Skull and Stich visit Equestria

Chapters

The Adventure begins
Hospitals are fun.
Chapter 3
The killers and the Librarian
The calm
Explosions and fighting
Hospitals are... okay.
Training
Teamwork is deadly
Hard work and lessons learned.
Late night escapades (Volume 1 end)
Let the search begin! (Volume 2 Begin)
The Grade A escape.
Shootie Shootie
The one true master
Who wants to have a party!?
It's a weird world after all

The Adventure begins

A man in a lab coat sits in a chair watching multiple screens in front of him. One is positioned above two figures. One is a boy wearing a mask covering the right side his face. The eye part of the mask shows nothing but darkness and a white pupil. He dawns a coat on one half of his body and a shirt on the other. He sits there and looks around with a giant crazed smile on his face. He holds both of his guns one of a revolver and one of a modern pistol.

The boy lying beside him is sound asleep. His mouth is sewn close as well as his right eye that is mostly covered up by the longer portion of his hair. His other eye is visible as that side's hair is cut shorter. A scythe and sword lays to the right of him. Marks on the boys neck shows where his head has been separated. Its even more evident to see that the colors of his head, a creamy white, doesn't match with the rest of his body color, almost pale white.

"Stich and Skull..." The man says sighing.

He turns towards a women who's face is stitched up on multiple parts as wall as almost drenched in blood. She hold a giant surgery needle at her side filled with unknown liquid.

"Yes they are Doctor!" She says merrily in three different voices.

He really did like his creations. They were obedient, powerful, and his. But Skull and Stich... no matter how much he would love to have them by his side he knows only bad things can happen if they're left alive. He nods his head and Skull stands up.

~Field~

"Who the hell are you!" Skull yells standing up and holding up his revolver.

The man walks out from the shadows dawning a full mask.

"Shit! Stich get up!"

Skull grabs his mask and is about to move his hand across his face when a knife catches him off guard.

"Can't have you changing on me." The man says holding up knives in between all his fingers.

Stich sits up, yawn, and looks towards the man. His expression darkens as he gets up and grabs his scythe and puts his sword at his waist. He looks at Skull who is pulling a knife out of his right arm. Skull looks at stich who nods. With that, Skull lets loose a torrent of bullets. The man throws his knifes and run forward. Skull ducks under the knives and finds the man advancing fast. He pulls a sword from out of his pocket and is about to swipe when Stich moves and blocks the attack with his scythe. Stich pushes him back and swings over head.

The man leans back and stabs forward. Stitch turns to his side and yanks his scythe from behind the man for a quick kill. The man jumps and lands on the scythe and promptly kicks stich in the face making him fall back dropping his scythe. Skull is up and haves his gun at the man's head and fires. The man is no longer there, but to the right of where he first was.

"How the."

A fist goes into his gut followed by a punch across the face.

"I can't believe it! Three trillion points just for you two! That's hilarious!" The man says laughing.

Skull and Stich stand up both pissed at this guy. Stich holds up his 9mm and fires dark globs. The man easily dodges them but finds Stich at his side sword about to connect. The sword connects with nothing as the man is now behind the sword. The man slams his sword through Stich's gut.

"Simple." The man says sliding it out quickly and kicking Stich to his side.

Skull rushes forward his mask slowly growing across his face.

"You'll pay!"

A barrage of bullets of darkness fire from both the guns. They come out faster than before. The man simply teleports forward and extends his fist. Skull ducks and tackles the man to the ground he slams the two guns together to farm a sword. The man teleports again behind Skull. Skull feels the something cold go through his body. He looks down to see a sword out of his chest lined with his blood.

"Wha... ho..."

"Teleportation. Its a simple thing really, but very costly. But for you guys. It costs your well being." The man forms orbs in his hands.

Skull turns around swinging his arms but the orb shoots out cascading him into a white pillar before he disappears. Stich manages to get to his knees bleeding out fast. He wished he was more like Skull and his people. Hardy and hard to kill. He looks at the man and grabs his sword. The orb fires and does the same with stich.

"Mission accomplished."

Hospitals are fun.

Trapped inside of darkness, Skull floats where time means nothing. His mind is black and he can't feel his body. He doesn't quite know why either.

"Are they going to pull through?"

He can hear voices now. They sound far away and have a water effect sound to them. But it is helping to fight off the darkness that's trying to swallow him.

"Yes they are. The injuries they sustained seems to be healing quite well. We tried removing the stitches, but every time we would cut one it would remend itself like magic."

"Hm... I guess the stitches are there for a reason. I can try looking into it later."

Skull feels his body become heavy. He feels a pulling sensation and he starts to open his eyes. He lets out a groan and the two females stop talking. Skull slowly starts to sits up his body slow and groggy. He looks to his right to see Stich with wraps around his gut and right arm.

"Sti." Skull stops and grabs his head when a giant pain goes through his head.

"Please lay back down sir. You shouldn't get up."

Skull turns to see who the female is and immediately sees the nurse cap upon one her head. He rolls out of bed towards stich and shoots up.

"Shit its Nurse! Stich wake up!" Skull yells backing away and taking notice of a purple woman standing next to the nurse.

"Wha."

"Shut up! Where the fuck is the Doctor!" He yells looking for his guns

He finds his revolver on the desk near his bed. He takes it up and points it at the purple one.

"Please sir. Calm down. I'll get the doctor."

"Don't you try any shit either or I'll blow her head off and your head off too!"

The nurse leaves calling out for the d0octor. The woman is left alone with Skull and stares nervously at Skull while fidgeting with her fingers. While waiting, Skull takes notice to certain things of the woman now that shouldn't be there. The facts that stand out for him is that she's purple and has a horn on her forehead.

"So what kind of creature are you? Didn't know Doctor was staring up a new league." Skull says glancing over at Stich, "Also when is he going to wake up?"

"Ummm well I-I-I'm not sure. When we were checking she said you and your friend shouldn't for awhile just because of how much blood was found, but what do you mean by what kind of creature am I?"

"You're purple and have a horn. That's not normal!" Skull says sitting down on the side of Stich's bed starting to fill some fatigue kick in.

"Neither are you wings. Are you saying you've never seen a unicorn before?"

"Wings?" Skull looks behind him to see a large leather like wing shooting from his back, "What the hell!"

Looking away proved wrong for he feels his guns yanked from his grasp. He looks to see her holding the gun but shaking a bit. The doctor and the nurse come into the room to see the change of events.

"What is going on in here!?" The doctor asks frantically.

Stich starts to wake up. He rolls his head to left to see the nurse cap first. His eyes go wide and shoots up in the bed. He immediately regrets as an immense pain flares through his body. The wound of his stomach and right arm flares and reopens blood pooling out staining his bandages. He falls back clutching his sheets.

"Stich you alright!?" Hearing the muffled groans of his friend.

He presses his hands against his friend's gut trying to get the bleeding to slow down.

"Oh no! His wounds reopened!" The nurse says rushing over.

The nurse tries to reach out to help him but Skull smacks her hand away.

"Don't you dare touch him Nurse!"

"But he needs help!" She yells trying to push him back.

"I will never trust you and Doctor!" Skull says pushing her to the ground.

He feels something poke him in the back he turns around to see the horn faced woman holding a small needle. He reaches out to grab her, but than multiple versions of her appear. He waves at the different ones and finally he faints.

......................................................................................................................

Stich watches as the purple one leaves from one spot with a burst of magic to behind Skull and inject him with a needle. Now stich watches as Skull falls to the side. The doctor gives a large sigh. The nurse has already started attending to Stich's reopened wound.

"I'm really glad that's over with." The purple one says helping the doctor put Skull back in his bed.

They put straps around his body to make sure to hold him down. Stich feels a cool sensation run over him. He looks over to his right to see the nurse finish injecting him with something.

"Oh don't freak out! I just gave you some stuff to numb down the pain..."

Stich probably would've, but he realized faster than Stich that the other woman has a horn and is white all over almost like fur. He looks over to the doctor to see he also has a horn donning on his forhead. These are the moments that he wished he could talk.

"These really are some freaky wings..." The purple one says pulling on Skull's new wings, "And you still don't know how?"

The doctor shakes his head.

"Truly. I'm more surprised he could move around without injuring himself further."

Stich slowly raises up with his arms his body feeling heavier than usual. The doctor and the purple woman looks towards him.

"What is it?" The doctor asks.

Stich points towards his lips.

"Oh well we don't know how."

Stich shakes his head and moves his hands like talking with sock puppets.

"Oh!" The purple one says running out before shortly returning with pen and a notebook.

Concentrating Stich writes out his message.

Who are you people?

Do to the medicine it comes out messier, but they catch his meaning.

"I'm Twilight Sparkle." The purple one says.

"I'm Doctor Red Heart and this is my assistant Nurse Hearts."

Stich nods his head.

What is with the horns?

"So both of you... Well they are our source of magic. If you can't tell we're unicorns." Twilight says kneeling down to let Stich take a closer look, "But I'm more curious about you two... When we found you two you were both bleeding a lot and had these weird weapons with you. I figured that the boy with the mask had those things as weapons since you had an odd sword and scythe with you. What are they exactly?"

Guns.

"Guns huh? I've never heard of such things really... The way he was so confident with his weapons from far away, I guess it works like a bow and arrow."

Somewhat.

Twilight continues to nod her head and asks, "Well what are you too?"

Arn't I'm the one asking questions?

Twilight blushes realizing she just turned things around, "Oh my Celestia I am so sorry!"

Stich lets a small smirk with the corner of his lips appear on his face.

Its fine. I'm a stitchling and he's a Skull person.

Twilight gasps, "New creatures in Equestria! This hasn't been recorded since! Well actually never! It never has! I have to write down as much as I can! I have to do a report for Princess Celestia and let her know the two of you are here!"

With that, Twilight runs out of the room more excited than the Doctor when he makes a discovery.

"Well than. You two are going to have a great time here! Now that you know Twilight right off the base. I'm sure thing will get better!"

Stich nods his head sleepily and places the notebook and pen on the desk to the right of his bed. He had a few more questions, but they can wait.

Chapter 3

Skull lets out a low groan. He didn't quite feel right about himself. He felt really calm. Even though that was making him nervous he couldn't feel nervous every time he tried it would end up being over taken by this giant wave of calm. He wanted to relax in it but he didn't quite now why.

"Oh! He is waking up too isn't he!" A female voice says almost as if though it was in far yet close.

"Are you sure the binds are necessary? I mean he acted out last time doesn't mean... Okay if you say so."

Skull slowly opens his eyes to see the waving effect of his environment. He rocking his head side to side trying to comfort the slow growing headache. Something appears in front of his face but he can't quite make it out.

"I guess he still needs a bit more time."

The object moves away and the sounds of footsteps follow after.

"He should be off the high in a bit."

Skull tries to sit up but finds he can't. He slowly feels something rising in his chest. He starts struggling more as thoughts come to his head. He starts to slowly remember what has happened. Everything recenters and clears as he yells, "Oh shit! Stich you okay!?"

Skull frantically tries to get up but still finds he can't. He looks down to see three metal straps across his body.

"What the hell! Doctor show yourself! Where's Stich!"

Stich comes into view of Skull holding up his notepad.

Calm down

"What do you mean calm down!? The Doctor and Nurse are here! We have to go kill them! Now get me out of this thing."

Sometimes Stich was glad his mouth was stitched up. It refrained him from yelling and complicating things. Like at this moment where he wanted to tell his friend how much of an idiot he is.

Its not the Doctor and Nurse

Skull still struggles with his straps.

"Than there his workers!"

"Nope. They're just healers. And we should be thankful for them."

Skull gives up on the straps and lays there tired out.

"Alright I'll bite. What did that guy do to us?"

Stich stands above Skull with his notepad showing downward.

He fucked us up

"I got that much! I mean after the battle. I swear I saw him do something."

Stich shrugs his shoulder.

Beats me. I'm happy enough to be alive

Skull sighs and asks, "Well can I be free?"

Are you calm? Not going to shoot anyone else right?

"Yea..."

Skull...

"Alright alright I won't! I promise."

Stich looks to the nurse and nods his head. She complies to Skull's wishes in freeing him. Skull sits on the edge of the bed rubbing his sore arms.

"Alright... What now?"

First look behind you

Skull turn all around to see a wall.

"This is the most beautiful wall I have ever seen."

Stich face palms and waits for Skull to turn around.

