"My lord!" a soldier said. "We have word of a nearby village being attacked."
"What? Who is she?" Zhu Ran said.
"Dong Zhuo. He's the only one I can think of." Lu Xun said.
"I don't think he'll be much of a problem though. If there's one thing I've heard about Dong Zhuo, it's that while he talks a big game, he's generally a coward." Lucian said.
"You're right, Lucian." Naomasa said.
The army quickly arrived to said village to see many bandits pillaging the storehouses.
"That bastard. Only thinking solely about his paradise. He is the epitome of pure evil." Sun Quan said.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Right, Lucian?" Raiden said.
"Right." Lucian said.
"Let's go torment this bastard." Cody B said.
"Help us! They're raiding out food stores!" a peasant pleaded.
"Don't worry. We can handle this." Sid C said. "Ice of Wave!" he said freezing a number of bandits in a wave of ice.
"Who are these people? More rebels?" an enemy soldier asked.
"Hahaha! Rebels? There are no rebels in my paradise." laughed a large man.
A Power Hungry Malevolence
Dong Zhuo
"Now keep stealing from these villagers. Heck, use em as shields if you have to." Dong Zhuo said.
"This is gonna regret doing this our watch!" Cody B said "Take this!" he said firing off his water bows in the air and clearing out the soldiers attacking the peasants in one area.
"Thank you so much!" a peasant said.
"No problem, all in a day's work for a team... er, I mean, a Coalition Army soldier like me." Cody B said.
"Not so fast there, kid." said a soldier holding a peasant hostage. "One wrong move and I kill em."
"Dang it, they're taking hostages now? What do I do now?" Cody B asked.
"Such injustice...will not go unpunished." a voice said as someone went and cut soldier down. "How low can one get?" said a man i white with a strange helmet.
"That's... Kanetsugu Naoe!" Raiden said.
The Righteous Warrior of Benevolence
Kanetsugu Naoe
"Whoa, thanks for the help!" Cody B said.
"You are most welcome. It's clear you fight for justice and love...unlike these soldiers. But do not worry. Me and my allies are here to help." Kanetsugu said.
"Your allies?" Zhu Ran asked.
"Ha!" a voice shouted as piercing through some soldiers was a man in green with a dragon like helmet.
A Spirit with a Sharp Blade
Ma Chao
"That's Ma Chao! He's called the Glorious Warrior, isn't he?" Sabata asked.
"Indeed he is. And it is not just him" Kanetsugu said pointing to a girl who was bashing away enemies with a strange weapon with kettles on each end.
Fortitude Veiled by Beauty
Guan Yinping
"Guan Yinping!" Malcolm N said. "She became a warrior after learning martial arts for self defense."
"Of course, we wouldn't have found out about this place without assistance." Kanetsugu said referring to three figures nearby who were soon revealed to be Cassey S, Nina P and Ricky G.
"Hey guys." Ricky G said.
"Cassey!" Lucian said.
"Lucian." Cassey S said.
"We were getting worried when I saw Dong Zhuo raiding the village. When we found Ma Chao, Kanetsgu and Guan Yinping passing by, we asked them to help." Nina P said.
"We fight it!" Cassey S said.
"We merely responded to the justice in their hearts, that's all." Kanetsugu said. "Now that we are comrades, let us defeat these reprehensible fiends together!"
"Sounds good to me, ready Ricky?" Cody B asked.
"Sure thing! Cassey, Nina, ready for some action?" Ricky G asked.
"I'm ready!" Cassey S said.
"Hahahaha! Fools. You can't get the better of me!" Dong Zhuo said pulling ou a few bombs before tossing them at them.
Cassey S Thought fast and used his sword to delflect the bombs back at Dong Zhuo as they exploded.
"You have the big warrior!" Ricky G said getting in close. "Water Strike!" she said striking him in the stomach.
"Ow! That really hurt." Dong Zhuo said. "Ugh...forget this. I'm outta here. That Nobunaga is gonna pay for using me like this." he said running.
"You better run, like a fools!" Cassey S said. "Seriously, how someone like him managed to seize the Imperial Throne, I'll never know."
"Hold on. Does he mean Nobunaga Oda?" Raiden said.
"No." Lu Xun said.
"I think..." Zhu Ran said.
"This is bad." Naomasa said.
"Guys, somehow I get the feeling that Dong Zhuo was just a ploy. He wasn't the real leader of this attack." Cody B said.
"My. It seems that Dong Zhuo has run away. We better go retrieve him and finish off the opposing army." said a woman dressed in purple.
The Butterfly that Accompanies the Demon King
Nohime
"Okay, but let's finish this quick, Nohime. I wanna get back yo playing some Kemari!" said a white faced man dressed in a bizarre manner.
The Mysterious Buffoon
Yoshimoto Imagawa
"She's the leader behind this." Sabata said. "Nohime, Nobunaga's wife."
"And that man, that personality, I recognize it anywhere. That's Yoshimoto Imagawa..." Nina P said.
