The Star Speeder sped across the universal highway. After nearly surviving a war, they now have to go into another with no idea what to expect.
"So, are we certain Beelzemon's even here?" Hope asked, not wanting to get involved with another war.
"Vibes check out. Brook told us Beelzemon is who Oga's looking for, and we cant let him roam." Jexi said.
"Yeah. I've been waiting to have my bout with that bastard." Oga said.
"Oga, why exactly are you two looking for each other?" Hope asked
"Well, it just started like a normal day. I was just walking around with Beel when this freaky demon on a bike came riding towards us. He tried to shoot at me with a shotgun. We started running till he cornered us in an alley. He was about to shoot me full of lead when he stopped for a moment. He then said this. "If you want to get some payback for what I did today, Seek me out. My name is Beelzemon. I am the Great Demon Lord of Gluttony." he told me before he flew off into the sky." Oga explained.
"Hey, Oga, you dont have to take him on alone. Remember, you, Hiei and I are a team." Ichigo said.
"Sorry, Ichigo, but this is a matter between men. I gotta do this alone or it won't mean anything." Oga said.
"Well, speaking of teams, I just accepted a request to have one of Luffy's members join." Hope said. "Seiya, you can come in now."
"Right. Now remember, I'm only joining you guys till all the Demon Lords are gone." Seiya said stepping in.
"Hey, Seiya!" Luffy said. "Been a long time!"
"It certainly has. I recently heard of your victory in Hyrule. I came on Athena's order to eliminate the last of the demon lords." Seiya said.
"According to what Seiya told me, the last two members are Beelzemon, who were tracking now, and the Demon Lord of Pride, Lucemon. According to Gankoomon, he is crazy strong." Jexi said.
"Indeed. He's the only demon lord that's never had to reincarnate or revive." Leopardmon said.
"Can you feel any of the other knights down on Archanea?" Aladdin asked.
"There are only four of the knights left: UlforceVeedramon, Omnimon, Craniummon and Magnamon." Gankoomon said. "We feel small presences on that world, but they are faint, which means they have been weakened."
As the heroes came in sight of Archanea, they landed in a grassy field. "Who do you suppose will live here?" Twilight asked.
"Hard to say. It looks untouched by man." Robin said.
The heroes continued until they came in sight of three people. Two of them were male and in full armor, and the other was a little girl with a staff.
"Ho, there! Who are you?" said the leading man.
"Uh, were heroes… Mr.?" Twilight asked
"My name is Chrom. And these are my allies Frederick and Lissa." he introduced themselves.
"And who is that youre standing around?" Hope asked pointing to a white haired young man in a black robe.
"We dont know, we found him here a few minutes ago. I thought as Shepherds, it would be good allow him to join our company." Chrom said. "His name is Robin."
"Okay, we already have someone named that, so it's gonna be confusing." Luffy said.
"How about we call our Robin, Robin 1 and yours Robin 2?" Twilight suggested.
"That won't work. Hey, if we address him as Sir Robin, it won't be so confusing." Jexi said.
"Now that that's out of the way, I'd like to ask a question." Rainbow said. "If you guys are called Shepherds, why the heck are you guys dressed like that?"
"They're dressing appropriately. Shepherds are also a name for anyone who fights against evil forces." Jeremie said.
"Ah, I can see how that can be confusing." Sir Robin said. "Hm? There's a town on fire."
"That's southtown! Hurry, we must protect it!" Lissa said as the group hurried to said town.
At the town, they saw people robbing it.
"Plegian Bandits. Plegians themselves are as greedy as they come." Frederick said. "We need to purge them and save the townsfolk."
"Guess that means we're helping out." Hope said. "We only just met, but I think you all are in need of our services."
"Sounds like a good idea. Lets fight together." Chrom said jumping down into the fray, he drew a rapier and began fighting a ruffian, slaying him with just one slash.
"Whoa, he's good!" Kirito said.
"I wouldn't expect any less from a descendant of the hero king himself." Frederick said.
"Sir Robin, what do you got?"
"Leave it to me." Sir Robin said opening a book. "Thunder!" he shouted as a lightning ball hit a ruffian, electrocuting him.
"He knows magic?" Twilight asked.
"He must be a mage of some kind." Erza said.
"I'm not a mage, I'm a tactician. At least, that's what my class is." Sir Robin said.
"How do you know that?" Luffy asked.
