S/N: I don't really have to much to say about this story, besides that the early chapters are going to have quite a bit of the games text in it, I know it sucks but it has to be done for the story.

Story: Truly Awake

Chapter 1

I sighed as I turned off the game I was playing in my 3DS, Pokemon Y. It was getting a bit annoying, with the only thing left to do in the game was get all the Pokemon. I looked at the home menu, seeing Fire Emblem Awakening.

Maybe I should play the game again. I thought to myself. The last thing I remember of the time, was clicking the game, and the my face hitting the floor.

I opened my eyes, taking in the sunlight. Where am I? I questioned myself. As I went to get up, my hand brushed against something cold. As I got up, I looked down at what my hand had brushed against. It was a sword.

I glanced around, taking notice that I was in what appeared to be an alley of some kind. I looked down at what I was wearing, and got even more confused. Last I had remembered, I was in my Legend of Zelda OoT shirt and a pair of jeans. Now I appeared to be in some kind of clothe shirt, and pants. I couldn't tell much more then that.

"Bandits!" I heard yelled out, from somewhere.

"Bandits?" I mumbled to myself confused. In an instant, the urban place, wasn't sure if it was a city, village, or what, erupted in chaos. What had once seemed peaceful, was now filled with screams.

"Now now, what do we have here?" I heard a gruff voice ask from the left end of the alley. "Seems we have a traveler hiding here. I looked over to him. He had a beard, black, no hair on his head. He wore a brown vest, stained with blood.

He had red pants, also stained with blood. The last thing I noticed, worried me the most. A bloody axe in his hand. I quickly grabbed the sword that was at the ground, and held it tightly in my right hand.

"Don't waste your life now," The man said with a slight laugh. "Just give me your stuff, and I might let you live." He laughed. I gritted my teeth. He took a step towards me smiling. I acted like I was putting my stuff down, as the guy got closer.

I grinned, as he raised his axe up. I stabbed my sword through his chest. Life or death, I learned I would take a life that day. A shocked look crossed the mans face, as I pulled the sword out of his chest. I felt blood run down my blade, and onto my hand.

"Just where am I?" I questioned, slightly in shock at taking a life. I quickly ran out of the alley, and my eyes opened wide.

Fire was everywhere. Buildings, stands, even the road was covered in flames! I looked around, seeing bodies all over the place, seemed to be villagers. Blood was everywhere! I looked around, seeing an axeman kill some man to my left. I quickly rushed forward, across a stone bridge, onto the dirt grown across from it.

I looked to the left, onto another bridge. There was a man, who looked like he had lived here at one time, fighting an axeman. He had his back against the railing of the bridge. The axeman grinned, as he punched the man in the face, and sent him over the edge and into the river below.

That being the only path, forced me to go against him. I moved forward, as fast as I could. He turned, just in time, to have my sword stabbed into the left side of his chest. I pulled my sword out, as I took a step back. I felt something slash across my chest. I couldn't see anything, but my shirt was now cut across my chest, and blood was running down soaking into it.

I looked forward, seeing a man with a book in his hand. He was chanting something. He made a slicing motion with his hand. I felt something slice across my left hand. I quickly dropped my sword and grabbed my arm. My hand was immediately soaked in blood.

I looked forward, just in time the person chanting stabbed straight through the chest by a brown haired man on a horse. The chanter quickly fell to the ground, as the man rode his horse over to me.

"Follow me!" I heard him say, as he turned his horse around, and started to rush back the way he came. I quickly grabbed my sword off the ground, and rushed after him. He led me past a few stales, and then turned right, and went to a blonde haired girl, who wore two pigtails, and a yellow poofy dress.

"Lissa, this civilians injured," The man on the horse said, as the blonde haired girl turned to us. Lissa? Why did that name sound familiar? I questioned myself. She quickly raised a staff, and chanted slightly. I felt the wounds start to close when it hit me.

