After the Dimensional Heroes and Brave Adventurers reunited with the Shining Hope Squadron, Hinoka and Camilla wasted no time getting at each other's throats.

"Hold it. What are Nohrian scum like you doing here?" Hinoka demandedly said.

"It's more that you Hoshidan's don't belong here." Camilla said.

"Hey, break it up, ladies!" Hope said.

"Stay out of it!" they both said slugging him.

"Please stop!" Sakura said.

"Yeah. We aren't even in Hoshido or Nohr right now." Elise said.

"That aside, we know Corrin was taken by Nohrian troops. Give her back." Takumi said.

"You are mistaken. Corrin's abductors hail from Hoshido." Camilla said.

"Makes sense you would pin your own misdeeds on someone else." Leo said.

"What was that?" Takumi said.

"Man, what is with these two families? Can't they both just get along?" Zelos asked.

"It's not that simple. Hoshido and Nohr have a lot of bad history between each other." Robin said.

"Ever been in a family feud, David?" Mahiru asked.

"None that I know of. I mean, with my father's family on Earth and my mother's among the sleeping Lunarians, there wasn't any room for bad blood." David said.

"I guess that would make sense. But still, these two have been at it since we got here." Shuichi said.

"I'm kinda surprised none of this has woken up Hanbei. But right now, we need to find a way to stop their tempers from flaring." Elize said.

"Which is near-impossible at this point, since Ryoma and Xander are about to fight." Maki said.

"That they are. To think this is all over Corrin…" Rarity said.

"Wait a minute...have any of you actually seen this Corrin?" Carrot asked.

"She was not among the soldiers of Nohr." Camilla said.

"And she definitely wasn't among us." Takumi said.

"Then, we can suspect that a third party was involved." Shuichi said. "Someone who would want Corrin out of the picture and instigate the war between Hoshido and Nohr behind the scenes."

"But if that's true….then we need to go and stop them immediately." Darios said.

"Agreed." Takumi said.

"These two seem very intent on fighting each other, though. And if we focus on one side for too long, the other will use the momentum to finish it." Regal said. "The only way we can calm these two down is if we take the forts from both sides at the same time."

"Regal's got the right idea, split up! One group takes the Hoshidian forts, the other goes for the Nohorian!" Hope said.

"Hold it, we need to be smart about this. If we take too many of one side, the other will overtake them." Jexi said.

"Ah...so it is the taking of forts you seek." a voice said in the woods as a figure stepped out. He was red bushy hair with two horns and wielding a fan. "Sounds like something I could get behind."

"Mitsunari Ishida!" David said. "It's been a while since that incident with Yomi."

"Indeed young Ishihara. I admit...I was not expecting to see you here." Mitsunari said.

"Well, it's a long story. Warriors from other timelines are getting crossed into this world. Even got a few from your era." David said.

"I can see that. A strange woman was trying to convince me to join her side when I arrived. The only reason I didn't hear her was due to the waterfall I appeared next to. Blocked out her caterwalling." Mitsunari said.

"Note. She must've tried to seduce you with her song." Hope said.

"I get the sense this Note lady is bad news in the singing department." Elise said.

"I see. So she manipulates people through singing. But if you don't hear it, it doesn't work." Twilight said.

"Yeah. Achilles blocked out her voice and Mitsunari couldn't hear her over the waterfall. Probably would have been bad if she got an expert strategist like him." Lacy said.

"Speaking of which, we need to figure out a way to split into two even groups to resolve this dilemma." Tapu Lele said.

"I see. Then if we wish to accomplish this...we'll need to divide our forces evenly to battle each force." Mitsunari said. "Though not in number, but in strength."

"Strength?" Camilla asked.

"While numbers can be accurate….the real determining force is the strength of an army...not the number." Mitsunari said. "Now...from what I understand...each army has weaknesses. Hoshido relies on spears, clubs and samurais...but its main forces are archers and sky knights. So...we'd need to send an archer as well as an axe wielder, a spear user and a swordsman." Mitsunari said.

'I'll take on the Hoshidans." Takumi said.

"Takumi? But they're your own soldiers, that doesn't make any sense."

"They're about to kill each other. I need to step in." Takumi said.

"Where you go, I follow, my lord." Oboro said.

"How interesting. I'll join you." Camilla said. "Malig Knight I may be, but don't forget, I have an axe."

"I shall accompany you as well." Kabuki said.

"You? You fight with needles, I think." Pinkie said.

"I use knives as well. I have an arsenal of weapons that can deal with any foe. I can dispatch the archers and the club wielders." Kabuki said.

"Very good. Then next is Nohr. They mainly rely on cavaliers as well as soldiers with spears and wyvern riders." Mitsunari said.

"I can handle them." Hinoka said.

"I'm coming too." Sakura said. "For support."

"Good choice. Wyverns may be tough, but they fall to an arrow like Pegasi do." Mitsunari said.

"I'll come with you. My magic can overpower any soldier." Leo said.

"And I'll follow close." Niles said.

