A New Time, A New Place

Later that night, the group found themselves all resting in Tara's bed as the other one in the infirmary needed to be cleaned desperately. Fauna, the somewhat outsider, was at the top of the pile Cuddling With Dash while the rest were wrapped around Fen. The pony-pile started in mild surprise when a Knock on the door rang out.

"Ah heard that Somepony was finally awake and moving about." A Southern-accented voice said from the other side of the door. "Be a shame if'n this bottle of celebratory cider got warm before they could drink it."

Mention of cider got Dash squirming, trying to get out of bed as both Fauna and Fluttershy held her down. "We have a hold on Dash, Applejack, you can come in!" Fluttershy called out.

Fengàri Kattalakis blinked a few times, cocking his head. "I'm guessing she's referring to apple cider… which I've no memory of trying," he murmured sleepily. He knew they'd been right on the edge of sleep, though if he was honest, he wasn't all that tired. However, the varied scents of the mares and their body warmth did make him rather sleepy. He was still unaware of the mark upon his outer thighs a couple of inches below his hips.

He suspected that the mares were, no doubt, quite aware of it. Especially Fluttershy and Dashie. He focused, feeling a tingling surge up his spine before he blinked, hearing a startled yelp of surprise, realizing he was somehow out of the pony-pile though he had no clear idea how. He cocked his head as tight dark burgundy leather jeans materialized over his hips as well as a pale cream ribbed robe over his shoulders. Unknown to him, as he turned towards the door, a sun pierced with a trio of lightning bolts resided upon the back of the robe.

He tilted his head, his gaze shifting to the stained and odorous bed. A slight smirk crossed his face, recalling how Fauna had gagged and choked herself on his cock repeatedly. His head tilted slightly as the door swung open, revealing Jaqueline 'AJ' Apple.

"Land Sakes! It smells like the stables in the summer in here!" Aj said. "Ah'm not complaining but Rarity will be here soon so you lot might want to air the room out before she gets here."

Fengàri saw not only Dashie but Fluttershy and Fauna blush a bit at that. "Hmmm," he hummed softly, thinking. He unconsciously twisted his wrist not unlike a certain repeating Rider, hearing a fan nearby startup before the odor faded away swiftly. "Your nephew doing well after that scare of getting treed by that Cragadile? The only animal I know of that usually gets treed when startled would be a mountain lion… also known as a lynx… and ironically… is the largest feline that can still purr… quite loudly," he commented. He missed the looks of interest from Fluttershy and Fauna at his knowledge of animals.

"Wait… 'treed by a Cragadile'? When did that happen, AJ?" Dash commented.

"A couple of days ago when Fengàri first showed up here, Sugarcube." Applejack said. "And Lynx aren't the only animals that Tree themselves, raccoons are known to do so as well. Landsakes, there's a whole storybook about it, ask Twilight!"

Fengàri shrugged slightly with a hum. "Wouldn't know, as I haven't met her… short of the two or three-second glimpse I got of the Golden Shit Tosser holding her," he commented wryly. He tilted his head, noticing AJ was wearing a casual white shirt over Daisy Dukes, though, looking closely, he noticed her fur was a bit shaggier in some places, mainly her bosom, forearms, and just barely noticeable above her cowboy boots, though it was so slight, if he hadn't been looking closely, he might have missed it.

He cocked an eyebrow as Dash started snickering, though he did notice Goldar's blade trembling ever so slightly.

"Well, that will change soon as Twi will be visiting her sis when Rarity shows up," Aj said.

"Knowing Zedd is out there… is troubling. Though it seems he no longer has Rita by his side… though I wouldn't be surprised if Rito may be near him," Fengàri sighed, thinking. He noticed the bottle of apple cider in her hand. He blinked as a thought occurred to him. "Can you set that on a table? I have an idea…. see… one of the Kamen Riders before Sugou Towika… my predecessor… was a guy who fought against despair as his was a world where the ability to truly employ Magic was rare, but was often awoken through emotional trauma… namely fighting through Despair…. holding onto Hope. One of the Spell Rings he had was an ability to duplicate items… even himself," he commented, seeing AJ's skeptical look.

"If I'm right, and Haruto Sohma is in this world… then he will feel me using one of his particular Spell Rings," he finished.

