"Oh yes, we're having fun now."

-Needful Things (1996)

Meanwhile in the Heart of Tartarus...

"...Was anybody recording that? If so, he or she had better upload it to DemonTube." The Suffering suggested as he, his buddies and the girls finished watching that climactic (or anti-climatic, depending on your interpretation) battle a chapter ago. The other succubi just struggled to fit them all in.

"Forget that! Step aside and make room!" The Devastation grunted as he nearly stepped on The Pain.

"This is...aauuugh...natural for me." The Demon Lord responded.

"So, you girls new here?" Lilith asked their company as she stroked the hair of a sleeping Rarity. The Savage's tail was coiled around their naked bodies.

"Pretty much." Fleetfoot replied.

"You don't mind finding us a pair of clothes, right?" Redheart asked, a bit nervous to be around so many barely dressed (if dressed at all) demons, as well as her peers.

"You could use some especially." Roseluck pointed to Lilith's limp member, still soaked in Rarity's cum.

"That's Rarity, right?" Night Glider pointed to the peacefully sleeping mare. "Didn't expect to see her here."

"Wasn't she that beauty queen or something or I dunno?" Gilda asked. "What's she doing here?"

"What kind of a question is that? At this point, I fully expect Celestia and Luna themselves to be vacationing in this realm." Ember argued.

As the two were prepared to get into an argument, Ditzy just stared curiously at Rarity. She wondered if this was a good opportunity for apologizing for nearly crushing her cat with an anvil from the sky. Since then, Opal (said cat) had sworn claw-related death upon the postal service, earning her the title of "Papercut Demon" among the populace.

"Oh, hush, you all." Lilith calmly said. "First off, it's great to see you again, my brethren."

"Good to see you're still in business." The Suffering smiled. "Sorry if we arrived too abruptly."

"I'm just glad we didn't wake our other brother here." The Devastation said, pointing to The Savage, who's jaws still stood open as he slept.

"Jeez. What happened to him?" Gilda asked.

"Well, sheila-" The Fury began.

"Do you have to call everyone that?" Night Glider raised her eyebrow.

"Sorry, mate. Force of habit." The dragon shrugged. "Anyway, he was just an ordinary croc back where he came from in Brisbane until some wankers decided to turn him into a pair of boots. One horrible near-death later, some odd force we've been yapping about come along and brings him here as a Demon Lord. Personally, I don't know what Lilith saw in him when he arrived."

"Why, brother, watch that tongue of yours." Lilith calmly said as she stroked the snout of the massive undead crocodile. "He's strong, loyal, and grand in the sack. Anyway, second of all, the reason for Rarity's arrival here? Blame the now fried Nightmare Rarity. Still, her time here has been rather nice. She got to live out her greatest fantasies and even allowed me to mate with her."

"Speaking of Nightmare, you sure she's gone for good?" Roseluck asked.

"Not really. She's a tough cookie. It took the Element of Harmony to banish her, after all." Lilith shrugged. "Either way, make yourselves right at home until the heat dies down."

"Sorry. We didn't bring any money." Ditzy looked down before she shot up, her eyes moving all about. "Can you take us back home?"

"Have no fear. It's more than likely the princesses will notice and manage to get rid of whatever is sending random folk into our realm." The pitch-black alicorn succubus said. "Also, it's all on the house. We have no economy, so eat, drink, and DO be merry." She winked at that last bit.

"Fair enough." Ember shrugged before her head tilted a bit at the sound of a bed creaking from another room. "What's that noise, by the way?"

"We're in a brothel. That's to be expected." The Devasation remarked before taking her hand. "Shall we find a seat, m'lady?"

"No need to be formal. We need to talk about what just happened between us, though." Ember admitted before walking off with him.

"Let's have a toast to having the end of the world not coming today!" The Suffering said. "Right? Right!"

"Sure. Why not?" Gilda shrugged before noticing a group of pegasus succubi waving at her flirtatiously, causing her face to redden. "Uh...sorry, gals. Another place, another time."

"Yeah, we've already had our fill." Roseluck said with a hint of humor in her voice as she wrapped her arms around the griffon and the shark creature. "Then again...this does open up a ton of possibilities."

"Whoa, dude. You're just that into it, huh?" Gilda asked, a bit amused yet bewildered by the flower pony's willingness to get down and dirty like this. She looked up to The Suffering. "Your balls had better say goodbye to the color blue." The shark monster just nervously chuckled at that.

"I dunno about you, but I'm starved." Night Glider admitted before a particularly drunk earth pony incubus cupped her breasts from behind. "What the?!"

Said Incubus was pushed to the side by Fleetfoot, causing him to crash into a barrel of wine. "Hands off. This cutie's mine. Well, ours, really." She winked at The Fury, who flashed a toothy grin, as the three of them made their way to a table.

"We're not going to be hearing the sounds of ponies and whatever else mating through the entire time we're here, right?" Redheart asked The Pain as a barely-dressed dragon incubus gave them some soft drinks.

"It's...hnnng...a living here." The Pain responded. "By the way, I am sensing the pain of those above us and focusing it on your family, Ditzy. They are...content. They thing...urrrgh...you are on a long business trip or something like...arrgh...that."

"That's good to know. I still miss them." Ditzy said before leaning in close to him. "At the very least, the sex was good."

"Same, but I can't help but feel like it was...contrived or something." Redheart admitted as she too leaned into him.

"Pain...subsiding...and yes. Something is certainly UP." The living virus narrowed his eyes.

Lilith smiled as she saw her brothers and their respective mates get settled. She gave it at least one day until they would participate in a nice little orgy to ease the tension, though she did value the fact that they would soon be reunited with their loved ones. Still, handing out a few addresses to get in here once in a while wouldn't hurt. After that observation, she once again looked down to Rarity's nude sleeping frame.

She had to think for a while about this whole 'love' thing. With her long history with The Savage, it was easy to see why they would grow on each-other and, eventually, mate with one another (it helped that The Savage technically wasn't considered a true Demon Lord with his limited intelligence and tendency to keep to himself). She and Rarity? She had to admit. It was lust doing most of the talking, as well as admiration from all those stories she had heard of her. After this, she would have to take things slow. At the very least, she provided her second love with enough pleasure to make it worth it.

Oh. About that noise from one of the various rooms? Well, you think we've forgotten a certain duo...

"Be gentle, please. This is my first time." Sour Sweet said timidly as the Eye Eater positioned his dick over her pussy. Every thought that went through the beast's head was all directed to pleasing this beautiful, yet fragile, creature that the dreaded Overcast sought to reduce to mindless cattle. It was times like this he was glad to have the human concept of being disgusted with the prospect of forced love. True, maybe it was some leftover fluids from Overcast that made her so willing, but it was a start.

He let out a comical yelp as Sour's legs suddenly wrapped around his waist and pushed his dick into her, ending her virginity. "C'mon! Go fast, you putz!" She snarled with a manic grin on her face. It was ALSO times like this where he seriously wondered what was going on in this woman's mind before even Overcast showed up. This split personalities thing was starting to get...concerning.

Shrugging, he obeyed, pounding into her as she continuously switched from be submissive to his tentacle dick invading her body to mercilessly grinding her pussy right down to his balls. In the throes of passion, she undid her ponytail and let her hair flow, further enticing the beast into mating with her faster. Whatever the case, she could now kiss those times she got jealous of the jocks back at home picking up everyone but her goodbye.

A small part of her mind pitied the fact that her inner circle of friends couldn't be here to be happy as she was as he cummed into her, causing her to shriek with passion before passing out. First time, indeed. She gladly allowed the Eye Eater, after he had a quick breather, to feel her body. Examine her. Enjoy the feeling of warm flesh against his alien skin.

This would be quite an interesting relationship once this mess was over with. After all, it's not often a girl develops a vore fetish in the span of one or two days (take a wild guess what she wanted the beast to do when he was finished massaging her breasts and kissing her face with mouth tentacles).

Meanwhile back with our heroes in Tartarus...

Like I said. Some clarity to what just happened would be nice. The adrenaline from all that fighting had worn off. From the looks of it, The End was gone and, no doubt, having quite a lot to say to the royalty (of whom I had yet to meet). It was also a nice thing to know that the Pie sisters were safe. One of these days, I would confide to them what had occurred between me and their other sister. It was the right thing to do after all.

But a retarded one, too! Don't blow our cover!

Shut up. I've got quite a few questions for you right now. They'll start after me and my buddies see if Nightmare Rarity is nothing but a pile of ashes or not. Hopefully, she was alive. I mean, she seemed like nothing more than a stock-threat. Nothing kill-worthy. One little trip to prison or whatever constituted for that in this land should do the trick. My priorities, however, shifted to other important matters.

"Lucretia! Are you alright?" I asked. The other allies followed close behind me. Actually, a few were in front of me. I'm not the leader here, you know.

"It's okay! She's still standing like a badass!" Mordred exclaimed...before the Lucario promptly fell to the floor, exhausted.

"...Or not." Valerie winced, as did Iron Will.

"That...was epic." Eve smiled before sneezing again, reverting her to her timid self. "But maybe it was a bit too much on her body." She admitted.

"Lucario's are known for their strong constitution. I'm sure she'll pull through." War assured.

"Did...did we win?" Lucretia breathed, tired beyond belief.

"Indeed. Your aura was enough to overpower the Nightmare beam." Conquest told her as he loomed over her. "I suppose she's either lost her touch after all these years or you are stronger than any of us thinks."

"I think I shall go with the former." Lucretia admitted before smirking a bit. "I suppose that's going in the history books...aside from the great Crystal plumbing disaster of 5 years."

The other Shadows and Mordred looked utterly disgusted by that remark. Perhaps there are things better left unsaid. "'Cuse me for a sec', guys." I said before walking over to the far rock in front of us. "Might as well check on our foe. Maybe she's alive, for all we know."

