Chapter 7: Incursion (Script)
Contents
Pre-Battle
Lissa
Ugh, my poor feet. I've got blisters the size of eggs!
Chrom
Oh, it's not so bad, Lissa. Just a healthy little stroll! How are you holding up, Robin?
Robin
My legs feel like pudding... Your endurance astounds me, Chrom.
Chrom
Hah! Should I carry you?
Lissa
You can carry me! ...No, seriously. I would really be okay with you carrying me.
Hierarch
Hmm...
Frederick
Is something troubling you, Hierarch? You keep glancing up at the peaks.
Hierarch
Hmm? Oh, I'm just a b-bit nervous I'm afraid. Gh-ghastly times, these!
Robin
Chrom, who is that?
Chrom
The hierarch? He's been a friend of House Ylisse for many years. He guided Emmeryn during the early years of her rule. Why do you ask?
Robin
I can't quite put my finger on it, but something feels...
>brigands run toward the group
Plegian
Grah ha hah! Time to die, princey!
Chrom
Plegian soldiers? Damn! How did they know we were here? Everyone! Prepare for battle!
Start Battle
Vasto
*Sniiiiiiff* Ahhhhhhhhh... Smell that, men? The winds of fortune are blowing our way!
>the hierarch runs to the middle of the map
Hierarch
Hold, sir! I am the man King Gangrel told you about! Did you not receive orders to take me into your protection?
Vasto
I've orders to protect a man, true... But I see no man here! ...Only a pig! A rasher of traitorous bacon that sold out his own sovereign! And what do we do with little piggies, mmm?
Hierarch
Well, you... I mean, perhaps... You let them go free?
Vasto
Oh, are you a chicken now? Bawk bawk! We've a whole barnyard in our midst! Well, it don't matter what you are. The axe will fall just the same!
Hierarch
Eeeeeeeeeeeek!
>brigand kills the hierarch
Vasto
Right! Now for the main event. By moon's end, they'll be erecting statues of me in the capital! Ho there! Ylisseans! Give me the Fire Emblem and your wench of a ruler, and spare yourselves a gory end!
Chrom
Phila, take Emmeryn to the rear of the column. We'll fend off these blackguards!
>Battle Start
End of Turn 2
>Cordelia appears
Cordelia
*Huff, huff...* No! Plegians here as well?! Prince Chrom! Captain Phila! Beware! Enemy reinforcements to the rear! They'll be upon us soon!
Phila
Is that... Gods, Cordelia?!
Robin
Cordelia?
Phila
She's one of my knights. Young yet, but quite gifted. But she was stationed on the border... Why...? Oh, gods! Could it mean...?
If Cordelia is defeated
Cordelia
Nngh! Curse me, I am weak! I must retreat...
VS Vasto
Vasto
I'll splatter you across the canyon floor!
Vasto Defeated
Vasto
You doves think...killing me will change anything? Heh... Even now, my brothers storm across your precious border... Go on, dear exalted coward! Run! Flee while they slaughter your subjects! Save yourself... Let their faith in you...bleed away...with the rest...
Post-Battle
Chrom
...They're gone.
Cordelia
Your Grace! My prince! Run! As far and fast as you can! More Plegians are coming, not a half day's march behind you!
Phila
Cordelia, what are you doing here? ...Tell me the border remains secure!
Cordelia
That I could, milady! But it would be false... Gangrel himself led his might against us! The end was upon us when my knight-sisters begged me fly and warn the exalt... I should have stayed... I should have stayed! Ah, gods, I can still hear the screams...
Phila
Peace, Cordelia. You did your duty. The sisters rightly prized your youth. You've many years yet to keep their legacy alive.
Cordelia
But I abandoned them! I'm weak... Their legacy deserves better.
Phila
Sometimes fleeing takes the most courage. They knew that. Now pull yourself together. Let the faith they showed in you give you strength.
Cordelia
Captain Phila, I... How can I go on like this? They were my...my family... *sob* Gods... Oh, gods...
Chrom
Damn those monsters!
Emmeryn
I must return to the capital.
Phila
Your Grace, I cannot advise—
Emmeryn
I should never have left. If it's discovered I'm away when this news comes to light... The people could panic. Riot. More Ylisseans could needlessly die. Here, Chrom. I entrust this to you.
Chrom
The Fire Emblem?
Emmeryn
Take it to Ferox—to safety.
Chrom
And leave you? No, Emm.
Emmeryn
No part of House Ylisse matters more than the Emblem. It possesses tremendous power. But too much blood has been shed over it already. I hope it finds a better guardian in you than it did me.
Chrom
Emm, come on. You can't... Don't talk like that! You sound like you're ready to give up...
Emmeryn
I am not giving up, Chrom. I am only giving what I can.
Chrom
Emm, please! This is madness!
Lissa
Sis, wait! Let me go with you!
