Author's Note

Hey guys, I had to repurpose an old story to make this one due to not having access to an actual computer that allows me to do more than edit stories on mobile so have fun reading this and hopefully I won't get kicked for doing this

Edit: still here so comment on this and tell me what I could do to improve

The beginning of maddness

Max: Hey there this is Max. Most of you thought that I was done writing with the series after Nevermore ended. Well while that is true this story isn't exactly about me at least not me you know you see it all started when my brother and best friend went to Roc con 2020. The quarantine had just been lifted the month before in New York state so with Comic-Con not being able to occur due to the quarantine Roc Con took up the slack. A lot more people showed up to the city of Rochester New York just to see all the people that were supposed to show up at this year's Comic-Con who rebooked for Roc Con that included me, Max my brother Mark and my best friend Mokuba. All three of us decided to craft costumes with a certain theme to them so when we finally went out we would be recognized as together in some way. That seems to be winged characters that we all loved from various franchises. As you can tell I cosplayed as Maximum Ride Batchelder-Martinez. I'll hand this off to my brother now sister Rias for her view on the next bit.

Rias: My name before... was Mark Rohan Campbell... though not many people knew me by my middle name. What it is now.... is Rias Gremory. I chose three different items from that... eccentric... blond merchant. Max refers to what we're doing as... I think the term was 'broadcasting' though it only seems to reach a particular person, though the likelihood of actually meeting that person is highly unlikely.

I'll admit that I'm getting used to the longer hair, though I liked Rias for her compassion and stubbornness rather than her physical beauty, a fact I'm certain she would find very flattering. I can say if I were having to deal with an asshole like Riser or someone similar to that sotalach Ceann cnámh... he'd be lacking something no man would want to lose, simply put.

Mokuba's much like an annoying little brother at times, though I'll let him explain his fun.

Mokuba: My name Mokuba, and like explained by my two friends, Max and Mar- I mean, Rias, things were going pretty well for us, nothing out of the ordinary. I crafted this really cool costume of Nero. You know, the guy from Devil May Cry 5, and we were enjoying ourselves. That was...until we met this one... person. I couldn't tell if it was a guy or girl, but he was apparently offering some cool stuff for our gear. I, of course, choose the Red Queen - Nero's Sword, Yamato - Vergil's sword, and a book that apparently belonged to V that allows for Devil Trigger charging without having to whack anybody, which makes things a hell of a lot easier. What came afterward, though... will be a surprise.

Rias: What I chose... as Rias... was her jacket, a lantern that held a flame that was swirling between the palest bluish-white and the deepest purplish red, as well as a Devil Bringer.

Max: "So you don't want Pandora's box?" I asked Mokuba as I grabbed Maximum's Windbreaker and a copy of Haineko.

Mokuba: "Nah. While I think it's a great asset, I think it's best if either you or Mar- Rias take it. Besides, V's book’s gonna be super helpful!" Mokuba replied, putting Yamato by his side and Red Queen on his back.

Max: You see I had known we might've met a displacer due to the quarantine cutting down on their ability to displace people knowing that they had a quota I warned both my brother and Mokuba that we might run into them and told them to pull all their money so that we could buy what we wanted.

Rias: Rias hummed. “Max can take Pandora's Box. I'll go with Sōgyo no Kotowari instead. Always liked its Shikai... hmmm... though I rather like those cannons... they'd be a bitch to move without superhuman strength," Rias commented thoughtfully, noticing that the devil Bringer was a dark scarlet-burgundy with highlights of pale sea green.

Mokuba: "That works fine, so long as we have them all." Mokuba added, giving Rias a nod.

Urahara: "So you know who I am and what I do and you still want to buy from me?" Urahara was surprised he'd fill his quota so quickly. “Why?"

