Quest

-Greetings!-

**"Sensors On Standby"

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"Universal Passage Link Drive Operational"

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"Escape Pod Stock Full"

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"Weapons Systems Ready"

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"Engines At Full Power"

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"War Fleet Awaiting Command"**

"Thank you Arbus 14. Is the assault ready to begin?"

"Affirmative. Data from Planet-Tartarus-have been received."

"I shall look over it soon." Captain Dark stared out of control room window to the planet below him. A swirling large world with green and blue covering its surface. The king was correct, it was filled with life. Sentient, he told them, and holding their two lost prisoners.

"Arbus, find our little targets for me."

A holographic screen blinked in front of Dark. A camera linked to its system, and zoomed thousands of meters into the planets atmosphere, towards Equestria. It kept increasing until it reached Ponyville, and spotted entities leaving a large tree hull.

"There you are..." a wicked smile grew on his face.

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"So, what's your princess like, Twilight?"

"Well... mainly a good strong-willed alicorn, who leads her fellow citizens in hope and harmony. She has a sleek white coat and fantastic mane! I know you're going to enjoy seeing her!"

"Wow, she sounds like quite the princess." said Spongebob.

"In fact, I used to be her personal assistant!" she bragged without hesitation.

"Is that supposed to be impressive?" Patrick asked.

She frowned, and continued to stare out the window of the carriage. The Pegasus Guards were very strong and quick with their wings, as the surrounding environment seemed to blur passed them as they ascended towards the mountain to Canterlot. Discord decided to stay back at Ponyville and ''babysit'' Rainbow Dash while on their visit, and Spike and the Princess were waiting on their arrival. Twilight wasn't sure of her reaction to Spongebob and Patrick.

They haven't had aliens before... and then again, she is very protective of her kingdom, and would feel more comfortable throwing them in the dungeon than letting them walk another step in Canterlot territory. Maybe feed them table scraps while their sanity rots under the gloomy, enclosed atmosphere. Oh how cruel she can be...

She brisked a look at them, and was surprised to see their wonder as they both looked out the window. The suns position that evening set perfectly behind the tallest spire. The golden essence of the kingdom bloomed outwards, and sparkled, giving a wonderful image of the beauty of Canterlot. It was only a matter of minutes before they swiftly landed on a small concrete platform in  one of the castles gardens. The carriage pulled to a halt, and Twilight, Patrick, and Spongebob walked out into the open sky.

"Wow, I've never seen these flowers before!" Spongebob exclaimed.

"Wait... you've seen flowers? You live in the bottom of the ocean!"

"What does that have to do with anything?" Patrick asked.

"... You know what? I don't care anymore, just follow me..." as told, they followed, and enjoyed the long trek through the castle. The decor of the interior was awe inspiring-the glistening glass windows and tall corridors made then lean back just to see how far high it could reach. Each room seemed to have its own different design, whether it was painted windows and golden columns, or checkered floors with decorative tapestries.

With no more time to waste, they made it to the door to the throne room, where Spike was waiting with an eager smile. Sometimes he enjoyed visitors, especially if their sincere kind dragons. He was wrong.

Twilight approached him and shared a hug with the baby dragon, but he did not (nor could he) keep his eyes away from Spongebob and Patrick. He looked more disturbed than surprised.

"Twilight, did you ''experiment'' at the library while I was gone?"

"No, Spike, I did not. Meet Spongebob and Patrick, Equestria's most... unique visitors."

"Hi." said Spongebob

"How you doing?" Patrick asked. Spike was instead met with a rise of emotions-mostly confusion, somehow nausea, and a bad gut feeling. Twilight had a habit of making spells that eventually went awry, and he wouldn't be surprised if this situation would make another one. So, instead, he went along with. He had an emergency floating device in his bag just in case.

"Um... hi... eh, the Princess is eager to see you both. So... don't mess it up."

"No promises." said Patrick.

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The hallway was bigger on the inside once the door had opened. And how it was portrayed was larger in its own likeness as well. The glassware told its own unique story with each line and picture. The carpet felt light and silky. And her majesty's throne was as tall as the ceiling itself. She sat comfortably in her seat atop the golden pedestal holding her chair to the floor. Her smile to the visitors was bright and sunny like the sun she raised each day, and despite their appearance, she was not surprised. Equestria is a strange place, and she ruled it.

"Welcome travelers to our kingdom!" she happily said. Twilight and Spike bowed happily, but Spongebob and Patrick stared in some awe. She was quite the princess indeed.

"Nice to meet thee! Hopefully I can reach my goal in this... weird empire you got here."

"Oh?... I hope your goals don't have to do with world domination, enslavement, overthrowing a certain princess, correct?

Something wasn't right. And Twilight could sense it. The Princess seemed to be giving off a new aura now, more towards a threat to the visitors instead of a warmer welcome. She would expect better from her if she didn't have a reason.

From Discord, to King Sombra, and Queen Chrysalis's invasion, she was all the more uncertain of what might happen next.

"Now then..." Patrick started. His large belly now seeming to be bigger than usual, "Whaddya have to eat here?"

