The allied army was soon headed back to the Dragon Temple where the so called Dragon's Table was said to be located. But as they traveled, the male Robin was experiencing some pains as they went the course.

"What's wrong, Robin?" Lianna asked.

"It's nothing. I just...haven't been sleeping well lately. Ugh...my head." Robin said.

"You are in no condition for a fight." Frederick said.

"Agreed. I'll stay in back and keep an eye on him." Chrom said.

"This seems familiar." Hope said. "But the main thing is, they haven't been here before."

"What do you mean?" Zelos asked.

"During our time in the world of Ylisse, there was a point where Robin was taken control of by Validar and used him to call upon the Fell Dragon, Grima, to reign destruction upon their world." Jexi said.

"Is it the same thing now?" Jesse asked.

"I'm not sure but it seems very likely Validar has been trying to take control of Robin since the encounter in the Dragon's Temple." Erza said.

"We'll still need to be careful. Between Validar and the Deserters, who knows what we'll run into in there?" David asked.

"I think I might have an idea." Zoro said pointing ahead as they saw large numbers of soldiers battling against other incoming ally soldiers.

"Gristonne's Forces. And some of the other soldiers...I don't recognize them." Darios said.

"Most likely the soldiers fighting them are from another warrior that was transported here." Sectonia said.

"And those soldiers are fighting Gristonne, so I guess that means we're helping them." Scott said.

"Yeah that...wait...someone else just entered the field." Usopp said as a woman strolled into the battlefield. "That's a pretty classy dress for some wo...wait...you think...she's the one from the rumors?"

"Music sheet dress...not a lot of people dress like that." Nana said.

"Guess we've found our temptress, then. And if she's here, that means that we're about to get some heavy fire." David said.

She then started to sing as the soldiers that were fighting against Gristonne soon stopped and then turned against their allies.

"So her singing does take control of people like a siren. And seeing she doesn't look like one of the warriors from different periods of time...she's definitely one of the Hobbyists." Jexi said.

"No doubt about that." David said.

"Now….take them all out." she said as the soldiers charged against the allies.

"I'm not sitting back any longer. We're going in now." Rowan said charging in.

"Rowan, wait! You'll end up… And he's already gone ahead. Dammit." David said as he went after him.

Rowan was slicing through the enemies before there was too many for him for counter.

"Uh oh…" Rowan said.

"You're all alone, little prince." the singer said. "You'll make another lovely soldier for my…" she said dodging a sword strike. "What? Who dares?" she said before seeing a young girl with bright orange hair wielding a sword. "You...the priestess."

"You defiled my home, witch. For the sake of Mila, you will not continue your reign!" she said.

Member of the Zofian Royal Family

Priestess

Celica

"Ugh..I don't have time for this. Servant! Take care of this for me." she said walking off as approaching them was a boy in white cloth holding a chain with a sundial at the end of it.

David caught up as this happened. "Rowan, I finally caught up to you. You shouldn't be so full-hardy." He said before seeing the boy. "No way… It can't be… Is that...Hanbei Takenaka?"

"I obey...Lady Note." he said wielding his weapon as blades came from the sundial.

"Note? That's her name?" Hope asked.

"Seems really fitting." David said. "You guys focus on Gristonne. We've got Hanbei." He said armatizing with Tapu Fini.

"I dunno what he's capable of, but be careful." Rowan said.

"I've actually read about you in history class. Legends say you took over Mt. Inaba Castle with just 16 men." David said.

"That is behind me. Now I serve no one but Lady Note as her strategist." Hanbei said.

"That'll change once you get back to your senses. Let's see if your strategies live up to your legend." David said.

Hanbei tossed his sundial around a nearby pillar as it turned like a yo yo and struck David from behind.

"Using the momentum to your advantage. I'd expect nothing less from you." David said as he activates Misty Terrain.

"And you plan to use the mist to your advantage. That is just as clever." Hanbei said.

"I don't win most of my battles relying on brute strength." David said as he launched a Hydro Pump.

"Makes sense others would rely on their brains as much as I do." Hanbei said pulling the sundial back and spinning it in a circle as it shielded him from the Hydro Pump. "But you'll have to better if you even want a single bit of a chance against me."

