No matter what world you come from, you never change. Everything is always about you—about how you feel, about what you can do. You think that because I'm your daughter, I'll turn out exactly like you. Not once have you stopped to ask ME how I feel.

Cordelia
What?

Severa
Y-you made me so angry... *sniff* I h-hated you! Waaaaaah!

Cordelia
Oh! Baby, don't cry... Come here...

Severa
Don't tell me what to do! Ahh... *sob*

Cordelia
I don't even know where to begin. I am so sorry for all that I put you through.

Severa
...F-fine. I accept your apology. Now let go of me.

Cordelia
Better now?

Severa
*Sniff* Of course I'm better now. ...Your nose is running. I guess sometimes we do feel the same. ...I missed you.

Cordelia
...I missed you too!

Severa
All right, PLEASE stop hugging me! This is a battlefield!

Cordelia
Yes, it is. Well, are you ready to finish this fight?

Severa
Only if you're ready to get blown away by how strong I've become.

Cordelia
Heh, let's see what my little girl can do.


Avatar (M) - Father

Robin
Severa! You're all right!

Severa
D-Daddy?! You're alive?

Robin
No... Well, not exactly. I'm not from here. Naga's power has allowed me to come here from another world.

Severa
Another world?

Robin
I know it sounds crazy. But I've come here to save you!

Severa
Well, you're a little late for that!

Robin
Huh?

Severa
We've managed on our own since you passed away. You don't get to just show up now and save the day! Why didn't you come help us all the times we needed it before? Why didn't you stop Mother from dying? You could have even saved yourself!

Robin
Severa...

Severa
We don't need your help anymore. We'll win this battle on our own!

Robin
I'm sorry. I was presumptuous. I should have considered your feelings...

Severa
You should have NOT DIED is what you should have done! Ah... *sniff*

Robin
I understand how you feel. But I still have to protect my daughter. I can't walk away knowing you might get hurt.

Severa
Daddy... ...... I'm sorry. I take it all back. I don't want you to leave. I've missed you too much...

Robin
Well, I'm here now, Severa. Take cover and leave the rest of this fight to me.

Severa
Will you be all right?

Robin
Ha! I'm more resilient than you think. I intend to win this fight.

Severa
Thank you. I never thought I would see your face again, Daddy. Just promise you'll stay safe. The other Severa back in your world needs you too.


Frederick - Father

Frederick
Severa! There you are. Thank the gods you still live.

Severa
D-Daddy? But that's not possible...

Frederick
Alas, I am not your late father. I only just arrived here from another world. But to me, you are still a daughter, and I wish to help you. Please, allow me to keep you safe.

Severa
I never thought I would see your face again.

Frederick
Severa, I am so proud of all you have accomplished. Few would put the life of another above their own, but you did so for the princess. Before me stands a true knight. You have taken my ideals and embodied them—perfected them!

Severa
I was just...doing what I thought you and Mother would do. I wanted to keep Lucina safe the way you always kept her family safe. Just thinking about you gave me courage!

Frederick
Such words gladden me.

Severa
But I was so...so scared. *sniff*

Frederick
I know. You did well. And you have done enough. I want you to find someplace safe and recover your strength. I shall wipe these Risen from the face of Ylisse!

Severa
No, I can't let you do the hard work for me just because you're my father. When I was little, you taught me how to fight for a reason. You wanted me to become strong. And that's what I did after you passed away. I never stopped fighting!

Frederick
Your determination would put any man to shame.

Severa
Great. Now you're calling me manly. You don't have to make fun of me.

Frederick
I'm doing no such thing. I hold your femininity in equal regard.

Severa
Daddy! Just...stop complimenting me. You're making it worse. Come on, let's finish this battle. I want you to see how great a warrior I've become. If I only get to see you for a short time, I intend to leave an impression.

Frederick
I shall watch every move so that the memory stays with me forever.

Severa
Heh. Good. Now keep your eyes peeled! And don't forget me...


Virion - Father

Virion
Whew... Right in the nick of time. Good day, Severa.

Severa
Huh?

Virion
Poor girl. Such terrible wounds! Had I arrived too late, I might never have forgiven my noble self.

Severa
Daddy? You're alive?!

Virion
No, my dear. I came from another world entirely. When I heard this world was in peril, I gracefully sprang into action. And now I wish to fight by your side in your departed father's stead!

Severa
I appreciate any help I can get, but you do realize how dangerous it is here. Don't you have problems in your own world to worry about?

Virion
Indeed I do. The Fatherest of Fathers is a busy man. However, the needs of my beloved daughter come first in any world. Saving you is the noble thing to do.

Severa
You and your roundabout answers. It's the noble thing to do, but not what you want to do, right? You'd rather be with your real daughter in your own world. I'm not stupid. So why are you risking your life here?

Virion
I shall assume those harsh words are an expression of concern. I can see you are just as kind and considerate in this world...

Severa
Stop changing the subject!

Virion
There is no one I care about more than my own daughter. No one.

Severa
Huh?

Virion
Of course, in this case, I have more than one daughter. But I refuse to put one daughter above the other. My daughter is my daughter. I cherish both of you equally. Ergo, no one is more important to me than you.

Severa
Y-you really mean that? Having another daughter to look after isn't just some annoyance?

Virion
Certainly not. Now dry your tears. You have shed more than enough to prove how graceful and kind you are. Are you ready to join forces and rewrite your future?

Severa
Yes! Thank you, Daddy!


Vaike - Father

Vaike
Looks like the fell dragon's dastardly attack wasn't enough to do ya in. That's my little girl!

Severa
Daddy?! What are you doing here?

Vaike
The Vaike's come from another world to rescue his darling daughter! I may not be the Vaike you know—but who cares! You're still my little ball of sunshine.

Severa
I see... Well, even if you're not my real father, it's still good to see your face.

Vaike
It's good to see you too! You were amazin' back there. The Vaike saw how you protected Lucina. It takes real guts to do that—even for a friend. Lucina's just as lucky to have you as Chrom is to have me.

Severa
Really? I always thought you were jealous of him.

Vaike
Well, he does take most of the credit on the battlefield.

Severa
Then why help him out? Why not let him earn his glory himself?

