The Black Eyes of the Nightmare

"I did not expect this," says Twig, leaning over Victor to get a view of the massive orb of aura centering their worlds.

"Okay, okay," says Victor, feeling nervous. "Twig, what is going on?" He's in the brink of experiencing a mental breakdown.

"And how did we all end up back here after that flash?" asks Edward.

"Beats me," answers Twig. "And I went to Earth and grabbed all of you during flash."

"I'm having this weird feeling that the fault lies in the construction of the arcs," suggests Jin. "The space-time rift Moon Fox, Vic, and the ponies created could've pulled all our worlds closer."

"But that does not explain the big ball of weird, purply darkness hanging in the center," says Corvus, looking out the window. Celestia and Luna pay more attention to the architecture of Peake City. The buildings are all built as giant trees with windows and doors on them. It puts Twilight's library to shame.

Luna turns back to Twig. "My guess," she says, "is that something will come out from there."

"Hang on!" says Victor, nudging Luna to look up. "There's more to it! See the Sun?"

"I don't follow," says Luna, confused.

"No, I mean that the Sun is smaller! The Sun in Vremena is twice as big as the one on Earth. So I think we're in the Milky Way Galaxy."

"Is that the galaxy Earth is in?" asks Celestia.

"Yup. The two worlds got teleported into this very galaxy when that light flashed."

The Moon Fox decides to also look outside. She gets no reaction whatsoever. She can see the world of the ponies, and she can see Earth, but not even the centerpiece surprises her. "Yes," she says. "This is the disaster."

"Wait, what are you talking about?" asks Edward.

"I have a feeling someone, or something, has been secretly using the arcs. Whoever's behind this was responsible for the weird clouds, the lightning bolt strike, and the explosion of light. Something's gonna come out of that orb. It's a massive portal."

Everyone starts to look worried. They all take turns looking at each other to see if there's something to say, but nothing. This is it. This is the disaster. An unknown force is going to invade all of their worlds. They could be weak, or they could be strong. No one is sure. Everyone snaps their necks to the sound of a creaking door, and two boys walk into the room. One of them is a slightly chubby teen with hay-colored hair, pale skin, and wears archer-like gear. It features a big shoulder pad, a black hood, and a quiver. The other one is tall with smooth, flowing blonde hair, pale skin, and wears long, white robes with blue highlights.

"Moon Fox!" says the archer, excited. He runs up to her and tackles her with a hug. "I guess Vic brought ya back!"

"Yeah, it's been so long," says Moon Fox, happily.

"Hey, Adam," says Victor. He turns to the tall, blonde guy. "Hey, Nick." They both walk up to each other and hug.

"Dude, how was it?" ask Nick.

"Well..." Victor looks at Celestia and Luna and swings his hand toward him, gesturing them come to him. They trot over to the confused Nick. "Nick, this is Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. On my trip, I made friends with them."

"Why do they look so familiar..." mutters Nick. "What was that one show? Uh...My Little Pony?"

Victor laughs. "Okay, I'm starting to enjoy everyone's reactions when they meet you two! Nick, they're not the prissy ponies you're thinking about. They are pretty badass."

"I hear ya, man." Nick looks at Luna and smiles. "I'm guessing you're Luna."

"Charmed," says Luna.

"Uh, Victor?" says Celestia. "Is Nick another one of your Earth friends?"

"Yeah!" answers Victor. "Like me, he learned how to fight with energy. He has a sick power."

"Yeah, I'm a Druid," says Nick. "I can summon creatures to do my bidding, turn into them, or control natural elements for a short time."

"That is amazing!" says Luna. "And what does your other friend do?"

Adam walks up to them, and instantly notices the ponies. "One of your pony friends called," he says to Victor. "What is it?"

"Adam! Glad that you're here!" says Victor. He grabs him over the shoulder and turns to Luna. "This is Adam. Another of my Earth friends, and he learned just like we did. He's a Torturemaster, so he has the power to pull out any weapon to aid him in combat."

"Vic, why do these two look like those things from that little girl's show?" asks Adam.