"Me too...but not in his creepy way." Elise said.

"Then our forces are set. Now...I ask you all remain behind as I suspect there may be forces that could possibly incite more violence between the forces." Mitsunari said.

"Understood." Sectonia said.

"Let's do this!" Elise said as the teams broke off.

"Wow Mitsunari… a moment ago the siblings of both families were at each other's throats. Now you somehow got them to work together with your strategies, impressive." Sunset said.

"You don't get to become one of the well known strategists in history by allowing forces to bicker meaninglessly." Mitsunari said.

"Same goes for the commander of the Western Army." David said.

"Yes. Me trying to take control away from Ieyasu. Why I was in the middle of planning an attack against his troops in Sekigahara." Mitsunari said. "But...that will have to wait till I return."

"So let's play out this strategy. Who knows, maybe you and I can come up with some good ones." M. Robin said.

"It's perfect how it is. We just leave it be." Mitsunari said as the Hoshidan and Nohrian forces faced each other on a bridge with Xander and Ryoma meeting face to face.

"Crown Prince of Nohr! Give us Corrin or we will reign carnage upon you." Ryoma said.

"You take me for a fool? Corrin's abductor's clearly hailed from Hoshido." Xander said.

"Lying mongrel." Ryoma said before an arrow flew past him and at Xander who swatted it out of the air with his sword.

"The time for talk is over. We attack!" Xander said as they charged.

"Where did that shot come from? No matter. We must defend ourselves!" Ryoma said as his army charged as well.

"Who fired that shot?" Hope wondered.

"Most likely whoever wanted those two forces to fight." Mitsunari said. "Now is the time for my strategy to fall into place." he said as both small forces went against the Hoshidans and Nohrians.

"Here we go." Takumi breathed as he manifested an arrow and fired it at the sky knights, knocking them out of the air.

"Lord Ryoma, Lord Takumi has gone mad, he's shooting down all of our sky knights!" a soldier said.

"What? Treason...from my own sibling?" Ryoma said in shock.

"Seems all is going well so far." Mitsunari said. "Wait…" he said spying a figure going up the Hoshidan side with a rifle by his side. "They shouldn't use rifles...unless….that person is trying to create more tension."

"A rifle? Another one of Note's brainwashed warriors?" David asked.

"Perhaps. I have a feeling I know what kind of person he is. I've got this." Sectonia said heading after him.

"Fire a bullet at Nohr...make it look like Hoshido did it." the figure said aiming at a Nohrian commander before Sectonia threw off his aim. His cloak was knocked off as he stood there revealed to be a short haired man in green.

"Magoichi Saika!" Mitsunari said.

"Probably a good call for Sectonia to go after him then." Maki said. "If I remember my history correctly, he's a bit of a romantic and wouldn't hurt a lady."

"Probably says much on how Note exploited him so easily." Teepo said.

"This is gonna be fun to watch." Hope said.

"Move aside, charming lady. I have a job to complete." Magoichi said.

"And watch as both sides are torn from the inside out? I thought you mercenary types were above that." Sectonia said with her hands behind her back.

"Sorry...but I'm allied with every woman in the world. And that lady I met wants these armies gone." Magoichi said.

"Oh come now. Even mercenaries have some kind of honor. You really don't want to be responsible for that much carnage, do you?" Sectonia asked. "Even if you made a promise to a friend you'd make things better for everyone?"

"Tough choice. I could betray Lady Note...but that goes against my philosophy on women." Magoichi said.

"Even if the person offering it is a lady herself?" Sectonia asked.

"Pretty much yeah." Magoichi said. "Now I really don't wanna hurt you...so move." Magoichi said.

"A shame." Sectonia said before knocking him out.

"So much for charming him into stopping." David said.

"Yup." Hope said.

On the Nohr side, Hinoka was cutting down cavaliers with her Naginata while Sakura fired at on coming wyvern riders.

"Sorry about this!" Elise said blasting soldiers with her tome.

"Lord Xander! Hinoka and Sakura have breached deep in our defenses, and Lord Leo and Lady Elise were with them!" a Nohrian soldier said.

"My siblings have betrayed us? Unthinkable!" Xander said.

"Alright, this is going well." Regal said.

"Xander's sent a messenger! He's going to get reinforcements." Carrot said.

"If he gets reinforcements, that will upset the balance of the forces. Someone needs to eliminate that messenger now.' Mitsunari said.

"I'm on it!" Lissa said as she chased after the messenger and cut him off. "Where do you think you're going?!" she said as she whacked him with her axe.

"Good. We've stopped the call. Now all that remains is taking the remaining forts and...wait. The leaders of the armies...I don't see them among the troops anymore." Mitsunari said.

"Seriously? They couldn't have just vanished." Jesse said.

"Yet they have. We'll need to call back our forces and then start looking for them." Mitsunari said.

"Right-o!" David said as he went to get those on the Hoshidan side.

"I'll get the Nohr side back over here." Hope said leaving.

"Hmm...I never counted for them to suddenly vanish. I don't like this." Mitsunari said.