WIEAW: The Revenge of Trixie

Vinyl and her group stepped out onto a pad in the Terminal, not surprised to find that the area was busy and that Trinity was actually surprised by the sights around them. They didn't stay long, as Trinity took out the cube he had brought with them and twisted a part of it, the gateway they emerged from shimmering as it changed worlds.

"I was right," Vinyl commented, eying the cube, "That cube has the power to change where a gateway leads those who enter it. Meaning you could force an enemy to enter the gateway with the belief that they're going to a world they want and you could drop them off in one they would rather not be in. Very dangerous if misused."

Trinity caught the look she was giving him, but instead of saying anything he returned the cube to the bag and approached the gateway. Derpy giggled and followed the stallion in, the rest of their allies taking a step forward into the swirling mess of magic and disappearing from the Terminal. Vinyl just hoped she wasn't regretting grabbing some warriors and extra weapons.

~The other side~

Lightning flashed and thunder boomed, causing Vinyl to snap her head upwards as rain hit her glasses from the mass of black clouds that hung far above them. The rain was a pleasant surprise, as most the time when she first stepped out onto a new world she was greeted by angry natives, enemies who wanted her blood, or the old Elements of Hate. From what she saw it seemed like they were high up in the mountains, standing on a really wide cliff that the gateway choose to deposit them on. She couldn't control where the gateway's deposited them, so they was no way of knowing if they would step into an enemy compound or right off a cliff.

At least the cliff was wide enough so they didn't fall to their deaths immediately.

"The cube doesn't always work though," Trinity responded, his eyes scanning the mountain ranges around them, "I designed it to change where the gateways deposit those who use them, but it seems that no matter what I do I cannot control where we arrive. The cube is incomplete and I am afraid that it shall remain that way, unless the Gatekeeper wanted to do something with it."

Vinyl stopped paying attention as she stared down at the valley that rested between all the mountain ranges, staring at what was actually a military base. If the world they had visited was supposed to have no residents living around the gateway, or in the immediate area, then why was there a base at the foot of the mountain the gateway was on? She knew that there was something strange at work, something that made her consider the fact that they might not have completely destroyed the remnants of Lord Oblivion or his army of hateful ponies, dragons, and angry creatures from across the universe.

If Oblivion, the Lord of Hatred, was still alive than all her hard work putting him and his armies down would have been in vain and then they would also have another enemy to fight.

"Why is there a base sitting down there?" Vinyl asked, her horn charging up and drawing her sword out.

"There shouldn't be one," Trinity replied, staring at the compound with concern, "Last time I was here there was nothing sitting here except for rocks and pieces of mountains. I guess it is possible for some villain to have come here, to this remote outpost of the universe, in order to make it so there is no chance of them being discovered."

Before any of them could react another gateway opened up, only this one was located in the compound and everypony that was stationed around it dropped to their knees. What emerged from the red gateway was what appeared to be a regal pony, walking on long thin legs, wearing a black cape that was wrapped around its light blue coat. On its back was a long wooden staff, similar to the one that they had captured when they messed with the giants not too long ago, and a hat that seemed to cover its head. Whoever the pony was they would have to get closer if they wanted to figure it out.

"We're going down there," Octavia said, already starting down the path towards the compound, "We need to figure out if there's something else going on that we're not aware of."

Vinyl gave herself a smile, if there was anypony she could count on she could always count on her Second in Command Shining Armor and her best friend Octavia. Where's Shining Armor would have gone back to the Terminal to bring back supplies to build a base where this new enemy couldn't see them Octavia wanted to get some recon before they did anything rash. They quietly trotted down the mountain side, or flew as the case was for Derpy, and they reached the compounds gates without being detected. Whoever had arrived had given them the perfect opportunity to invade their personal base without being detected.

Vinyl nearly had a heart attack when they rounded the corner and retreated immediately, as they had nearly walked into a guard that was a cross between a dragon and a pony. Vinyl recognized the creature, as they were the hate filled dragon ponies that made up Oblivion's army. To see one of them here meant that her earlier thought about Oblivion surviving might have been accurate and if he was alive than she needed to put him down before he rose to power again.

"This isn't good," Vinyl whispered, the group sneaking around the guard and into the compound, "We need to see if they're holding Oblivion here and, if they are, then I need to do what must be done to secure the safety of the worlds."

Then she noticed a sign on the wall that pointed into the compound with one of the things listed as a personal room for one Oblivion, confirming her suspicions even more. With a burning desire to make sure the worlds were safe she traveled down the hallway, following the signs as she passed some guards. Before they even realized that she was there her sword cut them down, making her pause so she could deposit the bodies into a storage room.

The room that Oblivion had been given was bare, leaving a barely used bed and some facilities that could be used as a washroom and a cooking station. If Oblivion was alive then the room would have shown signs of ware and tear, but with how the room looked Vinyl was beginning to think that he was still gone. That the room was just preparation for the arrival of a long dead monarch actually upset her and made her feel like a complete fool for thinking he was still alive.

"I didn't think you would actually fall for this," a voice behind them said, four thuds hitting the ground as something hit her in the back of the head, "but welcome home Vinyl dear."

That was the last thing Vinyl heard before she blacked out.