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"You don't even have roast beef?!" Patrick stood up from his seat in anger.

"Patrick, calm yourself!" ordered Spongebob. The chef was confused at the starfish, as the dishes he wanted were never known or invented in the equine society. Roast beef, meat-lovers pizza, coral bits, or beef jerky were all a bit of a blur to him at this point.

"I'm sorry mister Star, but none of these cuisines or meals you have requested have never been known to us... we do have salads and grass sandwiches though!"

Patrick lost three pounds that day...

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Of course fiddling with the life of reality never hurt anyone, did it? I mean, there is the part where I nearly encased the world in chaos and made Ponyville the capital of all the mayhem, and also draining the elements from Twilight and her friends, but after so, it was harmless.

To me at least. As for the sweet Fluttershy I constantly squeezed in my hand, vanilla smoothie in the other, making the form of homes into candy (which Pinkie Pie rather enjoyed), and using Rainbow Dash as paddle ball was a different perspective.

"Um... Dis-*SQUEAK*-cord... could you please stop sq-*SQUEAK*-ueaking me... if you don't mind?"

"Nope." The squeezing intensified.

"...Oh my..."

Fluttershy's squeaking stop. A large shadow prowled over us. I took noticed and decided to look up from the roof I was resting on.

It wasn't anything I had ever seen, but it sure was big. A sleek superstructure, cannons at each side, and possibly hundreds of ships surrounding it.

I smiled. Sometimes chaos came, and I didn't even have to lift a finger.

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Patrick took the time to experiment on mayonnaise more inside the kitchen. Spongebob was his helper, and since they were the guests of her royalty's castle, they had the permission to do so.

They fused in the ingredients in the cabinets and a bunch of items in the janitors closet to their help, but unfortunately came to nothing. He wanted to use magic next.

"Um... no..."

"Why not?!" Patrick whined.

"You two have already embarrassed the princess and the chef, plus stole one ofthe most finest ingredients from her kitchen. And have you even looked at this place? It's a pigsty!" Twilight gestured to the massive amounts of burnt mayo, discarded jars, and massive amounts of spices around the floor. The janitor might as well quit.

"It's a work in progress..." he said with pride.

"Work in progress? Seriously? Look Patrick, you have already made a mess of the area, but you want to use magic now?! Magic is a sacred art that only unicorns can master, and if practiced correctly can make the ultimate feats in history. And is also dangerous when lent to someone who doesn't know what they're doing!"

"... Are you calling me stupid?" Twilight facehoofed.

"No..." she said through gritted teeth, "I just don't think that you are responsible enough to use it..."

"Is everything alright in her-" Princess Celestia walked though the kitchen door, and was at the utmost surprised at what she saw.

Janitors gonna have a hard time with this one. She thought.

"I'm so sorry Princess Celestia for all of this! These two were my responsibility and I should of watched them more closely." A comforting smile grew on Celestia's face.

"No need Twilight, these are our guests, and they should be treated as such."

"That's what I'm afraid of..."

"Umm... Princess?" A royal guard stood at attention. By his physical appearance and sweating body, he tried his hardest to retain a sense of urgency and respect.

"Yes, Blue Steel?" the princess acknowledged.

"I'm afraid we have something you should see... quickly?"

Twilight turned her head at Spongebob and Patrick. Spongebob shrugged and Patrick just stood there like an idiot. She frowned.

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Of all the new comers to visit Equestria, these two had to bring trouble beyond anything even the Princess can stand, and she tried her best. But the fear from the sheer sight of the massive vessel floating over Canterlot was great enough. It was far, she knew that. Above the atmosphere, as a blue hue circled it's corners, and small details she could not make out. But it's shadow completely covered Ponyville below. Around the ship were tiny star-fighters that whizzed past it, and started to come to Canterlot Castle.

The Princess, Twilight, Spongebob and Patrick looked atop the spire overlooking everything.

"Maybe they're friendly?" Patrick asked.

A star-fighter sped past the golden castle and fired a massive red laser, faster than anything they had ever seen, impacted a row of homes on the hillside. The shock was too powerful, the infrastructure collapsed, and the homes tumbled off the mountain.

"Never mind."

Princess Celestia stood there in shock, mouth agape. She turned at Patrick with rage in her eyes.

"IS THIS OF YOUR DOING? DID YOU BRING THEM HERE?!"

Her royal voice nearly flung the sea star into the sky.

"I honestly have no clue, they look familiar to me..."

"But oh, are they dangerous..." Spongebob said. Celestia calmed herself, and walked back into the castle room. A guard stood there, ready for orders.

"I want you to send guards to every inch of Canterlot and protect the citizens you find. Find my sister and tell her to create a force-field as well. Do NOT make any mistakes!"

The guard swallowed, nodded, and galloped down the spire.

"Princess!" Twilight sped to Celestia's side.

"The smaller ships are landing on Canterlot's plaza! I think they're sending out an army!" Celestia tightened her teeth. She could no longer keep her anger in.

"YOU TWO!" She pointed towards Spongebob and Patrick.

"TO THE DUNGEON!"

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