A/N: Wow... um it's been a VERY LONG (that's an understatement) time since I've done anything on this site in terms of posting stories here. Again I sincerely apologize for this, college is not a walk in the park, I will tell y'all that much. As of now I've hit a roadblock in a lot of my stories and right now and these are just some snippets of story ideas that I have written down. Right now this story of "snippets" is solely to get the creative juices flowing to my head again, but if you guys actually want me to turn it into a real story then tell me. But for now enjoy this Ben 10 x Crossovers fic in the mean time.

Fire Emblem: Awakening

The sound of the ocean waves and the smell of burning wood. That was the only sound and smell an exhausted Ben Tennyson heard and smelled in the air as he looked to the distance at a fleet of burning wooden ships in the distance. Currently, he was on the foredeck of the lead ship of his friends and temporary allies. The Omnitrix bearer was in deep thought as the moonlight illuminated the sky above and reflected off the dark ocean below.

"I wonder what Gwen and Kevin would say to me now… after all of this…" Ben thought, small flashbacks of his recent battle with enemy soldiers, fighting alongside his new friends Chrom and the tactician and his brother-in-arms, Robin. When Ben came to this world, he was not too far from the amnesic, now tactician that the Prince of Ylisse and his two other Shepherds found on that field that day. Ben was wary at first, but in the end, he decided to help these total strangers who were, "mostly" hospitable towards him. Though now, from facing the undead Risen, to now this –– a war with another nation, Ben had to do what he didn't think he would do as a hero. He had to kill or be killed.

The Bearer of the Omnitrix knew that doing such an action was a last resort when he was back in his own world, heck, he almost had to kill his best friend Kevin when he went power hungry, however, it all worked out in the end. This time was not the case. The people he faced now showed little to no mercy or any chance of surrendering, and Ben was only able to show mercy for so long.

The first was at Plegia, where Chrom's elder sister, Emmeryn, was captured. Her fall was what made Ben snap. Today was similar, but instead he was able to save his fellow Shepherd with a newly acquired Ultimate, but just barely. So Ben took the task into his own hands. With a raging Heatblast, he ended the entire enemy fleet with little to no difficulty at all, especially with the original plan Robin had. He killed the Valmese fleet with his own hands.

Snapping out of his daze, Ben could only look on with a somber and guilty expression, that was until he realized he wasn't alone on the foredeck.

"Ben…?" a feminine voice called out. The Omnitrix Bearer turned around and saw a blue-haired young woman about his age, wearing fine blue clothes that spoke royalty, blue knee-high boots, and a gold headband on her head. On her hip was a slightly larger than the average sword in a dark red hilt. Her long blue hair slightly flowing behind her from the calm wind of the sea.

"Lucina," Ben acknowledged the future princess of Ylisse, "what are you doing out here?"

"I came out to find you, you haven't really spoken at all since the battle, and you barely touched your supper." Lucina gave the Omnitrix bearer a look of concern, the question of what was bothering him clearly showed.

Ben could only sigh, "It's nothing," as he looked out into the cool sea, making sure Lucina didn't see his left eye twitch.

"It doesn't seem like nothing," Lucina then decided to walk over and take a spot next to the bearer of the Omnitrix on the ship's railing staring at the ocean, "Ben, I've told you what my burdens are. We're comrades in battle, but we're also… friends, as well as the rest of the Shepherds. We share our burdens together, you can tell me anything." Lucina looked at the young man with silent pleading eyes.

Ben once more sighed for the umpteenth time, the future princess of Ylisse was right… again. He looked away from his fellow comrade, a shadow of his brown hair covering his eyes. "How can you forget…?" It was only a whisper.

"Come again?" Lucina did a double-take when she heard only a small mumble.

"How… can you just forget?" Ben asked normally. His emerald eyes dull of a courageous spirit he once had a few hours ago. "How do you guys forget the amount of blood you guys have on your hands after the countless people you guys had to kill in order to win? I swore to myself as a hero to never kill unless it was absolutely necessary." A pause. "But, now that I had, actually had to… to save my friends, how can you forget about it and still act like nothing happened?"

Lucina's eyes widened, she remembered Ben was like this back in Plegia, but he bounced right back up like nothing happened. However, it seemed he was only suppressing what he truly was feeling deep down, and it resurfaced again. Lucina's expression changed once more from slight shock to one of comfort, the answer already in her head. She then placed a comforting hand on the young hero's shoulder.

"You don't," Ben's expression turned slightly even more despondent, and Lucina took a deep breath before finishing what she had to say, "But we all remember why we did it, and it's just as important what you did." Ben still didn't look convinced. "If you didn't do what you had done to the Valmese fleet, I wouldn't be here, my parents wouldn't be here, Robin wouldn't be here… you wouldn't be here," Lucina finished softly. Before she even realized what she was doing the future princess of Ylisse turned the Omnitrix bearer around and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him into a gentle hug.

Ben's eyes widened in surprise from the sudden action, his chest tightening as a distant but familiar feeling coursed through him. A few seconds passed as his mind fully processed from Lucina's words and caring action, before he decided to relax and reciprocate the action, his arms wrapping around her lower back, pulling her closer to him.

"Thank you, Lucina," Ben said quietly, a soft smile graced his lips as he held the young woman in his arms.

The blue-haired princess only nodded, only half hearing the brunettes response her eyelids closed, pure bliss was on her face. She couldn't understand why, but being held by the young hero like this made her feel safe, secure, and… warm. That's when Lucina realized what she was doing, her eyes shot open a slight look of panic on her face before she slowly calmed down and began to unwrap her arms around Ben. The latter noticing this decided to let go as well. The two Shepherds took only two steps away from each other in awkward silence. Ben had a serene smile on his face while Lucina was avoiding eye contact.

"It's getting late," Lucina said flatly, the wooden boards beneath her suddenly seemed more interesting, "we should get some rest."

Ben was taken slightly off-guard by his friend's attitude. "Alright – I'm gonna stay out here for a few more minutes, you can go on ahead."

Lucina could only nod as she turned around and walked quickly to the stairs of the decks below, each step she took her face becoming slightly more flustered, leaving a slightly confused Ben behind. It only took her a few minutes before she arrived at her designated quarters for the duration of the journey. As Lucina closed the door behind her, her hands slowly reached to her chest as she held them together tightly, her cheeks colored a rosy tint.

The future princess of Ylisse, then taken a few deep breaths in order clam her racing heart, but the color on her cheeks remained. The feeling in her chest was foreign to her, but hearing from the many stories her mother told her as she grew up, Lucina had an idea of what she was feeling, especially in close proximities with a young man from another world and wanting to be held like that again…

Lucina shook her head, dispelling the thoughts of her and Ben becoming something… more. "It's been a long day…" she thought absentmindedly as the princess slipped out of her armor, preparing to turn in for the night.

A/N: I have played a little bit of the game Fire Emblem: Awakening as I had borrowed it from a friend, and it inspired me to have this snippet and crossover idea. Well, what do you guys think, should I make these "snippets" of inspiration an actual thing on here, and should I make a story crossover with this game (I will have to buy the game and play it fully though XD)? Leave a review and tell me! Remember to follow/favorite this story if you like it. Flames will be obliterated by the wrath of the Shepherds! See y'all in the next one! L-ater for now!