*SHING!* I watched silently as yet another Timberwolf Lord fell to my blade. I snapped my fingers, igniting it with a magical fire, and stormed off.

“ARGH! How can it be so hard to find the top dog around here? You’d think my abilities would let me find the damn thing but whenever I try, it just leads me to another Lord!” I ranted, frustrated by my lack of progress. I had been at this for a week now, and when I killed and consumed what I thought was the King, I found no changes in the Timberwolves. I’ve been calling them Lords ever since I found another.

“Lord after Lord for the past. Damn. WEEK!” I shouted, leveling a good 20 trees in front of me with a single energized swing of Blood Prayers’ blade. “I’m getting too frustrated. I’ll get back to this some other time.” I turned in the direction of the castle and walked.

It didn’t take long to encounter another headache. “FUCKING. HYDRAS.” I shouted in mid air. The little bastard decided to try to sneak attack me by coming from my flank. I was so angered than I almost didn’t notice it. Almost.

Tired and extremely aggravated, I used my chakra to create a colossal whipsword imbued with a fire and wind aspect, which was rotating around the edge of the blades faster than a jet engine. I swung the deadly blade randomly at the hydra, cutting it into chunks that quickly disintegrated.I landed and dispelled the weapon, teleporting back to the castle ruins once it was gone.

I appeared in a random room, coated in a large aura of fire generated by my Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. I wasn’t worried about running out since I was constantly processing massive amounts of corruption. Amounts that were only growing in size as I gained more power, which meant I was building up power faster than I could use it.

The aura was coupled by my eyes and mouth, both glowing blood red, the latter partially open and filled with razor sharp, heavily serrated teeth. I sat down and slowly began to let my mind wander, soon losing track of time.

“Ugh, nothing interesting. What’s a guy gotta do to find an interesting read around here.” I said. Hours had passed since I returned and I was now up, calm, and looking through the library out of boredom.

I went to pull a book out only for it to stop with a click. Having raided enough dungeons, I stepped back as the bookcase began to swing out. Only it did. It stopped just far enough for me to get a good grip on the wood to pull it open.

The light on the other side was blinding and caused me to close my eyes and wait for it to pass. Then it hit me. Why did I close my eyes? Fuck it, it’s magic. I looked back once the light had cleared, immediately noticing a book on a pedestal. “What’s this? Hmm… ‘The Four Kings of the Everfree’ by Starswirl?” I picked the book up and examined it.

I noticed it was covered in iron chains that were practically made of magic with how many seals were on there. I coated the book in demon energy, breaking the seals, before consuming the chains. I scanned the revealed cover, noticing that every quadrant had different colors and a different creature depicted. I knew I found the answer to my problem when I noticed a Timberwolf King in one corner. I grinned deviously and summoned a bean bag chair from my luxury suite in the Grand Citadel for me to sit on and read.

I stayed this way for about and hour, closing examining the text and making connections using what I already know. So it was as I was just finishing the section on Timberwolves and their hierarchy system that I heard commotion outside. How the fuck did I not sense them sooner!? A quick pulse of energy revealed several runic and magic seals coating the room, meant to make the room a sort of makeshift pocket or hammerspace dimension. Oh… well fuck. Time to go! I unsummoned my chair and swapped the book out for my mask, quickly latching it onto my forehead protector as I bolted out of the room.

If the shouts of surprise didn’t make it obvious that I scared them, the expressions on the ponies and dragon in the library did as I skidded to a stop a good ten yards from them. Thinking quickly as the hud ran through its start up routine, I quickly planned my escape, choosing to take them on a wild goose chase as I ran to get the weapons I had deposited in a random room. I summoned my Rinnegan in both eyes, but only making one Limbo clone for now. I silently commanded it to wall run past the unexpected guests while I waited a moment before charging them head on.

My clone landed behind them right before I ran into Rainbow Dash, who had placed herself in front of the group protectively. I used the opportunity to swap places with my clone and dispel it before it could cause any damage. Apparently the princesses, who were also present, decided to bring guards with them, because those guards immediately spotted me, called out, and began the chase.