"I don't see why."

Look over your shoulder

Skulls does so to see his wings sprouted out towards the sky. Skull doesn't move for a long time just staring at his wings. After what seemed like ten minutes of nothing but silence Skull lies down on the bed.

"So I'm a wake up and."

We're already awake

"No the fuck we aint."

Come on Skull embrace this new attribute!

Skull gets out of bed standing over Stich.

"You're about to embrace my foot up your!"

"Okay boys!" Hearts says pushing Skull back onto the bed and scooting Stich back some.

Oh he just needs time to adjust really

Hearts nods her head and looks at Skull.

"Okay well Twilight has your ummm guns was it now?"

Yep

"Well yea she has them and the doctor should be here in a minute for you guys to be released."

"Thank god! I really don't want to be here any longer than I have to!"

Same

"I don't make good company?" Hearts ask placing a hand over her heart as if hurt.

Skull rubs the back of his head, "I didn't mean it like that..."

Well having you guest strapped down isn't the best way to start a conversation

"That was your idea." Hearts says poking Stich in the chest.

Don't know what you're talking about

Hearts is about to say something when the Doctor Red Hearts walks in holding papers.

"Well I'll need you two to come check in every week so we can see about your injuries. Also Twilight wishes to see you at the library."

Stich's eyes widen at the word library.

An intact library?

"Yes? Why wouldn't it be?"

Stich does a small corner smile. The doctor didn't know how much he just made his day. Stich grabs Skull and starts yanking him on his feet like a boy wanting to go but a toy or a new video game.

"Oh jeez. Stich and his books."

Skull gets up and follows behind Stich who takes off running. The doctor leans out the doorway, "Hey calm down you two! Don't work yourself to hard!"

"Alright!" Skull yells back over his shoulder.

"Oh I forgot about the boys wings..."

"I'm sure it'll be fine doctor."

The doctor shrug his shoulder and him and his nurse leave for another appointment.

Author's Note

Next chapter the killers and the librarian

The killers and the Librarian

Stich and Skull stand at the entrance of the hospital. The bright light falls off in front of them.

Wha... What is this light?

Skull shrugs his shoulder and turns around to asks, "Hey why is it so bright outside?"

The receptionist looks up at the two boys with quizzical looks.

"What do you mean?"

"What is with the bright light? I never remember the clouds casting down a bright glow before... do you?"

Not at all

"What do you mean?" The woman asks behind them.

"I mean what I mean the clouds never gave this much light before... Its almost as if the Doctor wants us to see something outside..."

Or he could be trying to kill us with the light

"Yea there is that..."

The woman watches the two talk back and forth between each other. One writing while the other talked. It was something else to her and the subject was completely beyond her. She almost wondered if she should call a doctor down here to check on these two before they leave.

The doors open and Twilight rushes end stopping a few second before crashing into the two boys. Skull and Stitch jumps Skull reaches for his guns finding that they're in fact not there. Stich stretches out his hand a scythe materializing in it. He brings it down inches away from Twilight's face. Twilight gulps and slowly steps back. Stich recognizes her and pull back the scythe and places it on his back. The scythe latches onto his back staying in place.

Pulling out his notebook her writes.

Sorry about that.

"Where... Where did that come from?"

It's better if I don't explain...

Twilight nods her head and looks at Skull who is staring right at her.

"Well no hard feelings rig!"

Skull's fist slams into the front of Twilight face sending her backwards through the door. He didn't care about the light at this point and walked forward out the door. He cracked his knuckles as he towers above the grounded Twilight. She looks up at him with horror in her eyes as she brings at hand to her hurting face.

"Why you son of a bitch! Where are my fucking guns!" Skull yells ready to beat Twilight into a bloody pulp.

Twilight could only look on with horror in her eyes. She didn't know how to respond right now. The person in front of her had the demeanor of a killer something never seen before in eqeustria and the imposing bat wings on his back didn't do anything to make it seem less than that. She wanted to cry out for help to run from the very place where she laid but all she could feel is fear. Through out her entire body. She wanted to call out a spell that could help her but she questioned if that would even work.

"Well!" He yells readying another punch.

Stich places a hand on his shoulder making Skull look back. Stich raises his eyebrow before showing him the pad.

Is that really smart?

"I don't care! I want my goddamn guns!" Skull says staring at the woman in question with pure anger, "And I know she's got them!"

Stich would give a sigh but. Instead he hits skull in the back of his head to show his irritation with the other boy.

"What the hell Stich!?"

Stich shakes his head at him.

How about being nice and gentle before you start ripping heads off.

"But ripping heads off is much funner!"

I know but think about your babies.

Skulls sighs and kicks a loose rock from the bath they stood on.

"Fine! For my babies and that's it!"

Stich nods his head and holds his notebook down for Twilight to read.

Sorry about that. He tends to get testy without his guns.

Twilight nods her head enjoying to look at the other boy despite the stitches covering his mouth. Stich helps her up to her feet and dust some of the dirt off her clothes.

"Well ummm." She takes a few steps back, "I wrote a letter to Princess Celestia and she said she was coming here to see you two and so I figured I would come get you two before she actually arrived. I was hoping there would be no hard feelings between us but."

"Yea no hard feelings." Skull scoffs thumping his fingers where his holsters and guns used to be getting edgier and edgier.

"Ri...Right... I'm truly sorry about that but we have no time! I have to get you to the library before!"

With that Stich straightens up and turns her around waving her onward.

"And the book freak takes the lead..." Skull says rolling his eyes at Stich's actions.

Skull sometimes wondered what Stich would say or even sounded like if he could talk. But at moments like this when that stare came upon him... he was glad for what the Doctor did.

"Don't stare at me like that... Just get moving!"

Stich nods his head pointing towards the bright blue sky as in on wards. Twilight nods her head leading the two hurriedly back tot he library.

It didn't take long...ish. Sure Skull and Stich wondered off a few times staring at some of the things they wouldn't believe back in their world like flying human. Sure the Doctor had the capability in it but they always figured it would be a hassle for him. They figured he'd been playing god long enough that nothing was impossible for him and that he chose not to do things but seeing as it is right now they still think the Doctor has busy doing secret projects without anyone noticing.

They still fear that they might be under Doctor's control and could turn at any moment. They really did want to meet this Celestia fellow that Twilight kept rambling on about. They didn't ask questions but only half listened while they discussed amongst themselves. Once they finally reached the library both Skull and Stich looked confused. It was a tree with windows, doors, and a balcony. Something like this seemed so unreal. Sure they've heard of tree houses but this was a literal tree house.

"This... this is the library?"

"Yes! Now no time for that come on hurry inside!" Twilight says getting behind the two trying to push them in ineffectively.

The two take the hint and walk inside to find the inside littered with book cases lined with books. It was unbelievable. Stich spun in a circle before falling to the floor.

"Oh my Celestia is he okay!?"

"Yea he's wait oh my wha."

His question was answered before he could finish. A bright white light filled the room blinding everybody within. When the light dims Skull opens his eyes to see a woman clad in white shirt with a the sun on the front of his along with long blue pants that hugged her figure nicely. She emitted a warm air around her as well as shined a bit. It actually hurt to look at her directly as well as be in her presence.

"Hello there Twilight." The woman says looking at Twilight.

Twilight bows and says, "H-H-Hello Princess."

Figuring as this is the woman Twilight was talking about he finds a place to sit and wait for what ever this visit meant as well as to think about what the whole princess thing was about. Skull once read a fantasy book, as Stich put it, about princess and princes that sorts but he didn't really think it was real... even right now in front of him he couldn't believe it was real.

Celestia waves a hand at Twilight, "No need for that now Twilight. I'm a guest in your home."

"Oh! Ummm ah yess Princess Celestia." Twilight says jerking up to a standing position fidgeting a bit.

"Sorry to interrupt pleasantries." Skull says still sitting down his right leg now over his left and his head leaning into his right hand, "Actually... No I'm not but I'd LOVE to have my guns back..."

Twilight looks scared a bit and glaces at Celestia. Celestia seems a first taken back and than begins to look Skull up and down.

"What? I know I'm good looking and all but no need to stare." Skull says swirling his other hand in the air, "So I've met Celestia howdy, hi, hello, what's up, sup, yo, and now I want my guns. Any objections? No? Than where are they?"

Twilight couldn't believe how rude this person could be. She's about to say something when Celestia raises a hand stopping her. Twilight really wanted to tell of the boy more than anything but if Celestia stopped her for some unknown reason which left her even more shocked than the boy's attitude.

"I'm guessing you're one of the two boys that Twilight mentioned to me?"

"Yep and the other is lying at your feet as a welcome mat." He says pointing to his unconscious friend lying on the ground.

Celestia looks down shocked and asks, "What's happened to him?"

"Book sickness." Skull says motioning around the room, "When he comes to he'll probably pass out again. It can be caught by a lot of people too though it might have the reverse effect on others. Symptoms may include drowsiness, the need to run, the need for fire, the need read, the craving for a library, never wanting to leave a library, to read, and wanting to own every book that there is. So I can only guess that Twilight has the sickness."

Twilight's face is beat red at this point, "Now you listen here!"

She calms down hearing chuckling coming from Celestia. She looks up at her in astonishment on how she could put up with this monster. She could calm him that from the way he acts, the way he's dressed, his weapons, and his attitude. She had every right in mind to get her friends and chase him out of town. Probably even Stich too though he has done nothing wrong, yet.

"You are truly quite the joker. I have to say you are truly something else umm you're name?"

"Skull." He says sitting up right tapping his half mask with his right pointer finger, "Just Skull. Taken on by me and me only."

"Hm. And you're friend?"

"That's Stich. Though if he was awake you'd probably be bored to death if I was passed out." Skull says getting up and stretching, "I would love to talk really would but Twilight has two things that don't belong to her that I want back."

Twilight sighs and says, "Can't they wait a moment?"

"Sorry but me and Stich have urgent business." Skull walks over and kicks Stich in the side to both Twilight's and Celestia's shock, "Come on and get up. You can sleep when you're dead."

Stich makes some type of grunting noise and sits up. He pulls out his pad and writes.

What?

"Wake your ass up already. I'm getting my guns and you always have your weapons. We can set out and soon."

Sigh... can't I read just a few?

"Do any of these books deal with the Doctor."

Celestia is about to ask who is the Doctor when Twilight answer, "They do not..."

"Alrighty than see? No need to read pointless books. That's is not part of the reason we're alive right now. Once we're done we'll come back here and you can read all you want."

"And what is you're mission exactly?" Celestia asks her wings fluffing out a bit.

"To kill the Doctor and make him pay for everything." Skull says tapping the mask on his face.

Stich nods his head as he stands up. He holds out his hand as broken sword appears. It blade is cut in half at the middle and the right handle is broken while the other is full. It was truly an extraordinary weapon compared to Skull's. Stich hasn't taken notice to Celestia but he can feel her presence.

Why is it so hot in here?

"It might be the person behind you."

Stich turns around and covers his eyes. Celestia's glow was to bright for him to handle.

"Hm. You two find opposite effect of my light..."

Skull shrugs, "And?"

"That means you two are creatures of darkness our have been exposed to much darkness."

Skull rolls his eyes, "We're all created by the Doctor so its no big surprise. I kind of question what the Doctor did to yall to make you guys to forget all about him. It seems so unlike him. And also I noticed that you refereed as Celestia as god a while back when you said oh my. That makes me worry even more cause the closet thing we have to a god is the Doctor himself. And beside everyone should know better than to refer anyone as god. Plus it's way to bright here impossibly bright and way to hot for the normal temperature. I question whether there is something here shielding you and has liberated you guys from the Doctor's wrath but than again the question why would come in mind and how we ended up here. None of it is adding up and..."

Skull goes completely quiet thinking over what he just said. He was trying to add it all up but the sum wasn't the right. None of it was right. The world was too.. too happy! That was never suppose to be. Why would such a place exist! In all their travels they had heard of no such place only in fairy tells and stories of old by their elders but that's it!

"The more I think about it... the more it sounds that you should get reading Stich." Skull says looking at his friend.

Stich perks up a bit grinning as best as he can with his stitches.

"Can you find books about your civilization please?" Skull says with a sigh.

His brain was now too wrapped around this. He had to figure out what all this place meant.

"Well ummm." Twilight looked at Celestia nervous who has been studying the two boy.

