:Communication:

"So...that's what became of them..." A troubled Thunder said as he closed eyes and went deep in thought after listening to Glacius explain what happened earlier with the Dimensional Rift.

Glacius leaned back against the wall of the ships bridge and folded his arms as he turned to Orchid, who was currently trying to access the ships database to find information on Ultratech. "I would appreciate it if you asked me to use my ships tech first instead of using it without my permission."

Orchid glared at him over her shoulder. "I think we have more important things to worry about..."

Glacius nodded. "Gargos possessing Jago..." He then turned to Thunder. "And...Fulgore."

Thunder clenched his fist and refrained from punching the metal wall in front of him. "How dare Ultratech do something like this. He never deserved any of this..."

"Are you positive your information is accurate?" Glacius asked Orchid. "How do you know Fulgore is-"

Orchid glared at the ice alien. "Because I've been fighting them the majority of my whole life! Trust me, I know."

Glacius sighed. "Well then...I suppose we better do something about Gargos first. He is a great threat and must be dealt with immediately or he will bring an entire realm to ruin."

Orchid raised a brow at the alien. "You actually believe him about that different realm?"

"I sensed no dishonesty in his words." Glacius replied. "But if he is able to regain energy in this realm, we must stop him immediately. Not only is there no guarantee that he'll stop there, but there's also the fact that he is currently possessing my friend and your brother."

Thunder spoke up. "Do not forget about Fulgore my friend. He is just as important."

"Ultratech is still in a weakened state. They're a threat to the world, if I don't take care of them now, they'll return to power. I can't possibly choose between millions of innocent people and my brother." Orchid replied.

Glacius shook his head. "Fulgore. Gargos. Ultratech. They are all linked. But think for a moment, which is more important? A Cyborg that we can track down at any time? A dark spirit possessing a friend and brother and planning to drain an entire realm to restore his full power and possibly bring ruin to not only that realm but ours aswell? Or the currently weakened corporation responsible for it all?"

Orchid and Thunder exchanged looks before going deep in thought, clearly struggling to decide what to do. Glacius sighed and said, "We cannot stop Gargos if he is in the other realm while we remain here. To follow him, we need a device similar to the one he's using to open up Rifts. My ship possesses great technology but it alone will not be enough. However..." He looked at Orchid. "If we were to...track down Ultratech and steal a device from their headquarters, we would not only have a chance to put an end to them, but we could then use the device and my ships energy to create a Rift and follow Gargos to the other realm." He then glanced over at Thunder. "From there, we could track down Fulgore and deal with Gargos once and for all."

Orchid smirked. "Alright then, I'm all for it."

"A wise strategy, let's do it." Thunder agreed.

Glacius nodded. "Very well. I shall use my ships tech to find Ultratechs headquarters. From there we shall infiltrate it and recover some of their equipment. Afterwards, we will meet back up here at my ship."

"Wait, meet back up? We're splitting up?" Orchid questioned with a confused glare.

"Yes..." Glacius replied.

Orchid got off the large metal seat and approached him. "Why?"

"Because despite our combined abilities, defeating Gargos will be no easy task. I'm going to seek out someone who can help us." Glacius said as he made his way to the ships controls. "Once I've located Ultratechs headquarters, I'll upload the coordinates to that primitive device of yours, I'll then be on my way to seek assistance."

Orchid scoffed and decided to ignore his apparent insult of human technology.

Spinal watched the ship in the distance, pondering on why he no longer desired to join its ghostly crew and move on. One moment he was victorious over his opponent, the next, he barely recalled a dark voice whispering something in his mind, then found himself with a sudden change of desire.

A bright flash from behind caught his attention. It was only after the light of the flash was gone and the sound of footsteps filled the air that he looked over his shoulder to acknowledge the dark spirit before him.

Gargos slowly approached the immortal warrior and frowned slightly behind his metal face mask. "I have a plan to finally regain my full power but a few...pests intend to get in my way."

Spinal eyed the dark clad man up and down. He couldn't place a bony finger on it, but something about him seemed familiar. Different, but still familiar.

Clutching the Ultratech device in his hand, Gargos turned to the large blue werewolf that was currently glaring at him with a mixed expression of rage and confusion. "This will not be enough to take the realm of Equestria, but the two of you will be enough to keep our enemies busy until I have found more allies. So...I expect the both of you to cooperate, failure will not be tolerated."

Spinal and Sabrewulf exchanged glares before responding with a nod.

"Good." Gargos activated the device and, like before, a large circular Rift of purple opened up beside them. "Move out! Kill anything that gets in your way! Divide and Conquer!"

Sabrewulf let out a loud howl before getting on all fours and began rushing towards the Rift, followed by Spinal, who chuckled evilly, eager to spill the blood of his 'masters' foes.

