After the battle outside of the fort, the group was then brought inside in order to meet with the ruler of said country.
"I wonder what this big time ruler looks like?" Lissa wondered.
"Being this is a war faring country, it's most likely a big strong and burly man with many muscles." Sir Robin thought aloud.
But to the group's surprise, a woman in red armor walked up to greet them.
"Or, it could be a woman who is in charge." Lucy said.
"Yes. My name is Flavia. I apologize for the trouble we gave you earlier and welcome you to Regna Ferox." she said to them.
"No apology necessary. So listen, we were wondering if we could…" Hope began.
"I know what you want to ask. I'm afraid I cannot give Ylisse any Feroxi Troops. I currently lack the authority to." Flavia said.
"But, aren't you the ruler of this country?" Alibaba asked.
"I'm one of the rulers. The other one who rules the west and I who rule the east. We've come together for a tournament in order to fight out who gets complete control. But the fight may be difficult. I have heard that they have contracted two fighters from Furious Fists to fight for them. They are said to be invincible together." Flavia explained.
"Well, how about we make a deal?" Jexi asked. "In addition to the shepherds, we'll supply two fighters from our team to fight for you. In return for the win, you supply the manpower we need. Sounds fair, right?"
"Indeed it does. Very well. The tournament begins in an hour. Have your two fighters ready by then." Flavia said.
"Okay Donnell, Time to shine. But first, Would you like to change your class with a Second Seal?" Chrom asked.
"A second seal? What's that?" Hope asked.
"Its an item like the Master Seal, but it allows you to change your class instead of upgrading it." Lissa explained.
"Yes I will. I wanna become a mercenary instead of a villager." Donnell said taking the item.
The item shined as Donnel's appearance changed. He now wore a suit of armor with a shield on his left shoulder and a sword in his left hand. He still wore the pot on his head, though.
"Okay. Now we just need to pick two people to fight for us." Hope said. "So, who's going into the arena to fight?"
"I wanna take a crack at it." Ranma said walking up. "If Furious Fists is involved, I wanna do my best to take on as many as possible before we meet Lucario." Ranma said.
"Okay. Now we just need one more to fight in the arena." Jexi said.
"I think I can handle it." Luffy said as he walked up. "Also, I just wanna have some fun while we're here." he grinned.
"Okay. Luffy and Ranma will be our two fighters out there in the tournament." Hope said. "Now, let's just hope for the best."
After an hour, the shepherds as well as Luffy and Ranma walked out into the ring with several Feroxi looking down on them.
"Seems like we have some stiff competition." Stahl said before a spanish guitar could be heard.
"That must be one of the fighters for Furious Fists." Ranma said as a cloak walked out into the field. He removed his cloak to reveal a bird creature with a wing like cape and feathers like a mask.
"Hawlucha?" Elfman said in surprise.
"That guy from Avia? He's the last one I expected here." Sanji said.
Out of the shadows came a second figure in a cloak. They too removed it, revealing a yellow mouse like creature in a luchador themed outfit.
"Is that...a Pikachu?" Nami asked looking out.
"It must be a cosplay Pikachu. I've heard about them. They don different outfits to express their personalities." Twilight said as Rarity could help but stare.
"It. Looks. So. ADORABLE!" Rarity said.
"Down in front!" shouted a spectator.
"Attention...people of the ring! I am Hawlucha and this young rodent is Pikachu Libre, my apprentice! We are fighters from Furious Fists! We fight now for kingdoms or victory, we fight for honor! Which is why it shall be our pleasure to defeat those two!" Hawlucha said to the crowd while pointing to Ranma and Luffy. The crowd cheered loudly after hearing him say this.
"You'll have to also contend with me first." said another voice, as "Marth" strode onto the arena with a bunch of Feroxi gladiators.
"Marth. So he did come here after all." Chrom said readying his sword. He Drew his falchion and entered a stance.
Marth then drew a similar Falchion, almost identical to Chrom's.
"Where did you get that?" Chrom asked before the two rushed at each other with both swords bared. They clashed again and again, the crowd getting even more elated than before.
"Master, are they… ignoring us?" Pikachu Libre asked.
"It appears so. But it is for good reason." Hawlucha said. "Those two fight for amazing honor. This we must respect. As for the other Shepherds..."
"Guess that's our cue, fellas!" Donnell said.
The shepherds quickly rushed into battle against the Feroxi gladiators as Luffy and Ranma headed for the two furious fists members.
"So, how about I take Hawlucha and you get Pikachu?" Ranma suggested.
"Sounds like a plan. Besides, they both look pretty cool like that." Luffy said.
The two quickly split off to fight their selected opponents. Ranma began with a punch to Hawlucha, only for the bird to dodge it and give Ranma an uppercut.
"Young fighter, I know about your past fights, but your sloppy techniques will only lead to defeat." Hawlucha said.
"Oh yeah. Well try this on for size! Thunder Punch!" Ranma shouted with a downward punch, only for Hawlucha to grab his wrists and slam him into the ground. "Like I said before, sloppy." he replied.