Stich was already up looking through the shelves of the books rubbing his fingers across titles of each book sometimes stopping to flip through pages of well practiced paced time to soak in few necessary lines to see if the content is what they needed. Skull was looking around the tree house for something, but they seemed to be working as if a machine. It was something she watched with great interest.

"Princess Celestia?"

Celestia nods her head and says, "Attend to these two for a while. I need to speak with the others about this..."

Celestia takes the time to walks out of the building and fly away to Canterlot leaving Twilight with the two. She looks at them to see Skull sitting on the floor with Stich leaning against his back reading through a book she recognized as ancient history through the years. He seemed to be taking it all in two while Skull seemed to be a sleep but mumbling showed he was deep in thought. Every so often the pad would be passed between the two but their actions never ceased. They had a main objective to complete which made it all the more amazing of the two.

She shudders realizing her thoughts about the two. Even though this is what they seemed now they were more or less unknown monsters of this world or maybe even another world! She leaves the two and starts up stairs where her assistant is most likely sleeping. She could feel her body getting heavier. She realizes how long of a day its been and is ready to call it a day when a knocking comes on the door spinning her around immediately. She didn't know what time it was but looking out the window to the left of her assured her it was night now.

She only hoped it was not the infamous Doctor figure they've been talking about. She's been through enough for today. She slowly makes her way to the door.

"You what!" A man in a white lab coat yells not looking up from the table in front of him that drips blood to the already red floor.

"Well you said get rid of them so I."

"Yes that meant kill them! Not send them away!" The Doctor, as everyone calls him, turns around light emitting out from his hands wrapping around the figure in the shadow.

The light wraps around the person's throat, arms, and legs.

"Well!" He says struggling from the tight grip, "I'm sure they are Agh!"

The light squeezes a bit on his throat.

"But you are not positive! I don't like opinions in here. I want facts! And I want for a fact that those two are dead! You understand me!" The Doctor yells throwing the figure into a wall far behind him.

"Ye...Yes Doctor... Forgive me."

"You are not forgiven till they are dead!" The Doctor says turning around to his table.

"For now as your warning I'll let Nurse, Play with you."

The figure shudders as he already feels the eyes of that one reched woman staring at him. He could almost make out the cold smile on her lips right now and that voice that had the light chime in it. The sick sadistic bastard made her so he would seem less insane. Her happy go lucky attitude mocked everyone below her. Whether she knew it or not didn't mater all that mattered at this point was that he doesn't fail and that the Nurse go easy on him.

As if on cue a hand falls upon his shoulder helping him up.

"Come on! We're going to have Fun!"

He prayed to the gods in the darkened clouded skies that he would live to carry out the mission and succeed.

The calm

Twilight swings open the door to reveal two skeletons with a big red goblin behind the door. She jumps back frightened by the sudden figures letting out a screech that puts Skull and Stich into actions. Stich quickly shoots forward on his feet his sword already out ready to pierce through the odd looking beasts. Skull reaches for his guns to find that they're missing.

"Why of all the times!" He yells out throwing his hands into the sky.

Stich thrusts his sword pressing it against the goblin's throat while the scythe is behind the skeleton. Both the creatures go stock still whilie holding bags that seem to be filled with candy.

"Good job Stich!" Skull says walking over, "A goblin and a skeleton... maybe Severn is still alive than..."

Twilight watches for a second before snapping out of it, "What are you two doing!"

Skull looks at her with a smile, "Erasing the sins of the Doctor! Now both of you tell us who sent you hear!"

Twilight face palms before using her magic to telaport the weapons away. She grabs Stich by the back of his shirt and yanks him up.

"It's like you've never seen costumes before!" Twilight says rolling her eyes.

Stich and Skull cock their heads before looking at the three figures laying on the ground in their tarnished costumes.

"Costumes?" Skull asks walking towards the figure pushing Stich out the way looking the three up and down, "Never heard of em."

"You've never... don't you guys have nightmare night?"

"Pfft never heard of it. What in the world is that!"

"Night mare night... it's where everybody dresses up in scary costumes and kids go about getting candy. It's a holiday you guys have those don't you?"

Stich taps Twilight on the shoulder and holds up his pad as she looks at him.

We've heard about holidays but none ever talks about them or even do them.

"What! That's horrible! Why would you guys not celebrate having fun!"

"Truthfully we don't understand how you guys can... but after reading some of those books..." Skull looks at Stich who only shakes his head, "We need more time to confirm everything."

"Confirm what?"

Skull shakes his head and goes back to the study spot.

Sorry we'll tell you when we can Stich writes out before heading back with Skull.

Twilight shakes her head and helps the three on the ground, "Sorry about my friends! They're just new around here and didn't know tonight was nightmare night."

"It's okay Twilight!" One girls says coming up below the three dressed up as a spy, "In fact bring them out so we can all get candy together!"

Twilight rubs the back of her head, "Pinkie I really don't think."

"Nonsense Twilight!" Pinkie says getting past her and walking into the room, "Nobody has ever said no to candy!"

As before Skull and Stich are sitting on the floor reading the books once again. They every so often stop and look at each communicating silently between each other mentally.

"I really don't think they want to..."

But her protest goes on deaf ears as she rolls up waving a hand at the pair.

"Hiya guys!" Pinkie says walking over waving a hand, "What ya reading."

Neither one of them respond as they continue their work.

"Hello! Anybody in there?" Pinkie says waving a hand in front of Stich pulling him out of his trance.

What?

"What are you guys doing! You guys should be out getting candy and having fun! Also why are you always frowning? Come on smile!"

I can't my mouth is magically sewn together and we have no time for fun.

"What! No time for fun! There's is always time for fun! Come on don't be like Twilight always around these dusty old books!"

Yea well these dusty old books are great sources of knowledge

"Actually Stich... we need a better look around... and I think this holiday thing would be a great way to learn more about their."

Stich elbows him in the back and shows him the pad.

You're just getting bored...

"Well when you put it like that!" Skull says standing up and popping some of his bones as well as unfurl his wings, "Besides we need the exercise"

Stich exhales a sigh through his noes before standing up.

Alright late night on the town than...

"Seems like it! Sense we have to dress up how about I dress up like you and scare the living crap out of all the kids."

Stich punches Skull in the gut making him back up with a giant smile on his face, "Violent as ever!"

Stich rolls his eyes.

Let's just get this over with...

Explosions and fighting

Outside of the walls a man stands there running his hand across the ginger bread house. Beside him two timber wolves wait for a command like loyal pets. The man can stilly barely believe that he has this two s his loyal servants. Than again, the radiant dark magic flowing off of their body really ties with his feeling right now.

Dark, evil, and blood thirsty.

He coughs and thinks of something to say before he crashes the part. He smiles and taps the wolves on their heads and whispers, "Go."

The wolf on his right jumps through the window making the festivities stop and the music die with a screech. The right wolf starts stalking around towards the door and soon the left one enters and does the same only around the left towards the kitchen area of the sweet house. Soon, the master mind climbs through with a sinister grin on his face.

"Aw! Is this all for me? You shouldn't have!"

"Good! Cause we didn't!" Skull yells shooting up at his table before talking a bit of a stumble to his left.

He shakes his head before pointing at him, "You're going to bring us back to our world and leave this place! Or so help me I'm going to rip your head off!"

The man before them laughs as he turns his back, "You really think you have the power to stop me? I would really love to see you stop me Skull. Also where's Stich? I would love to see his face as I rip your heart out from you body."

"Sadly, I have heart of darkness. So you'll have to settle with me ripping out yours." Skull grows before he jumps over the table and starts running at his opponent.

The man snaps his fingers and the timber wolves rush on both sides of Skull. Skull stops and ducks cause the two lackies to slam their heads together. They come down stumbling a bit. Skull extends both of his hand against their heads before darkness fires from his hands splitting the two creatures in half. He stands fully up to meet a fist into his face. He goes flying back and a fist slams into his back sending him in the air. He twirls around in mid air to meet the face of his opponent. A hand grabs his throat and Skull has his body slammed into the ground when they land.

"Really now Skull. Did you really think I would go easy on you. I miss thought about what the Doctor wanted, so now you'll have to die."

Skull chuckles hoarsely from the tight grip around his throat, "Well. Let's see what Stich as to say about that."

A sword sinks through the man's gut which catches him by surprise. Stitch stands there with sword in hand and slides it out of his gut before kicking him in the side sending him into a table which cause it to topple over spilling it's contents. The man rises to a sitting up position and places a hand across his stomach.

Skull rises and forms his guns in his hands before pointing them at him. Stich keeps his sword up and wears a deadly look on his face. The man before them laughs hysterically.

"I forget! You two are basically inseparable! Of course Stich wouldn't be too far behind his buddy... You guys are just like brothers... I had a brother once. But I killed him because he was weak. Just like you two are." He says scowling.

"Look who's bleeding out." Skull says walking towards his.

Stich hangs behind making sure to watch the surrounding just in case he pulls the same thing.

"Soon you." A mask forms across his face. A swirl starts going across the right eye hole.

Stich jumps back as the man teleports from the sitting position to his fist extended where Stich is standing. Skull curses and grabs for his mask. The man turns to stop him, but Stich comes forward with cross slash. It proves fruitless at hitting, but gives Skull enough time to swing his hand across his face forming his mask.

Skull gives out a devils laugh before slamming his guns together and forming them into a giant cannon. The man keep teleporting around as Stich fights against him. The two dance around as Stich tries to predict his movement. A fist slams into his spine and Stich reaches back and grabs a hold of his arms.

"Gah?" The man tries to teleport, but Stich holds his place and prevents him from teleporting.

Skull slams the gun into the man's back and pulls the trigger. Stich lets go as soon as he feels the man move from the push of the gun. He drops down as a boom radiates across the room and light feels the entire room. People scream loud and cover their eyes that never left the fight.

When the light ends Skull is standing with two guns in his hands and an empty space in front of him. Stich is on the ground flat on his stomach. There's a huge hole across from them that was most likely formed from the blast of the cannon gun. Stich stands up and grabs the mask on Stich's face before yanking it back forcing it to go back to its half shape. Dark energy ties the mask and Skull's face back together.

Skull falls down to his knees coughing and wheezing from the exert of energy and the repercussion on full mask form. Stitch pants him on the top of the head before looking around. He wonders if they've really killed him.

"Hey buddy." Is all the warning gets before a fist sends Stich flying through the wall of the ginger bread house and out into the streets.

Something slams into his chest and a hand grabs his hair and yanks him up, tosses him into the air, and slams a fist into his gut sending him further down the street. Stitch tries to righten himself to only find his feet swept from under him and a elbow in his side. He hits the ground with a crunch as he feels stones dig into his body. He makes his sword return to him and swings it hard above him as a foot connect with his side. It connect with nothing and a foot catches him in the chest sending him barreling down the streets more.

"Weak. Just. Like. My. Brother." The man currently kick Stich's ass says coyly, "Do you remember him? He's a stitchling like you. You guys live for a pretty long time, so I'm sure you've met him once. Maybe."

Stich's breathing is labored as he tries to rise.

"Down." He says as a fist slams into his hand making him lay on the ground again.

Blood is coming on out of the corner's of his mouth. He can hardly stay focus as the world wobbles around him. A hand flips him on his back and a blurry face enter his vision.

"Hey... You know... The Doctor really had nothing to worry about after all. He had to fight a stichling that seems to have no power except for pulling things out his ass, a skull person that can't even use his mask properly, and weapons that can't even kill. Pathetic."

The man has Stich's sword in his right hand and places it against his neck, "Guess I'll start with you."

A blast of magic hits him in the back barely fazing him. He sighs, turns around, and places the sword deep in the ground as well as Stich's arm. He sees a woman of purple standing there her horn and hands glowing. Beside her are a bunch of other colorful characters. Each one of them except the middle one wears a piece of jewelry around their neck.

The man raises an eyebrow, "Are we done here? I really have a mess to clean up before heading home. Though I guess I'll have to wait for tomorrow to do that... I've teleported three times over a great distance already. I'd rather not do it a fourth time or get lost... Not like it matters for you guys. Now. Leave before I decide to kill you and your kin."

"Leave him alone!" Twilight yells as another beams fire from her hands and slam against his chest.

Again, he is unfazed. He's unfazed as he makes a move to teleport to them to kill them. A hand grabs his ankle which prevent him from teleporting. Stich is very much awake and stabs the man through his calk breaking bone in the process.