I took the group on a Benny Hill/Scooby Doo style chase, occasionally swapping places with random items when Rainbow Dash got too close or when Applejack’s rope passed my vision, and briefly coating my body in demon energy when a unicorn tried using levitation or stun/paralysis spells on me.

I came to when I reached the, somehow still intact, grand hall, having lost myself to the excitement along the way. I instantly noticed something familiar about this place while I faintly registered the sound of the group catching up to me. I instantly knew what to do, pulling the secret hood of my yukata up and whipping around as I stuck my hands in the pockets while replacing my combat boots with fluffy pink slippers. I also swapped my combat pants out for a pair of black sport shorts with a white stripe going down both sides as my yukata came loose and turned blue with white lining. My training vest turned white as I cast a silhouette spell on the golden hall.

The group came around the corner, immediately noticing me just past the halfway point of the hall. Then they noticed how I, as well as themselves, was nothing but a silhouette. They look back at me, staring, before, one by one, they slowly started approaching me, fear, trepidation, and determination plastered on their faces in varying amounts. I noticed the Crusaders weren’t present and felt around with earthbending to be sure they weren’t anywhere in the castle that I could reach with it.

Once I was sure they weren’t here, I commanded my mask to retract and expose my face as I closed my eyes, swapping my Rinnegan with my Sharingan and charging up a Tsukuyomi. I waited until they were a few yards in front of me before I quoted a certain skeleton in my voice.

“Heya. You’ve been busy, huh?”

They stared, a certain somepony waving excitedly. I paused before continuing.

“So, I’ve got a question for ya.” Ears perked up.

“Do you think even the worst pony can change…? That everypony can be a good pony, if they just try?” Most nodded.

“Heh heh heh heh… All right. Well, here’s a better question.” All ears perked.

“Do you wanna have a bad time?” The sudden, demonic change in my voice threw them off.

“‘Cause if you take another step forward… you are REALLY not going to like what happens next.” I waited silently as they shared looks with each other. Suddenly, and to my expectations, Rainbow took the challenge in stride and stepped foreward.

“Welp. Sorry, old lady. This is why I never make promises.” The Battle Encounter sound effect played as their cutie marks appeared before them where their SOUL would’ve been.

“It’s a beautiful day outside. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming… on days like these, kids like you…” My eyes snapped open as I said the line that would cast the illusion on them.

“Should be burning in hell.” Their projected cutie marks turned grey as my Sharingan was reflected in their eyes.

Having done good by a favorite game, I changed my clothes back, taking my hood off and calling my mask back over my face. I teleported to the room I stored my weapons in, holstering them before teleporting out to a random part of the forest.

I walked for hours before I finally found a good spot to settle down and meditate, since night arrived a couple hours after my little game with the ponies. Before I could begin meditating, I felt something small and hard hit me on my head. I look and noticed a disk of some sort with the logo for Aperture Science on it.

Knowing what it was, I picked it up and listened to the message.

“Thank you for Acquiring the Aperture Science handheld Interdimensional Portal Disk, to summon the Genetic Lifeform and Disc-Operating System designated: Ava, please place the device on the ground and press the centre plate. Aperture Science is not liable for damage to property or person which may include loss of limbs, severe burns, significant damage to optical organs, indigestion, loose bowels and finally death, should you choose to be stupid and use this inside and/or not back away from the device when activated.”

“Sweet, new friend.” I said as I stored the portal disk on the inside of my yukata. I settled down and began meditating shortly after erecting an earth tent around me, Toph style.

Tomorrow will be interesting. It’s time to start thinking with portals.

Author's Note

FINALLY! A NEW CHAPTER!

I suck at schedules, I know. But rejoice, for there shalt be a crossover next chapter!

For those who don't know, next chapter will be a crossover with ArkKane's story 'This Was A Triumph'

Until then- OK, WHO THE FUCK STOLE MY TEA!?

*faint laughter*

DAMMIT, YOU TWO! BRING ME THOSE ASSES! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Shouldn’t we... y’know... stop them?

And get torn a new one ourselves? You’re nuts, Ares.

Majority vote! All in favor of staying out of this, say ‘Aye’. Aye. Zeus?

Aye!

Dammit, Xerxes.