History Fanfic / AChanceForANewDawn

** During the tea party, Monica tells Bernadetta that she reminds her of a friend from Erebonia. A detailed picture of her from a letter reveals this friend to be [[https://legendofheroes.fandom.com/wiki/Renne_Bright Renne Bright]] from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. In that game's canon, [[spoiler:Renne is part of Ouroboros]].

* AdaptedOut: With Miklan being stated to be suddenly gone missing after the fight with Lord Lonato and the Lance of Ruin still safe in House Gautier, the mission against Miklan in the tower is replaced with the Golden Deer having to investigate a plague that has invested the territory of Varley.

* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Son]]: Bernadetta, Monica, and Claude create a fake hostage situation with Ashe to make Lonato surrender. Lonato is enraged by this and starts charging towards them but not before Bernie and Claude activate a trip wire to drop him off his horse.

* StolenMacGuffinReveal: When the group first sees Lonato with [[spoiler:the Lance of Ruin]], Sylvain tells the others that Ingrid was in House Gautier last week, and there was no urgent letter from its disappearance. After Lonato's defeat [[spoiler: the Lance of Ruin]] shatters and Catherine later confirms the real one was never stolen in the first place.

* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: Discussed by Bernadetta who threw away an unopened letter from Count Varley in the original timeline. She believes the letter was about her mother and is stricken from the possible idea that she died painfully without Bernie knowing.

** During the tea party, Monica tells Bernadetta that she reminds her of a friend from Erebonia. A detailed picture of her from a letter reveals to be [[https://legendofheroes.fandom.com/wiki/Renne_Bright Renne Bright]] from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. In that game's canon, [[spoiler:Renne is part of Ouroboros]].

* SixthRanger: Bernadetta wastes no time transferring to the Golden Deer when she arrives in the past. This leads Edelgard to bring in Monica early to make up for the loss in firepower.

** During the tea party, Monica tells Bernadetta that she reminds her of a friend from Erebonia. A detailed picture of her from a letter reveals to be [[https://legendofheroes.fandom.com/wiki/Renne_Bright Renne Bright]] from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''.

** Bernadetta snaps at Monica for proclaiming that Bernie should be at least bit excited to be going back home.

** Monica shows up much earlier then in canon, as a result of Bernadetta changing to the Golden Deer early in the school year. In addition, the excuse for her disappearance is changed from being kidnapped to having been away dealing with family business.

* ButterflyOfDoom: The simple act of Bernadetta changing to the Golden Deer house early results in [[AdaptationalEarlyAppearance Monica]] coming back to the Black Eagles much earlier, [[spoiler: several of the Golden Deer's early missions having their objectives changed, and Lord Lonato being turned into the first Black Beast instead of Miklan]]. It may be something more than that, as [[spoiler:the rampant ''Kiseki'' shoutouts were definitely not present in the original timeline]].

** Third, a dream where she commits suicide some time after Byleth's sacrifice against [[spoiler:Nemesis]].
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler: In the original timeline, Lord Lonato was killed in combat with Byleth's house. Here, he becomes the first Black Beast despite seemingly surrendering and is ultimately put down.]]

** Lonato still dies on the battlefield. Instead of being simply slain, [[spoiler:he's transformed into a Black Beast by the Lance of Ruin and is subsequently put down.]]

** Monica in the game had an overly cheerful personality which most characters believe is a coping mechanism from being kidnapped for so long. Here, she's overly cheerful ''and'' shamelessly AxCrazy, yet everyone takes this as normal behavior. Both the characters and the narration tend to express shock whenever she shows concern for others.

* YouAreNotAlone: The rest of the Black Eagles, with the notable exceptions of [[spoiler: Edelgard, Hubert, and Monica]], follow Bernadetta down to the Holy Mausoleum after she tries to cut off contact with them. When she tells them that they shouldn't have followed her, and that they can't understand what's going on, they respond by telling her that she's still their friend no matter what.

** Monica calls Bernadetta "Bernie" which at first the latter rejects (after their interaction in the mock battle) but later quietly accepts it. Monica also calls Edelgard "Edie" instead of "Edel".

