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Cordelia was trying to calm her Pegasus down after the arrow while Colin was formulating a plan, but his thoughts were interupted by a little girl's whine "My throat is dry, my shoes are full of sand, and some big weirdo is trying to KILL ME!!" Colin was trying to understand what the heck was going on. "Oy, you break Gregor's heart! Why you treat like villain?" It was that man's voice again... "You there! Fiend! Keep your hands off that maiden!" It was Chrom that time, maybe he got an understanding on the situation? Colin's thoughts were shaken up when Cordelia took the pegasus into a nosedive, then landed gracefully. Colin hopped off then drew his sword, readying for battle.

(Getting lazy now, just read the spoiler to see how the convorsation happens...)

(Nowi And gregor are now playable by signup!)

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"What do we do?" asked Forge, unsheathing his sword. "I may be able to stall them," he gestured towards the small army ' for what? A minute at most. That gives you time to check out what is going on with them. Then we can regroup and face the army. How does that sound?" Forge said.

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Colin thought about Forges idea for a second then said "OK, but take Vaike and Lon'qu. Vaike is a capable axeman, and Lon'qu's is rather skilled with a blade."

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"Meet back here in five." said Forge. He gestured to Vaike and Lon'qu. "Let's go show them the meaning of bad- *!?."

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"Now, about tho- WHAT!" Colin went to talk to the people, But they were under attack! Gregor was holding his own, but the little girl was surrounded! "GET AWAY FROM ME!" She yelled then there was A blinding flash and when Colin regained his sight, The girl was gone, and there was a dragon in her place! It burned the area around it and almost all of the Pelgians. Then another flash and the dragon was gone and the Girl was back in it's place. "What in blazes?! The girl is a dragon!" Colin yelled. "By the gods, she's a manakete... I never thought I'd see one." Chrom said as he walked up to me. "Hmm... Perhaps she doesn't need our help so much as we could use hers..."

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"Let's go!" shouted Forge. Three men faced him. Forge dived under a sword strike which went and hit one of them. While he was dislodging his sword, Forge used him as a shield for an attack and he killed the third one the old-fashioned way. The other two were doing fine on their on. Reminds me of the army. thought Forge. Then he went back to killing. "WE'RE OUTNUMBERED!" Shouted one of Forge's allies. "You mean we get to kill more people. Think positive boy, or we all die!" replied Forge.

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Colin stood awestuck by the manakete, but then remembered they were in the middle off a battle! He looked at Cordelia, and then Chrom. It was time. All of them grabbed something off there belt. The objects were Red and White Balls. then they all threw theirs into the air, and Little creatures Popped out!

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"COLIN! CHROM! WELCOME TO JOIN ANYTIME, YOU KNOW! DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS OUT ON THE FUN!" Shouted Forge.

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The creature that came out of Colin's ball was a pale yellow, with blue covering it's ears, cheeks and hands. There was also a blue minus symbol on it's tail. The creature that came out of Cordelia's was very similar. Except the minus signs were plus signs, and instead of blue it was a very similar shade of red to Cordelia's hair. The one that came out of Chrom's was Much different It was a sword with ribbons that it used as hands to grab a shield. "Now! shepherds! Attack!" Chrom grasped his creature by the hilt, and it gave Chrom it's shield. Chrom lept into battle swinging his creature, Which didn't mind at all It actually looked rather happy, At his foes. Cordelia had landed her pegasus and used a sword to fight along side Colin, While their creatures wielded tiny levin swords.

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"Finally! What if I told you you're five seconds late(ACCIDENTAL MATRIX). No, I'm not joking, a lot of people can die in five seconds." Said Forge, taking down another soldier. (He hasn't noticed Pokemon yet, point them out for him)

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Colin barely dodged a sword towards his neck then replyed "We were getting reinforcements" He nodded his head towards Chrom's 'Sword' and the two little guys the best he could, while fighting Pelgians.

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"(My Avatar)! Just keep fighting! Where are the others?" Forge said, dodging multiple attacks. One Pelgian insulted him. "Look me in the eye and say that. I dare you. Scratch that, I double dare you!" Forge replied, running him through. "NEXT!"

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"Forge!" Colin yelled while in a sword lock with a Pelgian, "No taunting the enemy." He Knocked his foe back then slid under him and stabbed him in the back. He then he pulled his sword out of his opponents gut, and then realised there was silence... And no Pelgians standing. He looked at his creature, It was alongside Cordelia's. He looked at Chrom and his creature, They both looked tired. "Ha ha! You dare defy Grima, god of annihilation?" Colin turned around to see Chalard, a Pelgian commander.

