"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN LOST!?" Twilight yelled in anger seeing that their alien companions had already lost the map that lead them to this supposed 'enemy base'.

"The batteries died." Circuit said flatly, "And it's not like we can just go out and buy some at a normal store, this thing runs on D-batteries!" It had indeed been a tedious trip already for the group. Almost everything thing that happened from trying to go around safer routes over more treacherous ones, stopping for breaks more often than intended, to moments like now... getting absolutely lost and having no way to get the map working combined with thinning patience.

"Well why not let me try an Electro-charge spell." Twilight soon asked as her horn began to glow, "Maybe that will recharge it."

"No, don't do that!" Circuit quickly responded as he jerked the device away, "That wouldn't work!"

"How would you know?" Twilight asked surprised and disgusted at how the mole responded

"Because our brand of magic is different from yours!" Circuit then began to tap the alicorn’s horn as if it was something dangerous, “We don’t just generate the stuff all willy-nilly, to us it’s… more like a controlled substance like water, money, or air.”

“Are you sure you’re supposed to be the smart one?” Pinkie Pie asked, “Last time I checked, air is free.” She began to take in deep breaths to prove her point.

The seven mercenaries looked at each other before bursting out in a fit of hysterical laughter as if what they heard was the funniest thing to be given from the gods of comedy and humor themselves, “Obviously you guys never had the crisp sensation of Perri-Air!” Scalor exclaimed as the laughter. The laughter had gotten so out of control that boulders and started to fall down at an alarming rate.

“I think you should stop laughin' and start running!” Applejack shouted as she and her friends began to scramble from the area. The ponies saw that the seven mercenaries didn’t notice the rocks rolling down; this could've ended poorly for the seven mercenaries until Circuit noticed the rocks falling down. As fast as he could react the mole began to tinker with the buttons and switches on his gloves, they soon began to glow and generate a large light blue dome to form over them leading not only the ponies surprised, but the seven mercenaries snapping back into reality and notice their surroundings.

“Okay… we should try and stop laughing, or else you dummies want to be crushed.” Razor said as she began smacking the back of Scalor’s head.

“Are you INSANE!?” Twilight’s voice came from where the six ponies hid from the rocks, “How could you just nearly crushed and you just act like it was nothing?!” The mercenaries were a tad unmoved by the pony just snapping at them, “What on Equestria is wrong with you all!?”

“What’s your problem?” Razor asked clearly annoyed with the purple pony's tone with them, “We saw rocks falling down, and we survived.”

The mare’s expression only grew more and more angered with the snarky remark; how could they just ignore the fact they could’ve been killed like that, “What I’m getting at is that the seven of you are so reckless and immature that you caused the rockslide in the first place!” Though the other ponies weren’t fond of Twilight snapping like she was at the moment, the issue had to be acknowledged.

“Well you don’t have to act like that.” Slash stated, “Just say it without the insulting attitude.”

“Plus if you recall, I can actually just take myself apart like an action figure, then you really shouldn't be worried.” Scalor added as he began to take various limbs off and reattach them in other places until eventually he was literally talking out of his ass.

Twilight now exhausted with her moronic alien companions headed back to her friends as the other group started to play monkey in the middle with the cyborg’s head, “Girls, I don't think I can take these guys anymore.”

“Twilight dear,” Rarity started, “I know they seem to be… unorthodox, but we do owe them in a sense.”

“I agree.” Applejack added, “If it wasn't for them, then who knows what would’ve happened back home.”

Twilight couldn't argue with her friends points, but still couldn't shake off the fact they seemed so… odd, “Okay, yes i can agree on that but there’s something about those guys that rubs me the wrong way.”

They group continued the tiresome trek until the sun began to set across the mountain range, “I think it’s time for us to stop for the day.” Outlook stated as he set down his equipment and rolling out a tent. The others began to pull out more and more camping equipment.

“Yeah that sound pretty good.” Applejack said as she put down her saddlebags, “Anymore walkin’ and who knows what we’d bump into in the darkness.”

“What are we gonna do for fire though?” Pinkie asked pulling out a bag of marshmallows out of her mane, “Because these little guys aren't gonna roast themselves.”

“Give me a sec.” Scalor said as his mouth began to glow a bright orange before unleashing a beam of raw fire like energy spewed out landing onto a pile of twigs thus sparking a campfire.

“Oooh boy!” Pinkie exclaimed as she started to cook the marshmallows; the other ponies, though not speaking felt thankful for a source of heat for a moment. Later on in the night while everyone else was sleeping Twilight stared into the flames deep in thought when she felt a cold touch on her foreleg.

“Oh! Hey Scalor.” Twilight said surprised to see the cybernetic being still awake.

“I heard what you were saying about me and my team earlier.” He stated flatly.

Twilight looked shocked as she thought she could’ve kept that conversation between her friends and herself, “How did you-” She was cut off when Scalor pointed at the antennas sticking out of his head.

“This thing doesn't just pick up radio signals.”

Twilight sighed as she knew that she couldn't hide her thoughts, “Well it is true.” she said bluntly, “You and your team might’ve saved Celestia and my home, but the methods you guys went to unnecessarily over the top.”

"I apologized for my actions!" Scalor objected, "Whaddya want, a written apology sent to the governor?"

"That's not the point I'm getting at." Twilight replied, "I mean what could've happened if you had hurt anyone?"

"We wouldn't let that happen." Scalor said as he looked into the dying embers, "Jaggor on the other hand..." He couldn't finish the sentence as he began to remember all of the times he and his team had to deal with the crazed lunatic and his legion of robotic minions, "All I'm gonna say is that those cyber-wolves were just the beginning of the all out attack."

Twilight was uncertain of what to think of what Scalor said, but before she could ask him anymore he appeared to be asleep. "I hope you're right... because if so then we're gonna need... all the luck in the world." At that moment when she finally fell asleep, the fire had finally died out.

Author's Note

Finally! Sorry to all who began reading this and have been waiting, writers block seems to hit me hard when I try to get the ideas from my head to the screen. Anyways enjoy the chapter.