Magic of Order and Harmony

It was a disaster for the Order. Right now, they were learning on how to control their powers, but no matter how hard they tried, it was very frustrating for them. They did follow the two of the four steps, but they couldn't get past Step Three, which means they have to practice their new powers. Jesse made everything around him float, including the people around him, Petra was summoning too many weapons, Axel couldn't handle the gunpowder pouches he and Pinkie made, so they kept exploding in front of him, Olivia tried to tell her creations what to do, but they wouldn't listen, and Lukas' teleportation was too hard to control for him, so Fluttershy had to pin him down.

Right now, it was night, and the guardians and Sunset were at the dining room discussing their plan on how to help the Order.

"Okay. I think we're kind of giving them a hard time." Rainbow said as she took a sip of water.

"I'm so worried about them." Fluttershy said. "I don't want them to lock themselves away from the world."

"Fluttershy, that's not going to happen." Applejack said.

"How would you know? You're the one who said it first." Pinkie reminded as she took a bite of her cookie.

"I think Pinkie's got a point. You did say that they were going to lock themselves away." Spike agreed.

"It slipped out of my mouth, alright?" Applejack said, taking a bite of her apple fritter.

"I'm just as worried as Fluttershy." Twilight said. "The Order of the Stone is one of the most greatest heroes well known to humanity, and if we don't help them, they'll probably lock themselves away forever."

"I don't want that. Nobody does." Rarity replied. "It just doesn't feel right. It's so...unsettling."

"Oh. If only there was another way to help them." Fluttershy said.

Meanwhile, Sunset got up from the table and walked away as the guardians noticed.

"Where are you going, Sunset?" Rainbow asked.

"I'm just going to check on Jesse." Sunset answered. "He's been outside for a long time."

Seeing Sunset walk out of the room, Twilight sighed.

Outside of the temple, Jesse was sitting on the ground staring at the stars in the sky. As he turned to the moon, he said, "Luna, why do I feel so messed up right now? I feel I'm going to explode if I don't do something with this new ability of mine. What'll I do?"

"Hey." A voice said as Jesse turned and saw Sunset.

"Hey..."

Walking up to Jesse, she sat next to him. "You've been out here for a long time. Is something bothering you?"

"I'm a little messed up, that's all."

"Is it your new powers?" Sunset asked.

"Yeah. That."

"Hey. I'm just as worried as you are. The guardians are currently thinking of another way to help you and the others with your new abilities. I'm not sure what is going to be the best way, but I'm sure that you'll learn to control them eventually."

"Yeah. If only there was another way to help us..." Jesse replied.

"I know. But the question is, how?" Sunset placed a finger on her chin.

"Maybe we can help." A voice said as Jesse and Sunset turned to the forest.

As Sunset squinted her eyes, she saw a very familiar face walk out of the dark with a small grin. Starlight Glimmer.

"Starlight? Is that you?" Sunset said as she got up.

"It's great to see you again, Sunset." Starlight said. "You are not going to believe how much the others and I miss you."

"It's great to see you too. But, why are you here?"

"Princess Celestia had a vision." Starlight explained. "She saw that Midnight Sparkle has returned and she's right here somewhere on the Human Island. She sent me and other individuals here to help the Order with their new powers."

"So, you heard as well?" Jesse asked as he got up.

"Actually, everyone in Equestria heard." Starlight replied. "Including Zecora."

Suddenly, the rest of the Order walked outside as they turned and saw Starlight.

"Starlight?" Petra said as she got Starlight's attention.

"Hey, guys." Starlight said.

"What are you doing here? You heard as well, huh?" Olivia said.

"Yeah. Everyone in Equestria heard."

"Something is different with you, Starlight." Axel said. "Did you do something with your hair?"

"Oh! Yeah! I did it myself. Like it?"

"I think it's great." Lukas said.

"Eh. I liked the old hairstyle better." Petra replied.

"What are you doing here?" Olivia asked.

"We're here to help you guys with your new abilities." Starlight answered.

"I'm sorry. We?" Axel said.

As the Order turned to the forest, they saw five other Equestrians walk out of the dark. Two of them were familiar while three of them weren't.

"Maud?" Axel said.

"Derpy?" Lukas said.

As the guardians came out of the temple, they saw what was going on.

"Zephyr?" Fluttershy said to the guy with blonde hair and purple eyes wearing a white shirt, black pants and shoes and a bright green bow tie. "What are you doing here?"

"Just wanted to help these poor humans with their new powers, and see my wonderful big sister." The guy said, seeing Fluttershy smile.

"The Order of the Stone! I can't believe it's actually you!" A girl with gray hair tied to a short ponytail and sky blue eyes wearing a gray hoodie, blue jeans and light gray boots exclaimed as she grabbed Petra and hugged her tightly.

"She's crushing me! She's crushing me!" Petra shouted with pain.

"Hey there." A guy with green hair and eyes wearing an orange jacket with a red shirt under, brown shorts and black boots said as he walked up to Jesse. "You're the famous leader of the Order of the Stone, right?"

Jesse nodded.

"Great. Heard a lot about you."

"Is that all?" Olivia asked as Starlight turned back to the forest, seeing a pair of scared eyes in the dark.

"Aw, come on. They're not that bad once you get to know them." Starlight assured, seeing the eyes back up. "Come on. Don't be shy."

The being in the dark sighed as he walked out of the dark, revealing a guy with blue hair and eyes wearing a blue hoodie and blue jeans along with a blue headband and blue sneakers who was shaking.

"Um, hi." Petra said as Spike walked up to him and sniffed him.

"Ah. I see what you done there, Crystalhoof." Spike said. "Or should I say Thorax?"

"Thorax?" Jesse asked.