"Right behind ya', buddy!" Mordred said before jumping up. "Wow, I feel so alive!"

"Iron Will has now completed his record for not skipping leg day for 6 straight years! Yeah!" The minotaur-turned-Carnotaurus roared.

"Ah, give it a rest." Valerie said. "Let's just get this over with."

"It's times like this that make me wonder if the princesses even do their job. Have you seen the Griffon kingdom?" Pestilence confided as we moved in on the fallen entity.

"Maybe there was a lesson in humility involved?" War suggested.

"Don't be a softie! It's a conspiracy, I tell you!" The Elektross pleaded.

"Silence! Let's move on!" Conquest said before carrying Lucretia with his other necks. "I hope this isn't too uncomfortable."

"Not at all. The next chance I get to battle, I'll take it." She replied confidently before yawning. "Maybe after another nap, though?"

"Don't do it for too long. Might go to your thighs!" Mordred warned. "Unless your boytoy likes it extra THICC!"

"For the sake of not spreading dissent, let's forget you said that." I suggested before things got out of hand. Anyway, here we were. Nightmare Rarity looked barely alive. Her lower half had been burnt off and dark energy was struggling to reassemble itself into her physical form.

"How...Aaron promised me that this form would rival the princesses themselves. How was I beaten so easily by a creature not of our world and her worthless friends? Why?" She sounded so pitiful at this moment, as if legitimately in shock right now.

"Nightmare. I know you hate us for being on the side of good..." I began.

"Actually, we're more of a neutral party." Conquest admitted. "Us Horsemen only act on the orders of fate itself."

"Details, details." I sighed. He had a point, but I was a bit desperate to get to my subject. Desperate enough to be very rude, that is. "You mentioned a guy named Aaron. Funny story. He lives inside my head." What? Why bother sugarcoat it at this point?

"Are you trying to dig information out of me?! Do you think I'm stupid?!" Nightmare snarled as her form devolved into a tar-like being with purple eyes and gained blob-like facial features of a horse.

Also, yeah. I really could have worded that in a way that wasn't rushed. It's just that my chance for answers was slipping away as she began to be deconstructed by the strain of the aura and whatever else.

"I am, however, quite pissed at him for abandoning me." Nightmare confessed. "Yes, it was he who brought me and Sombra back from the brink. He promised us glory and power beyond our imagination." She scoffed. "A lot of good THAT did. I even planned this ritual he came up with and LOOK where it got us!"

Yep. Aaron was getting a verbal lashing today. No doubt about it. He had set these two events in motion in addition to the various other crimes he caused. It was like fate had given him a shovel and he wouldn't stop digging himself deeper despite his best efforts.

"Still! I shall return! I shall have my revenge upon you and you pathetic friends! Luna will finally give into my evil once more! Heck, I've got an idea for when I corrupt Celestia! How about..Daybrea-"

SMASH!

Right before she could finish, Overcast's beaten frame landed on her, squashing the being flat. I saw black gas pour from the impact crater and let out a scream of anguish before being dragged into the cracks in the floor.

"Wow. Was she REALLY going to say what I thought she was?" Iron Will remarked.

"Daybreaker? That's...kind of clever." Lucretia admitted.

"Rolls off the tongue, too." Eve agreed.

"Hey, biscuit! How's the beat-em-up session?!" Mordred called out to the powered siren advancing towards us. She slithered up to us and let out a cute little coo in acknowledgment. She seemed quite pleased with herself, as if they had been chasing him for some time before finally catching up. Judging by the punch mark on his cheek, Janemba did this recent bit of damage. And the burn marks! Man, those were some-

Incoming.

"GAH!" I cried out as Janemba grasped me again with his arms. Another bear hug and I might snap in half. I struggled for a good while before he let me go and starting jumping with joy. "Janemba! Bad!" I cried out as the land nearly cracked open. "No jumping! Play time is over."

The being stopped, actually looking confused and a bit displeased by that line. "Janemba?"

"Look, you can play as soon as we get out of here. Until then, be a good boy, don't talk to strangers, and try to stay out of fights." I suggested in a calm tone. I was, deep inside, reminding myself I really wasn't this thing's dad, but I couldn't just let this advice go over his head while stuck in this dreary area.

"Well, he beat up Overmask or whatever his name was." Valerie admitted. "Gotta give him some points for that."

"Say, uh, Janemba?" The being turned to me while still looking a bit confused and disappointed. "For helping out Sonata, how about we get some ice cream when we get out of here? Okay?"

I'm sure Janemba didn't know what I meant by ice cream, but he must have liked the sound of it, for he let out a jovial giggle before sitting down. "Janemba. Janemba." He said softly as his tail wagged, anticipating the unveiling of this 'ice cream' I spoke of. I really had to admit, though. He and Sonata beating up this malevolent creature? Awesome. Sure wish I saw it. Maybe it would beat a sense of mercy into the abomination? Who knows.

Let's get this out of the way. Yes, I resurrected some Equestrian villains. So what?

Getting to the point, are we? I like that. Well, let me tell YOU something-

"Uh, were you serious about having voices in your head?" Pestilence asked before giggling. "That's hot!"

"Ahem?" Valerie coughed before giving him a coy look. Taking the hint, he turned to nuzzle into his new mate (well, I never expected THEM to take it slow), leaving me to my thoughts.

I just wanted to make an awesome story where you come out on top and you have all the girls (and maybe some guys) eating out of the palm of your hand and everyone praised you from time to time and anyone who had an opinion against you was either a huge jerk or evil and-

Stop. You've said enough. It is painfully obvious you've been railroading me just so you could satisfy whatever sick desires you've got. You've turned Equestrian society in several areas on their heads and even caused some trauma in a few innocent ponies. Not to mention that, inadvertently, you ended up summoning Overcast and causing a whole mountain of chaos to pile up in another dimension. Do you even care about the consequences of our actions?

Consequences? There are N̛̕Ò͜͞N̕E̴̴̕̕ in M̧̢̨̖̤̺͉͔̙̦̱͈͉Y̛̩̮̹̝͙̞͇͜ fanfic!

Fanfic?! This is reality! People get hurt! Also, they don't really appreciate having their minds being toyed around like puppets. I just want to help people and live a normal life. These guys just want to go about their business WITHOUT the end of the world being a possible outcome for tomorrow! Do me a favor and leave my head for good! Okay?! Me and my buddies have got a mess to fix!

Wait! Don't you realize it?! Without me, you would have never gained these allies or had any of that awesome sex! I'm the reason you're here! I'm the reason you're so awesome! What are you without me?! Ñ͠O̶̍T̷ͧ̿̏ͨ̈́H͆̇͑͗̑̃̊͘I̴͋ͪ̃ͨ͆ͤ̍͢͞N̢ͫ͋̿̔ͧͣG̴̏̓̂̓̇͝!̸̛͆̇ͬ͛ͫ͠

I'll take my chances, then. I'll make mistakes and/or do great things as myself. Adversity is a big part in life, you know. You just have to put in a little effort if you want the the future to look bright. I know that's cheesy, but it's true.

Ę͞F̴̨͝FOR̸T̡!̶̷̡ ̡Ȩ̷͠FF̛͘͡OR͘T̛͢S I̡͟S͏̨ ̕T̀͏̴ÒO̵̧͢ L͏̛O̷NG͏!́͞ ͠Y̨͡O̴͏U ͞ŚOUN͏D̨ E͞X̵͟A̷͟C̴T͝͝Ļ̡Ỳ ̛̀͢L͢I̵͜K̢E͏ M̴̴Y̧͟ BRO͏̡T́͘H̀ER̢̕,̶͘ YÒ̡͞U̵̡҉ ͝J̸̷̢A̵͜Ç͟͝K̴҉AS̷S̛͠!͡ Now, listen up! You belong to me, you know that?! Once I get this damn book under control, I'll be the one calling the shots! I don't care what I have to do! I'll become-I mean, YOU'LL become a harem master!

Yep. Totally insane. I guess it's asking too much to allow you to fuck off to whatever realm you came from. Also, what's this talk of a book? Are you in my head or another place entirely? The questions just keep piling up.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!"

"Awwww, shit." Mordred sighed as everyone, including me, got into position. Overcast has finally awakened and, as one might guess, he was anything BUT happy.

"NOBODY DOES THIS TO OVERCAST! NOBODY! NOTHING! NOOOOOTHING!" He screeched as the land cracked around him. Janemba was just sucking his thumb in the face of his rage before the Eldritch abomination pointed at the hissing Sonata. "YOUUUU! Why can't you just be a good whore AND JOIN THE RANKS OF YOUR SISTERS?!" His eyes flashed with malice at that.

Sonata just let out a roar...before she suddenly turned back into her normal self in a puff of smoke. "...Fudge." She puffed before falling into the arms of Mordred. "Just when it was getting to the good part." She raised an eyebrow when she examined herself. "Huh. My clothes are still intact. Guess Bruce Banner isn't the only guy with magic clothes."

"Can you just give it a rest, demon?!" I exclaimed as I stepped forth. "You're outnumbered and beaten pretty badly! I think I'd take my chances and turn myself in at this point."

"So...you suggest that I QUIT?!" He roared.

"Sure. Why not? You suck, anyway." Sonata stuck out her tongue at him.

"Real mature." Lucretia rolled her eyes. "As if Overcast deserves anything dignified, though."

"Yes. He is a fool, indeed." Conquest shook his head in agreement.

