"You know know that I think about it and look around it's rather odd, there aren't any other unicorns around." Twilight said to no one in particular yet got the attention of her friends anyway, especially Rarity. It's true too, within the hordes of ponies living in the city not a single one had a horn atop their head, not to mention how some gave odd looks to the group in search of Fluttershy, while others either walked away faster or did their best to ignore them. "It's. .like they're scared of us, or just curious like they've never seen one before." Considering how the whole city is themed after Cozy Glow, or at least what's supposed to be her, Twilight and her friends figured that it makes sense how there aren't any species that can use magic, certain that it's supposed to be no more in this movie.

"You know now that I think about, with all the magic gone here who's to say we aren't also here to bring it back? Think about it! A movie starring a false-hero as the bad guy and the lowly citizens rebelling to restore the city to it's former glory! Or, something like that..." Pinkie exclaimed with her iconic never-ending cheer and excitement, filled with Detemmienation to give this film the best ending she can! So with her head held high and an even springier spring to her hops, the party pony turned two corners and through another wired fence gate with her friends doing their best to keep up. Though as they galloped after Pinkie, they ended up bumping into her wondering why she stopped, Rainbow could've swore she saw the pink mare stop mid-air for a moment before succumbing to gravity but it's nothing to think too hard about when it involves Pinkie. Either way she turned to look at her friends who crashed into her and spoke to them with a hoof outstretched up to a giant monitor at the top of a skyscraper, "Look, they're playing a movie for us while we're in a movie!"

An advertisement for some kind of gadget was being presented. By the looks of it it's worn above the hoof on either foreleg, consisting of a metal cuff with a screen on it. It's advertised to be able to monitor the wearer's health, personal inventory, and plenty more, like have a radio and the ability to scan the area around for things of interest. The blend of technology and magic was beginning to interest Twilight and she was interested in a name for this device so that she could get it after getting the necessary bits. Unfortunately the ad was cut short so a new emergency broadcast could take place.

The image of a blue and green planet flashed by on the monitor with Cozy City and some sort statue of Cozy Glow in another one of her cute acts was on the top of the planet, which may explain why it's always night without an alicorn around. But before that cut-in could be examined any further, it cut in to the live feed!

Meanwhile in a different movie; this one of an abandoned dinosaur exhibit that's been untouched by humans, ponies, and monsters alike for years, letting the wildlife flourish with jungles and open plains for every dinosaur to make do. This one stars a herd of velociraptor-like dinosaurs, hoping to find a place free from predators - a paradise. But this isn't about them, instead it's about a tall human-like skeleton wearing what some theorize to be armor, though it's hard to come to that conclusion with the scarf, gloves, boots, and exposed spine. Of course, this could be none other than The Great (and Powerful) Papyrus! Unfortunately he's been separated from his brother, the tiny human, and the rest of his friends. Even still he somehow felt a disturbance, so he shouted to his brother already having a feeling of what it is, "SANS! ARE YOU PRANKING ME ACROSS TIME AND SPACE AGAIN?!" No response from the shorter skeleton, but there was one from a pterodactyl, who woke up and the first thing it did was screech and go flying around. "Wowie, the surface sure is different from what I imagined, I wonder how Frisk lives with it.." Was what he said to himself while going about the area, curious if an of Alphys' family is here.

But back to the oversized monitor in Cozy City, on the live feed stood the filly herself: Cozy Glow. Or at least what resembled her, since usually the girl wouldn't dress like the mysterious mare-do-well without the mask and hat, the only real difference in outfit is how the emblem in the center has been replaced by an alicorn amulet. Behind her had that same statue from the cut-in, except this time it has several times more detail, like anyone being able to spot Grogar's bell held in the statue's raised hoof. "I have an announcement to make to all my friends here in Cozy City, it's serious too so you better pay attention!" It's obvious she's going for the cute act once more, even winking while playfully sticking her tongue out a tad at the end of her sentence to really hammer in the façade and everypony's attention. It's effective too since just about everyone in the background plus Pinkie could be heard going, "Awwww"