With a victorious smirk, Gargos watched as the two disappeared along with the Rift.

Fulgore's scanners detected a massive surge of energy nearby, much similar to that of the Rift earlier.

While he intended to focus on the precise location of the massive energy signature, he was already preoccupied with the six Ponies before him.

The yellow Pegasus had immediately fainted after their screams had died down. The hyperactive pink one stared at him, wide-eyed and with a big, massive, overly happy grin. The orange one with the hat and the lavender one with wings and a horn were both keeping their distance with a clear look of fear on their faces. The white Unicorn was closer but still keeping her distance, giving him a curious look as if she was examining every part of his body.

Then there was the cyan one with the rainbow mane and tail.

The continuous sound of clanging brought Fulgore's attention slowly down to the cyan Pegasus, who was repeatedly throwing punch after punch at his large chest. It was a clear futile attempt, as the only damage she'd done so far was bruise and cut her forehoofs against his unmarked metal chest.

Finally, the Pegasus had apparently expired all of her stamina and slowly fluttered to the ground. "Alright...you...win...just...hurry up...and get it...over with..." She panted heavily.

Fulgore just let out a metallic growl, causing the cyan Pony to back away slightly.

Twilight Sparkle finally decided to step in and teleported in front of her friend. "Wait! Please, don't hurt us. We...we aren't here to fight. We only came here to talk."

'Talk? What could these creatures possibly want to talk to me about?' Fulgore thought.

As Fluttershy regained consciousness, she was helped up by Applejack. "You okay sugarcube?"

"Y-Yes...I'm fine..." Fluttershy replied quietly before looking back at the cyborg. She followed Applejack over to Twilight but kept her distance and stayed behind her friends, still very much frightened.

Fulgore looked back and forth at each of them as they stood next to each other, waiting for the lavender one to continue.

"N-Now...first off...we're sorry about our...reaction. We just...didn't expect to run into you the way we did. We didn't know you could...turn invisible." Twilight said, shuddering at the thought of this dangerous metal monster being able to hide himself at will.

Twilight then placed a forehoof to her chest. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Twilight Sparkle..." She then pointed at each of her friends. "That's Pinkie Pie. Applejack. Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy and Rarity. As I'm sure you are most likely aware, we're Ponies. I'm an Alicorn, Rarity here is a Unicorn. Rainbow and Fluttershy are both Pegasi, and Applejack and Pinkie Pie are Earth Ponies."

Fulgore looked at each of them and processed the information willingly given to him. With his scanners beeping in his vision, he looked at each of the six mares and started gathering the data into a record so he wouldn't forget their names. He didn't know why he was bothering though.

Subject Name: Twilight Sparkle
Species: Alicorn
Method of Execution: Break energy source and impalement to the brain
Threat Level: Low

He hadn't heard of an Alicorn before but he didn't exactly care and turned to the next one.

Subject Name: Pinkie Pie
Species: Earth Pony
Method of Execution: Decapitation
Threat Level: Low

He set his glowing gaze on Applejack.

Subject Name: Applejack
Species: Earth Pony
Method of Execution: Sever Cervical
Threat Level: Low

Then Rainbow Dash.

Subject Name: Rainbow Dash
Species: Pegasus
Method of Execution: Remove Wings and Bludgeon to death
Threat Level: Low

Then Fluttershy.

Subject Name: Fluttershy
Species: Pegasus
Method of Execution: Heart Removal
Threat Level: Very High

Then Rarity.

Subject Name: Rarity
Spec-

'Wait. What?'

Fulgore set his gaze back on Fluttershy, who backed away slightly.

Subject Name: Fluttershy
Species: Pegasus
Method of Execution: Heart Removal
Threat Level: Very High

'Ridiculous. Until proven otherwise, I refuse to believe this information is accurate.'

Pressing a few buttons on the device on his wrist, the data blurred up for a moment before a part of it was deleted and replaced.

Subject Name: Fluttershy
Species: Pegasus
Method of Execution: Heart Removal
Threat Level: Low

Fulgore turned to the last of the six.

Subject Name: Rarity
Species: Unicorn
Method of Execution: Break energy source and impalement to the brain
Threat Level: Low

Done with the processing, he let out a metallic growl, motioning for one of them to speak up.

Twilight exchanged fearful looks with her friends before slowly stepping forward. "Umm...the...the reason we're here is because...the Princesses asked us to find you."

Fulgore tilted his head slightly.

"They...they asked us to find you and ask that you come with us to Canterlot." Twilight said as she raised her forehoof and pointed at something.

Fulgore followed her hoof and set his glowing gaze on the white castle that was sitting on the side of the tall mountain in the distance.

Applejack decided to speak up. "They asked us to find ya because they wanna ask ya to join us."