"I assure you! The power of Discord and his lackeys flows within me, as does the blood of horrors beyond your wildest reckoning!" Overcast spread out his badly damaged wings. "A being such as I should NEVER have to deal with such moral interference! NEVER!" He sniffed the air. "Although...there is one other source of evil energy close by that I can get behind. And it's not the plump moron, this time." His head leaned down to me. "A power unlike I've ever smelled before resides within your cranium. What secrets do you hold, machine?"

"Well, if you want technical support in regards to that, call 1-300-SuckABigOne." I remarked.

"Ooooh." Eve and War winced.

Gotta admit. You've got balls, sometimes. I mean, you are what those IDIOTS on the internet would call a 'Marty Stu'.

I don't know what that means and, already, I hate it. Either way, the beast just chuckled. "Idle threats. No more than that. I'll still find a way to pry into your little head. I'll become ALLLLLLMIGHTY!" He cackled as lightning crackled around his body. We all just sighed with annoyance. "What?!"

"Can we go home now with my friend in tow?" Iron Will groaned, referring to Discord and the others. "You're boring Iron Will."

"You really think we've got the time for some low-wretched filibuster? Sorry, love, but we'll pass." Valerie turned her head.

"...I hate you all." Overcast sighed.

"Same." We all said, Sonata in particular.

Suddenly, a shaft of light was seen from the sky. It was so brilliant that I expected a heavenly choir to start and lull us into peaceful slumber. Alas, that didn't happen, but a stream of pegasi decked in golden armor poured from above and landed onto the ground.

"Well, what do you know? She finally decides to act." Pestilence observed.

"Who?" I asked.

"Celestia herself." Lucretia said as two shapes descended from the sky. From the looks of it, their presence commanded respect.

"Steel yourselves, men. The royalty has arrived. Make no mention of our master's relationship with the Lunar Princess." Conquest advised before bowing.

"Do we HAVE to bow? Why not just a little song and dance?" Morded asked as he did the same as we did.

"Trust me, I tried that with my Celestia. Needless to say, detention was suckier than ever." Sonata cringed as she remembered that moment. "Then again, it didn't really get bad until Adiago decided it was a good idea to try and tear out Celestia's hair. I don't like criticism towards our music and all, but yikes!"

"What exactly am I looking at right now?" Overcast raised an eyebrow. "Are they the rulers of this world? If so, they are dreadfully unpre-GAH!" He avoided a massive beam made of solar energy, though he still got injured further by magical discs made of lunar energy. That's one way to shut him up, I guess.

"Huuuh?" Janemba glanced curiously at this sight. He decided to waddle over to my location and stare gormlessly at the entrance of the new arrivals.

"So, The End spoke of the truth. Evil has rampaged for long enough these past few days." A sagely female voice said from above.

"Indeed. I just never expected it to be this...bizarre. We've had our fair share of odd foes, but this one...well, let's give it time until he passes Discord in that department." Another much younger womanly voice remarked.

When they landed, I was awed myself by the presence of the royalty. The first of which (and the most prominent, I guessed) was a pure white winged unicorn with flowing rainbow hair that stood taller than any stallion or mare I've ever come across (at least a head and shoulders above Big Mac. Speaking of which, I wonder how he's doing. I wouldn't mind another rou-FOCUS!). Her golden armor reflected the light unto the still hissing Overcast. Still, in a rather questionable design choice, her thighs were exposed, showing her sun cutie mark to all. I assumed this was the mighty Celestia they were talking about, considering the whole 'light and heaven' motif going on here.

The other one was a dark blue mare a head shorter than her companion that had a flowing mane that I swore had freaking stars twinkling in it. She was much leaner and her outfit was slightly more revealing (how many suitors have tried to court these ladies based on their dress code? Not important, right), showing a cutie mark showcasing the moon. I'm sensing a relation between these two. Just saying. Nevertheless, she was equipped with some fearsome weaponry, including scimitars and a hardy looking shield. Best not to get on the both of these gals a reason to pummel us.

Anyway, an army compromised of golden-armored pegasi and dark-armored bat-horse hybrids stood behind them, ready to attack at the first order. No emotion showed up in their faces.

"So...you must be the rulers of this world." Overcast assumed. "Could you come some other time? I'm in a far from pleasant mood."

"Sister." The dark mare turned to Celestia. "I sense Nightmare's presence, but it's suffering in the inner working of this realm. Perhaps we came a bit late and somebody took care of it for us?"

"Hey, gals!" Mordred waved. We all did the same nervously.

"Interesting." Celestia titled her head. "Luna, rally the armies around that beast. I can almost feel malevolence coursing through his body." She referred to Overcast.

"Perhaps because I've absorbed a fair amount of evil energy INCLUDING the one you call Discord, as well as his servants! What a sham of a powerful being! HA!" The abomination mocked.

"Release him at once!" Luna ordered, pointing her scimitars at him.

"In all seriousness, though, leave me alone for a bit." The eldritch being huffed, folding his arms. "I'm too busy dwelling on failure."

As Luna and the army continued to pester the monstrosity, Celestia approached us. "So, you are the heroes who stopped Nightmare? I see among you include Morded and the Three Shadows."

"Yep, Celly. We're back in action!" Morded puffed his chest before setting down Sonata. "How about I become the Captain of your Royal Guard?"

"Don't overdo it." Lucretia advised. "We have much to answer for, princess. Our servitude to Sombra shames us to this very day. However, we shall not let that impede our crusade to help others."

"I'm sure you all have the capacity to make up for any past sins." Celestia assured. "Besides, you four didn't really do anything severe."

"We didn't?" Eve asked.

"Yeah, we did kinda spent a lot of time disobeying orders. Good times." Valerie said.

"Yes. I also see that a siren and...what are you exactly?" She looked upon Iron Will.

"Ma'am, it's me! Iron Will! Now an officially slayer of Nightmares!" He roared to the sky. "To be honest, though, we really need to get Discord back. Long story."

"I can tell that's for sure." Celestia agreed.

"So, you're totally okay with me being here despite the whole 'Starswirl' thing?" Sonata asked timidly.

"Oh, yes. That awkward moment in history." Celestia actually winced a bit at that. "What matters is that you did the right thing as of now."

"We helped too!" Pestilence sprang up.

"Pipe down, Pestilence! We're in the presence of royalty itself!" Conquest reminded.

"Okay, okay. I think we get it." I stepped forth and bowed. "If you are the ruler of this land, look into my mind. There, you shall find every single horrific event that has transpired due to the evil inside of me. Well, maybe not EVERY event, but still."

"If you insist. I usually don't like poking around in people's heads, but, if you truly wish to set things right, I shall." Celesta placed a hand on my helmet.

"So, does this mean Overcast is gonna get it?" Sonata asked.

"Try asking Luna." Mordred pointed over to the dark mare, who was now contending with Janemba's curious hands.

"Um, could someone explain to me what this creature is? I sense incredible evil and power, but-okay, stop that!" She demanded when he knelt down and licked her.

"Janemba! That's not ice cream!" I called out. "Yeah, you've REALLY got to look into my head asap."

"Indeed." Celestia said quickly before a flash of white overtook everything.

However, my calmness shattered that very moment when a certain angry voice called out from within my system.

FÚ̘̗CK ́T̻̤͕̺̳͍H̴̘͕̗I̹͍̹̠̫̱Ś͎ ̨͕͈͈̱̼N͓̦̠O̷̤͕̪̠͇I̲̯̹̦̝S̳̬E̵̙̠̟̪!

When I woke up, I was on top of a little hill overlooking a nice little meadow. Was I in Heaven or something? Did everything get cleared up? Were Discord and his Angels brought back? Did Sonata get back her family and dimension from the grip of Overcast? Did Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy recover? Is everything back to normal?

I'm setting myself up for shit, I suppose.

Well, that really depends on what you consider 'shit'. Not that it matters.

That's it. I'm pretty much USED to disappointment, thanks to you. Though, in all honesty, I probably should have thought ahead and thought about what kind of shit you'd pull off when Celestia took a look inside my head. Or did she send us here to better look into us? What's going on? Where are my friends?!

Always asking questions. That's the most annoying thing about you. You're always looking for answers where there might be none.

Well, maybe I just don't like being left hanging. Especially when...who are they?

Who are what?

That army of mares approaching towards me. A lot of familiar faces, I'd say. Zecora, Applejack, her family, Rainbow Dash, Twi...ooooohhh nooooooo....

Yeeeeeeep. The moment Celestia dared to peep into your little head, I saw an opportunity. Now, to you, it's been a few seconds or so. To me, it took 7 hours to finally break into that skull of hers. The power of the book I'm carrying is absolute, after all. Don't worry. It's only temporary. I'm still here, but a little bit of good ol' corruption was all that was needed to drive her into sending a spell into the air that caused pretty much every single mare in Ponyville to converge on your location. Plus, I learned some real saucy info on these guys! For example, did you know that, while Luna has a mate with that zombie dinosaur, Celestia has declared her own SISTER her one true love?! Is that hot or wha-

Do you realize how unbelievable that sounds?! I mean, aside from that bit about the princesses. I'm not sure how to feel on that. I mean that you managed to attract mares to me before, but now, there's a whole ARMY of them, including Celestia and Luna?! If that's the case, what book are you using?! Actually, more importantly, WHERE ARE MY FRIENDS?!

First of all, it's a LOOOONG story on how I got this thing. Won't go into it now. Maybe not ever. As for your pals, well, that's a bit embarrassing, really. There was an unintended side-effect of the spell when I both transferred myself into Celestia AND made her unleash the gas unto the entire town. It created a bunch of portals that they got caught up in, but hey! That's what happens when you play around with Nyarlathotep's tome! Then again, I'm awesome, so I don't have to care.

Nyarlathotep? That guy who sold out Overcast? Whatever. Stop this now and let's focus on getting back my friends. Okay?! Also, apologize to Celestia. Sweet mercy, they're getting closer! STOP THIS ALREADY!