Rias: Rias smirked with amusement. She rolled her shoulders, letting her fingers spread by her side so the Devil wings opened and closed a couple of times as if denoting excitement. The wires ran from her first knuckles randomly tightened to flex the wings when she spread her fingers more noticeably. “Think about it. With this quarantine nonsense, I'm pretty certain that it's not just the well-known economy suffering. Though let's face it, the longer it goes, the more boring life here on Earth is gonna get... and frankly, even if it means starting a life with as much to our names as a fart in a cyclone... it's more interesting than sitting around and always having to wear medical masks and gloves just to walk down the street. Heard some idiots saying that this pandemic shitè was transmitted through the water... Ugh... that has to be the most idiotic idea I've ever heard," she deadpanned, resting a cheek in one hand, emphasizing the bodysuit that looked like Rias' body.

She deliberately emphasized the 'not just well-known economy' part to make her point, though she knew hints of her Irish accent slipped through.

Max: "I'm a well-known brony in my community and I do know a lot about displaced people." *I explained as I slid the windbreaker on* " I explained that you guys have quotas that you have to fill and the fact that the quarantine reduces the chances of you actually succeeding in filling those quotas me and you take any chance you can get. So while I'm pretty sure that you could get people to be tricked into this I figured it would be nice to help someone out. Besides, while my brother won't say it, our lives have been pretty nasty for the last couple of years. So figuring out a way to get away from everything is a good thing for me right now.”

Mokuba: “Yeah. Not every day we run into something this good, either.” Mokuba adds, taking out his cash and putting it forward to Urahara as payment for his things.

Rias: Rias grimaced as she took a soft breath. “You couldn't have come up with a bigger understatement, Max. Not to mention the likelihood of Her trying to track me down... I mean.... shit," she sighed, shaking her head as she pulled her money out.

Said person I'd preferred to get away from having some serious stalker and sociopathic issues. She took the Yandere trope and turned it up to twenty.

Max: "Hey can we each get a copy of the true amulet and omniversal internet access cause I'd like to do as Maximum does and write the story once we reach Equestria." I asked knowing that I would most likely be compelled to do so anyway which proved right seeing as this happened. "Plus, I would like to meet JDF before we go so if that's possible it would be nice.”

Urahara: Urahara nodded. "Then it's a good thing he has a panel here. I'll just displace you in an hour after that, ‘cause honestly, I do like the guy myself so I might see you there. Fair warning: anything you buy after meeting me will also become real when you go to Equestria, so be smart with your choices.” Urahara then passed us our purchases. “JDF's panel is in an hour and after that, you'll be gone within another hour, so hope you do well!"

Rias: Rias blinked, cocking her head. "Hang on... did a guy get Displaced as Lord Drakkon a year and a half ago? I think he was at one of those conventions much like this one,” she commented curiously. She saw Kisuke blink as if thinking.

Mokuba: “Wouldn’t surprise me if that happened, although I feel bad for that guy.” Mokuba shrugged, remembering hearing about it, although he wasn’t aware of that guy's face. “Anyway... we’ve got an hour to kill... what are you guys thinking of doing before the panel starts?”

Urahara: "No, that was my boss." Urahara said. "Like me, he's a fan of Jason David Frank, and he asked the man about redeeming Drakkon. What he got was, and I quote, "I'd love to see that, but it would take a Muguffen level event for it to even be possible." Luckily, our kind are basically living plot devices, so when my boss found a Drakkon cosplay, he decided to go about redeeming him through a displacement."

Rias: Rias shrugged. "I dunno. Would be kinda funny if we brought plushies of characters and they turned into miniature versions of themselves... though I have to admit that I'd be very curious if we ended up with an Akeno... miniature or full size... as I've always been curious what having her as a friend would be like," she remarked. She did listen closely to Kisuke, though. "It's rather obvious that your kind doesn't necessarily blend in with us, which would explain the need for a disguise nobody really looks twice at, though you pull off your character well... unless you actually were Displaced who knows how long ago as Kisuke Urahara," she commented thoughtfully with a teasing wink.

Max: "I, for one, am going to find a pony merchandise seller." I said as I headed for the other booths. "If what we buy becomes real, I want to use alicorn magic as a backup for when shit hits the fan and the School goes after us and our flock. Also want a pipbuck and the Gardens of Equestria guns and power armor, along with some Black Ops perk sodas and gobble gums. You know, just in case."

Mokuba: “Quite the list of things, but I can see why you want it. Glad we saved up a lot of money for this reason.” Mokuba went to some of the other booths while he had the chance. Perhaps he could find something similar to what was talked about.

