Receiving A Message

Late evening had arrived in the eastern region of Saddle Arabia on what Colgate and Brevity Thrash have decided to give the name Eqqus 2. They were looking off to the east when they saw what appeared to be a reddish-white light flashing rather quickly. Colgate pointed at it and commented, "Is that a new star or something? I don't remember seeing that before."

Brevity stared at the light and replied, "Colgate, that is no star. Brevity's sister needs us back home."

It had not been that long since they returned and Colgate asked, "How do you know that? Can you pick up some sort of message in the flashing?"

Brevity replied, "Yes, Brevity can pick up a message." She paused for a minute to continue picking up the message. Once the light finished flashing she continued, "Our sister needs not just Brevity, but also needs thee and thy generals."

Colgate cast her gaze back towards her generals and ordered, "Dark Night, Lightning Storm, Brevity needs you two up here with us, now."

Once again the ponies realized that those that were leading them to their new lands would be leaving. One of them asked, "Are all of you going?"

Another pony asked, "How long will you be gone for?"

Brevity replied, "With the exception of Frigid Wind and Deadly Cloud, yes the rest of us are going."

Colgate added, "How long we will be gone for I am not sure but we will be back. Maybe they just need us for a bit of advice."

Brevity ordered, "Alright everypony, gather around Brevity so that she may cast the necessary spell."

Brevity's horn began to glow pink and a yellowish-pink bubble formed around the four and she recited,

"To the old world we shall go even if it is just for a brief while or so
Whether it be simply for what happened for us to see or if it is this world some wish to flee
Now the time for us to go has come and a brief stay is what awaits some."

The bring pink ball dissipated along with the four inside it and like it did before, it caused the ponies of Eqqus 2 to wonder what was going on and just like the last time, the remaining officers had to reassure them that everything would be ok and that they would return.

Another Return to Equestria

Five minutes had passed since LaurFa sent her message to Brevity and everypony was anxiously awaiting not only her return, but that of Colgate and her generals. Most everypony continued to wait in anticipation but one had come to the realization that this likely would not happen. White Magick sighed, "Well either they didn't get the message or you simply can't do it."

Blue Star added, "I guess it's a good thing that we didn't try this in a dire situation."

Just as soon as he finished his statement a yellowish-pink bubble appeared in the sky above them. LaurFa gave the two a smile and said, "Well it looks like it did work!"

The bubble popped and out of it came two Alicorns, a dark Alicorn and a changeling. The first pony to say anything was Brevity, "Sister, we got thy message. What hast caused thou to contact us?"

LaurFa pointed her hoof at White Magick and replied, "I would suggest you speak to him about it."

Brevity approached him and asked, "White Magick, why didst thou deem it necessary to have us return so quickly?"

White Magick replied, "I wouldn't say it is necessary yet but as you know I cleansed not only Twilight Sparkle of the evil that had consumed her but also King Sombra and Queen Chrysalis."

Brevity said, "Yes, Brevity knows that."

White Magick continued, "I may just be overly paranoid but all of that negative energy that fled out of them may cause something very bad to happen. It may cause some ancient evil to return."

Brevity leaned in and asked, "We take it that thy concerns involve a potential return of *Tirac or Grogar?"

White Magick replied, "Yes, it does."

Brevity was not overly thrilled over them being asked to come over something as mundane as one big maybe. She asked, "If one of them was to eventually return, what wouldst thou want us to do about it?"

White Magick replied, "Well this really involves Colgate more than anypony else. We were thinking that if something was to arise, that she could use her time magic to notify all the leaders in a hurry."

Brevity pointed her hoof towards Colgate and sighed, "Brevity would suggest that thou take thy concerns to her."

White Magick nodded and headed over to Colgate and tapped her on the shoulder. Colgate turned around to see the same Alicorn stallion that she had seen the last time she was in Equestria. Given that she did not interact with him she was not completely sure as to what his name was. She asked, "King White Magick is it?"

White Magic replied, "Yes but you can just call me White Magick." He paused for a minute and asked, "Brevity said you are Colgate, correct?"

Colgate replied, "Yes, well Supreme Commander Colgate but you can just call me Colgate. So what is it you wished to discuss with me?"

He pointed his hoof over towards Scootaloo and said, "Scootaloo said that you are a time lady and that you could travel the world in minutes during past wars. Is that true?"