Really?! I put all this effort into making me-I mean you a harem master and this is how you repay me?! You fucking prude.

BZIT!

Behind me, a blue swirling portal emerged. I guess this is what Aaron was talking about and, you know what? I'm just about willing to be anywhere but here. There's a lot I need to fix, but now was the time to escape and think of something, anything, to make things right.

C'mon. Listen to the mares in the distance. Do you really want to pass this opportunity to get all the pussy in the world? Oh, hey! I think I see a few stallions. Also, is that stallion sporting a pair of tits? Whatevs.

Well, I couldn't help but listen to the cries of lust every horse creature let out as they drew near. Most of the dialogue was unintelligible gibberish, but I could make out a few phrases.

"You're so great with me in the sack! I'll even share you with Big Mac!"

"C'mon, feller! You know you want me again! Tan my hide some more!"

"This is gonna be awesome!!! And crowded. Yeah."

"I miss your cock sooo much! I have tits now, so don't hold back!"

"As rulers of Equestria, we'll make your life worthwhile. We'll be together forever..."

That's it! I've heard enough! Wait, hold on. Are those Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie?! I thought they were-

I decided they were important to the story in terms of fucking you. Sucks to be them if I released them from my control and had them realize that their caretaker is gone.

You're a despicable pile of shit, you know that? Anyway, with reckless abandon, I jumped straight into the portal, screaming like a little girl all the way. What?! I was on the edge of my sanity now! So many girls, so much debauchery, so many minds being turned bestial and depraved by a voice within my head! What was the image of Equestria going to become by the end of this?! I ASK YOU!!!

Drama queen.

As I ran through a tunnel-like realm that resembled an unholy mismatch of colors, I looked behind me. Much to my horror, the portal was growing wider as the citizens poured through it. I prayed to myself that there would be an exit. Better yet, I hoped there would be a sign of my pals! Better still, there would be a passage to wherever the fuck Aaron was! I could end this madness right here, right now! As the noise behind me grew louder (I could feel Dash's breathing on the back of my metal back, for heaven's sake!), I jumped through the first portal I saw.

Surely, this wouldn't go horribly wrong, right?! Better cross my fingers for good measure...

Meanwhile on Hoth...

BZIT!

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH-D'OH!"

Those were my first words as I fell from the sky and landed on an alien-looking craft going at high speed. Despite my cerebral systems going haywire with panic, I was able to discern what was happening. Apparently, I just landed in the middle of a freaking war-zone in the frozen tundra of another world. There were troops on one side firing at the opposition with lasers, satellites, turrets, and ships like these. In front of me was the enemy. Giant hulking metal camel-like war-machines trudged through the snow as they fired upon the hapless lifeforms below with head-mounted laser cannons.

I looked behind me. No sign of the crowd. Good. What wasn't good was me holding on for dear life as the ship I was on swerved to the right to avoid a hail of laser fire. I still held on as the ship fired at a bunch of lifeforms wearing sinister white and black uniforms.

"Haberski! There goes another batch!" I heard the pilot call out.

"Mordred?! Is that you?!" I called out from above his cockpit.

"Oh, hey! Stranger! Didn't expect to see you here!" He exclaimed. "I dunno what happened. Everything just kinda went white all the sudden and here I am! Fighting off an entire army in this thing. I guess you could call this tale in my life...Bird Vs. Camel."

"That's great, but we need to find a way back home! In one piece, preferably!" I cried out as I finally gained some balance and stood atop the flying ship, looking upon my newfound foes. "But first, let us assist in taking these guys down. Though, are we sure they're the bad guys?"

"Well, the captain here keeps calling them 'Stormtroopers' and they work for some weirdo named Darth Vader and-"

"That's an explanation I can live with!" I exclaimed as a hail of laser fire headed my direction. Yeah, danger makes me rude. Who knew? Instead of my katana, I found myself equipped with a sword made entirely of blue light. Whatever it was, it managed to deflect the fire away. Interesting development, I would say. What is this? A...Brightsword? A Glowstabber? A......lightsaber? That sounded pretty cool, actually. Rolls off my nonexistent tongue well.

"Inbound to the rear, captain!" Mordred called out as he fired upon one mechanical behemoth. Not even lasers to the rear end of the beast brought it down. If anything, most of the enemy fire focused on us now. "Ohhhkay. This is probably the time for a back-up plan. This guy just really enjoys taking it up the butt."

As if fate decided it was time to toy with me again, I saw a portal open and that same crowd came rushing. I wanted to scream at Mordred that making a sex joke would just keep jinxing everything, but I remained silent as I steadied my gaze upon one behemoth. Something had to be done right here and now.

Leaping off the ship, I swung my lightsaber down, decapitating the robotic beast. It stumbled around for a bit before collapsing into the thick snow in a fiery haze of scrap metal and screaming soldiers (war is Hell, I reminded myself). I had little time to savor my victory, though. The crowd was pushing through (with a magical shield powered by many a unicorn-type no less) and there were more of Vader's forces to come.

"Great shot, pal! That was one in a million!" Mordred called out as he swung by, allowing me to jump on his ship again.

"Thank you, but our focus should be-" I was interrupted by the sight of another portal. "THERE! Push through! We'll find more of our friends that way, as well as find away to get these Equestrians off my back!"

"I'd say you became Mr. Popularity and I'd be totally jealous Celestia wants you in the sack, but yeah. I can dig that." Mordred shrugged as we flew towards the portal. "You know, I kinda feel bad about basically stealing this thing. Those rebels down there could have reaaaaly used the cover for Han and Leia, whoever they are."

"I don't know who they are, but I kinda like them just by their names. Weird." I grasped my head. You ever get that feeling-

SHOOM!

A lucky blast from the enemy rammed right into one of the engines. The ship was about ready to go down.

"Well, that was improbable." I sighed. "Eject, Mordred! EJECT!"

"Which button is that again?" Mordred asked as the ship struggled to stay afloat.

"UGH! Just push something!" I despaired.

"How about this button titled 'warp'? No harm from that!" The dullahan cheerfully said as he pressed the button...which promptly sent us screaming into the portal on a ship that tore itself apart with the combination of the damage and the ludicrous speed it went at.

Geez. Don't blame me for not talking as much folks. I'm just sensing too much of a disturbance in the force. Now, tell me I'm funny, you sheep.

Meanwhile in an alternate San Francisco...

BZIT!

The ship now destroyed, the two of us were sent flying into an apartment somewhere in a big city. Landing ungracefully onto the rooftop, I'm surprised we didn't crush the roof and, by extension, anyone or thing beneath us. Shaking dust off our bodies, we looked around. Safe...for now.

"What's going on here?"

"For the last bloody time, stop saying that! I've explained for about two times already!"

Now, that was a welcome voice to my ears. Valerie was there, arguing with with a white human with a beard and a red shirt. Judging by the Weavile's incredulous tone, he wasn't the most receptive kind of guy. In fact, when we got here, he still didn't bat an eye.

"Finally! People I can talk to!" Valerie exclaimed as she walked over to us. "What took you boys so long?"

"Long story! We have to get out of here! Aaron's caused the whole population of Ponyville to go mad for my dick! I'm too busy trying to find a way to restore them, but we've got to get the band back together, so to speak."

"We're in some real deep shit is what we're saying." Mordred shrugged before the door to the rooftop opened, revealing a sickly looking pale man with stringy black hair and a sleepy look on his face. He was carrying a water bottle, which he quickly threw to the ground.

"I did not hit her! It's not true! It's bullshit! I did not hit her! I did naaaht. Oh, hi Mark." The man spoke.

Yep. I wanted out now. This was clearly a world where humans spoke like machines. More so than myself, even. To make matters worse, I saw a magical platform tear a hole in space/time, carrying the crowd.

"Hey! Whatever thing you are!" The sickly man got down to his knees. "You are TEARING the fabric of space/time apart, magic thing!"

"Alright. That's it. I've had it with this world." Valerie sighed. "Next stop out?"

"Why don't you keep your stupid comments in your pocket?!" Mark indignantly yelled at her.

"Nnnnope!" Mordred pushed him off the roof, sending him screaming downward until his body hit the roof of a car extremely hard.

"Alright. That was kinda dark." I remarked.

"I read ahead of this script." The Dullahan picked up a random piece of paper from the ground. "Total douche, I tell ya'! Also, there's this thing about football and a cute little doggie."

"Ha ha! What a story, knight. Anyway, how is your sex life?" The sickly man asked.

As luck would have it, a portal emerged from beneath us. Without hesitation, all three of us jumped right in. As far as I was concerned at this point, Aaron could drop off the Earth. That's a promise.

To be fair, if you guys had sex here, say goodbye to your spines. They just keep encouraging folks here to do it on the stairs!

Meanwhile in Oz...

BZIT!

As soon as we got to another new land, we seemed to be in different outfits. I was looking like somebody painted lead paint all over me and replaced my katana with an ax. Quite a downgrade, if you ask me. Mordred's armor was filled to the brim with straw; a fact he painfully was aware of as he kept hacking the stuff out of the openings. Valerie looked like a particularly cruel individual had placed her in a shoddy lion costume.

"Guys...I don't think we're in Equestria anymore." Mordred remarked before coughing out some more straw.

"Really? You just got flung from one place to the next. Get a grip on yourself, love!" Valerie grumbled.

"It's the costume, isn't it?" I asked.

"Sigh. YES. What do I look like?! Some cosplaying tosser?!" She exclaimed.

"Somehow, I think it's you who needs the heart here." Mordred huffed.

"You, however, still need a brain. Sorry, love. Just being honest." Valerie shrugged. The moment I heard a separate portal appear in the distance, I nearly screamed.

"Courage, Stranger! Courage!" Mordred encouraged.