The knight that led me hear had blue armor, and resembled Frederick. Am I in a game? I questioned myself, I was panicked of course, but the shock of everything was just getting to me a bit. I conformed that, when I was on my back, which was against the ground.

"A-are you ok?" Lissa questioned looking down at me.

"I'm...not sure," I said plainly back. I could see the clouds of smoke that had piled up over top of the village.

"Is something wrong with him?" A calm voice questioned from the side. I turned my head, seeing a white haired man standing near us. He had a sword at his side, and a tome in his hand. Robin.

"Just shock is all...my first fight," I said plainly to him.

He pulled out a notebook, and started to write stuff down. I got up, finally feeling better.

"I've dealt with the bandits leader," Said a blue haired man as he walked forward, Frederick at his side. His arm, was marked, though I knew what it was. The mark of the royal family. He noticed, me and smiled. "I see we've picked up another to come with us."

"Well, that's the end of that," Said Robin, a slight smile on his face.

"What are you going to do now?" Chrom asked me. "You could try to pick your life back together, and stay here, or join us," He said with a smile.

"I'm not from here, I was...traveling when this town was attacked. I'd prefer to stay with you guys.

"Prince, I'm not sure if that would be a good idea, we know nothing of this man-" Started Frederick.

"If you didn't think that was a good idea you shouldn't have saved me," I said plainly to him. "Even if you guys don't let me join you, I'll follow you around," I said to everyone plainly. Chrom smiled.

"The more the merrier," He said with a smile. He really was to trusting. I noted. I zoned for a few second.

"Frederick, the shepherds could use someone with Robin's talents," Chrom said to Frederick. "We've brigands and unruly neighbors, all looking to bloody our soil. Would you really have us lose suck an able tactician? Besides, I Believe his story, odd as it might be."

"Th-thank you, Chrom," Robin said.

"So how about it, Will you join us as well, Robin?"

"I would be honored." Frederick made a light cough sound, making everyone turn to him.

"Did you notice, milord? The brigands spoke with a Plegian accent," Frederick stated.

"Plegian? What's that?" Robin questioned.

"Plegia is Ylisse's westerly neighbor," Chrom started his explanation. "They send small bands into our territory, hoping to instigate a war."

"And it's the poor townsfolk who suffer~ Totally innocent, and totally helpless," Lissa said sadly.

"They do have us, milady: Shepherds to protect the sheep," Frederick said. "Do not be swept up in your anger. It will cloud your judgment," Frederick said. Though to me, it had seemed Lissa had said it with more sorrow then anger.

"I know, I know..." Lissa said. Guess I was wrong. Then again Frederick had been with them since they were a young age. "Don't worry. I'll get used to all this!"

A villager walked up to us, though his attention was on Chrom

"Milord, please! You must stay the night!" He said rather loudly. "We are simple folk of simple means, but we would gladly toast your valor with a feast!"

"A most generous offer, sir, and no doubt your hospitality would be grand... But I'm afraid we must hurry back to Ylisstol," Frederick said, while smiling a bit.

"Dark meat only for me, medium well, and no salt in the soup. I simply-" Lissa started, before her face turned from happy to sorrow. "Wait, what?! We're not staying?! But, it's nearly dark!"

"When night falls, we'll camp. Eat off the land, make our bed of twigs and the like..."

"The more you talk, the more I'm agreeing with Lissa," I said to Frederick.

"I'm sorry to the two, but as Lissa has said before, "Getting used to this"?" Frederick countered.

"Frederick? Sometimes I hate you," She said to him, slightly mad.

"You've quite the stern lieutenant there," Robin stated, slightly worried.

"Yeah, well, "Stern" is one name for it. I can think of a few others!" She yelled out angerly.

"Frederick only smiles when he's about to bring down the axe," Chrom whispered to us.

"Duly noted," Robin said with a grin.

Frederick made a sound. "You do realize I AM still present?" Frederick asked, though his face had a slight grin.