Vaike
...Not very bright, are ya?

Severa
Ex-CUSE me?

Vaike
I help him 'cause he's my friend. The Vaike may not get much credit, but he gets a good friend in return. It's the same with you and Lucina, ain't it? You give her tongue-lashings all the time, but you would never abandon her. She's a good friend to you.

Severa
Well, someone has to stick up for her when she's too dense to do it for herself. That doesn't make us "friends."

Vaike
Ya know, you take after the Vaike so much it hurts.

Severa
Don't insult me! I'm nothing like you.

Vaike
Well, you certainly got Cordelia's good looks. The Vaike would hate to see such beauty come to an end here. Now how about we fight together? All right, Severa?

Severa
But...I don't want you to die...

Vaike
Oh? So ya don't think you're good enough to watch the Vaike's back?

Severa
Of course I am! I'm way better than you! The Daughter of Vaike isn't about to be bested by her old man.

Vaike
That's more like it. With you by my side, I don't think I could die if I tried. Now come on. ...HaaaAAA!

Severa
W-wait, Daddy! Ugh, does he even have a plan of attack? ...... But I'm still glad I got to see him again. ...Thanks, Daddy.


Stahl - Father

Stahl
Severa? You're safe!

Severa
D-Daddy? Oh, Daddy, Daddy!

Stahl
Whoa! I didn't expect you to just throw your arms around me like that.

Severa
You're alive! *sob*

Stahl
Poor Severa... You've gone through so much. I wish I didn't have to add to your sorrows. But...you see...your father is still dead.

Severa
What?

Stahl
I came from another world. I'm not the Stahl you knew. I just want to protect you for what little time I have here.

Severa
Y-you can't stay?

Stahl
I'm afraid not. As soon as the battle is over, I will have to leave.

Severa
...... Well, you totally ruined THAT moment.

Stahl
Sorry.

Severa
Are you from the past? You look a lot younger than I remember. And more dashing.

Stahl
Uh, I guess it was sort of the past...

Severa
I don't know why you came all this way just to get my hopes up. You shouldn't have...done that... *sniff*

Stahl
I know, Severa...

Severa
I loved you so much. You were always so gentle and easy to get along with... Nothing at all like my mother, Miss Perfect.

Stahl
Well, your father loved you just as much. But I didn't come here just to reminisce. I came here to keep my favorite daughter safe.

Severa
Thanks, Daddy. But I think you mean your ONLY daughter safe. ...I AM your only daughter, right?


Kellam - Father

Severa
*Huff, huff* They're not messing around. But I have to hold out... ...Ah! Archers? No... I'm finished... Huh? I'm still alive? What happened?

Kellam
Severa, are you all right?

Severa
D-Daddy? What are you doing here? I thought you were dead!

Kellam
In this world, I suppose I am... But I come from another world. I'm not the Kellam you know. That's why we're able to talk like this.

Severa
Oh... Well, thanks for protecting me just now. But don't ever do anything like that again.

Kellam
What? But the whole reason I came here was to keep you safe.

Severa
Well, then I guess you wasted your time, didn't you? It's MY job to protect people in this world. Not yours! You gave up your right to do it when you left us.

Kellam
And that's why you risked your life to protect Lucina before.

Severa
Yes! I don't need you anymore. I'm fine without you! And don't you dare make me question that now... Y-you...you don't have the right!

Kellam
You're right, Severa. I'm sorry. I didn't think about how you felt. I came here for selfish reasons, because... Well, because I don't want to watch you die.

Severa
Duh! You think I don't know that? You don't want to watch me die, so I have to watch you die instead. Right? Yeah, that's real fair. But whatever. I'm used to it by now.

Kellam
That's not what I mean. Listen, Severa, how about this... Neither one of us wants to lose the other, right? So why don't we watch each other's backs? That'll make the battle easier on both of us. Well, easier on me, anyway. I can see you don't need any help.

Severa
Hmph... Fine. But don't be embarrassed when I run circles around you.

Kellam
Nothing would make me prouder.

Severa
...Okay. Thanks, Daddy. You may not be the father I lost, but it's still nice to have you back.


Lon'qu - Father

Lon'qu
Severa.

Severa
Huh?! No... Daddy?!

Lon'qu
I'm not sure whether or not you can call me that. But yes, in this world, Lon'qu was your father.

Severa
"This world"? What are you talking about?

Lon'qu
I come from another world. When I heard your world was in danger, I came here to alter your destiny.

Severa
Okay. So you're another version of my father.

Lon'qu
Hmm... You don't seem very surprised.

Severa
Are you kidding? My heart is racing. I'm so confused. But you always told me to stay calm on the battlefield. I'm taking your advice.

Lon'qu
Smart girl.

Severa
I know, right? At first, I thought there was no way I could keep my cool. But eventually all the death and tragedy just sort of...sinks in. Like Grima back there? I wasn't s-scared of him... And you think seeing my dead f-father is enough to sh-shake me? Ahh...

Lon'qu
Severa! Easy...

Severa
I'm fine! I'm c-calm! You're not going to make me c-cry... Ahh... *sob*

Lon'qu
It's all right, Severa. You don't need to put on a show for me. If you need to cry...cry.

Severa
But I... But I... *sniff* Waaaaaaaaah! Daddy, I missed you so much! I don't care if you're really him or not, I'm s-so glad to see you!

Lon'qu
I'm sorry my poor advice caused you to hold so much in. But you don't have to do it anymore. Staying calm on the battlefield means nothing if you're forcing it. Sometimes you need to let everything out before you can really collect yourself. Your father here never wanted you to suffer. I know he didn't.

Severa
*Sniff*

Lon'qu
Listen, Severa. I can't stay here for much longer. But I'll keep you safe as long as I can. I will see you through this! Let me be your father while I'm here.

Severa
I would love that, Daddy. Thank you... But you'd better stay safe. I mean it.


Ricken - Father

Ricken
You're okay!

Severa
Who's okay? Run, kid, before you get hurt!

Ricken
I'm not a kid! Don't you recognize me, Severa?

Severa
How do you know my name? And why do you look vaguely familiar?

Ricken
It's me! Ricken!

Severa
As in my dead father, Ricken? I guess I do see a resemblance, but come on. I'm not stupid.