"Haruto Sohma? Who is that?" Fauna said with a hint of confusion.

"He went by the title of Kibō no Mahōtsukai to the Phantoms he fought… those whose inner beasts broke their Human Gates… taking their lives and forms… but to the other Kamen Riders… he was known as Wizard," Fengàri commented.

He took a deep breath as he saw AJ set the frosted bottle down as he concentrated, his eyes drifting half-lidded as his irises shimmered an iridescent crimson.

His hand rose before a pale golden amber Runic Seal flared to life. "Chō: Kyū," he invoked. He felt the pulsing response as nine Sigils duplicated the single bottle of frosted Sweet Apple Acres cider. He sagged slightly, shivering a bit. "Oooh… that felt like pins-and-needles," he commented. He rolled his shoulders as he took a deep breath.

For just an instant, he felt the resonance to the northwest before it faded away. "Yup… pretty sure he noticed that," he commented wryly.

He smirked at Rainbow's widened eyes as she was almost drooling. "Close your mouth, Rainbow, before we end up swimming in drool," he commented nonchalantly. He wasn't surprised that she blushed deeply.

"Let her," Tara groaned, "she's so addicted, to say to her she literally has to be prevented from getting it during season, otherwise she'll drink the whole town supply in one night." The Alicorn sat up still completely nude. "Remember what Fluttershy said earlier, clothes are optional. You didn't need to get dressed, AJ wears that as her walking outfit so you can understand why she's wearing it."

"Tara, how've you been!" Applejack asked as she moved to hug her old friend. "Fluttershy wouldn't let me in to ask you myself until you had the ability to move on your own again. Thankfully she messaged us a little while ago to let us know that you were finally able to move about." She passed the alicorn one of the bottles. "Consider that a welcome home gift."

Fengàri blinked, glancing down at his clothes. "Honestly, I'm not even sure how I got dressed, since I'm reasonably sure that whatever clothes I had on after we sealed away Goldar Maximus were ruined…. blood is a bitch to get out. I speak from experience," he commented. "Though I don't think I've ever had any apple cider… that I can remember," he sighed.

"You're joking, right?" Rainbow said incredulously. "Well, ya can't say you haven't had the best apple cider around, at least not now," she said with a smirk as she grabbed up two bottles before popping one and passing him the other.

"Call it a gut feeling, but I suspect that Geiz and Tsukuyomi, as well as the self-proclaimed 'herald' Woz, are doing their own thing, aye?" he commented wryly. "Though I was kinda surprised that Tsukuyomi had medical training. Admittedly, the series that I remember… after Sugou essentially sealed his own power away… it showed Geiz, Tsukuyomi, Schwartz, and the other Time Jackers reborn as normal people, though from what I gathered, Sugou must have set things up if something went wrong that Woz would step in, which led them not only to here… but me… though why Sugou's power chose me as his successor, I couldn't begin to guess," he commented before he pulled off the robe, noticing that it was finely woven yet at the same time felt almost weighted. His eyebrows rose slightly upon seeing the symbol on the back. "Curious. To the Atlantean Pantheon, Archon represented the past, whilst Apollymi represented the future… the third… her Harbinger… represented the present," he muttered, not realizing that Tara would notice Acheron's curious rolling accent surfacing in his voice, which sounded like a cross between an Irish accent and a Greek one.

A slight smirk crossed his face as he hummed softly. "Though even if events force us to fight and protect, we will do what is necessary for the next generation… for it is they who are the future, and I'll be damned if I stand by as those like Zedd and Ooze fuck up life for innocent people," he said bluntly. "We stand for our families, aye?" he said. He saw Rainbow grin at that. He was unaware that, for just an instant, he'd glowed a soft ruby red and rich amber.

"No one fucks with family," a male voice said as the door opened once more. "Fen glad you're awake. We might need your help later." Dominic Toretto said as he led Rarity and Twilight into the room. "The princess, here, said she found someone that looks like me but with shining eyes a little while ago. Now I have no idea who it could be, but something tells me that if we don't get him on our side, he will be a thorn in this world's leadership for a long time to come."

"Dom darling," Rarity started. "We both thank you for the ride but did you have to wear that to meet with Princess Tara?"

"Rarity how many times have I told you not to call me princess, I'm just as much your friend as my sister is," Tara said.

