Equestrian VS. Machine

As Twilight and Flurry began powering up the platform to enter the Realm, Starlight took her seat in the cockpit. When the headbands had made contact with Twilight and Flurry, their eyes snapped shut and their minds entered the digital world of the Realm. They found themselves in a room on the top floor of a tall building in Las Pegasus. All of the equipment that Starlight had laid out for them was already set up.

"Getting my friends out of here should not be too hard.", Twilight said calmly.

"You got that right. They have been trying to get out ever since they figured out what the Realm was.", Flurry Heart added.

Twilight switched on her headset radio and informed Starlight that they were in the Realm. After getting confirmation that Starlight had received the message, Twilight and Flurry began searching the city for Twilight's friends. They did not have to search for long. They came across Rainbow and Fluttershy in a flash when they left the building. Flurry instructed them to gather the others and meet them on the bottom floor. After waiting for a few hours, Rainbow and Fluttershy returned with Pinkie, Rarity, and Applejack. Rarity had some bad news for Twilight and Flurry.

"The machines have gotten suspicious of tampering ever since you two vanished. They have doubled the patrols, which is why it took a while for us to reach you. We could have been severely tortured if we were caught."

Twilight understood what Rarity was saying and quickly led everyone inside and to the top floor. Rainbow told Twilight where to find Nyxia while the trace program was being used to find everyone.

"She works at a weapons testing facility just north of Canterlot. She is a unicorn with black fur and a crimson-red mane. Her cutie mark looks like a spiral galaxy. Be careful when trying to get to her, because security programs are already keeping tabs on her for awkward behavior at work."

Twilight took notes of this and relayed it to Starlight. Flurry gave instructions on what to do when they woke up in the real world.

"Once you have landed in water, swim towards the flashing red light. That is where our aircraft is. We will nurse you back to health and then take you to our base."

One at a time, the five ponies were hooked to the tracking apparatus and their locations were found in the holding cave. When everything was locked on, Starlight initiated a cutoff algorithm to release them from the Realm. They woke up in their respective capsules and splashed into the pool when the water drained out and pulled them free from the cables and headbands. Just as Flurry had said, they saw the light and swam over to it. They had their cable port and brain electrodes removed straight away as the ship flew back to the base.

At the base, they were shown to their quarters and where they would be briefed for joining the war on the front lines.