My Little Pony: Dawn of Friendship

It was late at night within the Castle of Friendship which is where everyone was staying; including Luster Dawn and her friends. However, a mysterious figure snuck into the rooms of Luster Dawn, Molson, Summer Breeze, Kale, Namu, and Chitin. There was a seventh room the figure entered, and that was the room of Cozy Glow. In the first six rooms, the mysterious figure stole the Reforged Elements of Harmony. However, when the figure was in Cozy Glow's room, he tried to take Cozy's mysterious necklace only to get blinded by it when it suddenly grew a very bright red at him. This caused Cozy Glow to wake up in a hurry, and find the figure fleeing from the scene of the crime.

The next day, the discovery of the now missing elements was taken note of, and Cozy Glow was already calling for an emergency meeting in the map room, with herself sitting in Spike's old chair and the rest of the new friends coming in.

"Cozy Glow, what the hay is going on? Where are the elements?" Kale asked.

"Last night, there was this mysterious figure. He came into my room and tried to steal my necklace. I managed to catch him fleeing without it because of a bright red glow coming from my necklace." Cozy Glow answered. "However that was where our culprit fled the scene." She said.

"Can we trust her on this?" Namu asked Luster Dawn.

"I trust her at the least." Luster Dawn said.

"Looking for something?" A new voice rang out. Suddenly, a human appeared, and he was floating in the air above the map.

"What the..." Molson said.

"Well at least we know Cozy Glow wasn't Lying..." Chitin said.

"Hello boys and girls. You can call me Time Stop." The human said.

"You! Your shape matches the figure I saw fleeing my room after you tried to take my necklace!" Cozy Glow said.

"Namu thinks we shouldn't accuse..." Namu starts off.

"Caught red handed. Gotta say though, piece of advice: That necklace of yours is more special then you think it is, kid." Time Stop said.

"...Namu shut up now..." Namu said.

"What exactly do you mean it's more special then I think it is?" Cozy Glow asked.

"Doesn't matter right now. What do you know about the person who stole the Elements of Harmony?" Summer Breeze asked.

"You mean these things?" Time Stop said, and suddenly out of nowhere he brought out the Elements of Harmony. "Yes, your looking at your thief right here. But don't worry too much, I took them because I want to play a game." Time Stop said. Twilight suddenly teleported in.

"You will be playing no such game!" Twilight announced.

"The only way I'll return your elements of harmony is if my game is played. And don't worry, they'll be returned without any fuss once my game is completed. Besides I need the entertainment. You try living in a pocket dimension where the only thing to do is to stare at clocks all day." Time Stop said.

"Fine. So what's your game, Time Stop." Luster Dawn asked.

"So glad you asked! My game works like this: I'm going to scatter five of the Elements of Harmony across your world." Time Stop motioned to the map below. "You can collect them in any order. Once you have the five I scattered, come back here with them. However, there are three rules you need to keep in mind. The first rule, is that only the wielders of these reforged elements of harmony as well as Cozy Glow may participate in my game; no one else may participate. The second rule is that once you find an element of harmony, it won't be as simple as picking it up; you'll have to fight a guardian that I personally created in order to obtain the element. The third and final rule is that I want you to keep me entertained." Time Stop said.

"And if I overrule your game?" Twilgiht asked.

"Dear Princess...you must not know about the time when someone broke my rules. Because the last time someone broke my rules, they became a statue." Time Stop said. That made Twilight gulp. "Besides, I've already said I'd return the elements as soon as the new wielders and Cozy Glow win my game. I was PLANNING on scattering all six elements and keeping Cozy Glow's Necklace with me, but as Cozy Glow pointed out already, my original plan didn't work out so well." Time Stop said.

"But your still letting me participate? Why?" Cozy Glow asked.

"Because this game is meant to increase the bonds the seven of you share. So don't think of me as someone like Sombra or Discord. This is meant as a team building exercise. Nothing more. I'm not like those Eldritch Horrors; evil Demi-gods who kill others; and besides. I was told by a third party to do this because you need to be ready for Orabarous. As such, you'll need to battle as if your life was on the line. You'll need to do so in order to beat Orabarous because unlike me, he's going to capitalize on you giving him anything less then your best and kill you on the spot." Time Stop explained.

"So...what does that make you? Some sort of anti-Eldritch Horror?" Luster Dawn asked.

"The right term is calling me a Staple Guardian; the exact opposite of an Eldritch Horror. Our job is to guide and prepare others for the trails ahead." Time Stop said. "So while my methods are unorthodox, you need the preparation for Orabarous." Time Stop said.

"Fine...you can have your game. But if you try anything funny, I'll be watching you." Twilight said.

"You wound me. Are you ready to begin?" Time Stop asked.