"CLAP MY HEELS?! THAT'S ALL I HAD TO DO, YOU PATRONIZING BITCH?!"

From the sound of it, that was definitely Eve in her violent personality. The three of us rushed over to her location. She looked pretty pissed as she stared down a pink woman wearing a frilly pink dress and brandishing a magic wand. Eve's outfit, while no longer looking like something you'd get at 'Sluts-R-Us', looked like something you would give a child from the 30s.

"It's bad enough I have to wear this dress, but, even after I've killed two witches and got a lousy wizard off the ground to hopefully run into a storm cloud, you tell me I could have just teleported home with these shoes, which I had to pull from a corpse I reduced to paste, while clapping them and chanting 'There's no place like home'?! DO YOU KNOW HOW RETARDED THAT SOUNDS?!"

"Why, you were supposed to go on a magical adventure where you helped others along your way and not totally because I wanted to rid myself of my enemies. That's all." The fairy-like woman said, a smile adorning her face.

"I have friends that need me in another world and THAT'S your explanation?! I haven't ran into anyone that needed my help apart from the folks that needed me to kill that damn wicked old witch! It wasn't even fun! The first one died when I landed on her and the next died when I accidentally knocked some water on her! Give me a break, already!" Eve pulled down her ears in frustration.

"Um...is this a bad time?" I asked.

She turned her head to us. "What do you wa...oh, thank Arceus! People I can actually trust! How are things going? Probably better than me."

"Actually, we're kind of on the run! The moment we see another portal, we make a break for it!" I exclaimed. "Also, you won't have to wear that dress anymore. How's that?"

"Perfect, I'll say!" Eve agreed before turning to Valerie and her humiliating outfit. "Uh..."

"This NEVER happened." The Weavile gritted her teeth.

"Yeah. I'm much more willing to have the memories of this depart rather than Sombra and his van." Mordred said before hacking up more straw than usual.

"Sombra and his what?!" I exclaimed, the implications of that hitting me at max force.

"Hey, lookie! A portal!" Eve pointed, breaking off that conversation before staring down the pink woman. "Never speak to me again. 'Kay?"

"No time for further aggression! Follow the yellow brick road!" I said before we sped through the portal.

Yeah, keep ignoring the glorious amounts of sex you could be having! Then again, try doing that while trying to ignore the Munchkin that hanged himself. Pretty damn hard, I'd say.

Meanwhile in a forgotten NES game...

BZIT!

For some reason, I felt a lot more...stiff here. Everything looked like visuals took a digital nosedive and we could only move at 3 or 4 frames at a time. What kind of world was this?! And why am I wearing a shirt that says "Too Kewl for Skewl"?! Desperation, much?!

"Ugh! What's the color scheme here?! Public restroom?!" Eve exclaimed as she looked around. Her outfit was even more conservative than the last. Just some jeans and a pair of overalls. It had a logo on it that said 'No Gang'. Not sure what that meant at the moment. Moving on.

"Forget that. I feel like I just regressed back to a Sneasel!" Valerie said, wearing the same outfit. "Who wears this stuff anymore?!"

"Count your blessings. You're not me." Mordred sighed. We all had to look at each-other nervously after taking just one look at him. He was now a simple skateboard with the same color scheme as the dullahan. "I'd better look forward to a bunch of jackholes jumping onto me and shattering all their bones."

"Eh. Never got the appeal of skateboarding anyway." Eve shrugged. Then, she suddenly noticed something we all caught onto. "Hey?! Where's my damn club?!"

"Why is my whip a bleeding spray can?!" Valerie's jaw dropped at her replacement weapon.

"Hey. I got off easy." I said as I brandished a baseball bat in place of my katana. My assurance ran thin, as I heard the other portal open a great distance behind us. "Let's move out! Sorry, Mordred, but I've gotta do this!"

"Do wha-OW!" The knight exclaimed as I jumped on him with the two shadows on my shoulders. With my legs, I pushed ahead, skating down and up the various hills with all the force my hydraulic systems could allow.

Much to my dismay, I ended up running into an actual demilitarized ghetto. No, really. From the looks of our outfits, we were supposed to be kid friendly. Why the Hell were we in an apocalyptic wasteland where I had to contend with bulldogs, crows, bats, and even some random fools who kept dropping bombs from windows?!

"At last, I can finally be free of this wicked contraption and seek out my allies! I have pushed through for the last time!"

Lucretia (as I should have guessed) rolled into view. She wasn't enjoying this situation either, as she seemed uncomfortable with wearing shades, a cap stating 'no', and baggy clothes. There was also the fact that her feet seemed attached to her skateboard, explaining why she jumped around with it.

"Thank Arceus and the Princesses themselves! My allies have come...rendering this whole charade...pointless..." Her eye twitched. "That's fine. No, really."

"We'll talk about my ordeal later! I think we lost them for now. What's happened in the wake of our departure?" I asked.

"What's happened?! Excuse my tone, but I had to travel to the residence of my 'uncle' while ALSO avoiding everything under the sun without dying in one or more hits while ALSO maneuvering through every mundane platform with only this plank of wood! I kept falling off the edge of every platform to my doom and starting my journey anew! And I haven't even got into the random people asking me favors to slaughter others with a massive disc I keep losing every time I get hit, the overt anti-drug message, and that one moment where I had to infiltrate what I assumed was a demon fortress right below the subway."

"Crazy day, amirite?" Valerie remarked.

"So, did you make it? Also, MY LIFE IS PAIN, NOW!" Mordred cried.

"Oh, sorry! I'll get off." I said as I did so and placed the Shadows to the ground.

"To answer your question, Mordred. It's right here, apparently." She pointed at a pretty run-down building.

"Is that a crack den or something?! Isn't this an anti-drug game?! What kind of message is that?" Eve asked, flustered. Some dust from a random bomb dropper caused her to sneeze. Now in her timid form, she dove for cover upon hearing another bomb.

"Let's head in until the next portal occurs!" I said as I heard the crowd come near. With that, we entered the building...

...and saw a pants-less and gormless anthro bear stare at us with his hands outstretched.

"Sooo...that's your 'uncle'?" Valerie asked.

"Well, that's a whole lotta nope!" Mordred said.

"To be fair, the ones that sent me hear lacked pants as well. I blame the squalor I've seen on that." Lucretia confided.

"I see you've brought a friend..." The uncle spoke, licking his lips.

"I...I didn't ask for this." I nervously said, ready to draw out my baseball bat.

Suddenly, a portal emerged right in the location of the 'uncle', tearing him in half.

"Well, that was gruesome! Cheerio!" Valerie dove into the portal.

"Hey! Wait for us!" I exclaimed as I heard the crowd take down the door.

Wally Bear and the No-Gang?! Seriously?! Even I think this portal stuff is dumb!

Meanwhile near Angel Grove...

BZIT!

When we landed here, my gear, thankfully, did not change. With the others, however, they looked like somebody kidnapped some poor saps and put them in cheap-looking costumes. I mean, they weren't terrible or anything, but their features were grossly exaggerated to look sinister, complete with un-moving faces, sinister grins, and claws. Mordred looked like his old self, though.

"I feel...hollow, all the sudden." Lucretia admitted.

"And kinda like rubber." Eve said as she rubbed her face.

"Is this what it's like to feel like you, Mordred?" Valerie asked.

"Eh. You'll get used to it. Least you won't have to worry about starvation or something." Mordred said.

"Hmmm. A rock quarry." I observed my surroundings. "At least we're safe for now. I wonder who ended up here?"

We heard a loud roar over the horizon. Before our very eyes, Iron Will's entire body came flying over it, an explosion behind him.

"Ack! Punk-ass kids! Why do you keep beating upon Iron Will?!" The minotaur-turned-Carnotaurus roared as he regained his balance. For some reason, he was bipedal and his head looked way too big on his body. It made for a rather silly sight.

"We'll make sure you never harm our world again! Rita's really full of herself if she thinks this blast from the past is gonna make it!" A teen in red spandex wearing some bits of plastic armor and a saurian helmet exclaimed as he was followed by a bunch of multi-colored lookalikes.

"I'm attacking a freaking ROCK QUARRY! What do I look like?! A rogue rock farmer?!" Iron Will waved his arms in anger before turning to us. "Oh, finally! Never thought Iron Will would be happier to see you guys ever!"

"Who are you guys?" A yellow spandex wearing teen asked.

"More of Rita's goons?" A blue one assumed.

For some reason, I posed dramatically with my arms outstretched and my knees bent. "Emissary of Hell! THE STRANGER!" I yelled before composing myself. "What did I just say?"

"Less talk, more action!" Valerie said as she got out her whip. "Here's the deal, mates. Clear out or we'll make ya'."

"Now, Valerie. No need for violence." Eve suggested as she struggled to balance her oversized head. "Oooh. Never thought I'd wanted these ears off."

"Too late. They're already on the warpath!" Lucretia pointed to the charging spandex wearing forces.

"God dingus dangit, will somebody get a portal ready? I need a nap!" Mordred confessd.

"That's it! Whens some ranger tries to block, SHOW THEM-"

He was summarily interrupted when he got punched several times in the stomach. At that instant, we rushed to assist him. These 'rangers', as Iron Will called them, proved to be a formidable force.

Valerie's whip struggled to separate the Yellow Ranger's daggers from her hands, but that only propelled her opponent into kicking her square in the chest, sending her flying with her limbs flailing about. Eve was using her club to deflect the various arrows the Pink Ranger kept firing at her. Lucretia was clashing her sword against the staff the Blue Ranger, whom seemed to be tiring, thankfully. Mordred's razor shield nearly knocked the Black Ranger off his feet, but he countered with a swing of his axe, knocking the dullahan down. Me and Iron Will contended with the Red Ranger. While I did blow him away with my chest tornadoes, he still got up and slashed me across the chest. Iron Will was kicked square in the head for trying to sneak up on him.