Ricken
Of course you aren't! You're my daughter. The reason I look this way is because I came from a world where I'm younger. That doesn't change who I am though.

Severa
Well, it's kind of hard to believe... But strangely I do believe it. Who knew my father used to be so adorable?

Ricken
Um... I'm glad you think so. Now can we get serious, please? Are you all right? It looked like the fell dragon hit you pretty hard.

Severa
Don't worry. I've been through worse.

Ricken
I don't know if I can even picture worse... Well, I'm here now, so you find someplace safe and leave the battle to me.

Severa
What? No way! Daddy or not, you're still just a child. I'm not letting you march off to your death! Watching one father die was bad enough...

Ricken
......

Severa
I guess you wouldn't know. You wouldn't understand... I watched my father die right before my eyes... *sniff*

Ricken
I'm sorry, Severa. I left you fatherless and alone. But just because I'm younger than he was doesn't mean I'm weaker. Chrom and the others look up to me! They know what I'm capable of.

Severa
Really?

Ricken
Really! So don't you worry. I'm going to keep you nice and safe. Your father never wanted you to be unhappy, and neither do I.

Severa
All right, Daddy. But only if we fight together. I won't use you as a shield.

Ricken
...All right. Fine by me! Together we'll be an unstoppable force.

Severa
I know we will. Thank you, Daddy.


Gaius - Father

Severa
Huh? D-Daddy? I must be seeing things... Are you a ghost?

Gaius
Nope, I'm no ghost.

Severa
But...this doesn't make any sense. My father is dead!

Gaius
I came here from another world to lend you my strength. Didn't you notice all the soldiers that showed up out of nowhere?

Severa
...For all I know, this is some elaborate trap.

Gaius
Naturally suspicious, huh? I guess you take after me. That's all right, though. I don't need you to believe me. I'll have to leave this world soon anyway. But will you at least let me give you this?

Severa
This is...candy.

Gaius
Yup. I brought it from my world as a gift in case I ran into you here. You know, something to remember me by.

Severa
This candy... It's not just smoke and air. It's real... It smells sweet. ...It reminds me of how you used to smell when you picked me up...or held my hand. You're r-real, aren't you...? Oh, Daddy... *sniff*

Gaius
Slow down there, kiddo. What happened to being naturally suspicious? Heh. I guess I'm not the only one who judges a book by its candy.

Severa
Daddy, I missed you so much. I'm sorry I didn't believe you!

Gaius
Well, turn the waterfalls off. I can't fight for you if I get all emotional. ...Or if you're bear-hugging me like that.

Severa
You only want Mother to hug you. I see how it is.

Gaius
Don't start.

Severa
Hee hee. I'm sorry, Daddy. Thank you so much for coming to help me.

Gaius
It's worth it just to see you smile.

Severa
It's good to see your face too.

Gaius
...Well, we've got a battle to finish. Any fool who tries to hurt you is gonna have to go through me!


Gregor - Father

Gregor
Oy! Is good to see you in one piece, Severa.

Severa
No... It can't be! ...Daddy?

Gregor
Actually, Gregor come from other world. Is not same as Gregor who died in this world, yes?

Severa
Another world? But why?

Gregor
To protect darling daughter, of course! Gregor heard your world was in trouble.

Severa
And you show up NOW? I don't need your stupid help!

Gregor
Oy, here we go... Must you always pretend you are angry? Is certainly not hereditary... Would it really kill you to just tell Gregor how much you miss him?

Severa
I don't miss you!

Gregor
Very well. Either way, Gregor is sorry Other Gregor died and left you all by yourself. It must have been very hard on you.

Severa
Darned right it was! What kind of father does that to his daughter? My life has been horrible ever since I lost you!

Gregor
Severa...

Severa
I loved you so much, I decided to be a mercenary like you when I took the field. You were my model of strength! When you died, you robbed me of more than just a father. Don't you get it?

Gregor
Yes, Gregor get it very much. *sniff* You are making Gregor want to shed the tears now. Gregor is very proud you followed in father's footsteps. Your father would also have been proud.

Severa
I...I don't need you to tell me that.

Gregor
Of course not. Well...Gregor has come to keep you safe, so that is what Gregor will do. Is no way those Risen will hurt his precious little girl!

Severa
Well, you just make sure not to slow me down. And...thanks, Daddy. I don't want to admit it, but I've always dreamed of fighting by your side like this.


Libra - Father

Libra
Severa? Where are you? She took such a terrible blow... I hope the gods have kept her safe.

Severa
...Daddy? Is that really you?

Libra
Severa! ...Praise Naga! I feared you would be the next victim of this bleak future.

Severa
Then it really is you! I would know those cries of devotion anywhere. But I don't understand... Did Naga bring you back to life? I didn't think that was possible.

Libra
It isn't. ...Severa, I am not really your father. The gods saw fit to bring me here from another world.

Severa
You're not him? But you still came here because of Naga, right?

Libra
Correct.

Severa
What is WRONG with you?!

Libra
P-pardon?

Severa
Why does EVERYTHING you do have to be about the gods? You pray to them, you fight in their name, you cross WORLDS for them... And then, at the end, you leave ME so you can go be with them. Why can't they save us for a change? Wh-why won't they give you back to me? *sob*

Libra
Severa... Forgive me for seeming so shallow. But you mustn't lament your father. It was right for him to die. Especially if dying meant protecting you and joining the gods as a cornerstone of peace.

Severa
......

Libra
I realize that hardly lessens the blow of his leaving you alone. But try not to blame him. I know that were it within his power, he would have stayed with you.

Severa
Y-you think I don't know that? I know what he was fighting for! I was proud of him! I loved him with all my heart! If only you realized...

Libra
I do, Severa. Thank you. Your love continues to warm him even as he sits with the gods. Now let me handle the Risen here and finish what you came here to do. Let me be a father to you for what little time I have here.

Severa
...Hmph. You'd really do that for me?

Libra
Of course.

Severa
...All right. Thank you, Daddy. It means a lot to me.


Henry - Father

Henry
Severa, is that you? I sure am glad you're in one piece!

Severa
Daddy?! I don't understand... How is this possible? Y-you're not a Risen, are you?

