Support The Dragon's Gate Beckons

[Tangerine]

The Dragon’s Gate Beckons


Support C: A Lofty Introduction

Erk: Well, here we are at the Dragon’s Gate, Serra… just like you said. Now remind me why you dragged me all the way over here again.
Serra: It’s because you’re my escort, every noblewoman needs an escort and protector through this dark and treacherous world, you know?
Erk: The world is fine now that Nergal has been defeated, everyone is calming down and peace has returned to the world. But that doesn’t explain to me why you dragged me away from my studies to go “escort” you when you could have just as easily come here yourself.
Serra: Boo, you’re so cold. Don’t you want the honor of going sightseeing with such a cute girl at your right hand? And also, she is a noble, so there’s that perk as well. Besides, I introduced you to Lord Eliwood, and you never thanked me for that, so I am going to make you repay me for your ungratefulness!
Erk: *Sigh* I admit, you did introduce me to Lord Eliwood. Nevertheless, you can’t force me to repay you for something like that! Your logic is truly astounding. Sorry, but I’d rather be studying my magic now, alone, in my room.
Serra: Hey! Get back here! No way your getting out of it now! We are going through the gate together!!
Erk: What?! You’re crazy, woman! The realm of the dragons lies beyond there!
Serra: True, but we will never know unless we try! ….Plus, I feel like this thing is calling out to me… Now, come on! Loyal servants first!
Erk: Oh, Saint Elimine, have mercy… Wait. You say something…?
Serra: …

Support B: Land of the Unknown

Serra: …Erk?
Erk: Yes?
Serra: I’m not sure how to say this but, I feel a connection with that gate somehow- like someone is calling out to me. I’m scared but I want to go see what lies beyond.
Erk: Hmm…
Serra: I want you to know that I chose you, not Oswin or Lord Hector but you. You are the studious mage after all, consider this trip a field study if you will. I am a member of House Ostia, so you’d better listen to my orders… it’s coming from me directly.
Erk: …Alright, I shall guard you, Serra. I’ll use my knowledge to protect you then. I’m nowhere near as masterful as Lord Pent, but I’ll do my best. This way, I can further my studies.
Serra: Thanks, Erk. I knew I could count on you… Shall we go through then?
Erk: Yes, lets.
Erk and Serra: …….. (Passes through the gate)
Serra: Ahh! We’re falling!!
Erk: Serra! I’ll hold you on top!
Serra: Erk! Be careful!
Erk: Urghaa!!
Serra: *Pants heavily* Erk! Errrk! Are you okay!? Please be okay-
Maribelle: Hey, Chrom. I think I heard a voice from the forest over there. Let’s proceed with caution.
Serra: -Come on! Wake up!
Maribelle: Oh gods! Someone is down!
Chrom: Everything will be alright. I’ll carry your friend back to HQ. Maribelle? Could you patch him up before we take him back?
Maribelle: Sure, darling.
Serra: I’ve only got you to trust at the moment…