"Trust me. I'm just getting started." David said as he used Muddy Water.

Hanbei went to try and use his weapon to pull himself away only for a tree branch he was using to snap. "Not good." he said before it hit him.

"Not done yet!" David said as he used Nature's Madness as it hit Hanbei dead on as he fell to the ground.

"Okay...that was ...actually smart." Hanbei groaned as he got up.

"Nothing compared to what you've accomplished." David said.

"True...though all I really wanted to do was sleep all those days away." Hanbei said.

"What?" David said.

"Yeah. All those opponents never gave me a challenge. I enjoy sleeping a lot more than fighting over territories and stuff like that." Hanbei said.

"I guess when a strategist is as accomplished as you, tactical approaches could be a little tedious." David said.

"I'd better get this over with right now. If I ever wanna get a nap in before we take care of the rest of the Aytolian Forces." Hanbei said.

"Right. It's about time we settle this." David said before he switched to Tapu Lele.

"Exchanging armors so late now? What's the point?" Hanbei asked.

"I prefer to strategize as the battle goes on." David said.

"Then I guess we better wrap things up." Hanbei said tossing the sundial blade at him.

"Extrasensory!" David called.

"Extrasensory?" Hanbei asked before the blade was sent back at him as it was launched out of his hands. "Whoa. That was kinda neat."

"Thanks. I really had to work on that one." David said.

"Well...guess I'm done. My weapons out of reach." Hanbei said. "So...I give."

"Had to admit. Fighting you was like a dream come true." David said as he reverted.

"Glad you felt that way...but...kinda exhausted so…" Hanbei said collapsing on the ground as he fell asleep.

"Phew… That was a tough fight." Tapu Fini said.

"I hear that. He had us going for a moment there." David said.

"Guess you can now check 'Facing Hanbei Takenaka' off your bucket list." Hope said.

"Yup." David said.

"We should check back with the others." Tapu Bulu said.

"They can handle the Gristonne Forces, but just to be sure." David said as the Tapus leave David's body as he picks up Hanbei's body. "I'll take him back to camp. Wouldn't want this Note going for him again."

"Uh...David...going back to camp is probably not the best choice right now." Lucy said on the comm as Robin had awoken as he attacked them and Chrom.

"Robin?!" Lissa asked.

"Hahahahah! I knew he wouldn't resist my control for long." Validar said.

"This is bad… Wait a second. If I'm right about this, then… Guys, knock Robin out! It's the best way to free him from Validar's control!" David said.

"On it! You guys down there need to take care of Validar though." Odd said.

"I can handle this Validar." Celica said holding her Lady Sword close. "So is the will of Mila." she said moving on ahead.

"I'm starting to like her." Vashyron said.

"Don't even think about it." Leanne said.

As Celica battled with Validar, Robin was blasting back the heroes left and right.

"What are you doing robin? Snap out of it!" Lissa said dodging a thunder strike.

"Weren't you listening? We need to knock him out." Maki said.

"I know, but…" Lissa said before they were blown back by a combination of Wind and Fire. "This is Robin were fighting! He'll always be one step ahead of us!"

"No he won't!" Jexi shouted charged from behind Robin and hitting him with a lariat, knocking him into a wall as he fell to the ground unconscious.

"Wow, nice!" Rowan said.

"Congratulate later. We need to take out Validar now." Jexi said.

Across the arena, Celica evaded Validar's blasts from Grima's Truth and tried to slice him with her Lady Sword.

"I don't know who you are, or where you hail, but the Chaos Dragon will be revived!" Validar said.

"I don't know about a Chaos Dragon but all of this is evil and I can't let it continue." Celica said before she charged at Validar and slicing through him.

"It can't be...It can't be!" Validar said before vanishing.

"There...it's done." Celica said.

"We should seal this altar so it won't be used for this ceremony again." Marth said.

"Good idea." Mayumi said.

"Now then, I thank you all. And if the ceremony has been stopped for good. I won't need this mask anymore." Marth said removing his mask and letting his hair down to reveal himself to be a woman.