Henry
Aw, heck no. I'm a different Henry who came here from another world. I'm here to help you, so you just point me at those nasty Risen. ...You know, so I can blow them to smithereens.

Severa
Not so fast, Daddy! These Risen are stronger than you think. I appreciate the help, but not if it means you're going to die on me!

Henry
Die? If I was gonna die, I would feel my about-to-die tingle. But I'm definitely not tingling, so I don't think you need to worry.

Severa
I'm not worried! I'm trying to warn you! Ugh, did you have to remind me of how completely weird you are?

Henry
So the Henry in this world was just like me?

Severa
Yes! He always had that same stupid grin and talked about losing fingers and stuff. I couldn't count on him for anything.

Henry
Oh. I'm really sorry about that.

Severa
But after we lost Mother, Daddy never left my side. "Don't worry," he'd say. "Daddy will always protect you." And then what did he go and do? He died! He left me to fend for myself! *sniff* Why did every last thing he ever said have to be nonsense? Ahh... *sob*

Henry
So that's how it happened... Well, I'm not like your Henry. I won't die while you still need me.

Severa
How do YOU know?!

Henry
Well, stop me when this gets too creepy and arcane, but basically...my dark powers seem to allow me to commune with myself in this world. Like, I can hear my dead self's voice.

Severa
You can?

Henry
Yup! Your father says he's going to help me keep you safe. And with his strength, I'll be twice as strong. Therefore, no about-to-die tingle! You see?

Severa
All right, Daddy...

Henry
Good! Now leave the Risen to me.

Severa
Thank you. I'm sorry to put you in danger, but I know you'll get us both through this. And I'll be fighting right by your side to protect the world you loved.


Donnel - Father

Donnel
Is that you, Severa? Gosh, you're safe! Hooey... My heart's been in my throat since the moment I done got here!

Severa
"Hooey"? ...Daddy, is that you?

Donnel
Hmm... So the other me never managed to kick his accent either.

Severa
What other you?

Donnel
Oh. Well, ya see, I'm not the Donny you're thinkin' of. I came here from another world to lend ya a hand!

Severa
And you're my daddy in that world too.

Donnel
So ya believe me!

Severa
I don't see any reason you'd be lying. But I don't need your help, so you can march right back home.

Donnel
Haw?!

Severa
You've got more important people in your life back in your own world. I don't want to get you killed here. All right? Good. So long!

Donnel
Well, that's mighty sweet'a ya to worry 'bout me. I reckon I'm pretty lucky to have such a carin' daughter. Both of me are pretty lucky, actually! But ya see, that's all the more reason for me to want to keep ya safe.

Severa
Did you hear a word I said? If you die here, you'll be abandoning everyone you left in your own world!

Donnel
Well, then it's a good thing I'm tough! Maybe even tougher than the pa ya knew. We'll just see who kicks the bucket this time!

Severa
Daddy, you are so...dumb. But I love you for it.

Donnel
Aw, I love ya too, sweetheart.

Severa
It turns out I'm pretty tough too. I bet I could snap the Severa you know like a twig! So you'd better not have any ideas about stealing all the glory.

Donnel
Ha ha! That's my baby girl!


Other Text

Children's Deathquotes

Lucina
No... I was so...close... Just a step away...from saving...our world... Nngh... Father... My friends... Forgive me...

Laurent
I wish...I could have lived to see...what peace was...like...

Gerome
Be at peace, Minerva... At last...the pain and suffering...will...

Severa
D-did I fight well, Mother? Please tell me...I...


Post-Battle

If all children survived

Chrom
*Huff, huff* Is it over?

Grima
Nngh... Gyaaahhh... HOW?! This is not YOUR WORLD... YOU SHOULD NOT be able TO DRAWN UPON this kind OF POWER! ...Just wait. I am NOT FINISHED with YOU YET. No matter HOW YOU STRUGGLE, I WILL see you DESTROYED! ...Now DIEEEEEEE!

Chrom
...Ahh! ...... Huh? Why isn't he/she attacking?

Grima
...Run...Chrom...

Chrom
What?

Grima
...You have to...get away from me...

Chrom
Wh-what are you talking about?

Grima
...There's...no time... ...I don't want...to kill you... ...I can't bear...to watch you... ...die again...

Chrom
No. That voice... It can't be... Whoa!

>Chrom and the others are warped away


>scene change


Chrom
Rrgh... Are we back in our world?

Naga
Warriors? Why have you returned? ...Did you fail in your task?!

Chrom
I can't be certain... We were fighting, and then a great force spirited us away.

Naga
The fell dragon sent you back.

Chrom
Yes, but...I think he was trying to save us. ...Huh? Who's there? Show yourself!

Tiki
......

Naga
Tiki? But...you died in that world.

Tiki
Yes. And now only my spirit remains. But I came here to tell you something important before I take your place there. Before I become tied to that world forever...

Naga
Take my place?

Tiki
You know what I mean. And why.

Naga
......

Tiki
But everything will turn out all right. We have you to thank for that, Naga, for sending help. And you, brave warriors, for giving it. In our world, Naga is dead, but you fought in her stead and gave us hope. We cannot thank you enough. But we will always remember—

Chrom
Huh? She's gone! What just happened?

Naga
...We won.

Chrom
Huh?

Naga
Their world is about to be saved.

Chrom
I don't understand...

Naga
Somehow your efforts have pulled them out of the pit of despair...

Chrom
So they'll all be safe?

Naga
I am certain of it now. Thank you, Chrom. And you, Robin. I was right to place my trust in you.


>scene change


Lucina
Father? ...Father! Where did he go?

Grima
He must have escaped to his own world... The former owner of this body appears to still have a faint hold on it... Damn him/her! I wanted to savor killing Chrom all over again!

Lucina
I would never let that happen!

Grima
Heh. You know, the man/woman who used to control this body loved your father. He/She would have died to protect Chrom. And in sending Chrom away just now, his/her spirit has finally perished. ...Now the games will cease. The only world in which you'll see your father again is the WORLD OF DEATH! ...Mmgh? What?

Lucina
It can't be...

>Cynthia's group rushes in

Cynthia
We're back, Lucina! Sorry we're late!