Urahara: "We void dwellers do recruit displaced people that reach our level of power sometimes. But no, I'm actually a version of Urahara that got lost in the Dangai, ending up with a Merchant and learning about the omniverse." Urahara said. "I'm a mad scientist so you can understand my glee at learning everything the Merchants could teach me, and seeing as I already wanted to run a shop, this turned out to be the best job for me.”

Rias: Rias hummed thoughtfully. "I'll see about finding an X-Men merch seller... maybe a set of Wolverine's claws would extend to the rest of the skeleton, though his healing factor would be quite handy, too," she remarked. “Would that post Aizen, or post blood war in terms of timing? And honestly, it's kinda surprising to see you without Yoruichi around," she commented curiously.

Urahara: "The event doesn't allow pets, and while Yoruichi cosplayers are many, I really do not like having my wife be out where other people can somewhat appreciate her in the wrong way." Urahara said as he packed up his booth for the hour. "The time I come from is post series, and that's the anime along with the end of the manga, so any copies of Bleach merch you buy will have their respective anime lore as well. Also, the true amulet and Juggernog soda will give you a better healing factor than Wolverine, still the claws and adamantium would help. Just remember the drawback of poisoning will wear you down somewhat.”

Rias: Rias grinned. “I'm not surprised you married her... hell, given a chance, I can think of numerous fanboys who'd want her... though being fanboys... she'd give them as much of a challenge as... say... Toshiro might give Shaq in a basketball match," she commented with a smirk before she blinked as an idea came to her. "What if someone forged the Nemesis Whips out of adamantium?" she said rhetorically, thinking aloud.

Max: I grabbed the items I wanted along with a few plushies one being Chrysalis, one each of Luna and Nightmare Moon, along with a statue of Riser for Rias and Virgil for Mokuba, who had recently lost his father.

Mokuba: Mokuba ended up buying himself some magic, a gun, a Juggernog Soda, and whatever else he needed. The loss of his father was still fresh on his mind since it happened during the lockdown, so the gift was at least thoughtful. He eventually met back up with Max and Urahara.

Max. Once the hour until the panel passed, we met back up with Urahara. "So, are you breaking any rules letting us enjoy our time before we leave?" I asked him.

Urahara: "Not really. Most people don't realize that we can send them to Equestria at any time after they buy something from us. It isn't an immediate send-off as a rule, it's just that usually sending people off right after they buy something is the best way to keep people from noticing what happened." He replied. "Besides, you guys are kind of a unique case. Very few of our clients know what's going to happen beforehand. There have been a few exceptions, such as a man that sold off everything right before he left for his new world. Anytime a person encounters The Gambler, part of his terms is stating what's going to happen to them if they win.”

Rias: Rias snickered as she saw the statue of Riser.* "It could be that we have a bit more awareness of what's under the surface of what people expect to see, wouldn't you agree?" *she purred teasingly. She'd snagged miniature statuettes of Rogue, Storm, Kurt, Mysquite, and Logan of the X-Men as well as a bottle of Juggernog Soda. She'd also found a copy of the Cerberus pistol, the infamous sidearm of Vincent Valentine... and a copy of a very fearsome weapon... Mercy from Darksiders.

"Authors on Fimfiction?" Urahara asked.

Rias shrugged nonchalantly. "I know Maxie is. I'll admit that I've done a few stories... though I never published them. I have read more than a few stories.... it'd be eerie to run across a character you 'created' as an actual person," she deadpanned with a small shrug.

"Uhhhhh...Yeah it'd be weird" I said my face a nervous smile

"I dunno, I think it'd be kinda cool." Mokuba didn't seem to mind as much.

Rias shrugged slightly. "I wouldn't be surprised if Equestria is only one place people could end up Displaced," she commented thoughtfully.

" You do know it works the other way as well that ponies can be displaced on Earth," Urahara said

Rias' eyebrow rose. "I'm pretty certain we'd have heard of that occurring, had it done so... unless you're implying that it isn't just Equestria with an Omniverse," she deadpanned.

"And by the way... the reason I asked about that Drakkon Displaced... I know Tommy.... trained alongside him under Austin," she commented nonchalantly.

