We open up in a large airyard in the foggy city known as London. It is here where our heroes await some old friends.
"So, this professor you told me about? Is he as smart as everyone says?" Hope asked.
"Yeah. He's been a big help after our last three visits here." Luffy said.
The group soon met up with Layton, Luke and Emmy.
"Greetings. I must say, it's been quite some time since we last met." Layton said shaking Jexi's hand. "Same here, professor. I got your letter. So, is it true? There;s really a living mummy in ice?" he asked.
"Well, that's what we're here to prove. So, I suppose you'll be taking your ship then?" he asked. "Yeah. Not all of us can fit on that." Jexi said pointing to a large airship in the yard.
"By the way, Jexi, who's this chap in the suit?" Luke asked.
"His name's Hope. He's...sort of traveling with us." Jexi said.
"A pleasure. I am a member of the Blue Lantern Corps."
"Blue….Lantern? Is that some sort of army?" Luke asked.
"Kinda." Hope said.
It was then that an elderly man walked out of the ship. "Ah. I welcome you, Professor Layton and guests. My name is Raymond and I'll be your pilot for the remainder of the journey." he introduced himself.
"A pleasure." Layton said.
"Ah, you must be the professor. Mr. Sycamore sends his wishes. He'll be waiting for you at our destination. Now, please come aboard." he said walking up the steps.
Just then, Icicle spikes landed in the air strip as they looked above to see a large castle. "A kingdom? Now?" Happy asked as an ice bear jumped to the ground. "I am Beartic! Captain of this platoon. Surrender or die!" he shouted.
"Could you please deal with this riffraff before we take off?" Raymond asked the heroes.
"It's not gonna be easy. This is the Ice kingdom of Nixtrom we're dealing with." Hope said.
"Nah. I got it." Natsu said walking up to them.
"Ha! One soldier wants to fight me? Cubchoo soldiers! Fall in!" he shouted as smaller bears came down. "Scared yet?"
"A bunch of Bears with runny noses? Yeah, I've been at this too long." Emmy said.
"Really, little lady? You wanna mess with me too?" Beartic asked as Emmy walked towards him. "Aw, what' she gonna do? Charm me to death?" he asked as he laughed before being kicked in the crotch by Emmy.
"Now, are you going to be nice and let us take off?" Emmy asked him.
"N-no way. Stand aside! Blizzard!" Beartic said before Natsu intercepted. "Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu shouted as he breathed fire, cancelling out the blizzard and harming Beartic a lot.
"Y-youre the one who beat Registeel! The Fire Dragon Slayer!"
"You still gonna refuse or do you want me to make a round 2?" Natsu asked him.
"N-no sir. Troops! Retreat!" he said in fear.
"That was easy." Natsu said.
"Still, Beartic was the weakest of them. It's not gonna be any easier." Came a voice. Five shapes then dropped onto the air docks.
"The hardest of Shields! I am Bastiodon!"
"The Sharpest of Blades! I am Pawniard!"
"The mightiest of Dragons! I am Fraxure!"
"The coldest of Women! I am Snorunt!"
"The Brains of the Operation! I am Krokorok!"'
"We are Team Crusader! And we will make you pay!" they declared.
"Team Crusader! It's been awhile, how you guys doin?" Sanji asked.
"Well, we've been here and there. Making a lot of discoveries and battling bad guys." Krokorok said.
"We're scrap for cash and work aboard the Bostonius and for Mr. Sycamore." Pawniard said, making Krokorok face fault.
Changing the subject, Hope turned to Snorunt. "So, any reason why Nixtrom decided to attack us?
"Well, i don't know a lot about it. I left Nixtrom for Illusio when I was little so I don't know a lot about it. But if I had to guess, they want the living mummy." she said.
"It's highly likely that they sealed it away, and want to keep anyone from freeing it, friend or foe." Layton suggested. "I say we make our way to Froenborg." Layton said.
"Froenborg?" Hope asked.
"It's a town in a snow covered country. It's where the mummy was found." Jexi explained.
"So, we head there, huh?" Luffy asked. "Cool! I love snow!"
The heroes soon boarded their ship as Layton and his group boarded the Bostonius. Both ships took off and began moving.
Inside Nixtrom, Beartic was kneeling in front of an ice bird. "So, you failed to stop them because of some fire dragon?" the bird asked.
"Not just a dragon, Articuno, the dragon slayer who beat Regice's brother in combat."
"I see. Then I will be light on your punishment. I order you to run 1000 laps over the Thin Ice Lake." Articuno said.
"Yes, my King." Beartic said.
"You know, you don't have to go so easy on them." said a female voice. Articuno turned to see a creature with a gothic motif with two big buns.
"If I don't punish him , Gothorita, he'll never learn." Articuno replied.
"Still, if he's talking about the same guy who beat my brother, then I have to be careful." Regice said, coming out of the shadows.
"But you are not like Registeel, Regice." said a creature with a shell on its back and four fins.
"I know, Lapras. But I still fear the worst." Regice said. "Maybe we should free Glaceon and join Aurora while we still have the chance."
"No!" Articuno shouted. "I would much rather die than throw away my pride like that. You know the rules of conquest."
"Y-yes, Articuno. But, I'm okay since Natsu isn't the one I want to fight." Regice said. "In fact, Gothorita and Lapras both picked their opponents in advance, so you should too. Now rest, we'll arrive to Froenborg soon."
Meanwhile with the heroes, they looked out of the windows in wonder as they saw the snow covered hills and trees. They soon looked forward as they saw a snowy little village. "So, that's Froenborg." Luke asked. "Yes. It most certainly is." Layton said.
"Let's hope Nixtrom does not gain the advantage here." Hope said.
Meanwhile, in another airship the flew through the air, a man waited in the darkness as a soldier came in. "Sir, we'll be arriving shortly." he said. "Good. Await further orders." he said. "The Garden of Healing in Misthallery, The Lost City of Ambrosia and the Naucculus Chamber of Akbadain. Three structures made by the most advanced civilization in history. Soon, we will have it, the key to the Azran Legacy."