Lucina
Cynthia! Nah! Kjelle! Noire! You're all safe! Oh, thank the gods!

Grima
Impossible! You should all be dead by now... Naga! She must have interfered! Which means Morgan has failed me...

Kjelle
Nice shot, Noire. I thought for certain we were out of range.

Noire
Hee hee. I'm just glad I could help...

Severa
Well, nice of you to take your TIME! Do you know how worried we've been?

Cynthia
Hey, no need to worry. We've got the Gemstones right here.

Nah
That's right! Are you ready to perform the Awakening?

Lucina
Not yet... We still need Argent and Sable...

???
...You mean this Argent and Sable?

>Inigo's group rushes in

Lucina
Inigo! Owain! Brady! Yarne!

Inigo
We saw Grima attack Ylisstol and came as fast as we could. Sorry we couldn't make it sooner!

Gerome
Nothing can kill you, can it?

Owain
Of course not! But a true vanquisher of evil must wait for the moment of truth before he can triumph.

Laurent
Heh. Vanquisher of evil? You're a wreck. All of you are. ...But at least we're together again.

Yarne
That's right! I sure am glad none of you are extinct...

Brady
Did somebody order some Gemstones? Catch, Lucina!

Lucina
Thank you, Brady! All of you—you've all done magnificently. The Fire Emblem and its true power finally belong to Ylisse again!

Grima
[If Male] Grr... So the Morgan I sent after your group failed as well. So much for manipulating the children's sympathies... But it matters little. The Fire Emblem gives you no power over me. ...Not now that Naga is dead.
[If Female] Grr... Morgan has failed me twice... So much for manipulating the child's sympathies... But it matters little. The Fire Emblem gives you no power over me. ...Not now that Naga is dead.

Lucina
Sh-she...what?

Grima
I killed that meddling dragon ages ago. Did you really think I would let her live and risk someone performing the Awakening?

Lucina
Y-you're lying...

Grima
Ha... I'm sure you wish I were. But this time I speak the truth. Your only hope died with her.

Lucina
Then...everything we have done... It was meaningless?

Grima
Completely, utterly meaningless! I will grant you no escape from this coil of despair. Each and every one of you is destined to die here and now!

Tiki
Wrong, Grima! You have not accounted for everything.

Grima
What? The Voice of Naga!

Lucina
Lady Tiki!

Tiki
I will help you perform the Awakening...as this world's new Naga.

Grima
There IS no new Naga! I killed you!

Tiki
You took my life, but not my spirit. The man/woman inside you—Robin—intervened. He/She wanted me to be here to ensure your destruction, fell dragon.

Grima
NO! Is there no end to his/her meddling?! I-it doesn't matter! None of this matters! You need to be on Mount Prism to perform the Awakening. And I will kill YOU ALL before you get there!

Tiki
Wrong again. You forget why the exalts performed the rite on Mount Prism in the first place. It was because the divine dragon's power was strongest there. But now that your Risen have defiled it, the mount no longer has any power. Naga's power has focused elsewhere in response. Do you know where? Inside the remains of the Voice, which you were foolish enough to leave... Right here. In Ylisstol.

Grima
Wha—?!

Tiki
If you had left Mount Prism alone, Grima, you might have stood a chance. Instead, you have brought the Awakening right to your feet. Are you ready, Lucina? Speak the words.

Lucina
I am ready.

Grima
No! I will not leave you the time! I WILL KILL YOU! ...Huh? Why can't I move? My body is...nngh... No! Not now! Why does he/she KEEP INTERFERING...

Lucina
...Hear me, Tiki! I bear proof of our sacred covenant! In the name of the exalted blood, I ask for the divine dragon's power! Baptize me in fire, that I may become your true daughter!

>Lucina and Falchion CG

Tiki
Awakener, your heart has been tested and deemed worthy. Cleansed in my fire, your desire has proven to burn the stronger. I shall now imbue your blade with my power.

Lucina
Thank you, milady!

Grima
Rrgh... NOOOOOO! I would CRUSH YOU WORMS if I...could just...CONTROL my BODY... Why does he/she STILL REFUSE to become one with me? Why does he/she INTERFERE?! Damn you, Robin! You...will...PAAAAAAY!

Tiki
Now, Lucina! Your first task as exalt is at hand! Wipe the fell dragon from existence, and usher hope back into the land!

Cynthia
That's right, Lucina! Show Grima what a real hero can do!

Kjelle
You will prevail. We'll all be right by your side!

Noire
Avenge the fallen! Fight for those we loved and lost!

Nah
Return our pain and suffering on that monster a hundredfold!

Owain
Use that sword to sunder the dark shackles of fate and deliver us!

Inigo
Put an end to despair so that Ylisse can be full of smiles again!

Brady
It ain't over yet, but it's about to be! I know you're gonna pull this off!

Yarne
The fell dragon will never stop us from living in happiness again!

Laurent
One miracle after another has made this possible. Now it's time for one more!

Gerome
Go, and do what our parents could not.

Severa
I believe in you, Lucina! So you'd better not let me down!

Grima
...... ...I'm ready, Lucina... ...Finish it...

Lucina
I swear to you all...our days of defeat end here. Father, Mother...watch over me. Because today—right now—I'm taking our world BACK!

>Battle Scene: Lucina attacks and defeats Grima

Grima
...At last...I can rest... ...No one else...will suffer... ...because of me... ...Thank...you... ...I hope your lives are...filled... ...with...joy... ...... ...... ...Morgan...please forgive me... ...I put you through...so...much... ...... ......

>Grima fades away

Lucina
...It's over. Peace at last... I can't believe it. I've done it, Father...

Tiki
Well done, Lucina. You have saved the world... All of you.

Lucina
Lady Tiki! It wasn't us. We have you to thank...and those warriors who came to our aid. Without them, we would have perished, and all hopes for the future with us.

Tiki
Perhaps. But we only had the chance to help you because you held fast. Even against terrible odds, you refused to give up. You should be proud. From this day on, you shall be the pillars on which a peaceful future is built.

Lucina
And you as well, milady,

Tiki
No, Lucina. My role is finished. I cannot stay here with you. Remember, I am no longer the divine dragon's Voice, but she herself. I must not meddle in human affairs.