"The one behind the attack wasn't an original idea from Dong Zhuo...Nobunaga was manipulating the bastard." Sabata said.
"That's not fair." Lucian said.
"If that's the case, we should get rid of these two and report what we've learned to Master Liu Bei and Kenshin Uesugi." Kanetsugu said.
"Sounds like a plan." Lucian said.
The group ascended the enemy's main base and confronted Nohime and Yoshimoto.
"This end your here!" Jimbo P declared.
"Oh. I bet they're here to Kemari." Yoshimoto said.
"Somehow I doubt that." Nohime said.
"We're here crashing the party and kicking you out." Cassey S said.
"Is that so?" Nohime said. "Well...such a shame to cut the life of a young girl." she said equipping some razor sharp claw weapons.
"It's your mistake it you underestimate me." Cassey S said as she pounded her fist into her plam before doing a 'come on' motion with her hand.
"Come on. Let's play already." Yoshimoto said drawing his sword and jumping at her before Malcolm N blocked it.
"Damn, this guy... I can't read his movements. It's like he's not even thinking about how he's gonna fight." Malcolm N said.
"What about the soccer?" Rene D said.
"Oh yeah..." Malcolm N said.
"Is a real soccer." Jimbo P said.
"I'm not going to answer like that?" Malcolm N said.
"What is Kemari?" Sid C asked.
"like a ball!" Rene D said.
"Oh..." Malcolm N said.
"Got it in one." Sabata said.
"I shall show you respect for the game." Yoshimoto said before nohime stopped him.
"Listen." she said as they heard footstep running up. "Reinforcements for their army most likely. We should be leaving."
"What? That fool is going to laugh at us for this."Yoshimoto said.
"The fool? No. I'm sure he'd lovea situation like this." Nohime said as she escaped with Yoshimoto.
"What just happened." Rene D said.
"You all should be coming with us. Master Kenshin and Master Liu Bei have a castle set up not too far from here." Ma Chao said.
"Okay." Nina P said.
"Right then. Lead the way." Lucian said.
Following the three warriors, they soon arrived at a castle as three men waited outside.
"Seems we were right to send out those three." said a man in green witha robe over one arm.
A Strategist without Morals
Fa Zheng
"Once again, your judgement was right on the mark." said a young man with two swords dressed in green.
A Man of Outstanding Benevolence
Liu Bei
"Indeed. I knew Kanetsugu and the others would bring them back without harm." said a man in white.
The Dragon of Echigo
Kenshin Uesugi
"So, you must be..." Lucian said.
"Lucian!" Sabata said.
"Right, sorry." Lucian said.
"Welcome to the Rebel Army. Or at least, that is what our enemy calls us, since we are fewer in numbers than them." Fa Zheng said.
"We joined our forces together in order to oppose this army." Liu Bei said.
"So have a few of your allies." Kenshin said stepping back showing Omar K, Anton K and Kristian D behind him.
"Hey guys. We found you." Kristian D said.
"You're back." Lucian said.
"Now then, if you could come inside, we'd like to fill you all in on the situation we're in." Fa Zheng said.
"Now to begin...Many people have wandered into this strange world, crossing over the boundaries of time and space. Although how we got here and now we are to return, we are working together as one to resolve. One day, Nobunaga appeared suddenly leading an army, and began invading the areas around his own. He proclaimed himself the ruler of this world and stated he had the forces to back such a claim. He swiftly brought many under his control. He is also using a strange power to lay his enemies low. However, we cannot let his volent methods go unchecked. Master Kenshin and Master Shingen as well as myself have formed an alliance him. We intend to discover his true intent and expose the nature of the power he now possesses." Liu Bei explained. "But that army is still too strong. Meaning we need more warriors."
"Wow..." Nero said.
"So, the power of Knight are missing to us?" Lucian asked.
"Our planet to the world are powerful." Nero said.
"So we keep sending small parties." Kristian D said.
"Counting the numbers currently here in the castle. We have 14 of us and 14 of your teams." Liu Bei said.
"Lord Shingen as well as Yukimura and Nobuyuki are out searching for more." Kenshin said.
"They before the three of us left." Raiden said.
"Really?" Sabata said.
"So...can we count on your aid?" Liu Bei asked.
"Of course. I'll help you." Lucian said.
"We are the Coalition army after all." Cody B said.
"Very well...then let us work together...and defeat Nobunaga together." Kenshin said.
"Thank you, Lord Kenshin." Omar K said.
"Omar..." Jimbo P said.
"Yue Jin... I'm hope is okay..." Ricky G said.
"Yeah..." Sid C said.
"We're gonna to save the power!" Lucian said.
"Find Yukimura and Nobuyuki." Cody B said.
"Let's get going." Lucian said.
And so, although they arrived to this world via mysterious circumstances, the teams and the warriors of China and Japan ate gathering into a fearsome army. However, they are not the only ones to be gaining ground as multiple forces are making their move. This was once the end of Act 1.