"We know," I said to him smiling slightly. Robin laughed a bit.

"Milord, I believe we best get going," Frederick said, but waited for Chrom to respond.

"All right, all right. Ready to go, Robin and...?" Chrom started before stopping to think.

"James," I said plainly.

"All right. Ready to go, Robin and James?' Chrom asked. And with that we started walking away from the town.

We had been walking for hours, seems it had been near dawn that the village was attacked.

"So where are you from?" Asked Chrom, as we continued to walk.

"I'm from a far off land," I said, being vague.

"What's its name?" Questioned Frederick, giving me a look. "My dad traveled around a lot when I was younger, I might know of it."

"Its name is..." I couldn't decide to lie or not. " Tellius," I decided upon the lie.

"Ah, land of the laguz," Frederick said.

"Yep," I said with a slight grin.

"Laguz?" Robin questioned.

"They're a race of shapeshifters, much like the Taguel or the Manakete," Said Frederick. "The main difference is that they don't use a type of stone to change. They use up energy when they transform, and when they run out, they turn back into their human form."

"There are also different kinds of them, like the bird tribe, dragon tribe, and the beast tribe. Each one, is also weak to a different type of magic," I said finishing the explanation.

"Frederick, isn't that the continent that the Hero of Blue Flame is from?" Questioned Chrom as we continued to walk. I don't know how, but the conversation got sidetracked, and I don't have to worry about coming up with more of a story.

"Why yes milord, he was on Tellius, during that time he was said in legends he was even able to slay a demigod."

"That is interesting," Said Robin, as he looked between me and Fenerick.

"Bor-ing!" Said Lissa loudly. I stared at her for a second, trying to decide if she was being serious or not.

"Lissa, the Hero of Blue Flame was a great warrior," Chrom said, shaking his head. I decided to stay out of this for a while, so I paid no attention to them.

I sat down, with a sigh. My feet were so sore! It was near night now, and Robin, Lissa, and me were left at what was deemed the camp, though right now it was just a fire in the clearing. Chrom, Lissa, and Frederick all had sleeping bags. Though me and Robin didn't that didn't really matter to me, I could pretty much sleep in almost any conditions.

I laid down, and felt myself slowly drift away into sleep.

I was woken up by the smell of meat cooking. I leaned up, seeing Frederick was making sure the meat was cooked, while Crom, Lissa, and Robin were waiting around, talking. Once the meat was cooked Frederick made sure that we each got some of it.

I took a bite out of the chunk that he had given me. My eyes went wide as I tasted it. It was extremely delicious. What kind of meat was this again? I questioned myself.

"Mmm... It's been too long since I last had bear meat. Delicious!" Chrom said, as he took another bite out of it. "What's wrong, Lissa? Dig in."

"Pass! ...Gods, couldn't you spear us an animal normal people eat for once?" Lissa questioned. "I mean, come on! Who eats bear?! You're meddling with the food chain. Right, Robin and James?" She looked at us, noticing that we both were eating the meat fast.

"...Uh, Robin, James?" Lissa sighed. "I suppose a person would enjoy just about anything after not eating for days."

"I ate before the village was attacked," I said plainly as I took another bite out of the meat.

"Just eat it, Lissa. Meat is meat," Chrom said, trying to persuade his sister to eat.

"I agree with him," I stated.

"This doesn't even smell like meat! Boots smell better!" Lissa yelled

"Every experience makes us stronger, milady. Even those we don't enjoy," Frederick said. It was then I noticed, he wasn't eating either.

"Really? Then why don't I see you eating, Frederick?" Lissa asked.

Me? Oh, well...I'm not hungry. I...I had a large lunch! Yes, quite," Said Frederick, who was surprised by the question.

"You didn't eat anything Frederick, we were all traveling at that time," I said to him, with a smile as I put the bone that was in the middle of the meat down.

"Why aren't you eating then, James?" He questioned me. I grabbed the bone and lifted it up.