Lucina
But, milady!

Tiki
Don't worry, Lucina. I'll always be watching over you. Just as the Hero-King and your father continue to do so. I may be out of reach, but I will always be close.

Lucina
Lady Tiki... Thank you... As long as you're watching, I will not let you down. I promise to bring this world an era of peace that can never be broken!

Tiki
And I know you will. May we one day meet again, Lucina. There will always be a place for the Twelve Heroes at Naga's side.

>Lucina and Sky CG

Lucina
......

Severa
She's gone.

Lucina
Yes. She will be missed. But... I believe we will see her again.

Severa
Me too. And we'll certainly have our hands full in the meantime. After all, we just saved the world! I bet Mother and Father never expected me to do anything even half as amazing as this. ...You see that? I'm not such a letdown of a daughter...after all... *Sniff* I...I just wish they were here...

Gerome
Well, there is no bringing them back. But we can keep them alive by protecting this world they dreamed of and died for. Isn't that right, Minerva?

>Minerva roars

Gerome
I agree. They'll be watching over us every step of the way.

Laurent
It's so strange... I feel like I've stepped into another existence. All of our struggles...our battles with the Risen, our journey into Plegia... They already feel like they happened to someone else. I used to wish that I would wake up to find it had all been a nightmare. But now when I wake, I shall be overjoyed at the knowledge that this is no dream.

Lucina
Indeed. What matters is that this is real. Had I lost even one of you along the way, we would not be here. Each of you played an irreplaceable part in this victory. Thank you. Ylisse and I are so lucky to have you.

Cynthia
And we're lucky to have you! You're the hero of all heroes!

Kjelle
I am proud to know you all. Your strength and determination inspire me.

Noire
I'm just glad everyone is safe. There were times when I assumed the worst...

Nah
We'll never be apart again. And our whole lives are ahead of us.

Owain
I just... Argh, there are no words! Curse these tears that flow unbidden!

Inigo
Well, enjoy it. I'm hoping this will be our last cry in a good long while.

Brady
Damn right! *Sniff* I'm gonna let it all out right now!

Yarne
Thank the gods we've all survived. I could do somersaults!

Lucina
Hee hee. Well, we should be off. Night will fall soon—our first peaceful night for as long as I can remember. We need to tell as many people as we can, so that they, too, can rest at ease. Tomorrow a new sun will rise on Ylisse. Many did not survive to see it... But those of us who will must dedicate our lives to protecting that light. ...... Tiki, my friends... I thank you again. And you, Father... You who crossed between worlds to save me. May the gods keep you safe.


>scene change


Laurent
Where is everyone? They're late.

Noire
But, Laurent... The meeting doesn't start for another 10 minutes.

Laurent
Well, they ought to be early so we can start on time! The Shepherds don't gather just for ceremony, you know. It's been less than a year since we defeated Grima... Already they're acting as if the world is immune to crisis!

Noire
I-I'm sorry...

Laurent
You don't need to apologize, Noire. You got here even earlier than I did.

Noire
Well, I figured I could work on these while I waited...

Laurent
Oh, that's right. I'd heard you started making good-luck charms for the people. I'm told they're quite the hit. It must be that happiness curse you put on them. Can I have a look at that one?

Noire
DESIST, FOOL! YOUR CLUMSY HANDS WILL ONLY DESTROY MY CREATION.

Laurent
Eek! Right, then...

Kjelle
Well, you two are early. I thought I would be the first here.

Noire
Hello, Kjelle. Have you finished evaluating the new recruits?

Kjelle
I have. They're quite tough! Although that probably goes without saying, considering the horrors they have survived. They'll make fine Shepherds. Don't you agree, Owain?

Owain
Yep. They were, uh...something.

Noire
That's all you have to say? They were "something"? ...Who are you, and what have you done with Owain?

Kjelle
Haven't you heard? Owain's world has been shattered.

Laurent
Shattered? How?

Owain
You don't understand... The world finally SPEAKS MY LANGUAGE.

Laurent
Huh?

Owain
Now when I say, "My sword hand twitches," people don't look at me funny. They say, "Lord Owain will show the forces of evil what's what," or... "Don't mess with the blood of the exalt!" ...They actually say what I expect them to! I don't know how to cope.

Kjelle
Well, enjoy it while you can. The novelty will wear off soon enough.

Owain
Heh. That's what you think. I'm already toying with the idea of adapting my adventures for the theater. Just imagine: Tales of the Great and Mighty Owain—now with song and dance!

Laurent
I'd...rather not imagine that, actually...

Kjelle
Is that...Inigo and Brady and Yarne? Hey! Over here!

Inigo
It's good to see you all again! How long as it been?

Brady
Feels like just yesterday we were fightin' that evil dragon, yeah?

Yarne
Shh! Keep it down, Brady! You're gonna give away my position!

Owain
What, are you still worried about going extinct?

Yarne
Are you kidding? No! I'm trying to get away from those lunatic conservationists.

Inigo
Apparently, the Ylisseans found out how rare Yarne's species is. Now they've started a Save the Taguel foundation.

Yarne
If I try to eat anything even remotely suspect, they pin me to the ground! They won't let me shape-shift, either, in case I "become a target." I'm so sick of being treated like a pet, I could retch...

Noire
Not exactly a dream come true, huh?

Yarne
It's nice to not worry about dying out, but they follow me everywhere. ...And I mean EVERYWHERE.

Nah
I know the feeling.

Yarne
Nah!

Nah
It's good to see you all.

Laurent
You too, but...

Brady
Those are some serious bags under your eyes there. What gives?

Nah
Tell me about it. I can barely sleep. Now that Lady Tiki is gone, everyone has started worshipping me. Worshipping! They think I'm the new Voice. I can't so much as step outside without being hounded...

Yarne
Finally, someone who understands my pain! The rest of you are lucky you're human.

Nah
Then again, they give me absolutely anything I ask for, which is kind of nice. Let me know if you need anything. I've got you covered.

Yarne
On second thought, you don't understand my pain at all...

>a wyvern roars

Yarne
Wh-what was that screech? An enemy?!

Gerome
How dare you speak so rudely of such a fine creature.