"I can't really say, but it's like I'm able to know what everything is." Sir Robin said. "I can also see the other classes of everyone here. Lissa is a Cleric and Frederick is a Great Knight."
"Oh, I get it. This is just like one of those RPG games back home." Rainbow said.
"RPGS?" Natsu said scratching his head.
"We'll explain it to you later." Rarity said.
"Well, something like this is right up my alley." Kirito said. "I think I'm going to fit in just right around here." he said drawing his swords.
"Okay, Daddy, primary objective here is to defeat the leader and make sure Chrom or Sir Robin dont die." Yui said.
"We can easily manage that." Eren said.
"Charge!" Hope shouted as they rushed into battle against the bandits.
Along the way, Black Star was hit, opening his chest wound again.
"Oh! Youre hurt! Here, let me help." Lissa said.
"It's fine. Just a scratch." Black Star said.
"You're still recovering from that fight with Salamence. Don't push yourself." Tsubaki said.
"That's why I'm helping! Chrom thinks I'm delicate since I cant fight. Well, when I'm the one mending everybody, I think his mind changes." Lissa said. She then raised her staff and a green light emitted. This caused Black Stars wound to heal, leaving only a claw like scar on his chest.
"Wow! Thanks!" Black Star said.
"Clerics are important, too. If you need any injuries healed, just come to me." Lissa said.
"We also need to protect you, so keep back." Frederick said as he pierced one of the ruffians with his lance.
"Arrrgh! It's the same with everybody!" Lissa said. "Well, when I get a Master Seal and become a War Cleric, you'll be the one that needs protecting!" she shouted.
"Whats a Master Seal?" Black Star asked.
"Its an item used to promote someone's class and become more powerful." Lissa explained.
"For instance, if Fredrick used one as a Great Knight, he'd have the opportunity to become a Paladin." Sir Robin said.
"But I have already used one." Frederick replied as he pierced another one.
"Wow. That sounds pretty cool." Black Star said.
As he got up, he heard a voice in the distance. "Shadow Blade!" shouted a voice. "Is that? It can't be." Black Star said running further into the village to see a familiar ninja robot removing his sword from a ruffian. "Shadow Man? But… I killed him." Black Star said.
"So, we meet once more, user of the cursed sword." Shadow Man said. "It's been some time since our duel on Mermeville."
Mega Man then walked up. "You cant be alive!"
"And yet, here I am. Fortunately, me and Knight Man survived our fall from that height and washed up on an island." Shadow Man said. "Now I roam free from Gospel. We were both saved by someone with a vision. We now roam the world's righting wrongs. Heck, we were the ones who helped your allies during the attack on Avia."
"Well, thanks. Maybe you'd consider joining Iceman and us?"
"Forget it. I no longer follow a large organization. I'm not doing it ever again." he said as he dashed away.
"Well, nice seeing him again." Black star said.
Back in the square, Chrom and Jexi faced down the bandit leader.
"So, you the lot that's been cutting down my men?" he asked.
"We have, and we dont forgive those who pillage for Plegia mercilessly." Chrom said.
"Then come get me!" the leader said attacking them both.
"Ultimate Color Barrage!" Jexi shouted unleashing a barrage of punches on the leader.
"That technique, thats Ultimate Color Fighting, is it?" the leader asked.
"You know about it?" Jexi asked.
"Yeah. We met someone like that on the road. He ran us out of town, him and that big beetle of his." he said.
"Jexi, is that your brother he's talking about?" Hope asked.
"No. None of my brothers would pal around with creatures like that." Jexi said.
"Guy with a big beetle. Why does that sound familiar?" Knuckles thought.
"You let your guard down!" the leader said attacking chrom and knocking his rapier out of his hands.
"Milord, catch!" Fredrick said tossing another blade to Chrom. Chrom unsheathed it as it was revealed to be a Falchion.
"That Falchion… dont tell me youre….?"
"My name is Chrom and I'm going to be the future ruler of this land." Chrom said. He then jumped at the leader and killed him with one blow.
"And thats that!" Pit said.
"Good. Now lets take to the townsfolk. They may need some medical attention." Chrom said.
Meanwhile in Plegia, Gangrel and Beelzemon were hearing the report.
"Whaddya mean one of our squads got wiped out?" Gangrel asked.
"Looks like those heroes finally tracked me down. Figured it was only a matter of time." Beelzemon said laughing. "We're getting close to the endgame now, Oga!" he shouted.
