The Overlord felt himself floating through an infinite expanse of flashing colors. He was weightless, senseless, and ageless. Flying backwards through this void, he could see numerous other individuals floating along with him, in equal predicaments as he. Although, all of them were still, rather than flying through this void.

Still was a bad term. More, they were orbiting massive orbs of existence that constituted Universes. He on the other hand, had no tethers for some reason. He chalked it up to the elements of Harmony not casting their spell correctly.

He floated for what felt like an eternity, but also through no time at all. Until he felt something pull at him. He turned the half of his head that was still there to see a universe had grabbed him. This feeling was odd. It was pulling him towards itself, like a planet pulling a meteorite into its atmosphere.

He groaned in discomfort, before passing through a shimmering field of some kind, plummeting.

There was a celebration going on in Canterlot. For some reason, parties always happened before the beginning of a calamity in Equestria.

This celebration was to mark the end of the victory of a certain 6 students over one Cozy Glow. Creatures from all over Equestria, and its neighboring countries, were gathered in celebration, with cultural foods for all to eat, although the dragon food, being gems, were only eaten by dragons.

The 6 students were enjoying their new popularity. Yona was currently crushing things, which was what Yaks dream about. Ocellus was currently receiving praise by her peers from the hive, including King Thorax. Gallus had been pressed into piñata duty by Pinkie Pie, and was currently blindfolded and holding a long stick. Smoulder was stuffing herself with gems, as usual. Sandbar was catching up with the other ponies after the little fiasco that happened, and Silverstream was hanging out with her brother, showing him the many different wonders of the Surface world.

The party goers were suddenly alerted to a loud rumbling sound. All turned their heads upwards to see a white portal appear. It swirled and crackled with unknown magical energy before a bolt of pure red fire shot out of it.

The Party goers below panicked. They were confused. Nothing like this had ever happened before. The Red bolt flew directly over the city and slammed into the mountain. It bounced off it and slammed directly into the ground, directly into the center of the plaza, right where the party was going on.

Everyone shielded their eyes from the flash of the explosion. After a few moments, they all turned their curious eyes back to the center.

Within the origin of a shallow crater, was the flaming half body of a crimson changeling. The body was vertically bisected, and fire burst forth from numerous wounds across its form. Its single eye closed as it lay unmoving in the center of the crater.

"What in tarnation!" Applejack exclaimed as she strayed closer to the crater, followed closely by the other elements of harmony.

Ocellus peered at it from behind the six, along with the students who had decided to close in on the pit the changeling was within as well.

"Is it... alive?" Grandpa Gruff called out from the crowd that had gathered around it.

Thorax, who was right next to Gruff blinked a couple times then turned his head to look down on Gruff. "It?" He asked, rather offended.

Gruff looked up to him before rolled his eyes. "You know what I mean."

Gallus raised an eyebrow as he stepped out from behind Rainbow Dash. He was still holding the piñata stick from before. "Well... He sure looks dead..." He said as he closed in on the Changeling King on the ground.

Gallus bent down and held the stick with both hands. He narrowed his eyes and started poking the downed changeling monarch. After two or three pokes, his flaming eye shot open, and a clawed hoof shot up, grabbing the end on the stick.
The changeling pulled the now flaming stick out of his grip with one strong tug, and held it into the air. In less than a second the stick turned into a pile of ash, which the Changeling crushed in it's clawed hoof.

Every single party goer gasped in near unison as the bisected changeling pulled itself up, towering over all but Princess Celestia and those around her height.

The Changeling turned its head every which way as fire burst out of his side, and took the shape of a Changeling King before a shell of Carapace formed around.

"You!" The Changeling said as he locked eyes on the Elements.

The changeling stood up and effortlessly striked the young griffon across the cheek; sending him vaulting away. "Gallus!" Shouted the other students who ran over to him.

"You thought you were rid of me didn't you?" The changeling said, his horn and antlers lit aflame. The fire slowly crawled up and down his body. Swords appeared in bursts of flame, which levitated in their air gripped in a Crimson Aura. "Overlord Thorax does not die so easily scum!"

He started to madly cackle as he raised a hoof into the air. The ponies and other creatures surrounding him stared at him, eyes wide with fear, backing away cautiously with trembling steps.

"We have no idea who you are!" Twilight informed as they advanced in the opposite direction.

"Lies!" The, self proclaimed, Overlord Thorax said as a fireball formed in his hoof and his wing casing opened, allowing wings of fire to emerge.

"Now prepare for extermination!" He shouted his proclamation. Then suddenly, all the flames on his body extinguished with a lackluster poof of smoke.

The Overlord blinked a couple times as the aura surrounding the swords dissipated and they clattered to the ground. He even looked back to his wings to see that they too were no longer flaming.

"Uhhh….." He trailed off, rather comically, turning to face the elements; backing away from them with a careful gait. "Would you believe me if I said I was just joking?"

His armor shattered as the six of them, minus Fluttershy, smiled at him.

"Nope." Rainbow Dash replied, cracking her neck, making a show of punching her hoof into the other.

The Overlord pivoted on his hoofs and tried to gallop away, realising he stoof before a small mob of but extremely irritated students.

"F-fellas..." He began, stuttering. "Is it not common courtesy to refrain from attacking someling when their magic isn't working?”

Twilight appeared in front of him and grinned. "It usually is but...…"

"Mind tellin’ us where yer from before we start?" Applejack said.

"Another Universe...." The Overlord informed, deadpan.

"Neat." Rainbow Dash shrugged, uncaring, glancing to her cohorts before she swung her hoof; colliding with the changeling’s cheek with as much force as she could muster..

"Oh sweet me!" The Overlord yelped, stumbling back and rubbing his swelling cheek. "Is this how you usually deal with enemies in this universe! I thought you ponies were supposed to be nice!"

He couldn't say another word before the Elements, sans Pinkie and Fluttershy, dogpiled him.

Long after the changeling received his serious beating - his constant regeneration allowing for the mares to give him many, many black eyes - Twilight had the responsibility of disposing of the ‘ling. She dragged his aching body deep into the twin-monarch’s castle, taking him to a room filled with a large and narrow mirror. She gripped the beaten despot by the scruff of his carapace.

“Nobody messes with my students!” she barked, the despot offering only a meagre groan before the princess lobbed him through the mirror - which rippled upon the changeling’s disappearance. “And stay out!”

Author's Note

This was the first of many chapters in this wonderful tale.

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