Waiting for the crowd to settle down, the supposed super hero spoke once more, "Now guess what! With a little help from my best friends over at the police station, we've captured one of the six bad guys who tried to threaten the harmony of our u. .to..pia!" Intentionally fumbling at the end of that statement, it got another reaction from the audience in the same manner as before, something that delighted her knowing that every single pony is essentially eating out of her hoof. She was sure to show it too, giving a wide smile towards the camera before trotting to it, moving the camera to focus on somepony else. That being Fluttershy! That got a stronger reaction from everypony around, oddly to the friends of Fluttershy, they're all cheers.

"Wooooo, you're so awesome!"

"Fillyglow's our hero!"

"We love you, Fillyglow!"

So that's what the caped pony in the theatre meant by Fillyglow, but names were lost on Rainbow Dash as she stayed flapping her wings in place, getting more ticked off by seeing this kid who should be trapped in a stone prison prance around triumphantly while holding a friend of hers prisoner. She'd speak up but she also knew that wouldn't be heard over the booming voice that the speakers made sure everyone in the area heard.

"However - there's still the rest of them! We got to make it a team effort to find them and capture them, but I also don't want to put any of you in harm's way! They have magic so they can do all sorts of stuff, maybe even disguise themselves as one of us! So I'll be there for you and fight through them, since while they have alicorn magic, we have the magic of friendship!" With the power of video editing, five mugshots were somehow taken of each remaining member of the mane six and made to appear on the side of Fillyglow, something she coordinated and pointed to with a foreleg. "These are the ones who're even worse than bullies, enemies of justice itself! I'll make sure each and every one is properly punished upon capture!" Setting the appendage back in it's usual position, she walked around a tied up Fluttershy who's shaking in so much fear everyone's surprised she hasn't passed out. "Let's start with this one! Come one, come all, to Cozy Glow Square to witness her punishment exhibition!" Striking a pose that consisted of getting on two legs and putting one foreleg above her face and the other below it, she held that for a second before taking to the sky and assuming her usual quadrupedal position once more. "Evil's got to be punished.. Isn't that right, everypony?"

"Yeeaaahhhh! Fillyglow!"

"Punish those witches!"

"Yeah! Punish 'em!"

"Wha- punishment exhibition?! What the heck did we do?!" Rainbow and Applejack said simultaneously, the latter of which stomping a hoof into the pavement and leaving a noticeable crack in the ground. Though unlike the pegasus, AJ was a lot better at letting anger get the better of her, if that were to happen it could attract attention and get another one of her friends kidnapped and that's the last thing they'd want. "Now this does make me even more concerned for Fluttershy, we still have no idea what that Fillyglow has in store for us if we were to just go straight for her. After all, don't you all think she's using Fluttershy as a hostage?"

"Well what other choice do we have?! I say you all distract that false hero while I go and save Fluttershy myself!" Rainbow snapped back, taking off through the city and turning a corner before being stopped in place by a purple aura surrounding her body, then trotted the user of said magic: Twilight Sparkle with the rest of her friends following behind. Despite being halted completely in mid-air, Rainbow's wings were still somehow flapping just at an extremely slow rate, just what kind of determination does this mare have?!

"Rainbow, I want you to calmly think this through." Twilight spoke while making a demonstration of slowly breathing in. .and out, not letting her magical grasp on the pegasus come undone just yet. "You have to remember that there's wanted posters of us being hung up, so that means we're being targeted by everyone in this city. If you leave us, splitting us apart even more, I'm not sure if the four of us can take on what that Fillyglow has in mind for a punishment exhibition.." Taking notice of Rainbow's wings coming to a complete halt, Twilight felt that her friend either calmed down enough to hear her out or just got tired from trying to fight magic. Either way, she felt it's about time to finally lift her down to the ground and let her go. But what she didn't notice was a hint of pain in her own voice. "This is another time where we all need each other, so can the cooler Rainbow Dash please come back?" A bit taken back at the use of such a word, the alicorn figured that's the best way to get through to her at the moment.

