MLP: Chaos is Evolution

“What the heck!?” Garebel’s Voice echoed out the factory when Twilight entered. Raising an eyebrow, she trotted to the very back where Garebel is, messing around with a Prototype Duel Disk. Twilight blinked when She saw Garebel’s expression of rage. “Come on!” He yelled out before trying to do something else.

“What’s going on?” Twilight asked out loud, hoping for an answer. A screen showing Burroughs soon popped up.

“Master is having trouble with an unknown piece of data that refuses to go away. Even Protective measures don’t seem to stop it. Without knowing what is the purpose of said Data, how is he going to allow others to use it when there’s a potential danger to them?” She explained to Twilight who nodded in understanding.

“#%@&!! Factory resetting it doesn’t erase it!! Argh!!” Garebel yelled out. Twilight stopped for a second, before walking up to him.

“This may sound stupid, but did you actually used the data?” Twilight suggested. Garebel turned to Twilight and was about to snap at her, when he froze and thought about it.

“Stupid, yes, but that would be on me…”. Garebel admitted after a while, before finding the data on the Duel Disk and activated it. A message soon popped up.

“PLEASE INSERT OR CHOOSE A DECK.”. The message said, raising the confusion of all present, before pulling out a random deck and inserted it. ”ANALYZING…DECK ACCEPTED! RUNNING ‘INTO THE VRAINS’!!” A new message said, surprising them.

“Into…” “The…” “VRAINS…?” The trio repeated before a light shone out of the disc engulfing them.

-???-

When the light died down, they took a look around, Burroughs somehow gaining a physical body. A pedestal stood in front of 3 stained glass windows, where a sunset shone though.

“Hang on… this place is familiar to me, but I can’t quite place it…”. Garebel spoke out loud, before trying to place it.

“Is it……Master! Your body!!” Burroughs shout out loud. Blinking, Garebel looked down, and his eyes widened in shock as he took in his own Human form. He looked the same as before, but with Bulky white armor covering his right arm, and sleek, yet spiky Black Armor covering his left.

“What in the world!?” Garebel spoke to himself. While he looked himself over, Twilight investigates the room. She looked over the pedestal, noting that words seemed to be carved into the pedestal. Frowning she turned to Garebel & Burroughs.

“Garion, any idea what ‘Skeith’ means?” Twilight asked Them. Garebel turned to Twilight in shock.

“Where did you see that word?” Garebel asked Twilight, who just pointed at the pedestal. Walking over to it, Garebel looked over it and read it out loud. “ Skeith, Innis, Magus, Fidchel, Gorre, Macha, Tarvos, & Corbenik? Wait, those are the names of the…!!! Then, we are in the Hulle Granz Cathedral? Why are we here!?” He asked out loud.

/That would be my doing…\

Garebel, Twilight, and Burroughs look up at the source of the voice, seeing what looked to be a human girl with long white hair & blue eyes. The rest of her body was covered in a white cloak hiding it from view. A broach shaped like the infinity symbol was perched under her face, attached to her cloak. Garebel’s eyes widened, recognizing the girl instant.

“Lady Aura…?” He asked out loud, to which the girl nodded.

/Garebel, My daughter, Zefie, saw something worrying though the Lost Network. A different A.I. on a different world is planning to soon end the humans of the same world. Please stop them!\

A trio of lights appeared in front of Aura, both floating to Garebel’s Prototype Duel Disk and entering it. Garebel looked at his Duel Disk, before turning to Aura.

/I have sent the coordinates to your Duel Disk, as well as the means to fight them. Please, You’re the only one I can count on!\

Before either of them could respond, a bright flash caused them to cover their eyes.

-Duel Disk Factory-

When the light cleared up, Twilight & Garebel were back in the real world, the latter returned to his Ailcorn body.

“Burroughs, report.” Garebel calmly spoke out, a screen showing Burroughs appearing a split second later.

“I’m here, Master! Did we really entered The World?” She asked Garebel, who shook his head.

“Didn’t feel like it, plus Aura’s statue is missing…”. He muttered to himself.

“Are you going to trust what that…Aura girl said?” Twilight asked Garebel who nodded his head.

“Lady Aura’s both a Goddess and the Ultimate A.I. If she gives out a warning, I treated as seriously as you would when Princess Celestia did the same thing!” He explained, causing Twilight’s eyes to widen at his meaning. Garebel removed the deck from his Duel Disk, and frowned. The deck he inserted was the now-blank Deck that Trixie had when the Seal possessed her. The deck suddenly glowed, Garebel and Twilight quickly averting their eyes. When the light died down, they took a look at the deck, revealing to be changed, no longer blank.