"Hey!" shouts Twig. He gets everyone's attention. "We can save the formalities for later. Yes, they're ponies. Yes, they look girly, but I can believe in the fact that they're capable fighters, and that's what we need right now. Our worlds are about to fall to this unknown force and we need to prevent that from happening. We'll split into teams, one for each world. I'm assuming this is a widespread invasion, considering the placement of the giant orb." Twig looks at Princess Celestia and Victor. "Celestia, Victor, Jin, and Corvus. You guys got Earth." He turns to the yellow dragon. "Edward, Groves and Luna. You two stay here in Vremena and help the other Settlers." Lastly, he turns to Adam and Nick, smirking a bit. "Adam, Nick, Fox. You're going to the pony world with me."

"What?" shouts Adam.

"No, why must you separate me from my sister?" asks Luna.

"Luna..." says Celestia. She looks deeply into her blue eyes. "It's only for a while. Look at Twig."

"What is it?"

"He looks like he went through a lot in his past. He's obviously been through a lot of conflict before, so he knows how to handle it."

Luna starts to cry. "When this is all over, we should celebrate," she says, sweetly.

"Anything you wish."

"Hey, Vic," says Adam, gesturing him to come to him. Victor walks up to him with a curious expresion. Adam speaks to him quietly. "Ever get the feeling you've seen those two somewhere before?"

"Yeah. They're from the show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic," answers Victor.

"How would you know that?"

"Because I've been watching it for years."

"You've been watching a show for little girls for all this time?" says Adam, shocked. "I don't even know why they're even with us in the flesh."

Victor starts to glare at his friend, abandoning the quiet tone. "You know," he begins, "I've had it with people trying to tell what to do, what to wear, and what to watch." His tone is loud enough to get everyone's attention. Adam is noticing this, but Victor isn't. "I'm seventeen years old, and people are all like 'you should watch MTV and reality shows' or some shit. Why? Because apparently, that's what you're supposed to watch! But no. I won't watch those. A lot of teenage boys like me enjoy My Little Pony because it has a good plot and great characters. Yes, it was meant for little girls, but we didn't care! You probably think I should go to a mental hospital for liking something so girly. Well, let me tell you. I will be ten times the man you'll ever be because I can admit the fact that I watch My Little Pony!"

The only noise after is Victor's heavy breathing. He inhales a deep one and walks away, leaving the others still shocked. "Dude," says Adam, "it sounded like you've been holding that in for a while."

"I was..."

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The tree arc on the building spits out Victor, Jin, Celestia, and Corvus out of its vortex. They all struggle to get up because of the impact they receive. Nonetheless, they're ready to fight. Corvus looks down at the citizens of Manhattan, and it doesn't seem the same.

"Think they noticed the big ball of darkness up there?" she asks.

"It's kinda hard to miss," says Jin.

"Yeah...but look down here. There's not many people outside as before."

"Probably staying indoors," suggests Celestia. "But they're still confused. They need to know more."

"Wait, so we're going to spread the word?" asks Victor.

Princess Celestia doesn't answer Victor. She only hops into the wind, spreading her white, shining wings and swooping down to the streets. Corvus grabs both Jin and Victor and reveals her shining, violet wings and also jumps off. She rushes after the white horse, who's darting aimlessly, as if she was looking for something. Celestia spots a reporter nearby, an uptight woman in her forties, and heads for her. Her broadcast can be seen on one of Times Square's large screens.

"And so," announces the reporter, "chaotic confusion still shrouds over our great city. No one is uncertain about the explanation of two planets appearing next to ours, along with the large orb. My advice to you is to stay indoors."

Celestia trots over to the reporter, startling her. "Greetings, ma'am," she says politely.

"Oh, hello there." The reporter keeps talking to the microphone. "Well, this is convenient. I'm here with whom people call Princess Celestia, an animated character that has somehow come to life. She's known as one of the city's mysterious defenders. So Celestia, what do you have to say about current events?" The reporter leans the microphone to her muzzle.

"May I?" Celestia grabs the microphone with her magical aura and turns to the camera. "Humans," she announces, "this is exactly why we came! An unknown dark force is about to emerge from the orb in the sky. It's a portal, just like the one we constructed, but much bigger." Celestia starts to appear in more of the screens. Everyone is watching her. "As the divine ruler of Equestria, I vow to protect this foreign land. Either stay hidden or evacuate. That is my advice. I will fight the invasion  head-on with my friends, to the last breath if we must."