Suddenly, the being started glowing a blue light, shifting into something that the Order saw two months ago. A Changeling. Seeing the Changeling's appearance, Axel screamed as he hid behind Pinkie.

With a sigh, Sunset stepped up to the six Equestrians. "Axel, you know Maud Pie, and Lukas, you know Derpy?"

"Let's just say that she helped me look for Rainbow two months ago." Lukas explained.

"Guys. This is Zephyr Breeze, Fluttershy's younger brother, Timber Spruce, Gabriella, but you can call her Gabby, and Thorax, a reformed Changeling. He's on our side."

"Hello there." The Changeling known as Thorax said as he walked up to the Order. "I heard so much about you guys."

"If Sunset says you're one of the good guys, we believe her." Petra said. "But, maybe stay right there for now, please."

As for Jesse, looking at Thorax made him curious. Changelings usually have dark skin, black hair, fangs and green bug eyes. But, Thorax had pale skin, black hair with a hint of green on one lock that was covering half of his left eye, and regular green eyes, but he kept the fangs. Jesse wondered why Thorax looked more different than the Changelings he seen in Equestria.

"We should probably get inside. It's getting cold out here." Twilight said, getting nods from the others as they all went inside of the temple.

The Order was now at the table, having dinner and a conversation with Maud, Derpy, Zephyr, Timber, Gabby and Thorax.

"Psst. Jesse." Petra whispered. "I know Thorax is on our side, but sometimes, he's a little bit disturbing to me. Well, it's not the way he eats and all, but he's kind of creeping me out."

"Petra, I understand your concern, but Spike told me that Thorax isn't like any of the other Changelings." Jesse whispered back. "If he does anything funny, you can do whatever you want with him. You can be as creative at you want."

"Um, I'm right here, you know." Thorax replied.

"Do Changelings have a strong sense of hearing?" Petra asked.

With a sigh, Jesse turned to the six Equestrians. "So, Maud, Derpy, Zephyr, Timber, Gabby, Thorax, what brings you to our home?"

"We only came here to help you and your friends with your new abilities." Maud explained as she turned to Petra. "And Petra, how was mining in that dark cave of yours?"

"How did you know?" Petra said, seeing Maud take her arm.

"It's written all over your hand. It's a cave rock."

"Wow. She's good." Lukas whispered to Sunset, seeing Maud let go of Petra's arm.

"Well, what do you expect?" Sunset replied. "She and Pinkie lived on a rock farm. That's why she knows all about rocks."

"So, you're here to help us with our powers?" Olivia asked.

"Well, yeah. That's why we're here." Derpy said as she stood on the stable. "To help the Order of the Stone with their new powers!"

"Um, please don't stand on the table." Petra said.

"Sorry. I just don't know what went wrong." Derpy said, sitting back on her chair.

"Yeah. It's a mystery."

"So, you guys are actually here to help us?" Axel asked.

"Of course." Timber replied. "Why wouldn't we?"

"Well, it all went like this." Gabby said. "We all got letters from Celestia, went to Canterlot, and Celestia sent us here to help you humans."

"How did you and Starlight even manage to get here?" Petra wanted to know.

"Let's just say that we snuck into a cruise ship." Gabby said, seeing wide-eyed looks on the Order as she laughed. "Just kidding! We traveled by boat and asked for directions from a sailor."

"And, how was that for you?" Jesse asked.

"It was okay, I guess..." Zephyr replied. "Speaking of cruise ships, I would love to go on one. I heard cruise ships are a luxury. If I were to go there, I would totally get my hair done. Oh! And I would-"

"We get the point." The Order said.

"It was our first time on the Human Island." Maud said as she took out a small rock from her pocket. "Even Boulder was shy since he saw a lot of humans, so he hid in my pocket."

"Do you always take that rock everywhere you go?" Petra asked while pointing at Maud's rock.

"Yes."

"I'm not sure if I should be surprised or confused." Olivia whispered to Sunset.

"So, you guys are only here to help us?" Lukas asked.

"We're not just here to help." Thorax said. "We're also here to protect your town from Midnight Sparkle."

"Speaking of Midnight Sparkle, how often does she sleep?" Jesse asked.

"Never. She never sleeps until she gets all the power she needs to help the Alliance take over Equestria. Right now, I believe that the reason why she's only coming here to get your powers is just set the Alliance free from their prison."

"Is that why she's coming for us?" Petra asked.

"I think so. I'm not really sure yet, but we'll get a chance to figure it out. Right?"

Hearing Thorax's question, the other Equestrians agreed.

"So, Thorax." Olivia said. "Ever since we fought the Alliance, I have been really curious about the Changelings. What do you guys usually feed on."

"Um, us Changelings usually steal food from each other, but I'm nothing like that." Thorax looked down at his meal. "Speaking of food, what is this chunky liquid in a bowl anyway?"

"Soup." Lukas replied.

"Oh." Suddenly, Thorax plopped his faced into the bowl of soup as he started sucking all of it into his mouth. As the Changeling swallowed his soup whole and looked at the Order, he saw wide eyes on their faces. "Ah! Sorry! Us Changelings don't really have good table manners."

"We noticed." Petra said.

As Sunset reached for her pockets, she pulled out a silver pocket watch and looked at the time. "Oh! I think it's getting late. We should probably head to bed."

"Speaking of, we don't really have a place to sleep here." Derpy said. "You humans have a hotel here, right?"

"We do, but you guys can sleep in our rooms if you want." Jesse said.

"Really?" Gabby said, seeing Jesse hold up his thumb. "Yeah! We're so going to have the time of our lives!"

"I know I said Thorax was disturbing, but I find Gabby even more disturbing." Petra whispered to Sunset.