Fengàri blinked before chuckling softly. "I think I know the guy you're talking about. See… I had a bit of a talent before I met Woz… and there was an Earth that I… shall we say… brushed that had a particular actor who played two particular characters… one whom you know well, Dom, considering you look at him in the mirror… the other… is the guy you're talking about. Richard B. Riddick is his name. He looks human, but is no more human than I am," he commented. He saw Dom cock an eyebrow at the 'no more human than I' part, absently forgetting that Dom didn't know he was more than he appeared.

"You're kidding me," Dom said. "Aliens that look like humans! Next, you're telling me someone who looks like me has incredible superhuman strength!"

"Considering that Riddick is an Alpha Furyan? Compared to a human, yeah, he does, considering he killed a guy with a metal teacup… severed his aorta, and fractured his sternum which takes around 820 pounds of force... with about as much effort as you or I might put into turning a wrench," Fengàri deadpanned nonchalantly. He wasn't surprised by Dom's eyes widening. "However, Riddick will not willingly harm women or children. We can only hope we don't end up having Necromongers show up… ugh. If there's a group that all but makes killing an art, it's them… more through the equivalent of using a nuke when a nine-millimeter will do. Riddick… he's more a surgeon compared to them," he commented. "But I'd never piss him off… guy tends to hold a nasty grudge," he sighed.

He didn't mention that he'd projected into an animated film of Riddick known as 'Dark Fury'. "But that bitch Antonia… reminded me way too much of Cypher, just as screwed in the head," he muttered under his breath.

"Well then," a similar voice to Dom's said, "guess I won't tell you about the time I fought mud demons, considering you already know so much about me," Riddick said, walking in his eyes uncovered thanks to the low light of the darkened room. "You a Bounty Hunter? Cuz if you are…" he threatened.

"Please, Riddick, I have standards… the majority of the bounty hunters you've run across if they're like the ones I've run across, they got big mouths but tiny balls. The only Bounty Hunter I have the slightest respect for is Hobbs and a certain blonde. The rest, I have about as much tolerance for as, say, you do for most Hunters, like that idiot Johns you ghosted before those Bioraptors got him… though I'd wager they didn't get much gray matter from his skull, hollow as it was," Fengàri deadpanned, an eyebrow risen as he spoke. Besides, as you can tell, I'm unarmed, though we both know true apex predators don't always need weapons," he commented with a small smirk. His ears twitched before he cocked his head, not noticing the gust of bright silver flames as his arm lashed out, the Blay Rouzer resting millimeters from a certain Air Elemental's throat. "Aereon. Keeping an eye on our Furyan friend?" he commented nonchalantly.

"Please refrain from attacking," she said. "I'd rather not harm another of the elder races, Lord Marshal Riddick, I come with a warning, Vaako is coming."

"Figures… motherfucker's scared shitless of Riddick. He knows that Riddick made the previous Lord Marshal his bitch, and he fears getting his ass put down. Just our luck, eh, Woz?" Fengàri sighed.

"That is not the threat. Vaako is Riddick's last ally in the Necromongers; the false Lord Marshal was killed by a group you may know as Shocker."

"Astute as ever, my Lord. Though we have reason to believe that the group your predecessor fought may have a presence here," Woz said with a slightly bowed head.

Fengàri's eyes narrowed slightly before he shifted the Blay Rouzer, dismissing it in a gust of navy-tipped silver fire. "Then it seems we have a reason to team up… ghosting these fuckers," he deadpanned in a rumbling growl. He missed Fauna shuddering at the growl as she inhaled sharply. Fengàri's head tilted as his gaze shifted to Fauna. "Go shower, Lysandra," he sighed with a hint of a growl. He'd been tempted to call her 'Lyssie', as she'd most certainly responded to that name and had revealed her first name as he'd thoroughly filled her up. He saw Dom's gaze follow Fauna as she did walk a bit gingerly from how full he'd stuffed her.

"Yes Master." She groaned as she walked over to the emergency industrial shower in the far corner of the room.

Fengàri saw both Woz and Dom glance at each other. A slightly amused smirk crossed his face.

"Master?" Woz commented thoughtfully. "Something tells me that her meaning behind that term and the one I tend to use is very different," he commented dryly.