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Adam, Nick, and the Moon Fox are thrown right out of the portal. Each of them either hit the dusty ground or a tree. Adam and Nick moan from pain, but the Moon Fox nimbly gets on her feet. She wipes the dirt off her black overcoat and extends a foxtail to each of the boys. They both grab it, pulling them up. Nick looks around the clearing.

"This place looks so cartoony," he says. Moon Fox shrugs her shoulders and hovers up. She turns her head wildly, looking for Ponyville.

"Boys, you have to get to Ponyville," says Moon Fox, pointing a claw toward the direction of the town.

"Ponyville?" says Adam. He feels like laughing, but is more confused than amused. "Won't all the little ponies get scared if they see us?"

"If you do something stupid, then yes. Go find a house in a tree and tell her everything." Moon Fox twirls to another direction. "I'm going to the capital."

"But-" says Nick. Too late. The Moon Fox darts away like a rocket, toward the city of Canterlot, perched graciously on the mountain. "...wait..."

Adam walks in front of Nick. "You heard her," he says. "Let's go."

"But who knows how far away this town is. Might take forever to get through this forest."

"We can fly over it if you, I dunno, cooperated," says Adam as he gives Nick a gentle nudge. Nick gets confused, but then knows what he's trying to say. "Dude, you just gotta get your beast on and carry me over this forest."

"Oh, yeah! Forgot. That's what I can do. Yeah..." Nick takes a deep breath, and his body starts to morph. It grows and changes in color. He drops his two arms on the ground, which are turning green and scaly. Tails and wings grow out from their proper spots, and Nick's transformation is complete. Nick is now a large, green dragon, walking on all four. He bends his hind legs to let Adam climb aboard.

"To Ponyville!" shouts Adam.

"Maybe I should've turned into something less scary-looking," says Nick, looking at his front legs. His claws are long and dangerous. Regardless, he leaps into the air and flaps his wings toward the town.

It takes little time to arrive, but Nick has an idea. When reaches the edge of the Everfree Forest, he dives into the trees and quickly turns back into his human form. Adam falls out of the border and gets back up, confused about what just happened.

"Sorry, man," says Nick, "I figured these guys would find a human to look less threatening."

Adam laughs. "Can you imagine," he says happily. "You going to the ponies as a dragon."

"Oh, they would shit themselves," laughs Nick. And so, they make their through Fluttershy's cottage without being noticed by the shy, yellow mare. Maybe it's because she's not there.

When Adam and Nick make it to the town area, they are slightly amused by how the place looks. Everypony keeps gawking at them. Adam has no problem with that, though. He's used to people thinking that he's weird, so he enjoys it instead. It is a problem for Nick. To put a stop to it, he speaks up. "Excuse me, guys. We're looking for this tree...house...thing."

The ponies start to murmur among themselves, not understanding what the mysterious human in robes is asking.

"We're with the Moon Fox," says Nick. The two humans now hear relief and excitement in the murmuring.

"Ponies!" shouts Adam, getting their attention. "We're here to kick ass and save the day, and we need to get to this house, which we were told is in a tree."

"You mean the library?" says a young colt.

"Uh, we don't know what kind of building it is, pony bro."

"It has to be Twilight Sparkle's library," speaks a green mare.

"Okay, so where is this library?" asks Nick. The ponies all point hooves to a tree with a door, windows, and balconies. "Thanks, guys! By the way, hide somewhere, 'cuz that orb in the sky's gonna start spitting out bad things that'll try to kill you."

The ponies all look at each other and rush over to their homes, in a panicky manner. They all disperse to random directions, leaving Adam and Nick, Victor's friends, heading over to Twilight's library. Nick knocks on the door, and hears Twilight's voice from inside.

"Who is it?" she asks in a polite manner.

"The Moon Fox sent us here," answers Adam.

"Who are you? I don't recognize that voice." Twilight opens the door to confront the two foreign figures. With her experience with the Moon Fox, she is only impressed rather than intimidated. "Oh, you must be her friends! So what brings you two boys in Equestria?"