“Hm. Maybe we’ll find out one day.” Mokuba decided to think optimistically about this

"Perhaps, though anything's possible," *she quipped with a small smirk before she noticed JDF stepping onstage. 'I know I'm not really Rias, but I have little doubt Rias would find him a bit attractive,' she thought, her heart beating a bit faster.

after the panel we met with JDF to tell him about our 'leaving the country' "we might not see each other again for a while so goodbye old friend" I said with a small bow of my head

Rias blinked as she noticed a glint of gold and emerald light when He shook Max's hand before she shook his hand, a bit surprised as she felt something pressed into her hand though she didn't look at it initially... not noticing the black gemstone that shimmered iridescently for an instant.

“We’ll be back. Eventually. I dunno when, but we’ll definitely be back.” Mokuba smiled, knowing they were gonna get sent off at any moment now.

JDF shook Mokuba's hand a heavy metal object passed as he did this "you may not have been my Colleagues like Mark or my student like Max but I'm glad to know they both have a good friend to watch their backs" after saying this he bowed his head slightly and said "may the power protect you"

As we headed out to my Rv Urahara flagged us down a certain woman in a black Dress following him

With the new heavy metal object somewhere in his pocket, Mokuba was making his way to the RV before being notified of a woman in black following Urahara. Sounded familiar. Way too familiar…

"This is my wife." Urahara said as he approached "it turns out cosplayed as Road from D Grayman to get past my restriction of not coming as herself damn good look for her too. she just changed out earlier and that's what took me so long to get to you guys" at this he showed us a picture of Yoruichi in cosplay

"I hadn't realized that she looks so close to Road at an older age that she could have done that in the first place," Urahara said an embarrassed smile on his face "so you guys ready to go I can displace you with this RV as well to let you have some Comforts of Home alongside the things that you bought"

“Nice,” Mokuba commented. She definitely had the looks and body for great cosplay, and it’s little to no wonder he married her. He shifted his focus back to the RV and then gave a nod to Urahara. “Yeah. I’m ready.”

Mark tilted his head, his long burgundy-auburn hair dyed Rias' bright crimson. "I'm ready. I'm guessing that it's possible to contact you in there... though meeting the one who Displaced the person is pretty rare, from what I know, as knowing you, you would want to know as much as possible, though you do look beautiful, Lady Yoruichi. I'm sure Hats-n-Clogs thinks himself lucky every day for ye," he quipped, teasing her noble status in the Seireitei. His gaze slid to the RV. "I'm guessing that it's more of a 'modern' Equestria with tech we'd be familiar with but under different names?" he commented. He hadn't forgotten how his cousin had reacted to him wanting to wax most of the hair off his body as she'd been laughing for hours about it, though he hadn't told her precisely why.

"Don't worry we'll show up every now and again in your world seeing as we've actually become friends and our clan isn't one of the malicious Merchant Clans" Urahara explained "The omniversal internet connection allows us to talk at any time since it works on void Networks. you'll also be gaining creds for the store that I run through the merchant website. Bits can also be exchanged for creds but it's easier to just earn them seeing as you will have quests to complete"

Yoruichi then grabbed me and Mark leading us away from her husband and Mokuba "take these once you wake up and wear these after" she handed us two bottles of pink pills and two bracelets "since you're going to switch genders the pills are for stabilizing your hormones after any body changes. And the bracelets are a surprise"

Mokuba had been given a bottle of blue pills and a bracelet as well by Urahara who explained to him that pulling us away was just girl talk and a couple of gifts Yoruichi would give us

Mark tilted his head, blinking owlishly for a few seconds before blinking. "You know, most of the stories I've read where that happens never say anything about what happens hormonally to the person who switched up, though I'm not surprised that you'd be so observant. How's your Little Bee?" he commented, chuckling slightly at Yoruichi as he recalled her nickname for Soi Fon.

"They cosplayed as females meaning they'll change gender upon waking up," the man said "It's best a woman warns them of a few things to expect"

"You mean our wife?" Yoruichi said a devious smile on her face "she's at home with the kids"

Mokuba took the bottle of blue pills and the bracelet, although unsure what they’d do to him, at all.