Donnell saw the others hard at work as Luffy puched Pikachu Libre into the wall with just a punch with the little mouse getting back up. He move forward a bit when a gladiator caught him from behind and used a downward chop, but the strike was to no avail as the pot on Donnell's head protected him. "You'll have to try a lot harder than that." Donnell said slashing through the gladiator.
Luffy and Pikachu Libre kept going at it. "You're pretty cool." Luffy said.
"Same as you. But I shall defeat you for my sake of honor." Pikachu Libre said as he climbed onto a stone pillar. "Now, witness my amazing technique." he said leaping off and over Luffy. "Flying Press!" he shouted, pinning the rubber man into the ground. Luffy got up after that, since his body was made of rubber.
"Master, time for our combined attack!" Pikachu Libre said.
"I quite agree." Hawlucha said tossing Ranma at Luffy before flying over them with Pikachu Libre jumping into the air. "Flying Press times 2!" they shouted before plummeted onto the two lying on the ground.
"Oh, that's gotta hurt! Maybe I should help." Stahl said. He galloped over to the two and slashed at Hawlucha, who dodged it gracefully, but would end up hitting Pikachu Libre, knocking him out as he crashed into the wall.
"Hmm. That one still has a lot to learn. But nevertheless." Hawlucha said leaping into the air and landing on the horse Stahl was riding.
"End of the line, Trainee!" Hawlucha said before punching him off his horse and out of the ring. Hawlucha landed on the ground, but not before seeing Ranma still standing. "Hmm. You are a stubborn one. I like this in a fighter." he said.
"I mastered Pokemon moves, Beat gurdurr, and survived a mega evolved pokemon. I'm not about to lose to a Luchador rip-off!" Ranma shouted as a rainbow aura surrounded his fist. "This is something I came up with by mixing Fire, Ice and Thunder Punch. Let's see how well it does against you!" he shouted. "Here we go! Tri Punch!" Ranma shouted.
"Focus Punch!" Hawlucha called out. As the two tried to punch the other, Hawlucha's punch was dodged as Ranma's hit him in the chest. A mixture of fire, ice and lightning came from the impact, damaging Hawlucha a lot. When Ranma retracted the first, Hawlucha fell onto his back, defeated.
"It seems...the more honorable warrior has won this day." Hawlucha said before passing out.
The fight between Marth and Chrom was also over as Marth's falchion was knocked out of "his" hands.
"Do you yield?" Chrom said.
"Impressive. Just as I thought it would be." Marth said. "It's over, Regna Ferox is yours."
After the fight, Stahl was okay as he came up to the others. "Didnt think that thing could hit so hard. I still have a long way to go, Fredrick."
"Don't be too hard on yourself. It's not like you expected him to be weak or anything." Frederick said.
"Donnell, you were great out there! Youre coming a long way from a villager." Chrom said.
"Aw, it was nothing." Donnell said.
The heroes we're complementing Ranma on his win before Hawlucha and Pikachu Libre came to him. "We thank you for such an honorable match." Hawlucha said as they both bowed.
"Yes. Even though I never got to truly fight you." Pikachu Libre said.
"That was my fault. I wanted to help really badly." Stahl said.
"It is not your fault. You did what you felt was needed." Hawlucha said. "Now we return to our guild."
"Wait. What other guilds are out there besides yours?" Natsu asked.
"Dozens have formed after the unification made possible by the legendary hero. But some of the most prominent ones fight now are: Heaven's Garden, Ocean's Wrath, Ghost Party and Fairy Tale." Hawlucha said. "But these are just based on rumors."
"Wait, our guild is fighting?" Natsu asked.
"No. Tale with an l e at the end." Hawlucha said.
Suddenly, a soldier came running in. "My lord! Your barracks have been raided! Maribelle has been captured by Plegian forces!"
"No! We were so occupied with Marth, the plegians made a move on the barracks." Hope said.
"Now they've got an important figure, and the only one who was still at the Barracks was Ricken." Miriel said.
"Ricken?" Sir Robin asked.
"He's a mage like Mireil, but he's still too young and in training." Lissa said.
"These are their location, Queen Emmeryn request you get her back Immediately." the soldier said.
"We'll make it back as soon as we can." Chrom said before a large figure approached him.
"Well done, my boy. You've fought well." he said. "My name is Basilio. I was the leader of Phela Ferox before you won against my warriors. Now, I come to give you a little gift for your effort." he said as a young man came out behind him.
"This is Lon'qu. He's a Myrmidon and one of my most elite warriors. He was actually my champion till that soldier knocked him out last night." Basilio said.
"Nice to meet you." Lon'qu said.
"Now, he's not usually much for talking, but he's a pretty dependable warrior." Basilio said to the group.
"Shall we head out? Your queen is already with Gangrel now."Lon'qu said.
"Wait, he's coming with us?" Lissa said.
"Of course. This warrior is my gift to you on your victory." Basilio said.
"Well, Myrmidon's are strong fighters at any range. He'll make a very valuable asset to our group." Chrom said.
"Now let's move! Gangrel and Emmeryn are waiting!" Frederick said as the group moved out, but not before Ranma stopped. "And Hawlucha, when you return to your guild, tell your master I'm gonna be coming for him." he said as he ran out.