By the looks of it most of what was said got to the cyan pegasus who just chuckled to herself and responded, "Heh, cooler? I'm so fresh I belong in the produce isle! But yeah, I guess I did get carried away trying to fly off somewhere I don't even know, so thanks?" Rainbow said, clearly confused at the end wondering whether or not that deserved such a word, but also because there's a small part of her still not used to thanking others. But thoughts like those would be left to herself as she took to the skies once more, flying comfortably above the rest of her friends as they kept moving forward into an alleyway.

"I'm aware we are to hide for the time being but must it be here? There's an overflowing dumpster right there, the scent alone is making me wan-" Before the unicorn of the group could mutter another complaint, her mouth was met with an orange hoof and it's owner shushing her while alarmingly close hoofsteps could be heard. Then that hoof looked to have vanished yet could still be felt, the same could be said for Rarity's own disappearing muzzle! Before a question could be uttered, it seemed to answer itself when a purple glow floated absently in the air, then that disappeared too. The only thing that hasn't was a pair of colts passing through the alleyways speaking amongst themselves.

"Did you hear? Seems like yet another criminal's slipped into the city, besides those witches."

"Really?! How's this one like then?"

"I.. don't know.."

"Well, if they're defying Fillyglow, they've got to be criminals... right?"

"That's what she's saying, so I guess whoever this is has to be. I mean, even if I said I didn't think so, that'd just be painting a target on my own back."

"True - I'm pretty sure everyone else feels the same, anyway..."

The chatting voices grew fainter as they trailed off, soon the only evidence that they were ever there being the distant hoofsteps. Twilight just sighed in relief now that she can take off that invisibility spell, thankful for her magic training sessions with Starlight that led to learning that spell. But that exchange did interest her, basically confirming that not everyone is too on-board with Fillyglow leading, most likely just supporting her because she's in a position of power. As for who this other criminal? The only one who Twilight and her friends could expect is Starlight, mostly since she lives in the castle as Twilight and likely overheard various bits of information about Celestia's previous student. But that's something they'd have to wait and see for, right now they went to trotting out of the alleys and into a different area.

Despite most of the elements of harmony exploring a new world with technology unknown to Equestria all around them as well as an actual audience, not much of note was going on for a while, just avoiding contact with the same dragon with delusions of being a hero and some friendly banter. That is until Rarity took notice of a cluster of searchlights illuminating a plaza; perhaps these are here for surveillance and keeping the population in check, or maybe they're just here to better spot the ponies Fillyglow believes to be problematic. Extending a hoof outwards to point at the searchlights, Rarity got to happily explaining their purpose, "Lights set up in this fashion - that can only mean one thing! We are to locate their power source and promptly shut it down, or destroy it. They're equally effective."

"What, do you have personal experience with it?" Rainbow asked teasingly, that just getting an eyeroll from Rarity as she went looking for the switch, deciding to humor the pegasus with the events of the fifth entry in her favorite book series.

"Well I did read about in the latest Shadow Spade novel, primarily with the introduction of the newest character! He's a stallion named Crow, though it's odd since he always wears a white prince-like outfit, which gave him the title of detective-prince, ah how could I almost forget that..." The unicorn went on while walking along the blind spots of the searchlights, turning a corner and her talking to herself ceased, just being replaced by confusion at how easy it was to find the switch. 'This is surely a trap, who'd leave the switch that turns out the lights on just some random wall? Maybe that dragon forgot about it..' Hesitantly raising a hoof and laying it right on the button, she gently pushed it down. The searchlights in the area cutting out, inactive and powered off, perfect for Rarity's friends to meet up with her and be a singular unit of five once more. With the nature of her friends, not without congratulations either.

"Alright, you showed those lights what for! That's Rarity for you!" It's a mystery that even the top scientists couldn't answer of how Pinkie could get excited from just pushing a button, though that's something everypony is used to.