Emmeryn
Stay with Chrom, Lissa. I command it.
Lissa
This isn't fair! It's not fair! I know our people need you, but we need you, too!
Emmeryn
Dry your tears, love. This is not good-bye.
Phila
Your Grace, the pegasus knights will accompany you to Ylisstol.
Emmeryn
Very well, Phila. Thank you.
Frederick
I will keep the prince and princess safe, Your Grace. You have my word.
Emmeryn
I know you will, Frederick. Thank you.
Frederick
It is my honor.
Phila
Cordelia. You will stay here with Chrom.
Cordelia
But, Captain—
Phila
I know your heart is heavy, but this is how it must be. Your knight-sisters will be with you in spirit, wherever you go.
Cordelia
...May they give me strength. As you command, Captain. I will pray for your safety.
Emmeryn
Come, Phila. We must go.
Chrom
No! You don't have to go! This is absurd!
Emmeryn
Chrom, you don't—
Chrom
Walking to your own death will not bring peace to anyone! Ylisse needs you. WE need you! Be selfish for once in your life!
Emmeryn
...... I love you, Chrom. Both you and Lissa are my everything. As for the peace I seek... You cannot see who it is for. I have to go. I'm sorry—I truly am. Let us embrace again in Ylisstol when you arrive with Feroxi reinforcements. I know you will come.
Chrom
...This is a terrible plan.
Emmeryn
The blood of the first exalt flows strong in us. You and I will keep Ylisse safe. I believe it with all my heart. Safe journey, Chrom. Safe journey, Lissa.
>Emmeryn and Phila leave
Chrom
Emm... Emm?! Ah...
After Save Screen
Lissa
B-but she's safe inside the castle, right? Phila and the others will protect her! And Khan Flavia is assembling her best troops as we speak. We'll make it back home in time. I know we will!
Chrom
......
Lissa
Chrom? Say something! Say, "Yes, of course we will!"
Chrom
...I'm sorry, Lissa. What?
Lissa
Ugh, fine! Never mind! Let me know when you get out of your own head for a second!
Chrom
......
>Sumia approaches Chrom
Sumia
Snap out of it, Captain!
>Sumia hits Chrom; Flavia enters
Chrom
OW! ...What the hell was that for?!
Sumia
Oh no! ...Did I do it wrong? Captain Phila said sometimes a good slap will break someone out of their doldrums.
Lissa
Sumia, when you slap someone, you do it with an open palm. You just punched Chrom in the face!
Sumia
Um... It's the thought that counts?
Chrom
Gods, that seriously hurt...
Flavia
Ha ha! What's wrong, my dear prince? Sometimes love hurts! You're lucky to have strong women like these, and not just dainty flowers about. In any case, I bring good news. The Feroxi army has finally mobilized. Every last man is itching to fight. I must say, I'm looking forward to savoring a skirmish or two myself.
Chrom
...Wait. You're coming along?
Flavia
Of course! A khan must have her fun. I'm even bringing my insignificant other.
Robin
Your who?
Flavia
Basilio. The oaf isn't good for much, but he might stop a few stray arrows.
>scene change
Basilio
Chrom! Good gods, I've been looking for you everywhere!
Chrom
Is something wrong?
Basilio
Our scouts have reported back. Dark news, I'm afraid... Ylisstol...has fallen.
Chrom
What?!
Basilio
The Plegians captured your exalt and retreated back across their lines. Gangrel has declared she's to be publicly executed within the moon.
Chrom
E-executed?!
Lissa
Ooooh...
Robin
Lissa? Lissa!
Flavia
The dastard's not even trying to be subtle anymore.
Robin
I agree. It's an obvious trap.
Basilio
The Mad King knew our scouts would relay this information back. It's clearly a provocation—a hot brand to the buttocks! We should consider our options carefully before jumping to any—
Chrom
Shepherds! We march to Plegia!
Basilio
*Ahem* Well, that would be ONE option, yes... But perhaps we've seen enough royalty waltzing into traps for one war already, eh?
Chrom
I don't care if it's a trap, Basilio. He's going to murder my sister!
Flavia
Peace, Chrom. Breathe a moment. No one's suggesting we don't act. We're simply saying we should act WISELY. We'll need guts AND wits in equal measure if we're to save your sister.
Robin
The khans are right. I'll think of something, Chrom. I promise.
Chrom
...All right, Robin. I leave it to you to formulate our strategy.
Flavia
Are you certain you're up to the task, Robin? It won't be easy. You hold the exalt's life in one hand, and all of ours in the other.
Robin
A responsibility I do not take lightly. But I am equal to the challenge.
Flavia
Ha ha! You've got stones, at least. I like that!
Basilio
No hesitation, no mincing words... He's/She's either a genius or a fool! I suppose we'll find out once we march. Hold on to your tassets, Ylisseans. We've an exalt to save!
>To world map