"You punk!" He yells as he falls to a knee.

Stich yanks his blade out as he stands up shaking. The sword disappears as a Scythe form in its place. Stich takes a deep breath as the man raises up on his broken and unbroken leg.

"You really are hard to kill you know that? There always seem to be something stopping that. First the teleportation, than you stopped me from killing Skull, and now the locals are stopping me. Maybe I should just blow or burn this whole place down first. What do you say Stich? Blowing or burning?"

Stich shakes his head.

"Of course neither. I'll let your death decide. Heads burn. Heart blow."

Stich mentally sighs before taking up a stance to fight in. The man teleports and Stich acts. He spins and flips his scythe. The blunt edge catches the man in the arm and sends him to the side with stumble. Stitch stops and swings the scythe with deadly intent. He teleports again to who knows where.

Stitch stops spinning and form a sword in his other hand. He stands still and feels the air around him. He wait to feel the disturbance in space.

"Maybe another day Stich. I'm not in my top shape anymore. I'd rather kill you with out a wound in my gut and leg. Same goes for Skull."

Stich makes his weapons disappear before he starts stumbling back to the ginger bread house. He walks past the group of girls and into the building where Skull has his mask to the side of his face. He's currently staring at the wall completely lost to the world. Stich slaps him across the face which makes him come back to his senses.

Skull shakes his head before coughing.

"Sorry." Is all he says as Stich sits beside him.

Stich forms a pad and pen.

You know better

"I said sorry."

We could have died.

"..."

The two sit in quietness as they take time to think things over.

"You need to get your arm checked out."

Yea. Right after I get my spine checked out.

"I think I'm missing a tooth."

Oh well. No more ladies man.

A smile touches both of their faces. Skull sighs and throws an arm around Stich's shoulders.

"No homo."

Stich shakes his head lights.

No homo.

Hospitals are... okay.

Stich stares out the window to his right as the sun rises from the horizon. A sight he doesn't get to see often too often in his own world that's shrouded with darkness. It still takes his breath away even to this day. The sun brings back a before time. The earliest memory he has of it is him holding his hand with his mother's as water laps across their feet. The warmth of her hand and the brightness of the sun are all brilliant. Yet he can't remember her face. No matter how much he tries to remember from the time before the tragic war it all seems to go hazy and everything is warped. Except that one memory.

That's why he wants to make new memories.

Stich looks over at the still knocked out Skull. His half mask rests on his face and his wings are laid out on the sides of the bed. In front of his bed sits one of the kindest souls that either one of them have ever seen. Twilight and her friends were in here earlier and told them that they would be checking in on them until they both got out. Skull, of course, announced that they'll be out of here in no time before falling out.

Stich shook his head knowing that it would happen. He explained a bit on Skull's energy level and how his mask works without going into the more... darker territories.

Stich takes in the sleeping angelic face of the yellow being. Her pink hair curls a bit down her face as light starts shinning in on it. Or it could just be her own glow. Either way her beauty makes her stunning and Stich's heart thuds against his chest. She stirs lightly and her eyes slowly open revealing her deep sea foam blue eyes. Stich can only stare as she awakens within a yawn and a stretch of her arms. It brings a thought in mind for Stich.

Do all being wake with the sun? he writes down solemnly underneath a bunch of other questions he wants to ask Twilight when he gets the chance.

His eyes return to yellow girl as her wings slide out from behind her. She flaps her wings a bit before they go back behind her with practiced ease. It only makes Stich chuckle knowing that Skull will never be as graceful as her with his demon like wings.

"Ah. Good Morning Stich! Are you feeling alright?" She asks sweetly her words like honey.

Stich nods his head slowly before flipping the page of his notebook to the front.

And how are you?

"Just a bit tired actually... though I have to get up early anyway to take care of the animals. Oh... I hope Angel isn't too upset with me not being there last night."

Who?

"Angel... he's my pet bunny." She explains softly, "Though the other animals probably miss me as well. But they can wait a bit."

You sure? I can watch over Skull. He knows he can't get away with anything while I'm on watch.

"I-I-I can't. Not while you two are seriously injured." She says hiding behind some of her pink hair, "I would feel just awful if I left you guys here and something happened."

Stich mentally sighs before moving his body so he's closer to the edge of the bed. He puts his feet off the edge and manages to stand up despite his body being halfway numb. His legs send a shot of pain in protest, but it's only met without acknowledgement as Stich stands up fully erect and moves over to girl who he's starting to remember as Flutter something. His memory is a little bit hazy from yesterday.

See? Don't worry about us. We've always been able to take care of ourselves. Stich writes before sitting beside Skull.

His attention goes back to the sun that slowly sets itself just above the horizon. Of course he can't look directly at the ball of fire, but it's great enough to have a glimpse of it than nothing.

"Stich... I..." She starts before looking away.

Stich leans over and taps her on the shoulder.

What is it?

"Wha... What's your world like?" She asks clutching the sides of her white pants.

Stich shakes his head. Do you really want to know?

Fluttershy reads it slowly before nodding her head just as slowly, "I want to know... I want to help... But. I don't know how your world works..."

Stich looks at Skull for moment thinking how he'll probably dislike this one. After all, he's more into a girl with a backbone and not... what ever keeps her standing.

Just ask Twilight.

"I already have. But I want a more in depth look. I can see from last night that... that things are different. Beyond different."

I figured someone might ask for a more in depth approach. First. Do you know what murder, rape, and war is? From how this world looks and feels, it seems completely absent of those three things.

"We've had war before... and murder is very rare here since there hasn't been a war in a long time. I don't think I've heard for rape before." She says testing out the word.

Murder in my tongue is killing for pleasure. Killing for what you think is right, just because, and to move forward. Murder is everything to me and Skull. It's either kill or be killed. That's why we train.

"Wh-Why would anyone!"

Because that's the world we come from... War is common. Murder is common. Rape is common. Also, it's hilarious how you say that word. Sorry it just has to be said.

Fluttershy knits her eyebrows together and a sad frown forms on her face. She looks Stich in the eye and he can feel the darkness inside of him almost disappear as this pure soul looks into his corrupted eye. The sad innocent look on her face is just too much to bear and it force Stich to look away.

"So... you're saying that your world is... horrible?"

Worse. It doesn't need a name. It used to be called Earth. Now we don't know what to call it. It's no longer the world that the ones who survive used to know it as.

Fluttershy says nothing. The room is only filled by the sounds of the muffled outside world. Ponies passing by outside in the hallway and the streets blow the window of the room.

Before Stich can do anything, arms are wrapped around his body. He feels softness entrap his arm and he looks to see his body is being embraced by hers. She puts out a warmth that seems to wrap around his body. It's even warmer than the heat the sun brings. It's unreal as well as the first time he's ever felt this feeling building up within him. In his surprise his body tenses up, but soon relaxes against her warm and soft touch. It's almost... motherly.

"You're so cold..." She says as the hug tightens up on him.

He can't really write anything. But he knows if he could he would tell her the truth. He knows Skull would tell them. Though it really shouldn't be much of a secret. After all, the stitches aren't for show.

Training

"You want to what!?" Exclaims the purple woman known as Twilight, "I'm not letting you two do anything until I'm sure you are one hundred percent healthy and Celestia gets here!"

Stich cringes as he looks at Skull who's scratching the bandages on his stomach with a look of disgust. Skull sighs as his hands go behind his head and he makes eye contact with Twilight.

"Look Twilight. I know you're worried about us, but you go to understand that me and Stich are strong people."

"Is that why you got your butts handed to you." Says the blue woman to the right of Twilight who holds a cocky grin.

"Why you little..." Skull says stalking towards the woman, "You wanna go!"

"Please. I would beat you in seconds. Probably even less with how you are."

Stich jumps in front of Skull.

Don't you dare. You don't bite the hand that feeds you.

"It'll be one round buddy. Cause that's all she'll be able to survive..." Skull says growling and glaring at the woman who glares back.

I look at Twilight for reinforcement. She thinks for a second before a smile appears on her face as if a idea has hatched inside of her brain. She looks at them both with an almost creepy look.

"How about this. If you defeat us without using your powers, than you guys are off the hook and can go practicing." Twilight says crossing her arm with a confident smirk on her face.

The other's in the room perk up their heads and look at Twilight confused. Even Stich is looking at funny like as he's very unsure whether the hospital has gotten to her instead of them.

"I-I-I don't want to hurt them..." Fluttershy speaks up quietly only being heard by the one white unicorn who sits beside her.

"I like that idea!" The blue one yells as she takes flight into the air, "Put this one in his place!"

Skull growls as he wings spread out, "I'm going to make you eat those words along with my fist."

Skull. Listen. I don't really like what she's suggesting. It seems really sketchy. I don't like how she phrased it.

Skull rolls his eyes, "I like a good challenge Stich. You know that much."

Stich rolls his eyes before turning to Twilight. His brain is working hard to see if he can get them out of this.

I offer you to reconsider.

"Consider this apart of your training." Applejack says as she comes around Twilight to read what Stich has written.

Stich puts away the pad and pen before shrugging and looking at Skull. He walks behind him and pats him on the right shoulder before pointing at the door.

"So. We starting right now or what?" Skull asks as cocky as ever as he pops his knuckles, "Cause I'm itching for a fight."

"I didn't know you like being beat Skull." The blue pegasus says pounding her chest, "At the back is where we'll be fighting. Fluttershy and Rarity will take care of you two once we beat you."

Skull laughs, "They'll be taking care of you!"

Calm down there lover boy.

"I don't love her! I'm going to beat her shit in sooooooo hard!" Skull exclaims as he yanks the notepad away from Stich and throws it across the room, "Don't you dare ever write something like that again!"

Stich walks over to the pad and re-puts it up before following the others, who have already started to leaving from the room, out. It takes them some time to get out to the back since they had to talk to the doctors and get them checked out.

Last time to reconsider

Skull takes the pad and throws it behind him.

"Less talking more fighting."

Stich shrugs before taking up a fighting stance beside him. Skull cracks a smile, "That's what I like to see buddy! Now let's prove ourselves!"

Stich mentally sights before nodding his head.

Twilight, Applejack, and Rainbowdash stand on the opposite side of them. On the way here, they reintroduced themselves seeing as they've been forgotten a bit because of a few more bumps on the noggin than they were suppose to get. Twilight looks at Rainbowdash and Applejack before nodding her head. Rainbow lets loose her wings before flying straight at Skull who prepares himself. Applejack starts walking towards Stich cracking her fists and neck.

"Bring it ya oversized bird!" Skull yells as he winds his arm back and throws a punch. Rainbow lands in front of him and catches his fist, but the impact is enough to leave a mark in her hand.

And Skull knows it

Rainbow throws her own punch which is caught by Skull They both lock eyes and a test of strength begins. Seeing him preoccupied, Stich walks towards Applejack and meets her mid way.

"You ready partner?" She asks which is met by a nod.

Stich has to hand it to her. Despite having something that should slow her down, she moves pretty fast. The punch comes faster than expected and Stich is immediately put on the defensive side. He ducks and jukes around punches and looks for an opening while Skull and Rainbow go back in forth between throwing punches and catching each other's fists.

Stich takes a step back drops under a punch and brings one of his own to her that connects straight with the side of her gut. She doubles back and Stich switches to the offensive approach. A quick succession of punches follows up her backing. One to the side of the face and two in her sides. Applejack catches the last of them towards her face and kicks his leg from underneath him. He starts his fall and lunges forward connecting his head to her gut.

Stich falls to his hand and knees and quickly gets up while Applejack backs up more.

"You gotta a fighter's soul in ya." She comments impressed.

Stich nods his head giving his best impression of a grin before going back in with fists flying against Applejack's fists.

Meanwhile, Rainbowdash is having a hard time with Skull. Skull mocks her as his foot connects with her gut knocking her out of the air and spiraling across the ground. She gets up and a punch sends her on her back. She spits up blood and looks at the barely scratched Skull who rolls his right shoulder.

"So. Who's weaker?" Skull says crouching down to be face to face with Rainbowdash.

She says nothing as she looks away embarrassed. Skull stands up fully and faces towards Twilight.

"Alright Twi. One done. Two more to go right? You and her." Skull says walking towards Twilight.

"Y-Yeah." Twilight says shaking her head knocking herself out of her thoughts, "Be warned. You'll have to put up a real good fight against me if you want to win."

