The company moved out to Desert Arena to meet the rest of the Heroes and the supposed masked king Marth. But things did not go as they intended as in there way were several bandits, mercenaries and thieves as well as a large sandstorm blocking their path.

"If you hadn't told us this late the others would be here, we would've met up with them already! You're such an idiot, Asta!" Sanji said.

"Don't blame him, we had to get our main task first. Finding the Gleamstones is crucial as well as allies to assist in the fight." Lianna said.

"Argue later, we have to clear this sandstorm before we even get to the arena." Lissa said.

"Tell them that." Asta said as the enemy forces were advancing on them.

"It's likely these sellswords and bandits were persuaded by our mysterious songstress to join the Deserters." Chrom said.

"I doubt that. These kinds of towns are always swarmed with them, brainwashed or not." Asta said.

"Besides, these are bandits, thieves. They most likely came to the desert to hide out and then ambush travelers like us." Frederick said.

"That's the thing with bandits, isn't it?" Sanji said kicking a few.

"Just cut through em and we'll be seeing the arena in no time!" Rowan said slashing through.

"Is he always like this?" Lissa asked.

"I'm afraid so…" Lianna said.

In another part of the battlefield, David was decimating the area.

"Geez… Who's bright idea was it for us to meet in the desert, anyway?" David asked as he knocked out a bandit and caught a bag full of tomes. "These were likely stolen, but… they're spoils of war now. I should get these to Himiko so she can fight."

"Oh, so you think Himiko can handle a Tome?" Sonic said barreling through a row of bandits. "This I gotta see. I wanna rub it in her face when she messes up."

"Sonic, be nice! Himiko was given those traits forcefully by James, don't berate her." Sunset said slashing a sword in half with her Enma Blade.

"Besides, I think she wants to rub it in a lot of people's faces that she can use real magic." Natsu said punching through several of them.

"Alright, I'll giver her a chance. You gotta admit though, her tricks are pretty cool." Sonic said.

"It's magic, Sonic!" Himiko said peeking out from cover before almost getting nailed in the face by an arrow.

"Himiko, heads up!" Natsu said grabbing a Wind tome from the bag and tossing it to her.

"What's this?" Himiko said.

"A Wind Tome. Mages in this world use em real good. Now you're a mage for real. You're welcome." Natsu said.

"Just call the name of the spell and let them have it!" Sunset said.

"O-okay." Himiko said as she faced oncoming bandits. "Wind!" The tome glowed and a gust of wind blew right at the bandits.

"Holy crap! It worked!" David said.

Himiko then stood proudly. "What did I tell you all? My magic is real!" Himiko said as David tossed Himiko the bag containing the remaining tomes.

"Go nuts, Himiko. You're a fighter now." David said.

Himiko grabbed the other three tomes and dashed off.

"Now let's see about clearing that sandstorm." Sunset said taking her watch and putting it in the hilt slot.

Dream Link!

"Tengu!" Sunset said placing the dream medal in as the sword unleashed a gust of wind that knocked away some of the sand.

"Hey, the sandstorm cleared up in an area!" Asta said.

"How can that be? Sandstorms don't just disappear." Frederick said.

"Looks like our friends have got things under control on their end." Sanji said.

"Yeah, we do." Sunset said. "Where the heck were you guys? We've been waiting for a week for you guys!"

"We took a little detour when it came to this Shield of Flames thing." Asta said.

"Where's Marth?" Sanji asked.

"Marth's in the Desert Arena...waiting to fight the hero Chrom." Sunset said.

"Then I best not keep him waiting." Chrom said.

Chrom was escorted inside the arena where Marth awaited. Marth then drew his Falchion.

"Seems talk would be a waste. Falchion against Falchion." Chrom said drawing his as the two of them clashed with one another in fierce combat before the others. "Tell me, who taught you to fight?"

"My father!" Marth said.

Chrom clashed with marth more and more

"They're evenly matched it seems." Frederick said.

"That's not much of a surprise." Jexi said to himself. "Considering Chrom taught her how to fight."

"How long will this go on?" Lissa asked.

"Don't know but I hope it never ends. This is epic!" Indigo said.

The battle continued before Chrom found the opening he needed and knocked the Falchion out of Marth's hands.

"And we have a victor! The winner is Chrom!" Lacy said.

"It seems you are about as skilled as I thought you would be." Marth said.

"As are you." Chrom said.

"So...you aren't with Gristonne as I had thought?" Darios said.

"No. I infiltrated their ranks due to them recruiting a dark mage named Validar. From what I have learned, they're holding a ceremony in a place called the Dragon's Table." Marth said.

"They're trying to revive the Chaos Dragon!" Lianna said.

"Chaos Dragon?" Jexi asked.

"It's a very long story." Sanji said.

"You can tell us on the way. We have to hurry and stop this!" David said.

"Agreed." Chrom said. "And I am honored to welcome any allies of these two brave warriors to our aid. You have my thanks."

"Don't think about it too much, your majesty. For now...we must depart." Jexi said.

"Indeed. We march...to the Dragon's Table!" Chrom said as they marched off to their next destination.