Fire Emblem Heroes Short Stories

The Bond between Song and Dance

Elizabeth was going towards the barracks. Today she was supposed to meet up with Azura and Olivia so they could come up with a dance routine together. It was supposed to be a way to make everyone happy. She had finally arrived to find Tim in the main room with Lucina and Alm.

"Hey Tim, have you seen Azura and Olivia? I was supposed to meet them here." Elizabeth asked.

"Oh, I think I saw them go into Azura's room." Tim said. "What are you three going to do?"

"It's a surprise. So don't come in unannounced, alright?" Elizabeth said.

"Ok then...?" Tim said. He seemed confused and curious. Elizabeth walked off towards Azura's room.

"Any idea what that's about?" Tim asked.

"No... but I wouldn't try to figure out. It's not worth spoiling the surprise." Alm said.

"Yes, I agree. Try not to interrupt them unless something comes up." Lucina said.

"I wouldn't do anything, I'd upset her a lot. I care about her too much. But I wonder what they're doing..." Tim said. "I can't wait to see what it is they're planning though."

...

Elizabeth had made it to Azura's room and opened the door. "Hello?"

"Oh, Elizabeth! You've finally made it!" Azura said.

"Are you ready to start?" Olivia said.

"Ok... but just know that I'm not the best at dancing or singing..." Elizabeth said.

"Well, if you are half as good as Tim said you were then you have to be very good." Azura said.

"He said that about me...? When...?" Ellizabeth asked.

"A few days ago when he was visiting here I asked him if you liked to sing. He said you were very good at it. You were even in the chorus at your school!" Azura said.

"You mean while I was having tea with Laslow?" Elizabeth asked.

"Yup! He was here all morning while you were in town." Olivia said.

"Oh. Well, I didn't know that." Elizabeth said.

"That's ok. The only thing you need to know is that we all believe you." Azura said. "So, what song should we sing?"

"Well, I have a list of some songs I like right here." Elizabeth said. She pulled out her phone, that had been newly charged thanks to Tim's Thunder tome.

"Oh? What's this?" Azura asked.

"This is my phone. It's a thing from my world. Most people have one. I haven't been able to use it for awhile since it needs electricity to work. But since Tim learned magic we've been able to use them again." Elizabeth said. "I have a bunch of songs from my world on here. We can listen to them and pick one."

"Ok! I've wanted to learn some of the songs and dances from your world!" Olivia said. They all sat down and started looking through some of the songs.

...

After deciding on the song, they all started practicing a dance routine.

"Oh, I have an idea!" Olivia said. "What if at this part we did..." she then proceeded to do a very advanced dance move. "Oh... sorry... that might've been a little too much..."

"Well... let me try..." Azura said. She tried it, and while it looked a little more shaky than when Olivia did it, she still was able to do it. "It wasn't that bad... I just need to practice it a bit more. Elizabeth, why don't you try it?"

"Ok..." Elizabeth tried to do the move, but she tripped over herself, and fell on the floor.

"Oh my goodness, Elizbaeth, are you ok?" Olivia asked. She helped Elizabeth back up.

"Ah... my arm..." Elizabeth said. She had a bruise on her arm. "That's not good..."

"Maybe we should take a break. I'll go and see if Robin can use ice magic to help with that, ok?" Olivia said. She went out the door to go find him.

...

"You're lucky I was just outside." Robin said. "Just stay still for a second, ok?"

"Ok..." Elizabeth said. Robin used Blizzard to create a small amount of ice around Elizabeth's arm.

"This should last you around half an hour." Robin said "Then it should start to melt. If it still hurts after that, let me know, alright?"

"Alright..." Elizabeth said.

"Try not to hit it, because the ice will shatter. I recommend you not do whatever you did to hurt it again until it's gone. Ok?"

"I think she understands. We'll watch over her now. Thanks, Robin." Olivia said.

"No problem. I'll be over here if you need me." Robin said. He left.

"Are you sure you'll be ok Elizabeth?" Azura asked.

"Yes... I'll be fine..." Elizabeth said.

"Well, something's definitely wrong." Olivia said.

"I just feel like you two would do so much better without me... my singing or dancing aren't as good as yours..." Elizabeth said.

"That's not true! You're singing is much better than mine!" Olivia said.

"And your dancing is much better than anything I could do." Azura said.

"But... Azura... you were able to do the move Olivia just did. I couldn't do it..." Elizabeth said.

"Yes, that may be true, but I could not do it as well as Olivia. You were doing it almost exactly like her until you tripped over yourself." Azura said.

"But still... I feel like I'm just slowing you two down... if I weren't here..." Elizabeth said.

"You know, I feel the same way about my dancing sometimes." Olivia said. "Sometimes I feel like I'm not doing as well as I should be. But my friends always told me that it's all in my head. Now I'm starting to see what they meant. I'm seeing myself in you a bit."

"Really...?" Elizabeth asked.

"Yes, I really just want you to know that the move is very difficult, and that me and Azura only were able to do it because we have been dancing for years. You're a beginner, and you were almost able to do it! I know that with practice you'll get it." Olivia said.

"Are you sure...?" Elizabeth asked.

"Yes, we're both sure." Azura said. "We know you can do it with practice."

"Ok... maybe we should be done for the day... seeing as how this is on my arm." Elizabeth said, pointing to the ice on her arm.

"If you say so, maybe we can try it again tomorrow?" Olivia asked.

"Ok, we'll do that." Elizabeth said as she was leaving the room. "Oh, and thank you for making me feel better. I really appreciate it."

"No problem!" Azura said. She smiled.

Elizabeth walked back into the main room of the barracks and walked past Tim while he was talking with Alm and Lucina. Tim noticed the ice on Elizabeth's arm. "Elizabeth, are you ok? What happened?" Tim asked.

"I'm fine. I just fell and had a bruise on my arm. Robin did this to make it heal faster." Elizabeth said.

"Oh... I hope you're ok..." Tim said.

"I'm fine. I promise!" Elizabeth said, smiling. She continued on and went back to her room. She thought about what Azura and Olivia said about her being very good and just having to practice. It made her very happy. She waited for the ice to melt and then she began to practice the move. She mastered it very quickly. This made her even more happy. She began to believe what they said about her. She knew that it would impress them that she was able to master the move.