"Already ate it," I said back, grinning. That shut him up. I quickly laid down, and fell asleep.

"James, wake up!" I heard Robin yell, as I was shaken.

"Later," I said, as I rolled over.

"Didn't want to do this," I heard Robin mumble, as a book smash into my head.

"What the fuck!" I yelled out, as I leaned up. I could see clouds of smoke rising out of the forest. "Shit." I got up quickly, and grabbed my sword. It was only Robin and I in the clearing, everyone else was gone.

"Something's happened," Robin said, as he turned and started running down the a path, that had fresh footprints on it.

"No shit?" I said mockingly as I followed him. We caught up with Frederick, just as he asked if Lissa and Chrom were okay.

"Frederick! Robin! James!" Lissa yelled out. It was then I noticed the creatures, zombie like, but wearing armor.

"What the hell are those?" I questioned.

"I take it these horrific creatures aren't a commonplace in these lands," Robin stated, as he lifted up his sword.

"They're not from Ylisse, I promise you two that," Chrom said, as he lifted up his rapier.

"No one is injured, then?" Frederick said more then asked. "Thank the gods..."

"Thank the masked man who saved me! If it wasn't for him, I'd be... Hey, where did he go?" Lissa asked, confused.

"Worry about he-him later, we need to kill these...things first," I said back, as I held out my sword.

"Keep your eyes open, we know nothing about these enemies," Said Frederick.

"Right," Chrom said.

"James, travel west, with Lissa, and take shelter in one of the abandoned forts. Make sure nothing happens to her," Robin commanded. I grabbed Lissa's hand, and pulled her along, through the patch of woods.

As we got into the clearing, that the fort was in, I could see that a risen had moved between us and the fort. He had skin, that looked like it was decaying. He held a sword, in his left hand. He made a groan like sound, as he moved to us.

He swung his sword, slowly. I blocked it with ease. Then I felt a shield smashed into my face. I then felt its blade cut into my left arm. I sliced across its chest, though that didn't seem to do anything to it. I quickly blocked another swing, and jumped back, dodging the shield. I then thrusted my sword into it's chest, and quickly pulled it out.

It stared at me for a few seconds, as it tried to move forward. It fell face first to the ground, and faded away into dark smoke. I felt my wound slowly close, as I grabbed Lissa's hand, and pulled her into the fort.

"Are you okay?" Questioned Lissa, as she pulled my arm, so she could see the injury. It hadn't healed fully, from what I guessed was her staff. She quickly started to chant again, holding her staff out, to heal me.

The wound finished closing, then she put the staff down.

"Thanks," I said to her. "As good as new."

"That's good, I'd hate for you to have serious injury while protecting me," She stated, looking down at the ground.

"Don't worry about it, it was my choice to join you guys," I said to her. I saw another risen try to come in, but as I was about to attack it, an arrow flew out of nowhere, and smashed into its head. The monster fell to the ground, before fading into black smoke.

"The arrow of love always pierces the loveless beings!" I heard someone yell out.

Please not him. I thought, as I saw a knight dressed in red armor riding a horse come up to us. Behind the woman on the horse, was a blue haired man.

"Princess Lissa, James," Sully said as she rode up to us. "Robin has given new orders. James you are to go south and help Chrom and him fight these creatures. Me and Ruffles are taking over."

I nodded to her, before taking off. I ran by a few trees, to see both of them strike a axe risen in half. It fell to the ground, before fading into smoke.

They seemed to not notice the one coming up behind them. I moved as fast as I could, and quickly stabbed my sword into its back. I quickly grabbed its shoulder, and pulled my sword out, before stabbing it into another place, until it started to fade.

"Thanks," Robin said, as he turned to me. He pulled out a book, chanted a bit, sending a bolt of thunder into an archer, frying it. An axe risen started to run at us, at a fast rate. I prepared to block it, as Frederick rode by, and stabbed his spear through the creatures head.

"That's the last of them," He said, as someone came up behind him.