Support A: The Meeting with Royalty

Chrom: Well, here we are at Ylisses’ very own Shepherds’ Barracks. You may rest up here as long as you see fit.
Maribelle: I’ll go fix a bed for your friend.
Serra: Thank you so much you two… I don’t know what I’d do without you… I don’t even know where I am! *sniff*
Maribelle: Aww, don’t cry. We’ll take good care of you, don’t you worry. In fact, you look a lot like my darling Lissa, so I’ll take especially good care of a delicate flower like you!
Chrom: *Ahem!*
Maribelle: Oh! Sorry for my rash behavior. Don’t know what came over me…
Chrom: Right…
Serra: ….
Erk: Urgh… Ahhh…
Serra: Erk! You’re awake!
Chrom: There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know.
Maribelle: By the gods, Chrom! Do you have to introduce yourself like this to EVERYONE!?
Chrom: It’s only the second person, I don’t see a problem, and Robin was just lying there! He also had amnesia.
Maribelle: Right, play the amnesia card on me again, you buffoon…
Erk: …This place sure is lively. Oh, Serra! Good to see we weren’t separated.
Serra: Hello, Erk. Glad to see you’re OK! These wonderful people carried you over to their barracks and are letting us stay here as long as we want. I hope we are not imposing…
Maribelle: Oh, not at all! If you ever want someone to talk to, I’m here.
Erk: Thanks for the hospitality.
Chrom: Well, I got to get back to my duties. I’ll check back on you lat-
Frederick: Milord, I have concocted a brilliant idea to raise morale within our ranks. You see, I had an artisan create posters of you for the new recruits, you have a scale in one hand and a sword in the other but I’m sure the main focus here will be seeing you buck naked!
Chrom: HUHH!? F-Frederick! You better not follow through with this!
Frederick: Too late. The deed is done. It’s in everyone’s tent as we speak.
Chrom: By the gods, Frederick…! I HAVE to get rid of those posters before people see them, or else I’ll be made a mockery as the Shepherds’ leader!
Frederick: Hahaha! All is for milord. Now if you’ll excuse me, Lady Maribelle, I am going to make way of some rocks in preparation to our march tomorrow.
Maribelle: So that’s why he has a pebble fixation… Well, anyway, I guess I should leave you be for now and let you relax. Toodles!
Serra: Wait! Maribelle!
Maribelle: Yes?
Serra: You have a certain aura about you. Are you… royalty?
Maribelle: My, if the parasol didn’t give it away, then yes. I am Maribelle, a noblewoman of Ylisse! Pleasure to make your acquaintance darlings.
Erk: I’m Erk, I’m learning magic under my Lord Pent in Etruria.
Serra: And I’m Serra, a noblewoman of an Etrurian count’s family!
Maribelle: Hang on, you say you’re from Etruria? Both of you?
Serra: Yes.
Erk: That’s right.
Mariabelle: That name exists in our history records only. Then you guys are otherworldly fighters from the Outrealms, no less! The warriors of legend!
Serra: Outrealms? All we did was enter through the Dragon’s Gate, soon afterwards we fell from the sky and Erk passed out when we landed.
Maribelle: Time travel. This has been the case ever since they have arrived. Chrom has also been recruiting strange warriors as of these last handful of weeks since their arrival as well.
Erk: Whose arrival?
Maribelle: Risen. Detestable, grotesque creatures of the undead.
Serra: Eww! You mean, undead bugs!? As in, INSECTS?! Creepy crawlers of the night?!
Erk: No, Serra, she means zummies.
Maribelle: Not quite. Zombies, dead people who risen from the dead.
Serra: Suddenly, that’s not as bad… Anyway, to change the subject from bugs, can I talk to you Maribelle, you know, noble to noble?
Maribelle: Sure. We can go to my tent if you like.
Serra: Yeah, that’ll be good. I trust you’ll be fine Erk?
Erk: Yeah, I got a tome with me. I can study while you are out.
Serra: Ok, be safe my protector, I’ll need you later!

Support S: Life in a New Light

Maribelle: Ah. Here we are. My humble abode.
Serra: Small, but nice.
Maribelle: What do you want to talk about?
Serra: Well, I want to know how to act more like a noble, since you are one yourself maybe I could get some advice. You know, how do I get loyal vassals to obey my every command! I always force Erk to escort me everywhere so I got that part down but I feel like his loyalty lies with that Priscilla girl, a troubador, instead of me. How do I get him to like me?
Maribelle: Hmmm, rambunctious indeed. Perhaps if you would tone that down slightly and do more good deeds like charity work, volunteer for something like a local event, learn proper etiquette, table manners and the like. He then would have eyes all on you.
Serra: I see… Haha! Watch yourself, Erk! I am ready to call you my loyal vassal even if it kills me!
Maribelle: Gods, how did you become like this anyway? Didn’t your parents ever teach you the first thing about nobility, which is elegance?
Serra: …. No…. I never met my parents. In fact, my parents put me in a convent when I was very little. It was a poor one, we were always short on food, we didn’t have warm blankets, the winters were cold with no wood for the fire. I-I was fine, really! I figured things would only get better! It was just a matter of time…..
Maribelle: …Oh, darling…
Serra: …So, I… I know, someday, that we will have a big reunion over in Lycia! My parents will welcome me back with arms wider than their reach! I just know it…
Maribelle: …Serra, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to say such things… But I believe you. One day you’ll reunite with your family and have a big feast all in your name! You got to keep searching and praying for this day to come! Trust me.
Serra: *Sniff* …Okay...
Maribelle: (Too bad that she ended up like this, she’s got potential to be a great noble, but saying she’s a noble and never had met her family tends to make me believe it was a manner of coping with the dire situation she was in at the convent. So she may not be a noble by blood at all but merely acting as what she believes is one…. Truly a sad tale that came upon me today…) You need anything, Serra, my dear?
Serra: No, I’m fine. I’ll head back to Erk. I need to tell him about my past if he is to become my vassal, after all.
Maribelle: Well, I don’t want you to go to bed feeling all down in the dumps, so let me offer you some tea. It’s the least I could do.
Serra: No, I’m fine, really. Thank you, though. I’ll be okay.
Maribelle: I hate to see someone decline an offer of tea so it’s probably not my place to cheer you up. Well, I’ll go leave you two be for the night. Let me show you your own tent so the night is not awkward.
Serra: Thanks. I’ll toss in for the night after I go talk to Erk. Good night Maribelle.
Maribelle: Good night, darling. May the gods bless you.
……….
Serra: Hey, Erk? How’s it going? Is my knight in shining armor feeling better?
Erk: You keep flattering me, why?
Serra: Because I need to know if my loyal vassal is doing okay! I only got one of you after all.
Erk: That’s not it, something is troubling you. You can tell me.
Serra: Okay, yeah…I told Maribelle so now is the time to tell you. You see I was raised---
Erk: ….I see…. The thing I don’t get is, why tell me?
Serra: How could you be so inhuman about my painful past?
Erk: Because I don’t care about your past, I know how you are now. You may actually be of royal descent and you even have a place in House Ostia so you may as well be a noble to from the get-go. So, my point is, you are a noble, you just had to go through a traumatic childhood to get the title. I actually envy you.
Serra: Erk…
Erk: About becoming your loyal vassal; I’ll do it from time to time. But when all I want is to study, then please let me study. Heck, I’d loved to be walking around with a cute noble if you ask me.
Serra: Erk…. I don’t know what to say… Except, thank you for putting my mind at ease.
Erk: My duty has been served. Now go get some sleep, you’re going to need the rest for tomorrow when we return to Elibe. I should be fine, so we’ll find a way to return.
Serra: So soon? But we just met Maribelle.
Erk: Yes, but, this is a military base- they will ask us to join their ranks for their mission. We have our own world to attend to and we don’t know what lies ahead of us if we decide to stay and help here. It’s better to take care of what we know before jumping into something completely blind, you know? We don’t have purpose fighting here. We can thank them accordingly, but we got to do what needs to be done.
Serra:…Makes sense. We should say our farewells before we return to Elibe. Good night, my escort.
Erk: …Good night, Serra.