"This isn't accomplishing anything!" Eve protested as an arrow grazed her cheek.

"You think?! They just keep coming!" Valerie said as she kicked the Yellow Ranger in the chest.

"That's it! I'll end this quickly!" I exclaimed. My chest cannon, dormant after all this time, unleashed its mighty beam. For some reason, it missed entirely (which may have been a good thing, considering I wasn't truly keen on killing off misguided teens) and the impact blew up behind them. For some reason, this prompted the rangers to jump up and fly into the air while wailing in shock.

"Heh! That outta show 'em!" Iron Will said.

"Quick! We must retreat before they awaken from their stupor!" Lucretia said.

"Oh, and then there's that." Mordred pointed to a portal unleashing the lustful crowd in the distance. Now, it was really a good time to run for the hills, so to speak.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of an old crone shriek from up above. "Magic wand! Make my monster...GROOOW!"

With that, a sinister wand fell from a storm cloud and landed straight into the ground. It vanished for some reason and, before we knew it, the very ground started to shake and crack. With a puff of smoke and fog, we were suddenly gigantic.

"I've heard of making it big in life, but this is ridiculous!" Iron Will exclaimed.

"So, this must be how Overcast feels most of the time." Eve said as she looked around the landscape.

"To be perfectly honest, I'm surprised he's not here. Giant monsters must be a common occurrence in these desolate lands." Lucretia assumed.

"Run! Run for it!" I screamed as the crowd edged closer. Despite them being only the size of my feet, I not only wanted to avoid them for as long as I could until they were restored, but I had a horrible thought of accidentally crushing them.

"We need Megazord power! Now!" I heard those Rangers call out from below. Now willing to figure out what that meant, the lot of us jumped into a random portal that opened.

"Well, isn't this fan-fricken-tastic! Convenience is fun!" Mordred said as our size decreased when we went through the massive tear in space/time.

Ugh. I'm getting such a headache from all this.

Meanwhile in an utterly godawful fanfic...

BZIT!

Okay. Now we were back to our normal selves, but in a stone villa. From the looks of it, this seemed like a tame universe. However, I had to remind myself. Things are not what they seemed to be most of the time.

"At last. An opportunity to breath." Lucretia said.

"You know, I kinda miss being a minotaur now." Iron Will confessed. "I mean, my arms are kinda wimpy and it's really hard to fit in this little house! My tail's in the fireplace, for crying out loud!"

"Guys, I don't think we're out of the woods yet." Mordred said. Judging by the sounds of yelling and screaming, he had a point. Had we arrived in a village that was in the middle of getting plundered? My instincts told me to stop whatever havoc was being caused here, but my thoughts were interrupted when somebody quickly entered and locked the door.

"You can't run forever, you satatic cant!" A teenage voice with a poor understanding of grammar yelled.

"For the last time! I'm a siren! Not whatever you weirdos are calling me! And stop throwing rocks! You're messing up my only outfit!"

"Sonata!" Mordred glomped the surprised siren. "So, how's life?"

"Oh, hey! Great to be with you guys again!" Sonata's mood brightened before a sword stabbed through the door. "I'm in kinda a pickle and you won't believe the kind of nutjobs I've been trying to avoid!"

"You tell us. Just how bad are these blokes?" Valerie asked.

"Well, these 'Prayer Warriors' are kinda like those door-to-door fundamentalists me and my sisters kept running into, but a million-bajillion times worse! Not only do they sound like lobotomized chimps, but they keep telling me to accept Christianity as my religion or they'll do some really freaky stuff to me and send me to Hell! You should have seen what their leader, Jerry, did to his wife! One little slip of making out with the wrong guy and he throws her off a tower, stones her, and lops off her head!" Sonata got louder and louder as she explained, implying she had seen quite enough today.

"How horrible." Eve cowered.

"Disgraceful." Lucretia snarled.

"And they have the gall to call themselves heroes?!" Rage circulated through my systems before I calmed. "The point is, we won't be here for long. Right now, a bunch of mind-controlled Ponyville residents, including the royalty, want my dick so bad they'd rip me apart for it. The moment a portal comes, we make a break for it."

"And head out into there?! You really wanna endure more of there little cult?!" Sonata asked.

"CULT?! You satanic scum! We will send you to pits of Hell, where you will be eaten by a foul breast!" Jerry (I supposed) shouted as he hacked away at the door.

"Nah, we'll take our chances." Mordred said. "Time to show these guys what for!"

"It's times like this I wish I was that monster again." Sonata sighed.

"Did you give it a name? Super Sonata? Superior Siren?" Iron Will asked.

"Nah. I'll just stick with Sonata. That's cool." She replied before several arrows pierced through the wood.

"You can't escape us! Amen!" Another Prayer Warrior shouted. "We'll defeat all you satanist scum! You look like demons from the Satan-worshiping Greek Gods, who are not Gods because there only one God! Amen and amen!"

"Whatever happened to 'freedom of religion'?" Eve sighed before brandishing her club.

"Let's not tie in politics to this. We don't need to be mucking about with that on our tails." Valerie suggested.

"Allow me to kick this off." My eyes glowed red before they fired one non-lethal blast of energy that knocked the door off and sent several warriors flying.

"A satanic robot! He is also letting that woman grow her hair too long! Kill them all! AMEN!" Jerry pointed at us with his sword. With that, his peers began stoning us.

"Such a barbaric practice! Why would you do this to even your worse enemies?!" Lucretia demanded as her armor took the brunt of the stones.

"There is no place for you Satanists, Obama, rock music, Percy Jackson books, women who didn't go to the prom with-" SLAM!

That Prayer Warrior was sent flying by Iron Will's tail. "That's it! We're out of here!" He growled as more warriors poured in.

"Chaaarge!" I shouted as we plowed through the troops. My chest tornadoes managed to blow many away and their disorganized fighting left them open to be whipped/clubbed/shield-bashed/stomped into submission. Sonata even managed to give several the boot when they neared too close. Already, I could see a portal in the distance. Well, this must be the cue for the crowd to show up-

"OH GOD, THE PAIN!"

"WHY?!"

"URK!"

With so many shrieks of pain and shock, the Prayer Warriors around us fell. Red holes were smoking from their bodies in a different space for each person. We stood there in silence as we looked upon the bodies blanketing the entire floor. Jerry was the sole survivor and his bravado has faded entirely upon seeing his entire batch of comrades dead.

"Guess who's BACK?!"

"Oh, for the love of Pete!" Sonata pulled her hair in anger and annoyance. Yep. Overcast was here too.

"Fate, you are a cruel mistress." Lucretia sighed.

"One douche to out-douche them all, I guess." Mordred's eyes narrowed in a way that screamed 'I am so done'.

"No...no...God is with us! How?! How could a satanic beast destroy us in an instant?!" Jerry shook with disbelief as he looked upon the abomination above him. "GOD! Save me! I need to spread Christianity to the whole world and kill all the haters and Satanists! HELP!"

"Silly child...there's no God where I go." Overcast said softly before extending his finger. A thin red line burst from the tip and skewered Jerry, painfully ending his life.

"Geez. Even when he's killing jerks, he's still cold-blooded." Iron Will backed away.

"You're telling me." Valerie agreed.

"I SEE YOU!" Overcast roared before slithering towards us.

"Make a break for it, everyone!" I screamed as we rushed into the portal.

....Yeah, even I think this fic sucks. Plain and simple. Though, I can't help but feel for poor Jerry. No-one took ME to the prom, too.

Meanwhile in an alternate version of Hell...

BZIT!

Okay. Still in our normal outfits. Good. Now to-

"What the?! Are we in Tartarus AGAIN?!" Sonata exclaimed, flabbergasted. "I'm getting tired of the same depressing reds and oranges right now!"

"With all due respect, Tartarus looks like a cakewalk compared to...whatever this is." Eve said.

Indeed, this place looked far more metal (for lack of a better term, I guess) than that place. This version looked like a complete and utter savage wasteland. Fire erupted from the chasms beneath us, massive bones littered the area and even served as macabre decor, noxious yellow smoke rose to the stormy sky, and the ruins of various structures littered the area. To make matters worse, the screeching and roaring of demons could be heard for miles.

"Uh...this can't be good." Mordred said.

"What tipped you off on that? The bones or the monsters heading towards us?" Valerie asked before we turned our eyes to the advancing hordes.

These demons were befitting of this land. Mainly, they sounded and acted like utter savages. I mean, I would talk to them, but judging by the monkey-like demons throwing fireballs, the armored ones firing hails of bullets, and a few massive red horned devils charging at us, I'd say they were in no mood for conversation.

"You know the drill, everyone." Iron Will sighed. "Beat up guys. Find friends. Hope we get back home. Iron Will's getting tired of this, is what I'm saying."

"You and I both." I agreed as I drew out my katana. "How many lives will we need to cut down? How many bones will we break in our pursuit of normality being restored? I ask you, my companions. How long will this madness continue?! How long?!"

Suddenly, a hail of fire, electricity rained down on the gang of demons. In the confusion that followed among their ranks, some of them were sent flying by unseen figures. Well, unseen until a large orb like demon was sent flying into a ravine.

"AHAHAHAHA! RIP AND TEAR!" Pestilence screeched as he electrocuted a bulldog-like demon's body to a crisp. "When I come, despair! Your food will rot and your water will sour! For I am Pestilence!"

"How long? I guess how long until these guys stop kicking all kinds of ass." Mordred said.

I sighed. Of course all three of them were here. They lived for battle, from the looks of it, so this place must have been Heaven. Or Elysium. Or whatever info Aaron fed me. It's so inconsistent!