Future Witness

Lord

Lucina

"In truth, my name is Lucina and I hail from the same world as Chrom. Though, not the exact same. We travelled back in time in order to stop a major catastrophe from happening." Lucina said.

"We? So there was someone else?" Lianna asked.

"The hero's origin, unveiled at last!" Owain said. "I too share virtuous blood with another from the heroic…"

"Let's get to the point." Chrom said.

"Okay...Lissa's gonna be my mom." Owain said.

Lissa couldn't believe it. A person as weird as him was his son? "What?" Lissa said.

"Yes, it is true mother. I am your loving son from a far flung future." Owain said closing in on her as she backed away.

"Lissa's...son?" Chrom asked himself as he looked at Lucina and saw a marking in her left eye. "You bare the Brand. Could you be…"

"Hello...father." Lucina said on the verge of tears.

"This is...very heartwarming." Ciel said.

"I know." Nana said.

"We agree." Ross said alongside Kokoro, Kurochi and Petra.

"Ah, that's right. You all got pulled from the Mythos Universe, so you miss your families, too." David said.

"Ahem. I hate to spoil this joyous of reunions but our forces have sighted two armies in the midst of combat." Frederick said.

"Two?" Hope said. "Is there...some sort of picture or…"

"I took one when I went with him." Mahiru said giving Hope the picture.

"I knew it! Hoshido and Nohr." Hope said.

"And knowing the world they're from, they're about to be locked in battle." David said.

"If we approach this wrong, we'll be pulled into their war. So...what we should do is split up and approach them separately." Jexi said.

"I agree. But… How are we going to split evenly between two groups? It's hard to manage with a group as big as ours." David said.

"David, your group and mine can handle Hoshido. Hope...I'm leaving Nohr in your hands since you know them better." Jexi said.

"Really? O-okay." Hope said.

"Remember, you may know them, but they don't know you, so don't be surprised if they start attacking you as well." David said.

"Don't worry. I know them better than all of us. If they do attack, I know how to counter and defend them if necessary." Hope said.

"As for us, we'll divide between our own forces." Rowan said.

"We'll each do our best to get these armies on our side. Hopefully there's a hero among them." Lianna said.

"And hopefully we won't have to fight them like Hanbei. Though, considering Note's abilities, I highly doubt that." Mayumi said.

"True. The only way we'd be able to stop her is figuring out where her law was." Shuichi said.

"Her law has to do with Singing, I can tell that much." Hope said.

"And we do have to fight them, knock them out. That tends to be the best way to free them from mind control." Takeshi said.

"Then we best get moving if we're going to have a chance." Jexi said as the soldiers were mobilizing. "Though I wonder...what is the truth behind the Deserters? Are they really ones who left their armies...of their free will?"

"Hard to say, although that is what the name implies." David said.

"A group of soldiers who left their armies to form one of their own? Sounds a little too coincidental." Kurochi said.

"Besides, Hanbei couldn't be a Deserter. He is very loyal to Hideyoshi." David said.

"There is another theory. The Deserters...were a group that was forged by this Note character?" Jexi suggested.

"That...would actually make sense." Ross said

"No surprise, since she is very intent on bringing warriors transported here to her cause." Maki said.

"Then we'll just have to dismantle her little army, one possessed warrior at a time." Kokoro said.

"Agreed. But first we need to prevent this Note character from taking advantage of Nohr and Hoshido's rivalry." Chrom said.

"Considering her influence, it'll be tough to manage, but as long as we stay vigilant, we've got nothing to worry about." David said.

Hope then looked up. "You guys may not know me… but I'm comin for you any way. Elise, Leo, Camilla, Xander...your big brother is returning to Nohr, known or not."

With Elize's group…

"They're splitting up to intercept the woman called Note on two fronts." Achilles said.

"And the people I want to go with...they're going for Hoshido!" Elize said.

"Then we follow their example." Yuno said.

"Master Yuno, you mentioned that you're looking for someone too. There's a chance that he'll be with them." Achilles said.

"There isn't a chance….I know he will. That's the feeling I have." Yuno said. "We'll be meeting again soon...Asta."