Angel Flight was really nervous.

Things were getting worse by the day, food was becoming scarce, and nopony had seen the sun for months. Celestia and Luna had been defeated.... It was BAD out there, okay?

Angel trotted up to the door she was seeking. This particular door led to the arcanum of Princess/Archmage Twilight Sparkle. Inside, she could feel a massive amount of magical energy building up, and it was enough that her wings were starting to glow, as often happened in such situations.

She knocked on the door before opening it.

There, in a circle, were the main defenders of Equestria. Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle. Each was wearing one of the Elements of Harmony, charging a spell together. Their manes and tails were an array of colours, and were flowing as if by an ethereal wind. (1)

Twilight looked toward the entrance and said, "Oh! Angel Flight! You're just in time."

Angel tilted her head slightly. "In time for what?"

"We're about to cast this spell." Twilight said.

"Ya still haven't explained ta us what this spell's gonna do." Applejack pointed out.

"Hopefully... save us all." Twilight responded cryptically. "Now, for the words." she added, and then intoned,

"When days are dark and skies turn gray,
Heroes will come to save the day.
They'll seek the power of the Zynn.
Unlock powers that lie within.

When the sun is gone and the moon too,
Every nation will pay its dues.
Banish the Darkness, save the day.
And when they come, there'll be hell to pay.

And to you heroes, brave and bold,
You'll return home with treasures old.
And those you save will gratefully bow.
This land of ours needs heroes now!!"

After that, there was a flash of light and six ghostly beings appeared as the six heroes slumped to the floor, having spent their energy entirely.

Twilight barely had the energy to say, "I don't care how. I don't care who. I don't care what time you have to go to. Bring us heroes who can fight. Ensure that they can set... things... right..." with that, she too lost the light in her eyes.

As the beings flew off, Angel ran over to the heroic ponies lying on the floor. "No! No!" she cried in despair. She checked each of them, only to find no pulse each time.

For a moment, she broke down in tears. Surely all was lost now. She eventually pulled herself together and looked to the heavens. "I hope this was worth it... For all our sakes."

The ghostly figures travelled across several dimensions. Each had a link to the world of their origin, but most of them weren't strong enough. But eventually, they hit paydirt.

They found a world where the veil between the two dimensions was thin enough for them to exploit.

Entering that territory, they found where the veil was weakest. A little mostly blue planet, where the majority of the populace knew of Equestria in one way or another. So they took the form of something that most of those could relate to. They placed links to their world in stores across the globe in the form of video games.

Their mission as accomplished as it was going to get, the figures dissipated.

Now... it was only a mater of time.

Author's Note

1: If it's not obvious enough, they're using their Rainbow Power AND the Elements to do this.