"Feel the wrath that comes naturally with WAR!" The eponymous shiny Haxorus roared as he crushed a few demon skulls with his hands. A faceless demon was subjected to his horns slicing open his face before being slammed to the ground by his tail.

"Sheesh. That was brutal." Sonata winced. "You think we should be standing here or should be get a move on?"

"Well, usually, a portal opens up when the Stranger's 'admirers' come for him." I winced when Lucretia said that word, finger-quotes or not. "Give it time."

"You're just saying that because you wanna watch Conquest, don't you, love?" Valerie snickered.

"No!" She replied indignantly.

"None stand in my path! CONQUEST is right in my fucking name!" The Hydreigon shouted as his middle head blasted apart many demons with a beam of draconic energy. The other two heads were tearing other demons into bite-sized pieces. I really didn't need confirmation that he liked his food alive, but you can't always get want you want. Believe me, I'd know.

"...Yes." Lucretia sighed.

Right on cue, a portal opened way behind us. Despite the landscape and demons, the crowd didn't seemed deterred. If anything, that made them more determined to get me. Who KNOWS what they were going to do to my allies or vice versa?!

"That's it! Gangway!" Iron Will prepared to run.

"Pestilence! War! Conquest! We're out of here!" I yelled as we ran across the various corpses of demons that littered the floor.

"Oh, you too? Could you explain what's going on while I feast upon my foes?" Conquest asked, his mouths stained with blood. "I have a problem." He muttered darkly.

"No time! Unless you want to be trapped her forever, we must flee back into familiar terrain!" Lucretia said.

"Way to ruin the fun." Pestilence sighed.

"Uh...I think she has a point." War pointed to the leader of the crowd, Celestia herself.

"ACK! I've heard stories of when she's in heat! Normal mortals can't walk for weeks!" The Electross jumped in fright and ran with us.

"TMI, dude!" Sonata covered her ears as we continued to run.

As we entered the portal, the shadow of Overcast flew over us. I was in no mood to see what he was thinking or saying. At this point, it was 'Grrrr, I'm so evil, I bet this batch of puppies is so great while I rape to the point where people are numb to it'. Yeah. He's become that stale. Now, if only he just decided to up and die.

Aw, man! I wanted them to fight the Cyberdemon! Hmmm...maybe I'll give the Stranger a BFG. Really puts the hair on your chest.

Something was happening, though, so hold that thought, Aaron. As we traveled through the recesses of time and space, several objects and even people flew by us. A sword in the stone, a 6-fingered man, a gauntlet with powerful-looking gems embedded into it, a helmet-clad gentleman with a rocket-pack, and finally, a monstrous creature that I would have described had not we all hit the next portal.

Meanwhile in the Kaka Village...

BZIT!

Okay. Still in our normal outfits? Good. Setting? Well, from the looks of it, it looked like a run-of-the-mill town. Unlike Ponyville, however, the houses were made of brick and it just gave off a 19th century-like feel. Surprisingly, the place was very dark and various large wooden structures reached the darkness above. Were we underground or something?

"Alright. Not too shabby." Valerie shrugged as she looked around.

"Is that a giant dish they're cooking in the middle?" Iron Will pointed with his tiny arms to said object. Huh. I think there was a giant gecko in that thing.

"Sure looks good to eat." Conquest confessed.

"I'll pass." Sonata backed away.

Suddenly, Mordred practically squeed. "OMG! You are just so adorable!" He picked up a small creature wearing a jacket that covered all of it except for the face, which was nothing but a black void sans some bright red dots (the eyes, of course) and a small white mouth. I'm guessing somebody lost his/her pet because the cat-tail and ears were clear indicators that it wasn't human.

Shit, was that racist? Let's find out.

"Eek! Put me down! You're scary!" The little creature, whom I also guessed was a mere child (and yes, that last line felt racist now), protested.

"Oh! Sorry!" Mordred complied. "You're just so cute!"

"Can I hold him next?" Eve asked with uncertainty.

"Focus on the mission, everyone. We don't want to scare the locals." Lucretia said as the little kitten creature ran off.

"Spoilsport. I wanted to put the fear of the Horsemen in them." Pestilence muttered.

"Excuse me?!" Conquest growled.

"Not kill them! Geez! I'm not THAT crazy!" The Electross protested.

"So, who do you think arrived here?" Iron Will asked me as another kitten creature chased a chicken next to us.

"Well...if I had to guess..." I thought out-loud.

"Wheeee! Again! Again, Bouncy-Guy!"

"JanemBAAAAAA!"

"Well, that answers your question." War pointed out.

"Why am I not surprised?" Valerie sighed.

"Sounds like he's having the time of his life!" Mordred said.

"We don't have time to dwell on the subject. Let's move!" I said as we made haste. Already, I felt the gut-feeling that the crowd and Overcast were going to return. Am I cursed or something? Oh, wait. I came here with Aaron. Of course I am!

When we got there, Janemba did indeed look very happy. He was lying on the ground as several cat creatures, including a taller female one, bounced on his belly. She looked older than her compatriots, but she was acting like a little kid on a bouncy castle like the rest. She must have noticed us, as she bounced on the demon and landed right in front of us, her long blonde pigtails landing swaying as she hit the ground with her paws.

"Hi, there! Meow!" The female (Girl? Woman? How could I tell this time?!) waved with her massive jacket-paw. "You've gotta try this! Bouncy Guy just came tumbling from above and, wouldn't you know it? He lets us bounce on him alllll day long!"

"Uh, that's great, Ms...." I paused as I awaited a name. She just tilted her head in confusion.

"Meow? You okay, Cosplay Guy?" She asked. Janemba, despite the kittens jumping on his belly, looked to us and let out a mirthful laugh.

"He asks for your name." Lucretia said patiently.

"And can I keep one of the little guys? Can I?! Can I?!" Morded hopped up and down.

"Firstly, name's Tao! Taokaka! Local vigi...vigila...uh...hero and no, you can't. Put them down, Knight Guy." Taokaka glared at Mordred. To be perfectly honest, I think he nearly stomped on a tail there.

"Janemba! Janemba!" The mighty demon leaned down to our level, his tail wagging.

"Hello yourself, big guy." Sonata smiled. "You're, like, less than a year old and already you've made some pals. Kudos!"

"Actually, according to my calculations, he's a 19 year old with the mind of a child. Hate to be a buzzkill, but it's true." I said.

"Enough talk. We have to return to our home with our friend in tow." Conquest stepped forward. "Come along, great demon. A portal could arrive at any minute."

"Awwww. We were having fun! I was gonna invite Boobie Lady to give this a shot! Meow." Taokaka pouted. That toothy frown nearly made me change my mind, but my resolve was stopping the current madness behind us at once.

"Janembaaaaa." The being whined in agreement.

"Look. Tell you what? I'll find the secret of whatever Aaron is doing and, in a way that doesn't threaten the fabric of reality, you can come back here and play with your friends." I rested my claw against the being. "You just have to be patient."

Janemba clearly wasn't happy with my words, but he did get to his feet and start following us.

"So, when does he start imprinting for a mom?" Valerie asked before letting out a snicker. "Unless you're really his mum to him already."

"Not a word." I sighed before turning to the disappointed cat creatures. "If it helps, we shall return. Promise!"

"Alright, but only if you mean it!" Taokaka called out, prompting Janemba to turn around and wave back at her.

While that did make him smile again, I would have appreciated it more if we had not been tail-whacked by him by accident so we could run into this giant scaly wall.

Wait. They don't have a...oh. That thing that we ran into during the last portal rift. How could I forget? He was staring down at us, no less. He was basically the size of Overcast, but, upon closer inspection, he could have stood 5 feet taller than he if he's just stand upright. His bulk complimented his razor sharp claws and spike-like chest protrusion. There was a bright blue hunk of shark rock on his back which made some of his veins glow bright blue. His head was like a hammerhead shark with eyes one each protrusion. He also had 3 massive crowed spear-tails that could rip apart a battleship in no time at all. However, from the looks of it, he looked like he had seen battle, as his blood was dripping onto the floor from the numerous amount of wounds he had received.

He looked down at us and let out an agitated growl.

"Um...hello!" Iron Will nervously began.

"Hey, uh, I hear a portal that's practically calling out our names! Let's roll!" Sonata said.

"Run, fellows!" Eve screamed.

The beast let out a horrifying roar that nearly destroyed every structure in the village as he began to chase us, despite how much blood he was losing. Janemba just sat there and actually welcomed this new creature with open arms. Before the monster knew it, he had been hugged by the demon.

"Mr. Popularity, right here!" Mordred joked.

"Stop using that joke! Please!" I begged, my eyes flashing red for a minute out of fear and anger.

"Speaking of that, look!" War pointed to a portal in the distance. Yep. The crowd was coming. I was starting to get real sick and tired of this, if it wasn't obvious enough already.

"More monsters?! Just what we need!" Overcast yelled as he flew in from a portal in the sky.

"Ooooh, man! This is a REALLY bad time for a catnip flashback!" Taokaka said as she tried to comprehend what the hell was going on. Believe me, I know the feeling.

The monster, as this was happening, struggled to break free. He tried to tear at Janemba's flabby flesh, but he was just met with him getting spun around by his stretchy arms and flung into the distance. It wasn't a very short one, but he immediately crashed into a large wooden structure, pinning him down.

"And another one bites the dust!" Pestilence jumped up in victory.

"C'mon, Janemba! The final portal, I assume, awaits us!" I pointed to the portal in front of our group. Could this be the one? The one to end all this madness.

"See ya' guys! Nice work on defending the village, Bouncy Guy! Bring snacks if you can when we meet again! Meow!" Taokaka waved back at us.