The next area was just as confusing as the last, there were more searchlights but they were set up in a way that anyone could walk in a straight line and not be caught. Seems like while Fillyglow was setting up the most precise and complex parts of running the security of this city, she forgot the more simple stuff. Yet the ponies went on ahead with looks of confusion strung on all their faces, minus Pinkie Pie.

After more walking in a straight line with the searchlights being far behind them, another set of stairs leading down with the words 'COZY CITY - SUBWAY STATION' was found, and so another trip through the foreign underground took place! Similar to every underground space it has what most would expect, a bearded pegasus stallion sleeping on the ground using various newspapers as a bed, a sight that Rarity was appalled at, saddened that she didn't bring any bits with her. Pinkie was also upset at her lack of bits, but this one was because of a stand that sells fries, the potato variety that isn't very common in Ponyville. It smelt delicious too and the audible rumble of her stomach proved just how much she wanted it. She'd have gone looking around the ground for stray bits too if it weren't for Applejack biting the party pony's tail and dragging her up the stairs.

What Twilight jotted down on her map as the 3rd avenue, was quiet. Abnormally quiet. There's barely any sounds of hooves stomping against the concrete, not to mention police tape and traffic cones thrown about. 'Is this about that other criminal those colts mentioned?', Is what went through the alicorn's mind, drawing out the area regardless and making a note of the significantly lowered number of others. Not even cops to go with the tape, it's weird being in a lit up city with so few around. But what others were around were easy to note; it looked like a cop but more anthro but not exactly human-like, it's completely black with a blue mask featuring the number one drawn on the mask's forehead. Most noticeable of this thing is the large gaping hole through it's middle, featuring a single key inside of it. Perhaps it goes with the handcuffs it's swinging around wildly in a hand.

Yet this thing wasn't after her nor her friends, instead going after a human stepping out of an alley. The first thing they were seen doing is cutting something black down with the same blue mask, the being shriveling into dust after going through a single strike of the human's sword. Once they stepped closer towards it's next foe, Twilight and her friends could get a better look at them.

For a start he's male, something that Twilight can easily tell from her previous encounter with humans. More specifically he has blue hair that drapes over one eye and a set of headphones, the music loud enough to barely be heard by others. With a bored expression and a hand reaching for a gun snuggled safely in it's holster, he pressed it to the side of his head in a calm manner and simply said out loud, "Come forth, Orpheus!" Pulling the trigger, a beam of light shone behind him with a puff of smoke revealing itself when the light died down, presenting a robot-like being floating behind the boy. It's largely blue with the same hairstyle as it's user, that and the head looking to be the only organic things about it. Settled on it's back was a harp, or a lyre if you're obsessed with humans. Reaching a hand back, it generated a fireball and threw it at speeds Rainbow was impressed by. Though it didn't hit the shadow-like officer of the law, instead opting to take out one of two more that just spawned, that being another barely sentient blob of black that usually go down in one hit, now being another one of those times. The other shadow that just spawned being a red tank that's no taller then the average mare. The armor would make this more difficult to take down than the other.

"They're getting attacked by another of those crooked cops!" Rainbow yelled, rushing to the blue haired boy's side fully intending on joining his battle.

"Weird, I thought I heard that humans couldn't use magic. Either way, I'm helping too!" Pinkie exclaimed while rushing to join Rainbow.

"It's decided, we can't leave him to fend for himself. We'll fight with you!" Twilight rallied with Applejack and Rarity giving a resounding 'Yeah!', the three of them joining the persona-user

Taking notice of this, the human just muttered to himself and gripped his sword tighter, "Great, reinforcements. More horses too, but these feel. .stronger than the rest."

"Heck no! We ain't your enemy!" The pegasus snapped back to this new person then flew straight for what resembled a cop.

Author's Note

I feel like things are going too slowly, even by my standards. Oh well, at least I introduced my second favorite door. But still, any ideas for what his name should be?