"We'll be your soldiers for when this invasion happens," answers Nick. "Name's Nick, and this is Adam. Do you by any chance know Victor?"

"Well, I'm Twilight Sparkle, and yes, we all know Victor." She walks back into her house, gesturing the two boys to follow her. "Such an interesting kid."

"I hear ya, uh, Twilight. Sorry, I'm not really used to talking ponies."

"If you know Victor, then don't you hang out with all kinds of creatures?"

"Good point."

"So, an invasion," says Twilight, looking worried. "Not sure why you two went through the trouble of coming to me. What could I possibly offer?"

"The Moon Fox told us to come here to explain the situation," says Adam.

"She's back? Where is she?"

"She said she was going to the capital."

"Ah. Canterlot. She's probably warning the palace about the invasion," says Twilight.

"Ooh! More weird people!" shouts the pretty pink Pinkie Pie. She gallops toward Nick, causing him to fall back. She examines the boy with the cutest, little eyes. "Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie!"

"Pinkie! Get off of him," says Twilight.

Adam notices that there are four other ponies and a baby dragon in the room. Twilight's friends.

"Y'all must be Victor's friends," says Applejack.

"My, those outfits," says Rarity, "so rebellious and unique."

"Uh, thanks," says Adam, nervously. "Are these your friends?"

"Yeah!" answers Twilight. "After the burst of light, they all barged in here because of all this stuff appearing in the sky." She turns to her friends. "Everypony, this is Adam, and the one with Pinkie is Nick." She turns back to Adam, who's nervously waving at Twilight's friends. "So, what exactly is happening?"

Adam never felt so uncomfortable in his life. He's inside a world that is for the eyes of a little girl. He may have had a history of being free-spirited, but he knows how to be polite when it's proper. He doesn't want to hurt their feelings, thinking that they're fragile, helpless ponies. Pinkie Pie gets off of Nick and rejoins her friends.

"Well," starts Adam, "so three worlds are now close: your world, Earth, and Vremena. Something was going on with the light business, and now we're in the same galaxy. Unfortunately, there's a black, nightmarish orb in the center, and who knows what could come out of there. I haven't heard much, but I think all the fiddling with multiverse travel was messed with by something. But what is it?"

"Are you here to protect us?" asks Fluttershy.

"Yup," answers Nick. "We're just like our mate Vic, with the powers and all, and we're gonna destroy whatever comes out that portal. You're in good hands, ponies."

"We could help," suggests Twilight.

"Uh, hate it to break it you, but this is kinda out of your league..."

"We got the Elements of Harmony."

"The what?"

"Magical jewels, extremely powerful," answers Rainbow Dash, as confident as she can. "The point is, we all got a special trait, and together, we're a force to be reckoned with!"

Honestly, the two non-bronies will have to see it to believe it.

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Edward and Luna soar through the skyscrapers of Peake City, with Groves carried on the dragon's back. Princess Luna is barely keeping focus on her flight patterns, but more at the beauty of the buildings. Edward can't help but chuckle at her reaction. "I'm guessing your world doesn't have a place like this," he says.

"Oh, no," answers Luna. "This place looks amazing!"

"Yeah. Too bad something out there wants to destroy it."

Luna completely forgot about the reason why she was separated from her dear sister. Edward's right. This marvelous city might be shattered by the invasion that is about to come. Luna quietly prays for Peake City to remain standing. She then turns back to Edward. "So, I must ask, dragon. What are these Settlers?"

"Well..." Edward rolls his yellow eyes away from Luna, thinking. "The Settlers are the oldest beings in this world. There's seven of us, and if we're all together, it could unlock the unknown origin of Vremena. I'm a Settler, Corvus is a Settler, and the Moon Fox is one, too. You can tell because we all wear a cursed medallion that we can't take off. EVER."

"So I have four that I have yet to meet?"

"Yeah," answers Edward. "You know what those boys did? The Earthlings?" Luna shakes her head. "We Settlers had most of our memories wiped long ago, and we couldn't recognize each other. Those guys brought us back together. We still have that amnesia problem, but it's no biggie. I already know myself well."