* ButterflyOfDoom: The simple act of Bernadetta changing to the Golden Deer house early results in [[AdaptationalEarlyAppearance Monica]] coming back to the Black Eagles much earlier, [[spoiler: several of the Golden Deer's early missions having their objectives changed, and Lord Lonato being turned into the first Black Beast instead of Miklan]]. It may be something more than that, as [[spoiler:the rampant Kiseki shoutouts were definitely not present in the original timeline]].

* AffectionateNickname: Bernadetta had a tendency to call Byleth "By" in the first timeline. She quickly finds that she has to stop herself from doing so after being sent back due to the fact that he doesn't know her yet.

* AscendedExtra: Monica. She has a higher presence, interacts with more characters, and engages with the missions unlike in the game. Her role is increased into being TheLancer to Bernadetta.

** Second, a dream of a much kinder version of her mother taking her away from an apparently kinder version of her father who can no longer provide a good life for them. Sothis thinks this is a flashback, Bernie is certain it is not.
** Third, a dream where she didn't fall off the cliff after Byleth's sacrifice against Nemesis but apparently killed herself.

** Rhea does not like [[spoiler:Agarthans, to the point of lumping in any of them simply living peaceful lives away from Ouroboros with them as threats to be annihilated.]]

* InSpiteOfANail: Despite Bernadetta's changes to the timeline, Dimitri still makes a bloodthirsty threat to sever the limbs and crush the wicked skulls of those who slaughtered an innocent village as he does in the canon Blue Lions route. This time, the victims are a group of ordinary [[spoiler:Agarthan]] civilians living on Gaspard territory.

* MagicAIsMagicA: Byleth and Bernadetta are both affected by each other's time rewinds. Experiencing one of these after his first time talking with her is what makes him suspicious, while Bernadetta ends up realizing the link when Byleth uses his Divine Pulse during a battle. [[spoiler:Bernadetta's rewinds in Chapter 13 give Byleth enough of a clue that something wrong is happening to her.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Almost ''everyone'' who knows Bernadetta are very alarmed due to her sudden shift in behavior, not knowing she's gone through around 7 years of CharacterDevelopment and knowing what will come to pass.

* ButterflyOfDoom: The simple act of Bernadetta changing to the Golden Deer house early results in [[AdaptationalEarlyAppearance Monica]] coming back to the Black Eagles much earlier, [[spoiler: several of the Golden Deer's early missions having their objectives changed, and Lord Lonato being turned into the first Black Beast instead of Miklan.]]
** [[spoiler: It may be something more than that, the rampant Kiseki shoutouts were definitely not present in the original timeline.]]

** There are a good amount of references to the ''VideoGame/KisekiSeries'' present, namely the changing of "those who slither in the dark"'s name to Ouroboros/The Society. Monica also claims to hail from the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Erebonian Empire]] [[spoiler: as part of her cover story.]] The chapter title Pulsation to Tomorrow also comes from the ''Kiseki'' titles, as it is the name of the opening to the first ''Cold Steel'' game.
*** The author's note at the end of chapter 15 heavily implies it's an outright crossover but this has not yet been confirmed.

* FiveAcesCheater: Monica fights Bernadetta in the mock battle using a dagger which, according to Claude, is often used for political assassinations. While Bernadetta refrains speaking about the perpetrator to Edelgard, the latter instantly knows who did it and, off-screen, chastises Monica and demands her to apologize.

* InvisibleToNormals: Sothis, naturally. It gets subverted in Chapter 14 when [[spoiler: both versions of Sothis are seen by their opposing hosts... as well as Jeralt. Byleth rewinds time before his father can fully understand what was going on.]]

** Bernadetta tends to leave people left stranding. Her first day at the Golden Deer has Byleth catching her already outside of the classroom.

