just a suggestion, we could have one or two people from team 2 reinforce team one for some reason and have everyone who bailed on team 1 fall in a pit trap/vortex/mine or otherwise vanish into the mist. they are close after all and we end up with relatively even team sizes 3/4/4. have them be ordered by the general to go help, then shove them at the start of the order so that they describe themselves arriving on the scene and then the rest of team one can react to that.

Give them James and we almost have "Luigi gets all the ladies" of my prediction of his char development down :P

my two cents on the situation anyway.

edit:or do squad leader order instead of general like you said.