"How doth thou go so long...not knowing who thy true friends are?" asks Luna, sympathetically.

"It wasn't that bad, because I didn't know that I had long-lost friends, but it was hard when I've been told the truth..."

"Yes, the truth can be hard."

"But not knowing the truth is much harder." Edward looks down at the city. As usual, everyone is gazing at the black orb in the sky. "So how should we do this?"

"Perhaps warn the officials?" suggests Luna.

"Good call." Edward starts to laugh. "So Luna, aren't you worried?"

"Worried?"

"Worried about how messy all of this is gonna get. I dunno. You just seem like the type of creature that is well, fragile."

"Nonsense, Edward," laughs Luna. "Yes, you may be a dragon. Strong and fearful, and I may be just a helpless pony to thee, but if the invaders think the same, then they shall be horribly mistaken."

Edward leans his eyes toward his back, noticing his passenger. "You haven't said much, Groves," he says.

Groves leans over to an angle where Edward can see his helmet, concealing his devilish, red eyes. "Not much to say," he says. "We just fight."

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Back in Manhattan, the streets are mostly cleared. Time seems to have sped up, nearing to sundown. The humans decide to listen to the wise being that is Princess Celestia. She's like an angel to them, granting them safety. Victor decides to succumb to curiosity and climb one of the tallest buildings he could spot. He makes it to the top of the Empire State Building and looks at the gaping hole in space. Corvus finds him, wondering what he's up to.

"I don't think we should wait," says Victor, locking eyes on the portal.

"Then what else can we do?" asks Corvus.

"We gotta close that thing before anything comes out."

Corvus crosses her arms. "Well, how do you suppose we do that?" she asks.

"There's this one movie I saw," begins Victor. "It's called The Avengers. So all these dudes invade New York, which is where we're at, and this machine opens up that opens this portal to some other world. The same machine was used to close it." He comes to a sudden realization. "Oh my God, this is just like that movie!"

"This is real life, Victor..."

"Yeah, but hanging around with you guys convinced me that this is all just a big dream. With pain. Lots of pain."

"Pain...pain from all that fighting?"

"Most of it, yeah," says Victor. He laughs softly. "But here comes the pain."

Like a cue, the dark orb on the sky starts to bubble up, and it spits out one figure from above. To Victor, it's the size of a flea. It turns out to not be so tiny, but just very far away. The object coming out starts to grow, and its size grows. No, it's getting closer. Victor sighs in relief, which is an ironic reaction. Instead of fear, he's glad to finally get this over with. He turns to Corvus, who's confused instead.

"Now would be a good time to go wild," says Corvus.

"Actually, I'm not," responds Victor. This confuses Corvus. "Not yet, at least..."

"I kinda expected a large fleet to pop up. Why only one?"

The figure crashes down on one of the buildings. It's about the size of a person, but it obliterates the building. Debris flies everywhere, and Corvus is too scared to even think of the possibility of people being in there. She hears an evil cackle, slowly rising in volume. The figure flies out of the debris and looks around. Victor and Corvus can't get a good view of its detail. He's too far away. Princess Celestia and Jin easily notice the collapsing building, so they go look for Victor and Corvus. The mysterious then turns to Victor, who's still camping on the Empire State Building. Victor blinks, and the figure vanishes. He blinks again, and it reappears inches away with a sadistic smile. Victor and Corvus are startled, but now they can explain the figure well. It's what appears to be an elderly man with long, silver hair and a short beard. The man shares Nick's height, has blue eyes, and wears dark green robes. He may not look scary, but this man is terrifying.

Princess Celestia meets up with Victor and Corvus, having Jin mounted on her back. The first thing she sees is the man that is hovering right in front of Victor, staring him down. "Ah, so the gang's all here," he says, deviously.

"Who are you?," asks Victor, his voice having a sense of hostility. He feels more than ready to go Moon Fox on him.

"Of course you wouldn't know me." The man turns to Corvus. "But I'm surprised you don't, Corvus..."

"How do you know my name?" asks Corvus, scared.

The man chuckles quietly, then turns back to Victor. "So how's your little brother? It's been so long, Corvus. And as for you, boy. I don't recognize you."

