Gathering the Universe

The next morning rose up. The only thing was the the all the ponies didn't know how Equestria was faring. Nevertheless, morning was here, And everyone woke up.

"Yawn... Why am I up so early?"

"Not very early. It's mid-morning"

"Techno, why are ya down here?"

"Getting everything ready to start"

"Where's everyone else?"

"Well, as you know, Both Scootaloo and Grove Flame are down in the medical center. I think everyone else is sleeping"

"You got up this early to start to prepare?"

"As a farmer, don't you usually get up pretty early yourself?"

"Well, I guess..."

"Yawn... Hm..."

Shortly after everyone came down, everypony but two.

Techno asked "Is everyone here?"

Everyone looked around, but didn't find them. "I think we're missing two" Twilight said.

Techno realized who they were talking about and said "Them? They're in the medical center. Said they wanted to do something before they left"

"So that's where they are?"

"Paying respects to their friend is seems"

"Sorry for being late, We had something we wanted to take care of first" Applebloom said

No one really cared that they were late, they had their reason.

"Are we ready to go everyone?" Techno asked.

Everyone made one last check to see that the only ones missing are occupied with something more important. Then they looked at Techno and nodded.

Techno then laid the plan out in front of them and said "I think we should go in groups of three. That way if one group falls, the other two can still try to safe them"

"Groups of three? Wouldn't that equal 4 groups this one of them only having two?"

"Er... rather three groups then. 11 people here huh... One group will get only three then" Techno added

Twilight asked "How are the groups formed?"

"I sort of put people into groups already. I'll tell you them now"

Techno rattled off one group: Mario, Spike, Sweetie Belle, and Applejack. Mario being the leader. Then he listed another group: Himself, Fluttershy, Luigi, and Applebloom. That only leaves Twilight, Rarity and Pinkie.

They got the groups sorted out and prepped. "Now that that's solved. Twilight, Mario, i trust you know what your going to be doing, right?

They both nod and everyone proceeds to leave.

The first group of Mario and co. decided to go through a pipe to the underground.

"Are you sure we should go this way?" Sweetie asks

"Oh yeah"

"Well, we should follow him until we leave here" Applejack said

Spike rolled his eyes and said "Yeah, yeah... whatever..."

They followed him with no problems though

"I just hope everyone else gets there with no problems" Applejack added

Over to Techno's group. "So we will do a straight shot there"

"B-But isn't better if we wait a little for everyone else?"

"We don't have the time sadly... or we wouldn't even be here right now" Techno wasn't pleased with his true statement. "We need to not waste time. Every second we waste, worsen our chances of winning"

"I just hope you're right mister"

"Please... Just say Techno"

And finally, over in Twilight's group.

"Are you sure we should go the long way darling?"

"We should get any information about this place as possible"

"But aren't we just here this trinket and to save the princess?"

"We could get valuable information about how to save her, and where we are"

"Hey Twilight, A town!"

"Thanks Pinkie" Twilight then thought to herself "Let's see what we can get from this one"

Twilight and Co. walked into the town.

"Oh my gosh, Ponies!" A commoner said

"Hello there, we would like to have a talk with you"

"What is it ma'am?" A commoner said

"Would you tell us about this world?" Twilight asked

"Sure"

Twilight, Rarity, and Pinkie were listening for about 5 hours before the elder gave them this strange looking scroll. Confused, they looked at it, and it said: 1 runs off, 1 gets injured, 2 show care, and 3 will be divided to conquer. This only made them more confused by it.

"Thank you very much" Twilight said as she waved bye.

"That took a dreadfully long time"

"Let's hope we're not to late" Twilight sounded a little concerned.