Comms and Other Long FE Oneshots

Team Timeline

        "So let me get this straight." The pink-haired girl in the white dress had her hands folded on her lap looked rather nervous as she addressed the massive man with the big golden sword and spiky blue hair. They were on the bunks below hers and the man with long silvery brown hair and blank red eyes. The men shared a bunk bed, the girls shared a bunk bed. "Our team consists of you, me-a cleric who cannot defend herself- a seven-year-old-child, and a demon archer?"

"Not a demon," the red-eyed man muttered almost absently, tilting his head as he stared at the girl.

"Takumi is Takumi, even if he's a tad bit more murder happy than the other one we got wandering about, Serra," the man replied firmly. "And yes, this is our team. I'm used to defending those who cannot defend themselves, Takumi likes killing-"

"Kill them all."

"And Azura will make sure we get more hits in than the enemy."

"Yes." She peered further over the bed, her golden eyes wide as she looked at the grown-ups. "I will sing for you, and I have wind magic to help keep the enemies away."

"And you'll heal us." The man nodded decisively. "This is our life now, so you'd all best get used to it."

"I mean, I'm not complaining, Ike... we've got you, after all," Serra told him. "I just feel like you got the shaft while the you with the axe got a team of respectable heroes."

"Serra, there is no such thing as a respectable hero," Ike explained, tone the patient one Azura was used to grown-ups using with particularly stubborn children back at home. The one they used before they got nasty anyways. "I saved my world twice over with a group of mercenaries and ragtag strays, and I myself was not Hero material when I first started my journey to restore a princess to her rightful throne. Yet here I am, apparently one of the most famous men of all time. Kiran placed me in charge of this group because they trust me. All I'm asking is that you three trust me as well."

There was a soft huff from Takumi. "Takumi is supposed to follow me, and I will follow you," Azura informed Ike. "Is that okay?" He nodded, and a small wave of relief moved through her. She was so unused to people making concessions for her...

Serra sighed. "Still pretty sure that this is going to be a total carriage wreck." But then Azura saw her smile, and she had to wonder if she was dreaming. She'd been wondering that a lot ever since Kiran had taken her from the awful dark kingdom and brought her to this one that was full of life and light. "But hey, you think it's functional and that means it probably is! You're real successful, after all."

"Glad we have that settled then." Ike finally cracked a smile. "Team Timeline is officially established, then. Glad to have the three of you aboard.

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Note: So uh, I got Heroes, and this is the first of I'm sure MANY drabbles to come. I'm almost tempted to call this series "My Constant State of Pitying Alphonse," because Kiran is his one ally and they are... interesting. It's a fun little world they all live in.