"Wait..." mutters Celestia. Her eyes suddenly widen and snaps her neck to Corvus. "Corvus! Remember your amnesia. This man must be involved with your forgotten past."

"Well, I don't like him," says Corvus.

"No, you shouldn't," agrees the man.

"What are you doing here?" asks Victor, still sounding hostile.

"To continue where I left off a thousand years ago," answers the man, sadistically. Lightning strikes behind him. His voice starts to sound more godly. "I am The Forbidden, you insects. I am above all of you. No one can defeat me!"

"Yeah..." says Victor in disbelief. "That's not gonna work, Gramps. Why? Because we're all here to defend and all, and we've been waiting for you."

"I've never seen you three in my life, but do you actually think you can stop me?"

"Uh, Forbidden Dude," says Victor, sounding surprisingly casual. "Don't judge a book by its cover. We got skills and we got power on our side. Also, I never really understood evil motives. So why do you want to terrorize a world that hasn't really caused you any harm?"

The Forbidden One starts to laugh unpleasantly. It's the only possible laugh that is not even contagious. "Oh," he responds, "it's nothing, really. I just despise humans."

To The Forbidden's surprise, Victor pulls out his staff, twirling it and aiming an intensifying gemstone on its tip. "I'm human, and I find that offensive," he says, hostile again. "But you've been here for like, a minute, and you already killed...the number of people in that building you destroyed."

"And how do you plan on stopping me?" asks The Forbidden One, maliciously.

No talk. Just action. Victor springs off the skyscraper's wall and jets toward the new foe. He tackles him, sending both of them plummeting into the ground. Their impact spreads a puff of debris and dust. Jin hops on Celestia's back as she follows Corvus down toward the damage. They can see it. Victor and The Forbidden One are shooting spells at each other. Lots of blocking and evading, but his friends don't leave him alone. They all start ganging up on The Forbidden One, but this guy does not show any sign of fatigue. Far away, a helicopter is filming the action. Clearly this would be very entertaining.

The Forbidden One palms the ground, sending a shockwave that gets both Victor and Jin. Corvus and Celestia simply fly up to avoid it. Celestia fires a stream of magic through her horn, but The Forbidden One evades it with little effort. Victor and Jin get back up, but they're in pain. Jin notices Celestia worrying about his current state, so he starts to laugh.

"I'm fine, Celestia," he says.

"Good," says Celestia, and she returns to firing at The Forbidden One.

Corvus decides to get closer to their foe, pointing her feet right at him. She nearly slices The Forbidden One's face with her talons, but she lands with two glowing hands. Corvus swings them at The Forbidden One, but can't land a hit on him. He's too fast, so he gets on a horse stance with her arms crossed and then spreads the arms apart, expanding a force that pushes The Forbidden One away. The old man topples on the ground as Corvus flies up and charges a spell in her palms.

The Forbidden One vanishes as Corvus is about to release the spell. Then she feels an insane pain on the back of her neck. The Forbidden One appears behind her and must have smacked her. She drops to the ground, and during that, Victor jumps up to the Forbidden One with lightning on one hand. The Forbidden One nimbly grabs his wrist and hurls him blocks away. He then notices Jin and Celestia close together, so he inhales and breathes out an inferno of fire. The flames engulf both. As they shrink, The Forbidden One sees Jin and Celestia with burn marks at the most. Jin blocked the firestorm with an ice barrier. The Forbidden One then snaps his fingers and a force pushes both of them away. Jin lands on a car, while Celestia lands on  a building, which turns out to be the place Victor crashed into. The Forbidden One is clearly ina  league of his own.

Corvus gets back up and jumps toward The Forbidden One with a punch ready for him, but The Forbidden One simply pushes her away. Corvus crashes through the windows of a store and experiences the pain of shattering glass all over her body.

"Discord," mutters Celestia, weakly. Victor gets up, feeling so much pain, and limps over to Celestia. Her mane is messy, her  white fur is damaged, and she is bleeding in some places. Victor grabs her by the shoulders and tries to pry her off. He succeeds, but only to have the white horse collapse over him. She's heavy compared to a human.

