And so, our large army had chosen to split up after learning of the two armies. Heading to the east are the Dimensional Heroes and Brave Adventurers with Rowan, Chrom, Robin, Frederick and Lucina to follow after them along with a still unconscious Hanbei.
"Jexi, there's something I want to ask you." David said.
"What is it?" Jexi asked.
"Well, you and Hope seem like a pretty inseparable pair. But once I came into the picture, both of our teams work with each other more than either of us do with Hope. Why is that?" David asked.
"Huh. I never really noticed. Well if I had to pick a reason...it's cause you're group is the smallest and I wanna support it." Jexi said.
"I guess there's that. I just don't want Hope to get jealous, that's all." David said.
"You don't have to worry. Hope's a lot of things but he can't be jealous." Jexi said.
"So anyway, Cordelia with that pegasus, it's so cool! I wish I could ride one someday!" Rowan said.
"Gonta don't think that going to happen." Gonta said. "Pegasi in this world not fond of males, hence why there are only female Pegasus Knights."
"Oh yeah…" Natsu said.
"So I'll never be a Pegasus Knight?" Rowan asked.
"No...but you could always ride horseback." Iida said.
"That's not really enough…" Rowan said.
"It's either one or the other." Nami said.
"Wait...there's someone up ahead." Ochako said as a young girl with short red hair was being surrounded by enemy soldiers.
"Oh no. I've been sighted. What do I do?" she wondered before Chrom and Rowan took them down.
"Don't worry. You're safe now." Rowan said.
"Oh..uh...thank you." she said.
"There may be more enemies in the area. Better to stick with us." Chrom said.
"Thank you, but...I don't even know who you guys are." she said before something was flying over head.
Flying at them was a woman with short red hair riding on a pegasus as she spun her spear.
"You dare do something as bold as kidnap a member of the royal family of Hoshido? Your lives end here!" she shouted.
Princess of Hoshido
Sky Knight
Hinoka
"Kidnap? W-wait! This is a misunderstanding! We were trying to save her." Jesse said.
"I don't think she's in the mood to talk right now." Izuku said before they saw more sky knights following behind her.
"I'm so sorry about my sister." the other girl said.
"Sister?" Izuku said.
"Oh...please tell me this is a mistake." Jexi said.
"Uh...afraid not. My name is Sakura. I'm the youngest member of the Royal Family of Hoshido." she said.
Princess of Hoshido
Shrine Maiden
Sakura
"Great." Bakugo said.
"Well thanks to that...we're about to be swarmed by sky knights." Rainbow said. "Wait...archers usually beat these guys. We need archers set now!"
"We're on it." Vera said heading out with Teba.
"Let me help. I use a bow too." Sakura said.
"Wind attacks are also preferable. We have to calm these girls down." David said.
"We're on it!" Genis said, heading out with Wendy, Petra and Himiko.
The three archers got into position as they started firing arrows at the sky knights sending them down one at a time.
"Sky Dragon's...Roar!" Wendy shouted firing a large blast of air at some of them.
"Elwind!" Himiko called.
"Air Blade!" Genis called, working with Himiko to form an X-slash of wind towards the sky knights.
"This isn't working. We can knock a few of them down but they just keep coming." Petra said attacking a few incoming knights.
"We need some kind of edge." Jexi said.
In the distance, three familiar figures watched.
"So...should we help now?" asked Achilles
"Yes. Now would be good." Yuno said opening his Grimoire. "Wind Magic: Crescent Kamaitachi!" he said moving his arm down in a straight line as a cutting wave of air was sent out dividing the sky knights in half.
"What in the? Who dares!" Hinoka said before seeing the three figures standing over her and her knights.
(Cue- Fire Emblem- SSBM Arrangement)
"No way. It can't be…" Asta said.
"It's been awhile...Asta." Yuno said. "Now is the time! Charge in for the attack!" he said as Elize and Achilles moved in.
"Get ready, Teepo! Negative Gate!" Elize casted as a dark sphere appeared above the Pegasus Knights, with the seeping energy damaging them.
"What the…? Elize? Elize, is that you?!" Jude asked.
"Hey, Jude! It's been way too long!" Teepo said as he glomped on Jude's head.
"Ngh… It's good to see you too, Teepo." Jude said as he managed to get Teepo off.
Achilles slashed through the Hoshidan soldiers, not tiring in the slightest.
"No way, its Achilles! I thought Note got to him!" Sanji said.
"She tried to, but he was able to resist it." Elize said.
"He would've for sure if we didn't step in." Teepo said.
"Is… that stuffed animal talking?" Izuku asked.
"It must be some form of magic, though I have never seen one so strange." Robin said.
"Teepo is a booster and an early spyrite model. He helps Elize with her spirit artes." Jude said.
"I see. So that's it. That's pretty incredible." Wendy said.
"I don't care if you're just a child! None of you will be spared!" Hinoka said charging at her.
(end song)
"Wind Creation Magic: Swift White Hawk!" Yuno shouted as a hawk made of wind grabbed onto Hinoka with its talons. "Sorry, but I'll have to ask you not to harm her."
"Let me go! You damn kidnappers!" Hinoka said.
"No, Hinoka! They saved me!" Sakura said.
"What? So...have I had the wrong idea the whole time?" Hinoka asked.
"That's what we've been trying to tell you!" David said.
"I see...then I owe you an apology." Hinoka said.
"It seems you've learned your lesson." Yuno said dispelling the hawk and releasing Hinoka.
"Okay. We know Achilles and I guess Elize...but you're still a stranger to us." Indigo said.
"Yes. My name is Yuno. I'm a Magic Knight from Clover Kingdom." Yuno said. "Though...I'm not a stranger to all of you."
"Yeah. I wasn't expecting you here Yuno." Asta said.
"Neither was I. Until I saw that one member of your group fight in Aytolis." Yuno said.
"So...you two know each other?" Jexi asked.
"Yeah. He's...my rival!" Asta sad.
"And he is mine." Yuno said.
"You're rivals?" Natsu asked.
"Here's the thing, we both wanna become Magic Emperor. Ever since we were kids." Asta said.
"So...we made an agreement...work our way up in the Magic Knights so one day...one of us will become Magic Emperor." Yuno said.
"It makes sense for you to be rivals then, because only one of you can have that position." Jude said.
"Though I found these two in the woods. I needed to protect them till we reconvened with all of you." Yuno said.
"Really?" David asked.
"I… I've been thinking about this for a while. Ever since we stopped Bisley. And after stopping by the Cutlass Kitchen, I finally decided… I want to go with you!" Elize said.
"Really, Elize?" Jude asked.
"She's serious. Me too. We've missed traveling with you, Jude." Teepo said.
"Well, this is a surprise." Leia said.
"If you've thought that hard about it, then I'll be more than happy to let you come along." David said.
"Thank you so much!" Elize said.
"You won't regret this!" Teepo said.
Izuku then looked to Yuno. "You're Asta's rival, but… I think it'd be best for you both to be together with us. Then you can continue your run to see who becomes Magic Emperor first with us."
"I have no intention of joining your team." Yuno said.
"Yeah...I get it. We need to develop on our own separately...both of us on the same team right now...it just wouldn't work." Asta said.
"Yes. That is exactly right." Yuno said. "I actually plan to leave after this war is over."
"Fair enough." Takeshi said.
"And I would like to join your army as well. As thanks for protecting my sister." Hinoka said.
"Good. Now...we...need to…" Rowan said before he collapsed.
"Rowan!" Luffy said as they all gathered.
