Songbird was grinning as she turned a bunch of oranges into cheese, she blinked as she thought she heard someone shout at the top of his lungs “Cheese for Everyone!”

Songbird had been working on making new spells for herself over the last six months, she wandered into the dining room to see Derpy and Dinky Hooves playing war games with Cozy Glow. As it turned out Derpy and Dinky were incredibly smart, capable of giving Cozy Glow a real challenge which she relished.

Whisper on the other hand was shouting at Chrysalis, she was the one who despite her best efforts hadn’t really made any progress. Songbird frowned “Is something wrong?”

Whisper growled “How does a being that feeds on bucking love so hard to reform, she has a perfect example of not being hungry right in front of her and she refuses to take it. I thought it would harder to reform the other two.”

It was at that moment Tirek came in alongside two muscular stallions one white and the other blue, one far older than the other. He was now towering over the other ponies, he chuckled “I must admit working out is a lot fun.”

Songbird frowned “Who are those stallions with him?”

Whisper laughed “That’s Bulk Biceps and his son Buff Biceps, with Tirek enjoying working out the three bonded over their mutual work out routines” she then growled turning back to the former Queen “Now about you!”

Chrysalis spat “You want me to make friends with weak ponies, they are prey not friends! I’m not a lovey dovey sap like the rest of my kind, I am above befriending ponies!”

Whisper snarled grabbing Chrysalis by the head and slamming into the wall “WHY! DO! YOU! HAVE! TO! MAKE! THIS! SO! DIFFICULT!”

Songbird grinned “I have an idea on who would be a good pony to befriend Chrysalis first, she is one of the toughest ponies in Equestria. She took repelled the invasion from the Shadowlands and now rules the Shadowlands as a Warrior Queen.”

Whisper frowned “How are we going to get there?”

Luster waked in with a frown “You mentioned the Shadowlands, well it’s actually linked through the train tracks now. There is an express train heading out in that direction in a good hour, I suggest you go with.”

Tirek flexed “A kingdom run by a Warrior Queen, count me in.”

Cozy Glow grinned devilishly “I’ll stay here and protect the castle, I have plenty of traps prepared for any intruders.”

Luster nodded “I’ll be staying here as well but I’m confident that Songbird will want to come with you.” Songbird nodded as she turned the group of three into a group of four.

The inhabitants of Ponyville while at first unnerved about Tirek and Chrysalis’ presence in the town they quickly became accustomed to their presence. The two of them walking to the train stain alongside Whisper and Songbird didn’t cause anyone to even bat an eye.

They were even able to get on the train with little fanfare, once the on the train on the other hand there was a lot of screaming ponies. Oddly enough the non-ponies didn’t care, none of them really had bad experiences with either of these two except for the Changelings but seeing there company knew there was no cause for concern.

Tirek had fallen asleep while Chrysalis frowned at Songbird “Why do you think I will respect this pony, Princess Twilight is powerful and I don’t respect her.”

Songbird rolled her eyes “That’s because you are holding a grudge against her, that won’t heal for centuries so we have ignored that. This pony you don’t really know, she was even in Equestria when you invaded for the second time or even third time as she had her own affairs to deal with.” It was not long before they arrived in a shadowy land, the sun no longer reaching it and instead being lit by glowing ethereal lights.

Huge shadowy beasts that would make Ursa Majors cower in fear wearing massive suits of dark armour with red glowing eyes stared down at them. As the group tired move past the guards, the guard blocked their passage “You are not allowed past unless one of you beats us. You must beat every stage of guards to head up to the next level, it our current Queen twenty years to make her way to the top and earn her ascension.”

Whisper simply glared at the two individuals as she unleashed her power growing to match their height. She grabbed both their heads and smashed them into the other, knocking them out. Her three friend followed her as she knocked out guard after guard until she was halfway up slowly overpowering the two guards as her power began rising.

She roared “I will face you all!” Her power continued to grow with each fight until she and her allies were at the top.

Chrysalis, Songbird and Tirek were all shocked that such powerful beings that existed. They arrived in front of massive throne to see a dark orchid Alicorn sitting on the throne, her moderate opal eyes eyeing them warily “Why are you here?”

Whisper bowed “I’m from another world alongside my friend Songbird, I have been tasking with reforming three villains by the Spirit of Harmony, two have been successful Tirek and Cozy back in Equestria. Chrysalis on the hand has no respect for ponies believing them to be weak and I was hoping to find a pony who is strong enough to break that view.”

The Alicorn nodded “Very well, I am Queen Tempest Shadow” she then turned to Chrysalis with a deathly glare that she thought had no place on a pony’s face “So you are the one who has no respect for ponies. Well listen here you stupid bug get down and give me twenty!”

Chrysalis snarled “Why would I listen to a pony…”

Tempest grabbed her by the mane and slammed into the ground. She then puled her up and glared into her eyes “Shut up bug bitch, now it’s fifty! Say another word and it will be one hundred!” She dropped the former queen who started immediately doing push ups as Tempest glared at her.

Tempest turned to Whisper’s giant form “You were the one who fought her way up here” her horn glowed as she scanned Whisper’s power. Tempest frowned as she summoned a strange disk “I found this strange object, may you inspect it for me. It’s energy is similar to yours.”

Whisper shrunk down to touch the device. As soon as she did she heard a strange voice speak “I am the Ultimate Protector. If you wish harm upon the innocent, you will feel the wrath of my power. Only those who give thanklessly and with compassion are my allies. Those who only take? Will have everything taken from them.”

Before anyone could say a word, the object began to glow only for a bit of Whisper’s power to mix with it causing it to glow red and become unstable. It opened a portal sucking in Whisper, Songbird, Chrysalis and Tirek leaving a confused Tempest. The portal stayed open a while longer as a Cozy Glow flew into the portal vanishing as well.

Author's Note

Next Chapter will link with Ultimate Equestria. As for why the portal didn't pull in Tempest, well Tirek, Cozy Glow and Chyrsalis are bound via the map to Whipser so they get pulled in as well. Yes the portal pulled Cozy Glow into it from Equestria.