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Return of the Mysterious Trio

Standing on a cliff edge overlooking the majestic castle of Touma, a shadowy, male figure in a dark cloak stared down at it. The strange man smirked and shifted his hand to cover the lower half of his face.

"It was here," the man spoke. "This land that once caused toil and strife for its neighboring countries. This land that at first intended to ruin, now unified the feuding Nohrians and Hoshidans." With a quick snap of his hand, it changed position into a strange grasp-like hold toward the kingdom. "My aching blood yearns to reconcile with this anomaly of a country once more! But will it be a happy reunion or will it result into a bloody homecoming? For Touma better brace itself! The great dark knight spreads his ominous wings once more at the prospect of seeing his poor-unsuspecting allies! That's right! Tis the return of ODIN DARK-!"

His last statement was cut short by a loud smack from a twin-tailed, red-haired swordswoman. "Oh my gods will you cut it out already Owain!"

The man held his head in pain. His hood fell back and revealed a head of blonde hair. "Geez Severa, that really hurt!"

Severa scowled at him, "Do you even remember why we're dropping by? We just wanted a quick visit to see Kamui and then it's straight to Nohr."

Owain pouted, still holding his aching head. "Still you didn't need to punch me. That's marital abuse…"

Severa flushed and looked away. "Th-That's because you're wasting our time with your stupid monologues!"

In the distance another couple approached the two. A fair, light gray-haired man was accompanied by another twin-tailed girl, only her hair was fluffier and light, cotton candy blue with pink ends.

The other man chuckled and said, "Now, now, there's no need to get into a sour mood before we even meet the queen. Let's see some smiles."

"Inigo's right!" The other girl chirped. "Pieri's all smiles today. Pieri managed to kill several disgusting bugs before getting here."

"Didn't need to know that," Severa said under her breath.

"Severa, be nice. Pieri's actually been making a lot of progress from murdering people," Inigo smiled warmly at his wife.

After the war, the trio's mission for the mysterious stranger was finished. Their job was to protect Lady Kamui from Anankos's forces. When Kamui defeated the corrupted dragon and restored peace to the realms, their mission was completed. Owain and Severa (under the aliases Odin and Selena) married soon after before they left. The trio were good friends with one another, but Owain and Severa had hidden feelings for each other. While they were from the same world their union wouldn't be worrisome when they returned to Ylisse. However, Inigo was conflicted with his feelings for his fellow comrade Pieri. While the two were both the retainers for their Lord Xander, Inigo knew he would have to return to Ylisse one day.

Before the trio left, Inigo went to Pieri to confess his feelings. When he told her that he, Severa, and Owain were going to leave, Pieri didn't take the news well. As it turned out her feelings for the swordsman were mutual. If Inigo was going anywhere without her, she threatened to kill one servant a day and would keep on killing each day he was gone. While the threat was terrifying coming from the murderous retainer, it was hard to take her seriously with streams of tears (along with smears from her mascara) down her face. During the war, Inigo and Pieri had gotten closer when she confessed that the main reason she killed servants was because one had killed her mother. Both had lost their mother at an early age and began a deeper connection. If Inigo up and left, Pieri would have felt truly alone. Distraught by the unintentional pain he caused her, Inigo made another confession. Right then and there he confessed about his real name and his origins. With this knowledge, Inigo proposed to Pieri. If she was willing to leave Nohr and go with him to Ylisse.

During this proposal, the two were ambushed by a small gang of bandits. Unfortunately for the bandits, Pieri was so happy she slaughtered them as her way of accepting Inigo's proposal. Soon, the four of them left the realm, with a strange number of missing person cases that were undoubtedly related to Pieri.

Meanwhile, their respective lords and lady were informed of their leave of absence. Thought regretfully they accepted they did make them promise to return whenever they could.

On a side note, when they returned to Ylisse, Pieri was shocked at the change of their original hair color. Severa's was green, Owain was a brunette, and her new husband Inigo's was black. As they returned, they were greeted warmly by their friends and family. Stahl and Cordelia, Lissa and Frederick congratulated for their children's union but not before scolding them for disappearing for so long. Inigo received a fair amount of scolding from his parents, as well as a near death experience from his father, Lon'qu's blade. Olivia welcomed Pieri as her daughter-in-law but was a little nervous with how similar Pieri's cheerful attitude about murder was to their comrade Henry. Pieri, on the other hand was more confused with how young everyone's parents were (this followed another explanation of Inigo's origins of being a time-traveler from a dystopian future).

Now, the four returned to the realm as a sort of vacation. Their hearts excited with the reunion of their friends. Owain had been practicing and anticipating a major speech to commemorate their return much to his wife's chagrin. Inigo and Pieri wanted to surprise Lord Xander with news of Pieri's own pregnancy. Due to being pregnant, Pieri's murderous rampages have actually minimized.

After a few more trips of walking, bickering, and happy threats of murder, the four made to it to Touma's castle and asked to visit Queen Kamui. To their surprise, Azura met with them in the throne room.

"Huh? What do you mean Kamui's not here?" Severa demanded. Meanwhile Owain was slumped on the ground on his hands and knees depressed. The speech he had been preparing for had gone to waste. Inigo tried to calm his wife as Pieri started to tear up a little.

Azura shook her head, "I'm afraid she and Jakob had left on a quest to seek out Sir Gunter."

Severa was the most vocal of the group to voice her disappointment, in her typical, snarky attitude. "Wasn't he the one who betrayed us the whole time? Why would she bother looking for him?"

"Sir Gunter was possessed under the influence of Anankos," Azura defended the great knight. "He is still a cherished ally, especially for Kamui."

Inigo scratched his head as he thought of the new situation. "Well this is disappointing."

"Is that all you can say, Lazward?" Severa yowled. They decided to use their Nohrian-disguised names since their return. They thought it best since these are the names their friends would be better familiar with. "She's pregnant! She is a danger magnet, what if something happened to her and the baby?!"

Inigo spoke calmy to her with a smile. "You also forget that Kamui is perfectly capable of protecting herself. Besides, she has her husband with her too. Jakob is the most talented butler and healer around. He certainly wouldn't let anything happen to her on his watch."

Owain recovered from his depression and smirked. "His loyalty to his master reminds of my honorable father. To the point where it's almost scary."

Severa wanted to snap back, but grudgingly held back. As much as the butler was annoying and had been spiteful toward her when she was shopping, he is a skilled fighter.

Owain put his hand on his wife's shoulder and gave a kind smile to the acting ruler, Azura. "Thank you for your information Azura." He about-faced and pointed to the sky. "Now onward comrades, our journey to Nohr begins!"

Pieri mirrored his enthusiasm and cheered. "Aye, aye sir!"

Severa scowled at her husband's childish behavior. "Is now really the time Odin?"

Owain had a wide grin on his face. "But of course, we're killing two birds with one stone! Think about it, if Jakob and Kamui are in Nohr we can still visit them and reunite with Lords Xander and Leo, and Lady Camilla at the same time!"

"That's actually a good idea," Inigo nodded in approval.

"Pieri likes the sound of that. Especially the killing birds part!" Pieri chirped.

Severa sighed knowing it would be too stressful to bite against Owain's sense of logic. "Fine, I guess that works."

They said their goodbyes to Azura and made their way to Nohr where more encounters will await them.

Chapter 10/End

A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. Please review and let me know what you think or else Pieri will track you down and murder you in your sleep. Mwahahahaha!