Surprised slightly, Fulgore looked back down at the six Ponies, his gaze moving to Rarity who stepped forward to speak next. "While we know you are...dangerous...we know that you aren't a mindless killing brute like Gargos. It's thanks to you that my sister and her friends, and I...are still alive." Rarity said as she looked away, attempting to hide the blush that appeared slightly on her face.

Twilight nodded. "She's right. While you...did...bring down my castle..." Twilight took a moment to regain her composure. "Unlike Gargos, who displayed nothing but complete hostility towards us, your actions clearly proved to us that your only intent was to stop him. As such, the Princesses would like you to come to Canterlot and accept their offer to join us, so we can work together to defeat Gargos and protect our home."

"And so I can throw you a 'Welcome to our side Metal Psycho Monster' Party!" Pinkie Pie as she lunged forward and threw her forelegs around one of Fulgore's metal legs, looking up at him with a wide happy grin.

Fulgore just looked down at her. It was quite possible this Pony may very well be insane, the fact that her smile hadn't left her face once so far was proof of that.

Rainbow Dash decided to speak up. "Hey Pinkie, don't touch him! He might try to-"

"Oh relax Rainbow! Me and Fulgore are already friends! See? Look at his smile, he's already happy to have somepony as a friend!" Pinkie Pie said.

The other five mares looked up at the cyborg, starting to get nervous that Pinkie's antics were most likely going to end up driving him mad.

"Umm...Pinkie...maybe you should...give him some space...he probably doesn't appreciate you touching him." Fluttershy muttered out.

Pinkie Pie grinned cheerfully before bouncing back over to her friends. "Okie Dokie Lockie!"

With her friend back to their side, Twilight spoke up again. "Anyway...Fulgore...will you please return to Canterlot with us? The Princesses will be able to fill you in much better once we get there. Please? Whatever Gargos is planning, it can't be good for Equestria and there's no telling what he'll do to accomplish his goals. The Princesses said that you're the only one in Equestria who may be able to stop him. Will you help us?"

Fulgore looked down at them in silence. While Rainbow continued to glare hatefully at him, the rest of them looked at him with hopeful expressions, whereas Pinkie Pie continued to smile cheerfully at him.

The cyborg let out a metallic growl, forcing the six to back away slightly.

'I suppose I shouldn't exactly be surprised. The supposed rulers of this land only seek to use me for the sake of their Kingdom. While it isn't exactly a selfish motive like Ultratech, I still detest being used as a mere weapon for anothers goals. Then again...a weapon is all I am.'

Clenching his metal hand shut, Fulgore looked up at Canterlot in the distance. 'Still...Gargos is my target. Perhaps I should comply with their request...for now.'

Facing the six mares again, Fulgore nodded.

Twilight's expression lit up. "Y-You'll come with us?"

Again, Fulgore nodded.

All of their expressions then lit up, if only slightly, with the exception of Rainbow Dash who continued to glare at Fulgore, albeit with slightly less hostility. In all honesty, she was just grateful he was actually agreeing to go with them instead of ripping them to pieces.

Rarity then approached the cyborg and held a forehoof out. "Well then...um, Fulgore...let us be on our way shall we? We will head back to Ponyville and take the-"

A faint explosion echoed in the air.

Acting on instinct, Fulgore activated his plasma blades and glanced around for the source.

"L-Look! Up there!" Fluttershy pointed with a forehoof.

The six mares and cyborg followed her hoof up to Canterlot. Their eyes all widened in horror when they saw a part of the castle roof collapsing.

"Oh no...the castle is under attack. The Princesses!" Twilight yelled out.

Just as she unfurled her wings to take flight, a loud howl froze her in her place.

"W-What in tarnation was that?" Applejack asked as she fearfully looked around for the source of the howl.

"Timberwolf?" Rainbow Dash asked as she glanced around. The six mares slowly huddled together, recalling their past experiences with packs of Timberwolves.

'No...not a Timberwolf.' Fulgore thought as his scanners directed him to the roof of the castle next to them.

Noticing his movement, the six mares followed his gaze all the way up to the roof of the castle. A large blue furred creature was standing on top of the roof, glaring down at them with a hungry look, baring its sharp teeth at them as drool dripped from its mouth.

"What...what is that...?" Twilight whispered fearfully as she and her friends backed away.

Fulgore reactivated his Plasma Blades and entered into a fighting stance as he prepared for battle.

'Sabrewulf.'

Author's Note

Well, that's that one done. Sorry for the long wait but recovering from recent events hasn't exactly been easy. Anyway, I ain't gonna waste too much time with notes. Sabrewulf is here, which means Spinal is...I'll let you all piece together the rest. Also, if there's any other characters you all want to appear, just let me know and I'll see what I can do to fit them in.