"Yea yea. Like I haven't heard that befWoah!" He yells as his sentence is interrupted by a giant ball of purple that hits the ground a bit behind him, "Hey! I thought we said no powers!"

"I said you can't use your powers." Twilight says as her hands light up and orbs form.

Skull groans as he starts running and dodging the different shots of power as he slowly gets closer to Twilight. He has a plan, but at the same time he's starting to realize this might be a fight for two.

"Hey Stich! As soon as you're done playing around come help me!" Skull says as a line of energy crosses his path that stops him dead in his tracks.

A ball flies and slams into him sending him backwards across the field. He rolls and quickly get up again meeting Twilight's eyes. He growls and stands erect and points at her.

"You're going down... Hard!"

Twilight only laughs at his threat and soon Stich walks up beside him. Twilight gasps and looks at Applejack who's knocked out on the ground with Fluttershy and Rarity dragging her off the field.

"H-How did you!" Twilight sputters her magic flickering a bit.

Skull answers, "Because we're stronger than we look."

"Great. I won't hold back than." Twilight says as her body glows purple.

Teamwork is deadly

Skull nods at Stich as Twilight glows with power. Her fists and body radiate with that purple glow. She lets out a low laugh before pointing an open palm at skull. A beam of energy flies out and engulfs him completely. Stich jumps to the left in surprise before looking at Twilight. Skull is standing there with his hands out and most of his body burned. He stumbles a bit before clenching his fists and falling to a knee.

"Stich... I'm hit bad man..." Skull says in a dramatic way, "I don't know if I can keep fighting."

Stich shakes his head before rushing Twilight. Twilight scoffs as he lets Stich advance. She disappears as he gets close to her. She plans for a short teleportation to hit him hard with a blast, but as she reappears with her arm raised and spell ready to fire, Stich is turned around and holding onto her arm. The spell shrivels a bit before going out. Her eyes go big as she feels her magic being attacked.

Her thoughts go back to last night events. She wasn't too sure of it, but this confirms it. He has an ability to stop other abilities. But that doesn't explain-

She's knocked out of her thoughts as a punch to her head sends her to her side. She grabs her face as it throbs with pain. She looks up with a look of amusement on her face. She radiates a glow of magic and pushes him back. She stands and raises her hand to fire an energy beam that's gathering.

She goes down to her knees as something hits her in the head.

"Gotta watch your back love." Skull growls.

Twilight sends out raw energy behind her nearly hitting Skull. He gets out of the way, but feels the power of the raw energy. She comes up and backs away from the two who advances on her.

"I said no abilities Stich..." Twilight says panting.

"He hasn't used one. It's built into him. Always has been." Skull says before giving a bellowing laugh that turns sinister, "That's why we all work together so well. We all have our special abilities."

Stich flashes his best of a stitched smile before turning serious again. Skull flashes a grin before it turns into an evil smirk, "Let's finish this bud."

Stich nods his head before running forward. Skull takes the point in front of stich as they charge forward. Twilight sees them lining up in a pinball view and decides to act on it. One simple blast should knock them back. If she can keep it up, maybe even knock them out.

"Take this!" She yells as her arms come together and a beam fires fused together with her two hands.

The beam hits hard on Skull as he brings his arms up into a cross.

"Now Stich!" Skull yells as he feels himself losing to the power that hits him.

Stich jumps and lands on Skull's shoulders for only second before jumping off and flying towards Twilight. At this point Twilight has a choice. To stop her spell to cast two more to stop both Stich's and Skull progression which she knows won't work, fire a spell at Stich and stop the spell holding back Skull and risk getting hit by him, or take the hit from Stich. She stops the spell and is about to cast at Stich.

"Wrong move!" Skull yells as Twilight feels something hit her gut popping her into the air.

"Now rest in a grave." Skull says turning around as Stich slams his feet into Twilight's back sending her into the ground hard and burying her bit. Mostly her face and upper body..

Stich gets off of her and dusts himself off while panting. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his pad and pen.

Never again. My body hurts from that.

"Bahahahaha! We had it in the bag! You know it's true!"

Stich shakes his head before sitting down and looking at Twilight. Skull turns around and rolls her to her back. Her eyes are closed and she's breathing heavily as her body twitches every few seconds.

"We win Twilight. Unless you want to keep fighting against us." Skull says crouching down and staring at her face.

He wipes a bit of dirt off her face, "Sorry about what I said. Just what we usually do. Though if we were to really be hard fit on beating you..."

Quiet Skull.

"Hey I'm just saying. As killers, we shouldn't beat around the bush so much." Skull says crossing his arms.

Not killers. Just Liberators.

"Yeah yeah. I liberate people from their lives!" Skull says excitedly before a heavy laugh escapes his mouth.

Stich shakes his head before turning towards the group he knows is still watching. He points at her frantically and points at Rarity and Fluttershy. They seem to shake out of their initial shock and run over with looks of worry plastered on their faces.

"Well that was great! Alright Stich. I'll see you back here in twenty minutes! We need food and something to drink before we get serious with each other." Skull says slapping him on the shoulder.

Stich winces. And looks at Skull with sleep in his eyes.

Yea yea. Just get down from the hype train and let it run itself.

"Buddy. I'm the conductor! I can't stop as long as the train still runs!" He yells into the sky thrusting his fists into the air.

He shakes his head as he starts walking away from the scene. He could use some peace and quiet from this scene of madness.

Too bad life has other plans.

Stich sits patiently in the chair of Twilight's home inside of the kitchen looking down at the floor while a giant figure towers over them with a disapproving glare. Twilight is on her knees and is begging for forgiveness under the harsh glare. For once, Skull is inclined to keep his mouth shut and not provoke this being of immense power that seems to radiate it off her so much that her hair floats in the sky.

"So. I hope you three had fun." She says calmly and without emotion.

Despite her warm appearance, her words send a cold shiver down their spines. Celestia was at home waiting on them. Apparently she had watched their battle royal and decided to come here to wait on us. When the door was opened Celestia stood with a look of disapproval.

It didn't really affect Skull and Stich, but Twilight shut down completely and hit the floor so hard they're sure the devil went damn.

Now they all sit before this being of power wondering what she's going to do. She hasn't spoken a word for a long time as if bathing in their fear from moments ago.

"Now. Tell me everything." Celestia says as she crosses her arms.

Twilight gulps before taking in a deep breath ready to speak.

Hard work and lessons learned.

Currently things aren't looking in Skull's and Stich's favor during their current predicament. Skull bends backward a bit as he places his hands on his lower back that's practically killing him.

"Argh! How much longer!" He yells up into the sky where currently Celestia floats lazily watching them as she flaps her giant wings to keep her aloft.

"Until you work out all of that energy in you." She says as she sips a bit of tea that's in her hands.

Where she got it from, he doesn't know. What he does know is that his need to murder is slowly rising and the curiosity of what happens when you kill someone who controls the sun starts increasing. Skull wishes he could wipe that smug grin from her face, but at least he's not the only person suffering right now.

He looks over at Stich who's currently shoveling dirt into a hole created by them while sweat pours down his face heavily. Further to the right of him Twilight is straining with her magic as she puts Sweet something back together from the other night, Rainbowdash is single handedly trying to clear a storm above them, and Applejack is doing almost the same thing as Skull. She's currently pulling a load of different materials need for their work. Wood, food, and rocks of different sizes are all loaded in different crates that are being dragged behind her. Skull on the other hand had to up his work since he could carry the same load with ease.

Skull looks back to see the giant crates of different building material behind him only being connected to him with a rope. He looks at his ankles pitifully to remind himself of the giant rocks on his ankles. He groans again and keeps moving forward to the hospital that currently has a hole from a fired spell of Twilight's. His feet drag through the dirt as he slowly progresses forward.

In hind sight, since Stich mentioned it, they probably should've picked a better place to do their fight. Skull chuckles to himself reminding himself of how worth it it was. The defeated looks on their faces was just too delicious to pass up. Though he figures lesson learned. Never trust the smart one to arrange a battle.

"How's it going Skull..." Applejack ask as she passes by him as she's now free of her work load. Though he figures she's about to go get another one.

"Fan-fucking-tastic..." Skull says back as he stares at Celestia and continue his slowly drag, "fan-fucking-tastic..."

"Don't worry Skull. With the way we're working right now, we'll be done faster than you think!" Applejack says wiping a bit of sweat off her forehead, "I didn't think she would have such a strong reaction to all of this..."

"Well we did cause a lot of damage property..." Rainbowdash says flying over head slowly struggling with a clump of dark clouds that shock her with lighting every so often, "I've never had to do something like this before... I'm so used to having a team with me to do weather control..."

She's taking it like a champ despite her complaints, but everyone can tell she's really having to fight through this to prevent herself from giving up. Everyone wants to give up, but with Celestia watching... They choose the better option. After all, a mad god is a bad god. Currently Fluttershy and Rarity get off scotch free and only one of them is watching them work making sure they'll be alright.

"Are you thirsty?" Fluttershy asks as she walks up behind Stich.

Stich turns and wipes some sweat off his forehead and pulls out his pad. Despite his hands shaking he's able to write down steady reply.

No thanks. I'm sure Celestia will give us break- He looks into the sky to see Celestia still sipping away ever so graceful I hope.

Fluttershy giggles which lightens the weight in his heart as well as the weight on his shoulders. Her full and innocent laughter reminds him of someone so dear to his heart who he hasn't seen in ages. He secretly travels to find her as well as defeat Doctor, but priorities are set accordingly. Doctor first than his sister. Wherever she may be.

"Get back to work Stich!" Celestia calls out from above.

Stich chuckles and starts to get back to work after he's knocked out of his thoughts. This world is something else entirely. One lesson he's learned from today's experience: Be wary of magic.

Fluttershy watches carefully as Stich begins to place wood back to where wood once was. He takes care making sure he doesn't hurt himself and overextend himself. Fluttershy feels something inside of her move as she watches him work. She isn't sure what it is, but she plans on finding out.

Skull lands face first on the couch and immediately falls to sleep without a second thought or opinion. Behind him, Twilight and Stich shuffle in covered in dirt and scratches. Skull is a lot dirtier than both of them combined, but most of their clothing is ripped in different ways. Stich sits in front of the couch and lays the back of his head on it before closing his eyes to rest them. He sighs as his body goes loose.

"I didn't think... we would work all day..." Twilight says shuffling towards the kitchen, "I really hope spike made us some food before going to bed..."

She gets no sounds from either Skull, other than the occasional snore, and Stich, which would be pencil on pad, so she turns back to check on their welfare. Skull is completely out and Stich is staring at the ceiling trying to keep himself awake for some odd reason. He could easily just go to sleep just as fast as Skull, yet he holds back.

"Stich. You okay?"

Stich nods his head before pulling out his pad and broken in half pencil. Broken do to wood falling on him after a certain pegasi shocked it with lightning by accident. Luckily Skull and Applejack were nearby so they could dig him out despite Fluttershy's efforts.

Yea. Just tired, hungry, pissed, and dead.

Twilight nods her head, "I'll see about some food. You can go upstairs and use my shower if you want to."

Stich chuckles thinking about how many times he has had to bathe under a water or in a stream on his travels. Especially after sir stinks-a-lot decided to bombard them with animals one day. One skunk is enough. Five skunks is overkill, but it doesn't matter right now. He's always found the water as a type of stress reliever whenever things were getting intense.

Stich rises up slowly wincing as pain laces through his body. He nearly goes back down, but manages to keep himself up. He hasn't worked this hard since... Stich stops at the stairs realizing he hasn't even been worked this hard before. He shakes his head and starts painstakingly walking up the stairs.

Meanwhile, Twilight is rifling through the fridge pulling out different plates already made by her wonderful assistant. She smiles at her favorite sandwich and moves to go warm her food up. She's stopped at the sight of something fluttering past the kitchen window. She places the plates down before looking out at the window towards the direction she assumes it went. After seeing nothing she returns back to the task at hand figuring it's some type of bird.

Late night escapades (Volume 1 end)

The silver nozzles turn slowly as Stich begins to start up the shower that seems to be big enough to hold two of him. He wonders where this water is coming from seeing as his hostess lives in a tree, but decides against it seeing as a lot of impossible things have happened in his travels before he even met Skull. He turns around and sees the mirror behind him. He stares at the mirror and watch his own reflection. He runs his hand against the right side of his face lifting up his dirtied hair. His one good eye looks at his one stitched eye reminding him of one of the reason why he and Skull are here together in the first place. He traces his right pointer finger along the stitching. He's pretty sure if he was still who he was right now he would feel the pain that these things would bring about.