Yarne
Ack! Stranger danger! Whoever you are, stay away!

Gerome
...Hm?

Nah
Yarne's right. I don't recognize him either.

Kjelle
Are you one of the new recruits? I'll find someone to take care of you.

Gerome
......

Owain
Sorry for the trouble, but there are a few papers you'll need to fill out first...

Gerome
...Are you all DAFT? It's me. ...Gerome!

Owain
G-Gerome? Oh yeah... I guess you were sorta...shaped like that.

Noire
Where's your mask, Gerome?

Gerome
I decided I no longer need it. I haven't worn it in some time, actually. To be honest, it, uh...it made it kind of hard to see the wyverns...

Noire
And how is the wyvern conservation project going?

Gerome
Well enough. Truthfully, the best part of taking off my mask is that no one recognizes me. No one treats me like a hero. I am completely, blissfully anonymous!

Kjelle
Lucky you! Perhaps we all should have worn masks during our struggles. Or maybe we should all go buy some right now...

Inigo
Oh, yes. I'm sure THAT will stop us from standing out. Anyway, I like being a celebrity. The house is always packed when Grima's slayer takes the dance floor!

Nah
You finally became a dancer?

Inigo
I became someone who dances, anyway. It makes people smile, and that makes me happy too. If things go well, I might start taking offers to dance at festivals.

Nah
That would be amazing! Just think of all the girls who would throw themselves at your feet.

Inigo
Hmm... I'm sort of over all that. Well, not quite over it, but...

Nah
Wait a second... The world's most notorious womanizer has retired?!

Inigo
It's just...now that I dance, girls smile back even without a terrible pickup line. And besides, I'm busy with my Shepherd duties and dance practice and the like.

Brady
No kiddin'. You messed up your steps in the third song in today's set.

Inigo
Was it that obvious?

Brady
Was it obvious?! I thought I was playin' the wrong song, you klutz! Mess up all you want in practice, but you better shape up for the real deal. ...Although I could stand to work on my playin' a bit too.

Inigo
Yes, it would probably help if you gave up weeping during your own accompaniment.

Laurent
Brady's playing for you?

Brady
Yeah. I write the songs and play violin, and he dances along. I always wanted to be a composer, so it was a good fit. Ma wanted it too...when she was alive.

Noire
Well, I think it's wonderful you both made your dreams come true.

Brady
Thanks. ...I brew a mean cuppa tea too, ya know. One of these days I'll run with that. But right now I got other things on the slate.

Inigo
Owain's going to join us, he said. What was the idea again?

Owain
I'm going to immortalize my numerous adventures in song and dance. My vocal cords twitch!

Kjelle
Here we go again...

Laurent
So is everyone here? We should get started.

Lucina
Pardon me, but might I join you?

Laurent
...Ah!

Inigo
Lucina?!

Brady
Shouldn't you be in the castle?

Lucina
Don't worry. I've left Ylisstol in the hands of capable soldiers. It'll be fine while I'm away.

Gerome
We're not worried about Ylisstol. We're worried about you! As gifted as you are with a sword, the exalt shouldn't be walking around alone.

Lucina
Who said I was alone?

Gerome
Huh?

Cynthia
Ta-daaa! Say hello to Cynthia of the ALL NEW Ylissean Pegasus Knights!

Kjelle
Cynthia?! Where did you come from?

Cynthia
Great entrance, right? I always dreamed Phila's knights would one day ride again. And hey, if the Shepherds get another shot, who says the pegasus knights can't too?

Lucina
Cynthia begged me, and I just couldn't say no.

Cynthia
Hey, either way, you need protection, right? Win-win. Me and my sisters won't let anyone put a scratch on you!

Noire
Sisters? Who else is in the pegasus knights?

Severa
......

Noire
Severa? I was wondering why I hadn't seen you at the Shepherds' camp. You enlisted in the pegasus knights?

Severa
Does it matter? Yeesh, I wasn't about to say no to Cynthia. And don't get it in your head that I want to be like my mother.

Noire
Heh. Why would I ever think that?

Cynthia
Severa's AMAZING, you guys. She handles a lance better than anyone, and you should see her toss a javelin! I bet Cordelia herself couldn't throw half as far. The rest of us have a lot of catching up to do.

Nah
I can see the capital is in good hands!

Lucina
And I am too. So put your worries to rest. And really, can you blame me for coming? You gather everyone together and don't even invite me? I've missed you!

Owain
You take after your father, Lucina. At least from what I've heard. ...Anyway, here we all are. The Twelve Heroes! Let's get this meeting started, Laurent.

Laurent
Right you are. Thank you for all coming to this regular meeting of the Shepherds...
...And next, I have a report about the restoration of Mount Prism, which is—

>Minerva roars

Laurent
...Gerome. Please keep your mount quiet during the meeting.

Gerome
Sorry. ...What is it, Minerva? ...What?! This is bad. Minerva says she senses Risen nearby!

Lucina
Huh?!

Gerome
Just a few of them, but... Damn! I thought we got rid of them all!

Yarne
I guess peace is an ongoing project.

Inigo
We'll finish them off. These things take time.

Owain
And so the mighty heroes fought on, uncertain as to when their tale would end...

Brady
Hmph. Let the Risen come! We'll knock 'em into next week.

Nah
It has been a while since we've really flexed our muscles, hasn't it?

Kjelle
I know. I'm going to enjoy scattering these scoundrels.

Noire
I'm glad I brought my bow.

Laurent
Now hold on just a moment! You're not ALL marching out there, are you? It's just a handful of Risen.

Brady
Hey, ya never can be too sure!

Yarne
We shouldn't spare any resources when it comes to keeping the locals safe.

Gerome
Better too many of us than too few.

Inigo
Yes, Laurent. So stop complaining and get your equipment!

Laurent
What? I didn't volunteer! *Sigh* Oh, all right...

Owain
Look out, vile Risen! Chrom's New Shepherds are about to ruin your day!

Cynthia
Um, Lucina...

Lucina
What's wrong, Cynthia?

Cynthia
Do you think they'll be all right?

Severa
Against a handful of Risen? I think they can handle things. Come on. They haven't even been gone an hour. ...Or wait, let me guess. You want an excuse to try out your new battle cries?