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"Yeah." said Forge, quite simply giving the commander a 'The Hell are you?' look. "Yeah, that's our job."

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Colin was thinking of a strategy, when all of a sudden a fireball zipped past him a few feet to left. It hit Chalard, and after a few seconds, there was only a pile of charred bones. The battle was won. "This is just the worst. Day. EVER!" Said the little girl, who had revered from dragon form, then she started crying. "Ho now, wee one! Do not make with the crying of tears. The evil people are now dead people. This is good, no?" Gregor walked up to her, and was trying to comfort her. Chrom walked over to the pair and said "Say, um...Gregor, was it? Gregor, do you mind looking after her? We need to press on." Gregor looked insulted by this. "Mmm... Gregor is mercenary, yes? Maybe you hire Gregor instead. True, Gregor just finish killing former employers, but still very reliable! So long as you not try to hurt little girl, Gregor will not hurt you. Also, Gregor need steady income. ...Many angry former employers." Chrom was shocked to hear this, but responded rather quickly. "Sure, why not? You're hired." "But! But what about me?! I WON'T go back on the auction block!" The little girl looked a bit angry at this. "Wait. You've been sold? Like a...like a slave?!" Cordelia was over there too, which Colin didn't realize until now. "To men more despicable than you can possibly imagine. They made me transform for them... They drank and laughed and called out tricks..." The girl looked like she was about to cry again. "What kind of scumbags buy and sell a little girl?! Even if she CAN turn into a dragon..." Cordelia said, looking rather mad. "She may be little, but not nearly so young as you might think. Manaketes live a very long time." Fredrick stated.
"Really? ...How old are you" Colin had walked over there earlier and then this question just slipped out of his mouth. "Oh, I dunno. ...A thousand...something? But look! No wrinkles!" Colin's jaw dropped. She is 1000 years old! "The dragonkin are said to be more resilient than men. She would make a strong ally." Fredrick stated. "Yeah take me with you!" She said, and it sounded like she was begging. Colin thought for a moment, but it didn't take long to decide. "Ok, but please just tell us your name." "Nowi." She responded with a smile. "Well, shall we get some rest? We're almost to the Plegian capital. We'll need all our strength, soon enough..." Flavia came in and said. Wait, where did she come from...

*So the shepards set up camp for the night, and a while later in the mess tent...*
Colin had got some food and was figureing out where to sit. It didn't look like Cordelia or Chrom came in yet, but he saw John forge in the corner of the room, So he started walking over.

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Forge was sitting down with his arms crossed and eyes closed, but still awake. He sensed Colin coming over and looked up. "Salute, Colin." he said in a way of greeting. "How are you? How can I serve you?" he asked.

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Colin sat down then responded, "I thought I'd discuss our plan, You asked earlier." Colin took a bite of his food then continued. "We finish our march to Pelgia Castle tomorrow." Colin once again stopped and drank some water. "Our main force will move towards their Courtyard and and take out their wyverns, then The Pegasus knights led by Commander Phila will Come in and reinforce us." Colin took one last bite of his food then finished his water. "That is the current plan, Well have more info when Basilio's scouts return with a map of the battlefield."

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'Where do I fit in?" asked Forge, leaning forward. He wanted to know. "Before you answer, know this. I know how to command troops into battle. I have done it before. I hope to do it again. Sonner or later, I will. Better sooner than later."

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"Hmm, Maybe you should attend tomorrow's strategy meeting." Colin got up then walked a few steps to the exit of the tent. "It's at sunrise." Colin then walked the rest out of the tent.

*A while later, just outside camp.*

"Colin?" Cordelia snuck up behind him, he didn't realize it until she was right behind him. "Huh? Oh, Cordelia, It's you." Colin replied, sounding rather sad. "Why are you all alone out here?" Cordelia asked. "Oh, I was just thinking about what Forge said earlier. What if we were five seconds late? How could I live with myself?" Cordelia grabbed Colin's chin and lifted it up so She could look into his eyes. "But we weren't. We made all made it out in one piece because of your strategy." She let go of his chin and walked back towards camp, She stopped halfway and said "It's getting late, Why don’t we retire for the night?" "OK, I'll be there in a few." Before he headed to his tent, He thought "It wasn't my strategy... it was John's."

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Forge was still awake. He decided he may as well take watch. He saw Colin outside. "Salute." he said, as he walked to his side. "What's up?" he asked, seeing Colin's face.

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