"I was never raised a King, nor a Lord. Though if there's one of the few things that old asshole Albus, before his ticker gave out, did say was wise was that it's those who rarely seek power that find themselves gaining it," Fengàri sighed.

"Why so quiet Sis?" Tara asked Twilight. "Our new master is right there." She gestured to Fengàri.

Twilight shivered slightly. "I'm… a… um," she murmured shyly.

"A virgin? So am I," her new Master commented, surprising her. "Unlike Dom, who until recently was a manwhore," he quipped.

"Where's my wrench?" Dom muttered with a smile on his face. "Having gotten some has swelled your head so I think I'll knock yah around a bit to pop it."

Fengàri snorted. "Hey, you can't say that we ain't been like that. True, I rarely indulged myself in that particular aspect… usually massaging them… though more than once I heard they were as good as sex. But those of us who have a fondness for speed, we tend to have a certain level of adrenaline we prefer to keep up," he commented with a smirk. "And not all of us have a bad bitch who all but allowed us to take a very long vacation," he deadpanned, referring to their massive heist with Braga as the target.

Dashie blinked, glancing at Rarity, who had an intrigued look on her face. She wasn't that much into massages herself, not that she'd admit it. After a long training session, either with stunts or with the Wonderbolts, though, she wouldn't refuse such. She cocked her head, noticing what looked like a serpentine dragon tattoo moving on Fengàri's skin, specifically his upper right abdomen towards his chest and left shoulder. "How do you do that… the moving tattoo?" she commented.

Fengàri blinked, glancing down before he noticed the slight burning tingle. "Huh… she isn't a tattoo, though she does tend to take that form when sleepy," he commented.

"Who?" Tara asked.

"Acheron's 'daughter'... a Charonite Demon. Personality-wise, Simi's like Pinkie… although she does have a little obsession with burning people she really doesn't like… with her breath," Fengàri deadpanned.

Twilight cocked her head, confused. "Wait… wait... wait… what? You're a demon summoner?" she said cautiously.

"More like 'demon inheritor' as I see Simi more like a sister, an' I know nothing about demon summoning, nor do I want to," Fengàri deadpanned. He saw Twilight relax at that. "Though admittedly, I suppose that there are some allies of Riders that are close to being species of demonkyn… Imagin are creatures with the ability to traverse time through the memories of others, though they are associated with Kamen Rider Den-O," he commented idly.

"I would say the closest to true demonkyn… may be the Fangires. Stained glass-themed Vampires that feed on the life force of others. Those killed by them… turn to glass and shatter," he deadpanned. "Though there are Fangires that choose not to feed on life force… mostly because they're powerful without doing so," he drawled.

"Wonder if Discord is related? He likes glass too much for it to be a coincidence." Tara said before the sound of snapping fingers signaled the Draconequis' teleporting in.

"D-uuurp," Discord announced his presence with a loud burp… that smelled like rotten eggs. "Wh-whzyu shaying?" he slurred.

"Doubtful. Fangires were dealt with by Kiva, at least the rogue ones," Fengàri commented. "Though I'm pretty certain that…. ugh… damn…. he didn't get this shitfaced alone," he drawled, waving a hand in front of his face.

"That's true but I handle my leaded glass far better thanks to Bat-Mite." A two-and-a-half-foot-tall man wearing an orange vest and pants with a small purple bowler hat on top of his mostly bald head wearing gloves of matching color said as he popped into existence. "Mytzlsptlyk at your service, 5th-dimensional imp and good friend to Discord here." He said as he swayed from side to side floating in mid-air. "Discord and I decided to share a few before we came over. I'm here to warn you guys about keene's crossing over from my home universe's third dimension. It won't be for a while but Miss Power Ranger here has opened the door thanks to meta-narrative." He said pointing his thumb at Tara. "My Pal Superman might be the first one considering he's one of the few that have interacted with Power Rangers before. I just hope that it isn't one of his multiversal counterparts that are far more brutal, the reason he's mislabeled as a God is definitely a good one. In fact, he did become a god multiple times, though he never matched me in power but he's pulled the wool over me quite a few times. Another might be Bat-Mite's biggest Obsession: The Dark Knight Batman. Considering he's one of the smartest people on his Earth and the second greatest detective, maybe third if Tim Drake has surpassed him, means that he will probably figure out how to trace Miss Power Ranger's Universal travel signal." Mitzy started to lay back in mid-air as he began manipulating small orbs of light into a galaxy-like formation. "Truth be told, I'm only giving you this much information straight up because I'm drunk. Usually, I like to be a bit more cryptic but the leaded glass has loosened my lips."