Epilogue: A Time for Farewells

Maribelle: Ah, morning. Today is the day we go march into Plegia and steal back the Fire Emblem to perform the Awakening on Mount Prism. That Validar is one uncouth, underhanded scoundrel- worse than Gangrel if you ask me. Well, it doesn’t hurt to ask Erk and Serra to come join us- we need all the protection and manpower we can get. (Approaches them on the field) Ah! There you are! And Erk, you seem to be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed today! Nice to see you made a full recovery.
Erk: Your help and hospitality has been much appreciated. Thanks for the help.
Maribelle: Oh, it‘s been my pleasure. So, I have a proposal to make- would you two like to become new recruits for Chrom’s Shepherds? I asked Chrom himself if I would do the honors, of course, you can refuse, no hard feelings.
Serra: You mean, he can’t ask us himself?
Maribelle: Afraid not. He is too embarrassed from those posters to even talk to potential new recruits. It’s quite cute actually.
Erk: Hahaha. We would be delighted, but we have our own affairs to be taken account of. Our duty lies over in Elibe to maintain the balance over in our- once again- peaceful land. We can’t abandon it.
Serra: Sorry we can’t help you out Maribelle. But, again, thanks for all you’ve done for us.
Maribelle: Darling, it was fun. I should be thanking you for clearing my mind full of worry for today’s march into enemy territory. You both filled me with optimism just by our meeting.
Serra: Quick question. You say that Chrom has been recruiting “strange warriors” recently, right? So, where do they go if they don’t accept to join you?
Maribelle: Back into the Outrealm Gate. It’s not far from here actually, just a few hours trek down south.
Erk: Acknowledged. Welp, this is where we part ways. Thanks again for all your help Maribelle. And may Saint Elimine bless you.
Serra: Good-bye Maribelle! Thank you so much for helping me realize my true status in life! I’ll never forget you!
(Erk and Serra wave good-bye and finally turns and walks away)
Maribelle: Man, I always hated good-byes… may the gods bless you, you two.

[Shaman]

Let me show you your own tent so the night is not awkward.

Hahaha! This was written so candidly. I enjoyed reading the whole thing

Edited February 3, 2016 by Shaman

[Balcerzak]

It's hard for me to express why I can't really get behind this piece. I suppose part of it is that it's set up like a conventional support, yet it violates a lot of things I've grown accustomed to expect from supports.

It's not bad, it's just not for me, I guess.

Edited February 5, 2016 by Balcerzak

[Kakeyo]

I actually laughed at this exchange:

Chrom: There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know.
Maribelle: By the gods, Chrom! Do you have to introduce yourself like this to EVERYONE!?

This seemed more like a light-hearted comedy piece and I enjoy a good laugh every now and again. :3

[Jotari]

I actually really like that they opt out of joining the Shepherds almost instantly. Such cases of reasonable selfishness are not usually found in such situations. Then again a lot of set ups like this would be contrived for gameplay reasons.