"Yaaaay!" The other cat creatures cheered.

"Janemba! Wheeee!" Our child-like demon friend replied as he waddled towards us and the portal.

Okay, it might have been a wise move to get out of here. There are so many waifus in Blazblue that I don't know where to start! Then again, the story's kinda confusing. If I have to think about a story for more than 30 seconds, it sucks.

Back to Ponyville (at last...)

You know what? This was it. This was home. I should be happy. I really should. I should be happy that I've finally arrived back in familiar terrain. I should be happy my friends got back to their beloved home (although Sonata's real home could use some liberating). There should be a renewed sense of purpose for me.

But you wanna know what awaited me at the end of this rabbit hole?! Guess what?! By some contrivance of fate, the crowd was there. Before we could even get a word out, they wasted no time in dragging us into their ranks. What followed were acts I could not discern inside the chaos. They were swarming me. Suffocating me. Okay, that was melodramatic. I can't actually breathe, but still.

I think I'll help you understand what's happening around you. After all, it's only the best orgy in the history of FIMfiction. Anybody who disagrees gets blocked!

There is not a goddamn thing in that sentence that makes sense, but at least I could tell what was going on now. However, in just a few moments, I wished I wasn't blessed with that knowledge. I mean, it wasn't all bad, but still. Pretty intense to see my allies struggle against the army of lust-filled inhabitants.

Mordred was struggling to reach the top of the heap of lust-filled bodies that were crowding me. I could tell he was an anger pang away from just going to town on them all with his sword and shield, but he would not slaughter anyone. He would never have dared, thankfully. Still, it was a rather pitiful sight to see him nearly get crushed by a particularly large male white stallion. Seriously, that one looked like he'd been taking way too much heroin.

The Shadows were also struggling to walk through the crowd. Valerie was doing her best not to grope the sheer amount of exposed breasts, Eve was almost crushed by a wall of advancing mares, and Lucretia nearly got smothered by Celestia's breasts before she was pushed to the side.

Iron Will, however, was much less restrained when he saw Fluttershy among the crowd. Despite her struggling to reach my location, he held his beloved in his claws, whacking away anyone who got in his way. Actually, more like pushing, but he was starting get violent at this point. Pinkie Pie was clutching her head, trying to not let the spell get to her. She needs a hug. Now.

Sonata was sitting atop Big Mac's head as he walked through the crowd. Clearly, she was looking for a way out of this mess and, judging by the hands signals she was giving us, trying to find a way for us to escape as well. That didn't last long, as Rainbow Dash tackled her to the floor and snogged her in a lust-filled frenzy. Thankfully, she was pushed off so the siren could continue her mission.

The Horsemen were also on a mission of their own. Conquest was snatching residents from the ground and putting them in a pile, where War kept them from regrouping and advancing towards me. Pestilence, with much glee, was shocking a few to make them more compliant even. Still, they were sweating pretty badly. Much effort was being put into holding them off.

Overcast just surveyed this entire scene and smiled. I could tell many perverted and malignant thoughts were coursing through his head. Much to my horror, his tentacles were dripping with green fluid. If everyone didn't put their heads together soon and stop this madness, there might not be another tomorrow for this land.

Janemba just stood there and even picked his nose. Note to self: tell him that's rude.

As for me, Celestia, Luna, and Spike had already jumped me. I was pinned to the ground by bracelets made of lunar energy and the three of them smirked as I struggled. There was no malice, though. Only desire. Celestia's delicate fingers actually managed to coax my cock out of its compartment.

"Get this, master. I'm only half a boy now." Spike breathed as he licked my erect cock. "Call me Barb. Or, you know, anything you want. Anyway, it's been way too long since I've had a strong guy like you inside me." He...er...she raised her ass to hover over my dick, humming happily as she anticipated the pleasure.

"Barb, I would suggest allowing us a shot at entertaining our master." Luna said as she gently lifted the futanari-dragoness up and caressed her cheek. "Ever wanted to feel what it's like to have multiple cocks pleasuring you? Why don't you visit our soldiers there?" She pointed to both the armies of her and her sister, whom were already removing their armor in anticipation for sex. "See how many you can handle before we're done."

"Oh, uh...sure thing." Barb said nervously as she approached the group. The soldiers, despite having their eyes locked on me, had started to gather around the new addition and one of them even jammed his cock into her mouth. Her forked tongue wasted no time savoring the taste.

"As for you, consider yourself lucky." Celestia purred as she groped one of her own breasts. "I have made a pact with myself to only pleasure my sister and her alone. However....I'm willing to make an exception today." She kissed where my mouth would be, causing my systems to nearly overheat. My tentacles, as if on instinct, shot out of the holes in my body and lifted her off. A defense mechanism, hopefully? I mean, does using these in public count as public indecency? I outta find out after this.

"Personally, I'm more into The End's stomach." Luna said as she allowed a few robotic tentacles to wrap around her waist. "This is good, though. Very good..."

"Mmmm...I like where this is going." Celestia smirked as my tentacles brought the two sisters together. "You're willing to share? How generous."

I struggled to find the strength to speak. To object against my body being used for such obscene purposes. It was like those times Aaron possessed me all over again. No control over my body at all.

The two sisters kissed as my tentacles plunged into their available orifices. Cum was already starting to drip from them as they moved in and out. Despite the fact that they were blushing madly after that, the sisters still continued to make out with not a care in the world.

I was unable to stop even more tentacles from going out and plunging themselves into other individuals. Big Mac was struggling to fit so many in his ass, Rainbow Dash was yanking a few of them to fit her needs, Pinkie Pie was fitting a few into an orange purple-haired teenage pegasus, and...and...

No...this was too much...everyone here...reduced to lust crazed animals...and Overcast was just about ready to unleash his seed into a few...

C'mon. You gotta admit. A few more minutes of this and maybe, just maybe...we'll move onto some REAL freaky shit! I mean, not everyone here has to be legal, exactly.

.............What?

You heard me! I heard Cadence's child will be turning 5 in a few years, but we don't have to wait. We could just waltz over to her crib and-

ENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH!!!!!!

My tentacles suddenly turned red hot, causing many to cry out in pain and let go of them, allowing them all to retract into me. My eyes were blazing red, leaving trails of hellish energy in the air. I had officially had it with this bullshit. It was bad enough I couldn't do a thing to stop these horrible events from taking place, but now Aaron was going to make me officially go pedo?! The line had officially been crossed.

"You know what?! Fuck this! FUCK ALL OF THIS! Forget finding out about where I came from! Forget finding the answers to whatever the hell Aaron is doing! Fuck you, Overcast! FUCK FUCK FUCKITY FUCK!" I yelled, my restraint going right out the window.

"Had to happen, I guess." Mordred shrugged.

"How uncouth..." Eve winced at this display of mine. One I could hardly control now.

Okay, just calm down, man-

"NO! NO, I WILL NOT CALM DOWN!" I continued to yell out-loud. "Everywhere I go in this land, people lose their minds to whatever sick game you're playing! People with loved ones of their own! How could you be so callous?! Oh, wait. Because you're not here! You just think we're pawns in a lousy porno! Well, guess what?! I'm calling quits! I don't want to be a part of this anymore!"

"You know what, I think I'll just corrupt everyone here now. It's preferable to hearing this idget whine." Overcast sighed as he prepared his own batch of tentacles.

"SHUT UP!" I yelled all my weapons went off at once against the beast, surprising him and sending him a good few feet away. Several of his tentacles were singed off by my eye lasers and machine gun fire. "There's only one solution I have to this...one to set this entire town free..." I positioned my katana against my chest.

"Woah! Shit just got real!" Pestilence gawked.

"What are you doing, Master?!" Celestia gasped.

"You're not really doing what I think you're doing!" Sonata yelled.

"What she said! Are you daft or something?!" Valerie protested.

"Whatever you plan to do, it's a bad idea!" Conquest roared.

"No...this will end the evil within me. I trust all of you to handle the evil that has been wrought. I only wish I could help you as well." I sighed sadly. "Know this...Aaron will NEVER harm you all again."

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"You would lay down your life if it meant to free everyone here?" Lucretia asked.

"Gotta say. That's pretty manly." War admitted.

"Thank you for being my friends." I said to my compatriots. "Thanks for always standing by my side. But now...this accursed life of mine ends now."

"No! Don't! Don't go out with a bad cliche!" Mordred pleased.

And with that, I plunged my katana straight into my chest. For a moment, through the pain, I wondered if I could dream. Is there an afterlife for creatures like us? Who knows?

"JANEMBA!" I heard the blob-like creature's voice scream in panic as he came rushing towards me.

"Uh, guys..." Iron Will saw some specks of light escaping from my wound."Is Iron Will the only one who thinks something bad is gonna hap-"

Then, all Hell broke loose.

A beam of light erupted from the very location I was in. I could see Janemba and my allies also became engulfed by tendrils coming from it. I was in tremendous pain through the whole thing. Such power...it was too much. Thankfully, the last thing I saw before everything went to white was the lust-filled eyes of everyone around us returning to normal.

NO! My control! It's fading! This...this can't be real...

Oh, it is real. However, I'm a bit uncertain myself over what will happen next. All I'm seeing is light...light everywhere...it's beautiful...

To Be Continued...

Author's Note

After so long, MASSA-CURR's design has been completed by the ever talented Daigokun. Here it is!

About his absence here, though. In the next chapter, he and all the rest of the characters will be given some significant screen time. Speaking of which....

On the next chapter...

The Stranger finds himself in a new and interesting land, free of Aaron's influence...and any chance anybody there is going to treat him with the slightest hint of normality. Will he fit in? What became of his friends? How's Equestria handling this event? And what happens when someone ACTUALLY catches the Stranger's eye? Stay tuned!