“Didn’t expect that…”. Garebel muttered to himself before pulling out a monster card and read out mentally. ‘Kite of the Azure Flame .hacker, FIRE attribute, Level 8, Cyberse/Effect monster with……wait’.

-Sugar Cube Corner-

“How long do you think it will take for the poor dear to realize the Cute-Ceañera is today?” Rarity asked Pinkie Pie, who shrugged.

“Don’t know, but I’m still keeping her busy with helping her find her Cutie Mark…” Pinkie Pie was about to say more when a shout echoed out.

”WHAT IN THE BLEEPING WORLD AND TARTARUS IS THE CYBERSE-TYPE!?”. Garebel’s voice echoed out, catching everypony by surprise.

“……Looks like Garebel even doesn’t know everything… Now I’m kinda curious about this Cyberse…” Pinkie Pie mused, while Rarity gave Pinkie Pie a blank look.

“Focus on the Cute-Ceañera now, ask Garebel later…” Rarity deadpanned, though she was curious about why Garebel yelled out, just now.

-Duel Disk Factory-

Twilight rubbed her ears due to being right next to Garebel when he yelled out in shock. She shook her head before she spoke up.

"You haven't heard of this Cyberse-thing before...?" Garebel shook his head.

"No, and I'm going to try and learn more about it, when I get the factory up and running." He explained to Twilight, who sighed.

"As much as I would like to help you with that, I'm afraid you're going to have to delay on it." She said, much to Garebel's confusion. "A Cutie Mark Party is going to held today." She explained to Garebel, who looked confused.

"What's a Cutie Mark Party?" Garebel asked in confusion.

"A party that a local bully arranged to show that she and her group to be 'superior' to other foals who haven't found their Cutie Mark, a sign that they found something that makes them unique from others." Twilight explained sadly. "The bully would have been punished, except for the fact her mother, being the head of said bully's school, is rumored to be worse, and no proof has been found about how she treats her daughter. For all we know, it could be a case of bullying others being a coping mechanism." She elaborated, causing Garebel to frown.

"...How does one find their unique talent and get a Cutie Mark?" Garebel asked Twilight. He blinked a couple of times when Twilight, realizing why he was asking such a question, facefaulted.

"...You know about the odd symbol on your flank?" She asked Garebel, who nodded in confusion and pointed to his flank which had the-shield-being-pierced-by-two-swords-symbol. "That's YOUR Cutie Mark." Twilight explained to Garebel, who blinked before facehoofing.

"Ask a stupid question..." Garebel muttered to himself in disbelief and annoyance at himself.

"Anyway, Pinkie wanted you to come to the party. You know how she is..." Twilight said to Garebel who nodded. Pinkie Pie is a very insistent pony, after all.

-Sugar Cube Corner, a few minutes later…-

Twilight smiled as Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, & Scootaloo formed the Cutie Mark Crusaders, ready to find their Cutie Mark. She turned to where Garebel decided to hang out, surprised when he suddenly growled out and slammed his right foreleg on to the closest table…which had food on it. The pastries flew though the air. While most missed, Diamond Tiara, the one who was responsible for the party, and her friend and fellow bully, Sliver Spoon got hit along with the newly formed Cutie Mark Crusaders. Garebel’s eyes widened.

“What…Ok, I’m really, really, really sorry! I really didn’t mean to do that!” Garebel said, partly telling the truth. He did mean to hit the table, but he didn’t mean to hit anyone with the resulting flying food. Diamond Tiara, having reached her boiling point after being shown up at her own party, didn’t hear this and grabbed a pie from the closest table before throwing it at Garebel, the pie splattering all over his face.

Everyone stood silent in disbelief, even Diamond Tiara, who stared as the pie tin slid down Garebel’s face, showing a shocked expression. Garebel himself blinked a few times, before shaking his head to get the remains of the pie off his head, before saying something that shocked everypony.

“To quote an old friend of mine, whose is a rabbit… ‘Of course you do realize… This means WAR!’” Garebel quoted before grabbing a cupcake and threw it at Diamond Tiara who ducked under it, though it did hit Apple Bloom, who took a few seconds before grinning along the other Crusaders.

“CUITE MARK CRUSADERS FOOD FIGHTERS YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!” They shouted before scattering and finding food to throw.

Needless to say, the Ponyville Cutie Mark Food Fight incident, as it’ll later be called, would be talked about for a long, LONG time.