He sighs before turning around and analyzing the shower once again letting his hair drop and cover his eyes from the world once again. He walks up to it and feels the water seeing that's it's just right for him to get in. The warm water is refreshing against his hand and it makes him feel a little bit better already. He strips down out of his clothing and gets down to his boxers when he hears something outside as if whooshing by. He looks towards the circular window curiosity written on his stitched and bruised face.

He makes his way towards it and cautiously looks at the little vision he has of the outside world. Nothing but darkness and foliage can be seen. He plays it off as nothing more than just the wind passing a leaf or something by before stripping down fully and climbing into the shower. The water runs down his body and it feels truly relaxing. It's almost like a new experience for him all together.

He simply wants to stand in the fall of water forever, but know there are so many other thins that have to be done before he'll ever be able to enjoy himself again like this. Sadly. Though he's glad for these short little moments he has for himself. They remind him that there was once a world happier and nicer than the one he's so used to living in and he's sure it's the same thing for Skull too. Despite how he acts.

His thoughts turn to skull as he relaxes against the wall of the shower. Skull has been working so hard, yet he still seems so affected by the world. Stich can see it in his eyes. He wants to believe that this is all the Doctor's doing, but there's also something else deep down that's hurting him. He silently wonders if he'll be visited by him again tonight.

If so, he prays that he'll be alright. He knows how bad Skull can be when the thing disturbs him. He's seen it first hand and never wants to see it again. Though he knows how to stop it before it gets too far. That's why they're together. They help one another out with their problems.

A window at the very top of the tree opens silently. A creature steps in with a wide smile on it's face. It lets out a low and sinister chuckle before creeping into the home and it seemingly melts into the shadows undetected by anyone or any creature. Though their is a faint glow that appears for a second before it's taken over by shadows.

Skull sits in front of a steel cage staring at the swirling darkness within it. It's the same old thing every time he falls asleep when he's truly exhausted. He watches it and usually listens to the swirling darkness because it's suppose to be all knowing about him and can even sense the outside world better than he can. It's suppose to be more powerful than he ever will be.

And that's where Skull calls bullshit.

Skull shakes his head, "No words tonight?"

No reply from the darkness that just seems to completely ignore him as it seems to circle around itself restlessly. Skull has always been an impatient guy, yet he always has patients for this one. For multiple reasons really. Reasons he doesn't need to think about. Reasons he really don't care about, yet he abides by the few simple rules he has in play here.

"What do you think of this world?"

Still no reply from the swirling darkness, but it seems to slow down at the question as if pondering about it. As if thinking about everything that has been seen, felt, and tasted since Skull had first entered this new realm.

The darkness stops moving only minutes after the question is asked. A white dot forms in the center of it's being before spreading out and into a white frown. It's mouth opens to show nothing but a void that someone could easily get swallowed into or lost in if stared into for far to long. For skull, it's just a simple black spot in a dark creature.

"It's too nice." The darkness says in a deep cold voice that seems to echo around Skull, "The only trouble here seems to be a few creatures and you and your companions. I say we raze the place and show them what a true war is."

Skull says nothing as he stares at the frowning darkness. He never liked the way it talked. Especially when it refers to him and his friends. It's basically the only thing he has other than the guns he carries with him.

"But you wouldn't do that would you Skull? You're too good now. All the killing and taking of what you want are all gone from your system. Mostly. Though you'll never get rid of your darker desires. Am I right? I really don't see the point in holding yourself back and letting some Stitched face creature hold you back from showing your true self."

"Because he knows better. Just like I do. You're in a cage for a reason." Skull replies with a sigh as he props up an arm on his leg and lays his hand in his open palm, "I know your ideas of fun."

"That's because they're the true ideas of fun. It's our ideas of fun by the way. Not mine alone. You think the same thoughts I do. Don't forget who I am Skull."

"Yet I don't get hard over them." Skull replies simply with a smile, "Can I go now? I feel like someone is eating without me."

"That's because Twilight is. Though it seems you need your rest before things get too exciting. After all, I need my body to be in perfect condition. Also don't fight back." The darkness says as a giant smile forms across its visage.

"Yea yea. Good night ya crazy monstrosity." Skull says as he rises from the chair that sinks into the floor.

"I should be saying that to you pal." The darkness says back as Skull fades away from this plane of reality to only be awoken by a slap across his face.

He shoots up and slams the top of his head into Twilight's forehead by mistake. Twilight falls backward and lands on her rump before she starts rubbing her throbbing head furiously . Skull looks down at her with an irritated look.

"What is it?"

"First off ow! Second off Stich is gone!" She says panicked.

Skull blinks twice before cocking his head as if confused, "What?"

Let the search begin! (Volume 2 Begin)

Skull moves forwards with diligence and speed that matches the determination that's going through his mind all the while having his guns clutched close to his chest to make sure that he's ready for whatever will happen. For a good reason too. Ever since he entered this forest, things have felt very off and it always feels like the forest is trying to suffocate him. At all times it feels as if something is breathing down his neck and crawling around at his feet. He can't put his finger on it, but something about this forest gives off a feedback of it being alive and wanting to capture him. Every part of his body is streaming at him to start shooting up the entire place, but he knows that'll get him nowhere. He has to save Stich first before deforesting the entire place. Or probably the entire world they're living on at this point.

He clutches his fist at the thought of his greatest ally and friend being taken away from him right under his nose.

God damn demon...

He thinks of him as the person that has taught him to keep calm under any situation. Even a situation like this. Yet, his nerves are screaming at him that he needs to go right now. No matter the risks or how long it may take. He has to.

He stops as something snaps to the right of him. He flexes his alright tense fingers against the triggers of his two pistols and waits. He needs them to attack first. He's never been good with fighting in close places. Especially ones were he has to guess where his enemies are. He's always lacked the mind and the speed for it. But Stich... He would love to fight in a place like this. Especially against an unknown enemy that thinks it's all to stealthy.

It comes fast. Almost too fast. Skull reacts just as this wooden beast jumps from out of the darkness maw agape ready to take a bite out of him. His revolver goes off and splits the creature right down the middle making a giant pile of lumber fall to the ground and partly in the bushes and darkness from wince it came. A wooden beast that resembles a wolf. A dead wolf at that really. He can't put his tongue on it, but he's quite sure he remembers these beasts. He shrugs it off. He'll probably think of it later.

Skull humphs before moving on further into the forest. He isn't too sure where he's heading, but he believes in his heart of hearts he'll eventually run into some sign of Stich. Though he still remembers what Twilight had said to him. He looks back at the creature one more time to make sure it's truly dead.

"Pfft. The forest isn't a scary place at alllaaaaaaaaaaawwwwww." He says as he looks back in front of him to see a bunch of wooden wolves looking at their fallen comrade. They all looks towards Skull with the same looks of hatred.

"Friends?" He asks not really wanting to fight the ten or so wolves he can see before him.

They all growl their response which indicates the opposite of friendship.

"Right. Not friends...." He says as he gets into a fighting stance while pointing his guns at the crew, "I'll try to be nice to you guys!"

Skull says as he jumps back while firing his guns at the wolves who are coming out, almost comically, from the darkness around him. He would comment about how such big creatures, as well as so numerous, shouldn't be able to hide in these small bushes. But from his past experience with a giant guy with a hulking sword...

"Damn it! Why are there so many of you!" Skull yells as he slams his revolves into the mouth of one wooden creature and pulling it basically shattering the creature apart, "And why are you guys-"

His words are cut off as one pushes him forward from behind. He trips over another one perfectly crouched and lands on his face sending his guns to the side. The wolves jump and pin him down. The more he throws off the more seem to take there place. It's almost ridiculous at how well they're putting up such a fight. It's almost like they have a ri-

"Hello Skull. I didn't think I would be seeing you so early..." A very feminine voice speaks out in almost a noble style.

"Who the fu-"

"Language my dearest." The woman says as a vine wraps itself around his mouth. She giggles to herself merrily as many thought play through her head of rewards she'll receive, "Oh! Master will be so pleased to see that I've caught the man he's looking for! Or at least I hope so... Let's see... pissed off mood... dark aura... and giant weird looking wings! Yep! Time to return to master!"

"Mmmph!" Skull protests as Timber Wolves pick him up and carry him off using team work. He tries to pulse off dark energy to get them off, but it doesn't work. It's almost as if the vine's eating his magic.

Well shit... Welp. Time to enjoy the adventure of the life time!

Twilight packs the last of her things as a knock sounds at her door. She quickly comes out of her room, down her wooden steps, and swings the door excitedly.

"Skull! I'm glad you see... Oh... Hey girls. You ready?"

"Yeah." Rainbowdash says as she stands beside Applejack in the door way both holding bags of supplies.

Twilight nods her head as she levitates her supplies down and heads out the door, "Spike! Take good care okay!"

"You can count on me Twilight!" Spike yells from the window of their shared room.

The three walk off silently towards the forest as they get curious glances from the occupants of the small town. The three walk with determination and only one destination in mind. Though from there, it's all up to fate.

The Grade A escape.

Skull can only contain the anger and misery rising up to his throat for so long. But he can't let it overtake him so easily. Not right now, and not right here of all places. He needs Stich by his side before he decides to rage against the plants. He just needs to wait for the right moment to make a swift strike against this women and her Timberwolves. Skull rolls his eyes as they stop in front of a river. Maybe they'll slip off and drown...

She starts looking up and down the river bed all the while scratching her head. The wolves simply sit on either side of Skull waiting for orders and to follow. Skull starts to wander if the Timber Wolves have more intelligence than her.

"Hmm. Where is it... I know that bridge is somewhere around here..." She says.

Skull chuckles at her confusion. He feels something dig into his back, most likely a wolf, and he goes silent despite how he feels. Though it does answer his question a bit. He gives a little grunt before shaking the paw off his back. It doesn't give way easily either. If only he could summon his powers...

"Hmmm. You two!" She says while turning around and pointing at the both of the Timber Wolves that snap to attention, "Go find out where our bridge went to! Cause I'm like, totally lost!"

The Timber Wolves run off in search of the bridge. Pretty sure if the wooden creatures were smarter, they would be shaking their heads right now.

"You know." Skull says while, unbelievably, using his head, "I could help you search. If you... maybe untie me?"

In the while they've been walking, or more in the sense they've been walking and Skull has been being cared, Skull has been mostly silent and most of restraints have been taken off to allow him to be cared faster. Though, he's not too keen about it. He just knows that this situation requires better of him. For now mentality is key.

"Now that would be just silly! Why would I free my prisoner?" She asks while putting her hands on her hip and pouting.

"I know I'm your prisoner. That means I can't escape right?" Skull asks hoping she's as dumb as she sounds.

"Right... Oh my gosh! You're totally right! Since you're my prisoner you can't escape!" She exclaims while hopping up and down gleefully.

Skull can't help but let his eyes follow the glorious bouncing orbs before him. He's glad Stich isn't here or else he wouldn't be able to have this much fun following tow planets.

With a snap of her fingers, the vines wrapped around Skull's torso and wings free themselves and return into the ground. Skull stands up not believing for a second that this has actually worked. He stares dumbfounded at her for a moment and wonders if he should kill her. Than again, he doesn't know what happened to his guns... He'll have to bring them to him or else find them.

"Thanks?" He says not really sure with how to respond with being freed by his captor, "Guess I'll go look for the bridge right?"

"Totally! Since you're my prisoner you have to do what I say! So~ find the bridge and come back here!" She says clapping her hands together.

Skull nods his head before starting to walk up the river way. He looks back once or twice to make sure she's not following him, but she's just simply looking up and down the water like a lost puppy. It almost makes him feel guilty for leaving her with the thought that he's coming back. He shrugs his shoulders with a devilish smile.

"Oh well!" Skull exclaims as he starts walking away from the water.

If he could fly, which he's been meaning to ask a certain flying woman about, this would be a lot easier. He stretches his arms and checks the scratch along his body to make sure he's not bleeding anywhere. He doesn't want to bleed on the ground and leave a trail for his pursuers to follow.