"She followed me in this timeline and is the whole reason we got lost in the first place," Yoruichi said as we returned to the two guys "though neither of us blames her it led to something very beautiful after all"

Mark's jaw dropped in surprise before he snorted a laugh. "Somehow, I'm not too surprised, since I kinda suspected that Soi Fon was fascinated with you in other ways," he remarked wryly. "So... these miniatures... are they going to stay this way or go full size when we go?" he said curiously, swaying the statuettes a little. If he was honest, he liked Logan's bluntness but also Rogue's personality and Ororo's calming personality. Raven... would prove interesting depending on what sort of personality she awoke with.

"unknown really not alot of people are displaced with miniatures and plushies like you three though I'm sure at least the Virgil statue will become full size at some point" Urahara then pulled out a pocket watch "that hour is almost up and I got to get home for a feast. So get in bed in the Rv and I will send you off"

Mark shrugged as he got into the RV. "Guess it'll be a surprise, though I have to admit that the image of your Little Bee with babies in her lap is kinda funny," he quipped to Yoruichi with a smirk that would have fit Akeno more than Rias. He blinked in surprise as the interior was quite pleasant to the eye. 'Though when will we show up?' he, soon to be she, considered.*

Mokuba followed into the RV and looked around. “So, who’s driving while the rest of us sleep?” He asked curiously.

"I think he's going to drop us off at the entrance to the everfree no driving needed just a straight teleport so lay down," I said as I lay down on my side in my bed

“Alright.” Mokuba nods and lays down, cuddling up with his blanket and pillow to feel warm.

"If Zecora were on her way into Ponyville at the time we arrive, I could see her with a huge 'WTF' face," Mark quipped with a snicker

He blinked as he noticed Rias' distinctive magical circle engraved in crimson over his head.

"Still glad my last payment on that lawsuit went through right before the quarantine went down I mean 10 million bucks wasn't sent a bad paycheck so yeah spending 3 million on a mobile home that we could technically bypass the quarantine travel the country and live out of our car without it being illegal was a good thing," I said looking around the lavish interior of the mobile Mansion I had bought "I just wish I never had to make that lawsuit. maybe if they found out sooner about Mom we wouldn't have lost her as we did. But the malpractice suit went through anyways due to them missing her cancer for so long that it was terminal when the signs were obvious. Then they lying to us about what she had in the first place saying that it wasn't serious that she could beat it. Then the whole situation with your Ex Mark. I'll be glad to be away from all of this and we might even get a new mom and dad maybe even a couple of more siblings from this too. I'm really hoping"

Mark snorted. "Wouldn't surprise me if her obsession with me compounded the neglect... though the fact that the hospital claimed that shite when they did tests for a good month and a half every other day shows either incompetence or just plain IDGAF. Hmm... would be kinda funny if we ended up with the Sparkles... though who knows what lies ahead?" he sighed. "The sad part is that though when we change it'll likely take away our physical scars... it likely ain't gonna do much for the mental scars," he sighed.

“Here’s hoping we all do. Definitely wouldn’t mind a new mom or dad, myself...” Mokuba said quietly.

Mark smirked slightly. "You ain't the only one. Personally, I'll be thankful not to have a second brother," he deadpanned, referring to Sirzechs.

outside the RV Urahara and Yoruichi were standing there charging their void energies "Are you sure you're not going to get in trouble for doing all you did for them, honey? " Yoruichi asked as they started the displacement process " I understand giving them a good time before they leave but saying that will visit them? While not technically against the rules it is somewhat unorthodox considering what they're going to be displaced as"

It's fine as you said it's not against the rules and I did tell him that they were unique cases Especially since one of them was an author that knew all about us. And at least two of them bought stuff from our home universe so it's even more honest to show up as one of the merchants there just so that we could say hi" as the Rv faded Urahara stood up looking at the night sky "We did want a place to settle that was outside of the void anyways so moving to their Universe would be a good idea. I just hope that the kids will be okay with it"

the two the walked out of the parking lot and faded into nothing as a laugh could be heard and an exclamation of "you gave them THAT?!" Rang out into the night