Fengàri Kattalakis cocked an eyebrow. "Hmmm… no doubt someone like you would have felt the Collapse of our home reality, so for the Bat, it'd be kinda hard to track our signature when our home reality collapsed faster than a house of cards… though… 'second or third Greatest Detective'?" he commented wryly, knowing the inebriated imp may notice his interest. A small smirk crossed his face, noticing Dashie scratching an ear. "Got something caught in your ear, Dashie?" he commented nonchalantly, ignoring how she blushed at the nickname as he stepped closer to her before he let his fingers drift around her ear before his hand seemed to sink into her ear… and kept going up to the elbow. "Huh… well… damn... found two things. One's a squirmer, though," he commented before he pulled Angel Bunny out of Rainbow's ear… followed by a very particular blue and gold Zecter.

He saw Fluttershy's eyes widen at how he did that, smirking.

"Wonder if the Big Blue Boy Scout knows of Kamen Riders," he commented wryly.

"Some people think Lobo is a Kamen Rider due to his Spacehog," Mitzy said as he rolled over in mid-air arms crossed under his head. "Those of us in the know definitely know that he isn't, although I know there might be someone on New Genesis who can create them."

Fengàri tilted his head. "Considering the technology levels of New Genesis, I wouldn't be surprised if they may have well backed the Smart Brain organization in Faiz's world," he commented.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Riddick grumbled.

"Should we show them, Woz?" Fengàri commented idly.

"Of course, my Lord," Woz's comment came from right beside Dom. Fengàri tried not to snicker at how Dom jumped in surprise.

Fengàri shrugged, his breath hissing inward as bright wine red and duller red flames ignited between his fingers before puffing out to reveal a Ridewatch.

"That's a different watch," Rainbow pointed out.

Fengàri smirked as he depressed the button before, in a gust of wine red flame, a silver suitcase materialized in his grasp. He set it on the slightly raised step on the floor which he guessed was a bathing area for animals on the opposite side before opening it.

Fengàri hooked the Knuckle to the side of the belt opposite the Pointer beam emitter before he hooked the belt around his waist.

It was then that they heard a crash outside. Fengàri's eyes narrowed as Dom darted out the door, not all that surprised. He ran after him, seeing a half dozen Orphnochs with crystalline growths on their bodies before his eyes narrowed as he sensed corrupted magic.

He noticed a brown-haired young man sprawled against the heavily dented door and quarter panel of Dom's car.

"Leo, you fucking idiot," Fengàri growled, seeing Dom stalking toward him.

"Fuck it," he growled as he flipped open the phone, entering 5-5-5 into it before tapping ENTER.

"STANDING BY," it intoned in a mechanical voice.

A small smirk crossed his face before he barked "Henshin," as he slotted the phone into position, folding it from vertical to horizontal.

Streams of Photon Blood that appeared as streams of light formed before they flared a brilliant silver as the armor formed.

He saw Leo's head as well as Dom's turn before he pushed off, tagging one crystallized Orphnoch with a flying side kick in the upper chest close to its throat before he twisted, turning the landing into a scything roundhouse kick that caught another across the face, sending him tumbling backward. He rolled to evade the black quartz blade that radiated malice. He spotted the Psyga phone as well as the empty port on Leo's belt before he kicked an Orphnoch back from where it went to grab the phone before he lightly pressed his foot to it before kicking off, the phone flying into Leo's hands. "Don't just sit there with your thumb up your ass, Leo. These wankers are enhanced with malicious Crystal Magic… most likely enhancing their durability and strength on top of manifesting crystalline weapons," he deadpanned before he turned his kick into a spinning heel kick that sent another Orphnoch stumbling back. His eyes narrowed as he noticed slightly glowing points on each Orphnoch. Right clavicle, left armpit, right tricep, floating ribs on the back right side, instep of left foot, the base of the skull, he noted on each.

"Time to ghost these fuckers," he muttered, unaware his irises bled crimson.