Somewhere else in Miitopia, someone else arrives. He doesn't belong there either, but he knows what his purpose is. He's there to save the Miitopian world (for real this time). He's a warrior with a black cape, and he has to find someone.
Luckily, it's not that hard to find the only other Mii within a 20 mile radius. A pop star, clad in light blue, attempts to strike down some moths with a heavy looking microphone. This is as sad and hilarious as it looks, but the hero still has to help. Drawing his sword, he runs straight to the fight and takes out the remaining moths. The girl just stops fighting, instead cheering from a safe distance away. The fight ends pretty quickly.
"Hey… Why didn't you help?!" he snaps at her.
She takes a fearful step back. "Um… Well, ehehe…"
He sighs. This is Miitopia's new hero? Well, maybe it was hard for the Guardian to find someone. "Alright then. Name's Leo, I have business here, come with me or not, I don't care."
She nods, and the two of them continue fighting monsters in silence. Well, mostly just Leo. Is she really that weak? Apparently, this kid can't even keep up, or look up from the ground for more than two seconds.
After a while, she says something. "Hey…"
"What." he grumbles back at her.
"I um… I found something. Thought you might want it." She presents half of a banana.
"...Where's the rest of it?"
"I ate it." she replies, surprisingly confident compared to how she normally talks.
"Of course you did." He takes the rest of the banana, eating it. "There should be an inn around here somewhere…"
"Nobody's gonna be there, though…"
"Not a problem."
As the inn is in sight, and both of the protagonists are about to reach it, a certain Dark Lord appears. He's about twice as large as normal, and he wears a pair of shades. A rough cackle escapes his mouth. "Oh hey, it's the failure and the… Um… Other failure!"
The pop star screams into her microphone with an unexpected rage. "SHUT UP! You dragged me here, so would you mind sending me the HELL home?"
This barely elicits a response from the Dark Lord, except more cackling. "Sure, if you can remember where that is, Fyrien."
"Oh, that is IT! I'm gonna fight you right now, you jerk!" she continues, before preparing to fight. Before she can manage to, though, a tall woman with short hair and a sagely appearance shows up, calmly assessing the situation.
"Daryl, I see you're doing well." she addresses the Dark Lord dryly.
A flash of light and a breath later, he's gone, not a trace of his existence left. "Fyrien, please refrain from making threats you are unable to deliver on." the Great Sage addresses Fyri, before entering the inn.
And Fyrien's back to her normal fearful demeanor from the looks of it. "C'mon, it's gonna rain soon." Leo says, and they both enter the inn. Inside, the Sage and a twintailed mage are drinking tea.
"Hey Leo!" the mage greets excitedly. "And I take it you're this Fyrien girl I've heard so much about?" With this, she gets up from her seat and shakes Fyrien's hand excitedly. "Name's Mika! Welcome to the Resistance HQ!"
The Sage sighs. "Mage. You have no need to be kind to a couple of failed heroes."
"Okay, maybe Leo's a failure, but Fyrifyri? You've never even met her!" Mika retorts.
"I've seen enough. Daryl specifically brought her to the Guardian because of her inability to save this world." She takes a sip of tea, emotionless.
"I suppose I should introduce myself. I am Hope, the Great Sage of this world, and to put it mildly, you're going to fail in your duty."
Fyrien, after taking it all in, stares coldly at Hope, matching her icy blue glare with the taller Mii's. "I'm not sure what's going on… but… I think… I'm going to prove you wrong."
"That's the spirit!" Mika chuckles. "Want some tea?" Before Fyrien even answers, she's poured a cup.
Fyrien is drowning her troubles in the best tea she's ever tasted. Leo also takes a seat, choosing to abstain from teatime. "I guess I owe you an explanation. I played this game last, but… You know what, nevermind."
Hope stares disapprovingly, but says nothing.
"So… Are you the innkeeper?" Fyrien asks, breaking an awkward silence.
"Child, what makes you think this world has enough survivors for an innkeeper to exist?"
"Hopyyy, stop killing the mood!"
Leo stands up, annoyed. "I'll go clean the rooms." He leaves, and Hope pours herself another cupful.
Fyrien opens her mouth, but is interrupted by Mika. "Yeah, Leo's always like that. Well, last time he wasn't technically here, but his attitude… Well, who sets their personality as 'cool'? ...Anyway, enough about that jerk, what's your world like?"
Finally, a break. "I… I think we had the same world, but… I can't really remember anything." she explains quietly. "I know the games were fun, though! I think…"
"You need more confidence!" Mika grins. "Memories, schmemories. Miitopia's a thousand times better than Earth, anyway."
Fyrien returns a soft smile. "Thanks… I think… I think we're gonna be good friends."
"I knew you would say that!" Mika jumps up and gives her newfound comrade a tight hug.
"Hey! Personal space!" Mika falls on her butt, being pushed away by the smaller Mii.
"Ehehe, sorry, got a bit too excited!"
After a while of conversation (Mika explaining the ins and outs of being a mage and Blue leaving), the adventurers go upstairs. Leo's there, finishing up the beds. Knowing how hard it is to get a good night's sleep with Mika in the room, he lets Fyrien share his.
And halfway across the continent, a kind cleric wanders, helping any survivors she can find.
AN: I hope you like this chapter! I tried to make it longer, and it was pretty easy, considering that Leo's one of my favorite Miis.