Colgate replied, "Yes, that is true. It aided tremendously in war efforts and making sure that Equestria would not fall to any foes." Her voice became more proud as she continued, "It even aided me in making sure that a foe of mine, one who attacked Equestria, was punished in due time."

White Magick was not overly fond of her attitude, an attitude which he considered a bit arrogant but did not say anything. He then pointed his hoof towards LaurFa and said, "LaurFa has a question she needs to ask you, it is one of great importance and one that would aid in global security."

Colgate sighed, "Alright, I shall speak with her. I just hope it doesn't take too long, Brevity and I are needed back home."

Again White Magick did not like her demeanor and had his concerns over that whatever she was talking about being needed "back home" would cause her to not want to help but he held out a small amount of hope.

A Discussion With Colgate

Colgate approached LaurFa, tapped her on the shoulder and asked, "LaurFa, you wish to speak to me about something involving global security?"

LaurFa replied, "Yes but I think everypony must have our attention while I do so." Colgate sighed as LaurFa got everypony's attention, "Attention everypony. Colgate is here and I think you need to pay attention to our discussion."

Everypony went silent and Colgate could tell that this was likely not going to just be LaurFa asking for friendly advice. She asked, "Alright, now that you have everypony's attention, what is it you want to talk about?"

LaurFa replied, "As you know, the last time all of you were summoned here it was because Twilight, King Sombra and Queen Chrysalis were cleansed of their evil."

Colgate sighed, "Yes and what does this have to do with me?"

LaurFa motioned for White Magick to approach the two and state their reason. He began, "Colgate, from what Scootaloo has told me, you are a time lady and I believe that we may be facing a threat that would make your magic very valuable."

Colgate asked, "And what is this reason?"

White Magick replied, "When I tell you the reasoning please do not laugh, snicker or think I am full of myself." Colgate nodded in agreement and he continued, "Here is the thing, I have my concerns that all that dark magic that was released from those three that I cleansed may cause an ancient evil to return....an evil named Grogar."

Colgate had been taught about Grogar, Ponyland and Tambelon many millennia ago in Celestia's school and unlike others in her school, she always had a nagging voice in her head telling her that such things were no myth, that they were historical fact. She replied, "Alright, you have your concerns about Grogar and Tambelon returning but I still don't get why this would involve me."

White Magick replied, "Like Scootaloo said, you are a time lady and have the ability to travel the world in minutes. She brought up how you could gather up world leaders in nothing flat and that aided in saving Equestria on multiple occasions."

It was at that moment that Colgate began to realize what it was that they were going to ask of her. She asked, "I take it you want me to stay here in Equestria and aid the world in the event Grogar or some other evil was to return?"

White Magick replied, "Yes, that is what we want."

This was something that Colgate seriously was hoping would not happen but in one way she did miss what her and Brevity now referred to as Eqqus 1. The wheels began to turn in her head and she began to think that perhaps rather than having to start completely from scratch that she could have a ready made nation, one that she used to rule over if she got the right deal. She ordered, "How about you, me, my generals, Brevity, LaurFa and the other world leaders have a meeting in Twilight's dining hall and discuss this further."

LaurFa said, "You hear that everypony, all the leaders are to have a meeting in the dining hall."

Colgate and LaurFa headed to the dining hall and were followed by the others. While Colgate couldn't help but smile knowing that since her magic could aid this world immensely and that would likely allow her demands to be met, the others couldn't help but have a sense of doubt flowing within them. They knew that the Colgate of old was smart and calculating and assumed that she likely had not changed any.

Author's Note

Colgate's dark Alicorns

General Dark Night (will return with her)
Major Frigid Wind (will remain on Eqqus 2)

Changeling officers

General Lightning Storm (will return with her)
Major Deadly Cloud (will remain on Eqqus 2)

Return Spell

"To the old world we shall go even if it is just for a brief while or so
Whether it be simply for what happened for us to see or if it is this world some wish to flee
Now the time for us to go has come and a brief stay is what awaits some."

Back to Eqqus 2 spell

"This world has become a bust, leaving it is a must,
a new world we shall go to as saving this world is something impossible to do,
now we shall go and let the death of this world flow."

*Tirac is the proper spelling for the G1 version of Tirek.