Now for his gun... He holds up his right hand and allow darkness to seep through his skin into the palm of his hand. He searches for the dark energy that the guns have from him. He starts to whistle while searching. A little tune he's picked up from his own world.

"I put a gun to her head and pulled the trigger~ Damn her scream should've made her a singer~ Hm hm hmmm hmmmm hmmmmmm..."

Skull stops as he hears something snap and crunch behind him. He turns around towards the direction to see something he would've never thought of seeing. A bipedal dog is standing behind him while holding a gem club.

"Alright. I guess we can talk this out..." Skull says making the orb disappear.

"No talk! I take you to hive! You dig for us!" The dog says walking forward with his club.

Skull can hardly contain himself. He bends over laughing hard at this illiterate creature.

"Jahahahahahaha! Gods! I've needed this laugh! Jahahahaha!" Skull says falling to his knees, "You illiterate mother fucker!"

"What you say!" The dog yells running at him.

"Jahahaha hm?" Skull rolls to his right as the club comes down at the spot he once was, "Okay okay. I guess I can help dig."

"You will! Great! Now get to-" The dog is cut off as a fist enter into his chest.

"I'll dig straight for your heart." Skull says lowly as his hand wiggles around in his chest.

Blood splatters from the dog's mouth as it slumps forward. Skull chuckles to himself as he feels the thumping of the creature's heart against his hand. The thumping of a live heart feels amazing against his hand. The blood, the warmth, and rhythm. It's all so soothing for his soul. And his inner demon.

It comes out easily with the arteries still attached. He tugs it a little and it pops free from its hold. Blood shoots out across it's fur, ground, and his body.

"Ah~ So soothing~" Skull says dropping the heart to the side before forming his orb again, "Welp. Back to searching."

Twilight stands at the front of the forest with Applejack and Rainbowdash behind her. Twilight has already casted a body guard spell on the three of them before they start their journey.

"Okay. Remember to keep together and don't wonder off the path." Twilight says before walking into the forest at point.

"Ya don't got a thing to worry about!" Applejack says following up.

"Yeah Twi! If anything happens, we'll beat it up in a flash!" Rainbow says throwing a few punches in the air.

Twilight simply rolls her eyes and continues walking. Right now they're all in high hopes, but she's sure the forest will change that. Despite how she doesn't want it to. Her plan so far is to get to Zacora's place and see if she knows anything. If not, they'll probably head to the castle of the two sisters. Maybe they'll find a bit of information on who might have taken Stich. Though she's got a good idea who already. Though assuming something isn't a very concrete idea.

"We're coming Stich..." Twilight says to herself.

Author's Note

If I missed anything misspelled, let me know. I write and edit my stuff alone now so.

Shootie Shootie

"Keep close girls." Twilight says as the small group moves forward through the dastardly forest.

So far, their quest has been mostly quiet. If you count out being attacked by three Timberwolves and four random birds, than yes. Perfectly quiet. Twilight has been casting a cloak over her own magic as well as the members of the party to prevent ambushes from some of the more, undesirable creatures. They all know how deadly and unpredictable the forest can be. That's why they wish the best for Skull. Wherever he may be.

"You think we'll find him?" Rainbowdash asks watching their backs.

"Of course we will!" Applejack says scoffing, "That boy is powerful enough o protect himself. Whether it be Manticore, Timberwolves, or those freaky owl things. He'll send them all runnin with their tail behind their legs like a whooped dog!"

"Yea... You got to a point I guess." Rainbowdash says, "Besides. If he does into trouble than the awesomely awesome Rainbowdash shall bust him out of it! Than bust him up for being caught!"

"Heh. That's the spirit girls." Twilight says smiling back at them.

She can't say that she's too worried about them, but worried none the less. She usually doesn't have to worry about any of her friends because they all know how to get themselves out of trouble, but it seems that trouble always follows those two no matter where they go. Or at least that's what it seems like to her. They haven't even been here that long, and they're already fighting some new enemy when they still have a major one to beat. Plus they're trying to get home at the same time... It's ridiculous to her.

She been thinking over how she might be able to help them out with their home problem, but that would require her being able to be able to travel to their world and be able to travel back.

"Twi! What out!" Applejack yells as she tackles Twilight to the ground to avoid because taken out by a branch.

"Th-Thanks Applejack. I wasn't paying attention." She says watching as the branch slowly slides into the tree.

"New guests..." A voice whispers out from the dark.

"A bunch of new guests!" A more energetic voice puts in.

"They look really strong..." A sadder voice says

"I bet they'll be fun to play with!"

"Who's there!?" Twilight yells out as Applejack and her get up from the dirt floor.

The voice don't answer back. Branches start slowly coming out and vines start growing from the ground. Rainbowdash quickly takes to the answer ready to fight. Applejack jumps out of the way of vines trying to entangle her legs together.

"Hey Twi. Mine doing some of your fancy smancy magic." Applejack says as she ducks underneath a branch.

"Y-Yeah." Twilight says as her hands glow.\

"Oh! That's no fun!" The energetic voice says as two vines tie around her hands and yank them down.

They immediately sink into the earth upon contact with it. Twilight lets out a scream of horror at the sight and feel of her arms being consumed. It's a unnatural feeling for sure. One that feels much like someone is ripping your arms out of their sockets.

"Help! Oh god somebody help me!" Twilight screams as she starts crying.

"I'm coming Twilight!" Rainbowdash says flying past Applejack.

As she comes close a giant branch comes out and smacks down on Rainbow's back slamming her to the ground. She lets out a blood curdling cry as vines wrap around her body pinning her to the ground.

"L-L-Let me go! You over grown wee- Ah!" She screams out as the vines tighten against her.

"Let go! Let go!" Rainbowdash screams as she strains against the tightening vines.

Applejack backs up as the branches start leaning in all around her outstretched and ready to connect around her. Much like putting a creature inside of a cave. She grabs at the branches and starts breaking them apart to only have more shoot out and connect over and over again. She remembers the guns in her pocket and pulls out one. She points the revolver towards one of the trees.

"How does this thing work?" She questions as she remembers how Skull was holding it.

She feels the triggers and pulls it.

It's not the darkness that Skull shoots out. It's orange and penetrates straight through the tree putting a hole through it. The tree slowly turns gray and falls to the side along with it's branches. The other branches tend to back off and the forest seems to hold its breath.

Applejack smiles both is happiness and pleasure. Something perverse happens on the inside of her as she pulled that trigger. Something just seemed to sink into her. She just wants to pull it more and fire it into things.

"Where did you get that." The sad voice says more serious like.

"I don't think that's too much of yer business. Now let me and my friends by before I decide to fire more." Applejack says as her hand feels along the other gun in her pocket.

Both of them are almost pulsating at the thought of... killing.

The vines return to the ground to leave a weakened Rainbowdash on the ground silently crying to herself. Twilight's arms shoot up and swings limply beside her before she falls forward unconscious. The pain must of knocked her out. Someone like Twilight who is so unaccustomed to real pain.

"Please... don't hurt us..." The voice says almost crying.

"I won't have ta if ya act nice." Applejack says making sure she has the other gun visible before turning to her friends.

She lets go of the other gun and slips the revolver into her pants. She makes sure that its at easy access just incase. She picks up Twilight and places her on her shoulder before walking to Rainbowdash.

"Think ya can stand."

"Y-Y-yea... No plant going to keep Rainbow..." She says as she gets up to only falls back down to her stomach shrieking in pain.

Applejack thought they could move from here, but looks like they're going to have to rest up first before anything else. Applejack lays Twilight beside Rainbowdash and stands above them both.

"Now you two just rest up... I'll watch over you two."

Applejack takes both of the guns out and look them over. They just pulsate with power. And... something else too. But the power that they have, and the power that they use. It's so.... It's so...

"Good." She says as something dark flickers in her eyes.

Author's Note

Sorry about this short update.

The one true master

The camp fire burns brightly as Applejack rubs the guns that she just finished using. A big smile stays on her face as Twilight and Rainbowdash rest up near by. She glances at them still smiling. She has to be honest with herself, she never thought that she would be the one to actually make a difference. Sure she's strong and all, but compared to their magic... She's practically nothing. So these guns... they make her useful again.

Now she can go save Stich and protect everypony from everything those two bring their way. Skull doesn't need these things. They're hers now. After all, he just left them laying there. So it's his fault really.

Applejack giggles to herself as she rubs the two guns together. They make such a pleasant sound to her ears. Almost like the guns are singing to her. Like they're lulling her to sleep, but she can't. Not yet anyway. She has to watch over these two.

She looks towards Rainbowdash and Twilight. Mostly Rainbowdash. She frowns as she fingers the triggers of the guns. From what she can tell, her legs and wings are all screwed up. At least Twilight can still walk. Sure she can't feel her arms or possibly use her magic, but her legs and magic will come in handy. If they really want to rescue Stich than they can't be slowed. Rainbowdash would say the same thing.

Applejack rises and walks towards the two unconscious bodies.

Who is she to let one of her best friends live a life where she can't adventure of fly. It's what she really. Than again, Twilight might not be able to cast magic anymore. So how could she let her best friends suffer in a life like this. After all, Twilight didn't say it would take all of to save him. Besides with these. She could save everyone.

Even from themselves. Like Twilight and Rainbowdash right before. Crippled and knocked out. They're no good anymore. They wouldn't know what to do with their lives. The guns whisper to her that they need to be saved from their lives. They whisper to her that they're suffering and as a good friend, she needs to right this wrong.

She points the revolver towards Rainbowdash and the pistol towards Twilight. They're probably dreaming of such sweet things. Why end their rest so they can wake up to the horrors of this world? That would be such an evil thing to do. So one shot should be able to let them rest for a long time. Forever even.

Applejack smiles to herself.

"I'm such a good friend." Applejack says to herself as she starts to squeeze the trigger.

"Hey! Yo hillbilly bitch! Don't think I don't see you!" A male yells from behind her. A very... familiar and irritating male.

She turns and points her guns towards the figure walking towards her. It's skull covered mostly in blood. His hands are radiating a dark power and his face reads anger and hatred. Towards what? Well that should be simple enough. After all, he just called his new target a hillbilly bitch.

Skull walks glowing with power towards the gun wielding country girl. She raises both the guns and makes her stand point clear. She did not want to return these guns.

"Stop right there! I will shoot your ass!" She yells as she starts to squeeze the triggers.

Skull can only laugh at her. He raises a middle finger into the air.

"How about you go fuck yourself with those guns." Skull snarls, "At least that way when ya do kill yourself with'em you'll have a little fun. Otherwise, I ain't listening too anything you've go to sa-"

Before he can finish his shoots ring past him on either side of his head. Orange pulsating shots. He looks towards the guns and smiles. He truly love those things. Almost more than his partnership with Stich. He looks Applejack in the eyes and see her eyes are glowing orange with power. And purpose.

Skull tsk as he straightens up a bit.

"Do you fear me?" Skull asks as he looks around himself.

Applejack shakes her head violently, "Of course not! Why would I be afraid of a dead man!"

"Tsk. Now. That would be scary if you had used the right description. I think you meant dead woman." Skull says walking towards her.

Applejack pulls the triggers in rapidly as Skull raises up both of his glowing black hands. The shots get absorbed into the darkness and their light is never seen gain. The rapid fire stops as she watches the last of her shots go into the growing darkness. The darkness spread from his hands, up his arms, and over his face. He lets out an inhuman growl and rushes by Applejack faster than she could watch. She even bets that Rainbowdash would've had problem watch that.

That's when she goes flying past Skull through a tree. Skull starts walking towards the wreckage with his fist still balled. Applejack is using a nearby boulder, cracked in two, to help her stand up. She coughs out blood onto the ground as she still feels Skull's fist in her stomach. She didn't even see when he. She quickly looks as Skull towers above her. Her pupils turn to pin prick as she starts to raise her arm to aim the gun.

"None of that." Skull says as he grabs her arm and bend it behind her back.

His foot comes down hard on her back as he pulls at her arm. She screams out as she struggles against the ripping of her arm.

"Come on. I thought country people are suppose to be stronger than this. Boy was I wrong." Skull says as he twist her arms around in its socket listening and savoring her screams like a fine wine.

His other hands comes up and easily pries the first gun out of her hands. Ole Revolvy. He rubs the gun against his cheek as he feels a part of his being be restored. He looks towards her body and drops her arms that's now twisted at an odd angle. She starts trying to crawl away with her one arm with purpose.

