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Fire Emblem: The Dauntless Shield

A Pokémon Shield Nuzlocke Adventure

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PROLOGUE: The Slumbering Weald

BECKETT: ...

HOP: Aww, c'mon, mate. Don't tell me you're getting cold feet.

BECKETT: I'm not. I just have a bad feeling about this, is all. Sheep are dumb, they get lost all the time.

HOP: Yeah, but this was *Lee's* sheep. It's special.

BECKETT: ...Fine. But if something happens to us, I'm telling the search party it's your fault.

*BECKETT and HOP continue on through the woods, a dark place lined with tall trees and bathed in a thick coating of fog. To think this place was so close to their little village of Postwick...*

*A twig snaps under BECKETT's foot. The young man shudders and holds his bow close to his chest.*

BECKETT: Did you hear that?

HOP: That was you.

BECKETT: Ugh... Dagny's campfire ghost stories are getting to me.

*Squirrels skitter up trees, and birds chatter overhead. BECKETT can feel his hand grip his quiver tighter, but as he looks to HOP, the other man hasn't bothered to draw his sword.*

*The fog rolls in even thicker the further they trek. Their sight worsens, and BECKETT squints through the mist in an attempt to see better.*

BECKETT: Damn it... can't see a thing through all this — Hop?

HOP: ...

BECKETT: Hop, where'd you go?

HOP: ...

*There is no answer from the blue-haired man. Instead, there comes a guttural howl from off in the distance. BECKETT's heart begins to race, and instinctively, he draws his bow taut with an arrow.*

BECKETT: Who's there? Reveal yourself.

*Whatever it was obeys. A haggard figure, obscured by shadows and mist, shambles out of a bush. His hair is long and ragged, bushy, and his armor is dented. His face is mauled beyond recognition, and his nails are caked in mud, practically claws.*

???: The shield... Where is the Dauntless Shield...

*He creeps closer.*

???: WHERE IS IT?

*BECKETT shoots an arrow at the shadowy figure. It phases through, landing on the ground with a light thunk.*

BECKETT: What in the gods' names...

*He shoots another. Sweat drips from his brow as it lands in a nearby bush. The figure shambles forward again, reaching out with its claw...*

*More fog rolls in as BECKETT shoots a third, a fourth, a fifth arrow. None of them hit.*

???: The Weald holds a secret... holds the answer... the shield... I must have it, I must... return to this world...

*The fog then completely obscures BECKETT'S vision, and he feels himself hit the ground...*

.....

???: Beck?

???: ...Beckett?

HOP: Hey, Beck. Wake up, mate.

*The fog has lifted. BECKETT groans and pulls himself up off of the ground, with a bit of assistance from HOP. The other young man looks concerned.*

HOP: Sounds about right. I found Fluff while you were out, by the way! He was wandering into a line of trees, silly thing.

*A sheep trots up to BECKETT and beats happily. The archer reaches down to pet the top of its head, and he smiles as the animal nuzzles into his palm.*

BECKETT: All's well that ends well, I suppose. But... I saw something...

HOP: Oh?

BECKETT: Ah. It's nothing, I guess.

*But a nagging feeling eats at his chest.*

*Just who — or what — was that thing he saw? A person? A monster?*

*...And what was that shield it was talking about?*

~•☆END☆•~

NOTES

Heya! Welcome to my chronicle of a Pokémon Shield Nuzlocke I'm attempting. Every Pokémon I obtain will be turned into a Fire Emblem-style OC, and the story of the game will be adapted to a Fire Emblem story with my Pokémon as the main cast. If you want full portraits of anyone on the cast let me know. I'll also be writing side stories and supports, with votes on which support chains should be seen to S-rank, so don't miss out!

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