"Alright," says The Forbidden One, "now where is that meddling fox?"

Upon hearing the old man's cold words, Victor reveals himself in an instant, just as wounded as everyone else, "Wait," he says, eyeing him. "Are you talking about the Moon Fox?"

"The Moon Fox?" says The Forbidden One, stroking his silvery beard curiously. "So that mutt came up with a title."

"How do you know her?"

"You could say we're long-time rivals," answers The Forbidden One.

"Why?" Victor takes steps closer to his opponent.

"You know. Wanting to thwart my plans and all. You and your freakish friends aren't even a threat to me, so I might as well tell you." Victor and The Forbidden One are close to each other now. Victor has a mighty urge to just punch him in the face, but he knows it would be futile. The Forbidden One is clearly a being that is unholy and unforgiving. Not to mention cocky and inconsiderate. "I was going to create my own world, where I'd be the supreme ruler. When a life ceases, he or she is reincarnated into another world, as a new form of life. Naturally, it's random, but I figured out a way for my murders to always lead to my world. Your bitch friend and the other pests were in my way, so I had to dispose of them."

"Moon Fox must've kicked your ass," says Victor, cocky.

"No," corrects The Forbidden One, in the coldest of tones. At this point, spectators are peeking out the windows to watch the standoff. "It was Oliver. Too bad he's dead..."

"So you think I should just give up," says Victor in flat tone.

"It's your only option. I'm quite used to getting my hands filthy."

Victor thinks for a moment. All the talking made him forget about the pain from his wounds, but they're nothing serious to him. "I don't think so," he answers. Amazing how casual he can treat his opponents like they were almost friends. "My name is Victor, The Forbidden One. I am a human, raised here and transformed in Vremena. Two things I've learned about myself in all my experiences is that I hate losing and that I eventually rise above anyone who stands in my way. I know where you came from now. From that Overloard! When he died, you were released."

"An excellent assumption," responds The Forbidden One.

"Alright, now I'm getting how you tick, Gramps. You're just another guy who wants bad stuff to happen to others." Victor glares at The Forbidden One. "Now let's see how much punishment you can take..."

Victor roars right at The Forbidden One's face. It startles him slightly. Black lightning surrounds the young mage, and his eyes turn black, like the heart he has for sick people. The aura around him explodes, leaving The Forbidden One in front of the legacy of the Moon Fox.

"Oh, now we're talking," says Jin from behind. He sports a devious smile at The Forbidden One. Victor, now in his transformed state, also starts to smile, which is rare in his current state. "The punishment shall be doubled!" Jin lets out a glass-shattering screech, one that would come out of a bird. A purple aura starts to glow around him, and it's intensifying. The purple aura surrounds Jin, along with a black one, mixing like they're in a running blender. Jin's eyes also glow, and the aura around him explodes.

After the flash, The Forbidden One now gazes at the transformed Jin curiously. Princess Celestia gets to a spot where she can clearly see him. It's shocking to her. Corvus also sees it, and she seems satisfied about it. Jin's transformation is linked to Corvus, so he's now an anthropomorphic raven like her, but with big differences. He wears an improved version of his usual gear of a trenchcoat and blue jeans. Now it's a leathery brown jacket zipped open, black pants held by a shining belt, and his straw hat is now black as night. It slightly covers his head, now replaced by a raven's. His eyes change like Victor's, too. They're colored violet, and the feathers in his face are detailed with swirling, white marks. He has these white markings in certain parts of his body. No wings, though. Oh, wait. Jin probably has the ability to hide his wings like Corvus.

The newly transformed Jin tips his hat to Victor with a sly smile. His gear looks more casual than Victor's, so he doesn't look exactly battle-ready. Victor turns to The Forbidden One, glaring. The Forbidden One only laughs, which infuriates Victor even more.

"Do you think a measly transformation can stop me?" he says.

Victor and Jin are done talking. They both fire a stream of energy at The Forbidden One. They both make a direct hit, pushing him back. The Forbidden One retaliates with releasing a barrage of fireballs out of nowhere, all aiming at the two beasts. Jin makes an ice dome to shield against the rain of fire. When it's over, he reveals his wings, just as graceful as Corvus'. He raises his arms up in the air, charging a cyan-colored ball of energy. It grows larger than himself, and like an executioner, he swings his arms down like he's carrying the heaviest of axes, chanting in a god-like voice the well-deserved title of his technique.