"Come on Applejack. This is just pathetic. I thought you would at least-"

A kick brings him down to a knee as she gets up faster than him. The gun comes to his head and a shot beams him straight in the head and sends him backward.

"That's because I was waiting!" Applejack says, "I'm stronger than you! You can't... wa....what?" She stammers as the body of Skull rises from the ground.

In his forehead is a single apple mark that gets burnt away with the flow of darkness on his skin. He holds out the revolver and fires tearing a hole through Applejack's still usable arm's shoulder. She stumbles back from the force and drops the gun in the process. She look at her shoulder and back to Skull. He pulls the trigger again as he walk up to his pistol. The second shot rips straight through his right leg crippling her to the ground.

He picks up his pistol and puts both of his guns away. He takes a deep breath and shakes his head as he walks to Applejack's shocked body.

"You know. I think I did you a favor there. If you kept trying to use it, you would've died from that. At least this way, you have a better chance at surviving."

Skull, without any cares, grabs a hold of Applejack now crippled leg and drags her to the other two he spotted along with Applejack. He would make a joke about a bunch of cripples, but than he knows Stich would probably get on him about it later. And with what he just done to Applejack a top of that, things weren't looking well in his favor. He pulls out her revolver and rolls through the different barrels that keep getting labeled different things. He stops at the barrel named healing shot. He shoots all three helpers in the chest, sits back, and watches as the healing process takes place. Sure it isn't instant, but it's a hell lot better than him trying to heal them himself. After all, his powers are meant for killing. Not healing.

Who wants to have a party!?

Author's Note

Well here's an update for this story

Who wants to have a party!?

The night begins off slow. Skull and Stich walk on either side of Pinkie as she marches down the path towards a particular building. The building in question is a ginger bread house of orange frosting and gummy like skeletons and goblins of sorts.

Skull lets out a low whistle, "That's one hell of a building there. Looks good enough to eat!"

Skulls looks at Stich with a gigantic sharp teeth grin, but Stich is shaking his head at the ground at the horrible pun.

"Come on! You couldn't have came up with something better!"

Stich takes out his notepad Smells like diabetes.

Skulls doubles over laughing at the joke. Stich shakes his head as he keeps walking past Skull and his nonsense. Pinkie is standing before the building beckoning them in.

"Now to show you guys a great night! First off we'll start where I work and live!" Pinkie says opening the door for Stich.

Stich walks in and he is attacked by the fantastic smells of the pastries and bread. He falls to his knees against the assault. It truly is too much for him to take.

'What's wrong with him?" Pinkie asks as Skull walks in.

He has almost the same hit. But for him the smell of the sweets and fresh bread makes him back up as the ellipse of memories before the nightmares began. He turns and walks out the building breathing heavily.

"Dear god... That is powerful... I haven't smelled stuff like that in..."

"it's just cupcakes." Pinkie says scratching her head, "Though again they are basically the best in all of Ponyville maybe even the entire planet! Though again I do hear that ponies over seas in Ponia make great cakes."

Pinkie begins to ramble off about all the different pastries. Skull turns around and heads back in seeing Stich glaring down at pastries blocked from him by glass. Pinkie is nowhere to been seen but soon shows up from the kitchen to hand him a pastry. Something Stich has never had.

Stich stares at the cupcake before and sighs. He walks over to a table and places it down. He takes out his sword that materializes from the air and he cuts the cupcake into pieces. He takes the pieces and slide them in between the gaps of his stitches. The first taste makes his mouth water and crave for me.

"Well looks like he's enjoying it!" Pinkie says watching Stich slide more and more into his mouth.

Skull shakes his head and walks over to him, "It's going to go straight to your waist."

Stich's response is a simple finger before going back to his treat. He's going to enjoy this while he can.

"Well that's great! Now before you guys leave!"

People start to pile in one after another. All dressed in costumes of all sorts.

"What is this?"

"It's a party silly!"

"A party?"

"You got it!"

Pinkie rushes about taking sweets to all the party intenders. Skull looks around as the people of sorts flap their wings and light up their hands or horns. They talk among each other eating and drinking all sorts of things.

Skull manages to move his way through the crowd, easy enough due to everyone backing away from him when they see his wings, to Stich who is back up to a table in a far corner.

"Come on! Aren't ya going to enjoy the party?"

Party?

"I guess a get together... for everybody?"

Stich shrugs. I'll stick to the shadows thank you very much.

"Same."

Skull and Stich sit back watching as everybody move back and forth from thing to person to thing. It's really interesting to see people talking to each other without them trying to gut each other like fishes. It also made it more disturbing.

At that point they both wished their world could be more like this.

"And what are you two suppose to be?" A voice, feminine, asks.

Skull looks to see somebody dressed up as a cowgirl complete with a rodeo hat and rope by her side.

"Your worse nightmare!" Skull says showing his signature crazed sharp teethed grin.

It makes the cowgirl back up a bit, but a chuckle soon follows, "Woo-Wee! Boy don't you have yer'sefl some chompers! Who you got to do that fancy spell on ya?"

Skull looks at Stich bewildered. They both expected a stronger response. Than again with how everybody was dressed around them.

"No, born this way." Skull says crossing his arms, "What about you?"

"What do you mean about... ooooh! You must be the new guys! Pinkie has said quite a bit about you before she dragged me over here."

Skull laughs as Stich shakes his head.

"What's wrong with him? Cat got his tongue?"

"In a way yes. " Skull says grinning yet again, "Doctor stitched up his mouth. He bites to much."

Stich punches him in the shoulder.

Just ignore us. We'll only be here for a moment or so. Right?

"Maybe you!" Skull says looking at the writing, "For me I might hook up with some of the ladies here. After all the last time."

Stich punches him in the face and shakes his head. He rights something down very fast shows it to Skull and puts away the pad. Skull sits up on the floor with a giant smile on his face laughing.

"Hit a button didn't I?"

Stich ignores him for the moment rolling his eyes and looking out towards the party goers.

"Well aren't you two somethin." The cowgirl says taking a seat, "The names Applejack! What's yours?"

"Skull and Stich at your services!" Skull says standing up and taking a bow his arm at his waist, "Murder extrodanaries in our world. This one you may ask. Well, if we can't find a bad guy to kill we'll just make one!"

Stich shakes his head at the show and talk. Skull sits down again, "Right now though we're just party goers. So go on and enjoy yourself. Me and Stich are just a couple of nobodies after all."

Applejack lets out a high whistle, "With a get up and act like this? I would reckon you two are more than nobodies!"

Stich shrugs and Skull shakes his head, "Here we are. Our world."

Skull taps the half mask on his face, "This ain't for show honey."

Applejack nods her head, "You two are mighty serious ain't ya."

Stich pulls his notepad out and tears out a page before writing. Go ask Twilight for a back story. Or a least a brief one.

"Ahhh Twilight's behind this. I figured as much! I might go do that. Well you two have a nice time ya here!" Applejack says getting up and disappearing into the crowd of people.

This world is really weird.

"I know." Skull says nodding his head, "I know."

It's a weird world after all

Stich patiently sits at a table that's currently being occupied by him and two others. A woman with teal hair and a small horn sits on his right checking out the stitching on his mouth and neck while the other one on his left checks out his notepad while trying to figure out where all the messages are going. The one on his left is a pegasus with gray wings. The two aren't bad, though what they're wearing is a little bit... out there. At least for him. The gray winged one wears a hat that says mail on it, blue short pants, and a tight gray shirt with bubbles on the front of it.

The left one is wearing a shirt that comes down past her waist that has hooves clapping on it, long blue jeans, and a necklace with a heart that rests on her cleavage that is always visible and very abundant. Skull would probably have a field day with these two, but from the look of him going around and messing with the ladies it seems he's already having a field day somewhere else. He's sure that he's having enough fun for the both of them right now.

"So... You guys here on a secret mission or something?" the one on his left asks.

Stich nods head before reaching an open palm towards his notepad. The woman puts it in his hand and soon he has a pencil in his other hand from out of nowhere. He starts writing down.

We're from a world that has no light. So our mission is to bring light back as well as kill Doctor. Right now though, our mission is to get home so we can do that.

They both nod their heads after reading that. They look at each other and the gray one speaks up.

"So do you guys have a lead?"

Stich shakes his head sadly and than looks towards Skull.

Though, Skull might decide that he might want to stay. After all, we don't have a family. Plus we could protect this world from Doctor if we wanted to. It would be hard at first, but with practice...

"You don't have a family!" The teal one exclaims, "That's horrible! What happened to them!?"

Stich doesn't do anything. His eyes fall to the table and a tiny shake of his head indicates he has nothing to write. He points at Skull. He's my only family.

The two look at Skull with sad looks. Skull happily goes around chatting with people as well as eating and drinking as much as he can. He's enjoying the world for what it is. Just like always. A smile, as best as it can be, appears on Stich's face. He leans back and gives a mental sigh. He can't really think of anything wrong with this place. Its... nice... and... happy.

Though... he has noticed something weird every so often. One thing being how there seems to be little to no males around at all, some of the people around here seem to have almost identical twins and no one thinks anything about it, and there seems to be a bit magic always in the air. Of course Stich once thought about asking Twilight about it, but he was too busy with research to think anything about it at the time to ask. Also the thing about Pinkie. She seems to really be... inconsistent. It's almost like she teleports every now and than to different places, yet if he keeps a close eyes on her she's just fast. Other times it's like she's a blur.

Stich shakes his head.

I'm going to the bathroom.

He makes sure the others see it before rising and going to the bathroom. He walks in and finds nothing but stalls. There is only one bathroom, so it can't be mistaken for the girls... He shrugs and goes to the nearest stall.

Meanwhile, Skull is flirting it up with two girls at that moment. He holds a drink in his right hand and quickly slams it back making the two other giggle. Skull isn't too sure what's in those drinks, but he's glad that whatever is in them gives him so much energy. He's makes a mental note to ask Stich to keep a mental note on asking what's in those drinks. After all, the energy could come in handy when fighting back in their world.

Applejack walks over to him and the two other girls disperse in the crowd, "So how's it going?"

"Great! I never knew stuff like this could be so much fun! It's going to suck when we go back..." Skull says shaking his head, "Oh well. First defeat Doctor than party!"

Applejack chuckles, "It's great to see ya in high spirits like this. At first you were all gloomy."

"Well. It's kind of our thing. When ya have dark clouds over ya head always, you kind of just stick to what ya know." Skull says moving over and sitting down near the food and drink table.

"Oh? And now whatcha say?"

"I say that this will be the best time that me and Stich will remember! Until we throw our own party that is!" Stich says reaching over to the table and bringing back a stick with different meats inside of it to his mouth, "Either dat (swallow) or the moment we defeat Doctor."

"I've been meaning to ask... Who is this Doctor person?"

"Our creator." Skull says casually.

"...What?"

"Yeaaaaaa. Doctor created me and Stich as experiments during some part of his conquest and we proved to be wrong. He sent us away in hopes we would become like his other spawns, but we proved to work against that. Stich is older than me so I kind of see him as a father figure. I really don't want to admit that Doctor is my father... It's a bad thought."

"He... He created life? H-How?"

"Well... I don't really know. It has something to do with the crystals embedded into his body. All that we know is that the human race is becoming extent in our world and that soon only Stitchlings and Skull people will rule. With Doctor as their god of course. So me and Stich are trying our best to stop that from happening. Though it's a lot harder than it sounds." Skull says moving over and getting more juice.

Applejack just stares at him. She's surprised that he's talking about it with such... calmness. Like he's done this a million times. He doesn't even seemed stressed, yet she's sure he has to be. Thinking about doing that herself fills her mind with a lot of stressful situations.

"So... You guys... fight? A lot?"

"Yea. We've had to burn different towns to the ground before. I even watched a child be skewered on a sword. But it's all for the good of humanity so. One death is just another step to getting to our goal. Do you guys not fight?"

"No! Especially when it comes to the youngins! We would never put ourselves into any sort of situation like that! Not during these days..." Applejack says more stunned and sickened than anything, "You guys are almost sounding like Timber Wolves."

"Hm? Never heard of them. Though it has wolves on it, so they must be delicious."

"Well. If you like eating wood."

"And I take back my comment." Skull says shaking his head, "Wolves made of wood? You guys are sound stranger and stranger everyday."

"Well, you should see the people made of crystal magic." Applejack says scoffing.

"...What?"