Cynthia
Th-that is NOT TRUE. I'm just worried. That's all.

Lucina
It's all right, Cynthia. I understand. Go check on our friends. Consider that an order from your exalt.

Cynthia
You mean it? Thanks, Lucina!

Severa
You sure you should be sending one of your guards away?

Lucina
I still have you, Severa. And let's not forget I have myself. I've smashed apart my share of Risen.

Severa
Ha! If they think the exalt's an easy target, they're in for a nasty surprise. You don't even need pegasus knights, do you? Not really.

Lucina
Of course I need you. You're the source of my strength.

Severa
Mm-hmm.

Lucina
I mean it.

Severa
...If you say so. Well, Cynthia's got her orders, so why don't you and I wait for her at the castle? I'll give you a ride. Let me just get saddled up, and I'll be right back.

Lucina
Thank you, Severa. ...... The sky is lovely today. Isn't it, Father? I cannot tell you how happy I am—how lucky I am to be safe with my friends. But I feel guilty too. Guilty knowing that you and Mother and so many others cannot share in this joy. If only this sword of mine would glow again, and bring the REAL you here to my side. ...It's a silly wish, isn't it? Even an exalt has her flights of fancy, I suppose...

Severa
Lucina! All ready!

Lucina
I'll be right there!

Chrom
...... The sky IS lovely, Lucina. Just the sort of sky we fought to see again. But I am already at your side, my daughter. I always will be. Your sword may not flash, and you may not hear my voice. But all my friends are just a whisper away, watching over you. ...Isn't that right, Robin?

Robin
...... ...Always.


~Fin~


If 1-3 children were defeated

Chrom
*Huff, huff* Is it over?

Grima
Nngh... Gyaaahhh... HOW?! This is not YOUR WORLD... YOU SHOULD NOT be able TO DRAW UPON this kind OF POWER! ...Just wait. I am NOT FINISHED with YOU YET. No matter HOW YOU STRUGGLE, I WILL see you DESROYED! ...Now DIEEEEEEE!

Chrom
...Ahh! ...... Huh? Why isn't he/she attacking?

Grima
...Run...Chrom...

Chrom
What?

Grima
...You have to...get away from me...

Chrom
Wh-what are you talking about?

Grima
...There's...no time... ..I don't want...to kill you... ...I can't bear...to watch you... ...die again...

Chrom
No. That voice... It can't be... Whoa!

>Chrom and the others are warped away

Lucina
Father? ...Father! Where did he go?

Grima
...He's...safe...

Lucina
You mean...you're the one who...

Grima
...Yes... I sent him back to his own world...before I could do him harm...

Lucina
But...Grima would never let the exalt leave here alive!

Grima
...... ...No... He would not... ...Please...you must listen... ...I have been dealt a grievous blow... ...and must...sleep... ...That is your only chance... ...You must complete the Awakening... ...before my slumber ends...

Lucina
Why are you telling me this?

Grima
...Because I must be destroyed... ...and you are the only hope of it...

Lucina
What? But...

Grima
...I murdered your father... ...just as I murdered legions of Ylisseans... ...I snuffed out the very Voice of the divine dragon... ...and I just finished killing the friends you sent for the Gemstones...

Lucina
No...

Grima
...Don't you hate me? ...I'm the cause of all of this... ...If it weren't for me, you would never have had to take up the sword... ...You and your loved ones would be living in peace... ...I am to blame for everything... ...You must destroy me, Lucina...

Lucina
You needn't tell me how much I hate you... I...LOATHE you... But... If you were really Grima, why would you seek your own demise? And why does your voice now seem so...so painfully familiar? You're a human, aren't you—a person, like us? Grima is using you to—

Grima
...I am Grima! There is nothing human about me!

Lucina
......

Grima
...I have always been the fell dragon... ...since the day I was born... ...I wish that I were human! That I could have lived a normal life with you! ...But I'm not, and I can't...

Lucina
...... Is there no way for me to... I mean... Can I save you if I defeat Grima?

Grima
...No. As I said, Grima and I are one... ...I can speak my mind like this because we are weakened... ...but that does not mean my mind is free... ...Put aside your sympathy and finish me...

Lucina
There must be another way!

Grima
...Why won't you listen to me? I— Nngh...

Lucina
What's happening?

Grima
CHILD OF NAGA... I will feast ON YOUR BONES before this is THROUGH...

Lucina
No...

Grima
...Rrgh! *Huff, huff* ...You see? ...Grima is my true nature... ...We cannot be separated...

Lucina
......

Grima
...And now I must say farewell... ...Take care, Lucina... ...I look forward to the day that I die on your blade... ...May that day...come soon...

>Grima warps away

Lucina
...... As you wish, Grima. I will show you no mercy the next time we meet. I swear upon my life that I will defeat you once and for all. And then I will find a way to send you to whatever world you sent my father... Perhaps he can find a way to set the good part of you free...


>scene change


Naga
Welcome home, warriors. Hm? The fell dragon returned you here... Is everything all right?

Chrom
Yes...though there were a few surprises in the end...

Naga
You have done well. Thanks to you, Grima will soon enter a brief sleep... All that remains is for Lucina's friends to deliver the rest of the Gemstones. Then she can use them and the Fire Emblem to restore light to the world. You have altered their destinies. I cannot thank you enough for helping me see this task through.

Chrom
But some of the children, they...they didn't make it. I failed them...

Naga
You must not punish yourself. They all would have died had you not intervened. Even if you had saved only one, that one life would have justified your journey. If anyone has failed, it is me. You and my other believers look to me for help, yet I am powerless to give it. All I can do is watch with regret...

Chrom
......

Naga
...But those are my troubles, not yours. Let us hope the other children reach Lucina soon so she can perform the Awakening. That will give her a chance of defeating the fell dragon once and for all. I believe their world will be saved.

Chrom
So do I. ...... Listen, about the fell dragon...

Naga
Yes?

Chrom
...No, it's nothing. Never mind.

Naga
Perhaps it is best you not trouble yourself with Grima's secrets. If you are ready, I will send you back to the land whence you came. May the light you have brought their world soon fill yours as well...