Author notes Thank you for all your help people. I will NOT make these people St/Sues..though I will have to make them strong at some points in the story. I still need more OOCs (about 26 more) to increase my army's size.

Disclamer: for the last time I do NOT own FE7 or FE8

Sera the young leader of a mercenary band. Hired by Marquess Ludgren to stop a small band of traitors they move to the Lycian border to intercept the upstart. As they travel Sera begins to question the integrity of this assignment...

"Here we are, the Lycian border." Sera looked out over the mountains "The target should be crossing over the border soon and we must be down there to intercept." Sera led her small troop down the mountain. when they reached the bottom a small girl ran up to the group.

"Your mercenaries right?" The girl looked up at Sera fearfully.

Sera jumped down from Pyrio's horse and knelt so she was eye level with the child. "We are. Why what is the matter?"

"Our village is under attack from bandits! Please help us!" The child looked up at Sera pleadingly.

Sera sighed. While she hated working without pay she could not say no to the child before her. "Ok we'll help you."

Norse came forward his tactician robes flapping in the wind. Normally this would make one look heroic but since the robes were two sizes too big it made him look more like a dish cloth. Never the less his voice was clear and firm "Pyrio! You ride ahead and make sure that the village gate is closed. Take Rex and this girl with you. Ashe! Syra! Sera! Wait a few moments then follow. I'll stay here and send you a message through your bracelets if i need you else where"

Syra looked at her bracelet. A truly marvelous invention from the mysterious continent of Loran, it let anyone who spoke into it be heard by anyone who was wearing the same bracelet type. They had about 30 of the things left. Following Ashe she dashed off. Sera turned and headed off in a different direction.

When Syra and Ashe arrived at the village they saw a small band of ax men trying to set fire to the rear gate. "These are mine!" Ashe said drawing her sword. "Don't even bother trying to help me girl, they all have axes." With a battle cry Ashe ran forward and attacked the men.

Poor ax men POV

We were trying to set fire to the village's rear wall when it happened. Out of nowhere came a mad woman with a sword! She was like a strike of lighting. Next thing I knew I was on a cloud being lectured in some place called Purgatory. I don't think we managed to get the fire started after all that.

Norm POV

"Feh..what weaklings" Ashe twirled her sword."did yah see that Syra THAT's how..."

CLANG!

Syra smiled as she brought her lance down on the soldier that had been sneaking up on Ashe. "You were saying?" she asked with a small smile.

"I hate you.."

"Yes yes I know"

"THE score is still four to one! I'm still wining!"

"Yes Ashe I know. Now if you don't hurry I'm gonna catch up"

They continued this pointless argument as a group of the bandit walked up to them. "Prepare to...uh oh..." Yes Uh Oh for both Syra and Ashe turned and rushed the group.

"WE ARE ARGUING DON"T INTURUPT!"

"AIIEEEEE!" The bandit screamed like little girls and ran for it.

Meanwhile Pyrio and Rex had reached the village. sure enough a group of swords men were attacking the gate. Rex leapt from the horse and landed on on of the fighters. The other two swung there weapons but her brought up his shield to block.

"May you forgive me..but I have no choice" Rex swung his axe and gutted his two attackers. The choked and fell to the ground. "May there be mercy upon you..." He took a cut to his arm and begaun to fight another hero. The two axes clashed with each other for some time. Rex brought his weapon down in a powerful chop and his steel ax cleaved his opponent's iron ax in half..along with half his body.

Pyrio was taking down his attackers with ease. As a mounted unit he had much superiority upon these pitiful swords men. His silver lance flashed again and again dropping the attackers like flies. A thief managed to get in a hit and knock Pyrio from his horse. She spun and received a kick to the face from the thief. Smiling Pyrio twirled his lance. "Heh my SISTER hits harder than you!" He struck out with the weapon the poor thief struggling to doge the pointed object.

Sera meanwhile was rushing toward a house when she ran into a young woman with green hair. "Hey Wait!" Sera ran up to her, "Are you a mercenary too?"

The girl smiled "I'm Lyn, the leader of Lyndis's Legion. Who are AGH! what the?"

She had screamed because the minute Sera had heard the word Lyndis she had let lose with a Shine attack. "Impostor to the Throne of Calien, I Sera will bring you to justice!" She attacked again. Lynids rolled right to dodge the attack.

"Wait you don't understand! I'm Marquess's Calien granddaughter! I don't want the throne I only want to see him!" Lyn drew her Manni Katti and prepared to fight back. "Please listen! I don't want to fight you!"

Sera stopped her attacks. For an impostor there was something not right about it. "Norse! can you hear me?"

"Yes Sera. Where are you? Our forces have taken out the last of the bandits in this area. We are converging on your location. What is going on?"

"I have found the traitor but something is wrong...get everyone here so we can talk."

"Ok Boss will do!"

Sera turned to Lyn. "I don't know what's going on, but will you tell me your tale when the rest of my force arrives? I think there is something fishy going on here."

Lyn smiled. "Of course. I would be glad too, I'll have to wait for my force to arrive as well."