* SuggestiveCollision: Bernadetta collides onto Byleth leading to both rolling down a hill. Byleth lands on his back with Bernadetta hugging him by instinct on top of him. Claude notices this before she has any moment to get off.
-->'''Claude''': Ooh la la! You know, I had a feeling this was why you wanted to join the Golden Deer, but I never thought you'd be ''this'' bold.
-->'''Bernadetta''': Ah, I swear this isn't what it looks like!
-->'''Claude''': Hey, I won't judge. Though I must say, it might not be the best idea to get down and dirty in the middle of the battlefield.

* CrazyPrepared: After being ambushed by Monica during the mock battle, Bernadetta plants a security system in case the former tries to sneak in her room, which she does. Claude also trips on a second trap in the same night.

* CrazyEnoughToWork: Sothis cannot believe that Bernadetta's plan of giving herself a fake foot injury to enter the Holy Mausoleum without notice actually worked. And it would, if the Black Eagles didn't see her immediately go from a limp to a sprint in the middle of the academy.

* MagicAIsMagicA: Byleth and Bernadetta are both affected by each other's time rewinds. Experiencing one of these after his first time talking with her is what makes him suspicious, while Bernadetta ends up realizing the link when Byleth uses his Divine Pulse during a battle. Bernadetta's rewinds in Chapter 13 gave Byleth enough of a clue that something wrong is happening to her.

* OddFriendship: Bernadetta and Monica.

--> '''Monica''': I dunno what your Goddess has against free travel, but that sure makes it a pain for me to go back and see my family whenever I want!

** Chapter 14, has Byleth utter the [[{{Anvilicious}} (in)]]famous quote from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' "Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality." In-universe, this comes from a favorite childhood storybook of his. Byleth also remarks how similar Bernadetta is to the main character of that story, most likely referring to Dawn of the New World's protagonist, [[ShrinkingViolet Emil]].

** Chapter 14, has Byleth utter the [[{{Anvilicious}} (in)]]famous quote from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' "Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality." In-universe, this comes from a favorite childhood storybook of his. Byleth also remarks how similar Bernadetta is to the main character of that story, most likely referring to the Dawn of the New World's protagonist, [[ShrinkingViolet Emil]].

** Monica and Dimitri go berserk and tear apart the unknown soldiers committing the [[spoiler: massacre of Agarthan civilians in chapter 11.]]

** [[spoiler: Monica's sudden genuine concern for Bernadetta starting in chapter 11 may be a result of Monica mistaking her for another disguised Agarthan.]]

* MagicAIsMagicA: Byleth and Bernadetta are both affected by each other's time rewinds. Experiencing one of these after his first time talking with her is what makes him suspicious, while Bernadetta ends up realizing the link when Byleth uses his Divine Pulse during a battle.

* SecurityCling: The first thing Bernadetta does when she sees Byleth in the past is give him a long hug, having recently watched him [[TakingTheBullet take the bullet]] for her in the original timeline. Sothis allows her to finish doing so before resetting the day, as to not draw suspicion.

** Chapter 14, has Byleth utter the [[{{Anvilicious (in)]]famous quote from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' "Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality." In-universe, this comes from a favorite childhood storybook of his. Byleth also remarks how similar Bernadetta is to the main character of that story, most likely referring to the Dawn of the New World's protagonist, [[ShrinkingViolet Emil]].

** Chapter 14, has Byleth utter the (in)famous quote from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' "Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality." In-universe, this comes from a favorite childhood storybook of his. Byleth also remarks how similar Bernadetta is to the main character of that story, most likely referring to the Dawn of the New World's protagonist, [[ShrinkingViolet Emil]].

** Chapter 14, has Byleth utter the (in)famous quote from VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld "Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality." In-universe, this comes from a favorite childhood storybook of his. Byleth also remarks how similar Bernadetta is to the main character of that story, most likely referring to the Dawn of the New World's protagonist, [[ShrinkingViolet Emil]].

* AdaptationalHeroism: Monica/[[spoiler:Kronya]] shows a much more empathetic side when [[spoiler:Agarthan civilians]] come into play.

* SecretSecretKeeper: Chapter 14 confirms that [[spoiler:Byleth has known all along that Bernadetta is capable of Divine Pulse and remembers all of her rewinds]].