TUNDRA BOMB!

The ball of energy flies down to The Forbidden One, engulfing him into an icy prison. As the energy expands and bursts, Victor notices him flying away from it. Victor chases after him by darting off at an amazing speed. Sadism. That's all he can think of right now. Victor catches up to The Forbidden One and grabs him by the face with his blue claws. He keeps flying toward that direction, and he buries his face right into a building. The Forbidden One lets out a quiet grunt of pain, but he retaliates by forcing Victor away from him. He tries to keep a distance away from Victor, but Victor fires a stream of lightning at him. It nearly hits.

Jin shows up and tackles The Forbidden One. The Forbidden One punches him in the gut and hurls him away, making Jin crash somewhere far away. Victor can tell the old man is furious right now. "YOU INSOLENT PESTS!" he shouts at the top of his lungs. His voice echoe all over Manhattan. Victor is about two hundred feet away and he still finds it loud. "I AM YOUR GOD NOW! AND I'M NOT GOING TO WASTE MY TIME WITH INSECTS LIKE YOU!"

The Forbidden One snaps his finger, and before you know it, the sky is covered with monsters. All kinds, and most of them can't be identified. Victor is barely intimidated by all of the monsters, considering he already is one. Fear is not an emotion that is exploited in his transformation. He glares at The Forbidden One with those empty, black eyes he inherited. He growls like all the other monsters above him. "I'm not letting you enslave so much as one individual mind!" he shouts as he claws a hand downward.

The Forbidden One raises an arm in the air, and an inferno of blood-red fire and dark energy builds up in the palm. Victor's hand builds up a purple aura, mixed with black and white lightning. When both energies are built up, The Forbidden One rushes over to Victor. Victor rushes to him also, holding his weapon of execution on his left hand.

Victor is ambidextrous, actually. He uses a pencil and silverware with his left hand, while anything around sports is for his right hand. It's only proper that he uses his hand of creation to destroy as well. The Forbidden One and Victor are about to impact, both with fire in their eyes. The strong aura the energies are giving off are making small parts of nearby buildings chip off and float in the air. Before Victor meets his attack with The Forbidden One's, he chants the last words that he hopes for the man to hear.

VIRTUOUS SPEAR!

The two energies collide. They send twenty-foot-long streams of lightning and energy everywhere. A new Sun has been formed on the streets of Manhattan, and it's deadly. It only takes a few seconds of collision for a light to blind both Victor, The Forbidden One, along with the rest of Manhattan and all the monsters The Forbidden One invited.

Victor has no idea what to do, but to keep his left arm raised up. The Forbidden One could still be under all that light.

Victor starts to feel dreary, and all the white around him turns black.

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Meanwhile, in Equestria, it turns out that The Forbidden One's influence expands further than Earth. Monsters of all kinds are hovering above all of Equestria, ready to come down from the heavens, a place where they do not belong, and terrorize all of the civilians. Adam catches a sound that is similar to the sound from Nick's summoning spells. He hears lots of them, even if he's in a library with thick walls.

"Anyone hear that?" he asks.

"Hear what, darling?" says Rarity, confused.

Adam looks out the window, and his heart stops by the sight of all the monsters. Some of them are very ugly. "HOLY FUCK!" he yells. "They're here!"

"The invasion?" says Nick.

"Yeah!"

Twilight Sparkle looks out the window and glares all the nightmares surrounding everypony. She turns to her friends. "Girls," she says, "ready the Elements of Harmony."

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It's the same in Vremena. All the monsters about to start terrorizing of the most dazzling cities on the planet. Luna is a bit worried, but Edward only glares at them. Groves does the same.

"Showtime," says Edward.

"Shouldn't we unite with thy friends first?" suggests Luna. "Strength in numbers."

"Oh, we will," answers Groves, deviously. "We'll just have to haul our ass through countless walls of beasts on the way there."

And so, the heroes begin the fight to defend their worlds from The Forbidden One.